The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-09
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How an orEanlst Sought Love
Through u Medium and Found
1t Through Accident.

John tho Evangelist opened about an
hour after the Sunday morning service,
and n spruce figure passed slowly down
the asphalt walk to the street pave
ment. 1t was Nj. Augusta, the little
organist.
M. Auguste had come To determin-
| ation within the past hour. The sun Of
| prosperity was beginning to shine upon
| this middle aged Alsatian. and no felt
the elation of spirit He had good
position rs organist he had large
music class; he had composed success
full march he had 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 tn mn net courage
Gus. He would seek tho wife of tho
minister and ask her help to find him II
suitable mate. lie had heard that she
made many matches among the church
people.
In this state of mind he went To the
house of tho 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 Il
| tale of woe or distress Her surprise
| may he imagined when the excited
| Alsatian, in II compound of bad Eng
! lish, German md French, poured forth
his hearts desires his thoughts. his
hopes and hesought her assistance In
finding him II proper life companion.
The hopelessnesa of the taslf struck her
ut once, but the enrnestness of the or
ganist gained her sympathies She
questioned. she deliberated. hesitated
and was lost. Ere an hour had passed
she Ind promised him her assistance.
81 will introduce you to such ladies
IA would be suitable. you understand, "
she said ''you must do your own court
ing. etc. "
"0h. yah, suitable, no nodded smil-
ingly. ''Xst iss auit you an suit me, aa
's,- ts.s'.ss ssn.saso fns nfs, ,oo o..- "a
| stand.
Mrs Dahl watched him away in tn,
direction of the park with misgiyings
Shrewd sho might be, but she could not
fathom the feeling Of this poor alien
| who felt that now Mt late day II,
might build n nest and find Il heart
| mate.
Mrs. Dahl was II sympathetic WON
an She entered the interview in her
| diary and memorandum book. On Mon
day she discussed the matter for n half
hour \, 18th her husband. then prepared
list from the church record Of such
widows and maidenH of uncertain years
IA sho thought suitable to Nj. Augusta 4
ago and circumstances. The next step
was to bring about meetings. She mr.
ranged some for a coming church social
She secured n widow AZ piano pupil
for him. She asked two spinsters to tea
on certain evening and invited NJ
Auguste to meet them Tho seventh
and last candidate she would ask to
ride ont with her and include the or
ganist in drive to distant park
Then monsieur would conido in her
his choice, his emotions. The rest conld
talo care Of itself.
No fault could Mre Dahl find with
monAieur's conduct He appeared mt
| the church social, obedient to her hints
M to appearance and department. He
waa soon presented to several ladies,
whom he treated with reverential po-
litoness, but his gaze kept wandering
to tho bouquet Of young mnidens who
laughed and joked with the youths of
the Luther league and the Endeavor
circle
At Mrs. Dahl's suggestion ms 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
Auguete met the two maiden ladies Of
good family upon whose virtues Mrs.
Dahl had discouraed to him the day be
fore. One played the piano for him
very well; the other was n paragon IA
far NJ housekeeping qualities were con
| ccrned.
Still monsieur rewarded not Mrs.
| Dahl by sign Of preference. Qnite
! puzzled by his reticcnce, the minister
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 tho aspiring musician had met.
| She was merry, she was pleasant and
cXerted herself to please monsieur. He
smiled freely He was even yoluble, but
he made no sign to the astonished Mrs.
Dahl that he had any choice. Instead
his eyes kept their puzzled expression
during tho whole drive.
Mrs Dahl requested monsieur to call
upon her the next LAY, aud at the hour
swept into the room with something Of
indignation in her mind. The little
organist stood at tho window and
bowed quite as gracefully to her ~
ever.
"Well, monsieur. and have you
found suitable lady among those you
have met "
Monsieur looked at the minister
wife AZ n terrified child looks ut its
| tormentor.
Good madame, are doze all ze ladies
"a hat zelected for me 7" he stammered.
"Why, you've seen seven, That is a
great many to select from. is 1t not y
"Zey are all old ladies, iss it not
Zey air not fraish, IN call it-not full
of feeling
"Man alivel" cried Mrs. Dahl. for
getting her politeness in her vexation.
"Did you expect to meet young girls
| to marry az IL You were young and