The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-02-13
An HumbIe Love Aaair.

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In certain part of Germany no
one is allowed to marry who has
not certain amount of money.
This makes the fathers and moth
ers thrifty, and by their toll they
generally manage to save enough
TO settle their children comfortably.
But there were two orphans in a
certain town whose fathers had
been soldiers, and therefore could
not give them the necessary dover.
So time passed, and Peter and
Gretchen saw no chance of being
married because they were so poor.
The girl, who was simple-heart-
ed creature, at last thought of ap-
pealing to the bible for help. On
st. Peters night she opened the
book with a sharp point. The
words beneath the point were these:
"And they cast their nets into
the sea-"
She never thought for moment
of neglecting this command, but
told her lover about it. Having
asked for holiday, they went down
to the sea, taking net with them.
They fished for many hours, but
caught nothing, and at last Peter
lost patience, and said:
"Well, Gretchen, my dear woman,
we've tried this and it has failed
like everything else. We've spent
our money for nothing, and wasted
our holiday finely, and if we don't
start we shan't be home tonight,
and then there'll be pretty kettle
of fish for us at home. We shall
maybe lose our places; VINO knows?
Gretchen arose with a tear in her
eye.
"Yes," she said, at meant some
thing else-that verse-only 1 could
not understand. l will cast the net
once more, and then we'll be off for
the railroad station"
She stepped out on the fat rock
where they had been sitting and
threw the net. In an instant she
saw by the signs that fishers know
that she had caught something, and
drew it in. 1t was a great mass of
seawood; nothing more. She emp
tied it upon the rock.
''Nothing but seaweedF cried
Peter.
But as he spoke Gretchen darted
forward stopped, ran her hands
through the weed, and plucked
forth something entangled there.
1t was long, old-fashied earring,
richly set with pearls and rubies.
The two betrothed people stared
at each other in astonishment and
trembIed as they gazed atthe jewels:
"They arc worth fortune" said
Gretchen.
EYES," replied Peter, "bht if poor
working, people such as we, should
try to sell them they would believe
us thieves. Ny advice is that we
go to the burgom&ster and tell him
what has happened, and ask him
what we ought to do"
And to this Gretchen agreed.
The two trotted hand in hand to
che burgomaster's house, inquiring
the way Of every one they met, and
finding a kind elderly man smoking
his pipe on his porch told him their
story:
aYou are Very s,-y7 honest people, my
friends" said the btrg6naster,
when he had listened to all they
had to say; df viii vouch for that;
but let me tell you your bible did
not mislead you. A great English
lady, with a title and very rich, is
here for the purpose of bathing in
the sea. She forgot last week to
take from her ears her magnificent
earrings, and lost one. She was in
despair, and if you go to her she
Will not fail to give you some fine
reward"
81 do not believe the lady's gift
will pay us for our Journey" said
Peter. HHowever, we must be hon
est" And the two thanked the
burgomaster and trotted to the place
to which he directed them.
The English lady came to them
at once. Gretchen told of the sea-
j weed and what it held, and produc-
ed the earring.
The lady, with a cry of joy, rush
ed to a little escritoire, unlocked it,
and produced its mate.