Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-01
LITTLE PODDLE>Bl.


of the Alpine stoCH he held in one hand,
hut IuSt a. often he ClamlTrcd on and up
without IL The muscles Of his hrawny
calves started into view at every Stcn. the
l,aIhcrn half galtcrS he wore could not
hide them lie WAS haud.Omc and well
made man any one could scc that AT IA
single g,anrc, though he WAS but ii
,hamuI~ hunter His face and hands wcr"
broulcd with the sun and exposure 10 the
weather but IN his checks the red blood
of health mantlcd. and his dark eyes
looked ever 50 soft and good naturei. and
when he smiled rs occasionally he
WAS doing now. there was a right merry
twinkle about those same eyes. and he
showed "a set OF teeth as white and even as
Il tnis
Why was Frank de Nnud smiling:
Well one reason was this-hc was sing
ing, and the SOM h" WAS singing neCcssl
tal,d an occasional smile. Ia'enthetlCaIiy.
I let me tell YOU that it spoke volumes for
the strength and Nigor of his Lungs, that
he could sing at all whiie climbing So
steep hill
ut he had am bound TO Say-One
other reason for smiling for Frank de
. \aud was going 10 see pretty little
bright+ved Johanna. the goat-herdN :
daughter. and Johanna loved honest
rank. aud he knew II quite we'll The
were going t. he married before great
many months were over. and his chief
reason for visiting her cottage In night
She dwell, long long way up the hill
Wa, to press her to Name the day, the
happy day. ls the song SAYS. He stood
at length on the lower edge of a kind of
broad table land \ ravinc ran right
down through the very center of it, a
gorge. a canon. call il what YOU like, only
SO deep was it that YOU could barely see
the tips Of the giant sp'uCcs and larChes
that grew in it
ether trees grew arsely here and
there all over the table
land High up on the far-of horizon rose
the snow clad Jagged peaks OF the Alps
tingcd with the Carmlnc Of the setting
sun and the clouds and mlsts that enveI
oprd them beneath were also tipped with
red shading of lower down into purple
then into gray. But il wasn't on the
mountains. nor on the clouds either. thai
Frank was gazing. but on a charming lit
tie chalet still lower down Ii WAS half
buried in brushy trees and there was
smoke curling up from It
On went frank de Maud continuing
his song. He said kindly good night to IA
bcvy of girls who were waiting for the
cows TO come home >ull higher up he
met the cows themselves. and stood aside
till they passed
Then he must shake hands with the
hcrdsman. and the hcrdeman laughed ami
sail
Il know where YOU are of to Frank
/ Naud. know We will soon all have i
/ dance Ah' | know la ha don't deny
it We all know. Good night, Naud "
Well. Johanna was waiting for him.
and they met as true lovers who are I've
trothed, and loon to hc wed usually do
meet They did say that johanna was
the prcttIe>I girl in all the caution. and !
. think they were not far wrong Her
/ dress became her -. too. and the modest
waN her hair was doe up, and her sweet
voice and deep blue thoughtful eyes, and
the blush upon her bouny face, and-and
but there suffice it TO say, she WAS Il
/ charming little mountain maiden. and no
one could blame Frank bit for Loving
her
I But could she name the day, think you
. Not She oh | don't know. she al.
ways answered ba,hfuIly. We'll. then, y"
she added on this particular evening, say
in siN months's time.
oh dearest, We don't know what
might happen before then, SAID Frank.
sumew hat thOughttuly-
Frank de \ aud WAS right
But. he said remember darling. I'll
CAIN YOU 10 The very day. 80 be
ready.
frank de Naud was out almost every
day i'll the mountains A very daring
hunter. he And very successful one
too His gun. though. Was not much 10
look at, il had many little ecceulricities.
l,,. Ir..v,L than, oil and 40
allowance, for them. he wouldn't have
given that Old gun for one worth double
the money.
One beautiful afternoon. when high up
among the mountains he shot a ChamOls
long way down beneath him. 1t was no
easy task 10 reach it, but he succeeded al
last. lie sat d 1wn beside il He lit hi,
pipe and began to dream and build castles
IN the air or, il he did not build castles,
he imagined one sweet little cha ei which
would lie all his and iallo' was that u
shout from this crcyaSSc far far below g..
He listened es there ii was again.
ring ng aud clear, though owing 10 the
distance no louder than the voice OF u
midget
Help Help 600 ee Help, Help"
De aud looked over the ledge and saw
da. h figure IN the snow
Hullo," he shouted IN 20 back for
assistance kecp up your heart Wait I"
And away went rank, leaving his gun
beside the slain deer.
ait indeed growled little Mr.. Pod
dlcsby 10 himself. Ill have to wait.
y hat a fool Was 10 come away without
a guide: shall lose Il good dinner. too"
Little Mr., loddIeSby hailed from Ia
ling where he had u tinc house and all
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