River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-11-15


| short, a marveiW
"Brunetts OF blOnde?"
Blonde. with very dark blue eyes"
'.Lika my young lady. GOodi 1 OBJ
/ serve we have similar tastes. Aud does
she love your
'ss7e tells me so. aud believe il"
Continue"
"All was going on very we'll / am
clerk t0-a solicitor, aud have saved a lit
tie money, which, il added to an Ordinary
/ dOwry, would enable me to purchase a
country practice-Our ambition was not
/ very great-and at the present --0melt
there is inst such practice to be sis
| posed OF at Brumath. know the owner,
and he has offered it TO me on very adj
vautageOus conditions; but the father OF
my intended has recently turned corn
\ pletely round in his manner towards me.
l was formerly admitted to the house.
and all appeared to receive me with
I smiles. About three weeks since, with
out my knowing any thing o. the why or
I the wherefore, he changed his mind about
/ the matter. 1 was all but accepted; but
now he thinks that my position is too
/ humble, aud for ths last eight days have
been refused admission TO his house, and
have been given to understand that the
/ reputation OF his daughter may be en-
L N-AAA - ny hASAtp-
And the young lady?"
81 see her all the same; we meet at the
/ house OF a friend. l proposed that We
/ should cut the affair short, aud elOps; but
l she breaches patience, AMI wishes me to
wait awhile. IL drives me almost out OF
my senses"
Il also am somewhat unsettled in my
mind Just at present"
Like me-"
"Why. no! It is absolutely the contrary
except that it is exactly, the same thing
/ in the end"
LET us have il; ii is your turn now"
/ "With regard to myself, it is not money
| that is wanting, as you see. nor the con-
| sent OF the father; but 1t is the daughter
/ herself who hasn't yet convinced me that
have N Ide the impression on her heart
which | desire to do. What mean is,
| that at times she is very capriciOus and
/ has such drol ideas! 1t is now a month
| since I arrived here from New York.
| came to take possession OF some property
I IN this town, an aunt OF mine having left
me twenty-five thousand dollars or there
/ abOuts-I don't know exactly how much
/ besides house, property aud land let on
/ leas IS that are yet uneXp'~4d, mortgages,
| loans, and a heap Of other matters, very
/ good investments, but very much mud
I AAEAAs 80 l4dI II VIII require oV.uc AAluc
I here to put things straight. Business
| caused me to become acquainted With a
/ good man who mas a daughtsr-Oh, such
l an enchanting girl. with a pretty Alsacian
| accent! beg your pardon for the digreS-
l sion. She Is the blonde with blue eyes OF
/ whom l have already spoken TO you-a
girl who can look you through aud
/ through when she likes. l fell in love at
first sight: in short l forgot ali about
/ money, mortgages and securities, and
was desperately smitten. l just gave
I hint OF my feelings TO the father, who
| seemed 10 have guessed all about it
beforehand. Very we'll; he accepted me
most readily. and / am installed as her
| lover. Yes, that is a certainty; but
/ don't make any progress with my suit l
don't exactly know how stand with re-
gard to her affectiOns-she has 50 many
new ideas and caprices. For instance.
she absolutely insists that her husband
shall understand German. She pretendS
that il is essential in a household. as you
can say all that you wish to say, before
| the servants, without their understanding
what YOU are talking about. So l have TO
| lerrn Germanw
ooh, Oh,-that explains to me why you
wanted yesterday evening the words For
ever translated into German"'
Exactly. 1 was about to call on the
good man, aud ] wished to say in German
to his daughter: shall love you for
everr"
"Did you say it to heI"'
Observation-Disclosures to you. She APP
/ peared to be delighted with my progress,
/ and at the same time looked wonderfully
/ handsome"
''welI, then of what have you to COM
plains'
Il fear her compliance with her fathers
wishes will not continue"
"YOu must have courage; besides, we
| can see each other and talk things over
/ in German. il you have adesire to acquire
| that language"
Il wish il above all things, and am
/ deeply obliged by your kindness, for.
though might have engaged ?. very ac-
complished teacher, still ne was an ell
derby man 10 whom l could not express
myself cOnhdentially, as ] am able to do
to you. You see," continued Carroll
/ ''there is no false delicacy about me. You
| have rendered me an impOI tant service,
/ and am your debtor. How much money
will be wanted for the purchase OF the
practice Of which you spoke? Where did
| you say the place vast"
"Brumath."
1t is not the name OF the place that l
care fOr-that is OF no consequence to me;
/ but 1 will advance you the amount in
ready cash, il You will allow me-"
81 really don't know how l could lay
myself under so great al obligation"
| This is absurd You understand owe
/ you a requItal for your honesty. Now,
/ you see. ii Is all arranged Get your con-
/ veyance documents prepared as early as
| you please. On the day after tomorrow
| you will meet me here at eight O'Clock in
/ the evening; you can give me a lesson in
| German, and we can talk over our affairs in
a quiet way, as We have already done.
/ BY the by, before We part, wish to tell
Il her this evening that 1 shall love her
/ everlastingly. [ know how to cOnjugate
/ the verb TO love- but those terrible adj
verbs floor me completely. How do you
render the word 'everlastir. yly?'"
"Erig1ich. "replied Weiss.
"Rigbt-eriglicb! My starsi what a
| language!" Carroll added, as he shrugged
/ his shoulders. "Aud to think that 1 am
| TO spend my time in learning it! But
/ what would l not DO? When she looks at
/ me with her large blue eyes, believe
| that she could induce me to learn Chi
nese. On the day after tomorrow,
/ then"
And the two young men parted.
/ On the day appointed, the next day,
and for eight days following, the two new
| friends met regularly. and the young AL
/ saclau gave the American lessons, not in
/ German, but that which is almost the
/ thing, the pafoiS of StrasburS: and their
/ conversation generally commenced in the
/ following style;
"Well, my good friend" Carroll wUuld
/ say, show does the love-affair go on? Do
things appear to you to be more satisfac-
I tOryY"
/ mot at all" Weiss would reply. 81
have heard indirectly that the father will
not permit my name 70 be mentioned in
I his house."
"WhatI not since you hare purchased
the country practice:'
she has not yet mentioned the subject,
/ so far as I can learn; he appears to have
| other views OF a more ambitious oharac-
l ter. hear that he has found a Cresus
I for a sOu-in-law."
Have patience. my friend, have pa
! tience! You have the daughter on your
I side, and am here TO assist you"
Thanks! Aud what progress are you
making, NAV l ask"
'Oh. capital progress, thanks to you! l
Z am going ahead step by step"
80 much the better"
Your turn viii come. = you have no
objection, we will both be married on the
! same day, and ! VIII detray the cost OF
| the two weddings"