New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-31

QOcteur. why, tnev| are ke=lne grave.
only there IS chance to squirm. Still,
they say must make my choice between
the two. If the people are as refined
looking as the girl, l shall at least have
some one to. speak to. And then the
town is within an hours ride. There we
may find little life--if ] am ever we'll
enough TO live again." and the sentence
concludes with a sigh.
Gretchen's sorrow ends in a hustle and
commotion most wonderful and unusual.
The young French lady desires rooms at
the old inn for herself and maid. Such
an almost unprecedented demand affects
the household like the awakening kiss OF
his prince in the fairy tale. Old Water
Schonfeld is startled from Rip Van
Winkle-like snooze; Chr slime, the faith
full old servant, who administers house
hold affairs-for it is many years sine
Gretchen has known aught Of mother
love- comes bustling forward, filled win
wonder and amaze; Marthe. her somn to
lent assistant, calls upon the saints
protect her against such break in the
regular order of thigs.
Only Gretchen is delighted. Her
eyes rest upon the grafile, incompre-
hensible face that peers from the carri-
age windows, and the strong young arms
assist the invalid to reach her own spot
less chamber. Here she is laid. world
worn and utterly weary, her head press
ing the little pillows where Gretchen's
rosy cheeks are wont to lie. After her
comes procession of trunks and boxes,
Augelique's peculiar care.
Soon the business of nursing is under
way, and goes steadily forward. Chris
tine com poses marvellous soups, which
Angelique supplements by dainty dishes
the soft breezes play round the bed,
bringing their own peculia, element of
life and strength, but, most of all. Gret-
chen's tender care helps to raise the
dropping spirits and restore the weary
soul and body to their accustomed
health. The days of convalecence are
long and wearisome, however, and the re-
sources of nurse and patient are often
taxed to fnd some pleasant way of hast
ening times slow march. Madame has
heard all Gretchen's lite story: how she
has grown up at the little Wirthshaus
where there have been no guests to enter
tain; how the mother died when she was
but an infant, and the little che was
cared for by the good old Wirth and
faithful Christine; how the school-days
passed, followed by simple years OF easy
labor under Chris,ine's somewhat exact
ing rule; then-oh! most wonderful and
glorious how Hans came home, and
the world, beautiful before, became IL
Illuminated with radiance such as things
must wear in heaven. "For," Gretchen
concludes her story, che loves me, mad
anne, and love him and the good priest
at the church tells us, Love is all the
law so, you see, have all Of earth and
heaven, and everything is finished and
complete Madame signs aad trembles
and turns her head away. Then little
Gretchen, fearing she has given pain in
some way that she does not understand
kisses her softly and leaves the room.
But such stories as these DC not fill all
the time, and one day Angelique, who
has grown bitterly jealous Of Gretchen
begins to explain some of the things that
are wanting in this small world that the
girl deems so perfect and complete. She
tells of dresses and jewels aad costly
sight, and scenes where gay cavaliers at.
tend ladies clothed in elmine and lace
Then she suggests: ''Look at the sunset
if you want to see how the silks simmer
and shine, and at the dew-drops if you
want to know the sparkle Of diamonds
Or, if madame would let you-but she
is too ill-too ILL.," and Angellque pauses
to sigh over the hidden glories that must
not be revealed
| But madame overhears, and new
amusement suggests itself. The depths
of those boxes contain MANY meracles o1
the milliner's art, and if sunny-halrec
Gretchen would like to ex ,olore them, she
shall do so. Then the keys were brough
out, and the little maiden retires into /
world of wonders Ct which she has nev
er dreamed. Meanwhile madame sits II
her high-backed easy-chair, and lazil1
enjoys the scene.
Breathless with wonder and amaze
ment, Gretchen pulls out one costly dress
after another, and apropos of each An
gelique has story to tell. This one wa
worn at a grand concert in Paris; anothe,
was made specially for the great occasion
when Madame la Marquise de B sen
for her mistress at an evening party;
third appeared before her. Majesty tn,
Empress Eugene Before your rough
soldiers overran our glorious capital,
adds madame, smiling; and Gretchen
bushes, remembering who was among
the host. For each toilet there are Jew
els, some more costly than others, but al
suited in hue and radiance to the cos
tunes they must accompany. At las
Gretchen catches the trick of matching
the one to the other, and great is he