Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-13
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The Rose of Capellen.

Il was September. and the lecture rooms
OF the Bonn were closed for the annual
vacation. when Max Zedt, one of its stu
dents. was seen Sauutering through the
>ihail village of Capcilen. IN the Rhine.
He was on a foot tour. and had Just re-
turned from visit 10 the Castle of StolZrn-
iel>. which a short distance from Capcllon
looks proudly down from the mountain on
which u i, situated.
Max awaited i friend who had promised
To Join him On the following morning. and
not quite knowing how 10 spend the re-
maIIaIcr OF the day. he wandered listles>ly
about.
While directing hi, step, towards the hot
cl. he >ullruly remembered that Doctor
Hitler, an Old friend OF his father must
live somewhere near the village. aud re-
solved 20 pay him visit. He found the
doctor, residence without much difficulty.
~ the house door stood wide open. lac
walked into the parlor, where a Young
Sifl. with haHkcrchiei over her head aud
the >klr, OF her dress pinned up. was sweep
ing. She was apparently in great haste.
raising clouds OF dust. and did not observe
the gentleman until he asked If DR.. Hitler
was at home. started at the sudden ad-
dress, She turned her head. and a face Of
sdch uncommon loyeline,> looked up al
h IN, that he iuvoluntarily raised hi, hat
such j. the effect OF beauty upon some ma
lures.
''Dr. Hitler i, not here at present, sir"
said The girl in reply to his question; ..but
if You VIII return about hYe O'Clock. you
VIII surely lind him.
Very we'll | shall not fail TO be here
al that hour. said Max. Please give this
card to the doctor, and tell him that | shall
remain until tomorrow in Capellen. Also
that should he very happy if could write
10 my father that | had seen him
What a beauty" exclaimed he. slowly
walking away, and trying TO get another
glimpse Al the girls face. as he closed the
garden gate behind him. Il shall keep
my eyes open. and look more closely AT
the natives. II more such delicate roses
grow here. Capellen should be celebrated" ="
But although he looked at every girl he
met. with all the audacity of student
from Bonn. he saw none who could COM
pare with the maiden he had just left.
Sitting down on the bank of the river.
he could not dive>t himself OF the thought
OF her. wondering that hard work had not
altered the delicacy of her features, aud
hoping ~ see her again in the evening.
Almost before he was himself aware OF il. .
he had drawn out his notebook and COM
and Father Rhine. who basked calmly in
the sunshine. murnured = soft melody 10
his rhymes
The liunOceut cause of this disturbance
had meanwhil" finished sweeping and dust
ing the parlor; and il was well that the
young student WAS not near when She
took the handkerchief from her head. His
heart. filled with the fire of youth, would
surely have consumed had he seen her a.
She shook her golden curls, and ran 10 op-
en- the door for an old gentleman who was
approaching the house.
'Oh. grandpa" said she. Il have some
thing funny to tell you. \ gentleman
here is his card came to call on you n
was just sweeping out the parlor, protiting
by Your absence. He took me to be your
servant girl; and was so much amused
by it, that tried to be as demure as posi-
bic, and spoke the dialect of the people
about here to perfection
But, darling. what will the young man
say when introduce him TO you tonight z"
said the doctor. smiling. while he pat:ed
the rosy cheeks of his beautiful grapdchld.
Introduce him to me. Oh. no grandpa
pa. that cannot be done. You must Of
course invite him to supper. and will wait
at table. Your friends need not know that
our circumstances allow us to keep only
poor old Ann as maid Of all work"
Nv hat an idea. child" said the gentle
man. laughing. Il think that | should be
much more an object of pity if | had Il
house full Of servants. and no child to love
me. than in having no servants and such
bright sunbeam as you are. Max Zeidt
l. the youngest son of an old friend of
mine. and wish 10 make him perfectly at
home here. | hope TO persuade him to stay
a few days"
All DR.. Killers remOnstrances with The
rese Were unavailing. She was determin-
ed that he should be waited upon in style ;
and she was only sorry that she was not IA
boy. because it would have looked so
much more aristocratic to have been IA
/ man-Seryant.
/ Being the only child OF his early lost
/ daughter. DR.. Hitler had not vet learned to
refuse Therese anything. She ruled him
completely; but having been ruled all his
life by some one or another. he did not
mind it, provided he was allowed to read
all day long undisturbed. This had been
! his only occupation since he had resigned
/ his professorship at the University in Bonn
and failed in some speculation which he
undertook without having the remotest
idea about the business into which he
launched.
Now. grandpa. how will you call me r.
asked Therese. when, having everything
nicely arranged for the visitor. she gave
the parlor finishing touch by filling two
vases with fresh flowers-"how will you
call me. grandpa, dear:"
How will call your replied the doc
tor, looking over his large round specta-
! cles at her. "Why. what do you mean?' p
He had evidently forgotten her plans.
Il mean," said Therese, "what name
shall have as your servant? Which one
do you think that you can remember best.
Trina, Fina, Nina. or Stina.'
"Oh, child. | thought you had given up
that foolish idea," said the doctor, taking
off his glasses aud carefully wiping them
with his yellow silk handkerchief. at is
sheer nonsense. and nothing more"
.'Too late, now. There comes Mr.. Zeidt.
l am Stina. Do you remember. now.
'Stina? You will disgrace yourself and
me if you forget for one moment that am
J VOur servant Do not sneak To Kind tn me-