The Newtown bee., 1895-03-22
Around the Preside. FREDERICK 1.-THE GREAT,
FEY ADELA E. oRPEN.

Gue middle seat OI a IulTu Cl6SS Idli- way carriage. (His name was Freder- regiment, hence his title.) He fidgeted, he looked this way and that, and then at last he burst out, not addressing any, body in particular
 ''I'm going home, I'm going home at last"
 A lady in the corner smiled, and said, with strong English accent, that that was a pleasant prospect.
 "Acb, yes I'm going home. shall never leave it again. l have done all my travelling. have been three years in the army. It is over now"
 'It is pleasant sometimes to travel, ) said the lady, ''for then, you tee, you have the joy of homecoming"
 He paid no heed to her remark.
 "See, this is our valley. We are con- ing near now"
 He forced his way to the window, and seemed to fill the carriage with his great broad shoulders. His rosy face and blond hair were thrust outside. | II shall see our house when we come through the next tunnel.' | He stood up in the carriage, smiling down at all the passengers who now be- gan, 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 palipg '"
 He caught hold of the English lady, who had been the only one to speak with him as yet, and dragged her to her l feet.
 s'Look! there is our house, and there is the house of Lima. I made that little house for her pigeons the summer went to the army. The father and mutterche Il 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 station now to carry it back. There is mutterchen!' he shouted, catching sight of fat little woman running desperate | " towards the station. He slapped the English lady hard on the back with his big hand. "See how she runs! Eh. liebes mutterchen, dear little mother P
 The English lady's eyes were full ot tears. Perhaps because he had slapped her so hard on the back.
 "And the father! see, there is the father on the platform! Waiting al. ready! But see not the Lina!'' His voice fell from it's joyous shout in. to a surprised whisper. He was pulling down his bags from the luggage-rack.
 "You must not be surprised if Lima has not come to the station," said the l English lady, smiling at him. "You must go to see Lima this very evening She will be expecting you. Good-by good-by and good luck!n
 Frederick the Great shook hands with all his fellow passengers. There were tears in his great blue eyes, and his boy ish red lips were trembling. The Eng fish lady saw him throw his arms around tall, white-haired old man and kiss him on both cheeks. Fat little mother came panting up. He seized her in his arms and twirled around on the platform 1 with her. For one moment in his joy he seemed to have forgotten Lima. 1 II do hope Lima will be kind to him, said the English lady to her companions as the train moved off. And long she thought of the big, boyish figure and the l happy face of Frederick the Great as ht sprang down on the platform. He wa; 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 anc chattels into convenient form. The live ly Irishmen were throwing their tir mugs overheard.
 "Eh, begorra, an it's silver well drink out of now we've got to Ameriky 2 said they, joyously.
 | "Well, Frederick" said the steward ESQ we are nearly in, my man. Have you friends to go to in New York;"
 'I have an address in New York, but I I go on to St Louis.''
 HAch, yes. It's fine thing to travel I go back and forth from Hamburg tC | New York. never see the world" "See, now, hate to travel" said the tall German to whom the steward spoke It was Frederick the Great, of course 'I thought 1 had done with travelling l but"
 'tBut what, old fellow?n said the steward, who had made great friends with the big German. They came from the same part of Bavaria.
 "At home was no longer home. Lima had gone away. See, her aunt died, she took situation. She is nurse to the lit. l tie children of an American lady; that I is why come to America. I go to fad the Lima and bring her back, if she will come. Then it will be home again, not else.'
 "tAnd where is Lina?"
 For answer he took out an envelope and showed this address: Lima Kruger, care of Mrs Wentworth | 1925 Street, St Louis, Mo.
 Thou blessed heaven! but St Louis is long way off. If it was New York, now I could go with you and show you the way. We don't sail until the fifth day But St Louis, and you speak no English thousand pities But see, Frederick I will go with you to the train. I tell the conductor to look after you. They do much for the silver dollar. This is | q do. hal ' s. antine. On Monday you land. On | Wednesday you are at St Louis.'' ssHalt there not so fast,' said Fred. erick the Great. ssI march to St Louis J ssDu lieber Gott! You walk to St Louis! But it is hundred thousand miles away"
 Mot so far that. It is three hun- dred and fifty miles-German miles -and march good ten of our miles day, and carry my rife and arms and sack, too. Oh, yes; I learned to march in the ar my.'
 "And why not go by train and be there on Wednesdav?" .No, l cannot. l carry pack, and I am peddler. I make money in every march. I arrive with little fortune. Enough to take us back. If Lima comes. If she does not come, want no more money for anything ever again.''
 May, nay think not of such wicked Lima Of course she comes back the lit tie bride. And, mind, look for our ship. Remember the Swan. Bring the little bride back with us, and I make her so comfortable she thinks she is first class.,'
 Nanny, nanny, see the big man l He is as big as--as St Christopher, isn't he? And I've asked him to come in and eat doughnuts with us, and he can't talk one bit''
 A little gray-eyed girl danced into her mothers kitchen, pointing backwards