The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-17

1 dis snd dD has unRil the kind Aenrssd eussA in Ccss1Sebs a1Ain = ke uAs hin- ss1f and eGersA se lnnd kin tke msnsy 1 so hCine the eid ea q sncA hst Goe1lieo Eefsseds sayine thss Ae AaA n<ssr owsd any man cene, and nessr vouh, so lo9g as he could hefp l. He hAd wailsd so Isng he ennla a1fnsd so vais lnager, and t would he sweesar b kno~ tAaf As had earned the mdAey himse6
 On the occ1sioa of Coesliebs next visia so the viIlage in Jannasy, Ae veas b the i lawyers c<kce vifh rouhlea ezpxussica oo lis fee. and ssked:
 .ls these anything the matter with the maih?-
 aNoshing shat knov of vhy 2" ~i got 10 leetex, and an affAid some- thing is the masfer. Maybe she . sick. @It may be tAat your lefter was una- ~osdahsy er osk<-~;s> Sesa;Eed os 4esaysd On the way. You had better come back in . day or two and have no doubt you will 6nd it here all rght, waiting fur you.
 He vent of but the next day he re- turned. There was no letter. He waited week and then came again. Sull no letter. This time he brsseht his money with him in the form cf a btli of exchange for one hundred and fifty dollars, and having written long letter, gave money and letter to the lawyer together with the girl's address. and requested hun to see that they were properly registered, which was done as directed.
 Gottlieb received no letter again in February, and although he never said . word, if was plain to be seea that . great trouble was gnawing at hls heart. He no longer whistled and sang at his work, but his work went on steadily as before. He did not fear that the giri was unfaith- ful to him. He had the ustermost con6- dence in her, but he feared that some great misfortune had overtaken her; that she was very sick or. perhaps, even dead.
 The suspense vas terrible, and was wearing upon him plainly. But one evening early in March he entered the lawyers office. his whole face hs up with joyous smile, and holding up a letter directed in the well-known chirography ef his aflianeed wife. said: 'See it has eome.' and without another word sas down 10 read It. When the letter was opened something fell from it and au,- tered to the floor. it was the cheek that tsotilieb had sent to Germany 10 bring his sweetheart over.
 He looked al Il z moment in surprise, .hile wonderful change came o.er h,s countenance. Then, withou, touching it. he read his letter. The lawyer sat watch ing him while he read His face was truly a study First the blood came surging up into his cheeks and temples, and thea receded slowly, leaving them as pale as marble His lips that had been SO recently wreathed with a sunny smile, were pale and drawn and pressed hard to- gether His hand t.embled 90 that the Cottlieh read his letter through to the end. and when he had finished leaned his head back over the chair, placed his hand to his forehead and heaved grea, sigh-a sigh in which his whole life seemed to go out-,hcn recovering him- self he got up. stood looking a, the check for a moment, reached down and picked il up without | tremof in his touch folded il carefully in the letter, and plae ing the latter in his pocket took up his ha, and walked out without word.
 A few days after this the same traveller that we have met twice before IT this story. passed again by Go,tlieb's dwel- ling. He stopped to look as before. but could not sec Cottlleb. The CON Tn the lot was lowing as If Tn distress, and the horse. on looking through the little win dow ia the stabte and seeing che tr.~vsev whinnied and called as a he too wanted something. The traveller rode up to the gate and called, Hello No answer. He then got down and wen, in. There, on bed in the corner, he found t,ots- lieb. His eyes were shining with an un- natural brightness, and his cheeks were flushed and hectic. Ills flesh was parched and dry, and he was mu,tering incoher- ently in the German language. The traveller spoke to him, put his hand on his burning brow and asked him what was the matter. lie received no answer. the brigh, eyes were fixed upon his face with vacant stare, and silly smile played around the corners of the sick mans mouth for a moment, and then vanished, giving place to hard, stern expression, and ,he muttering was commenced again. Upon the bed by his side was cheek fos one hundred and fifty dollars and a letter written in the German language. The traveller saw that he va. ,eTy Ill and that if his life was to be saved prompt measures should be adopted. He folded up the cheek and lesfeT and put them in his pockse {; then making the slck nan as comfortable as possible, mounted hls horse and rode rapidly to the village. He went first to Coulieb's lawyer, gave him the check and letter and told him what he had seen. In short time the tive accompanied by physician. were n.ak- ing their way 10 the Germans dwelling ai rapid gait. On arriving there the doctor disEnosed the ease zs brain SeveT. and pgoasasced t the sesah q some great trouhle. The lawyer told them Gottlieb's aory as have told # here, and shen translated and read aloud the lefses which had been found upon the bed. IL was as follews: