Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-28
A MII)SUMMEREs NIGHT DREAM,
lAfter The German, by Max Lipowitz, for the
RD-UN10S.
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lA6er The German, by Max Lipowitz, for the
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But either I had been mistaken or else
came TOO late; sure enough, did not find
her. / continued my search, strolling
about N the different streets and prone
nades Of the watering-place, but my for est
princess was not to be seen.
BY noon I generally used to meet the
two beilicose friends in the dining-room.
To-day, however, Judge Won Holtfeuer only
made bis appearance. His friend, lie an
swered to my inquiry after the District
Attorney, had gone to the depot with a
lady relative who was passing through
here, aad would dine with her there
The J gdge, l noticed, was rather moody,
staring yacantlv in bis glass and eating
little. When | asked him, smiling, for
confirmation regarding the interesting
acquaintance he had made last
night, his blue eyes, generally so
meek, looked almost dageers at me.
That has been told YOU by Hersford, of
course he burst ont Ill is wonderful
that d man Of his penetration and good
nature is so little yersed in woman's char
acte- Bat that is owing to the society he
has fre.luented. 1t has made him lose the
appreciation of what is truly high and
noble u woman. For him the eve of pure
womanhood is a sealed book-a language
he does not understand all me pe,fected
woman IS earth's noblest thing
While unburdening himself in this man
ner with great energy, the Judge, playing
all the While nervously with his wine-glass,
looked with reproachful eyes at me, then
stared again in his glass. which latter, by
the way, he emptied and re-fillcd so often
that ii vas well the physician of the water
ing-place happened to be absent for the
sins OF dis patients against the prescribed
regimen used to vex the doctor exceed
ingiy, who considered such infractions 4
sort OF personal ofense.
No wonder that the Judge by the close
Of the dinner was looking unusually
heated, and that his aforesaid reproachfill
glances were gradually changing to con-
fding friendly ones, 50 that, when taking
our coffee on the terrace, he unfolded to
me his hearts whole trouble.
To the ball last night, he was telling
me, there had come two strangers-an
elderly lady with her daughter; the latter
2 vertahIe Hebe-a rosy, charming Young
creature He had al once sought their az
quaintauce, and had ascertained that they
were merely stopping at Reinerz, on their
way through. Further, he had mentioned
to thein-as such things will happen in
conversation certain beautiful spot in
the vicinity of Reinerz, and the ladies
expressing 4 wish to go there, he had
offered his services. But deeply wounded
by some 'very improper remarks Of the
District Attorneys, lie had preserred not
to tell the latter about this arrangement.
"Aha, I see you were not asleep after all,
when the District Attorney came this
morning t. take Won along? ! asked,
much amused about this little play Of
hide-and-seck between the friends
''Of course not" replied Mr.. Won Holt
feuer. hut | had taken care to instruct the
waiter accordingly. OF your discretion
am assured, and l speak, therefore, to you
without reserve, dear Baron
told him that that was MI right, and he
continued:
Now, listen; this morning I have had
the proof of what felt from the very first
when meeting these ladies, namely, that
they belong to the best OF society, and that
the District Attorney, with his confounded
insinuations-'
But, please, Mr.. Won IToltfener, what,
in the name of goodness, has the District
Attorney been saying' | interrupted his
recital and the Judge repeated, in deep
Indignation, the words Used by his naughty
friend, whit, amounted to this: that the
young lady was, indeed, "piquant enough
in appearance and that there was no doubt
her future would rival the astated past Of
her lie.
And l. continued the Judge, becom-
ing more and more excited, " | had to lis
ten to such stuff, while seeing these young
creatures before nse, in all their exquisite
delicacv and theft distinguished, yet nat
ural and unaffected bearing -
Bat, to ask you. Judge, what are the
names Of these ladies and where do they
come from p
Mrs. Won kochauowe and daughter
from-well, forget the name of the place /;
II is somewhere in Hungary"
"Ah they are no Germans, then ~
Beg your pardon; the mother Is Ger
man; ;he father only-who, by the way,
is dead was an Hungarian And
oh Miss Etelka is so thorough
~ German-in her whole character,
sentiments, and ideas Now, let me tell
you, went 10 fetch the ladies to-day. YOU
know and as Mrs. Won kochanowa could
not stand the climbing very well-in our
hurry we had not thought of a sedan chair
Miss Eteika was coufded 10 nv care.
Mrs. Won Kochanowa remained near that
clump Of beeches at the foot of the Heeer-
stein, and / had the happiness to be Miss
Etelka's guide the whole way up. You
have no idea with what charming sim
plicity and ingenious delight she seized
upo, all the beauties of nature Yes in
deed she Is like fower-so lovely, so
fair, go purer
And thus he kept on for while longer,
till his surcharged heart had somewhat re-
heyed itself am not sure that paid Il
full attention to all he said but let him
talk, since it gave him such evident pleas
ure For my part | was all this time
thinking of my mysterious lady, whom for
the last twenty-four hours l had so COM
pletely lost sight of.
Wonderful, though, that instinct
deep insight, l will call it--of women,"
said Herr Won Holtfeuer again. "Miss
Etelka appeared to me ike another
Gretchen, who, foreboding, feels the Turk