Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-18
In SEARCH OF A BRIDE.
From the German of Ludwig Weikel, in :" Uber
Land ana Nicer" Translated for the RECORD
UNION by Miss Minnie Sweeney

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DEAR FRIEND: For some days callow
youth has been fitting about in our circle !;
nobody knows what he is here for. He
acts as if we were al of no consequence
whatever and as if each and all existed
only for his pleasure. In his less than
thirty years lie has seen only life's sunny
side, and he cannot understand how one
can suffer from ennui. When one asks
how ne occupies his time he gayly answers
that he is looking into the worlds ways,
and finds many objects to write about, or
even to draw He says the world has two
sides-a serious and a comic one if one
wishes to think, he may but there is also
plenty to smile at. Then he trills the
beautiful songs for which our poets
are famous. OF course the la
dies are devoted to him, and
though he is a favorite with all, he pays
particular attention to no one of them.
They dub rim the I" wandering minstrel"
and say that he is as wise in the mysteries
of song as a troubadour Of old, and more
nonsense Of the sort.
In boxing the other dav, with my COM
rade, he gave him twenty blows and did
not receive one; at the target match,
where the ladies were Judges, my chosen
fair one conferred on him the prize; as for
rowing. there is no one here who will try
to race with him. Alas That miserable
fracture has left me stiff, or | would show
him that he is not the only hero in the
countryside. said as much to him the
other day. He was very courteous, and
said that ne would gladly engage me as a
rival when had fully recovered at the
same time he smiled in his pleasant way,
coniound him and all the rest of the COM
pany laughed uproariously because-well,
because laughing is Just as contagious as
yawning.
This evening the blonde troubadour did
not come into the parlor at all, not even to
look at the papers-his usual custom
Then, imagine our feelings, when the
ladies all desired that my friend or myself
should DO and inquire if he were i'll! He
firmly refused to do anything but ask the
concierge a. to his whereabouts; this per
son assured us that he was out on the lake
merry rs fish in deep water. But that
dreadful southeast wind is blowing " said
my fair lady, anxiously. ooh! that make,
no difference to the brave gentlemen re
turned the concierge. Then it doesnt
trouble Us either" growled |, thought
lessly. 1T does trouble me" re
tortcd my beauty, for he i
a man. and better one thar
YOU "You know more of him thar
we DO, perhapsT interposed my frient
mischieyously, as he looked up from hi
novel. might We ask Tor information p
You may not replied She, with hight
ened color.
Just then the door opened and the darint
boatman entered, greeting Us in his usua
fashion, and stepping toward the news
table. &" The ladies have been anXiou
about you, said my good friend with al
ill-humor9d aspect, and an ironical ton,
rang in the words. "Yes indeed va
greatly worried about YOU chiucd in tn
dear English sirl. Her pleasure at seein!
him safe again looked 50 innocertly from
out her chi.d4ike ewes that no one coulC
draw blame OF jest from the gentle, simple
words My comrade saw clearly that hi
attack was complete failure.
-, / ltiaf2N Won HttTtllf LOT NhtiE KIM
ness" said the troubadour to his fai
champion. The two gentlemen laugh
ing in that ooafoundedv pleasant wav q
his and pointing to us" will tell yo
that experienced boatmen land they ar
both experienced boatmcn) have nothin
at all to fear from this terrible southcas
wind Then everybody laughed, ever
"Mv LADY on her pedestal. because. as
said beforc-confouna il all-laughing is a
contagious as gaping.
You understand that these circumstance
are no; exactly agreeable for me. but The
victor rrize, obstacles lust to overeom
them. Anyway. ut tea, my chosen on
made me happy by taking a seat near m,
and tried with her gracious chat to max
me foreet our disagreeable dispute owe
the troubmlour. With regards,
RrpoLpH.
Y.
Greeting, You know wha. an exceller
swimmer u.ed to be or rather Won don