The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-11-26


1t you whom have beard piayiue on
the violin SO much Oh, it was so
beautiful so much love to hear It F'
Frederick Kaiser now hastened to get
down stairs, to set his baby on her feet.
and to take up his violin-case.
Here he is Cremona I haf PLAYED
him all my life. You love it, hah /?
Good You shall hear him oft. Shall I
have the privilege to come and play him
for you at your leisure ?" He looked
up enthusiastically to Virginia, who
nestled on the steps, her lips pressed
like child's.
"Oh, if you please Oh, I'll be so
glad - she breathed.
"Such doingsr p muttered Mrs.
Stump, who, having stepped out of the
hall, had left the door ajar. "That
mans a widower, and Til bet she know
ed 1T. I can see clear through it now
this pickin' up babies on the straets and
foundlin' 'emi
Il will come !" said Herr Kaiser.
picking up daughter and violin, and
bowing himself ont of the street door.
" And the youngling shall come. Good
day, fraulein." ."
having come once, he came again, evi-
= u
of Mrs. Stump's snuffy parlor.
While Virginia held Louise he PLAYED
all his favorite music, watching her ap-
preciative face with kindling eye. Some
times, between his music bursts, he
told her about his early days, his Hell
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 a suitable
position. Thus he formed ties with her,
and surrounded her with hearty friend
ship.
Virginia knew her friends had come.
Light love may 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 vio-
lin in arms, he went on to running in
with sudden and pretty pleasures for
Virginia. He would take Louise and
her to ride, that they might see some
refreshing spot outside the dusty city.
Or he tucked 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
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.
1t was all so quaint and sweet, and like
some memory of life she must have
lived on another planet, it touched her
With such q sense of at hOmeness.
Thus Frederick Kaiser made her more
and more his friend.
A." Kaiser /" she once laughed softly to
herself that's emperor Frederick,
emperor He 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, "I am going away " He told
his plans. each thy face grows long.
But it is on a business journey. See
A chair-a professorship-do they call
him so ?-is maybe mine! I will go and
see. Perhaps I shall come back with
good tidinRs."
Virginia carried her life without him
a week, che 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 tomorrow s
rest meeting her. It was her birthday,
but no one had celebrated it. She had
given it little thought herself.
Mrs. Stump met her with a package
she said had been left for Miss Real
| early in the afternoon, and which bore
unmistakable marks of having been
/ pried into.
/ Within locked doors Virginia cut the
| cord, and found that the Kaiser blessed
! lis little friend on her birthday, anC
| begged her acceptance of this volume
his favorite Schiller. It was a nict
birthday thought Virginia. She die
not feel too tired to dress for dinner
and to put a late rose in her hair.
Just as gas was lighted, Mrs. Stump
door bell was nearly rooted out of tn
basement. The Kaiser was at the door
and eager to see Miss Real.
The moment Miss Real dawned upol
his vision he flew out of hisChair an,
ran to take her hands.
est is minel I am now in good posi-
tion will teach my art and Germa
letters to an institution! Ach, you ar
glad !" He stopped and studied he
face. "But I am not until you tell m
you will go too. So gOod-so true
will take such care of thee-Rnd tho
shalt have Louise. Thou vast HI
friend-can'st trust me all ?"
"Would another be better husban
fol thee?" continued the Kaiser, blanch
ing at her hesitation.
"Oh, no !" replied Virginia, looking
up shyly. 81 like you she admitte'
in her quiet, bashful way.
Glow good that is cried the Kai
ser, imprinting the betrothal kiss o.
her forehead. Sweetheart, am tn.
own"
"And now I will bring my young
ling ?" So he dashed out of the hous
and returned in a few moments witt
Louise under one arm and his violin
case under the other.
Virginia sat through hours that even
ing (ah she remembered them all he
life), holding Louise upon her bosom
listening to the violin, which uttered il
masterpieces, and Watching with indes
cribable satisfaction that most satisfac
tory man in the wOrld-her Kaise
| Frederick,