The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-12-26


had better commission Margaret. sup
pose women converse on these matters
better together. and yet as | have begun
| will finish. The other day Bodenstein,
the nephew of Carolstadt, came 10 me 10
solicit my influence with you, unless you
have scruplcs of conscience about mar
ryng. lie is a clever young man, and ]
see no objection"
"Hc is very unlike his funatical unclc," I"
continued Luther.
lie might have talked an hour without
receiving reply. Catharinc's manner
had changed; there was no longer the
emotion or the blush.
',,What shall tell hint"
Anything you please" said she, $50 |
may never see him again"
"Why, this is strange" said Luther /;
'you did not seem 10 have sCrup.os u.
conscience just now. My dear Cltharinc
YOU must not forgot that you have no nat
ural relations here and this young man
can be protector 20 YOU
81 wish you would not speak of him., -
replied she,
AIS there any ore else that you like
bcttcr!"
She made no reply.
"Nay, speak; have every disposition
to serve you Has any other person
made the same proposition to you'll"
"Yes," said Catharinc, with a hltlp
womanly pride; SCounselor Baumgartner
hus made the same proposals."
DO you prefer himw
"fcs," said Catharinc, rising, ,"but am
as happy as | ever eXpcct To be. My
friends assure me that um no burden,
out on the contrary u help to them; and
50 wish you good morning"
Poor Catharine fastened to her room.
Her dream was over. Luther, the aus.
terc, the insensiblc reformcr, had awak-
encd her from it. Margaret entered while
her eyes were yet red with weeping. She
tendcrly approached aud embraced her;
but neither exchanged u word.
"Thcre is no hope for Bodcustcin,',
thought Luther; "it is evident Baumgart
ncr is the object. Catharinc is child ;
IT the Elector dies she is without a sup.
port, except by the labor of her hands,
aud they do not look as irthey were made
for labor. will write to Jerome Baum.
garner; he is well known as young
counsellor at Nuremberg"
Accordingly he wrote:
1924, Oct. IL.
"Tf you would obtain Catherine Won
Borue, hasten here before she is giyen tu
another who proposes for her. She has
not yet conquered her love for you.
sha | rejoice to see you united.
LUTHER"
The young counsellor received this let.
ter with surprise and incredulity. The
positive refusal of Catharine, some time
before, had left no doubt on his mind,and
he thought the wiscst plan was to enclose
the letter to her and inquire whether il
was written with her sanction.
In the meantime, Luthcrs friends be-
gan to urge him to marry, PARTICULARS
MclanothOn, ''You proaoh,' - ooid he, "why
do you not practice"
He protested, however, that he would
not be caught in the snare that his time
was now fully occupied.
When Cathurinc received the lcttor
from her former lover, she was filled with
establishment, and rcqu,s sted Margaret to
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he had done " ha. he thought was righ,
and would be agreeable to all parties
but he found one science he did not un-
derstGnd-the heart OF woman.
"That is true" said Margaret, cor you
would long since have perceived that
Catharine was yours; and now the mys-
terry is out"
1t required all the evidence to convince
Luther of the truth of this assertion-hc
was forty and Catharine but little more
than half that number of years; that she
could prefer him to her young suitors
seemed to him incredible. Margaret
however, had said it, and new life open
ed to Luther, in the affection of young
and beautiful woman.
When he spoke to Catharine again on
the subject OF matrimony, he was moro
successful than before. He learned the
history Of her long attachment, which
had become so much the reverie of her
silent hours. The betrothment took
place, and very soon the marriage fol-
lowed.