New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
4 GTRMAN BARONESS.


Among the cnests whose visits at - deprived
me of my precious sicstas. ana ut the same tiihe
adde to the pleasures ot the summer, was t9 ''ea
lady whose kind reception OF NE ana mine III Berlin
lad left a lasting impress on NV memory. snc
tonl DOsSrs ion OF Inc absolutely anu chiucly I'M
mediately upon her arrival enc nauJ ne ' o oG hnr
teacher in the English language, "Iich she per
sisted in maitJeatng 10 an extent nave never
heard surpassed aud II was besides my rne '' ~
support her each day throug. four-handea struggles
With the old composers. She exercised over me
gentle but PEI ssteDt tyranny against when never
rebelled, but how ruCd the gay ever ledihGu 10
nlav,l Dear. genial hearted creature though she
was those hours at the ll-fated lhsIrulheHI were
hours OF rack and thuInb-screw torture. enc IN
forued me- inn0centy. that Young glrl Whom she
Tad once engaged TO play duets with her t'0 hours
a dan had become hopeless Tal ing manlac aitei
few months experience: 10 Ola baroness
oscribed her mental undOlnE 10 uhreqliled rove;
INT I 81 all ever entertain different opinion. All
her own mistakes she aScrbcd 20 tnt IH'hli III,
sirument. which she Wraihtuiiy Dcianoieu ana
loaded with 0porObriOus epithets Beng nc,
sc.nded from a military stock aIG having liarrled
INTO les miitaires." the good creatures opportu-
mites for acquiring ch0icc hocapuIalS VI W.
vnelmng and uniiattenne eptnets hdd been uh-
usuaI and mad not been uuappreciated. never
realized the richness OF the German tongue III this
respect before. When vas quite GonNiised WIN
IauVhtcr she would turn Aer eye glasses upon me
vim n look OF innocent alnaLement, ana say IN an
irIesistibly ludicrous manner; you tihk he
fO0nV, ya-aSF H.. % s,d,
Al one moment hurting fiery Ohlur9ations al re-
nnblican principles, at the next you might have
believed her the gorlest OF redS az one mo ient Nv
teripg intense scorn of misallance, at the next
She would declare love the only sovereign, lndlspHb
able and supreme. She loved children 10 excess,
and went about aimed with bonbonnrre OF
choicest chOcol0t whercWith 10 purchase the FAVOR
If The small tyrants She was in fact g-heartcd,
sooled child herself. 6ubbliDG over with nun. ano
abounding in whlms ana pranks. one day' JuSt
as We had started together Tor walk 10 te nearest
yiuevard we were 0ycrtaken by the boys, VINO
were about 10 start for drive IN the;f donkey,
wagon The Old baroness immediately insisted
uDon Oustng the little fellows, and riding herself
at least to the foot Of the vineyard. looked from
her 10 the diminutiye beast, and ventured a re
monstrance which was resented with much splnt.
Moin Cott!p slio cried shrly, " is not Won human
mehr ais Won donkey I
feIt that this particular human " was more
than two dDnkeys, but did not venture on lufiher
reInonsirance and helped her ladyShip into the
little wagon, which settled down and creaked
omnously beneath her. She not only hlled 1t, but
her azIire drap ~ overlooked il on all sides. One
n tie boys urged the poor beast while the other
and myself walked Oh either sac and held the
delicate frills away from the wheels. Ii tins
manner we toed through the sand of the village
creating intense interest ana excitement ia us Dpeu
and quadruped inhabitants.