The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-12-20
From the German OF Ferdinand Stole.
COurtshIp Under Difficulties.
Il HUMOROUS HISTORY.


friendly tone, 'bas been pleased to extract,
in spite of my resistance, perfectly sound
/ tooth from my mouth an exploit Tor which
/ am far from obliged to her."
| "Perlectly sound" said Fragcr, shaking
/ his head "there must beg to differ from
you. Emily understands teeth, and is in
/ capable of snch a mistake. You should re-
joice, instead of lamenting. At the price of
momentary pang, you have been saved
/ from much suffering. The operation has
! been highly successful, thanks to my daugt-
| ter's skill. If you complain now, what
would you have done had your jaw been
| broken, as sometimes happens in tooth
drawing: But you must need repose. y
short siesta will do you no harm. If you
/ will accompany me, | will show you your
room"
! gladly accepted the Offer, well pleased to
have at last refuge from Nimrod's gun and
( Dicffenbach's instruments Ny host led the
way to a comfortable and well-iurnished
/ apartment, wished me pleasant nap, and
( departed. Left alone, fell to musing on
! the events of the day, and as ! gszea
through the window on the beautiful land
scape without, | thought to myself what a
pity il was that such charming residence
should be rendered intolerable by the vaga-
rieS Of the owners daughters. The old
gent eman was far too induI geR;-very weak
indccd-aad seemed to think Dieffenbach
had done me 4. great service by rObbing me
Of one of my best teeth. | made up my
mind soon to dcUart. | would wait to have
loC. at Oxen, that my uncle might not b,
able TO say had not complied with his wish
that | should see al threc daughters. As To
stopping week, it was ont Of the question
Before that tine elapsed should lose a leg
or an arm a. tie hands Of def. nbach. or
laid low by tie bullets O! Nimrod. More
hcau'iiui cr's had never seen, and doubted
that hauds8mar existed but what j. the va
lue ui beauty in whose presence there is no
security for life and limb: Nv thoughts
tgrusd 10 the youngest sister. Ernestne.-
Judging from her portrait. she was Of softer
mood than her elders. lie fathers account
Of her paltil,ity To spiders and other vermin
was not very encoIrs giu., but at any rate,
with her one risNcd neither death or nut!la-
ton.
would gladly have smoked 4 cigar, my
custom Of an afternoon. but tac state Of my
gums r,udcre. It impossible, | Was quite
f exhausted hv the various extraordinary ad-
ventures that in 50 ~ls.t a time had occur
ryi 20 me. and felt inclined 70 S'ccp. The
afternoon was Tyry warm, 50 pulled OF my
coat and Laid myself down in my shirt
sleeves on s,f. and excellent -o.a. Sleep
soon closed nay eyes, uut 1t was neither a
peasant nor refreshing s.uMher. Inc IN.
c.e"'' 'i the "aF were fefT9aHeed ana
eza-. rated in my dreams. First came
i'...,i' ana sol my n''l eo'"p't't.y OIL a.
IL II n'' o',h tHe D.aN oi p'v"yay at .
- at ..l't "PPei'.N .tH t
n?r.s , ~otvy' Tn,5 hl sne S. ,ms.s,sa rss, o,
- p. of -. g, y-si,ns ssSb "a. rnorg
,.f-.G...., ..--..-..-.-... .T.- -. ,.r.4...ss,r
- .,'-r, am. ia All ,7srsr;re5
,r5,h ,.-r.r br. ,n,. I.sy:secn;or, would moi
,.avc Arcr %f,ar,i had shot a hole rirht
through my BODY. 80 that the sun shon,
through, anI lnt landscape behind ms va:
visible To those IN front, DitHenbach ap
preached r.", Wearing string round Eci
neck, on which were strung my hiriy-one
= '..a "- teeth. - mat was as '''l".r>'
i au oa ma1 "f ~ hundred, AMI gr.ev'..~ )
b dt teWai my-e.i. but my ,ui.e.I"gN "tF'
Mt over. i ii.una-n Ir'ir'ct = i'ns
slender, sasrp-Io,aict instrument OF steel
and insisted upon operating upon me Tor d
scase Of the heart | naturally prctcste'
against TINS, ani male desperate ueiohee
oEt al was ln VAN; lnyI.Io'e AlndS Se'|-.
IN, fet;ered me 50 that could not str
Fay iro"'t "~> barred, and "i;h 4 hchi'N'
'3'-''i
heart. lhercup'n screamed out aloud
ana aw"At. Ny dream was not all dream
although 1t seemed one to me Tor some Sc
ran.s +:t-r opened LHy eyes. En'J st'o.
beside me, a lancet IN her hand; my am
was tanda-ei, and from the vein dark r, {
stcamlet sushed into the basis, held by
m.id servant.
I 'Mgrcifsl heavens | exclaimed, already
weakened ly loss of blood, what IS al
this:
: "llush, hush, :" said my murderesS, to'
such now held C to be; keep yourssl
/, quiet, or you will o.in- on fever
"You want 20 br.r & me TO my grave
= ''By no means. By this prompt b'eedin2
g | have probably saved you from it. No
aware that YOU were installed in this apart
iueut, accidentally entered, and found You
in s.i.h lever. qu.t, de.irious. There wa,
nothing for it but the lancet. See how ic
vvr sa your bo5i is"
| saw no;i.ing but | fe,t weak. let NJ
head fall back upon the sofa cushion AIT
closed nav eyes. "Bled TO death, Thought
to ,nvsrl;. and stirred not, for was quit,
resigned to my fate. and convinced thai
there was no chance Of nv escaping a.ig,
from Wiesential. Iratf er think my sense,
left M. At least remember little of what
passed, until an hour and a half later,
found myself walk nr in the grounds witt
Frazer. | walked but slowly. Tor the blood
letting had really weakened me.
81 90 too fast for you.r sad the counsel
lor. VINO observed that lad difficulty il
k,euia., un with him. and he sacked Iii
pace. ..Ny poor friend" he continued
''vou little thought when a YOU started on
pleasure trip to Wiesenthal that yoa woul,
leave some of Your blood behind. | canno
inooine what evil sniri, has taken possessiol
of my daughters. | assure YOU that the,
are usually the centlest. kind hearted crea
|. lures in tie world"