Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-02-19


threshold, and glaring upon her with pair
Of terrible eyes from beneath thick mass
Of mkempt aud dsordered black hair
Herlha shuddered insoluntarily us she ssid,
Rudolph 7
lie confined to stare into her face, which
wks lighted up by the crimson Of the sun
set, as well as by the conversation which
she had just had with her father.
Rudolph = repeated she in voice half
Of anger aud huff Of terror. Rudolph !
is II You p
Yes replied he; and you are you the
angel Of judgment p
j am Hertlla, your cousin. Stand up
he man ! have been expecting to hear
something from you for long time
Don't talk sterniy to me- 1t will do no
good. ] am too much used to that. Aud
now don't care for the whole world.---
Trample on me, il you like. Here will /
die
Get up, Rudolph, and come with me
into my room. ] will talk to yOu there
The calm determination in Hertha's voice,
and the words, in my room will talk with
YOU produced great effect upon the un-
fortunate young man. He rose up. She
opened the door of the room, and he fol.
lowed her in. She surveyed him attentive
ly, aud when she became aware of his Who'll
ly desolate, and, as it were, shipwrecked
appearance, she said with heartfelt COM
passion
Poor Rudolph Where have you been p
i don't exactly know. In the great
woods about here
You have ueed Of something to eat aud
drink. Wait moment
Hertha vent out and soon returned.
The fire is out in the Kitchen she said,
and | cannot now get up anything warm;
but take of this-eat and drink
oh, Hertha Then you can still take
some interest in me-
'YeS-yes shall always be your friend,
Rudolph. But now eat. After that we
vii! talk
Rudolph ate and drank like one who had
done neither for several days. After awhile
he said, Thank you, have had enough
Let US now have some talk, Rudolph,'
said Herlha, with calm resolution. Tell
me what You have thought-what you
think Of doing for the future. What do
you wish lor-what would you like p
TO see you
And after that |"
'D!e--What have to live for |?
You must lot die yet, Rudolph said
Hertha, solemnly. 'You must live in order
have alienated; to make amends for injuries
you have DONE and To become better man.
How can | live +? Where must go p
The world is large You must go into
foreign land; long way from this place
People already suspect you here. People
are making inquiries after yOu. If once
you are seized, you will either be executed
or imprisoned as a maleiactOr. Oh, Ru-
dOlph, yOu have done mischief enough al
ready-do not make us still more untortu-
nate =
Tell me, tell me then, what shall do p
said Rudolph, beW adhered aud unable to
take counsel with himself. 'YOu-you
will obey. Oh, Hertha, you have won
derful power over me. But, when think
Of that horrible night the flames the
houseleSs throng, and you looking at me
Ike the angel Of Judgment
L shall not henceforth look at you in
that way, Rudolph You must Immediate
ly go heuce. Here is some money three
hundred rix-dOllars; they are my own, and
now Il ey are yours know that you have
u thorough knowledge of money. With
this you must Immediately go to GothebOrg,
and from thence to Copenhagen. You must
there go to'oUr ralatiOn, Banker Falk. i
have witteu to him, and here ycu have a
letter TO him. lie will receive you; Of that
am certain. and take charge of you for a
tune. As soon US you reach Copenhagen
write to me and tell me everything that
concerns you. And will then write to
you and send you more money if you re-
quiTe it,
i shall not require it !! said Rudolph.
Il will do everything that you bid me, Her
tina, if you will only promise to think Of
lne aud write to me often. know that
did what is very wrong that night; a won
deful ligi.t entered my mind then-but, Her
tha. do not abandon me You are the on
ly, only person in the whole world who has
any regard for me; the Cnly one who asks
after ne; who wishes me well the only
Ole
No, not the only one, Rudolp,' inter-
rupted Hertha, Jesus came to this world
to save Siuners; 60 to Him. Rudolph, and
lie will be with you He will be your
FRIEND
'llOw can 60 TO Him You have
never before talked TO about Him do you
believe in Him Hertha =
Herthu's tears gushed forth as she thus
talked with a power aud an enthusiasm
which even affected herself. Rudolph lis
tened in silence with eyes riveted upon her,
whilst he many times breathed deeply, as
IL he felt u heavy burden lifted from bis
breast.
But now, dear Rudolph, you must go;
before morning you must be on your way
to the coast. The steamboat to Gothic
borg sails early tomorrow from X
You must make haste TO be in time for It.
Your whole future well-being may depend
upon it, Remember what we have talked
about 7
Yes, yes; / will go. Farewell J
He offered her his hand; she took it and
went out with him into the conrt. II was
cold, bright night, at the close of April |;
hoar-frost covered the meadow. The stars
shone brightly above their heads in the
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