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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1898)
!l J i I B r Kf THE MILLER'S DAUGHTER. (A German talo of love.) The twilight still hung over the val ley and streaks of mist lay against the mountain slopes. A cool wind blew through the branches of the trees, set the white blossomB In motion and rus tled among the dry reeds so that It sounded like the soft tones of a harp. Then the mountain tops became crlm Bon, the pines creaked and stretched their boughs as If awaking from sleep. The nun ball mounted high In the heav en and strewed bold over the crowns of the firs, and the forest birdB flapped their wings, raised their voices and sang their morning song. At that moment a young man ap peared on the high road that led through the wood. He wore the leather Jerkin of a huntsman and In his cap was a gray eagle's feather. A broad hunting knife with a bone handle hung at his side, but Instead of the gun a knapsack of badger fur was strapped on his back. This and the Iron-tipped thorn stick that he swung In hln hand Indicated that the young man was on no business of the chase, but was about to start on a Journey nnd so he was. Just there, where a path led from the main road to a mill, the young fel low halted and seemed undecided whether to continue on the high road or to turn down the footpath to the hermitage. But he did not hesitate long. He looked gloomily In the direction of the mill, thref back his head defiantly nnd gave a hunting call that echoed through the pines. Then he went on singing: "Farewell, thou green and pleasant wood; I leave thee now forever, To reach and grasp what greater good The world may grant endeavor. "With skill and Joy, As a hunter-boy. Have I pursued the quarry; , ' Now go I far To camp and war. To bloody fray and foray." But the Inst words stuck In the young fellow's throat, and the half-stifled sigh at the end accorded ill with the merry song. Suddenly the huntsman left the broad road and came through the wood straight to the deserted hermitage. He stoped at the spring, bent down and filled a wooden cup with the cool water. He drank It slowly and poured the last drop over the moss. "There," he said. "Now It Is all over." The water was clear and cold, but It could not cool the feverish blood of the drinker. He sat down on the thres hold of the hut and covered his face with his bends. The previous summer he had returned home after a long absence, and had entered the service of the old forester. He had seen a little of the world; ho had hunted the chamois in their mount ains, as one of the emperor's suite; he had followed his master to merry hunting-boxes, and to the splendid palace In the capital, nnd he had carried with him everywhere his love for the mil ler's blonde daughter. Ho had re turned with a neat little sum of money and many sweet hopes; but they had come to naught, nnd now he was about to leave the village and enlist as a soldier. It was at the hermitage that he had seen his sweetheart for the first time after the long separation. She hnd come to fetch water, and when the hunter saw the beautiful, slender fig ure bend down over the stream his happiness was so great that he sprang from his hiding place with a Joyful cry and took the frightened girl In his arms. But she pushed him trom her so violently that he reeled backward, then she turned her back upon him and left him. Afterward the hunter hnd made one more attempt to win the favor of the miller's daughter. It was at harvest time when young and old trooped mer rily to the dancing green. The hunter had plnced himself in the fair one's path and met her with friendly greet ings nnd a bunch of dark red carna tions. Hut when she saw the young fellow come toward her she turned and went back to the mill; and the hunter threw the nosegay angrily Into the mill stream. He did not know, to be sure, that the coy maiden fished them out at the dnm, dried them and laid them carefully away among her little posses sions. Then the hunter hnd become defiant. "If you go to the left I will go to the right," he said. And In order that she should not Imagine that he took the matter to heart he colected a company of Jolly brothers, drank, sang, nnd pursued bo mad a course that the wild fellow was the talk of the country for miles round. This went on the whole winter. Then one evening a fiery strenk like a sword was seen in the sky, nnd shortly after ward news enme that there would bo fighting on the border when spring ar rived. Before long the drums began to sound In the land, and the roads were thronged with people netting out to Join the imperial forces. Then the hunter left the forester's service, gave a farewell feast to his jolly compan ions and followed the rest In the hope of forgetting all hio troubles on the battlefield. And he had actually got as far as the hermitage in the forest. There he sat now, on the doorslll and hung his head in misery. A soft rustle in the distant under brush was heard by the young fellow's sharp ear. The woodsman in him was strong, and he looked with piercing eyes for the cause of the disturbance. But It was no wild animal that went through the bushes. Among the pine trunks there was a light shimmer as of a wo man's garments. The hunter gilded noiselessly, but with beating heart, be hind the mall of the hut, for through the wood came sho whom he would glndly forget but could not. The girl came slowly nearer. From time to time she stooped to gather a flower for the nosegay that she carried In her hand, and then her long flaxen braids fell over her shoulders and touched the ground. At the spring sho tilled an earthen Jug with water nnd placed the nosegay in It. Then she went ltno the chapel, set the vessel with the flowers before the picture of the virgin, and knelt down on the moss covered step. She repeated the Ave Maria In a low voice, and then she began to lay bare her heart to the queen of heaven. It was a prayer full of self-accusation and remorse. "I have driven him from me," she lamented; "driven him forth to danger and death. And I love him so, more than the light of dny. It Is not yet too late; I could still recall him by a word If I only knew that he still cares for me. Give me a'slgn. oh heav en, that he still thinks lovingly of mo nnd I will go after him. as far as my feet can carry me. and lend him back. Give me a sign!" Then, nbove her. the bell rang softly. It was a single note, but It sounded In the heart of the maiden like a trium phant song of rejoicing. She raised her eyes questloningly to the picture of Mary. Then the bell rang ror me see- -ond time, louder and mce happily, and when the maiden turned there, In the doorway of the chapel, stood the young hunter nnd stretched out his arms to his loved one. But this time she did not repulse him. She put her nrms around the young fellow's brown neck nnd stammered words of love. The titmice and the g ilden pheasants, who lived In the branches of the pines, fluttered near, the field mouse put her head out of her door and they all peeked Inquisitively at the pair In tho chapel. The two clasped each other In n long embrace. Then the hunter seized the cord of the bell and called up to her. "Little bell, you have brought us to gether; now you shall tell our happi ness to tho wood." Then tho little boll in the cupola of the chapel glittered mrrrlly in tho sun nnd swung tirelessly back nnd forth, letting her clear voice pierce deep Into the forest. Fiom tho steeples of tin? suroundlng vlllnges rang tho chimes of tho hauty church bells. But not one of them sang so Joyfully as the little fot gotten bell In the woods. Tho St. Pnul Judgo. In a certain vlllnge which rejoiced In the possession of only one lawyer, an action was commenced before Justice S., nnd W., the local attorney, was re tained by the plaintiff. The defendant employed counsel from the county seat, but the return dny came and no lawyer appeared. Defendant, In distress, wns relating his woes to n gioup of Idlers on the lookout for fun and mischief, whoji a stranger appeared wearing a suit of black, with silk hat and gold-headed cane. This was one A., a "tree peddler" from a neighboring town a fellow of much versatility and acumen, and withnl considerable of a wag. Some one of the group, seeing sport ahead, told the defendant that A., was a Judge X., a great lawyer from St. Paul, and that If the Judge could be prevailed upon to take his case victory was pure. To earn' out tho Joke the defendant was Introduced to the pseudo Judge, nnd explaining the sltuntlon besought his aid. A. condescendingly replied that, although he had long since ceased to practice In these Inferior courts, he ap preciated the hard situation of his would-be client, und would consent to take his defense. When ushered Into the presence of the court he wns Intro duced to his honor ns Judge X., of St. Paul. S., highly elated at the honor of having such eminent cousel appear In his court, at once called the case. A. arose, made a motion to dismiss and argued with great pomposity and at considerable length, quoting pre tended decisions of the supremo court of the United Stntes und the state of Minnesota, referring to Blnckstone and every other writer of whom he had ever heard, not omitting the most open nnd shameless flattery of the magis trate. When he had concluded nnd sat down, W., the local counsel arose to reply, whereat the Justice smote tho table a thundering blow and cried In a voice pregnant with righteous Indig nation: "Sit down, sir that Is Judge X. of St. Paul. Don't you suppose he knows the law? What do you mean by attempting to contradict him? This case will be dismissed." Walking on tho Halrth. The sidewalks of Marlon, Va., were once paved with Irregular slabs quar ried from suroundlng cliffs; so, also, were the hearths (provlncally denomin ated "halrth")' in that district's cab ins. One day a prairie schooner from "Calllny," evidently containing one of the Indigenous, prolific families of the "tar-heel" state, passed through town, en route to the railroad station. They were unquestionably, planning to mi grate to the "wild nnd woolly west. "for the much-needed battcrment of their condition, upbuilding of their fortune and expansion of their cramped lives. White-hnlred children, of all sizes, peered from the uplifted edges of the time-smirched bod-quilt which canopied them. The patriot th, still In life's prime, swung from the driver's seat, with slouch hat far back upon his head, and proceeded to stretch his lank limbs In a "free-and-easy" stroll through Main street, followed by on ungainly lad, a younger edition of himself. They left a snuff-stained woman, with a pipe in mouth, nnd a freckled, barefoot boy, with sagging features, to steer, through our rare'y crowded thoroughfare, their "moonshine wehlckle" nnd Its ill-assorted team, a mud-bank ox and a brin dled, raw-boned "nng." But, astonished by the shop-window marvels, pater famllias soon paused till the wagon hove within hniling distance, then, to the amusement of bystanders, cried out, with stentorian tones: "O, Jemimy! Let Borb drive the critters, an' you'uns come over here to wawk on tills halrth with we-un, an' see the boll darned monkey shows In these here sto' winders!" He must have been named Gad, for behold, a troop followed him after that Invitation. A Tolling Climax. An amateur play writer once sub mitted a piny to Tootle, the actor. "What I want," f-ald Tootle, "is a blight short play!' "How do you mean, a short bright drama?" asked the author. "Well, something with what the Ameri cans call snap a thing with a point In It. I don't care whether It Is farce, com edy, or drama. If It has effective situa tions and good telling climaxes." "Can you give me an Idea of the sort of play you mean?" said the budding author. "Oh, yes," said Tootle. "I remember one of the shortest nnd certainly the best play of Its kind imaginable; it was so direct, you know, and yet left so much to the Imagination. It was in one act. When the curtain went up two persons were discovered on a sofa; one was a pretty young woman, the other a nice young man; they embrnced each other silently; neither of them, you un derstand, snld a word. Then a door opened at the back and a traveler en tered. He wore an overcoat and carried an umbrella. You could tell at once by his manor, and without looking at the program that he was the husband of the young woman; nt least that would be the Inference of every Intelligent playgoer present. The husband took off his coat, laid nslde his umbrella, and drew from his breast pocket a heavy Colt's revolver. In the midst of n silent embrace of the hero and heroine he fired. The young woman fell dead. He fired again, nnd the young man was similarly disposed of. Then the traveler came forward, put on n pair of eye glnsses, and contemplated his sanguin ary work. "Great heavens!" he ex claimed; 'I am on the wrong floor!' " An Irish laborer having received his snlnry. strutted into the bar of a fash ionable hotel one day and cnlled for a cocktail, throwing down a quarter on the counter. The barkeeper hnnded him his drink nnd took the coin ringing It upon the cash register. Mike looked at him. "Well." says he, "don't Ol git ir-y change?" " We charge twenty-five cents for all mixed drinks," replied the l,ar)seeper. Mike scratched his head with a puzzled look. "IlegTry," says he, hiii Oia 1!vll ! trT vnn trim HI wnn n ' '.Mick CHILD TRA1NINQ WHILE ASLEEP Chlcngo mothers are pursuing an up-to-date way of training their children. It Is by suggestion. The force employed Is merely the no tion of one mind, alert and active, upon another mind, rendered for the time being quiescent. The mother, therefore, who wishes to Influence her child for good by menus of suggestion merely talks to the little one during sleep precisely ns she would were tho child awake, having first, how ever, paved the way to the childish con sciousness by gently and lovingly men tioning her purpose In the daytime. "When you nre sound nsleep tonight," Is the manner In which one very suc cessful Chicago mother suggsted com mences operntlons, holding her child In her nrms. "I nm coming to talk to you about the nice things pnpa and i want vou to do; mamma will help you do them In that wny. So you must be rendy to listen to me, even though you are asleep, when 1 begin to talk to you." To the mind of the child anything "mamma" does Is natural and right, so she accepts the nightly tulk for whnt It reall" Is, a natutnl working out of her parent's nfTectlou for her, nnd Is not onlv ready but anxious to listen. That she actually docs listen, with mental If not physical eais, Is proved by her subsequent conduct. And tho mother, by carefullv alluding to the subject of her nightly ndmonltlons only when an especially pleasant feeling ex ists between herself nnd the child, In suics pleasant associations for nnd n leady acceptance of them on tho part of the baby. "Tell me something nice when you talg to me tonight, mninmn," Is u fre quent remark of the delighted little one. The mother who wishes to make n simllnr experience should, Just before retiring for the night nnd when she her self Is In a calm nnd penceful frame of mind, take up her position by the bedside of the child, nnd, gently taking the little hands Into her own nt least If the child seems restless under the sound of her softly modulated voice, or until the experiment hns become an as sured one quietly talk to tho little one precisely as she would were the child awake. Tho Effoct of Perfumes. Dr. Simon poured n few drops of patchouli on a bit of cotton. It wns undoubtedly patchouli, the strong, In sistent odor lingering after tho cotton had been carried to the other side of the room, where the hypnotic subject sat snoring. The cotton wns passed beneath his nose twice quickly and then pressed to his nostrils. The man's fnce flushed hotly. An expression of disgust settled upon his features. He moved about restlessly, raised his hand to his head and groaned. "My head fools as though It would burst. Oh, God! It Is breaking Into pieces." The doctor tossed the cotton out of the window. "There! It Is over," he said with a wave of his hand, and tho young man's natural pallor re turned. "He was on tho verge of congestion of the brain," he said gravely. "A too frequent use of patchouli would kill him." A fresh bit of cotton was saturated witli white rose. The subject smiled as he caught its fragrance. He drew two or three deep breaths. At first he had the air of one who had heard a soothing word, or felt the tender touch of a mother. The complaisant look on his face deepened. He grew paler. He breathed stentorously at first, then faintly. His pale face began to take on a. livid tint. His features relaxed. His lips parted. His head sunk upon his breast. Ho looked like one in a swoon. "Knough," snld the doctor nnd the head was raised again. "Has not this demonstrated the terri ble enervntlng effects of white rose?" lie said. "It Is soothing in the first stage, but becomes u strong devitntfebt' later on. It might cause death if used continuously nnd In large quantities. "And now for the fnirest of all the flowers." The man's fnce was transformed by the fragrance of the violet. There was something nxalted in his expression. He had reached tho highest flight of which his nature wns capable. He broke the silence himself this time. "1 feel ns though I'd like to live here all the time," he said. "Of whom nre you thinking?" asked the doctor. The man's smile deepened. "Of the one I love best in nil the world," he said. "My little girl, my baby daugh ter." The physician nllowed five minutes to pass between the experiments. "I want the effect of one perfume to pass away before I try the next, he said. "The effect of n mixture would bo of little use to science." Musk, the moat nggrosslve of .all the perfumes, was the next. Tho sub ject snlllled it. His fnce took on a look of agony. His mouth was drawn as though he were In mortal pain. His hands both sought his heart and a cry like the scream of a wounded animal escaped him. When Charles Dudley Warner was on his "pilgrimage" through the states he visited an old-time southern home near Nashville. He expressed a desire to see a real, typical negro. So the most loquacious old "aunty" was brought In. To the surprise of everyone she would not say a word beyond "Yes, sah" or "No, sah." After the departure of the distin guished guest she was asked the reason of her silence. With as much dignity nnd scorn as a grande dame "nunty" replied, "Ugh! I wa'n't gwine talk to dat Yankee. I know'd him soon's I seed him. He's de very one dat stole mlstlss' Little Willie disliked to attend school, so one morning he thought he would play off sick. "What is the matter with you, Willie," asked his mother. Not knowing a whole vocabulary of ail ments to select from, on the spur of the moment he replied: "Why, my teeth Itch." Between 15 nnd 19 only one girl out of seventy-three marries. Marriages used to be much earlier, and Miss Miss Austin's delightful Marlon Dash wood maintained that after 1M a woman could no longer expect to bo loved for herself. In the old novels. 19 wns about the extreme limit of age for a heroine and 17 wns perhaps the most popular. "Oh, papa." exclaimed little 0-year-old Harry, pointing to a turkey gobbler strutting around In a neighbor's yard, "look at that big, red-nosed chicken with a folding fan!" "What kind of a dollie do you want. Mildred?" "I want on. that will cry when I spank her." Puck. Good mood! Your heart bents over one hurt- ffrnri thnnrnnri time cncll dfl7. One hundred thousand suppllesaf good or oau dioou to your oram. Which Is It? If bad, Impure blood, then your brain aches. You arc troubled with drowsiness yet cannot sleep. You are as urea in tnc morning as at night. You have no nerve fiowcr. Tour iooa uocs you uui Ittlc good. 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