The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-19

seem to thrill as they bask in this wond.
erful light! Ill had been ! man, Max,
should certainly have tried to be IN ar.
fist. Karl laughs At mo when / say 50 !;
he does not care for such things, and
gets annoyed when I talk about them !;
aud yet neyer saw half the beauty OF
things till he loved me-" -.
"How many people are out walking to.
night, Krescenz! never saw the road
so gay. Oh, there is that Gretchen kiss
ing her hands to me, and will not look
1T her. Why! Because she vas imper.
tinent this morning, telling me that Karl
had left off loving you, and was going to
marry Louise"
1T was silly joke, Max. hope you
did not get angry. What did you say {!
"Something that ought to have stop.
ped her kissing hands to me-" said Max.
1T was too foolish to be angry about,
little brother. Some one said it to my
self the other day, and only laughed.
knew so we'll it was because sent Karl
= message to Louis, the other evening
But Gretchen ought not to have said it
to you, Max. When 1 60 to my new
home, I don't think I shall ask her to
come and see me. do not want to hate
any body, and"
Il will do the hating for you, Kres cenz
and hate every one who says that Karl
does not love you"
"Every one! Don't give such big
name to two people, Max. If Karl did
not love me. should not be the first to
know Of it! All! do you see our little
house peeping above the acacias mp in the
fields over there? How delightful it will
be to live there, Max, with all the flowers
growing in at ones windows. And Karl
is providing this home for me! All, lit.
tie Max, this looks rather like loving
one. Doesn't it!''
Max WAS silent, and kept his face turn.
ed away, with slight frown on the
brovs.
Il wish could suddenly grow big,
Krescenz,' he said abruptly.
The sister laughed. my dear, you
must watt" she said, gayly. by. and.
by you shall copy your brother Karl,
and If you can manage to grow like him
you'will do very we'll. In the meantime,
you are not quite SO small as you were,
my boy, when 1 first took you in my
arms, and carried you about our poor
garnet, trying to put you to sleep. Mother
had died the day before was ten years
old, and you were only born. l was =
very little nurse, wasn't l! But it
seemed to me that my heart was hum
bred years old. How proud was Of you,
and how loved you!'
"And you worked for me, Krescenz :"
"Ah, didn't 1! We were alone in the
world, only you and me. Ipaid a poor
old woman, : very, very old woman, who
could not do anything else, penny 4
day for taking care of you. and worked
for us two. was strong little girl, and
as industrious as bee. People gave me
work to do; it was very hard until I was
about fourteen, and then learned to sew,
and things began to be better. At six.
teen was able to rent little room 70.
myself and to bring home my little
brother. All, Max. how often have we
been hungry together and yet you are
= brave boy for your age. have pulled
You through the worst, and now God has
taken us both into happiness and safety.
No more scanty crusts for you. No more
sitting up all night, sewing by candle,
for me. No more pinching at the heart
when rent.day is coming round. Who
could have thought of it, that Karl,
whom every one admires, should have
sought out me! did not accept him
hastily, Max, for was afraid he might
change his mind; afraid that he had not
known what he was saying, or that he
did not know perfectly how much people
thought Of him. But he would persist in
loving me, he would, indeed; and that is
Why laugh so much when the people
tell idle tales. If you only knew, my
good people, l think; 'ifyou only knew
how we'll | know. And Max-ysu see I
do not mind saying anything to you'll
must confess that the greatest trouble I
have had lately. has been the fear that
SO much sitting up At night was taking
away oil my good looks. I look so sickly
sometimes when the morning light comes
in. Stare me we'll in the face. Max, and
tell me If l Am getting ugly"
"fou are the prettiest and loveiest girl
in the town, sister Krcacenz."
but am not rosy, like Gretchen, nor
are my eyes so big and bright as Louise's,
nor"
''No NATTER" persisted Max. 'Not
one Of them can smile the way you do
"Aiter that, must say something nice
to you. Max. Sit down on the grass and
Let me tell you the kind Of life We shall
have over IN our little house yonder. We
shall have four rooms of our own. and
there arc vines growing round oil the
windows. We shall have pretty gar
den Of bees and flowers, and field with
= cow in it. l shall do my sewing sitting
under tree, looking down on the
hoselle: You will 60 to work with Karl,
and in the evening you will both come
home, and We shall have supper in the
garden"
II wish We had some now, Krescenz.
II wish We had, my boy and think
it is time to 60 and look for some coffee
and bread,''
The sister and brother turned their
step toward pleasant summer-house of
refreshment built among the. trees upon
the high overhanging bank Of the river,
where the people of Tricr love to drink
coffee in the cool of the evening. As the
girl and child took their simple meal in
nook Of the projecting terrace. the blue
doselle rushed under their feet, and
Tr'er lay bathed in rudy glory in the
distance before their eyes, With its strange
contrasting outlines softened into mag
nificent harmony, and the fierce black
Roman gates making frown on the very
front Of the sunny landscape
"How splendid it looks, tho dear old
town.! cried Krescenz. do you know,
Max, I cannot UNDERSTAND Wv ,aonla