The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-31

do all that You propose; but my old classmate.
West, who is also in orders and the rector of a
fourishing parish in Georgia, needs, / know. a
choirmaster and organist, and il on reflection
you think the place would suit you, / win cheer
fully use my influence to get it for you"
tHerr D., to the unspeakable amazement and
CONSERVATION of D. T., ruskes for ward at this,
embraces him with immense enthusiasm and
kisses him on both cheeks
DIR. T.. flushing him awayl-'Good Lord.
man, don't do that! Get away" (Blushes like
a girl and rubs his cheeks violently width his
handkerchief. Then after a pause): Il beg
your pardon. Dinkspiel. if 1 seem rude. But to
be kissed by a man. Ugh! 1t is not our custom,
you know"
Herr D.-"Der customs auf der Americans is
YER strange-ver' strange. understand not
such remarkable beculiarities as desc. Vat does
you ven you find der brudder-soul2 Trow you
nefer each on der bosom auf udder vone oond
kiss?"
DR.. T.-"Never, I assure you, never! We
well, we shake hands"
Herr D.-(Drawing in asoug breath and star
ing $50! Vat a beeple is dee Americana Shake
dee hand, vyfore rot dee foot2 Veil, all cannot
be Jairmans. | take vd mooch content dee
offer what you make. I shall be glad of. / no
more have Hannah oond Conradchen. for great
uncle awf her housband is lately dead-long have
he %sorffered vid his lungs. oond livers, oond
hearts-oond he leave some monies to dem,
enowf to keep dem. Bort as a married l rekvire
more as a bacheldore, oond if you will so yer
kind
DR.. TT shall not forget, and 1 think you
may consider it almost a settled thing. And DO
you really wish me to perform the marriage
service for you to-day week."
Herr D.-"All, sairtainly. At s o'clock in de
house auf Madame Cosgrove."
DR.. TT will make a note of it." Writes
it down in his memorandum book do you
know this hand writing by chance2" Hands
him anonymous letter..
Herr D. latter a moment)-"Its the hand
writings of Miss Peechah."
DR.. To! Indeed! Thank you. Are you
going down the street, We may as we'll walk a
little way together" tExeunt the two gentle
men,
Scene VI. Mrs. Cosgrove's parlor. Time, a
week after last scene, 8oclock P. M. The room
is brilliantly lighted and tastefullyd decorated with
flowers. About twenty people are ranged around
the wall. Miss Lima Cosgrove, i'll a white muslin
slip worn over a blue satin robe, sits
in a very giEgerly way on the edge of
a tall chair, so conscious of her abnormal
fnery that she scarcely dares to move, while
master Jack Cosgrove, aged five, repairs his
wasted tissues by eating a large slice of sponge
cake at her elbow. A pyramid of black faces
fills up the back door opening on the gallery, and
the two front windows. DR.. Thornton, in full
canonicals. stands behind a rickety little card
table, at the head of the room, prayer book in
hand. At last, after the usual delay, the bridal
procession is heard coming down tbs steps, and
seen to enter the room. 1t consists of:
L. Herr Dinkspiel and his fancee, the former
festiyely arrayed in a black suit, white waist
coat, yellow satin cravat. and gloves of the same
color, worlds too big for him; the latter a perfect
vision of loneliness dimly seen through her veil.
2. Mr.. Steinmetz. sporting green gloves and a
black alpaca coat, and evidently much alarmed
by his very responsible position as best man.
3 Mrs. Thornton on the arm of Mr.. Cos
groves nephew, a. very young man, seized at the
last moment for this duty.
4. Mr.. and Mrs. Cosgrove, the former wearing
a stern air, as of a moral policeman there to see
that the prisoners at the bar conducted them
selves properly and made no attempt to escape.
In placing themselves. the very young man con-
trived to put himself in the grooms place, and
had to be dragged back by his uncle, represent
ing the strong arm of the law, upon which he
showed a disposition to fly from the spot alto
gether, in which he was also baked by the same
official
Chorus of darkies-'Well, she certainly is
mighty pretty; now, amt she? She's jes' beauti-
ful-all white, like de cotton boil. But lor! he
amt much to look at. What he wear dem eye
SPECS fur2 ION the advent of Mr.. Steinmetz)
Here's style fur YOU! Hi! land of the young
man, Mars Roberts nevew, dat is. Dis is his
fust tail coat. n amt he scareda"
DR. T.-'Dearly beloved, we are gathered to-
gether here. ETC.. etc. If any man can show just
cause why they may not be lawfully joined to-
ever hold his peace"
Herr D.-.'Dat is all right, my friend. T got
no udder woman, she got no udder man."
DR.. TT require and charge you both (etc.,
u HoA Z ~ oouIC tndl IL dlN
persons are joined together otherwise than as
Gods word doth allow, their marriage is not
lawful"
(Mr. Steinmetz wakes up from a trance and
seems about to reveal the most fearful secret as
he gazes earnestly at the Doctor, but only drops
the ring which he has been commissioners to
hold and delays the service while he hunts for it
in every spot but the right one, aided by Dink-
spiel, who goes down on %all-fours in his earnest
ness and gropes about extensively. When it is
restored by Master Jackey, who saw it roll under
the fender, the Doctor sees fit to repeat his last
admonition.
Herr D.-"Said I not dat vas all right! ITO
Coralie.) Boor fiddle dings. ITO Doctor She
drembles like fiddle bird ven caught in a trap.
Wait a vile. She has fright. Bort | am a kind
man: Ver'kind, good man, oond will a good house
band make"
DR. II. with a frown)- Charles Johann
Macmillan, wilt thou have this woman. etc.,
etc."
Herr D. trolling up his eyes ecstatically)-
"Fur jahrhunderte. ia! ia! Dat will l gladly.
Bort vot foolish k~vestions is desc! For dis [ am
here"
DR.. T.-"Coraly Stephany Therese, wilt thou
have this man." etc., etc.
Herr D. (~nudging the lady by his side)-'Dis
'oui. certainement- Je Iaimerais toujours. Je
le jure" (The bride repeats this formula in a
DR.. T,-"who giveth this woman to be married
to this man2"
tMr. Cosgrove stalks forward. BOWS and waves
his hand in the direction of the bride, and an old
lady on the sofa burst into tears
DR.. I. ~(sotto voce)-'Repeat after me. I,
Carl Johanns Macmillan, take thee Coraly Ste
phany Therese, etc. .(Herr D.. makes his vows
with considerable variations from the text and
turns to Coralie.
Herr D.-'Extends tn chere, bette femme9
Je to confe Carl. Cest ton tour, maintenant
mon amel
ITO DIR. T.)-"My bride speaks not dee Eng
fish. ! will explicate all vat you say and she will
WOW her vows in French" This is done and
almost upsets the Doctors gravity. while the
very young man indecorously stuffs his handker-
chief in his mouth as is his custom when he
doesn't wish. as he puts it, to snort out" This
done, Herr d.. bursts out again "Suss list es!
0, vot words do l hear! Habby is Carl, oond
habby will be Coralle! Mein schatz! Mon ange!
CONNIE je t'adoret" Takes the brides hand and