The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-18
THE BITTER BIT.
A Story of q Garman and His Foolish
Sweetheart.

A Story OF q Garman and His Foolish
Sweetheart.
Translated from the German by Alex. e.
Sweet.
1t is eight o'clock. At the corner OF
the street a young man was walking
up and down. His walk and manner
betrayed mpatienc He appeared to
be waiting for somebody. From time
to time he gl,ynced at his watch. A
younggirl approached, and he hurried
to meet her.
Good evening, Laura. How long
you have kept me waitingl l was
afraid something serious had hap
Pefed to you. I've got good news for
YOU"
The pair walkedtogether arm-in-arm,
the girl expressing great curiosity to
know what the good news was.
"The drawing OF thelottery in which
we each held a ticket took place this
morning"
"AndY"
and we have won the grand prise
of 150, 600 marcks.n
Laura gazed in establishment at her
lover. She did not know whether she
was to believe him or not. She sup
posed he was joking.
cts no joke. / have seen the Off
cial list, and ! know there is no pos
sible mistake. We are rich. We can
start in business with q portion of the
money, and lead a delightful life. And
the best of it is we need not postpone
our wedding any longer; but what is
the matter? Why are you so silent?"
"Qh, / was just thinking. Youhave
not told me whose ticket won the
prize, yours or Miner
"Your ticket won. You have got it
yet, haven't your"
Eyes, I've got it," she replied.
"0f courss, it don't make any differ
ence which ticket won. We love, each
other. Our interests are identical. /
am glad it was your ticket that won."
81 don't think there is any hurry
about our marrying" said Laura.
"Are you in e~arnest?"
Certainly, / am in earnest. You
have not been in o hurry heretofore.
You have always been postponing our
wedding for one reason or another,
and now / am in no hurry myself.
Now that ] am rich / can afford to in
dulge in luxuIies, and single-b lessedness
in some instances is a great luxury"
Laura, do not talk SO frivolously.
Talking frivolously is another
luxury / can afford"
The young man looked at her re-
proachfully, and he said, slowly:
"You know my only objection to
our marriage at an early day was our
lack of money. 1t was more on your
account than on mine that / suggest
ed delay but now that the obstacle
has been removed / am ready at any
time"
"But I am not" repiied Laura, al
most defantly. Nov that / think
over it, it occurs to me that we would
not be happy together. For q mar
riage to be happy, the contracting
parties should be equal in social
status. "Now that / am rich, you
would no longer love me for myself
alone, but for my wealth. /
will want to mingle in aristocratic
society, and mutually / want q hus-
band who has similar tastes.
Your tastes are low and groveling.
The best thing for us to do is to part.
You had better look for suitable wife
among the lower classes" and Laura
glanced at him contemptuously.
"Ish dot SOL" replied theyoung man
with mock solemnity. "You had bet
ter run home and help your mother
feed che pigs. You vehada narrow
escape from putting yourself outside
of that station in life in which it has
pleased God to place you, for know,
Miss Smarty, that it is my ticket, not
yours, that has won the first prize. l
will follow your advice, and look fora
wife among the rich girls who are my
equals" and bowling politely, he with.