National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-08


a heroic resolution, he turned on his heel
and wens with deliberate step to the inn
Of the Two-headed Eagle.
II,
That night there was a numerous com
pany at the Two-headod Eagle; tho guests
were of tho most mixed description, and
| the caprice of Callot and that Of Goya
could not have produced an odder ANAL
gam of characteristic types. The Two.
headed Eagle was one of those blessed
cellars celebrated by Hoffman, with steps
so worn, SO greasy, 90 slippery that you
cannot put your foot upon the first one
without at once finding yourself at the
bottom, with your elbows on the table, q
| pipe In your mouth, between pot Of beer
and . measure Of new vino.
Through the thick cloud Of smoke that
almost choked and blinded you at first,
all sorts of strange figures appeared aftor
few minutes. There wero Wallachians
with their cafetan and Astrakhan cap,
Servisns. Hungarians with long black
mustaches, caparisoned with dolmans
and embroidery; Bohemians with coppery
compilations, narrow forehead, and arched
nose; honest Germans with laced coats;
Tartars with eyes turned up like those Of
Chinese, all imaginable populations. Tho
east was represented by q fat Turk ooiled
| up in corner and peacefully smoking q
pipe of Moldavian cherrywood with
bowl of red clay and mouthpiece Of
yellow amber.
Every body 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 those long German waltzes which
produce on northern imaginations the
same effect as hsshoesh and opium on the
| Oriontals, tho couples passed and re.
passed rapidly; the women almost faint
| ing with pleasure on the arms Of their
| cavaliers to the sounds of q waltz by
| Lamar, swept away with their skirts the
clouds of smoke aud refreshed the faces
of the drinkers. At the counter some
Morlachesn improvisators. accompanied
by player upon the guzls, were reciting
q sort of dramatic complaint, which
seemed greatly to divert a dozen strange
figures clothed in sheepskin and coifed
with tarboukhs.
Heinrich won't to the end of the cellar,
and sat on table where were already
seated three or four personages of joyous
rnien and merry humor.
- AN, heinr,cnE orieu cne eiuest OF inc
eand nina yourselves, my riehosi
ianum haoet IN cofnu' you know you
night; you almost frightened me. Who
would think that Heinrich, who drinks
beer as we do, and who does not draw
back before slice of cold ham, could put
on such venomous, wicked, and sardonic
airs, and that with q single gesture he
can MAKE Wnoie snease, shuuuer.
En- why thap u tne reason WY
heinricn gteas ass" s1onme
comeulan. lhere Is no glory IN paying
role that is IN your character; tho tri-
nmph ior co9uetse ID 70 excel IN play
ing ingennes.
heinrieh say down moaese.y, catiea ior
large glass Oh mlSea VINE, anu tne con
versation continued on the same SUBJECT
On all sides IL WAS aumira'ioh anu COM
piiments.
An! II the great "oiigahg aetne hao
seen you sara one;
snow your ieet eaid anothsri \ am
sure you nave iorkeo nooL
The other drinkers attracted oy these
exciamations, loohed az heinrich seri-
ousiy, all nappy 70 nave tne opportunity
Vi examining CLOSELY 80 romaTkapie
man. mo young men VINO hau Formerly
known heinricn ~ tne uhiVersity' ana
whose names ne naIaIy Knew, came up
10 MN ana shoos MIN coraiaiiy oy inc
hand as II they mad oaen MS intimate
iriends. Inc prettiest vaiseuses az they
passea shot ~ MN tne tehaeres' siances
Oh sneir olue ana Velvee eyes. ,,
One man onIy seated AZ neignporing
taoie seemea 70 take no part IN the
general enthusiasm MS mead thrown
uaek wn :s NO was su ~. tus u's,iaoteuiy
with ms hhseis on me cIoWn OF MS nat
hi'iy marin, anu, iIoui .'mo W ,'ne
nc uttefeo so1s VI hunPn' sihguiariy
duC IL, All.
Inc aspeet Oh tnis man vas OF tno
slauRes.. aithousn He was oro.sea lAe
an so.''s uuku0f " '.ouna' onJoy'ns
shadah iTsunu me- t,n s.Sy syss we're
shauea WIN green tihss' ahu snCt OUT
Pnosphorio h8nts nke Inc eyes OF cat.
WHEN Ms pale, nag Ups parVeu .ney
showed TWO rows OF teetn very "n!te,
very snatPi anu veiy w.ue apart VI tho
mus. cahnlpa' anu most iefoolous aspect
MS lonR hsns, shinins anu eur'eu' 'ook
vague appearAnce Oh elaws, ou' tnas
a shss ~ ny. s Spp thst Ua x faP,a
nasnesi 70 TUG eye tnas watGneG nxeaiy'
and debonpai, .nnsarance of a ' rst;rnS
Viennese mercb.nt and Won fslt actor.
;sbed that Won cnnld have ausnected of
v;Ilainv and SeviItrv . face 40 ynIoarand
trivial
Jnterna,,v Ue;nr;cb ,vas abocL. al NJ thu
;ndiffarancs ~ The man That disds;nt,i
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n. nsgvr;cs which His no;av comnan;ons
ayi.Ssd mon him T. was tba s;Ianca ns
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