Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-18

slender form more symmetry. dQ-
mired her beyond measure, and was
not at all offended when old Major Won
Tollen said, with his military blunt
ness: eyes, yes, little miss, we cannot
compare with the mother, she will be
prettier ten years from now than we
are today, yes, yes!'
l had no idea of being considered
beautiful. / was not jealous
could | have been jealous Of my
mother. And I was so happy at my
freedom-at eighteen one has a right
to freedom. l was the gayest in our
circle of young girls; I lived all winter
regardless of the past and future, and
found existence, notwithstanding all
it's hardships, enchanting.
But in the spring my langour re-
turned; my limbs felt as heavy as
lead | could not mount the stairs with
I'out palpitation of the heart, and al
though I tried to suppress cough, |
could not overcome it.
"Anneliese, why Anneliese!" lament
ed my mother, with horror upon her
quivering lips.
I laughed at her fears. What non
sense are you imagining, mamma?
have coughed every spring; it passes
off in the summertime"
The cousin came and brought pre-
serves and fresh eggs and comforted
me with all sorts of trifiing attentions
and encouraging words, and Herr
Wolleyer held it necessary to inquire
E +nY.
or to join mamma and me in the gar
den when we were in search of the
spring sun. I scarcely answered him,
never joined in the conversation, and
treated him as papa had treated him.
But mamma conversed with him much
more than she formerly did. He often
told us about his estate in the Thur
rounding country.
"Do you mean the mill?" | once
asked.
''The MILL he replied, "and the es-
tate not far from it with its charming
little castle. You shall inhale that air
Fraulein Anneliese!"
"Anneliese likes the damp atmos-
swered mamma, changing the subject.
And she took up the book from which
she had been reading aloud to me,
probably in the hope that the Town
councillor would withdraw. But he
did not do so, he sat there for hours
with us, and our acquaintances, who
came to inquire after mammals and my
nj hi hi 1i3oCr
group under the elm-tree, mamma
upon the bench, myself in comfort
able easychair, enveloped in wraps,
and Herr Wollmeyer, in a gray house
coat and large Panama hat with a
black ribbon, opposite us.
These people accepted it as it should
have been accepted. It was his garden,
accepted his gifts of early roses and
enormous bouquets of lilacs. We were
considered fortunate in having so
kind landlord.
Mamma alone seemed uneasy, and
her eyes rested with an anxious, in
quiring expression upon our friends
faces, as if she longed to cry out:
not believe, for Gods sake!"
Only much later was great deal
clear to me; at this time | was too
weak to think, to draw conclusions
from all the trifing incidents. l only
felt vexed at the familiarity of the
loquacious man whose attentions were
SO coarse. l was surprised that mann
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mission, without repulsing him, and
glanced at her in amazement. At such
times she avoided my eyes, and a
slight flush suffused her pale cheeks.
All, if I had suspected wherefore!
She was so kind to me, too good and
attentive. She fulfilled all my wishes |
we are familiar with the thousand
and-one caprices of an invalid
Everything was done for me, every
thing, and l did not ask: Mamma,
with what do you pay the increased |
expenditures" When once I said |
something to the same effect, she re-
Piled you know Uncle Herbert |
sent some money, and besides-only |
think what we save on all your ex-
pensive lessons
I had very little financial ability. |
The saving on the exceedingly reason |
able instruction, of which the dearest,
the music lessons, cost two marks
mamma taught me English-these
savings quieted me, so that | very COM |
fortably enjoyed all that mamma
offered me.
The doctor now visited us daily. I
did not comprehend why.
@fYou act, Doctor, as if were very
ILL.," / said one day peevishly. "We1
are very much pleased to see you, but
mamma will imagine that am dying, |
and will be anxious about me-
Heaven forbid, Fraulein Anneliese! |
OF course can stay away" he replied, |
seemingly insulted. when I am in |
the house I feel as if | must see you"
us that so? Who is i'll at Wool |
meyer's?"
EThe Town-councillor himself, but it !
is nothing serious; a little rheumatism,