River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04

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fair of the property has awakened
other thoughts. You know, Heinrich,
never pried into your secrets, but
pardon me, |, also, love her. l am
now cleo in a condition o have a home
of my own, and to take her TO an ele-
CANT residence yet | respect your
right-lf-"
~ have no right" murmured Helm
rich She does not suspect, perhaps,
! that |, in short, conceive it to be worse
than folly for me to involve the hopes
and expectations of q noble, kind
hearted maiden in suspense of years.
/ have no relative to leave me a fortune,
and may, perhaps, live at home for
years professional physician without
practice. l have decided try your
luck. If You win Marie's heart NAV
God bless you and her.
With these words he hastily left his
friend, who would have followed him.
but he motioned him back and vanished
in the darkness.
The next day Ernst, to indulge his
thoughts. sauutered along upon the
shore OF the Main. Walking along be-
fore him were two ladies, accompanied
by a young lad of perhaps fifteen years;
the tallest and slenderest of the ladies
led by a ribbon white greyhound.
Enst's eyes could not deceive him
the ladies were Frou Dumot and her
daughter Marie, the object of the secret
admiration of himself and his friend
Heinrich. The dog was no other than
Patient.
Involuntarily Ernst called PA
lent y The dog turned his head.
Nine. Dumot approached Ernst, and
said, with pleasing dignity: 4" If this
dog belongs to you, / beg of you to
take him my daughter found him this
morning in the garden, and we received
him from pity. We will willingly re-
turn him. :"
During this speech the fair young
maiden blushed Ernst replied, 'The
dog is not mine; it did belong to my
best friend, but he departed this morn
ing for north Germany, to be gone
long time
so mamma" quickly cried the
young lady, ''let us keep the dog, he Is
so gentle, and papa is fond of pets"
But my dear Marie, surely this
gentleman has the first claim upon
him.
go pardon, lady, / too travel soon,
and with pleasure leave the dog in such
good hands" He politely lifted his
hat and passed on.
Love me, love my dog said Ernst
to himself. Il know enough. Per
maps her parents would advise her to
give her hand to me, the wealthy one,
and Heinrich has not confessed his
love; but then | would be loved with
the whole soul, and the first place in
her soul evidently belongs to Helm
rich. -
In the summer of 1866 quiet family
sat in the rose arbor of their garden,
which stretched away to the shores of
the Main. A neighbor Zone of the first
clergymen of the city, of the proprietor
Of the garden bad just dropped in to
discuss the city news when the son of
the family, a youth full of life, rushed
into the garden, exclaiming. Fresh
news from the seat of war a quarter.
master has arrived, aud in few hours
we may expect several thousands OF
Prussians.
"Is it certain, Moritzln exclaimed
Frau Dumot (for this was the Dumot
family, who at present found them
selves in this pleasant little city on the
Main, where an estate had fallen them
from rich relativeJ, els, then, the
rage OF this unfortunate war TO be fore
ed upon this little place p
Z" | hope that | Gas a clergyman shall
be exempt from quartering any of the
soldiers"
Hardly, my good sir, replied Herr
Dumot; for where can the officers
find accommodations unless each fami-
ly receive a portion of these guests.
Already have promised to receive a
large number of the blue-coats, and
have no doubt taey will be very order
ly. Have NO anxiety he continued.
turning to his wife and daughter.
"You were pleased to dance with
Prussians when yOu were ut the semi
nary in Wurzburg.
The parson took his hat and cane,
and Herr Dumot went toward the
house with his wife and daughter.
Marie, however, remained in the gar
den Ter eyes filled with tears as she
thought of that time AMI her short
girlhood's dream, ont of which she had
long since awakened, ana with a sor-
rowful look glanced ont upon the real.
tiles of life.
The amiable Mary DumOt had nv
suitors but she encouraged none but
there was one, all one, who Of her
had long ceased 20 think
I'm an hour the infantry entered
some were directed TO the house OF
Herr Dumot; he received them cor
daily said To the tall man who was
foremost, = am glad to greet sur
geon among you; You come To heal,
not TO slay. The doctor bowed, en-
tered into conversation with the host,
which soon took friendly turn.
Presently the door opened, and Frau
Dumot entered, Patient behind her.
who suddenly bounded toward the
doctor, then loaped upon him, barking
ioyously. The former student was
thus stormily greeted by his first pa
tient Moritz came into the room, and
soon after Marie, looking more matur-