Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-07-29

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this was distressing to me-but
could not do otherwise for l loved him
so with all my heart and soul
@Dear, good Hannah; she wrote so
tenderly, so cordially, and sent me
her own and her husbands warmesr
congratulations. She comtorted me
for the anger of her parents, and
hoped that in time everything would
come right.
g" Do your uury,' she wrote, nnally.
Make the poor Eberhardt and his
child happy; you need not think of
any other now; that lies in Gods
hand
"This struck the right chord, and
put all my actions under the care of
our Heavenly Father, and bowed
humbly beneath the burden of happi-
ness, which made me absolutely
dizzy.
"Ah, that day was the eliminating
point of my life. can still see myself
in the little room beside Eberhardt,
on the sofa, between us, the beautiful
child with its dark curls. He had put
one arm round the little creature, the
other rested in mine, and he was tell
ing me his plans for the future.
Katharine, who fulfilled the duties
of my chaperone, sat, as usual, in her
place by the stove and nodded assent
to everything he said At the New Year
he hoped to get his exchange, then he
would take his furlough and the day
after Pastor Renner was to unite us
forever. Katharine was to remain in
our house, under the care of my sensi-
BILE maid and the superintendent OF
Frau Renner, and l was to follow my
husband to our new home
my eyes were full of tears as
thought of leaving the faithful old
soul; but had no choice now, l be-
, longed to him forever. We had to
promise that we would visit her every
year; but when one looked at the bent
: form, the fear was that the parting
would be forever.
I'VE rranged-Eberhardt and L
to keep up our intercourse chiefly by
correspondence. Friedel was to ride
over every week to bring and receive
. a letter; we would not meet very Of
ten, in order not to give occasion for
gossip; Christmas was SO near now,
? only twelve weeks, and then we
} should belong to each other. So we
could endure not to see and speak to
2 each other so often. had great deal
to do, too, and 1 must get ready my
pretty and dainty trousseau. My ia
? Their laid by a handsome purse for me
: for that purpose.
l "Ah, what happiness!
| "How wonderful the world seems
? when the heart is so full of a sweet,
sacred Joy! rosy simmer surrounds
the present and the future! what sor-
row can ever touch US? Past grief is
scarcely grief at all, it only serves to
make the present more brilliant. AS
l I sat there with the sleeping child in
my lap, with my head resting on the
breast of my beloved, and his arm
around me, l enjoyed my happiest
hour on earth, and today l give my
warmest thanks to God for permitting
me so full entire, and undisturbed
happiness.
: "Ah, how soon, how very soon came
that time of horror!
November had come. One stormy
day-it was on the twentieth, day
which, as often as it returns, loses
none of its bitterness in my memory
l had been to see rau Renner, my
second mother, as l sometimes caress-
ingly called her. This name always
called UP on the pale, quiet face of the
young pastor a faint, sad smile. She
well deserved the name, for she al
forded aid and counsel TO the orphan
ed bride, and a real mother could
hardly have been more careful and
anxious about her daughter than she.
When l joyfully. though with some
hesitation. confessed TO her that l was
/ engaged to Wilhelm, shadow came
for a moment over her Withered face,
and she cast an anxious, troubled
glance at the door of her sons study,
where he was preparing his sermon;
but then she grasped my hand
warmly, and wished me all happiness.
The young pastor, too, spoke a few
friendly words to me the next day;
only it seemed to me as if his hand
trembled as he took mine, and as if
MS deep voice SHOOK SlISHClS' WH0H
looked into his face, he turned away
and walked off.
"On this day, as I said before,
had been over there for an hour; as
l crossed the street the storm ragged
around me, and could not repress
cold SILVER. Willy ran joyfully to
meet me. took the child in my arms
and stood still in the middle of the
room Katharine nodded to me, sleep
lily. Then, all at once, it seemed to me
as if mist had come before my eyes;
as if the lamp only gave out d pale.
feeble light. set the child quickly
down, and put my hand to my head;
at this moment the clock on the
church tower struck six. Whether
had frightened the child by putting