The humour of Germany; . uld break, forshe was deeply conscious of the fact that she was nowbearing away her lifes happiness on her back. Hanehret, one of the servants, thoughtfully remarked, Its queer how that basket creaks, and how hard it seemsfor Eva Barbara to carry it, and theres naught but straw init! Eva Barbara started, and tried to walk faster, when therewas a sudden crash! All of a sudden her load grewhorribly light, and there was a muffled thud behind her!She did not dare to look about her; with a cry of despair, God have mercy upon us ! she rushed out of the room. The heap of stra
The humour of Germany; . uld break, forshe was deeply conscious of the fact that she was nowbearing away her lifes happiness on her back. Hanehret, one of the servants, thoughtfully remarked, Its queer how that basket creaks, and how hard it seemsfor Eva Barbara to carry it, and theres naught but straw init! Eva Barbara started, and tried to walk faster, when therewas a sudden crash! All of a sudden her load grewhorribly light, and there was a muffled thud behind her!She did not dare to look about her; with a cry of despair, God have mercy upon us ! she rushed out of the room. The heap of straw in the middle of the room began to 248 GERMAN HUMOUR. Stir, a dark figure arose—slowly Paul emerged out of thecloud of dust, and sitting down with the resignation ofdespair upon the bench behind the stove, he put hishand under his fur-cap, scratching his head, and sayingdejectedly, Good-morning to you all! Here I am—dowhat you will with me. Heiiuich Schaiunbe?^ger (1843-1874). HOW BLINDSCHLEICHER WENT COURTING. 249. .^3,,.v- •^- she gave the fellow a resounding box on the ear. HOW BLINDSCHLEICHER WENT COURTING. DLINDSCHLEICHER was a handsome lad, but dull-^ witted. One would think therefore that he must havebeen a great favourite with the women. But the villagelasses of Zesendorf were not that sort. They would not put up with a fellow whom nature had but half-finished,as one of their spokesw^omen had it. But nature did not leave me half-finished 1 said Blind-schleicher. She did, exclaimed the girl, because she did not puta head on you. 250 GERMAN HUMOUR. He immediately seized that member in both of his hands,thereby proving the truth of what she had said. The fact was corroborated later by the military com-mission. He was nearly six feet high, but they dismissedhim with the verdict, too short by a head. But there was one thing Blindschleicher knew—viz., thatwomen-folks are to be prevailed upon mainly by flattery;and that a good head is not a necessary equipment forfla
Size: 1628px × 1535px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishernewyorkcscribnerss
