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

fHends. aad siacs DE death Of Jo;,au
Anssbais. ~hieh happened when carl
VAS osly nine ysars Cd. wiiAela Rel.
ter.s counsel ,saA aas;s1anos haa been
d ~ Grsaasss ssrvies 10 Ne sidcw,
wAo ssa'isss& - carry o. ths small
bas 'heiviny farm her husband had lefi
een Shc te hs1 10 . great measure
ssfflisd tho rlses Of linAs mother to
~ csphaned babe for the good mil.
ier's .hss had died in g,viss birth to
her 6rst chiid--whose earliest years
we're spent entirely under her foster
isg ears. .
Brought mp thus together, il vas
no sender that The .dawl.ing of youth
tasyht tAs two p.aynaAss 70 feel ahst
sweet, vnaeaiahle Attrsotisu Which
adolescence quickeseA into passion,
un.il, At ths respective age, Of twenty
snd seventeen. the youth and maiden
had discovered, BY mutual confession,
that life would be intolerable il diyi.
ded; and accordingly, Carl made his
prayer to the old man for bis daush
.er's hand, never doubling that, a.
the good miller had always trea Cd
him with the affection Of . son, he
| would not hesitate to make bin, ~ in
rcality.
And, truly, there did seem 70 rea-
son to anticipate a refusal. Carl, al.
though so young, was man grown,
could outwork sny laborer on the
farm, MAS temperate, smiable and sin.
ecrc, and altogether o tine, openheart
ed. clever young fellow. But lie was
deficient in reflection and steady res.
/ olution. .a.
/ These defects. showing themselves
in an extremely Plastic disposition,
| placed his mind too much under the
control Of others, und sometimes mar
red the success Of an enterprise well
begun but time and experience might
teach him the lesson Of sclf-reliancc.
His worldly position, though not
equal to that Of the prosperous miller.
was yet . fair one. Johann Anschutz
had left his small farm we'll stocked
and ia excellent ssndition, aud, altho'
the seasons had been unpropitious Of
late, . few years of patient arplica-
tion and good management promised
to place Carl and his mother above
the reseh Of any freak Of fortune.
! All this Wilhelm Reiter knew a.
we'll a. himself, from having been left
joint executor with the widow and
70. when the old man gave but con.
sent, depending on 50 strange and dit.
icult an ultimatum, Carl's astonish
ment and vexation knew no bounds.
The miller listened to the ardent
representations Of tho young man
with kindness--professcd no. the least
objection to his prospects, and even
encouraged him to the task but, un.
til Carl had won a game Of chess of
him, on equal terms, Lima was no
bride for him.
Poor Carl prayed, cntreated him to
alter his determination, representing,
with all the fiery impetuosity Of his
nature, the strength Of their mutual
attachment. and the misery he would
entail on Lima and himself BY a length
encd separation; but arguments, ex'
rostulations, were Of no avail. The
Old man mildly but firmly reiterated
his Fixed resolution, concluding the in
teryiew by saying
No, Carl, you cannot alter my re
solve so begin at once, lad /; and i
you love Lima a. you say, shall sool
see it BY the progress you make
You have plenty Of talent, and, viii
ordinary application and care, ough'
soon tc play as good a game as do
Meanwhile, my dear boy, don't thinI
Tam acting from sheer caprice. Nj
reasons you shall some day know
You shall have every chance Of sue
cess will even give you regula
lessons Of instruction, apart from ouI
games and, to show you I reall,
wish you TO win her, l shalt place NJ
restrictions on your intercourse viii
Lima. Come as often as ever, anf
the faster you improve, the better
shaA be pleased. "a Y. o.
1t Was really hard task old VII
helm had imposed on poor Carl, 70
, be Was known to be one Of the bes
! players In the district-some said tn
very best ; and Carl had only latch
learnt the FIRST principles Of the gam
3 from him. 1t interested him. he said
!? but only as an amusement lie ha
E not patience or perseverance to stud
: it scientifically, and now that bis hap
: piness depended on the progress h
made in lis my steries, lie alwsys la
ted it, - night after night he pore
!. over the books getting bewiidcre
in the pases Of the different 'oper
/. ings,' and their variations, until h
s went TO bed dreaming Of andiscovere
/. ganbsts,' mpcssitle mates an
I nine queens on the board