Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-01-20


Of sensibility. She did not even
blush.
"My darling, ! love you destwsct-
edly," he resumed, wiping the per-
spiration from his brow with o per-
fumed handkerchief. BE my wife.
o, be mine!" His supply Of words
ceased. Proposing was harder
work than he thought.
"I'll think about it" she respond
ed, shortly, moving towards the
house.
Now Osmund had his own rea-
sons for desiring an immediate an
swer. Creditors were pressing, &C..
So he said in q less sentimental
tone
Couldn't you decide my fate
now or, at least tonight Young
ladies are generally bashful in such
cases, and"
"You have had a great deal Of
experience, presume"
"No-that isl was about to
say" stammered Osmund, 81
thought you might be delicate
about saying yes"
"Or No."
"Oh, not No, dwear Estelle /,
And was about to say that a.
we are to be in the same tableau--
The May Queen--you might signi-
fly your consent by giving me tho
bouquet of white roses and hello
twope will send you"
"very well--if I give you tho
bouquet, it will mean Yes" And
she left him.
"An ice-maiden !" he soliloquiz-
ed, putting up his eye-glass to look
after her. "Stwange cweatures,
these American girls Awful work
popping the question! Glad fel-
leh has only to do it once. She
can't be worth less than FIVE hund-
red thousand dollars. Wish IL
were pounds sterling"
The glow of sunset faded into
twilight, and night came bringing
many guests to the Abbey.
The folding doors separating the
two large drawing rooms had been
removed, forming in this manner
one large hall. In front of the
newly erected stage the audience,
presenting as many gay colors as
bed Of autumn flowers, were al
ready seated and listening to an ex,
quisite duet, played by a violin and
flute.
The curtain slowly rose to a slow,
wailing strain, revealing a picture
from Faust-Margaret going to
church. The lights and hues had
been arranged artistically by Estel-
lie, and the tableau received an en-
core.
Then came the scene from Schil-
Ter, and after that Kathleen Ma
vourneen. A cottage was seen in
the foreground. A landscape with
the sun rising above distant hills
occupied the stage. Ormsby, in
the costume of an Irish peasant,
stood just beneath the cottage win
dow, and began the song-"Kath-
leen Mavourneen." To do him
justice he had rich, sweet tenor
voice, but his attempt at brogue
proved abortive. He struggled
manfully with the RS, bu. it came
off second best. AS he reached
the words, go why art thou silent,
thou voice of my heart" the lattice
opened, Kathleen appeared, and
the curtain fell.
Scenes from Dickens and Scott
were followed by the May Queen.
This was pastoral scene initiated
from Vatican fan; all the char
acters appearing in the quaint
court-dresses Of the dncien regime.
The orchestra began a stately
minuet, and the May Queen was
discovered seated on q throne Of
velvety moss and surrounded by
her court. Estelle made o lovely
queen-a veritable Titania. She
held Ormsby's bouquet Of white
roses and heliotrope. She was ex-
tending it to kneeling shepherd
with q glass screwed in his right
eye), when she suddenly noticed .
strange form among the audience.
The bouquet fell to the floor, and
she sank back fainting in her seat.
There was some confusion. A mau
hastily rose from his seat, and push
ing his way through the audience,
took the fainting girl in his avns
and carried her from the room, fol-