Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-02-09
NUMBER 8.

was happily married, and Ellen was sever
years old. Our little fortune had been i'm
paired by a succession Of ilosses fJr which
this inheritance would lconpensaie.f saa
Zone day went TO my lawyers b re
ceive the money, He had disappeared Ia
king it with him. Despair took possession
Of me; dared not ;mpart the fatal II VS. Il
my wife. aAd | confess it with shame, i de
termined on suicide. All that day | ram
bled abou. the country, and at nightfall J
approached the banks Of the Spree Clim.
bing upon aparapet Of high bridge, I gaz.
ed with gloomy delight into the dark wat.
ers that rolled beneath. On my knees up
on the stone, | offered up short and fer
vent prayer TO Him who wounds and heals
commended my wife and daughter to His
mercy, and precipi!ated myself from the
bridge. ] was struggling instinctively against
death, when / felt myself seized BY avigor-
Gus arm. A man swan near me, and drew
me towards the shore, which we both
reached
at was so dark that could not distin-
gulsh the features of my preserver. But
the tones Of his voice made an inpr ressiou
upon me which has not yet been elfaced,
and | have met but one man whose vUics
has reminded me Of that Of the generous
unknown. He compelled me to go home
with him, questioned me as to my motives
for so desperate an act, and, to my extreme
astonishment handed me portfolio contain
/ ing forty thousand horins on the express
condition that should take no steps TO lind
him out. / urged him to accept my mar
riage-ring, at sight of which promised to
repay the loan, as soon as il should be pos
sible for me 20 do 50. He took the ring,
and / left him, with heart briIn full Of graf
litude..
ii vii not attempt to describe the Joy
with which once more embraced my only
daughter. God alone can repny my bene-
factor all the good he did us. l arranged
my affairs, we set out for Vienna. where
formed this establishment, of which can
not consider myself more than the temper
airy Possessor. You. perceive, gentlemen,
that Ellen has no dowry to expect, and that
We may at any moment be reduced 70 a
very precarious position. &
Ellen's face was hidden by her hands
When Mr.. Muller ceased speaking. we s i'll
listened. Presently the Jew broke silence.
Il have little" he said, "to add to your
narration; the man who was so fortunate as
to renderyo service remained cripple
for the rest of bis days. When be plunged
into the Spree he struck against stone,
and since then he limps as you perceive"
We were all motionless with SURPRISE
Then Malthus drew ring from his finger
and handed it to Mr.. Muller The counte-
nance of the latter. generally SO cold in its
expression. was suddenly extraordinarily ag-
itated: tears started to his eyes, and he
threw himseifinto his pressrver's arms.
cali that possess belongs to you," be
cried, "and have the happiness to inform
you that your capital has doubled"
"Of all that you possess" replied Malth-
US, 81 ask but one thing, to which have
no right" e a
The worthy German took the hand of his
daughter. who trembled with happiness and
surprise, and, placing it 10 the hand Of the
Jew
"Sir." he said, addressing himself to me.
"you who have seen the world. and are dis
interested in this question. do sou think that
| could do better ?"- Chambers JourRal