The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-27
.Goitariss~ ~

his Cuur, IenuA0 upon 1t MlJu IllHf HTm du'
looked giooniiy ahd il perfect silence upon tn
ground before him. Was he prayina? Arnolt
saw that he held bis lips pressed together, am
his right hand. firmly clinehed. hung at his side
In his features there was certainly no sign o
prayer. but rather Of stubborn and yet helpless
Al last Gertrude went softly. up to him am
laid her hand upon his shoulder. while the oil
woman stood opposite with earnes and beseech
SI,et us cat" said the man sharply: its Of M
use . and moving bis chair forward and nod
ding to his guest. he seated himself. took up tht
great ladle and he ped them all round.
His whole manner impressed Arnold unpleas
anty and what with the constrained bshayiol
Of the eers too he ,ba could hardly tes
thoughts When he knocked on the table
tho maid servant came In with bottles and
alessea. aud with the costly old wine which be
poured out C me q lighter and happier spirit
over all the table.
like li1nd nre never in his life had be tasted
anv thing like It, Gertrude drank it. and SO did
the old mother who sat in the corner by hef
song about the happy life In GermelshHusen
Ever the magistrate seemed to undergo =
change. In proportion Us he was before silent
and mofose. ha was now gay and merry. and
| Arnold himself could not escape the influence
Of this rare wine. He hardly knew how i hap,
pened but the magstra,e mad t, TAKEN av,Giin I'M ah
| tho bvely Gertrude in h $ arms. whirled about
the room 50 mady that he upset the spi ming
wheel and chars a apH ran aanssf ans avad ,he a
| sorts Of lively tricks. until the others almos
killed themselves with laughing.
| Suddenly every thin- in the room was hushed
and as Arnold looked around in surprise for the
! magistrate ha pointed with his violin bow TO the
window. and laid the INSTRUMENT back in .it-
| wo den case. Then Arnold saw that in the
street outside coffin was being carried by a :
qaA B SMhafgS2mi'ws fgS waeed sd an o1 @an with
q little haired girl by the hard. The 2ld
man was bent nearly j ublee but, the child. who
was scarcely four years oln sno e2ao navh daod o
| cheerfully whenever she spled iaIniliaf ,a,'o.
and laughed aloud as two dog, scampered oy
| chasing each other. and ono of hem ran against
| tho stapa Of the schoolhouse and tumbled him
| self over. r, .
| remained In sight. and then Gertrude stepped
uu % to the young man and said:
u Now rest whle You have 'rolicked long
enough, and the strong wine Is going more and Z
more to your head. Come. get your hat ana
we'll take a little walk together Whom we come
back 1t will be time to go to tho tavern there IS
Danes Goodi" exclaimed Arnold. delight,
cd II came just at the right time. And you'll
give me the first dance. Gertrude ?"
| g 'Ceytainly If you wish. . .
Arnold took 10 his hat and portfolio, and the
What do you want OF the book
| "Hs can draw. father said Gertrude; ne mas
| drawn rna just look ut the picture
Arnold opened toe portfolio and hold out the
little portrait. iii T. ,;,ore,
''You wan, to take hat awny with you,' he
said at length, and perhaps frame 1t aud hang
'"fes. why not p"
MAY be, fathsri" said Gertrude.
- If he DOESN'T stay with us, have nothing Y
| say against II: but there's something lacking ~
the back there" ser. .. t..-H
| What y =. -
"The funeral procession. Paint that In on
the agino paper aud you may take the pietuF'
"The funeral procession. with Gertrude Z"
"Theres room enough ~ t s,'u tbars .as hag int Won
let yon tako my chilr's picture away ~ alone
In such serious company. nobody can think an'
Arnold shook his head and laughed over tht
strange notion of giving the lovely girl lunern
procession ms guard Of honor; However. w
old man seemed TO have his idea liked. and, tf
cnntent him he lut him have his way. Aftef
ward Arnold knew. he could easily take on
such q gloomy accpinpanlnent ne ssetcneu
from memory. he shapes hat had lust passed
by while the whole fnmiiy pressrl apput mn
and watched with wide opon eyes. tn rapid ek
ec,,tion of the drawing.
There. ia that all right ne asson, no'o'h1
""faptalr' answered. the magistrate, with {
/, nod '"Who'd have thought you could do y -
! village. You may not got n sight ~ " AGAIN
l,lt make -ure tp be back again ny hVe ociock
To day il a festival ana you oueh' 70 oe o'
What with the closeness Of tho room amy b
wine in his head. Arnold felt heavy and op
| nreasnI and longed for tho fresh air: 50 in
u,. ,'rnents he WA walking by thc lovels Ger
tr,ides side along the street that led through
Now tie road was not 80 still as before Chii
dren wsre playing in the street. and Oh men 81
= before The doors here and there ana Watche'
them: and the whole place. WITH lts curious o.!
/ bniidi,es. would have had pleasant ASPECT
| the sun could only have shone through VI
| ihiek brownsh smoke that lay over the rooi
Ais there bog or wood burning in he neigh
! borhood I" Arnold asked, This smoke hang
over no other village and It can coFue from VI
""ip's from tho carth. said Gertrude. calml,
I. But did you never hear of Gernielshhusen
"T6afs strange. and he place Is 50 Old 8
. tery old" ,l,,.Ll+4.,..,
: have an % id sort OF de,neaDnT besides, You
| speesh il different from that of the neiGheorin
!. places You seldom get out Of your village,
It suypose2"
e Why, there isn't q single, swallow. The
II can't have gone away alrsndyt
- Long ago" answered the girl speak ing in
o low monotone. They don't build their mes
: in jermeshausen any moe. Perhaps The
I can't bear the mir here 49,.
:" But you don't always have this fog
. That's tho reason then, that your fruit ire,
il don't bear Why, in Marisf1eld they nave
prop up the branches. there's such plenty tn
IS Csrtrudo answered no further. but walked
y his side silently through the village. until q, "
| r.
nod.ied pleasantly to some child, or spoke fe
r. low words to some young girl. perhaps abo
the danes or the ball dress. .
1t The girls cast very kindly glances upon u
D. Young painter and he himself felt. he scarce
h knew why a certain warmth about the hehr
d but he did not dare say so to Gertrude
ID Finally they reached the very last house
where it was lonely and silent us death. althont
10 The village was full OF life. The gardef
70 looked ~ I they had not been trodden Tor year
long grass grew in the paths. and 1t seemed pa
10 tioulary strange that the trees should eve
W on- be barren.
m Now they met people coming towardthem nj
,e Arnold Immediately recognized the returnir
q iuuerni train. tmoved silently past them aIa
y into the village and involuntarily they turn'
In their steps toward the burying ground.
Arnold tried to cheer up his companion, wi
seemed VERY said. tie 8 oke to her Of OF .
n. PLACES where . had been. nd described nc
De the outside world looked. She had eyer seer
. | railroad, nor even heard OF one, and listened
IL Arnold's description attentive and ast nishe
10 Nei her had she any notion OF the telegraph, n
| Of any Of the new inventions: u q me you
1e painter could not understand how 1t was poss
vt bio that there could b. living In Germany peoI
u. SO mpie ely cut Off ( ON the res OF he worl
ri Taking In this way. they reached the gra
10 | yard, and he young pain er Was struck WI