Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-03

thinking OF the olu guardian anger, u
cousin.
| Cousin cried, what win
cousin say! You must not come upon
her so suddenly, Herr Nordmann,'
added ''she would die of joy! Shall
/ I prepare herr
/ no longer felt as if a stranger
were sitting beside me, a man with
whom | bad just talked for the first
time; was simply happy in the
] thought of the old lady, and did not
remark that he was still, that he let
me talk. Suddenly I paused, very
much ashamed. Forgive mel"
stammered.
Forgive you? For what? That
my old home sends me Christmas
greeting from such a sweet, girlish
mouth? Talk, talk on, Fraulein Won
Sternbergt"
mo- said I in confusion. Il am
disturbing you in your memories"
Indeed you are not! want no
memories at this moment, they are
sorrowful and depressing.
ssBut why did you not come sooner
to see cousin?''
s'I did not know she was here; I just
obtained all sorts Of information in
Westenberg, besides, it was my first
lduty to appear before the military
authorities; it was a question of max
ing UP for having deferred matters SO
long. You see have my gay coat al
ready; now | have little time to call
my own. I intend to call upon my
other relatives only when | take off
the Kings uniform. Your step father
and | had little to say to each other.
And that little"
| "You know that he and mamma
II know it, yes; | have only known
( it short while" These words
sounded strange; his soft voice be-
came almost harsh; he seemed little
pleased with this marriage.
Mamma would have been delight
ed,' I stammered.
Evading reply, he changed the
subject. Il am anxious to see if 1
shall not find everything as it was
years ago, the mill, the school-house
and the castle | think all the while
| I was away I was here once every
week in my dreams, and how plainly
| it all appeared to me, how clearly
saw it all! If you only knew he con-
! tinued, chow it grieYed me not to be
able to hasten hither Immediately
when war was declared. | was too
young, was in the midst of my studies,
nor could I leave my father, who was
then ailing. He was very much
wrought up at my intention of going
! to Germany, so remained at Cam
! bridge and contented myself with the
! newspaper accounts, which | devoured
lin my room in the presence of the
photographs of our famous heroes
/ and-I must avow it-With bitter tears
of self-denial. When the Emperor
proclamation followed | was almost
! beside myself, and, as true German,
/ became intoxicated for the first
time in my life. You are Mortified,
Fraulein Won Sternberg? 1t was not
nice, I know, but enthusiasm was
more to blame than the wine. The
next day OF course had headache
still there was the blissful assurance:
one German Emperor, one united
Empire!"
What were you studying them"
asked I, laughing at his description.
sLaw!"
"You do not look like lawyer!"
''At present I am not practising,
Fraulein, I am now common miller"
What? How?" I stammered.
"a Miller he repeated. eyes, but
you must not fancy such an idyll as
that before us-do you see, there rises
above the heights the roof and the elm
heavens, just as it once was, and
the stork's nest is there. too! No,
there can be no idyll by the murmur-
ing brook with the noisy wheel-ours
goes by steam, and we have large
buildings with immense chimneys,
while within there is a buZzing and
whirring, and thousands of busy
hands work amid the machinery.
There is no pottery about this mill to
be sure; the miller's lad has no time
to pine for the pretty miller-maid. to
pour out his love to the brook, and to
within another there. one thing urges
another on until the fine white dust is
packed and sent away to the bakeries
of the capitals"
"And in addition you are lawyer 2"
"At the express wish of my
deceased father. | even now am TAX
ing a course of lectures in my garri
son town"
Where are you from?"
"From Halle, Fraulein. The stu
dent is rather old. is he not? But it
could not be helped. Stop" he called
suddenly to the position. IT shall
alight here. Drive this lady to the
manor, then go to the inn and get
something to eat and drink! Well,
Fraulein Won Sternberg, do you pre-
pare the old lady; notwithstanding the
darkness I would first like to stroll
through the village. otherwise I would
have no peace, and I would. too. like
| to obtain a lodging for myself"