Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-07
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-. ,utle German village {
Nth I;yed a man whose nam
slsps.r HERMANN Abt. His wife, y, Ursula 80 !.
Fs nsh nth her husband to till thei
s0fsea s..,;o Of garden land, and too
snail ~. cottage home and tn
a's . o They were an industrious
ebiioIsss, ss.oily. vet sometimes the fatf
happy "a a ,roubled. and when Ursul
F 80 - him why he sat SO sllen
sOala ~ hv The fireside, he would rt
m go ~ @It i about the children | an
,siskipg .. that the cbildrel
p. - pumpernickel and saue
80 "a "a ,6tatoes, aud now and thei
kfsaI IN nsst: their clothes were warn
s s0a0iI sIssu. and their wooden sole'
800 .'r ausb as other peasant children
soc besides they were rosy AM
sofe. I'd stout. Ulrich was tel
: 1s,1, aid a. Already he could take th'
y.sssss yssyss TO market in his dog cart
= how in the parish school wa
$50 MI, 7. AZ be. What. then, coul,
,,oabIe the heart OF the father I f-,-,o,
mae ',ae frosty December nigh, llrlcl
oas tom ,be village with a letter IL
ssals % .aeIst s Of bis blouse. 1t was no
lm pt ,sst messages from the great
s'asT ',I;,g world came to the peaceful
eas.rs s,,.sa and wife and children drew
eoIss. srouna the table while Her
~ssn broke the seal
% III i from Hans chafer, who
..., : i seek his fortune in America,
y ~ ~ ls,ter was slowly read aloud
h ,old Of prosperity in the Ne"
wasN and promised help if Her
H'an " and Ursula would come to Hi
Ia, s,s 70 make a home as he had done
II T,.nla laughed at the thought.
saeh nein I" she exclaimed, we
hall stay in the Fatherlano; Are
ss noi quite comfortable and happy
a0v = ,,..,. Ill,
"A 10 bed, and told them a story of a
ssurhty child who stuck her hnge,,
: y 1nbaked Christmas cake and
couId no, pull it out again.
IA, the father did not sleep that
visbl. and all the next day he worked
III he we're dreaming. And so. in
assd he was. He was dreaming OF
land Of foreign speech and foreign
eas,oms. where industry was bounti-
iuIly rewarded; where freedom was
more A fact than a theory; where the
Aonasre OF caste was broken; where
hls UIrich. who loved his books
might become q great man; where
Else and little Gretchen might live
sbrosder life than their simple-heari-
a mother had ever dreamed of
Al.sr two days the doting father told
Biz boy the dream.
my child" he said, :" for a long
p1I have been trying to decide
nsw Il Is done. The mother and, |
must 20 to America. As soon as we
Ind work and get a bit of u home.
aud gold enough thou shalt bring the
little sisters TO US over the sea. Amer
leans are friendly to the stranger, aud
lie dear God will care for thee"
Ulrich was glad and confident; but
slss for poor Ursula The mother
heart was we'll nigh broken at the
thought OF leaving her children, her
home and native land. Yet soon she,
100, began TO be eager to verify the
promises OF the New World, and be
tween smiles and tears the decisive
letter was written. Their simple
Preparations were soon lade. Feb
Fusry came and brought the parting
day. Ulrich. Elsie and Gretchen
we're 70 remain with their Aunt ka-
rlnA.
II shall not be long, my chill
trsn, said the father. with quivering
lips, IS be lifted little Gretchen In his
ums
NO, no; II shall not be long"
oobed poor Ursula, with tears pour
Ing down her cheeks. at shall be
before the Christmas time, for We
~ work day and night and save
very sroschen TO send you"
The mohths In the New World
vent swiftly by. AT first the Ian
gaage and customs seemed very hard
2 understand, but day by day, with
snilagging industry, the father and
mother toiled and studied. Hans
schater, true 10 his promise, had
iounc work for his friends with a
uraeuer, where Hermann's strength
ana skill and Ursula's faithfulaess
non won the confidence and regard
q their employer.
one day Mr. Martin came upon the
P'eassat laced German woman bend
~ over q bed of lettuce, with one
saaa onsily pulling up the weeds.
ny zoe other one brushing the tears
asm Der eyes, She was talking soft.
% herself. He stopped, and Ur.
-. ~ cooking up suddenly, saw a kind
ssuiioas gaze upon her.
aae oegan to tell her story, half in
Nsken English. half in the mother.
slsue but with an artless pathos
Ao's eloquent than words.
4. hermann makes toys by night,
~ saaed. "and knit stockings and
.aA sss 70 sell to the Germans in Mil.
saAee' But the children will not
acre Tor the Christmas festival
~. - money comes too slowly, though
= s,asnn drinks no more than a glass
=, ssI, out puts the money in the
N les the children.
,... s'om that day money came much
49, 49, % The strangers, There were
- ' purchasers for the German
~ snu ihey brought a larger price
,s.s - y the home markets. Soon
a seie settled In a cozy little home
s<,... l rooms, and by the middle OF
~ asaeef, with Mr. Martins help,
ma.s usr sent the tickets and the
~ 'or The children's long jour
~ you could only have seen
Assss .a y 'aces. If you could only have
:. ssae w. glad shouts when thai pack
n. he You would surely know
-. !. saas the hearts of German chill
d. ~ ~ Just as eager and loving as
lss y American children.
s.,s ' Aatrina's home would bs
lonely without them she said
4. 80 aos could such little folks 90 =
&, ,,as But there was the letter
elossIs M captain, and money for warn
ii ~ and tickets TO bring then