New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-01

5, FRANCHISE AND JEHAN

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~ FRANCHISE AND JEHAN
(As Thomas A. Beer thinhs "Frankie and
Johnnie We're Swecthearts" might have been
done by James Branch Cobel.)
They of Poictesme relate that
FRANCHISE came, seeking cold ale, to
an inn by Amneran heath. And this
was on the Feast of Saint Gatien,
which is locally celebrated in a man
ner not prohtably to be described.
And FRANCHISE said to the tapster,
Has Messirc Jchan been in, lately?"
For she masked her perturbation,
thus, speaking lightly, although her
heart was like a glass no one has
drunk from in many years.
why, truly, Madame" says the
tapster, 1T is i'll to be talking of
these matters, but there is a gels
upon me to tell no lies. Messire Je-
han drank brandy here not full
hour since in company with her men
will be calling Lise, dark woman"
Then FRANCHISE smiled fixedly and
went out from the inn and came to
Amneran Heath in the cleaning.
Neither light nor dark was it on Am,
neran, but confusing shadow COW
cred all in which voices moved un-
pleasantly low on the ground. There
was also a single star on the beryl
height of the sky. This star men
call Aphrodite Pandemos because
that is a pretty name for it. And
FRANCHISE saw numerous small
creatures having a singular likeness,
some of them, to the fish called
nackerel, and, some of them, to the
pastry called tarts. Says FRANCHISE,
of course, do not know what YOU
are doing here and your appearance
is not warranted by known biologi-
cal laws, but | seek Jehan who
wrongs me-"
And the naneless creatures la
mented in an unmentionable voice
like the sobbing Of earthworms. So
FRANCHISE came into the cavern and
beheld Jehan. To him she said, smi1-
ing intentionally, This is a woful
thing and unseemly, that l must be
hunting you who are my man at i'm
proper hours among dubious sur
roundings and am pleased but lit
tie. SO let us cry an end of things
as they are, Jehan. Oh" she said,
this is an incredible thing and a
beastly thing that | do here, Jehan,
and my mouth will be wired with
thinking of it i'll the long, long DAYS
to come. And I shall miss YOU" she
said, that men called my honey. So
farewell to you, Jehan, that were NV
lover. | cast you off in an entirely
permanent fashion and irremediably
dispense with YOU" So said Fran
eoise and slew Jehan, named the
Lover by the men of, Allah Bahma.
in the manner prescribed by Miramon
Lluagor. And life went out of him
like the scent of flower cast un-
timely ON blazing Goals. And Fran
eoise telt her heart cracking as glass
cast on stone. Thus it was in them
days.
In honour Of Mr.. Cabell, we had the
foregoing set in SPIT. Old Style, with
an SPIT. Antique head.
All yesterday we tried to interest
the city editor in story that there
were counterfeit tickets about for the
opening performance at the Frazee
Theater, on August 13, of "Dulcy,"
but the suspecting rogue feared we
were trying to put over a plant.
There is music, and dancing, and
pretty girls, and, artistic settings, but
With the exception of Dolly
Connolly's sweet vice, things were
strikingly dull.-Tavern Topics.
Stet!
Automobiles are getting SO cheap
that it hardly pays g motor thief for
his time.
One learns something by reading all
the testimony, Last night the foreman
OF the composing room said: "Hey,
haven't you got better last line than
that?"
And, on the ground that it would
tend to incriminate and degrade US, we
refused to answer. Y. P. A.