Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-23

loves you-loyes you" Suddenly we were walking
in great field Of flowers, and was gazing in rap
ture at Louisa's golden boots A thousand lanets
were singing above US, the flowers were whispering
around us, Louisas hand was resting on my arm
Then IT is all dream these eighteen years, said
to her. " Yes" she answered, /" all dream. How
could you be SO foolish to believe loved any man
Dat youf What proof Of my love- shall give you"
Make this field OF flowers" l answered, "grow
above our heads so that shall be hidden from the
world, and there shall be only you and l."
Immediately the flowers began to grow higher,
higher higher, shutting out the light till we were
almost in perfect darkness and then the lima It came
and perched on my shoulder, and whispered, " She
is fooling you. She is not young girl at all she is
an Old witch Put me in your waistooat picket and
you will be able to see." did so and the bird be-
gan to tick like watch, "Karl Brand-Karl Brand
Karl Brand y and through pathway Of light in
the field OF flowers ran little shrivelel old woman
with goid boots on her feet, and Karl Brand, run.
ming after her and catching her, flung her, scream
ing for help into the air. rushed with the fury of
tiger upon the monster, and he raised great
sheet Of bright brass and crashed it on my head
Bang The din was enough to drive one crazy,
and Louisa Wagner screaming all the while as she
flew through the sir with her golden boots
Bang Bang Bang jumped out OF bed and
ran to my bedroom door and threw it open; and
there beheld old Anna sitting in the passage out
side screaming out that every bone in her body was
broken, while 1t of my best plates and dishes, all
in little pieces, lay around her. She was coming
down stairs with a tray full OF crockery when she
tripped and fell all the way down. and that was the
end OF my dream. Ieould not help laughing at IT,
which made old Anna cross the whole of the day
After breakfast thought over my interview with
Louisa Brand on the previous day, and the new ap
prentice who would coon take up his abode With u.s.
How his mother would grieye at parting with hin.
But it would never have done for me to hsve
married that trustful woman. She was so UNIV orld-
y that she had never even asked me whether Nico-
las was to receive any wages during the seven years
of his apprenticeship. 1t was act of folly which
would have made me angry had she been my wife
But she had been another mans, and he had broken
her heart. That was as clear as the light which,
shining through my shop-window, had exposed her
gray hairs to the eyes Of one who, years ago, was
ready to die for her To think that at any time of
life man should be simple as to have such ideas
So Nicolas Brand came to me, and being duly sp-
pTenticed lived in my house, and learnt the trade
Old Anna was against him from the first had
taken.the important step without consulting her,
and the moment she set eyes upon Nicolas prophe
cied that evil would c-me of this innovation
have not things been going on well enough to
please you, Master Fink :" she asked.
"They have always gone well" II replied, " and
am well Pleased, Anra'
"Ihen yeu must be growing avarcious in your
old age" she said.
III ! had vein OF avsrieiousness in my body,
Anna, would plack it out by the roots" She was
as much a companion as servant, and respected
her too much TO be angry at anything she said.
"Why do YOU make the change, then, Master
Finkg"
l really could not answer her without dcceiving
her, so merely shrugged my shoulders and smiled
"Ah, you may smile" she exclaimed "aud make
light of it; that won't alter what you've DONE Tell
me one thing, Moster Fink
81 will tell you many, Anna-that is, as many as
can"
"When you have watch in good order, that
has not lost gained a minute for ten years,
that you can depend upon as you can depend upon
the sun, is it the act of good workman, out Of
simple wickedness, to take it to pieces and put it
together sgain? Answer me that, Master Fink"
al understand your meaning, Anna. But rely
upon me, have good reason for what have done
Let us not anticipate evil Godown to your kitchen
and prepare fer me my favorite dinner-French
beans, stewed sweet and sour. You have not your
equal in that dish You really make N e enjoy my
fe."
shared Annals fears respecting Nicolas Brand
before many months had passed Little by little it
loomed up that he bad thoroughly bad nature :;
that he was sly, greedy, envious, small minded,
mean spirited. Every and then / sent to his
meta small sum of money, which said was due
for the services he rendered and you may be sure
that, as well as doing this, paid HIM fair wages
But had l known how he would turn out, would
az soon have taken the son of the Arch Fiend him.
self for my apprentice as the son of Louisa Brand