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


in.lsW supposed tor ether love aiGaifs bad
gone bcyoad harmless Gaiauous, sebel
. mer mixed largely IN society, sud vas -
often Al one htuso as another smlled
to tblnk how ilae hc gaes the bitter pii
J bad ready for him
Ten o. tweuty guests, Including thc sls
faibers.in.law bad arrived before Sohrb
mer came, sna managed 10 lead OF M
six fAtkcrs3n-lsw into an inner draw ing
J room, wberc bad placed seyerd q ml
choicest pictures. nboat which pgolesssd
10 vast their opinion, bad iast bottled
them safely OF ia this apartment when
heard Tho servant At the door shout forth
the name of N Schelmer. received hiu
! with euthuslasm which be recproeated
ile was a sallow German jew, tall, thin
aud moi il-maae, though rather wcetly
lie was dressed to lhe height of The fash
ion. Ills coarse black hair was olabor'
ately curled, and bis mustachcs vert
twirled into keencr points than usual
wore the decoration o. the legion OF hon
or 10 bis butlon-hole; bis boots shont
ike mirrors; bis long yellow finger.
we're covered with rings, that seemed ID
glitter more than lyour ordinary jewels
aud an odor OF some strange oriental
perfume preceded aud followed bim. On
his lips there sat a sweet but artificial
smile; 10 bis weasel eyes brooded a sar.
castle cunning He gently touched q
tuberose in bis button-holc as he dartcd
forward every moment TO shake hands
with some one, and bis false teeth looked
larger, whittier and more shark-Ilke than
ever as ,he chatted for a moment with
/ Aihenea, and then skinned of TO whis-
p9r compliments 10 Mile Reguauld or
Fraulein Donnerwetter, WHO were watch
ing bis career with eyes Of pride, delight
and triumph.
touched him ON his shoulder as he
hoated about like a great butterfly over a
tulip bed, and asked him to come and see
some sketches by Descamps that | bad
just bought. He professed to be con
noissenr, and said he should be delighted,
/ We passed to the inner drawing room,
and threw open the door. There were
the six fathers-in-aw, an oddly contrast
ed set of old fogies. Nj. Bonnival, fat
and round like a mandarin, and bald as a
badger; NJ. Regnauld a tall, crane like
old soldier, with long, dropping, white
mustaches; Herr Donnerwetter, Ger
man, with red face, staring eyes, and
stubby black hair; AL Ben Sulieman, a
grave Arab, In turban and oriental appli-
ances; and Mr.. John Blizzard, a sturdy,
broad chested Englishman, with frank,
iovial manner and eountrytied dress.
There was shaking of hands all round,
and round Of local jokes and hearty
laughter; even Ali Ben Suieman laughed
till his turban fell Off Schelmer glded
in among them, and, wherever he came,
there the fun broke out airesh and every
one patled him on Tie back and lionized
him as the very pet aud flower Of Alex.
andria society. | took advantage Of q
lull in the conversation, and the crowd
ing round special gem Of the modern
Italian school, to set light to the train.
Gentlemen, | said, pointing TO M
Schelmer, you perhaps do not know the
object OF the dinner-party to which have
had this day the pleasure of inviting you.
have asked you to come to congratulate
my dear friend here, and ! touched
Sohelmer on the shoulder; he was getting
perceptibly paler, our great banker and
| financial genius, on his approaching
marriage with Mademoisele Louise Reg
nauld on the 10Th.
Stuff said Blizzard, flying up; be mar
ries my daughter Bessy on the 1ltbl
Donner and bllzenl stormed Donner-
wetter, why be marries my beautiful
Gretchen on Tuesday week
| BY the beard of the prophet, said ali
Sulieman, gravely, he has been engaged
TO my daughter Athenea these two
/ months
/ So IN succession stormed and rayed the
six Indignant fathers-in.law, while Schel-
mer stood there, mute aud paralyzed, in
the sudden storm that had fallen upon
his shoulders.
! You shall fght me, sir, al once, coquiH,
spluttered II Regnauld. Come, send for
sword
I draw out al my mhuey tomorrow
all shouted Donnerwetter.
Breach Of promise, you swindler, swore
/ Blizzard, shaking his fist in scbclmer's
malign eyes Breach Of promise scream-
ed every body. Angry hands made grabs
at bis collar; some kicked him; some
pulled him one way, some another.
| pressed the crowd back. Gentlemen,
said, no violence; perhaps the man car
/ ries arms, This quieted them, and they
fell back. can relieve your minds by
assuring you that q seyeref punishment
than you could in1ict viii soon fall on
| this man. have an order for his arrest
from Vienna IN my pocket, aud have Il
endorsed with the Yiceroy's cousent; but
first let us show the picaroon 10 his six
mothers-in-law.
sehelmer bad hitherto stood picture
Of degraded eowardIce- bis arm hanging
by his sides, bis lower lip quiyering con.
valsivefy; bat now an intense horror
seemed 20 dilate his eyes and raise DIT.
bair With scream ~ maduess, aBd
tossing his arms, be- burst from us, and
with half a sleeve torn from bic cost by
Blizzard, be rushed down lbe corridor