Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-25

done. he was a. wild and ruthless q
barbarian - ever invaded q peaceful
parsonage. He got up from table when
ever he pleased and never asked to be
excused. He had mysterious errands in
the barn and the stables which usually
occurred to him when he happened not
70 like the dessert or his sisters tried
10 tease him. Rarely did he deign them
4 reply, but he would conflde in strict
confidence to Nils, the groom, that girls
were no good. He was a quiet, self CON
tanned and taciturn boy and 70 admira-
bly, conteanptuous in his manner toward
the household that he would be sure, If
he ~persevered, to be adorcd by those
whom he trampled upon. His sisters,
however, though they admitted that
Ffits was, ~abstractly speaking, a very
hne boy, might be pardoned for chatting
. little under his tyranny. They did
not enjoy being pinched and punched
until they promised mot to tcll'' that
he had gone SWIMMING three times in
one day or aasociated with the shoe
makers John, who had q fascinating
reputation for wickednes& They often
compared at night tho blue spots on
their arms and plotted Intellectual
schemes Of retaliation When the time
came for carrying them ont, one or the
other always deserted and threatened to
''peach" il the plan was not abandoned.
The only one OF the sisters who held
her own against Frits was Hulda, but
they lived ON . moro or less open war
footing and would no doubt have come
to blows II the mothers restraining in
duence had not interceded to prevent
hostilitiea It was not 20 much q per-
sonal resentment which actuAted Hull.
da - . spirit Of rebellion on behalf of
her downtrodden sex against the sense
less despotism which In spite Of ability
and merit consigned It to inferiority.
Fritz happened In her case to DO the
visible embodiment Of the whole obnox-
ious system against which her soul re-
VOTED, and therefore she carried ON
. sort Of sisterly feud with him, half
jocosA but yet q good deal more serious
than on the surface II appeared. Hulda
felt herself 70 greatly superior to her
stolid and taciturn brother, who walked
about with Z masculine strut and SEEM
ed to take such q crude satisfaction in
his mere masculinity. She would not
admit TO herself that abe half envied
him this pleasure. and that she would
herself gladly have surrendered her
feminine refinement and other virtues
In exchange for his sturdy pachyderma
tous conceik
II was not indeed, by tho pastors
decree that the necessity had arisen for
sacrificing . daughter in order that the
SON might obtain . learned education.
Pastor Brinckman was too amiable Q
man and too fond Of his daughters to
assent to 20 cruel . proposition. But
Mira Brinckman. though she embellish-
ed the fact with much sentimental EN-:
hroidery, had stated plainly to Hulda
that il was absolutely imperative that
one Of the six should marry, and that
she. . the eldest and handsomest, I'M
doubtedly stood the best chance. She
had then commenced to talk about the
new curate, MI. Falck-of his musical
talents. his fortune and prospects-and
had intimated broadly that it would be
. terrible disappointment to her if Hull
da failed 10 embrace such q golden OPP
portunity. It was q ~deplorable but an
undeniable fact that men were attract
ed BY beauty rather than the more solid
qualities Of mind and heart, and a. HUI
da Was the only n Of her daughters
upon whom IL had pleased God to be-
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