The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-21
Morgen. Frauleln Katlnku!'
u She merlcudL him over the m pJrtara

4 10000 morning. MR.; Carl el3renner!
Why don't you speak English? and my
name Is Kathleen, not Katinka!''
He shrugged his shoulders. and Ethc
sunshine laughed in his eyes .,l{
f"Ach!SiI have not the brogue, and
your Irish tongue runs itself away until
i I stop you with nSbig German World
3,."Why Katinka 2" she persisted; at Is
most rude. to call me anything 50 ugly
agi"It is not ugly, and your 'Kaszlein. is
hard TO say. But Katinka sha Is Of me
the ideal-so good. She will cook, me
my Smeals--warm ms my pantoTen:
Ath! She is hausenSel. unit all$thc
Kitchen. graces at the ends OF her iln-
I GERS" D
How commonplace you lare! As II
the goddess of every German did not
live; in the kitchen and spend her very
soul'in making him fat. Your Katinka
Will have no second idea beyond kartof-.
fem and picked abbages!"
]. W !, He looked down a little shyly, I'VE,
smiling. M
But She will love me. and the kart.
offein and clbbagcs shall b. but her
cure Of me. Love has a thousand
voices. yet are they not. lowly or de-
spised.''
But your imaginary katinka, with
her soul all FILTERED away with little
things, how will she ever know enough
to help YOU? She will live alone, out
sidcsof your life"
You mistake he answered, with
mingled pride and tenderness. ~ lean
not upon her, but rather she on me, for
that Is as it should be.3And then a TOO
clever wife might burn me my rhymes
II they pleased her not; and SO break
tho fine heart Of a poet
She leaned u little more toward him,
the smile III her;dark blue eyes giving
the lie to her sharp words. 4. III
In fact. you require a Knitting ma
chine and a cook combined. 2ISwlsh you
JOY of your Katinka, when she, is
yours" ssi
Then is the joy to come. my Frau
leln; but first would want your pity,
that | may only dream Of my love. I'M
til the golden thalers come to .visit, an
empty parse,
& The dream is sometimes best" she
answered softly. 1T mayer d!sappoin,s.
Now one of mine is Just coming true
and l ana little'frightcned.".i
A certain apprehension drove the
gayety from his face. This dream then
is IL? ,Ach, no! You would not an
nounce 1t so. Tell me-, my Fraulein,
that may know what can make you
look: so happy"
She was indeed radiant, and palpita-
ting with anxiety to share her good
news with some one; just when Carl
Brennerwas . special providence. He
was. always 50 charminsly sympathetic
in anything that concerned her. E{i m, n
"On Tuesday / am playing at q con-
cert-a grand concert!'t& 81 rs: K
So! AT the coEservatorie; butSthat
has happened often before %
Nov, do you think Lam making all
this fuss about a mere Students con-
cert? Don't. you know I anu out OF my
apprenticeship, and have my name to
make?" $
mol" he interrupted ~ make 1t for
you, katlnka the Great!-not the;llttle
kasszlein!" IT { -
This time he had tofdetend himself
against descending Justice! but she was
too proud OF herself to be severe Is
Il am to play two solos at the
Grand-Dlcal concert on Tuesday. Was
deuSs, du- Oh, your detes,able Ger
man! I mean what Go you think Of
that?"
With quick. impulslve motion OF his
hand he had brushed away; her momen-
tary confusion-for in such things Carl
had gentle ways7and his enthusiasm
quite satisfied her.
TT Is wonderful fortune, Fraulefn: I
congratulate you. So like another Lor-
elei,3sitting aloft In your high chamber,
you have made captive the grand ducal
ear as his highness passed by? Wund-
crlirh!"
They both laughed. foriit was well
known that his highnass could sleep
peacefully and enjoyingly through the
loudest and most impassloncd strains.
Even his own regmentai brass band,
blaring and clashing outside the pal
ace windows, was to him as a lullaby,
inducing, sweet rest. But then he was
p . q. 49, 1 I'll T. Cd
q brave old man, and had faced cannon
and lived through bombardmcn,s, SO his
occasional, SHORES accentuatins a dainty
pianissimo, passage were lcharltably al
lowed for. &-ii,t;''
1He has. nothing to do Whit. HThe
directorate. have substituted me for
Frau Fichte, who is III. ills a grand
change. one In thousand, and may In
the near future mean Paris; London
fameg.' 1;t9.1
II was no idle boasting. for she rec
osnIzed her own power. and had work.
cd hard to perfect 1t. NDthing gives
such confidence so much as hard work,
Moreover, she was speaking to "a. lei.
lo"-student in another branch. Of art.
one who himself had ambitions and
eagerehopss, They nndeiYtood ! ca eh
other, and his face reflected thu light
on hers.
Aud ]. too" he began, 80 eagerly
that his good. careful English suffered
alittle There Is to me a great chance
also You have heard OF thu I'rnisge-
dIrht that shall Ia. cho1., ~, -. i1T.,