Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

peasantry-because thus they could
select finer specimens OF womankind.
younger. stronger. more fit to bring
children into the world. Is not that
the truth, my father?"
I, 1T wass the way we thought" he
whispered. 1T wass the way we
thought wass wise"
"AnA perhaps 1t was wise. It was
selection. So now they selected. Two
Of them married German working girls.
and those two are dead, but there Is
no child of them alive. Two married
in Austria, and of these one died, and
the other is in madhouse. One mar
ried a young Galician girl. and 30
fond of her did he become that she
took him down from his station to
hers, and he was lost. The other"
Yes; it was my father" she said.
at length. There he sits, my father.
Yes, / love him. would forfeit my
life for him now-I would lay It down
gladly for him. Better had done SO.
But in my time have hated him.
HE, the last one, searched long for
this fitting animal to lead to the altar.
He was tall and young and handsome
and rich, do you see? He could have
chosen among his own people any
woman he liked. Instead, he searched
among the Galicians, the lower Aus
TRANS, the Prussians. He examined
Bavaria and Saxony. Many he found,
but still none to suit his scientific
ideas. He bethought him then Of
searching among the Hungarians.
where, Il is said. the most beautiful
women of the world are found. So at
last he found her. that peasant. my
mother!"
The silence In the room was broken
at last by her low, even, hopeless
voice as she went on:
Nov, the Hungarians are slaves to
Austria. They do as they are bid,
those who live on the great estates.
They have no hope. II they rebel.
they are cut down. They are not q
people. They belong to no one, not
even to themselves"
my Cod" said ], a sigh breaking
from me in spite of myself. ! raised
nv hand as though to beseech her not
to 60 on. But she persisted.
Eyes, we, too, called upon our gods!
So. now, my father came among that
people and found there a young girl.
one much younger than himself. She
was the most beautiful, so they say. OF
all those people, many of whom are
very beautiful"
"Yes-proof of that" said !. She
knew ! meant no idle fiattery.
Yes, she was beautiful. But at first
she did not fancy to marry this Aus
trian student nobleman. She said no
to him, even when she found who he
was and what his station--even when
she found that he meant her no dis
honor. But our ruler heard of 1t, and,
being displeased at this mockery OF
the traditions OF the court. and wish
ing In his sardonic mind to teach
these fanatical young mobiles to rue
well their bargain. he sent word to
the girl that she must marry this man
my father. It was made an imperial
order. A
"And so now. at last, since he was
half crazed by her beauty, as men are
sometimes by the beauty of women,
and since at last this had its effect
with her, as sometimes it does with
women. and since 1t was perhaps
death or some severe punishment II
she did not obey, she married him
my father"
And loved me all her life." the old
man broke out "Nefer had man love
like hers. win haf it said. ! will hat
1t said that she loved me. always and
always; and loved her always. with
all my heart!"
Yes" said Helena Won Ritz, they
two loved each other. even as they
were. so here am :. born OF that
love N !.
Now we all sat silent for time.
THAT birth was at my fathers es-
tates." resumed the same even. merci-