Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-20

tinguiahed artist once said to me. have
also read with much pleasure and profit
your book on The Law Of 9uccession,
and have great mind to be revenged by
writing criticism on it." 1F7
The honor would be too great"
Emile WAS In doubt whether he dreamed
or was awake, whether the dreaded pres
ideAt amused himself at his expense OF
wss In earner But he spoke In such 4
serious, fAtherly tone that the'young jurist
took courage ia spite Of the ironical smile
that would now and then encircle the
presidents lipA -
after these evidences Of your attain.
ments, continued his excellency, / look
upon the examination q mere matter
Of form, which, II il depended on me
alone, would dispense with. From the
Wolf' you have nothing TO fear" 9g9
Your kindness far e4cesds my merits,
sir. was never In 20 great danger of
becoming vain" stammered Emile.
And yet" said the president, with .
smile, "n0w that you have run into the
jaws Of the WOLF you shall find that he
will not loosen his hold 90 easily. Itisny
intention to keep you here In the city
we can always find places for such young
men IS YOU"
with . friendly smile and q hearty
shake Of the hand, the president finally
dismissed the now almost ecstatic Emile,
who at this moment would have changed
places with no king in the world-no, not
even with Rothschid. igHg E4isif
His reception by the the other members
of the commission was no less fattering,
80 the president had taken care TO advise
them Of his superior merits. Under such
circumstances, he felt that he no longer
had anything to fear from his exsmina
ton; nor was he deceived In his expectA.
tt0nA g - $500
After passing through the once. dreaded
ordeal, which he did most brilliant.
u, and receiving tho hearty con-
gratulations Of his good friend, the
president, who took occasion to again
offer him position In the city,
Emile, in his Joy, started for his lodgings,
in order to acquAint his mother, at the
earliest possible moment, of his success
Az he was turning the corner at . rapid
pace, whom should he meet but Dr.. Holm,
who cried out: rs
SAY, the mischief Why, you are as "a.
diant as man who has Just met with
some extraordinary good fortune" 81
And that Is, indeed, the case" replied
AIAhO' unVO JuSe pooSCu NY cAoAhiu-
sti0n to my entire satisfaction, and the
president has offered me q highly honor,
able position in the city"
: al Congratulate you With all my hear"
returned tie doctor. you see, am q
bette better p, prophet than you were disposed to
81 begin to believe, I confess, that Fate
Is getting tired of pursuing me, answered
Emilo with q aYni1e
Z "Nonsense! How your excellent
friends, the Braunfelses, will rejoicei I
am Oh my way there now, and shall not
fail to advise them of your good fortune"
IL hope no one In the family Is ill"
Miss Agnes is slightly indisposed, but
It's nothing of impoftance-only ner-
vous attack, suspect, in consequence of
sudden surprise" ~. l3ff
A surpriser" . a.4
"You are, doubtless, not aware that
che is almost az good as engaged to q
wealthy cousin In Hamburg, who arrived
here yesterday, hear. The betrothal is
to take place, hear, as soon az she shall
have recovered from her present indispo-
sition-But how pale you are! What ails
your" :
"You have applied yourself too closely,
preparing for your examination. You
need rest. You must work less and take
more recrestionfor a,few days. Az repoir
at the Braunfelses'. t.a4
Emile felt ~ though he had fallen from
the clouds. Again he thought himself the
most unfortunate, the unhappiest of men!
What to him were brilliant examinations
What did he care for the most fattering
prospectsf He had but one thought, that
Agnes Was about to become anOther's.
Now he knew that he loved her, loved her
hopelessly, and that without her, life
would be burden. btI ~ rf@
Poor fellow What he had till now
not dared to confess, even to himself sud,
denly became terrible reality. And,
then, were she free, what had he to loAer
her--how could he justify his suiti he
fought manfully against the grief that
weighed him down, and hoped In time to
come Oh c0nqueror. 60 Ill a
But he would not, no could not, witness
the happiness Of his rival. For this res-
son he determined TO see Agnes no more,
70 leave Berlin without delay, and for.
ever. He proposed, the next morning, to
thank the president verbally for his kind
ness, and TO decline the proferod position,
under the pretence that he did not feel
himself competent to discharge its duties
creditably. gffha ~ EiTg
Having come to this determination, he
wrote to his mother informing her of the
result of his examination, Of the offer he
had received from the president, and of
the real reason for his declining Il
"You Will, I am sure" said be, at the
close Of his letter, "approve my course, a.
see no other way that 10 likely to cure
me Of passion which II stronger than
my understanding. love, love hope
lessly, beautiful, smiAble, and accom-
plished girl, with whom / accidentally be-
came acquainted soon after my arrival
here. Had kingdom, ! should be
happy In sharing II with her; were she
the daughter Of . beggar instead Of . mil
lionaire, ! would courageously enter the
lists with the most favored Of rivals; but
l possess nothing but my boundless love.
Insidious Fortunel She shows mo the
greatest Of earthly blessings, only 70 tell
me Il can never be mine. But ! do not
despair. still have you, dear mother
shall leave hare tomorrow II the hope
Of finding near you the peace and quiet I
30 much need. But, - Tor forgetting
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