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MORNING ENTERPRISE. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912.
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The Hump on
His Nose
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It Was a Great Blight, but
Served a Purpose
I By F. A. MITCHEL j
There were once living In Paris two
friends. Jules Kubadoux and Pierre
Marier. It so" happened that a son
was born to Rubadoux and a daughter
to Marier on the same day. The two
got together at Rubadoux's house to
celebrate the event and, after the con
sumption of several bottles of wine,
made a betrothal agreement between
the two children lying In their cra
dles unconscious of the pledges made
for them.
Marier In time went to live at Mar
seilles, and the two friends became
separated. When his daughter, Clo
chette, reached her eighteenth birth
day her father wrote to Jtubadoux
that she had come to a marriageable
age, at the same time reminding him
of the agreement whereby she should
marry his son, Antoine.
In due time a letter came from M.
Rubadoux stating that he had good
cause to remember their agreement.
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Imitative Animals.
Some animals have wonderful pow
ers of Imitation. Dogs brought up lu
the company of cats have been known
to acquire the trick of llckin? the
paws and then washing the face.
When a cat has beea tasgfei tv sis up
f5T "her 'food her kittens have been
known to Imitate her action. Darwin
tells of a cat that was In the habit of
putting her paw Into the mouth of a
narrow milk pitcher every time she
got the chance and then licking the
cream off her paw. Her kittens soon
learned the same trick.
Table Amenities.
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somebody. Baltimore American.
Tea Chest Lining.
The Chinese use as an alloy for lin
ing tea chests a metal foil consisting of
125 parts of lead and 18 parts of tin
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THET WEBB FOLLOWED BY A CBOWD, SOWS
LAUGHINO.
since for years he and his wife had
been spending time ; and money to
make their boy presentable, so that
any young woman would be willing to
marry him. A large protrusion had
grown on the end of his nose, and
they had not found a surgeon who
would undertake Its removal.
M. Marier was a bit staggered by
this letter, but his heart was set on
carrying out the agreement, and he
considered himself bound to do so.
This sense of honor did not regard
the infliction of a disfigured husband
upon his daughter. He was the dis
poser of her hand, and It did not oc
cur to him that her likes or dislikes
had anything to do with the matter.
So he wrote his friend to that effect.'
Now, M. Marier was ignorant of the
fact that half a dozen years before
Clochette had formed a childish at
tachment for a schoolmate Joseph
Trouvere. The children kept their af
fair to themselves, and when Joseph,
having finished his education, went on
a voyage with his father, who was a
sea captain, to be absent a couple of
years, the young lovers agreed that
they would marry each other despite
any plans their parents might form for
them to the contrary. Joseph was a
fine young fellow, two years Clochette's
senior, and had decided on his return
to Marseilles to choose the profession
of a notary, or, as we call it, a lawyer.
When Marier told his daughter that
the contract he had made for her
the day she was born was about to be
consummated she listened to him with
downcast eyes. The information he
gave her that she was to marry a man
with a Jump on the end of his nose
did not draw forth from her any pro
test. The reason for this was that If
she couldn't marry Joe Trouvere It
made no difference to her whether she
married a handsome man or a scare
crow", ner father, mistaking her mo
tives, was much relieved, and when
he dismissed her he kissed her affec
tionately in token of his appreciation
of-her obedience.
After the passage of a number of
notes between the parents of the In
tended bride and groom, in which
Marier expressed himself highly hon
ored ad Rubadoux wrote admiringly
of that high sense of honor which had
led his very dear friend to accept an al
liance, the groom being blighted by a
physical deformity, the preliminaries
were arranged. Antoine, who was a
recluse, partly on account of the ex
cresence he was obliged to wear, had
a strong repulsion to marriage with
any one. All he asked was to be per
mitted to spend his time with books.
As an obedient son, he yielded to his
father in the matter, but unwillingly.
It had been arranged that he was to
go down to Marseilles during the
month of March, when the summer
had opened on the Mediterranean, to
make the acquaintance of his bride.
The wedding day was to be set later.
M. Marier, aware that be might be
blamed for forcing on his daughter a
bridegroom with a hump on bis nose,
was anxious not to appear to be using
his parental authority.
Clochette made no objection to any
thing she knew to be her father's will
There was no doubt In her mind that
be would require her to marry the
husband he had provided for her. and
It would avail nothing to protest All
French girls were required to marry
In this way. Why should she be an
exception?
One day when M. Marier was read
ing his paper there was a knock at
the outside door, and in a few mo
ments a young man with an enormous
red hump on his nose appeared in his
study. He knew at once that the
comer must be Antoine Rubadoux.
But so polite are the French lu such
matters that, rising and bowing cere
moniously, he asked to whom he was
indebted for the honor of the visit
"I come," said the young man, "as
a suitor for your daughter's hand."
"Antoine Rubadoux. I embrace you!"
Taking care to avoid the red hump,
from which sprang three stiff red
hairs, M. Marier embraced his son-in-law
to be, then expressed surprise that
he had come earlier than had been
arranged., Antoine declared that he
had heard accounts of Mile. Marier so
ravishing that he conld not wait for
the appointed time. In coming he had
disobeyed the orders of his father,
who did not know that he had done
so. He begged that monsieur would
not betray him.
Marier, who was delighted with
everything concerning his intended
son-in-law except his flaming nose,
which resembled the miniature head
of a red Indian with a scalplock stick
ing straight up, directed a servant to
call madamoiselle and ushered An
toine into the drawing room. When
Clochette entered her father said cer
emoniously: "Clochette, I have the honor to pre
sent to you M. Antoine Rubadoux, the
son of my old friend, Jules Rubadoux
of Paris."
The girl was very pale. Young Ru
badoux bowed so low that at first she
did not see his nose, but when she did
her eyes were fastened upon It in
what seemed to her father a terrible
fascination. She made an effort for
self control, then gave way, bursting
Into a fit of laughter.
."Clochette!" cried her father In a
commanding tone.
"Madamoiselle!" cried the groom ex
pectant reproachfully.
But Clochette laughed on. Her fa
ther thinking her emotions to have
brought on hysterics ordered her to
her room, sending a maid to attend her.
"Monsieur," said Antoine ruefully,
"the marriage must be given up."
"Not at all. Leave It to me. I will
see that my daughter apologizes for
her conduct All will be well In time."
"I cannot force myself blighted as
I am upon so lovely a girl."
"Do you mean that you will insult
me by declining to complete the con
tract made by your father?"
"By no means, but I cannot marry a
girl who has laughed at me."
At this Juncture Clochette came back
Into the drawing room, and with a per
fectly straight face she had controlled
herself.
"Permit me to assure you, M. Ru
badoux" she began, when again she
burst Into another fit of laughter.
Rubadoux turned away. Clochette re
pressed her hysterics and began again:
"Permit me to assure you, monsieur,
that I have not the slightest doubt aft
er I have been brought in contact with
the mind, the soul, that lies behind
your nose I shall forget It. I am ready
to become your wife whenever you
desire it"
"I will forgive your treatment on
one condition," said Antoine.
"Name it!" cried the father, whose
anger disappeared as suddenly as it
had been aroused by his daughter's ac
tion. "My father is liabie to learn of my
departure at any moment and may be
so Irritated as to forbid the match.
Will you marry me, mademoiselle, at
once?"
"This- very day."
"Good!" criedMarleriWe willpro
ceed to the office of the mayor at
once; then to the church.""
Now, the good people of Marseilles
had noted the advent of the stranger
with the flaming nose and had follow
ed him. When the wedding party
emerged from the house It was fol
lowed by a crowd, some laughing at
the bridegroom's nose, some making
facetious remarks, while those through
whom this variegated procession pass
ed pitied the poor bride and muttered
maledictions on her father's head.
When the ceremony in the church
was completed the groom turned and
looked at those present He was re
ceived with laughter and derision.
"Those laugh best who laugh last,"
he said. and. putting his hand to the
hump on bis nose, he pulled it off and
tossed it among them. "
A hum of astonishment greeted the'
action. Then some one shouted:
"Why, it's Joe Trouvere!"
And so it was. Joseph had returned
from his cruise and, hearing of the sit
uation of the girl he loved, provided
himself with a wax nose with three
bristling hairs in it and palmed him
self off as Antoine Rubadoux before
that youth's arrivaL
The astonishment of M. Marier. who
had been tricked into hurrying his
daughter into a marriage before the ar
rival of the man he had provided for
her was appalling. Too late he saw
through Clochette's laughter on seeing
the groom. She had recognized him at
once.
Origin of Thanksgiving.
The Thanksgiving day which we cel
ebrate la a composite one made up of
parts of celebrations of that day by
other people. We have taken the time
from one, the feast from another and
the gathering together of the people
from still another. Long ages before
the white man came to disturb their
peace the Indians held a festal day
during this season of the year. They
had a great feast of roasted deer and
bear, boiled corn and stewed pumpkin.
Then they had their games, the young
braves contesting with one another In
a sort of gymnastic feats. This was
followed by the campflre dance, all
Joining hands and dancing around the
campflre, singing their strange, weird
songs. This wild mood festivity was
the original Thanksgiving in America
Tossing Chestnuts.
After the Thanksgiving dinner Is
eaten tossing chestnuts will be a
good game for the young folks to
play. To play It place a bowl or
basket about nine Inches in width at
one end of tiie room. Each child re
ceives ten chestnuts and, standing
eight feet from the basket, tries to
throw them, one at a time, Into it The
score Is kept, and the child who has
succeeded In tossing the greatest num
ber of chestnuts into the basket wins.
Not Her Quarrel.
The fact that corporal punishment Is
discouraged in the public schools of
Chicago is what led Bobby's teacher to
address this note to the boy's mother:
Dear Madam I regret very much to
have to tell you that your son Robert
Idles away his time, is disobedient, quar
relsome and disturbs the pupils who are
trying to study their lessons. Be needs a
good whipping, and I strongly recommend
that you give him one. Tours truly,
MISS BLANK.
Bobby's mother responded as follows:
Dear Miss Blank Lick him yourself. I
ain't mad at him. Yours truly,
MBS. DASH.
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