The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-10-30


Rose is 10 be married tomorrow
"Much obliged. my respectable old
friend, for so interesting a reply TO my
question, Considering that ! am the
valet Of VI. Danyillc who plays the dis.
tlnguishcd part Of bridegroom in the
little wedding comedy to which you re.
fer think | may assure you, without
Offensc, that your news II Of the slalcst
possible kind Take a pinch Of snuif,
Guillaumc, and excuse me If | inform
you that my question referred TO public
news and not 10 the private affairs Of
the two families whose household IN.
terests we have the pleasure Of pro.
noting"
81 don't understand what you mean
10y promoting household interests, Jus.
tin, lam the servant Of VI, Louis Tru
dalnC, who lives here with his sister
Mile. Rose You are ~ Uanvllr's Srry
ant, whose excellent mother has made
up the match for hm with my young
lady. As servants, both of u,. the pleas
antcst news we cga have any concern
with is that connected with the happ.
ness Of our employers ! have uprl.u-
10 do wit. public affairs. Imaaa il lu}
main object 10 lie 90 mind my oWu
business. If our A.miy domestic ne
fairs have DO u'eYy>, for you. allow mel
10 express my regret, and 10 wish yDr|
a very coed evening
Pardon me, MY dear Sir hay, no.
the least symrathy with p.unle varI
only mind their own hu,.uo,, How.
ever accept yogg oppression, Of re-
grct | rccpru,a,c your good evening
and ] trust 10 ind yug ,unruyrl mI
temper, dress, manners aul appear
aucc tLen,yt tn.r have tl.. honor ~
meeting you. GuuIhv ". GulMvmr"
These SCRAPS az dialogue N,,r inter.
changed on a lovely ,u4... evening
in the year l1Nj before The haa: door
Of nous, which stood 10 d.. banks, of
the Seine about three m.l., westward
Of the CRY Of E.uoa. ia. o,.. ,1,l,urI
was lean. old. Grabbed aul ~IyUa'v:I
the uilpr. wa, ul.,.p. yu..- u.'y man.
ncrpd and dressed ia Tie. ...-t gnags
livery costume of tie period. Tlu last
day, Of genuine daaGy... wrr. thea
rapidly mpvaon.l. ID France. VllatI
Justin was IN li. own WAY dressed 10
perfection. % living Illustration of the
expiring g,oruS of d., epoch.
After tle old servant bad g.ne the
valet occupied himself for few min.
utps IN suporr1.ously ruuf,,.llafiur
the back view II the house before
which he stood. Jud-lu- hy the win.
dows, It did not contain more than six
or eight rooms. Insroad OF stables and
Outhouscs there were a conservatory
attached to the building on one side aud
n long, low room, built of wood. gayly
painted. on the other. one OF the win.
dows Of this room was left uurnrtain.
ed, and through il could be seen ou
sort of dresser inside bottles OF strange.
ly colored liquids, oddly shaped utensils
OF brass aud copper one end OF A fur.
mace and other objects. which PRO.
claimed that the apartmcnt WAS used
as a laboratory.
Think of our brides brother uuus.
ing himself IN sucb plu,r a. tbnt
with cooking drugs In smlcrp,ns."
muttcred Justin. prprlng into m, room.
81 am the least particular man in the
world. but must say I wish we wore
not going 10 be connected by marriage
with an amateur ouotbprory Bnh, I
can su!cN the place through tno win.
dow"
With tncsa words tln vplot turpo5
from the laboratory I'm d,,u.t and
sauntered toward tie clj9. oy,rl,,np.
ing the river.