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Show Parisian Politeness. Tliero Is n thin contlng of Ico on tho pavement. Horses blip and stumble, and one of them falls, but Is not hurt. It Is so slippery that her efforts to rnlso herself aro In vain. Tho conchmnn takeB off his triple-enpud triple-enpud coat with a chivalrous nr nn( with n gesturo a la Raleigh ho spreads It bofore tho feet of tho poor benst. Then ho tnkes off liln leathern cap shows his Jolly icd faco, nnil with n low bow, addresses tho nnlmal: ".Madam, ".Mad-am, will ou Uo mo tho honor?" And "Mndnmo" rises with difficulty, and tho two, supporting each oilier, go oft amid tho cheers and applause of tho delighted crowd. Paris Letter to the London Outlook. |