Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-05-16

we got glimpses of below Brockville, on
the st. Lawrence, or at Newburg and
above, on the Hudson, or, what is equal
ly lovely, almost any mile on the Ohio,
from Wheeling to Cairo.
Nettie was much taken with the little
cabins of the Vignerous, and declared,
as she had only seen high life in London,
she would take peep into the little life
of the lessons of Herr Schmidt, of the
Seminary.
There were dozen of these cottages,
at the foot of the hill, the sides of which
were all covered with grape vines, be-
longing to Baron D., where most of
the men and women were busy, with
clumsy hoes, working in the mellow soil,
or with strips of mating. tying up the
truant vines.
Our walk had made us thirsty, and
we stopped at the door Of the first cot
tage, and asked for sasser. The good
Frau had sickly looking babe in her
arms, which she was going to deposit
upon blanket, on-the earth floor of the
hut, while she brought the water, when
Nettie held out her hands and said,
"Gsb das mir" The pale women
smiled, as she laid the baby in Nettie's
lap, who had by this time seated her
self on a stool inside the doorway
Then the woman hastened to supply US
from aspring which bubbled up iustback
of the hamlet, which she did with SO
much good will, that we felt, though we
had been born SO far apart, yet we were
already friends-so mysterious is the un-
seen bond which unites in one, all who
fell the paternity Of one GoD, and the
sympathy of a universal brotherhood.
Already we were not only friends but
con6dents for when the good Frau
learned that we were Americans, she told
us her brother was in America, and that
he had spoken so favorably Of the coun-
try, in his letters, that several families
were only waiting the means to go, and
try their fortunes, where he told them
they could soon earn house and land
of their own, and be their own master,
instead Of paying such high rent, and
always living on the lands of the rich,
and being obliged to do their bidding
She said her husbands name was Gott.
fried Schiller; she feared It would almost
break his heart to leave his native soil,
since be had always lived on that same
domain but it was only for the sake Of
the children, of which they had eight,
and they did not know what would be.
come of them, with such q poor pros
pect before them, if their parents should
be taken suddenly away, before they
grew up to be able to take care of them
selves.
Then Gottfried came in from his vine
yard, and we were soon on as good terms
with him as with his friendly spouse
He asked a great many questions about
America, and how poor man could get
along there, and if the snakes would bite
the children, if they CHANGED to go out
of doors. and if the wild men would
come from the woods, while the men
were away at their work, and kill the
women, and carry off the children to
roast for feast
Nettie and Kate were so much anus
ed, BY the old mans fears, that they
both fairly shouted. and clspped their
hands. which put to fight all his fears.
and he joined in the laugh himself, and
said he believed the Baron had told him
such stuff, to discourage them from 60
ing off to America.
Wilhelm was Gottfried's oldest son, q
manly youth of twenty. Wilhelm liked
the idea of going to the new country,
but-how could he leave Madeline p
or, how could he manage it to take her
along.
Now Madeline lived in the same neigh
borhood, and was a right comely lass,
and but for her plain, coarse frock, she
had on neither bonnet nor shoes, she
might in g more seemly gsrb, pass for
. belle, in q much higher circle. Made
line was full of native grace. and such
gentle winning way, that to see her in
such state, made us feel, only more
intensely, as the poet did when he found
Pegasus hitched to a cart.
In Germany, marriage is not a cheap
and free institution, as it is in our coun-
try. The bridegroom must give bonds
in so much, to indemnify the public
against being burthened with the conse.
quences of his marriage. Then to 90
through all the legal forms. will cost
some City thalers more and this look
ed like a hopeless obstacle in the way
of poor Wilhelm and Madeline. since it
would take their utmost to save enough,
to pay their passage 10 America, in two
years. without any extra expense or liza.
bilities.
"What shall we tell them 2" said Net.
tie. turning Ter eye, half roguishly. and
half pleadingly, to mine.
"Ask Madeline if she can trust VIII
helm," / responded
90 yes," said the girl frankly, 81 can
trust him with my life."