Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-18
WHO SHALL RULE!

"kATHRINA, is my niece uTesscu yet loi
the ball?" asked the widow of Councillor
Won Herbeck of maid who had just then
entered the room, carrying pile OF
shawls, hoods, and winter cloaks.
"The fraulein will soon come down,
madame"
The door of the room opened, and a
girlish figure, charming as one would
wish to see, rushed in. and threw her
arms round Frau Won Herbeck.
Emmy, you will tumble your white
tarlatan skirt ana your roses and bows by
this rough embrace" said her aunt, in a
warning voice.
The travelling carriage was ready for
them; the servants conducted the ladies
into it, put a large fur robe over their feet,
wished them safe journey, and then
away they rode over the cracking snow.
Before long they had crossed the boun-
Diary of Birkenwalde, and the manor
house of CharlottenhOf-th home OF
Judge Lobau-rose before them, gloomy
and massive in the twilight He was a
sutton for the hand of the charming, will
full creature nestled so costly in the car
rage, but she had a prejudice against
him, and had expressed her disapproba-
ton very pointedly to her aunt, who
favored Judge Lobau's suit. Emmy's
contradictory character demanded oppo-
sition rather than acquiescence from a
lover, and her chief dislike to this one
was that he always yielded to her wishes
as well as anticipated them. Although
Emmy had said SO much against Lobau,
yet she now leant forward from the cor
ner of the carriage, put her little head
out of the window, and looked inquiring-
ly over the building, where all was dark,
save on the ground floor, which had two
of its windows dimly lighted.
"Lobau has already gone to D; the
lower rooms are the Stewards" she muir
INJURED.
As her aunt did not answer, and drew
her veil still closer over her face, Emmy
leaned her head back among the cushions
and unused over the countless pleasures
which that nights ball would bring her.
Judge Won Lobau, though respected
ana loved by those who knew him well,
was often considered by strangers weak
and yielding. He looked upon life with
clear, far searching gaze; what appeared
to him right and duty he would follow un-
flinchingly, though the happiness OF his
friends and acquaintance was always
considered before his own, which made
lookers-on call him Indifferent to his own
interests. In any ordinary circle OF
society one would not meet with more
friendly, amiable man than Lobau. Woe
to any one, however, who mistOOk the
mildness and politeness of his bearing,
and ventured to be impertinent toward him
One of the great boosters of the univer
sity, known and feared as an excellent
duelist. still bore the marks of Lobau's
powerful arm in deep scar given him in a
duel provoked by an attempted insolence
Three years before, when Lobau was
preparing himself for his second judicial
examination, he inherited Unexpectedly
the fine estate of Charlottenhof Every
one now believed he would no longer
trouble himself to finish his studies; but
being man Of influence, would enter Al
once upon the possession of his property
But all were mistaken.
The course of study which he had be
gun Lobau determined to finish. Soor
after he had had his state examination
however, he took leave of absence fol-
several months, to see how life on his es
tate, and the duties devolving upon il
would suit him. Lobau placed capable
person as overseer in CharlOttenhof, an(
settled his income in the most generous
manner. And he was as benevolent Il
his tenants as he could be without injury
to the interests of his neighbOrs. Aftel
having passed brilliant examination fo
judge, Lobau, toward the end of the sum
mer, took up his abode at Charlottenhof
At their first meeting, Emmy had taker
strong prejudice against him. He
beauty and grace fascinated him, and ever
her willfulness and little impertinence ap
peared so charming, that, although b,
might become little provoked, he neve
really quarreled with her. Then, whel
she spoke to her aunt such affection beam
ed in her deep blue eyes, that no on
could doubt the goodness of her hear,
The stronger the feeling became, tn