The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-03-09

! house was but lew miles IRON StrAS
bourg, and Goethe's sits there hec me
very frequent, During these visits ne
and Fredericka were inseprrabIe com
panions, and soon came to be regarded
b. all as towers.
Fredcricka aperfct child of natur :,
Was neverso happy as when in the open
lair
Goethe says of her: She was one at
hose women who please us best out.ot
uoors. The IoveIiness of her manner har-
monized with the flowery earth tho un-
Eclouded serenityot her faceswltb Fhe blae
>kv. A refreshing breath seemed ever t.
h yer around her" After dwelling With
rapture upon her grace, her beauty, and
her goodness, he add 3; III kne" no sor
row, no unrest IN her presence. | was
inlmcasuraby happvwhen Ivy her side.
The youth and the mdidnn were con
stant companions. They wtlNed and
rode, they read and sung, they talked
and laughed together, aud neithrr dream
ed of any pleasure VIII CHI the othtr might
got share With the family apd ether
friends, they took little jams into the
country, went on excursions To the is
lands of the Rhine, and visited ut the
neighbnrjng house. Both in their n
tire happiness, were the gayest Of the
CAV, aud the life of every company;
+" but" says Goethe :. While we seemed
to be living for those around us, we lived
only for each other
During absence they were still united
in thought and their letters were very
fir, quent. Fredcricta showed herself the
same happy, unaff ct,sd child rs in the
intercourse of daily life. Goethe was
already 5pcomlng known as u poet an
this young girl became the inspiration of
his sweetest lays He wrote many soneIs
expressly for, her, and set them to well
known melodi s." enough To fill Vol
une," he says, " had they been collected"
my passion grew me more" he
writes, 'sas came to know the worth Of
the EXCELLENT gill, and thetime APPROACH
eli when must leave SO much love and
goodness, perhaps forever
There had been no formal betrothal,
and yet, in the sight Of men and angels
by the election OF their own hearts
these young Lovers belong@d to Q each
other.
Gaethe passed highly creditable ex.
animation, and received his degrees as
/ doctor Of laws, an honor OF which his
father was not a little proud. The old
gentleman had very high aspirations for
his gifted son. ~ .4.s,.
6fore returning home to Frank fort
Doctor Goethe went TO bid Fredcrcka
adleu. ,IEsmr ts F
lie writes aThose were painful da IS,
which I would gladly forget. AS from
on horseback | reached her my hand at
porting, tears stood in her eyes, and
was also very sad at hcart."
He had resolved upon leaving Stras
bourg to tear this passion for Fredercka
from his heart, M matter how much az
ony it cost him. But this was no light
task, for it was 1--we which had taken
deep hold of all that was best and no.
blest in his nature. In absence, the i'm.
age of the sweet young girl was ever be-
fore his eyes and he, plned necessarily
for her. Had he followed the dictates
Of his heart, he would have returned to
her to set the. seal of their mutual affrcr
ton by formal betrothal. But worldly
prudence with him was stronger than
love, and he was II man who could
yield up the sweetest dream of his life to
ambition.
The disparity Of station between the
rich bankers sou and the country clergy
mans daughter was very great it was
an alliance to which the naughty old
Frankfort arstocrat would never con
sent-yet still in his inmost heart, Got :
the knew that Fredecicka was worthy of
him. a4sE f4|f.a
The affection of that proud young
student and man of the world had been
put to severe test when Fredericka ana
/ his sister, in their obsolute provincial
4 costume, had come to visit some rich and
fashionable Strasbourg relatives.
Though Fredericka possessed natural
ease and grace of manner which made
her at home In any society, still Goethe
could not fail to note the contrast between
his g woodland nymph" and the circle of
high-b bred ladies in which he moved.
Morbidly offensive to the opinions OF
others, he could not endure to have his
chosen one the object of invidious re-
mark or criticism, and 1t was positive
relief to him when Frederick returned
home Yet he very we'll knew that she
would have the tact and good sense to
adapt her dress and manner to the cir
cles in which she would be introduced as
his wife, and it is not probable that it
was her inferior station, or unacquaint-
ance with high life, nor, indeed, fear of
his fathers displeasure, that induced him
to break off tie connection. He dread
ed marriage as the grave of ambition, the
Illustration of high career.
Soon after his arrival he wrote the
young girl letter, bidding her adieu
| forever. 1866
He says: Frederickas answer tore
my heart now, for the last time, be
come aware of her hnrea vnment ard Ga w