The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-25
A Romantic Episode.

Our visit to EySenstein was enlivened
by study of life. In the inn was stay
ing Bohemian family from Prague,
consisting of a heavy father, a mother
with the voice of q rooster who has
crowed all the fine notes out of his
head, and two daughters, the eldest de-
cidedly pretty, with large dark eyes,
wavy black hair, and a charming color.
She knew how to dress, which is more
than most girls do east of the Rhine;
she had cherry-colored ribbon woven
in her glossy dark hair, and a crimson
kerchief about her neck. The other
girls was what the Germans call
ach-fisch-a school missile, just length
ening her frocks. Staying in the same
inn was a young German-American from
New York, who had fallen over head
and ears in love with the charming
Ludmila Gizbriczky, and was prose-
cutting siege-operations with vigor.
Before meal he appeared with posy
| OF mountain flowers, which he put in
her napkin, and which |, when his back
was turned, transferred, urperceived,
to that of the heavy father or growing
mother But when she did find the bo-
quet, it was study to see how she tor
mented him with it. 90! these charm
ing forget-me-nots! These delicate pri-
mulas Surely | saw them yesterday
in the posy that adorns the table at
table d'hOte; and, indeed, that is the
most suitable position for them. There
they give pleasure to ali equallyn
He delighted in conversing with her
in English. which she SPOKEN a fash
ion, little knowing that two English
men were close by, till, thinking it I'M
! fair to let the love making proceed
thus, we conversed together in loud
tone to proclaim our nationality. Then
a startled silence fell on the speakers,
broken only by the snores of the father,
who had gone to sleep. After dinner,
at q whisper from Ludmila, the Bach
fsch was detailed to question us,
whether we knew anything of the
young man, his parentage, and profess
sion and prospects. Because we were
English, and he had spent five years in
America, it was supposed thatwe could
not fail to know all about him.
Then an excursion was planned to
the lakes, to start at seven O'Clock next
morning; and next morning father,
mother and the Bach-fisch were ready
with alpenstocks for the scramble, but
the pretty coquette did not appear. till
her admirer and family had departed.
In the evening such Lamentations and
reproaches!
II was indisposed togo. One lake is
so much like another lake" said
Ludmila, coldly. Il have no doubt,
however, that You enjoyed YOURSELF"
81 was miserable all the wilhelm
despair, longing to be back in the inn "
80, papa, mamma, you must have
been dull companions! Herr Stauf
says he found the excursion utterly un,
interesting"
Bushes of shame and stammered ex.
cuses on the part of the admirer.
1t really was a pretty sight to see
how she played him.
We had paid our bill and were start.
ing, when we saw Herr Stauff grab the
arm of the heavy father, Herr Wenzell
Gizbriczky, and say, with u shaking
voice; "Sir! moments private con.
versation with you in the eating-room, y
Then we knew the crisis had arrived
The fish was landed, and we walked or
our way with light hearts. There was
nothing further to detain us in Bohmiscl
! Eysenstein.- Cornell hdQdz;ne.