Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-10-11

Uhieh was one Of two brothers Of Ester
KAntoroWiez, the wife Of the carpenter
Raczkiniski: Poor were the parents Kan
toroWicz, but frugal and Industrious Happy
we're they if the summers foretsooght and
labor provided for the wants of the long
winter.
Unlike his brother and sister, Ulrieh was
hot-tempered land Willful and although he
Was Of gensrousi disposition, his willtul-
ness often taxed the patience Of his parents.
II was nov some twenty-five years since
Ulich had disappeared from his home. For
some fault Ulrich was sent to school bare
foot. In Poland or Germany, in the sum
mer, il 10 not an uncommon practice for the
children to wander out barefoot, but Utich
was hot and hssty, the slight punishment
ranked in his breast. When evening came,
Ulich was missed by his brother aud siste;.
The reached home with trembling and teas.
The wood-eutter KsntoroWicz out in the for
est did not reach home until dusk, Thsce
he found bis wife frantic. The night was
scent in Ruthless search and inquiry. The
folloEiDg day the Soodcutter walked may
weary mllss, not disseminating the ssar1h
for many days, snxiously seeking tiding1
broken. Ulrich was no more seen or head
Of The uoodeutter mournsi him as dead,
his body lay in some deep pool unburied in
some rayins or torn or devoured BY wolves.
Only his wife retained the hope that Ulrich
was still alive.
Years passed. Franz, Ulrieh brother,
siekened and died. Every one, excepting
the poor mother, believed that now the wood
cutter bad but his daughter, that the un-
haptpy Ulrich must be dead too, if he hal
not come to an untimely end at the period
Of bis disappearance.
A few years later, the Woodcutter died,
and his widow went into the house OF the
young carpenter Raczknski, who had mar.
RED the maiden Ester.
But rarely in the house was there any
speculation as to the fate of the missing
boy. It was q too sorroEful chord, though
time, in Q great measure, desdens grief
Ester, Who was the eldest, always felt her
self culpable for allowing Ulrich to slip out
Of sight.
The mention of Uncle Ulrich's name at
traeted the young ears Of the children. 0E-
ing to the way in which their elders con-
versed Of him. the ehildren's minds pictured
this Uncle Ulrich as still young. They
could not believe him dead; their simple
faith confirmed that of their aged grand.
mother, and she smiled tendsrly upon them.
Surely, thought they, some one would have
brough tidings. Would it be possible for
them to die. and their parents remain IN ig-
norance7 Had they ever strsyed away some
one was sure to know whose children they
were; often the people had some knowledge
of the story Of Ukich KsntoroIiez.
) @0nce upon . time" such people would
z AZ graYely, "a boy stryed away, and was
never found. He was the son Of the wood.
cutter KahtoroWicz These children are
the grandchildren of lhe window Ksnsoro.
wicz. uh0 now lives with the earPsn;e: Hacz-
kinsh."
What was more certain than these pao-
PIES knopledge?
aEster," said the carpenter after the
grand mother hsd retired, there are soldiers
n the village; al the day their horses have
come 10 the smith Isaac. Thare will per
haps be news; 9 courier May have passed
SPeor soldisrs" commissrased the car
napter's vile; 'thsy win perish Of coliP'
TIA carpenter rolled himself up in the
.hsepskin that had been worn By the wood
.stsr KaptcroEiez, unbsrrei the door, and
. - I'd ont into the night.
Othsr III.
been Of frs, ,,ssr had not been gone more
-, hopr han be returned. he en-