The Newtown bee., 1878-08-15
A Travellers &tosy


 l tpy tan story lgst aa It Aanrrel The tnug happened in Grrurhy, where travelling for the sake of pleasure, stopped on t'la wHgsi,ln Q c nsly tni inc entertainment for man and teas thnt tho sign sreme'l to prot e. Ar ull muu camo tn the door, '" h geu tlrmun Is n liltln mi-lnyrn," snld he "We urc only taking care ut lhe hause for the rudIord k doud ,annd tie bell hus not yct 'laImed taepnQcHy, There . will ro ycY pgpr accommodations, However, if lac fssatlemun chooses tu stay ho cm slseE oat, and have hi hunc 7tubld&
 The pdntle1an chose 10 stay; and having eaten Jye1bteadaud Ciermn sau- saso, and haa'a gioss of ale. rotirad bo. tween two ,cathor beds, In n mouliy It. tlo room on the second floor
 The Nndlggaye but diu light. My eyes closed otoncc though t was ca 'ly lat I s,or,odk$ake sud lcnly to hcarthc clock striking. twelve -un old cIo k in tac room brlow, tltt had whlrr after each stroke that @as woefruiy ugguya- ling.
 "Tho thing has wake' oI me-" suid. "Why do people keep SD noisy clueksT EJt a5 ] cunPo,oJ myself a4uin found that lnrro wos still !ov, r.ouo,ouou r"isn going on-aud l.r,piug from ny led, saw Il, g. Htllc pine ia)}e, in the middir of tneguom, # Hanu boy in y"r odd, olI-f%shlonej attire, who was mur- muring to himself a. children do wien thny study their lessons.
 Ilistened. He was hard nj work at the Latin grammar A candle burnt on t.o ta}lo Irsj4rlim. Ills A,>ea hai, Mel4 ahnoatm tho l.ame; he wa, con3u- lati"g verb.
 DouHn.-, I snmr@At, tl:..is -aac eon cl the house uil1 doc~ not huoa jarrrio q stranger arc. lnt ,hrJatins my uorn from r'1 feather Ja-, y,lIcd us kindly a4 poseilc-hl German;
 My jiuIo fellow, you are very tnllu4- t.iou~, yu. thar. ia some onciu this he.I. lrobah!y you dti uot know that, aao that sonehody is weary with u long jowpey and needs rest.
 aas rapolte, the boy looked towards me: H. aaJ pale-blue eyes and q tear stained .&eo. .....
 "Fathcr vi'' nna. nln f don't know my lesson, he s%id, p!aintiyeIy
 "But is th"ge ao other room for you to study il2e I6sked. ..:
 1t tAa, t&c boy picked up bool; and candle ars, walked away.
 I comoo5ed dl4yaelf to sleep again. I felt sure that had locked the door, and laziIy wondered how tie boy hal enter cI; hat -wa5 too la1y to Investigate, l slept once more Once more the dron- ing sound aroused mc.
 There, ut his table, sat the boy, again coniueating the same verb.
 My boy, l said, ,a little sharply, "you really must go somewhere else. l cal2- not be disturbed in this way"
 Again he looked over his shoulder at me; again I saw his tear-stailed face; again he took up the candle put his hook under his arm, and walked away.
 This time did not fall asleep again so readily. closed my eyes, it is true, lut in little while the sound of the boys voice startled me once m0re I looked towards the table. There he sat hard at work. His impudence was anna zing.
 "I will end this" I said, and SIT ng from my bed. The boy sat st Il.
 Make some other place than my apartment your school-room, my hoy!" I cried. Do You find people like this sort of thing in Germany"
 lie looked over his shoulder at me then, but he did not stir He was awful Iy white, aGd lis eyes were fixed an1 glassy.
 "How ofton shall I be bcatcn?" he said, drcarily. "If do not know every word, my father beats me crnalIy."
 "He deserves to bo beaten himself, | then," I said. But indeed I must sleep"
 The boy took up his book, life his candle, and moved away lie did not seem to walk. He moved as tho1gh the ] wind were blowing him along with no action of the feet.
 II shall be horribly hcatcn," he i moaned; "horribly beaten, horribly | beaten"
 And with theso words Inc was gone. I cannot say where CT how. lit my owl candle and looked fort him mld T the bed i and in the press, The door wa8 locked 1