Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-06-15
THE LITTLE DLlGE HIPS
A Story Off German Daron and
an American Woman.


Back In Berlin the name Of Max
Hertser had been OF some account.
He was. 20 begin with, a Hertzer,
which meant much. As n matter VI
course. he was an officer Ia the army
h. sisters had starved themselves for
his commission and maintenance-and
he was handsome. ever for n German
officer. Unfortunately for him he saug
the love songs OF his country. and they
nre quite the most moving love songs
In the world. They move the singers
rs well as the listeners. They moved
Hertzer. and on II night IN particular
when be was hidden to the house OF q
certain titled lady he was so lifted
OF himself by the charm OF his music
that he proposed TO an American girl
who was present and TO his startled
dlsmay was accepted.
II was n misfortune. for he was not
IN sympathy with the American point
OF view: he did not like the lns!stencc
and intellectual arrogance OF American
women. and he had quite made up his
mind to marry a senselpss and well
born little fraulcIn who did network
md went TO kaffee klatsches. He al
most loved her. she was so nondescrlpt.
and would be well content to make n
harmless background Of herself for his
benefit. Moreover. In spite Of all his
vanity. he was rather soft hearted. and
II hurt him TO think how many tears
would bedPw those soft blue eyes
when she heard Of his engagement to
the American girl.
The American girl had. moreover
been known to do things which wpr,
shocking. She had gone shopping aboui
the streets OF Berlin unaccOmpanied
she had once used slang before a We
mar professor Of ph losophy. and sh,
had been heard to say that she did no
like the shape of the rmpcror's nosr
She wns not known to he rich even
which Is the only pxrus that IN Amer
lean cir! has for living. and 1t was saiu
she made some serious mistakes In her
Interpretation o! the Fifth Sym
phony."
Yet he married her. and they went &c
America.
at Is just as we'll" said his friends
sadly. REALLY. you know, 1t Is all
over with poor Max"
They felt hat he was as coed as
dead.
II was dull In America. Well. New
York wasn't 80 bad perhaps. but th,
other towus-bah! There wasn't 4
true city among them. II didn't count
for a man to be anybody. No one paid
any attention to Max because he was a
Hcrtzer. II made him bitter. He had
q little summer house built In the yard
back of the house where they lived and
smoked his pipe there and dreamed of
Berlin. Also he planted some flowers
and some little trees. He liked these
and paid much attention to them. He
studied q great deal-military tactics
and botany. But he neglected to pro.
vide the daily bread. No one could
blame him for Il. II was an oversight
on his part. His wife taught music.
She gave private lessons and class les
sous. and she sometimes performed NJ
concerts. Her peculiar treatment OF
the Fifth Symphony" did not initiate
against her In America.
In course OF the long and busy years
four children were horn to the Hert-
gers. hut still the burden OF the bread.
winning devolved upon madam. She
never complained. II vas the greatest
pleasure In the world for her TO return
bone aud 6nd the baron sitting there.
Clio pawar zuur a IA IN hun1unn.n
And be was always kind. Sometimes
be found old Jobs 10 do-booSkeeplng
or work In a railroad Office or book
criticism. He was willing but not n.
ger 10 work. Time was apt 10 hang
heavily on his hands. And * Il be
came his habit 10 amuse himself In Il
peculiar w~Gy-nnmely. by the making
Of little black devils. He made them
on anything that CHANGED 10 he handy
ar envelope. a scrap Of paper. n play
ing card or a hook margin. He repre-
BentPh them In every imaginable autic.
He gave them a thousand subtle lndl.
yidunlltles. His mind appeared to be
beset by them. Many OF his acqualnt,
ances had wondered In the course OF
their intercourse with him what II was
that oiled that large. handsome head
Now they seemed 10 be finding out
The little Inky ImpS trooped out OF bis
Uranium IN such plumbers that they
threatened TO leave I quite void and
empty.
The children were growing up. aud
children capnof do thft. no matter how
nnobtrusiyP they endenvor 10 be. with.
out costing some one something. These
children developed talents. and In a
utIlltarIaD age talep;s cannot he allow.
ed TO go to waste. Madam HertzeI
considered II incumbent upon her tc
see that one studied dramatic express
sion and another the violin and an.
Othe- wood carving and another model
ing In clay. besides all Of tie Tegula,
ton studies. She brought a great or
Gle Of friends about her, who adOref
her bohsm.fn evenings and who con
sidesed the SarOn one OF the most IN
feresting g ptlPnlan they had ~ met
The barOl djd not consider himself
lnferesf.nR lie was bored with him
Gsjk ~ ypgdgJgd fine wopid pey