Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-12-20


ence of the cold. Out of both soiled Goa,
pocke,s-not unlike the mouths of grain
bags-projec,ed the accounts, as if he
had plundered registers office. The
deep-furrowed, lean countenance the long
bent nose, between small cheeks, throw
ing open wide mouth, the deep sunlen
eyes under bushy brows, which as il were
formed wall of the perpendicular fore
head, designated double fever of hui
man life, and bore the impression of pas,
privations.
Arrived upon the courtyard before the
palace, the Long one dried in long bre eaths
the sweat upon his brow, and moved
thereby the refractory wig, whereat the
Duke laughed greatly.
Bashfully looked the Long one up to
the windows, and meekly approached the
Two grenadiers before the door, stammer-
ing his entreaty for information as TO
whom lie would have TO apply 10 receive
| the honor of an audience before his rra-
cious master the Duke. A foutman sent
by the latter, relieved both mustaches of
the trouble of giving ar answer, while he
Informed the Long one that in case he
wanted to speak 10 The Duke, that nothing
was ia the way to accomplish his request.
AS great as was the JOY of the Long one
10 gam in such an unexpected and quite
convenient manner the aim of his winter
campaign, such degree of shaking over
came his whole body, ,ha, he made the
deepest bows with Gathering teeth, as if
he already stood before his serene High
ness. After he had cleaned his elephan,
feet of the snow at the portal of the pal
ace, he began with the anguish of NAL
efactor, who totters up the scatf,old, his
heavy walk.
There are men of education and intel
lect, who, in the common routine of life,
are perfectly at home, but with an IN
describable embarrassment appear in the
saloons % distinguished persons or emf
nent court and State officers. They ge,
really weak, awkward, stutter-creatin5
a disagreeablc impression-and thereby
often frn~trate the good iseuo of their pc
tition.
The remedy against such failures of
former neglected education, lies in the
fortified conviction that one, whoever it
may be, stands only opposite o man, and
mankind should, under no circumstances,
forget their own worth. Everybody es-
tablshes his own worth.
The body guards delivered the Long
one 10 the chamberlain, who threw the
door open and pushed the Long one in,
closing the same at once behind him,
thereby cutting off the retreat. The
Long one bowed before the Duke with
such haste and humility that the wig fell
from his head so that the serene High
ness with the whole assembly broke out
in resounding laughter In the greatest
embarrassment the Long one attempted to
Put the wig in his pocket, bethought him
| self, however, in time, carried j: 10 his
head, and clapped it thereon, but by acci-
dent wrong side $50 that the broad hair
! bag hid the face. and the end of it dangled
balancing on the point of the nose, cir
cling in search of equilibrium. This, of
course served to increase the laughter,
and the Duke was obliged 10 hold his
sides; the Long one turned red like a
turkey gobber, then white like an air
pipe, and shook so that he was hardly
able to stand. The Duke invited him to
a seat on the sofa, but had, however, TO
change the invitation into an order be-
fore he could bring him thereto. He
seated himself opposite in an arm chair,
and the courtiers stood respectfully in a
wide circle. Hereupon the chamberlain,
instructed by secret sign, presented to
him a cup of strong coffee without sugar;
of course the Long one cut awful grim
aces, because he dared not to beg for
sugar, which again gave occasion for
/ laughter-at length the Duke began the
/ following discourse:
What is your name g.
Anselm Reiter, your excellency's s
most obedient servant"
"Give only short answers said the
Duke, u don't like devout scrapefoot
or bombast-what occupation do you fol-
| low g.
Il am a Vica- in F." he replied.
"Since when"
"Since twenty-five years
Impossible, You must be 4 capital
jackass."
Beg pardon, your Honor; my father
hIa farmer ~ said u Ratter