Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-10-13


i, In the company of DIR. Holm, who of
; fered him q seat In his carriage, Emile
: left the villa and returned to the city.
"You are really q fortunate fellow,
I said the kind, hearted doctor.
have always thought quite the con-
trary," replied Emile. 80
Z You certainly have no reason to com
plain since your arrival in the city"
: "Do You, then, think it a piece of good
horses hoof, in consequence of which
: you are compelled to remain indoors for
: q weekf
"CertainIy. I can assure you that there
! are hundreds of young men in Berlin
who would envy you this same blow,
the house of the rich Braunfels to you,
but has led TO your hsing received as a
friend by one of the most estimable and
influential families IN The city. A pocket
full of the best letters would not have done
for you what this accident has done"
In this particular certainly esteem
myself happy but fear I shall not be
Immediately after my examination pro-
pose returning home"
"And what prevents your remaining
here in Berlinf Herr BraunfeIs is q man
of great influence with the authorities,
and WouldsI am sure, take pleasure In
using it TO procure you a suitable position
here. Indeed, may as well tell you that
he has commissioned me to intimate as
much to you, and to inquire with regard
@I would not appear unmindful of fHerr
Braunfefs kindness, but it is my ambition
to owe as little to the kind Offices of
friendship as possible"
Bravely spoken, my young friend 70
bcried the good doctor. !" You please me
Il haf me V<,vT --zf11
make your way in the world without any
assistance, or I misjudge your ability to
contend with obstaclesn % ~ 57ffr
"That doubt,n sighed Emile; "for
thus far in life have met with many
al cannot understand how you can be
30 timid, 90 faint-hearted. Young, clever,
accomplished, tolerably good looking, you
are eminentiy calculated to make friends;
and then, what is still greater advan-
tage, you know how to win the favor of
| the women" u; iT2a ,3ah a"1lt
saYou seem disposed to amuse yourself
| at my EXPENSE DOCTOR replied Emile,
uncertain whether he should be displeased
or not. n bias h9Kl3 ave hua ~
BY no means. You may believe what
| / tell You In such matters. 1have studied
the sex long enough to know them very
| we'll. Madame Braunfels has taken de-
cided liking to you, which Is very natural,
since You perhaps saved the life of her
self and daughter. And then Miss Agnes
b far more cordial to you than she usually
is to the young men who visit the house.
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 Is but short time since
she refused wealthy baron, from which
fact you can judge what pretensions she
makes. Nor are her pcetensioB unjush-
fed. Besides being beautiful, she il as
good, sensible, and accomplished, as she is
| Beautiful I"
After haf.hour's drive, they arrived
at the door of Emile's lodgings, where, as
parting salutation, the doctor cried out
to him :9vga 81 fnh p poT Y -
faDon't forget the duet with Miss Agnes,
thou favored child of Fortune IN q Is7l95j
| Arrived within his four walls, the young
j jurist sat down to his books but on every
page, in every dry paragraph, he saw a
| lovely female face, with large blue eyes,
| and sweet, smiling lips, in whose glance
there was something so fascinating that
! the goddess of Justice, who till then had
1 held the first place. IN his heart, seemed to
him tedious and repulsiVe. Even in his
sleep, the bright vision hoyered about
i him, and for the first time for weeks he
dreamed Of something else than the ter
/ rible examination. az - -
/ When, however, he awake the next
morning, he was again reminded of the
4 approaching oFdeaFby the arrival of a
i messsenger from the commission,- who
i handed him an olncial notification in
i which he was advised that the following
"Wednesday had been fixed for the day Of
his exhmiaation. He had, therefore, no
time 10 lose, if he would conform to the
/ custom of Calling on the president and
other members of the commission before
his examination came of. He, therefore,
i put on his dresssuit, and sailed out, di-
i recting his steps toward the residence of
the terrible president, the voracious Wolf.
1 He sent in his name, and was immediately
i admitted to the august presence of the
i man who held in his hands the veal OF
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 an apparition, he
fixed his eyes upon the president, In
whom he recognized at first glance his
elderly traveling-companion, unless, in.
deed, some strange delusion was playing
with his senses. But even this doubtful
hope was dispelled, as he recognized the
we'll remembered sarcastic smile.
stammered the unfortunate candidate, IN
his CONSERVATION. 20 H-V ,e'lilio
"I am very glad to see my amiable
young companiony under my roof" said
Herr Won Wolf "Didn't tell you We
should soon meet agsin?" i-ssr9r-a9
"TIue; but if / had dreamed thai
you"
"Were the old fellow on whose fee
you threw your portmanteau, you would
not have come. Ay, ay, that would have
been very unkind of you. You are vel
come Yihtor-believe me-" r,EEs
<"That is teo much for me to believe.
am unwilling to take up your valuable
time," replied Emile, looking anxiously
toward the door, - - sssaz-@
| "Oh, for acquaintance and friends
can always find time. But be seated,
pray qa lfiitIlk Ssk ft#
Il3If you insist, Mr.. President" S'i,
"No7 ceremony, my good friend. Si
down here beside me-not so far. off
II You are not afraid, I hope, that the vora
!. cious Wolf will swallow you r. fGl1
"Msy 1 hope, sir, that my indiscretioI
may not be construed to my disadvan
tsgef"
! "To your disadvantage By no means
| You only repeated what the public says o