The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-10-05
ROMANCE OF AN OLD BUREAU.

kNVNhAtNNA vs. 49, - l
In the summer of 1867, after a pro
longed course of Russian steppes, Cri-
mean hillsides, Moscow churches, st.
Petersburg boulveards, Finnish lakes
and Swedish forests, found myself at
Berlin, and during the first week ofmy
stay was busy from dawn to dusk in
exhausting, with the systematic indus.
try of the genuine British tourist, the
"sights' of that methodical city, which
Mr.. Murray's Korat, in red binding, po-
litely defines as 'tan oasis of brick amid
a Sahara of DUST" and in Studying all
the minutia of that pipe-clayed civil
cation which appears to advance, like
the national army, in time to the music
of the s'Pas de Charge" as isasa =
! Just as my lionizing fever was obe-
!, ginning to abate, slight service, rem
dered in pouring wet day in the park,
). brought me into closer relations with
S pleasant-looking elderly German, who
: had frequently crossed my rambles,
e and more than once halted to exchange
:, a few words with me, in the frank
!, open-hearted fashion of the Teutonl'
3 race. Our acquaintance, however, wa;
still in embryo, when, on the day Q
which l am speaking, the. old man
" having taken shelter under thinly TO
90 liaged tree, was in a fair way to b
Ss thoroughly drenched, came to the res
til cue with my umbrella. Observing tina
SS he had got wet through before gainin
re his impromptu refuge, l insisted upo
y, taking him to my lodgings (which wei
hs close at hand, and drying him the
roughly before let him go, his ,ow
; residence, as l found on inquiry, lbein
- at considerable distance. The Of
mans gratitude knew no bounds; an
1T next morning he re-appeared with
, afs hospitahle smile upon his broad fac
los announcing that he had told "his foil
nth of nv kindness to him, that his "Hau
foy. frau, and his "klein Gretchen" wish'
md to thank me themselves; that, in sho
'ai. I must come ~and eat tea cakes WI
,. them that very evening, and smoke
German pipe afterward, which liz
. Holzmann, in common with the maJ'
ity of his countrymen, regarded as
4, acme of human felicity. In order
|. "a secure himself against any evasion,
AL added, with ,resolute air, that, a
Neal might possibly lose my way, he wo'
dol ,;,so,f VA sE-s.
d to cOhie ailo iooeh NV +
rgess Punctual as death, or a collector
~ SVip water-rates. Herr Heinrich Holzmf
P, presented himself at the time appol
~. ed. and marched me off in triumph
neat, comfortable looking little no
flea on the southern side of the town, v
nigh, a small garden in front oft. The
five den was of the sinvaliable Gerr
and type the same trim little fower-b'
a 10 ~ accurate as regiments on parade;
and same broad gravel walk, laid out y
sold mathematical regularity; the IS
p trellis-work summer-house, festoo
1 with creepers at the further end,
III the same small table in the centre
!. I, surmonnted by a corpulent teapo
neine truly domestic proportions-pres
R 9Th, over in this case by two female fig'
3 e. be be who, on our approach, come forwa'
I.4... erect us, and are introduced to mi
:, nv host as his wife and daughter.
Et'a Frau Holzmann Tor, as her 9hus'
~ calls her, Lieschen*) is buxom,
~ therly, active-looking woman, az
~, emily about so years of age, with
50 = snug freside expression (suggesti'
..a.a hot cakes and well-aired 81
: Hell characteristic of the well-to-dO &c
to the matron; but "a close observer ma
q as.a tect, on that broad, smooth forehe;
those round, rosy cheeks, the fair
~~--@>7 indellible impress of former triaf
=. ~ e sufferings; and through the ring
are re- yoicep full eand CHEEKY though
ely and rms an undnrtone ofimelanchois
,' s.a,ns would seem totell of time In e
'a1 distant past when such sadnes
lR.. only too habitual. The daughter
's1 garetheAsor Gretchen, as her P
t'ttaat call her-who may be about IL,
WARE Sf+bosa ,,lnnln. melting danlsels
or bank, 80 L. "A +roa.. :, g
or terms CHINA plue EYES YES any any III,
.I'.F e hair, who never appear without
lEl,D. iature of Schiller on their neck,
paper of prunes in their peck
sed the Wno, a. ,1Y III :. :, Il;
j, Robin ming III q, slow, steaoy, c'nal : - y
! lumber rent Of sentiment, viii sup upoll
IGHT. ing pig and apricot jam With tn al