The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-04-14

ledgeS of the two-Suorleu OalcUnlps urr
adorned with potted plants blooming |
profusely. 1t is in just such com
Portable peasant home that Yrenei, |
the eighteen-year-old daughter can be |
pictured in the act Of announcing that |
she has found the first "Alpenrosli,"
as the little Alpen rose Is called.
Reveals Coming of Easter.
Instantly there Is great excitement
In the family circle, and they all gath
er round her to view the rich red bios
SONS.
"Now comes Easter" cries the
grandmother eXcitedly. Behold our
resurrection fiower!" she adds rever-
emily, leaving her chimney corner for
the first time in months. She has had
a busy time through the hard Alpine
winter knitting woolen stockings, and
there are many pairs Of feet to provide
| for
Mother, aren't you glad?" asks
! yreneli. Mother smiles and signs good
naturedly as she thinks of the busy
days ahead, not only for Easter, but
the preparation for Vreneli's wedding
soon thereafter judging by the atten
tons of one Jean.
The boys are already dancing jig
i with their smaller brothers and sisters
--Kathlei, Jaggl, Babeli and Seppi--
while Vreneli with shining eyes takes
her place at her spinning wheel to
weave more treasures for her beloved
hope chest"
Grandmother, mother and Vreneh
ransack all the boxes and trunks In
the attic for bits of colored fabrics
to dye the childrens Easter eggs
which will figure SO conspicuQusly IN
the egg contest on the last school day
before Easter. But at last they are
all colored, dozens of them, and the
glad day arrives. 1t is an exciting
event for old as we'll as young, and
they all go to the school house TO Wit
ness 1t. Even father leaves his cows
and sheep long enough to indulge in
this pleasure.
Few Eggs go the Limit"
The teacher stands the children In
a row and then divides them into two
rows. Each child has a basket of
eggs. At last the fateful moment ar
riyes. Little hearts beat pit-a-pat as
the opponents egg is smartly tapped
against the one held aloft. Alas
There Is an ominous crack which pro-
claims the rainbow-hue egg as the
weaker. Fortunately, there Is always
one egg In the multitude that remains
intact despite the vicious raps and
taps, and the match-winner naturally
captures all the others. Old and
young are supremely happy
That evening just after dusk there
is enacted a pretty little Easter tab
leau they have been anticipating.
Jean has been absent for more than
"a hours, and they suspect that ne
has gone up the mountains with some
of the other Easter swains TO find his
chiltenbleume or counting flower. Be
hind the easement Of her room Yrenell
awaits his arrival with beating heart
Suddenly she hears the soft yodeline
of a well loved voice. She discreetly
remains in the background, however
until the shadow on the balcony
passes, then she throws open the
window and gathers from the sill the
precious star-shaped Edelweiss bloom
trembling a bit still as she thinks o.
the dizzy heights he hazarded TO oD
tain them for her. Well she knows
that they symbolic love through oeati
and eternity, and she knows, too, that
Iofa MT In ha shadow M fhe
pine tree her Jean has had her answer
In that she has deigned to gather
them to her breast She yodels hel
welcome, whereupon he dashes for
ward with all the impetuousness OF tn,
Swiss lover.
Formal Sign Of Engagement.
In addition to the counting howe
Jean has planted under her window
q young tree which he has gaily decke
with ribbons and blossoms. yreneli Il
now engaged. She invites Jean in. Th
family crowd round the young pal
with congratulations, greatly I'm
pressed by all Jeans signs of devotion
They all sit round in the fire pok
hour" drinking from their jugs Of mil
and eating Vreneli's cakes.
.It was not thus with another matc
en-" reminds the father. II knew he
and her lover well. She was wicke
and sent him up 80 high cliff ths
he was dashed to death before he eve
found her chiltenbleume-"
"Nor yet like the puppet hung In To
window Of Narda when was young
says mother, because she held he
head too high, looking for 9 matc
outaida our vilIa4ne