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AN OLD STORY OF MY FARMING DAYS.
By FRITZ REUTER.
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COLLECTION
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AN OLD STORY OF MY FARMING DAYS BY FRITZ REUTER.
IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I.
TAUCHNITZ EDITION: By the same Author, IN THE YEAR '13: . . . . . . . . 1 vol.
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AN OLD STORY
OF MY FARMING DAYS
_(UT MINE STROMTID)_
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FRITZ REUTER, AUTHOR OF "IN THE YEAR '13:"
FROM THE GERMAN BY M. W. MACDOWALL.
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VOL. I.
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III).
- 2: Which comes to so much a hundredweight
- 3: Shady arbour was the tenant farmer that is to say
- 4: And the oak trees cast their cool shadow over him
- 5: Hawermann sat thus in silent prayer
- 6: Muttered Pomuchelskopp sullenly
- 7: And Hawermann was once more alone with his child
- 8: Hawermann stood buried in thought
- 9: These children were Lina and Mina Nuessler
- 10: And took her grandfather's peruke from the stand
- 11: He went on eagerly Charles Hawermann
- 12: And going up to Hawermann shook hands with him
- 13: Nuessler kissed and stroked her brother
- 14: Nuessler looked thoroughly soured
- 15: Nuessler pointed at little Louisa Hawermann
- 16: And Nuessler slow coach is his name
- 17: Repeated Hawermann in astonishment
- 18: Nuessler was sitting in the porch paying the farm servants
- 19: Warnitz is a long narrow estate
- 20: Looking more attentively at Hawermann
- 21: Von Rambow went on first to escape his guest's civilities
- 22: Braesig now introduced Hawermann as Mrs
- 23: He went straight up to Hawermann
- 24: From Guerlitz you should drive on to Rahnstaedt
- 25: Hawermann sit down here beside me
- 26: And when Hawermann wished to decline the coffee
- 27: As when Hawermann came to Puempelhagen eleven years before
- 28: And Zachariah Braesig had gout
- 29: Nuessler had tried in vain to bring peace into the house
- 30: Behrens would leave her clippers at the door
- 31: Von Rambow had become almost confidential with him
- 32: Do you know that Guerlitz is sold
- 33: Hawermann understood him perfectly
- 34: Von Rambow and his bailiff drove to Rahnstaedt
- 35: Hawermann asked for some water for him
- 36: Von Rambow should take a lease of the Guerlitz glebe
- 37: Hawermann to show me the young horses
- 38: The lieutenant said to Hawermann Well
- 39: And as he stood before lieutenant von Rambow
- 40: And that made father Pomuchelskopp laugh most heartily
- 41: Let us go and call at the parsonage
- 42: And gained Pomuchelskopp leave to put on his brown coat
- 43: Smiling little woman arrived at Rexow
- 44: Nuessler was too kind hearted to do that
- 45: Nuessler would have nothing to do with it
- 46: Behrens says he will teach our little girls
- 47: Pomuchelskopp tried to make a polite bow as he came in
- 48: And had been at the Whitsun and Trinity balls in Rostock
- 49: Pomuchelskopp curtsied to him before going away
- 50: Pomuchelskopp had used in speaking of Hawermann
- 51: I wish that the devil would seize Samuel Pomuchelskopp
- 52: Samuel Pomuchelskopp had high aims
- 53: And brought with it Frank von Rambow
- 54: Heard that Hawermann was teaching a young man farming
- 55: When Fred Triddelfitz entered the room where Hawermann
- 56: I thought at first that I'd go to Rahnstaedt
- 57: Hawermann seldom lost his temper
- 58: As Fred was in Rahnstaedt with his mother
- 59: Behrens bustled round the table
- 60: Rika would do that with pleasure
- 61: Behrens as she reached a mischievous looking little lad
- 62: Pomuchelskopp had bought everything in Rostock
- 63: Behrens was not to be comforted by what Braesig told her
- 64: Grunted the sorrel with a shake of the head
- 65: Hawermann kept his eyes fixed on his plate
- 66: Hawermann and Braesig clasped hands
- 67: Pomuchelskopp amongst the number
- 68: And then she took Caroline Kegel into favour again
- 69: And many mistakes were made amongst the Aesels and Egels
- 70: It's just turning a human being into a frog
- 71: And it proceeds from the gouty humour which is in the bones
- 72: And Braesig cast down his eyes
- 73: If Miss von Hinkefuss had met me
- 74: The squire desired her to leave him alone with Hawermann
- 75: Hawermann rose softly and rang the bell
- 76: And when Hawermann passed near him
- 77: Said Braesig rousing him out of his reverie
- 78: Behrens was torn in two by conflicting feelings
- 79: Asked Pomuchelskopp very gently
- 80: Tittered Sally as Pomuchelskopp came into the room
- 81: And Pomuchelskopp took the hint
- 82: Whispered Pomuchelskopp excitedly
- 83: Said Pomuchelskopp taking the hint
- 84: And attorney Slus'uhr was seated in it
- 85: But the attorney would not at first consent
- 86: Troubles and anxieties which weighed upon Alick von Rambow
- 87: Alick got the book and read it diligently
- 88: Alick listened attentively and silently
- 89: Alick had received a cut on the nose
- 90: Had been equally well employed at Puempelhagen
- 91: For if Hawermann had discovered what he was about
- 92: And quietly awaited the promised resurrection
- 93: Her eyes filled with tears Hawermann
- 94: Nuessler kissed her twin daughters lovingly
- 95: Whispered Braesig to Hawermann and in a loud voice
- 96: The old clergyman was also cheerful
- 97: Behrens on her husband's entrance
- 98: Behrens really think it better for her
- 99: A few days after the confirmation Fred came to Guerlitz
- 100: I know when and where Louisa goes to walk
- 101: He had never gone back to see his aunt at Guerlitz
- 102: And plunged head foremost into the rye field
- 103: I'll seek for evermore Frederic Triddelfitz
- 104: She could not tell Louisa of her discovery
- 105: Behrens was furious when she read this letter
- 106: Behrens when she had read the letter
- 107: Behrens then read him the letters she had found
- 108: But Braesig would not be convinced
- 109: Behrens did not see the others
- 110: In another second Hawermann had joined them
- 111: Nuessler to say that she wanted my help
- 112: I'll say that you had arranged a randyvoo with me
- 113: The devil take the randyvoo and Mrs
- 114: Young Joseph and young Bolster
- 115: Nuessler spoke so kindly to him
- 116: So she went on You know that Godfrey Baldrian
- 117: Nuessler stopped abruptly for Braesig's face grew very long
- 118: Stuer belongs to the von Flotow family
- 119: L'Arrabiata and other Tales by Paul Heyse