Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04

| were likewise q starved bird. She
always had all sorts of dainties for
me, fresh eggs, a piece Of pasty, dehCi,
Gus pork-sausage, or some other deli
Cacy which she had saved for me,
And the breakfast-tahle was invari-
ably so tcmptng)y set, and the OH
lady was so pleased il ! enjoyed il,
She had nurSed me we'll aud--now
was entirely orphaned, No one had
thought of coming to my room. no one
had brought me my tea and warmed
slippers; certainly, il was So but
was frozen and starved, not physical
ly. but in my soul,
Can | 20 To mamma now" | ask
ed my stepfather for I had borne
Herr Brankwitz's stare long enough.
Wollmeyer, who was reading the
newspaper, and who. from behind the
enormous sheet uttered incredible
phrases regarding politics, phrases in
which Bismarck, Windthrost, national
thought and socialism were the watch.
words, lowered the paper a moment
and said:
For my part Ct, and | beg that
mamma will send ms through you the
menu for today
The mcnu-to say the bin Of fare
would have been fitting in his eyes.
was the principal object of his
thoughts, his conversation and deeds
Up to this time the cousin had ar
ranged it and simply submitted il to
mamma, and my dear little mother
had always praised it. for the cousin
knew Herr Wollmeyer's taste perfect
Ily She had once related to me the
development of his taste. AT first he
was glad if we had Thuringian potato
cakes and roast pork ON Sundays,
then came roasts, goose or pigeons OF
beef with salad. every day but when
we became so fine, he had to have
fricassees and pasties with oyster
sauces Wen, then learnt that too,
Anneliese."
Thus spoke the cousin in her odd
German. found mamma in dark
ened room, which smellod of valcrian.
Imoaning with pain The new cook
who had been procured in all haste,
was stondire hoforo hor Win a sloto
She seemed "a he = 6isacreeahIo mort
person, and mamma was i'll and un.
used to composing menus She had
never boen accustomed ~ n IN her
Iifo for IN o,,,. ovt,.or,eI,, si,,nIo r,odo
OF life at a so-called supper we had
potbire mora than c,rn aud roost
hare or cbickeD
"Perbans madame wouId like
Ilohs+er.soun arsto rrhor gIot /,
iardiriero ~. erropso win sorr.prort IN
cbomnaeneq"
Yves yes,, sroapad mamma
what newt In9dnncp,
An indeed ! do nor knov,o. sbo
llor,ontod
,,Nust there No somotbin, alseoo !
asked cook whot Won chooso'
Mamma is IN tan, with vour masto,,
go if Won nIeasc po,"
"Perhans ~ eeh ,n,.v,nroiso heror,
the roast" asked she at the door
Lord with whom am 70 consplt ?"
with vour moeter, Coto ov-
claimed indignantly and she finally
disappeared
"0h tbis main tbis noin,,, ,noorod
mamma. She removed the comnross
from her flushed face and looked NJ
me with infamed. swollen ewes
"Anneliese dear Anneliesa am
sorry for vou-sorry that the copein
had to on o,vo,,,"
INV darling mother do NOT erievo.
I will got ,Iono p,,st ha,.s ,,a,,,,.
"Oh and social life will divert ,,o,,
somewhat will II moi darIinpq TN to
now Won have had spch = sad voptb !"
"I?o 7 asked in surnriso I, soen,od
to mo as II II had inst hecopa cod os
If hitherto # had hoon s,,nny an1
bright
"Re = littIa n1aaeon+ ArroIiaso =,
our comnanv win yor9 w, ora ,,,,,
cuantIv ca ecorrf,,I II ,.o,,,I, 49,
me understand Won h,,t yn, ,,,ar,
what I r,can,o
"Rast aaev r,,, 1;.to ,,,otho. ,,,,u