The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29

4 themMssonly eyidencesssu bstantia ting its
general truth Erankness, benevolencce,
(ayarices: crue]t do not alls se cave
their mark on the Human countenance !?
Does not business man acquire GER
tain character Of face, manner. carriage
consistent with his habits of life and
/ Thought! Does not the student show by
every line OF bis face his occupation?
Why should not loveliness of character
impress itself on the features? 1t does.
A sweet and gracious soul will leave a
charm IN the smile, a tenderness in the
heart, and will impart a noble bearing to
the person possessing it. Is it not
equally true that voice tells much
about its owner !? Can bad-hearted
woman sing sweetly! I do not believe
it. Beauty and uglincss never go hand
in hand. Beauty reproduce, ITSELF re-
fleets itself, multiplies ITSELF What is
more reasonable, then, than to infer from
| voice like the one We heard that Sun
day morning simple religious nature !;
a deep, thoughtful, earnest mind, a true
heart! How could / imagine all these
qualities linked to, any other than
beautiful young Yienese How could
picture the unseen singer other than an
open. faced German beauty, light haired,
bluc-eycd, ';adonna-like? She must be
| the ideal German maiden. These we're
my differences from my theory of con.
gruity, stimulated by warm fancy, and
disposition to ''imagine vain things l
grew enthusiastic over the pretty vision
l had conjured up out CT song, and
drew a Ii likeness in eloquen: words of the
fair singer for the benefit of my friend
the: doctor. TO all of which he simply
replied:
"Bosh and nonsense
/ ."No bosh or nonsense about it. | tell
you, Doc, if ever was in love, m in love
with that voice. If the woman who can
sing so divinely, so-so-yell; if any wo.
man can sing like that without being both
beautiful and good, there is no CORES,
pondence between qualities Of heart and
their outward expression
This might have been philosophical
enough but the doctor was sceptical, and
scoffed at my romance, just as expected
he would. Her. voice was fresh and
youthful continued; ''scarcely devel-
oped yet, but capable of anything. l
must inquire about her. must find her.
| shall see her before I leave Vienna q
And here my matter-of-lact friends
looked at ME long and anXionsly,, as if
searching for further evidence of Insanity.
1T would be too bad,' he said, ssfor
you to be afflicted with any mental disar-
engagements here in land of strangers,
so far from home and friends. Let US
get back to the hotel as soon as possible,
put cold-water bandage over your fore.
head, and keep out of this intense heat
for the rest of to-day, l really don't want
70 have crazy American on my hands 2"
But, although the idea might seem a
little preposterous, was more than half
in earnest, and the longer thought
about it the more determined | became.
| In ihc first place, our journey up to this
time had been singularly uneventful. We
| had lost none of our luggage; had neither
missed train nor gotten on board a wrong
one; had met no particularly attractive
or disagreeable people; not been presen-
ted with hotel bill sufficiently exorbitant
to warrant our creating disturbance.
My Spirit was pining for excitement. I
was in a me tal state capable of almost
anything til promised adventure. I
would have accepted challange to fight
a duel, would have assisted commu.
nistic uprising, would not have refus ed
! an invitation to dine with the emperor.
And then if l chose to believe that I was
| in love with damsel whom had never
seen, what was to prevent my following
up. the affair, even though the chances
were somewhat against me? A young
traveller on summers vacation coul d
not allow things to go on in this monot.
onous way.
what plans have you matured for
this afternoon = inquired Of the doc
tor, as he sat at the lunch table in the
Observation-Disclosures Hon.
| A drive on the Ringetress provided
you have sufficiently recovered to 90
out) then a nap; afterward, dinner
Sand am going to find Maria.''
$50 you have even settled her name
Can you inform me, please, what color of
dress she wears? Has she good teeth {!
What salary does she get How about
her parents and family? Has she any
little sisters or big brothers? Does she
make bonnets during the week, or is she
a ballet dancer at the opera Have you
any rivals! If so, call them out and |
will second you. Nonsense, boy, come
and drive out with me and see the town
we must leave Vienna by Wednes day
yon know, and Maria is already engaged
to one Of those good,]ooking Austrian
soldiers, will warrant.''
No; he could not ridicule it away
in that style. l tried to hum the ad0gi0
aloud. and failed; got up from lunch, lit
a cigar, and, leaving the sarcastic son of