The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-26
Love In q Shower-bath.

Mr.. Henry Seller was q rich German
bachelor who lived In a nice house OF his
oxn in Brooklyn. and whose only occu-
vs,ion consisted, during the day, In read
no the newspapers, and, Ia the evening,
si-ving s.binocle" nj his club with his In
innate friends. Klaus, the druggist, and
Wolff. the real estate agent. Ttv only
other Intimate of Mr.. Sellers house was
Nj housekeeper Barbara. a maid Of forty
seven. who, In an evil hour, one Sunday,
rent 10 a little temporary theater some
where on Blank Avenue, where the adj
mission was only ten cents, and where she
~itnrssed the performance of the grand
,ragedy of 1.-The Knight of C~ndenburg, or,
The Horrors Of Castle Drachenfels." 80
deep was the impression which this extra
ondinary play made upon her that she
henoeforth went almost every night TO the
same diminutive and inexpensive temple
ofThepsis. What pleased her still more
was she picked up a charming male ac-
onsintance nj this establishment-one Mr..
fbaohald Arnim-who said he could not
suaiciently admire such noble characters,
a. Charles Moor in .sThe Robbers" ''Wil-
lam Tell.- etc One night, upon leaving
the theater, Miss Barbara was delighted
because Mr.. Arnim offered 10 escort her
home. He was only twenty-five, quite
good-looking and sucha conversationaiist
Barbara had never seen such a sweet
Young man. And how he quoted poetry!
Schiller, Goethe, Shakespeare me had AT his
fingers ends. and when the two arrived AZ
Mr.. Sellers door, Miss Barbara could not
helm eonfessing that she entertained the
most ardent admiration for him. A
glance at her masters window told
bar that Mr.. Seller was still az his
cluh and SO she invited Mr.. Arnim 10 step
In and have a piece OF cold fowl and a glass
~ vine with her. Her escort readily ac-
cented the invitation. and the two sat
down in the kitchen, where Arnim quoted
noetry while Barbara set a good cold meal
and a bottle Of Mr.. Sellers best Burgundy
hefore him. They parted whes IL was
shout time for Barbara's master to return.
THE acquaintance Of the ho~usekeeper and
her beau soon ripened into an intimacy,
and finally a formal engagement. Thence
forth Mr.. Theobald Arnim, of course,
lived in clover. The best of Mr.. Sellers
yiands and wines were placed at his dis
posal by the o~ver-happy Barbara. As he
was a good drinker n a very hearty eat
er. this addition 20 Mr.. Sellers household
conld not help making a serious inroad
both upon his iarder and wine-cellar. Six
months afterwards Mr.. Seller began TO no
flee that his wine was nearly out, and that
his butcher-bill was growing larger and
larger. He noticed, furthermore. that his
hest dress-suit had been repeatedly worn
by somebody besides himself. and in he
siie-pocket Of his ovsrcoat he found n
dav 4 bill unpaid that led 10 suspicion.
He also discovered that the ~top-boots he
had never used were worn down az the
heels. Still the real state of affairs re-
NAMED unknown, until one evening he
happened TO come home from his club a
lifile earlier than usual. He entered the
Kitchen. where he found Barbars, a prey
10 visible embarrassment. "Why:" said
Mr.. Seller. ..there is a strong smell Of
tobacco here, Barbara. and there Is burn
ing cigar on the table. What does IL
meang' Barbara stammered an excuse.
Il have the toothache. sir" she replied;
81 thought smoking would do me good"
Mr.. seller did not saw any thing. but look
el about the kitchen. fixed his eyes a mo-
ment on the large shower-bath standing
in a corner. and went out. Next day he
returned fully an hour sooner than usual
from the club. He was accompanied by a
cuple of friends. and made 30 much noise
in the hallway hat his arrival could be
heard all over the house. He conducted
his friends ~straightway to the kitchen.
where they again found Barbara again
embarrassed and surrounded by a cloud OF
cigar smoke. "Poor Barbara said Mr..
Seler. in a singular tone. " see you have
the toothache still" Without paying any
further attention TO her, he took his
friends "a the shower-bath in the corner.
II promised Z o show you how ~splehdidly
nv shower-bath works." he said 10 them.
and pulled the string hanging down on It's
side. The next moment there was a sound
.f brushing waters in the shower-bath, and
then. with a scream of distress, the unfor-
tunate Theobald. who had been hidden
there. emerged from IL In the most pitiful
plight. Drenched to the skin, he rushed
out Of the kitchen and out Of the house.
while his heart-brokfn fiancee rcsorted TO
a swoon In order to hide her confusion.
Next day Barbara was no longer MIR.
Sellers housekeeper. and the ungrateful
Theobald repudiated the engagement with
fer