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I FEAR NO MORE.
i :h UtD nf Ituduu ireua f
Wa took oar Hunday evening walk.
And In the cool uweul uuiumnr breos
We lingered Ioiir in Iovit'h talk.
Our pain lay near tti uuix-liyard ie
We passed with slightly quiukbttod pace,
Jk nattering zephyr rose the white.
r And east a dead leaf in your face.
We turned mm a wayHHtu in ii.
The viilaKu lamps' shone bi w.'lil unit clear.
Bach sbutMerinicly essayed tn lauuli
In mockery of theotlier's fear
Last uftflit within thai churchyard pale
I sat and wet the whole ninbt through.
My sighs were mingled with the gale
That swept the dead leaves over you..
- .
' Mow only there 1 loug to be.
And dream the dear past o'er aiid o'er.
. No other spot so dear to me.
Since you are dead 1 fear no more.
-Jaye Jacques in Yankee Blade.
anil, on the whole, not a bad Telki. My
bieart I have something like a he-.t.
I ""Thanh yoo. count.
' down?:..-.
will voa not sit
af tei the fashion'of novels and the play - ( "The wfcrthy Braner will be here in
hal never refused her anything when fifteen minutes, ,eo had we not better be
auked' earnestly. So I "Raid 'yes' it most jgin bnsinesw inftnediately?.
be yea. "Directly'in median res.' ' '
"Before 1 confess farther, permit n. i ..j anli indeed, not a Hungarian peas
dear baroness, to give yon a good piece j ant) tllat i understand Latin, but yon
of advice. Change yonr photojjrrapher j mean. then. immdiatelv to reach the
j SliBlWWLT,
i Wholesale and Matt Drrosts.
"THE HEART SPOKE."
Somewhere upon the way between
Vienna and Trieste the t wo letters had
mail train had- gone off the track nor
the postman had been robbed and mur
dered they arrived in due time into the
..hands of those to whom they were ad
. dressed in Trieste and Vienna. Do not
get ont of patience when yon see that
my hero and heroine have noble, high
sounding names. 1 know that the usual
'run of stories are told of the nobility,
and they become so tiresome! The joys
and sorrows and romances of the middle
-and lower classes are forgotten. So for
give me; it is not my fault that my
"leading lady and gentleman" belong to
this former class, und happen to be Count
Nicholas von Telki and Baroness Marie
Schwarzlierg, who are writing to each
other, and. indeed, for the first time
since their engagement.
You imagine, according to this, that
.Baroness Marie, with a cry of joy, threw
her embroidery out of her hand, and
with the help of her thoroughbred gothic
.pointed finger nail tore open the envelope,
-and that during the perusal of the letter a
whole concert of joyful sensations played
over her fea tares. I regret that 1 cannot
confirm your expectations. The young
lady preferred to finish a vine she was
embroidering, then took a paper knife,
with which she very calmly ojiened it,
and did not smile until she had reached
the very end a peculiarly triumphant
victorious smile!
"It will not please me." 1 cry with
lago, and peep inquisitively over her
shoulder at the written page. "Well,
.what does Count Niki write?"
'Trieste, .
Rkspectku Baronkss 1 kiss, first of
all, most dutifully your hand, and with
the deepest respect. 1 inquire after your
health, of which, in spite of our solemn
and weighty engagement, 1 allow my
self to have the best hopes. The dear
parents, my parents-in-law. are of course
included in this question. I take for
granted that the doings and thoughts of
your tiunci' lie near to your heart, so I
shall 1 know that one always does it
give you a conscientious bulletin of
everything I would like to assure you
that 1. intoxicated with happiness and
yonr father's delicious winn, embraced
the porter, pressed a real banknote into
the conductor's hand. tand, instead of
turning that ' contrivance in the car to
regulate the temperature. 1 pulled the
safety rope. I must tell you candidly,
just as I am. that neither in happiness'
nor in wine have 1 that necessary mod
eration 1 did not sleep: 'the ring on
my finger' made me think much, too
much, for I am not accustomed to think
ing 1 soon discovered that it was most
toeautifully wrought and very heavy,
but aUut the great question according
to Hamlet "to be or not to be' I was
not made the wiser
"At the town where we 6Upped a half
hour for lunch it all liecame clear as sun
shine to me for the first time, i had
drank of cold coffee there which, as it
seems, made me not only handsome, but
also wise, as the saying goes ' You must
"write all. openly and honestly. Baroness
Mizi will understand yon.' said i, and
indeed so loud that my neighbor at the
lunch table, a nun. very much fright
ened, took her rosary and said her
prayers.
"So here I am. as you see. writing to
you.
. I must first introduce myself. The
exterior appearance is sufficiently known
to you. You were long ago informed of
jny "worldly goods' question. Yon know
already that 1 have a blonde mustache
and brown eyes, the required military
height and a few inches over, and all
that is necessary for a 'warrant of cap
tion. but of the inner man it is as un
known to yon as one of those charming
places which lies on our military fron
tier. You allow me to proceed? 1 am a
tolerably sensible man, who bears the
well sounding name of the Von Telkis.
--but has not their prejudices and who
looks a little beyond the horizon of the
family's laid down laws. I'm a good
fellow, but if you took me for a fop the
day before yesterday, allow me, with
out boasting, to earnestly protest. 1
bave a will, a good deal of it, perhaps
too stubborn. 1 am only weak when
one begs me 'from the heart.' Particu
Jarly if it is a woman, and most especial
ly if that woman is my mother, whom 1
should love and honor the highest.
"Dear Baroness, 1 saw yon lay before
yesterday for the first time face to face.
J have known yon in my thoughts, but
that is a rather wearying occupation.
You have been served to me at break
fast, dinner and supper one should
"never go too far into the figurative lest
one runs azainst a snag. The Telkis
nave since time immemorial married the
Schwarzberga and vice versa. Yon, the
last Sch warzberg, was destined for me.
mo surely, bo certainly, so absolutely by
-fate and man that enfin. that 1, who
am headstrong and capricious, have
reached a right ripe age before I have al
lowed myself to be moved to the un
avoidable end of our of my wish to be
-nearer.
" "You must be back in Trieste on
.Monday; you can stay a day in Vienna:
now make an end of this affair,' said my
.'mother, and she had tears in her eyes
'Teal, genuine tears. I am a good son.
Your photograph is' not able to give any
idea of you After these premises. I may
be very honest; it is. indeed, a mortal
sin in the confessional to keep anything
silent. Now then. 1 thought .to myself,
that simpleton of a Mizi will be over re
joiced to give me her hand, and will that
same evening tell her ten dearest, bosom
friends, in highest heart jubilee, what a
swell fellow her Niki is. and after the
wedding (which will be tinder the eyes
of all Vienna) will embroider full grown
crowns and crests upon all the corners
of my trousseau, which were imprudent
ly left vacant.
"Half indifferently, half displeased. 1
entered the palace of Sch warzberg.
Pajia embraced me three times and mam
ma called me 'dear . Niki' and 'dear son.
After the formalities were over the mo
ment came for you to make your appear
ance. ; When 1 saw yonr energetic feat
ures and met the first surprised and then
so dark .and reproachful look, and t'neu
noticed the mocking smile which played J
around your month, and felt how old j
your hand was, which lay indifferently j
in mine', then i asked you in my bean to ;
forgive that word simpleton With'
your straightforward, rebuffing manner j
yon made me quite embarrassed. 1 '
passed you the gravy at the table fonr j
times,' and at my departure kissed your J
bracelet, which had a very sharp edge, !
as my cut lip shows.' But still more cut- j
ting was your 'safe journey;' even a child !
could have understood: and 'please, don't i
center?"
"Yod have a decided instinct . for lan
guage. . Well?"
Through the sunlight her clear cut
profile was truly exquisitely beautiful j
The chin a trifle impertinent. . j
"Now, then, I suppose, dear count, i
you want to know how things stand.
Well, we have very indiscreetly al- j
lowed golden chains to be put upon ns,
which we should like to shake off, a tout I
prix." ' i
"Just as true as poetically said.
His brown eyes alone must make him
sympathetic.
J- "Of course the withdrawing mnst
I come from your side, my dear young
! lady. I can not be expected to refuse
'you." -
. "On principle that is fair, but though
1 have much courage, for I once fought a
regular duel with Lady Anersberg, I fear
it would not be sufficient to fight one
with my family. Allow me, please, to
put up my parasol, the sun is shining
right in yonr face."
It was indeed a beautiful woman's
head which looked from under the red
shade. 1
"So we must have a pitched battle
and couqner your family, if you expect
to get rid of rae. 1 am not a saint, in
spite of my holy name of Nicholas. The
girls of your ballet would, for a small
recompense, gladly get up some scandal
about me, und"
"Mercy, count, that would be dread-
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come back again.
1 have since felt, and I know that we
are both antagonistic to our families, and
our self willed natures fl.vme up the mo-
ment a yoke is placed upon them. You
demand your freedom again, which you
have unwillinglv sacrificed to me. I
kuow it. 1 will give it back to you. But
how? We stand now opposed to an un
friendly power, which we ourselves h;uve
created, and only with united strength
can conquer. v
"1 must see you and have a talk. 1
know that in May yon will be with the
Brewers at their country seat. Mav 1
unexpectedly appear? We can then 'ac
quit our case,' 1 hope, to the satisfaction
of us both With a devoted hand kiss.
your Niki Tklki."
Baroness Mizi, on the other hand
wrote:
'Vienna.
"Dear Count 1 am a Schwarzberg,
and we have for centuries considered it
a great honor when a Telki has bestowed
his heart and hand upon a Schwarzberg.
1 urn not an nngrateiul one, and I know
how to value the honor; pardon me if 1
do wot continue in this tone. . i have had
many admirers and have been presented
with a terrible amount of flowers, at
whose sight I have felt myself frightful
ly engaged. 1 am not romantic or senti
mental, so my greatest interest in those
flowers has been to know the name of
the florist and then wonder how much
they cost: so in looking for the name of
the firms 1 have half poisoned myself
with the odor of the flowers. Alas! no'
quite. It would have truly been better,
for 1 am beside myself and could, for
the first time iu my life, cry for rage
and shame. Count, I am indeed a wicked
creature, and I now understand why iuyJ jngt like a woman. We are rid of the
uve governesses, wiiu tears in ineir eyes, j rings, a beautiful carp will undoubtedly
! fnl for me. Besides 1 have, in my child-1
ish innocence, always believed such light
winged scandals belonged exclusively to j
the mamage chapter.
They looked each other questioningly
in the eyes, as if they could'answer such
a rational question.
"I thin then that it looks hopeless."
"Oh, no. not quite, for 1 can take my
self forcibly from this life"
"For heaven's sake, stop. Why, every
little schoolboy nowadays who gets a bad
certificate commits suicide, and besides
it's no Jonger the style. Then it would
be such a pity too"
"Truly?" He kissed her hand, this
time underneath the bracelet.
"Then, perhaps, a long, never-to-return
journey on my part. Africa is
quite the 'go' now. and is accompanied
with chances for being eaten. The sav
ages prefer roasted human flesh to baked
chicken salads."
"That would be deserting your flag,
and wonld decide nothing."
"Yes; in the meantime ycu would
know your own heart: the right man
would come, to whom you would
listen."
"Tho right man! Oh, count, you do
not know this dull, insipid society, Vicky
Arnsberg. or 'it overcomes me,' as
Gretchen says. - So you must think of
some other way."
"At your command I'll try.
"It's itrauge that these two stupid
gold rings should have so much power.
Do yon see how easily mine can be
drawn off yours, too? There,, now. 1
hold . the criminals. Yes, because it
must be" she stamped her little foot
"so, there they lie now in the lake!"
I "Yon have done that very slyly and
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ran away It was quite vicious, what 1
have thought and planned and now it j
is revenged, as my eyes are opened.
"I have had excellent instruction, es-
pecially from my teacher of religion, j
My priest was a very practical tutor.
'The wife should obey the husband and '
understand, dear Mizi, when a Cortnt ''
Telki conies uud wishes to take you home j
as his countess, you must gratefully take 1
leave of papa and mammas' etc.
"I had never doubted but that, at
some time, our marriage would be writ
ten up in The Salon blatt. down to the
last satin train and the last cousin from
Siebenburger. That yon have never ap
peared until just now was just what I
wanted a good bashful suitor. What
could one wish or expect besides?
"You have already perceived at a
glance what I get at home to see.'
Mamma is everything. Papa colors
pictures out of illustrated periodicals,
which he then cuts out, and. is dread
fully angry if any one disturbs him in
this occupation. And the men around
me, such as Vicky Arnsberg and Tom
Meierhof. and whatever their names are
dudes translated into high aristocracy
why shouldn't this Niki Telki look
just like the rest?
"Oh, 1 rejoiced at yonr coming. 1
wanted to fix a nice chase for yon. 1 had
looked for something extra in the 'Con
versational Ouide.' 1 intended, the very
first tning, to hnrl Lopez de Vega and
Marlow at yon from the saddle.
- "Then yon came, every inch not a
dude, and looked with yonr dejected
and deeply knitted brow not at all as if
yon could allow joking. Yon had some
thing about yon so lofty that quite per
plexed me, ana
me furious. I could only ask myself,
How can such a man allow himself to
be engaged, patiently and obediently, to
Mizi Schwarzberg, who just twenty
four hours before bad turned np her
nose at his miserable provincial photo
graph? - I forgot Lopez de Vega, Marlow
and everything, and poured the gravy,
which you passed me several times, over
my apricot preserves.
"But now 1 know that I am not the
weak creature that yon bave. sought. 1
warn yon think of my five unfortunate
governesses. Yon are a cavalier, you
will not hold me caught if I long for
liberty; yon will find for me, for us. a
way ont of this engagement In deepest
respect. Yonr devoted
. ' -"Mizi Voh Schwarzbrro."
Baroness Mizi had f onnd the prettiest
seat in the Braner park for herself, the
bench on the bank of the lake. A laurel
tree made an excellent background for
her cream colored dress and flaming red
parasol.
"At yonr service, baroness exactly
upon the minute.
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Obieets
die of indigestion and we are precisely
as before! - But, did you say 'because or
if it must be?"
A long pause, with a swift exchange
of glances: then the count said: A cap
ital idea, dear Miss Mizi. We'll present
our case to the 'Salon blatt' in the form
of a public explanation. No one can do
anything against the fait accompli. We
have been brought together against our
will and engaged. We have, as sensible
persons, found out that we are strangers,
that we un neither esteem nor love each
other. , la it not true?"
"Now strangers, we are no longer. 1
even thought we would have been right
good comrades, and hope yet that we
may be."
"Why. of course, concerning the es
teem on my part."
"And 1 hope the esteem on my part
will be equal to yours."
"With the 'love,' indeed." ,
Never write. One mnst get angry so
often with those whom one writes about.
See? 1 have gone to the trouble to draw
a sketch of characters, and now this in
dustrious work is to be frivolously de
stroyed. 1 can absolutely not say why
those two on the bench should look at
each other so long and lovingly why
Mizi, the abovesaid Mizi, should sud
denly cast down her eyes and become
very red. I find it also very inconsistent
that Niki grasped her two hands, and
that Mizi let her head rest upon bis
shoulder.
And this is what was tremblingly
asked: "Mizi, and will yon let me have
this little hand for my very own?" and
to this an enereretic nodding of her head.
that afterward made j then aaid anirrilv. "Dear me. our rinra
he in the lake, to which he auswered:
"No matter about the rings, I see here
two lips which will bind the faster."
Then .
"Would it not be well to tnrke an end
of this, children? Here 1 have been
standing five minutes in the sun. In an
other second I shall have a sunstroke!"
It was the worthy Braner? Translated
f6r Commercial Gazette from the Ger
man of C Shottler by Jennie Dickson.
A M launderi tood 8lg-n.
Councilman Otto Stechhan nas been
casting eyes upon the heights of Parnas
sus for a long time. In short, Mr. Stech
han is Just bubbling over with poetry.
Any one who has ever called at his resi
dence on Christian avenue would know
this by the inscription over the portals,
which is the Latin word "Salve," which
is, as of course yon know, a Latin salu
tation of welcome. It pains Mr. Stech
han's poetic temperament,' however, to
have rode ignorance ring his door bell
and ask, "Is this yer a salve factory?"
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ITS TERRITORY.
It is the supply city for an extensive and rich agri
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