Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-02-16


earnestly Oh It John took this 10 mean
that he greatly admired Wagncr. as in
deed he did but s;ii. more deeply did
he adore . certain Frau Elm who sang
Elsa. and this was what lie meant. and
when he rushed forward 20 embrace the
sapplinr. and then fell back suddenly
and in great de >ction, he meant TO ex-
press the hard hear.eelaess Of the prima
donna l. was astonishing how many
contdences they gave one 20 the other in
song. and that neither understood made
no difference, because it IS always Sweet
TO tell. even If We are not comprehended.
It was. however. 10 very pretty
Spanish womIn that John sang Schu-
bert's "Wanderer. ard so explained
why they were On the road She lived
in little house up high among the
rocks. where the goats seemed more at
!, ohm had sung TO her and the sailor had
| b. the drinking song from Iucretia Bor-
ga ask ed her for wire she went into her
house and brought out her guitar aud
sang to them.
This pleased them greatly because her
voice was AZ pretty as her face, and she
had a store Of ballads they had never
heard. One Of them he taught John,
who had used a guitar in the days when
he was a chorisfer and bad sop. ano
voice 1t would be hard to tell viii b
of the three was best pleased, and they
were as courteous to each other as gran
dees Of Spain could G.
j When the sun set they separated.
/ John took the road down the hill to q
1 village where he meant TO spend the
night, and the sailor struck out for
the high road where coach passed each
evening Just before dark. When they
parted the two men embraced each
other, and the German kissed John on
! both checks, and John kissed him on
i the lips as he would his little brother
To the woman John gave his silver
match-safe and the German followed it
by a silk handkerchief And then, ex-
changing walking sticks, they parted.
They made, each in his own tongue,
many promises to meet again. and this
each we'll understood and thoroughly
meant. And they never forgot each
other. John never went near a port OF
on vessel without looking for his Ger
man friend in Spanish service, but he
never found him.
His chances, however would have
been better had he gone in search OF &
] German baron who had followed ar
opera singer 10 Stain, and who, having
failed to win the lady by his love anC
his rank, had schem"n to try love anC
romance. And it would have greatly
pleased John, who wished his road mate
good fortune, had he known that the
story of this adventure told with en-
thusasm and eagerness. had made tn,
singer pardon the Intrusion of re
jected suitor, and that the baron, losing
no advantage, had at last bent the sap
ling and won wife And it woult
also have amused John had he known
that wherever American mil.ionaires
who are known to be as eccentric
as they are rich. were congregated
there did the baron look for III
friend. Bat, after all. it probabl,
was the Spanish woman who had tn
best IN the end, because when she wen
to Granada with her husband. who wa
matadOr. now many operas snd hoV
much music did she not hear while sh
and her friends were looking for the tw
foreign singers who had stopped at he
house and rested while they Practice
.Leir parts ?-Ua,p rs Bter.