HOW A WIFE WAS WON. The opening of the Grand industrial Exposition had brought me to the city | in the early part of the spring in 1879. Tired from longstanding and walking around ; more tired etill by the shows and wonderful exhibitions of the mighty progress of civilization at home display- ed at the exposition, I turned my steps homeward one afternoon earlier than usual. I had taken leave of my friends making an engagement for a reunion later on in the evening, and directed my course to one of the quiet quarters of fie city in which my hotel was situated “The less frequent the bazaars and show windows became, so much more insigni- ficant became the number of foot pas sengers on the streets. But it seemed to me a much more stylish-lookiog part of the city than the public drives of the central portion, because here the high, grave looking houses were either gov- { having attracted me ernment offices or were inhabited by city officials or wealthy private citizens. Before me walked for some distance a young and elegantly attired lady, Ata curve of the street I succeeded in get ting s fleeting glimpse of her profile, and felt myself thereby urged to observe caretully even the knot of golden blonde aud sunshiny hair, half covered by the dark Eoglish hat. as well as the | extremely delicate, graceful figure oy ghe still youthful gir Saddenly her step faltered, she half turned, lingered for a moment, and then walked hastily past me, and back over by which she had just come. towards the rosd Not me, far | had taken flight, from although I had { my friend Erich. abead of us came ssuntering along an | officer, with a lady on his arm, gayly | they chatting and laughing. Could have frightened my Unknown? 4 sud den interest stirred within me ; I wished to gain some insight into her strange conduct, and tura, following her and keepiog only a | few paces behind. Then I saw how she pressed the little clenched hand passionately to her heart and with tears in her violet eyes and a | half sad half scornful expression, mur mured something to herself which my | excited imagination fancied to be: “0, | foolish heart, why are thou not quiet; | why mounts the blood to my cheek and compels me to turn back lest | betrayed myself *"’ This unconsciously, and a feeling of jealousy childish ebulition moved me stole over me against that officer whom I had involuntarily thought of the con- If 1 had only dared to address her ; but that I nection with this young girl, could not bring myself to do, Ske evi dently society, and nothing was further from belonged my thoughts than a desire to insult or intrude upon her. Bat fortune favored me, A small packige which she had | erto carried slipped from her arm out her having remarked it. Quick picked it up and gave it back to its fair owner, with a few polite words. She looked at me with a surprised, some what haughty glance, as I remained standing before her rather longer than Her large. f was absolutely y were still fil necessary. childlike with tears leathly pale, “I thank you,” tha wii vinlet, eyes illed and the delicate face was she said, briefly, taking package from my hand, But I did missed thus quickly. not allow myself to be dis “You are not well, my dear lady" said I. “Will you not command my services 7” Something in my voice, perhaps also my quiet, respectful manner, seemed to nap «at m s+ her with confidence. She look with wonder in her beautiful, earful eves, and said, less curtly than re vory kind, sir. | would like y have a drosche.’ I bowed : and while she stood window of aflower store, 1 hurled down | the street and soon found sn empty lly. and with a station of what » hack vehicle, in which I joyfu gentle feeling of expe would happen next, little Unknown, Meanwhile she had regained her sel row to my command ; oly her hand yet trembled | 514 Mororavite nobility, her father is a as she in entering the earrings laid it lightly through her glove, in mine, and it felt ice cold "1 ssked., She named one of the elegant streets in the West Ead, and as | called the address to the coschman | knew how certain | would be not to forget it myself. I closed the carriage door ;she then bowed her lovely head at the open window “Your residence and thanked me for my service but she | spoke confusedly, and in her embarras ment her pale cheeks colored with a rosy blush, #0 that she appeared even much more charming than before, “May I call to-morrow and inquire after your health ? 1 ventured to sak, but she seemed taken by surprise at the question and hesitated to answer, while the blush deepened on her cheek. “Hi” cried the coschman at this moment, the horses started off snd as | stepped sin on the sidewalk the vehi already rattliog away. 42] . therefore made a hasty | to the first class of | 1] : at the | L.i.0d me. “Why, he { der blonde has, | tunate, { with the old ones, { snd that a thrashed out one." the remaich { since Fraulein | Jewish, Paumwolf can endure that Asif in a dream | entered my hotel. I could not refrain from laughing at myself : this ordor, this interest about a young lady entirely unknown to me more beautiful, more dazzling visions than this ehildish, shy girl had often during my life erossed my path without having attracted me particularly, | was a riddle to myself ; however, 1 made the firm resolve to find out tomorrow some particlars about his new street ac- quaintance, A few hours Inter I sat with a num- ber of pleasant frien 1s in oneof the best restaurants under the indens, The con- versation was lively and cheerful, and there were many ladies and gentlemen continually going in and out, In the neighborhood of the table at which we sat and made ourselves merry was gathered a large party, joyous and gay like ours. Some young girlish faces before us I involuntarily looked around for my Unknown, but there—yes certainly, there he was next to the little blonde coquette, with the seductive little small nose and the showy felt that—the officer of Lutaower street, the same before whom my little friend no foundation for the idea, since we had met many other men on the steetr I could not help thinking of the large, sohwy handsome, but utterly blase and insolent looking lieutenant of infantry in connection with her. “Who is that pale officer ?" asked 1 of and looked at the house standing before “Where mm I indicated the direction to him.}"The ove with the black beard, next to the | little blonde lady.’ “He 7 Erich late and lsughed betrothed, the thought you said is the handsome Paumwolf, I | i | i | i i surely must know him.” | “No, no ; but what is the story about him?’ I inquired, | “Well, nothing more than that yon- | with some trouble it must be admitted, captured him for life, | after he had caused pearly ninety-nine | i others to dream of the same happy fate | For mysely I never could have attained such an elegiac calm, after breaking off | affair. But | Young ladies with and with- | a love he has been unfor- out pedigree, with and without money | bags, bow down to him, after he has de- | | voted himself to them for half an hour, | : | entirely conquered by his irresistible | And it the same Many, to be behind that titanic | | | just | fascioations, is sure, | allege, indeed, that | brow there is nothing but a cornfield, | speaking my | While Erich bad been eyes had wandered away from Pumwolf, His pale face,framed in by curling black beard and hair, reminded me, in fact, of the Zens of Otricoli. To me it was in highest degree repugnant “Enough tears have recent] heen | flowing from beautiful eyes since his be trothal with Fraulein Josepha Maier has appeared in the Gazet “Maier 7 “Yes, yes laughed Erich, Maier with ‘ad,’ but and immensely | involuntarily asked figiy 1 mpiy passably pretty And not look [3 rich, of course Josepha does his father in-law in spe should have former ly been a cloth merchant in Frankfort. | Hain." The conversation having once turned on-the jon the handsome Pasumwolf, it did not young, ! the our the other pe ple wire subject the soon leave le of tn 3 tabie whispering about him, and one said L 12 quite incomj rehensible that L& did not rather Gerdshof, whom he =o recently courted* fo we take the little | The gitl is of altogether different stock from the Maiers, and she seems to be head over ears in love with him “Yes, but the money-~the money? rude one,” re cried another, a very | marked a third. An idea suddenly | i : | | | i i | | ] : | young assessor who sat our table and { I do not know, “Where does Fraulein Gerdshof live? | asked I of Erich. i with- | i then laughed aloud, | He looked at me for a moment out speaking an “Well, you certainly are amusing this | evening with your Besides being called abrupt questions, Von Gerdshof of pensioned general, but where she lives Do you wish to console her for the loss of Paumwolf, old boy ? I threw him a glance fall of rage. A seemed to have heard our dialogue call ed out to me: “I can give you the ad- dress, baron—Kurprinzen street, Wo, 1 hn Ab! that was the very dwelling of my Unknown. 1 felt all the blood rush to my heart; then thanking him for the information took my hat and stick, and without turning to reply to the jesting remarks of those remaining at the ts ble, left the place to saunter, without aim or object, through the moonlit streets, How, after long wandering hither and thither, I finally found myself before the much thought of house in Kurprin- zen sireey, | surely cannot tell. 1 | however, was carefully shaved from the | ball, as compared with me in the clear moonlight, In the midst of blooming gardens the dainty villa rose, with its antique, vine covered and many columned gallery in front, like the enchanted castles in story books. And the little fairy who wan: dered about therein? Was she still awake sheltered, behind the one single window of the gable-end, which was still lighted ; grieveing, perhaps, about the unfaithful Paumwolf? With pity, scorn and—yes I will confess it—burn- ing jealousy in my heart, 1 at length turned my steps homeward tomy quiet lodging. After a rather sleepless and restless night, and several anxious morning hours, | made my way at the proper time for visiting, to Kurprinzen street, Now I was on the steps. Oh, the beat. ing of my the almost painful oppression that came over me! My heart, pulses had not throbbed so wildly since long years ago, when the first volley of musketry whistled round my ears, In the lonely old family estate of Barwalde in the Mark, the passed away so quietly and monotonous. ly; grave studies and a practical appli estion of knowledge gaind in early and distant travels had occupied me so ex. last few years had clusively that the etiquette of the great world had become strange and unknown to me. And yet it was not timidity alone which caused the blood to fly like lightning through my veins which made me remark with almost tender interest the elegant brass plate with the name “Von Gerdshof." The bell is pulled! engraved : Now! Courage ! I am in for it! An old servant dressed in livery ans wered my ring, and on my asking if the took card and left me with the conventional master was at home, my “I will enquire;’’ but soon returned and opened for me the lofty folding door to the left of the entrance. [His assurance wed to see | grand piano which I often trusted drove me to despair with her loguacity, and while she even before sou) .nquired about my recent journey in the East and expressed a desire to hear something | about my last new work, my glance strayed impatiently past the questioner in a vain search for Eveline, | had not had the opportunity to exchange one word with her. She had only nodded to me from across the room, pleasantly and confidingly, as to an old scquain- tance, Pretty soon I felt a gentle touch on my arm, and a voice only too well re- membered asked shyly and at the same time saueily : “Does mien Herr no longer recognize his protege ?" I turned quickly, and yes, there in- deed was Eveline, who had been sitting next to me for full five minutes without my havingobserved her. My neighbor, the Countess, and Eveline's escort, the cousin in the Guards, very soon under- stood how much they might expect to be entertained by Eveline or myself dur- ing the four or five hours passed at the table. How the time sped and what were theGeneral topics of conversation, I was entirely happy during the whole time, Not once we never knew, But did I discover in her eyes that melsn- choly drooping which had before made Oh, if I could ceed in making her me anxious, only suc- forget Paumwolf, To this fond, proud thought I concen - With raptue I noticed how her eyes hung trated all my mind and efforts, | 50 | earnestly on my lips as 1 told her of my distant travels, and of my restless wan- dering sbout from one distant land to another. ut jwhen spoke of my dear solitary Barwalde, with its sombre fir trees, and rushgrown ponds: of the my immense library and beautiful to the bands of my observer, just to have | some accompanying instrument to my beloved violoncello, when I said, “sure. that the master would be ple me sounded very consoling(to me, Within the elegantly furnished salon [ found the general, an old dignified | gentleman, with erect, military bearing | i nance, and a long gray beard, which broad chin. After 1 had expressed to my pleasure at being sble to help his daughter in her dilemma, and he had he seemed to be informed of everything, thanked me for the slight service and to have expected me somewhat the f 0 we passed from usual forms politeness to a lively conversation that | yossible extended over every | topic The time passed as if oo wings ! almost an hour was thus spent in chatt i Eveline ing with | ved eared the smiable old gentleman, yet Fraulein had ne Wi But when at parting the general said he hoped to f sed me often at his house dur ing my stay in the city, | could not re frain from pressing his heartfelt gratitude vards | received a ilyal card-—deeide bh Herr Ges did himself the honor Von T. fess | never had received an What in whic Haron 0 ane wiih similar joy. was the | ment and expectation of the the throbbing of my heart, with on the a H minted day betook 1 pei { the dinner, already assembled; many of the persons press nl wers ne, were In n found m ¥ somewhat convent) looking lady in doing the honors hous 3 the Genera wie had been many years—and I could not help admiring the tact and selfpossession with which she, in spite of her youth, so charming ly filled her postition as hostess, Here | she asked an old gentleman after the | health of his sick spouse; there whisper. | ed some pleasant remark to a young | lady about her tasteful toilet, or repell- ed a too gallant cavalier with a scornful With each and all she knew just the right tone to take, wll glance or & saucy answer, She was surrounded by an apparition out of a stoor-book, moved around among those moulded fashion plates. And yot there lay in her violet eyes, when she believed herself to be unobserved, a sad expression which did not accord with the conventional smile of the sweet small mouth. At length the signal for dinner was given, Eveline laid the tips of her dainty fingers on the arm of a tall blonde oav- alier, a cousin of the family, To my great annoyance my portion was the Countess Soundso, no longer in the first bloom of youth, 1 must add I had secretly hoped to see Eveline's angelic head at my side, With a mien which was certainly not very amiable 1 offered the countess my arm and led her to the went on the opposite side of the street place designated for us. Though other. | my observer,” | engagement we met the wolf {irritate A numerous company had | * 1 BOR | ple. them, Every one flocked about her, who, like | ly, Frauline Eveline also plays on the piano, and very much better, too, than a thoughtful smile spread over the dear, sweet face. She loved music very much, she replied, and it i 1] . " ] | & martial, but not unfriendly counte { would give her pleasure to accompany me some day Bar do I cried passionately. “I hope you ill that at walde, She drop- ped her lids over her clear violet eyes und a deep blush spread over her cheek Eight days afterward Eveline was my betrothed. What did | care for all the Paumwolfs in the whole world ! Cn one of the very fir betrothed pair, Maier and Paumwolf, on the street, 1 “Shall we turn back, Ev \ a 1 ¥ : ask d. | playfully, though I could not prevent a light feeling of anxiety from in rising my heart. She became verv grave for ent: then, nestling closer to my ! looked up at me with her | her arm more cle 1 aweel vi I Was 80 the even 1 Lieutenant Paum N stared at us in passing eould not me. Eveline and 1 have lived many ld seemed to hia | at our quiet Barwalde, wi AN nev risen unt londe head fAitte | {through the wat the r blissful Life Ar unde, happiest those ut ©" h we sit eonfidingly t gether after 8 of Lhe J Ho mingle their sounds cares and dutie day are over, anid the tones of th ann and wiolor on the still evening sir, — A — Tne True EBEsquimax ‘What nation of people inhabit the country “The true Esquamaux. They do not extend into the interior any distance, | but find their living along and in the They are truly a race of sea peo [hey have a continual struggle | for existence, and resemble children in 1f one chances to his | friends and neigebors invite themselves | to a feast at his expense, and soon it disappears, There iz perfect community of property and focd interests among Hospitality is to them an un. their improvidence, secure an unusaal supply of food known virtue, for what isone’'s equally | belongs to them all. There is a village right at the Point of about 130 souls, and the entire population of the const for 600 miles is only 700. The only animal that can exist with them is the dog. and they are very scarce, Yet not withstanding all these draw backs to what we consider even mere existence, I think they sre the happiest people on earth, They are ocontedted with their lot, They have no God no relig jon no government, no laws, no money por any idea what it is, no marriages, aad yet thoy are not heathenish in the least. They are very quick witted, and it was not long after wo landed before they were able to understand our wants by the signs we made. They speak a | with great force, | to prevent starvation. nnocent, |} bold |! tongue the like of which | never heard wise a most estimable lady she almost anywhere else, and [ believe they ary indigenous to the country, a purely ice people,’ 1 do not agree with the theo, ries of enthnologists respecting their origin, that they had been driven from their origional homes by a stronger race, They have not yet grown beyond the stone age, using stone knives, and other implements, They could have iron, which is cast up by the sea from numer- ous wrecks, which it contains, but the | conservative old men refuse to use it, holding that it is wrong. Bo they do have a sence of moral perception, This was farther shown when it became nec. | essary for me to change the law of pro. | perty. I could not, of course, under. take to feed the entire village from my stores, as they evinced willingness to have me do, and at first 8 unanimous they threatened to carry off everything I had. But after they understood that this was not to be allowed they always respected mewn ¢f tuum “Their only primitive design and weapon is a spear, of workmanship, about seven feet long. point, and along its sides three prongs It has an ivory are set, They are curved and servated on the lower edge. When they throw flock of ducks, if the point this into a fiock misses its aim the prongs catch the bird around its neck, and the game is secur- ed. ate the force and speed of the weapon, They use a hand-board to acceler- and are able to project it 60 or 70 yards At 25 yards they can drive it through a man, “On a trip to the Meade Mountain I found evidence of a former population of whom the present residents have not even a tradition, There were ruins of y huts centuriesold along the north shore, and the discoveries seemed to astound the natives who were with me.” the Es with our j cople in height and figure?" wil | “How do quimaux C my are measured 100 of them, and the average height was five feet and nine inches, and 160 pounds rather above that of average Americans, and | never saw a fat Esquimaux. “What about their habits 7 “Well, they drink whale-oil. 4 don't eat blubber nor I never heard of a case of the latter, and blubber is only eaten There has been a good deal waitten about the Arti lhe stories about their food are a portion regions and the inhabitants there f. of the romancing indulged in. The Esqui- maux may slice a thin piece of blubber and lay it on his deer meat, the same as we put butter on our bread, but unless he is starving that { Lieut. Ray, -— An Expensive Boot Jack the extent of his Sun i Use it. in Indianapolis A Belgian hotel keeper especial “They slates ; * on Russian customers, he dispute not the accounts. Haswell are large, see you,” they Once lodged ,' he re "t himeelf with me ount Whe al he I my arrived I was ne from my circle ; rightened. She ory to Mr. Russian wife was me he beat all but (8 | yepeak he is In anger what what it is 11s me the Count he insist that the waiters take him off his boots They are brave Belgians ; they will not, He strikes them and say stern follies, 1 had coursgs | | feared me not of him. I go to his room, and say, ‘Mr. want | proprietor ; what wa ‘Sir,’ he y, ‘I will thank i I" My first wn anger 77 1 asked of ques One 4 the ( am the wii you pull me entiment is NET Wd but | master myself, two minutes, Mr. order give.’ and tell to give wat, my gloves gray pearl my pantaloons black, In two f i go say him, Only in the proprietor of off your boots, and, my faith, I take him them off in one, He raise himself, bow himself and thank By-and-bye, in three his bill | inscribe taking off Mr. the Counts by the proprietor in a dress coat and gray pearl gloves, one hundred france.’ He frown his eyebrows when he read that, but he not say one word. He pay that addition integrally. Never he ask me more to serve him ss a pull-boot, hd we give him a smack and say, ‘Wait only the Count : 1 hav Lo my wile me my dress « gibus minutes behold me, o an 1 54) “vl run my great tenve, back to the Count ; | the dress of gala ean this hotel take two me very politely, weeks, he ask for on itsn extra, ‘To hoot« | | | | | | COME AND SEE NEW GOODS, { NEW GOODS, ARE DAILY OLD AND RELIABLE ARRIVING AT Tne STORE Or C. U. HOFFER & CO. J THE BARGAINS THEY ARE OFFER- ING IN DRY GOODS, SILKS, CASHMERES, CALICOES, Etc. Purchased at un- usually low pric- les and will be sold correspond- ingly low. PURE GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, ENSWARE, ETC. UE Produce. and Solicited. Country Constantly oa hand C. U. HOFFER & CO.
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