The Osceola times., 1875-12-04

a tree, looking down on the Moselle.
You will 90 to work with Karl, and in
the evening you will both come home
and we shall have supper in the gar
den"
81 wish we had some now, Kres
cenz."
81 wish we bad, my boy; and think
it is time. to 20 and look for some coffee
and bread"
The sister and brother turned THEN
steps toward pleasant summer-houso
of refreshments, built among 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 ter.
race, the blue Mosellc rushed under
their feet, and Trier lay bathed in
ruddy glory in the distance before their
eyes, with its strange contrasting out.
lines softened into magnificent harmo.
ny, and the fierce black Roman gates
making frown on the very front of
the sunny landscape.
"How splendid it looks, the dearold
town. cried krcsccnz. Doyou know.
Max, cannot understand why people
ever leave their homes TO 90 out into
the world"
Il should like to 20 out and see the
world" said Max.
"You mustn't say so, Max. Moth
ing would ever induce me to leave
Trier."
They were rambling among the trees
on the hillside, stopping now and then
to lean forward and take fresh peep
at the beauty of the river and the cx-
quisite CLEANS of the distance on either
side.
"Oh, Krescenz, krescenzl | have
found pair of lovers"
"No! Have you, Maxi" said Krcs-
ccnz, with interest.
Behind that large tree, in such "A
pretty nook. Just peep around, and
YOU can see"
Hide, then, while peep so care
fully"
Max retired while krescenz leaned
forward with a smile of mischievou,
delight, and peercd from behind a
screen of leaves. herself unseen by the
objects of her interest. When the boy
thought he had waited long enough he
came forth again and plucked her by
the skirt.
She turned to him slowly, and put
her finger ON her lip.
"krescenz Krescenz" whispered
the child, "what makes your face st
dreadful? Are they ghosts?'
Hush, Max | cannot see, take
me by the hand and get me into some
quiet place, where nobody will find Us.
"Oh, Krescenz, you are i'll Are you
going to die%
"No, dear, | shall not die. Fetch
me some water and tell nobody"
Max obeyed, and while the red
light paled on the Mosclle, and purple
mingled with the crimson and olive OF
its banks, the girls white face lay on
the moss, gazing blankly upward with
fixed eyes. The tears tricklcd over
Max's innocent cheeks as he nestled at
her side and kissed her lips, her hands,
and her hair.
"Oh, kresccnz; may not call some
one to come and help you home?'
"No, dear, no" said the young girl,
starting up, 1--WE are not going home
any more. We are going away some
where else, you and | together
What, away from Trier?"
"Ycs, | am tired of Tricr.'
81 thought you said YOU would never
leave Trier; and what will Karl say to
you?"
ooh, Max oh, Max !"
"Where shall we sleep tonight, il
we keep walking on at this rate p
1--WE shall rest on the road, and to-
morrow we shall travel further. There
are other towns besides Trier, where
industrious people can get work to do.
"Oh, Krcscenzl | am afraid you
have gone mad. Those people behind
the trees must have been the wicked
spirits we read about, and they have
harmed YOU
'Do you know who they were, Max;
Karl and Luise Gretchen was right,
after all"
"But they did not say they were
going to be married." said the boy.
"Oh, don't groan, Krescenz, and | will
try and ask no more questions"
Dear Max, there is nothing more
for me at Trier. That is why we are
going together out into the world"
"Oh, that could grow big and 60
back and kill him."
"Hushl you must not talk such non
sense. You must take care o. me now,
as have nobody else"
That | will indeed but oh, kres-
cenz, my canary"
Somebody will take care of it, my
dear. We can get another
"And your pretty little shrine ~
Somebody else will knecl at it. |
can pray to God anywhere you know.
Deepening shadows dropped on the
Moselle, and the two young figures hur-
ricd on through the purple twilight
away from Trier.
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