The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-04-04

| " s"e instrumentation OF the mu-
s'cal setise. l had more than once watch
ed him when Ellen sang. A sort of f.
YER agitatcd him; he isolated himself in
corner OF the room, and there in a mute
ecstacy' The poor boy inhaled the poison
| Of love.
The pretensions Of Ellen's two admirers
manifested themselves by attentions of
very different kinds, and in which were
displayed their different natures. The
baron brought Mrs. Muller tickets for
concerts and theatres. Often at the des-
'ert, he would send for delicious Hungari.
an wine, in which he drank the health Of
the ladies, slightly inclining his head to
Ellen, As If he would have said, Il bow to
you alone Werter would stealthil,
place upon the piano new ballad or a
volume Of Poety; and when the young
girl took 1t up, bis face flushed and bright
ened as il the blood were about to burs,
from 1t. Ellen smiled modestly at the
Baron, or gracefully thanked the student;
but she seemed not to suspect that which
neither Of them dared to tell her.
An attentive observer Of all that pass-
ed, | did my utmost 10 read EIlen's heart,
and to decide rs to the future chances of
the Baron's or the student's love. She
VAS passionateIy fond of narratives of
adventure, and, thanks TO the andering
life | had led, was allie to CRAFTY this
taste. l noticed that traits Of generosity
and noble devotion produced an extraor.
d'nary effect upon her. Her eyes spsrkled
as though she would fain have distin
gu'shed, through time and space, the he
70 OF noble action; then tears mois,ened
her beautiful lashes, ms reflection recalled
her TO the realities Of life. understood
that neither the Baron nor Werter was
the man to win her heart; they were Meth.
er OF them equal to her. Had I been ten
years younger, think | should have
been vain enough to enter the lists. But
another person, whom none would a,
hrst have taken for a man capable of
feeling and inspiring n strong passion,
Was destined to carry Of the prize.
One night that we were assembled in
the drawing-room, ono Of the haLituai
visitors to the house presented to us a
Jew, who had just arrived from LemLerp.
and whom business WAS to dc,ain for some
months at Vienna. In n few words. Mr..
Muller made the stranger acquainted with
the rules and customs Of his house. Tn.
Jew replied BY monoay lisLIes, As il he dis
dained TO exPend more words and inteIli
gence upon details so entirely material.
He bowed politely to the ladies, glanced
smilingly at the furniture Of the room,
round which he twice walked, as il in to
ken Of taking possession, and then install.
ed himself in the armchair. This p,nto-
mine might have been translated thus
There am; lDok ut me once for all. and
and then heed me no more Mr.. Nautilus:
that Was the Jews name; had decided
limp in his gait he WAS q man of the
middle height, and Of decent bearinc; his
hair was neglected; but a phrenoloeist
would have read world Of things in the
magnificent development Of his forehoo,l.
The conversation became general. Mr.
Nautilus spoke lite, but ~ soon as he
opened his mouth sverybrdy Was silent.
This apparent Difference proceeded per-
haps m much trom desire to discover
h's weak points, ss'from politsness to.
wards the new conner.
The Jew had one OF those penetrating
and SonorUus voices, whose tones seem 10
reach the very soul, and which impsrt the
words and intiexioDs not less varied than
the forms Of thought. lie summed up
The discussion logically and lucilly; but il
was easy to see that. out Of consideration
for his interlocu,ors, he abstained from
Palt'ng forth his whole strength.
The conversation Was Intentionally led
to religious prejudices {; at the first words
spoken on this subject, the Jews counte-
nance assumed sublime expression. lie
rose at once to the most elevated consider
alton: il was easy to see that his imagi.
nation found itself in familiar sphere
de wound up with so palette and pow
shul sPerOration, that Ellen. yielding TO q
sympathetic impulse. made an abrup.
aovsmen. towards him. Their souls had
mst and were destined mutuslly to CON-
plets each other.
said to myself, That Jew viii be EI
len's husband
Then ! applied myself TO observe him
more stteuiivsl;. When Mr.. Matthias
was pot strongly moved aud animated,