The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-19
a SIREN Or
Till STREAM.

is q branch railway 10 take passengers
there from Harzburg. Probably the
1lsenfels has been utilized for a
fashionable bathing establishment
However, when I went there many
years ago. we did things in primitive
fashion, and drove all the way up from
Hamburg. was young diplomatist
at the time, attached to the embassy
at Berlin. I was strong and full Of
spirits, well favored, and with more
money at my command than knew
how to spend. I found myself one hot
August morning at Berlin, working
away In my shirt sleeves, when n note
was brought to me from my chief, an
nouncing that if cared to take o
weeks holiday was at liberty to do
so. Berlin was q wilderness. the
Thiergarten was waste. and life was
uncomfortable except between In the
evening and 8 in the morning.
Nothing loath, ordered some traps to
be put up, and wandered away to
Brunswick. A week In August is OF
very little use, except to potter about,
in the German country. England was
too far, and the time to remain there
too short, so spent two days In
Brunswick, where became fred with
enthusiasm about Henry the Lion, his
relics and his tomb. and In the dukes
palace found upon a banner the
ancient scroll:
Ey soul for God.
My life for the king.
NY heart Tor women.
Honor for myself.
From Brunswick drif- I, as q leaf
In q stream, to Harzbu.e s, where the
idea suddenly occurred to me that
would drive up the Brocken. I char
tered n conveyance and started at 10
o'clock in the morning. The drive,
was told. would take me seven hours.
The weather was perfect, the way was
solitary. The bells on the horses har-
ness sounded family on the drowsy air.
My driver rolled ADO at on his box, en-
gagged at the time In profound sleep.
pipe In his mouth and q sweet pea
behind his ear. Our way Lay upward.
Of course, and By the roadside q de-
licious stream dashed and foamed over
the rocky soil. Several times Z follow
ed my drivers example, and slept. At
last impatient, descended, bidding
my kutscher hustle onward and wait
for me q mile or two farther on. I
heard the heavy carriage lumber away;
it disappeared round corner Of the
road, and and the stream we're alone.
walked briskly on, my hands in my
pockets, whistling. At the turn of the
road I saw something that immediate
iy arrested my attention. A rock, lar
ger than the rest, stood In the center
Of the stream. The water parted away
from 1t In two lines of foam. Seated
upon 1t, her face turned In profile to-
ward me. wae young wemen. Ee=
head was bare, and hsr hands were
bare. and her naked feet were swing
ing In the water, careleosly dicking
the foam from eide to side. It was O
strange apparition 60 come upon sud,
denly I'm the wilds OF the Hnfz noun
tains. I approached dlffdently. There
is sort OK freemasonry among travel
ers. This strange creature nodded at
me when Hhe discovered my presence.
"Y0u can't think how nice Il is,'' abe
said, looking me In the face. "a Il ahe
had known me all her life.
instantly her manner set me aS my
ease
"How did you get therer' asked in
the same tone.
y took G9 ny ss5caaingp ON the bank.
and waded across," she answered.
stood looking ae her. q meaeer strip
OF running water between We.
Take OF yours and come, too" she
cried; "there ls room for two ON this
rock"
The utter ludicrcusness OF my post.
ton never struck me at the time; then
felt Hseeistthsy prompted % DO % I
was told. and I'm two moments was
sitting By" her side. The fun midday
sun fell ON her 9ace. but siia ala NOE
seem 60 mind. 4 lO0ke,S at her. and
wondered 'at her extremely. In appear.
ance abe was very youthful. 6hcula
nave guessed her bekwee1 30 &aa @.
Her faee waa pale-oe q cseaA pallo1s
ner lips were chisafed, and be the rich.
est carmine color: her eyes were cass
eyes. frinsed With long, dark e2sheS-
eye3 like nothing human, bewiideaing,
absorbing, compelling. : caught my
SELF wondering if 9they ehone In tiao
Ozark. Her hair peeled alnaly Off heP
low, sensitive brow. It was arranged
IN delicious disorder, or which. one
could not make ont the beginning nor
the end. Added 30 all this. her gown
was OF dnS texture ana delicate tasto-
the gown of q woman who was fond of
good dressing. sss {. 4; 5;
And this woman was sitting bare
headed. barefooted. alone, on q rock In
the midst OF the HarU mountatnsi
"You are going TO the Brocken9 z, che
asked intcrroGafively. -
"Yes; are your
She nodded. &. .:l. 81
Are you nlone7, i asked.
"Yes,n she answered., qusee tran.
GULLY. .Etss sD my carriage, atad
tnete"--as q man appe0aeheE Iis from
tne road--sthere 80 my ccuSicrsss.
There wns ain infection, tho Terys
sttshtesk. ez hsaita q ID 40 Bhe SPOKE.
The man szao calas FORWARD s.Sras.
anort GasE. slI ffevpsslls more llke an
Italian boatman pf q dlsSsp usabla class.
tnan nnything eiss. III his coarse osrS