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

| effect quite recovered, /" replied Emile
$50 well, indeed, that / think / may re
turn 70 my hotel and give yoa no farths'
BY no means you must remain Will
N until you are fully fccovered. YOU
generous conduct has placed me under ,
debt OF gratitude can never repay"
"Not 20, mir. Under Tie circum
stances how could have done lss' Il
SNo, no r cried the elder lady. You
exposed yourself to the greatest danger
but for your. courage and presence Of
mind, we might have been Killed"
What the mother expressed IN words
the daughter confirmed with . symps
thetic glance. Tho whole hmily, isther
mother aed daNeAtses we're . sarnest IN
their solicitations, that Emile, In order moi
to appear unmiudful Of their kindness, de.
cided 70 remain in the house Of the rich
merchant, BrsunfelA, until he should fee
fully recovered from the shock his chival
rous action had cost him.
Emile ssw himfelf treated - IN old and
familiar friend Of the family, in conse
Queuce OF which he laid aside . certain
reserve and bashfulnoss that was native
to him \ ST.
with the merchant he spoke freely Of
his position and prospects; with the II
dies, OF the social life Of his little pro
vincial city, and especially of his mother
| for whom his affection seemed to have nc
bounda The cordial invitation Of the
family TO remain TO dinner he declined
pleading want Of appetite and . slight
headache. He could not refuse, however
an invitation to dine with them ct Their
villa in the suburbs Of the city on the fol-
lowing Sunday.
When he finally rose TO take leave
Madame Braunfels pressed his hand ~ Il
II were that Of An old friend. A. her ex-
ample Wa bllowed By Miss Agnes, the
lovely daughters close observer would
have perceived that her cheeks slightly
heightened in color. Slowly and thought
fully Emile returned TO his hotel, paid his
reckoning, called . cab and drove to his
modest lodgings. Here, upon examining
himself In mirror, he found not only
that his left temple was covered by a
plaster, but that his cheek In the neighbor-
hood Of the left eye presented all the col.
ors of the rainbow.
"An adventure Of this sort. could only
happen to me-" he sighed, Involuntary ;
~ am and I shall always remain the child
Of misfortune. With such visage l
cannot even show myself In the street,
much less call on my examiners They
would think me drst-class bully"
During this unsought leisure, he made
the necessary preparations for his exam
nation, which was not to take place till
some day during the next week.
On the following Sunday, Emile dressed
himself in his best, and took the road to
the Braunfcls villa, which was situated on
one eide of the so.called 1nisvyarten, the
largest park of the Prussisn capital.
Besides nearly losing his way In the
numberless paths In the park, he had to.
day no mishap to complain Of He ar
rived at most q quarter-hour late, which
did not prevent his receiving very fiat.
tering reception, not only from his host,
but also from the ladies. The
guests were not numerous, and consisted
OF only intimate friends OF the family,
among whom was the family physician,
DR.. Holm. As stranger and hero, Emile
was placed at the table next to the dsugh-
ter OF the house, which was far from be.
ing disagreeable TO him, - the pretty Ag-
mes pleaSed him beyond measure.
A few glasses Of wine and the graceful
ahsbility Of his fair neighbor, gave him
an unwonted ease of manner, and had
such favorable effect on his organ Of
speech thst the conversation never for q
moment tagged. To his own surprife, he
displayed more wit and cleverness than
he had ever supposed he possessed, which
was In q measure due, doubtless, to the in
spring influence Of Miss Agnes.
They we're engaged in an animated dis
cussion when the signal wasgiven, much
to his regret, TO repair to an adjoining
saloon, where coffee was served. Agnes,
at the request of her father, cheerfully
sung several ballads, which were highly
complimented by all the guests. and ex-
cited real enthusiasm In Emile, which
no gave her to understand by his manner
~ well ~ by his words.
"Judging from your snthusissm," said
she, with . smile, Il conclude that you
yourself are musician"
"Oh," said he, modestly, In reply, 81
have not cultivated the art very success
| fully, although I am very fond Of It.
should have achieved more, perhaps, had
had more time 10 devote to II"
I'VE shall 80, II you please, what pro
ficiency you have made. You must ALLOW
10 10 Judge for ourselves"
"Not 50 am not prepared to sing II
q circle of strangers. l beg that you vii
excuse me. Another time perhspa"
"No time 20 good ~ the present be
sides, you 6re not among strangers, bu
among your very good friends"
True: but"
'::I VIII listen to no butts II you 70
fuse shall be seriously out of humol
With you" m ay faarA
IN order not to be accused Of afecta
ton, he was forced to comply. He chos'
1.-THE Wanderer," by Schubert, and be
gan at first timidly, but soon, inspired b,
the beauty of this wonderful composition
he sung with 20 much feeling and delca
cacy Of expression that he achieves
real triumph. He even astonished him
self, FOL, often as he had sung the ballad, b.
had never before produced 90 great an Of
feet either on his auditors or himself. In
deed, everything he said or did to-da!
seemed to him to be well said and wei
done, and the world appeared to him Il
such pleasing colOrs that, for the moment
he even forgot his approaching examina
ton and the yoracious Wolf
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