Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-01-11

Ter, as if he were assisting al religious ser
vice, translated The accents of that universal
Language according to his sympa,hIes, his
associations, and the habi.ual direction of
his ideas.
was no, long in perceving that Baron
Moth end young student named Wer,er
were particularly sensible 10 Ellen's charms
snd merit. In The baron, middle-aged man,
there was a mixture of dignity and eager
ness which betrayed on almost constant
Struggle between pride and the energy Of .
strong passion. !, is between the ages of
thirty and forty ,ha, the passions have most
empire over US. At that period of life the
character is completely formed; and as we
we'll know what we desire, so do we strive
to attain our end with all the energy of q
perfect organization.
Werter was little more than nineteen
years old. He was tall. fair, and meIan-
choly. am pursuaded that love had re-
vealed itself to the young s,uden. by The in
termedaion Of the musical sense. ] had
more than once watched him when Ellen
sang. sor, Of fever agi,s,ed him; he iso-
ated himself in corner of the room, and
there, 10 a mute ecs,acy, the poor boy in
haled the poison Of love.
The pretensions Of EIlen's two admirers
manifested themselves by attentions Of very
different kinds, and in which were display
ed their dlfferen. natures. The baron brought
Mrs. Muller tickets for concerts and theatres.
Often a, the desert, he would send for de-
Iicious Hungarian wine, in which he drsnk
the hesl'b of The ladies, slightly incliu;ng
| his ho al IN Eil,N IF bo Spo,,lJ I'D
bow to you alone. Werter would steal
'hily place upon the piano a new ballad, or
q volume Of F"elry and when the young
girl took il up, his face flushed and bright
ened as if the blood we're abou. 10 burst from
it. Ellen smiled modes,Iy at The baron, or
grsce(uIly thank ed the student; but she seem
ed mott suspec, ,ha, which neither of them
dared to tell her.
| An attentive observer Of all that passed,
did my uimos, 10 read ElIen's heart, and TO
decide as TO the future chances Of the bsron's
or the students loves. She was passionate
Iy fond Of narratives Of adventure. and,
thanks TO The wandering life had led, was
/ able 30 CRAFTY .his .ssie. I.naieed tina,
traits Of generosity end noble devotion pro-
duced an extraordinary effrc, upon her,
Her eyes spsrkled as though she would (sin
have distinguished, through time and space,
the hero Of noble action; then tears mois-
tened her beautiful lashes, az reflection re-
called her TO the reslI,ies of life. under
stood that neither The baron nor Werler was
The man TO win her heart; they were nei,h-
er Of Them equal TO her. Had been ten
years younger, ! think should have been
vain enoug h to enter The lists. But another
person, whom none would at frs, have Ia
ken for man capable Of feeling and inspir-
'ng strong passion, was destined ,o.carry
otf The prize.
One night, that we were assembled in the
drs " ing-roo one Of the hsbilnal visitors
to the house presented TO us Jew, who had
jus. arrived from Lemberg, and whom busi-
ness was to deIain for some m onths a, Wen
ma. In few words, Mr.. Muller made The
stranger acquainted with the rules and Gus
toms Of the house. The Jew replied by
monosy tables, as if he disdsined to expend
more words snd intelligence upon details
so entirely material. He bowed politely to
The ladies. glanced smilingly a. the lurni.
lure Of The room, round which he twice
"dihSus o> ~ I'LL tOhFu VI 'dhiuk pOeeCFSiOus
md then installed himself in an armchair.
This pan,omime might have been translated
thus: "Here ] am; look at me once for all,
and then heed me no more" Mr.. Mallhus
thu, was the Jews nsme-had a decided
limp in bis gait; he was man Of The middle
height, end Of decen, bearing; his hair was
neg IecleG; bul phrenoloeisl would have
read world of things in the magnificen,
development. of his forehead.
The conversation became general. Mr..
Malhus spokelule, but as soon as he opened
his mouth everybody was silent. This ap-
parent Difference proceeded perhaps as much
from a desire 10 discover his weak points as
from poli,eness towards the newcomer.
The Jew had one Of those penetrating
and sonorous voices whose tones seem 10
reach the very soul, and which impar. to
words infections not less varied than The
forms of thought. He summed up The dis
cusson logically and lucidly; bu, j. was
easy to see that, out of consideration for his
in'erlocu'ors, he abs'ained from putting forth
his whole strength.
The conversation was intentionally led
10 religious prejudces al the first words
spoken on this subject, The jews counten-
ance assumed sublime expression. He
rose al once 10 the mos. elevated considers
slons: i! was easy to see .ha. his imsg inalion
found itself in femilisr sphere. He wound
up with SO pathetic and powerful perors-
tion, that Ellen, yielding 10 q sympathetic
impulse, made an abrupt movement towards
him. Their two souls had met, and were
destined mutually TO complete each other.
/ said 10 myself, that Jew will be Elen's
husband.
Then | applied myself 10 observe him
more s,tenliveIy. When Mr.. Mal,hus wss