The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
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ny es the high eEtsyou know, the lady's
part.''
"0h, yes, indeed let me recollect my
self before a long time
M Along time ago. You mean !; never
mind that, who. sing there nov. IT, & j
"a long time'ago tie boys sang soprano ;
'Pshaw, but-''
"And dem there was Fraulein Frau
elm. remember III mot -.-Fraulein
yon..-d o7l2,er toet nember itsnot /; she
IWassa very pretty litt1e fraulein, but j
fknow¬if she Is there now.'' s slass' -
''And don't you know anyone in the
choir whom you could ask g.
He smiled.
II only knew the Belgestreter. What
''The ablowboy O.
"Yes, the blowing boy,.-.and he sings
not
"Bring me your belgentreter! Where
can find him., Where, does he live g.
F $'sY on take@a fiaere tolF rancis.s stFasse,
get out at Seller strasse,..- a very little
street,-go to No. or 7; go in a door,
You come to large court, then you ask
any one for old Fritz Schultze. If he is
not there he will be drinking keep some.
where else. If he is not drinking beer
he must be dead"
And left my informant smiling at his
own satirical fling at poor Schultz's
habits, and wondering, no doubt, what |
could want Of such humble parsonage.
But European landlords are getting aceus.
toned to eccentricities on the part of
their foreign guests. and their astonisll.
ment at the vagaries of all English speak
ing people has become petrified in the
pretty epitflct "verrucks Englander,"-.-
mad Englishmen, "-.-which they apply
Ito all Of ssindiscriminately
I followed my directions, and soon
found myself at the place described. I
entered the doorway, apd through that
passed: tossthe large court. A child 1 in
CURED OF conducted me to the object of
my search. sSchultze found, according to
predictions, in low-ceiled room where a
dozen dosing men sat over their great
mugs Of beer. Schu!tze was pretty
old blow-boy, his hair being heavily frost
ed with gray. lie was also very obse.
quious old blow-boy, and snatched his
cap Oft quickly when spoke to him. I
considered him remarkably in eligent as
we'll, for he seemed to understand my en-
rand at once. gave him gulden to
quicken his wits; he thereupon began to
stalk as if he determined:t to give me twice
ln1y moneys worth. -
T Well although my knowledge of Wen
nese German was deplorable deficient, |
managed to- have quite an interview. His
comm unication, as nearly as could make
it out, wassas follows: :,
No, I'm afraid can't help you much,
sir. az The fact is l don't know much
about what goes on in front Of the organ
! my BUSINESSES behind. I crawl up a
dark stairway that no one else ever
climbs. and get into little dark box inside
the organ. This is just about big enough
to turn around in. and there sit during
service, and see nobody and hear nothing
but confused rumble Of noise when the
organ plays. Ihave my dungeon lighted
by little talloWdi which enables me to
watch the tall-talc, and see that the bel
lows keeps full know the organist.
He is good but particular man. once
got asleep during the sermon,-which l
don t .hear..a word of. you know, sir, -
and didn' t wake up when the little bell
tinkled for5me to- begin. It was then I
found out that the organist was partic-
ular mamie insists Oh my keeping
awake allthe time, listening for his little
fbel,.' s5+=' g. = r
And then he went on with other per.
personal "reminiscences, which threw no
light on my lady-love, her whereabouts,
OF her charms; so left the garrulous
old fellow. baff1ed in my first attempt at
tracing an unknown person in a strange
city.
went home, and said as little as pos
sYble to my growing companion, who
was more sarcastic than ever on nv re-.
turn about the unfruitful afternoon S
work. But the next morning, my Amer
lean pluck being thoroughly reused,
vigorously resumed my pursuit. I learn
ed from old Schultze where the good but
particular organist lived, and thither be-
took myself. ! had invented wicked
but plausible story which would apollo
gize for my intrusion on this musical des-
pot; so when the venerable artist ap.
peared, | asked him if he took pupils, and
what were his terms, adding that was
already considerably advanced in organ
playing lheavens forgive meD and was
| thinning VI Pui oMN1k my musical SCudleS
ia Vienna. l<wass politely received, and
got great deal Of information which L
had no use for, but finally succeeded in,
leading him to the subject dearest to my
heart, and learned that the divine singer
was named Fraulein ,Maria-how did I
know it was going tobe Maria, unless by
that infallible intuition which, trusted
so implicitly Fraulein Maria Won Ham
merschlag, which latter name was not