The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-21

been at work since morning, sudden
ly stopped.
Goods! I'm hungry" said Schaun-
ard and he added, carelessly, don't
wo breakfast some time to-day?"
Marcel showed great astonishment
=, tbis question. "Since when have
no breakfasted two days in success
slon?" said he. Yesterday was
Thursday" and he finished his re-
,nonse BY designating with his maui
stick that commandment of the
church which refers to meat on Fri
day
schaunard found nothing to say
10 that, and set to work again at his
pcture. which represented a plain
on which a red tree and blue tree
were claspng ranches-being
transparent allusion to the charms
Of friendship from a very philosoph-
ica standpoint.
Just then the porter knocked at
the door. He brought a letter to
Marcel.
Three sous to collect" said he.
"Are you sure?" replied the art
ist. "All right, we will owe them
to you" and he shut the door in his
face.
Marcel took the letter and broke
the seal At the first words, he put
himself to capering about the studio
in an acrobatic dance, singing, at the
top of his voice, popular students
song of the day, which indicated
with HIM the very apex of joy.
"Looh here" said Schaunard, feel
ina already symptoms of mental
alienation, 'if you don't dry up I'll
play the allegro of my symphony on
the influence of blue in the arts"
LgG he went on to the piano.
This threat produced the effect
Of drop of cold water falling into
boiling liquid, calming Marcel as by
enchantment
Read that" said he, passing the
letter 20 his friend.
It was an invitation to dinner from
a deputy-patrons of the art in gen.
eral, and Of Marcel in particular, who
had painted the portrait of his coun-
try house
1T is for to-day" said Schaunard.
what a pity that the ticket isn't
good for two. But, come to think
OF it, your deputy supports the min
istry. You can't, you ought not, to
accept. Your principles forbid you
eating bread soaked in the sweat of
the people"
BAH said Marcel; my deputy
belongs to the left centre, and voted
against the government the other
day. Besides, he is going to give me
an ORDER and has promised to intro
duce me in society. And then, you
see 1t is Friday; and / am hungry
enough to eat raw dog, and / must
dine
lhere are yet other Obstacles"
replied Schaunard, q. little Jealous
OF the good fortune which had be-
iallen his friend. "You can't 90 to
swell dinner in red blouse and
longshoreman's hat"
l will borrow some clothes from
Rodolphe or Colline."
Bah! Have you forgotten that
we have passed the twentieth of the
month, and that at that epoch the
ciothes Of those gentlemen are
spouted?"
/ VIII, at least. find black coat
somewhere about here by five
O'clock" said Marcel.
one when | went to my cousins we'd
uihg; and that was early in Janu-
ary."
:, "eli' will so as l am" replied
marcel stridine across the room.
II shall never be seid that a miser-
ape question of etiquette prevented
my taking my first step in society"
GOOD said Schaunard. taking
NUN pleasure in the chagrin of his
iFlehd; But what about the boots?"
Marcel went out in state of agi-
.ation impossible to describe. Toward
swo o'clock he returned, loaded
uown with a'paper collar.
That is all l can find," said he
IL was hardly worth while run
Sios about for that" responded
sehaunard. I'VE have paper enougb
"e,e 10 make n dozen collars"
:. ihe DEVIL" said Marcel. tearing
us nair; we ought to have some
eHects between u.s." and be com
meneed long research in all the cor
ners OF the two chambers. After an
nour hunting, he realized eos
'ume composed as follows:
one pair OF plaid trousers.
One gray hat.
one red cravat.
one glove. originally white
one black glove.
mat VIII make two blacI, y,ovas
az a pinch" said Schaunard "pr,
r nen you are dressed you will look
~, mse the solar spectrum. But what
" ,nat, you are colorist."
meantime, Marcel tried the boots
cursed fatality! They were both 10,
,ne same foot. The despairing art.
st tnen spied In a corner an old hoo,
III which they put their hr,shas
"'u possessed himself OF 1t.
ri, Like Garrick In Syllable" said
nus ironicai companion. This ons
S pointed, and the other Ia souara >
Nobody VIII notice that. I viii,
yarnish Them" W"
Good enough! All YOU want ro.
+" .ne regulation black coat
mere came another knock NJ tbs
door. Marcel opened It. ~
Monsieur Schaunard?" sa,a