Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-02-21
ar THE sI6y OF THE BoUBLE HEADED
EAGLE.

tvpes The Double Headed Eagle was
one OF those large, delightful basement "a
looms celebrated by Hoffman, Of which the
steps we're SO WON, SO uctuous and So slip
perry that one could hardly put ones foot
on the topmost without almost immediate
ly finding ones self at the bottom, seated
at a table between a pot Of beer and a
measure of wine. and with pipe in ones
! mouth
Through the thick clouds ofsmoke which
filled the place there would gradually loom
up strange figures Of oil sorts-Wallachi
ans wearing Astrakhau caps, Servians,
llnngarians with their long black mustach-
cs and wearing braided dolmans, Eohem
ians with copper hued skins and harrow
forcheads, honest Germans in gilt trimmed
coats, Tartars with slanting eyes like the
Chinese; in short, people of every imagi-
nable race The Orient was represented
by great Turk who squattcd in a corner,
pcaceably smoking IA cherry wood pipe
with an amber mOuthpiece. The other
persons were seated at small tables busily
eating and drinking, the beverages being
strong beer and q mixture of new red and
old white wine. The catables were cold
veal and ham, and pastry. Round ana
round between the tables Whirled inces-
sanity II stream Of walters. the cxerci7"
seeming to have the same effect upon their
Occidental minds that hashecsh and opium
have on the minds of the Orentals. The
couples passed and rrphssed rapidly I" the
sound of Lanmer5 music the women lean
ing almost faint with delight, on the arms
of their partners, while their skirts swept
away the smoke clouds aud famed the
faces Of the drinkers At the counter n
group of Morachian bnrl5 arcompani cd
by guzla player, were recitng sort of
dramatic lament which seemed to inter
est deeply dozen strange figures clad in
sheepskin.
Heinrich, the young actor, entered the
spacious saloon and went toward table
whore were already three or four youths
chatting memiIy. ''Ah, here is our Helm
rich Take care Of yourselves, friendg-
fruum habct in cornul" cried the eldest of
the party; aud then hc added, DO you
know you looked really diabolical last
night1 / was almost afraid Of You Who
would haye though that the Heinrich who
drinks beer just as We do, and does not dis
dain a slice "r cold ham, could pat on such
a wicked, sardouic air, and make the whole
house shudderi
THAT shows what n great actor he is
said another young man; there is no art
in playing a part that suits ones own char
acter but it requires geniua for a coquette
to assume an air Of sweet simplicity"
Heinrich took a seat at a table, and with
"A very modest air ordered glass Of mixed
wine, and The conversation was cOntmu
ed in the same strain, the young actor re
ceiying compliments from every side.
All, if Woligang Won Goethe had but
seen youw said one; and added, II am
sure you have the cloven ioot--let us see.
The other guests Of the inn, attracted by
all this acclamation, looked curiously at
Heinrich and were delighted to have an OPP
portunity of seeing such celebrity ~ he.
Some young men who had been at the un,
iyersity with him, but who hardly knew
his name, came up and shook his hand as
warmly rs if they were his most Intimate
| friends The pretticst Of the female waltz
/ ers cast glances of tender interest Mt him
| from their velvcty blue eyes as they pass
| ed
One person alone seemed to take no part
in the general enthu siasm. lie was sit
ting at a table near by, with his head turn t.
ed in the opposite direction. and was alb
sently drumming a military march with
his fingers on the crown of his hat, and
uttering from time To time very dubious
humph His appearance was peculiar, al
though at first sight he might be taken for
an honest citizen of moderate means. His
eyes were gray, but with greenish tingc,
| and they seemed To shine with phospher
.escent light like those of cat; his pale,
thin lips, when parted, displayed two rows
Of very white teeth, pointed and far apart
which gave him "A fcrocious, almost canni
bal expression, while his long curved fin
ger nails looked like claws These pccul-
iariliea however, were observable only to
persons who glanced at him suddenly, for
10 the eyes that looked lixedly at him he
presented the ordinary easy appearance of
a retired merchant aud one would be a8
tonishcd At ones self for having suspected
such IL harmless looking person of any vii
niuy. The Young Heinrich was secretly
annoyed by this mans evident Indifference,
and bis di5dainful silence scemed to take
from the value of the admiring praises
with which biz own c0mpanians were over
whelming him; it was the silence Of the
connoisscur. who cannot be deceived by
appearance aud who has seen the best of
everything in his time. Atmaycr, the
warmest of Heinrich's admirers noticed
this persons cold silence and addressed
him dcfantly, saying:
as it not true, air, that no actor could
play the part of Mephisphclrs better than
our friend here
'.Humpht' said the stranger, grinding
his sharp teeth together, while his blue
green eyes flashed Mr. Heinrich Is Il
young man of talent admire him great
IL; but in order to play hi part well he has
much 10 learn" Then, turning to the &C
tor, he said suddenly: Have you ever
seen the dcyiI'' putting the question in
such sharp, knocking tone that a chill ran
through his hearers That i5 absolutely
essential, !" he continued, for the perfect
rendering Of the part. The othernight was
in the theater Of the Porte de Carinthie,
aud was not satisfied with your laugh
it was a langh of mere mischieyious at the
most This is the way You should d" it,
my dear little Mr. Heinrich
Aud instantly, by way Of example, he
gave a sharp, thrill peal of laughter that
was 20 malicious and sardonje that the
music ana the dancers topped simultane-
oualy. The hugh lasted for several min
utcs aud made the windows rattle. and
the young men, although they were struck