Omaha daily bee., 1874-07-16
Translated for the BEE by L. W.

Translated for the BEE by L. W.
, (Continued.)
And so it was. The sickness wa
over; but it was only now that M
troubles commenced. / was so veal
and worn out that I could hardl.
move, and when 1 just happened t
open my eyes, there was Frau Blu
town standing before me. In thu
one hand she held that red pitcheI
and a spoon in the other and theI
she commenced to feed me with {
soup as thick as bookbinder's paste
and of a similar taste ; and then sht
said :
"Eat, eat; you must eat. For |
you don't eat you will never ge'
better :" and then she made a face
so pitiful that / had to swallow, nc
matter if 1 liked it or not.
Well, everything has got an end,
and many have two. 1 got out OF
bed, and then Uncle Matthias and
sat for hours talking.
"Uncle," said 1 once, for / could
not forget that dream about the old
bachelors and the Christmas trees,
"Uncle, YOU, as well as /, missed 1t.
We should have got married"
"Nonsense," said my uncle, "dO
you think that L, an old cavalry
sergeant, should go into the marry
ing business"
"Well, no." said L; 81 do not
mean that exactly. In fact, / am
only talking of myself. Suppose I
bad a wife ; that is, a sensible little
wife, and a, well, a good little
wife, and a rather pretty little wife,
and you would then come and live
with us, and -"
ayes, and mind your babies. No
thank you," said Uncle Matthias.
~ did not mean that" says /.
"But l am going to try for it, for
Frau Butown's nursing during my
illness -"
81 should think you were nursed
quite well enough" he interrupted
me rather sharply; "you have been
cared for well enough. ], myself,
~
"Don't talk So" saws /. / know
that both Of you did your utmost;
but such a little wife,"
"Well, do you know II yet? ?" he
asks.
ayes, 1 know one," says I.
DWELL. do O think she'll have
you ?" says he.
''That / do not know yet" says I.
az presume it's one taken from
. fashion plate" says he, and winks
an eve at me.
"Oh, no, not that" says 1.
"WeIl, then she has passed the
years for military services / pre-
sume," says he, again winking an
eye.
"Not that even," says L; "But
you may have a chance to look at
her. i am only sorry not to be able
to go with you. She takes a walk
every afternoon, between two and
three, outside the town gate and
towards the mill, you can't miss
her at all, for she Is the best look
ing of all that walk there.
"Oh, yes !" says he, "of course"
"And she has a tassel on her
cloak, and holds a boy by the hand"
/ added.
"Do you marry him too?'
"Pshaw, no." says ], "that's her
little nephew"
"Heaven forbid, how excited you
are" says my uncle. "You need
not get into a passion about it. She
might be a widow, for all l know.
Well / may leastways look at herr"
and with that he went off.
In the afternoon, at nearly five,
he comes back, lights his pipe, sits
down, but says nothing. OF course
that vas annoying, and l did not
say a word either. We smoke both
of us like ovens; but l was a little
bit too curious, and standing up and
placing myself so that he could not
see my face with his winking eyes, l
ask:
"Have you been outside the
gate ?"
s'That / have.n says he.
"Well," says /.
ayes" says he.
"Did you see her." says /.
"Of course" says he, land talked
to her BESIDES"
"The deuce you have,n says /.
"What business have YOU to talk to
her. 1 myself have not even done
that"
"Just on that account" says he.
why, can't I talk to my nephews,
wife, even?"
1--WE are not near as far as that"
says /.
"Well," says he, "what Is not
now may soon become So" and
leans back i'm that big armchair, as
If he were Emperor of Russia, and
had won a big victory,
"But I'll tell you all about it,"
said he. "You see when i went
along the road, she came behind me,
and l stopped and looked at her,
for she was holding that boy by the
hand; but could not see the tassel,
for that I guess was hanging down
her back"
~ can imagine it," says I, "you
must have stared at her in an awful
"Whenever l want 10 see any
I open my eyes wide" says
my uucle, sand so l did now" and
she cast down her eyes, as she
likely does, when she shuts hercur-
tains at night, and when she passed
me then, / also saw the tassel."
sfYou may have looked at her in
. nice manner, says |.
"That / have" says he; "but
hear the end of it."
"Well, did you not like her."
swell, yes" says he. "She has
some virtues about her, which suit
me first rate. Firstly, she has
not much about her head, and sec
she does not sweep the street
her dress. And those my boy
are two virtues, which signify more
han many people suppose, for those, d.
who carry 81 much around their
lesais, seldom have much inside of
{; and those with the long trails,
nave either very big feet, or, and ]
What is q good deal worse, are
Ishamed to show shoe and stocking. :
Ny boy, In horses and women, look ]