The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04
TOO SUSCEPTIBLE.

IAN German by birth, but was left
an u pllnn ar-nn ssFfy age and sent to
St. Petersburg To ba raised" bv two
old maiden aunls, who regarded mt
with curiosity and dislike, as if 4" q
bounding human boy "were an odd and
rather disagreeable animal; but they
tolerated me ailer a while, and did their
best for me.
ISL tet that was intended for some
thing better than to be a clerk in a Jew
elry store; | used to feel the stir OF
young ambition in my heart whenever
passed the "Ecole des Pages in the
Sadovoic-t that great gilt structure, so
imposing, yet of the color OF half-baked
gingerbread.
But determined to rise, and, even in
the ignoble sphere in which found my
self, [ soon made my way, and was at
last confidential clerk in Carnreis &
Shoveloff, the greatest house in their
line in st. Petersburg.
Old Carnreis had been a diamond
dealer in Frankfort, and had experience.
Shovelotf was Russian, and had put in
large capital; but we have nothing to
do with them.
found myself at twenty. three in the
aforementioned prosperous situation,
and. moreover, engaged to very pretty
reason TO congratulate myself on GER
tain December night when, after tqking
leave of Lisa, was walH1Dg rapidly
home under the sparkling deep blue
sky, well wrapped in furs, and quite
warmed by my own thoughts.
We were so near the wedding now
there was scarcely chance of failure.
To be sure old Schroeder, fat, tallowy.
looking man in the candle trade, had
never regarded me with favor.
His Lisa, he thought, should have
done much better than to throw herself
away on a fellow who had nothing ex-
cept a salary. Rut the young girl was
his only child, and had at last won her
way with him. So it came to pass 1
had the prospect before me of being a
rich man; and thought OF that perhaps
more than / did of the young girl who
a was giving me her hearts purest and
best affections. So you will say l
deserve all that followed; and perhaps
do, but that is poor comfort.
Lisa was q pretty little thing, with
hair and eyes like brown robin, and a
winning trusting look that made man
feel like gathering her up in his arms
and taking care other. At the same time
she had never stirred the depths of my
being, and she was not the least like my
ideal. Still was quite serenely happy
the next day as went about my work,
thinking of the future.
Tomorrow, Conrad. my boy"
said to myself, "you will set your foot
on another round of the ladder of for
tune-you will have one of the best and
truest OF girls for your bride, and good
round sum with her. She is not a dia-
mond of the first water, to be sure, but
more like a pearl-soft, moonbeamy,
and"
At that moment a swish of silken
drapery startled me, and the tap of
French heels on the floor. / looked up
and beheld such a vision of beauty that
] felt like closing my eyes as il too much
light had dazzled me. A lady. young,
YET with the ripeness and bloom OF
summer, instead of the blush and pro-
mise OF spring, stood before me.
She was dressed in costly combina-
ton of silk and velvet. She wore sa-
BILE cloak, and diamond pendants at her
ears. But l ceiy saw the jewels,
although in that line, for looking into a
pair of golden fringed violet eyes that
rested upon newell, / might say