Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-03-19
WHOLE NUMBER 402.

pteSe0teu freely huu CitAlil. ln3 IaN
simply plated behind, Is fastened low on the
neck, as we see in antique busts. She wears
neither rings nor bracelets, for the hands
AID arms nSed them not, nor any ornament
whatever, not even 6ower.
Life aud its purposes zeeri 50 great IA
the light wherewith siiIe enlightehs them,
aud yet nevertheless the smallest thing. Of
natural endowment, disposition, or action,
acquires o Significance aud value IN this
| light. The whole Of life becomes clear 70
US her glance. Many persons consider hef
to be stern. But and all my young friends,
are profoundly acquainted with her good
nes. TO many Of rs she Is more than
mother, taking care Of our bodies, as Of
souls our health, our future, our happiness
Fer sisters almost worship her
1t was thus that the young regarded her.
We have already seen the state OF Hertha's
own soul whilst she, developing herself SO
beautifully, labored for others. Unhappy she
was not, yet neither was she happy.
The weekday y-school was continual strain
upon her mind, and was by no means O sat
isfactory labor The parents were often
stupid aud unreasonable. and either could
not or would not understand what was best
in the education of their children And
besides this, she had incess9ntly to combat
with the small worries Of everyday life
Within herself too, she struggled, and not
always successfully, against the bitterness
which her fathers want Of integrity tow
ards her, awoke In her soul, together with
his increasing parsimony in the house But
more than all, she suffered from the unspeak-
| IL safr sr.Is okn
for Yngve, as his letters betrayed more
aud more the cruel want which be felt for
her and for q home, and as 1t became more
and more evident TO her that hishealth was
suffering in consequences.
He wrote less frequently, and certain
painful depression was often perceptible in
his letters, however rich they might other.
wise be in the life Of affection and thought.
1t was an understood thing between the
two friends, that If any change took place
in the mind of the Chief Director With re-
spect to themselves, Hertha should lose no
time in making it known to Yngve, and
that he should then Immediately RETURN
But year after year had gone on and no
change had occurred which would justify
Hertha in recalling Yngye. Seven years
had thus passed since the day when they
plghted to each other their faith 10 life aud
in death, and had been obliged to part,
and Hertha was now no longer young.
At this time came another Of these LETT
ters from Yngve, which, without uttering
q complaint, nevertheless caused Hertha TO
press her hand upon her heart as If she
felt there an agonising pain, whilst the tears
slowly filed those sorrowful eyes which
seemed to gaze into distance. After this
letter she sat down aud wrote
'Yngve, come home Come home, beIov-
ed friend ! l cannot bear any longer to be
separated from you, to see you suffer and To
experience in myself, because you suffer.
feelings which are like pangs of conscience.
For see, Yngve, though You do not say so.
that you are i'll, both soul and body. Oh
come back, and let me once more be your
physician it will make me also young a.
gain, and God will Unce more bless what
you once called my power of healing
L have nothing new TO tell you, as re-
CARDS my home everything remains unai-
tered as fer as my father is concerned; or ie
either looks darker, more impossible, besides
Lis temper is evidently more morose of late,
but still, still say, 'Yngve, come home =
A presentiment, an inexplicable PRESENT.
ment, trembling but delicious PRESENT.
ment tells me that we shall Eoon be
united to part no more. This life is short
and - come back Your mother prays
for this with your "HERTHA"
To this summons Yngve replied by fixing
the time for his return f; the exact day he
could only state on his return to Sweden.
In about six weeks be would be there.
From the moment that Hertha with GER
taiuty could look forward to Yngve's re-
turn, quiet peace and joy settled down in
her soul. During spring-life which tho
thought of this gave birth to in her whole
being, a new youth, as it were, blossomed
within her. The beautiful form, which had
seemed somewhat to become attenuated,
resumed its rounded contour everything
about her seemed 10 become brighter, ,--eveu
the temper of her father, who, now that
his daughter no longer needed money from
him, but almost entirely furnished the house
keeping funds from her own means, ceased
to interfere with her private affairs.
YDgve's gentle mother, whose increasing
weakness evidently showed that she was
not long for this world, revived anew in the
prospect of her beloved soils return, and
She had now no other wish than to live to
see him united to Hertha, the daughter et
, ber heart
! Whilst Herthas home exhibits this cheer
ful aspect, and she herself awaits YngFe'a
return with throbbing heart, and assisted
by her young sisters afranges everything
ia the house as beautifully and charmiagIg
as possible for his welcome, we will give 0dr-
selves moments repose, and inquire after
old friends and aequaintanees at Kungsko.
ping, and see what changes seven years
have made amongst them.
The last time. that We and our readers
made round Of calls in Knngskoping, ihsy
may remember that We found lngebore
UggIa aRd Doctor Hedermann together
and he (the wicked Dr. caused her sleep
less night pondering about "the quesiloa'
which be had to ask her.
As we have an especial little friendship
for Ingeborg we will betake ourselves ifRl
to her in our round Of inquiries at Knngs
kOping.