The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-31

tan ca Ter to pierce walls than to penetrate
the close-locked breast OF man. Their sis
ter shed bitter tears 1.-THE hard-hartedness
OF her brothers, and although the pastor
repeated again and again that he did not
refer TO this one or that one, but each
should lay his hand upon his heart and
asked himslf II he felt true love for his
kindred, yet all thought to themselves,
.1That Is meant for Michel and Conradli;
tliat is aimed ut them"
The two brothers sat not far from each
other; Michel bit upon his cap, which he
held between his teeth, but Conrad listen
ed with open mouth. As their eyes met,
SIichel's cap fell from his hands, and he
stopped quickly to raise is.
A soft and harmonious hymn closed the
services, but before the last notes had died
away, Michel had left the church, and
stood at the door. ofthe parsonage. 1t was
locked, and he walked into the garden;
here he unused long by the bee-hives, and
gazed at the busy stir OF these little insects,
"whO do not know what Sunday Is"
and he thought to himself: 81 also have no
Sunday with my trade, for have no true
workihgtlay;" and he thought again
GLOW many brothers and sisters dwell to-
gether in such n beehive, and oil work
like the old ones" lie did not keep these
thoughts long, however, but resolved not
to suffer the pastor to put snatile on him,
as he said, and Us he looked across to the
graveyard, he thought Of Conrad's last
words, and he clutched his fists.
On entering the parsonage he found the
pastor and COnrad engaged in earnest con-
versation together. The former arose; he
seemed to have given up.t the hope oil see
ing the new conner. He offcrcdh him seat,
but Michel, pointing to his brother, said:
"Worthy pastor, have all respect for
YOU, but / do not sit where he il. Good
sir, you have lately come into our village,
and you do not know what liar and what
u sanctimonious hypOcrite he is. All the
children initiate him." he continued,
grinding his teeth, show goes 1t with
brother Michele" he then made the .ges-
lures to which we have referred, and I'D
de,l, trembling with rage: !"Worthy pastor,
he Is the cause OF all my misfortuncs; he
has driven peace from, the house, and |
have given myself to Satan in my wicked
dealings. You have prophesied," he cried,
rushing towards his brother-"you have
prophesied that Ishould die by the halter,
but you shall be strung up the first"
The pastor suffered the brothers to give
free vent to their rage; he availed himself
of his authority only so far Us was nee
essary to keep them from actual violence.
lie was well aware that when long-restrain-
cd fury is once poured forth, love then
makes its appearance; but he was almost
in error.
At last the two brothers sat silent,
breathing heavily, but neither tired. The
pastor now spoke, ut first with low, soft
voice; he opened all the hidden reccsses OF
the heart; Il was OF no avail; the two kept
their eyes fastened upon the ground. The
pastor then described the sorrow OF their
parents in the other world-Conrad sighed,
but did not look up. The good man now
exertcd all his powers; his voice sounded
like that of rebuking prophet. He repre-
sented them rs appearing before tho tribu-
nal OF the last judgment, and listening to
the fearful sentence: "Woe! woe! woe!
YOU have lived in hatred and hardness OF
heart together; you hayesevered the bands
Of brotherly love; go hence, to pine, chain
ed together during On eternity OF tor
mcnt!"
All were silent; Conrad wiped away the
tears with his coat sleeve, then rose, and
said, Mitchell"
So many years had passed since Michel
had heard this sound that he looked up
suddenly, and Conrad stepped nearer and
said: "NIichel, forgive mel" The hands OF
the brothers were clasped together, and the
pastors hand rested upon theirs, as il in
benediction. ;.
All in the village looked up and smiled
rs they saw Michel and COnradli walk hand
in hand down the hill by the town hall.
They did not loose their clasp until they
reached their home; it seemed rs II they
wished to indemnify themselves for the
privations OF the past. On entering their
little dwelling they quickly removed all
tho padlocks, then went Into the garden
and pulled down the hedge; notwithstand:
ing the loss OF their cabbages, this sign OF
enmity must be destroyed.
They then went TO their sisters, and all
ale together at the same table.
In the afternoon the two brothers sat
together in the church, and eaGll hold II
eorner Of their mothers hymn book III his
hand.
Their whole life became hcnceiorth
new one.