| Show 7 francois Bar barbasso BarLa basse eso left bis his house ono morning in the frame of mind 0 c 0 L man who has decided to jump off oil the eiffel lower tower evidently there waa wag L A luck la in life for him for tho the tenth time in less les than a ear he bad had that morning re celled a letter in bis his mail that dealt a it death blow to his 1 hopes A lutc that contained a polite refusal to his offer of marriage made tho the before you must not think that this lette came for the tenth time ton lom th came hardhearted bard hearted beauty N no a in deedle francois warbasse Dar basse was as not capable of such importunities B elds the real truth of the matter wai that it as not a ho he so ardently sighed for it vas as a bomp I 1 and conjugal happiness lie dream I 1 of sitting at th the bead head vt f his on gun tabe when nothing ever bo fie bervee that could possibly suggest the becu of a boarding house bouse and he be longel for a cozy fire where he ml ht amolo bis his pipe in peace and listen to the idle chatter of a pretty wife for francois warbasse Dar Bar basse was a by go no means insensible to feminine charms he ile had bad fallen desperately in love ovo with mile X whose beauty bad far jong seemed to him the he perfection of earthly grace for a long time he buffered suffered la in allence then at last he ventured to propose poor franco q ills pequo request st was met with a clear and firm refusal a no wreathed in polite excuses aut ut nev nor Mile erth elees jeas a no DO then for six months he was miser able indeed it t the end of bat that time he tried again hut but mile G waa was no kint kinder or than mile X had bad been fresh frest disappointment alas alast tor for francois barbaste Car Bar banse basse A month later with a third yount ludy lady he made a third prop proposal esal thy the result resul t was W as still trie same and thus it went from one no to the next ho he descended de tho the silken ladder of graca and baruty hat that left 11 to marriage consequently ie e letter he be had received that morning wounded arly hi bla pride ills heart was not aff affected ail but why do I 1 hear bear you ask did poor barmasse EarLa Bar Lasse seo get so to regulars regu larl and sadly thrown down on his why thie this Is treading on an delfe delicate ate ground francoise Franc Fran olse colso Bar barbasso basse was the best bev of good fellows fellow ar alway always attentive to ir 1 1 A clear and firm refusal the old ladles as well as to the youns young ones young rich and a good dancer lancer what more could hive been required for a very model of at a lover or ran in law but bul lasi all these those advantages were renric ati as raught by a small but terrible infirmity lo 10 his calm moment moments st night even ven he man called fally fal ly bood looking but at the approach 0 ny emote emotion an however ugh lid b begin to wink will cz cyin suu a ridiculous unexpected viny ay tuat tho th most serious people ora the face are of tha the earth could not keep from laug laughing hinK whenever one eye was as wet with emo tion or chining shining with tenderness the other would commence its d dance beneath the winking blinking lid the eye ball would mould rush back and forth dilating and contracting contract lne as il it worked by the very master of mis chief himself and ae poor ladles were ere scare scarcely elv to blame if it at francois first words of lovo loo and longing they should bunt burst am as then darkness into a peal of laughter that wrecked their would be suitors eul sul tora tors hopes warbasse Dar basse had consulted every clan in fearce but each and all had cald A A mere trick of iny dear air it will pass away with ad d avancing ase age but what good woul I 1 it do francos francois to have a normal eye at CO ho lie woula be fitter filter for hie his grave than for a do fireside by that time accordingly you may understand ho poor mans feelings as he left als house that cold gray morning it was as february and a bath wini wino waa was blowing blo a wind that sc Vt cr paper papers and tore the slates off people a goofs but little did francois ra re f the weather the storm only suited bis his misery suddenly a womans cry reached him then con confusedly he was con can of a terrific blow then dark nets A heavy brick from a neighboring chimney bad had struck him squarely on tho the gide oc of the bead he was hastily carried to a hospi til and there lay for a week clous and blissfully bUss tully removed from a lorld where ro woman smiled for him but little by lutlo memory ani an I came slowly back he lie wa 4 hungry he be could speak gorji ani lecog lie ize voices but it was as mill im perfectly perfect il for his big bead was as yet swathed in bandages ban dace and the light nf of day nas as denied him at last however be he was complete ly 17 lured cured and the good gooe old doctor who had taken care of him said gruffly veil vell you are on your feet again barbasso Bar basse my man yoa may well be b thankful to get off as ou did avat was a brick and a half you ideas left after that strick you hum hum bunt the doctor stopped and seemed at a loss t row tow ow to go on well I 1 am m glad im out of it said francois but ill bo be even gladder when you take off this rotten old ban dago dage why do you keep it 16 on any nr longer Is there anything more the matter with my eyes the truth Is my dear barbasso bean gan the doctor hesitatingly wilhort ther have been complications and and what speak out man or dered francois very well ore eye has been very IK much injured and you win lose c taij uso use of at it la in a very abort short an eye byet which doctor which wl ace buor r tho the left eye my poor friend the doctor answered badly sadly biancola bran kran cola cols barbusse Dar Bar basso basse prang sprang from his chair and did a cako cake walk then and there aro are you perfectly ure sure vf rry dt 3 tr doctor he be cried you are not mho m taken as to which eyo eye ohl oh it Is 13 too good to bo be true truel I 1 shall be happy now all my life for a moment the good doctor thought that halt half his pat lenta reason had goro gore ith half of hia his vial vision then francois explained the first time ho he went out after the accident Bar barbarto barso hastened to the house of mile lie X sho eho had been his first and only lore love despite his hl later matrimonial attempts ho ito fell at her feet in an ecstacy of passion pas slon imploring her to listen favo favorably raily to X second request of her hand in mar ariane the youre lady listened looked at it her kneeling lover ws watered erel and ad was lost she whispered a soft yen ye and francois fathoms deep in bliss clasped her in his arms and in spite of at the joy of his emotion both eyes acro ere steady and well behaved hll fill 4 left eye once so impish and no me dam dara nging beamed with a perpetual smile it was mado made of glare deaton herald |
