New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
RRIGITTA.

bEaS,, ~ "a, Rr,, " sxo New.Yore: Henry holt & Co
The rrelude of this admirable story is one oil the
pleasantcst parts of the book Ihe scene opcu' "
The Golden Lamb Inn. in the Black FOREST uno
fat gilt lamb hanging Its head bashfuiiy' ou' WIN
sucbt and as il were lnouisivc twist on one
side" IL the subsequent tale d'd no' NAM '' -.
large drafts upon our space should be tempteu w
olive this charming bucolical chapter entire. bu'
we must make room for this portrait oil the i'""-
lady for she is the heroine of the story;
There she has come ont of the house, aSH mhor'
standing with peasant IN the cosiume ~ ,It and
i ',,u & y" &C those foces in winch We see how many
sorrows have marked them; but now ieSpite a'I ,,i
peace dwell there and the brown eyes, Mn i f Sc se
Eove the clear SPARKLE OF YOUTH have LOOK Oh s1
curitv and of steady klndliness. & ou Iad somewhat
stllly erect-nay she even nous ie nen daughter of
soldier and perhaps something OF the d =" The
OF pea, ant of rank she holds ou, sin mei and give
man and saws: "GIOi-by; come hsd,u, hs.i no,nopher
our remembrances TO all nj home WHO sun ~
us" .,o .os. IF
She il is who tells the story through Tue 'oS' "
the dainty volume. She begins WIN inc p'"''"'
uf. ot scbcbenbof where her childhood was
pa-sed Here all were living in pastoral innocence
opd nlenty until trouble came In the shape oi ap-
u,reut cood fortune The little Bugltta, for whom
:, many SOIL rows were store. lived there happF
she was called 1.-The Princess of Schlehenhoi' anu
they said "shc may pick the best peaSaht-pihcc io
n husband" All is going well. when plopoSI''o"
roncs from the Government to purchase tue laIt"
tnat il may bc thrown into forest again. NuiIe
they are considering tins proposition, there appears
uro, the scene the Captain" he is called
through the novel. The father OF Bngtta hau
served under him. and held him IN most respectful
memory. although he turns out to be consunnate
scoundrr in the end. lie repeats his visits; be en-
into ne gotiations purchase of the land
and the whole story is perhaps told IN tins narrative
OF Brigitta:
iwcnt outside the house, ana sat on the BENCH,
aul heard the three men inside Laughing anu 'dlH-
ing loud As sat there saw a great SPIDER squat
ting IN the middle of its web; ny came up anu was
c8nght ne thought, OF course there was hotbing
there bur air, but there was the hlmy thleauS. ft
fy yaters, buJ cannot escape; 1t claws VITA ts dSet
al round and above, bus cannot iree ilSeli' II.
spder no doubt. baS discovered that 1t mas cauFlt
; methine, for the whole thug shaheS, ana Wno
k'cws what ITS thoughts are; but 1t keeps quite
Still; presently fiy is quiet, the spider comes
down on its ropeadder aud the ty begins TO Strue-
c;o aran; away goes the spider, aud waits ana
waits n the fly strs 10 more; then SPINS shIouu
rognG H. draws it close up, and sucks il dry. rs
81. 'Eerr ON tbe bench II suddenly struck me- The
CAPTAIN or Bergschinder Is the SPIDER, ana my father
Is the rs.
TIE result of the honest foreseTs negotiations
with tae Cap,ain is that he is ruued There are
law suits which are lost The farm is sold at
auctiou it is bought by the Government; all was
sold the molherless Brieitta out from home
,,to the wide world with her ruined father ; is re-
pnlsed from the door OF his brother; ana they are
sheltered under the humble roof OF an old servant,
where they find kind hearts and warm hearth
The Door peasant that his house IS to be pulled
down he seeks the scene, and is KILLED by piece
of falling timber. After his death Bngltta couIu
st.v mn longer with the ad-makcr; she seeks the
town for employment, aud is sheltered f0r time
IN the house of her brotner-in-law. She then goes
;uto service IN an inn at FIeinof and here the i'll
forest of the story begins to develop more fully.
D,ctor celebrated for treatment of diseases OF the
ewes arrives at the inn. Who should appear also Dut
Rouvnus the son of the ole housekeeper. and WHO
was now q house servant at Basle. and greatly i'll
love with Brgtta who assists the Doctorln his oper-
atIops and wins from HIM praise and credit; whefe-
upon she SAYS: : 1t was all could do net to shout
for joy-what might help i'll curing the SUFFERING
7" She was present at all the operations, and
held everything ready. She is so useful that the
Doctor recommends ber as an assistant IN the
OobtLamic Hospital in Zurich. She gives tins III
teresting BIT of experience:
In the course of nearly seven years had TO nurse
Catholics and jews and even lnhdels-royai person
Goes who slept under silk cOyerlets, and mad hands
os dehcate as the inside skln OF an egg. ana ;nen
again Door wild ciea ures VINO IN All ther ilVes Daa
never known what o bed was. From mans thank
fitness as he shows it, aud remembers II aiter ne is
curcd YOU fiIs really know what he Is; ana must
saw III tnat the Jews are par!lcularly good me
nrofessor TOO always said that Jew did not easiil
ioyset the good that had been done hlm. Certainly
the Jews are very cOmplainng and are always very
sO,ry for thcnse YES. Dot its nave salu ohcS "io
One we had three priests together in the house at
the same time-a Cathoilc, Lathera2 ana Jew, ~
Our Lord must have heard how they all prayed to
Him differently. The two Christian priests were
cuied, but not the jew: When at last we were
obl ced TO til hun, he said
Praised b. the Lord, who allowed me to see FOL
so MANY years: know The Scriptures all by heart
and can read them without eyes" And he thanke
rornlv Tor al, the patience and affection we had
shown him. TO the prof cssor be sl'd; You tnongh
70 do your best, but God thought II was good 1oi
..,,tl l,a fhary ~
FORE
Bricitta's experiences in the hospital are exceed
iugy interesting, and this one the reader VIII hnC
specially touching
OF course we had to have most patience Will
children Once a father and mother brought MS {
chIld saving il was naughty that II never woulC
le quiet till il was fogged. 1 spoke 10 the chic
ana 1t promised me that 1t wolld DC qllle que
during the operation and more partcu ariv after lc
and II kept its word and was qule happy, every
th,pg went so well. This child had Character az
strong as q mans and, at the same TIM, as su UnS
siyeand as entous; she did not venture 0speal
or STIR and kept sill as ii She had been dumt
and mot oness She grew up Il line girl, aud is nov
employed III the telegraph office at the station %
ZuI1ch.
Al the hotel TO which Brigitta is transferred t.
care for a patient. appears the Captain, with eye
also needing treatment. Brigitta, who thinks tina
she has seen him aghtng begs Ronymus to inquire
at the bureau of the hotel whether the Captain at
his wife had not been there His answer is an agree
allie spec,inen of the cOiOqual merits of the book
..Tncre is no need for asking; one Of our ornni
bus-Iriyers was his jo.ky, and he got him int
trouble; lie knew Lin again directly. AY!-he j
,vas Int they are gone awav again. lie came II
consult your Professor; he has grown Older and she
too bu he dyes his beard anu she palnts her checks
II was talked OF all over the house. how those TIVE
onarrelled She went TO the table dhote alone
sn,artIy dressed aud when his food was brought t.
hun s.,e would sit in the balcony; she dtd not choos
70 see hoy he ate. ! earned down Their trunks. liz
ran still see "a stle and he held up his eyeiids wit
bIs fingers and looked at me, as much as TO say:
hatAp
vouJ But know where should like to see him
Inc wrotcb-who kills trees ana KILLS men, the VII
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