Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-21
Elsie's Vanity.
A GERMAN LEGEND.

Tho u,,ity of tbo Gil, oo,. "a :; ..;l :;
of ,ho o n'mny W V.o i.'l seA' IL Is s''Iu' Is
rur;tar i, 80 10 .nI aeA 'soll a oleVeF
;nino i,uo' ~ "cto"" tli'S il"II ol the iell-
,s n'1 oua' ,'otel, 'S s'''a tnit IL constitutes
o9id wv '" io" h"ie b,'I' ~ tn"V Mi'liou1 ~ :lo seN
"o,i.' iosc .E iin'l itS lV'ractIoh ana IN sup
ttr VaS VI '',1 ,o '"e" tne'e ~ inc olu quaint
U 'vE;ob " Il 'no ,Ja uI1,'ian iii"lueil-I nStoty
nr,h 40 ~ .u,iVcl e ''nu PleVy tlN'U II is
of ' tba % Fatle .n ,,G''i ''io 'o' so''cn ieSchoS
A I'n maiIan a"Lei ii"na Ii"''1' 49, u. ,.., e a.,
Pb;na Tr;,b hon e1 e't m ,I NV !iiN p!iNo VI 'lo
tha no rilo %ien 'IoI l"s''el, llie hl'llGr G NOW
.llt VIZ ,n",voii "noIo W LiAnle was Elsie was
c' ro' 10y 'sn1 Si.o was cloSS anu ireIlui'
d o' otio iI'tH t ~. iol o"n i'cA VI pe"G'y
i'nu i'n' Nv .i'v nUilo wou'u ever c're ior
hod o;o "Soo"hS ~ h VI '''o loM slaceo h'lure
to 'U ,iaao ,on ~ 1 nG' ~ I,io I ',u noO even Ory
EirPir r"' Sho anu StI Lie Iet neaiU was very
nf bay ,jHu Dpon. ", itll nel tIliG III iIonI
" nv IooMi:i Fi"'s' ll'nol'ln? ller pam
U1' th"t G1 %uT .nInM,"s H5 NOW inPossloie IL was
'ltH riit'y 0tli "DuIo olel le''lh 10 loVe her'
"itto .h paIt0'iun' I WIN was 80 SIr ana p'etc
nrim ."s S'o do1t M"s o v"ileu 'nG ,, DauShIer OF
11.it1S, u"el' lo1l iler' Eisie was not
iTNeoi Up lor shc haa never tfiea 10 gam love.
DnG Tnin ",wmSS Nv nancto % .haI IL would be IN
,i ~ W JnuoavoL ~ ple'1sg' IN VAN 10 10 DC
,n,''.a n,l,u "Iu 1nousIsiul m ,h1 anu loVng. Wheh
,'.o en hoy i''u 81 Sisf'1't .iel' VINO coulu care
m IN hano u., Vi '"''N VI l0l' VI W 'nUoreSIc''
!" :. ,'Si %h,, ah .c :,
h,,t hn hano S"atnEdn' cue ssieu one uAy' II coulu
~ ~ m",V VI otonGn ~ pot'uty i Snoul' DC
o,, =. "ai .i.o n"'Ioi l''li', loI
u b"ia3 S"on,I Ti IUy io"; %my lls"l anu O"rl
Rn{ G"rl " wv noUor ".l' on,a n,,' ~ @ aU,I llit' ,
o,Iu thnMaht | of ho" U"o no"l liol NV rf, anG
Tnly Tiy 'lous u: VI iiC. C "o olosS anu lreViui
l-'o.I ,,.i t''Iu "islou Hle'olien l'' iesS '"hl-
mt'n ne, Ha PiGs.y l"Ge anu r"'iler larger
''0c''S 0no ~ IL ,,oi ;.',n - DGnJ H. .,. e =.
INV w.: wy & ~ was i IN viio 'iliG VI ii!o WIZ
t"Somr"ono LI;,so mr"I @ u9"n 10 lne 3; mime 10 10
T.; :" Nv ""'I'' o1 "iu, % snG ulPPcu iol
f''t'l' II. .ie G1e'l ,'Pllcs' anu saw lleI own
i,uG i5moo,e, "m 'otaeu Eha AWAY wre'cneu
''nI u'sool.eNsou ollG s"O uo"n on i, u
,Jo S'on0 ''i'u M'toneu VIC !I1 SI'n'lsIlS
PIa1 ny oI uiic C's..c-cio"neu 81. l'l'is' anu
:lstIne'a W tllo i"r oll sons ol lne WORKERS IN
-, 1,'u why "a"S I"u sue t'l1usn' ol Cali,
VINO, VINO was .,s 'ilere' anu ol ure'chen' WHO was
'nere h'so, SO. 10, ,o ..,o, o.,. III
an ,'o S"o S's'ie"' "l"V " SHV Is
"o.'uSi ~, =,
Elsie sH,' " voice. anu iooNIn@ up
siie Sd" "'i Vi" "oinni-" u. very ol"' oe-
ioI II ,neu "hIs'"hq'ilS very near 70 ller'
iI''It' sue o"u' WIN toii you 'lie Sc, m
tLct tL vi oe"uly, anu lo" S'ftIl 2ot''ln III,
VIM Vu io'i2 lo' ~ llucu' uo nome anu
neNci looS l'ito s''SS' never sec tue re-
llecIloh ol your own 'ace III Ihe water
never once again SaAe upon your own lea-
lures anu you WIN sr0" Prel'y-S0 pref
" NAV you VIII wonder W. aC the change;
anu CaTl--Garl VIII learn 10 love you
w. VIII never see my 'ace again as
long as IlVe-heVer' never! sa'd Elsie
DuI arc you Sufe'-qultc sure?
Qulte sure rePned tne came; but
reinemoer, -, II you once sec your lace your
uSllhesS VIII return NO" go nome ana
DC llSht OIL near1' ana every day your lack
OF beauty Will grow less ana every day
more love Will noVer round you.
- but now sllll know that IL IS trne'
II may not see my iare? asked Elsie
Can yo" not 'e'l oy lhe altefeu man
ner OF those around your sad the dame;
w. yes saiu hsle' low VIII
waIch 'hem!
Elsie went nome win new ana strange
happiness at her heart-a happiness that
changed her nature IN" influenced every
day OF her me- ana made her amlaole'
and solt' ana loving and klnd' and c0nsid-
crate ana anxious 10 please and always
ready to serve and help Others
Presently people began to remark the
alteration IN me miller daughter and to
tell her how different she was from for
merly and the maldens sought her out
and talked TO her about their lovers; and
the youths declared that Elsie, the miller's
daughter was the rlcest girl that side of
me hhinei and Carl learned 10 think how
different she was from Gretchen, and he
learned to love her' and all through the
tatherland there was not SO happy girl
as Elsle. AND all TINS time she never
once saw her own face, but turned away
her head when she dipped her pals in the
stream and through all the mlller's house
tnere was no. TO DC iound q looking glass.
one lonSed (ah! now muchD TO see her
sell IN her new garb OF beauty but she
remembered the ola woman's warning,