St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-08-04

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yeer. eP:;Sp. 4 eesdN|tign'!' i , .|Ms;sy. 3, % &e'
:, ey''-tst h.pe,it, II 4 i Se .gy9hhins - but n n
I precious soul i, your Ipr'sciou. ' soul, IN
deed, BAH. NJ condition is simply thi.
that you petAit Ims, 10 grant you your fir.
wish upon your Wedding day, ':fbs fend'
but shallow, 6end after ALL though
Hans. ! agree to terms said he aloud
No q sooner had the words passed from hi
lips, than n, the hearth fe~ open, the treas
gre again appeared, but the ghastly visio,
was no longer to be seen, and Hans 50
down once more slone-not however as be
| fore, : crushed md dessp;ondinr spirit, bu
Wildly exd1ting ii his present good forum,
and intoxicated with the thoughts Of happi
ness to come. u " ~ ''2 i" 27'
,'sRaPpiness, like gold, usually contain.
esrt.sa fPo$rtFsoSht tFSt II t1loy, ihd It i, hot
therefore, ,to be b. wondered At Il The felicit,
Of Rams spitsSSttbenn' was occasionally l, dis
turbed BY reflections Of: rather displritine
description. First Of all, he, knew full
we'll, thotgh he xEsid Never owned it to III.
most intimate acquainttasnSve, thasat lie :; va. j: /
thirty five years Of age, or thereabouts, and
Gretchen was, alas! but sixteen! and he
could not help suepeg,iihhxg thnt although
Gretchen was not at ali too young for him,
he might possibly be trifle too old yoor
Gretchen; and thereupon he began to pom,
der Whether in years to come, a buxom
yoahhg yh Wife Of thirty Might infallibly low, 81.
husband Of ffty Quite as VET as-saSs-.s- i Ss.s
besides, the wedding wish rather ipperpA.e4.
ed and annoyed him: He feat that ks
wou1l rather fDot give zSSid sGca AZ Sa4ahtaEs
He might make some confounded mistake
in. the matter. Hang the w.ish,' said
Hans; but there is On. WY 1t least to es.
cape it, and if wish for anything '6Sn III that
day may be-'!' and here he nearly
brought, some form Of speech Of a rather
powerful nature, but that lie thought fh't he
heard . sort or sntesering laugh Il, around
hin, which luckily Stopped him in good
time. - ..';-. - t''t:. =, ~ - 2.
"w.ll, 70 90 on With my story, e, every
thing fell out, exactly as The 81 .S& Fiend Of
ths Hart.vaid bsid 1S.:ast PreaitcteA. Tie notary
nearly threw . somersault when the fatal
bond was produced, and made no objection
to change his daughter for this terrible
proof >of his rascality. For 4; once, nsc;e too, the
course Of true lsve msa;&ndd;sd msa&ndsr;esd on fairly
loved her sGitor Hans, who, by-tne=uy; I
forgot to mention, was in good truth per-
sonable fe1low enough, and just the sort Of
man Al N to captivate the affections and dazzle
the romance Of young and 'con6ding
maiaen Of sixteen; for, besides \ dashiuk
Hgare and handsome face. he rejoiced in
b curling pair Of 'jet-bl.ck moustaches, and;
and beard that-that- suffice 10 ID sSsy. Mi;s Mas
the envy Of all the town; so that he fairly.
took little Gretchen by storm, and the we'd.
dug day was fixed precisely one 'mliiocnAth az
ter the Black Fiend's visit to Han 8 solitary
chamber; the said chamber being speedily
exchanged for a splendid mansion in the
best quarter Of the Town, for Hans was tioMM now
very rich, and of course ~wkas Very Very much
respected. ,:7s H.t. na.., 4:.G' tr,.~F ~s.s.t 81:
.'well. it WWass joyous dr;y, to be sure,
but as the happy couple walked frolia the
church door Gretchen could not help OBJ
serving that slight shade of melancholy
dwelt upon the features Of her handsome
husband. MY darling spitz,' said she,
affectionately,, surely, nothing now should
damp our happiness, and yet methinks,
dearest, some trace of,care seems to lin
ger even in your kindest look nj .Ah y:
said HANS, With sigh that nigh, have ag-
itated q windmill; lis not love-life but
heeting, As the poet says'' who cares
about poets? 4uoth Gretchen. t1rue love
endureth forever" True, Gretchen
said Hans, and, truly, do, you love me
now; but in future years, when you are
still young, and I am 80 no longer, will
you still love me then, as you do now p
Pooh! pooh I said Gretchen, with q
roguish smile, what stuff :; and nonsense
you are talking, Hans Why,I vow and
declare that to ne you seem to grow young
er every day i .'Ah, ! wish L did, said
Hans. Granted, muttered = voice at his
elbow, and at the same same ti1Yhe \ hollow, un-
earthly laugh rang in. his ears; :, In, fact, it
was not altogether laugh, there was
saAs'h1ag like shTddeSr mixed With 1t, 50
that + Hans IL shuddered too, and, felt 50 faint
that he literally leart tor support ON his
bride, VIM dear little affectionate creature,
exert.d herself 70 ithe utmost to. recover
i in' at@tribetins @ his sudden indisposition 70
the awful rature Of the ceremony he had
Just gone through, which sometimes; is
known to affect th.,; steih Nerves. Of the
male sex more than il does the elastic sens
ibBilities i Of tho 1gsntler portion Of sreeti,n.
-t.1 "Well! II bless my SOUL said the Mar
chioness, ..'vhat Is yAttA., Mad the man to
complain ll.., Of, Pray. Count, does, any, one
know the address Of that politest Of al de-
nS7 t,tuoos rUn 10 anso1 raEyto onfa.soa
i,,"l darsf ,syothsrs, ;S srs WY ladies
aow-e-dayazwhod would fajat a. othe D. grsut-
pe'of,sash : w,shs'' said the Counts ,''but
wait the oresnlts madam il, The Agent Of the
Evil tOae. knew full we'll what he MAS. about,
N .yau aoon shall hear. Trina il Ma that