The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-05-26
Srlrrtpa Sturu.
The Artists Daughter.
A TALE OF RIIINELAND.

oahEs of Tie khine. lie had heen mar
r'ed SIX years to'a lovely woman, who
Was the Jo! of his heart and the the liyh,
of hls home; she appreciated his art and
stimulated his exertious abe never an
oyed hun by complaining Of poverty but
III II any secret hour OF labor. cont rived
to procure msans TO relieve their real
wants. The artist loved his wife even
more than lis art, tor she seemed III.
s"ui that enbodied and created his Ideas.
shr seeined 10 lend wings to h> genius.
which without her could not tree itself
FROM tie chill. a'msphe Q Of earth.
Soon alter the sixth celebration u their
nuptisi day, the wife WAS taken Nj and
died. We will draw n veil between US
aud the sorrow "f the husband il is too
holy {" be Pr"ianed by curious ever. lie
buried his treasure III the warm tosom uf
earth, and owe, resting place planted
l"ve's own flower. the forget me hot
For days he r., manned alone with hi.
grIef he would take no food, would a..
no one then h= resolved he would Inv.
no longer; III his despair he went to the
rner side: Determined to lay down his l;fe
and end his misery.
The Rhine flashed ard ripplrd in the
morning iighs the blue wa'ers Of tha
M"selle united there with her dusky bro
lher; the bridge m boS,s swung to and
iro. ~ stately steamers or white. sailed
sloops passed over the proud river. The
cathedral bells Of Cubieuiz ran. ell, the
hour for mass, and the boarmen uncover
ed their heads AZ the sacred sound y,ee
ted them over the water. Bu, the artist
only SAW the river rolling Al his Zee, aud
thought how soon il would bear away
his liieIcss body; his arms were lifted TO
make tho fatal plumge.wh-n n SWEEP voice
rang on his ear, calling. father father ="
lie turned TO SEQ his little Julie hi, ou,v
c!nld running towards him; her voice
won HIM back TO earth she had saved
him. Her face WAS like her mothers -
The sane large hazcl ewes bearneI he
meath tho low brow, over which hung
long gold'n curls; The same $" eel mouth
dimp'ed with smiles :he rosy cheek, and
"s JulIr slu"d there, with her little arms
outsiretched towards her father, hs heart
WAS once more warmed into life hy this
ray "f hope anI love. He caught her To
his heart, ant covered her face with kiss
es mingled with tears. Juhe looked up
aud SAID
Dear papa, came to tell ,ou dream
| had last ni.hL CIV my darling ma.
ma she came To mo in dress so white
II dazzIed like flame; wings like ralnbows
we've on her shoulders she had in her
hand crysla, vase tilleI with shining
stoEes she took silver threa, from her
arm. and rung them together, and then
| saw they were beads around my neck
aud said, My child. these pearls are the
tears Your fsIier has ~ept for me they
are holy; bring them to you to keep
vuu from sll bad spirils whilst you wear
them you will be gifted with power few
mortals possess. But YOU must be good
aud true /; you must listen to the voices
sent 10 teach you, and obey without ques
ton. II you forget my words, YOU will
lose both father and mother Then u
c;oud fell about mamma, and slept ill
IsIe this morning. When | awoke there
was nothing round my neck. Was i,
only dream, papa
i know not, nv Julie. Never forget
II, Tor IL only \ dream il was vision OF
your mother. and that is worth all the
reality Of hfe.'
After this, Roemmer (for this was the
artists nsmr,) permitted Julie TO accom-
pany him III Nil Ina wsnderings but his
melancholy deepened nothing could
arouse or interest him. Onedny he took
Julie 10 visit nn old ~un, residing NJ ks
I'eIlen, the little village at the foot OF the
castle Mt Stuizenfels. Here he made ar
rangenents for her to remain, telling her
he must go away ioi short time but
would return again. Julie WAS left in
charge Of kind hearted woman che
lived quite alone, and WAS glad 20 have y
companion she Wac poor, receiving from
the government small pension AS the
widow Of man Who held some Stale OF
ice. DAYS, weeks and months wee pass
ed 10y Julie, watching and waiting fur her
father; still he did not return, and at
length the poor child almost ceased To
expect him. She passed her time wan
dsring over the mountains, amongst the
did RUNS and Wild forests, following the
course uf the Rhine IN and out o. the
green islands formed 10y It's rushing WA
ters. Every haunt in the forests, every
stone oi ths runs were familiar To her.
Julie bad nr companions, bu' the birds
sang to her more than sweet tones she
understood their unrevealed language -
they told her Of the spirits of mir, who
miiistrred TO the wants Of the children
oi men and though she could not See
these radiant hsinl $, she knew they were
about her. and she looked Into the deep
blue heavens with reverence and childish
trust. These ~err Jules teaclrers these
the voices which her no,her promised
should direct her; she learned from them
that the neckInce II pearls still cIssped
her neck. bui she could not see il.
The birds tnught her to sing, and the
flowers revealed to her the powers ~
weaving her thoughts into verse her
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