Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-21

| ~ SouAN Sooh I1O. ulOSI WOuOoTIul
roasts and ragouts that Warburton
ever tasted; and he could take hand
full of vegetables and an insignificant
bone and make soup that would have
| Warburton presented himself at the
Kitchen door.
"Ah!" said Pierre, striking dra-
matte pose, ladle in one hand and a
pan in the other $50 you are zee new
groom? Good! We make a butler
out OF you? Bah! Do you know zee
difference between broth and soup?
Eth?
The new groom gravely admitted
that he did.
Hear to me!"-and Pierre struck
his chest with ladle. II teach you
how to sairve; I, Pierre Flageot, will
teach hostler to be butler! BAIL"
THAT is what am sent here for"
Here to me! If gay hat oysters
zay are placed on zee table before zee
guests enter Via? Then zee soup.
You sairve one deesh at time. You
do not carry all zee deeshes at once.
And you take zee deesh, so!"-illus-
trating. "Then you wait till zay push
aside zee soup deesh. Then you carry
zem away. V'la?"
Warburton signified that he under
stood
81 carve zee meats" went on the
amiable Pierre. you hat nozzing to
do wiz zee meats You rest zee deesh
on zee fat Of zee hand, so! Always
sairve to zee right uf zee guests. Watch
Eat gay do not move while you sairve.
| You spill zee soup and l keel you! To
spill zee soup ees crime. Now, take
hold uf thees soup deesh."
Warburton took 1t clumsily by the
rim. Pierre snatched it away with a
voEey of French oaths William said
that there was to be no "cussing," but
Pierre seemed to be an immune and
not included in this order.
idiot! Imbecile! Non, non! Thees
way. You would put zee thumb in zee
soup. Zare! You hat catch Eat. Come
| to zee dining-hau. show you. ex-
plain"
| The new groom was compelled to put
forth all his energies to keep his face
| straight. If he laughed, he was lost
If only his old mates could see him
now. The fop of Troop A playing at
butler! Certainly he would have to
write Chuck about it-(which he most
certainly never did). Still, the ordeal
in the dining-room was severe one.
Nothing he attempted was done salts
factorily. Pierre, having in mind
Celeste's frivolity and this mans good
looks, made the task doubly hard. He
Kissed "Idiot!" and "Imbecile!" and
"Jackass!" as many times as there
are knives and forks and spoons at a
course dinner. 1t was when they came
to the wines that Pierre became molli-
fed. He was forced to acknowledge
that the new groom needed no instruc-
lions as to the varying temperatures
Of calets and burgundies. Warbur-
ton longed to get out into the open and
yell. 1t was very funny. He managed,
however, on third rehearsal. to acQuit
himself with some credit. They re-
turned to the kitchen again where they
found Celeste nibbling crackers and
cheese. She smiled.
| Hal" The vowel was given a pro-
longed roll. $50, Mademoiselle, you
hat to come and look on .eh?"
rs there any objection, Monsieur?
retorted Celeste in her native tongue,
making handsome eyes at Warburton,
who was greatly amused.
"Ha! If he was hideous, would you
be putting on those ribbons gave you
to wear on Sundays?" snarled Pierre.
81 shall throw them away, Monsieur
Flageot, If you dare to talk to me like
that He is handsome and you are
jealous, and l am glad. You behaved
horribly to that coarse Nanan last
Sunday. Because she scrubs the steps
Of the French embassy you consider
her above me, met"
you are crazy!" roared Pierre.
"You introduced me to her so that you
might make eyes at that abominable
valet of the secretary:"
Celeste hounced (whatever means Of
locomotion that is} abruptly from the
kitchen. Pierre turned savagely to his
protege.
Go! And eef you look at her, idiot
I hat revenge myself Oh, am calm!
Bah! Go to zee stables, cattle!" And
he ratified his pans at great rate.
Warburton was glad enough to es-
cape.
81 have brought discord into the
land, it would seem"
But his trials were not over. The
worst ordeal was yet to come At five
orders were given to harness the coach
horses to the coupe and have them at
the steps promptly at eight-thirty.
Miss Annesley had signifed her inten-
ton of making call in the city. War
burton had not the slightest suspicion
of the destination. He didn't care
where it was. 1t would be dark and he
would pass unrecognized. He gave
the order no more thought. Promptly