The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-11-30

but before he got home that night his
daughters had engaged n young woman
who presented herself in response to
the advertisement, The young Ger
man woman had suggested that. in
addition to teaching the young man of
the house to write, she would be
pleased to help the young women in
their German conversation. That
struck the girls as being good plan,
and the young teacher made herself so
agreeable that she was engaged on the
spot. When Frank Van Anden came
home that night, and was informed
that young woman was engaged a
his writing instructor, he pretended
to be very much upset. He said he
had hoped that n man would answer
the advertisement, so that he could
act with more freedom. But his sis
tiers said that the young German
woman was very sweet, aud they
begged him not to ask his father to
dismiss her
After that the young woman, who
SAID that she was Miss Ida Kcssberg.
recently from Berlin, went to the
home of the Van Andens about three
nights every week to give the son
writing lessons in German. Chivnlry
required that some one should take
her home after the lessons. but Mr..
Van Anden senior always pleaded that
he was too tired, and urged Frank to
go home with the teacher. Frank al.
ways returned promptly from his mis-
sion and the lessons went on. Miss
Hessberg seemed to he n little-oldcr
than her pupil, and the suspicious of
the family We're not aroused
While the summer home was being
PIT in readiness Frank Van Anden
decided to discontinue his writing les
sons. Besides he had made such
rapid progress that there was little use
of continuing them. lie took up his
residence at the old Dominee House Mt
BnyShore, the next station to Islip on
the Long Island Railroad coming to.
ward this city. The family moved
into the Islip house about II month ago.
They had not been there long when
Mr.. Van Anden was passing through
the village and met an old friend. She
said to him, "Allow me to congratulate
you, Mr.. Van Andcn."
"Iou are very kind" Mr. Van
Anden says he replied, thinking that
she was congratuIating him upon hav-
ing recently recovered his country
home by means of foreclosure. lie
had sold it two years ago, but the
purchase had not paid up aud Mr..
Van Anden had been able to get his
old country place back only by fore
closing the mortgage. He had already
received the congratulations of half
the villagers at being once more back
in TsIip.
Frank certainly showed good taste"
the friend went on to say. She is a
nice girl"
who's II nice girl?" said Mr.. Van
Anden, taking renewed interest in
the conversations
"Why. your new daughter-in-lnw."
81 have no new daughter-in-law."
Then Frank must be Joking. for
yesterday he introduced me to n charm
ing young German girl who, he said,
was his wife. He told me not to tell
papa, and, of course, that is exactly
why drove over to tell You.
Mr.. Van Anden lost no time in get
ting over to Bayshore There he met
his son. Explanations were in order.
1t turned ont that Frank Van Andcn
had married Miss Kcssberg in Berlin.
She was two years older than he was,
and he had not asked his parents con
sent. He was not yet in receipt of a
salary of amy kind, but he did not in
tend to lose such an excellent oppor-
tunity.
There were girls in America, but
therc were n,ne who talked such
sweet German or who played the piano
or sang exactly to suit him. When
his father wrote for him to come home
aad fill place in real estate con
Germ which had been secured for him
he had jumped at the chance. He
felt that if the family could only once
get acquainted with his wife they
would learn to love her But it took
money TO keep up home in Brook
lyh. BY getting his wife a place rs his
German instructor he accomplished u
double purpose. He had quietly in
troduced her into the household and
az the same time she received good
compensation for teaching him and his
sisters
why didn't You tell me bcforc?"
asked the father
'Wcll, answered the young man,
with American independence, -
wanted to wait until + was making
enough to snap my fingers ut the
world and separate from homo if they
didn't like my choice
at ism quite time for MS To- scpnr-
ate yet, replied the father. "To tell
you the truth, ! was thinking when
Miss Kcssbcrg was teaching You what
an excellent wife she would make for
you aud how You had quoted down
since you came from Germany. BRING
her home Your mother and the girls
will be delighted, I know. But / want
TO tell You right now that ! think that
was an uukiud and very shrewd piece
Of work ON your part TO ropc mo into
paying for your fat ON the prctext
That you needed TO learn TO write Ger
man
Mr. and Mrs Frank Van Andeu i'm
tcud To- spcud several months with his
father and then build q neat home in
Brooklyn The now daughter in-law
has captured the hearts Of the outirc
Van Audcu family just as she did tho
heart Of the young German student