Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-09-08
SelefteO 3llisteIlanD.

Prom Chambers's Journal.

In the summer Of 1867, after prolonR-
cd course of Russian steppes, Crimean hill
sides, Moscow churches, st. Petersburg
poulevards, Finnish lakes, and Swedish
forests, / found myself at Berlin, and dur
ing the first week of my stay was busy from
dawn to dusk in eXhausting, with the N.Y.
stematic industry OF the genius British
tourist, the various sights of that method
ical city, which Mr. Munays Koran, in
red binding, politely defines as AN oasis OF
brick amid a Sahara of dust and in
studying oil the minutin OF that pipe-clay-
ed civilization, which appears to advance,
like the national army, In time to the mu-
sic of the Pas de Charge. had lounged
beneath the shade Of the broad-leaved
lime-trees which have stood godfathers to
the famous 'Un.erden Linden Str0sse;'
stgolled along the front of the palace, and
taken off my hat to the noble statue OF Fa-
Their Fritz. In the shady galleries Of the
royal museum, | had day-dreamed for
hours amid quaint antiquities and splen-
did pictures, and had fingered in the in
most room OF all for last look at the face
Of Frederick the Great-not as he was after
the iron of the Seven Yea IS War had en-
tered into his soul, but Us he may have
looked in the days of his fresh youth. be-
fore years CT crafty diplomacy and merci-
less bloodsled had distorted him into the
knavo and tyrant that he afterwards be-
came, n work still fresh from the hand OF
God Hope like q fiery pillar before him,
the dark side not yet turned!
Just as my lionizipg fever was beginning
to abate, slight service, rendered on a
pouring wet day in the Park, brought me
INTO closer relations with pleasant-look-
ing elderly German, who had frequently
crossed my rambles, and more than once
halted to exchange few words with me,
in the frank opeu-hearted fashion OF the
hospitable Teutonic race. Our acGuaint-
ance, however, was still in embryo, when,
on the day OF which am speaking, the old
man. having taken shelter under a thinly
ioliaged tree, was in fair way to be thor
Oughly drenched, when | came to the res
cue with my umbrella. Observing that he
had got wet through before gaining his i'm
promptu refuge, insisted upon taking
him to my lodgings (Which were close at
HANDY, and drying him thoroughly before
let him 90; his own residence, as found
on inquiry being att considerable distance.
The old mans gratitude knew no bounds;
and next morning he reuppeared with a
hospitable smile upon his broad face, an
uouucinp that he had told his folks of my
kindness TO him, that his Hausigau' aud
his 'kleme Gretchen wished to thank me
themselves that, in short, must come
and eat tea.cakes with them that very
evening, and smoke German pipe after.
wards. which Herr Holman, in common
with the majority OF his countrymen, re-
carded as the acme Of human felicity. In
order TO secure himself against any eva
sion, lie added, with q resolute air, that Gas
might possibly lose my Way he would
come and fetch me himself.
Punctual as death or acollector of water.
rates, Herr Heinrich HolzmGnn presented
himself at the time appointed, aud march
ed me off in triumph to q neat comfortable
looking little house on the southern side
OF the town, with small garden in front
of it. The garden WAS Of the inyariablt
German type the same trim little Hover
beds, accurate MS regiments on parade; The
same broad graval-welk, laid out with ma
tLematicalregularlty, the same trellis-wore
summer-h0asc, icstooned with creepers
at the farther end. and the same small tn
bic in She centre oft, surmounted by {
corpulent teapot of truly domestic proper
tinus. presided over, IN this case by tive
female figures, who, on our approach, com,
forward 70 greet us, and are introduced {,
me bv my host az his wife and daughter
Frau Nolzmaun Tor, as her husband call!
her, IlescLenN is buXom, motherly
acknowledging woman, apparently abou
fiuy years OF age, with that snug, Ercsld'
expression suggestive OF hot tea-cakos ant
weu-aired sheets,) characteristic of III,
Well-to.do German mauon; but a close OBJ
server nay detect on that broad, smootl
forehead, or those round rosy cheeks, th'
faint but indclibc impress OF former trials
ana suferings and through thering of he
voice, full and CHEEKY though 1t Is, runs al
under tone Of melancholy that woulJ
seem 10 tell of o time in the far distant pas
when such sadness Was only too habitval
TIE daughter, Marguerite Tor Gretchen
a. her parents call her, who may be abou
eighteen, is one OF those plump, melting
damses, with chiua-blu2 eyes and treacle
Colored hair, who never appear without ,
miniature Of Schiller on their neck, and {
paper Of primes In their pocket, and who
after flowing ON fen whole evening IN 8
slow, steady, canal-like current Of sentl
Eout viii sup upon suek'ugplg and aprI
TO. jam Will ap appetite @. which Daady
che eys.cE.eat,r might have been just,
proud. Bath welcome me with true Ger
mon c.rllaiitv and CveEwhalm me Will
aaHks icr uy courtesy .1 tlg head Of ta,
'a4ilE approaching hlM II DE same tim,
LaN bringing inc iu before tGeE have com