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Article THE MASTER'S APRON.—A TALE.† ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Master's Apron.—A Tale.†
the opinions and actions of those residing in the suburbs . During this time of restraint , in which the French were governed by princes for whom they bad no affection , every one seemed to the people to be connected nith the police . On the other hand , the police being aware of the opinions of Mrs . Mathiew , and not putting too much confidence in her submission , kept a constant watch near the house . It was before this shop that Edward Melvillea few clays after his
, arrival in Paris , ordered his coachman to stop . On entering , he saluted , politely , both the mother ancl the daughter , and called for a skein of pack-thread , or whip cord . He told them he wanted it to make a snapper for his superb gold mounted whip , which in reality wanted no suell thing . Mrs . Mathiew could not he deceived by our young hero ; she supposed that he hacl seen her daughter Julia , at a distance , and he now wished to have a closer view of her ; forallowing that the whi
, p wanted a snapper , the groom , who at that moment stood holding the reins , would naturally have come for it , instead of his master . The mother cast a look of distrust at the young Englishman , and rose in order to give him what he wanted . " Can you tell me , Miss , " said lid ward , addressing the daughter , "if I am far from Vincennes ?" The young girl , struck by the genteel appearance of this handsome young manwho spoke French as fluently as herselfbecame as red as
, , the rose , and was leaving her seat to point out to him the road to Vincennes , adding , at the same time , that the distance would appear short , with the beautiful carriage that stood before the house , when her mother stopped her : " Go up stairs , Julia , " said she , " you have some work to do there : " and with a look of sadness which never abandoned her , she said to Edward , " You will leave Paris by the gate which is but a few steps from here ; the road to Vincennes is strait on ; horse can
your carry you there in ten minutes . " " What a pretty girl ! " said Edward , watching Julia , who was leaving the room ( being so struck with admiration , he made use of his natural idiom in giving vent to the exclamation ;) " Is your daughter ' s name Julia ? " said be tn her mother .
" There is the pack-thread you asked me for , " said Mrs . Mathiew , without answering Edward ' s question . The young man made a bow and inquired the price of the purchase he had made . " Two groats , sir , " said Mrs . Mathiew . Ancl as our young Englishman appeared not to understand this small coin , she added , " The half of a sou , sir , a half sou . "
Edward paid it , and seeing that it was impossible to keep up a conversation , he saluted her , left the shop ancl entered his buggy , saying to himself , "The daughter is very handsome ! but the mother has no great love for Englishmen . " In leaving , he forgot two things ; the first was , to use the snapper he hacl just procured , and the second was , that he did not take the road to Vincennes . " I was not mistaken , " thought Mrs . Mathiew .
An instant after , Julia stole softly into the shop , and opening little by little the door of the backroom , she cried out , " Is be gone , mother ? " The answer was , " Yes , my child . " " Oh , is he not a beauty , mother !" said Julia . "Never mind , " said the mother , abruptly ; "he is an Englishman ! " The last word uttered by the mother put an end to the conversation , and the young girl , perplexed , went up to her mother ' s room to put the things in order . There existed in France , at this time , a perfect hatred for theEnglish nation , which had united with ail Europe
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Master's Apron.—A Tale.†
the opinions and actions of those residing in the suburbs . During this time of restraint , in which the French were governed by princes for whom they bad no affection , every one seemed to the people to be connected nith the police . On the other hand , the police being aware of the opinions of Mrs . Mathiew , and not putting too much confidence in her submission , kept a constant watch near the house . It was before this shop that Edward Melvillea few clays after his
, arrival in Paris , ordered his coachman to stop . On entering , he saluted , politely , both the mother ancl the daughter , and called for a skein of pack-thread , or whip cord . He told them he wanted it to make a snapper for his superb gold mounted whip , which in reality wanted no suell thing . Mrs . Mathiew could not he deceived by our young hero ; she supposed that he hacl seen her daughter Julia , at a distance , and he now wished to have a closer view of her ; forallowing that the whi
, p wanted a snapper , the groom , who at that moment stood holding the reins , would naturally have come for it , instead of his master . The mother cast a look of distrust at the young Englishman , and rose in order to give him what he wanted . " Can you tell me , Miss , " said lid ward , addressing the daughter , "if I am far from Vincennes ?" The young girl , struck by the genteel appearance of this handsome young manwho spoke French as fluently as herselfbecame as red as
, , the rose , and was leaving her seat to point out to him the road to Vincennes , adding , at the same time , that the distance would appear short , with the beautiful carriage that stood before the house , when her mother stopped her : " Go up stairs , Julia , " said she , " you have some work to do there : " and with a look of sadness which never abandoned her , she said to Edward , " You will leave Paris by the gate which is but a few steps from here ; the road to Vincennes is strait on ; horse can
your carry you there in ten minutes . " " What a pretty girl ! " said Edward , watching Julia , who was leaving the room ( being so struck with admiration , he made use of his natural idiom in giving vent to the exclamation ;) " Is your daughter ' s name Julia ? " said be tn her mother .
" There is the pack-thread you asked me for , " said Mrs . Mathiew , without answering Edward ' s question . The young man made a bow and inquired the price of the purchase he had made . " Two groats , sir , " said Mrs . Mathiew . Ancl as our young Englishman appeared not to understand this small coin , she added , " The half of a sou , sir , a half sou . "
Edward paid it , and seeing that it was impossible to keep up a conversation , he saluted her , left the shop ancl entered his buggy , saying to himself , "The daughter is very handsome ! but the mother has no great love for Englishmen . " In leaving , he forgot two things ; the first was , to use the snapper he hacl just procured , and the second was , that he did not take the road to Vincennes . " I was not mistaken , " thought Mrs . Mathiew .
An instant after , Julia stole softly into the shop , and opening little by little the door of the backroom , she cried out , " Is be gone , mother ? " The answer was , " Yes , my child . " " Oh , is he not a beauty , mother !" said Julia . "Never mind , " said the mother , abruptly ; "he is an Englishman ! " The last word uttered by the mother put an end to the conversation , and the young girl , perplexed , went up to her mother ' s room to put the things in order . There existed in France , at this time , a perfect hatred for theEnglish nation , which had united with ail Europe