New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-11-17


the city,a good deal disturbed as to
how Therese would receive him, but:
still cherishing the thousand Illusions
which had Matched in his soul like q
late brood OF linnets.,
will not try to paint the reception
which the worthy housekeeper gave
him; her rage even. She had not shut
her eyes the whole night; she had I'M
agined him drowned in the river; she
had sent ten peoplt to look for him,
etc.
Monsieur Seller heard these com
plants with the same calmness
| with which he had formerly listened
to the metaphors of an advocate
| pleading O lost cause-he heard, but
said nothing.
BY the beginning of autumn he had
fallen into such habit of being at
the forester's house that one would
have found him oftener there than at
home, and Yeri found himself much
embarrassed to refuse the presents
which the worthy MAGISTRATE begged
him to accept in return for his daily
hospitality. He would shake his head
sometimes and say to his wife:
81 never knew a better Judge, a more
learned and respectable man than
Monsieur Seller, but believe he is
out OF his mind. Only the other day
he wanted to help me build the hut
for the titmouse, and then he must
also help Charlotte turn the hay,
while all the peasants laugh at him.
This is not proper, Christina; but I
do not dare to speak to him, he is
so much above u.s."
LET him alone" answered Chris.
tina. with little milk and honey
this good Zacharias is content. He
likes to be with us, it is so simple here,
and then he likes to talk to our little
daughter. Who knows but that he
may adopt her, and when he dies she
would be remembered in his will"
The forester shrugged his shoulders.
His natural sense made him divine
some mystery, but he did not go to
the length of suspecting the folly of
tile old judge. One fine morning he
saw descending the mountain wagon
laden with three barrels of Rikevlr
wine. This was of all the presents he
had received the most acceptable to
Yeri Forester, for OF all things he liked
a glass OF good wine. And when he
had tasted the wine he could not help
crying out:
'This good Zacharias is the best
man in the world. Go, Charlotte, and
make for him a bouquet OF the finest
roses and jasmines in the garden, and
when he comes give it to him yourself
God, what wine! What fre!''
Zacharias followed close upon the
heels OF his present, and felt himself
more than repaid by the flowers which
Charlotte FASTENED to give him, while
the forester said cordially:
"You must take supper with us and
taste your wine, Monsieur Sieler. My
wife is right to call you our benefac-
tor"
Zacharias seated at the table in the
open air, his fishing pole against the
wall, Charlotte opposite him and the
forester on the right, began to talk
Of his prospects for the future. He had
a pretty fortune, well managed. and
he wanted to buy 200 acres of wood
land on the edge OF the valley and
build a forester's house on the hillside.
eve shall always be together" said
he to Yeri, 'syou with me as much as
with you.
Mother Christina came in in her turn
and devised this thing and that.
Charlotte appeared content and Zach
arias imagined himself understood by
these worthy people. And he went to
his chamber that night full OF the
most blissful illusions, putting off till
the next day his great declaration,
doubling nothing as to the result He
held CharloJtes bouquet in'his hand,
and when he was alone he Tell to kiss
ing it with effusion, weeping like
child, and murmuring:
"Zacharias, you are going to be the
happiest OF men, and, may it please
God, you will renew your youth in q
little Zacharias or a little Charlotte
who shall dance upon your knees, and
caress you with her rosy little hands.
At this the good man seated himself,
drunk with hope, his elbow on the
window sill, his eyes wide open, and
hearing, as in adream, thefrogs croak-
ing under the moon in the silent val
ley. He had sat there for an hour,
when something like a volley of peb-
bles, or OF dry peas, ratified against
the window glass and aroused him
with start.
"What is that?" demanded he in a
low tone, raising the window a little.
Charlotte, Charlotte, it is l." re-
Piled tender voice.
Zacharias trembled, and as he listen
ed with staring eyes, the foliage stirred,
and q young man stepped out into
the moonlight. The old man raised
himself Indignantly, and threw the
window wide open
"Have no fear, Charlotte" said the
new conner, Il come to tell you good
news. My father will be here to-mor-
row to arrange with Yeri Forester
about our wedding" Receiving no
response he asked after q minute:
"Where are you, Charlotte?"
II am here" said the old man, turn
ing very pale and looking fxedly at
his rival. And as the judge began to
speak with raised voice, the youth
said in loud whisper: Gin the name
OF heaven do not cry out. 1 am not
- thief. am Charlotte's betrothed."