The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-10-05

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tite Of which Dando, the oyster eater, 7
might have been justly proud. Both I
welcome me with true German cordial !
ity, and overwhelm me with thanks
for my courtesy to the head of the fam
lily, reproducing him at the same time
for bringing me in before they have
completed their preparations and made
Everything comfortable for me to give
time for which. little operation, Herr
Heinrich marches me into trim little
dining room opening upon the garden,
and thrusts me simultaneously into an
easy chair and pair of easy slippers,
while take hasty survey of the
chamber into which have been thus
suddenly ushered.
1t is one of those snug, cosy little
rooms, spotless in cleanliness and fault
less in comfort, immortalized by Wash
ington Irving in his description of the
Dutch settlements in North America.
The floor is polished like a mirror
the tasteful green and white paper
(Which looks delightfully."- fresh this
snltry weather. seems as fresh as the
day 1t was put on while the broad,
we'll stuffed sofa, which takes up near
IL one whole side of the room, seems
8 inst made for the brawny beam lends OF
some portly German burgher, or the
restless roly poly limbs of his half-do-
n zen big babies. Above the chimney
!, piece, along which stands the usual
e china shepherdesses. " Presents from
h Dresden" and busts of Goethe and
J. Schiller, hangs a staring, highly color
a ed medley of fire, smoke, blue and
II white uniforms, rearing horses, and
!. overturned cannon, which some crab
70 bed Teutonic letters beneath it pro-
IL claim to be " Die Schlacht bel Konnig-
gartz, 3 JUL. 1866" while facing il
o. from above the sofa is rather neatly
~. done water-color likeness of a chubby
!, fair haired lad, in an infantry uniform
q whom rightly guess to be my host
bo soldier-son Wilhelm Ia household wore
,s in his fathers MOUTH, now on garrison
oe duty at Spandau. $3.50.
x But the object which specially at
opic tracts my attention is tall, grim bu
,.s reau of dark oak, in the further corne
Of beyond the Fireplace, decorated wit
an those quaint old German carving
e. which carry one back to the streets
no Nuremberg and the house Of Albrecl
&c Durer. There stand Adam and Ev
- in all their untrammeled freedom
;nn shoulder to shoulder, like officers
o,n the center of a hollow square, with
.o,a the beasts of the earth formed in clio
~, order around them, and the tree
,wn knowledge standing up like sign pc
,;nn in the rear. There the huge frame
o15 Goliath,o smitten by the fatal stou
ona reels over like falling tower, three
fl q ening to crush into powder the swa'
900 of diminutive Philistines who h
Ill, about in the background. There a
,,, pear the chosen Twelve, with faces
,bed riously individualized, in spite OF
,ort the roughsess OF the carving, from
,,,;.h soft,awomanly features OF the below
,,o !. disciple to the bearded, low brow
How a. ruffianly visage' Of him (which a
,;or was the traitor" And there the p
~ secutor Saul, not yet trasformed j
- n Paul the apostle (sheathed in 81
: be from top to toe, armed with sa
that might have suited Blue-be
-on,d himself, aud attended by squadron
- troopers armed cap -pie), rides at
EFe gallop past the gates of Damascus
"a - his errand of destruction. sa.3
ln.A. ,aThat bureau must be a very
~ ~. ~ one" remarked T., tentatively. g.
: o,se eft is, indeed but that's not
with we, value it," answers the old T
d oar. with kindling eyes. !" That bure'
.rman the most precious thing we have;-
hoas there's story attached to it which
the never. be forgotten in our family,
with answer for it,, I'll tell you the,
same one of these days, but not tonight
ooned we mustn't spoil our pleasant eve
ann by anv sad recollections. And hei
e Of it. good time, comes Lieschen to tel
not Of that teas ready" s'''1-''''.' r. =
esided / will not tantaiize. my readers
gures, a catalogue Of the good cheer y
ard to l,eaped the table suffice it to say
me by meal was one that might have ten
sr.,iil the most "notorious evil liver
,sband ever returned incurable from Gale
n. mo- and seasoned with a heartiness Of
appar- come which would have made far
tn that er fare acceptable. Fresh from ON
tive Of n;scenses Of "Herrmann und Dor0
sheets) / could almost have imagined !
German lin the midst Of, that finest Dol
nav de- group Of the great German artist
,ead. on hearty old landlord of the Code
lint hut on, and his "kluge verstandidge
ais and frau, . were before me to tho life.
Q of her blue-eyed.. Madchen, who loade
b it is, plate with tea-cakes, might,
Nv that little, addition Of height and d
the far have made very passable dor
ess was while I" brother Will,elns,p had Il