The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-11-28

le IfHSpec ctsthat the letter cOJltalned Apri
ie posal.+. Mr. Muller read Il with after
If tionsand han: led it to his wife, who rag
oil idly glanced over it, aud cast scrut
2 tdizing glance at her daughter, to max
= sure whether OF no she was forewarne
: of this step A mother,s pride is alway
e aattered under such circumstances, an
! the first impulse is generally favorabl
Z to the man whd has singled out the OBJ
: ject; of her dearest affections but th
: tsecond Jhpp ght is one of prudence -
3 paratloI, he III any riskslpF tie future
: soon check The instructive Satisfaction o
the maternal heart, and thousand nc
sltivcs concur to arrest The desired con
sent sasTa.3 Efi5-s a
j Il g .Itwere well, : she SAID q'9ato know
what lfliepst hia " ss4s.g z 1I soitsaf s
The words were Ike ray of light te
fthe.poor girl, whose countenance express
4 ed The utnos. surprise :
Besides, he.is-very young, y added
Mrs. Mulles:Il Iloud scpougll for thelbaroi'
to hear =
~ NerteE's position was painful hc
Estammered few words, became embar-
rassed. and abruptly left the room.
CA mere child, .quoth the baron,
* who should besent bpe to his booksf'
+ Malthus, who had observed all that
passed, rested his two hands on his stick,
like 4 man disposed. to argue the point,
aud warmly defended the student. =
AIt c2Inot be denied p. he said, in
feonclusion, that tbe young mans choice
pleads in his favor :, and his cmbarrass-
ment, which at his age IS not unbecom-
ing, proves, IN my opinion, that. whilst
Inspiring to 50 great a happiness, he has
sufficient modesty to admit himself mn
worthy of 1t. = sst ts{t,s
Ifea. declaration we're a sufieient
proof of merit Interrupted the coun-
lsciior, . knew d. e man who would not
hesitate e''Astl RES sEisssssszei sci =
bsa And who is'that ~ inquired Mrs.
sFnIler, with i'll eoncaaie1 c;Iriosity.,
Myself, 'tnadain replied the coin-,
ciIorL@ Bdrrn von Moth.
- BY the way IN whicfi1his was spoken,
thed;ssyIla bic .11seLf7 appeared length.
ened by all the Importance of the per
Esnnage, eE s
sfesA At my age men DO 9hdt.c..iaage. coa-
tinued the baroi, aud the present lis
a gu rahtee for the future''st 80 = Z.
Ellen was really to be pittieds When
Malthds took Werter's s part, saw that
she was on The point of faiuting Her
countenahee naturally SO gcatfe, was
EoSersba.leked BY IAN expression of texa-
Ition and rdispleasurc = She had taken
the sbeGeroIeht defence as a mark.
Pef Indifference. Whilst still iuDdeT the
iafaesfese OF p spa aiGFnl IMPRESSION, the
baronts declaration came to add to her
agitatioa; she cast reproachful glance
at AIiltlius aud swoonei away. The q
jew Rprane forward, took her in his arms,
laid her onaa sofa, and knott down be- !
side>hcrs ~
/ 20 You have not understood me, then, "7
he exclaimed -
Ellen opered her eyes, and beheld at
her feet Il Elaif whom her he5S had Sc
Iected and, absorbed in her passions,
.uHconseinus of the presence of thoss who
stood around. she inufmured in-a feeble
voice -
es ours Yours alonc Ever yours y
( :. Sir ssid Nautilus to Mr. Muller,
g my proposal comes rather late but
hope you will be SO good as to take it
into consideration 30
In the Jews manner there was the
dignity of man in position to dictate
conditions. Ellen had recovered herself
As to Mr. Muller, there had not been
time for his habitual phlegm to become
disturbed; but his wife could not re-
strain smile at this dramatic compli=
cation whose clcaonDtcnt remained in sus-
pensc. ass s
g Mr.. Y > ,'asaid she to me, somewhat
rnaliciously, g do you not feel the effect
ofexample ?''T e
$ Perhaps / might have been unable
to resist replied, 'shad not Mr. NAL
thus declared himself before me- ~
Ellen blushed, and the jew pressed
my hand. just then AYertcr rc-entered
the roonI, palesand dewncast, like man
who comes to hear sentence passed upon.
him. There was profound sileneefwhicli
lasted several minutes: or at least seem
ed to me 10 do SO. AT last Mr.. Muller
broke it. a.. f a
Gentlemen he said, :" am much
fattered by the honor you have done
He paused and seemed to be recall
ing past eveTts to his m nd. During
this short silence, Werter gazed at US in
turn withtan air of astonishment, and l
doubt not that he included nfe in the
number of his riyals sa
e 81 haze something to toll YOU, con
timed Mr. Muller, !" which will per-
haps modify your presedt intentions.--
About ten years ago [ had to visit Ber
lin, where my father had just died.-c
The winding upsof his affairs proved
complicated and troublesome, and was
obliged to place M interest in the hands
of lawyer who had been recommended
To me as extremely skill full The busi- !
ness at last settled, Efound myself enti-
tied to about forty thousand forms,
which proposed to embark in trade
Iswas happily married. and Ellen was
seven years old. Our little fortune had
been greatly impaired by asuccession of
losses for which this inheritance would
cenipensate. &sEes
g One Cay / went to my lawyers to
receive my money. He had disappear
ed taking IL with him. Despair took
possession of me I dared not impart
the fatal news to my wife, and confess
it with shame, I determined on suicide.
All that day / rambled about the coun-
try, and at nightfall approached the
banks of the Spree. Climbing upon the
parapet of high bridge, gazed with
gloomy delight into the dark waters that
rolled beneath. Or my knees upon the
stone, offered up short but ferYept
prayer to Him who wounds and heals
I commended my wife and daughter to
His mercy, and prccipitated myself from
the bridge. was struggling instinct