Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-27
Moral Gale.
From Godey's Lady's Book for December, is
FOUND IN THE SNOW.
BY AMY GRAHAM.

ooh Louey. Louey, how could you
fall in love with Dutchman ?"
Louey Hill turned her sweet, blush
ing face to her laughing cousin to say
very earnestly: He is a German,
MolIic, and of very good family, though
not noble. Father is very willing to
have me marry him, so his letters
must have been good"
"Yes if ever a father idolized a
child, Uncle Will is that father. Well,
now, Louey, take pity on my curiosity
and tell me all about it."
May | come IMP" said another
voice at the door.
Yes, come in, and hear Loucy's
confessions" said Mrs. Lawton. And
another lady, the sister of the bright,
merry Mollie, came into the room.
The ladies were the only occupants of
the house at that hour, it we except
the servants, and having congregated
let me describe them Mrs. Lawton,
the hostess, was brunette of the
brilliant, witty kind, and her sister,
X (,
Miss Meta Hill, was like her in face,
form, and disposition. Louise Hill,
the visitor and cousin, was blonde,
fair, gentle, and petite, who, having
just passed her seventeenth birthday,
was announcing herself as engaged
to be married to Rolph Gottslein, pro-
fcssor of languages in the Il
University.
What is there to tell ?" asked
Louise, with little conscious laugh.
90 We met, we love There's the
whole story in four words"
Not a bit of it. Answer your
elders, Miss Hill," said Mrs. Lawton
First, who is he? ?"
lie is the only son of Rolph Got
tslein, Of Wirtemburg. who was a
professor of languages, as his son is,
only in a different place. He, my
Roiph, was left motherless when he
was only five years old, and his sister
Berta only three, and they were cdu.
Gated together by their father for four.
teen years. Then he died, and hav-
ing been both liberal and hospitable,
he left his children without any prop
erty, but with a most finished and re-
markablc education. Music, Ian
guages, and sciences were the atmos-
phercs of their life but they were
young, and had lived life almost re-
clusc. Bcrta was taken into the
family of her aunt, and Rolph came to
America He brought good letters
from his fathers old friends, and soot
made a class of scholars in New York
For ten years he lived there, and then
came to c., with the appointment
Of professor in the college over which
father prcsides. He has been with us
for year"
"And the sister ?"
I" Berta married, and went to Berlin.
For some years they corresponded
then her husband removed to more
remote part of Germany, and the let.
ters were not so frequent. At last
they ceased, until within few months
when Rolph has received letter
telling him of Berta's widowhood anc
her intention of coming to America
with her little girl. Since then he
has heard nothing. She may be
waiting 70 send him word exactly
when to expect her, or she may have
started, and be on her way"
What is her name 2"
al never heard him call her any
thing but Berta, and | never inquired
her husbands name. There, girl:
you have all the story. Now, it i
my turn to question. What in tn
world, Mollie. sent you ont of town a
this season."
"Oh we are going to have Christ
mas in the English style. Harry ca
come down By the cars, you know
every day, so he allowed me to com
here last week to get ready. l hav
sent out my invitations for the twent
fourth, to give every body day 70
rest, and the guests will stay till atte
New Year, when we all return to tow
together. Write to-day, Louey an
ask Rolph to join us. 1t is holida.
time"
"Oh yes he will be delighted t
come. Where is VIII, Meta Z"
"Oh he comes up and down wit
Harry" said Mrs. Lawton. "lo
must have a double wedding, girl.
When, Louey? Z"
Next spring. Shall you have
E housefull, Mollie 2"
: :" For the wek there will be twent
: or thirty, and on Christmas Eve W
a give ball. How it SHOWS | NEAR
/ to have gone to Dayton to-day f
q some tritles that were forgotten
5 town. But we must postpone It uni