The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-25
MONSIEUR ALBANO.
STORY OF PRIDE AND AMBITION.


thinking was one size or more too big for
him-a little old man with sad eyes, but
r,,h ,,..s.,, vo,ca aud n sm,,a III a, of..r
-, -,.,-,. -
quite oanisheu Ill "aoe VI "eianoho'y iro"
lis face.
But wilhelm the head waiter at the diugy
o,a p,,;s rs.,arr,n, WHARF for mou,hs ba
W" "''' ''."""'
mad presented h'msei AZ the same hour
daily--had taken TO him from the very first,
and A. the gentleman seemed 10 court retire.
,n.a, ,,ad ,rv.,,,h,v 10 or.corcs him Il,
a'0"'' ''' ,
the sn"ggest corner o' 'he roo'h' HUI lar HUN
the ohafcoal stove-the time was winter
and with no other companions save pair of
tabby cats.
oWhat IA II to-day 7" NJ. Albauo would In.
onire. as he seated himself at his table, with
bis feet on n morssl of goatskin placed there
for them, "What Ia it to day, wilhelm y"
Aud wilhelm used invariably to place a
white dimple forefuger against the name
of sons particular dish on the card, and that
was the dish M. Albsuo in variably chose.
twas not long before wilhelm found out
th.tM. Albano was, like himself, a Hunga.
riau. and. like himself. an exile. They were
friends. indeed. after this, wilhelm told
The little old man his story. and TO some ex-
tent the old man told wilhelm his. There
was soma difference. nevertheless, in their
stations In life. for In his own dear land M,
Aibauo had been a count. while wilhelm
had been hut a Junior engineer.
s'And so YOU are really going 2" said will
helm. as he stood QUE day near his friend,
the empty soup. bowl in his right hand.
Greatly going. Wilhelm -
ooh, deafl Monsieur, 1 shall sadly miss
Won. Il IL Brussels. Monsieur, Berlin, or
Moscow You say you have had engage
ments at all these places"
uNo. no. - replied M. Albauo sadly; cit Ia
neither of these places. I am done with
them all--doue with the world. might saw.
I am going home"
UWhnt In cried wilhelm. with brighten.
ing syes-"home TO our dear land Of"
HNay. nav. nav: never there again
What matters imperisl forgivsnessf Can a
king mend a broken heart, even II he could
restore INV fortunes1 Could gaze without
grief mn those green. wooded hills and valleys
That once were miner Could minpls with
the good people who dwell there and who
on,e called me lord-without sadnessf No,
wilhelm. no. Nv home ia near London, the
boms of HE rsfnvee. the only citv IN the
whole world amid the hustle and stir of
wbioh AN sxils NAV WOO forgetfulness.
Wilhelm fingered by the table for a few
moments. He was dssp in thought.
an. Albano." he said at last. "to have
amnIovment in London has long been with
me AN Ambitious dream-a ca ,tle In the air
cali a VIII At Won will. hate the garb of
ssrv,iitv in which Won now sse ma. Oh |,
thsra no ,;mss Mcnsisnr that walk INV
room ali NIGHT. wild In Thought. because /
foai was Sorn FL, haitian tbinas Vat trv
~ do NV driv-mv humble dntv.,
.tYss ves vas !, sa;d A,bano spsakinp
,,a hr,s,e,, a. y, was h;s wont ..That ia
LII. .nol no 49,, ,n" Srt,, .rust ID nina
iSn,t,a thonah ,La, 4 M mt lat nr,de in !.
.a.sa.a 1 LII t,,.tdm,n Ra not soif consc;ous
Caaoa,...t. go ,,,or,h,s ord erarg;aa in
vonr worL manual ,bonyb some nav call II.
no M. W;Ihs,m n hall surrounds The
had Of IN NJ man or woman who doss what.
ans. h;s 10. hamd anda,h n do In M
i,.If ha.rt.d w.v INT with will a mr.
go "a ~, hcn.s, rriaa of oc,;on fsaI;no
rw o, a.. 1T 4. :, s.orad thing Stud9
- 10 on,,,an, ,r;,h ,ho stat. In wh;eb provi.
d.noo los ,,,oosd non wi,haim stndv
th HV0 s.n n5 p ,%o, -
s.prt Monsieur vou wou,d then ,eavs
or,h;t;nr M, Of count y
Inc. nh noi Oniv Lot vour ambition be
s,h.srv;snt IN vonr dntv THE march Of in.
$3.50. a.. " 49,. - IL. ,rorid 10 a,ar
svar onward Rsttsr vonrsslf nv ALI means
g. 80. -, ~ III. ,,o,, ,,,.u hs,,ar tho
ro,iS. hrt on,hi,ioms thoushts or actions
,o,,.t ,ausr ;nt.rf.rs with vorr bonrs of
iahor Thass h.lons IN vonr nressnt am
,iouor yU;,i,.,r, ;,
s.I 90. Mons;aur
uWsIl COO anJ ,h,,k If a. Maarwb;,s
bera ia = Mas far tha Grand NJ Concert
Van will q 40 mo AMI NV i;,tla vio,jn in TIA
aecond row of tho orch .stra. You will wait
for ma and wa will snn torsther at the
iRbondsviIIe,,
High over a score of flddlers at the grand
concert that evenjnp NJ. Albapo's little vic
lin Sssm .1 to e1g At all events
in W,lhelm's ears inst a. one hears and can
ijstsn onlv to the nightinral.'s voics amidst
the babel of bird voices in the woods in early
anr;no
After the performance Wilhelm waited
for what ann.ared nnits a long tina for his
frisnd All Tho other musicians had dressed
and flsd away. Int still he came not.
Wilbelm vsntur.d at last 10 ask one in
authoritv-
ooh. no y, was the rsply: I'M, Albauo has
not gone. II. ia talking 10 the manager.
The manager wants him 10 stav on. but he
insists mon throwing nm his enpapsmsnt.
uStranpe - said Wilhelm.
"Yes. Il ia strange. You ara his frisndg
. Vas. Wall and evan Won do not sesm able
to fatbom The mvstsrv Rnt this AIbano ia
a splsndid violinist. Auy orchestra In Eu
rope would be- willing to retain his services,
and rsmmnerats him wall. Yet although
hs ia not rich. be ia forever ON The move.
Ttalv Bslpium Norwav--all countries have
him Inv tmrns Int mona for long. Think
you 10 yorr fr;.nd aomawbat o,;s,rn;,9n
81 nm smra ba ia not onIv know bs has
reason or reasons for his nomadio Tandem.
cies INT bs has mt tbonpbt At to enlipbten
m. "a IN what tbsv ara. and n wonId hi. he.
coma mo IN inon;r. Rnt hare ba comes.n
II vas iata svan for paris that NIGHT ara
xv;ib.im hsda h;s Wind baartsd frisnd adam
AT The corner Of the Rue de- Ia D.. and
hnrrisd swav IN bis d;ngv room.
Val that aysnino had Ieen bio with vii.
,aim,s f.ts II. hsd smrnad VIII NJ Albano
al cbarmino ,itiIa hotal and with trns
nolitsnsss Monsieur had said but little or
WATKINS abomt himself Int had lad The
vonno man To sneak Of ali his homes and
smh;tions
WiIhslm,s great schema was oonusotsd
,v,,h sIaotr;,,,n no, onIy for The nnrnoss NJ
i;aht;ns citis. ana conntrv bomsss bnt ma
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