The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-09-12

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He would make an excellent modei
Tor a tombstone"
"'Tis better to laugh than to cry"
Laugh and the world laughs with
you; weep and you weep alone"
II would rather marry an Egyptian
mummy"
"His lace IL - long a. from Coblenx
10 Cologne"
These were some Of the remarks of
the girls who were watching Ludwig.
So Ludwig gloomily journeyed on
down the river. unconscious Of the re-
marks made from behind the blinds BY
those who had refused him. hoping.
though not expecting. that some good
would result from his journey.
When Ludwig left home 1t was ex-
pected that he would remain under
Professor Coblesteiner's care for q
week or two. But at the end of that
time the professor wrote Frau Keise-
wetter that he had found In her son .
very peculiar patient. one especially
susceptible to his influence, and be
hoped that by hypnotizing him ire
Quently for several months to break
the lugubrious spell that rested upon
| him.
At the end Of four months the widow
received a letter from the professor
stating that he had ceased to put her
son under hypnotic influence. The
young man had not yet relapsed into
his former condition. but the professor
could not tell how long this present
one would last. He was sending Lud-
wig home to remain there while wait
ing developments.
Frau Keisewetter was 80 filed with
hope and enthusiasm that she told all
her friends that her son was coming
home cured. The news Travelled. and
before Ludwig left Cologne 1t had
reached even to that city. The young
man had not ridden half an hour be-
fore he passed the house Of Gretchen
Hallub. who was watching for him.
She went out into the road to con-
graduate him. He greeted her with a
smile that she considered the most
beautiful she had eve seen In a mans
face. Clasping her hands in hesitancy.
she said: }
"Oh, Ludwig. how changed you are!'
"Ha, hat gently laughed Ludwig.
but he did not stop, and Gretchen
walked along beside him. talking to
him, he looking down upon her with
that heavenly smile and an occasional
soft "Ha, HAP Then another girl ran
out Of q house and added her congratu-
lations to those Of the FIRST. taking the
other side Of his horse from Gretchen
So Ludwig was kept turning his head
from one side to the other. smiling at
each alternately. while now and then
a musical "Ha, hal" came from him
like the soft piping of a bird.
Al Ludwig proceeded n after an
other the girls who had watched him
from behind blinds on his outward
journey came forth to congratulate
him, and It seemed as If the hypnotic
spell that had been thrown upon him
by professor Coblesteiner was commu.
nicating itself to each and every girl.
for all the girls followed him. and none
Of them seemed to have the power to
turn back to her home. But an old
c~urmudgeon who lived on the road and
saw the procession Of girls led by Lud.
wig took his pipe out of his mouth long
enough to grunt and say: Z
"Look at those girls! When the man
went to Cologne none Of them wanted
him. Now they all want him. and no
one viii give way to the others" 4
Frau Keisewetter was informed Of
the hour her son would arrive and went
out before her house to welcome him.
Lena Stieber had always been her
choice for her sons wife. and she ask
ed Lena to be with her when he came.
So Lena was there waiting with the
widow. @
Presently they heard a babel Of sweet
voices. above which sounded an occa-
si6nal merry .rHa. hal" and. looking up.
saw Ludwig ambling along on his
horse surrounded by every girl who
lived between the vineyard and Co
logne. Strange to say. there was not
that pickering which might have been
expected from 80 many girls who
wanted the same nan It raj held in
check BY the beautiful smile he gave
each one OF them. causing her to be
ieve that she vas the best beloved
Of all.
When Lena saw this procession she
turned on her heel and went into the
house. Ludwig. coming up to the house.
dismounted and. taking his mother In
his arms. kissed her. then asked for
LENA. She anne out looking like .
Thunder cloud, This ct nee broke
tha spsn or Ludwigs charming good
nature. and every girl was clamorina
1t every other girl. ~upbraiding her as
bold and shameless. declaring that she.
and she alone. was the 0rst. the Origt.
nal one whom Fran Keisewetter bad
asked to marry her son.
The widow drew the yonng man into
the honse With Lena and slammed the
door u the faces Of the others.
what shall 4 dot. asked Ludwig
wFingipG his hands.
ia. WI TN ron what 70 DO. said
lIsDa decidedly. -Go back 10 Profes
sor Cobleateinsr and bid him remove