Smyrna times., 1899-08-23
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] When The He0Tt Is Y0UIQ
How an Organist Sought Love
Through Medium and Found
1t Through Accident.
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The vestry door of the church of St
John the Evangelist opened about an
hour after the Sunday morning service
and spruce figure passed slowly down
the asphalt walk to the street pave
ment. 1t was NJ. Auguste the little
Or9anist
Nj. Auguste had come to a determin-
atiCn within the past hour. The sun of
prosperity was beginning to shine upon
this middle aged Alsatian, and he felt
the elatiOn Of spirit. He had a good
| position as Organist; he had a large
music class; he had composed a success
full march; he had bank account. He
would have more; he would share his
happiness; he would marry.
Practical thought came back to MIN
with the eating of his Sunday restaur-
ant dinner. His pint bottle of cheap
wine stimulated him to an act courage
Ous. He would seek the wife of the
minister and ask her help to find him
suitable mate. He had heard that she
made many matches among the church
people.
In this state of mind he went to the
house of the minister, DR.. Dahl, and was
announced to the wife of that gentle
| man, to her great surprise. She had
merely speaking acquaintance with
the spruce little Organist, but she came
to him at once and expected to hear
tale of woe or distress Her surprise
may be imagined when the excited
Alsatian, in compound of bad Eng
lish, German and French, poured forth
his hearts desires, his thoughts, his
hopes and hesonght her assistance in
finding him a proper life companion.
The hopelessness of the task struck her
at once, but the earnestness of the or
ganist gained her sympathies She
questioned, she deliberated, hesitated
and was lost. Ere an hour had passed
she hld promised him her assistance.
Il will introduce you to such ladies
as would be suitable, you understand, "
she said; ''you must do your own court
ing. etc. -
ooh, yah, suitable, " he nodded smil-
ingly. ''Zst iss suit you an suit me, as
tbs great affaire for me, you un er-
stand. -
Mrs. Dahl watched him away in the
direction of the park with misgiyings.
Shrewd she might be, but she could not
fathOm the feeling of this poor alien,
who felt that now at a late day he
might build nest and find heart
mate.
Mrs. Dahl was a sympathetic wOm-
an. She entered the interview in her
diary and memorandum book On Mon
day she discussed the matter for a half
hour with her husband, then prepared
list from the church record of such
widows and maidens of uncertain years
| as she thought suitable to NJ Aueuste's
| age and circumstances. The next step
was to bring about meetings She ar
ranged some for a coming church social.
she secured widow as piano pupil
| for him. She asked two spinsters to tea
on certain evening and invited NJ.
Auguste to rSneet them. The seventh
and last candidate she would ask to
ride out with her and include the or
ganist in a drive to a distant park.
| Then monsieur would confide in her
his choice, his emotions. The rest could
take care of itself
No fault could Mrs. Dahl find with
ponsieur's conduct He appeared at
the church social. obedient to her hints
as to appearance and department. He
was soon presented to several ladies.
whom he treated with reverential DO
liteness, but his gaze kept wandering
to the bouquet of young maidens who
laughed and jOked with the youths of
the Luther league and the Endeavor
| circle
AT Mrs Dahl's suggestion he even
escorted one of the widows to her home.
and was cordially invited to call upOn
her in the future The widow pupil
was exceedingly kind to him, but he
regarded her with curious eyes eyes
that had something pathetic in them.
On the occasion Of Mrs. Dahl's tea M
Auguste met the two maiden ladies of
| good family upon whose virtues Mrs
Dahl had discoursed to him the day be-
fore. One played the piano for him
very well; the other was paragon as
far as housekeeping qualities were con-
cerned.
Still monsieur rewarded not Mrs
OohA ~ a oA5h VI plClSIcuC6s NYulI6
puzzled by his reticence, the minister's
wife chose the next fine day for her
drive, and placed by the side of the
sensitive organist the last of her seven
| eligibles. This candidate was younger,
handsomer and more worldly than any
lady the aspiring musician had met.
She was merry, she was pleasant and
| exerted herself to please monsieur. He
smiled freely. He was even voluble, but
he made no sign to the astonished Mrs.
Dahl that be had any choice. Instead
his eyes kept their puzzled expression
during the whole drive.
Mrs. Dahl requested monsieur to call
upon her the next day, and at the hour
swept into the room with something of
indignation in her mind. The little
Orgsnist stood at the window and
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