Telegram-herald., 1891-06-19

teal sampleton Of a Min WIN DC over re-
jo,ooi ~ give me Der hsnd, and viii that
same evening tell Der tea dearest, Bosom
fEios,as. IN hlxhest hszsxs Jnlalees what .
swell fellow h<r Nikl u. and after The
wedding lwislch wall tss ander the eyes
" al Nienns) xsl eInhsoaaer fuu grown
crowns and srssss upon al the corners
OF my tsoasseal. ~hiea were inprao-ni-
~ Jeff vacant.
Halt IIdiffeEenily. half dlsple>sed.
entered the palace IF Schwarsberg.
Papa embraced lae three times and nsEa-
na called ne dear NikI and dear son
After the torInShtles were over the mo-
Ia~nt came for yoa u make your apfoar-
anoe. Whea Saw your energetic feat
ures aud net the inst surprised and then
80 dark and r~proaohful look. and then
noticed the mocking sinile hich played
around your mouth. and felt how ooad
your hand was. which lay indiiferenty
In mine. then ssked yoa Ia nay heart 10
forgive that word sampleton- With
your straightforward. rebuflng manner
You made me quite embarrassed. ]
passed you the gravy AT the table four
times, and at my departure kissed your
bracelet, which had very sharp edge.
a. my cut lip shows. But still more cut
ting was your safe journey even u child
could have understood; and please. don't
come back again
IL have since felt, and know that We
are both antsgonistlc 10 our families, and
our self wllled natures flame up the mo-
ment a yoke Is placed upon them. Yon
! demand your freedom again. which you
have unwillingly sacrificed 10 me. |
know IL. l viii give it back 10 you. But
how? We stand now opposed 10 an un-
friendly power, which We ourselves have
created. and only with united strength
| can conquer.
Il must See you and have q talk.
know that in May you will be with the
Brewers at their country seat. May |
unexpectedly appear We can then 'ac-
quit our case, hope, 10 the satisfaction
of us both. With devoted hand kiss,
your Mkt TELEI."
Baroness Mizi, on the other hand,
wrote:
"VIESyA.
DEAR COUNT am a Schwarzberg.
and We have for centuries considered il
a great honor when Teiki has bestowed
his heart and hand upon Schwarzberg
/ am not an ungrateful one, and know
how to value the honor; pardon me if
do not continue in this tone. / have had
many admirers and have been presented
with = terrible amount of flowers, at
whose sight | have felt myself frightful-
IL engaged. am not romantic or senti-
mental, so my greatest interest in those
flowers has been to know the name CO
the florist and then wonder how much
they cost; so in looking for the name Of
the firms have half poisoned myself
with the odor of the flowers. Alas. no.
quite. 1t would have truly been better,
for l am beside myself and could, for
the first time in my life, cry for rage
and shame. Count, Ii am indeed wicked
creature, ald i now understand why my
| five goverpesses, with tears in their eyes,
ran away. 1t was quite vicious, what /
have thought and planned-and now it
is revenged. as my eyes are opened.
81 have had excellent instruction, es-
pecially from my teacher of religion.
Ny priest was a very practical tutor.
The wife should obey the husband and
understand, dear Mizi, when a Count
Telki comes and wishes to take you home
as his countess, You must gratefully take
leave of papa and mamma, etc.
Il had never doubted but that, at
1 h..
ten up in The Salonblatt, down to the
last satin train and the last cousin from
Siebenburger. That You have never APP
peared until just now was just what I
wanted-a good bashful suitor. What
could one wish or expect besides?
"You have already perceived at a
glance what l get at home to see.
Mamma is everything. Papa colors
pictures out of illustrated periodicals,
which he then cuts out, and is dread
fully angry if any one disturbs him in
this occupation. And the men around
me, such as Vicky Arnsberg and Tom
Meierhof, and whatever their names are
dudes translated into high aristocracy
why shouldn't this Mkt Telki look
just like the rest?
"Oh. / rejoiced at your coming.
wanted to fix nice chase for you. had
looked for something extra in the Con
versational Guide intended, the very
first thing, to hurl Lopez dc Vega and
NARROW at you from the saddle.
"Then you came. every inch not a
dude, and looked with you're detected
and deeply knitted brow not at all as if
You could allow joking. You had some
thing about You so lofty that quite per
picked me, and that afterward made
me furious. / could only ask myself.
How can such man allow himself 10
be engaged, patiently and obediently, 10
Mizi Schwarzberg, who just twenty
four hours before had turned up her
nose at his miserable provincial photo
graph? forgot Lopez de Vega. NARROW
and everything. and poured the gravy.
which you passed me several times, over
my apricot preserves.
But now | know that I am not the
weak creature that you have sought. i
warn you-thiuk of my FIVE unfortunate
goverpesses. You are q cavalier, you
viii not hold me caught if l long for
liberty; you will find for me, for m. a
way out Of this engagement. In deepest
respect. Your devoted
"MrzI vos SCHwARzBrRs-
Baroness Min had found the prettiest
seat in the Brsuer park for herself. the
bench on the bank Of the lake. A laurel
tree made an excellent background for
her cream colored dress and flaming red
parasol.