Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-14
commission ia composed of highly honor.

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a thousand little accidents. 1t ia possible
one examiner will not like my nose, OF
my face may remind him of one of his
enemies or Of q notorious villain, or on
the day am examined he may have quar-.
relied with his wife or servante, or may
be suffering from toothache or an indi.
| geetion. l am convinced that shall be
the victim of some such 'fatality.'"'
You are indeed an original, with your
fatality" said the old gentleman, smiling.
And to add to my other misEortunes,
continued Emile, "the commission Of ex.
aminers has q new President, Of whom
terrible things arc told"
Ahl and what is said of himS" asked
his companion, with his usual sarcastic
| smile,
ITO do him justice, one must confess, -
replied Emile, "that he is q very able
| Jurist, this Herr Won Wolf His writings
are held in very high esteem. OF con-
temporary writers there are none / have
studied more carefully or more prohtably,
although do not agree with him in all
his bold and original views"
Indeed ~ replied the old gentleman,
| ironically.
81 think, for example, that he attaches
too much importance to the so-called his.
torlc law, and have expressed my opinion
In criticism, which hops has nottallen
into his hands; if it has, am lost"
"Where was your article published ?"
"In the jurists' 'Jahrbuch,' to which
am an occasional contributor"
$50, sop cried the old gentleman, tax
ing pinch of snuff, and politely reaching
the box TO Emile. "Then you are an
author also?"
In order not to be burden to my
mother, l. have contributed to several
scientific journals. have, besides,
published little treatise on the law of
succession, which, by the way, has met
with a very hattering reception"
81 am much pleased to make the &C.
quamtance OF 80 talented young man !;
but we are wandering from our subject.
You SAID that this new president, Herr
von Wolf
"ls real WOLF who, l am told, was
never known to spare q candidate or let
one get out of his clutches with whole
SKIN. Of his severity, judging from what
hear OF him. it is difficult to form an
idea. He is generally known as the Fe
rocious Volt"
!" Wolves, you know, don't eat one an
other, said the old gentleman. IL trust
You will not find this one SO voracious as
ne has been represented"
In familiar converse like this The two
travellers reached Berlin, where they took
polite leave of each other.
II hope to see you soon again" said
the old gentleman.
Il snail be rignt glad to meet you, SIR
replied Emile.
81 have no doubt of it, and so au re.
CoSr I" cried the old gentleman, with his
usual sardonic smile, as his cab drove
away.
The next morning, at an early hour,
Emile sailed out in search of such lodg-
ings as his limited means would admit of
his taking. After long search, he
found, In quiet street in a retired por-
ton OF the city, modest fourth story
room looking into the court, and over
the tops OF the neighboring houses.
With the view Of taking immediate
possession of his new lodgings, he took
the nearest way back to his hotel
The unaccustomed noise and hustle of
the capital so bewildered and interested
him that for the moment he forgot the
ordeal through which he was soon
to psss-the terrible examination.
Completely absorbed in the ever. vary
ing spectacle that presented itself to his
admiring gaze, he wss deaf to the skouts
Of a coschmsn, who was scarcely able to
govern the fiery horses of an elegant
equipage. 1t was not until the animals,
as they came swiftly down the street,
were nearly upon him, that Emile became
aware of his danger, and tried by spring
ing to one side to avoid 1t. The ladies' in
the carriage the one an elderly per-
son, the other a beautiful young girl
uttered a scream of terror, while
the coachman, cursing the awk-
wardness OF the young man, drew in the
reins, and, in his anger, used the whip
vigorously on the innocent horses. They
reared up, sbeered to one side, and sprang
forward, so that the carriage would have
been overturned, had not Emile, with
great presence Of mind, and regardless of
the danger he incurred, seized the horses
by the head and prevented the threatened
catastrophe.
The horses, with the aid of those gath
cred round, were soon quieted, and the
ladies alighted.
Emile would willingly have gone on
his way, without waiting to receive the
thsnks of the ladies, had he not suddenly
tainted in consequence of wound on his
temple he had received from one of the
horses forefeet, and from which the
blood flo ed freely. When he regained
consciousness he looked about as though
he were in dream, He found himself
lying on a sofa in sumptuously fur.
nished room under the hands of q sur
geon, who had examined and bound up his
wound.
Beside the sofa stood the two ladies,
together with an elderly man, whose eyes
were fixed upon him with evident sym
pathy.
"The wound" ;" said the surgeon, ais by
no means serIousj in a few days it will
be healed" a-
81 am heartily glad to hear you say so,
DOCTOR" said the kind d-hearted gentleman,
and a. turning, to the patient he asked
" Doyou feel better? ?"
feel quite recovered" replied Emile
= 30 well, indeed, that think l may re-
turn to my hotel, and give you no further
"By no means you must remain with
US until you are fully recovered. Your
generous conduct has placed me under a
debt OF gratitude can never repay"
Not so, sir. Under the circum-
stances, how could have done less? 1t
was all my fault"
No, no !" cried the elder lady. You
exposed yourself to the greatest danger
but for your courage and presence of |
mind, we might have been killed"
What the mother expressed in words |
the daughter confirmed with sympa-
thetic glance. The whole family, father, |
mother and daughter, were 80 earnest In |
their solicitations, that Emile, In order not
to appear unnindful of their kindness, de-
cided to remain in the house of the rich
merchant, Braunfels, until he should feel
fully recovered from the shock his chiyal-
rous action had cost him.
Emile saw himlelf treated as an old and
familiar friend of the family, In conse-
quence of which he laid aside certain
reserve and bashfulness that was native
TO him.
With the merchant he spoke freely of
his position and prospects; with the la
dies, of the social life of his little pro.
vinoial city, and especially of his mother,
for whom his affection seemed to have no
bounds. The cordial invitation of the
family to remain to dinner he declined,
pleading a want Of appetite and slight
headache. He could not refuse, however,
an invitation to dine with them at their
villa in the suburbs Of the city on the fol.
lOWin0 Sunday