The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-08-05
MoItka as a child,s Nurse.


In the Bararian city Of ROssnheim
there vas great excitement one Sunday IN /
June. IsSs Emperor William L, accom- /
panied by Prince Bismarck and Count
Moltke. alighted at the Hotel Kaiser
Bad i
Among the many who streamed
through the streets to the Illuminated
hotel was a girl Of about tEenty-one
vears. leading a four-year-old boy oy the
hand. She. too. wanted TO see the I'm
neror. but was more anxious 10 see the
celebrated general, under whose glorious
command two Of her brothers had fought
In rsin she looked about for q safe shell
Ter for her little broth&; painfully she
bsttled her way through the crowds In
the vicinity Of the hotel, where II was
shut of by the police, her glance tesi
upon an old man. She was puzzled
about bis uniform, whether be was
aFinancier' or railway official she
thought. 81 viii leave the boy with
him. and the next moment she made q
neat bow TO the old gentleman, pressed q
gold piece into his hand and said;
say. Financier, viii you be kind
enough to keep this little boy with you :
I shall return in half an hour would
Ike 70 look al that Moltke-"
Before the old gentleman could reply
/ the pretty girl was gone. Little FranzeI
was terribly frightened Finally the lit
ae fellow became quiet and his nurse
held a watch TO hisear and promised him
! honey cakes
Meanwhile the Alpine girl battled her
way through the crowds. She bowed TO
Bismarck and threw kisses 70 his VeneT-
/ able majesty, but the expected one, Count
Moltke. did not appear. With a disap-
poiuted countenance she returned 70 her
/ little brothers nurse.
Thank God, thzt you are here with
nv FranzeE Do yoa know Finaneier,
the newspapers lIe, They said Count
Noltke was coming and he didn't come
DO you know, girl, the newspapers
did not lie. Moltke Is here in the city
,, OF course, people do not know him, and
that Is the reason he Is not seen
He Is here" the girl sighed stroking
FranzsTs blonde curls. "Oh, dearl tie
prettiest Alpine roses 1 would give II l
could see the general
GOOD" said the old gentleman, cheer
failv. and he took card from MS pocket
and on it he wrote several words Here
, with this note come 10 the hotel to-mor-
nov morning at 9 O'Clock. I'll warrant
/, Won that with this you viii gain admit
lance 10 the field marshal. But do not
, forget the Alpine roses"
Z as it really true?" asked the girl
: ..WeH. 1 shall ny, but II you have fbbed
= 10 me. Financier, viii scratch your eye:
out when meet you Here IS 8 swans
eerI Buy yourself a measure Of bee
: With II; but, listen, don't get drunk
: Now. God bless you, Good night"
: With 3 pleasant smile he left with hi
: gift
Punctually at O'Clock the next morn
ing the Alpine girl stood in the dOorEa
: Of the hotel, equipped with an immens
= bunch Of flowers.
!; With Sinking countenance the anu
tant in waiting took the card, and Ney
followed him up the stairs to the sslo
where the general was quzrtered- Ate
"A q short announcement by the officer th
a door opened, but at that very moment,
!. Veva entered, she dropped her fowel
- and screamed; Holy Mother and :
Jo-," for she stood before the man vi
had taken care Of naughty Franzel, an
'i'e he was the oommander-in-chief IN fu
oH uniform, and adorned with orders
y Wont I be lung?- asked Nega, whe
.'le she had recovered from her first frigf
- sir General, il is really true, ! could n
% help that did not know you"
~ Moltke smiled and reached out h
: hand to her.
- s~Fear not, Little one" he said. 1T
ali right. Thanks for your flowers, Al
.lI wiz give you this dollar. Franz
- played with il yesterday"
~ With a gracious smile Veva was di
:. missed. The dollar is still halloE'
token in her family. Count Moltke cfts
"a y related with pleasure how he earn'
"a seventy pfennings as child's nurse.
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