The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-23

~NO. 1 don't care sorueh for staying
IN Germany now, said NV friend Lync-
say Rounded 10 me the other dAv. q we
at after dinner. we two alone, in the
window II little hotel overlooking the
Thames We had not met for some
years. and having now CHANGED 10
meet II London. be on returning from
the italian port where be had been Brit
Ish Consul. and i having lust come back
from the U1ifsd States. we celebrated
our reunion b. \ quiet dinner together
When We used % meet more often. and
were little younger. We were both pas
siCnale lovers Of German literature.
music philosophy, scenery, and wines.
Naturally. therefore, We lad been talk
in- u Germany
Mo- ns repeated Il don't care
mach about staying IN Germany any
more always hurry through know
al about Cnired Germany, and IL great
ness, and il victories. and that sort OF
thing. and it's splendid, Of course. I
am glad q II ron know; out It's little
Ike fellow who J. glad that some girl
he loved when he was boy has grown
= grand lady and married an Earl. De-
Ii h-ed- II course and al that: but she
isn't oar Lisette any more spent q
night or t~o IN Berlin lately, ald went
20 an evening parry-had 10. II was
given by friend. = modest professor
L tel You there was a. much show and
sham. As much iewelry and rustIing
silks and bare shoulders and foOtmen.
and airs and tomfOOlery. as if il was in
Paris under the Empire
q fear-I fear that years are telling
on you- Rounded You are becoming
zn old fogy--
Il suppose So But these people
used t0 b. - simple, sweet. and home
" when | used to visit Berlin first. Tell
YOU what, used TO Ike the little court.
OF the tiny princes It's shame, I sup
pose, but 1 used 20 ike them. Saw
what You viii. these little courts had a
favor u antique chivalry and old TO
nance about tEem.-'
Had they2 confess / never could
see IL thought them ridiculous little
hlmh1gs-r
.-Wel. and ron are right enough.
from the point of view taken bv the
Journalist and the practical politician
But WHY don't ron take look AZ them
from the rDmancist's standpoint 20
because l can't imagine any TO
nance eLlnging around such formal.
dry, and dusty old Pedantries Did you
ever hear II the romance of Master Of
the Ceremonies, Can you imagine Gold
STICK In Waiting the hero Of a thrilling
love srOrys'-
ROunssel. only sent a column Of smoke
up over kis head into the blue ether.
and Was silent After silence Of a
moment or two he said. s.Did vou see
m the papers the death Of the Grand
DucheS= Of Liebesheim?''
. No. didn't observe. The old 4
Grand Duchesss-'
'.Oh no, the young one-the wife of 4
Ihe Grand Duke-I mean the fellow A
who was Grand Duke until Bismarck 4
spo0ged him of the slate
a. didn't See Where did she die,f'
= In florence She was very young
TO die
"Toung % die-yes. But she was
not exactly . chicken you know. Let
me see When was il we saw her in 4
Liebe~heim Al her marriage festivals?
In ~, wasn't il? Well. you see, TWEEN
y years.
-Yes, yes, Of course; but / always
think Of her as young How beautiful
she looked thenlr
She did; she seemed a charming
woman only saw her twice-the day
when her husband brought her out into
the balcony % bow to the crowd, and
once AZ the court ball, for which some
gOof-natured functionary-Iforget who
= was-kindly got me ticket"
She i dead--so sOon,- my friend
repeated th0urhtfnIly.
did not cutie understand his emo
non was sorry the Grand Duchess
should - dead, If she particularly
wished TO I've. but one must be great
fevotee Of royalty tofeel profound grief
II the de2.h ~ Princess whom he saw
twice. In crowd and nj a distance.
twenty years ago. II surprised me too
70 ind my friend 50 deeply concerned
Tot Inc extinction Of any>royalty, seeing