, 1874-01-01
wear laurels, theyts1all be unstained. It shall
be truH fame Inna 4Hat

A1 - 1o 4huc VI Up06 t0aE i H1n.
, Ano as I eal9 this l threw open the door iuI
q the dazzling Light that confused me for an i,
3 atant. and stepped as it were from Hades int
!; heaven. Lisa run forward with crown
1onqulls that she had been twisting togethe
, and laughlpg1y crowned my head, then ran an
+ | OF aPompous march Of triumph from "a Juda
: hiaccabIus." a moment after, with all be
grace and strange Undine-like Yeerings frot
eayety to sadness, she leaEed up and threw he
; You look i'll tonight, dear father, she said
! Does he not, karl7 Ho is working too hui
! At his book. Karl, you must help me burn al
the pens"
- have been anxious, my Lisa, about Kar
and his success."
''ka11's success! why, he must succeed
Come, papa, suprer ia ready and the cure ant
Bnbelscnweitz will soon be here for the quartet
re are 70 practice"
The family group at the supper-tabe made 3
picture worthy of Mcssonnier. A lettuce, &C
dehclously cool and green, was ready in the
bowl. and it Was pleasant to see tho epicurean
caro- with which the old chapel-masser: blended
Lisa and the fine Titian-llko head Of ZadaAa,
| werc reflected in miniature in the round nlr1o1
on She wall. The ealad WAS Just ready, and
Zadaka was tossing it round with lutte cry OF
| triumph, when q violent knock WAS heard at the
door, and in burst the irrepressible Babel
echwcltz. Lis gooscbelry eyes staring wildly, his
| red hasr az uhua all in 8 retell1ous tangle, He
dragged with linn tho gentle old cure, his uncle,
| who was expostula.ing, half out Of breath, at
| tie rapidity of tho entrance.
Il elsa, juchhel!" cried Babelechweitx,
"Such news! Oh for 8 trombone to give it in
appropriate music! Heisa for Karl Waldstciu
The permission for the opera has come. It's al
11s4t. it's all right! Q for ten thoufand big
cannon to announce tho wonderful opera OF
Karl the great young karI!"
God Le thauked!" ea!d Zadaks.
Lisa burst iuto tears Of jcy
Aud What did do? I was stunned. sat
down and buried my head in my hands. 0, If I
should 1ail! "hemember Zadaka's offer. !" wlis-
pered voice. BabelEcAweltz danced round the
room like madmsn. then pou. I'd out wild cries
Of triumph from tie suffering piano. It was
coronation day for me. But ali! II you fail,
my 6on1 tie ugly voice kept saying.
ui.-THE CAFE APOLLO.
lhe lae5 private rehearsal Of IL o opera By the
stuoents OF the Conseryntcrium was an over
wLeimipg succcss- There could be little doubt
OF victory II the audience was not prejudiced
against my youth Babelsclweitz and his friends
haa insisted upon tae Apollo Club, to which We
both belonged, giving me q SUPPER in tie pri-
vatc room Ut the Cafe Apollo. the great resort OF
students: AID old Zadala Was TO be the Chair |
man OF tho eyeEing. think f1om bis manner |
he "as glad that had refused TO do wlat l |
deemed dlshonorablc. and had trusted to myself |
alone. lie seemed pow to larelitt doubt Of |
my success. and no trace Of melancholy or d1s-
appointment fingered about him. His eyes
rested with kindly Aumor on the noisy young
students, aud he appeared to relish thelr WIG
tricks. theif outrageous enthuslasiD, anu 10 en-
joy their uproarious songs. with absurd choruses,
representing the cries OF animals.
The supper over, so were the part songs
that accompanied each toast, aud We were h!4
pleasantly cLeered with wine. without one gtAss
too much having yet been taken. Babelschweltz.
un the shoulders If tall Swablan. botn 1ldoen
under tile Same sleet, was playing the 14os1 ~
- Hanllct." and answering through sFeaking-
In
ULcI, were ali in the squcaLiest fslsetto.
plllows OF laughter were rolling through tho
room, while an impromptu chariEaiI band played
IN ACCENT aulmeut to this e1traynSant duet. Ihe
old cure was, after great pressing, Just pouring
out tho third glass Of hocx "a most Sardana-
paliun act OF reyclry i'll hiln), and We were now
prcI a,iug for m imCromptu incantation scene
lrcm Dor FreiEchutz, u Batelschwtitza as Zamtek,
y s1en the door opened, aud steiger and stran-
ger came in, and took their places, without
greeting any one, near the door.
StciScr nas never pleas ant sort of person,
ND he looked peculiarly disasreeab1e on this
pcclal night. He wns fe,reiy-faced, maleyo-
eut man, who always seemed as il lie were gong |
o bite you-hiB head like rats, his forehead
ow, his complexion yellow with bile. bis dreea J
otdiu and careless, his walk distorted twist,
lis Lands ike claws, his hair like dead moss 1
together man to avoid. The person with
i'm YVES tall. wiry F1ench-Jew mau, with q 8
ong face and squlut. Envy and maleyo1ence- q
hey might have stood for types OF those paa- s
ions, aud their eyes seemed to cat = balcful "
lduence as they passed around the table, pro- E
oking from every one sotto-voce expressions Of b
islke, anger, a'1d contempt.
'' SIeiser, old iellow. said Babe1echwetz, in I:
IL Of tho mad mc7ment, "you don't look well !; 4
1T your voice. quar- cled with your tailor, or d
bat is the matter? Pass him the bottle, hlop- g
nheim." p
- Herr Eteiger," said Zadaka. rising with dig
tr aud true courtesy, - the Apollo Club drinks
you. Gentlemen, propose the health OF Herr
eiger, the accomplished author Of First
udicb for the EarpsicLord.'"
The toast was drunk with tremendous Vi
81 aud c.ashes Of instruments, but Herr Stel-
r did not rise to reply. When the clamors for
cger actually grew violent, he rose slowly, and
til malignant glance at Zadaka-
>. Gentlemen OF the Apollo Club" he said, II
surprised to Lnd tonight. on the festival IN
nor OF our young genius or our young failure
the future. Don-member in the Chair, and
ore especially such non-member. Lave been
fore now accused of tutoring slanders against
il man Of trying, it was implied, to lower tho
putation OF rival. I had my own reasons for
Dse accusations aud that dislike. have found
I'M the friend from Vienna who sits beside ne,
1t this man goes by nn assumed namo. His
Il name he couceals, and why? Because it has
en- dlsglaced."
zadasa seemed going tc rush at his enemy.
t aud DabelschWeitz restrained and conso!od
's Yes, eay diegrnccd, and when tell you his
nu10Q6 0aile, YCu Will Auo" AIhL AH % tA1 III.
mparable villain who was everywhere believed
Vienna to have poisoned his friend-the
1ine uozart-to conceal his thcfts from him.
at man, Antonio Saieri, sits there before
a."
s1y blood turned icy With horror bad
ard of such report us Que generally believed
Vienna; but, oven II it Was true, ho" could
daEa be Salier1? had never even heard hun
,ntion Vienna. He had always spoken OF
,zart with lore that borde1ed on idolatry,
regret that vas almost overwhelming. l
sed him to rise and deny this disSracotnl cal,
inv, and I, With my own hands, would expel :
d challenge this slanderer.
70 my horror Zadaka stood .up, but be re-
rded me with racant eyes, and uttered only
coherent words. He pointed to tho closed
or, and eaid:
:. Who is that mnn in black. with hts faco
med from us. who is entering the door? He
Is for me; he turns his face! 1t is Wolf
~! WoHrang, do not repul6e me! I am ~
liity. It iB ii. my friend Franz
and as he said these terrible words, the Old
u staggered d step forward with hands up
sed, and then fell heavily on the floor, as VIC n
thought dead. tn