The Project Gutenberg EBook of Gertrude's Marriage, by W. Heimburg

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Title: Gertrude's Marriage

Author: W. Heimburg

Translator: J. W. Davis

Release Date: May 19, 2010 [EBook #32442]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GERTRUDE'S MARRIAGE ***

Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive

Transcriber's notes:
1. Page scan source:
http://www.archive.org/details/gertrudesmarria00heimgoog
2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe].

GERTRUDE'S MARRIAGE

W. HEIMBURG

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN

BY MRS. J. W. DAVIS

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
WORTHINGTON CO., 747 BROADWAY
1889

COPYRIGHT 1889 BY
WORTHINGTON COMPANY

GERTRUDE'S MARRIAGE.

CHAPTER I.

"Really, Frank, if I were in your place I shouldn't know whether to
laugh or cry. It has always been the height of my ambition to have a
fortune left me, but as with everything in this earthly existence, I
should have my preferences.

"Upon my word, Frank, I am sorry for you. Here you are with an
inheritance fallen into your lap that you never even dreamed of, a sort
of an estate, a few hundred acres and meadows, a little woodland, a
garden run wild, a neglected dwelling-house, and for stock four
spavined Andalusians, six dried-up old cows, and above all an old aunt
who apparently unites the attributes of both horses and cows in her own
person. Boy, at least wring your hands or scold or do something of the
sort, but don't stand there the very picture of mute despair!"

Judge Weishaupt spoke thus in comic wrath to his friend Assessor
Linden, who sat opposite him. Before them on the table stood a bottle
of Rhine wine with glasses, and the eyes of the person thus addressed
rested on the empty bottle with a thoughtful expression, as if