The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-11

Ola NlCOl COulO make HlmSolI SO Tar un
derstood, as to get under way for the
great Western city.
When they came around the lake, and
saw the sand hills, and caught glimpse
Of the blue waters, then old Nicol shouted
for JOY; but little Gretchen covered down
N terror, fearful of the terrible old Rom
mel, who had held her baby hand in his,
a. pledge that she should be his wife.
The bell rang-slowly, slowly moved
thc train Almost there Old Rommel
so near, and Louis SO far away!
Away from the old fatherland-away
from across the wide blue sea, they had
come to the city in the New World The
ear door opened and the conductor shout.
Ell" Chi-ago!"
On the depot platform two men met and
locked fol a moment, each into the face
of the face of the other. Then they grasp
Ell each the others hand, and two words
we're spoken" Rommel," -" Nicol"
"And Nlcol, where's the baby?"
The baby, RDmmel In all these
long years you have not forgotten the
baby Here Gretchen, girl, this is Rom
mol"
Gretchen shrank aside, but old Nicol
dr W her to his friend. And his friend
lid his hand on her, and so the old men
stood holding her between the two. Her
face flushea-shen grew white, aud the
blue eyes looked down for there was
nothing pleasant to look at in the wither
ed old face above her.
| 1t was u Loisy place where they stood,
with strange sounds all about thetl, News
bows were shouting Chicago Tribune !"
"Chicago Times %" The Stats Zeitung !"
SC Latest accounts Of the war! Great Pru>
slan victory. So many thousands killed
SO many wounded = ETC.
Then she could learn even here, OF
Louis, SHE thought joyfully, when old
| Rommel had translated what they were
saying. II Louis fell she would know it
for hAd she not stitched his uame, with
her own hands, upon the inside OF his
coat? This pleasant thought lent soft
| bloom to the cheek, which old NicOl no
tlcing, set down at once as due to the ia
v0rable impression made upon the girl
by his friend ROmmel. She was shown
the old man s wealth, and he silly plncAed
her cheek, declaring It to be all her own,
when she. became his little wife--the fair.
est title wife, he said in all the Western
world.
So the Fall went by aud the long Win |
ter, and the Summer came again, and the
news came, too, of Napoleon's surrender,
and tue ending of the war. Then all
over the Old World, aud the New, too,
there was gre,t rejoicing, for peace was
once more declared among the Nations
And in this great Western city great
cavalcade paraded the streets, and Ger
many took pos -essiou of the town. Then
people said one to another, laughing, that
the " Ouch had taken Chicago, as well
as Holland"
From tho topmost pinnacle of the City.
| Hall waved q black and yellow flag A
man ofwar came steaming up Chicago
river, towed ia hy q noisy tug, while the
veteran tars, seeing the foreign flag
waving above the cherished Stars and
Stripes, gave twenty minutes time IN
which to lower the black and ysllow flag,
and run up higher the American ensign.
So when the flags had changed places, al
went we'll but GretcheA's heart was sad
for it was so like that other day, in that
foreign Prussian town, when Louis went
marching away to the war The bands
went by, and the airs they played were so
familiar, and the soldiers, with their
heavy tread, that little Gretchen found
herself looking esgerly at the standard
bearer, almost expecting to see her own
dear Louis face.
Still they came on, playing 1.-THE Battle
ON the Rhine" and the streets were full OF
noisy cheers. And there was the same
old regular tread, as of thousands of feet
moving together.
Suddenly Gretchen held out her little
hands and cried, in pretty German words
"Luuls, Louis, have you forgotten Gret
chen %
But the people shouted noisily, even as
they had done in that quaint Old German
town and the white faced soldier, with
the Prussian flag held above his head
with mis- one arm, kept his face turned
resolutely to the front.
The girl shrank back, and held her
hands to her face, to hide the great tears
which were rolling down the white
cheeks. Gid Nicol laid his hand upon
her, SAYING .a
"WhAt Is it, Gretchen, girl?"
"Louis is marching among the SOL
diers. called TO him, aid he woald not
listen"
Then old Nieol laughed.
Louis, foolish child. is lying in front
of Paris and if not there, why then, girl,
French bayonet has cen done its work"
Mono, Louis is standard bearer
among the Bismarck soldiers" and Grst
chen pointed with her white finger, to
the men sweeplng past.
Then old Nicol grew alarmed, and
thought of Rommel, and his marble pal
ace, y nd his gold, and Of the long wears
of his waiting, and he vowed unto him
sell, that very soon, Gretchen must b.
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