ItwasasimplecrmerieintheRuedelaMichodire，alittlewayoutoftheBoulevarddesItaliens;anditssuccesswasduetothefactthatMadameBusque，thekindestoldladyalive，hadlearnedhowtomakesundryAmericandishes，andhadplacedasigninthewindowasfollows:
``AuxAmricains。SpcialitdePumpkinPieetdeBuckwheatCakes。’’Neverwasthereamorejollyrestaurant。Onemetthere，notonlystudentsandartists，butsomeofthemosteminentmeninAmericanpubliclife。Thespecialtiesasgivenonthesign—boardwerewellprepared;andmanywerethelamentationswhenthedearoldmadamedied，andtherestaurant，beingtransferredtoanotherpartofParis，becamepretentiousandfellintooblivion。
Anotheroccurrenceattheexpositiondwellsvividlyinmymemory。Oneday，ingoingthroughtheannexinwhichtherewasashowofdomesticanimals，Istoppedforamomenttolookatawonderfulgoatwhichwastheretethered。
Hewasverylarge，withamajestichead，spreadinghorns，andlong，white，curlybeard。PresentlyapartyofFrenchgentlemenandladies，evidentlyofthehigherclass，camealongandjoinedthecrowdgazingattheanimal。Inafewmomentsoneoftheladies，anxioustohurryon，saidtothelargeanddignifiedelderlygentlemanattheheadoftheparty，``Maisviensdonc’’;towhichheanswered，``Non，laissemoileregarder;celui—lressembletantaubonDieu。’’
Thisremark，whichinGreatBritainortheUnitedStateswouldhavearousedhorrorasblasphemy，wassimplyansweredbyapealoflaughter，andthepartypassedon;