Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-10
KREsOENz.

KREsOENZ.
| It was evening in the ancient town of
Trier; the Angelus was ringing down from
| the great fortress-like Dom; the little carts
and stalls had vanished out of the mar ket-
place; and the carved saints, clustered on
| the fountain. smiled benignly in the set
ting 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
place; brilliant uniforms shone up on the
balconies of the Rothe Haus; the shop
keepers in their queer little peaked houses
stood at their doors and amused them
selves; while the awful black arches of
Porta Nigra frowned more grilnly than
ever in the glowing light, and the gay and
quaint little frescoes at the street corners
seemed to blaze out with new color at its
touch. One particularly high-peaked roof
was suddenly covered with a flock Of white
pigeons alighting to rest, and at the same
moment a face appeared at little open
window among the birds, looked up and
down the street, and was withdrawn again.
The face belonged to a young girl. and the
room into which she withdrew was pleasant
and neat, if q little bare. A workable
at the window showed that it was the
home of a seamstress: little shrine hung
in a corner, with a tiny lamp burning; u
ew rough pictures ornamented the walls.
The girl was clothed in holiday dress OF
dark green stuff, with white sleeves and
apron. and wore Il scarlet flower in her
breast. She had soft, sweet, innocent
face, and her fair hair hung behind in two
long golden braids from her neck to her
knees.
AS she turned from the window a curly
headed boy burst into the room.
Il have Il message for you, kreScenZ. l
met Karl, and he told me to tell you lie
ly sent on business. F"
A look Of disappointment clouded the
girls face; but, after a few moments of
silence, she said:
GLOW good it is that they find him so
useful. But come, Max, you shall not be
disappointed of your excursion. You and
l will go for our walk, and [ will take you
for peep at our cottage"
Max snatched up his hat, which he had
flung off in disgust, and, locking the door
behind them, tile sister and brother de-
scended many stairs, and took their way
through the streets, and out by the Porta
Nigra, into the country.
Look here, Max. did you ever see any
thing so gloriously blue as the Moselle this
evening? Could you bear to live away from
it? How glad | am that our new home
will lie near it. And look, how magnificent
the red light is upon the vine covered
| banks, with the crimson earth glowing
between! How the tall dark poplars and
the golden acacias seem to thrill rs they
bask in this wonderful light! If had been
man, Max, l should certainly have tried
to be an artist. Karl laughs at NE when
[ say so; he does not care for such things,
and gets annoyed when talk about them;
and yet l never saw half the beauty OF
things till he loved me-"
sHow many people are out walking to-
night, Krescenz. never saw the road so
gay Oh, there is that Gretchen kissing
her hands to me, aid [ will not look at her
/ Why? Because she was impertinent this
morning, telling me that Karl had left of
loving you, and was going to marry
Louise"
ut was silly joke, Max. hope you
did not get angry. What did you say?'
''Something that ought to have stopped
her kissing hands to me- sand Max.
sit was too foolish to be angry about
little brother. Some one said it to me the
other day, and only laughed. | knew SC
well it was because 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, don't think
/ shall ask her to come and see me. | dc
not want to hate anybody. and
II will do the hating for you Krescenz
and hate every one who says that Kar
does not love YOU"
/ Every one! Dent give such big name
to two people, Max. It.Karl did not love
me. should not be the first to know of til
Alb, do you see our little house peeping
above the acacias up in the fields ovel
there? How delightful it will be to live
there, Max, with all the flowers growing
into ones windows, Ard Karl is provi
ding this home for me! All, little Max
this looks rather like loving one, doesn'
it2"
Max was silent, and kept his face turned
away, with p slight frown on the brows.
II wish ! could Suddenly grow big
Krescenz," he said, abruptly.
4 The sister laughed. ''Mv dear, You mus
wait" she said, gayly. "By-and-bye yol
shall copy yoHr brother Karl, and if vol
eau manage to grow like him you will d.
very we'll. In the meantime, yon are ne