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good little wife. and a dear, happy family
of pretty children. When he was onl,
twenty, and student al the old Univer
sity of Greifswsld, his domestic wishe.
were all the same But he was a very
poor man in those days; neve riheless. he
made up his mind to marry as soon as he
was able to main.hin wife and family;
and more than that. 10 marry no one else
than the pretty Ida, the youngest daugh-
ter OF old Professor Schmidt. under whom
he had studied Roman Law. and the sweet
tempered and pretty Ida had promised to
be his wife whenever he should be ready
to offer her home. But things did not
fall out as either the student Eberhard or
his fair Ida hoped. Old Professor
Schmidt would not consent to part with
his daughter Ida. who was his favorite.
He was. unfortunately. avery sour-.em-
pered, obstinate old gentleman; he said
that Eberhard was too poor 10 marry, and
| could not afford TO have a wife. In this
way year after year went on, Ida's sister
Marie married. and went away to her
husbands home, and her mother, the old
Professors wife. died. and then there as
nobody left 10 look after him but poor
Ida. aud, what was worst Of all, the old
gentleman's temper grew still more and
more tyranical, because he now suffered
so much from rheumatism and tooth
ache.
There did not now seem to be the least
chance in the world that Ida could ever
leave her father Eberhard had been
away two years. and he grew very impa
tient. He had risen from priuat dOcet
without any salary, to be Professor Of
Roman Law in the University of Tubin
gen. He now could abundan;ly afford
| to msittaln that dear little wife that was
only wanted to complete his happiness;
80 he wrote to Ids. saying that she must
consent to marry him at once. and that,
TO make all easy and agreeable. the old
gentleman. her father, should live with
them. Ida was delighted with the pro-
posal; no. SO the old Professor. For
what was he to leave Griefsweld? No
he had no intention Of leaving il! He had
not many years to live, and he was not
going To be torn up by the roo's ror Uuy
body! 1t would be the death OF him.
No, MOI he should stop al Griefswaid, snd
Ida might leave him. il she liked; but he
would never give his blessing to an un-
dutiful child.
1t was very hard both on Ida and her
lover. They waited yet awhile longer;
bu; Tubingen was a very dull place. and
all the professors there wero married. cx'
ceptiug Ebe,hsrd. So at last he wrote
10 Ida, saying that if she could hol marry
him he mus; look ou; for another wife
He quite expected that this would have
determined Ida. by one means or another.
TO obtuin her fathers consent; but, in.
stead of that Ida. who was the most gen
erous hearted and most self forgetting
creature in the world, could not again
anger and distress her old father by urg.
ing her wishes; and. es she knew what a
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and that without family life he could no!
be happy. she wrote, in reply, that. though
it broke her heart, she must give him up,
for that. to leave her old father in his
present state, was impossible. She re-
inrned TO him, therefore. the betrothal
ring which she had faithfully worn SO
many years. and, with anguish Of heart
and many tears, of which she said moth
ing. sen, off her letter.
The Professor received the ring. and
read the letter with the deepest grief
disappointment, and some little anger
He believed that Ida's love for him was
nothing in comparison with what he had
felt for her. He returned to her the
ring which he too had worn with equal
fidelity. with long letter which, instead
of comforting. only added TO her misery
For several weeks he felt very unhappy
and desolate; but oil his married friend:
and accuaintances thought it their duty
to be doubly kind to him. What sisters
and niecss, and cousins. all beautiful
young ladies, were introduced to him al
suppers and little tea parties which were
got up expressly for the occssion! and al
length it appeared TO him that the beau
tiful Caroline. only daughter Of The rich
Oberst or Colonel Hoffman. might pro
bably fill the place in his heart left va
cant by the loss Of his Ida. Caroline. OF
Lima as she was called. was reckoned q
great match, for her father not only wore
many orders at his button hole. hut wal
posse ssed of handsome estate and house
in the Sexon Switzerland which. having
come TO the Colonel by his wife. would
pass direct to his daughter on his death,
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