The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-12-13

With my fingers enmeshed In your hair, MY pet.
Thus ever dream what you were, Janet:e,
With your lips, and your eyes, an your hair pct
In the darkness of desolste years moan,
| And my tears fall bitterly over the stone
~ That coverssyosE golden hair, my pet.
Thorvaldsen's First Love.
From Chambers Edinburgh Journal: ~ >,
Some fftyedve years ago, a young
woman Of prerossessing appearance was
seated id a small back room of + i house
in Copenhagen, weeping bitterly. In
her lap Jay atlfew trinkets and other
small articles, evidently keepsak les
which she had received from time to
time. She took ap one after the 9TH
er, and .urned them over, but she could
scarcely distinguish them through her
binding tears. Then she buried ber
face in her. hands, and rocked to and
fro in agony. 3
"OhR;. moaued she, aand il it come
to this! An my dreams Of happiness
are vanished-all my hopes ire dead
He willfeven GO without bidding me
farewell. Ah, Himlen! that l h.ve
lived to see this bitter day Love ware
Gud! 81 =. =, I,
At this moment hasty tap at the
door vas followed by the entrance of
the object OF her grief: He was youn:
|. man about twenty-five years Of aye. his
person middle-sized and strongly built,
his features massive, regular and at.
tractive-his long hair Aaxen, his eyes
blue: This was Bertel Thorvaldsen-
a name which has since then sounded
throughout the world as that Of the
r. illustrious sculptor Of : modern
timiss1: His step was firm and quick,
his eye bright, and his textures glowing
~ be entered The room but when be
beheld tho attitude of the: weeping f.
male ., shade passed over his couute-
nance as he gently walked up to her,
and laying his hand on Der shoulder,
murmurcd!:> eAmalie~ ~ -" -.
"Bertelr- answered a .smothered
voice. .. E5D.. ;. -
The young Dane drew a chair ,,t Il: to her
side, and silently took her tear. r.bedewed
hands. ,."Amalie =" said he, after;
pause broken only by her quivering
sobs, ~ am come to bid thee farewell.
1 60 in the morning"
She.ceasel weeping, raised her face
and releasing her hands, pushed back
her disheyeled bsir. Then she wiped
her eyes, aud gazed on him in a way
that made his own droop: "Bertel,"
.said she in. a solemn tone, but void of
all leproach- -"sBcrtel, why did you
win my young heart ?-vhy; did you.
lead me to hope that I should become
the wife Of your bosom r. /, In 49,. -
80 ~ -- always meant it.: I mean it:
now: o>:@::s, "..:',:. .-.". so;3'c. .,. z"
She shook her head mournfally, and
taking up the trinA e's,: Continued; "Do
'yoa''remember1what you said whea you
gave: me this-ahd this and othiiss r y:
"What would you have, Amalie !? r
said I loved ,:you::;. I love you atiil--but'
:, "Bqt yqdi lo'vs y Ms'iinnbitiop,' fame, the;
praise Of men, far ubstter!", added she.
/ utterly. .'i'7i a.! .4jijr> Prise s:vo1 I'll
= Thor,ald.ona 4. started, and his fsatures.. y.
flushed; for he telt actually the truth
Of her words, *~: :9 .: Il ': :, - 2 %' Il; Il
""Yes, you ' viii l@e.y'e ! u g.nlls Il Deo,a'rt
-you: Will leave your peor,o fond old
father and: motbeea; whose only ho pc
and only earthly joy is, im you-you
will leave me; and''all Who love the
sound Of YOU; foot.tep, and 60 = TO- he
distant land, and forget us sl1psi T. T.
"Min Pige ! you are crlel and unjust
I shall come back to my old fathersand
mother--come back to thee, and We
shall all be happy again" =. ...,.. T.. =
"Ncvef, Bertel!-never! When on &c
You have gone there is no more hsppi-
ness for us. In heaven We: may all
meet again ; on earth never! o no,
never mors will you sec in this. lite
either your parents Or your poor, bro
ken: hearted Amalie y and again her
sobs burst forth. e...s =
Thoryaldsen abruptly rose from his
cfair,' ; and paced the room in agitation.
| He was much distressed, and once OF
tviee he, glanced at5 Amaiie& i! With ih: evi.
dent hesitation, His past life, the
pleasures OF his: youth, the endeared
III friends ! and n scenes Of his childhood, ths
i affection ST ;Amalie, tho anguish Of hi.
! parent, 'n "a 81 the !, .appro4oling separation
IL ,ividly passed in review, aud ~his
] :ppstrea hi,at. I. stay and he: happy in thl
city Of his birth. . But vision oi Rome
rose also and beck koned' him thither I,
ka&aIrahoKn, wealth sod odfimmortal,sy
1 Thspride Of conscious genius swellet
this -Jodl' lid he sfelt that che die va
easy forever sl..fs.z -: L, ,:.,a.,. ~ :
Z 1t,aa !, \ Hs<reseated himself by the side Q Q
Amalie; and once more sook her hand