Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-04

| for which this extraordinary piece Of fur,
| niture could be intended. hurried quick
| ly down, but before could get to the bot.
| tom of tho staircase Irene had fled and had
| disappeared behind the door Of their cot.
sage so tnat the explanation l would fain
| have impaired to the nidhc was forced to
| give to the less bashful aunt She looked
at me In blank astonishmcnt as ! explain.
ed to her that this outlandish article was o
thing used In Europe for heating rooms,
and that II was to serve no other purpose
than to warm my sitting room after the
fashion Of my country In the coming win
ter She shook her head with an incrcd
ulous smile, murmured u couple Of Thee
Thee" Lord Lord y and looked after us
obviously. as with our united forces the
,mlth and pushed the stove up the stair
case to my room.
The same evening the flames were crnc
Killing mcrrily In the iron pot. A pleas
ant warmth diffused itself through my
territory. and the Attic Boreas who en-.
tered freely through the wide cracks OF
the windows and had hitherto made my
rooms intentionally airy, now found
himself fairly vanqulshed by my native
auxiliary ] wns ovcrjoyed In its posses
Sion for u few cold days In this southern
land arc much more unbcarable than
whole weeks OF frost and snow Mt the foot
Of the Bayhrian highlands My pleasure
was enjoyed by my servant Jorgi, who nj
first sight had condemned the stove, but
was now an ardent admirer and seemed
anxious to make up for tho contempt with
which he had first treated tho newcomer
by saying MI the most nattcring things he
could think Of
1t seemed only fair to invite Kyrin Marin
to participate In this household event, SO
/ begged her to come and sec me soon I'm
my warm room, mn invitation which she
seemed not at all unwilling to accept,
Ind u preScntmcnt that she would not
como alone, and looked forward hopeful.
ly to the visit.
Tho evening canc--a cold and stormy
one. Kyrin Maria appeared mt my door
with somewhat hcsitating steps but u
friendly smile. Shc was not alone. Sho
had brought tho lovely Ircno with hcr. |
received the two Athcnian ladies' with all
tho courtesy md grace could command
but found 1t difficult to muster words
enough to express the pleasure ! felt at
thoir visit. We snt down, and when tho
usual intcrminablo inquiries after our
mutunl health were ended kyrin Maria
began to let her eyes roam inqurngy
over my room. Al last they rested on tho
stove
"Truly," snid she, "you Franks hnvo
everything you require to mako lifo de-
lightful You will no longer fcnr the leo
and snow Of winter, kyr Ludovikc, for,
though | should never have believed It,
that thing makes your room SO warm TINT
no FROST will bo able to enter. As for us,
wa often sit whole days Mt our hearth
down below rubbing our numhcd hands
md frocznR TIL our teeth chatter. Tho
Franks nro certainly happy nation"
II am very glad, kyrin Marin, an
swercd, "that you Hike my room, and ]
hope that you will often como up in cold
weather and warm yourself. And your
nieco Will come, too, will sho noty" add
ed, looking toward lrone
IL dare say wa shall often come to SEQ
you, now that wa have got to know you, F"
lrcno said simply, looking ut mo with her
largo RaHelclike eyes.
'Indccd Ircnc," interrupted hcr aunt,
"wo cannot often. What would men say
If whom thcy camo to pay visits to kyr
Lndoviko they found us women hcrcP No,
that will not do. But, turning to me,
edo us tho honor to como and talk with
us ut our own hearth ns often ny you can,
for you must bo ablc to tell us about
many things. II | understood tho IAN
guago of tho Franks. | would talk to them
all day long. Look, Irene, she added,
chow beautiful this furniture and these
books and things nrol They nrc not mado
In our country any moro than tho 'ofcni
which has been sent hero from over tho
scas. The Franks must hr wise people"
'Some arc, kyrin Maria" rcioincd,
"bnt you mcct them of nll sorts, "
What, both wise and foolishP And I
dare say somo are bad and some nro good
People hcrcnbout say they arc MI bad.
but feel suro there would be hero and
there ono should like"
"nd | not say SO, nuntg | always
Thought
"llc silent, Irene, said her aunt inter
rupting her,
pray lct mo hear what she WAS going
to say
"No, no" said Kyria Maria dccisivoly
"Sho talks SO much nonsense it's not
worth listening to, But | may assure
you, kyr Iudovikc that so far as YOU
yourself am concerned we have from the
beginning had the greatest respect for you
And You, too, IrcncY" asked.
ITO hc sure, she replied smiling.
why, then, did you always hide your
self whom passed through the courtyard"
II was too timid, Kyr Ludovikc Ibid
to dare to look Mt you
And now you are not afraid to look MT
mrF'
Not when my aunt Is Ivy me. "
Her aunt looked at her severely, shc
hlushcd and began Mt once to talk in.
dustriously of other things
Our conversation lasted n long timc and
ended with tho hcarticst assurances on
both Sides OF esteem and friendship | ne
compnuicd tho ladies to the hoad of tho
stairs where, ~ we parted. n fresh renew.
nj ot civilitics took place The aunt said,
II lay myself at your feet, :" an expression
You hear rcrpctually, Tho niece chose u
different form, which, though quito ms
usual sounded far swcctcr to my cars.
She murmurcd hardly above her breath,
Ma mas agapaS keep us in your
hearty, TO which gladly and emphatic
ally responded YES yes That l will -"
now began to call In sometimes at tho
cottage found 1t very coxy in the little
house, especially in the evening, whom
had rat, ,,.,l f,N AL. Il,