Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-10-13
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When The HeQI Is Young
How an Organist Sought Love
Through n Medium and Found
IL Through Accident.


The vestry door Of the church Of St
John the Evangelist opened about an
hour after the Sunday morning service,
and a spruce figure passed slowly down
the asphalt walk to the street pave
ment. 1t was N. Auguste. the little
%orRanist.
NJ. Auguste had come to a determin-
alton within the past hour. The sun Of
prosperity was beginning to chine upon
this middle aged AlsatiaD, and he felt
the elation of spirit. He had n good
position as organist; he had a large
music class; he had composed a success
full march; he had a bank account He
would have more; he would share his
happiness; he would marry.
Practical thought came back to him
with the eating Of his Sunday restaur-
ant dinner. His pint bottle Of cheap
wine stimulated him to an act courage
Gus. He would seek the wife Of the
minister and ask her help TO find him a
euitable 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 a speaking acquaintance with
the spruce little organist. but she came
TO him at once and expected to hear a
tale Of woe or distress. Her surprise
may he imagined when the excited
Alsatian. in a compound Of bad Eng
lish. German and French, poured forth
his hearts desires. his thoughts, his
hopes and besought her assistance in
finding him a proper life companion
The hopelegsDess Of the task struck her
at once. but the earnestness of the or.
ganist gained her sympathies. She
questioned. she dellberated, hesitated
and was lest. Ere an hour had passed
she had promised him her assistance.
al will introduce you to such ladies
as would be suitable. you understand, 4"
ehe said; "'you must do your own court
ing, etc"
"Oh. yah. suitable, " he nodded smil-
ingly. Est iss suit you an suit me, as
it's great aGaire for me. you un'er-
stand"
Mrs, Dahl watched him away in the
direction Of the park with misgivings.
Ehrewd che might be, but she could not
fathom the feeling of this poor alien,
who felt that row at a late day he
might build a nest and find a 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
a list from the church record of such
widows and maidens of uncertain years
as she thought suitable to NJ. Auguste's
age and circumstances The next step
was to bring about meetings. She ar
ranged some for a coming church social
She secured a widow as a piano pupil
for him. She asked two spinsters to tea
on a certain evening and invited NJ.
Auguste to meet them. The seventh
and last candidate she would ask tc
ride out with her and include the or
Ranist in a drive to a distant park.
Then monsieur would confide in hel
bis choice, his emotions The rest could
take care Of itself.
No fault could Mrs. Dahl find with
monsieur's conduct. He appeared al
the church social, obedient to her hint:
as to appearance and department. He
was soon presented TO several ladies,
whom he treated with reverential pc.
liteness, but his gaze kept wandering
10 the bouquet Of young uaidens who
laughed and joked with the youths Of
the Luther league and the Endeavol
circle.
At Mrs. Dahl's suggestion he ever
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 NJ
Auguste met the two maiden ladies oil
good family upon whose virtues Mrs.
Dahl had discoursed to him the day be-
fore One played the piano for him
very WE'LL the other was n paragon a,
far as housekeeping qualities were con.
cerned.
Still monsieur rewarded not Mrs
Dahl by a sign Of preference. Quite
puzzled by his reticence, the minister
wife chose the next fine day for hei
drive. and placed by the aide of the
sensitive organist the last of her sever
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. lie
smiled freely. He was even voluble, but
he made no sign to the astonished Mrs.
Dahl that he had any choice. Instead
his eyes kept their puzzled expression
during the whole drive.
Mrs. Dahl requested monsieur to cal
upon her the mex day. and at the hour
swept into the room with something Of
indignation In her mind. The littl,
organist stood at the window and
bowed quite as gracefully to her al
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