The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-28

$50 TUG unuCeE 0dQ Dees
One OF Iher legs was badly b.
She would never dance again.
great many people keep their frienc-
In mind by writing to them. but more
~ not. and Ward and | belong to the
majority. After my departure from
Paris I had but one missive from him.
short note written at the request OF
his sister. asking me TO be on the
lookout for Italian earrings to add
to her collection Of old jewels. So
from tine to time | sent her what
could lind about Capri or in Naples.
and she responded with neat little
letters of acknowledgment.
Two years stayed Oh Capri. eating
the lotus which groNr Ahat happy
island and painting vel. :
even on Capri people some.-
the call OF Paris. SO there came a.
a me day when |. knowing that
morse chestnuts were in bloom alor.
the Champs Elysees. threw my rope
soled shoes to beggar. packed q
rusty trunk and Was Of for the banks
Of the Seine
At the end of fortnl. went
over into Normandy and deposited
that rusty trunk Of mine in a corner
OF the summer pavilion in the court
yard of Nine. Brossard's inn. les Trois
Pigeons. IN a woodland neighborhood
that Is there. Here had painted
through prolific summer of my youth,
and ! was glad to find. as had hoped,
nothing changed. for the place was
dea- to me-. Nine. Brossard dark.
thin. denure as of yore. a fine locking
woman with a line manner and much
the flavor of old Norman portraits,
gave me a pleasant welcome. remem-
eer1ng ne readily. byt without sur
prise. while Amed9e. th& ANTIQUE servl.
tor. cackled over me and was as proud
OF my advent as II had been q new
egg and he had laid me- The simile
IL grstesque, but Amedee is the most
henlike waiter France.
He Is white haired. fat old fellow,
always we'll shaved. as neat as a bill
Hard ball. In the daytime. when be
is partly porter. he wears black tie.
a gray waistcoat broadly striped with
scarlet. ard from waist to feet a white
apron like skirt and so competently
encircling that his trousers are of mere
conventionalfty and no real necessity.
but after 6 O'Clock becoming altogeth-
er maitre d'hoteh he is clad rs any
other formal gentleman.
Amedee's suggestions as to my re-
past were deferential. but insistent.
His manner was that of a prime min
lister who goes through the form of
convincing the sovereign. He greeted
each of his own decisions with q very
loud "Bien" as If startled by the bril-
hancy of my selections. and. the menu
being concluded. exploded whole vol
ley Of "Biens" and set off violently to
instruct old CASTOR. the cook.
The inn itself is gray with age. the
roof sagging pleasantly here and there.
and an old wooden gallery runs the
length Of each wing. the guest cham
bers of the upper story opening upon
1t like the deck rooms Of a steamer,
with boxes Of tulips and hyacinths
along the gallery ratings and window
lodges for the gayest of border lines.
In the course Of time and well with
In the bright twilight Amedee spread
the crisp white cloth and served me at
table on my pavilion porch. He
feigned anxiety lest should find GER
tain dishes chose which he knew were
most delectable) not to my taste, but
was obviously so distended with fatu-
Gus pride over the whole meal that it
became a temptation to denounce at
least some trifing sauce or garnish-
ment. Neverthelesssso much mendacity
proved beyond me. and l spared him
and my own conscience. The salad
prepared and the water bubbling In
the coffee machine. he favored me with
discourse on the decline in glory of
Les Trois Pigeons.
Monsieur. 1t il the automobiles.
They have done It. Formerly. as when
monsieur was here, the painters came
from Paris. What busy times and
what drolleries. All. it was gay in
those days. Monsieur remembers well.
Ha. ha! But now, l think, the auto
mobiles have frightened away the
painters.
81 should have said that we should
be happier il we had many like mon
sieur." went on Amedee. But 1t is
early in the season to despair. Then,
too. our best suit is already engaged"
"By whom"
1.-TWO men of science who arrive
next week. One is a great man. Nine.
Brossard is pleased that he is coming
to Les Trois Pigeons. but tell her it
Is only natural. He comes now for the
drst time because he likes the quiet"
"Who is the great man, Amedee?"
"Ah! A distinguished professor of
'cience. truly. He is a member of the
institute. Monsieur must have heard
II that great Professor Keredecy
THE name is known. Who is the
,therT
"A friend Of his. l do not know. All
he upper floor Of the east wing they
AVE taken-the grand suit-those two
Ind their valet de chambre. That is
ruly the way In modern times-the
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