The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-04-26

utE w HS louhp iotu hiiustii, ioT Ahc saic
of so many thousand trees, which the mer-
chant was 10 choose ut will, and 10 super
intend IN person the cutting down and re-
moving them. This was treble morti;i-
cation to Karl Muller. la the first place,
it confirmed belief, which he had long
entertained, that his 20 ung lord, was ruin
ing himself at Vienna. la the next place,
he could not bear TO see the trees cut down
at all and, in the third place, the Count
gave the young Jackanapes, MS Karl did
not scruple TO call the citizen, authority
which strongly irenched upon the privileges
of the forester. He was very much inclined
to be both refractory and uncivil; But
Wilhelm Franz, for SO the s,ranger was
called, gave him SO little cause for wrath
aud indignation, heard him with so much
good humour, and soothed him with such
well applied courtesics, that the old man
ended by assuring him that it was with the
Count he was angry, not with him and
then. as in duty bound, asked him to take
up his abode at the forcstcr's house. Will
helm Franz accepted his invitation frankly /;
and now came out SO many good points
in the young ci,izen's character, that he
conquered all prejudices, and won the re-
gard both of the old man and his two sons.
He wns n very handsome youth, though his
face was rather bronzed by the sun, in trav.
elling hilher and ihither on the business OF
the house; aud his dark black hair, though
cut somewhat short before, which the pco-
pie of Erlach did not approve OF, curled IN
rich masses over the rest Of his head. His
hand, the good people laughed at, because
il was as white as woman's and they as
serted that it was Fl; for nothing but to hold
pen behind desk. In some of their
rough sports upon the green, however, he
soon proved that il would give a buffet
which would stretch the strongest Of them
PROSTATE, so that nobody laughed at the
white hand afterwards. Though, as a cit
izen well might be, he was, in some respects
more slightly made than the villagers, yet
his limbs would bear even more fatigue,
and occasionally displayed greater strength
than theirs; and as they had Mt Hcibrou
their constant trials of skill in the market
placc, he far excelled them in ull mani,
sports and pastimes. Every thing, how
ever. that hc did, was done with so muc
good nature, that no one was offended, an
Wilhelm Franz became general favourite
AT first spending, the greater part Of tn
day in the woods, with a number OF work
men, some Of whom he brought with hin
from Hebron, and the rest of whom he
engaged in the neighbourhood, he saw but
little of Gertrude (; but the timber was q
long time in cutting, and as the days drew
in, and the evenings grew long, they were
brought more frequently together All thai
passed between them, at first, was gay
word from the handsome young citizen, to
the beautiful country girl but some OF
Gertrude's mischicvous young friends be-
gan to Jest her about Wilhelm Franz, &C
that, after time, she would blush little
a very litt!e-when he spoke to her. Some
change gradually took place in his manner
also. When her eyes were busy in some
other direction, his would turn towards her
and gaze upon her, for many amlnute, not
with boorish rudeness, not with libertine
scrutiny, but with u calm, grave, thought
ful expression, which was strange in q
young man, looking upon such love!incas
Sometimes his reveries would end with q
sigh, but yet he spoke no word of love
and even at night, when he might have sn
beside her, over the blazing fire, saying al
those little galnniries wherewithal gay
J youths bribe vanity to let them in by
wrong entrance, into malden's heart, h'
would lean bnck from the blaze, and aDus'
. the forester and his sous with many tall
of distant cities and lands they had neye
seen. One day, about the hour of dinner
a minstrel visited the cottage, bringing In
J cithern with him, and, in recompensc 10
J a hearty welcome, he played and sang Il
; them some of bis most famous airs. Whei
he had done, Wilhelm Franz, somewhat t
the minstrel's dismay. took upthe instru
ment Of sweet sounds, and seemed 10 ex
anime it curiously.
"Take care - exclaimed the singe'
, seeing him about to apply his hand to tb
strings; "you will put II out OF tune' goo
youth" =,
r Wilhelm Franz smiled, and swept tn
strings with his hand but it was no DIS
/. cordant sound that lie produced. Rici
: and full, such as that minstrePs own han
e had never brought forth from the instru
e ment, were the tones that issued from IN
, strings, and Gertrude looked up 10 wonde
4 Her eyes met those Of the young 1ellbror
r ner, aud n mutual light seemed to pass !.
r to both their souls, Suddenly adding u
e full round tones Of his musical voice to IL
instrument, he sang:
SONG.
J From a court, and camp, and lady's bower,
. Three pilgrims took their way,
D And each in his cap wore a faded flower,
:. And each, : heard him say
. Where art thou, Truth, immortal Truth
We have sought thee far, in vain,
= In the brain Of age, in the breast Of youth,
. In city, and tent, and plain.
g One had sough, truth IN a sallsn, knight,
a Gallant, and good, and gay,
:. Bu; he trusted that knight with his lady bright
. And the knight has stole her away,