River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-18
A LOST BROOCH.

LbSi bhUUJHs
| should think you expected them
tonight sure Couldn't You prepare
them something in the way of refresh.
ments, and make the house look at
tractive, so they will be sure to drou
IL upon us ~
The above remarks were intended 20
be sarcastic. They were addressed 10
relative whom / had blessed with INV
presence during the melting heat OF
dog days.
1t was the programme To be gone
through each evening, lust before re
mrlng, under which my spirits chafed.
There was Just little ready cash to be
hid III the woOd-box triie of silver
to be put down cellar in the churn /;
the fastening OF each window to be
carefully examined, and chairs to be
put at the outer doors.
. For my part Id rather be robbed
aud murdered two or three times in a
life, than go through all this every
night as you have for twenty years.
and wake up every morning to find
myself disappointed | never trouble
my head about thieves and robbers y,
Concelt always gets punished, soon
er or later, and, sure enough, about a
year after | met my reward.
A friend and | were going from Der.
In to Paris, via Cassel, Frankfort, and
Strasburg. We had never before tray.
eled at night on the continent, but
wishing to have a day at Cassel, we
lett Berlin by the s P. NJ, train. The
conductor put us IN a coupe with three
or Tour other ladies', and on being told
| that one of the party was inst recover
ing from severe illness, and was also
lame, he copied or remembered the
number OF the coupe, and leftus undis
turbed the whole of the night. All the
ladies', except ourselves, were German.
and were very chatty and agreeable.
As we were about disposine of our.
selves for the night, one of the ladies
unfastened door in the middle of the
coupe, and explained that here was .
small dressing room for our accommo.
datlon, and that of the ladies' in the
next coupe, they entering from their
side and we from ours. / wore .
brooch, an Oriental topaz, set in GOLD
with split pears The pin in some wav
interiered with my perfect comfort,
ana, ike the woman who said She
wouldn't care fig to wear lress she
couldn't take nap in, / took the min
ont OF the ribbon that tied nv collar.
and put 1t IN my travelling bag,
We arrived at Hesse Cassel the fol.
lowing morning, and went TO the Vic
torla Hotel. After breakfast. leaving
the bag IN charge of one of the wait
ers OF the hotel, we drove to Wilhelms-
hohe, situated about three miles
from Cassel, that we might see the
famous cascade OF Harrisburg, which
took 1000 men IA years to build, and
cost the Elector Tredrick more millions
OF money than he ever dared acknowl-
edge to his people, The keeper of the
palace-where Jerome Napoleon had
lived rs king, ana more recently his
royal nephew as prisoner--was very in
teresting aud intelligent He spoke
highly of the conduct OF Louis Ma.
poleon during his stay at Wilhelmsho.
he. "No man" he said, "could be
more modest in his demeanor. He
gave no unnecessary trouble. always
asked politely for what he needed, and
rewarded the slightest service with
pleasant THANK YOU
The walls Of the chamber which the
Empress Eugene occupied while visit
ing her husband, were covered with
white silk, printed with bright flowers.
The bed-spread was Of white satin, en-
broidered with clusters Of rose-buds.
IN eolored silks The pillow, which
WAS covered with the same material.
was perfectly round and smooth. 40
That each embroidered bud stood ont
from the satin. II was very lovely Ia
look AZ, and must have been abont ~
comfortable to sleep on a. n stuffad
stoye.pipe. Pointing to an elegantly
wrought fire screen, the keeper re-.
marked, =" That IS a sample of the OK.
quisite taste our enemies, the French.
possess It Is needless Ia tell Won tbai
ail TINS beautiful work was done by
hem. ~
The next stage of our ionrnay 10.
Frankfort, which we reached ~ go 80
evening. Inc good book gives ~
some advice aboat taking the lowest
room, 40 that when our modest worth
becomes apparent, we may be hidden
70 move up higher The waiter AZ
the Westendhall knew our worth A. a
glance aud led ms up 10 the topmost Al
once. Upon our demonstrating he as
sured us.that this was the only vacant
room IN the house, and LEI Gall the re-.
mark accidentally that the Crown
Prince Of Prussia had put up there
night 81 two ago 80 this was not only
most convenient and comfortable no.
tel Tor the ordinary man aud beast. but
one where princes we're entertained.
aud, as 10 the present case, sometimes
angels unawares.
The next morning we took the *.
press Tor Strashurg At Carlsruhe the
irain stopped fifteen minutes for ne.