New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.

isrge estate on the Continent Things are manager
quite otherwise in the part OF bo Terrscbaft
sEetch is laid than elsewhere Ino iciIson"r
1891 or ,cnresentatiye of the owner, delegates MS
or her authority to a 'Schainer, sort OF palm,
VI IT, comnlete command over the men, ana 10 q
baaenrin who holds the same authority over the
maids. Men and maids all live III the castle, anu
day Iaborers are only taken %hehtneio Is piess ,p U
work The usual work, as well as attehoihg 70 tno
rorses cattle etc. is done by servants hired from
YEAR 20 year. and living in the house; We had up,
ward of twenty. j, as mistress. scarcely venluieu
40 interfere with either OF the important pe1sonages
have mentioned. as they needed an tue pres'iso
tnst could be gwen them. to Keep ordel anonx VIZ
often refractory and always rude farm ser'auts ~
hammer ed lust at the time am describing thal one
Of the maids was Of rather better class sue p1nS
the orphan child of peasant propre.o WI" TSo aa sr
been sent TO my house to learn n-woik 10 eIi
mad s,ruck me once or twice by her graceiui hguIe'
csrryipg her milk pail poised upon her head ana as
%onT hands. gracious lady, in sweet low voice.
ihouebt she looked like spell-nouuu princess:
only waiting for the proper moment TO steP ou. vi
her shabby garments and glitter In SILK and SATIN
once. too in passing l heard splendid cOntralto
voice singing old song In the stable anu SET 10
words which were hitter for me music 'n az tne old
songs of our part OF the world IS walteu nstep-
ina' nv enchanted princess came out OF the slaoie
with her milk pail OH her head stu Singing Ach
10 du hist mein Stern. aber, ach so fern: On SEE
INC me she stopped bushing rosy red, and oven Or
got her manners and was hurfEng past "s srses
Erecting Where did you get those pretty verses;
nv child said out seeing her TOO lucn confused
To- answer | let her go and thought no more about
One evening had taken my knitting and saun-
tered ont looking at the fruit trees. and as can
didly confess reckoning about how mucn cldei lucy
would produce, aud whether there would SUI DC
chance of selling some fruit, when Happening 10
raise my eyes Il little higher than the apples. saw
indications of splendid sunset FASTENED up IN. h
little steep path TO the at the top OF the
VINEYARD and mounting the narrow staircase on W
the wooden balcony constructed AFTER me monei VI
and admiration called forth by the sublime spec
'" AS the coors were fading in the sky turned to
descend the stairs again, when saw my larry
maiden standing with her bach TO me, 81 eviueI'iy
waiting that | involuutarily stopped and saii TO
Now then Gond sIa o easily see be- seem by any
one approaching the little press house rs tue pal-
COW was nearly covered on mat Sue by Iaiee
overbanging pear-tTee. L had Bardly ,waleu u
w,nnie when saw before even the girl ala. you'n
coming ND from the contrary side to the one hau
come by. and with open arms adVancihe 20 e,o n.
conscious girl. lie was the son oi an inpoVerisneo
nobleman in the nelghborhood. ana OF WHO'LL
thouph very young. the Eeghbors spoke put ~
nv heart sank within me at the thought that lhis
rraceless youth had found favor In my pretty
majdeu's ewes. but was soon undeceNed as soon
AS he advanced near enough to sarte her she spray
Sack as from reptile and called out: Hands oil.
siri You know / won't listen TO your lie dld not
Seem inclined to take the warning. and was con
sideIing vile hei | should interfere, but thought
eS .aw the two together that the lass was likely
lass enough aud quite able 10 hold her own WIN
such an antagonist, when suddenly the scene was
changed by tile approach OF third combatant III
was my son. then at home for the holidays, "a touth
of eighteen he appeared not TO share my views re-
rarding the contest. but laying hold of the Young
baron by his collar twisted hun round and round
and then sent him AT double-Guick pace down tEe
hill Oh how handsome he looked nv 500 MS
GRAY ewes as black as night WITH anger ana mug
nation and how proud OF him felt but. alas only
for one short moment. The next the anger NAG
GONE out of his eyes, and they were shining WIN
snofber light nore beautiful, perhaps but on !
for me how much sadder He, it was evident. was
the one waited for he was the writer OF the veTes
n. was the star OF my poor maldens dream. W nat
.hould dD2 Alas In such case wliai coulu uo'
slowly went down the steep stars out so Gu
crossed weru they with themselves that was ciose
X them before they noticed inc. He had his arms
ronpd her pressing her fondly TO him. aud IN spite
of myself noticed with appreciation that he dd not
ruiltly start away when lie saw me- , ,,,
INV child said to the girl gently as could.
for Won see she was 80 young You must know IL Is
not it to behave In this manner and Irwin, h hS
respect enough foi my presence TO loose youI hoiu
of the girl.
Then they parted, but we all stood unconfortably
conscious that something further must happen
'My dear Won had better go hOme canDot allow
Won TO stay here knowing what now know
Mother said my son. breaking silence for the iTst
time; take care what you say to my iniule we.
His future wife And were my dreams 10 emu
thusi Bat it was TOO absurd, he, boy OF eighteen
and she the maid who MIXED the cows; 30 re-.
sumed. addressing her. Do you hear my dear you
must 90 away, and at once. - , .
:Ob' madam, forgive me- said the poor girl but
what shall do, and where shall goF
Cannot YOU 20 homer l SAID, forgetting Tor the
moment that she was orphan and had nU home.
Il have no home she said with tears running
Sowp a nsI NEVER had any brothers or sisters
well. my dear, said still more gently than DO
fore; you must have guardian then; can you hot
90 to himf
,Bnt what repeated little impatently, for
wanted to make an end of the scene
'He IL afraid for Mark az last stammeled iorth
the poor gill. ., boo
Oh said somewhat pltteriy' ho has oon WV
has her ;,
But she looked up so implorlngly and so sadly
that could not give any further vent to my bit
terness the more as could barely keep my son nom
mixing 10 the controversy. shlGh WGuIu ,S s
by the hand all this time ana now and lneh wis
pered a word or tenderness IL was q scene 700
ridiculous to be touching, but 100 eeriouS 10 DO
laughed at.
At last / said 'Well. you must go to your guar
dian Ia peasant in the neighborhood for to-nikht
ana will come tomorrow and arrange something
Yes MADAM she said. with little curtsey and
aquiver of her pretty mouth: but still my son dld
not loose her hand and waiting moment turned
AWAY that he might at any rate have the satisfaction
OF being unobserved and said. Erwin. you must
her 80 bid her gssS6y abs sS san
again we both and my son. watched her Hitting
down the hill In the blue light OF the summer twi-
light till she was lost to our sight.
when she had quite disappeared turned to my
Son not altogether quite clear what was best to say
VI do; he began first, with flaming eyes and in a
are you now satisfied Shall you like IT better
that your sons future wife shonld be tosse1 about
from one place 10 anotEer 'ili ani oiu o"o"eu ~
claim her =
.But. Erwin how can you talk tsuch nonsense.
Twas on the point OF saying. but look IN his face
altered the phrase to) about marrying wDen you
are only eighteen and you will not be OF age TIL YOU
are tw, nty-fmr? You aud she will have time 10
change your minds twenty times in those SIX years
and 10 not doubt You will do so; at any rae u
she were to he your future wife, asyou call her
twenty times o, er she must 60 away now, as wei
for her own sake as for yours As said this an
involuntary smile passed my face. 1or 1ei 81
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change of thoughts that began TO see the thihR
only on it's ridiculous side. Perhaps my son dls,
covered this for instead Of answering me as he mad
evidently intended. ne quietly walked down the
hill at my side, and from that moment for years
the pretty milk-maiden was never mentioned De-
tween