Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-05-13

one ~ always unhappy, sald
Franz, impatiently
"But could | add to it?
"Thou hast no thought for my
happiness"
"a little thing like this. which
would hurt no one, but give real
happiness !"
Lisa was silent. She walked on
thinking, but presently stopped and
stretched out her hand.
81 want to please thee and myself,
too, and that is the TRUTH" she said,
looking at her'lover with clear, hon
est eyes. "See here, lad | will go
back and find out what is best, and
when the diligence comes through
look up at my window. If l am there
myself it will be yes but if my red
kerchief is tied up, it must be no.
Dost thou understand 7"
"Oh, / understand !" Franz said
but Lisa noticed something like anger
in his voice. "Only see thou here, too,
Lisa. A man may get so many noes
as to be tired of them at last, and
there are other girls who have not
the same objection as thou to saying
yes"
He strobe away from her as he FIN
ished, and never turned back to look
There was no doubt about it, he wa.
offended, and with the conviction the
tears rushed into poor Li-a's eyes
For some time she watched him, hop
ing he would look around but h,
did not, and she went homeward with
troubled heart The longing 10 do a,
he asked her grew intense.
She knew quite well what her da,
would be like: how she must work
how hot it would he, aud how depress.
ed her grandmother would become
how the gnats and flies would tease
and then uprose the thought of cool
Vesch, with its fresh mountain air,
its fir trees, it's rushing stream, it,,
pretty church, and the walk with
Franz across the fiower.spangled
grass. Why should she not so
Why should only she haye no holiday 2
Why might she not please Franz aud
herself? Why, not, indeed2
Aud yet
A little later she was standing by
the old womar's bed, and saying in a
voice which was quite free from
crossness, but had good deal OF
warming in its tones:
"And thou dost not think thou
could'st get along with Wiltwe Brun
for one night, grandmother? Why
she is the best nurse in the place"
"But she isn't thee, Lisa, and !
can't bear to part with thee. Don't
60 now, don't. Men are so selfish
There's Franz bent on pleasing him.
self, never thinking of me, lying here
like log, and wanting to get thee
away from me"
at is only for one night
"And who knows if / shall ever see
another ?" And the tears were trick
ling down her cheeks. Lisa, who
could not bear that sight, said quick
ly:
Don't fret, grandmother; I'll not
leave thee" And she set to work to
fasten the signal in the window.
She wished she had made it the other
way, 80 that she might have stood
there herself and coaxed look Of
forgiveness out of Franz and yet
the Disappointment was so severe that
she was more disposed to hide away,
and when she heard the wheels of the
diligence. ran to the back Of the house
and stopped her ears. Presently.
with red eyes, she ventured out to get
some water and met Maria Brun.
"What is the matter with thy
Franzy" said the girl, looking sharp
" at her. "He looked black aud not
himself as he drove through F.; aud
thou art as red as he was black"
"He wanted me to go to Viesch,
but the grandmother could not spare
me" said Lisa, simply.
swell, then. thou art fool, Lisa.
Grandmother would never harm, and
thou 1t find it will never do to serve
men so. They like 10 hold up their
little fingers and get what they want;
and there's that bold Trudchen at
Brieg would walk over the Aletsch
glacier with Franz if he only asked
her."
1t did not make the day more easy
to bear that Lisa had FRANKS looks
and Maria's words to think about
The heat was intolerable. The grand
mother said Lisa might tell her some
thing to turn her thoughts from the.
flies. There was not even Franz's re.
turn that evening to look for; and the
day dragged wearily-along until to.
wards evening the girl found time to
run over to the little church. aud there
get few minutes Of quiet refreshing.
Then the diligence came through,
with no one better than Hans Schmitt