New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-22

not look easy as the prospects of getting there
somehow had been in the morning,
In less than half az. hour the polite red-capped
statiOn-master back again. Now. Fraulein,
the train will he up directly. You will get to Fries
at O'clock and then an omnibus Will take you on
to Woltersdorf. should the Count not send his car
rage all the way to Fries
But / never heard of an omnibus protested
as we'll as l could: and are you quite sure about
the name
Quite returned the official rather curty And
il the Fraulein beard nothing about the omnibus
il was because the Herr Graf is going to send his
carriage all the way to Fries With polite touch
of his cap, he handed me into the train, wished me
the door.
The afternoon wore on even more slowly than
the morning had done When the Fries station
came in sight 10 seemed as If / had seen the last
of Berlin, and heard the last English words from
my neighbor of the next dIoschky more than
week ago.
Once more was turned out, and the train flew
on This time the station consisted but of single
house and few sheds. One look showed that no
was here TO meet me, for | could take In mile
of country round at one glance. A long low ma
eous conveyance, labelled 'Omnibus to VOTERS
dorf,' was drawn up close to the line, IN case any
unhappy mortal should wish TO ascend into us
cavernous interior. | was ushered to It's door Dy
an individual. who, to judge from his appearance;
did all the dirty work of the station of Fries: and
all the clean work for the matter of that for he
was the only living being visible around, with the
exception of his dirty little dog who trotted nj ms
heels Having deposited my luggage on the TOP,
and me in the interior of the vehicle, the Fries
man OF all work mumbled some unearthly sounds.
whilst his dog looked up ana DaTkcu. nsN'l
forget the shaking and the misery of that vehicle OF
torture, the omnibus between Fries ana VOTERS
dorf ,
and Woltersdorf comes in sight. with IT'S tan
church steeple and square-towered towh,haii
standing out against the evening sky AT last
Here shall find some friendly face and voice to
tell me what to do And more dead imam allve
opened the heavy omnibus door ana got down the
steep steps stiiy more like ninety than nineteen.
The omnibus had stopped at the little postoiflce 10
deliver letters, and beneath its orange-colored
lantern stood the enthusiastically and full or
official dignity.
ANY carriage here from Graf Dahlen's p 1 man
aged to saw. .;o,
But am expecting Graf Dahlen's carriage,' ]
reiterated The Lanes Of fh fbe IamS were 10
Not word more could make the postmaster
understand. In a few minutes various postboys
and idlers had collected round the door. staring
and laughing and whispering to each other.
Angry and provoked. said at last IN the plainest
German | could muster; n Can you give I'VE me car
Something like smile OF Intelligence broke out
upon the burly mans face, and he slowly replied;
A carriagel Ja ia, and q nice carriage 700 700.
Schimmel into the shafts. The young lady wishes
| to be taken to Graf Dahlens immediately
Mean while the lurld sunset was fast gl' ing way
| to dark, ominOus-looking clouds that came up
quickly from the east, black as night, making lne
| west orange-coor by contrast. There was great
ull in the atmosphere: not leaf stirred, ana IL
| was oppressivey close. l would not go .lnVo IhG
| little waiting-rocm, for 1t was stlillne ana
dreaded the look and manner CT the most 700 hnch.
| So anxiously kept out of his way and walked up
and do wn the silent market-place muslng over my
| day rather sadly. What would they be IKE these
| countesses when | got to themT My revere was
brought to a close by Jacob driving up his half
chaise to my side. And then / found out that a
Schimmel meant n white horse IN Germany.
Now get up, Fraulein, was his unceremonlous
| address Your things are in already:
| l clambered uD thing reseiD Dlihg an Io Va
ladder mere than carriage steps, and managed AT
| last to get into my seat under the large mood.
| When | was settled and the apron puttoned up
comfortably all round, l found that nv hal e
| vehicle The air was refreshing to my poor not
head aching as IT was. and 1t was comfort 10 get
| away from that odious postmaster. jacob was
ronrh but seemed a good-natured creature IN the
main. Just as runbled out of W9Itersdort the
| came down suddenly and laid her pail upon all
around We could hardly see step before us.
why do you not light the lamps jacob
| Never hight lamps was the civil reloinder. AND
7 saw il was best to trust the Schimmel and ask
II was o'clock and IN half an hour more o bur
ricane came np the precursor of the storm; NOW
the rain fell in torrents and the great poslars ny
the roadside swayed to and fro like sapnngs, but
of this we only caught gllmpses, as ever ana anon
the blue fOrked lightning lit up everything rounu
about--only to leave us In greater darkness imam
before What with the roar OF the thundet the
crashing of the trees and the Whlstllng OF the
wind It was an awful nj ght one that shaII never
forget. Jacob cursed and swore at ms morse: Inc
poor Schimmel much alarmed anu SUM pIeu
wofullv in the dark although JACOB had :led MIN
for the last half hour lest should have some ac-
cident with all the fallen branches lying III 'no
road. 80,
Lights Mt last I cried out in delight; that
must be Dahlsburg' and l peered out INTO inc
darkness to try and see something OF the place.
But nothing but distant specks OF h2nt, growing
bigger every moment, could see, until nasn OF
lightning revealed TO me-no Castle DahisDurg, Dut
only a wayside inn, before which JACOB now
pulIed M amid many imprecatIons at the thunder
and lightning and weather generally; III was d
bitter disappointment ana wnen o 1t ~ O onI
answered No how.much longer to Graz pah!ens
A good hour or so; 1t depends upon the storm
and Jacob disappeared WITHIN the hn-qoor Ho ron
which issued sounds of boisterous merrlment and
song Nv heart fell. Alone IN strange country
before a wayside inn at night, with storm raging
above met made me sn1Ver lutIe III splVc Vi I1o
Jacob soon reappeared and we continued our
! Journey Just as the storm was over, ana the
| moon was beginning to disperse the CLOUDS, we
| turned into a gate and drove on toward long,
| low pile of buildings, in which not a hght was
visible ....--o al rono 70
he'd said Jacob. | grasped my card-case tIghtIy
| m my hand. and found my teeth chatterlng anu any,
my voice very ah1n w afer much ' unbarrng and
unlocking a drowsy looking maniopened tae door,
| saving in a gIumbling voice Wen, ThateVer ID
| Is itY We are all in bed and fast asleep ana he
| showed evident signs of closing the door and con-
V'I pnt hfora Jacob conld answer l managed to
saw Ii the Countess Dahlen here = and held out
| my card. -, c.,.,
| added the man musngly. = II IS IN bed. though
| and fast asleep. Must | go upP The latter was
adressed 10 Jacob. as if for advice. Thatworthy
shrugged his shoulders and winked and 6hnkeq
hein'I 'insnected cut the matter short by say
| inc peremDtorily, Take this card up immediately
The drowsy II an opened his leyes wider than they
| had been vet stared hard at me. but withurew ~
once not. however. without carefully closing the
| door behind him. ,, l.. =, $500
| Each incident of NY day had seemed 10 De worse
than its predecessor, but the ten minutes had 10
| r,aif for nv messengers return put the crQWnIns
tonch to all. Floods of thought came rolling IN
Non me Petted admired. made much OF TIL SO
iPtoIy now alone neglected. insulted, LETT To wait
at midnight for admission 10 the house where was
! a. eorn INV bread How nnklnd, now selfish OF