Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-12-28

bid me 90"
Go: yes CO."
but it was quickly chased away. IF go, it must
only be TO return aud now tell me when?"
"WhenP said Wilhelmina "when? o, when
you are field marshal p
GAS nothing ese?"
Eyes, you may come back when you are he.
redary prince
But as poor forester ?"
| "Stay-and remain as such"
TO be despised"
ono"
"To be accepted ?"
"No"
"ln all cases should be the same"
| 1.-The same perhaps to Inc, but not to the baron
who has the honor of being my father" said
Wi lhelmina payfully.
Butt Ann acceptable TO youand not to him?"
sit is the same
II is lhH,ss then that you bid nc co.
! Wilhelmina was silent. -.
"You despise my humble condition. You have
not the generosity TO separate me iiom my station
You think that must needs be low and sordid,
because do not boast to you of long line of an
cestry. Had come tricked out in knightly badges
aud nrmoral honors, you might have been won,
but because bring you nothing but heart that
loves you, you despsei! H."
"Why then do | bear your repronches ?" said
Wihelmina.
"Why do you Danish me?' asked the forester
"For these reasons" said W ihelmina "Prov-
idence made me the daughter of a German bar
on" 1.-THE young forester smiled scornfully) Prov
idence made you whit you are" (the youth smi-
led again and thus has Providence divided u.s.
My parents love me, and l never will abuse heir
confidence. You say that had you come to me
hoDored and nobly born, il would have been 9TH
erwlse; well, it might: but do not dare to think
that could be influenced by sordd motive.
"NoP exclaimed the young forester, 8 / will
not so wrong you rather let me 1--we you for
this generous feeling. 1t is solace 90 know that
under other circumstances | might not have de-
SPARED. You teach me, too, how parent should
be loved and honored, and may yet profit by the
lesson Little did think we should thus have
met thus to part But now FAREWELL"
The young forester, as if in great doubt of the
strength of his own resolution, went off at rail
road speed, leaving poor Wihelmina rather ner-
vous again, despite all her resolution. Howbeit,
she told her own beating heart TO he still, and it
tried to obey her; and in little while the strength
of principle trumphed over the fralty of feeling
Under the sweetest and the calnest aspect, VIII
hemna carried firm head.
1T is true, that after this the daughter Of the lit
tie German baron felt sort of blank around her
that she did not very well know how to fill up; for
she was only woman, though we think she has
a fair right to he called heroine. She found q
sad falling off in nature; the Rhine did not roll so
nobly, the sun did not shine so brightly the moon
did not walk so gloriousy, the stars did not troop
so radianty, nor the flowers breathe sweetly,
nor the birds sing so bIythey. What could be the
matter with every thing in the world ?
harisbrunn A courier had arrived Ir1, 'ihe
regnng duke, requiring the presence of IT, noble
little German Baron observation-disclosures n,.d his
i illustrous family at court.
What could it be for? Was the elecor going
TO war? Did lie want men? Was he in debt !?
Did he want money? Did he want advice from
IL Ill, IL, lnnI nf tba l;,,Io
Was he going to make him general? Was he
going to make him councillor? What was he
going to do with him?
The baron left off smoking, the baroness gave
up her knitting. Never before had such hurrying
and busting been known in the castle of Rheims
hardsbrunn. The baron settled all his worldly
affairs; the baroness disposed Of her hams and
saur kraut, Whelmina looked pathetically at the
withered leaves of the old oak Forest and then of
they set to the electorate capital.
We pass over all the incidents OF the journey
how the baroness scolded and The baron rebelled
how it raned, and how the baroness declared il
was the baron's fault how the baron grumbled al
, the immensely of the baroness packages,and how
the baroness declared they were no size at oil
how the baroness expected to he killed every mo.
ment, and how unsympathising the baron proved
: himself on the occasion, and how, after having
been weted by the rain, and scOrched by the sun
they had al last found themselves much to then
the electorate.
The eector held his court. There was whole
: army of landgraves, and counts, and barons, and
generals with names that living lips, born out Of
= the Germanic Empire, could, ever arucnlate with
personal safety; and ladies Of all sorts and sizes
= furnishing very pretty variety oil conpieXiohs
u and fair assortment of eyes and e.brows, anC
J, cheeks and chins The gentlemen were glitter'nt
in gold and orders and the ladies' were shining II
n chains and jewels. And then there were cham
u berlains, and pages, and guards, and retainers
!, o,iite out of count; and there too was the grea
ue b.a.ron Northumberland, cased in doubiet
gold embr 'idery and his lady the baroness IN tor
8 ~ aounces. apd Wiihelmina wrapped IN th'
GrocefuI colds of her maidenly veil, looking sim
! The baron looked immensely w'se' and I'M
! mensev grave. to hide the r"'ue''''o"' W Nv
faculties; he could not yet detelt""o "''c','e.
not he had been sent for TO make Il = geHera' W
= minister; while the baroness assupeo pvs2E','oU
OF unapproachable superiority oser tl'e who'e
; court; having, by what process Of reaso,"g we
know not, arrived at the conclusion that ne elec-
tor had SEM for them all to court on pupose 10
marry Wihelmina To be sure he NM I've
little older, but what OF that he was ann cleo
tor As for the little frauein, she was poking
round and thinking in her own mind anc ceiling
~ her own heart, that not one ot these p'hsS'"s
o. 1,ar.''irh "a.las ,'' .'r ','''''r'H ~"
'efiiss, r"p't compnre ~ natures 'ine ,bai.y. :
"lli cc'tan young forester M ~ irA. aud
pelt, and h"lt-, aud sG.. Of hunting eIeci.
we cisrl)t came he was richly uress,3; had |
'I"ie ".eu anu princey presenc alrOad |
ana open forehcad which displayed botttenee
ana candor lie looked like the firm, yubdec.
Tomato iather Of his people
he Baron was presented; he conduct.dhim.
tseli ~ manner thar would have done for klher
d general or mlniser--halt martial half lipo- |
matte and il evidently did very well for th, cleo
oof received him graciously, and detained lhn in