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


caprieious, and you have told Ine that sh e
is very pretty"
Gas Cor that, she is enough to turn a
mans brain"
''Have courage then. I am going to
teach you some Alsacian phrases that
will cause her TO laugh more than ever,
and her whimsical notions will disap-
pear"
Exactly so; but all these changes and
uncertainties greatly interfere with my
other affairs. / am busily engaged in
looking after my newly quired prop
erty; but were l to remain in Strasburg,
should not be able 10 make the best of
my property elsewhere"
Let the property stand over for a
time, AMI perseyere with the lady you
wish to make your wife. Later on you
will still be master Of what you possess,
and then you can reside where you
please.D
THAT you believe to be best9 Let it be
so thenw
Aud once more they resumed the les
sons in Strasburg pdtOfS.
Some days afterward the aspect OF
affairs was again changed; it was Car
roll who came in a joyous mood, while
Weiss was evidently overburdened with
grief.
"Ahav' cried Carroll, ''you have done
quite right in encouraging me to press
my suit vigorously All IS very much
altered; she is now willing to go where
choose. and has no longer any desire that
1 should make myself proficient in Ger
man. How are you progressing"
81 have no good news to tell you. The
father is decidedly too ambitious to Sc
cure his daughters happiness. l have
boldly communicated with him that am
the owner OF practice. A solicitors
practice is not sufficient for him. My
poor girl is sadly grIeved; the dear Great
ure has tried her utmost to persuade him,
but never before has he shown such de-
termination"
what does he mean? That the q
tice you have purchased is not sufficient
ly large? All, we'll, my friend, we will
try TO reckon with the covetous old
wretchi This is what have resolved on.
As we shall not reside at Strasburg, !
shall not be able to attend personally to
the property to which have succeeded,
nor shall have time to conduct the sale
of it myself; it will consequently be nee
essary TO employ a representative here TO
watch over my interests one in whom
could place every confidence, and in
whose hands | could safely leave all my
affairs. Now, you are evidently an honest
mani have proved you to be so, have
not2 Very we'll; l will appoint you my
agent at a salary of fifteen hundred dol
airs a year, independent of the solicitors
practice altogethe err which will remain as
we originally intended it. Now, don't
you think that this arrangement will
make the stingy old fellow alter his
mnd?"
Il hope 1t will"
''lf the daughter really loves you and
desires 10 become your wife, most GER
tainly she will win her father over to her
way of thinking"
'-Oh, am satisfied that she loves me
sincerelyi She has made me promise to
be patient, and she has pledged herself
finally to agree TO all my propos ais"
$50 much the better. thank you very
much for the lessons, for which l have no
longer any occasion; besides. am very
much engaged. l have some purchases
to make-presents. in fact for the we'd
ding-so we will meet again this day
week, when | trust you will be the bearer
of better news"
One week afterward, the American and
the Alsacian met again. Weiss eyes
spsrkled with pleasure; indeed, he look
ed perfectly cOntented aud happy. So
pleased was he that he did not notice the
troubled look of his friend
''Ah, here you arev' saik the latter, in a
depres sed tone of voice.
His sorrowful accent struck Weiss.
"What is the matterg" asked he
'The matter is that my love- affair has
terminated. This time it is quite finished
the spell is broken.n
81 am curious to know how that has
come about"
Il myself can scarcely understand now
it happened First of all, the daughter
received me very coldly; then the father,
in a roundabout and confused kind of
way, informed me that il had been decid :
ed to decline my offer of marriage-there
was another lover in the field--the damsel
was very headstrong; it was not left for
him to dstermine-she Lad bluntly re-
fused any other So or but the one chosen
by herself"
at is piece OF rank Stupidity"
''At any rate. it is piece of stupidity
finally decided on. She has twisted her
father round her finger, and at moment
when believed all was settled and had
commenced to purchase the jewelry. See !
here is a beautiful bracelet a MASTER
piece of workmanship"
sit seems like a fatality" remarked
Weiss. after what you have said,
hardly like to tell you of the happy turn
which my suit has taken. Thanks to you
and the adva .tages which you have
placed in my way. the father has con-
scented. l have TO see him to-day at his
own house-in short, the door is no longer
closed against me-"
"Ah, 1 am exceedingly pleased to hear
you say so! 1t Will be a consolation to
to me to know that have done some good
here.n
81 hope that will not be your only
recompense."
"Be that as it may, you will find all the
documents you require for your agency,
as also tine amount for the purchase of
your professional practice, at the office of
my lawyer, in the Rue des Serruriers.
shall leave Strasburg Immediately. You
have very ine cathedral, l admit;
but it is a horrid country and a
wretchcd people! OF course l do not
ailude TO you personally-on the con-
trary, wish you every prosperity, and a
happy future to both yourself and your
intended. [ should have liked to offer
her a wedding present-this bracelet. for
instance; but unfortunately l have had
initials engraved on it. See! But will
get it exchanged" and Carroll opened
the casket.
Augustus Weiss, while looking at the
jewel admiringly, suddenly uttered a cry
OF surprise.
as it not magnificent braceletr'
asked Carroll
Yes, yes; but what a coincidencew
"HOw:''
.why, &C. H. are the initials of my in
tended's name"
"ReallY:"
Eyes, assuredly-Caroline Helmstett-
esp
"whatl Miss Caroline Helmstetter?"
cried Carroll, as he made a prodigious
effort to speak the name. as it Miss
Caroline Helmstetter who is to be your
wife?"
Yes"
Miss Caroline, the daughter of the re :
ceiver of taxes, No. 3, Rue des Serrur-
iers:"
Yes, that is right. Do you know her,
them"
"Do not? Why, that is the young lady
to whom | have been paying my adj
dressesl"
1T can not be possibIel We have been
hunting over tae same ground!" ex-
claimed Augustus.
aOr rather L have been hunting over
your ground!" said Carroll.
and when instructing You in
Strasburg German, l was actually put
ting words in the mouth OF my rival ~
said Weiss.
"And. as 10 myself. what else was I