Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-27

send Wilhelm TO the university sooner than
lhev had at first intended.
Three full years lasted the separation of
the lovers, who, on accoun, Of the distance,
the expense Of long journey, had not once
seen each other during this lime. Ye. all
this had wrought no change in their hearts.
The haf-g gro wn maiden, who had hung with
unconscious tenderness on her lover, now
stepped before his ravshed eyes as bloom
F ing young waman, and made no attempt TO
conceal an innocent affection for the play
male <ot her youth, an sffection, of The full
force OF which she was unconscious, and Of
whose danger she, from her ignorance Of
the relations OF society, had no idea. Will
helm, 100, without thinking Of the future,
abandoned himself to The sweet impulse Of
his hcsr,, end the frs, moment of reunion
was heavenly epoch for the lovers.
TIE PASTORS wife was far from sharing
their 10y. With dread she perceived that
all hsr measures were in vain, and ,ha. the
hearts Of the lovers, in spite of lime end alb
sence, remained ever the same. Slill more
anxcinns did she become, when an event.
whica. moreover, should have reused all
the Aonse TO JOY, showed TO her how com
p'eleiy lrIetrlevable were circumstances
Wilhelm, mainly through the patronage of
lie Lord Of Bucheck and the love of the
parish, received assurance of the succession
TO hi. fathers office, and was. meanwhile.
made .,:s assistant. He was thus establish
ed IL i5ucheck here was The scene of his
future life, and here the maiden whom he
loved and could never possess, stood ever
before his eyes.
With inward dread the good mother look
ed toward The future, and tormenied herself
through many sleepless nights, 10 think Of
sklIni means Of separating the young peo
pie, without disclosing to them The danger
Of ,heif situation; and thus, like frightened
night. travellers, making them unhappy by
the mere knowledge of their condition.
One morning, when, the day before, the
Lord 4 Bucheck had returned from a three
days wild hun, and revel, he sen, word to
his daughter to come to his room, ere she
went own 10 The pastors.
Ro.s appeared, dreaming nothing Of wha.
awailfi her, and he informed her, with the
same ,,ne with which be was wont 10 en-
2.-..,.- s..- -s~a-., .::.a: -.
four weeks she was 10 i've her hand TO
Count Ellafelh, the son of The friend Of bis
youth, aud companion in the chase. Rep
'esen'alI"ns, prayers, tears, availed not in
the least; nay, the poor girl could no, even
obtain delay Of few weeks, which she
would have employed in writing to her aun,,
the only beng on earth who exercised the
appearance Of influence on the morose char
acler of tbs Lord OF Bucheck, and in implo-
ring her to aver, the impending misery from
her poor niece. The mere attempt al re-
newsl of this request, under the prelexl Of
the necessary time lor The preparation, so
excited, the wild man, that, heated by yes
'e'day's carouse, and The bloody joys Of the
chase, he snsched, in bis blind rage, at 3
hanger, al the sight Of which, Rosa, uemh-
ling with fear, fed, and tainted away outside
"l the door Of the anle-room. Here she
was found by the hunlsman who was bring
ing breakfast TO her father. He called for
help; they brought her sense Jess 10 her room
and sent a, once, not for her father. bu, for
The pastors wife. |. was long ere Rosa re-
covered her senses
Her first glance fell on her mo,herly friend,
; the mother, too, of him from whom she was
. torn by force and tears which s,rove 10
, hurs. forth, but were restrained BY the iron
I grief of despair, almost threw her back into
! her former Condition. Onlv by an eff"r.
was she able to disclose her unhappiness +"
} The PASTORS wife. aud now her tears gushed
forth, awakened by the sympathy of the
: matfon, and afforded her some relief. But
T her heart was broken-h(e's hope nipped
: in the bud-for this sudden outbreak OF
: misfortune had enlightened her as /" the eX-
scl state Of their feelings; and the impend-
ing separation convinced her that she could
mol possibly live without Wilhelm.
10 him also, by reason of those tdlngs.
: and Rosa's lIiuess, The state of his feelings
} became clear, and he recognised The strength
! Of his attachment for The frs, time, in the
moment when he was called upon 10 give
it up. He now knew thai he passionaleiy
loved, and, wha, is more, that he was loved
, in iurn; yet his manly spiri,, his early ha-
> bit of commanding himself, gave him strength
} 10 subdue his love. He held himself upright
to save her he loved from sinking; and
} when she slowly recovered, when she was
; again able to 60 out and appear in The &C
cuslomed circle, whose relation TO her was
so dreadfulIy changed, he i. was who pre-
pared her 10 submlt patiently to the will Of
her father. Count EIIare,h, her intended
, bridegroom, was rough, but good-hearIed,
and not wi'hon. natural parts ; he sough. to
direct her attention to this, TO derive her
sole consolation from this, not aliogeih
, dark point in her destiny.
The more noble this effort on bis part,
: the more deeply Rosa fel. it, the more sor-
rowful was lis influence upon her, and by
how much the more inmovabe her father
renamed TO oil prayers and en,rea,ies, by
so much the more constan, became her love.