The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-16
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FORTUNES OF JULIET CLAYBURN.
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"a fatal mistake, my son. said Mrs
Thur]ow; as many of our unfortunate
race have discovered before you. Am
bition alone, even when most gratified
never brings happiness to its yotaries
You remember Byron's lines
"He who ascends to mountain tops shall fnG
The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds an6
snow; -r
Hewho surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate Of those below,
Though high dboue the sun Of glory glow,
And far beneath the earth and ocean spread,
Round him are 10y rocks, and loudly Blow
oontending tempesss on his naked head,
And thus regs-a the tells which 10 those sum
mite led"
And then, too, have you forgotten "Das
Lied von der Glocke2" Schiller says:
$50 lehre sic dass NIGHTS oestehet
iDass allies Irdische uerhaM."
.True-too true. All earthly grandeur
soon must die."
There was silence for q moment.
Everybody was thinking.
.'Yea, the sky-reaching tower
Stands but its hour"
quoted Juliet, presently.
"Then If gratifed ambition does not
produce happiness" said Rudolph, "I'm
at loss to know what does. I believe
the thing is myth. I have never seen
q perfectly happy person yet, notwith-
standing, have seen those who deserve
it. Now, for instance, here is Juliet
and suddenly reoolleoting himself, and
seeing Juliet's crimson face, Rudolph
ceased abruptly, bit his lip and turned to
the other window.
"Great Heaven! can it be?" and dash
ing open the door quick as thought, he
was out on the pavement.
"Where are you going, Rudolph" said
Mrs. Thurlow. "Come back here, this
instant You have nearly frightened Ju-
liet into swoon."
"My goodness, Juliet" and Rudolph
my school-fellows, whom I'm very anx-
ious too see. was SO surprised. Please
don't detain me. Don't wait; I'll Join
you at the hotel" So saying, Rudolph
disappeared among the crowd. Leaving
the ladies to regain the Fifth Avenue
Hotel as best they may, we will follow
him.
Making speed as rapidly as the crowd
and the bloekaded streets would permit
Rudolph kept his eye fixed on two gen.
tlemen, who were sauntering leisurely
alopg some distance in front of him.
The tallest was in travelling guise. For
little time, the gentlemen kept on
Broadway, but finally turned of on
Leonard street. Rudolph was now ena-
bled to get nearer-finally he found him
self Immediately in their rear. The tall
gentleman turned his head slightly, to
prevent the smoke of his cigar from
putting into his companions face He
caught glimpse of Rudolph, regarded
him q mQment with an expression of sur.
prise and inquiry, and then holding out
his hand, saluted him.
sit must be Rudolph" he said, "but
you've grown immensely. How do you
do. my boy?"
1t was Karl Won Oppenheim.
''Thank you-I am very well," an
swered Rudolph, shaking hands with his
uncle. He was introduced to the other
gentleman as Herr Koenig. A quiet,
gentlemanly looking man, with good ad-
dress and easy carriage. After closely
inspecting the said individual, Rudolph
remarked, in the German language,
which they had been speaking when he
came up
"You are not my aunt Nannerl's Herr
Koenig--are you? If so, you have an
altered look, somehow"
II am not the fortunate individual you
Meueiou, lopheo herr hoenl8, Smlln8;
"only brother. But consider myself
an ill-used man, that it is my brother and
not myself, who is the husband of such
o fine woman and the uncle of suoh a
promising young man."
After desultory conversation chiefly on
family affairs, Herr Koenig shook hands
and bade them good-morning, saying he
would sec them again. The uncle and
nephew walked for some time in silence.
At length Rudolph's impatience broke
forth
Where on earth did you come from,
uncle Karl? and wat have you been
doing with yourself all bhis long time?
Why have you not written to us? When
did you see father and mother? Did you
bring me no letter."