Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
misunderstood
BY NJ. iieImburg.

the foliage OIL the nedSe, Tue DIoAuS
..1d.. U. ny cousin F'rieda.
Frieda was really a great deal more
than cousin to me. Her pretty little
rosy mouth had, year before, solem-
~ promised in the beech grove, that
she would be my wife; fact which
raised great storm in the pleasant
lone of the head forester. The uncle
scolded us as being stupid children.
but the aunt, who dutifully stood Dy
her husband, privately endeayored to
console US, and depicted in glowing
colorg how much more beautiful such
a happiness would be after a short
period of probation, which after all
would De only three hundred and
sixty-ive days.
That is TO say, after & year, II /
was still in the same mind and had
really received the degree of Doc
tor" after passing the official exam
tnation. might present myself again
in the head fOresteT's house.
Such was the uncIe's severe ulti-
matum And" he added, taking from
his mouth the pipe which he had been
smoking so Yigorouslythat the curls Of
blue Smoke rose as regularly as if
from a working steam-engine; and
my boy, l expect you to abstain from
filling Frieda's head with cobwebs by
your lOVe-letters, and wasting useful
paper. After one of those scraWls the
WOmen-folk are Of no account what
II ig
they lose the keys, burn the soup,
and Spend their time dreaming; and
when at last the reply is safe in the
postOfHce, they look for an answer
every day, run a mile to meet the
pOstman, and howl until their eyes
are red if a missiVe on rose-colored
paper does not come at the exact
time calculated upon. No, | will have
no such housekeeping tell you
that right now"
What could | do? | promised, and
before left, Frieda and l vowed eter-
nal consistency, down in the beech
grove, and thetears flowed in streams
from her large blue eyes. l was
obliged to comfort and soothe her,
and finally left her with such a SAD
Aeart as only young student can
nave, who is head over ears in love,
rs | was with my little blonde cousin.
/ was man of my word! | did not
write TO Frieda, although | cannot
deny that at first often began a let
Ter, but, to my honor be it said | al
was destroyed it without sending it.
Nevertheless tits one-sided cores
pondence of which she knew nothing
gave me certain satisfaction, for it
caused me to give vent to all the
leellngs, which made my heart ready
to burst. No one will condemn me De
cause used all sorts of permissible
arts: for example, | wrote a long let
ter TO my aunt and future mother in
law on her birthday whereas hereto.
lore l had favored her with nothing
more than a card representing a
bright nosegay with the words: Il
congratulate you!" Now | wrote and
wrote asking after-eVery possible per
son and among the rest Frieda, for
my uncle read all his wife's letters
also received an answer to this
letter, but it was song without
words; for my aunt contented herself
with sending me respectable ham
per with splendid fresh sausages from
The last killing, together with best
greeting. She had no time at all to
write was added to the address on
the parcel.
NOW the sausage proved to be very
me, for with such a notable house.
keeper as my aunt it could not he
otherwise, but such an answer as this
aid not satisfy me at all, so | turned
III my need to my uncle with q re-
quest for some sort of advice in
ulhcuIty conjured up for the occa
sion. This time a letter came
Aoungster, let me alone! | under.
stand nothing about such THINGS. ask
your pTotessor," That was about the
1'llt OF the letter, and a last attempt
TO learn something of Frieda thronen
my DTother-in-law, in spe, was no
more successful; for the ten wear old
Shap TO whom l wrote, regarding
young squirrel which | endeayored +,
~
set Ior MIN, answered me it is true
nut the whole letter was filled with
nothing but lamentations. because
All the young squirrels seem to have
run away Thank heaven! wouId
not nave known what to do with sucb
4 niue pest, before could have semi
Il TO him, But of Frieda, not word
with a sigh I yielded to tbaa inhvit.
apIe, and behold the year was Dastr
Souiu scarcely believe it possibIa
Now l was Doctor" had passed all
my examinations summa cum Iarda
nad received the posI,.on of second
assistant IN the royal university and
1ad sailed with canvas all sDreaa 70
~ne Iorester's house in the Hart
mountains in order to anchor in tbo
haven OF bliss.
but-alas! My little cousfn and 80
~ieI oetrothed approached me with
gravity, even with a coIdness wbiob
'ooN me by surprise, and by the very
naturalness Of her manner 50 denied
any more tender relation to me than
Snat Of cousin-only a cousin-tbat
there remained nothing for me 70 do
out to continue being nothing but the
cousin, even though it was with the
greatest yexaton.
She was never. unl-fn5 70 -