Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-06-14

NeNer mind. Waldburga," said tho
Stranger smilingly. Now inst woIL
ahead and, taking the bride ovcr u
urn, ne walked with her.
why don't you ride. kind sir -, sbo
sa,a. Il can walk fast; Just see" and
lakdhg mold Of her skirt She sw;ftlr
walked away with the springy gait NO
.uiiar 10 those that are raised in q
mountainous country. ="
me stranger laughingly mounted his
nurse anu followed her. Nothing vaS
naiu unul h village was reached
ineli the stranger dismounted at tbe
olny Inn In the village of Oberbofan
Huln Braunen Hirsch" drown deer,
ana after hitching his horse took ONT
another half form and handed T. ~
the little girl.
why, kind stranger, you have al
reuuy gwen Aunt Lena more than
enough to pay for the little trouble il
gave me to take you here"
e l know" said the stranger
but take this and get yourself some,
tnlhg pretty for the next kirmess."
On no, kind sir" she answered eay-
cry, II l must keep it l will give il
TO Aunt Lena and she can get that
gilt crucitix she wanted so long"
AS you please, Waldburgl. Good
bye, and remember me-"
On, l will eve forget you, kind
sir; goodbye and God speed you," and
she ran off-the stranger smilinyly fol.
lowing her little form a while before
entering the inn.
Tears after a stranger left the stage
coach and entered the Brown Deer inn
at O~berhofen. Sitting down, he called
Tor a mass Quart Of beer, and scan
ned the faces of the guests.
There was the pforrer (priest). the
burgomaSter, the school teacher and a
number of wealthy-looking bauern
(farmers), with their Sunday suits on.
looking as If there was a holiday or a
festival at the village. He beckoned
the host, ate the hOmely supper, as fur
nlshed in that country, and then asked
the host what made the people Of the
village look so happy that evening.
We'll, kind sir" said the host, 1T is
quite a story and l have not time to tell
you, as l must arrange for the feast:
here come the musicians already and
l must hurry, but our school teacher
there will gladly tell you all about it.
l will take you to him." The stranger
got up to follow the host and was in
PRODUCED to the teacher.
After hearing what the stranger, who
gave his lame as Friedrich HOben-
helm, wanted to know, the teacher
pushed his empty maSskrugg Quart
mug invitingly before him, put his
horn-rimmed spectacles on his forehead
and hemmed and hawed before begin
ming. The stranger called to the host
to refill the teachers masskrug, where
upon after saying, thank you, kind
sir" he began: Kind sir, it is a long
story and l will have TO so far back.
You will know that years ago there was
a law that a man must have a certain
amount of money before he was allow
ed TO marry. Now there was a hired
q on the Oberhofen BauernhOf that
was a good worker and a thorough
farmer, but of course he was poor.
On the NiederhOfen Bauernhof there
was a hired girl, Waldburga was her
name; pretty as a picture, nut-brown
hair, same color of eyes and cheeks
like apple blossoms. He was a Stalwart
youth, named Joseph Haitzinger. They
fell in love, but under the law, as l
said before, they could not marry.
They vowed eternal love and that
nothing would part them until death
took them asunder. After a year a
child was born TO them which was
christened Waldburga. Good. Now it
happened that a rich farmers son cast
his eye on Waldburga and in spite of
his knowledge Of her connection with
Joseph Haitzinger pursued her with
his attentions.
AT the next annual KirmeSS, in the
fight that always follows, Leopold Grill,
the rich farmers son, was killed ana
Joseph Haitzinger, after bidding adleu
to his bride, fed the country and work
ed his way to America.
Waldburga took care Of her little
daughter the best she could, waiting for
Joseph to return and make her his law
full wife. Hearing nothing Of him Tor
years she dropped under the stress or
worry and work. She died and left the
child. little Waldburga, in charge OF
the community.
The child was let to the lowest bid
der, that is, to the one that ohered 10
raise the child for the smallest recon-
pense, and the child was given TO a
woman known as Aunt Magdalena, OF
Aunt Lena, as we called her.
The stranger looked at n teacher as
though he wanted to interrupt him, but
the teacher waved his hand in a per-
emptory way, and went on: About Il
year ago the stage stopped here ana Il
man about forty years OF age, ninety
dressed, stepped out, and, after leaving
his baggage at the inn, dlrecty 10
the burgomaster's house.
He gave his name as Joseph nalt-
Finger. The burgomaster, you VIII I'M
agine, looked surprised, but hearIly
welcomed the Eranger. There was
quite a long conversation
them. and the end was that Herr HIATT
finger. who had luck in then new world
manfred fer his daughter at the
bauernhof Of Grislhuber, where she
was serving. The reception you can
imagine. And what do you think, he
found that young Joseph GrislnuDer
was In love with Waldburga, ana she
wonld not marry him because ne was
r;ch and she was poor. Herr HAT
Finger. of course, smoothed matters
nm and here YOU have the wedding.
Tb teacher took up his masskruS'
emntied it and smacked his hps' aiter
60 long a speech of course he was ary'
The stranger called for another pee
fnr rho teacher. and, after
him for he information, left the taple.
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