Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-11
CLEVER RUSE OF
A FRENCH CAFE
In Order to Revive Trade Pro-
prietor Did Some Matrimo-
NAL Advertising.


spite os the name of this establish
ment, Marius Jocquart. the proprietor,
was not particularly happy, writes
John N. Raphael In the London Elk
press. Business had been bad for
some time. 1t was so bad that morn
ing that Nine. Artemise Jocquart, the
proprietor's wife, had nothing to in
terrupt her crochet worklas she sat at
the high desk. Cesar, the waiter, was
| asleep in a corner.
Marius Jocquart unfolded the Petit
Marseillais. He had read all the real
news at least once already and was
now again perusing the advertise
ments- And presently shout from
Marius Jocquart startled Nine. Ar
temise and woke up Cesar.
Il will tell 1t to you Immediately,
my cabbage" said he to madame.
Wait, then, an instant, while I write
a letter" Marius JocQuart composed
his letter on the paper with the neatly
printed heading "A l'Homme Heureux''
and the address, read it over and
chuckled. Then. with his letter in one
hand and the Petit Marseillais in the
other, he went up to the desk and ex-
planned matters to his wife.
Walter Saw Them Laugh.
Cesar watched them in astonish-
ment, saw them laugh Ga thing he had
not seen for several days), saw mad
anne also write letter and heard them
| laugh again Then NJ. Jocquart
| (Marius) embraced Artemise Mirandol
| femme Jocquart) and Cesar was CIV
en- two letters to post. Marius Joe
quart had written to Mdlle. Felicie
Plinguet
Nine. Artemise Jocquart had writ
ten to M. Hector Verinet, captain in
retirement Cesar knew neither of
these persons and he wondered who
they could be all the way back from
the postofhce.
This was what Marius Jocquart had
seen In the Petit Marseillais advertis-
ing columns. Mdlle. Felicie Piinguet
was thirty, saiSshaired, blue eyed, with
small dot and distinguished. Capt.
Hector Verinet was tall, dark haired,
of affectionate disposition and distin-
guished also. The captain wanted
wife. the spinster wanted husband.
Nine. Artemise had written to the cap
tain in retirement, NJ Marius had writ
ten to the spinster SO distinguished.
The two letters had made an appoint
ment for the following day at eleven
o'clock at the Cafe de fHomme
Heureux.
when they find out that neither of
them wrote letter they will be too
happy to mind" M. Marius had said.
And the communications" (Which in
cafe language means the refreshment
ordered) will pay for the stamps and
the letter paper" said Nine. Artemise.
Two Matrimonial Advertisements.
In the course of the afternoon Cesar,
wondering greatly, was sent with two
advertisements to the Petit Marseil-
lais.
Bachelor, distinguished, good situa-
ton, wishes to marry. Letters only to
Romeo, c. o. the Petit Marseillais, ran
one advertisement.
"Spinster with comfortable means.
considered good looking. would marry
honorable Mr.. Letters only. Juliette,
Petit Marseillais," was the tenor of
advertisement the second.
What can it well wish to say?
know not, me-" grunted Cesar, to him.
self, as he took the two advertise
ments to the Petit Marseillais Office
and paid for their insertion as he had
been told.
Next day and the day after Cesar
was sent for answers to Romeo and
to Juliette There were sixty answers
in envelopes OF every shade and size
Things are looking up" cried Marius
Jocquart jovially as he saw the bundle.
"And they took three concentrations
each, those others, and will return to-
morrow, for ] heard them say So"
murmured Nine. Artemiee.
a Game Of Matchmaking.
Then the envelopes were opened and
sitting on a stone topped table with
little bowl Of pins between them, Mr..
and Nine. Jocquart played little
game.
Il" said madame. have here func-
| tionary, retired, with small pension,
forty-f1veS years old
1T is well that" said Marius. Il
have demoiselIe, an orphan. twenty
eight CHATS forty" murmured Nine.
Artemise), with q small dot, and
disposition of the most affectionate.
There, pin them together. my blue
Bird
SO the game went on After half
an hours work twenty-four of the thir-
ty couples had been paired. The 9TH
ers M Marius paired at haphazard.
What will your" he asked I'VE
will write to ALL II they like not each
other they will have paid for the con-
sommations all the same
okrd <h~-> who like themselves. !"