The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-30


whittier bad been summoned from u
dia 10 take the cbief command ot the sc
crct police. when one day, in one of -
barrow back streets pear the pubAc gar
den, Who thoula ran up agains, bot q
oid FREUD or mine, whom ] had not see
ior tea yeags.
Hsgan vAs > great burly lrisbman
reckless aud good-Hatuned, who hai
spent the years, siooe ! lasi saw him
trading in Abyssinia lie locked brown
er aud harder than when l FIRST Knew
him, aud oue on two scars about his fae'
showed that be hsd rot been without HI
rubs Tie soon told me bis story II
bad fallen IN love with beautiful Gree
gih, and hoped shortly 10 be married
Bot, bedad. the worst Of IL sl is, my boy
said be, that the brute Of mother want
Albsnea TO marry 81 ipfernal 6ermsi
banker Scbelmer, you know, ihe fellov
" ho is doing very well VIII Gulheim a
d banker; and If the mother can pick !
quarrel viii ME she viii, though Athene'
and are engaged. But come aud se'
my beauty.
looked around 10 astonishment, 70
the place looked like blind alley, an,
no rich persons house could possibly b
situated in such locality lie noticed
my surprise.
You don't know how people live here
In the Old times rich men concealed theiI
wealth by living in these out-of-the-wa,
pisces. It's no, half as bad place in
side.
We stopped at dingy door and rang
a rusty bell. AN old Arab woman wbC
came to the door recognized Hagan with
many smiles, and at once showed him ~
stairs. They exchanged few words IL
I Arabic.
The ladies are all at party at Greek
friends close by; but III soon wake then
Up, said Hagan, as we ascended some
stairs and entered splendid room. richly
furnished lie struck match, and light
I ing two wax candles, went TO back
window, and waved them two or three
7 times. Almost the moment after the
agreed on signal in such cases was an
swered by the wave OF candle alta win.
dow opposite, from whence there came
sounds OF music, and little head peeped
ou, aud something was said IN Italian.
! They'll be over directly, said Hagan,
aud think you'll say she's a beauty
want to get her away, because that brute
Schelmer is there tonight, and the old
mother will be making play with him.
| lu minute or two little Greek girl,
/ Philiua, sister of Athenea, came bound
ing up the stairs, aud shook Hagan by
the hand. They'd hardly let us come,
Mr., Hagan, she said laughingly, for
Athenea was just going to dance with
that dreadful man Mr.. Schelmer, but !
made them.
/ BY this time the party had swept in.
The father, an old Arab, with fine
beard aud significant face the cross,
sulgqr-looking Greek mother, much over
dressed land the fair Athenea, her fne
black eyes looking cloudy aud rueful, on
the arm of the German banker, cum
ning-looking, impertinent upstart, with
dyed hair aud mustaches. BY his side
was little, sleek, obsequious man, whom
found TO be Gnlheim, Schelmer's part
ner. The mother was indignant at the
interruption of their festivity. The old
\ Arab father tried in vain, by soft words,
to mitigate bis wife's anger. Athenea
gave Hagan a look that subdued for a
moment the storm that was evidently
fast rising ! was introduced, and we
/ all sat aud talked IN ar uncomfortable
way for some time, til at last AtheDea's
mother rose.
think we must now wish YOU good
evening, Mr.. Hagan, she said, 10 sharp,
staccalo voice, and rejoin our friends
whom we so abruptly left. Come,
Athenea, take Mr.. Schelme.'s arm.
I Athenes gave d melancholy look al
poor Hagan, and OF sailed the party,
leaving the old Arab TO vainy attempt to
console my indignant friend.
do all eau, my dear boy, for you,
groaned the old man; but my wife is en-.
tirely carried away by this German ras.
cal, who is said to be so enormously
rich, and is sought after by every one
Allah, Mashallahl but | have no more
/ power in my own house than the boy
who cleans the boots. SliIl, count on mC
for doing all can for you. She has been
very rude TO you tonight. y am ashamed
Of my wife lam, indeed.
had not seen Hsgan for about weeh
after this uncomfortable visit, when ono
afternoon be rushed into my Office in 1
violent state Of excitement. His hsir wa'
tulnbled, his coat all over dust, aud ht
had q cudgel ia his hand. lie threw him
self 10 chair, and burs, Into an hysteri
cal Isugh.
I've done 1t! he said; I've done III
Doue whai2 No harm, hopei
I've given that iellow sehemer tb'
soundest bAang 8nah ever bad Tbey'C
thrown me over and given Athenea &
toe Germau; and to- day they all went I,
picnic near Pompeg's pailar. knew
IL tie aa4lr, aud hld myself behind
sand heap. They 50 came up riding OF
doukeys, and ttefe was The mother driv
lug Aibenea, and she crying al the time
and schelmer riding By her side. A
soon A. | saw them, over ieaped, sns
with ms BIT Of stick ! knocked sehel
mer aud half dozen Of hls Jew friend
d 1 A a.