Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23

| began to ask pardon, to KISS my hands,
spoke of his undying regard for me
and of his anxiety about you, for he
was your guardian, and finally decided
upon the only proper means,-that Of,
for the time being, leaving you in
your self-chosen place of refuge. 1t
could be given out here that the
doctor had ordered change of air for
you When Wollmeyer went out to
| telegraph to cousin, Len seized my
coat-colar and implored me to ask
| for Gods sake to undertake nothing
without her knowledge, before she
| had talked with you in person. / hope
you will not yield to any romantic de-
sires the world is very gay, and you
are not one of those who can Je
satisfied without anything else Be.
8ides--you must consider your moth.
/ er's health! She will write to you.
! Wollmeyer wanted to know the reason
| for your aversion to Brankwitz.
simply told him that this was not 50
! incomprehensibIe, that likes and dis
likes could not be sounded, in short.
| YOU Ildu Sdlu YOU hlh iioI IFC MINI
He did not quite see through this,
evidently, for he shrugged his Shout
ders. Now, ! have but to say to you,
my dear child that | hope the matter
Will be cleared up satisfactorily to
you, At least an armistice has been
attained
81 will very gladly visit your dear
mother occasionally, but cannot
hide the fact that | shall never again
interfere in this affair Josephine will
have to make me camomile poulticas
again; gall and liver are poor com
panions for . heart such as mine is,
and | was seventy-three two months
ago / will give you this advice, re-
main true to your feelings; you are,
to be sure, madcap, but your feel
ings are all right. DO not take cold,
it is more like Siberia up there; |
once froze my right ear on a sleighing.
party in the Thuringian Mountains
Give my love to old cousin, tell her
to take good care of you. My dear
Annelicse, a kiss and embrace,
FROM your Ola lllehu,
Henriette, Countess Won d."
The letter afforded me no con
ISOLATION, it could nOt-on the CON
trary! The Countess wanted to hear
nothing more Of the matter, she for
sock me; Wollmcyer had insulted her,
he had not given up the affair, he had
but deferred it. What remained but
by degrees to prepare for flight far
away into a strange land? But rs
what? Mamma had taken me frorl
my studies, which | had been Obliged
to give up on account of my Illness
Yes, as what? | had passed no eX-
animation, and ali, it is so difficult 10
now ns much as ! once had at the
thought-but what ayailed it? |
would have liked to pursue the study
of music; music had been my fayorit9
study If | had not been left 50
utterly in ignorance Of the ways o.
life! So utterly alone, with no help
ing hand to grasp. | had no one he.
sides the old, uneducated, true-hearte /
woman.
Sad, dreary days followed. Ny
trunk arrived, with gowns and linen,
but no books had been sent me, no"
any music. | wrote for them, but re-
ccived no reply. ! had always been
In the habit of reading great deal.
Papas library was at my service. |
enjoyed practising, and missed this
all very much.
Frau lIuhner brought me her
"library," consisting of couple of
volumes Of an illustrated pcrtodical |
and a collection of almanacs. Cousin
advised me to pay a call at the pas |
tors, surely there | would find music, |
books, and two young girls.
found the pastors wife and her |
believe five or six
busiIy engaged in sewing, the younger |
ones knitting, and singing: "Es list elm
Ros' Vntsprungon,
A strange sensation possessed me in
the midst of this coy family circle,
With voritable thirst for happiness |
and love | returned home. seated my