New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-06
THE FLYING POST.
FROM THE DANISH.

FROM HE DANlsH
Fritz Dagger had that day passed his iu
ridical examination, and was sitting in hi
lodgings in street, Copenhagen, in ;
very happy frame of mind.
Life Law before him.
"Yes," he sOliluquized, after a deep rev
erie, during which he had built up many
magnificent castles. land after that-why
one must marry! Yes" he continued, attei
q pause; 'but whom"
just at this moment sudden whirlwind
might be seen racing down the middle OF
the street. Nearer and nearer the spiral
cloud Of dust it raised approached his win
dow. Fritz was in the act Of drawing back
to escape tho dust, when his attention was
ing round and round, almost within his
reach.
After many futile attempts he at last sue
ceeded in securing it. The next moment
the whIrlwind had passed away, and the
sky was bright and clear once more. On
examining the prize he found that one side
was blank, while on the other, far down
in the left hand corner, was the word "lov.
ing" and little below it the letters "geb."
"GebP what does 'geb meant" he asked.
"Had it been gowk' there would have
been some meaning in il. Geb! algebra !!
gebruder-pOOh what an ass l am Any
how, she must have an answer" he cried
out, as he sat down to write q long effusion,
which he had no sooner finished than he
tore up.
"Now said he; '.if destiny means any
thing by making the wind act the postman,
ought to be rational"
Thereupon he wrote as follows:
Like the Mortimer of old, who, when
they set out for Iceland, cast the props of
their high aeats into the sea with the firm
determination Of settling wheresoever they
were driven on shore, SO do l commit this
10 the winds. Ny faith follows with it, and
it is my firm conviction that where this
alights there shall | some day salute thee
Gs the object of my choice. as my"
Eyes, what shall l put las my-ah =
as my geb," he added, iaughingly.
Thereupon he went to the window and
threw the paper out. For long time it
lowered about in the air, as if uncertain
whittier to proceed. Then it nearly settled
ace of going down chimney opposite; but
at length favorlng breeze carried it up
higher and higher. Fritz could see it whrl-
ing round and round far above the houses
Ii had evidently started in good earnest
now.
Watching it intently till at last it quite
disappeared from view, Fritz heaved sigh
of relief as he said, "There l am an en-
gagged man to-day, and proceeded to dress
for d:pner.
Six years had elapsed since the events re-
corded above, and in the meantime Bagger
ba" achieved considerable success in bis
profession, for he had been made assessor of
the criminal and police courts, offices to
which good salaries were attached. He was
still bachelor, and being of cheerful dis
position and fond OF gaiety, was greatly
sought after in the social circles of the
Danish capital.
Two young ladies were walking in a gar
den n few miles from Copenhagen.
One OF them evidently was at home at the
place, as might have been noticed partly
from her attire, which, though elegant,
wore an air OF home illness about it; partly |
because she walked q step or two in ad- |
vance to hold back any Obtrusive branch or |
twlg that threatened to commit havoc on |
the dress Of her fashionably attired COM
paniOn. An attentive observer might fur. |
thermore have come to the conclusion, after |
studying the features of the two ladies,
that, though apparently on intimate terms,
there DID not yet exist any great degree OF |
cOrdality between them
"Did you hear about Emmy Ibsen's wed
ding, Miss Helm" asked Miss Brandt of
her companion.
"Yes, it took place a month ago; did it
notqo
"Yes; l was bridemaid, you know
|
coldly.
''lt was such a charming party, dear; so
different to wedding parties generally, but
that was all owing TO Assessor Bagger"
"Oh, indeed" WAS the curt rejoinder
Eyes; he was SO amusing. He took me
in to breakfast, and what do you thinkl
When he was returning thanks for his
health being drunk he told us he was ell
gagged to be married"
tWaa hia hIiH,a
Helm.
'Oh no; she could not very we'll have
been present, you see. Do you know VINO
she isl,
"How should II" answered her compan
ion
Why, the whirlwind"' said Miss Brandt.
The whlrlwind!' replied the other in
anna cement.
Yes. He said that once as a young man |
ne had committed his plighted troth to a
whirlWlnd IN the shape Of love letter, and
that ne was constantly expecting an an |
swer. and that he was therefore an engaged
man."
"Oh. dear! what is the matter9" asked
MISS hJeim' IN tone OF sympathy, as her
companion uttered sharp cry of pain.
The fact was that Just at that moment
Miss II Jelm bad omitted to hold back a
brier shoot that hung over the path, the
OF which was thorn had
stuck into Mis- Brandt's snkle.
This circumstance stopped their converse
hon Tor u short time, but an their return IN |
the house Miss Brandt alluded to the sub |
ect of their Conversation.
"Only fancy, dear, how romantic and in 5
eresting it would be if the wind were
really To pour down such bilets dour! {
nat would ones feelings be if one got
ueh q letter from the sky, in which YOUR $
unknown lover pledged his teaity for time
md eternitNi' ,
THAT is rather too difficult a question
or me to answer" replied Miss Helm. ,
aconica'ly. But. after all, perhaps it is | I
iot 40 very extraordinary an occurrence | !
girl know very well once had such j
billet and she made me a present of it," a
lou don't mean that But have Won | Y
eally got the letterl l should so Ike 10
zee one OF those me ssages from the sky"
thpk l have 1t still" rep!iad Miss ! \
helm. "But | will see;" and after RIM o
naging in her writing desk tor a few min {,
tes she found the paper in question. and /,
landed 1t 10 her mpaniop Il
Miss Brandt read it through, but WAS | ii
cry careful TO conceal the iacf that i,
eemed to correspond exactly with the d.. | i,
cr,ption the assessor had given ct the ror- | &
e had once written and committed tn the | in
n
''fou may keep il if you like" SAID Miss
Jeiin, AS Miss Brandt was returning IL to | >,
sr. n.
"Oh. thanks will keep it 40 W