New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-06-18

the approaching avalanches Of the
Eigher, or to the wolves which still
hunted in packs along the rocky passes
of Lauterbrunnen. They had one child.
q boy; he was seventeen at the OPEN
ing of nv tale. entirely unlike father
or mother. while the pride and DELIGHT
of both of them. =.
Fritz was well known in the neigh
borhood around, and considered one 81
the greatest glories Of the Overland; he
was tall of his age, though slim, but
very active. Though our work at pres
ent has nothing to Do with love stories.
Fritz did nevertheless love in the VAL
lev Of Kandersteg the Frau Louise. E
1t was in the depth Of the snow win
ter of that celebrated year, when no
traveller left his fOOtmark unon the
SHOWS of the (;rindewald Pass. and no
foreigner cared to explore the solitudes
Of Lauterbrunnen.
Fit had conc - K.nderstoo, ,,o,a
and fearless las. with h;s staff. staff = h;s hand
and his n;stnl IN h;s halt il. with his dno
Ka;sar nv s h;s SIDE. ha hed i'4 foar1oss1E
climbed Tho rocks wh;ch M v 1 ~
that side If tho Grand Shra;doch v would
have adventnref and which narh.ns
No Sw;tzer short If the Rreva s wnrld
have tomched 80 80 = 'o.'' 'o11>'
Fritz was the nr;de Of the valley. h;a
father and mother were left alone in
their little nnfrenuonted inn. strono
and comfortable inside. exnosed te
every danger and difficultv withont.
thew were both in he'd: s. was the dead
IF nirht toward two ~ tho morning
Frs}z had n r. - no ho homo ha7cro
midday Anv;ona ahont him thav at;,1
trusted to the darinr IF their child and
the protection Of Ks1ser.
rte valleys around were dean,v silent
with that Stiffness .e which snow Alone s can
Give. II Is ike that nrofomnd on;at
Which Is suggested bv the idea Of eter.
nity. The woman started from her
sleep and awoke her husband -
"hark! Karl.,' said she. "Do Won
not hearp,,
He reused himself.
"Nothing, frau,'' said he, falling
back On his pillow.
Two minutes passed. and his wife
| again aroused him. He started M.
"Karl.,, said she. there's = sound
Of horse,hoofs'> in the vail, valley. !, and n the
howl Of distant wolves from the Eigher.' >
The man leaped out Of bed. threw
the window Omen. and listened: he
heard nothing-ail was still: deem
SHOWS often break all sound. IA turned
to bed. and had hardly sunk into III
sleep before the unmistakable sound Of
a horse. arrived ut full mace. restad a.
his door.
..For the kind Gods sake,'' said q
voice below the window, .slet me in!''
Ia cry which was accompanied with an
earnest knocking at the door Of the
hotel. :
$50, Karl, go!'' said she to her I'M
willing husband; s.there is some be-
nighted traveller who waits outside; ad:
NIT him.
Karl lazily rose and threw the win
dow open. "A man on horseback was
below it, and close to the door.
"Open the door! open the door! in
the name of the kind God! am pur-
sued.''
'.By whatp'' said the host.
There was no need to wait for the
answer, for the shrill cry Of pack Of
tar,s nicht in fnll nnrsuit az the terri.
fed nassanoer vhn wa;tad a tha door.
The intensa stillness around made
the bav 81 the annroachinor mack more
shr;il and terrible a. Il WAS echoed
from the cioantic neak Of the Eicher and
the storm-worn precipices Of tha Wet.
terhorn. The wall came now high.
now low down the valley, but ever adj
vancing and speaking Of rayenous hun.
ger and rabid ferocitv. The air was
piteously cold, and Karl, who pos.
sessed but little Of the courage or true
hospitality Of q Switzer's heart, began
perilous moment, Of opening the doc,