Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-31

they not all the avalanche for their wind.
4 ing sheet, and the precipice for their ceme.
tery7n
aWho said the contraryG replied Trina,
with naughty coldness. "Have / spoken o.
long life, rest and riches? In our old history
have you not read Of noble families who lost
al their men in war? Well, our husbands
die on the mountains; it is their battle field.
Disgrace viii begin with the first who dies in
his bed !"
As she finished these words, footsteps were
heard in the path leading 10 the cabin; Ere
nell raised her head, bent her ear, and said,
| ''It is he"
Almost at the same moment the door was
rudely pushed open, and Hans crossed the
threshold in the complete dress Of the chamois
/ hunter. He entered like whirlwind, and
stopping in the middle of the room, let the
butt end Of his rife fall heavily on the floor.
Trina saw in a moment that he had not been
successful. Without saying a word, she
signed 10 Freneli 70 rouse the FIRE, whilst she
herself went to the cupboard to bring out re-
ireshments. It was then only that the hun
ter perceived Ulrich.
HCSod preserve thee, HansF' said the latter,
advancing to meet him
The cousin didnOt reply, but he glanced at
Frenel, whom he surprised with her eyes
fixed on the young sculptor He approached
the FIRE without a word, and seated himself in
tae corner.
Although accustomed TO his morose silence,
Ulrich seemed rather surprised this time; he
placed himself in the other corner Of the
hearth, his arms folded, and his shoulder
resting against the wall. ''We must believe
that ehamois are not abundant in the Alps,
said he, i" with a slight shade of irony, ''since
cousin Hans came back as he wentp
The hunter shrugged his shoulders, aud re-
piled disdainfully, "Whoever said that cham
ois were plentiful, when the thaw allows
them to find pastures on the highest peaks?7
'Then you have not sought them 50 high"
Hans threw him a savage glance: "I come
from the Sehreck-horn ? said he, with en-
phasis.
At this name the women turned pale The
Schreck-horn, or Peaks of Fear, are the high
est points which rise over Nettemberg; rare
" does the hunter venture there, and It is
the last resort Of the chamOis.
The Schreck-horn r. said Trina, in 8 tone
of emotion-"do you really come from
thence 2p
"Why not q said Hans.
at is there they all rest-the father Of
Freneli, the father of her mother, and the IA
ther Of her grandmother. There is an old
hatred between our family and the Schreck-
horn."
"And even on these heights you have seen
nothing?" asked Ulrich.
al have seen a herd of chamois with their
emperor"
Three exclamations burst forth. All ap-
preached, questioning him at the same time.
Hans drew himself up; beam of joy light
ed his heavy features.
Yes, I have seen them. 1t was in one of
the defles which open at the foot of the
smaller peak l examined them well with
my telescope, and advancing to a nearer
point had the sentinel within range, when
he bounded aside to warn the herd, and all
set of, the emperor at the head. There were
nine r
Trina shuddered at the last words. you
are sure of the number p said she quickly
20 You have counted them2"
As certainly as / can count the fingers
on my hand. pursued them for three hours
among the peaks, and across the glacier four
times. ! was near enough 10 hear the whis-
Ting of the emperor; but crepasss or an
aiglElIe have always cut me short. On ar
irving at the Eiger, whilst turning point of
rock, they had disappeared
at is they it is they ~ responded the old
woman pensively. Nine chamois-the en-
peror at the head Impossible to reach them;
and when at last you are near, all disappear.
Frenelis father saw them a month before his
death"
r. To be continued