The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-03-29


lyon didn't desert Wilhelm, did you.
grandma" said Maggie as the color
came and went.
Children in the Tyrol do not lightly
disobey their parents" said grandma,
with a smile, "and while | might not
have felt my duty go 80 far with uncle
the dying wishes of my father felt were
sacred think | must have wept all the
nights and most of the days for the next
week, and one morning as went to call
the cows whom should meet upon the
side of the mountain butt
"Wilhelmr' exclaimed Tommy, land
did he have his gun and pistols, and a
horse to carry you awayY
mo, dear" said grandma laughing;
"he was almost as downhearted as l.
And told him about my fathers will,
and he babe me hope, for he did not be-
ieve it. and he would find out. And 80
| felt hopeful, for ! knew that Wilhelm
was very. very wise, since he had been
among the learned men of Innspruck.
Next evening he met me, and his face
was wreathed in such happy smiles that
my heart leaped for joy. And he told
me he had seen copy of the will in the
hands of the notary who held 1t, and
that while 1t did say for uncle to bring
me up as one of his own daughters It
especially said. But when my daughter
reaches womanhoods estate desire that
her choice of husband shall be free and
untrammeled, so that in taking the one
great step in life she shall follow only
the dictates of her own heart And
then cried for joy, and Wilhelm insist.
ed on going back to the house with me,
and he and uncle were closeted together
for long, long time, so long that ! went
with my cousins to sleep and did not
See them any more that night.
Next morning was Easter morn. OF
course we were all up long before sun
rise, for no one in the Tyrol would miss
seeing the sun dance on Easter"
"You don't really mean to say that the
sun dancesY" asked Nellie, looking up
into grandma's face
ibid you never hear Of the sun dane.
ing on Easter norm asked grandma in
return. why. the children of the east
ern Alps from early infancy are told Of
this, and it is said that the season of Lent,
with its penitence and sorrow having
passed away, the sun on Easter morn,
starting a new year full of hope and
promise after the washing away of sin,
rises SO full of happiness that It dances
for joy.
"On the morning mention my uncle,
as soon as he knew ] was awake, called
me into his room and told me Of Will
helm showing him copy Of my fathers
will He said he had not known Of the
strange request it contained, as he had
never seen it nor heard it read, but had
merely been told of its provisions by the
notary. ond while he was amazed be-
You'd expression, yet having learned his
dead brothers wishes he felt II his duty
TO carry them out. and hence withdrew
any opposition to my foolish desires"
But did the sun dancer asked Nellie
1T certainly appeared so to me that
morning. said grandma when went
out of doors the sun was just rising over
tho top Of the distant mountains. and II
udHCtu anu uhnCtu 30 tndt COulu bCdTC6-
ly see 1t when first looked at it. and my
eyes flied 30 full of tears with unspealx-
able happiness that finally couldn't see
II at all.
"Ohi You mean II looked like IL was
dancing because you were crying" said
Tommy in disgust.
"And when the Tyrolese musicians
singing Easter hymns. came past our
house," continued grandma, II knew a
voice and a either before they came In
sight. They came up to the door. as they
always do and we joined in the chorus,
and to me the flowers that decorated the
singers never looked so beautiful. The
guitars and the zithers, with human
voices. never blended in such exquisite
melody, and the lovely Easter carols
never before seemed to have such
grand yet tender meaning"
"Did you have any colored eggs?r
asked Tommy.
"Oh. yes. and to the children who came
along with the singers we made our Of
fering Of Easter eggs, which my aunt
poured into their baskets, and TO the
older ones we made other little offerings.
Each one gave some little Easter offer
ing to some one else"
"What did Wilhelm give your asked