Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-27
MIS- c. E l. A n E 0 i S.
ORAL TALES.
Translated for the Home Journal from the German Of
koerner.
THE ROSES,

The Lord Bucheck, since the death oil his
wife, who had long slep. in the slen. vaults
Of the famIly-tomb, lived alone upon his e.
state, whose management was his only care
Just as the chase was his sole recrealon.-
Monotonously and roughly his days fled by
Ills disposition had chosen This mode o.
life, end this again bad worked upon dispo-
siion, so that, from this mutual influence, a
gloomy whole was the result, little adapted
10 form the heart and mind of tender gill
whom his deceased wife had borne him, and
who grew up near her father, like slender
flower al the foot of a dreary rock
Il seemed 10 the Lord of Bncheck a
much too secondary occupation for a mob
lcman to busy himself with the rearing OF a
lIlle child, and he was highly re oIced when
as he. after The death of his wife, was pnZ-
z.ing himself what was to be done with the
grI Of five years old, his body-hun,smen
and confdant, old Thomas, gave as his adj
vice lha, Miss Rosa should be brought up
at The pastors house, who, besides a son a
lllIe older, had two daughters. just about
Rosa's age, and whose vile, the friend in
youth Of The gracious lady now in heaven.
was of a gnad family, and gifted with sll The
accomplishments of a good housewife
Another inducement was that she, from her
early lifs in society. was possessed OF good
address, and several accomplishments, and
was lilied, III every particular, for the edu-
cation OF young lady Of noble birth. The
necessary arrangements were soon made
! The PASTORS wife deemed herself happy
To save The child of her dear friend from
neglect and thus prove 10 her, even after
death, her love; and the Lord Of Bncheck
wes Tor hls part. very glad TO be saved from
all perpleXities about govetnesses or bne,d-
ng->chooIs 1t was arranged that Rosa
should, however, sleep al the Castle, and
during such time should be delivered over
10 The csre Of an old h"usekeeper, the only
female above The rank Of se.vau, in Buch-
ech's house, but should spend The day, un-
I'll lale lnihe evening, al the PASTORS. il
appeared 10 ,he father contrary To his posi-
ZION, To give her entirely into the hands Of
II" civi!!<ne; tit "a So .s: ,.e..:, >:< = :,
iosmed by them, seemed To him Of far less
cons >equence. The situation Of The TWO
uelltng-houses favoured lhIs arrangement.
Tor beween them extended Ihe large noble
garden Of the manor, and Rosa needed only
10 go in the morning down lhe shadnwv al
leys, pass at the end of The park, through
The lilie gate, into the courtyard Of her los-
! ier-pareHiS.
! Thus was everything arranged to lhe con-
! tent of bo'h parties, anG Rosa grew up cn-
der the oversight Of the worthy paslnr's
ife. and the tuition of her husband, gen
! le modest maiden, formed for every high
tr virtue. Tie learning Of the pastor ad-
orned her reason. his plety formed her heart
the example and instruction of his wife
laugh, her housekeeping, wIthon, her being
deficient in sught Of ,hat fine address with
bich she was 10 make her entrance int"
society; the most potent influence, howev-
er, was her daily intercourse with an anna
he, honest, God fearing family. in whose
circle she had never seen aught unbecoming.
never heard aughl improper. Holy snd
pure renamed her soul, the temple Of ST.
len, pIety and gentle virtues.
Thus she grew up, con,enled and simple
as upon quIel island of un,roubled bliss
though. nothing of the cares of the world
and scarce had any conception thereof. tha
there was such q hing as difference in rank
or distinction in bifth, and that she herseI
was sprung Of a totally different cas'e from
those who were dear Ia her.
| Wilhelm, the pastors son, who was a few
wears Older than Rosa, had played with heI
III childhood, had, at later period, inslruc'
ted her IN many things, or al least had re-
newed his fathers teachings with her, ant
she had, in consequence, compr ehended ant
ppI
She loved 10 learn in his company, ant
received into her mind his views, his Judge.
menls, his impressions, and thus grew witt
him to en- InseparabIe existence, which, il
two halves, was bul the representation o
one hole.
The good pas,er, wha, with the care o
souls, instruction and literary emplo! menl
had so much to do, that he remark ed moth.
ing what went under his eyes, and had nc
suspicion il Wilhelm and Rosa were logelh
er always; and thus, as they grew W
their looks, their words, their hole de-
pertinent showed deep affection, which
slumbered unconsclousy in the breast O
both, and only needed an awakening spark
to burst forth into clear, destructive flame
What he did not see, escaped not, however
the walchful eye of his wife: she knew
what sor, Of feeling had stepped into ,ht
place of the former ssterIy attachment, ant
she was frightened a, il, for Rosa's birth
her fa,hcr's ancestral pride, and the mourn
fuI 10. of TWO young people rose clearly be-
fore her.
Gently and unremarked, she sought to
check The growing evil, and contrived dexle
rously whilst sacrificing her own materna