The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-08-19

hour when the surgeon was to come. that he
might obtain his permission to make an excur-
sion to-day, TO alleviate the impotence of a
lover The trick succeeded the surgeon smiled
archly, promised speedy recovery, but for few
DAYS he must not think of going out They
seemed an eternity to Baler Every moment
he believed people were talking of him and his
passion for the country girl. The surgeon OBJ
served that his patient became feverish anew
and fearing that his impatient longing might
be rs dangerous as the cold air, he allowed
him to 90 out. An hour afterwards, Balcr
drove to Hochsten house. The Minister'S lady
being sick he found her niece alone
Count Steruhof and Miss Won Globen in
tended to deceive one another, and the former
obtained the answer, yes, at the same hour in
which the bridegroom's mother was being car
ried to the grave. The mourning procession
came along the street. as the betrothed stood
| at the window.
"Who is to be buried!" asked Baler struck
| with sudden misgiving
Mrs. Muller answered Seraphne with
repressed voice. Her look fell on Edmund,
who followed the coffin in mourning dress.
Baler had a feeling that he never apprehended
he should know-a feeling of deepest shame
and self-reproach. And, though weaker, there
was a similar feeling in Seraphines breast
On the evening of the following day, as the
afianced came out of the opera house, where
Baler showed himself with his charming bride,
| that he might give society no time for injuri-
Gus conjectures and as he was in the act of
leading the Minister'S lady to her carriage,
yelled figure overlook the maiden, as she re-
manned some little distance behind and we'll
known voice said
.Farewell, Seraphine tomorrow | set off
| for Rome. Your picture, which Count Stern
hof spoiled the second time ! leave behind"
The figure disappeared. Baler, on looking
round for his bride, saw her trembling, and
pale as a corpse, at column of the portal
When he reached home, alone exhausted
from the evenings masquerade, he found a
packet. of letters, that Mr.. Muller had left for
him he tore off the envelope, and to his sur
prise came upon the letters written by him
to his mother; also, her correspondence with
Duchess Waldemar. The unhappy mother
had not destroyed the leaves that ascertaned
his secret and he was moreover betrayed now
when Boosting of being secure. Hastily rum
ming over these overpowering papers, he found
one small leaf written with a firm, manly hand
which contained only these words:
Fear not Count Sternhof The secret
never be revealed by me. ADRIAN"
CONCLUSION
A year later, on serene spring day, there
was what might be called festive life in Eschen,
such as reigned in Nature The whole sur
rounding country, from the most tiny flower,
up to man, seemed spontaneously to have been
decked for the day, on which Hyppolth was
to lead to the hymenial altar his beloved Luz
cie The brightest dream of his youthful life
was now to be realized and people could not
remember to have seen pair more radiant in
happiness
One carriage after another, with wedding
guests, drove into Eschen gate. and nearly all
the apartments of the palace were changed to
banqueting rooms. The Minister'S lady had
already taken her abode there some weeks
sternhof and Gl0ben came later, and to-day
fually the last of the expected guests arrived
| the young preacher of Reichsfeld, whom alone
| Hyppolith insisted on to solemnize his mar
| riage.
Amidst blossomed trees and songs of their
feathered inhabitants the long procession en-
tered the village church, which, iestively deco
rated and TREMENDOUSLY radiating with the sun
beams, received the happy throng with ringing
OF bells and music of the organ. Adrian waited
in readiness at the altar, where his discourse,
dictated by the purest feeling, deeply penetra-
ted the hearts Of the assembled crowd, and
moved the bride to tears But Hyppolith, with
| flashing eyes, looked alternately at Adrian and
Lucie, and when required to confirm his prom
Use, the whole church re-echocd with his hearts
| jubilant "yes
On returning to the palace they found in
the great saloon two long tables, covered
1. Al.
careful and conformabic style; and, as they
took places according to rank and nobility,
the maiden introduced a woman, simply clad,
whom she seated next herself and waited on
with polite attention
1t is Erika's mother!" said Count Eisheim
to the Prince, Soon this intelligence passed
along the table. Erika's conduct seemed to
many as designing, but to others as indescriba-
bly, lovely. Sternhof pronounced it heroic He
perceived Adrian's looks resting alternately on
him and Erika and knew what an untavorable
comparison his brother was obliged to make
between them. Erika since the time of her
coming home, was stranger to Baer. But
IN order to obvlate any unfavorahle conclusion
he was obliged to accept the invitation to Es-
chen. His behaviour to her was Judged of as
before and he remained unnoticed by her
They were still at table, in the happiest hui
NOR, when Frederic brought letter, accom-
panying trunk, to the bridegroom
"The letter il from Edmund" cried Hyppo-
18th, after having given it n transient reading
He is well and sautcs you thousand times
has received very favorable and lucrative offers
in Naples that will detan him some time in that
place. In this trunk he sends us a marriage
present-the portrait Of his bride"
BetrothediN cried several voices, while
Seraphine blushng gazed upon the cover of
| the trunk, which Frederic was about to take
off
Yes yes, here it is, in plain words" said
Hyppolith. "Well, | wish him joy; he de-
serves it,"
The iron fastening finally gave way the
board partition was separated from the trunk,
and an admiring, "Ahl" was heard from all
lips.
A figure borne on clouds garland of stars
about the head the hand pointing to heaven,
the animated face surrounded by bright gold.
en- locks, and the delicate limbs by silver
spangled yesture, revealed itself to their cx-
peetant view.
Z" He has imposed on u.s. cried the PRINCE.
"This is no human being" at is an IDEAL
+" 1t is the art, allegorized" at is inspiration
ut is the being OF his dreams" Such was the
confusion Of voices rs the picture passed from
hand 10 hand for every one wished to ex-
anime it, 10 decipher its allcgory. They beliey-
ed they discovered resemblance that alternate
ly put Lucie, Erika, and Seraphine, to the
| blush. much as these three differed
"In my view" said Elsheim, "the artist
drew a fancy sketch Of his glorifed mother,
when he executed this performance and As q
remembrance ofthe guardian Of her childhood,
Lucie will value it 40 much the more"
1t was very late when the company separa-
ted. Hyppolth, however, wished to 20 with
| nnia 10 Reiohsfeld He secretly carried off