The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-27
GERMEIAsHAUSEN I


rsuow. witk kaHueRek On snoutosr anfh fhe broa,
eIss;o.@ t S mSiSs R'GHs ae;is 10 from t
fsinssser fss irss.;sr was !, 1, wap erne ionrneym,a
icT ssse,s Yg pss s s Saa not pun
SrS.S 1 ss ND Nsk bat isantilY set on On on, @
sd as % SF IA hfss fSs Sa .ainx sh2sl
70 say ncthin9 ~ tiis worn baek velvet cont IN
puHoned In thc warmth 81 the morning. and, a'
he wore no waistcoat. there showed beneath ,
4, 4 milo Or 90 out Of Marisfeld hc hoard te.
ps,is .nere ringing m f'r S church and stopped
ss,r1 s,5i%ss whoSs % harmony came floating to hin
..aos Losss alter ths ri, ringing had ceased, b, ,.
,s%s WIN f. ss sss pssp, S"fS a fSs ssass% $Sss
mott %oter s. ~ se anS pas sSma'hae % very very t m
merry Heart f5nnd little 'I room M tor Or sorr3wiu
with ilndy smiss II, The direction @ of his home
and then, with ellrmer grip of his stout stick
strobe bflskiy along the road again. ,
Tho sun. nlesnwhile. sbpno holly down on the
broad. monotonous. dusty Midway. and our
Frsyeler had for good whle been booking ont
right and Jeff for an easier path, The, was
but ~ II promised no better. and threatened ~
AXE him too far out Of his way, he kep! straight
or While Ipnser. until nc reaohed cleat 91.,
led down into tho vale. but careless and without
ssv ssGs ~ Pa - ws s %as sa oy s9sd sds g w ps
8ry-Hhod over the great stones IN the bed ot the
stream to ths elose-tropped meadow bsyond
and then, delighted with the change, strpnad out
hriakly over the springy turf and IN the shadow
of . dcnse alder coppico on his. further way;
Now haye The sdvantage said ne. smiling
easds sif pdsls. n telling you You tongues before,
1sd sss s e & alliance e ss wrdns Ss'' Ho%
sver the people here measure their leagues
szs1 s Sy qHs saSasps ssr |: hS hys ys'ls uat
ngfo do ost ef. doors. and aftev having to plod
along the whole week through behind the pow
or hcside tne rart, they care little for, SUNDAY
church % II , tho morning. and stretch their legs
andsr the ale h!mse table IN tho afternoon, Ale,
honssl Am sless q beer woald?,t gc ~ iast
/ wsaEv VIII have 70 do instead.,, And SO, throw
Ing on hat sad knapsack. he he cianibered down to
h THO strcam and drank his fll. aui A,
draaght. he noticed .. queer cid gnsrled Wiley p,
whioh no set to skctching with ready and skill
,ul hard and then thoroughly rested and re, re-,
his way. careless &ther itmight lead :,
He had gone, ON begue or so n such
f%shsp .;,s a hs cer alder
or q gnarled oak bough and was lust max
tuo M hin mind as the sun rose higher and
b nSe Be i " sme s" Vp anssp At Ge 1e " Ss
when. further dpYn the yailey. he saw q peasair
girl sitting beside the brook. She was at the
IL ( of an old stous pedestal, the former base
no, hgps of some Rcutured saint, and gazing
along the why he WAS coming.
Himself hidden by the bushes, he % saw s,1si hel
of the brook. he. had no sooner stepped ou'
from the screen than she ,spranE up with acrS
ofjoy md dartea toward him - ,
Arnold M tho young painter was named
stopped short in surprise. and saw that ,hs
stranger was . beautiful girl of scarce seven.
teen. and dressed In peculiar but extremely y
him him with cutstrctched arms. He knew, ol
course, that she took him for somo one else
and that this joyous welcome was not intended
j Tor him. In fact, 1soon as the young CIR
caught d clear sight Of him she stopped. fright
ened, turned first pale and then crimson, and
timid and embarrassed. stafnmered out
Pray excuse me. sir II thought
dear " said the youne man, laughing. 'ant
now you are vexed TO meet nnother-a stranger
whom you don't care for. Don't be angry will
me for not being the right man. -, !.
oh how csn you speak 50 SAD ,nS niI FIT T. T.
angry But 4 YOU only knew how have longe'
tarbim a minute longer. said Arnold. strucl
n.,sssnt r% mi rrl' % III had been In hi. place yo,
shouldn't has had TO wait as single second Il
How oddly you tlk r. said the girl. ahashed
A" n he could have come. he would certainly hay
speep here Perhaps he is i'll. or perhaps dead
ahe added, slowly, and with u long drawn sigl
him S'a 7.l a-'
''Then he livee Tar from here. suppose
Far yes. u god bit from here, said the gu
"n,scbofss"',ai why. rve just b,cn stayinl
there four weeks and know every creature !
tho village. Wnatis his nsnc -, -,
"Heinrich- Heinrich vollRnt, answered t''
girl timnly;; the son OF the magissfa'e !
I'm, said Arnold I've .,, been iT and Sd,,o, .,
ilnr~im suro of that. and | never. heard tn
name ~ vollcui in the whole village.
You cant vety. well kn W all { E people N "a
c,aT aston that lay on her sweet lace the sto
mischjuvous little smile that became her yui
as We | as her former melancholy or ptrhaI
Bu..- said the Young painter, YOU con con
over the mountains from pischoisroda In tv
houp or. M most. in three, , .,a 81,
again With a deep sigh. though ho promise
me 40 faithfully"
"Then he vii certainly CONE hrn2ld Ar oe e
n Savs hen,t Il stone 10 break his word, al
HsIaieh ses,ans sns 81" no. s1 earnestly
aow i won't wait for him any lonK9r, must
at home by noon. or my father " i'll scold me-
And Where ~ your nVLuctH
.'Rirht there In the valley. Don't you hear q
be,'.. They are lust ringing Tor church to
.rnold listened and could hear, from time
time. the slow strokes OF a bell. They sound
not t,,li and deep but harsh and discordant: al
as he look d down upon the landscape: u den
yellow iog seemed to hang over the whole Va
iey,. ,,..,s.. -, ~
YES. ! know IT," The girl answered. calml
III doesn't ring nicely, and We WOULD have hi
+ y n rycaat only ihere's never enough money III
hesjdcs. there's no bell-founder here, Yet VIII
docs Il matter1 We know il, aud We know VIII
itmeans when 4 strikes, so 1t does Just as vi
~ sound one" 80 m
What IL the name of your villaeef"
N 'GermeshauscE" ,.-Jl.
And can / get from there to Wichtelh nscn
Very easiiy. II takes only an hour perha
act SO long II you walk fast. ne
Then will 60 with you through your villas
my chfld, and II you have good ale house.
= eat my dinner there"
'ie''Tha inn Is enly too good said the girl siG
ina. and casting look back TO see If even M
hrr Heinrich were not coming .E
And can an inn ever be too good ~
TB""For peasants. yes. she said. riously.
abe walkeT BY his side down into the VA i
Tin the evening ailer the day & work, peasaI