The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-09-29

hold;no on, O,
glass OF curacao.
eyes," said he, "everything is in the
anecdote-a play is worthless that
one cannot relate in five minutes
When an author comes to me tc
speak OF q comedy-at breakfast time,
for example-I stop him short at
once and say: will you have your
plot told before have finished this
egg" If he cannot do it, the piece is
worth nothing" and Periera gulped
down his curacao.
II am not q dramatic author" said
Maurice, an attache OF the embassy,
from the depths of a large armchair
in which he was ensconced; "however,
If you like, Periera, l will relate to you
a story which, it seems to me, g. man
OF talent could make something Of
but the time it takes to eat an egg is
decidedly short"
II will grant you an omelet," an
swered the manager, with aloud laugh;
.'but have distrust of the ideas of
a plot given by the people OF the
world. However, 60 on"
Every well. The story went the
rounds of the Viennese drawing
rooms at the time..I was down there.
There was then in Vienna a physician,
celebrated for his skill in disease OF
the heart. He was called-I change
the names, for the thing is traeic-he
was called DR.. Arnold. Although
scarcely 40 years old he had already
gained q magnificent practice. He
was handsome man-very elegant,
with regular features, blonde beard
in fact the Austrian type, but with a
pair OF American blue eyes, bright and
cold as steel.
IA Russian family residing in Wen
nave will call them Skobeloff if you
alke-called the doctorin consultation
FOX their daughter, in whom the
specialist detected on the first exam
ination the beginning OF an aneurism.
It must have been rather embarrass-
ing to the handsome doctor
ito apply his ear to the breast of
a beautiful brunette OF 10 and knock
at her heart, as tito ask: May I come
in?'
Maurice" said the master of the
house, do not give us the details OF q
farce. You proposed US DRAMA"
you will have one, rest assured.
Although received in excellent So
clety. the Skobeloffs were looked up-
on with more or less suspicion; they
lived at hotel and kept up certain
show; but the father wore too many
frogs and loops OF gimp on his fur
trimmed pelisse, and the mothers
diamonds passed for being false, and,
with I'LL this, two beautiful dauehters
to marry off. The doctor fell in love:
he asked the hand of Mile. Macha in
marriage, and, after g. courtship of
three months, married her. The
Skobeloff family became suddenly dis
:gusted with Vienna and betook them
selves to pastures new. The doctors
vile became great favorite in Vie
-ennese society. The newly married
couple were very interesting. The
doctor loved the fair Mach;s in q
twofold characterize his wife and as
his patient-he adored her and he
nursed her. This little romance en-
,chanted the sentimental Viennese.
Nine. Arnold regained her health to
ALL appearances, went a good deal in
to society, and even at times indul-
Fged IN turn OF the waltz"
" In spite Of her heart disease?"
Yes; the young wife seemed so
n3enrly cured that, as her physician,
her husband allowed her to waltz
now and then; but I believe he would
gladly have forbidden it through
jealousy, for there was q fue-looking
captain .Blazewitz, an Appolo in
white uniform, who was .alWavs the
iirst to inscribe his name upon the
dance programme OF Nine. Arnold.
and press her tenderly against his
alsuiIIettes-the old story OF Mars
and Venus again."
"Good,,' said Periera, "at length
your position is made, your charac-
tiers placed. Now, as they say in the
greenroom, link them together.
"All right. One day the doctor dis
covered q packet of letters"
'That's worn out-the packet OF
letters"
'Periera, you are insufferable. You
may say what you like, but in nv
story, there was packet of let
ters."
(which gave the husband the proof
OF his dishonor, is it not so?"
"Apparently:"
'And he conceives terrible VEN
.geance?"
"You know the story then, Periera;
go on and tell it yourself"
"No, my friend, but l cut-excuse
the slang OF my calling-I cut, simply.
Well, the husband averages himself?"
"But one OF those crimes which
remain forever undetected."
Chow, then, did you know it?"
"Because the doctor has spoken.
Yes, the wretch at last yielded to the
irresistible, to the fatal need of con.
fidrnce which exists in everyone, and
which makes the confessional OF the
catholic one of the most"
Enough, enough, Maurice"
II will not say one word more,n
said the young man, in g. vexed tone,
DO not get angry" said the mock.
ing Periera. eve save you the trouble
OF finishing your phrases. 1t is true
theatrical style. Look at Scribe
Sardou- all in dialogue, with the end
In suspense. am tired to death re,
peating to young authors: Above all
no style, nothing literary, there are
plays that have fallen flat for an ad