New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-09-13
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But while lowering his eyes he saw his
red ribbon. and it seemed to him he
heard an interior voice repeating esen-
tence he had just uttered, sItt would not
be acting ike gentleman
He also saw that Martha no longer
curled her dolls wig. Sitting on the
ground motionless and silent, the child
was looking at her mother, who wept 81
lently. She wept in silence also.
ss#.' ulia, : said the young man soberly,
.go, in my name, tosask for Mile. Bour-
geois' hand. i
At last! triumph antly exclaimed AM
toinettes mother after Julia had formu-
lated her request Then calling her
daughter she added in the same joyful
tone: .Come--he has come to it! An
swer, darling. Tell tell how backward
we found him!
A lovely smile, so chaste in it's frank
ness, lit up the young girls face and
without speaking she advanced toward
Nine. Duchemin with extended hands.
Then, kissing her:
q am SO happy she exclaimed
bravelv.
The very next day Frederick began
his "wooing," as it is called.
Yet what strange thing! He, SO out
spoken till then-so open and so gay
was formal now, circumspect, stilted,
almost unpleasant. Goodby to intimate
chatter 2 to all freedom! He chose his
words carefully. No more jokes now!
At first Antoinette was disconnected
by it, but surrounding her painful inn
preston she appeared happy enough for
two. She was the first to speak of their
plans, saying, as if inadvertently, these
dear plans"
He still called her ''mademoiselle,n
while she called him Frederick" She
consulted him about the details Of their
future home. What shade did he pre-
fer for the curtains? And when they
were passing the glass works, STOPPING
to kiss Martha. she prompted:
Say Good morning, Aunt Fred"
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The attorneys had taken the matter in
hand. Everything was ready, for the
lieutenant had told his sister:
Act for me. Have the settlements
drawn to suit yourself"
As for him, to all questions he an
swered:
Yes. All right. AS you please"
So much SO that st last Julia took him
aside and said to him:
Take care, Fred. Take care lest you
grieve this child
''Grieve her!'' he repeated, startled.
1T would cause me the most bitter re-
morse
yet one would think you do not love
her."
mot love herr exclaimed the young
man. Il would be the most ungrateful
fellow. Oh, on the contrary, love her
with all the power of my soul, of my
conscience and of my probity. Devoid
of feeling as l may appear, my heart is
all her own. I admire, and adore her.
All, why is she not poor? You would
see-you would see then, julia he add
ed, relapsing into his darker mood.
The eventful day was fixed. The bans
were to be published.
After dinner the lieutenant accom-
panied the ladies home, walking by their
side along the road. At the door they
babe one another goodby. After that
word had been spoken Antoinette re-
manned at Frederick side, very close to
him. She appeared to await something.
He understood. And once more low
ering his eyes he saw the red ribbon lit
by the last rays of the setting sun. And
as in an hallucination in the rustling of
the leaves he thought he heard again,
1T would not be acting like gentle-
man.
Then, dazzled, he stepped back, and in
a choking voice said: Listen! Nv heart
is bursting. Even if I unsettle everv-
thing, Unjust speak. I must tell YOU
What? Everything! He stated every
thing indeed-the situations, his scru-
pies, his great sorrow.
Antoinette and her mother sought to
interrupt him, repeating, But butt 49, =
He did not listen. He went on to the
end. And then only were they able to
finish their sentences:
.'But-we know itr'
What! You know that my sister and
her husband are threatened with
Certainly. we know it," said the
widow. .'And this is why we hurried the
conclusion, which will at last give us the
right to ward off the misfortune they do
not deserve"
i ''And you. Antoinette?"
Somewhat confused, she replied:
Il? Oh, / had but one fear-uot to
please your Y OK Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
Polly a Pastor.
There was parrot once that belonged
to a clergyman. In the circumstances
OF that gentleman's household Polly nat
urally became religious and learned sew
eral phrases OF its masters profession.
One day this responsible worshiper got,
nobody knew how, into church while
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