Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-11
WHOLE NO. 2O21

in time to draw back. Yes, sin Hermann fJr bow could answer it to the fear c God. int had been the meaIs Of parpetuating curse amongst lis chilircn? This implies re- proach, you will say, upon them to whom l owe my being. No, Hermann they. my heart assures rue, erred through ignorance but as for nle. my eyes are indeed open. There fore. 1 say, Hermann. we must never meet again. Call me not cruel, or unloying my words are the best proof of my love--my hopeless, uny undying love. I could not trust myself in your presence at your side, my resolution would vanish. And n the name of that lCye--;he more sacred from it's very help- iessneas-let us Aever meet again My heart
 is broken. but my mind is firm; cannot cease ! 10 love, bat dare Dot-nny, l would not sin
 aga!Ds. God. Perchanee, we read in our fa-
 vori:e English poet,
 Hereafter, in that world where ali are pure, l We two may meet before high God and thou l Wilt spring to me and claim me thine 1 Let that be our consolation. And now, dearest. dearest Hermann, farewell--foreyer, on earth Forgive me. that must pain you must lose you; and in the name of our sweet,
 ouF bapIess love, believe me, yours here and hereafter (in the sprltD
 ADELAIDA. ihfiIt 'dDie tue lEbH-up lV0iS DuI ACc0 lb- action should set in, she left the room, and
 gave orders that her letter be posted immedi- ately. When she returned, poor Aenchen was
 awake.
 i You have left me- she said queruously. i 'Oniy for few seconds, dear was the re- ! ply.
 1 'Ah 7 said Aenacb enn, 1 was just dream i ing Of you : dreamed that you and Heruiann i had quarFaiiad,'
 X 0 nc replied Ade!ai!a that can never
 be and once more Aennchen slumbe"rd. whilst Adelaiia sat wondering what it could
 mcah that her sister should speak so coherent l y and sleep so peacefully. But so it vas tor
 a day or two ; Aennchen had such deep sleeps | that. without fear, Adoaida might leave h-r
 for more than two hours at a time. Oae day
 when she he'd left her sleeping. and retired t1 : her own room, shc was startled to hear 2 ~cll-
 known air. The voice that sang was preter-
 naturally clear and Swee. 1t was evidently her
 sisters and more exquisite than even in is ! pest days She listened, and heard Al .! non
 cre1c4 being sung as she had never heard it
 before. She htstened to the sick room, and ! there lay Aennchen all unconscious. Est ! iE de ,S.l~JHcaStimmo,' 1t k the swans roicc,) said A,!>!aial below her breath Sn@- { denly hcunchen open her eyes, gaz"d tri. umnaaty at her bstnr, s2ld plaintivcly
 . Kiss no, dearest, and a, was over. he
 voice retnra"d in m''oay to Him who gave l it. and hdrIaila was alone.
 ! Fortune bad deserted the house of Tam.
 bs4s"r the pride Of the family was detl { th, father Of the family WAS worse than
 ;iead and idclaila had to win her bread by
 teacLin, the Ilano-fortc, for she ir!l she was
 nno,:@l to playing in pmh,ic. THe first let
 tnr she received from Icrmann WIS rrvl. i lupaseoned. iu,l of undying "nec.ion, and ut- ta,npts to prove that her s!atn of mind was brought oo j'y wocrg nnd want Of Test; soon for |" had iu3iaou8 parents and iiiHnda about hii:i. Wno thCH- IL t & pity for so fine
 q youug ,uan to remain bound tn young
 wo'nan uh0!1 he c0ulln't marry (thcy cDisid
 eiad the young woman hal behaved wilh great prop'iety Iii lie matter. fer it was certainly T
 serious matter to marry 2 mad woman still,
 she had only done her d,y J and who talked
 him over cautiousy-his letters grew feg and
 cold /; ilI twelve ronti,s they ceased and in 1 eighteen La had married another The broken heart received another wrench, and Adeiaida prayed for death
 Sill sls laboFcd in her weary occupation, which rendered her baro subsistence and every qlartrr, to her unboau1ed astonishmenS,
 came an addition to her slender tnnds with the
 sImpie inscription From one who has gained
 by the nlsfortrnes of others
 1 IL was the Nightingale.