The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

al every opportunity anguishng glances Blue
beard. which pierced him the bottom OF his heart.
he yielded very quickly 10 the potent OF the
TWO Lespcsse girls Forgetting his vows he thought
only Of marrying ether, finding both Of
them equally beautiful delay caused more
state 70 MotteGiron and laid his proposal before
Lady o. Lespoisse. leaving her which
Mme sidonie obIigingIy replied that she held him
IN high esteem and that she would leave II him
upon whom his choice might fan
II you succeed IN pleasing" she told him. 4 will
be the 1rst 20 applaud your success"
To extend his acquaintance with them, Biuebeard
invited Anne and Joan de Lesposse with their
their brothers and mob OF ladies gentlemen
spend fortnight the castle dee Guillettes Then
there began succession Of pronenadss. of hunting
fasts and oanquets and amusements OF all sorts
young nobieulan whom the Lespoisse ladies had
brought with them organized the hunts.
Biuebeard displayed in these festivals mag
aihcanee At night time thousand torches lighted the
lawn IN front of the castle tables served by
Wallets ard girls disguised fauns dryads.
were laden with all the products of the fields and the
forests that agreeable the Musicians
cessantiy poured out lovely symphonies. Toward the
enc o. e repast the school master and the school mis-
Iress followed by the village boys girls. present
themselves before the jewellers and read compf
nehts 70 the lord OF Montragoux and his guests An
astroioger in pointed approached the ladies and
from the lines on their hands Bluebeard made all his
vassas drink. and himself distributed meat
10 the families Of the
At 10 O'Clock night for fear Of the chilling dew.
the company withdrew into apartments lighted by =
sorts of games-ansquenet. billiards hoca chess.
dTa1shts. tTic-trac. dice bassette and calbas-
games and every night ne lost huge What may
have coasoed him for i'll luck obstinate see
the three Lespoisse ladies winning good
ey Joan, the youngest. who always managed sit in
ne same game as the Chevalier de la Meru raked in
mountains Of gold The of de Lespoisse,
one or whom was dragon and the other nusketeer,
also filed their pockets reversi and bassette. two
great gambling games OF the period. and II the
games OF strictest chance which most
faForabiy inclined toward them These recreations
we're prolonged far into the night
No one slept during these marvellous en5oyments.
and as recorded by the author OF oldest history
Bluebeard- they all night taking advanta
the OF the other"
The good lord Of afontragoux by no means for
gotten amid these recrestions The two sons of Nine.
&c Lespoisse put powders into his
skin and burned in his chemical that
emitted feculent odor. Or else they placed his
door pitcher Of water in such the good
gentleman could raise latch without splitting
all the water on his head In short. they played all
sorts of good jokes upon him. with which the COM
highly diverted and which BIuebeard endured
with his customary aniabty.
He declared hts preference accepted
in law though Nine de Lesposse him that
her heart torn in snreds losing one
OF her daughters The marriage was celebrated at
Motte-Gfron with extraordinary snasnsacence The
demoiseiie Joan. looking surprisingly beautiful
dressed altogether in point Of France her hair
was done up into 3 thousand curis Her sister Anne
robe OF green velvet embroidered gold The
costume OF madame. their mother. of black silk
all shot with gold threads and necklace OF pearls and
diamonds
II de Montragoux put all his great diamonds
his black velvet mantle: looked extremely well.
expression Of Innocence and tiuidity presenting
agreeable his blue chin and his stalwaTt
form You be the brothers OF the bride were
gallenty alfred but the Cheyaiier de Ia Merus In
cloak OF colored embroidered with pearls.
blezed with unrivaied spendor-
Immediately after tho ceremony the jews who had
lent 10 the family dwelling OF the bride all
that lovely furniture and those lovely jewels took
them back and returned with them pest haste to Paris