, 1876-04-22
=. SOW E'TEsaNG."
ONE OF HANS cnsrrAN ANpERsES's STORIES


II want to be somrthing," said the eldest
OF five brothers. II want to do something
| in the world" ] don't care how humble my
position may be in society, it only effect
some good, for that will rally he something
III make bricks, for they are quite indispcn-
sable things, and then | shall truly 'spr
done something,
! But that s0mcthing will not be enough "
quoth the second brother. "Whnt you in.
tend d0ug is Just as much as nothjngn at all,
1t is joumcymcn's work, and can be done by
n machine No, ! would rather lie a brick.
layer at once, for that is SOMETHING real, and
that's what I'll he. That hrings rank ; ms II
hrickhycr, one belongs 10 a guild, and is n
citizen, and has cnr's own ilng and ones
own house Of call. YES, and it it all goes
well, well Keep iourncymrn. shall he
come master hrickhyer, anil my wife shall
become masters wifr--thut is what call
snmwhing.'
That's norhing at all I" soid the third,
That is h,yond the pale of the guild, and
there ARE many Of those in II townthat stand
far above th9 mere master artisan. You
may be m honest man. but as u master
you will after all only Lclong To those who
are ranked among common men, know
something better hun that; I VII hrnn ar,hi.
t,ct, and thus will enter into the territory of
ART and speculation. | shall be r'rkoncd
intellect, shall certainly have TO serve up
from the picknSc, SO 10 speak; 50 | must
begin os ii cnrpentc : apprentice, and must
20 about rs an assistant in cab, though
am accustomed To wear silk hat. | shall
have to fetch Gerr and spirits for the com
mon iournrymrn, and they will call me thou
for that is insulting! But shall Imagine
to myself that the whole thing is only act
ing, and Il kiml of masquerade, To.molrow
that is to say, when have served my
'lUi ciiNl' f' 'H wy Way N'i' INV 'AlN . =
will he nothing to me. | shall 60 to the
academy, and get instructions in drawing,
and shall be called an architect. That's
something ! may get 70 he called sir
and even worsbipful SIR or even get ii
handle at the front or Mt the back 0i my
name, and shall 20 on building and hula.
ing, just as these hciurc me have hlilt
That will always he Il thing to remember
anil that is what call slmrthingl" !"
" But don't care ut all for that some
thing said the fourth. II won't sail in
The wake OF others and he Il copyi4t. will
he genius; and will stand up greater than
all the rest of you together. ! shalt he the
creator OF n new style, and will give the
plan oI IL building suitable to thc climate
and material OF the country, for the nation.
ality OF the people, for the development of
the age--und Un additional story for my
own genius
But supposing the climate and the mn.
trria are bad said the fifth, that would
he IA disastrous circumstance for these two
exert II great influence! Nationality, more
over, may expand ils,lt until it becomes 1T,
tcclation, nnd the development of the cen.
tury may run wild with your work, us youth
often runs wild. | quite realize the fact
that none Of you viii he anything real, how
ever much you mny believe in yourselves.
But, do what you like, / Will not resemble
you | slmll keep ON the outside OF thing,
and clitcisc whatever you produce. To
every work there is attached something thar
is not right-somrthing that has gone
wrong; and will ferret that out and find
fault with it; and that will be doing some
thing"
And he kept his word and everybody
said concerning this fifth brother, There is
certainly something in him; he has n good
head hut he does nothing" And by that
very means they thought something OF
him.
Now, you see, this i: only little story;
but it will never end SD long rs tn world
lasts. But what became of the five broth
crs' Why, this is nothing and not some
thing. Listen it is II capital story.
The oldest brother, lie who manufactured
brick soon became aware of the fact that
every brick, however small it might be, pro.
duced for him little coin, though his coin
was only copper; and many copper pennies
laid one upon the other can he c"anged into
SHINING dollar; wherever one knocks
with such dollar in ones han l. whether ut
the bakers or the butchers or the tnlor's-
wherever it may he, the door flies Open and
the visitor is welcomed, and gets whst be
wants. You see that is what comes of
Tricks. Some Of those belong TO the eldest
brother certainly crumble,l away, or broke
in :wo, bu, there was II use even for these.
On the high rampurt, the wall that kept
out the sea, Margaret, II poor woman, wished
to build hertselt little house. All the
faulty bricks were given to her, and few
perfect ones into the bargain, for the eldest
brother was gool-natured mln, though be