The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-01-06
"For what, Ernst!"
"For love, dearest Caroline"

''For what, Ernst!'
"For love, dearest Caroline"
The morrow came, and with it came the
Professor. Ernst was also there--giving
Caroline her lesson, as if nothing was to
occur! Madame Annette, at breakfast had
told her niece that it was full time TO be
married-and Caroline said it was. The
Madame praised her own discretion, and
said she had chosen Professor Richer as
fit and proper nephew-in-law-and Caro-
line smiled. Then Madame told her all
the wedding clothes were ready-and Car
oline thanked her. Lastly, Madame bade
her take her last lesson from Ernst, for she
was to be welded that highland Caro-
line, like a duhful niece, went.
A loud crack of the postilion's whip,
rattle Of carriage in the court yard. The
Professor had arrived. What scientific
man! He had brought twenty volumes of
the Heidelberg Merco~y, containing all his
essays, he had brought box full of cork
jackets, in case that he should go boating;
and he had brought magnificent spinning
top. Nor was this all-he had brought a
collection of skulls and casts to teach phre-
nology to his bride; and the gold compress
for reducing, and the portable airpump for
developing, the pumps on the human era
mum, formed part of his luggage.
Wonderful things! But himself, to use
Coleridge's quotation, was the "voonder
of voonders!" One might have thought he
was turned out of bandbox, he was made
up so well. The moustaches had received
a fresh application of "Turkish dye"--he
had mounted a new peruke--he had put
pearl-powder as well as rouge upon his
cheeks-he was quite modernized an
tiquel
Having been shown into the library, he
saluted the fair Caroline, and expressed his
delight at renewing his acquaintance with
Ernst. Then Madame Annette came in,
sadly dscomposed, for one of the boxes
of skulls had been broken, and the relics of
mortality were rolling around the hail.
Then they all retired to luncheon, and the
Professor divided his attentions between the
champagne and Caroline. Then they re-
turned TO the library.
Madame Annette introduced the subject
of their meeting, and announced that the
marriage would take place that evening"
The Professor, with grave all, said that
Caroline must first submit to a Phrenologi-
cal examination.
ga Phren-what!" said Madame who
never heard of the science.
San examination, my dear madame, of
her head" blandly replied the professor.
But Madame appeared to disrelish the
idea, so the Professor continued =" We
take a scull, such as this, for instancd-
drawing one from his huge pocket" on
which the situation of the organs is mapped
out. We see how the brain is disposed in
the living subject, by comparing it with
these organs, and thus we Judge of the
character, the intellect, the disposition of
the person. You will find it all in one of
my essays in the thirteenth volume of the
Heidelberg Mercary, page l57. have
brought the whole twenty volumes, to
amuse Caroline during the honey moon!'
Nonsense - muttered Madame, in an
under-growl.
"lf the young lady will sit down. con-
tinued the sage, i shall proceed with the
examination"
Accordingly, Ernst, giving her a nod,
Caroline sat down. The Professor placed
the scull on the table, and was about COM
mencng-alas, he had forgotten his specta-
cles at Heidelberg But Ernst volunteer
ed his aid, and the Professor accepted it,
So the examination commenced.
The parties were placed, as Mrs. Seyf.
iarth had placed them. The CT defiant
jeune hon1nae, was behind; Caroline under
the hands of Ernst Madame leaning over
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