The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-18
KRESCENZ,


An IdyI Of the lrosellc.
It was evening in the ancient town OF
Tricr; tho Angelus was ringing down
from tho great fortress-like Dom the
little carts and stalls hal vanished out
Of the market-place md tho carved
saints, clustered on the fountain, smiled
bcnignly in the setting sun. Old women
in strange head. d.dresses, beads and books
in hand, passed in md out Of st. Con
dolphus' curious gates; young girls,
with long, fair, plaited hair, moved in
groups across the open place brilliant
uniforms shnno up on the balconies Of
the Rothe Haus; tho shopkcepers in
the queer little peaked houses stood at
their doors and amused themselves
while the awful black arches Of the Porta
Nigra irowned more grimly than ever in
the glowing light, and the gay and
quaint little frescoes ut the street corners
seemed to blaze out with new color at
its touch. One particularly bigh.p.aked
roof was suddenly covered with flock
Of white pigeons alighting 10 rest, and
ut the same moment n face appeared at q
little open window among tho birds,
looked up and down the streets, and was
withdrawn again. The face belonged to
n young girl, and the room into which
she withdrew was pleasant and neat, il a
little bare. A workable at the window
showed that it was the home Of se,.m-
stress; littlo shrine hung in n corner,
with tiny lamp burning n few rude
pictures decorated tho walls. The girl
was clothed in holiday dress of dark
green stuff, with white sleeves and
apron, md wore scarlet flower in her
breast. She Ind n 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 tho window. q
curly.haired boy burst into the room.
81 have n message for you, krescenz
I met Karl, md no told me to tell You
he could not see you tonight. He is
suddenly sent on business"
A look of disappointment cloutled tho
girls face; but, after few moments Of
silence, she said:
"How good it is that they find him so
useful. But come, Max, You shall not
he disappointed of your excursion. Yon
and will 60 for our walk, aud 1 will
take YOU for peep ut our cottage"
Max snatchcd his hat, which he had
flung of in disgust, and, locking tho
door behind them, tho sister and brother
descended 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
anything so gloriously blue rs the Mo.
Helle this evening2 Gould you bear to
live away from It'll How glad I am that
our now home will he near It. And look,
how magnificent tho red light is upon
tho vine.cOvered banks, with the Grim.
son calth glowing bctweeni How the
tall dark poplars and tho golden acacias
seem to thrill as they lmsk in this won.
derful light! If I had been man, Max,
should certainly hive tried to be an
artist. Karl laughs Mt mo when I say 30;
he does not caro- for such things, and
gets annoyed when l talk about them |;
and yet | never saw half tho beauty Of
things till he loved me-"
" How muy people are out walking
tonight, krcsccn2. never saw the
road no gay. Oh, there is TINT Gretchen
kissing her hands to me, and will not
look Mt her. Whyl Because she was
impertincnt this morning, telling me
that karl had left or loving you, and
waS going to marry Luise.
1t was n silly Joke, Max. hope
You did not get angry. What did you
sayl"
Something that ought to have
stopped her kissing hands to me-" sail
Max.
at was too foolish to be angry about,
little brother. Some one said it to me,
tho other day. and I only laughed. I
knew so well it was because l sent Karl
a message to Luiso, the other evening.
But Gretchen ought not to have said it
to you, Max. When l get to my new
home, l don't think shall ask her to
come anil see me. do not want to hate
anybody, and
II will do the hating for you, Kres-
ccnz, and hate every one who says TINT
karl does not love yOu."
Every ono! Don't give such big
name to two people, Max. II Karl did
not love mo, should not I be the first to
know Of III All, do you SEQ our little
house poeping above tho acacias up in
tho fields over thcrel How delightful it
will bo to live there, Max, with Oll the
flowers growing in at ones windows.
And Karl is providing this home for
mo! All, little Max, this looks rather
like loving one, doesn't it?"
Max was silent, and kept his face
turned away, with slight frown on tho
brows.
~ wish could suddenly grow big,
KreScenz," he said, abruptly.
The sister laughed. My dear, you
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