Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-06-02

"'S 9"hV' lucy ehy lS IlCH anu OeaullIHI,
ali! how freely would ! destroy each ample
'ress, and scatter it upon the winds. did lie
not love to smooth it with his fingers"
Months rolled away, and Elia watched her
herds alone and in sadness, for nothing was
heard OF Adolpb, and the demon of war con-
'inued to spread his desoation over the land.
II was proposed to raise a sum by contribu-
ton among the inhabitants Of the mountains,
which should be placed in the general fund,
and appropriated To the use OF the intrepid
defenders of the king, when the father of
Ella was called upon for his proportion, he
bad nothing To give, and the noble.hearted
girl then, for the first time, felt the want OF
wealth.
Father. let us sell our fi9ck,, said she;
eve viii bc amply repaid 10 the freedom we
shall enjoy. and, when peace comes again, l'm
sure can work for you"
"No my darling," answered the old man,
"our country requires no such sacrifices, we
must not deprive ourselves Of the means of
livelihood"
Ella reflected for long while, and formed
ii thousand plans for raising sum Of m Dney
worthy of being given in aid Of the patri-
otto cause; but all her schemes were imprae-
tlcahe, and she even wept iu solitude for her
inability To- serve her country.
Would that these locks were wires of
gold" exclaimed she, running her fingers
through the clustering tr,>srs, ns they daliied
~iilthe wind; Il might then give them for
the genrral gou'i. Can they not be sold ?
will go To Breslau aud offer them; they may
bring but tre, vet they are all have To
4 Il a.. l.. 4
beholds me derived of my grratest beauty.
what will he say Alas! he will turn from
me; he will love me- nn more Well be it So
| will sacrifice his ve in the cause Of lbcr-
typ
Shcnccorlin.ly procre,lcd to B.csIal aud
offered her hair for sale to ire f,st iri,seui
in the CITY.
The lovelincss Of the Young ri aud the
novelty of her offrr. caused th,. person e. in.
qnire why she robbed herself of such lrat!lu
trcssrs? On receiving her answer. he was
as;onishrd at he extraordinary and disinrr
estcd feeling Of patriotism displayed by une
80 young and interesting.
81 will take The lncks, my pretty girl" said
he, admiring the snftntss nf their texture,
"aud turn them into bracelets Ever, body
will buy when they kno sof whose hair they
were made"
The delighted girl received the proff.rcd
sum- and flew to add it to the general iull
The iirssrur had predicted right; the story
got wind and The ladies' and gentlemen of The
city hlcRed to his store to purchase the hrrcc-
le marked with he namr Of ELLA. Among
others Young officer If high rank, hen,in.
tn. story. enleavorrd tn obtain one uf the ar.
tcles. The vendrr had bat on" l.ft, aud as
he had already raised u very considerable
sum from their sale. he intended TO keep that
for himself The officer examined the culur
and texture OF the hair, and when his eyes
fell on the name If ELLA smile If priI,.
and gratitude cnrlcd his Zip. and he uttered
"it must he her" Ie "mplied his purse up.
on the countrr, and told the man To take it all
for the bracelet. who, being dazzlrd Nv the
sight Of so mu"h gold readily consented, and
the officer left The shop with the treasure
pressed to his lips.
II 4
Ella" said Adnlph, as he sat by the
side of the mountain maid, "whrre are the
luxurian locks that formerly hung around
your neck? went and fought at your bid.
ding and now come to claim my reward :"
''Ad"lph," answered she, al became j.al
Gus Of nv hair; your heart was entangIrd
among its thick cnrls; the more | comh,ad
them. the more they wehhed around the
heart and so cut them of Do you moi
love me without my lncks?"
Love you, Ella? Could do less than
worship you, since ynn have so noblv married
vour beauty for the benefit Of your country !?
Lo"k at this bracelet-the hair is yours-the
name is yeurs"
Thus caugh:. the generous girl thought it
useless 10 denv the IA is here recorded She
confessed ALL and shortly afterwards was the
wife of the stranger Adolph. and Countess
of Rutland.