Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-16
''help me to find my LOtte, and will bless

''help me to find my LOtte, and will bless
you forever!"
"There, keep quiet, my dear fellow, or
you will bring the fever on again. You are
so much better this morning. Let me give
you this nice beef tea, and then you shall
tell me who Lotte is"
Carl Meyer looked ruefully at the cup, as
il unwilling to wait, but submitted with as
good grace as was possible under the cir
cumstances. When the last spoonful had
been swallowed, Nelly Carman set down the
cup and said, with her most encouraging
smile:
Now tell me about your Lotte in as few
words as you can, for must not let you talk
much"
ZACH, Mees Carman, Lotte Rhiel is my
braut-the dear little maiden 1 was going
to marry so soon as she reached this country.
l was on nv way to Castle Garden when 1
got this hurt. How long have been lying
herewith a wild frightened look.
''You are getting better sooner than we
expected, answered Miss Carman, which
was the truth, though it was also an eva
sion of his question. The poor fellow had
lain there nearly a week. "Now tell me a
little more about LotUe, and we will try to
find her for you," she added, her heart full
of sympathy for the young lovers.
''She sailed from Hamburg on the VIE
land, goot lady. 1t was due on the 18th of
July"
"Was she alone, and could she speak any
English?"
ZACH, nein! Not one word; and she had
no friends on board-at least when she
started. 1 must get up. l shall go mad if
I lie here longer doing nothing" exclaimed
Carl in frantic tone
"Lie down again this moment, Carl, " said
Nelly, in firm, though kind, voice; and
indeed the poor young fellow became con-
scious of his helplessness the moment he
tried to sit up. His head dropped back on
the pillow, and he said, in a despairing
voice that brought tears to his kind nurses
eyes:
"My Lottchen! Ny poor, poor little
Lottehen! What could she think of me-
and what has become of her? Shall 1 ever
see her more?"
carl, poor fellow, take comfort. We
will do our very best to find her. Can you
tell me how SIZE looks?"
''In my coats her picture-she sent it
on-from Hamburg"
The coat was found, and the photograph
produced. It was imperial size, but had
evidently been taken at some cheap estab-
lishment. But though there was little artIs-
tic merit in the picture, the face was strik-
ingly pretty one:
as this a good ikeness?" asked Nelly,
''Yes; only not half so pretty as LoUte"
"What was the color of her hair and
eyes?"
1t was much the color of yours-her hair:
but her eyes were blue" Carl replied, with
glance at the bright hazel eyes that were SO
kindly regarding him.
"Are her father and mother living?'
"No, they are both dead, and she had no
brothers and sisters. But she had an aunt
there"
"Here comes the doctor. Perhaps he can
'FweIl, well, and how's our young
Deutscher to-day" asked DR.. Eggleston,
coming to the bedside. "Ahl that's much
better, after feeling his pulse. 'Still he
looks little fushed-a little as if be had
been talking about something exciting.
What did you let him do SO fol-, Miss Car
man?"
"Why, doctor, have been trying to help
the poor fellow little" said Nelly, meet
ing his bright, quick glance with a smile.
81 think the sight of a certain little German
girl would be the best medicine for Carl
just now" Then, very briefly, she told DR..
EgglesUon the story.
"Do you t'ink you can find her, doctor?"
asked the patient, anxiously, as Nelly con-
cluded.
"WeIl, we'll try our best" said the young
physician, encouragingly. "T'll set the
police on the track, and have inquiries
made at Castle Garden, and advertise for
her in the papers. But now, my good fel-
low, you must keep quiet, and let us man
age this business for you. And now let me
look at these ribs" He made the usual ex-
animation, and pronounced the patient to be
in fair way of recovery. "But no more
excitement to day." he added. 'You are to
take this powder, and compose yourself to
sleep at once.
''But, doctor, first let me give you or Mees
Carman a letter L received from Lotte just
before she sailed.
"Well, it might be useful in identifying
her, +" said the doctor, as Miss oarman took