Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS,
A CONCERTS CONSEQUENCES.

| singing Just because thoro isn't u person who
wears pantaloonB to escort me? Psliaw IL
rather have you than dozen persons in panta
looms, auntie" Aud tho speaker smiled hel
most ,oaxing smile up iuto the ecandalzed face
opposite.
| "But, my dear Why, it's quite improper
l never did such thing in my life, aud l."
well, aunte. there nust b., first time l.
ways"
| "Wait till your uncle ia back, and you may &c
any where you please. But don't insist on To-
night. And sle glanced down into the noisy
street, far below their windows, with look OF
apprehension.
"Butyeu soc, to night is the very night. The
| only and last night that sings. Auntie, I'd
give five years of my life rather than lose it, and
shant be stopped by the difficulty of our going
alone. There is no difficulty, really" she hast
ened to aid. ''We need not bother with pri-
vate carriage, to which We should have to be Oh.
corted, or else stared at, but well just veil our
selves closely,and take one of those very unique
| public conveyances you chriatened ambulancea
| tho other day. We've only n little distance to
| ride. and that along the principal streets. No
body " notice us in the crowd 30 say yes,
| anntie-do !"
Tho elder lady shook her head
"lf it was ut homo, Margaret, IN New York or
Boston, l."
SAT home Mercy on us I'm afraid even j
| should not be bold enough to venture there,
where might be recognized. But here in Ber-
| lin nobody knows rs, and We Know no one and
nothing We can have good time, and no one
will bo the WISER"
"But that's just it, my dear. We do know
nothing. We're such inexperienced travellers.
We couldn't speak word of German for our
liyos, and that's why your uncle was so worried
about leaving us. He'll bo-'
IN. in ba lad
who WAS rapidly winding tho coils of her luxuri-
ant hair into knot, as she stood before mirror
crcled with faded gilt-"French, auntie, IL suf-
ficent to carry one over the world, including the
regions about the poles l can do all the talk
ing. and I'm going now to SEQ about getting
tickets"
"Going? Where? My dear, just ring tile
bell and tell the conciorge-tho waiter, | moan
the whatever they call the person who secs
to such tlings-what YOU want"
ooh, well, that's easy enough. 1 thought |
should have toIsend out on my own responsible
ity j. and having rung tho bell the young lady
commenced pacing through the narrow room
and humming to herself. Her aunt alternately
fidgeted and demonstrated till waiter appeared,
with whom her niece pareyed in an uncompre-
hensible tongue, which seemed to be satisfacto-
ry to neither party, and WAS utterly confusing to
the matter-of-fact listener, who aspired to moth
ing more profound than English. The waiter
was obsequious and doubtful, Miss Margaret
rather loud and finally inpatient. AT last light
seemed to break upon the attendants mind, and
when bis interviewer handed him n few pieces
of money, with an emphatic, "Voicl J" he bowed
to the ground and slid from the room amidst
voluble ASSURANCES.
'Main oui-que letait. ALI j'y vais OF 10 viens
encore avec les. Milo pardons mademoisee"
Stupid thing " WAS the comment on his de
partnre.
II should thnl. he must hayo been. Do you
know you have been talking to him twenty min
utes ~ putting hor watch in her pocket with u
farewell glance. Didn't ho know whore to get
the ticketsY"
"Oh yes, suppose no. Tho trouble was |
couldn't for my life make him understand what
WANTED, though talked the purost Partisan
French to the goose"
There was no immediate RESPONSE Tho aunt
WAS meditating now objections. In the pause
the waiter re-appeared, breathless, with tickets
and surplus. After his second disappearance
the argument between the two ladies WAS re-
sumed, and was only terminated by darkness
and Margarets resolute bringing forth Of bon
nets and wraps. Mrs. Somers yielded miseraby,
aud almost before sho realized it, had been con-
Quoted down humorous stairs and out of the
house, and was being plotted by Margaret to-
ward " one of those ambulance things" which
their letter-ont had hailed for them. IL was with
no comfortable sensation that she shrank into II
conner of tho vehicle and drew her veil closer to
shut out tho intrusive rays of n lamp suspended
noar by. The complete uncOnsciousness OF her
passengers, however, was re-assllring
The noisy talk Of some, the phlegmatic silence
Of the rest gradually restored her equanimity.
And when Margaret whispered, with a thrill OF a
laugh in her voice, "Auntie, isn't it delight
full 7" she only asked, meekly.
"a Are we almost there 2"
awe seem to be. It's that building blazing
with lights. Uncle showed it TO me tho first day
we camo. Our conveyance is stopping. These
people are musically inclined too. Indeed, 1t
would be wonder if all Berlin did not go to
hear - sing"
q ~, -,
crowd into the narrow entrance OF the building
before them. Our two adventuresses clung to-
gethor and were carried with the throng, the
aunt more aud more apprcheDsive, the niece
rather amused. Once inside and provided with
seats, discomforts were lost sight OF, charmed
away by tho voice of ono of the worlds grandest
singers. Three hours passed az one and when
at last the curtain fell and tho rush and scram-
bic Of the throng began again, Margaret could
only say, with tears Of rapture still in her eyes
"Oh, auntio aren't you glad we came?'
81 don't know" was the grim response. al
haven't been warm once this evening. I'm euro
I've taken cold, though haven't had time to
think of it before"
arm. We will follow the crowd, and we'll soon
be home again. 1t is cold"
The chilly wind made the lamps fare they
came out on the thronged street.
"Where is another OF those ambulances ~
Mrs Somers inquired, shiveringly.
"0h, yonder One is coming. It's quite close
to u.s. I'll signal it,"
"Swng your muff."
"No, here it is. This way, Auntie, and the
befogged Mrs. Somers was jerked up high step
by stolid-faced man. The two lines of seats
within were nearly full. Room was made for the
newcomer, however. Margaret, following her
aunt, WAS forced to content herself with seat
somewhat farther down and on the opposite side.
Into this she was aided,by much bewhiskered
and begilded Pflssian in n cooked hat. He re-
sumed his seat on her right. On her left anoth-
er exquisitely dressed aud perfumed parsonage
had risen and bowed at her approach, and had
also resumed his scat. Tho latter WAS unmis-
takaby Frenchman, and was politely worried
by the coseness of the quarters into which he
was forced to crowd Margaret. He did not offer
to stand, however, and the young lady resigned
herself to the situation which was, without doubt,
uncomfortable, as she was wedged between two
rather portly personages, each OF whom was in-
cned to be unpleasantly gallant. Margaret was
thankful for the heavy folds Of her veil, which
defended her from the curious black eyes on one
side, the furtive blue ones on the other Forti-
flying herself with on occasional glance at her
auntie's mu1led figure and the remembrance Of
the shortness of the way, she covered close un-
der her wraps to avoid the sharp wind that swept
through the vehicle, which was open at either
end, and stared straight before her to avoid the
stares on either side. Thus she happened to do
her share of staring. just opposite sat young
gentleman wearing IL heavy cloak and cap, and
between these lines OF blackness looked out a
somewhat bronzed face, marked by straight