Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
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''he can not come"
But, good Heavens, my dear, good
Frau Ante, is he ill?'
Il think not"
"Or Is he so embittered against
your mother that he will not even
come to her funeral? Or-have you
had a quarrel with him"
The young wife started; her hands
dropepd helplessly by her side, and
with Mortified eyes she gazed into
Kortmer's face Did he suspect, did he
already know this terrible thing that
had happened?
He stood before her with an
anxious face Don't be angry with
me, dear Frau Ante" he said. at
is absurd to say that. Of course. But
whatever il is that keeps him. it must
90 put aside, for the will requires his
presence"
He felt so sorry for her: he knew
of course, that all was not right be-
tween them, knew It from her mother,
who had unburdened her anxious
heart to him. but the remark about
the quarrel had escaped his lips in
voluntarily.
Now he had hurt her, though he
had probably not hit very wide of the
mark.
do you telegraph. dear Kortmer, >
said Ante. at length,
He left the room to write out the
dispatch. But she sank down into
the old armchair in front of the
writing-table, and hid her face in her
hands. II was so frightfully hard
how should she excuse his absence to
all these people? He must not come
he could not How soft and peaceful
was her grief for the dead, in com
parison with this grief which she was
forced to- hide away from the world!
A gentle knock at the door static
her-what IL he had come after all2
No, IL was only Hanna, the house
keeper: she had long paper in her
hand on which minute directions for
the funeral we're marked down in her
mothers handwriting.
Ante now had to go from the attic
10 the cellar, TO unlock chests and
cupboards. Everything was arranged
for all that would be necessary for
the sad ceremony. Even the mourn.
ing aprons for the servant-maids, the
Grape bands which the bookkeepers
were to wear on their hats, were all
ready; "for"--so said the paper--'T
know how hard II is when one has
these things u, look after with a sad
heart found 1t so when my dear
husband died. and | wish to make it
easier for my dear Ante"
How touching is the care and love
of mother. extending even beyond
the gravel
The young wife's breast heaved
With sob as she read these words.
All, dear me. Frau Jussnitz"
sighed the old housekeeper. "how
shall we ever get along in this house
without our Frau Bergrath? Such q
woman as your mother is not to De
found twice In all the world. II you
were only going to stay here, Frau
Jussnitz!'
Antie was silent; she did not even
Knew whether she might stay here in
the great. lonely house. She had no
idea of what was TO become of her
she was only sure of one thing, that
she would be alone in the world
wherever she was. she and her child.
Ante went at length into the great
hall on the ground floor. In which her
mother was lying In state. This room
had foldingdoors which opened on the
garden terrace, and adjoined the so
called visitors room. which opened
into the Frau Bergrath's sitting.room
whose windows looked out on the
great. smoke blackened buildings of
the iron-works. and the houses of the
Workmen, A row of fine old lindens
stood before these windows. the EN-.
oodiment of poetry in the midst of the
prose of this world of labor of iron
industry
Mamma was busy In this room, ar
ranging masses OF wreaths at the
foot Of the coffin, There was not a
house In the whole neighborhood
which had not sent at least simple
wreath of evergreen. and they still
Kept coming, The coffin was sur
rounded by the orange.trees which
had been the dead woman's pride. and
numberles white candles shone out Of
the dark green OF their leaves.
Occasionally one of the workmen 5
wives would come in with soft and
rcverent freed, leading child with
terrified eyes by the hand. to gaze
once mCre at the dead. TO sob in her
handkerchief. and to press Antics
hand. She, In her dull grief. went
through il AL mechanically.
Cry n little. gracious lady" said
one withered old woman to her. IL
will ease your heart; death without
tears, that isn't good
She nodded to the old woman. but
rhe did not In the least understand
what she had said TO her. Then she
went quickly into the visitors room.
What is this?" she inquired. point.
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