Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-28
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"a pretty business girl you will
make'H said Citizen Mayer with half,a
grunt and half mile;ssbut- to your
friend Paul and to his friend L will not
refuse credit. :, NJ. Paul, do you and
your friend choose two pair Of boots
each Z" ."li
"We thank yoiy citizen,' replied
the sallow young officer, while Paul pat
ted Mayer ON the back; 30 trand you shall
be rrepaid.Y .-s,,a,. 80, -.
Mayer looked rather incredulous, but
he loved his daughter, and it was to her
he made the sacrifice of four pair Hof
boots. which, naturally enough, the
young men chose. Then theybshook
hands with Meyer. "A Paul kissed Kate
rina, and then made his friend kiss her;
and, putting their packets under. their
arms, went away.
Years passed away, and the irue saucy
girl Of twelve had become a beautiful
woman of three and-twenty. In all this
time not one word Of Paul-and worse,
said Mayer, the shoemaker, no news of
II his boots. Mademoiselle Katerina had
suitors. Persons in a very elevated po-
:
days, the fact that she was. a bootmak-
er''s daughter, and many sought, her
hand and heart. But the girl of twelve
still lived within her, and she refused
every offer, however brilliant, remaining
still her fathers cashier, and aiding him
in adding to that rather large fortune
which he had now invested in the
French funds. a He sometimes pressed
her himself on the subject of marriage;
but Katerina was not to be moved by
any one, even her parent. i .ai,,er,ger
Things were in this state. Katerina
had just refused a Colonel whbm she
met at great party, who talked to the
father rather sharply when rejected, and
M. Mayer had taken Katerina to task,
when, one morning, they received Ia
comic epistle requesting their presence
at the office of the staff of the Com
mander-in- Chief of the forces of the
Q first military diyision.ol zqsss1vzso
81 viii: not marry him. said Kater-
ina, quickly. .bsgnsaa ID
7""Who?,'' ,s, az fyl,, ,,,1I.,.s.o
"The officer, Colonel Petermsn. I'm
sure he's complained to the Commander
in-Chief, and that he is going to threat
en- us" 'i'i
"But he cannot make you you marry
against your will, )" cried NJ. Mayer. .'"'
A'I don't know that Since this EN-
peror Napoleon Bonaparte has taken us
all by storm, papa, the sword is not
very apt to yield when it wishes any
thing" oi fss1 eiE.- ,lIA1oomad
1--WE shall see my DEAR" replied the
shoemaker. "To begin this request
must be obeyed at once. Make haste,
girl, and put on your finery.''bbns h5ib
Katerina smiled thoughtfglly, and
went away. The girl expected ser
mon from the COMMANDMENT. Chief on
the impertinence Of. the daughter of a
little shoemaker refusing an officer of
rank; but she was determined to hold
out, and yield to no threats, persuasions
or seductions. She remained faithful to
the memory of Paul.dj She was roman
tic; she loved and wrote poetry; and she
preferred beautiful dream to any idea of
fortune and material happiness which
might beoofered to her. ,uuy E4zH
H In half an hourthe father and daugh-
ter were ready; and away they went,
arm-in-arm, on foot to.atbe TniHeries,
where the Commander-in-C Chief of, the
Army of Paris had apartments. They
were soon at the palace, and were met BY
the sentries, who asked them where
they were going. M. Mayer showed
his letter of invitation, which served at
. once as a pass, and they were admitted.
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