The Lincoln County herald., 1870-04-14
LOVE AND PATIENCE.
BY JUSTIN Mccarthy.

There was . birthday party given in
one Of the streets crossing Fifth Avenue
indeed the inmates Of the house, if ans
bilious Of gentility, might almost claim
to live in Fifth Avenue--to celebrate an
other anniversary in the life of one Of the
daughters, 1t was pleasant party,
although this story teller was one Of the
guests. There was quite q pretty little
ceremouy-It is Of American origin, or
old English, or Knickcrbocker, or Ger
man which consisted in the distribu-
tion Of the birthday cake, cut up into
portions, corresponding in number with
the years Of the young lady whose sativ
ity we were celebrating. Each portion
-thcro we're seventeen Of thcm-was OF.
namcnted by little taper, Of the Christ.
mas.tree family, set on silver wire, the
we're inserted In the piece Of cske, and
the taper lighting like little social glow.
worm. There vas sort Of graceful rom.
petition for the honor Of receiving one Of
these rortions-for tho guests we're many
and the young ladys years we're few-aud
doubtless the distributors observed some
thing like an order of seniority. On this
principle It was (eheu) only too natural
that the narrator should receive mac
cole, to the exclusion Of somc disnp
pointed competitors who, like Virgil's
rdstics. we're therein fortunate. If they
did but appreciate the luck of their fewer
years. Many I pretty little speech was
utterrd by those who received the sweet
and flaming fragments, and by those who
did not; and many kisses were given 10
the heroiec Of tho feast by the matrons
and maids around. One of the latter
class, in the act Of kissing especially, at.
tracted my attention by the gracefulucss
Of her form asd movements, by the deli.
cate and singular beauty of her face, the
expsession of intellecs and refinement Of
her eyes. was, indeed, SO much struck
by her that I could not help asking my
hostess who she was and this led to my
being presented to her, and our gliding
into conversation which took its start
in the fact that had got fragmen. OF
the cake and she had not, aud my coa.
dolences thereupou, and cheaply magnan.
imous otfer to resign my possession in her
favsr. l soon found that the was girl
of rem .rksble intelligence aud culture,
With much vivscity, aud evidestly . good
deal Of character.
Just at that moment when had re-.
ceived my morsel of birthday cake, some
one who stood near ne was shaken sud
denly against mo BY the pressure Of the
little crowd, aud my shining Fragment,
my ere fly Of confectionery, was nearly
sent to the ground. The person who
thes osme into collision with me was be-
ginuing q courteous and earnest apology,
when he aad I broke into simultaneous Q
expression Of recognition and friendly ,
greeting. I recognized and was glad to
meet young Herman Oppeuheim, whom
| had known 10 Londen. He Was .
musician, . pianist OF rare aud brilliant
promise, and he was also youth Of high
and varied culture. He had often been
brought by Shis friend and that to liter.
ary and artistic club of which l was Q
member, and I liked him we'll. But he
did not get on in London somehow. 1t
10 terrible up hill work thero for young
and unknown musician to make any way,
and poor Herman suffered many dissp.
pointments and trials, against which he
bore up with aprosd, patient, thoroughly
Teutonic perseverance,. But ths Dano.
German was brought up the furious, un.
reasoning ephemeral passion Of the En-.
glish pubhc mind against everything
German, especially everything PrusSian |;
and Oppenheim was more sensitive about
bis country than about himself. He
writhsd snder the injuries flung against
Germany BY English Journalistic aud poll.
ticians, and had often heard him vow
that ii he could enly get mousy enough
to psy of some debts, aud enable him to