The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-03-14
FREDERICK THE GREAT.
The Story Of German Soldiers
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carriage. (His name was Frederick,
and he was the biggest man in his reg
iment hence his title.) He fdgeted, he
y looked this way and that, and then at
\ last he burst out, not addressing any
body in particular:
Sim going home. I'm going home at
/ last ~:
A lady in the corner smiled, and said,
with strong English accent, that that
was q pleasant prospect.
Zach, yes! I'm going home. shall
never leave it again. l have done all
4 my travelling. have been three years
4 in the army. 1t is over now"
0 1T is pleasant sometimes to travel
said the lady, for then, you see, you
have the JOY of homecoming.
# He paid no heed to her remark.
r. ''See. this is our valley. We are
coming near now.
He forced his way to the window,
and seemed to fill the carriage with his
great broad shoulders. His rosy face
and blonde hair were thrust outside.
II shall see our house when we come
through the next tunnel"
n He stood up in the carriage, smiling
down at all the passengers, who now
:. began, one and all, to take an interest
in him.
." "There it is" he shouted. as they
emerged from the tunnel. See it over
there, with the white palins.'
lie caught hold of the English lady,
49, who had been the only one to speak
with him as yet, and dragged her to
her feet.
''Loolz! there is our house. and there
is the house Of Lima. made that lit
tie house for her pigeons the summer
went to the army. The father and
muttercllen will be at the station.
Lima came to see me Off. and carried
my sword, and laughed because she
dropped it twice in the dust. Perhaps
Lima will come to the tstlo,l now to
carry it back. There is mutterchen!" he
shouted, catching sight OF a fat little
woman running desperately toward
the station. He slapped the English
lady hard on the back with his big
- hand. See how she runs: Eli. Hctes
mutterchea, dear little mot''cr::'
The English ladyS eyes We're full of
tears. Perhaps becau>e he had slapped
her SO hard on the back.
And the father! see. there is the ia
Their on the platform: Wati" already!
But see not the Lima!
Ills voice fell from its Joyous shout
into surprised Whisper He was pull
ing down his bags from. the luggage
rack.
You must not he surprised if Lima
has not come to the station said the
English lady, smiling at him. You
must so to see Lima this very evening.
She will be expecting you. Good-by,
good-by, and good luck!''
Frederick the Great shook hands
with all his fellow passengers. There
his boyish red lips were trembling.
The English lady saw him throw his
arms around a tall, white-haired old
man and kiss him on both cheeks.
Fat little mother came painting up.
He seized her in his arms and twirled
around on the platform with her. For
one moment in his JOY he Sc emed to
have forgotten Lima.
81 do hope Lima will be kind to him"
said the English lady to her companion
as the train moved off. And long she
thought of the big, boyish figure and
the happy face of Frederick the Great
as he sprang down on the platform.
He was at home now, and what did
Lima say? Was she kind?
A great crowd was gathered upon
the deck of an emigrant ship steaming
into New York. Some were dancing,
some were shouting and singing and
others were trying to collect their
goods and chattcls into convenient
form. The lively lris!,'nen were throw
ing their tin mug, overheard.
''I.il hc:Enrr;l. an it's silver we'll
drink rut of now we've got to Amer
illy. :, iii they. jpy'11>ly.
F.. well. Frederick. lid the steward,
80 We are nearly IN. my man. Have
You frlcn,l, to go to in New York;
Is IL have IN address in New York. but
Z go to st. Louis
/. '.Ach yes! It's Il fine thing to travel.
I go back and forth from Hamburg to
& New York. never sec the worl;l.''
Vs. "See, now | hate to travel" said the
y tall German tsMSSvhom the steward
spoke. 1t was EfsiericlS the treat. of
course. II sksaat had done with
travelling u Invent home after my
'.B,,s old fcllow?' said the
steMu had maize great friends
;er1nan. They came from
of Bavaria.
- di1he was no longer home. Lima
away. See. her aunt died,
sssaieltoolz situation. She is nurse to
1.-The Glittle children of an American
lady; that is why come to America.
go to find the Lima and bring her back,
if she will come. Then it will be home
again, not else" ..sss,.s4s;t9ySS
''And where is
.a For answersh slt an envelope
and showed Is:
Lima Kraa e ST Mrs. Wentworth,
! 1851 stfessE Louis, Mo-
Thou Blessed heaven! but St. Louis
is q long way off. If it was New York,
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