The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-07-01

''It would be too bad, he said, 'tfOr
you to be afflicted with any mental dis.
arrangement here In land of strangers,
so far from home and frit nds. Let us
| get back to the hotel as soon as possible.
put a cold-water bandage over your
forehead, and keep out of this intense
heat for the rest of to day. I really
don't want to have crazy American on
my hands p
But, although the idea might seem
little preposberous, 1 was m 1re than
half in earnest, and the longer I thought
about it the more determined became.
In the first place, our journey up to this
time had been irregulaFly uneventful.
We had lost none of our luggage; had
| not even quaTreled with a coachman :;
had neither missed a train nor gotten
/ on board a wrong one had met no par
| ticularly attractive or disagreeable
people had not been presented with a
hotel bill sufficiently exorbitant to
warrant our creating a disturbance. My
spirit was pining for excitement. [ was
in a mental state capable of almost any
thing that promised adventure. would
have accepted a challenge to fight
| duel, would have assisted a communistic
uprising, would not have refused an
Invitation to dine with the emperor.
Il
was in love with damsel whom 1 had
never seen, what was TO prevent my
following up the affair, even though the
chances were somewhat against me ? A
young traveller on a summers vacation
could not allow things to go on in this
mOnOtOnous way.
"What plans have you matured for
this afternoon ?" I inquired of the
doctor, as we sat at the lunch table in
the Observation-Disclosures Hof.
GA drive on the Ringetrasse (pro-
vided you have sufficiently recovered to
go Out) then a nap afterWsrd, dinner.
"And 1 am going to find Maria"
80 you have even settled her name
Can you inform me, please, what color
of dress she wears? Has she good
teeth What salary does she get ?
How about her parents and family
Has she any little sisters or big broth
ers? Does she make bOnnets during
the week, or is she a ballet dancer at
the opera ? Have you any rivals? If
so, call them out and 1 will second
you. Nonsense, boy, come and drive
out with me and see the town We
must leave Vienna by Wednesday, you
know, and Maria is already engaged to
one of these goOd-lOoking Austrian
soldiers, I will warrant"
No; he could not ridicule it away in
that style. I tried to hum the adGgiO
aloud, and failed got up from lunch,
lit a cigar, and leaving the sarcastic son
of Scotia to enjoy his sober and lonely
wanderings, proceeded to break the
Sabbath after my own fashion. As
preliminary to my Investigations, /
sought the landlord. Hotel keepers
knowing everything. They know all
the sights in or about the town they
know Just where a stranger wants to
go they know a little English. Gall
ing him to me, said !: ''It's a warm
day" this being the customary opening
of a conver alton in America.
Enormous, sir"
''I went to st. Augustine's this
morning, - Coming to the point.)
% Remarkable church, remarkable
monument of interest there.
'' Yes, and was much pleased with
the singing ; 1 heard quiet a wonderful
voice, one of the finest, think, l ever
heard"
Remarkable singing, remarkable
singing, of interest to a foreigner.
81 suppose you know the singers,
don't you? Can't you tell me the
names of some of them ?"
"H'm" Cthoughtfully stroking his
nose with one finger), Herr Radunsh
sings the deep voice. Herr-Herr
'Oh, never mind the deep voices
who sings the soprano part?"
"SopranO part P"
Yes, the high part, you know, the
Iady's part.
''Oh, yes, indeed; let me recollect
myself; before long time"
ga long time ago, you mean never
mind that, who sings there now ?"
GA long time ago the boys sang So
pranO part"
''Pshaw, but
"And dem there was Fraulein-Frau-
lein-I remember it not now Fraulein
On-dOnneT1Oetter, remember it not
she was a very pretty fraulein, but I
know not If she is there now"
''And don't you know any one in the
choir whom you could ask ?"
He smiled.
"I only know the Belgentreter.
What do you cali him in English ?"
1.-The blow boy ?"
Yes, the blowing boy-and he sings
not.
''Bring me your belgentreter Where
can find him ? Where does he live ?"
" You take farce to Francis strasse,
get out at Seller strasse-a very little
street-Ro to No 6 or No. z; go in
door. You come to a large court, denn
you ask any one for old Fritz Schultze.
If he is not there he will be drinking
beer somewhere else. If he is not
drinking beer he must be dead. "
And I left my informant smiling at
his own satirical fling at poor Schultze's
habits, and wondering, no doubt, what
] could want of such a humble person
age. But European LANDLORDS are get
ting accustomed to eccentTicities on the
part of their foreign guests. and their
astonishment at the vagaries OF all Eng
lish-speakiDg people has become petTi-
fed in the pretty epitbet "veri uckte
Highlander" =" mad Englishmen -
which they apply to all OF us indiscrim-
inately.
L followed my directions, and soon
found myself at the place described.
entered the doorway, and through that
passed to the large court A child
inquired of conducted me to the object
of my search. Schultze I found, &C
eording to prediction, in a low-ceiled
room where a dozen DOING men sat
| over their great mugs OF beer. Schultze
was a pretty old blow-boy, his hair be-
| ing heavily frosted with gray. He was
also a very obsequious old blow boy,
and snatched his cap off quickly when l
| spoke to him. / considered him re-
markably intelligent as well, for he
| seemed to understand my errand at
once. gave him gulden to quicken
his wits he thereupOn began to talk as
| if determined to give me twice my
moneys worth.
Well, although my knowledge of
VienDese German was deplorably de-
ficient. 1 managed to have quite an in
UeIview. His communication, as nearly
as could make it out, was as follows: !:
90 No, I'm afraid cant help You much,
sir. The fact is I don't know much
about what goes on in front of the
organ my business is behind. I crawl
up a dark stairway that nobody else
ever climbs, and get into a little dark
box inside the organ. This g just
about big enough to turn around in,
and there / sit during service, and see
nobody and hear nothing but confused
rumble noise when the organ. plays. I
have my dungeon lighted by a little