Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-10-19
ANTON AND BE1 TRIX.
An Inc,den, Of German Life.

An Incident OF German LtIe.
Anton and Beatrix were betrothed. Bea-
trix made lace. and Anton was Il miner.
why art thou above ground. Anton = She
said to him one morning when he looked into
her mothers cottage. Art thou flying
about to find hay and feathers for our nest
Nay. it will be built the sooner, if thou wilt
steadily ply thy pick.
"'Twou!d be long before thy bobbins would
build it, answered Anton, with smile,
which had good deal of contempt mixed
with lis kindliness. Cheer up, Trix, thou
shalt not long continue at that beggar's
trade"
SO having spoken he went upon his way,
and left his sweetheart wondering what he
meant.
But she could work while she wondered;
and she did not forget to do 30. Indeed she
was almost always at work. She got up with
the sun-sometimes before him, with the
birds and after he had gone down she lighted
her candle and still worked on Patiently she
stuck her pins into her pattern, and then piled
her dangling bobbins with deftness which
made fingers and bobbins blend i'll simmer,
like that of the wings of buzzing bees. When
awake. she scarcely ceased from her Ia
Dor except to perform her sacred duties, or to
carry in the product of her toll to the lace
mans in the nearest town.
My child, thou wilt have to cat hHtten-
rauch," her mother said to her Thy cheek
is pale and pinched, thy eyes are growing
dim. Anton will slight thee"
Nay" Beatrx answered. If l need arsenic
to make me pleasing in his sight, he may cen
leave me. VIII not heuuie Win Sueh uiillo,
y things lie mus, lus' take me as 'he 8oou
''od ana honest toi, nave ihaue me
bnt why dost 'hou laoor so haru asked
'he ihoth1,'
:, ~onid i"lh heiP 10 Keep Tic nouSe' IT.
.Pheu her uhuBn'eI, .., -.
g, nay. quo,h 'ne Llo.Hei' 'noIsn u' ~. NJ
ne that my pillo" earns liie., wen p'yS my
w n,S ,t ~ 30. ~ L.. H.
would 'hKe Soihethihg III my hniius pc
siues my Plio", Wneh go 70 si' uo"h Ill All
toL mouse, sA'u Dea'rlA "ih DiuAh'
was niue She "a" oi her loNer AZ ',ilS
,iine' ana "heh ne ulu come 10 see hTr ne oe-
n"'ou SO strangely tnA' III sPi'e Vi nie nuee-
'oHate e"resses' sue couiu ho' h.ip SuHPe.'ius
sometimes that ne wished 70 Lke Daek ms
Pheh'eu trotl ne iooAeu Si.h "nuise uiSeu :1
contempt oG the eoi,aee ana lts Iurhi'ure, Ns
scnh'y loou ana an ns huiiioie i Ways, anu
uiiAeu aS ~ sio,'iu D'e''iA oeSone it.H oIiue'
she would be Degear 5 unughteI M hi'su 70 a
throne Ana yet ne was more sIAgDiiy uresseu '
th'lh mao oeeh hlh WON'T ana hau iess money
10 sPehu' SINCE now ne Ner! Seiuonl "sh'
down INTO tne mines ny uay' ALMOST AL usy
long ne elthsr slept OF "aIuereu over the
mountains ehaSihB' OF PrsIIhuil9 10 Ti'ise, yil,
the Dear me chalIoiS' ana 'ie lynx ENery
hBh'' niue WINE uei1Ie lIe 1ioeh StI 'p.l.
t"eNe' nc wen. 1proaIi' uu' "i4i'lel iio "1n'
no one could tell her lover strange pe-
hHNior oitehilihes lhaue Dea.lN very A,u;
though none the slower ior Inat reason ulu
her hhgeIs ply 'ls poooins' Nisn' anu morn
ing Deslue her peu' anu III 'ne euuiOn 10
"hlSh anton nov never chilie Sne Piayeu ;ne
Boou Nou 10 hOlu her "'St III iIi' ll6
manu. ior II NE were taxing 10 hiurue,o
ways OF Boing hi''o' anu ~ Wy! nnouiu Is
separated 1or me- she thoush' 'hA' She "ouiu
go nad "lso' -.-,.,
Inc iaet Is that anton went eNeIy nish. ,' 20
meet hoooiu' "hu ""nuereu WIN WIN nm nm III tiie
bowels OF the earth. when Anton was an III
dustrious miner, hoboid had come 70 nm as
he phed the PICK IN ionely Worklng' ana
sconed at ms slihphcity ior toiine 30 h"ru 10
earn so NIUE. -, ,
Come WIN me to-hlen'' tne Bounn li'9 !,
SAID 'and WI. snow thee where tIe Mhu @
Tor many mlie ls maue Oh metal which may
be had for the trouble OF picking II up; MINE
1t on the sly thyseh' or MAKE goou bargain
with otherh OUT OF my khowleuge' "s 'l'y oeS'
please thee, Mr.. Honest Miner
AutOn went, and beheld sight which made
him eagerly inquire OF the tricksy sprlte now
he could md his way 10 the spot again but
kobold answered, 'oh' this Is nothing .
to our trystlng place tomorrow n,ent, ana !,
Will show thee iar greater "ohuerS 'hah 'hese;
And Anton had gone, ana hight aiter hiTht
he kept on gong similarly Degulieu' Tor no. no.
bold kept his promise III showing eaen hlght
greater wonder than that OF tne hleh' Deiose.
In this way, neglecnng ms business, ms
friends his sweetheart and ms God, Anton
hhu seen vast hludeh s'ores Vi "h Hinuo "
ores-silver tin' copper anfimony, 6lsniith'
and who knows what besides ana the more
he saw the less inclined TO work WIN ms own
hands he was the more eager 10 take ms own
ease and pleasure whilst the lneHhanstible
treasury that had been revealed TO nm should
be worked for him by Others brains ana
Drawn ~,
SHOW me gold" he sad TO hoDold, that
may at once take OF It to gratlfy my desires
and have means to hire ur1dges 10 WORK my