Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-20

the house of the rich Bfaunfels to you
but has led 70 your being received a. 9
friend BY one Of the most estimable AND
i1du1ntfal families in the city. a pocket
fal ofthe bet 1ottess would mot have done
for Fou ,Ihat tAio accident has dona"
"In this particular certainly esteem
myself happy; but fear ! shall not be
able to enjoy my good fortune long, fol
Immediately Altar my 1xaminAtion I pro.
pose returning home"
"And, what prevents your remaining
here In Berlinf Herr BYaunfels is man
Of great influence with the authorities
and would, am sure, take pleasure IN
using It to procure you q suitable position
here Indeed, may a. well tell you thai
he has Commissioned me 70 intimate a
much 10 you, and to inquire with regard
to y0ur wishes"
IL would not appear unmindful Herr
BraunSel's Kindness, but II u my ambition
10 owe "a little 10 the kind 7o3css 81
friendship a. possible"
~, .B, r.. l spoken, my young friend r
better the more ! know you, You will
make your way In the world without any
assistance, or miJudge your ability Ia
"ThatI doubt" sighed Emile; "fo1
thus far In life ! have met with many
failures"
al cannot understand how you can be
90 timid, 90 hint-hearted. Young, clever,
accomplished, tolerably good-l0oking, you
are eminently calculated TO make friends;
and then, what Is . still greater sdvan.
tage, y0u know how 70 win the favor Of
the women"
"You seem disposed to amuse yourself
ct my expense, DOCTOR" replied Emile
uncertain whether he should be displeased
or mot. $500
"By no means. You may believe what
I tell you In such matters. have studied
the sex long enough to know them very
well. Madame Bfaunfels has taken q de-
cided liking to you, which IL very natural,
since you perhaps saved the hfe Of her
self and Daughter. And then Miss Agnes
IL far more cordial to you than she usually
IL to the young men who visit the house.
You evidently please her, which 10 some
thing you might well be proud OF, for you
can imagine that the only daughter of the
rich Braunfels has been somewhat spoiled
by the army Of suitors With which she is
surrounded. It 10 but . short time since
she refused a wealthy baron, from which
fact you can Judge what pretensions she
makes. Nor are her pretensious uDjusti-
fed. Besides being beautiful, she is as
good, sensible, and accomplished, as she ia
beautiful" Tet
After hall. hours drive, they arrived
at the door Of Emile's lodgings, where, as
a parting salutstion, the doctor cried out
TO him:
"Dont forget the duet with Miss Agnes,
thou favored child Of Fortune ("
Arrived within his four walls, the young
jurist sat down to his books but on every
page, in every dry paragraph, he saw q
lovely female face, with large blue eyes,
and sweet smiling lips, in whose glance
there was something 60 fascinating that
the goddess of Justice, who till then had
held the first place In his heart, seemed to
him tedious and repulsive. Even in his
sleep, the bright vision lowered about
him, and for the first time for weeks he
dreamed of something else than the ter
rible examination.
When, however, he awoke the next
morning, he was again reminded of the
approaching ordeal by the arrival of =
messenger from the commission, who
handed him an o@cial notification In
which he was advised that the following
Wednesday had been fxed fO- tho day Of
his examination. He had, therefore, no
time to lose, III he would conform to the
custom of calling on the president and
other members Of the commission before
his examination came of. He, therefore,
put on his dress suit, and sailed out, di.
recting his steps toward the residence OF
the, terrible president, the voracious Wolf.
He sent In his name, and WAS Immediately
admitted to the august presence of the
man who held In his hands the veal or
woe Of his future. He hardly ;ventured
to look up, and tried to stammer out some
suitable or unsuitable expressions to
recommend himself to the favor Of his
inquisitor; but suddenly his tongue re.
fused to do him service, and, with the
look Of one who sees IN apparition, he
fixed his eyes upon the president, In
whom no recognized, ct first glance his
elderly travelling. companion, unless, in
deed, some strange delusion was playing
with his senses. But even this doubtful
hope was dispelled, - he recognized the
we'll. remembered sarcastic smile.
II beg your pardon, Mr.. President
stammered the unfortunate candidate, In
his CONSERVATION.
~ am very glad to see my amiable
young companion under my roof" said
Herr Won Wolf. Didn't ! tell you We
should soon meet againf"
"True; but II I had dreamed thai
you"
"Were the old fellow on whose feel
you threw your portmanteau, you would
not have come. Ay, ~, that would have
been very unkind OF you. You are vel
come visitor-believe me-"
"ThAt II too much for me to believe.
am unwilling to take up your valuable
time," replied Emile, looking anxiously
toward the door.
"Ohs for acquaintance and friends
can always ind time. But be seated,
pray" al b.sha
"If you insist. Mr.. President"
"No ceremony, my good friend. eit
down here beside me-not 90 far off
You are not afraid, I hope, that the vora'
cious Wolf viii swallow you
May hope, Or. that my indiscrstion
may not b construed to my disadvan.
tagei" tsaa bs6
ITO your disadvantage By no means
You only repeated what the public says d
me. Beaides, am greatly your debtor
my debtor, Mr.. President :"
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