Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-05-20

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ride that stretch in Hubner's milk
sled. it is not fart would be strange
if Hubners milk-sled was not here,
she added.
Anneliese Won Sternberg upon the
milk-sled! l was forced to smile, but
it was so! AS, with icy feet and blue
with the cold I stood upon the plat
form of the Quersleben station,
which in picturesquely surrounded by
gigantic silver-leaved fir-trees, saw
an odd, clumsy sleigh with two enor-
nous horses, and from the boot of the
vehicle the milk-cans cleaned like
silver. My travelling-c who
had been welcomed by plain woman
who wept tears of JOY, ran back to me
and cried: "Quick, Fraulein, want to
take you to Hubner's sleigh; Hubner
himself happens to be here today, my
mother says"
The tall, broad-shouldered man was
about to mount to the primitive
coachman's box, when the clear, girl
ish voice exclaimed: wait, Herr
Hubner, here is another passenger.
This young lady would like to go TO
Langenwald with you!'
/ He turned in surprise, and | saw a
calm, sensible face, framed by full
brown beard, in which were visible
some prematurely gray threads.
lady to Langenwald? Well, she may
climb up, she will get there quicker
than by stage-Good-day miss" he
turned to my protector, home again,
Ell? That is pleasure for your
mother good-day, ma'am!"
| soon was seated next him, and
without asking wherefore or whittier
he drove on into the wintery magnif1-
cence. | had never seen such noun
i tains, such grand forests, and not
withstanding the fact that my soul
froze within my body and that my
eyes ached, 1 gazed as if enchanted
upon this fairy-like scene. How
beautiful, ali, how beautiful" said I.
| eyes, it is beautiful here, even in
winter" he agreed; that is on ac-
count of the evergreen frs miss.
But are you not cold?" he continued.
He put his hand behind him. brought
forth the warm horse-blankets, and I
allowed myself to be wrapped in the
coarse covers with their unpleasant
odor, while I could have pressed
the mans hand in token Of gratitude
for this attention. On we went, be
side the frozen stream; the solemnity
increased, the trees reared their
heads more proudly, and the bells
upon the steaming horses sounded
like bells of peace. No other sound
far and wide-kling, king, king
Suddenly I was overcome by fatigue;
yainly did seek to get the better Of
it. King, king, klink-rang the
bells; I saw, the snowy trees several
times, as I reused myself; I heard the
bells, I felt the motion of the sleigh,
and then | knew nothing more.
only started up upon being shaken
violently; some one had seized me by
the shoulder. Lord, Anneliese-why
child, child. wake up!' and as look
ed around me with eyes wide open, |
saw building, very much like a
castle, before which the sleigh had
stopped. saw people upon the steps.
l saw the tall man, who had driven
me thither. and the woman who had
shaken me. standing beside me in the
deep snow. and this woman was
cousin.
"Cousin" I exclaimed, trying to
rise, but my limbs seemed as if paral-
yzed
my God, Fraulein Anneliese," la
mented the old lady, where have you
come from in such cold weather?
You are surely frozen!"
Then the tall man raised me in his
arms. WELL" said he, "now into the
room, cousin. to thaw out; the Their
mometer registers fourteen degrees,
in spite of the fact that the sun smiles
upon mountain and valley" And, as
if I were as light as a feather, he bore
me up the stairs, past a couple OF
tittering maids and a smiling, plump
woman. Cousin followed us, repeated
iy clasping her hands in surprise, and
the stout. comfortable-looking wo-
man called after us that she would
Immediately brew some tea; cousin
should meanwhile tuck me in bed.
was carried through the hall, up the
broad staircase, then door was open
ed and l stood upon my feet, which /
could scarcely feel, so cold were they.
"Good-morning, MISS" said Herr
Hubner, may your cold drive benefit
you! I had indeed no idea that you
were going to our cousin. Nor, to be
: sure, could l have done anything but
bring you hither. Not too near the
stove at first" he warned; then he
left us.
Then pair of old, but gentle hands
/ took me in charge; they placed me
) upon the sofa and drew my boots off
my cold feet, substituting large felt
shoes for them, and oh, they were SO
soft and warm! AS lay there again,
! half-asleep, a pillow was slipped
under my head and my clock re-
moved, then I swallowed some warm
/ strong tea and heard the anxious
voice of cousin and another voice re-