New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-03-31

Watching mid the silence holy.
HE E cane n. !. baking ~, raven:
On it, surface rudely craven
Were the simple worlls: :. God know. ISL
AZ mo0nbeam on the sea
Charms the sad winds shrieks to singing,
So these tender words to me
Turned my song, sweet solace bringing.
Though my feet found no TepOse,
Yet my soul. life-wOrn aud weary,
Rested III the thought: God knows, "
s 81 Cl54nsnAers' Journal
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Or THE RIVER WITH & LUNATIC.
ALI DIXON, Tom Gihard and I had
gone up the river camping out; we had
done our second days work. Il was
early morning on the third day, glori-
Gus weather. Twas in the boat, getting
the steering lines in order; Giffard and
Dixon were on the bank, talking to DR..
Rawle. AS understood it, the doctor
was at the head Of q private asylum for
lunatics. He was Giffard's friend, not
mine. He had been taking constitu-
tional when he happened TO fall in with
US just as we we're sitting down TO our
Open.air break ast; the chance meeting
led to Giffard inviting him to share our
gypsy meal. He did. 81.
Hewas Q pleasant fellow, not too old
and not too young. liked him exceed
ingly. We talked Of things in general,
and of lunatics in particular. Some
thing led to his mentioning i think it
was speaking Of the cunning of Ger.
tain class Of lunatics, and the difficulty
of keeping them within four walls the
fact that one of his inmates had escaped
day or two previously, and had not
yet been retaken. This was the more
singular as It was tolerably certain he
had not gone far, and search had been
made for him in every direction.
As Gifard and Dixon. were saying
good-by, preparatory to getting into the
boat, tho doctor langhingly said:
!" Should you happen to come across
him. I shall consider you bound to
bring him back safe and sound. He's q
man OF forty -four or forty five, tall and
.bony, iron-gray hair, and has a curious
habit Of showing his teeth and winking
his left eye. Don't look out for q raw
ing lunatic; for on most points he's as
right as you and I. He's wrong in two
things. Whatever you do, don'tle him
lose his temper; for whenever he does,
though ever 50 slightly, he invariably
goes in for murder he's oil but done
for two keepers already. And don't
talk to him Of England or Englishmen;
for if he should get upon his native land,
he n favor you with some observations
Which will make you open your eyes. ="
We laughed. ALI and Tom shook
hands with him, and got into tho boat.
We promised, II we should happen to
meet him we would certainly see him
returned to safe custody. ALI stood up
and showed ms from the shore; we sans.
out last good by, and left the doctor
standing on the bank.
Il was q beautiful morning, Tho
river was delicious, clear as crystal; we
could seelthe bottom, and every stone
and pebble on 1t; Just gentle breeze
tanning thb surface Of the waters into q
little ripple. We lit our pipes and took
it easily. lam good bit Of q traveller,
know many lovely hooks and crannies
in foreign lands; have lived abroad as
much as at hpme;; but j will match the
higher reaches Of orr own Father
Thames for beauty and for charm
against any scenery in Europe. And
on an early summer morning, after q
spell of glorious weather, it Is In all its
prime; the water 80 cool, SO clear: the
banks SO green, 30 charming; the stately
trees on either side; .he mansions seen
over the meadows, or peepin9 out
among the trees. Ton may CHOOSE vo ,rrr