The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-03-20

II hope sour brid. will like 'them,"
be. said, '.and I hope she will approve
OF her new brother little; though, 1
j'appcss, she likes you 70 much that she
viii have 40 liking to bestow on me F."
= "Oh,, yss, : SISTERS love, dear Eric :,
We cover had > aister. Some day you
"ill give mo cne, Is give you one,
now"
Eric Redeemed, and said, "Perhaps."
"Ihere could not have been a nobler
pair Of brothers," thought Carl, as sit.
ting beside the lady Of Kronenthal, he
watched them As they walked arm-in-
arm, and up and down the room. There
was great likeness between the two.
Eric was little taller, though both
were tall and we'll made. There was the
same frank bearing, the same noble
cast OF countenance but there was a
'ook Of FIRE at tiues in Eric's eyes.
which the calm grey eyes of Ernst
did not possess. There was in both the
same cos6ding, loving repose on each
others faith. The love that Eric bore
bis brother, amounted almost to devo.
tion and that Of Frost for him wss
tbat Of one Who had protected, and
humored, aud petted him from bis ip.
fancy.
Left without father when they
were yet infants, the thres boys soon
kne" what the cares aud sorrovs of the
world meant. Their right to their in-
hefitanee was contested tor years, and
more than ooce the mother had been
obliged to fly BY night to carry her
children to . place Of safety, and ofteo
had she known what ii vas even to
want bread and a place of refuge. Dur
log ali these ,risls-which came to
close when Ernst was twelve and Eric
ten the care Of the elder brother for
the younger was something beautiful
to witness ; and after they we're resttr.
ed to their estate 10 peace aud safety,
bis care aud selicitude for him seemed
to increase. lt>w.a Ernst who bad
taught him all the athletic exercises in
which be was SO we'll skilled Erus,-
who had carried him home half: dead
through . seow.storm Ernst Who had
killed the volt whose teeth we're At
bis throat ; aud, when the iadescrib.
able longing had seized him to be an
artist-to see Rome-it was Erost's
entreaties which had obtained the
mothers reluctant consent to his Depart
ure. It ~as not surprising, that be
loved Ernst with all the strength of bis
imqassioned soul that to him all his
thought turned in success, 10 despair :;
that to him he poured out bis heart in
long lstsers-all his yearoi1gs, his
hopes, bis fears that to Ernst we're
sent the first successful creations of bis
pencil, of his obisel and that At Ernsl's 3
summons he shoald have left bis be-
loved studio, his usdoished picture, and
joarneyed to the north, to be present at
the browning Of his brothcr's happi.
oess, which be knew would have been
incomplete without him.
This Carl knew partly. Eric from
time to time had told him enough of
his past lite to make him understand
tho bond which bound the brothers to-
eethef, and made their affection appear
SO beautiful to him. 1t was as much to
see this Ernst, Of whom Eric spoke SO
constantly, that Carl had consented to
60 with bim to Kroneuthal, as the de.
sire to buot wolves, to skaet, or enjoy
the other amusements of q Pomeranian
winter.
"When shall I see your bride 7" said
Eric. "Aud you will not tell me her
| name ?"
"No," replied Ernst, II want to sur
prise you. She is an old friend Of
yours"
"Who can she be ?' said Eric.
"You will SEQ tonight" replied
Ernst. "We are going to Rabensteiu to
spend few days. She will b. there.
You must drive our mother, Eric ; and
your English friend, and I will take the
other sleigh.
While Carl Vas in bis room prspar.
log for this visit, Eric came in to him.
"Carl, don't say anything about the
wolves or the snoa.storn to Ernst as
you 60 to Rabenstein -; it will make him
uneasy, asd ny mother will be sure to
6ud it out if it is spoken Of I would no.
have her know it just now for . great
deal her nerves are still trembling. -
after . pause, he continued, II must
ask Ernst if be knows tho Mellintbeos.
I can't remember the name"