New York Clipper (Apr 1895)

iXipjttgtM, 18W, bj "Hm mat i)awn PabllaUing Compasj (Unlud, Founded by I FRANK QUEEN, IBS3.' NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1895. HIE BELL ON THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE. vmiTIli ro» TBI NEW TOM CLimR, BT WILL WATERS. A irorr pUcrtiD on Ure<a nwd, Ftr, fsriwaj Irosm, Yet little tMBi» BMm letdlug iiio Biok to mj twjliood'i home. Bick Itarongb ika jnn lo oM eweet il>;ii, Willi mj utoliel tn<t mj Hate; Beck UinDgbUieaeldasiid staedj innce— Beck to tlM ecliool yard gile. Ohordb: Hark! I hear a tender cadence From the land of long ago; Uappx little wlneome facea BolUj come and eortlj go. WItb ita pealing aweeUj aieallug, Ak I whatmemoiluaronae. Again a bojr, enttanced I IIMen m me bell on the old echool kouae Hie old Kkool lionea, ao amall and red, Wkoee RI017 baa departed, Bilngn to mj mind tbe pedagogue, 80 meek and single bcarted. In retnapecttoQ now I see nat dear old man ot jore, lie onllea^beDlgnlT while I tar nat mo and two make four. I aee bim now, wben taeka are done. And bear bIm gently lay, In keeptaig wllb bla almple creed: "Dearoblldien, let^ pray I" And while be aaka the one aijove T» take ns In bla care, claap my banda, a lluie cblkl, And bow my head In pmyer. There aeema a spell, a magic apell. 'Round that familiar apot— There once I wore amid her curie Tbe blue forget me not— A dark haired one, wbo on ny breaei Her girl grleTa tear drop laid, Aa tenderly and tmatlngly The lait farewell wee eald. Thil old echool honae, so noull aud t«i1, le still my bearfa bright sbrlne; Tbe dear old bell upon the roof 8IIU ebeera my lUe'a decline. I know >tls naught but luemorr'H vlilniei Now ringing eoft and low, Vet, In my heart those dear old wenea Are pamtDg lo and fro. (VOLUME XLIIL-No. a ■ Prie* 10 C«nU denly ihe loud eiolamallon ol the landowner. • where did you get Ibai plclurer" excited our at- lenllon. Our comrade, probably lo lllusliale one of his romanllc atones, badahownaphotograph, which his neighbor had Jokingly ■.niicbol away from hini. Kullkowskl'a abirp eyes must ban recognlztd It, and, eprlnglog u|. ercliedly, but then evMently forr. Ing biniselt to be polite anil calm, heaaked a second time, "Panloii ine, bow did you comeiiyihlapicinre, I lleuleoanti" The one addreaied by no means beloD|eil lo Ibov who let thenuelvea he eaally taken uniwam and Intlmldaleil; ao, subduing bis entrvesceoce al tho I llrsi vehenwnt iiueallon. ho anawcred, laugMng: "From Vienna, from Vienna I That's Ihe Bengal oiftr niyaelf lo a lady belonging lo Ihe society of Ihsl pliice. She was young, rich, etlncatMand »poiit, ss only the only child ol wealthy and dMIngnlabol parents rau he. It wasamerled that II was a kite match on her part. Ileihlsaaltmay, Ifeltnnihing for her luit a certain respect for her worldly •■troll. ne«s. for her edursiinn, and for tho alntnge charm that Hashed from her deep, dark giBy eyes. Indeetl, I didn't eren Onil her pretty, anil so I went to the altar (|ull« pnsi4oiilcKH, bat wllh Ihe Omi rtwluilon not 10 violate my vowof gdellly and duly (>y n hair's breadth. "I kept. Ml help nie God, my osib! I wai not at Ihnt lliiie"-be glanced about hint wllh s doleful «nine—"a drinker yol, e?cn srnlding oTeij merely that bis muatsche lirlmlcd up to hia nose, ami showcfl the strong while Icelb. "Al Unt I wanted In ilghl a duel wllb the aeiliirer —! rared still lem for my life then than I do now —but my principle spoke niherwiae: nf all IhlngH not to puy lha usual role of a ilaeelveil hualaml I I bad for lhat reaaon a long and very seitoiw conver- sation wllh my wife, whriein lox|ilalntil In herlliat, IrresperllTO of lore, dei oniin sml religion, wnllot'k was a contract—a contiart fonBmiMl by an oath, which simple honor hade ua keep; wherein I calletl upon her lo point out only a ainglo false step on my part, and which endM wllh my—forgtreneiM I 8ho rellttmyfeetsnilklsaeilmybsnd. Ila.ka Ithlshsnd here, and I was moved I A look In her eye, wblob THE BEN GAL CO UNTESS. ADAnKDntOH TmOBSHAX POH TIIK HKW VOMKUIIITKS BV DVDLBT VAN ZANDT. H e were eeated comfortably In the ao called Ui sino, a little pobllo house In tbe wretched phice where fate bad thrown na, and wblle Itsnowed and stonied outside ao that one woold not have drlren an Ice bear ouldooia, we felt so much Ihe better near the good wbie of our worthy host, Lebedorlta, Id tbe room tilled to anlfucaUon wllh clonds of totaicco smoke. Hie clear Jingling of elelgli bells sounded froui without; the door opened, our landlord hastened with alacrlly to the entnnce, with hb usual balf Isugbing, balf crying face, and wllb a IoikI and mendly greeting, answered by ns, there entered, nndled In a great fur coat, a ngore of which oely a buaby mustache, a mighty red nose, and a pair of •harp lltue eyes were ruble. It was nur old ac- quaintance. Fan Soblp-Schlp. The Baron nu Knllkowaky was a land owner of Ihe neighborhood, In whose compsnr we had slready eipeitenced a few pleasant. Indeed, alio wild. Iinnra. lie rae an odd fellow; to people lo whom he bad glren his conQdeoce, good nature anil kbidneia llaelt; towanlsall the rest, dlslmstfiil and dlslsni; be had formed a pecnllar eonree of life for hlmaelf. SlandUig qnlle alone In Ihe world, at the end of every year be etmck a balance of hIa fortrne, and, after deducting tbe money neceasary to the manage- nenlof Ua poaMaslons, be divided the remabider of bla Income Into three parts, of which the flret was so applied In the capital ol tbe province, the second In Vienna, and tbe third as conscleutlouiily la Paris, In all manner of amusements Ihnt wllb the Hnit Spring storms our noble frlenil, poor In ready tasb, but Itch In the delights of tho soul, returned to the doraesUo hearth, where, by excellent stewtrlship during eight montlui, and the sforessld financial management, which never begot ilsbts, he always fouDd ample means again for hit adveiiliiroiiH life. From this gay life, particularly deroled to gamb- ling and drinking, apreeg bhi nickname, "Vchlp- Schlp," a corrnpUon of Ihe Polish words slgnllylug "poorout, pour onll" which, m to apeak, wu tbe device ot the noble genlleman. with Ibis or he was wont to order his champagne, Uie only drink, with Ihe exception of siroug tea, that ever paased his lips. And wllb tlils cry he also turned lo our sleit landlord, soon thereafter to Hud bimaeirin the °><M goodnalared ot m'SNls. We talked aboot this ihlog and that, abont the oold, aliout tbe chase, dots, hones, and Onally, of couree, also aboil Ihe women, although a few of us had already noticed thii npon tills subject our friend wss alwnys more <|ulet than nsual. "Ves, yes, the womenr' ciled Utjur Evergmn, so called becanse, notwilhitandlug hU yean, be had aim preaerred an exceedingly yoiilbfnl heart. "Yes, Oiuutess, a well known Vienna l>eauly!" and look- ing kiiowlugly at It with his frank aud Jovial face, and pulling a finger on his lips, be whlspeied lo tbe ijueallouer: "An sdvenuiress. If you will—an discre- tion I" Again Schlp-Hchlp's eyes flsslicd suspiciously, and he preftted b^ hand on the big msn'sarm. "Hesse, lieutenant, I must know: Tell nis—bow and where did you uieel lhat ladyt" The Bituatlon liegan to he unpleasant; so much the more as Uudalk, ahw growing seiioas, sbiiok tbe excited man's band from hIa arm rather Indlg- uanlly, and replied In a luiiil voice: "And what If I refuse to enlighten you t" KiillkowskI was silent a monieut, ss If slriiggllug with hlmwlf; then he said In a lieseecblug way: You dare not refuse lo answer uic. Ynii dare not, do you heart" And why notr' lelumed ibe big man, wllb his old compoeure. Becaiiae—because—Ibat U tbe pictiirc—of niy irtfe:" Wo sal there for a muuicnt aa If a bomb had fallen ihcwomeni What would wedowllhoulthlagiftot I lnu> our midal; Paul, alao, waa evidently emhar- Ihe godal"and therewith beamlled wllh aeUsaUs- raaaed- Our guest had leaned back lu bla chair, fsctlon, u If Ihe goda had eapeelaUy hung on eveiy eurlng gloomily Into vacancy. A palnf al sdllnen oneol bit. Major Evergreen's, Dngerelen hoiirts of reigned, which only bla sharp, lend "Lebedovlis, V*'*<l'ae. "Uey, Bodalk," and be uiued to a big, champagne!" brake. Oeveral botilea came, and he meiTT Uenlenant ot our company—"Uey! what's began: new In this napect In Tlenuar" "Oentlemen, may I iieg year attenllon fora short Uenlenant Fanl Bodalk, under command In Ume In order to explain my condncit" We bowed Vienna, had retained to the regiment for a ehort politely. "Believe me," ha went on, "only the feel- Uaie only, and oonaeqaenUy he wat (or ot eitlea a ng of self defense drtvea me to U» preaeot dl*ck» lldng book of laference, bnt, nnfottonately, with a urea, and the hope, Ihiongh my sulcily me atoiy, •"•'"•nj typographical enw». Ot this a«t was to obviate a fresh sullying of my name here In my pniably alao lha oommnnlcallon which be, noTlng ntaier lo the attble Bvetgiwa, made to tbe Utter. A tnlle fan ot meaning leirarded him for me ame. ne hn Don Jnaoa felt tppacmlly very wtU In tiielr Bubtti 41acloana,.and Ihe net ot u won not ■nnblliii oar keada nnck abont them, when nd nadveplace. FewofyonwIllknowlhatlaBimanled I have, at least, done eveiyihlng lo keep this fact tecreu Tto yean ago-I Uved then In RoasUn Po- land-! waa i^pellad by Ihe will of my paienia and ctrennManc«a-oar pflndpal i i iiMi t^ n aa wooM etherwite have pta«d over Into other hands-to sppmacbing leiiiputluii. I dlil eveiyihlug In make my wife's life by my aide ptessaiil. I lient my otherwise Irou will under ber'a; I coatnlled niy hastiness of temper for peace's sake; 1 siiiroundeil herwilb all Ihe pleasures nf a fsshloosiile life, and ao Hie llrst years of our mtrvlsge (lowed m undls- liirlied, although 1 must iueiiik>ii thai. In spile of my Invariable kindness end care for her well lielog, Ihe love of my wife, which, In Ihe liegliiDlng, was st leant outwardly shown, gave way in a certain In- dllference not exactly wounding to nne. f fell deeply at Mist lime only the lost of Ijolli of our children. Perhaps—perhaps, bsd she Isfen nsire of a mother. Heaven would have spared iia the lllllo ones, and through them formed iielweeu irs a con- I dilating lie It wss prolalily iiot lo be, thiiiigli: ! "In the nrib year of fiiir niarrlsge (here came in I (lie Ihc (Inil proof nf her unfaUhfoKKss: I say 'proof,' gendenieni WrII—wlien I have Ihuugbt over any inaKer long—aud (he more I thought and pondered ao much Ihe deeper I got nyaclf Into con- tndlcllons—I came nnslly always lo (he point, un- concerned as (o sll flognisa snil ((Bdllloni, lo form for myself my own, butslso Irvefuisttle opinion. Ho It goes or went with me with women and thelrtreat- ment- After I slready, as a young oian, had read the most varied description*, partly rosy, partly tbomy, alHinl them; after I had sladled, and also partly digested Ihe niimt profonail wrIllDga of Greek, Roman, Jewbih and Aiablsn phlbmopbere, to thoae ol a Ooeihe, Bchopenhauer, and lo Ihe Ingenious thcmea of a Diinuu, Usboitsn, Ileyae and Ibaen, I was u wtae as before, end ny snnl swnng merrily, or niher, sadly, between Ihe mild OrliUan: "Oast no stone at her,'and therevengcful i^ill of the or- dinary morlal, ao long In and fm, nnlll I threw the whole foreign phllosophlcsl tnab lo (be winds, and formed for myaelf my own pilnclpte. Hal hat ny own splendid lllile principle. Mnk. genilemenl .drtnk U> my pitnclplel Lebadoviui Bchlp^hlpI" and hbi eyes (lashed dsvlllthly, and h« langliad to iilsnd jM;cullsrly iliniiigh all Ihelcars, made iiie, however, sUll detain her. I ap<ike a mninont more, and pressed her hand so that she abnost cried ouL ■l,et what has hsppcncd tie forever forgoltenf I sslil, 'llianhHio itie luemory of our clilldren; but, markjoii.l now swesr to you tbst I sluill nut forgot a second vlolsdoii ol your vow—for 1 would an- nihilate you r" Again tho already half Inbixicslcd uiau palmed and slared liefnre lilui. We wsnied (o put in end lo Ibis painful dlsclisuin ami rise, (iiit a lieseecliInK liHik held us bsck. "No, no, yisi must kdiiw sll. It Is iiMi exiravagaitl '. T(Miex(rHvagsiii: The 'Keugal Oiun(es4,'nim we are coming lo her' l)o you know the Hpanlsh |syi- verli: 'IK) not Inist a bull from In front, nor an sss from iMliliMl, snil a woman from sny side.' I wss stupid eisiugh (ii fiirget l(, and ao It must needs come alHiut llieudiatalsolnTnhigart—<inlhees(s(i: whither we had rellreil, and whtra I, only tnin to Ihedullesofiiiyposllliin, andas llie hualiaiid of a lady of Ihe world, always SMtudled a large ix>iii< pany around us—and so It must needs come alwnl lhat there atsu a circle nf adorers gslbcred aniuml my pretty, Inlaresling and coqueltlah wife, and of whom a yuung second Ileulanant pamed for her 'favoiile.' Tbe deuce I lie waa s (iitgnlllcent llllli: felluw,and now I amsotTTl amaabed hiaarmt Rnl what would you do, gentlemen t I was Isnghed al, and called bmial and iiata behind my r>ck, fthoolii I allow them lo call roe cowardly alsot Hie (InesI of principles can't sund tbstl-BcblpHchlp I "go It wat veiT, vsry lonchlDg, IhIa new romance of my wir»-thls Itngnlablng ud coqnetUshneM, theae aly hand aqneetea and glance»-ao innching that I often wished b> mah In upon them like a wild Ooatack-iiDl ny principle tbwd In the way I U forced me to be csbn again In order to enjoy my revenge cold In tbe end; and oaci more I aelted the opponnnlty to Ulk lo her In sanest, waning wnvda. II waa In vain I Then came a day when (bo ganlonrr aiiiioiiiiiHil (o ino soinrthing bad, very Imil alHiut a grollo o|ipi«lln In Iho raslle—scrrel meetings-thpsonmiU lovotl uin ss much ss they haled my pmiul. si>rrrp wlfr-nml now I was delor- minisl (0 nrl I "•lllillouls kill.,'M.V Iho KtTiioh. Very well. 1 did iini wsiii (hU ilralb, Dlil ibe world nlirady look iipiiii UIC ss ilcrrlvnl: ihrii. si least, tho Isiigh should nni lie mi lis Mt sluiir. One and sll would I drfy, suit ilri-lsro Imbllj: '.Hen hero Iho ilrrrlvrd Olio I lliil Iho hiuirst, faKhfiil hnsloiiil need nut Ih< sshanieil, only tlic-tlni, ibn ■bntiipipts wlfi», nu her fslls Ihe tlilU'iilo, Iliii liniiiiiiliiy V "I wi'ui (ii I,—, mill limkoil ii|i ilipiiri sri rlrrlil- clsii, wllb tlip n>i|uiiitl (hst ht\ toinl iiiu iiuii nf Ills iiiiMi export workiui'n. Twiidsjs htipr tm-h a one arrived. I Ipi iiim initi my |iisii asfar sswasnfces- sary. imiiiihdng htm a geiiemiis siiiu nf iiionoy lo hold his Inngiip. The lustipr wsH very sliiiplp. lie hinil (he i Msiln sprrails a isirk. When nne stands mi lbs terrnro nun hns dlreclly liefore niis a tsinil, then to Ihe right and lofi inips and lnulir- and nnally. on Ibe other Hdenr ihn waier. s pnilly grnKo with a niailn Iwnrh, (ho rsvnriio s|Nit nf niy wife—Jiisl Iho plaro for Invo vows ami sm'rpl i nnvcnw." TlissiH-Hkor IsiighnI again so that hU iiiiialai hn bill awsy In his now, poured hlirwlf iint annlhsr gisss nf wine, sihI (hen ninilniinl: ".to I M my pleiitilclsu lay an plK lrlP wire fnsii Ihn (nrrspo (n (lis gmKii.pnnrrHlliigthetMllrrtPsliinsuliipnanain vauhofdin pssilp. Tlieu I >pnl tim (n l,_, nin vnjoluing u|sin him ilie ilrp|ie>l srcreiy, Inpnwurn Ipii im kniB, (I'll lamp Iln< whpoU Hint red llongal llghlB. "IJdIe ivnislns to In< (nld, A week hitpr llisrp wss a largo rninpaiiy st ilin rnailp. My blnhday wss celebmleil, ami my dear, fsllbfiil wllo had thoughtfullylusilp fnriiHi s palrnf iH-aiillfully em- linildpreil sllpiiers- Tlin iIpvIII wllh svory needleful of thread alio bad isnhslilj (hmiibi nf Uor galUnI a IhniiiMii'l limes, sml llip girt made hip sIIII mnra fiirloiiH. IVii wnro very niprty. s grent deal was ilnank, nnil with s vnry inystrriaiiM air I bad iiniiii- Ispd my giirsis a siiriirlMi. I wHirliril my wife ami her lover Mm-relly-dielr gisiii-es slid sly signs. Tlipii rsiim (IIP pvriiliig, niid Ihn llpiilriisnl hsd ll«ap|s'srpd uuiilinrrvpil fmni tin rnmilpil mniiia: fri'ioiiilliig Shu frit iidwitll, my wlfii bail wllhilnwii fur a siKirl diiie, sml I. sa s gisnl hiisliniid, u-slniia- ly aisiliSglMii for in-r. WhsiiwIiIIo ilsrhnoas i lnwii shiwiy lu. Tlip ffsnlcrirr rsmo to mo sml whls|vrpil ■ailllPdlllig I y psr. Now (lin miilllPliI lisil come! Ill s hMidviili-p I Irggwl IhiiMiprusPUl tiislO| I ■u lha lerrars, us Iwsnalsiul (ii ndSr Uiem s aiwr- tsi-le, such ss hud iiovpr lirnn s<-iii liefnre. I^iigli. lug ami Jilting nil prssacil uiililiKini. ■Now haik s.vscily liver diiin',' I ssid In Ihpiu. pnliilliig hi s itrrlslli illriTlliiii. ■Iki Hure jnu keepyniir eyes on (hiK spn(. Niisr men, |«y ndeiilliui:' and I prwed u|Hiii a iiiitloii. Tho pleclrli'lsii bad iliino his (lusl- iipss well, for now r-r r r-r I sli i ah i sli I whined s a nii-ket lu the air, and si tbp ssmo niniuentdin grnlln Iwfnro IIS WHS llluiiihiHluil wllh lha nnsil isuiiiilfiil liriignl llglilB, wlili'b shiiwcil my wlfn In (lis lender piiiliram of bnr Inrer. A.nl rr-r-rr irliluu-il riglii sinl left Ills nn wlisrls-sh sh-sli i wliliuwd pvorywlirni risikels hi ilin nir, whlls Ibniiigh Iho gniiliillghleil up ■> l.riglil as day Ihe guilty iiiii-s rssayvd In escs|s< In iiiiiireirdpntednni- tllaliin." The nstvslnr draw a ilrpp liroalli, and poured liiwn glass upon giiiaa, while his nyes grew mom siHl ninro sisriiig, huiI his head ssnk lower and loser. Ttirii Nn liursl iiul Isughliigngsln. "I hsd my rovpiign i I hsil rniahril lier, sml turned tho riirao of rlillnilii fnnn luysrir ii|ioti her. Then f niing her forliino s( hrr, sml linirnf iiiliio, aud drovn licr mil. Hlin wciii (hi>n (n Kraiirn, In iiriler bi l>e riirKnllen—Slid iiniv—now alsi Is In VIeiim again: and alls nroiilil srarii lai lisre, to illsgmce my namo oiicii miiro-aml fur (hst resMin-for ihat rnasoii I lisve loM yiiii griillnnieii sll I Hlie imial tirromn llll|Mlsallilp 1" All emlmrrsasliig sllrlint fulliiwcil, during wlilcli Hrlllp Hrlilp'aaliitlng llrsil fnll ll|BUI lbs lulilo IH-- rnro llllii, and siHin hU bnivy Ispsdillig liilil us lhat ' B bsd fHllPii liiio a ilniiiken sler|i. TIiPli wn ntm iioliwiesaly tnil ahilii away, wllh plly III nur hpsrta for Mils vlrlliii of s wmiisii'a |»<rllily. JULIE MACKEY as (aim 111 New Vork Oily Iwuiity-slx ynars ago- Hhe iHigan lier singe csrerr al the ago nf sixteen, and has bad a varied rjirepr, hsvliig playnl a wide nuge of pans. Hhe appeared In "Tho llypsy llarnn" and "Tlis VIro Admiral" wllh the OnmM A llmi. man Opera t;n., and hss siiiwiiuendy been con- nected wllb llio 'Two (lid cnmles," "Naliiral das" and llnnlnns' "Mii|s-rls«," liavliig rscenUy llnlahed her seciiiiil seaMui witli dio tsar named company. Hho ha> also had a succesafiil career aa a vorallal poll (ho vandevllleslagr. MIn Hai hsy will ahoniy go abniad, as alls Is under <»nlrsi:t hi spposr st die Kmplre, l»nd»n, fur Ihrco nionihs. Knllnwlng llilasngagninentabH will iiiske a lour nf IAiniloen< I Kiirope. and rcliini in I^iulmi In assume Iho |,rbii:l|sil Isiy niln In nest seswin's paiibmilme si drury Isine. Mho Is al iireaeut flillug an tugage- me"i Bi Kelili's irninn Hqiiare, thhi cliy. Mhai tfarkey isssicaaea a rich contralbi voice of ao re- marhalils a i|iiallly (hat It Is not Inapily termed a (linnr, and she la iini rnily s pleasing singer, Inn a Niurb of pensiusl charm. WHICH WON THE PRIZE? Tliree aiiideiiK nf (lis Kioledes Heaux-Arbi, Hsr •cllles, were mitlnghia rsfr. "My dcsr fellow," aaldone, "Ipalnlulthoolherdaya Hide piece of plue wooil III linlUdnii of inarlile s» perfectly (hat li •auk III Ihn laiitom of the water." "I'laili!" Mrild siindiirr, "yifaienlsy 1 suapended ray lhern)ome(«r mi the eawl (hs( linlils my 'View of tho I'nhir Kegloiia.* I( fi-ii si iiia-s In (wenly degrees Ulnw Jteni," "TIstt's nndilrig," sabl (he bia(. "Uy portrait ot ibenmniulalsin lifelike lhat II haa to lie abaved (wirea week."—/araif/m WimaWit JntimU. Mr WAwmo vHi Hmisnow.-//unimr-"1)0 you (hinlinalsry nf 13,000 sbooM lie a snmcleM In- ducemeni for s young man tn marry I" jrilMni —"I lo, ninst sjHuiedly. Bhow me the woman who la going bi pay Ihsl salary In her hiis(s>nd,"-fiMmfi