Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-05-14
THE SNOW -WAIF.
pY ANA GRAHAM.


love with Dutchmsn?"
Louey Hill turned her sweet blushing
face to her laughing cousin, to say,
earpestly- =
"He is q German. Mollie. and ofa
very good family, though not noble.
Father is very willing to have me mar
ry him; so his letters must have Deen
good" EG e. .,r,
Eyes; il ever a father idollzed a
child. uncle Will is that father. Well,
now, Louey, take pity on my curiosity
and tell me all about it." 20
"Mayl 1 come in?" SAID ano'ner
voice at The door.
"Yes, come in, and hear Louey's
confessions" said Mrs. LaWton.
Another lady, the sister OF the
bright. merry Mollie, came into the
room. The ladies were the only oc-
,cunants of the house at that hour, II we
.excent the servants, and having con-
gregated, let me describe them: Mrs.
Iawton, the hostess, was brunette
of the brilliant, witty kind, and her
sister, who was only year or two
Younger, Miss Meta Hill, was like her
in face, form and disposition. Louise
Hill, The visitor and cousin, was a
blonde, fair, gentle and petite. who hav-
ing Just passed her seventeenth Dirtn,
dsy' was announcing herself as engaged
to Rolph GottsleD, professor OF Ian
s,r.ges in a German University.
"What is there to tell?" asked Louise
with little conscious laugh, 1--WE
met, we loved! There is the whole
story in four words"
"Not a bit Of it. Answer your ell
ders, Miss HILL" said Mrs. Lawton.-
"First, who is he?:"
"He is the only son of Rolph Cots
lem, Of Wirtemberg, who was pro-
fessor of languages, as bis son is, only
in q different place. He, my hoipn'
was left motherless when he was only
five wears old and his sister Berta only
three, and they were educated together
by their father for fourteen years.
Then he died. and having been both
liberal and hospitable, he left bis chill
dren without any property, but with a
finished and remarkable education.--
Music, languages and sciences were the
atmospheres Of their life; but they were
youpg, and had lived life almost re-
rluse. Berta was taken into the family
of her aunt, and Rolph then came TO
America. He brought good letters
from his fathers old friends. and soon
made a class of scholars in New York.
For ten wears he lived there. and then
came 10 our town, with the appoint
ment of professor in the college over
which father presides. He has been
with us for year."
"And the sister?"
"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 we're not so frequent. At last
thew ceased, until within few months,
when Rolph received letter, telling
him of Berta's widowhood and inten-
tion OF coming to America with her
little gill. Since then be has heard
nothing. She may be waiting to send
him word exactly when to expect her,
or she may have started and be on the
way"
"What is her name?"
"I never heard him call her anything
but Berta, and | never inquired her
husbands name. There. girls, you
have all the story. Now, it is my turn
to question. What in the world, Mol
lie, seEt you out Of town at this sea
son?"
"Oh! we are going to have Christ
mas in the old English style. Harry
can come down by the cars. you know
every day; SO he allowed me to COM
here last week to get ready. ] hav'
sent out my invitations for the twenty
fourth, to give everybody day 10
rest, and the guests will stay till afte
New Year, when we shall all return t
town together. Write to-day, Louey
and ask ROlph to join us. 1t is hOli
day time"
"Oh! yes, he will be delighted
come. Where is Will, Meta?"
"Oh! he comes up and down wit
Harry" said Mrs. Lawton. "Yo
must have double wedding, girls
When, Louey?"
"Next spring. Shall you have
houseful, Mollie?"
"For the week there will be twent
or thirty, and on Christmas Eve v
give ball. How it snowsl linear
to 90 to Dayton to-day for some trif,
that were forgotten in town. But v
must postpone it until tomorrow. II
tes.bell. girls; and here is Harry at Il
gate.'
"And WILL" said Meta. "Y'
have no eyes for him, Mollie."
"Never mind; yours see for two"
Christmas was near enough to ma
any delay about procuring "trihes"
convenient; SO the next morning, I
ladies wrapped themselves in hoo
and cloaks, and started for Dsyto
over the newly, fallen snow: The
Was keen, but the light heart a
heavy wrappers bade it defiance, a
the carriage rang with merry yoic
and laughter as they drove SLOW
threugh the deep drifts. They We
nearly mile from the house. in a pi
of the country hut little buiIt nm. Wh