Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

DegenfeId, aud next her, TO my surprise,
Lapotin, who chartered SO necessarily
that even the tired, pecvish face Of the
invalid had frightened up a little.
l passed by with bow, and found
further on, as had expected, Miss Rem
merit, somewhat weakened from the ef-
fects of headache, yet well again.
This is a day for old and i'll folks, 4"
she cried ont to me brightly.
Il was just thinking how enviable we
are, that we can sit here in the open
air under green trees, and enjoy the
soft sea air, while at home everything
is frozen up and windows and doors are
closed tightly"
''Still it is matter of taste, dear
friend. It depends on what a person
can do without the easiest and what he
prizes the highest" And | told the old
lady about my cousins, who longed for
the parties and lovers ut home even in
this heavenly spot of earth, and would
certainly rather skate on the Russian
island at Berlin than look upon the sun
nlumined sea here.
She smiled and said:
''You are right; it has always seemed
to me that one enjoys travelling better
ut a mature age. when one has, so to
say, finished with life, that is with So
cial life With men, who can seek and
find their pleasure anywhere, it is diff
ferent. 1t also seems 10 me as if those
who at home have high standing, and
move in the best circles. find less en-
joyment in travel
1T insults them because they are not
treated any different from the rag
tag and bob-tail' What is a stiff
necked excellency from Berlin to an
Italian? For a pour-b oire' anyone can
be an excellency' therel
'Stll money is not always everything.
Tt only gains one the attention Of hotel
keepers and waters. have often seen
ladies of good standing at home much
displeased, because at table d'hote or
in the drawing-room an ancient gov
erness, or versatile, well-informed
Jewess, was made more of than they.
Those who cannot use themselves to
those things should remain at home.
Travelling is more for elderly and I'M
happy people. OF course there are
happily-constituted natures which can
impress. Beauty and sociability always
find an admiring audience"
''But it is not pleasing to all ladies to
be admired by strangers" l objected.
''TalSe, for example, Miss Ellen; how
seldom she puts herself forward Do
you know I have not heard her superb
voice again?"
''Ah! yoa must not take Miss Ellen as
an example; such girl as she one
rarely finds She was brought up almost
entirely by her deceased father, Prof
Wagner; his was an intellectual mind
Ellen is altogether lacking in petty fem
mime weaknesses and vanities. She is,
socially, in spite of her seventeen years.
child With her dreams and thoughts
she lives in purer world; am quite
troubled about her
1.-The countess has a very shallow
nature, which suffering has not soft
ened, but has rather embittered; still
believe she is fully aware of what a
treasure she has 10 the girl, if she does
greatly try her The count-well, you
know him--is certainly not the man
that one would select as a counsellor Of
inexperienced youth"
thought of the scene in the corridor
AMI agreed with my friend.
HAS the young lady no other connec-
tions than this unsuitable coupler" /
asked.
No, Ellen once told me that she had
really no relatives. Her father came
from Courland, and sometime after
married Baroness Often, a distsnt cou-
sin of Count Degenfelds. She was an
orphan and the professors favorite pu-
Pill at the school, where he taught liter
allure. After his death his widow APP
piled to the count, and it was at her
funeral that he first saw her charming
sixteen-year-old daughter, and brought
her 10 his wife as companion and
nurse"
We chatted some time longer. then
went down. Lapotin was still sitting
next the countess, but when Miss Ellen
Joined them. he rose and followed me
l was surprised at that, for | thought
he was only there on Elen's account
''Snce when have You become
Countess Degenfeld's admircr?" | asl1ec
jestingly.
Poor woman, said he, seriously
''shc is infinitely miserable, and that i.
sufficient TO arouse my sympathy
But she is % unamiable!" said.
THAT she is, and perhaps not very
grateful for attention; but my mother
was very unhappy, and no one careC
about it. not even l. Now when | see
such solitary woman | always fee
as if must atone for an old wrong"
And Miss Ellen was not the mag
uet2" asked banterinely. Something
like a CLEAN Of sunshine passed over
his face,
Miss Ellen must attract everyone
who is not deaf and blind-she IS
sweet creature. lIagpy the man VIII,
gets such woman What could | dc
with fresh rose like herr In the dull
heavy atmosphere Of a sictroom, which
viii soon become my whole world, She
would droop nd die "
do you feel 50 lip" asked, gazing
into his pale face anxiously