New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-19
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ARNOLD PROsRN AND A. Z. RELIX.
Sixth Remembrance.

Sixth ReDeDbra0ce.
EARLY the next morning some one
Knocked at my door, and my old doctor,
de Hofrath, entered. He was the friend,
che physician, for both body and soul, Of
our whole title town. He had seen two
generations grow up; the children that he
had received into the world had become
fathers and mothers, and he regarded
them all Is his children. He himself
was unmarried, but still in his old age he
was vigorous and handsome. do not
remember him otherwise than as he then
stood before me-his light blue eyes shin
ing forth from under his bushy eyebrows,
his thick white hair, still full of the vigor
Of youth, curly and lively; his shoes, too,
with the silver buckles, his white stock
ings, brown coat, that always looked like
new, and still always seemed to be the
same old one, | can not forget; and his
walking stick was the same that as
child had seen 80 often stand beside my
bed, when he felt my pulse and pre-
ecribed medicine for me. bad often
been ill, but it was faith in this man that
always made me we'll again. Inever had
the least doubt of his power to cure me,
and if my mother said she must send for
the Hofrath to prescribe for me, it was
the same to me as if she had said she
must send for the tailor to repair my torn
trowsers. had only to taste the medi-
cine, and l felt that / must get we'll
again.
- ''How do you do, my boy ?" said he, as
he entered the room. "You don't look
quite we'll; mustn't study too much. But
to-day have not time to chat much and
come only to tell you that you must not
go again to sec the Countess Mary. I
have been with her the whole night, and
it is your fault; SO listen. If her life is
dear to you, then do not see her again.
She must 60 away as soon 81 possible and
be taken to the country. It would be best
for you to travel for while. Good morn
ing, and be good boy"
With these words he gave me his hand,
looked kindly into my eyes, as if he
wanteds promise from me, and passed ON
to visit his sick children. / was 80 sur
prised at another's having penetrated so
deep into the secrets Of my soul; yes, at
his knowing what did not know myself,
that could not collect my thoughts until
he had been long time in the street, and
then felt tumult within me as when
water that has stood long time on the
FIRE without moving, suddenly bubbles
and boils, and rises up and roars until it
overfows.
Not see her again? Why, l only live
when / am with her. will be quiet, /
will not say word to her, will only
stand at her window when she sleeps and
dreams. But not see her again? Not
even take leave of her She does not
know, she can not know that I love her.
Neither do love her. I desire nothing,
1 hope nothing, my heart never beats |
more quietly than when I am with her.
But I must feel her presence-I must
breathe her SOUL must go to her she |
expects me. And did fate bring us to-
gether for no purpose7 Aught not to
be her comfort, sught not to be her rest2
Life is no game. Two souls are not driven
together like two grains of sand of the
desert, that the sirrocco first whirls to.
gether and then parts. We should hold
fast the souls that kind fate leads to us.
for they are destined for us, and no power
can tear them from us if We have the
courage to live, to fight, and to die for
them. She would despise me were I to
leave her love at the first peal of thunder,
as I would the shade of q tree under
which l had dreamed away moments so
blissful. And then all was suddenly still
within me, and heard only the words,
''her love, and it resounded from all the
caveFns Of my soul, like an echo, and 1
MAS heightened at myself '.Her love ~
And with what had I earned it? She
hardly knows me-and if she could ever
owe me would l not have to confess to
Ter that l do not deserve the love of an
nigel? Every thought every hope that
nd flown upwards in my soul, fell back
Ike bird that wants to escape into the
lue ether, and does not see the cage that
it. And yet-wherefore all this
liss, 80 near and yet upattainable.? Can.
II God work wonders2 Has He not {
ten heard my prayer when it struggled {
ward to Him in full faith, and did 4