Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-28

| can't say that this discovery gave me
any pleasure; on the contrary, was firmly
resolved not to encounter him, and stepped
quickly behind the wall of projecting
building, concluding 70 wait there till he
was ont of sight.
Just then, from the other end Of the
street, there came stalking along a tall,
slim form, who, passing very close to me,
left no doubt whatever that it was the
Judge. He, also, was taking the direction
to the circus.
"Is, then, everything possessed to-
! night?" ! said to myself soto roce "What
in the dickens are those two doing here :?
Yesterday they did not even think of such
an excursion
However, the time for my rendezvous
had come, and, signing deeply over the
paltry trick which fate had played me, in
making those two friends to cross my path
just on this very night, L continued my
way to the circus, to be in the appointed
place by promptly half-past 10, as by nv
forest princess requested.
The performance, of course, had long
since commcnced--but what did care for
the performance
| While nearing box IL I hear excited
calls OF !" Now she comes; now comes
Etelka" But paid no attention to it,
although the strangc-sounding name-the
same as that Of Holtfener's Hebe-clipps
to my memory. | enter the box. and al
most sprang back again. Such exouisite
'nal-a-propos could, indeed, happen but 10
the most unlucky dog, and as such | had
not considered myself until then. There
sat-yes, there sat the District Attorney
and the Judge, who both turned round
, when | entered the box and regarded me
! with the same astonished and indignant
] look IS did them
"Well, do say, this is indeed truly Won
! derfuI" exclaimed the District Attorney.
! \ gay flourish Of the music INTERRUPTED
him; clapping of hands and shouts of APP
plause filled the wide circus; bouquets
and wreaths were showering down from all
! sides, and, greeted BY this ponp of homage,
slender Amazon came riding on prancing
steed through the circus, bowling gracefully
IN all directions and passing pretty close to
our box. Now she looks up, with her
large, iustrous, deep vioiet-bue eyes, and i
stared at her without well comprehending
what / see
! :" Etel6ar y groancd the Judge, who was
sitting on one side Of me.
/ Aha-so, SO! that is NV beautiful
j partner then. Well, something of that
sort was to be expected" growled the Dis
trict Attorney from the further side.
! alone sat rigid and dumb; my only Ian
guage was one cry Of burning Indignation,
and that was uttered in my aching heart
! for lips and teeth had set close together.
And the rider there, on her curveting
horse; the circus, with all the glare and
glitter of lights and uniforms, and faces /;
the smiling, humorous face of the District
Attorney, the wide-open, startled eyes of
the Judge-all this, as in hideous piano.
rama, seemed spinning round and round
me, again and again.
My forest princess my summetnisht's
dream.
"Oh, have guessed as much from the
very beginning-she is regular hobgob-
lin, is She" said the District Attorney.
" But that she has taken you in, too, dear
Baron, that didn't know"
"Me~
"Ah, don't You deny it what else
brought You here to the circus? | will
invite that dame, Miss Etelka. to supper
Tonight; you are, of course, one of the
party, dear Baron, and you, friend Holt
feuer, too p
We both declined Etelka was Just rid
ing past, in the best style OF the manege,
and looking again up to us, she laughed
laughed-laughed
This Was a rude awakening, and thus
ends my dream.
Else, dear, won't you correct the proof
of my Dream when it comes from the
printers ?"
But pushing the Ms. back, my little
wlfe-nee Else Won Dellwang-pensively
said " Haven't | all along been 0btitcrGtinq
that Dream ever since our courtship and
marriage And now to correct it? No,
that won't :" and poutins she rose from
her armchair; but caught her--she will,
| hrmiy believe, correct me the proofs, for
great is the power of love