Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11
THE DEVILS REVENGE.

! serted: \ sharp bresze was whirling the
| saffron colored leaves, shrunk up by the
| early cold. the rss bushes, tormenfed
| AMI broken by tho wind, let their
bra anehcs drag in the mud. Still, the
grand alley, thanks to its covering Of
| sand. WAS dry and passable. Although
devastated hy the approach Of winter,
| the Imperial garden was not without a
| certain melancholy charm. The long alley
! prolonged far away its reddeninR arca,ies;
| beyond, the view stretched over the Prater
/ and the Danube; il WIS such promenade
ss a poet wo,,ld have desired.
A young man was strilinc up and
down this alley With visible signs Of inn
patience; his costume. somewhat thcatri-
| cal in its elegance, consisted Of fruck
| Goa, Of black velvet, with gold facinGs and
bor,iered with fur, gray w-oolsn panta-
| looms. top boots, with tassels. coming half
way up his legs. He might have been q
| or 2S years Of age: his pale and regular
| features were full Of fincs.se. and irony
| lurSed in the creases around his eyes and
the corners Of his mouth. In the uni
versity. which he appeared to have quit
| ted rseently-for he still wore the stu
| dents cap with oak leaves-hc must have
| piagned the Phil;ssines. and shone in the
| front ranks of the burschcn and the foxes
The narrow limit within which he cir
| rnmscril,ed HIS walk showed that he was
waiting for some ons.-probably Lady;
| fn. the Imperial garden Of vieEna In the
month Of November is hardly propitious
| 10 business rendezvous. Soon a young
| girl appeared at the end OF the avenue.
! 4 turoan Of black silk covered her rich,
blonde hair. whose rinSless bad been
! slightly ,.ucur.e'i by the dannpuess Of the
evening. her complexion. ordinarily Of
| waxen whiter.ss. had taken rosy tint
| from the hits Of the cold. Drap.d and
wrapped she Was in q mantle trimmed
with marten skin; a little terrier accom-
panied her-8 convenient chapcron, on
whose indulgence aud discretion you
cysld count.
Imagine. Hcinrich." eaid the pretty
yieuucse, taking the young mans arm,
Il have been dreSsc-i and ready to GO out
| for more than an hour. and my aunt kept
| on with her sermons on the dangers OF
waltzing. on recipes for Car:stmas cakes
and carp with blue sauce. lwent out on
| the 2rctexf Of buying some gray boots, Of
which I have no need whatever. 1t is
| for yon, Heinrich, that I tell all these
| little lies which an constantly rcgretting
4 ana CtsssSsuttN uCkluulltS VNCt dkbAu
| What an idea Of yours II WIS to take TO
the stage! What was the good OF study
| Ing theology 50 long at Heidelberg! Ny
parents liked you. and we might have
been married today but for TINT Instead
[ Of meeting on the sly under the hare trees
Of the Imperial garden. ws should be
seated side by side before fine porcelain
| stove in nice warm room. talking of the
future Of our children. Would not that
te happy lot, Heinrich
"Yes, Katy, very happy" replied the
young man. ns he pressed, under the
satin and fur. the dhnpls,i arm OF the
pretty Viennese: 'but I cannot help 1t.
| The theatre attracts me invincibly: !
dream OF il BY day. think Of 1, BY night;
feel the desire to live In the creation Of
the poets; I seem 70 hase twenty exist
ences- Every role&hat play makes me
new life: all those passions that l express
feel I am Hamlet, Othello, Charles
Moor When one Is all that, he can with
difficulty resign himself to the humble
condition OF . village pastor.
That IL very noble But yOn know
that my parents never will have an actor
for hin law"
! NO certaiuiy, not an Obscure actor; n
poor. ambulsnt artist, the puppet Of man
ayers and the public. Bat 2rest actor,
covered with glory and applause, who
earns more money, they will not refuse.
however scrupulous they may be. When
l shall come to ask your hand in q hand
some yellow coach, the varpish Of which
viii be able to serve a. a looking glass for
| the astonished neigh hors. and O tall lacSey
covered with gold lace will let down the
steps for me, do you think they will "
fuse n,e!''
II do not think they will. But who
says. Heinrich. that YOU will ever come to
that! You have talent, but talent is not
sufficient: you must have much good luck
| tcsidcs by the time that you shall be-
come the grand actor Of whom You speak,
the best time Of your youth will have
passed. sud then will you be ready to
marry Katy. grown old. when you have
at your disposal the loves Of all those
pr;ncesses Of the theatre who are 50 Joy
Gus and so gayiy deckedr'
That future" replied Heinrich, ais
nearer than you think. have an advau-
| ts.sous engagement q, the theatre Of the
| CuPfn:hian Gate, and the manager Il SO
satisfied with the manner in which
| played rsy last role that he has made me
"A prcsen. OF a,000 ,haiers."
Yes" repliet: the young girl, with a
serious air, '.tha, role Of demon in the
new piece. ! confess tn you, Heinrich,
that do not like to sce q Christian as
sumo the mask Of the enemy Of the
| human race. and pronounce words Of
bissphemy The other day I went TO see
| YOU ut the Cor;nehian theatre. and at
| every moment was afraid that a veri-
table hell fire would issue from one Of
| the traps where you were swallowed mp
| In faanes OF spirits Of wine. l returned
home ali confused. and dreamed hor-
| rible dreams
MY good Katy, that is all imagination;
tomorrow, too, will take place the last
performance. and shall n" longer put on
| the black and red costume which so much
displeascs you"
| so much the better: my mind Is r prey
t. u vague feeling OF alarm, and / fear
tina, the role which has been SO profitable
10 Your glory will not bS profitable to your
salvation. am afraid, TOO. that you will
! contcac, bad habits in the company Of
those horrible comedians. ! am sur- that
You no longer say your prayers; and l
dare wager that You have lost the little
cruss gave you"
Hclnr!cn yussiueu hlmSeu oy SHOWING
the little cross, which IVES still shining oL
| his breast.
While they were tall ing thus the two
lovers had arrived At the Tower Strasse,
in the Ieopoidstadt. in front Of the shoe
maker who WAS famous for the perfection
Of his gray boots. After chatting some
time at the door, Katy entered. followed
by her terrier, but not without having
l sbo kS>~ elo,,Aar ApD n
the pressure OF Heinrsch's hand.
| Heinrich tried once more to get .
glimpse Of his mistress between the dainty
boots and shoes that were symmetrically
arranged on the brass rods In the window;
hut the fog had silvered the glass with Its
moist breath. and he could only distin-