Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01
CHATTER H


drew me into the garden. In her usual
place, well wrapped up. sat Countess
DeRsEfeld, aud next her. 10 my sorprisc.
Lspoen. who eha,terod - ineessanuy
that even the tired, peevish face OF the
insahd had Frightened up little.
PASSED BY with bow, and found
further on. as had expected, Miss Rem
merit, somewhat weakened from the ef-
fecss Of headache. vet well again.
This Is day fer old and III folks" I"
she cried out H. me brightly.
Il was Just thinking how snviable ws
are, that we cAn sit hero In the open
air uoder green trees. aud enjoy tho
sott sea air. while at home everything
Is frozon up, and wSndows and doors are
closed tightly"
''Srill IL Ia . matter Of taste, dear
friend II depends on what . person
con do wtthou: the easiest and what he
prisos the highest" And told tho old
lady about my Cousins. wao longed Tor
the parties and lovers at homo even In
this heavenly spot of earth, and would
osreainly rather skate on the Russian
island at Berlin than look upon the sun
Mamined sea here.
She smiled and said:
"You are right; n has always seemed
30 me that one enjoys travelling better
st a mature age, when one has, so to
say. flushed with life, that is with So
cial life. With men, who can seek and
find their pleasure anywhere, IL y dh-
fcreus. II also seems to me as II those
who nt home have high standing. and
move IN the best circles, And less en-
joyment in travel
IN IN sults them because they are not
treated any different from tho rag
tag and bob-tail' What IL . stiff
necked excellency from Berlin to an
Italian9 For 'pour-boire' anyone can
be An 'excellency' therei
"Stll money is not always everything.
It only gains ono the attention Of hotcl-
keepers and walters. have often seen
ladies Of good standing at homo much
displeased, because at table d'hote or
In the drawing room an ancient gov
erness, or . versatile, well-in4ormed
Jewess, was made more of than they.
Those who cannot use themselves to
those things should remain at homo.
Travelling Is more for elderly and un-
happy people. OF course there are
happily-constituted natures which can
impress. Beauty and sociability always
find an admiring audience"
But 1t is not pleasing to all ladies TO
be admired by strangers" objected
''Tske, for example, Miss Ellen; how
seldom she puts hessslf forward Do
you know I have not heard her superb
voice again?"
"Ahl you must noN take Miss Ellen -
IN example; suoh . girl a. she one
rarely hnds. She was brought up almost
entirely by her deceased father. Prot.
Wagner; his was an Intellectual mind
Ellen Is altogether lacking In petty fem
mine weaknesses and vanities. She Is,
socially, in spite of her seventeen years,
q child With her dreams and thoughts
she lives In a purer world; am quito
troubled about her.
'"The countess has . very shallow
nature, which suffering has not soft
ened, but has rather cmbittercd; still I
believe she is fully aware Of what .
treasure she has in the girl. il she does
greatly try her. The count-well, you
know him-is certainly not the man
that one would select as q counsellor Of
inexperienced youth"
thought of the scene in the corridor
and agreed with my friend.
HAS the young lady no other connce-
tfons than this unsuitable coupler" I
asled-
mo. Ellen once told me that she had
really no relatives. Her father came
from Courland, and sometime aftcr
married Baroness Often. distant cou-
sin Of Count Dsgenfelds. She was an
orphan. and the professors favorite pu-
pu at the school. where he taught liter
ature. After his death his widow ap-
piled 20 the count, and il was at her
funeral that he first saw her charming
sixtecn-year-old daughter. and brought
her 10 his wife "a companion and
nurse"
We chattsd some time longer. then
went down Lapotin was still sitting
next the countess. but when Miss Ellen
Joined them. he rose and followed me.
was surprised at that, for ] thought
he was only there on Ellen's account
'Since when have you become
Countess Degcnfcld's admirer7" asked
jestingly.
"Poor woman" said he, seriously.
''she Is infinitely miserable, ard that Is
sufficient - arouse my sympathy"
''Du. she is 50 unamiablel" said
- = l. - -
grstefui for attention; but my mother
vas very unhappy, and no one cared
about u, not even I, Now when I SEQ
such solitary woman I always feel
a. IL I unust atone for an old wrong"
And Miss Ellen was not the mag-
metz" asked banteringiv. Something
Ike a glesm Of sunshine passed over
his face.
Miss Ellen must attract everyone
who il not deaf and blind h q
sweet creature Happy Che man who
acts sueh woman. What could | do
With q fresh rose like herr In the duh.
heavy stuaSphers II a siolsroon, which
will aoon become my whole world. she
would droop and die. F"
sTs you fsei - iii7' askea. gazing
into hAs pale fsse snsiously.
"weeried - death" h~ said calmly.
''when l commence ~ gsbble, II = al,
way. . sign that my ssrsnsth has given
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