The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-20

thought had lost thee Bless
thee An, this fraulein has been kind
70 thee. Hast thanked her %
''Yah, ich-ioh. habe sill gekuszt p
blundered baby, eagerly,
a sc That was well p As he grew calm
er his English came more smoothly.
/ 'sFraulein, belief me, I am grateful l''
It was nothing" replied Virginia
with filling eyes ." hate to have you
here. ] was SO glad to find her. .
/" Ach % his face frightened like a
sun fully unclouded. {" She shall come
oft Shall you not, Louise, and see
the young lady who saved you from
! danger on the street We lodge Just
| three squares-round the corner" He
felt eagerly in all his pockets, and final
! 1y produced a cal d-case, from which he
| took a card to present to Virginia. She
| read thereon, In German characters,
g Friederich Kaiser" The rest she
could not translate, but scented from it
something about a professor and Mu-
Mich.
'' My name is Virginia Real, she told
him, tinidly, feeling little afraid of
The professor and Munich.
Frederick Kaiser lifted his hat with
/ the arm not occupied with his little
/
/ have done service to me, Miss Real
Can I do no little pleasure TO you ?"
I I" I wonder" murmured Virginia, sis
it you whom have heard playing on
the violin so much ? oh, it was so
| beautiful! so muck love to hear it !"
! Frederick Kaiser now hRstened to get
! down stairs, to set his baby on her feet,
| and to take up his violin-case.
| 81 Sc Here he is I Cremona I haf played
him all my life. You love it, hah
Goodfl You, shall hear him oft. Shall
| have the privilege to come and play him
| for you at your leisure 2" He looked
lup enthusiastically to Virgins, who
nestled on the steps, her lips pressed
| like child's. Es 81 -e-Is s-4 sea
sob, if ,you gleesel Oh, I'll be 50
Such doingsI'- muttered Mrs.
hall, had left the door ajar. /" That
mans a widoWer, and I'll bet she know
ed it. can see clear through it now
this pickin' up babies on the straets and
foundIin' 'em p. s.54a.f aaaal l.a-i "A
5 CT will come % said Herr, Kaiser,
picking up daughter and violin, and
bowing himself out of the street door.
s. And the youngling shall come. Good
day, fraulein. .i,ssrr IS a-a .eaT5ar
According to his word he came. Aud
having come once, he came again, evi-
IDENTIFY enjoying the odor and sanctity
of Mrs. Stump's snuffy parlor.
| While Virginia held Louise he played
all his faYorite music, watching her ap-
preciative face with kindling eye. Some
times, between his music bursts, he
told her about his early days, his Hei-
delburg life and student fOOt-tours,
Louise's mother, his dark days, his
coming to America to better bad for
tune, his playing in orchestras and
teaching, while searching for suitable
position. Thus he formed ties with her,
and surrounded her with hearty friend
ship. J a.. ,-
Light love NAV come and it may go; !
men and women Join hands every day, !
but few women find in those who WOO |
them the perfectly responsive friend.
From making formal calls with his |
collar set precisely, Louise and the v1o- |
lin in arms. he went on to running In /
with sudden and pretty pleasures Tor
Virginia. He would take Louise and |
her to ride, that they might see some |
refreshing spot outside the dusty city. |
Or ne tTcked her under his arm and |
took her TO concerts, where he placed /
her where he could see her from his |
chair and then he played, always turn
ing his eager, boy-like face toward her 4
for his triumphs.
Perhaps on Sundays he called to take ]
her with him to the church OF father |
land, where he worshiped. Virginia /
sat in this place and crowded tears back. |
It was all SO quaint and sweet, and like |
some memory of life she must have |
lived on another planet, it touched her |
With such a sense of at hOmeness.
Thus Frederick Kaiser made her more !
and more his friend.
60 Kaiser 70 she once laughed softly to !
herself g that's emperor Frederick, |
emperor He q Just splendid, and it /
suits him. So, under her breath, she |
took to reversing his name, and calling !
him Kaiser Frederick. |
Said the. Kaiser Frederick to Virginia /
one day, IN the beginning of the au-
tumn, IS / am going awayl He told !
his plans. s' Ach thy face grows long. |
But it is on business journey. See ! /
A chair-a prOfessorship-dO they call /
him SO ?-is maybe minel7 I will go and /
see. Perhaps I shall come back with /
good tidings." ~
Virginia carried her life without him
a week, she missed the Kaiser so; and
cried once on her arms so empty of
Louise-for he took the child with him.
On Saturday night she came home
from the store, glad to feel to-morroW's
rest meeting her. It was her birthday,
but no one had celebrated 1T. She had
given it little thought herself.
Mrs. Stump met her with package
she said had been left for Miss Real
early In the afternoon, and which bore
Tnmistakable marks of having been
pried into. 1l
Within locked doors Virginia cut the
cord, and found that the Kaiser blessed
IBIS little friend on her birthday, and
begged her acceptance of this volume
his favorite Schiller. II was nice
birthday ! thought Virginia. She did
not feel too tired 20 dress for dinner,
and to put late rose in her hair.
Just as gas was lighted, Mrs. Stump's
door bell was nearly rooted oct OF the
basement. The Kaiser was ct the door,
and eager to see Miss Real.
The moment Miss Real dawned upon
his vision he few out of his chair and
ran to take her hands. /
SIT is minel I am now in good posi-
tionl I will teach my art and German
letters to an institutioni Ach, yOu are
glad He stopped and studied her
face. aBut I am not until you tell me
YOU will 20 too. So goOd-so true I
viii take such care of thee-and thou
shalt have Louise, Thou vast my
friend-can'st trust me aIt2"
sfWould another be better husband
foi thee?" continued the Kaiser, blanch-
ing at her hesitation
"Oh, no {" replied Virginia, looking
up shyly. ftI like you she admitted
in her quiet, bashful-way.
s' How good that is " cried the Kqi-