Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-07
LANCASTER. WISCONSIN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1876.
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rejected for moment, and then said
in tone half serious, half testing
M dear children, the great Nep
omcene, revered saint of Bohemia
orers me to tell you to go homo K
you parents, stay at home all day
andbefore night you shall have some
news. Now 60
ne stranger was retiring, bul
Wolgang took hold of his coat.
.Jlst one word. sir" he said. before
yougo back :.
What are you going to ask
broher 2 interrupted Frederick
wishing to hinder her brother from
speRing. He then whispered some.
thins in her ear, to which she replied
80. no, Wolfgang, it would be
ruds | do not want it.
What is it, my dear child ? an
swend the stranger.
she wants me not to ask you il
the great Nepomucene won't send
mamma some dinner answered
Wolgang, SO quickly that Frederick
had rot time to stop hun. 'He can, |
am sire, SIR
without doubt, your mother shall
have IT, said the stranger. But what
else do you want? Speak out, dc
not be afraid !!
well, then, new coat for papa ;
he has not been able to give his les.
sons some days past, for want of one.
sAnd then
And then, a new gown for mammal
it would become her so we'll !!
is that all 7
Enough, brother, enough ! said
Frederica, with the delicate suscepti'
bility OF well bred child.
Leave me alone, sister, | am only
going to ask for something for you !!
Il DO not want anything /; you arc
asking the gentleman for too much !!
Though | am pleased with your
sisters modesty,' said the stranger
i authorize you to mention whatevel
you wish tor
well, then, what | want is large
house, and servants 80 that mamma
shall not be fatigued with doing the
work and then-then, that is all,
think
But you haye asked nothing fol
yourself
oh, there is no need, sir; give
papa all that he wants, and | shall
want for nothing
Charming and admirable child
said the stranger. Farewell yer,
soon you shall see me again
AS he uttered these words thu
stranger rose, and disappeared SC
quickly among the shades of thu
fore t, that the children remained
n surprise.
What! do you think, Wollgang
in confident tone.
sAs for me, | am afraid the gen
tleman has been making game of us,
said the little girl.
'Ah, we shall see about that ! re
piled the little Mozart.
SO soon as our two children had
re entered their ho ne, a woman, still
young and neatly attired, said sor
to them : 'What, have
neither OF you touch ed your bread ?
'We were not hungry, mamma,
said Frederick.
What, then, has made you lose
your appetite ?
'Why. think, mamma! said Wolf,
gang, 4 and my sister have seen q
from the great Nepomu
Gene, whose history papa has SO Otter
told us =
Indeed tell US how that happened
Master Wolfgang p said the good
natured man, who just then entered
and whom the two children saluted
by the name of 'gooi little papa =
only fancy, good little papa I said
Wolfgang "a tall, beautiful man
with beautiful face. who looked
like king indeed.
'And how did you know that he
was messenger from the great
p inquired the maltrt
De chapelle.
ooh, he told me so =
And what proofs did he give you
OF it p
what proofs that is what we
are going to see he will send you
a coat, and a gown for mamma, and
for my sister--and good
dinner for all of us =
NJ. Mozart could not help laughing
at his sons simplicity.
And do you believe all this my
dear child p he said.
'The friends of St. John Nepomu
Gene told me so. papa.
sAh he was making game of you !
Making game of me why, papai
oh, no. If you had seen him, you
would not say that HE face is s.
good naturcd. | can tell you, too
that instead of this poor little cottage
we are to have palace Oh, since
/ have known that, do not like tbii
little, dull room ?
AS he uttered the last words, thu
little Mozart cast look of disdair
about him. In fact, the chambe
served at once for kitchen and parlor
On one side was capacious fire
place, with stew pans suspended upor
hoops within the wide chimney ant
on the other, a piano, above which
a violin was hung against the wall
in the middle was a table of som,
dark wood, and about it some rusl
chairs.
.Ah, so we shall have a palace
shall we 2 said NJ Mozart, good-hum
oredly.
Yes, papa ; palace and plenty Q
servants to wait on us. But wha
are you doing mamma ? said tn
child to Madame Mozart, who wa
beginning her preparations for dinner
why, you see. while you are wat
for the servants, ! am getting tn
dinner ready 7
THE dinner, the dinner. when
tell you they will send US one read.
cooked, all ready cooked I
The father and mother began t