Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-25
ROMANCE IN VIENNA.

cupicd that chair, when not upon her bod,
but she IL the brightest, sweetest creature.
Hor face always serene, her gay little bod
Ices worn with decided grace from tho
waist up. You would never dream that
her lower limbs were incased In plaster of
paris, or that she could not got up and
walk, II you didn't sce the telltalo rollers
on tho chair.
She has far moro animation than the
typical German woman, and a finer out
line Of feature. She looks an II the vitaliz-
Ing gayety Of Vienna had Incorporated IT.
self into her brain and body, giving her
tho slender waist and piquancy Of express
sion belonging by right TO the French
woman.
This is her story As her mother quantity
told It.:
"She was never 30 strong as she might
have been. She suffered always, yes, al
ways, more or less, and her intended one
fell In lovo with her while she was ON
crutches. We were at - Springs for the
baths when he came out from Triest with
friend, who also had rheumatism. The
very day my daughter met him she felt 30
unhappy, 30 sad! She said:
Mamma, 1 cost you SO much money,
I am SO helpless, suffer 80. don't know
why God let's me live. Oh, IL could only
throw myself into tho sea and forget all
this wretchedncssp
"That day at dinner we saw the stran.
ger. He sat near us. Louise was gay and
bright, for she never will be unhappy long
at n time, and he said that ho was almost
paralyzed with astonishment to see two Of
the serving men take her up In her chair
and carry her out Of the dining room. But
that afternoon we walked In the garden,
n
came and talked again with us.
after that he came moro and more, un-
| til he had TO go away to Triest. Then he
returned on Sunday, and l saw that he
liked Louise, and that she liked him, and
| thought that must make some inqui-
ries about him, for my husband was alive
| then, and know he would never consent
| to her marrying him IL not Of a good fam.
| lily. So 1 asked u lady ut the springs about
him.
Do you know Louis BrynetY said.
"'Oh, yes; his father is very wealthy. He
is the first butcher In Triest."
| ga butcher?'
Yes but very rich-very rich. Oh,
they have u great deal of money! Then !
was greatly troubled, for knew that her
| father would never consent to her marriage
with the son of butcher, even IL ever 50
rich, so 1 said to Louise: You will please
me very much IL you never speak to this
young man again. His father Is butch.
er.' But 1t was very sad for her, and he
seemed so gentle and well educated that
could not think him tho descendant Of q
family of butchers.
~ went to another lady and told her
about it, and she told me that it was all .
mistake about his being tho butcher son
that he was of noble family. That set
tied the matter and when he came to me
told him he must come to see her father.
But my husband was taken i'll and died
before the young man could sec him. Lou.
ise seemed to improve wonderfully In
health, and the banns had been Published,
and tho wedding was at hand, when this
last attack came on. The wedding pres.
ents are now all stored and the trousseau
packed away. Herr Brynet had bought a
j house in Tricst and had furnished it. He
lives in it now alone, waiting for her-has
waited all thesayears. Is it not sadp Over
and over again he has urged to marry hei
and take her away to warmer climate but
how can consent to thatp She is so i'll,
SO ill If she could only be cured, how
happy it would make us!''
"She must DO cured, "wo declared unan-
imously when tho pathetic little story end.
cd
| "But how?"
Oh yes; how?
|
Fraulein Louise has gone to hospital
| to have an operation on her knees. A
great physician and surgeon declares that
he can cure her. We are almost rs excited
and anxious as her family. Her lover
wanted to come on from Triest and be
with her through the ordeal, but it has
been considered best for him to remain
away. She must have no excitement. The
poor tender hearted mother weeps.
The operation Is over. When the pooi
little fraulein came out from under the in.
fluence Of the anesthetic, her first thought
was to sweetly thank the doctor for not
hurting her.
II felt no pain at all.
Her voice was SO childlike, her delicate
face SO white against the pillow, that he
! stopped and kissed her on the forehead.
"My poor child, my dear child"
That was two days ago, and this morn.
ing he lifted her up and made her stand on
| her feet.
"When have q patient SO we'll in six
days, am happy" he said. "Now know
what you want to do, where you want to
write, so 1 will hold you while you stand
for moment, that you can have some.
thing to say to him, some good news to
tell. l know, oh, yes, I know. I have
been a lover myself"
Tho story has not yet ended. The lover
still waits in his lonely house In Tricst,
and Fraulein Louise sits In her rolling
chair, but she Is better. Tho operation
Strengthened her limbs, and she may after
awhile lean once more on her crutches.
Gwen that will make mo happy" she
says with u patient smile. II have been
sitting n long time, long time. To walk
would be n delightful change"
The dust Of years still lies upon the
wedding presents, but they may yet be
brought out and used. Who U~sp-New
York Tribune.
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