Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-02-21

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It was not until we had been driving for
upwards of twenty minutes, and had come
out into what suppose to have been a
suburb of the city, judging from Its hlgh
garden walls, that it suddenly flashed upon
me that had left my knapsack behind me
in the4contessional An exclamation OF an
noyance escaped me.
"What is it ?" said tie younger sister,
leaning forward; her voice was far more
musical than her sisters s. -
told her what troubled me.
did it !contaihg anything OF value y.
asked the other
I shook my head. e Nothing of value to
any one but myself-a change of clothes,
my colorsIand brushes, and few books =
It The Cathedral is locked now. 1t would
be no use our returning. 1t will be-open
at six, and ? if you are there before that
hour you will find your property safe, no
tloabl.,zi. Here we are Nretchens have
you the key {? Open the dQQr.9ar1 adi
we stopped before q small, single -storied
house, having a wall on either side of it,
and no other habitation neaEG so mich |
saw, while Gretchen (the younger one)
drew out. key and opened the house door.
| hecarriage drove off, / followed the sis
iters into narrow passage Upon the right
was the kitchen; on the left, the staircase;i
at the back a door, leading by a flight OF
| steps into a garden.7 III rTEf Is
"Come with me, young man." said
,neanwbiie'1 IT. u p L " n Q
The elder sister turned into the kitchen.
Gretchen led the way up stairs.
7 O." We have but two rOoms...g lori viii
prepare your bed in the parlor after supper
:. VIII You wash your hands'?"
She Struck d light and opened d door to
the left, at the top of the stairs. ID ItWas the
bedroom Of the two slsters,--smallf, yet
containing two beds, and several great.
chests A Black 4cfGcifiN too, I7obsefved in
the corner of the room. FrHoitibhG
sand you two live here alone?' I asked.
mo servant? Are you not afraid some.
times % 'RnolJib -
IN Shooshoolo her head 9nlsNo, welfare not
afraid - Lori, is afraid of lppthing, -7not
even Of ghosts. Do you believe in ghosts"
liIo + IatJyhpde u3I]su S!ilE@ 5U3 htOS DI& 81
ag 500 nbtfaugh;" she whispered. "Ghosts
are the only, things L .fear..r Sometimes c
fancy I see them in the garden there. She
shHddefed. sSee What a fine garden we
have. Plenty of space, is.there not ~ II
t. She was pouring water into a basin from
an earthenWare ever [ remember, as she
said this. She set tie vessel doWii, " and
turned tothe window, through which the
moon, which was now rising behind q soli-
tary sycamore, shone into the room. Z
I "A squarespace enclosed by high walls
where the grass grew .rank,a and a moss
grown walk, led to little door in the wall
at the farther end This was what she was
pleased3to' term the garden. 5oq THh II
tsidS The violets grow rarely there in, the
spring." she said, with strange smile, as
if Interpreting my thought '' 9' &.
When | had washed my hands, Gretchen
conducted me into the next room, where
Lori had now laid the supper. It was Il
small chamber, with an alcove, or closet,
at oneiend, a great earthenware stove,i and
| a number OF gaudy prints around the walls.
In the midst was the table, where three
covers were laid. 1t was decked. with a
bunch of China-asters in a jar, and was
| substantially furnished, was glad to see,
with pie, adish of raw ham, a loaf of
| black bread, and some grapes AS for
drinkables, there was small jug of, Ba-
yarian beer, and there was a bottle Of
water Lori hustled to and fro; Gretchen
| lighted another CANDLE and set them both
on the stove behind the table,, AS she did
/ So my eye was attracted to the floor, on
which the light streamed 1t was unca,:-
| peted; and q number of black beetles were
running across it, alarmed by the illumina-
ton, no doubt. Now, have always had
an irrational repugnance to this insect: !
am afraid my face showed it,. ~ assleat ~
1--WE cannot get rid of the nasty crea-
! lures" said Gretchen. "They come out in
myriads from crevices laear the stove; but
the light always frightens them away"
| % We sat, down. / was very hungry, and
| fell to with right good will. Lori kept me
company, IN She sat opposite land when
ever raised my eyes, / saw the movement
of her massive jaws defined against the
| candles behind her. Gretchen sat on my
| right hand thus the light fell sideways on
her face, while that of her sister was in
shadow; and the table being small Crotch
ems hand and mine came frequently in con,
tact She ate very little; she .crumbled
| and played with a piece of bread, and sell
dom allowed those strange piercing eyes
of hers to leave my face. As supper went
| on, Lori talked and laughed a good deal /;
| Gretchen said nothing! She seemed to
| grow more and more absorbed in her own
thoughts; and once, when her hand touch
ed mine, I, observed that it shook. She
| filed up. tumbler of water and drank it,
Lori pushed the beer towards me.
+ SO Fill up foryou1self-"G I drained the
| jug into my glass. raised it to my lips
and began to drink Suddenly Gretchen
uttered a sharp cry, and started up. In do
/ ing SO she nearly upset the table !; and her
selboW somehow came in contact with the
| glass in my hand. It's contents were split
upon the floor o .,,i
"Ach |! the beetle--the horrid thing p
sac Cried 6 1t has gone down my back, I
believer She rushed from the room, as
white as Sheet aaAIolf =
io1 "FooF!7 rnuttered Lori, setting her jaws
| tight What waste of good liquor. And
/ her, for her pains, to go fetch another
schoppen"' '''''iio7 sasj t 80 pr %
a. Not On my account, pray I like
water quite as well Nay your Bayerische
sbier' sometimes disagrees. with me-" :
She looked uplsharply into my face.
| cys"T what manner of man. are, that
/ drink water?" she demanded = -. 4 ~ ,-
| 81 seldom afford myself anything else,"
replied 5ssr5 os es8sa3 d s.le..s.f f7ee.
The beer had streamed from the table to
| the floor whereiit had formed itself into a
| long diagonal channel towards the stove
1t was still dripping, which drew my at
tention, 1 suppose, to the boards. The
| beer had encountered one or two black
| beetles in its course. / had heard of their
fondness for fermented liquors; it had TAX
| en- effect very quickly in this case. / saw
| them struggle, feebly and more feebly, to
crawl away from the intoxicating flood.
Lori's quick eye discerned what was look
| ing at 3 ~ .t- A--A- ~
o.a" The nasty creatures They soonmake
themselves tipsy,,"'i she said, as she ran