The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-03-14
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BY MARTHA v. N r

sights in the country round about.
They had done the city. and it only
remained for them to take in anything
remarkable in the e%nvirons.
The Wohlfarth schloss is a very old
building" the woman replied. 1t is
not far from here. You will find it
very interesting"
us it a ruinY
'Oh, no! 1t is occupied by the Wohl-
farths."
"Goodw said one of the girls.
lures of saints and martyrs being
soasted on %gridirons. Let's go. Belle"
Pm with you. Rosie. ! 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 off,
| 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 it. On reaching
it they crossed a drawbridge, passed
under a portcullis and told the gate
man in German. which they spoke
tolerably well. 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.
HH
The man broke down again.
"Poor fellow" said Rosie. II sup
pose he fell to stammering by trying
to pronounce his masters name. Wolf
gang W%ohlfarth. How would you like
to be Countess Wolfgang Wohlfarth.
BELIEF"
"Td rather be the countess without
the Wolfgang Wohlfarth."
Both girls laughed. and just then a
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 a 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 so
in their case.
He seemed to be we'll 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 a war with the king
Of Sweden and no end Of arms that
had beer taken in battle by the Wohl-
farths of olden times. Indeed, for a
lackey he seemed remarkably familiar
with the history of Europe during a
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 % 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. If he eve m to
| America l 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. II the visitors
would wait for a few moments he
would like to ask the count if he would
not wish to meet them. They assent
ed. and he ushered them into a waiting
room. Presently he returned with an
invitation from the count to remain to
lunch. then turned them wei to a 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 dotted
his livery. which was really a hunting
costume, and appeared in the everyday
dress Of a gentleman.
This is my son, Wolfgang." said the
lady who had received them.
"And this is my mother. the Countess
W0hlfarth," replied the young man.
''She has a cousin living in Milwaukee,
and therefore l presumed she would
like to meet n coming from the same
city"
"You are Count Wohlgang''-
+ The count smiled and begged her not
to attempt SO difficult a vocal feat az 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 hu-
mor1ng their mistake In m~istaking him
In hunting costume for one Of the serv-
ants. Then all went to luncheon.
The girls were invited By the dowa-
Ger countess to make visit at the cas-
lie. which lasted q week. The next