Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04
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got anything but what was necessary.
1 You will write to me sometimes too,
will YOU not? | will answer. but |
never learned to write nicely. Robert
could write beautifully, Anneliese
7 All, have but two desires in this
world. the one is that he might return,
covered with honor and dignity, and
then" She looked at me and nod
ded gravely Yes, yes, one cannot
help picturing pleasant things, which
will never be realized. 1t is right so.
/ God alone knows what is best, But |
pray for it every night, Anneliese"
What is it, cousin?"
q cannot tell; it will amount 10
nothing
As lay in my bed, she came to me
and thrust something into my hand,
THAT you may not forget me, Ann y
: liese."
/ could feel that it was n small coin.
Dear cousin. thank you very much.
would not forget you, even without
! this"
Her light. too, was at length eX-
ltnguished, but neither of us could
sleep.
Suddenly | started up i'm alright
| Upstairs above me in mammals room
something had fallen a loud, crash.
ing sound was followed by voice, n
! scoulding voice. that of a man. a voice
raised to almost a veil of fury.
Cousin. cousin l moaned, "Oh,
my mother"
No answer.
| For a few moments all was still up
stairs. then he resumed his monacing
! speech. I slipped into a dress, and in
my anguish, obliyious to all else, |
started for the door; then a light APP
peared and the cousin detained me.
| Stay here, for Gods sake stay here,
/ will go up" And she went BY the
! light of the lamp | could see a strange
| ly resolute expression upon her old,
set face. She disappeared | count
/ ed the seconds, my heart throbbed
wildly He, he was scolding my moth
! er who had never heard an unkind
word. His affability, his devotion had
suddenly fallen like a mask. his true
character peered brutally out, as had
always feared it would. Oh dear
! Lord, might it but be a mistake-any-
thing but that,
| Silence now reigned. Had the
cousin brought this about? What
mysterious power did this woman
| possess over the man? With what
fear did she inspire him that he wish
ed to rid himself of her? crept
tremblingly to my bed and listened
with raised head, as could pierce the
| darkness. How long the cousin
stayed! Round about me was the
deep silence of night, solitude.
Tomorrow would not see the old
lady any more. would be alone and
defenceless, mamma too. That timid
woman whom l had seen on this day
with tear-stained eyes, who had
scarcely the courage to give a decided
reply
| The cousin returned, a strange sight
in her night-Cap and the cloak which
she had hurriedly flung around her.
| GO to sleep, Annelese," she whisper
ed, ut was nothing at all, nothing ut
ALL"
ooh, cousin, cousin! He was raging
at mammal" l cried pitifully
Heaven forbid, child, Heaven for
| bid, It was Friedrich he was scold-
| ing. on my word. Friedrich, Go to
sleep, mamma is sleeping as well-and
awakeGhappy tomorrow"
For the first time she ventured upon
a shy caress. whereupon /, sobbing,
flung my arms about her neck. do
not go. do not go away"
"Ah, you must not cry about that,
| Anneliese," said she. almost unnerv0d
at the sight of my grief GO TO
/ sleep"
| She vanished hastily in order not to
/ give way, and | cried myself to sleep.
did not dream that upon awakening
my guardian angel would be far away.
en- route for the Thuringian Noun
tains. The old lady left early in the
morning without bidding any one fare
well