Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-01-31
CHAPTER H.

The town councillor moved in with
a chaos OF modern furniture and solid,
old fashioned household goods, with
which his wife did not want to part.
At first he occupied the ground floor,
but he told every one that when Major
Won Sternberg was transferred, he
would take possession of the first floor.
We had, be it said, only one-half OF
this floor, and the smaller half at that;
the ball room, the ancestral hall and
the armOry were supcrliuOus rooms for
us, and Herr Wollmeyer might have
lived In them. However, for the pres
enL he settled in the lower floor;
HannChcn would not hear Of mounting
the stairs, and her doctor encouraged
her In her resolution. Herr WolImeyer
did not wish to gain the reputation Of
being IN incOnsidcratG husband; he
rather spoke with affeCtiOnate compass
sion Of his good" wife, and so the
furniture covered with Powered ma
tcriaI was displayed on the ground
floor of the Castle" as 1t had been in
the house on Water street, and the
town councillor cOntented himself with
receiving his guests In the tastefuIly
furnished study and with emphasi2-
ing with wink Of his eye the fact that
HannChcn, good soul clung to old
customs, he did not desire to grloye
hcri
The relations between landlord and
tenants were very odd the town COun-
cillor c0urted the "Major"--as long as
it cost him nothing, Of course. With
regard TO WORKOUT heating apparatus
or any urgent repairs he would not
commit himself on the other hand he
delighted In seeing my fathers stately
form pass through his door, and still
moro did he delight in seeing him
seated at his board when he invited
che quality Of the town to dinner; my
fathers adjutant was likewise well
treated But the town councillors
manner towards my mother was espo-
cially attentive, for she was looked
upon by the entire town as tho model
of refined lady and honorod and nd
mircd as such.
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