The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-06-14
The Silver Whistle.

We were all travelling with papa in the
Tyrol, when telegram summoning him
to Vienna to the bedside of dying
friend came TO interrupt our plans. He
installed Lefty and me in a comfortable
room in the fine new hotel at Toblach,
gave us his blessing, double allow
ance of pocket money, and left us, with
strict iniunctions to stay quietly at
home till his return, as he did not ap-
prove Of his daughters travelling about
alone in foreign country.
Lefty and / amused ourselves very
we'll for the first few days, driving over
the picturesque roads and through parts
Of the beautiful Ampezzo valley. We
gathered gentian Sand mountain straw
berries, and lost our way in the big
wilderness of garden at the back of the
hotel; filed our presse botanique with
handfuls Of floral treasures, and then
began 10 weary little OF our strictly
rdrai pleasures.
We were the only Americans
in the hotel, and we found few
congenial friends among the host
every day. We had read all oul
books, written all our letters, and were
feeling very moped-it was rainy day,
dull aud experimentation Lefty
spelled out from the German newspaper
the following announcement
"Her majesty the queen of Italy, on
her way to Lirnz, intends to honor
Sachsenburg with a brief sojourn, arriv
ing on the 18th. The people OF Sschsen
burg are preparing for grand fete t.
honor her majesty"
Sachsenburg. that is not very fal
from here, on the railroad" said Lefty
"Oh, Helen, let us goi Queen Mar
gherita is so very lovely, and we ma.
never have the chance of seeing he
again, and the fete, too, will be vel
worth seeing. The town will be on
great bower of flowers, and ali tn
peasants will appear in their best holi
day costume. Do say you will go
Letty-it's SO dull here"
"But have you forgotten that pap
asked us to stay quietly here, and no
go roaming about without him?"
said, gravely.
"Oh, you dear, conscientious oil,
goose? it is not travelling to go t,
Sachsenburg to see the queen"
Sachsenburg is ten hours journe
from here, and we should have to b
away for three days at least to make tn
trip worth while"
$50 much the better; 1 am fright
fully tired of this place, and papa's re
turn is delayed for another week"
But need not repeat our discussion
further. Lefty carried the day in thi
instance as in most others, and The
staid, elder sister, her senior by te
years, and her nominal mentor an
Ruardian-meekly gave in to her wishes
Equipped with light hand'luggag'
umbrellas and shawls, we set off in th
omnibus the next day, with many in
functions from our Wirth to inquil
carefully the hours of arrival and d,
parture of the trains, az the timetable
we're often inaccurate in this part
the world.
Our only fellow traveller in the raj
way carriage was gentleman apparen
Iy about thirty, with pleasant brow
ewes, a straight, slender nose, and 8
indescribable air of good -breedir
about him from the slender toe OF b
boot to the closely trimmed hair beneat
his soft travelling cap.
BE looked often at Lefty; not impe
tinently, but as any well-bred ms
looks at pretty girl sitting opposi
him on long journey. Lefty, with b
violet eyes darkening at times almost
black, her delicate color like an alaba
ter lamp with a rosy fame within, al
her charmingly graceful figure, ma
excusable more obtrusive admirati'
than this mans.
Animation and pleasure at our tn
made her doubly attractive, and l cou
not blame the brown eyes opposite
often wandering to her pretty face,
/ did not like to seem stiff so pre-
emily spoke to the stranger, who h
been attentive about slowing away o
luggege aad screening us from the br
liant sun.
.He answered pleasantly, in = lc