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COLLECTION
OF
GERMAN AUTHORS
VOL. 36.
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AN OLD STORY OF MY FARMING DAYS BY FRITZ REUTER.
IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III.
AN OLD STORY
OF MY FARMING DAYS
_(UT MINE STROMTID)_
BY FRITZ REUTER, AUTHOR OF "IN THE YEAR '13:"
FROM THE GERMAN BY M. W. MACDOWALL.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
_Authorized Edition_.
LEIPZIG 1878 BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ.
LONDON: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE & RIVINGTON. CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET. PARIS: C. REINWALD & CIE, 15, RUE DES SAINTS PERES.
AN OLD STORY
UT MINE STROMTID.
CHAPTER I.
The day after Christmas was passed very busily in Mrs. Behrens' house in Rahnstaedt. Louisa was continually to be seen running up and down stairs, for she was finishing the arrangement of her father's room. Whenever she thought it was quite ready, and looked really nice, she was sure to find something to improve, some alteration that must be made to ensure perfection. Dinner-time came, but her father had not arrived, though she had prepared some little dainties especially
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III).
- 2: You talk as if Rahnstaedt were a great city
- 3: I have something to do in Rahnstaedt
- 4: Von Rambow had also deserted him
- 5: Hawermann shivered and drew away his hand
- 6: He had expended all that he had upon Hawermann
- 7: Behrens tried to calm him down
- 8: Muttered Braesig below his breath
- 9: Mary Moeller packed the book with my things
- 10: Von Rambow looked enquiringly at Fred
- 11: When Braesig got back to his carriage
- 12: Pomuchelskopp once went too far
- 13: Von Rambow on the first opportunity
- 14: The Rahnstaedters had surrounded Fred
- 15: Or even the knowledge that Hawermann had paid all his bills
- 16: Krummhorn was a most excellent woman
- 17: Krummhorn and I saw all that happened
- 18: That Hawermann is my brother's brother in law
- 19: But as far as Hawermann was concerned
- 20: That's from your rape field at Puempelhagen
- 21: Was this half of the horses at Puempelhagen are done up
- 22: But what was the use of it to Alick
- 23: But Pomuchelskopp was not one of that good company
- 24: Pomuchelskopp slipped through his fingers like an eel
- 25: His only business was in Schwerin
- 26: Our work at Puempelhagen is finished
- 27: He owed Pomuchelskopp twelve hundred pounds
- 28: Nuessler could make nothing of him
- 29: Behrens and Hawermann at Rahnstaedt
- 30: Which divided Rahnstaedt into two parties
- 31: Behrens would come in for her share of amusement
- 32: Von Rambow has already invested in a horse with windgalls
- 33: Von Rambow into great difficulties
- 34: As Hawermann rose and began to walk up and down the room
- 35: But what were eleven newspapers in a town like Rahnstaedt
- 36: So the Rahnstaedters crowded round the post office
- 37: Thiel the cabinet maker made a sort of pulpit
- 38: Moses came as he had promised Hawermann
- 39: That was how Braesig came to join the Reform club
- 40: He then went away and Braesig said to himself Charles
- 41: Even with the Guerlitz villagers
- 42: And Pomuchelskopp then said to Mally and Sally Children
- 43: Than dine at the Pomuchelskopps
- 44: Braesig watched him for some time in silence
- 45: He continued to read the Rostock newspaper
- 46: Nuessler was herself quiet and calm
- 47: Nuessler putting her arms akimbo
- 48: Said Braesig with a very April face
- 49: Triddelfitz something to drink
- 50: Von Rambow and repeated what you had heard
- 51: Von Rambow manages the housekeeping very quietly
- 52: Braesig held the pistol out to him
- 53: And Braesig made a grimace at Rudolph across the table
- 54: Nuessler as she slammed down the window
- 55: At least to Joseph and Braesig
- 56: Behrens all the news he had picked up at Rexow and Guerlitz
- 57: Bailiff Braesig say what he has to say
- 58: Pomuchelskopp was the only squire in their ranks
- 59: Pomuchelskopp a horribly clever woman she is too
- 60: Rector Baldrian was the first speaker
- 61: For that wretched logwood comes off so dreadfully
- 62: While Kurz gesticulated wildly
- 63: Pomuchelskopp is going to make us an address
- 64: Said Pomuchelskopp in conclusion
- 65: My name is bailiff Zachariah Braesig
- 66: The Guerlitz labourers then came up to uncle Braesig
- 67: Kurz came to see Hawermann and Braesig
- 68: Said Hawermann going on and picking it up
- 69: And he held out to Braesig a piece of black waxcloth
- 70: Hawermann found the mayor at home
- 71: Krueger arrived almost immediately afterwards
- 72: Hawermann spent a very restless night
- 73: Hawermann watched the little girl
- 74: Well we drove over to Puempelhagen
- 75: Von Rambow to raise the money by that time
- 76: Hawermann told Braesig the last bit of news
- 77: Behrens or Louisa go to a ball
- 78: Behrens grumbled about irregular hours
- 79: As I don't want Hawermann to know anything about the letter
- 80: And your cousin of Puempelhagen can't abide me
- 81: We have got up a Reform club at Rahnstaedt
- 82: Behrens was busy lighting the lamp
- 83: Frank von Rambow what is going on
- 84: What does Rahnstaedt gossip matter
- 85: And Hawermann hasn't come down yet
- 86: Behrens that was just what she said
- 87: Behrens gently back to the sofa
- 88: To each of these beams Braesig fastened Chinese lanterns
- 89: Nuessler had allowed Braesig to invite anyone he liked
- 90: First of all Kurz and the rector came
- 91: Chosen from amongst the best dancers in Rahnstaedt
- 92: Then going to Louisa Hawermann
- 93: Drowsy Nuesslers trooped up to offer their congratulations
- 94: And beginning with the Nuesslers
- 95: Nuessler was sitting on thorns
- 96: Triddelfitz seemed so anxious to take them a long round
- 97: While Braesig danced with Dolly
- 98: Pomuchelskopp had for some time past
- 99: Von Rambow joined Pomuchelskopp in the drawing room
- 100: You might rent a house in Rahnstaedt
- 101: There was another meeting of council on the Guerlitz estate
- 102: Pomuchelskopp won't be at home
- 103: Several landowners with Pomuchelskopp at their head
- 104: Asked uncle Braesig rising indignantly
- 105: Pomuchelskopp also prepared to go as fast as he could
- 106: Pomuchelskopp would have to tell against you
- 107: Pomuchelskopp had given way to the inevitable
- 108: You may get your nasty greasy spigots yourself
- 109: Pomuchelskopp himself is a member of the Reform club
- 110: When he hears that it's for Pomuchelskopp
- 111: Leaving the room with Pomuchelskopp
- 112: Triddelfitz was in the habit of doing
- 113: Frida looked sadly at her child
- 114: And as for selling Puempelhagen
- 115: But at this moment she did not think of Caroline Kegel
- 116: Nuessler and Caroline helped Mrs
- 117: Von Rambow telling Hawermann her story
- 118: You have been obliged to pick out of the mire
- 119: Hawermann then supported Moses with his arm
- 120: Behrens was very angry when she heard this
- 121: Von Rambow decided on engaging a good
- 122: Meanwhile Hawermann had left the room to fetch Braesig
- 123: Von Rambow somewhat apart from the others
- 124: Von Rambow and his sister already seated in the carriage
- 125: That in the last few years I have had many a randyvoo
- 126: Going to Hawermann and throwing his arm round him
- 127: Von Rambow had confided to him with a breaking heart
- 128: Alick was to learn this by bitter
- 129: And saw the sun rising behind the pine wood at Rexow
- 130: He has come to turn Louisa Hawermann into Mrs
- 131: Braesig looked at him compassionately
- 132: Said Braesig drawing himself up
- 133: Tells me that Pomuchelskopp intends to sell Guerlitz
- 134: When we first came to Puempelhagen
- 135: But that I have bought Guerlitz
- 136: And whom I had often visited afterwards in Rahnstaedt
- 137: Nuessler administered bucketsful of camomile tea
- 138: Pomuchelskopp had gone to live in Rostock
- 139: Hawermann worked and laboured diligently
- 140: And of Charles Hawermann and Louisa
- 141: Nuessler went to Hawermann and asked How are you
- 142: Suddenly that monster Fred Triddelfitz caught sight of me