The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-11-30
A FRENCHMANS
STORY
BY NORMAN GRANGER
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation. 1911.

L nave DeeD OIteu III dGiS, anu lut
last time I was there | went 10 res
taurant for my meals in house that
had recently been the dwelling OF
wealthy man. The landlord spoke
questions about how he came TO secure
so fine n house for such a purpose into
his reply he wove story. There was
nothing very novel in the substance.
The interest lay rather in the telling
by a man who spoke English indiffer
emily
"Thees house was occupy by NJ.
Chateau, a reech gentilhomme, who
hat ferry fine daughter Mile. Elise
Chateau she max fool of herself when
she want TO marry CASTOR Lefevre,
young man ferry poor church mouse.
Mademoiselle tell CASTOR she marry
him in spite her fadder, in spite efery
bodies. But NJ. Chateau he find out
bees daughter lof poor young man,
and he max arrangements for her TO
marry a reech man right of, ferry
queeck. He tell NJ. Bourbon he lax
have heem for son-in-law. NJ. Bourbon
reech man, and he lax TO marry reech
woman. Marriage in France not lax
marriage in Amerique. French girl
git husband through her fadder.
M. Chateau tell NJ. Bourbon. I gif
my daughter 100000 francs. How
much you Gif?
81 gif 100000 francs too. That max
100000 francs. Your daughter hat that
to spend on fine clothes. That max
her ferry happy
"'All right. You go ask mademOi-
selle to be your wife
an. Bourbon he go ask mademoiselle
eef she be his wife for 100000 francs.
"Mees Chateau she say: "Yees, lax
to be your wife ferry much. Haf
glass OF wine? NJ Bourbon drink
glass wine with mademoiselle. Then
he 60 away. The next matin he 60 TO
NJ. Chateau. ferry pale, and he say:
an. Chateau. you hat done me
great honor to let me marry your
daughter. Mademoiselle do me great
honor to consent to marry me-
And you do me great honor, too.
monsieur
"'Yees. We all do each udder great
honor, but t'ink ! no lax get married
just now. ] not good enough for your
daughter
"'What you mean. monsieur? Didn't
you ask me for my daughter?
"'Yees, monsieur
"'And didn't you ask my daughter
to be your wife,
"'Yees, monsieur
Then you mean to Insult me, to in
suit my daughter. By gar. ! break
efery bone in your bodyr
81 not insult you; ! not insult your
daughter i not lax to die just yet. 1
lax to lif' a leetle longer,
"'What you meanT
"T 60 ask mademoiselle eef she be
my wife. Mademoiselle she kind
enough to say, You do me great hon
or, Mr.. Bourbon" And she max me
happy to say she be my wife. But
she max me unhappy anudder way.
MademoiselIe ask me TO hat glass Of
wine. YER happy, YER much honor,
to drink the health of my fiancee. l
TAX all in de glass down at one gulp.
Then go home
whats that in my stomach? Eet
must be / drink in that glass of wine
hot Goals. l roll on de floor; i cry; !
tell Gascoine go queek for the doc
tor. The doctor come. and he put
pump down my throat and pump out
de wine your honored daughter kind
enough to gif me. Ferry fine girl Mile.
Chateau. ferry much honored to be
her mari, but l t'ink I remain bachelor
leetle while longer
IN. Chateau ferry glad to hush up
thees matter that his daughter gif
sutton something hot in de wine. Meb-
be that be poison; mebbe 1t be she put
tabasco in de bottle. Anyway, NJ.
Bourbon hat enough Of her. He tell
her ladder to max his excuses to hees
daughter and say he remain bachelor
leetle while longer
Then NJ. Chateau he shut hees
daughter up in thees house and lock
all the doors and close the windows so
that CASTOR Lefevre not get In or
Mile. Elise get out. But when two
lofers max up their minds to lofe they
ferry hurt to shut up so they didn't get
out One night robbers broke into the
house. but they didn't steal anything
except Mile. Elise. One Of those rob-
bers was CASTOR Lefevre.
"When NJ. Chateau knew that bees
daughter had gone of to marry that
poor man he rave lax mailman. Then
he 60 away by himself somewhere and
put up papier on thees house for rent.
One day / come along and see the bill,
and go to the agent, and ] rent the
house for cafe
what wine will monsieur drink?
81 certainly don't want the kind
Mile. Chateau gave her fiance. You
didn't take any of it of her fathers
hands with the house. did your
mo, monsieur. no, l assure mon
sieur that mademoiselle put pepper or
something lax that in de wine. I bring
all my wine here"
/ ordered what | fancied, and he
went away, saying: 81 must go now.
As you Americans say. Il hat some fish
to fry"
SWELL" said. when you have fried
your fish come back and tell me anoth-