Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-02-26

upon neTy as Caim bright day uDOn the
tumultuous waves Of the oceqn agiated by
the storm Of the night. Unconsciously to
herself her mind and her language became
more aud more agreeable, and not unfre-
quently did tho bright, flashing gances ex-
press deep though imprisoned warmth of
feeling.
Yngve resigned himself with Joy, and
with the fitness of his whole heart, to the
sentiment which so powerfully and so bless
edIy began to eaptvate his soul. Not so
Hertha; she resisted the feeling which at
tracted her towards Yngve. The view
which she took of woman'S position and
life, especially in the north, and the effect
OF her own peculiar circumstances, had
made her suspicious and proud as regarded
men in general, and cansed her to oppose
herself, as it we're, to the impression which
were made upon her Hewas in fact, man.
and she had said in her heart, Il will not
love; will not give my soul and my happi-
ness into the power of man > And thig
determination, together with the gloomy
background Of her own life, which caused
her to regard love and its joys as a game
for weak souls, game too mean for the
enrnestness Of human life, gave TO her
calmness aud power of selfcontrol much
beyond what was in the power of Yngve.
She said to herself, = l will be Yngve's
friend; | will be to him as an elder sister.
and love him as my brotherl But Yngve's
amiable image became ever more and more
an abiding light in her soul, and accom-
panied her even in her dreams.
Il, ia r r
Yugvc and Hertha endeavored, almost in
voluntarily, to give each other pleasure in
noble way, even in externals. Yngve
adopted more and more, both in style and
manner, the purity and delicacy which dis
tinguish the true gentleman. This pleased
Hertha, and, in reality, it pleased himself.
Hertba, on the other hand, although always
grave and severe in her taste as regarded
dress, yet had q pleasure in wearing the
cClors which Ingve said became her. Day
10y day they became more lovely 10 each
other, and more happy, but also more in
diSpensable to each other.
When the year advanced to midsummer,
and the Apollo-butterAy, with his large
white wings aud purple spots, auttercd over
the wild-roses, which in such luxuriance
adorn our hedges and woods,-when the
harvest-crops blossomel and waved fra
gravity in the wind Yngve and Hertha
went out toghther almost every day (he
supported on her arm), noS along the har-
vest fields, where the corn softly whispered.
or through the many chambers Of the fir
woods, where the sunbeams, as if bashful,
stole between the. lofty columnar b1lls, and
the Linnea sent forth its perfume from the
moss, which spread soft velvet carpets for
the feet of the wanderers; or by the river,
which flowed like crystal between its Aow-
cry banks; and they conversed on subjects
which cause the soul TO expand or they
walked silently in the deep and sweet con-
sciouSness of their souls inward communion.
whilst they listened to the soughng of the
woods, and to the almost spiritual melody
Of the thrush, and all was at once life and
peace
Only when Hertha remained away for
day, she would find her friend, on her next
visit, in an excited state of mind vexed
and irritable, bnt at the same time amiable.
aud Hertha then Immediately introduced
some topic of general interest, that the
s'orm-cloud, which she called a little sell
fshness, might be dispersed, and Yngve
soon forgot his annoyance.
Sometimes, during their wanderings.
llertha turned YNgve's attention to the
beautiful objects of nature for which she,
like most women, possessed a deep feeling,
but Of which, like the greatest number also
she possessed no scientific knowledge. She
inquired from Yngve about the trees and
flowers, about stones and insects. Yngve
told her their names aud their peculiar
qualities. He took up the lovely mosses
aud leaves which grew around them upon
the granite hills, and showed her their
wonderful formation, aud told her of the
beautiful col1rs, and beneficial properties
which the Creator had bestowed upon
these, the most humble children of nature.
He talked to her about the sparks in the
stone, and the life il the insect.
How happg you are, how happy YOU
men are sighed Hertha, who are able to
learn so much How fearfully ignorant
are woman in general on vast number of
subjects, which at the same time lie so near
to them, and which might give such rich
to their souls and to their
" uOiS pOll'S- 1huos lOi luStdHCt, udLuIe--
we love it; we live in the midst of it. 1t
has essential resemblances to ourselves and
yet it is foreign to us aud we live amid it
like strangers. What DO we know, what
do we feel Of its marvellous wealth, order,
and life = =
'Ah = replied Yngve, do not so you
feel, you comprehend much more in the
general than we do. We know something
about outward distinctions, classes, orders
but you comprehend nature in its
innermoSt, It's divine life.'
Hertha shook her head, and said with a
smile;
| might thank you for the compliment,
I 1t did not resemble many other compli- I
nents by which men endeaVor to compii-
nent as out Of those spheres Of life where
hey yet are happy to be themselves able to
i've. / know, YngVe, that you believe and
intend what you say. But if it be true that
God gives us the ability in a pre.eminent
manner to comprehend the life and the di-
vine in nature, would this ability be dimin.
ished by our knowing something more A.
bout this life, its arrangement aud charac-
Ter, its thoughts, if | may SO express my
ielfY Would it become less rich to us less