Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-04

her Uniting, and | would sing to them
tyou cannot imagine how beautifully
| would singj of the grand. mysterious,
terrible Alps; of the somber pines and
cleaning ice-gorges and Edclwciss,
with Gods vide blue sky over all
songs the wind had whispered To TIE
pine-trccs in far-off Switzerland, from
whose flbcrs half my beinG had come.
Shortly a hushcd. eager expectancy
fell on our little home, that made
Elsa shy and wistful and Carl hold his
head very high. Some one was coming
to share our hearts. Then for very
mischief | used TO sing bits of broken
melody and soft, grooming lullahys-
things the south wind brcathes to the
baby pinos-just to tease Elsa and send
the blood rushing TO her chooks. and
made Carl laugh aloud in sheer hap
piness, at which Elsa would come and
lay her soft forehead on my brown
side, hiding her face on Carts should
or.
While We were all Sc happy, like
n bolt Of lightning across the Junpfrau
he trouble came. II happened on n
wet night coming from the thcatcr.
Carl was hurrving to got home. as
he always did. and in crossing the
street his foot slipped. lie fell. and the
wheels of a dray passed over his left
one as he lay PROSTATE on The pave
ment. In tn" drugstore where they
carried him the doctor. lophing first
at Carl and then at me (for my case
had burst opcn), cried ont suddenly,
in "A voice that shook with emotion
"Moin Colt, It is the little violinist
Of the Odeon, Carl Schilling. The poor
boy, he will never play a~gain'"
Except for the injury to his arm.
Carl was not hurt, and although the
surgeons did not cut it off as they
at first declared must be done. yet in
spite of all thor electrical appliances
1t hung limp at his side. and the ia
nous specialist the Herr Director of
tho Od"on brought from Berlin only
shook mis- gray beard and mutt"rcd
"incurablo' when he examined il.
Things got pretty bad for rs in the
little home, for Carl could do no work
Of any sort with his useless arm. The
pupils dropped away one by one. and
soon, very soon, our small savings
were all eaten up. Carl was far too
nrnud ,n .l,,u o,y ~ hig ri,nd. -
hclp him. and indeed they were all
poor enough themselves, having ali
th,v cnuId H., IN n,n,o ,o Ggl, ,hoir
own battles. Inn, ,hon mini mo cnr.
ccalol tho ,o,l st,,o ~ ,r,,.s o., ,,lI
tha, nohodv I'm, mo ro,Ii,ad b,,, ,,r,
had ,bov wero Tboro wac ma, oI,y,ys
| food and f., mako m,,,or, ,,,,.o rIg,
bepon to drnnn and bor rrn,,v r,c,
bncaue shorn and drawn W,,e ,nd
other nourisbiry tbinas w,ro on, -,
the question and at Iogt Carl ,nr.
;urrl by scciun his wife fodiup hp-
fore his very rvos declared mo wus
going 10 sell mo. hut Elsa hny,cd him
10 wait ."Tho gond Gnd yilI moi for
sake ms NV husband " sho said bravo.
IL "uc is ,rvirr o. r,itb in hin,
Trust him iust u little while Iouyor
nv Carl. surely me docs NOT moan rn,
Won 10 part with either Of yorr sweet
hearts. for he Is not cruel"
Carl put me back in the box auain.
but the next night the end came. and
the greatest sorrow | have eyer known
overwhelmed me. ! heard Carts step
on The stair tagging now. and not
quick ard bounding as of old. and no
merry whistle on his lips. lie came
into the quiet room, and all at once
there burst from his lips such a cry of
anguish ana bitter despair that al! my
strings shlvcrod in dread and terror.