The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-16

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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
organist
NJ. Auguste had come to 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 good
position as organist; he had 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
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 a
| 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 besought 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 had promised him her assistance.
81 will introduce you to such ladies
as would be suitable, you understand, :"
she said; ''you must do your own court
ing, etc.
"Oh, 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 misgivings.
Shrewd she might be, but she could moi
fathom the feeling of this poor alien,
who felt that now at late day ht
might build a nest and find a heart
mate.
Mrs. Dahl was sympathetic WON
an. She entered the interview in he
diary and memorandum book. On Mon
day she discussed the matter for hal
hour with her husband, then prepared
| a list from the church record of sucl
. widows and maidens of uncertain year
as she thought suitabl to M. Auguste'
!. age and circumstances The next ste]
was to bring about meetings She ar
ranged some for a coming church social
She. secured widow as piano pupi
for him. She asked two spinsters to te
on a certain evening and invited M
Auguste to meet them. The sevent
and last candidate she would ask t
| ride out with her and include the OF
ganist in drive TO a distant park
Then monsieur would confide in he
his choice, his emotions. The rest coul
take care of itself.
No fault could Mrs Dahl find wit
monsieur's conduct. He appeared q
the church social, obedient to her hint
as to appearance and department. Il
was soon presented to several ladies
whom he treated with reverential pt
liteness, but his gaze kept wanderin
to the bouquet of young maidens WI
laughed and joked with the youths
the Luther league and the Endeavt
circle.
At Mrs. Dahls suggestion he eve
e. escorted one Of the widows to her hom
and was cordially invited to call upC
- her in the future. The widow pup
was exceedingly kind to him, but
regarded her with curious eyes-ey
| that had something pathetic in then
i On the occasion of Mrs. Dahl's tea
Auguste met the two maiden ladies
good family upon whose virtues Mr.
Dahl had discoursed to him the day b
fore One played the piano for hi
I'd very well; the other was paragon
far as housekeeping qualities were CO
cerned
Still monsieur rewarded not MI
Be Dahl by sign of preference. Qui
puzzled by his reticence, the minister
wife chose the next fine day for b
drive, and placed by the side of t
sensitive organist the last of her sew
SE eligibles This candidate was youngt
handsomer and more worldly than al
lady the aspiring musician had me
She was merry, she was pleasant al
oxerted herself to please monsieur
- smiled freely He was even voluble, b
he made no sign to the astonished Nj
IL Dahl that he had any choice. Inste
his eyes kept their puzzled expressi
during the whole drive.
Mrs. Dahl requested monsieur to C
upon her the next day, and at the no
re- swept into the room with something
eo 20 Indignation in her min l. The lit
organist stood at the window a
q q bowed quite as gracefully to her