The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
Printed by Speeiai Arrangement Copyrighted 1885.
OUR ORGANISE.


Scene-A room in the rectory OF st. Thomas
Church, City of Bagdad, State of Tennessee
Horsehair furniture; shabby carpet; faded cur
tains of red moreen; handicapped center
table, covered with books, pamphlets writing
materials, students lamp; fair theological libra
ry, ranged around the four walls on pine shelves
Portraits of the bishop of the diocese, and Gen.
Lee above the mantelshelf; photos of Lambeth
Palace, the Capitol at Washington, and the SEN
Tor class of SO at Princeton. The Rev. James
Thornton in his favorite arm chair, near the fire
and not far from the light, is reading Peg Wof-
fngton," while his wife is laboriously engaged
are heard outside. The door opens and old
NANNY" thrusting in half her body Announces
"De 'Fessor, honey" and disappears.
DR.. T. (frowning)-'The organist 1 wonder
what he wants2 1 settled what music we should
have next Sabbath yesterday. 1t seems impos-
eible for me TO get quiet hour, do what Will. "
Mrs T-"Never mind, father; the poor fellow
hasn't got any place to spend his evenings, and
If he likes to come here now and then" Hears
rap at the door. Rises to meet and greet her
guest and drops her work basket. whose con-
tents scatter in every direction Come in!
Come right in. Professor Enter Herr Johan,
Carl Macmillan Dinkspiel, a stout, fair man of
about five and twenty, dressed in seedy, slop-
shop clothes. He is very bushy above the head,
aEd has broad expanse of face, vaguely sug-
gestive of harvest moon rising over the hill.
Poverty, like cold attacking the extremities first
he wears number of patches on his boots, per-
haps to diversity the large surface presented to
the eye; his gloves are quite gone. He tears OF
a shocking hat, and reveals the fact that his
hair is combed up in pyramid and appears to
be meandering indefinitely down his back. He
advances with an expansive smile, the freight
shining on his glasses, which are enormous.)
Herr D.-"Gut efenin', gut efenin'." (Claps
his heels together and doubles up like jack
knife for second, facing Mrs. Thornton. AS
sumes the perpendicular again and losses back
his name. Repeats the maneuvers facing DIR.
Thorntonl "Bardon, madame. Is it that
nave deranged you" (Stoops and picks up
scissors thimbe, etc.
Mrs. T.-"Not at all, Professor. It was my
fault I am always forgetting that have them
Just saying to the Doctor when you came in"
DR.. Take that chair indicating rick
ETY., secondhand, cane structure, contributed
when the rectory was being furnished by the
richest woman in the congregation]. Make your
self com Portable"
Mrs TT was saying that 1 wished you
would spend more of your evenings with US.
Doctor isn't like me. I'm fond of company; I al
ways was, and I'm not ashamed to confess it.
He says he never gets time"
DR.. T. Misunderstanding
Mrs. T. (meekly Yes, father. Pull up
nearer the fire, Professor. 1t is bitterly cold out
to-night. You really oughtn't to go around so
thinly dressed in this weather. Why do you
never wear an overcoatT
Dr. T. knowing about uneasily in his chair)-
Cecilia! Your dress is really smoking Do be
more careful"
Herr d. flushing and speaking quickly
Madame is vair kind I am tanksful for re so
great carefulness; but yet am not gold. No.
In the contrary am all of a svet-you calls
himp
Dr. REPRESENTATION, we say."
Herr D.-"So-o-h! Den dere is no svet? You
have no such word2 But have sairch him oond
lairn him in dat dictionnaire vat you gf me!
Bair-spee ra-sion. Bair-spee-ra- sion. Bair ra-
spec sion. l will remember me OF dat word.
Danke,"
Mrs. F.-"You don't pronounce any of your
words right. It's perspiration You give all the
wrong sound"
DR. T-"Cecila! You can't expect Mr.. Dink-
spiel to learn such a difficult language ours all
at once. And as to pronunciation. you know we
really have no standard"
Mrs: Tt is very hard for foreigners They
never learn it,"
Herr D. twho is immensely proud of his En-
g!ish)-"Bort, Madame! 1 am come frawm
maxim de acquaintance Of a Jairman gentleman
vot speak more better as der most part awf der
Americans. He lairn in six mout Oond he
have not des head of Carl" slapping that
member and running his hand wildly
through his locks; ZACH nein. Dis / tell
you: So shuah as | am in dis countree anoder
year WILL [ veel, would say, speak it as he
Johann Carl Macmillan, say ali de days, De
Englis mawst be gesprocken. You hate him.
De good God know dat Bort vat will bekom-
men of Hanna and We so little Conradchen if you
get not vorkP'
Mrs. t. tmuch interested Immediately
have you got family had no idea that you
had a wife and child, Professor I'll go and
see them at once"
Herr D--'Mein vife 1t is awf de veil
beloved sisters dat 1 speak In de present
got no wife. Bort docking in the fire and clasp
ing his hands) go to hat."
Dr. r. (jocosely(- Indeed! Engaged, I sup
pose Quirk work. that if your charmer lives
in Bagdad You have only been here six weeks,
] believe. Well don't forget that make an ex-
cellent confessor, when you have anything on
yOur mind or heart"
Herr D-"Dot is vvfor / am Gavin. would
sayriously speak vid you"
DR.. T.-"l am quite at your service, only
isn't supper nearly ready. Ceciliaf'
Mrs. I. with hospitable warmth Eyes,
father, and the Professor must stay Don't
i
haven't. anything very extra. but that doesn't
matter If the vestry would only pay the Doc
.or's sal"
Dr. T-"Cecilia! How often have | begged
of you not to mention my private affairs to"
Mrs. T.-''Now. father. why earth should
you be prcvoked2 You know they haven't given
you cent for three months, and two sermons
preached every Sunday regularly, rain or shine
and the boys school fees demanded Still, if
you don't want it mentioned I'll say no more
about it. Excuse me. Professor and I'll go and
see about tea l know we have got some nice
sausages that a country parishioner sent in to-
day, and cream cheese and jelly cake. You
won't starve on that" (Goes out. leaving the
Professors eyes glistening with hope deferred at
the mention of these dainties
DIR. T-"Before we enter upon your business,
there is a little matter, Dinkspiel to which
shall have to call your attention. meant to
have mentioned it yesterday. 1t is the voun-
saries again. Ihave noticed that you have played
che same one for three Sundays in succession.