Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-03-11

cried Hans. "Look, now; you ar,
ofGage. / cannot keep you, if yo'
will go NIT him but dis say: gt
once, and you come back neye
! more. You have no penny of m,
money. You are not my daughter
l cast you off. You hear dat.
swear it,
.sBut she will not go,'' said tn,
mother. "No, no; Gretchen is nc
fool" -
''Let Gretchen answer" said tn
! lover.
"Was it Tom Draper you waite(
for, or the money he might earn p
"Mother, you know l love Tom
| You know l have waited all this
while for him." cried Gretchen. Il
he could not succeed, it was not hi:
fault. He has been true to me
That is all l feared-that he would
forget And I-shall l be less con
stant because he is poor?' p
Tom turned and kissed her Fol
the first time he had taken off hi;
hat, and now they saw that band
age was bound about his head, ant
that he was very pale, as though
! with loss Of blood.
"You have been hurt % criet
Gretchen.
yes said Tom lightly; ga mar
must fight now and them
GA brawler, too,' cried tht
| German; "a brawler with empty
! pockets In mine time such ma,
would blush for shame. But so i
is, the worse they grow, tht
/ bolder."
eft was not his fault; he is nc
brawler. AS he says, a man mus
fight at times,' said Gretchen. "Oh
father! you have often told me
that you hated coward"
''Bah," cried the old man, I like
brave men-men such as he whose
healt dey drink outside; he who
saved de Chudge's wife and child
1 but a brawler-no. Gretchen, tell
him to CO.
Gretchen leaned against the
mantIe-piece, sobbing She only
made an appealing gesture to hel
father
eyes, yes" muttered the German
who had been drinking more than
was good for him; "let him come
de brave fellow who fought dose
dyvils, de wolves; he who is to
have housen and kline, and tanks
and praises I will give him
Gretchen. But you! What said
when you were boy? You will
never come to good"
"Fathern' cried Gretchen, ooh.
father!'
''Let any one come who is brave
and has monies," cried Hans ''a
farmer, a drover. a shop keeper
but you-you live by your gun, ard
you brawl. Perhaps, who knows
you are q wicked fellow; at least
you have no monies-in two years
no monies !"
"Only the silver in my pocket .
said Tom. "But my wife should
mot starve'' -
"Iell him to go, Gretchen said
the old man.
of he goes, father, I must go
with him. said Gretchen.
The German started to his feet.
reeling q little, and opened the
door. .-.-
Co. he said.
"Hans, Hans cried his wife.
60, both of you,'' said the old
man, "and go for ever
Tom turned toward the door, and
in moment more Gretchen ha,'
followed him. The wife uttered q
scream. The old man shook his
fist ftiriously at her. ''Silencer' he
said GAS she has sowed, SO must
she reap. She will be dat mans s
wife after dis-not our daughter"
Meanwhile Gretchen, sobbina
bitterly, wrapped closely in warm
buffalo robe which Tom had taken
from an empty sleigh in the yard
was led. across the field to the
Judges house; and there promised
amid her tears, to love, honor, and
obey the man she loved SO dearly.
The morning dawned on an old
pair miserable enough, at the Clau-
sen tavern. The wife had wepi
all night; and the husband fell
rem, orse pulling at his heartstrings
but he would not confess it. He
watched the people going by toward
the spot where the Judge had
desired them to assemble to witness
the manifestation of bis gratitude
to the man who had saved the life
Of his dear ones. His own sleigh
was ready; and though there GER
tainly was no merry making in his
! heart, old Clausen had resolved to
90, and resolved, chiefly because
she did not desire it, that his. Wifi
should go also.
'sDe dyvul! It was her choice.
not ours" he said. Il will show !
am not hurt AEe vii, eat and drink
as de oders.' %
And so the poor woman, her eyes
red with weeping, sat miserablS'
beside her husband, dressed in her
best bonnet and shawl, as he drove
toward the place Of the gathering.
All the country side was there,
before the sqaire's house. There
was his lady, all smiles and dlmples
and little Margery, lovelier than
ever; and, spread upon the grass,
were two wolf-skins and the sleigh,
scratched and blood stained, was
there also. And since the time had
coma ont from tho houSa- malIyof,