The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-04
e. MEs. ~ALExANPEF-

| HE PriIssi:i.s rs elegant beyond What
cuuid have been expected III the h"ISll-
| bcrLo0; -: -. obscure SASGE county
FOWL.
As ~S1c!lLaUeru took in IE:sc details
while unfolding his napkin the door
leading 10 the corridor was opened and
Lies. who uxlce ed in two ladies' i'll
fashionable travelling dresses, saying
as she did So.
NV motilr". these ladies have Wa!'-
Cd 81, !rn= lat ! have persuaded them
10 join US at supper
Fran Cheering rose, ard proceeded
10 &c through the introduc,lnns NOV
liable - Germany Oh uch ~: rt"-
| sion.
No sooner was the uanic II Won
| Stclnllaner'. pronounced than The "i-
| der of d., TWO ladies'. With tJrch an
nation. exclaimed:
Il have surely had th2 honor Of meet
! ING Herr kittmcister last winter IN
Berlin. at the GrantiH NCn c."
NO Doubt ! have had that honor.
returned Slcinhauscn. carelcSslT, as
he watched the movements Of Lies.
Pray. sit down" said the young
lady. With distrncting politeness, draw
liz hack the chair destined for Her
| self: and tb.. lean and angular Baron
in. with nodA and hccks, ana
wrcatheG SMILES" took possession OF
il. while. Lies. dropping :: slight curt
sey at nor mothers passing ihtr"dnc-
ton. My daughter. Herr RittmeiS;er,'
led the younger guest to a seat opI'o-
site next TO Lieutenant Rurchard;.
'Lirs." said Frau Cheering. "thon
| hadst better take the fathers seat un-
til he cones"
Yes. dear mother and she placed
herself accordingly. with a glance of
| suppressed mirth and covert meaning
to Ler younger sister, which Indicated
morc Of mundane feeling than her
| calm, nunlike bearing would have sug-
Gcstcd.
Eur SteirnauSen missed this momer-
tary revelation.
He was helping himself, III deepest
wrath. 10 some excellent roast hare.
and giving the shortest possible an
swcra to the Frau BaroIin's fashion.
able "reminiscences.
At The opposite side Fraulein Won
Wutlnnan sat between Burchardr and
| Won Planit2. whose n%eighbor. the 1T
tie BackfiSrhpnen Clara-Or. more gen.
orally ''C.archrn'-found il hard TO
oppoSe 4 cold reserve. becoming the
CONQUERED hut unsubdued,' Ia The
frank. merry talk Of her companion.
himself a mere boy.
Rurchardt meantime made himself
exceedingly ridiculous tSteinhanStn
thought. hy his almost troublesome
| attentions TO. and persistent attempts
| to converse with. the fair Fraulcin or
Frau at the foot OF the cable. Stein
hansen observed that she wore 4 wed
ding ur en@a cement ring.
Burchardr was q genial. javial Soni.
much given 10 beer and tobacco. and
| NOT without some sense Of hlmOr.
His devotion TO Il ncighbor and
J.. diligence of the other struck the Ba-
rClin also as Extensively FOOLISH
And the Rittmeister. too! Size had
heard IL was a hard. selfish creature.
hut scarcely expected to find hin so
| ErariSI.
Tic. .Iadlgc Frau is q great STU
dent said Burchardt, setting down
| lis beer glass after 4 deep drauGAt'
and again turning to the daughtci uI
the house.
he had called her Fraulcin first.
and ~SteinhauSen listened sharply for
lcr reply. Tut when it came she t0"k
10 notice Of the change of epitl!ct. e.!
see books in al languages yondcr Oh
your table
a rGunr:y life would be dull without
some Snci: pursuit. she replied.
"Donb:lc>s." pat in The Banonin. cor
1emp1uouSly. without the advantages
Of occasional residence in = capital like
Berlin. and contact with wcll-brrd So
cirty. tl.r faculties are apL TO rust"
I'VE command the highest class Of
society here said the young lady.
TRANQUILITY.
Indeed: PARDON ne if ! ask where
is il 70 he tCuLd?
II could see 10 great residence as J
drove here today; Of whom may this
Ai"h.rlasS society c0nSiSt?'
"Gcu!lcmcn namrd Goethe. Schiilr"
and Ma.aulay: ladies known as Bur0w.
Madame dc Stacl ard ILadamc George
Eliot"
Dear young lady. .r0ur answer. cX.
cusc ne. HrtrAys tho r~IStic!' remarked
the Raronin. with infinite cnEccit.
every iilrly.' rr!U"n'd Lies. naif-
fcrcntly. hut with a smile and glance
50 &wc"tiy arch that for q moment SIC
locked quite beautiful.
Moreover, roth were jlG"trG q
Str;nh%u%en-of whom she ll%h hi'hCE-
20 taken net TIE slightest ioticc-
with IN irrvsiSiih!" consciousness HAT
he w:S on lLCr sid.
The effect OH the ~hitt!nr,S:"r WAS
electric.
His cyte rIci hers with :. LniG admir-.
;,;ion alr!o&: startling. ana certainly
not agree -h!r - - object.
II being i%>;ir :n>iir"S good taste"
III, said. sh"uiG ic Inclined 20 Dr"!
mr .un., -, g" :.,G-I"i S!arr"