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

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The Prince, subdued by the spiritual ascend
ancy Of Adrian, looked him steadily in the face J;
then said, as if musing-
al also wish, and so does Lucie, that we may
die.n
Two persons now entered the chamber and
Edmund threw himself beside his sister, at his
mothers bed She looked with faint smile
on her youngest son, but appeared not to remem-
Der him. Hyppolith stared, motionless on the
group Count Eisheim went up to Adrian, and
whispering gently, both went into an adjoining
room.
An hour afterwards, the Count stood with
his daughter, arm in arm, between the sons of
Luce's foster-mother, by her corpse.
"Oh, had she been able to take with her the
deluson," said he; for she loved my child as
| if it had been her own.
Hyppolith not being able to bear the sultri-
| ness Of the chamber and the astounding intel
ligence revolved it as he went through the
streets of the city into the free air. and re-
manned during the night in restless agitation.
A BETRoTHMENT.
Count Sternhof sat in a commodious arm
chair, still carrying his arm in sling, and a
twitch of pain passed across his handsome face.
journals lay before him on the stand, but be
seemed to pay no attention to them, though he
| wanted pastime From time to time he look
ed at his watch, and impatiently murmured,
| The parade is over some time ago. | wish he
| would come; his tattle diverts me-" This wish
| was soon fulfilled. The person longed for came
| in, and the Counts eyes frightened up q.
Good morning, Globen, glorious that thou
hast / r,a1 nj. L. Al
Dost thou bring any news!' asked he
"News only" cried the Baron, laughing.
Wonderful, most wonderful histories And
| first of all, must ask thee if thou art strong
| enough to bear most astounding Surprise
."Only to =" cried Baler, pleased at being
| reused from his apathy. "To it, my good Clio.
| ben"
"Now for the most important first" said
| Globen, erecting himself {" Mrs Muller is
| dead Baler colored up This information.
| communicated in so unprepared manner, had
somewhat alarming in it, and made him trem-
BILE. Globen, who noticed it. humorously said,
" If thou art frightened already had better
not proceed. Above all, your meeting, mean
| thine with the Prince, and the demands before
Mrs. Mller's door which even now | cannot
comprehend, since never before knew thee to
y,
her portentous fright, and laid the founda-
ton Of nervous fever. For thou hadst in a
measure so entwined myself into her phanta-
sizes, that she called thee her son, her beloved
| child However, but stay Something
now occurs to me like scales falling from my
| eyes. Thou vast in her house before We
met thee on street, where thou positively
refused to speak out and behaved so myste-
| riousy. Thou may'st well remember it, and
that thy resemblance to the preacher is stri-
king, and d.
81 beg thee, GlOben," said Baler, again col
lecting himself, "let us have no coniectures
| did not know the woman at ALL and she knew
me as little. And now come to something else
Thou said'st a little while ago that thou had st
quite wonderful history for me am eager
| to hear it,
"Then hear. Just at the most solemn mo.
ment of the union of the betrothed pair, the
| Prince rushed in like a mailman to stab the
bride, and know not how many more. Thou
knowest his blind passion, for thou art still Ia
boring under its consequences. Now, therefore
the theatre coup produces its moving effect and
| the country girl behaves like nervous saloon
lady. And now first, Hyppolith notices the
| dying woman. He is disarmed Then lust
apropos comes Count Eisheim with the paint.
er. The father Of the founding is discovered
The unfortunate preachers daughter suddenly
| becomes rich countess in her fathers arms,
and at the corpse of old Mrs. Miller the festi-
val OF acknowledgment comes to pass How
all hangs together have not yet been able to
| learn, but 80 much is certain: that Rrika, the
proud, ovcrbearing Countess, who rid cnles us
| all, and Al whose feet thou hast languished so
| long in vain, is no more nor less than n cOun-
| try girl, who was palmed upon the cunning
Count by his more cunning tenant
"This truly is news of the highest impor-
tance," said Baler, with forced smile But
| it pleases me that my con- ectures have been
confirmed Thou assertest, it is true, that |
have 'gratuitously languished at Erika's feet /;
| nevertheless; ! must tell thee this was by no
means the case. IL she pleased me for mo-
ment the charm of novelty alone attracted
me. | too soon discovered in herr may now
confidently say-somethng rustic in her char
acter, that offended my delicacy, and was re-
pulsive. And thought it cannot have escap-
ed thee, what lady should next engage my at
tentionn
Goben played the ignorant, and with o
laugh, said, "Thou may'st be forever glad
therefore, that when the charm of novelty first
enchanted thee thou didst not suffer myself to
be completely bound"
| THAT never entered my mind, affirmed
Baler
But now farewell" cried Globen; 81 have
more visits to make to tell the news in other
places"
"It will excite universally pleasant sensa-
ton, for Erika was not at all beloved" answer.
ed Baler But where does she stay now
| Will she remove to her parents in the farm
house,"
"That | do not know but 40 much is Ger.
tain, that as soon AZ Mrs Muller is buried, the
Count with both his daughters will return to
Eschenn
Baler, when alone, was assaulted by com.
pication of feelings. His mother was dead
| Was not this the same as if be was free And
could he not under these circumstances rejoice
in the liberty he 30 ardently desiredl All the
scenes in which he had 80 coolly rejected his
mothers love, in which he had deceived her,
and filled her heart with grief and bitterness
passed through his mind He might have
made amends but it was now too late Her
last piercing shrek sounded in his ears His
GOODNESS his filsebood, extorted it; and by the
stab with which his want Of flial affection
pierced her heart, she died, slowly bleeding "a
exhaustion. I" But | could not do otherwise .
sighed he; and quoting and doceiving himself
with this excuse his thoughts fitted from the
death view to another object that gave him nc
less pain. He who had the hardihood for
mere prejudice, TO let n mother die, had been
silly enough to sue for the favor Of woman
from the lowest class Of society. Globen hal
openly said it TO his face; and as he had not
failed TO deride him for his absurd mistake, 50
others might point the finger at him. making
his situation with Erika an object of wittiosm
and he would rather DO despised, than abused
pited, and laughed at All this impeled lin
to devise some plan to evade and obyiate the