Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-09
phantly, 81 thought you would enl by finding

phanty, 81 thought you would enl by finding
me something! !"
Don't rejoice too soon, resumed the host
ess. "Hhe only thing have left in the house
is a large arm chair that stands in mothers
room, and in which she often takes nap dur
ing the day. How much did you say you
would pay Ten francs. think"
"Did say ten francs ?''
eyes"
"But for Il bed"
well, you shall have the chair for five
francs it is well worth the half ofa bed. You
will sleep perfectly well in it without undress-
ing. l really have nothing else to offer you
and you can take 1t or let it alone, just as you
please"
"Very well ; l accept the arm chair, as there
is nothing else to be had"
But l have not told you all. The chair is
in a room already occupied"
by whom 2"
by woman"
"Young or old 2"
ga woman Of ninety, my mother She
would be furious il she perceived that | had
lent her chamber to IA stranger, but luckily she
sleeps very soundly. | will take you into her
room without a light; you will seat yourself
in the arm chair without making any noise,
and you will Try and not snore too loud, for
fear of waking her"
every good, returned Fritz "rll do my
best"
More than half asleep, the. young man fol
lowed his hostess, cropping his way as well as
he could, with his hands. They climbed up
rude stairway, aud when they had reached the
top, the hostess stopped at a door, and lis
tened.
a quiet and regular breathing was audible
through the silence
''She is asleep we can venture in, whis~
pered the woman. "The big arm chair is at
the left of the bed; so very softly. Have you
found it ?'
"Yes."
every well. Good night"
The hostess closed the door, listened for a
moment. to make sure that the grandmother
had not been awakened, and then crcpt softly
down stairs 10 the fire.
So tired was the artist, that he fell asleep the
instant he had established himself in the sole
couch which Dame Bernard had been able
to offer him, and slept soundly until morn
ing. He was twenty five years Of age, and his
face, set off by mass of fair, shining curls,
was as fine specimen Of the best German
type, with its genteness and dreamineSs, as
could have been furnished by the entire CON
federation. As the first rays OF dawn fell on
the head of the sleeper, they lighted up just
such tace Of gentle yet manly beauty, as
most young maidens have seen in the dreams
OF their girlhood
Fritz was aroused from his slumbers ere the
sun was fairly above the horizon, by slight
noise. He tancied that he heard the door
closed very softly, and whispering of female
voices on the stairs outside. lie peeped be-
tween the curtains of the bed, and saw that it
was empty.
"Fhe grandmother is an early riser" Fritz
thought to himself, as he turned round in the
arm chair and tried to go to sleep again. But
the racket in the village, and the noise and
stir in the house etfectualy prevented him
from resuming his slumbers. Quitting the
chair, he made his way down stairs, and en-
tered the common room below.
"Well, Monsieur Staeckles! Have you
slept weli?" demanded the hostess
81 never slept better, Madame Bernard.
And my room mate slept well also, for did
not even hear her cough. She must have got
up veiy early. Where is she? O.
"Ah! I've had fine work with her, this
morning" replied the hostess, with some EN-.
barrassment. "Aly mother saw you in her
chair, on waking she got up at once, and
came down stairs in dreadful passion with
me. She was so angry that all said was of
10 use. | could not paciy her, and she insist.
cd on going away directly to my brothers,
several miles from this, with some people who
were just starting in their cart for that part of
the country"
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