Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-07-17

none knew the nature of the change
that had suddenly came upon him, and
it surprised even himself. lie did not
quiver; he was as rigid as a rock. His
brain became clear and his glance con
centrated. He felt q sudden accession
of intellectual power, enabling him, as
il were, 10 crush in an instant prob
lens which under ordinary circumstan.
ccs, he might have nibbed at for months.
Nor was it the energy Of despair which
thus took possession of him; he never
once contemplated the thought of sui.
eide. He confronted the fact of his
position valianily, and the swelling of
bis heart seemed only to exall him into
clearer day.
On tic evening Of the next day,
Heinrich and his friend Fred sat
together in the room Of the former. and
carried on the dialogue with which
VIC have introduced our narrative. 81
do not blame her." continued Heinrich,
land when | use The term igniS JatuuS
| don't mean to apply it to her. The
thing was my own creation solely.
collected her words and looks, and
tinged them with my own hopes
Like u fellow who sets out with q
theory, and then hunts for fucts to sup
port it, instead Of first waiting humbly
for the fact and placing it at the foun
dation. | have had my theory-brigh
and beautiful enough, but now il
ruins. She, however, may banisl
uneasness from her mind; | shall Sc
her again, and show her that her hint
have been accepted. Bcim Himme
she has no spaniel at her fcctl Ere,
my dear fellow, | bless the gods that
am worker; this fact is my solace a
present; my work is my medicine; o
this fucrum know that | can pois
myself, and after l:ttlo time, look ou
once more upon the world unchagrine,
and self possessed.
! A fortnight's struggle set Heinric
again in equilibrium. At the end of
fortnight, he stood once more in tn
/ Sontags gcscllschaft, and trod the tloc
G Of the ball room with the assurance
a man who feels that he has subdue
4 d stubborn foe. Helen was there, nr
4 SO was Herr Crick, and so was Ere
q There i5 a mystic transmission Of il
tcIligcnce between minds, and th
f without a word indicated TO Helen III
y. a change had como over Heinrich
i He neither sought her nor avoided he
n he spoke to her kindly, almost atfc
| tionately; in fact, in this respect,
-, went farther than he should have vc
n turcd in his days of thraldom. He d
\. it without second thought, without
"a terror object, and, therefore, with dl
cI nifty and freedom. Herr Crick join
ID them once while they convCrscl togo
III CT; after a little time, Heinrich walk
oftaway. and left Helen and him to &C
m tinue the conversation.
h. The maiden was not prepared
m this exhibition Of character on the pt
Of Heinrich II was a new quality
" her, but one between which and
"a. own moral constitution there was
M strongcs, affinity. A kind of spirit
he gravitalion operated between be
rc which threatened moro and more
n orbit in which her life had hithe
of rcvolvcd, and finally changed that orl
oL As the earth folds the moon in its CIV
,cr lasting embrace and bends her fr
,,s her forward course without an eff
MI so this strong man laid hold with sill
- force upon the maidon's feelings,
,sc held thom by an irresistible attracti
he Heinrich had long speculatcd uI
TO going TO America, and the time d'
near when the speculation was tc
tho converted into fact. Tne summer
co. dawned, periodical land parties W
ow formed, and excursions made ihro
,la. the forest. Heinrich and Helen o
nae met on such occasions. The mai
,ct grew paIer as the time of his lca'
,od drew near. Fred remarked this,
,Ied Heinrich did not. About a week
,ich fore his departure, a party was
adj. cclcd to the Glasskopf. 1, was W
ion suntide, and the sun beumed radian
was day. The party met in Fefcr's gar
- and walked thence TO the rim of