The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-05-20

rsctly and don't think Carl aas goa
you yet mink. Although he added
With half Sigh, I'm almost afraid ]
shan 'ose you sooner than l cxpee-
ted.'
+ Wilhelm Rsiscr bad indeed found
Carl improved. not ia chess p,sy ing
only, but his whole character seened
to have undergone a change. From
The ctbeaded, thoushtless youth who
had ir,rorsuned him . year and q
half syo. he hal become q cautious.
reaect,ux man. His mind lad &C.
quired hrmaess and yisor, aud the
want Of seif reliance, once so appa.
rent, no longer showed titscif. The
pfsLatioa kad 1sns iss seoyk.
VS. will - fatigue The reader, with
the record Of the ms1y bot battles
which cnsued ere Carl triamphed.---
Dossldy end ness presrsescd grew
they, for the old mans pride l,ccan,e
piqued to find his opponent 50 cio.c
upon his heels. and he played with The
uin most cau,.on. every game rs yet re-.
sulIiny in his favor. Bu, Wilhelm Re.
tier was not the Pope. Ia a game
where he was sweeping all before him,
scattering combinations, aDd taking pie.
ccs at n terrible rate, he made an mad.
ver'ent move, apparently u very strong
one. and threatening to bring the pa1is
TO a speedy termination in his favor
Carl was sorely puxsied, and for long
time could see no chance Of escapc.-
Suddenly his attention was rive,rd on
particular piec-, --hc looked At its bear.
ing. then again ut the piece,-could it
be! His heart bounded, his eyes glea,n-
ed,--stop, p,--yes.--it is, Il il, Check.
mate in Eve moves by sacrificing q',een,'
he shouted, almost upset,ins the board
in his esgerness. rs. unable to control
himself. he sprang from the table and
hugged Lima in his arms.
'Donnerm e,ter, mu,tered the old man
hastily, der spiel ist vorlorrn, and Ios.
Il was, sure enough. by the mast.rly
series Of cosps Cnrl had discovered. -
He shook his head like u terrier which
had laid hold Of . hedgehog by mistake.
and didn't like i.--pishcd and rsl,swed
. little, but then gave In with good
grace, and laying down bis huge 'aeers.
chaum.
Thou hast won fairly. lad said lie
cordially, Lima my child, como hhher.'
The blusl'ing. happy girl advanced,
and taking her hand, the old man placed
It in Carl's. saying:-
Take her, my son. and may she
prove the blessing 10 her husband she
has ever been TO her father.
And now. Cnrl, ! think You have
long ceased 10 do ma injustice. II I
read you Alright, you esqiec,ure ny mo-
lives for imposing such trial on you.
Is II not so, lad !?
The young man made no answer. but
the downcast eyes. and eonsciou. flush
on his cheek needed no interpreter.
- l see you do continued Wilhelm
Reiter. 1t was the anxious wish of
your father and myself that our only
children should cement by the bond
Of marriage, the warm friendship
existing between us { if, upon arsi,'
virg at maturity, their feelings should
be in unison and when he was on
his death bed, l soiemly promised him
TO watch over you as my own son.
I need not say how much my own
feelings were interested in you. As
you grew up, 1 marked with pleasure
the mutual affection increasing be,
tween you and my dear child, and de
lighted to contemplate the prospect oi
fulfilling the dearest wish Of your dead
father and myself saw your many
excellent qualities, but also saw, Carl
much that gave me uneasiness in you,
character,--gra faults which threat
ened, if unchecked, to destroy oil
lchancc Of domestic happiness, and
such as | trembled to consign my
child to the influence Of. Generous
aud amiable you were, sincere, hon
orablc and temperate,--a frugal liver,
an afIec,ionate son. But on the other
hand there was wan. Of prudence
and caution your unreHect,ng dnpo
sition allowed you to be acted upor
too much by the judgement Of others
yon had no self reliance more thar
all, you suffered yourself to be daun'
ted by petty difficulties for the wan
Of energy and application to combat
aud overcome them. Nothing but Z
timely and severe schooling eoult
eradicate these weaknesses, which, i
left to themselves, would have exsr
. cised a fatal influence orer the busi
,,ess Of life aud, as had found, b,
long experience, tho wonderfully sal
utsfy effect tha. a studiCus sprlica
ton 10 any one mental pursuit exer
, eises over tie whole mind, l deter
mined to subject you TO task which
! Il may say. whhou. vanity, requires
considerable perseverance, patiei'c'
and energy " accomplish. You ba,,
| nobly justified my expectations, and
, shah row have no anxiety IN commit
ting 10 your care the deares, treasur'
IT.. 4 IL.