The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-12
IN ALSACE.

lily at The mountains beyond and then at
the meadows. Salome's cows were slowly
coming homeward. In the pasture she
could see her sister, Frederika, making the
hay. The girl was not lazy, only dreamy.
Presently Salome was by her sisters side.
Then each one took bundle of hay and
carried it to their fathers clubhouse, for
old Dominic was the forester.
The girls worked on, when Salome's
bundle Of hay was seized and carried for
her. The girl turned surprised, and there
was Morand, the young forester. She
knew he had come for her father had ex-
pected him. Dominic was to teach him
forest ways
II thought twas Cousin Joseph" cried
Salomc, with smile, and then Frederika
laughed. ave were expecting Cousin 10.
seph. You know he is shut up for weeks
in his factory. Joseph cares less for the
grand forest and its wild beauty than he
does for gardens and their flowers"
II do not admire his tastes" answered
Morand.
Then homeward went the two girls, and
the man followed, and as they passed the
W., om t, =. III o. nsOio house .Iore was ele
u.u no.noi' "nu , naioiho Aisseu her' ea-
e or, sooou NUS III .ne pacherouha'
ShN now 'urheo gaoh anu sousaL ne"
p'hoio vi my. linen Morand ran alter
:. e'i n anu '0'A ''er pui'''ie aliu os'rrieu
Then the father joined the three young
poo l.;., t Nv feuo a No. Who was 'ne
poou. eisoer, Nonu ii'' @iie houso "
piep,ie the evening meal =,
Coiie aiohs' moissho' saiu inc ola
ioros'er' tne soup VIII gee coiu, anu we
mus, ns1 HIN .le COWS before we 60 IN.
Mo,ahu iooheu III ecspair' nc haa hev-
er ipiikcu COW III ms me. nave huoh
W learn mu'Iereu me- pieeousiy
supper ID warning, saio freoerika.
AS they hastened on oaiome hoticed that
hloranu nao souck M IN ms pttoonhoie
phhch Vi hoWers' Ihey were crocuses.
go you IKE crocuses, M. Morandr
l oRouehe you ala, Mile. oalome' ne
salu'
%, ior "lne' horaha nVed WIN the
FORESTER Inc harVesG was gathered ana
there was gooo soocK OF potatoes Inc
winter was coming along, ana cold one,
out 'he lamiiy were prepared 10 race IT,
oaioihe lnother required the glrls con-
stant ateehtion'
'oseph caihe now on every sunday. he
was oVerseer Oh the Iac6orS IN the neigh
poring itGie to"h' Everybody respected
Joseph. inc young man was inc support
oi ms iainiiy' Fernaps ms VISITS 10 MS
cousins were not as pleasant as pe1ore.
It ltCb WIS, UIlOugH ITO one KNEW 10, lilo
was IN love WIN rreuerlka' linen ne ieit
oWihSes VI Jeiiousy' ne was utlcert'ih
whether Morand liked eaiome or freder-
lka'
besiues, thought Joseph, me VIII
soon get ms nomination to De forester else,
Whe,e. "A iew months paI,ence' snail
SPEAK 10 my UNCLE anu freoerlka VIII not
say me nay.
moiIhu Waecheo / reaeriAa lroiu morn
aug Jill Meh' eneaeeu III her hous"holo
YATES lsS -, :,
me oiine Will coinc' liz soia soioiy 10
hiLiseh. ---.--- -,
one nlsht the moon shohe IN throngh
she rosy WINDOWS Salomo sat at the
looe Oh She peu' "atchihg her sleeping
motner. :,
one looks less pare IMAM yesterday,
cnouenG oaiome. fefhaps 1athef Is rlghS.
one VIII revive ~ the spring.
Moiahai aha freueriha were laughing
'ogetherI someone's even her iaGher' 700
DUO oaio1iie only sao anu "aecheu her
hotner' 49,, -,
lake care, my chllu' Jake care, tho
hooher leeDiy marmureu, as inc liStiess
manu- atoppcu, anu over ehe peloveu iea-
lures cams soleihn' oerrlple pcauty. ID
ioihe uotereu SHARP cry anu ios1 coh-
seriousness;
"heh she came 70 herself she was De-
sue ohe AlVcheii' Morahu alohe si6blhg
near her. ,,,
lhank uoa, my cmia, your mocher
was noe aiohe "hen she oied' she heard
her iather say -, .---
Moraha az once lound the means Oh
seiuihe ehe sau NEWS 10 'oscph, ana 30,
seph came az once. ~ was Dltter coid
uay wheh .he iio'hgr was puriet' III inc
viliase graveyard IL was terrible WORK
"a 1heir way Shrough tne aeep snow.
u was JosePn VINO gave freuerika lis
han u ana Morana supported saione'
why, why Saiohie saiu 10 herseli
Chousahd ohhes, oid my poor noCher ola