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"Popinjay you, that ought to be in a cage like his canary." But Virginie Poucette also was there in front of the offender, and she also had come from Chalfonte was born in that parish; and she knew what she was facing.
"Better carry a bird-cage and a book than carry swill to swine," she said; and madame from Chalfonte turned white, for it had been said that her father was once a swine-herd, and that she had tried her best to forget it when, with her coarse beauty, she married the well-to-do farmer who was now in the legislature.
"Better carry a bird-cage and a book than carry swill to swine," she said; and madame from Chalfonte turned white, for it had been said that her father was once a swine-herd, and that she had tried her best to forget it when, with her coarse beauty, she married the well-to-do farmer who was now in the legislature.
But suddenly repenting, for Virginie was a hard-working widow who had behaved very well for an outsider having come from Chalfonte beyond the Beau Chevalshe added: "But if he was a Protestant and could get a divorce, and you did marry him, you'd make him have more sense than he's got; for you've a quiet sensible way, and you've worked hard since Palass Poucette died."
"Popinjay you, that ought to be in a cage like his canary." But Virginie Poucette also was there in front of the offender, and she also had come from Chalfonte was born in that parish; and she knew what she was facing.
It was a river-driving and lumber case for which many witnesses had been called; and there were all kinds of stray people in the place red-shirted river-drivers, a black-coated Methodist minister from Chalfonte, clerks from lumber-firms, and foremen of lumber-yards; and among these was one who greatly loved such a day as this when he could be free from work, and celebrate himself!
It was a river- driving and lumber case for which many witnesses had been called; and there were all kinds of stray people in the place red-shirted river- drivers, a black-coated Methodist minister from Chalfonte, clerks from lumber-firms, and foremen of lumber-yards; and among these was one who greatly loved such a day as this when he could be free from work, and celebrate himself!
"What a ridiculous little man!" said a woman from Chalfonte over the water, who had been buying freely all day for her new "Manor," her husband being a member of the provincial legislature. The words were no sooner out of her mouth than two women faced her threateningly. "For two pins I'd slap your face," said old Mere Langlois, her great breast heaving.
My pal came in at this time, and I winked at him to say nothing. He understood. We took that train all right, and lost our tools. I never saw Atlantic City again until 1908, when I was asked to speak at the Y. M. C. A. I told this story in my talk. I've been back four times; I've been entertained at one of the best hotels there, the Chalfonte, for a week at a time. What a change!
"What a ridiculous little man!" said a woman from Chalfonte over the water, who had been buying freely all day for her new "Manor," her husband being a member of the provincial legislature. The words were no sooner out of her mouth than two women faced her threateningly. "For two pins I'd slap your face," said old Mere Langlois, her great breast heaving.
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