The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-02-16
IDAHO WORLD.
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HOW YOUNG MAN OF SPECULATIVE TURN
oFaMND WAS CURED.
Several gentlemen were sitting to
gether I'M q Vienna restaurant, oneiday,
when the conversation turned upon the
catacombsIof ancient cities. The great
er number present were surprised to
learn that the city of Vienna itself, in
which they had lived fora long time in
complete ignorance of the fact, had it's
catacombs, as well as Rome and Paris.
One of the company, however, brought
forward proof that could not be doubt
ed, inDrelating an. exciting episode. in
the life of one of his ancestors. The
recital is given in his own words:
My grandfather, Gottfried ,Wolfgang,
had been studying for a 1ong time at
the University Of Goettingen, AS he
was of a susceptible and excitable ma
ture, he osthimself completely in those
wonderful, speculative doctrines in
which SO many German students go
astray. His isolated and close habit
of living and the very character of his
studies began to have their pernicious
effects upynmind and body. His health
suffered, and his Imagination became
morbid He sought to solve the prob
lem of spirit existence, and, like Swed-
enborg, built up an ideal world Of his
own about him. 1t was in this way
that the idea seized upon him that he
stood under an unlucky starr, and that
an evil spirit was constantly endeavor-
ing to- bring him into misfortune The
influence of these thoughts, which con-
trolled his temperament, was very in
furious. He became moody and des-
pondent. At last, his father noticed
his detected air, and concluded that the
best thing that could be done for him
would be to give him change of as
sociationsss q He was consequently sent
to busy and brilliant Paris, there to
continue his studies, -, 80.
Along at first, the wild Partisan life
carried him along in its wake. But he
soon'tired of this dissipation aud turned
back to his studies. He locked himself
in his solitary chamber in the Latin
quarter, that part of the city in which
the students live. Here, in little, mar
row, dark street, not far from the walls
of the, Sorbonne, he continued his favor
lite speculations. CiWhen he was not in
his own room, he was busted among
the books Of the great Paris library,
and he generally sought out the old and
dusty works that treated of ghosts, APP
partitions, somnambulisrn, animal mag
netism, etc. Old. ..''@ >
Too bashful and too little known in
the world about him to seek for ac-
quaintances among the fair sex, he was
still passionate admirer of female
beauty, and frequently gave himself up
to exaggerated dreams ofSforms and
faces that he had seen. His powers of
imagination reproduced visions of love-
iness that far exceeded the realities.
AS soon as IWolfgang had overcome
the first intensity Of his grief, and had
STRAIGHTFORWARD out his affairs, he left
Paris for Vienna, It had been many
years since he had seen his uncle's fam
lily, and he stepped outSbefore the inn
with beating heart. His look wan
dered rapidly over all the windows and
turned to the door, at which his uncle
and aunt would naturally receive him,
as if wandering what that reception
would be. 1t could not have disap-
pointed the young man, however, as
both were.waiting for him and threw
their arms about him IN agenuine affec-
ton. qWolfgang's eyes still looked
about him curiously, and his aunt
seemed to understand what it meant.
q augusta has gone to church, she
said, "but she will soon beback. You
will be surprised, my dear nephew, to
find how large she has grown; for the
last time you saw her she was a little s
snipe Of fourteen = : = = - ~ - II
A perceptible blush spread over #
Wolfgang 4 cheek lat the mention Of /
Augustus name, and his aunt SMILED t
1t it Significantly. .Driaro. =, IL
"There she, eomes!'. exclaimed the
Wolfgang looked up, and saw a q
beautiful girl with exquisite blue eyes c
nd lovely blond hair ~ q . = Z n