Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-18
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if eh were in haste to get away.
turned my head aside that he might
rot see me laugh. He seemer to me
half-contemptible, half-ridiculous, this
middIe-sized, portly man with the
f1orid face which reminded one OF
Bosdorf apple, and his vain efforts to
appear elegant.
Madam" began the doctor, chow
came YOU to think of moving out?
Rather, thank God that you can oc-
cupy one Of the healthiest and best
built houses in ali Westerberg!"
Dear doctor, but you know it is be-
yond my means. And as the lease ex-
Dires soon I wish to forestall Wolf
meyers notice"
otWhy should he give you notice?"
Mamma grew embarrassed. "Ah, /
thought he would be sure to do so;
Z expected it, Indeed, he must have
changed his mind quite recently, for
but few weeks since he told me he
wished to occupy the upper floor"
well, as you see, he does not want
to lose you, therefore remain, I advise
you. Is it agreed? Ha, young lady,
do we cough very much YETI" He
turned to me and glanced at me keenly
with his professional eye.
cit is better; I do not cough so
Cften," I replied.
F'Do not sit too much; take more ex-
ercise in the open air"
tCVoc door d0otOr''-Yna ANNA smoke
fr a nervous, excited tone-"how shall
she do that?" Her face had suddenly
changed I saw at once that teh deep
trace Of suffering appeared about her
mouth as soon as there was any men
tion mde Of my future. Remember,
she is preparing for her examination!
SO much is required nowadays; she
has to study late at night"
Gin order to undermine her health!
Later on, her brain will be crammed
full of knowledge, and only one thing
Will prevent her from making any
practical use of the said knowledge
her sickly body. But I have spoken
of this often enough. You know my
opinion, madam. Good EVENING""
He spoke angrily, and retired hur-
r1ed1y. l had never seen him in such
a mood.
After he had left, silence ensued.
My mother withdrew to the deep en-
brasure Of the window and looked out.
awaited a word from her, likewise
gazing at the faintly-shimmerin gold
of the horizon, against which the
houses of the village on the other side
of the broad meadows were clearly
outlined
Not word came from the en-
Arasure, merely low moan.
Mammal" I was by her side i'm
mediately; she suffered me to take her
hand, but averted her face. Mamma
you would rather have moved away
from here? Let us do so then, we
need account to no one. l will go
down to the cousin and tell her we are
going anyway"
mo-" she answered firmly.
Shall we remain here?"
Eyes. 1t is to be SOL she replied
with short laugh, in which there was
a hard ring. I can clearly recall this
might, the feeling of oppression which
weighed me down as if before storm
The presentiment of impending disas-
ter stole over me, the beginning of
something unspeakably sad was an
ficipated
AT length mamma lighted the lamp, |
wrote to the Countess that we would |
remain where we were, and sent me
to the cousin to tell her that if we
could retain the same rooms at the
same price, we would make no change
found the old lady in the ground
floor kitchen, a kitchen bright with
polished brass and copper, such as
one only sees where the mistress her
self does the work and takes pride in
having the whitest tables and the
brightest utensils. The cousin herself, |
jim her black dress with her spotless
apron, looked as neat as if she had |
just come out of bandbox and was as
quiet and as active about her work as
if she were eighteen instead of sixty |
four years of age. Herewith her thin |
face with the deep burrows of care and
it's thin, firmly-compressed silent lips |
wore constantly the same austere ex-
preston, whether she ate sweet april
cots or vinegar pickles.
On this day especially was I i'm
pressed by this face; she always look
ed as if she had borne much sorrow, |
had borne it in silence; as if she had
seen much injustice, had seen it in
silence; as if she looked upon life only
as a necessary work which had to be
accomplished before falling asleep for
ever, accomplished methodically, cor
rectIy, that one might rest we'll To
day it contained something else, some
thing serious.
She was just preparing supper for
master,-red-wing each served upon
q sippet Of toasted bread; as appetiz-
ing as Cousin Himmel herself, but,
thank God, not SO thin, ran through my
wicked, childish brain.