The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
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their mark on the Ruman comntenance
Does not q business man acquire Ger.
tain character Of face, manner, carriage
consistent with his habits of life and
thonght? Does not the student show; b,y
every line 81 his: face lis 5Soccupat ION?
Why should not Alovefiness of character ;rssac II
impress itself on the features! 1t does.
A sweet and gracious soul will leave a
charm in the smile, tenderness in the
heart, and will inpsrt. anoble bearing, to
1.-The. person possessing II. Is it not
Iequall true that :, Voice tells mich
lSsboiJ itssSowner ?H Can bad hearted
woman sing swectly? I do not believe
it.. Beauty and uglincss never 20 hand
in hand. Beauty reproduces ITSELF re.
fleets itself, multiplies itself. What is
more reasonable, then, than to infer from
a~voice like the one we heard that Sun
day morning simple religious nature
deep, thoughtful, earnest mind, true
heart! How could I imagine all these
qualities linked to- any other than a
beautiful young Yienese? How could
picture the unseen Singer other than an
open.taced German beauty, light. haired,
bluc.eyed, ,;adonna-like She must be
the ideal German maiden. These were
my differences from my theory of con-
gruity, stimulated by warm fancy, and
disposition to 'simagine vain things.' I
grew enthusiastic over the pretty vision
lxhad conjured up out CT song, and
dTeWsa likeness in eloquent words of the
fair ssingersf6r the benefit of nv friend
the: doctor. To all of which he simply
replied:
:" Bosh and nonsense
| sssNo bosh or nonsense about it. [ tell
you, Doc, if ever was in love, | IN in love
with that voice. If the woman who can
sing soadivinely, so-so-vell; if any wo-
man canfsing like that without being both
beautiful and good, there is no CORES
pondence between qualities of heart and
their outward expression
| This might hayea$Sbeen philosophical
enough but the doctor was sceptical, and
scoffed at my romance, just as.l expected
he would. Her voice was fresh and
youthful," continued scarcely devel-
oped yet, but. capable Of anything. j
must inquire about her. I must find her
/ shall see her before I leave$Vienna o.
And here. my matter-of.lact friends
looked at ME long and anxionsly,as if
searching for further evidence ofinsanity
SIT would be too. bad, he said,5ssfor
you to be afflicted with any mental disar-
engagements here in a land of strangers,
SO far from home and friends. Let us
get back to the hotel as soon as possible,
put cold-water bandage over your fore.
head, and keep out of this intense heat
for the rest of to-day really don't want
10 have crazy American on my hands e
But, although the idea might seem
little preposterous, i was more than hall
in earnest, and the longer I. thought
about it the more determined I became.
In the first place, our journey up to this
time had been singularly uneventful. We
had lost none ofour luggage; had neither
missed train nor gotten on board wrong
one; had met no particularly attractive
or disagreeable people not been presen.
ted with hotel bill sufficiently exorbitant
to warrant our creating disturbance.
My spirit was pining for excitement. ]
was in me- tai state capable of almost
anything til promised adventure. ]
would have accepted challange to fight
a duel, would have assisted a commu.
nistic uprising, would not have refus ed
an invitation to dineswith2the emperor.
And then if chose to believe that was
in love with damsel whom had never
seen, what was to5prevent my following
up the affair, even though: the chances
were somewhat against me a young
traveller on summers vacation coul d
not allow things to go on in this monot'
onous way.
what plans have, you matured fo1
this afternoon p inquired Of the doc
tor, as he sat at the lunch table in the
Observation-Disclosures Hof.''
A drive on the Ringetress (provided
you have sufficiently recovered to &C
out); then a nap; afterward, dinner
sand am going to find Maria.''
$50 you have even settled her name
Can you inform me, please, what color o.
dress she wears? HAS she good teeth
What salary does she get?s How about
her parents and family! Has she any
little sisters or big brothers Does sht
make bonnets during the week, or is sht
ballet dancer at the opera ? Have 20,
any rivals! If so, call them out and
will second you. Nonsense, boy, come
and drive out with me and see the tow1
we must leave Vienna by Wednes day
yon know, and Maria is already engaged
to one Of those good:looking Austrian
soldiers, will warrant
No; he could not ridicule it away
in that style. tried to hum the ddagi'
aloud. and failed; got up from lunch, Ii
a cigar, and, leaving the sarcastic son o
Scotia to enjoy his sober and lonely wan
behring's, after my own fashion. As pre-
liminary to my investigation, | seugh
the landlord. Hotel keepers know every
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