Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-04-16

lot mercy lhe very thought OF 1t melts
my heart, and | think hear voice froui
heaven, saying, Fear not, the enemy will
be overcome !"
! All present were silent for while ,1ecp
| ly affected with the picture Wolf had p.
ced before their eyes. At length Herr
Adler spoke again. Gone difficulty" hs
said, "yet remains to be cleared away
Who, | ask, will be guide to the children,
that they may find the right road Who
will inspire them with courage by the way,
and repeat to them what they must say,
and how they must behave to the enemy?
To send our precious HOck Of lambs with.
out guiding and protecting shepherd,
would be to give them up to certain de-
structiOn"
"Let me be the shepherd said Wolf,
eagerly. 81 will lead them, and if ne.
cessary, die with them"
"Woif. Wolf cried the burshermaster
energetically, "you are the jewel Of Naum-
burg
"rhese are our jewels" replied Wolf
with melancholy smile, pointing to his
children.
When Wolf left the council-house hs
found his wife still waiting for him in the
market-plaee and little Winfred ran for
ward, exclaiming joyously, 81 may 20
with them, dear mother Father has said
So"
''Go with them where p asked Mrs.
Wolf in surprise, as walk in the field.
could not now be in contemplation.
'OIt to the camp," answered Winfred.
ave are going all together, and the Other
children Of the town with Us. We arc all
to be dressed in white, and have our hair
quite smooth and the girls are to 90 bare
foot as well as the boys"
"Out to the camp repeated Mrs. Wolf,
who could not believe her ears.
"Ies, my dear wife," said Wolf, as he
came up. "a last attempt is to be made
to touch Prokop's heart, and it is to be
done through our children"
"Our children :" cried Mrs. Wolf, 40
60 out to the enemy, that they may b.
slaughtered like 50 many innocent lambs
Oh no father could have devised such
measure. no mother will consen; to it,
We would rather give up our own lives.
What Is the name of the heartless being
who would sacrifice our children to the
enemy to save his paltry self? No doubt
husband, ,"UuJ!Ahardas wbii J., * hiy
dear wife, was the originator OF the rlao
Il, Who have eight dear chillren @: my
own, that | love more than my life"
"You, Andrcas, you ?'stammercd Ms.
Wolf, astonishsi beyond expression
"It is even as tell you,' said Wolf
''And now, pray make haste; for time Is
rassing quickly, and, if We delay, the de
s,ruction of Naumburg Is certain. In less
than an hour must all the children be
dressed in white and prepared to set out
"And are q! q! -; 7,; 1isai cniidrcn to 60
asked Mrs. Woii IN great distress
at is not intended that any should be
left behind" answered Wolf. "Perhaps,
however, one or even two of our children
might not be missed in the crcwd. But
decide quickly which you will keep, and
then hide til II from the eyes Of our neigh
bors."
Mrs. Wolf reviewed with fearful eyes
her tribe of children. She looked Losita.
tiugly from ono to the Other without com
ing to a decision. At length. urged orc'
mere by her husband not to delay, she said
hastily, 'Come to ne, Bertha, my young
est daughter Thou hast tasted but Ejtia
of earthly pleasures, and thou are the most
helpless of my children. And Niufred,
too; /; although l was Obliged to punish
thee, yet love thee with my whole heart
stay with me Oh . wretched woman
that am, shall let my Beatrice 60, WHO
makes herself 50 useful to me? And thou,
my son Erwin, ny frst-boru. But what
do say2 Do not love my merry little
Martin, and my ninlble fairy uirlea, mil
my Seigbert-and my AdeIguDde-eaeh
one amongst you-as much as the rest :
No, no, can net prefer any one before
the others can not part with any ct
YOU
IL knew how it would be- sail Wolf.
with melancholy smile, ''and therefore
agreed to let you choose one out But no"
We must not wait another moment. We
must act, and nos talk aud lament ani
weep, if We are not all to perish together
.,And am not to stay at home whea
the others go, am 2 asked Winifed.
. "Please let me- 60, toe, said Bertha.
sobbiug. Il have been good, and have
not thrown stone at the ca, Us Nruir'i
did
( Mrs.. Wolf made no further opposition
to the will Of her husband, bat she cca"0-
led herself with the thought that the
{ scheme would not, after all, be carried cut
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