Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03

Dreams"
MY good Katy, that is all imagna-
ton ; tomorrow, too, will take place the
last performance, and ] shall no longer
put on the black and red costume which
SO much displcases you
$50 much the better for my mind is a
prey to IL vague feeling of alarm, and |
| fear that the role which has been so pro-
fitable to your glory will not be profitable
to your salvation | am afraid, too, that
you will contract bad habits in the com
panv of these horrible comedians. am
sure that you no longer say your prayers,
and dare wager that you have lost the
little cross that gave you"
Heinrich justified himself by showing
the little cross, which was still shining on
his breast.
While they were talking thus the two
lovers had arrived ut the Thabor Stlasse
in the Leopoldstadt, in front Of the shoe
maker who was famous for the perfection
of his gray boots after chatting some
time at the door, Katy entered followed
by her terrier, not without having abau-
doned her pretty slender fingers to the
pressure of Heinrich's hand.
Heinrich tried once more to catch IL
glimpse of his mistress between the
dainty boots and shoes that were SYM
mctrically arranged on the brass rods in
the window but the fog had slvered
the glass with its moist breath, and he
could only distinguish II confused sill
houette then, taking heroic resolution
he turned on his heel and went with de-
liberate step to the inn of the Twoheaded
Eagle
ii.
Tboi NIGHT there wos n numerous com.
many ar tho Two.beoIeJ EAGLE tbe
gunsts we've of tba most mivei Jescrin-
t;on and tho conrice of Collot and that
of Govo conId moi have nroduced mn OIL
or omolgom Of characteristic types The
Two. headed Eoole was ono Of those bless.
ed collars celebrated Inv Hoffman, with
stems 40 worn 80 preosy so slippcry. thnt
vo,, cannot mt vour loot mon lie first
one without Mt once finding Yourself Mt
thn bottom with your elbows on the tn.
bie n nine in your month. between n not
of beer and measure of new wine.
Through the thick cloud of smoke that
almost clicked and blinded Won ot first
nil sort of strange fipures onpeored after
n few minutes. There were Wallachions
with their cofeton snd Astrokhan cop.
Servions Hunparions with long black
m,,staches copnrisoned with dolmons aul
embroidery Bobemians with coppery
complexions. narrow forehead and arched
nose honest Germans with laced coats
Tartars with ewes turned up like those of
Chinese all imaginable populations.
The East was represented by n fat Turk
coiled up in corner and peacefully smok-
ing a pipe of Moldayiau cherrywood.
with n howl Of red clay and month.
niece of yellow amber
Everybody was eating and drinking
the drink consisted of strong beer and a
mixture of new red wine with old white
wine the food of slices of cold veal.
ham or pastry
Round the tables turned increasingly
one of these long German waltzes which
produce on northern imagiuatioris the
same effect as bashich and opium on the
Orientals. the couples passed and re-
missed randy tbc women almost foint.
mo with pleasure on tbe arms of their
cavaliers to the sounds of n waltz by
Larmer sw,ot away with their skirts the
clouds Of smoke and refreshed the faces
of the drinkers At thc counter some
Norlocenn imnrovisotors accompanird
bv n PLAYER mon the guzla. were recitinp
n sort of dramatic complaint which seem.
ed greatly To divert n dozen strange flo.
ures clothed in sbeenskin and coifeI with
tnrboukhs
Heinrich went to the end of the cellar.
and sot Mt n tnblc where were already
seated three or four personares of ioyons
m;en and merry bnmnr
"Ab Ueinrich ', cried tbe eldest of
tbe hand mind voursoives my friends
fncu~w haber in coruD Yon know Won
Ind n truIy dinbnlicol lnoL the other
nioht Won almost fr;obtennd me- WHO
wo,,l1 ti;,i, tj,at Uo;,r;nl, w.bn drink :
beer ne we 10 and whn docs MOT draw
back before n slice Of cold ham. could