The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-14
CREVAAIER GEZADOME
Becky Sharp" Talks to a Curious
Parsonage.
ONCE PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY

NE Is Now Monk and Is Going to
Bury Himself in = Monastery in
Hungary.
had often heard of Won Geza Dome,
the violinist and monk.
The other day as I went down the
street, l saw him. lie. was peerlng into
the show window of a music house,
where with other instruments, were dis
played number OF his beloved vioIins.
Something IN the man's foreign man
ner attracted my attention and i asked
Mr W. Z. Ruehr who he was Mr. Roehr
replied, "Why don't you know? That is
the celebrated v4olinist, Geza Dome"
Then l went up to Mr.. Dome aud spoke
TO him. With startled air he returned
my salulation, looking about all the time
apprehens.vely as If he would like 10
run away. Bat he followed me into the
music store and sat down. as l told him
frankly, - am a newspaper reporter, and
| would like to talk to you about your
self, because the people of Kansas are
somewhat interested in you. Whenever
an item of news appears in the papers
about you, it goes the rounds of the
state press and is read with interest, vet
it seems to me that very little is really
known about YOU"
He shook his head slowly somewhat
sadly, as he turned his piercing black
ewes in my direction, and said: You are
right, Mademoiselle, and little is known
of me here in Kansas, because l have
never authorized any one to write OF
me-"
Then he shut his lips tightly and
turned around to the table, where he be-
gan to scribble Oh piece of paper.
Apparently, though reported as some
thing of bear, the man is painfully
diHdent.
Suddenly he turns to me again, and
saws. in his very broken accent, yes |
will talk to you, and you. Mademoiselle,
are the first person ever authorized to
say anything of me in the columns of a
newspaper"
"First then, my name, which is printed
in many different styles-perhaps it puz-
zles you" questioningly.
l admitted that considering it was
sometimes L. Geza Dome, and some.
times several other ways, that l did
wonder which or what is correct
We'll. Mademoiseile," producing a
card from his pocket, and writing on it
moment before holding it up, "here is
my name. Geza and Dome are both
christian names as you would christen =
child Francis Joseph.
II have been called by them only be-
cause my last name you will see it here
is unpronounce25le by the American peo-
pie; / am Geza Dome Won Kec5kemethy
Giving me my title and the French YER
sion, l am Chevalier Geza Dome de
Kecskemethy.
"But, NJ ademoiselle, l am no longer
that l have taken orders, priestly orders,
you know and am now plain Louis Do
menico, S. J. The last letters mean the
Society of the Jesuits
SIT was for this | was intended always
and my dear mother would have been
happy to see me in priestly habit.
81 took the name Louis Domenico, las
a candidate for orders may choose any
name). because Louisa was my mothers
name. bly, father, the Count Julius de
Kecskemethy, was an important person
age in that ever memorable and sad
event. (Mr Dome speaks thus stiltedly)
the Hungarian revolution of '4S349, he
was shot for the most terrible crime of
loving his country and trying to protect
it against the Austrian despots. He
died true hero, a martyr to Hungary
and its people"
Here the peaker's emotions over ex-
cited him and he was interrupted by
fit { coughing.
"You see, Mademoiselle, my health is