Show get got hu his em ears boxed several years ago says auguste Vil gillemot Ville lemot inot according to atran a translation from the french in tho the boston Ch charier urier we were supping after midnight at the tile vaudeville coffee colico house amon among g those present were Bouff ethe the lessee and manager of the vaudeville theater briffault Brif faut the journalist dr lallemand mho ft ho was the proprietor of the passage Hadzi will and an old notary of the name of dubois armand marrast then a a writer on the staff of the tile tribune an old sherif sheriffs ts officer called mouton and croquart Cho quart the latter had as usual grown te tender rider over the fate of the princes belonging to the elder line and mouton the sheriffs officer whose whoso political sympathies inclined toward the republic went so far as to say that charles X was an I 1 idiot diot at this croquart Cho quart pale with rage rose from front his beat and bald to mouton 1 I have taken an oath to slap tile live a ce of any man who insults my king I 1 shall now therefore thereto elan slap yours 11 the sitivi situation tion was exceedingly grave grai e and everybody felt dreadfully uncomfortable I 1 for table croquart Cho quart suddenly stopped short and said wild dear mel me I 1 I 1 owe mouton a louis louls and cannot strike him without first reimbursing the money it would be ungentlemanly in me to act otherwise Brif raut lend me a louis N will ill you that I 1 may slap moutons face 1 1 I have no change an answered a B briffault Brif rif faut boulte Bo uffe quick lend me a louis that I 1 may cuff ears ill ay my iy replied boaire 1 I shall be only too happy to lend you T 0 a four G ar t times 1 in es tile a amount m aunt 0 outside Us i of this p place I 1 I 1 but 1 I cannot lend you a louis 11 a E tor th the par purpose so y you mention t on at 4 t th that moment in er tac I 1 entered the c coffee house ah ali here comes Ville motI explained Cho croquart quart and bounding toward roe me he said saia hurriedly lend lena me a louis quick I 1 want to box moutons cars and deli delicacy ica requires that I 1 should first give back alie a louis iowa I 1 owe him I 1 was at a lose loss to mako make out what ho he meant dont lend it dont lend lead ill 1 cried out those who were present at that time of life especially I 1 had a strong reluctance to lend a louis eo so I 1 drew back the most amusing part of the story ie Is that gouffe persuaded mouton to believe that he waa was no longer in safety A loule louls you see is no larco sum laicu ax 0 said at d gouffe croquart Cho quart I 1 is bound d to have a spare one some day and ho he will carry out bin his threat if I 1 were you I 1 should lend him 1 20 0 louis hell never bo be able to give back so 80 large a sum and tou you are safe for tho ilia rest of your life yog bo alter supper mouton offered to lend croquart Cho b quart 20 louis dum founded at tho the proposal ifo ile saw tile danger but danger had special attractions for him pocketed alio gold pieces and said to mouton as lio lie did fo never mind wo m 0 are not quits yet the tito first I 1 receive in my pension n on youad you shall I 1 11 get your ears cars bot boxed yd r just t t the I 1 i e same 6 croquart Cho Clio quart boN however rover was never able to command command so fabulous a sum suna as 20 louis at any one time nor to wreak righteous veri cance on the offender va who he had insulted his king I 1 |