The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-02
MADE In GERMANY

Anthony Alexander was woman
hater. lie was also student of phi
losophy-very comfortably of. A
bachelor, of course, and at 40 the des-
pair of determined mothers and dutiful
daughters, who, when he came i'm their
wayne did it as little as possible
scarcely had heart for an attack.
Alexander made up his mind to
learn German, because he desired TO
read in the original the works of Kant,
Hegel, etc. In a weekly paper he came
on the following advertisement:
1.-THE German tongue taught on a
new and speedy system. Apply Herr
Schwalb, May street, Pimlico."
"Air Squalp?" said the short, grimy
maid of the tall, grimy lodging house.
"Fifth floor, first door to the left.
Mind your feet when you gets near the
top, the carpets gave"
Alexander climbed to the door indi-
Gated and knocked. a sweet treble
voice with a strong foreign accent
said
Z" Come in."
"What fool man isr' thought Alex
ander. "The less he can afford a fe-
male appurtenance the more sure he is
to have one"
He entered. The little room was
neatness itself A girl in brown
dress and black apron stood up to re-
ceive him. She had q pretty figure,
rosy cheeks, large blue eyes and an inn
mense quantity of fair hair rolled into
tight ball.
Alexander bowed stiffiy and said
that, having seen the advertisement of
Herr Schwalb-
"Yes," said the girl quickly. "He
is my fader, at all. You want to learn
G. .rman, sir?'
Alexander replied in the affirmative
and added that he hadn't much time
to spare. He would be glad to see
Herr Schwalb at once. He stood like
a tower, one bristling with battlements.
The girl gave him an anxious glance.
"My fader cannot itch now,' she
said. "Since de notice appear he has
a complaint. De troat of my fader is
i'll, sir. He must not spick."
Alexander said he was sorry, and,
with second stiff bow, moved toward
the door.
"But /, Hedwig Schwalb, 1 know
de seestem of my fader," said the girl,
with bright blush. al can itch. |
have titched 1t is great seestem for
de adults, at all"
She looked imploringly up into the
face of the 6 foot . black bearded quad
ragenarian. He shook his head.
"I'm much obliged" he said. 'Herr
Schwalb may be better soon. I'll
wait"
Hedwig nearly let him go. Pride
and filial love made a sad TO do within
her. As Alexander got to the door he
heard a choking voice.
she will not be better soon if / earn
no money to get him what he want.
VIII you try, sir? am not young. /
am p, at all.''
'At alp This was one of the first
phrases Hedwig had acquired on her
arrival in England, She regarded it
as an idiam of all work, and brought
il in whenever she wanted to be par
ticularly emphatic.
"Look here" she went on. 81 shall
give you two lessons, and if you are
not contented you pay notting-not-
ting-and beg your pardon of you;
oderwise, shall persevere till de troat
of my fader is good. VIII you try?"
al don't doubt your ability" said
Alexander, "but'-
The expression of his face en.ight-
ened Hedwig.
as my womanliness an objection?"
she cried.
Er-ah-really''- Alex
ander, feeling, it must he confessed, a
bit of an ass.
But Hedwig swept on.
"Belief me, you will find no differ
ences. itch like my fader. L tink
not of my womanliness. / itch like
he"
From an adjoining bedroom a door
was pushed open, and guant, leath-
cry face, with frenzied hair and glar-
ing spectacles looked through. The
girl nodded cheeringly to this appari-
ton, which instantly vanished. The
blue eyes sought Alexander's face
again. Something glittered in them
which was not allowed to fall.
"Oh, well, don't mindr' said AL
exander hurriedly. (To himself,
"What lier') "Will 10 o'clock to-
morrow suit you? And" he added.
with gallantry, 81 trust Herr Schwalb
will soon be able to take his place."
''I trust" said Hedwig. The rosy
face beamed.
Alexander's face, when he got down
into the street, did nothing of the
kind.
'Beastly nuisancer' he said aloud.
Three weeks passed. Herr Schwaib
seemed nearly well again, but the doe
tor still forbade him to teach. He'd
wig had given Alexander three les
sons week. He was growing strange
ly resigned to the situation. As long
as the books were open Hedwig was
stern, curt, dry. One seemed to see
the spectacles Of Herr Schwalb on her
nose. When the books were shut, she
became charming girl again, and,
the Transformation having taken place,
Alexander did not, after the first,