Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-03-12

ing word, although within himself he
cursed aud swore at woman's emancipation.
But he felt for his eldest daughter a high
esteem mingled with fear. He needed her,
and was afraid OF driving her away. Auut
Nella, who was utterly confounded and per
picked by Hcrtha's inexplicabe journey
and return, said good deal about "Her-
tha's wild IDEAS" and muttered about their
probable result.
The Young sisters had great deal to say
about Yugve Nordin; how he had come to
Kulleu the very day that Hertha set off
how he was extremely annoyed by hearing
of her sudden absence, aud made anxious
inquiries about her, TO which they could
only give sorrowful and unsatisfactory an
swers. He had since then been there ma
ny times to learn if there were any tidings
of her, and, finally, he had left note for
her. In this Hertha found only these
words:
Hernia, what is the meaning of this ?
/ have right to demand an explanation
YNGvE"
Why did Hertha press these words with
a convulsive energy TO her heartY 1t was
because their frank spirit challenging as it
were her suspicion conveyed to her soul,
as with the speed Of lightning, the convic-
tion that they were written by an innocent
and injured person, by one who in the can
dor Of innocence demanded satlsfaction.-
Oh that it might he su--that she had been
mistaken ! But how was it possible, credi.
bic Ozark enigma, how can it be solved +?
! have had great anxiety about that
poor lad, Yngve. Ever since that witch
girl, Hertha-Set off in that ineXplicabe &
unaccountable way on her journey, without
saying word to anybody, never has he
been like himself, as you yourself know
He neither eats, nor sleeps, nor reads, but
goes and pines away in grief aud in anguish,
which sometimes seems like contrition. j
cannot understand the affair. He will not
say anything
What do you say2' exclaimed the pas
tor, disturbed, and why did you not tell
me before?'
Because | did not know till this morn
ing that she returned last evening to Kul-
lem
i want to see the girl, and, if possible,
get to the bottom of this business
With these words the little pastor was
outside tic door, and soon in full career to-
wards the town.
Those men' sighed the pastors wife, L
shook her head, they always will have their
own way
This was spoken half aloud by our pas
tors little wife, who, like many elderly la
dies, had acquired the habit of muttering
to herself
When our little pastor returned, it was
with an EXPIRE ssions very different to thai
with which he went away.
Il understand nothing about the whole
story said he, but it is more serious thai
| imagined. Aud not a word can / get
cut of her in explanation. In the mean
time, have note from her for Yngve.'
She is coming here to-day, Is she notY'
Yes, she is coming, but whether it will
be pleasure for anybody, is yet to b(
known
How so? Did she look stiff or proud
as she can look sometimes Z
No, not bit OF it, but as pale as mar
BILE, as if there we're no blood in her body
and an expression as if she were going tC
death or Judgment. |, who had gone tt
her determined to give her very grave
curtan-lecture, declare / stood before heI
like scbuol-boy who has forgotten his
lesson, and is ready to cry. But | tried
to look grave, and said, Yngve is i'll =
will soon set out Oh long journey come
and talk with him On which she replied
quite mildly, but with sort of death-like
ilumovabity, and with cOtoress lips, /
will come
'To-day?' said l. To-day replied she,
'aud--be so good as to give Yngve this,
and she handed me this note, which was
ready written.
i looked sharply at her, and asked her
if she had nothing more to say. She replied
Nothing more at present butt will
come
Welcome said I, and turned round to
20 my way. Never before did | feel sc
awkward, and in such strange state of mind.
'Ah, if she only comes, everything viii
then get right again, suggested the pas
tors wife Il don't understand the mat
ter any better than you do, but OF this Pm
sure, that, one way or another, this will be
lucky day.
You were going to have couple o.
daughters in the house, interrupted th'
pastor, 'and it will be so; but-now l mus
60 to Yngve May this note only not maxi
him madden than before
Yngye seized it with passionate earnest
ness, the little white note on which he re
cognized Hcrtha's handwriting. He brok
the seal, and read these words in silence;
"Meet me to-day, at Eve O'Clock in the afternoon
by Almas grave wish to speak to you there.
She is come, she is come then, at last |!
exclaimed Yngve, with enthusiastic delight
Il shall then see her, hear her, talk wit
her. / thank thee | BY the grave. Ye:
there. And even if she comes to me wit
death, shall thank her, oh, Hertha
Herthal Thou dost not know; thou dos
not understand" and Yngve bowed hi
head into his hands and wept,
'Poor youth, poor lad! sighed the pa:
tor, silently as he wiped his eyes. And i
order to avoid questions WHICH he in par
could not, aud in part feared to, answer tn
pastor, hastened to leave the room, thu
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