The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-11-20
An
Unpronounceable
Name
By MARTHA v. MONROE

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farths."
"Goodv' said one of the girls
"We'll go. Pm tired of ruins and pic
lures of saints and martyrs being
roasted on gridirons. Let's go. Belle"
"Pm with you, Rosie. l would like
to see a real old castle that's kept up
in modern STYLE"
Alighting at a railway station, they
asked the way to the castle OF an OIL
cial who showed them the towers ris-
ing above the trees within walking
distance. He Informed them that
| Count Wolfgang Wohlfarth occupied
the castle and sometimes tourists were
admitted to inspect 1t. On reaching
it they crossed q drawbridge, passed
under a portcullis and told the gate
man in German. which they spoke
| tolerably we'll, that they were Ameri-
can tourists and would like to see the
castle.
| "Ich w-w-w"-
"Can you tell us to whom to apply"
asked Belle.
"H-h-h-h"-
The man broke down again.
"Poor fellow" said Rosie. ''I sup
pose he fell to stammering by trying
to pronounce his masters name. Wolf
gang Wohlfarth. How would you like
to be Countess Wolfgang Wohlfarth.
BELIEF
I'D rather be the countess without
the Wolfgang Wohlfarth."
Both girls laughed. and just then
| man came toward them in clothes that
they supposed were livery. He bowed
politely to the girls and waited for
them to speak They told him that
they would be obliged If he would go
to the count and get permission for
them to see the castle. At the same
time Belle put silver coin in his hand.
! He put it in his pocket, replying that
he had authority to show the castle to
visitors and would be happy to do 80
| In their case.
He seemed to be well versed in the
| history of the castle. showing them
apartments the Emperor Charles V.
and other notables had occupied. a
| tower that had been battered down
and repaired in war with the king
had been taken in battle by the Wohl-
| farths Of olden times. Indeed, for a
lackey he seemed remarkably familiar
with the history of Europe during
period that few Americans are not in
| terested in. The girls, however. had been
sufficiently educated to recognize the
fact that the man made no historical
blunders-at least none that they could
detect. When they had finished the
tour Of the different objects of In
terest and they were about to depart
Belle thanked the man and said:
please tell your master that we
have been very much pleased with his
castle. We are from Milwaukee, in the
United States. II he ever comes to
America shall be happy to show him
my fathers home"
Milwaukee, exclaimed the man.
"Yes: we have a great many Ger
mans In our CITY,"
The man changed the language he
used from German to fair English and
said that the count had relatives liv-
ing In Milwaukee. If the visitors
would wait for few moments he
would like to ask the count IL he would
not wish to meet them. They assent
ed. and he ushered them into q waiting
room. Presently he returned with an
invitation from the count to remain to
lunch, then turned them over to maid.
When the visitors entered the draw
ing room they were received by an
elderly lady. who welcomed them gra-
ciously, though she did not speak Eng
lish, and the girls German was not
readily understood by her nor hers by
them. While they were chatting to-
gether In came the man who had shown
them about the castle. He had doffed
his livery, which was really hunting
costume, and appeared in the everyday
dress of gentleman.
This Is my son, Wolfgang." said the
lady who had received them.
And this is my mother, the Countess
Wohlfarth." replied the young man.
"She has cousin living in Milwaukee,
and therefore i presumed she would
like to meet one coming from the same |
city"
"You are Count Wohlgang"-
The count smiled and begged her not |
to attempt SO difficult vocal feat as to |
pronounce his name. He then told the |
guests that he was about starting out |
to shoot in his preserves when he saw |
them and could not refrain from hui |
moring their mistake in mistaking him |
In hunting costume for one of the serv |
ants. Then all went to luncheon.
The girls we're invited by the dowa-
ger countess to rGake d visit at the cas-
tie, which lasted q week. The next |
year the count appeared In Milwaukee |
Ostensibly to visit his cousin. but really |
to propose marriage to the girl who |
said that she would prefer being count |
ess without the Wolfgang Wohlfarth.
She was obliged to take all or none and |
swallowed the whole dose. Her Amer.
lean relatives have been trying to find |
a pronounceable Authorization Of Wohl.
Earth. but thus far have failed.
Making Hog Climb.
Farm and Fireside gives farmers
account of q discovery which enables
him to load hogs easily on to 2 Wag-
on. He says:
Zone of the best labor sa wing devices