Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-03-19
ASHTABULA o. SATURDAY. MORNING, MARCH 10, 1S59


something which was right aud reasonable;
prayed earnestly, put thy whole soul into
thy prayerj hunbled thyself renounced
thyself in order, through love and sacrifice,
to obtain thy right, and yet hast been de-
MED, then perhaps wilt thou be able to nm
derstand Hertha's feelings as she arose from
her humble position at her fathers knee
Pale, rigid, with gloomy expression of
eye. aud with dark presentimeBt in her
soul, she rose slowly and left the room with
out saying word. But her soul was iE o
state Of tumult.
She was calmer, but gloomily rcsolute,
when on the afternoon Of the same day she
related the result of her conversation with
her father to Yngve and Judge Carlson,
who came on purpose to hear il.
Both were exceedingly angry, and advis,
ed her to appeal to the courts Of justice
and let them decide between her and her
unreasonable father Without doubt they
would decide in her favor
i believe so too, said Hertha: but one
thing is certain, and that is, that l shall
never appeal to them to obtain my rights
against my father
Then do You not love me- exclaimed
Yngve, reproachfully; you will let me die
rather than consent to Il bold but rational
procedure. You do not understand my af-
lection for you-you cannot have the same
for me. You are afraid of your father
afraid of the worlds Judgment of you, Il
am nothing to you-my life and my happ-
ness are nothing to you
Hertha fixed upon Yngve look of un-
speakable reproachlul anguish, but she said
not word.
L honor your delicacy of feeling, your
sense of 6lial duty said Judge Carlson,
but these may be carried too far Reflect
that you sacrifice both your own and ano-
ther's future for egotistical perversity, for
unbounded obstinacy. And you have al
ready mentioned to me your anxiety about
your fathers affairs, aud his ability to man
age them-reflect, therefore, that you are
probably sacrificing not only your own, but
your sisters property, which is in his hands,
-as well as their future prospects,
Hertha bowed her head into her hands
and sat for moment silent. When she
again raised her countenance it was bathed
iu tears.
oh, my friends said she, do not be
angry with me. l cannot do otherwise
my conscience forbids me- Because my
father is an unreasonable father, must
be an unnatural daughter? Must rise uE
, against him who gave me life, and embitter
b life 2-cast shadow upon him through
the whole king dom-reveal his weakness ol
3 his injustice? No; will not merit the re
!. proach of having acted unworthily as
daughter. No; will not appear publicly
as an accuSer of my father. Rather lei
Yngve and me wait patienty-die, if so il
must be. l will do all that lies in my pow
er, all that can be done by the performance
of duty, by persuasion--and perhaps time
may come when my fathers heart will not
be SO closed against me as now; but never
never will through force and compuIsiou
deserve his hatred, his curse Aud if you
can accuse me for this, Yugve you are nc
longer the noble, the right-minded Yngve
whom | loved'
But your sisters?' resumed the lawyer
Show me- said Hertha, "a way of Secur
ing their future prospects, without giving q
, death-blow to our fathers respectability
and to his life, perhaps, by my laying be
fore the monarch and the nation my sus.
picious of his stewardship of our property
Can you show me any other way Dc
cur laws afford no other means p
Both Carlson and Yngve were silent
Hertha rose up.
, Give me your hands, said she, you can
not disapprove of my feelings. Suppor
me rather in the severe time of trial whIcl
is at hand, Yngve p Hertha's glance
spoke what no words could express, the suf
fering which she endured on his account.
He understood her looks, and replied by
clasping her to his heart.
Forgive me II whispered he; ne Vcr
more shall you hear reproachful WORD
from me-
Yngve's resolution was, however, taker
at this moment. He would separate him
self for time both from Hertha and hi
native land, and accept professional offeI
which had been made to him abroad, anC
which afforded him more advantageous pros
: poets than he had at present in Sweden
! For it was to him uncomfortable to live neal
Hertha under the constraint which his half
engagement to her and her own wishes i'm
} posed. And he was right Hertha did no
: love Yngve as be loved her. No woman
9 can fully understand the passion whicl
! gIows 10 the whole being of the enamoreC
/, young man. nor can she participate it, Sh
S loves equally as much, often more, or bette
. than he, but in quite another manner.
t Carlson contemplated the two younI
{ friends with deep sympathy, and Herth
! with real admiration. because he perfect
r understood her.
S Remember your promise, said he to he
c at the close of this interview, to make us
d of me whenever you want the help of
/ fatherly friend, of one who would be a fail
IS er to you
IT Yngve set Off soon afterwards with on
e of his young friends to Piedmont, whithe
q his new engagement called him. Herth'
It remained alone ia her fathers house.
y The Directors health improved some
o what during the following year, in tn
o course of which he received various hattel
d ing public marks of honor. He had mad
d himself known and esteemed as clever
a unAinching servant Of the government, All
therefore the order Of the Knight Of th
"a North Star was conferred upon him wit