The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-05


the town of Tor
gau, in Thuringia.
The officers were extremely kind TO
me, and invited me to become a mem
Der of the club they had formed amono
themselves, so that was soon duite
Mt home. In the morning there WAS
the everlasting Fright, left right.
left at dinner the soothing oer-
fume of the "Maibohle," and in the
evening dreamy repose and excellent
cigars i'll the shady Casino gardens.
The civil aud military society min
gied freely, contrary TO the usual
custom, and the legal world and such
landed proprIetors as lived in the
neighborhood mNdo themselves par
ticularly agreeable
The chief magistrate, old Herr Ham
mer, was President of the club. He
played good game of bowls, and
kept the whole company entertained
with his cheerful fund OF humor. OF
course J was presented 10 him, and he
recognized in me the son of his old
comrado in University and Volunteer
days. He was delighted to see me.
and at the close o2 the evening he
took me across th6 gardens TO the
Casino veranda, where his wife and
daughter We're drinking true Thur
ingian mocha with number Of other
ladies. | was presented 20 the fair
circle. Frau Hammer was still q oret-
ty woman; she knew my good mother,
greeted mo with warmth, and begged
me with charming friendliness TO come
and pay her n visit as soon rs my mil
itary duties would allow.
''No stiff evening call, dear Herr
Eisenstein, | beg! When Won have
no better way of spending your even
ing, then come in and see us and hayo
cup of tea with u.s."
thanked Frau Hammer for her
friendly invitation, aud decided al
once TO tlko advantage of It. Had I
not looked into the blue eyes of the
magistrate seventeen-year old dauob
ter, the fair Agnes? Did / not read
IN those liquid depths that visit
from me would not be entirely disa-
greeable to her? OF course, I would
seize the first happy chance that left
me free to spend I'M evening in her So
ciety
The happy chance did not occur for
some days, but Mt length | had free
evening and decided to make prompt
use of It. l called my soldier servant.
who, as the stern captain of our com
pany was fond of reminding me, was
III reality my fellow-soldier, and sent
him in tho afternoon to the Fran
Direktorin with n carefully worded
message, saying, if it would not incon-
veniencc her, 1 would do myself the
honor of calling on her that evening.
After much explanation, Gottlieb
Feuerstacke at length understood
where he was to go und what he had
to do. In about an hour ne returned.
giggling in an idiotic manner, and in
formed mo with scarcely suppressed
smile that n visit from me at S.45
o'clock would be Extremely agree
able"
IJ struck me that this was rather n
late hour TO fix for u sociablo evening
call IN fact, rather n ccremcuious
hour; but, 10 doubt, the Herr
DIrektOr liked to stand on ceremony
even in so small % matter as the pres
cut. thought no more oil but
when the hour came for departure.
cast % few drops of "ncw-mo,gn hay"
ON my pocket handkerchief, placed if
I'm the pocket above my beating lcart
md wrapped myself in my great mill
tary ovcrco1t
Thus armed, j started of TO see my
new friends, not quito willing to con.
icss even 90 myself how much lon0cd
TO behold fbc fuir Nyuge ouc. .t.,,.r.,.