The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-04-25

SIT takes SO little to make you happy,
dear, whispered Rosy, michievously.
"But I have my trouble, too, laughed
-Irs. Arnott. L must go now, and pack
for tomorrow's fight. Oh, how do hate
Il trunk [ don't wonder that men, vino
can't share the delight Of wearing our
lovely dresses and laces, should detest
our Saratogas.
So the s'sweet sound" Of women s
words trilled on, making dear English
echoes on that pensive German evening
air.
The next morning we went TO the green
little railway station of the quaint little
Village where we were summering, and
here we saw our friends off, and there
| re took our last dose of advise and war
rng from our departing ;2atron. Mrs.
4inott was in truth only three years older
| thn Rose, and one year older than I;
ald why she should, simply because she
| hd lately changed the prefix of her name
| fDm Miss to Mrs, take upon her the
most unthankful Office Of adviser and lee
| trer in general, has ever to this writing
puzzled me- But marriage does seem in
SINE mysterious way to confer feudai
nights on its devotees, now doesn't it? A
girl, one of many, has been the dullest,
the meehest, the least self-asseTting of
all. She was the one that was snubbed; !;
the one counted on always TO give up, to
take the poorest place. She marries!
She steps superbly to the front. She
takes the breath away by the wonderful
manner of course in which she assumes
the role OF patroness, speaker and coun
selor on all occasions-tyrannizing over
those proud and bright tempered tyrants
Of other days whom she has left behind
her in the list Of spinsters- why? She
is no longer Miss-She is Mrs-She has
Il husband.
81 am so glad" said Mrs. Arnott, in a
confidential tone to me, "and [ know it
IS so, because I madeo articular inquiries
# that nice old fat housekeeper-there
he no men about that house. Seeing
ou will stay there, it's great relief to
n No dodgers, tourists or students.
elter English or German. Those who
chace to stop for night or so you need
not see, of course. ! don't know but
you ill get along very well, after all
If onl, you are careful"
Gone, Emma, times up" shouted
Mr.. Anott. "And so ood-by-good by
-fareWeel-adieu." 81 don't know but
L am heartless." said Rosy. as we loitAr-
ed, lingering under the populars on our
way home, ''but [ am perfectly happy.
Just to think, Minna, of you and I be,
,,ng all alone here in Germany, for q
hole summer, too. Not for one stingy
;, eel,, or even two or three or four weeks,
ft for four whole royal months. And
! ere is our home away yondsf in the
- pire state, under Madame Massachu
:. IS shadow. Massachusetts! L wonder
lot Of consonants with one or two
Zee vowels were ever pitched together
- ote to make such hasty name? and
Iaenic. When Taghanic hill looks to-
Whhe setting sun he overlooks our
hun cottage"
' Rosy, [ do wonder what they are
- dolnlere to-day" I said, chokingIy.
- tiness knows" answered Rosy,
oflsk' let rs turn our minds rather to
: the Unit of what they viii do when
:. they i've my letter, announcing our
= sti'yinsre. All the village will know
10 us oLarson. The wise ones will also
eAcl''ihone person: There now, that
- comes setting a man up as sole
@uafolaltwo orphan girls and others
viii say hat a pity those two girls
" nave 10 her, and Oh, Minna, do
II look; did ever see apv+b;,o co Ioro
'e- ly?"
nh I caugh, direction Of bor oro o,,a
loiio"eo Wear US stood a young Ger
;, lll''n' iie evidently been in the noun
=, ta'hs' ana carried small sprig of
those Puit crimson Alpine flowers
when piusheath the stars.
lie heafdsister's words. He came
: at once 1o"Rs, and, holding out the
: pretty oloSoeon the regions OF eter-
- nal Ice SO 1thire, he said:-
- "Nlh youpt them? You Will give
-, me pleasure in my hand they will
,o5 witHer. L aniower keeper. 1t grew
g. hlgh among Mountains next to the
-, SKIES, he aaa an aftertone
r;rl hosy TOOK uwers, simply smiling
of hef sweet profile. ''How lovely it
m oi is" she said to
1 "onuer We it got this bright
color up there i snow Nav ba ono
clip nial, stor t;se 'no"' may oe one
ire nl8ht a star hlss sorry for its lone
Us iness-and it BIZ"
al k,v., D,..,,,,
~, Yes. fsycne a star," said the
:" young bold Ger opietlv. and Tho,
.en- ,,rat f"io'iJ' ana tnen
If my sister plosHenly, happily for her
rr,- 'le clinlsoh '1n' lot permanent 1t
are laaeo ou' LII d ni' leaving her pure
white again.
inst lou new q n"'' among onr Alps"
,sa was 'he Souhs S'i S next advance in
we'll Speech "niie ii0 'ust one step near
ono CT US iiS man was full of that
o blithe, courteous hess which walls
the ice of conven s.;ffnacs +;;l :.
was runs in the trickli1 of taIi
r"'' "No," Rosy cont ..oot vat Pr.
cas-. l ah eoins' lhs S.s1 mean to go
some day, ,-sometil, snmmar
a'o1 He slipped porfroD, r,sor nis
j of - :, ono.ha, iiohi uhoef us
With arih' Aii'i ~ Hi'o'neient all his spec
i'n linens and papers wts,Iove,7 - o,,n
ioie e admiring sight ''If will loci, - ho
in" ,,1oa1o1 s.coo who VIII iooA' ne
i oo ~ ~pAe"oti. 20 A'e.e gathered in
- 9 "eeh i"L.pio at these moor