Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-26

shoulders. I don't look quite so wild
today l sad to myself, after 4 short
inspection Of my costume, and then I
went in.
THE white curtain was pulled back
from the glass door of the parlor, and
the old lady's head looked out again;
then the door was opened and a pair
Of withered hands were stretched out
to me, as a pleasant voice said:
" That is nice of you, my child, to
com and see me. have been expect
ing you for some time. ONE in
"I took the proffered hand and obey
ed, with some feeling of constraint.
Good Heavens, how cosey it was
here! A homelike feeling came over
me as I was made to sit down In a
chair by the window, where the old
lady's armchair also stood.
First, 1 told her Of my errand. She
went across the room, opened a door,
and called through 1t:
Heinrich, you are to go at once
to the Herr Pastor, he wants to see
you
Immediately, dear mother
heard the deep voice of the young man
reply. Then she came back.
Now let me look at you little,
How nice you look. Not at all as my
son described you
id he describe me" 7 asked, halt
amused and half vexed. oh, / had
s,,o+ oov,o LooIr Fr0Do y ri5n VIZ Iod
| been having a little race, and So
&" ooh, it is all the same. You look
so very nice now that l can't wish you
to look different. You live at the cas-
! tie, Katharine tells me. How long are
you going to stay there?'
How long? All, did not know how
to answer that question.
D." I think till really don't know,
l stammered.
''The entrance of the young pastor
interrupted my reply. Today he did no
! look so strangely at me, he only gave
me a glance. He greeted me, asked
how long the Bendeleben family would
be away, said, half in excuse for him
self, that he had not yet been to thu
castle except for a short call, he ha(
so much parish business to attend to
Then he said goodbye, and immedi
ately after saw him going across tn,
street with his elastic step and dis
appear in our house.
His mother looked after him will
shining eyes.
How pretty you have made tn
old house. I said, quite delighted
with the neat, cosey room. Our hous
is so dreadfully old and dismal
"'Oh, it looked even worse here re
piled the old lady. 4 have taken NJ
end of trouble about it. Outside, tn
carpenters and masOns put it in OF
der, and inside, took it in hand. YO1
don't know, dear child, what miracle
a pair Of womans hands can worl
when they are governed by a littl
! sense of order and beauty. You see,
few white curtains before the win
dows, a few plants in them, a few
simple pictures on the walls, and
clean floor, that will make the Who'll
room pretty and cosey.
" All, yes I said, but Katharine
does not understand that
" NO, Katharine does not under
stand it, and cannot understand it
she has too little education to re
quire daintiness in her surroundings
The wife or the daughter of the hOus
should look after these things, no tn
maid. Katharine does her work, an,
no one can require more Of her. TIL,
house and the dress should reflect tn
mistress's mind. But here I am chatting
away, and I have not even offered yol
a little refreshment,' she added a
she perceived that I was embarrassed
"She was going to the cupboard
but I got up and thanked her; I mus
go home and see about putting tn,
house in order. Frau Won Bendelebe1
had given it in charge TO me.
" Must you go so soon? oh, I an
sorry for that she said, heartily.
hope you will come again soon; come
with your knitting and take cup 0
coffee with me; I should be delighted
And then We will get your father t
come over, and we will have cose,
evening together-will you?
I really had no desire to accept, bu
of course. I said yes, and hurriedl
took leave of the talkative little VIC
man, who accompanied ME to the ga1
den gate.
"For one moment considered
whether I should go up to father agatl
but as I knew the young pastor wa
with him, I decided to go direct t.
the castle, and only called in at tn
door:
" Goodbye, Katharine, don't wor1
too hard
Then I walked away. was ve2
ed, as usual, when I had been home
but generally the light cloud 500
| lifted before the excitement I foun
in the castle. Today missed Hannah
pleasant manner, which so readil
smoothed away all unpleasantness
Ionged to see her pretty gray eyes
and to hear her say:
My pretty Greter-she Away
called me so-'has got furrow be
tween her brows again today The
she would draw her soft fingers acros
my forehead, and I would be a
right again.
To-day I sat alone, and felt S
lonely. so forsaken. Oh if I only ha
plother!' I cried at length, and
sort of envy came over me as
thought Of the young clergyman; the