Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-01
kN IDYL OF THE FfOSELLE.

It was evening In the ancient town of
Trier; the Angelus was ringing down
from she great fortress, like Dom: the
little carts and stalls had vanished out
of the market-place; and the carved
saints, clustered on the fountain, smiled
benignly II the setting sun. Old women
in strange head dresses, beads and
books in hand, passed In and out Of st.
Gondolphus' curious gates; young girls,
with long. fair, plated hair. moved In
groups across the open space; brilliant
uniforms shone up on the balconies of
the Rothe Haus: the shopkeepers in
the queer little peaked houses stood at
their doors and amused themselves;
while the awful black arches of the
Porta Nigra frowned more gr-mly than
ever in the glowing light. and the gay
aud quaint little frescoes at the street
corners seemed to blaze out with
new color at it's touch. One particu-
larry high-peaked roof was suddenly
covered with flock of white pigeons
aiighting TO rest, and at the same mo-
ment a face appeared at little open
window among the birds, looked UP
and down the streets, and was with
drawn again. The face belonged to a
young girl, and the room into which
she withdrew was pleasant and neat, if
. little bare. A work table at the
window showed that it was the home of
a seamstress; little shrine hung in a
corner, with a tiny lamp burning; few
rude pictures decorated the walls. The
girl was clothed In a holiday dress of
dark green stuff. with white sleeves
and apron. aud wore q scarlet flower in
her breast. She had soft, sweet. in
nocens face, and her fair hair hung be-
hind III two long golden braids from
her neck TO her knees.
AS she turned from the window, a
cUrly-hairsd boy burst into the room
81 aave message for you, Krescenz.
[ met Karl, aud he told me to tell you
b.e could not see you tonight. He is
Suddenly sent on business
A look of disappointment clouded the
girls face; but. after few moments of
slence. she said:
How good It is that they find him SO
useful. But come, Max, you shall not
bs disappointed of your. excursion.
Vow ma will GO for our walk, and [
will take you for a peep at our cot
tege." zs..
Max snatched his hat, which he ha /
fang off ia disgust, and, locking the
door behind them, the sister and broth
er descended many stairs, and took
their wsy through the streets, and out
by the Porta Nigra into the country.
Look here, Max, did you ever see
anything SO gioriously blue rs the Mo-
selIe this evening? Could you bear
TO live away from it How glad [ am
that our new home will be near it. And
look, how magnificent the red lights is
upon the yine-coyered banks, with the
crimson earth glowing between! How
the tall dark poplars and the golden
acacias seem to thrill as they bask in
this wonderful light! If I had been a
man, Max. I should certainly have tried
TO be an artist. Karl laughs atme when
[ say SO; he does not care Tor such
things. and gets annoyed when I talk
about them; and yet [ never saw half the
beauty of things till he loved me-
How many people are out walking
tonight, Krescenz! [ never saw the
road SO gay. Oh, there is that Crotch
en- missing her hands TO me, and I will
not look at her Why? Because she
was SO impairment this morning, telling
me that Karl had leftof loving you, and
was gong TO marry Luise. .
1T was silly joke, Max. / hope
you did act get angry. What did you
say E a..
stopped her kissing hands to me- said
Max.
at was too foolish to be angry about,
little brother Some one said 1t to me,
the other day, and / only laughed. I
knew SO well 1t !gas because I sent Karl
message to Luise the other evening.
But Gretchen ought not to have said it
to you. Max. When / get to my new
home / tiont think I shall ask he to core
and see me. do not want to hate any
body, and -
Il will DO the hating Tor you, KrQs-
cenz, and [ hate every one who says
Karl does not love you"
Every one. Don't give sucl big
name to two people, Max. If Karl did
not lowe ne, should not he be the first
TO know OF it? All, do you see our lit
tie house peeping above the acaclas up
in the fields over there? How delight
fui 1t will be TO live there, Max,
with ali the flowers growing in at ones
windows. And Karl is providing this
home for me = All. little Max, this
looks rather like loving one, doesn't
it?
MAJ was client, and kept his face
turned away, with slight frown on the
brows.
Il wish I could suddenly grow big,
KTesceIz," he said abruptly.
The sister laughed. "My dear, you
must wait, she said gaily. "By and
bye you shall copy your brother Karl,
and II you can manage to grow like
him you viii do very well. In the
meantime, you are not quite SO small as
you were, my boy, when [ first took
you in my arms, and carried you about
our poor garnet, trying to put you
to sleep. Mother had died the day