, 1874-06-14

away. IN. II DeaU 6D 4oIlH e1lC5 1h1011 "cu
out OF his sisters arms. Oh, you bonnie dar
nnsi Do you understand mo when / TALK"
Louise shook her head and then nodded it
She was learning two languages, and often gres
confused between them.
the plump faco with her hands and kissed i
bsby!"
"Bist du mamma?" inquired Louise lifting
an intcnogatiDg finger aud placing it on Eir
ginia's chin.
The girl laughed out mer1ily. Her dismal
| little room echoed That room was astonished
to the sound OF sobbing It was accustomed, but
against laughter it set it's ghasy face and lifted
| its gllost1y voice.
.'No, Tn not mamma, replied Virginia, shut
| LII tell you who am. Put your arms up So
Now say,
| DARLING JEASIEin
Louise made al effort to do as requested, but
these we're two big words. She clucked at them,
broke down, and stuck her tonSuo out in confu-
SION.
Virginia laughed again, and cudd1ed the little
thing on her neck. "But whero is mammal
she asked; "who is mamma? she'll miss you,
| won't she2"
"Himmell' uttered Louise with IN effort
"goue!"
"Is she dead" low and tendcrly.
"Yah, replied Louise, greatly relieved at bo-
ing comprebonded. -''gone dead"
flaws sakes!" baw1cd Mrs. Stump, who made
towels an sxcuso for marching upon a citadel
where she heard such unyonted sounds Of row
elry. "Whoso young one is that? What on
earth are you doing with itf"
"She was 1oet on the stroots," explained Viz
ginia ~ found her."
"Lost a-purposo, 7 expect: You'd better send
looked up if she's got any. I amt gong to
feed no vagrants!"
"Don't trouble yourself, mndam!" fred up
this sweer-tempe1ed young woman instantly. II
know very well that feeding people is not your
forte; and be assured shall take all proper
steps for finding her owners"
Grs. Stump opened her mouth like howitzor,
and wns going to plump telling ball, when tho
dooE-bell startled her back into her 'respectable
boarding house keeper" demeanor. Size went
Of talk with Louise was broken sho listened
apprehensively to tho voices below.
Lost, madam exclaimed mans voice,
deep and full Of foreign gutterals; ia little
The nurae, she careless-she lets mine kind out
OF her eye-a man tell me she vos on this
sthreet.i"
"pArA!"
papa ="
She saw below an alert man, bronzed, but blue
eyed and feir-halred like his child, dressed in
travellers gray, and holding violin-caee under
his arm. This he dropped as Louise reached her
arms and screamed for him; be dashed upstairs.
met them midway, and took the child out of
Virginia arms.
II thought I had lost thee! Bless thee!
Alb, this FFa1lein has been kind to thee. Hast
.Yah. Ich-ich babe sll gekuazt!" blundered
THAT was weIl!" As he grew calner his
English camo moro smoothly. "F1.ulein, be-
lief me, am crdfeful!"
at was nothing" replied Virginia with filing
eyes; 4" hate TO have yon take her away; there
ara no children hero / WAS so glad to find
"AcE!" his face frightened like snn fully
unclouded. "She shall come oft! Shall yoa
not, Louise. and sec the young lady who eaved
You from danger on tho street? :, We lodge Just
Iy in all his pockets, and finally produced card
case. from which ho took a card to present to
Virginia. She read thereon, in German charac-
ters,
'.FnrEDER1cu KAISER"
The rest she could not translate. but ecented
from it something abopta Professor md Munich |
''AIy name is Virginia Real" she told him |
tiridly, feeling little afraid OF the Professor !
and Munich
Friederich Kaiser lifted his hat with the arm !
not occupied by his little girl. and bowed with |
respect "You have dono service to me, MISS |
Res. Can do no little pleasure to Eon!"
II WONDER" murmured Virginia, Is it you |
whom I have heard PLAYING on the violin so
-AANtAs A~"%NeAAAAs ~AANeA
loved to hear it!''
F1iedorlch Kaiser now hastoned to get down.
stnrs, to set his baby on her feet, and to take up
Here ho is! Creu,ona! I haf PLAYED him
Ill my life. You love it. hah2 Good! You
s1all hear him Oft. Shall have tho privilege to
come and play him for you At yonr leisure :"
He looked up enthusiastically to Virginia,
Eh; nestled on the steps, her lips parted iko
,hild's.
"oh, If you please! 50
on, ILL BE so oLAD!"
tho breathed
('sSuch doings!" muttercd Mrs. Stump, who,
having stenpod ont Of the hail. had lef. tue door
liar. '' That mans 3 widoTer. and I'll bet she
moved it. can sco clear through it now
his pickin' up babies on the streets aud foad1in'
II viii come!" cried Herr Kaiser. picking up
laughter aud violin, and bowing himself out OF
he st1ect-door: d And tho youngling shall
ono. Good day, Fraulein."
According to his word be came. And having {
ono once he came again, evidently enjoying
he odor and sanctity OF AIRS. stump's soufy l
arlor. c
Whilo Virginia held Louise, ho played all his !
ayorite music watching her appreciatiyo face
ith kindling eye. Sometimes, botweenh his muBo- /
ursts, he told her about his early days, his =
life and student foot-tours, Louise's s
,other, his dirk days, his coming to America to y
et1er bad fortune, his PLAYING Ia orchestras and
.aching, while searching for suitable position.
hus he formed ties with her. and surrounded d
er with hearty friendship There is no man on G
arth so appreciative OF woman as wen-bred +
ernan. =
Virginia knew her friend had come. Light t
re may come and it may 60; men and women
lin hands every day, but few women find in a
.ose who WOO them the perfectly responsive +
lend.
From making formal calls, with his collar set Il
recisely, Louise md the violin in nrms, no went
n to running in With
SUDDEN AND PRETTY PLEASURES ~
Il Virginia He would take Louieo and her to s
de, that they might see some refreshing spot I
1tside the dusty city. Or he tucked her under 81
3 arm and took her to concerts, whore he placed
sr 20 that he could see her from his chair; and "
ZEN he played. always turning his eager, boy =
10 face toward her for his trumphs. t,
Perhaps On Sundays he called to take her with J
m to tho church Of Fatherland, where he wor- Al
iped. Virginia sat in this place and crowded II
ars back It was all SO quaint and sweet, and
10 some memory OF life She must have lived b
| another planet, it touched her with such n
nse of at-homeness. The high pulpit and ten r;
r-voiced minister tho Lutheran form, the y
rong, hearty chanting, the wave OF alteration 4,
,icL passed over the place at the mention Of
ut or Jcsn,-men, women, little children, bow 10
!. ever before that name, as grass bows when n,