The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-20
THE SUN, SUNDAY, JULY 20. 1esA

nIYNHS aHTNnAH~y HTYT.N> ~
~ ~ SHSH>HN y. " ~
also Yight 70 Gelck 10 tho1k'Sohglon. Am
your father. and eeasequeotly older than you.
and therefore ! have also moro e1perisnes
than you. For this reason you may believe mo
Upon ny word whom take the liberty 10 tell
yeu list atheism 10 great Sin"
This worldly.wise father Wa man Of luxu-
ious habits. fond Of paradlng the streets In
the SNOWY uniform OF the home guards. Of
which body he was Captain. somewhat pomp-
Gus In manner. but charitable to the Door. and
on the whole man Of very amiabls qualities.
The soa's frst experiment In LOOKING up his
paterbal ancestry was not encouraging. Ono
day. when small boy. he asked his father who
his grandfather was. to which the latter an
swersd. half laughing and half cross: your
grandfather was little Jew with big beard"
Tho next day. when he entered school. Helm
rich hastensd TO tell his comrades the
important news that his grandfather was
. little Jew with big beard. Scarcely
had he made this announcement whom the mis-
chievous youngsters took up tho tale and
shouted IL In every key while others initiated
the noises OF various animsls. Such hubbub
was created that . teacher rush Cd angrily into
the room. and. seeing that Heinrich was the
most conspicuous figure. new u him and boat
him until bis back WAS covered with deep blue
stripes. Heins never forgot the man who whip
ped him nor the occasion OF the hoggtng- his
unluoky genealogical revelation; and the after
eject OF those early impressions was no great
that whenever little Jews with big boards wore
mentioned he felt IN uncomfortable recollsc-
ton" running down his back " like . shuddsr."
Frau Hsine had to use good deal OF tact
hAndn0mA en-
husband and In breaking up some OF his bad
habits. He was. says his son. easily induced
to take part In high gambling hs protected
the theatre. or rather Its pricstesses. ana mad
even passion for horses and dogs." With all
his faults he was tho one human being upon
earth whom Hetne loved most and IL was with
moro than childish vonsration that he would
kiss the hand his father held out to him-s
beautiful. nnely-cut. aristocratio hand. which
he used TO wash In bran OF aimonds. l still
SEQ II before mo- still see every little blue vein
wnicn ran across TINS marnis-wnite nand. IL
10 a. II tho odor OF Almonds were stiii TICKLING
my nostrils ana my eyes become moist. 1t
10 IN vain that l try by snakins the bshs OF
my toofs cap. 10 ufoWn Win their noise the
melancholy that comes over me when think
OF my deceased father.
From this record Of hetne's youth with Its
lapses Into sadness. We turn to the story OF
his last days. Suddenly. from the handsome.
vivaclous boy In love with the executioners
daughter. we hnd him miserable. suffering
Invalid. whose omaciafed frame WAS dropped
up In . big chair with cushions. and whose
heart was Kept warm oy the sympathy and
love OF the young woman TO whom ne gave tho
pet nnme OF Mouche. ana VINO mas Just given
TINS shaii Vo'ume OF recoiiectiohs 70 the world
under the nom de plane OF Camille selden.
Although NO stu loved MS puxom vile. there
was little sympathy between them. and sue
iound more pleasure among the Rsyeties OF her
native raris than ythe BEDSIDE OF dying poet.
II the little n,ouchs had not flown In to buzz
around his pillow. his last days would have
been oven harder to bear than they were. This
young woman. whom We may call Mile. seldom.
had all her LIE been an admirer OF HeinS's
poetry. but her meeting with him was by &C
cident. Bio went to his house In Paris to de-
liver some music intrusted TO her care BY
friend OF Holmes In Vienna. she gave 1t to
the servant at the door. and Was turning away