, 1842-04-02

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ers of true joy ever delight to hide them
selve in thickest foliage. Gottreich lived 50
blissfully in his hidden paradise, that he fear
ed to speak of his joys exceptin the thanks
givings that filed up the greater part Of his
prayers.
f'othing reminds a thoughtful youth to
much Of the last hour of life as the. ~fairestz
and most intensely joyful hour Of life; for
those who are full Of thoughts and feelings
Of love and Joy must alas think Of death. So
in the fresh delight Of life's May-morning.
Gottreich could not avow thinking that biz
'morning-star must one day shine as. his eve.
ning-star. Said he to himself: "Now Is all
clear and brilliant before me-the beauty
and happiness of life; the splendor of he
universe; the glory Of the Creaters
the worth and the power of the human
heart: the consultations of eternal truths:
the ~lustrous heaven of ideas-I see and feel
all clearly, surely, warmly; but as after the
day comes the night, so, when I lie IN the
fading hour of life all these things may be
overshadowed IN the twilight, and hardly re-
cognised even by the eyes of faith and love;
for when we draw near to heaven, death
holds the inverted telescope to the weary
eye, and nothing, is seen through it but a
drear void space. stretching far away be-
tween US and all we love. But is this mere
optical deception to be taken for the truthf
Do not now my youthful powers, in their
joyous unfolding, seize the truth better and
surer than ! can when all around seems ia
ding eye and weary heart of old agef /
know very well that is the truth which see
and feel no,o; let me mark it well and re-
member it, that the light of the morning may
have a fair reflection in the eventide." So
he occupied the fair May.morning in recozs
ding his glowing words, under the title,
"Recollections Of the fairest Hours to cheer
the latest Hours to cheer the Latest Hours
of Life"
So the hapry-triad Of love continued for
a while, till the wal broke out and its first
thunders so reused the heart of Gottreich
from happy dreams that he become a trans
man. The same fire Of enthusiasm
which had made him a poet now made him
a soldier; but now, no longer contented
TO play with its own beauty, would seize
some certain object, and work for some GER
tain purpose. The young priest scarcely
dared to breathe his wishes to his father, but
the scored intention with Justa,
who demurred on account of the olds mans
But the old clergyman, mastered
BY the same patriotic ardor that had seized
his son, blessed him for his holy purpose,
md cheerfully babe him 60 and fight the bat
les Of his country: aI;' said he, "wil see to
homilies, till Heaven shall restore peace
our wounded land"
So Gottreich went to his exercises as q
common soldier; and whenever he had OPP
'ortunity. used his powers as a preacher TO
ustain the courage of his comrades. He
closed his campaign not without considers
lie service, though somewhat to his disap-
continent, without a wound. And now, as
,eace again brooded over the rescued coun-
ry, Gottreich travelled homeward through
owns and villages, full Of activity, rejoicing
n all ne saw around him, but knowing that
ew were SO happy as himself. As he pur-
ued his way, he delighted himself with the
that at once he would take the bur-
en- of his duties from his fathers mind, aud
he hand Of Justa 10 make it light upon his
wn. AS he drew nigh his native place,
nd saw the hills that rose a little beyound
Ieim, he could not avoid musing over his lit
e manual Of sweet .RsceIlectiens;n and
evised some new glowing chapters on the
eunion of friends.
A gentle thunderstorm gathered over his
cad, and large drops fell to refresh the thirs-
y ground; and the well-known peasantry,
$ he passed by, rejoiced at once in the wei
ONE shower and their returning fiend.-
md now the little tower of Helm seemed
, grow up out Of the earth as be approached,