Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18

lingering in the doorway one corner
of her white apron turned back. shad-
ing her eyes with her hand, looking
| for the returning church goers, and
ready to dart into the house the min
ute she saw them, for she must
stand behind the smoking soup
+, tureen under the bushes like a con
scientious commander of a fort upon
! him ramparts, in faithful performance
of duty.
But today Sabine had arranged an
especially delicious repast. Beside
the soup stood a purple pyramid of
wild trawberries, which the small
Ernst and the tall Elizabeth greeted
with equal rejoicing. The forester
| laughed at the enthusiasm of the
large and the small child, and thought
he must not fall behind Sabine IN
the matter of surprises. He therefore
promised to harness the brown horse
and drive Elizabeth, as he had long
proposed to 40, to L, where he had
some business to attend to. The
! proposition was accepted by the girl
with unmixed delight
At the Caole she related the ex-
periences of the previous evening.
/ Her uncle shook with laughter
The doctor is daring fellow" ne
cried But what is the use? He
has drunk his last cup of tea at
Lirdbof."
impossible, uncle. Il would be
outrageous!" protested Elizabeth
.Fraulein Won Waldo cannot and will
not consent to that. She will resist
with all her might
Well" he replied, Il only wish We
could ask the Fraulein, on the spot,
what her present opinion of the
doctor is. You would be astonished.
How should a strong soul dwell IN
1uch a fraiI habitation? That dominat-
ing female will soon dispose of her,
and every other check is wanting,
for Heaven is high and the car far
away, as Russians say. How is it,
Sabine We have seen strange things,
have we not since the baroness has
been at the heinz
Yes. indeed, MASTER" responded
the O,d woman, who was just placing
a steaming dish upon the table
when | think of the poor tailoress-
that is, a day-labOrer's widow in
Linohof village" she said, turning
to the others, who had always work
ed faithfully, and no one had any
thing to say against her. But she
has four little children to support
poor soul, and lives from hand tc
mouth. Once, last winter, she was
badly off; she did not know how she
should Set enough for the children
to eat, and did something that was
not right-she took an aprOnfuI q
potatoes, from a field belonging to t1e
ing behind bush. To see her jumT
out and beat her were one and The
same thing Even if he had beer
satisfied with giving her a little re
hinder, it would not have been sc
bad, but he kept on, and even UrOC
/
thing to do at L1ndhof just then, ant
as | went through the cherry trees
by the village I saw someone lying OF
the ground 1t was poor widow
Schneider She had a dreadful hemor
rhage, could not move, and was al
alone. I called some people, who
helped me carry her home. The
forester was away at the time, bu
I thought he would take it ILL., anC
took care of her as we'll as I knew
how. The people in he village were
furious at the Overseer, but wha
could they do? 1t was said the mar
would be prosecuted. but that yOl
can wait long for. LinKe is one O
the pious, the baroness right hand
rolls lis eyes and does everything il
the name of the Lord 1t never
would do to have the people know
that such a God-fearing person car
be right down inhuman at times, 81
the baroness drove into the tOwr
every day and was condescending Ii
short, the matter was hushed up, anC
poor widow Schneider, who to this
day cannot go about, has had Il
suffer, and never a bit nor a sup has
been sent to her Or her children dur
ing all her long, hard inness from
the castle. Yes, the overseer anC
the old lady's maid at Lindhof carry
things with high hand. They sit anC
spy curing the Bible hour and the
castle chapel service. and notice in
dustriously who is absent, and thai
has cost many a respectable person
his work at the castle"
Wen, we won't make ourselves
any more indignant at present. sale
the forester. Every bite I take
turns bitter when think of these
things, and our beautiful Sunday
that l rejoice over the whole week
must have no other shadow than the
harmless little white clouds up yon
der cast upon it."
Soon after dinner a little equipage
drew up at the door. The forester
stepped into it, and like lightning
flash Elizabeth was at his side Nod
ding parting greetings to those be
hind, she cast a feeting glance at the
house. But she was terrified tC
the depths of her soul by the eyes thar
were fastened upon her from the tor