The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-18

..IzfS 49, - 4'A1Suty ooA
what a change! what a transfgura-
ton! Still, indeed, there was the
same innocent sweetness ;: still there
:, was something Of the same loyelines5 ;
the expression still remained but
for the features, all trace of flesh
seemed to have vanished mere OUT
line Of bony structure remained ;
mere pencilings and shadowipgs OF
what she once had been. This is, in.
deed, I exclaimed, ''dust to dust
ashes g s TO ashes!" .,.-.. .,..,..,.-.
=" Maxiniilian, to the establishment
Of everybody, attended the funeral.
It was celebrated in the cathedral.
All made way for him, and at times,
he seemed collected; at times he
reeled like one who was drunk. He
heard as one who hears not; he saw
as one in a dream. ISL The whole Ger cere,
mony went on by torchlight, and
towards the close he stood like a, Pill
lar q :lmotionleas, torpid, frozen. But
the great burst Of the choir, and the
ri mighty j lare ascending from our
vast organ at the closing Of the
grave, recalled him to HIMSELF. and
he strobe rapidly homewards:. II Half
hour . .f F returned, + was ! sum n
Ia p9p es g Hs BIZ bedroom e. He WAS in
bad s saln q! Cpd collected sea What be
ssid l r. me- ya 4 remember - # it. had
hsea Yesterday, and. the very tone
nth y! which fela be be said it, although more
I than ben twenty years have passed since
then; He began thus: Il have not
t loneg 70 e. i've and when he saw me
start suddenly awakened into a con-
sa F'i Dp that, perhaps he had taken
poison, and meant to intimate as
much, he continued: "You fancy I
hare taken poison mo matter
whether l have Or not. if +. have,
the poison is such that no antidote
will now avail; or, if they would,
you we'll know that some griefs are
of 2 kind which leave no opening to
any hope. What difference, there.
FORE '99 CAP 60, it make whether I leave this
eaaEyth 70 day, tomorrow, OF the next
day. Be assured of this that
whatever: I have determined to do is
past FL FL power Of being affected c BY 9
human opposition. Occupy your
self not with any fruitless attempt,
81 calm Alk i 4 8 "a, else ! know
Whaalt t 81 do Seeing 9 suppressed .i
fury! in 2 bis eye, notwithstanding
saw also some change stealing ove1
his features as if from some subtle
poison beginning to work upon hi:
frame, awe-struck I consented to lis
ten, and sat still. "It is we'll thai
you do 50, for my time is short
Here is my will, legally drawn up
and a you will see that l have commit
ted an immense property to your dis
erection. Here, again,$is paper still
more important in my eyes; it is al
50 testamentary, and binds you to du
ties which may not be so easy to ex
ecute as the disposal Of my property
But now listen to something else
which concerns neither OF these pa
pers. Promise me, in the first place
solemnly, that whenever l die yor
will see me buried in the same gray.
az my wife, from. whose funeral We
are just returned. # Promise y -
| promised "Swear." II swore. --sFii
nally, promise, me that, wher
you read this second paper which ]
have put into your hands, whatsoeve,
you may think Of it, you will say
nothing,-publiah nothing ri to tbs
world until three years shall have
passed" ~ promised" -.Andn now fare
| well, for three hours. Come to. me
a yge ~ about ,9 ten o'clock, and take a
glass Of II, wine, in memory Of, old
times This be 9. said laughinglys
but even then dark spasm crossed
HE face, Yet, thinking that this
Knight be; the mere working Of men.
t.l aagnish within him, 7 complied
4 yith ii. desire, and retired. Feeling:
however, but little at ease, l devised
Ean excuse for looking in upon him
iEabout one hour and 9, half after ]
had LET him. I knocked gently a,
ibis door ;; there was no answer. ]
knocked, louder; still no answer.
went in. The light Of day was gone
and I could see nothing, But l was
alarmed BY the utter stiffness Of the
room, ! listened earnestly, but mo-
. breath could be heard. I rushed
back hastily into the hall for a lamp
I returned 7 looked in upon this
marvel Of manly beauty, and the
6rpt glance informed me that he and
BY bis splendid endowments had de.
parted forever, He had died, proba.
BY, soon after I left him, and had
dismissed me from some growing in,
stinct which informed him, that his
leg. agoanie NV were at hand. j. 5.,s ~
isaaE( ceacLuDED NEXT wEEk:)7a5 :
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A commercial conference has re
GENTLY been III session at Berlin, = I;
has demanded a stringent railway law
and has recommended the Govern.
ment to take possession Of the line.
nnt already n1Una1 hv - tn =