The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-12
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The Disagreeable Man grunted, but said
nothing.
Then Hans arrived, and then came the
posing, which caused much amusement.
They both stood perfectly straight, just as
a soldier stands before presenting arms.
Both faces were perfectly expressionless.
The Disagreeable Man was in despair.
"Look happyl" he entreated.
They tried to smile, but the anxiety to
| do 30 produced an expression of melan-
choly which was too much for the gravity
Of the photographer. He laughed heartily.
"Look as though you weren't going to
be photographed, he suggested. Liza,
for goodness sake look as though you were
baking the bread. And, Hans, try to be-
lieve that you are doing some of your beau
tiful carving"
The patience of the photographer was
something wonderful. At last he succeed
ed in making them appear at their ease.
And then he told Liza that she must go
and change her dress and be photographed
now in the way he wished. She came
down again, looking SO times prettier in
her working clothes. Now he was in his
element He arranged Liza and Hans on
the sledge of timber, which had then driv-
en- up, and made q picturesque group of
them all, Hans and Liza sitting side by
side on the timber the horses standing
there so patiently after their long journey
through the forests, the driver leaning
against his sledge smoking his long china
pipe.
''That will be something like picture" F"
he said to Bcrnardine when the perform
ance was over. Now / am going for
about a miles walk Will you come with
me and see what l am going to photo
graph, or will you rest here till l come
backS'
She chose the latter, and during his alb
sence was shown the treasures and posses
sions of Swiss PEASANTS home.
She was taken to see the cows in the
stalls and had a lecture given her on the
respective merits of Schneewitchen, a
white COW, Kartoffclkuchen, dark brown
one, and Roselin the beauty of them all.
Then she looked at the spinning wheel
ard watched the old hausfrau turn the
treadle. And SO the time passed, Bernar-
dine making good friends of them all
Catharina had returned to her knitting
and began working, and as before not
noticing any one. But Bernardine sat by
her side, playing with the cat, and after a
time Catharina looked up at Bernardine' s
little thin face, and after some hesitation
stroked it gently with her hand.
: 'Fraulein is not strong" she said ten
derly IF fraulein lived here, I should
take care of her.
That was a remnant of Catharina's past.
She had always loved everything that was
ailing and weakly
Her hand rested on Bernardine's hand.
Bernardne pressed it in kindly sympathy,
thinking the while of the girls past hap
piness and present bereavement.
Eliza is betrothed, /" she said as though
to herself They don't tell me, but
.. know. 1 was betrothed once"
She went on knitting. And that was ali
, she said of herself.
Then, after pause she said:
, 'Fraulein is betrothed?''
Bernardine smiled and shook her head
and Catharina made no further inquiries
; But she looked up from her work from
time to time and seemed pleased that Ber
nardine still staid with her, At last the
old mother came to say that the coffee was
- ready, and Bernardine followed her int
. the parlor.
, She watched Bernardine drinking th'
Il coffee and finally poured herself out cuI
too.
4 ''This is the first time Herr Allitsen ha
= ever brought a friend, she said. He ha
always been alone. Fraulein is betrothet
n to Herr Allitsen-is that SOP Ah, an
VI glad de Is so good ana so klnu
Bernardine stopped drinking her coffee
mo, / am not betrothed," she SAT-
cheerily. I'VE are just friends, and no
always that either We quarrel.
'All lovers do that" persisted Fral
L. Steinhart triumphantly.
= ''Well, you ask him yourself, " said Ber
G. nardine, much amused. She had neve
looked upon Robert Allitsen in that ligh
before. See, there he comes"
d Bernardine was not present at the oour
martial, but this was what occurred
II While the Disagreeable Man was payin
n the reckoning Frau Steinhart said in he
most motherly tones:
"Fraulcin is very dear young lady
Herr Allitsen has made a wise choice. II
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