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Before my departure had another grave
intssview With my uncle .Ysu will not ~.
gret your journey, Frank ba said Tbs
girls are pretty, witty and we'll read Net
geese. such ss one 6nds 10 our Kirchbcrg
aaj other eountry villages You must rub
up your learning. / eau tell yoa Aud the
chief thing ia. that each OF them will have
her thirty thousaud dollars Bring me
bone such golden niecess that aid take
you into partnership 4 fes yeas nlere,
aud retire altogether aud you are made
man Ny old friend the cou sellor wasmly y
desires the alliance Not all wooers and
their path 30 smooth, tan myssa nearly
OF my legs after my dear departed wife :
The I'D people we're ssains, IL. and would
not h,;en 90 me Luce lies before you, my
boy; s0i.s il with tc,h haods'
'Ally,ry wsli' ih, ught I, a. I goi isto tho
gig aud drove OF bat INV hands are boz ad.
ard my heart too Whatis money CON par.
ed tn Minbief One lock Of her lovely 1 air
would ,aake all the Old connseilor's money.
bags Lick the beam And evsn II she we're
no; in the way, bate these ntrecnary mi
oas, got up by third parties, where every.
thing Is far the purse. aud no,birg for the
aft To phsss my uacle. however. |
eau vsry well nsnsge 90 get through few
daysst Wie,en'bal. and see the eoapselicr's
grsccs on their beat behavior I owe much
more than that To my kind kissmsn and
secoDd father will look nj the ladies'. tu,
there IS no fear Of my marrying Que of them
Puor drar Minnie Blu, il the Frsger siris
are such beauties. besides being fortunes.
what ON Garth Is the reason that none of
them have yet got nsrriedi should not
wonder If tie glitter OF their thirty ihous.
ano dollars had Somewhat blinded my wor.
thy uucle IL would not surprise mo if one
- them fqniuied. aud another red hair =
Bat there /, bo harm in going To sec
Thus commnuing whh tDy,ek, I rolled
pleasantly along tic level road, ia tue warm
autumn sun, through mile after mile Of dew
spaugled orchard. Those were my roman
tic days. and nothing would have pleased me
better than to have met With an adventure
or two by the way. These we're denied nae,
but. upon the other hand. an abundance
waited me a, the place Of my des,iu-iion.
IL was between uiue aud ten 10 the fore.
nooa when reached the n,ighboib hood Of
the rich cuunsellors hne domain. The
morning was 50 fine, the country 50 beauti.
full, that determined 10 leave my gig at
roadside ibn, about quarter Of All hours
er OF foot Perhaps, al.o, il truth be told
l was not sorry TO stop at the inn TO get rid
Of the dust Of the highway. and arrange my
dress little. had certainly no desire 10
please any one Of the three Misses Prager,
bat that was not a reason for appearing 20
disadvantage before them The disorder of
my toilet repaired, set out on my walk
aud soon came in sight OF the eounsellor's
villa A small birch wood lay before me.
through which bad to pass, and then 1
should be in the eardeu which stretched up
TO tho house. As I proceeded, I looked
about me on all sides. thinking I might by
chance desciy one Of the graees from which
it was my uucle's viii, bni not nay inten.
ton, that should select wife The only
womca saw we're two peasants toiling iu a
dell ives abou; e. enter the wood, when
NJ some two buhdIel PAGES fIom me, the
slcndcr figure of woman, ai,ired in fantss-
teal costume, between riding habit and
bunting coat. ail bearing double tsrrsll i
gun in her hand, stepped out from an ong
the folisgc LciniDg upon her wcapUa she
seemed enjoying the charming landscape
If tha, be oae Of Prsg;Ts daughters,
thought TO n,ysalf, 'unele RtinboId vas
ngt - !sT Tross A dne girl she seems
Not wishing to disiarb the graceful sp-
partition in her contemplation e thb scenery
l walked on as III bal not percgiyed her /
had but aiken a few steps " i sn {, n ale voice,
ms lodious but powerful shouted Ilalu' That
esnnot be addressed TO me. thought | to
mystM aud walked on ThsB came = sound
like the cooking Of gun, aud the next 10.
slant . bullet Sbistlsd. a. ii seemed to be
close ovsr my head. The hint sueieed, aud
l halted at once.
The woman must bJ eraEc4,' thought I,
~ | gaEed at the reckless amsIou, Who
walked slowly towards ne. had leisure 20
observe her, and 20 admire her remaTkable
beauty. Her graceful fgars vas set or 10
advantage b5 toe clio g Gsiiug habii. And her
blooming counteoanes by . profession Of fair
ourls | thought 10 myself. what pity IL
va. that 80 lovely form should be that Of
\ mad woman When she arrived within
twsnty PAGES Of me-
Way did ye not halt she asked. in CON.
mandipg tones, when ! sdered you .
] really kusW Tot what 20 reply 10 the i'm.
peTiaas bsasty 80 varied the subject.
'lf DO not Siistske,' faid, 4 heard
bullet whistle rather near mo-
Are YOU sffaid ~ bullets
Well there msy De cases
For shame man should never BE- q
frsij least of al Of LADY Yoa thought
should hurt you Do you take me for an
assassin, or fyr bad sbotP
There is 6ne apple hanginR over your
bead Lay IL on your palm stFetch out
yosr aFm, aud viii shoot IL of Will you
b. that ] doatf
4 Am not find of such BETS
'AIraid again
'Esssy AaE has . is moments o. fseaknss.'
'PoltfoOn seorBfully exclaimed this Do.
mon IN psiiisoa,s, raised her qua, and lev.
sllsd u 80 ny head
For Gods saser I cried, bat before shs
uosds ssFo ost q ny mouih esas the aash
sod report thougbt should have fallen
70 tbs grospd Ts dsai ssFtsibty the
monster haA bic ny hst
Take 81 your hat said she I mscbsn
iesliy oleysd There vss hole eloss 10
the ofesn shsl1sfe from hsad 20 foos
Where sFs yoa going 10 : ssiS tks terri
bic ussFksgomaa.
No' 70 augar ssr, I replied, - sos,,sous
" as po.sisls--
To Wiesssthsi 70 Cosnssllor Pagers
Beware 0f his dssshtsrs ssid sbe fsasle
hsnd, eth laugh that fswin5sd ne oftis
sild haBtsman And shs disappesssi 10
ne vsod !, asy bs sappossd i6si aid
aot iiaRsf lopg 10 80 daagesoas q nstrhkor
hs1d The tsdg night tafs fsneF a. fass