The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-15

| elRn country Ior years, anu ILhs peCoue
great scholar, came back hero this
summer, sir, and il tho furthest saeteI
on tho field. only for love Of tho old
saeter life"
"And who 10 Lars, pray%
'Tbe sLydSEut (pogtboy) that brought
"wby, 1 must DO a week or two on
the fjeldsl Whore am ! 70 sleep? can't
take your inn With me!'
ION the snow, or In the saeter, sir. "
"In the sAeterr'
eyes; the saeter girl will make bed
for you beside her own"
Beside her own?"
"Why not? 1s that less comfortable
than tho leo and the SNOWY
Professor Detrlus Moraine did not re-
ply, but wo saw that no had been
shocked.
Abstract science usually takes no &C
count OF tho amenitiee Of life; but here
was scientist-if no was scientist
who actually recoiled from one Of the
most innocent customs Of the country.
81 think you would win as to bis be-
ing an old bachelor" said my friend
thoughtfully. Perhaps l lose as TO his
vocation. I am rather afraid 90, for o
genuine hide.bound acientist would
sleep without q murmur In II pig'sty IN
order 10 eluc!date pot theory"
Tho professor took turn about tho
storhaus and stables and finally came
back 10 tho Importubablo landlord.
"Can you furnish mo guido aud q
man or two who could build mo a tenn
porary shelter on tho 'feld, and cook
my food for few days2"
"Therc arc no men at Ormoim."
"Can not ovon have guide2"
"Not unless Lars will 90"
"And Lars will bring mo TO his sister
and leave me In tho saetor, as you call
IL, alone with hor."
$50 It will be-"
"Dah !" no exclaimed. relapsing into
English. This is infamousW
Tho innkoeper could understand
enough from bis infection and gesture
10 realize that an objurgatlon had been
uttered, and he resented II In his eullen
reply:
1--WE cannot change our country or
our people for everyone who passes by.
You deserve no guide from 0rmeim, or
you hlOulu w lSt Nv W pSii9A AZ WV
autumn tempests." -,
"Tut, tutl No offence; no offence"
returned the professor. seeming at last
to realize that his cherished project was
at tho mercy OF his own behavior, in q
land whore tlunkoyism ia unknown,
where little profit Is expected, and
whore all service to strangers is given
by favor rather than by command.
"The truth 10. landlord" no contin-
ucd, In concllIatory and almost conf.
dental manner, 81 am student ot-of
things. I'd rather meet the dovil
than a woman, when 1 am st work.
Indeed, quite go at any time. Blab,
| CAB, poke, pother, fuss, muss. litter,
tltterl Why, It drives mo madi"
Tho landlord, With staring eyes. sym
pathetically pressed his own head with
his hand, and nodded, as though he be-.
lieved him literally.
1--WE seen nothing but women, wo-
mon, women in Norway; and it's uu.
strung me. II worries me to think Of
going up there and being shut up with
with woman for two weeks -|
at will DO under tho avalanche If for
go longl" interrupted tho landlord.
"shut up with woman for two
weeks" continued tho professor, scien.
tiat.like paying no attention whateVcr
10 the simplest and most important
facts confronting him, with her tlutter
| and putter and her oyeing and prying.
Lord! come all this distance 10 work
QUITO work OUT
"Thc sacter girl will hate you just aa
| sufTicicntly." broke in tho landlord
stoutly.
This was new View OF an old theory
TO Professor Detrius Moraino. IIo
seemed at first to relish Il; but it
pioued him, too. He removed his
Glasses, FURNISHED them furiously with
his handkerchief, slared at myself and
companion, who underworld to appear
innocently unconscious OF his vexa-
tons, and finally exclaimed, rather
CURLY:
"UmphI Where's Lars?"
AT the landlords sturdy call Of Liars
Larsp noisy shutting and grunting
mingled with choery cries OF "Jcg kun
mg" q am coming were heard from
tho vicinity Of tho stables; and presently
A typical Norwegian skydsGut or post
boy bounded up tho stops aud into tho
inn.
lie was ono OF tho ioiliest and morri-
est OF his class we bad seen in all Nor
WY; tow.headed, big-cyed, open
mouthcd, and rlppling and running
over with GurRlinG and boundless good
nature.
"By JupitcrW exclaimed my friend,
Enthusiastically, "If Lars sister Is as
handsome as Lars, that old clacfcr will
go malt inside OF two weeks time that
the whole Of the Midtfield will come
tumbling into the Romsdal with a COM
motion which will DO remomboredl"
Tho landlord placed his big hand on
Lars shaggy head and said with touch
Of fondness:
"Iie 10 but sIxteen. lie is strong as
tho OK. IIo has kindly ways" And
other laudatory things as best he might,
betokening that young Lars possessed a
Mark Taplcy sort OF philosophy for oil
unpleasant emergencies and O ready
backdoor out OF every exaspcrating dill
Guilty.
"Icsides," concluded the innkeeper
graYcly, Lars is a widows son; and
widows' children arc the best aud
brnvest Of tho young, in Norway"
"Amenl" said tho Professor soIennlyi
and wo liked him mono the loss for tho
heartiuess Of his response.
But hero our curiosity was both
piqued and batlled by the disappear
anco OF tho three, attor whispered con-
snltatiou between tho landlord and tho
Professor, who meantime gavc several
woll.doilncd hoad-ictkings toward Us,
within private room.
On emerging from this nn hour later,