Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15


,".'.ie =" t"oi at h1ue
before" said |. "and you remind me Of
some one | have seen"
Herr has been To the great city"
b is the greatest city In the world
10 the provincial
Yes" said |. but you remind me of
no one | ever saw there"
She plucked leaf from the rose she
,rr aud began nibbling ut it. Her
,t,ih was smaller than the one be-
ling e. Phyllis
.a-vn to whom refer" |
We. ... .,ves in America, where your
compatriots brew fine beer and wax
rich.
All. herr is an American. | like
Americans" archly. They are so lib
cral."
laughed. hut did not tell her why.
All foreigners have great love OF
Americans they are SO liberal"
so you find Americans liberal? Is
It with money or with complimcnts|'
Said Gretchen. The one when they
MAVEN wv btil'ls y WY ~ F-iIA '''Aa
maid. thought |. Then said. is this
your homcT
Yes" said Gretchen; Il was born
here and have tended the roses for
ever so long"
Il have heard of Gretchen Of the
stems, but | never before heard of a
/ Gretchen of the roses
! Herr must have large store Of
compliments on hand to begin thus
early"
1T is n part of my capital. said l..
"Once In Switzerland | complimentcd
an innkcepcr. ana when my bin was
presented | found that all extras had
been crossed or
Gretchen laughed. 1t was Il low
laugha laugh which appeared to me
as having been aroused not at what |
had said, but at something which had
REQUIRED to her. | wanted to hear ii
again, so | said: Il suppose you have a
stein here from which the king has
drunk. All taverns and inns have
them
'itltlitll Dllli NlliAItba bhN Wv
was worth something. NO; the king
has never been within five miles Of
this inn
so much the worse for the king"
"And why that?'
1.-THE king has missed seeing Crotch.
en-"
1t was then Gretchen laughed.
81 have never heard compliments
like herr's before"
"Why. | have any amount of them
I'll drink half liter to your health"
She filled one of the old blue earthen
stems.
Il haven't seen your roses in the gar.
dens. but I'll drink to those in your
cheeks" said |, and | drew back the
pewter lid.
How long does herr intend to stay
asked Gretchen.
''1o the day is the evil thereof:
"Ah. one must be happy with moth
ing to do"
"Then you have the ambition com
mon TO all; to sit around and let others
wait upon yOu?"
mo, that is not my ambition. | wisl
only to wait upon my own desires anC
not those of the-the others"
at is all the same" said |. Some
must serve. others must be served"
When went up stairs to my room
it was my belief that a week or so al
the inn would not hang heavy on my
hands. | had forgotten for the mo
ment the princess or that | was hunt
ing for Hillars. 1t is strange how {
face may upset ones plans. Crotch
ems likeness to Phyllis whom | loved
upset mine for many days to come.
AS gazed from my window the mex
morning | beheld the old innkeerel
and Gretchen engaged in earnest con
versation. He appeared to be pleading
may, entreating while she merel.
shook her head and laughed. Final,
the old man lifted his hands to HEAVIER
and disappeared around the wing
When | came down, Gretchen was il
the gardens culling roses. She SAT-
they were for the table.
Every WELL" said |. "Give me on
now
You may have them all at the ta
ble."
But shall not want them then"
She gave me an enigmatical glance
then cut rose for me which was Will
cred and worm eaten.
Gretchen is unkind," | observed.
what matters it whether the ros
be fresh or withered? 1t dies soone
or later. Nothing lasts. not even tn
world itself. You wish rose not BE-
cause it is Il rose, fresh and fragran
, but because | give it to YOU
You wrong me, Gretchen. | love
: rose better than | love n woman.
never smiles falsely, the rose. or play
with the hearts of men. | love a ros
because it is sweet and because it wa
, made for mans pleasure and not fo
, his pain
THAT sounds like copy book,
laughed Gretchen. "The withered ros
should teach you lesson"
What lesson?'
"That whatever a woman gives
man withers in the exchanged ros
, a woman's love-"
: Said | reproachfully: You are spot
ing very pretty picture. What d
; you know about philosophy