Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-09

people have avoided us for some lime,
as if it were pest house." said Mrs.
Helmold; "even those whom we thought
our most devoted friends, avoid US in
adversely"
"Then make me your friend IN adver-
sity," said the baron, "and permit me
10 be your protector from prison"
The baron had determined to stay no
longer than was absolutely necessary to
execute the dukes commission-but the
couple Of minutes took up the whole eve
ming. How noble was the mother. how
spiritual the daughter, who seemed to
breath in an atmosphere of inspiration!
When Leinau had taken his leava, the
mother and daughter fell weeping on
one another's necks. Their guardian
anlge was the subject of their converse
tiou until far into the night, and all
through the day following. One will not
deem ii strange that the guardian angel
took the trouble 10 appear upon many
succeeding evening, to inform himself Of
the wishes and wants of the bereayed
family.
THE SENTENCE
"You were right, Leinau," said the
duke, veIedly, throwing aside the report
of Helmold's trial; "Princes are no, half
SO much inclined to be despots, as their
people are to be slaves. The wretched
eye. servants And so a mere hint, a
bare look. was enough to put an end 10
all their honesty. Lsw and right, which
are their own sole protection. they tram
pie under foot to:please me. Life, honor.
liberty, and property, nothing is safe any
longer. Well, dear Leinau. see slaves
cannot be friends, and princes have no
true friends. They must seek them
among their equals. Do you remain
faithful to me with your sincerity, and
scatter this enchantment about me, or
am lost.'
The duke and Leinau embraced, and
renewed the oaths of friendship.
80, friend" continued the duke, ''is it
not abominable TO dive the good Hell
mold from his office, 10 Danish him from
the land, TO confscate his property, on
account of a mere forgetfulness, for few
words, spoken long ago in confidence.
for publishing statements which we're in
everybody's hands. and which no law
required to be kept secret? Even the
finding of the secret correspondence
among the papers of your predecessor,
who had taken them without the knowl-
edge Of the State Secretary or the Reg
istrar, has not been enough to vindicate
the good He!mold. 1t is made a crime
in him, whether he knew of it, or did
not know. A delinquent in either case.
But Ferlarch's noble remons;rance shall
be printed at the public expense. Let
the case go before the Court of Appeal.
l will await the sentence of that, and then
we will Act"
But the sentence of the Court of Ap-
peal was in Helmold's favor. The duke
received it joyfully. He directed the
president of the privy council to be call
ed Immediately, and said, "Leinau, in
nocence conquers!''
Because they found out in the Court
of Appeal. noble prince. how angry you
were at the petlifogging and abuse of
law in the Supreme Court. Had you
only been able to conceal your real
thoughts 8 little longer, who knows
whether Helmold would not have been
found guilty by the Court of Appeal. al
so?" said the baron.
81 will cashier these subservient judg-
es," cried the duke, "and form a new
court; at the head of it shall be the just
and independent Ferlach. will dismiss
the Secretary Wandel frcm his Office,
and the honest Helmold shall take his
place"
"But to raise the intelligent and up
right man in his true place." continued
the duke, is simply duty eve to the
State. We owe him, besides, some 9TH
er compensation, for we have made him
and his domestic peace the victims of
an experiment. have learned much
by this experiment, much; l have learn
ed that we princes are much to be COM
miserated: that we are so situated that
we can neither know ourselves, nor the
people about US; that by precipita:e.
thoughtless decision, by q mere wink of
the eye, we may do more mischief than
with the best intentions and soundest
wisdom we are ever able to do good;
and that scarcely one in twenty of our
subjects is great enough to love truth
and right above everything. For all
this, l owe thanks to Helmold. | thank
him that, by his means. l have learned
to prize you, Leinau, more than ever
How shall we repay him?"
CONSEQUENCES.
l. was like a thunderbolt to many,
and particularly to the Supreme Court,
and to Herr Won Wandel. when. on the
following day, the sentence of the Court
of Appeal and the decision of the duke
were made known, and when it was
known. too how the nresident of the pri-