Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-05-27
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came to me in such mortal rear:
cousin mother-come to mother.
mother is ILL" And as I, holding the
child's hand, breathlessly entered the
schoolhouse, she was unconscious ana
she never regained consciousness 1t
was apoplexy, and in three days she
was dead. Then one misfortune fol
lowed another"
eyes, yes, cousin, l know; then
came the quarrels about possession.
to which you alluded yesterday, and
the Brankwitz had a hand in it.
Eyes, the father at this time bought
the mill-this property already be
longed to him." she said CURLY. 1T
had belonged to a nobleman from
Gotha, but he seemed TO be more of q
huntsman than farmer-it had run
down so-and it was sold for mere
song. Well, when Wollmeyer again
made money he bought back the mill
and the manor-that is ALL And that
you know already"
! was silent; I knew it was not all,
but I knew too that | would now find
out no more about it. I felt CO.. and
asked to go upstairs.
The cold is penetrating said
cousin.
I seated myself and looked out upon
the snowy landscape, upon the village
and the deserted main-road, and saw
the last sunbeams leave the hill-tops
at three o'clock Cousin spun in
silence; she probably saw that it was
best.
Cousin" said finally, Il cannot
stand my thoughts; I must do some
thing, I must go away"
But, Fraulein Anneliese, wait for
letters and your trunk, your books, Z
she comforted. ''And Frau Hubner
will let you use her piano, if you Xix :,
she told me So"
I paced the room like a prisoner n
his cell Solitude is wonderful, but
one requires an equally balanced
mind
When does the postman come,
cousin?"
.'At six o'clock in the evening"
1.-TWO hours more!" sighed I.
Cousin left the room, then she re-
turned and brought small dog with
her. "He is lively, Anneliese, he
seems to have human intelligence"
And indeed this little companion
amused me so much that the time
soon sped by.
I received a letter from the Coun-
tess 1t had. been posted the after
noon before, between four and six
O'Clock; it therefore might contain
the latest news Of the effect Of my
fight | tore open the envelop and
read:
MY Dear Anneliese!' (This sounded
very solemn!)
Never again in my life will I
| NEEDLE in the family affairs of Others,
| for it is not pleasant, as you can
imagine, to be requested, so to SPEAK,
by Herr Wollmeyer, not to support
you henceforth with my advice. I'm.
fortunately, my dear child, you fol
lowed my advice, you fed! | did
not, however, mean it in the sense
in which you interpreted it; | in
tended you to go to Hamburg, which
would have been right and proper.
What remained for me to do? Up III
the receipt of your lines Immediately
went to Len She was still in bed,
and no one had as yet missed you; the
housemaid had, to be sure, taken your
tea to your door, but thinking you
were still asleep, she went away
again. Accordingly I found myself in
the enviable position of being the first
to bring the alarming news. I seated
myself at Lens bedside-your step
father was breakfasting with his
guests they informed me-and full
filed your request. Len, who was
very restless when I arrived, seemed
to be wonderfully soothed by your
extravagant trick; she lay back faint
ly among the pillows and clasped her
hands. I cannot say positively, but
thought | heard her murmur, God be
praised!' You need not thereto e
think, my little lamb, that you have
really done something ingenious:
Len probably only dreaded the scene
which would have been inevitable had
you remained. / admitted, too, that at
bottom you were right, but the thing
might have been managed more
CONNIE il faut! With your STEP
father, who suddenly appeared, cane
the scene. He was very angry, my
child. / have seen a great many
angry men in my lifetime, but there is
a difference; even in anger one can
maintain ones dignity. Nevertheless
there are people who, in any calamity
conduct themselves like goaded
steers, brutally; they trample upon
whatsoever comes under their fest,
whether friend or foe. Your step
father thinks your mother inspired
you with the thought Of flying 10
cousin; I was sorry for Len, so |
fastened to wave the red cloth IN
order to turn his fury upon me.
said, CURLY, You are mistaken, Len is
innocent. I advised Anneliese to 80
away!'
''You know, child, I am not afraid;