Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-12-25
The New Moon
My Christmas Eve at the Castle.

My Christmas Eve at the Castle.
1t WAS strange episode, that lIungar
ian engagement Of mine. As long a.
live. though | reach ninety, Shall never
forget it.
had finished my three happy years al
Oxford just then, and hy the mcrc>t
chance, While | was playing Micawbtr and
looking about for something to turn up.
happened To see in the 1jHies one day an
advertisement Of a vacant post in Hungary
of all places IN the world "EuglI>h tn
tor required Immediately for boy Of Is.
University man preferred, Liberal salary.
All found. Apply to His Excellency the
Count Of Marlin. l37 RingstTasse. Vienna "
by 1o,e," said TO myself, taking it
for granted the engagement would be at
the same address. here's chance for me
to see something Of the world Nothing
could hc joilier- | Il write 10 the count
ana bag the appointment. Nicuna's the
very place Of all the continental capitals
Id ike to 20 to
And ia fact. within week from that
time, III secured the post. and set out In
very good spirits from London The SAL
ary was excellent, the arrangements were
lH'>' P' it'''N was "a 4iNt Hhe HSHt-
.t- COCK on ti'c lAt "i 'hc iahd ana 70
haNe a >"'fr" rooms al ~ hiY own IN the
count laA' h">'Ir fluln- h"f>t ana
Na!'l' ana "lhff aux Ah'd-'S' - We fai''n
on ny i'P' 'hiH 'iiot' ihpuSht 10 myself
a "hilI'' a'uAS ~ me comfortable
ufaNlh- room car passage iald) from
nI">>eis on thc lthiia express. n >hail
4Ne 10 'he satrst mtfvp"HN IN Europe,
ana 'H!"N ihi>ttI hi-t'y IKE man OF
Ia>n'"h' aH ~ ~ tNc"'ith'l the count
"l NafZh private expense
men reached lrhna however. aud
HI"N" IN lH" Ha3"-"lht ePHipa2c that WAS
waiting Tor me, 20 -. kiuEstra>sc, learnt
"ith some surprise mar was oDly expect
'd 'n >'etp M town one night aHl that /
wa, ln proceed L" Mai/in i"rth"'tA Toy ran
ana travelling carriage, setting "Ii on my
journey 'hc very mex, morning
Aha "htre MaiHlu: a>Sed thc
'ull ID ilt Fuir>i 'tf'han' A. dId ample
'u>''" 20 l|t cNt'4thl supper spread on
me tah.r before III"
~ EAcri''noy' ta'l and gloomy man.
''hiitd q Gfl surprise that any human hc-
hG eh"u'd pc rea!4N ignorant ~ the where
i''ul 'l Ms %" u htIrditaTN dpinlnIpb>. and
'u>"'f'd with some amusement Ia hun
-dIN "l course; away urA"hd resin. IN
it ptbrt'/ln district aS you 20 across
hr pam toward IranSi wanna
confess was good deal disappointed
'fsfh ~ ana >iA more disappointed
y men ait'T thfrr daNH OF hard tia'el'nG
4 tnAHt arrived 1T ~" town Of MARIN II.
''i- u was i'>t lrHdai hurS, all one
'"S street ID 'he "aIk Heart OF lonely
'Ht>I country fIhe tree, and chesinu's
'rde'i y around rlNcr ran bra" ing IN
fa'ihe at It> base ne castle 70 he
ne p'Fehtu h'@h on rock though
''"otht ana ioFolddlng' was large ana
ID 'ahu>oihc 'he suIte OF room, anu the val
were 81 iAiH on strictly according 70
SfrhAq lP1F au ",'niira,iif.-,
.ev. with an English mau,int>, ana frank.
,,,~ of face had not rxrcc,,d TO hnd in
my Iiuugarjau SrlI /, va, ONE. Thing
.ou wIl allow H. accent a un>t in pay
vienna. ana another 10 tiud oneself ,t.n,
,racticaIy hurjrI a,iyc In A remote rnLi,.
nv town in tn. dccpe.t rece>>r, Of The
yaryar forest.
me cnunt himself Mad a,comparlad me
JAZZ from Vienna 10 The castle. where he
meant 10 spend the autumn and winter:
and Hermann assured me with murn de
lght tina, before ion. the boar hunting
,,n-on would set III. and We should then
AVE sport and 10 spare Of The mos, adj
.-rturous dc,rriprion
s .-.l ,.,. 49, f.