Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-09-07

"You know, I was but Is years old,
and Joys ard sorrows were all very
great to me-very real. indeed Am
I firing yduT' asked Frau Berger.
Please COLON" begged Il ana afraid
the coach van come befoge I hear the
rest" & M
ut is really not much Of a story. In
truth it was far too short Well the
next morning 1 was busting. when sud-
denly the bell rang. Herr Muller was
Just going out, so he opened the door.
Il stopped and listened l knew that
voice. Had L not been dreaming Of Il
an nightf 1t was his. In a moment
they would both come into the wohu-
stube. Ach! 1 remembered the rose
of yesterday and was so ashamed.
What If Herr Muller should know OF
that2 Was il very wrong2 Why did
he come back after saying GOODBYE A
hundred thoughts like that went
through my mind In moment. What
could 1 sayT Where could I go. L
was. standing near the sofa It was
high backed. old fashioned one.
"'Come in! Come inr 1 heard Herr
Muller saying Very friendly, 1 am
sure, to come to see us again before
you CO.
"Ah, how had wished To see him
again. and now I~would rather naye
seen the whole German army come IN
to that room as that same pleasant
young man. and just as the door Open
ed fell on my knees behind the sofa
and WINS Cttito ont 90
Then they took seats and began to
talk. Every word they said 1 remem-
Der like it was only yesterday.
Herr Muller, have something to
ask YOU
Sof What you want ask me, eh ?
And that young man answered. 4
want you TO let me ask the fraulein.
your wife's cousin. II she will marry
me- Thunder weather. roared Herr
Muller, which In the German language
is an extremely bad swear What
man! You will go to strange land to
make your fortune. and now you want
to take that kind" that child, with
you for your brideI You can never be
such a foolr
Then heard that young man laugh
little. Il understand how you think
about it, he said. Most always n
man In love Is called fool, but cam
not help 1t. love her more than all
the world. Since yesterday have
thought OF nothing else. 1t Is true. [
have not much money, but so long as 1
have two hands she shall want for
nothing
BY and by my cousin come In and
talk a long while. His family, she said.
were old friends OF hers, and she knew
be was very fine young man also
but America was such a very far coun-
try, and was very young. oh, how
my heart beat there behind the sofa ON
my knees! It seemed to me that they
must hear Il almost
i nearly tried to stop my breathing,
was so still-so afraid they would
ind me, you know.
After awhile heard young Berger
say: All / ask is that you allow me TO
speak TO her. IL she will not marry me
now, will so and work alone. and aft
or few years 1 will come back for her.
for or one thing am entirely sure
only with her canI be happy
Then my cousin went to call me.
and she called and called, but I made
no answer, and Herr Muller became
angry.
Where Is she goneY he asked. She
is never there when you want her.
What crazy harum scarum that girl
is?
Then be called very loud, and at last
he ran out into the garden, where i
often used to so. to seek me. I was
trembling all over, but peeked out
from behind the sofa, and there sat
my poor Berger with his elbows on his
knees and his face In bis hands. / got
up very softly and came out. The first
thing 1 noticed was that he had
faded rose In his coat. / stood quite
still for moment looking at him, and
presently he sighed and raised his face
and saw me. Ach, don't know how
that was any more now, but when my
cousin and her husband came back into
the wohnstube Herr Bergef's arm was
around my waist, and. somehow, was
afraid OF nothing-not even OF Herr
Muller. u. riu u..
tNS hSAb mn mig utter IlaI we
got married. Yes, It Is true, it was
very quick, but you see he had bought
bis ticket already, and he must go. /
had not indeed much-wnat you call
trousseau. l had some linen of my
mothers. like every German girl have,
and my cousin gave me some more
things.
Berger laughed, andI thought be
looked so nice when he laughed.
The greatest Travellers he said to
me. always have the least luggage to
bother them. Everybody will think we
are old travellers sd
But 1t all seemed like one dream to
me until we stood on the deck of the
big ship and l saw Deutschland and
my cousins faces growing farther and
farther away every minute and at last
could see them no more, and the ocean
and the life before me- seemed so
strange, so wide.
"But my husbands arm was around
me- and I tried to look mn at him o1d