Litchfield enquirer., 1874-12-31

, s gssessss4s s-s5ssssss fs5f - ssIgl55 the Next Country. Jacob is brother, too; he write his name in the book. But Gustav he not do so; he is free" .z:ss
 rYou mean that the baker las signed the articles. and is a member of the com munity? ' t7a sF sssrE Yes: but the baker is old. very old; thirty year. Gustav not twenty and three yet he come home, then he sign. E.
 asAad have you signed these articles, Wilhelminaa xak a.s1ksss fsiss sSs
 sYes; all the womens signs. :. i11
 hat does the paper say?' s4,e 1e
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 T cannot understand that. Teli me in English" - s.sEs.e n.g..,s=s,fr
 Well; you wants to join the Zoar com msanity of Separasists; you writes your name and says, Give me house, yicspal, and clothes for my work and join; and l neFer fernerer Forderung an bessgte Ges sellsehaft machen kann, oder will F a7
 Twill never make further demand upon said society " repeated. translatingslowr
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 sBnt who takes charge of all the money?" -. ..:s..zzs.sFz zi-..r asr
 ssThe trustees : a.sDon't they give you sny9" =
 rNo; for what2 It's no good. 1" ansvsr- ed Wilhelmina. s....ess .,e- zf= fE 7zss9
 Iknew that all the necessaries of life were dealt ont to the members of the com mqnity according to their need, and, as they never vent outside of, their valley, thgF ooHld scarcely have spent money evan if they had possessed 1t. But, never lthsless. it was startling in this ninteenth cs3tury to come upon q sincere belief Tn thu worshlessnass of the green-tinted pa- per VIC cherish so fondly. taGnstav win haBe learned its value" I thought, as Mfha, having finished the strawberry bed, sisted away towards the dairy to assist in Ahe utter-making- ss.zsEs7g gae' fstrolled on ID the little hill. past, the pidturesque bakery where through the open window caught . glimpse of the ''qld, very old Jacob" . sefious young man of thirty. drawing, ont his large lo&yes of bread from the brick oven with . long handled rake It was gingerbread day also. and spicy odor met me at the window; so I put in my head and asked for piece, receiving card about g foot square, laid on fresh grape leaves.
 s.Rat cannot eat all this," ! said, breaking of a corner. @
 NOh, datis noding, answered Jacob, beginning to knead fresh dough in long wMte trough. the village, supply for the
 I have been sitting with Wilhelmina,' 2. I remarked. as learned on the easement, inpelied by desire to see the effect of th8 name. s '
 f'So?" said Jacs.b. interrogativeiy. s5
 Yes; she is q sweet girl :" = s... 9s.s
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 eDon't you think so, Jacob?'' .
 Yees. So-so. A leetie black" an- swered this impassive lover. -..sz
 fsBut you wish to marry herr :
 sOh ye-es. She young and strong; her fader gay she good to work. I have .children five; must have some one in the hons6.n .Z
 .Oh. Jacob! Is that the way to talks'' I exclaimed.
 sWarum nicht?' replied the baker, pansing in his kneading. and regarding ma with wide-open, candid eyes,. .5 4tzj
 Why not, indeed?" | thought. as tuFaed away from the window. He is at lesst honest. and no doubt in hissway he would he a kind husband to little Nina Rst what . way! .asgrzt pleasant house where all the infirm old wo- men of the community were lodged togeth- CT, carefully tended by appointed nurses summing themselves, like so many old door labor, for they belonged to the early Hov xwhn ho fields now SO rich, and only few log and gardens of the present village. Some of them had taken the long journey on foot from Philadelphia westward, four hun dred and fifty miles, in the depths of win ter. We'll might they rest from their la- bors and sit in the sunshine, poor old souls! p..-.-s-
 A few days later. my friendly newspa- per mentioned the arrival of the German regiment at Camp Chase. ssThsy will probably be paid of in day or two" I thought, " and another day may bring thew here" Eager to be the first to tell the good news to my little favorite, I hastened up to the garden, and found her engaged, as usual, in wedding. s
 ''Mina," said s.I have something to tell you. The regiment is at Camp Chase; you will see Gustav soon, perhaps this week" tf ' P
 And there, before my eyes, the trans formation had often fancied took place: the color rushed to the brown surface. the cheeks and lips glowed in vivid red, and the heavy eyes opened wide and shore like stars, with brilliancy that as- tonished and even disturbed me. The statue had soul at last the beauty dor mant had awakened. But for the fire of that soul would this expected Pygmalion suffice? Would the real prince fill his place in the ong-chsrished dreams of thls beauty of the wood? -4@--Es ,-lt
 The girl had risen as I spoke, and now she stood erect, trembling with excitment, her hands clasped on her breast, breath in quickly and heavily as though an over weight of joy was pressing down her heart; her eyes were fixed upon my face, but she saw me not. Strange was her gaze as of one walking in sleep. Her sloping shoulders seemed to expand and ehafe against the stuff gown as though they would burst their bonds; the blood glowed in her face and throat. and her lips quiver- ed, not as though tears were coming, but from the tullness of unuttered speech. Her GA1OtAOA IeScLuOleu tue 1hb0uSe6C 'uf0 O1 fever, and yet it seemed natural; like noon in the topics when the gorgeous flowers flame in the white, shadowless heat. Thus stood Wilhelmina, looking up into the sky with eyes that challenged the sun.
 "Come here, child, said; "come here and sit by me. We will talk about it. .''
 But she neither saw nor heard me. I drew her down on the bench at my side; she yield unconsciously; her slender form throbbed, and pulses were beating under my hands wherever I touched her "Mina!" said again, But she did not answer. Like an unfolding rose, she re- vealed her hidden, beautiful heart, as though spirit had breathed upon the bud; silenced ln the presence of this great love, I ceased speaking, and left her to herself. After time single words fell from her lips, broken utterances of hap. piness. I was nothing; she was absorbed in the 0ne.. ''Gustav! mein Gustavr' It was like the bird note, oft repeated, ever the same. So isolated, so intense was her joy that, as often happens, my mind took refuge in the opposite extreme Of CommoUnlaca and fouY,f7 m ,vs.lf ~,,<,,,