New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-03-12
THE GERMAN LESSONS.

WING. AraOella presented ner uCCle
pink and white daughter, about six
years old, to her professor" Mederic
kissed her forehead; made her recite
the first chapter of the French gram
mar, and taught her few words of
the Flemish dialect, which they speak
in the cities of French Flanders. These
words, hard as rocks, raised the
"goose-flesh" on the lady in the blue
hat who assisted at her daughters first
lesson. He discovered that she was
sweet as honey, and all who lived with
her positively adored her. At q quar-
ter to eleven she was obliged to dismiss
him, which she did, as she did every
thing, with charming grace.
At the second lesson he discovered
that she had an arm whittier than snow,
q neck delicatelY poised on her should
ers, and she came and went in his
presence with perfect ease. He
was intoxicated with pleasure,
in spite of cloud which obscured his
sky, because she so steadily mistook
him for teacher of languages.
at the appointed hour for the third
lesson, his pupil had not returned from
her bath. The professor was re-
quested to wait. The lady in the blue
hat was singing in the adjoining parlor,
and he discovered that she had the
voice of Patti, the method of Nine,
Carvalho and the soul of Frezzolini.
Pretty soon the little girl came in. the
lesson in German began and the sing
ing stopped. Mederic was already
fond of his little pupil, but just then he
could have sent her away to Peru or
even to China. His bad humor melted
like snow before the sun the moment
her mother entered tbs room.
At the fourth lesson the Marquis dis.
covered that Nine. Arabella was well
acquainted with matters which women
are not in the habit of bothering their
heads with. That Charles x. was not
the son of Charles TX. The next lesson
proved to him that she had q pretty
fair tincture of geography in her educa-
ton. At least she knew where the
handsome crystal dishes that litter up
the cupboards are made that the
manufacturing corporations at Lyons
sell handsome silk dresses, and the
Indian Company" beautiful laces.
He discovered subsequently that she
had the most delicate tact, for she
asked him if he would not like part
of his pay in advance, since his pupils
were all in the country.
:. I have the money now" she hast
ened to add. as he forgot himself and
stared at her like . lout, "and it will
be more convenient for me to give fifty
francs now than one hundred at the end
Of the month"
He also perceived with great pleasure
that she had q taste for his converse
ton. After his lesson was done, he
sat hours together chatting with her,
holding. his little "pupil' on his knee.
She even knew that there was such q
thing as the Revue dc Deux Mondes In
existence. She he'd elegant taste in
Jewels; loved the pictures of the best
masters. had q passionate enthusiasm
for whatever was good, noble and
beautiful. All these discoveries over
whelmed him with pleasure, because he
had the means for gratifying her most
unbounded dreams.
He had reached the eighth lesson in
his course, he was in the full tide oil
his successful effort to teach his pupil
the Flemish dialect, when the house.
maid handed her mistresssa note which
informed her that her friend had Sc.
cured q German teacher for her.
80 My slow-going friend.'' said the
lady, laughing, am going to reply
that, luckily. you didn't wait for he1
tar(ly letter OF introduction. -