The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-21

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were only born, was very lttl'
nurse, wasn't But it seemed t
mo that my heart was u hundred
years old. How proud ! was O
| you, and how / loved you"
"And you worked for me, didn't
you, KrcscenzW
"Ah, didn't 1? We were alone in
tho world, you and me, ! paid a
poor old woman--n very, very old
woman, who could not do anything
clse--a penny II day for taking care
of you, and | worked for us two. l
was u strong little girl, and rs in
dustrious US bee. People gave me
work TO do; IL was very hard until
/ was about Ii, and then learned to
sew, and things began to be better
At Is, | was able to rent a little
room for myself, and so bring home
my lite brother. All, Max, how Of
ton we have been hungry together !
and yet you are brave boy, Max.
| have pulled you through the
worst, and now God has taken ~
both into happiness and safety. No
more scanty crusts for you. No
mere sitting up all night sewing by
candle for me. No moro pinching
at vhe heart when rent day is COM
ing round. Who could have thought
Of it-that Karl, whom every ono
admired, 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 no did not know perfectly
how much people thought of him.
But no would persist in loving me,
he would, indeed; and that is why |
laugh so much when people tell idle
tales, "lf you only knew, my good
people, think IF you only know
how we'll ! know And Max-you
see | do not mind saying anything
to you'll must confess that the
greatest trouble l. have had lately
has been the fear that so much sit
ting up late ut nights has taken
all my good looks. | look 30 sickly
sometimes when the morning light
comes in. Stare me well in the face,
Max, and tell me if l am getting
ugly"
"You arc the prctticst and lovelicst
girl in the town sister Krescenz
"But | am not rosy, like Gretchen,
nor are my eyes 80 big and bright
as Louise's, nor
"No matter" persisted Max "Not
one Of them can smile the way you
do"
"After that | must say something
nice to you, Max. Sit down here
on tho grass, and let me tell you the
kind oflife we shall have over in our
littlo house yonder. We shall have
four rooms of our own, and there are
vines growing round all the win
dows. We shall havea pretty gar
den, with bees and flowers, and q
field with a COW in it, / shall do
my sewing sitting under n tree,
looking down on the Mosele, You
will go to work with Karl, and in
tho evening you will both come
home, and we shall have supper in
the garden"
II wish we had some now, Kros
CONF"
81 wish we had, my boy; and |
think it is time to go and look for
some coffee and bread
The sister and brother turned
their steps towards q pleasant sum
MGR house of refreshmeDt, built
among trees, upon the high over.
hanging bank of the river, where
the people of Tricr love to drink
coffee in tho cool of the evening.
AS the girl and child took their
simple meal in n nook of the pro.
jecting terrace, the blue Moselle
rushed under their feet, and Trlcr
lay bathod in ruddy glory in the
distance before their eyes, with its
strange contrasting outlines softened
into magnificent harmony, and the
fierce black Roman gates making a
a frown on the very front of the sun
ny landscape,
SHOW splendid it looks, the dear
old town?' cried Krescenz. "Do
you know, Max, | connot under
stand why people ever leave their
homes to go out into the world
81 should like to go out and 500 the
world" said Max.
"You mustn't say so, Max. Moth.
ing would ever induce me to leave
Tricr."
They were rambling among the
trees on the hillside, stopping now
and then to loan forward and take
a fresh peep Mt the beauty of the
river and the exquisite CLEANS OF
the distance on either side.
"Oh Krescenz, Krescenz l have
found a pair Of lovers"
"No Have you, MAXI, said
Kresccnz, with interest"
behind that large tree, in such
n pretty nook. Just peep around,
and you can see.
abide, then, while / peep SO care,
fully"
Max retired while Krescenz leaned