The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
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How did court my wife. she moi
understanding English nor / German,
WIN tell you.
Ny father was born IN n town in Ger.
many. He came TO America. wherc he
married my mother. but he died before
had learned 20 talk. Consequently /
never heard his tongue spoken in the
family. When I was twenty i've my
mother suggested that l 20 to his M.
tive country and make the acqualnt.
ance OF some OF my relatives there. SO
/ crossed the water and visited bis ma
tive town.
Thinking It would be a pleasant sur.
prise TO send an offering 10 my reia
tives with my card, stepped into a
SHOP TO buy some flowers. A flower
shop Is the daintiest place in the
world. and the shop entered was the
daintiest OF flower shops. Besides the
plants, there were birds and a little
fountain. Behind the counter was a
pretty girl. with fair hair and blue
eyes and O pleasant smile as with her
eyes she gave me mute inquiry how
she could serve me. l stepped up to
some roses, inhaled their delicious odor
and held up the Ave fingers Of one
hand and one Of another. The girl
took six roses and laid them on the
counter. In this way ] made up my
own bouquet.
/ was In no hurry to transact my
business and leave the shop. Indeed,
/ wished to chat with the fraulein.
wished to tell her that / was from
America, but since to speak or write
the information would avail nothing
took out my pencil and on a BIT Of
wrapping paper drew a map Of North
and South America. marked or the
United States and put In my state and
city. She understood perfectly, smiled
and extended her arms as II surround
ing some invisible large article. This
/ knew meant that I came from a
great country. and when she opened a
cash drawer and made a motion SINH
lar to the first mentally added, "And
Americans are Oh rich"
Just when I began to speak loves
language / don't know, but l remem-
Der very soon pointing to a rose and
then to her cheek. Then pointed to
the ripples in the basin of the fountain
on which the sun shone through
window, put my fingers on my hair
and looked at her own wavy tresses.
She blushed. and moved my fingers
to my lips, still pointing at the shining
water. meaning that the same smile
described her smile. This was not 50
lplain. but she understood, and, as Tom
Moore puts 1t, the smile came
like any fair lake which the breeze is
upon
when it breaks into dimples ana laughs
in the sun.
You see, got on swimmingly.
aren't an hour In the store talking this
Aort OF thing waiting when customer
rasne in till he went out again. and
1Snally. feeling that couldn't possibly
make an excuse to stay any longer, ]
t1slg my card. wrote the name and ad.
u ress Of nv aunt, to whom wished
f}o flowers sent, and made signs
which meant that both were to go i'm
snediately. When the girl took up the
es{rlI saw surprised look on her
fAce. but she didn't shy anything
III he afternoon / received a note
written in very bad English saying
f9fnt I'M aunt and cousins would be
f,feased to see me in the evening.
fAnnd them in house that had once
hsen fine one, but badly out OF re-
palr. 1t had been In the family for
TWO centuries. | was not surprised,
for knew that they had lost their