Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-15
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1905 00OO@O0O OO0OGO@OS

81 have no intentions OF visiting
either, for the present am fully salts
fed with the melancholy charm. OF my
dear country" I continued angrily.
The Prussian officers daughter re-
belled within me-
'This great, magnificent Prussia is
my home, a portion of my fatherland,
and if any one says he cannot under
stand how he can again live in his
fatherland, after having seen the
beauties of other lands, he wounds me,
for by this expression he proves that
he possesses no love for his country,
for his home. He would surely do
Germany a kindness, were he to live
abroad"
Now he would let me alone, I
thought, sitting up with the feeling
that had certainly snubbed him.
You are bewitching, Anneliese,"
struck, however, upon my ear again,
truly bewitching in your youthful
patriotism. l too join in your cry of:
Hurrah for Germany, hurrah for
Prussia, hurrah for the Mark, the
cradle of Prussia! And furthermore
I almost believe. I could love this
Mark, if you''-again he bent over me
E-''if with YOU"
Herr Won Brankwitz, you are a
miserable driver, do you want to over
Selling the reins and turning the
horse to the left. otherwise we would
certainly have driven into pile of
wood. "A driver should look neither
to the right nor to the left, but directly
before him at the road" l added con-
temputously.
He was embarrassed, that is, as
be. "In your vicinity inattention is
excusable," he pleaded in self-defense.
''Ah, you cannot think, Anneliese
eff you please, give me the whip"
besought. I took it and held it over
the side of the carriage.
do you like to driver" he asked.
| ST know nothing about It,"
would you like to learn, Anne
liese?"
"No!"
s'But it is great pleasure to guide
a spirited animal oneself, to fly along
drawn by it-to-to-"
"You are no doubt fine whip?" I
asked. Well then, show what you
can dol" With these words in my
anger | gave the unsuspecting animal
a lash which caused him to galop
madly along, dragging the light cart
with him at such a rate that it threat
ened every moment to overturn.
Brankwitz, who was almost thrown
from his seat by the horses sudden
start, had great difficulty in CONTROL
ing the fiery beast; or rather, he did
not control him. the well-bred, hand
some horse in few moments changed
his mind and took a calmer pace.
II beg of you," he at length painted,
'how could you've might almost
have had an accident upon this
miserable road! You are a dashing
little lady, Anneliese, but you are
playing with danger would have
sent bullet through my head, if you,
Anneliese--"
ooh, I will do something quite differ
ent, as soon as you dare to call me
'Anneliese' once more. Herr Won
Brankwitz. | am no longer child,
remember that! You are total
stranger to me and will remain such."
He bit his lips, and as we immedi-
ately thereafter reached crOSs-road
which led to Westenberg, he turned
into it, without uttering another word.
In short while we drew up at our
door, and disregarding his proffered
hand, sprang from the carriage and
sought my room.
All, were but the cousin still there.
How cold. how desolate it was, al
though there was a fire and although
| saw that mamma had been there.
She had left note for me upon the
table, it ran:
"Beckers have at the last moment
to the wedding. You are to call with
the guests this afternoon at Becker's
and Tollen's, make your toilet accord
ingly."
| went to the table with the care
lessness which 1 had inherited from
! papa, anu Which, pGCul1dl " CA1O0G
with clear consciences and dauntless
hearts, dauntless because they have
not yet OWNED, not yet dreamed Of
the baseness of their fellow-men.
| You are rid of him. said to myself,
and with this conviction | conducted
myself as usual towards the brother
and sister, and as on that morning I
had been exceptionally rude to Drank
WITT, l allowed the meal to pass with
out any further rudeness, for
mammals sake. Unfortunately, he
misinterpreted this. as I soon had oc-
casion to observe At four o'clock 1
was to go with him and his sister to
pay the calls. Frau Sellmann had
sent off half dozen dispatches rela-
tive to her toilet, to presents, and
Heaven nows what besides. She had
determined to impress Westerberg.
She now crossed our dangerous walk,