The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24

not looking WELL but you can never hope to be
thin. no matter what you suffer. What kind of
trouble-mind body or estate2 Tell me all about
| IT. (Smiles kindly and approaches him THAT
| is what cergymen are for you know. Perhaps
l can help you in it"
Herr D. (clasping both hands around his right
knee and shaking his head mourrfully. 1T is
Amanda! She lawfs me not, she lawfs me
nefer' unable to endure the thought he gets
up AND walks wildly about the room, swinging
his arms III frenzied way. signing painfully and
dashing his hand through his hair in so many
directions that it stands up all around his head
IN Kind OF tragic nimbus 'Ohl Vot world
is dis All is night oond no shtar shines for
Carl. Wy libe IL In my heart vas dis so-beauti-
full maiden, as dee bool awf water gifts bling
back dee oerbending hayvens Oond now-Ach.
Gott w for givst Dou dee hearts dat Dou
break'stp BREAKS into sohs Tears run down
a desolate expanse of broad German cheeks and
are mopped mp with red cotton handkerchief
DIR. t. COMMUNICATIONS, come, Dinkspel.
You mustn't give way like this and take things
so hard Sit down: sit down there; and besides,
you may be despairinc prematurely Your case
may not be so hopeless, after all. Ladies have
been known 20 change their minds, you know"
Herr D.-"Nefer! nefer! Amanda has said it.
I told to myself Dis is life or dis is DEATH
Oond it is deathp Throws himself down on his
knees in front of the sofa and weeps copious-
ly and unreservedly as though he were SIX
years DID, utterng the most plaiutve means and
disjointed EXPLANATIONS of love and grief DR..
case and is at a loss how to deal with it. He
thinks to himself: Was there ever such infat-
uation! But must be careful. He is evidently
terribly in earnest, and may do something rash y
Dr. T-"Really, now really. My poor fell
low! l am more than sorry for your disappoint-
ment. But you must bear it like a man. Dink-
spiel. You must really. You must not abandon
yourself to 1t and make no effort TO control your
self"
Herr d. trolling about in a bllowy way on the
sofal-'l lawf, oonG must foraiver lawf she dat
in retalrn lawfs not me. If [ veeps not for dis,
for vat weep at a2 Not vone wink have shleep
for tree days oond nights. Amanda Amanda!
CRY always! Oond de birds of night tell to me
Carl! Carl! Was du liebst must du lassen, und
das lied nur list langr
Dr. Are you sure she rejected you defin-
lteyP Thinks II should have supposed she
would say yes, and thank you kindly')
Herr Deere is no doubts She goes to
marry vid anodder."
Doctor Ito himself, What Another" aloud)
You don't mean it.
Herr D.-"Nefer! Dat vas her wort. She said
vas grazy!" (Boohoos afresh.)
DR. T.-"Excuse me moment" (Goes in the
next room and returns presently with glass of
cordial and some cake. Now, Dinkspiel, you
must get and take this at once. You are ex-
hausted and overexcited and need something of
the kind. Gomez AFTER moments delay the
| afflicted lover does as he is told The Doctor
| chats cheerfully, but not too cheerfully, about
other things until he is more composed.)
Dr. L. Time will gradually assuage the vio-
lence OF the grief you naturally feel In four or
five years you will wonder at it yourself, for as
DE Quincy says, no pang is permanent with
m an 1t IS merciful provision of nature. And
how do you know that it would be for your hap
piness to marry that woman rather than some
| other! These are very clumsy attempts at con-
ISOLATION, feel, but. perhaps in time-say in ten
years-it will be far more agreeably and effecru-
ally done by some charming girl, who will make
you as entirely happy as you are now miserable"
Herr ID (exctedlyl-"Dalk not like not
your De Quincy. Would you insawlt me9 Vot
says in the contrary, Klopstoch?" (QAotes in
German tremendous passage with the most
formidable mountain ranges of words running
! through it, and translates lberally.) Habbness
| cannot; but foraivcr viii Carl be faithful to the
sweet maymories auf Amanda" Enter Mrs.
Mrs. T.-"Father, Mr. Briggs is here and says
he must you at once about the chancel car
pet I'm sure hope are to have q new one
how do you do. Professor?-the one we've got
low is disgrace to the parish. How the Roots,
who are rolling In money. can look at 1t every
Sunday and never dream of replacing it, | can't
| imagine"
Dr.. T. (thinks)-"What genius my wife has
for Saying the wrong thing" Aloud-"The
Roots are very charitable, my dear, and gener-
Gus in their subscriptions to everything [ bring
under their notice. l surprised that you
should leave the impression on Dlnkspels mind
that"
Mrs. T.-"Goodness gracious alive! father I
never said they were mean! And if you would
rather l shouldn't notice the carpet will shut
my eyes to all the holes, and not mention them
to a soul" fSmiies most good -naturedly)
Dr. T.-"Sorry to leave you, Dinkspiel. Don't
go unless you obliged. My wife will be
pleased to have talk with you"
Herr d. (who disikes Mrs Thornton)-'I
must away Rises and bows himself out of the
room, wrnging the Doctors hand with much
empressment. in the hall, his big blue eyes brim-
ming over with new supply Of tears.
[To BE CONCLUDED NEXT SATURDAY.