Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-10

be silent in my love but yet' when
soever would advance to the ex
pressing Of my feeling, Qnicl
changed she the conyersaton.-
How, 1 know not; but it was won
derful, wonderful.
"lck ~ thought 1; Git is hel
lovely maiden modesty which op
poses the avowal Of this, the deep
est, the truest affection Of her spir
| it." For already would 1 rather
have doubted the truths of science
than the thought that she loved me
not.
Endlict, at the termination Of
one of our meetings-lessons l dare
not call them broke forth, fierce
and wild: "Licbchei, to me thou
art more than life. Lowest thou
me|
She seemed surprised. She hest
tated, but still she smiled. The
chum entered the room. He was
nv best friend, and we'll knew it,
but hm-willingly would l have
committed him TO eternal torments.
Said he, 81 have waited with the
brother until lesson was over, SO
that | might walk home with You.
Natwi'ch / dared not stay and
place mciu Liejchcn i'm an uneasy
position. for She would say nothing.
So l rose aud departed but as !
passed through the door, l turned
and threw upon hera loving glance.
/ She sat with averted head, and her
lovely form quivered.
"Ja ,coLl~ thought l, "the rush
of inexperienced feelings over the
soul has quenched all utterance.-
! Susscs hRdchH"
Impatient [ awaited the next les
son. She entered the room with a
changed face, and in it thought |
beheld deep sorrow. She carried a
purse.
Only lessons ! must discontinue
she said, in a strange and to me
hitherto unknown voice. "Willyo
please make ont the bill
l felt as though were stricken
by a fash oflishtniug. Icould not
understand. l began to say some
what. when i'm the hall | heard a
fOOtstep.
awe are watched,' thought l..
"Tbe cruel parents, irrespective Of
feelings, have forced her to do this
unkind thing. They will have
nothing of my love for her."
And then, like an idle dream, for
me all the glory Of America faded,
and it was no longer "the land Of
the free, and the homeof the brave"
As it is in Germany, so it was here
the same undigniGed sacri6C Of
the pure, the innocent maiden. The
parents evidently intended her for
a brutal and wealthy husband for
whom she could not have love-
Truly it was power and money that
ruled. But my soul would be un-
conquerable. 1 would not abdicate
my claims to the purseproud arts
tOcrat.
l computed that which vas due
to me, and handed her the BILL
Silent, she paid it.
"May | call upon thee yet once
in a while!' | asked.
would have spoken this even
we're there five hundred parents
outside for me with cooked reyolv-
ers waiting.
eyes, if YOU want to" replied the
little one,
"Then 1, departing, saw no one. /
1t was Inc icuRdTschoRea UoAdt |
Mai. GLOW sad she must feel"
/, "disjoined from her be
loved, aud forced to behold men
whom she abhors Freer truly am
|. for I dare exclude myself from all /
other women and think only on
herr And so to me she became an
.mploring face, looking, praying
Tor assistance.
Some time ] awaited, until the
might be away from their
guard, and then advanced to the
house. ] was shown INTO the
DarlOr by the servant who received
NY card, and in a minute already
returned with the word that she
moin Licbcbp) "wished to be ex-
,used.n
"Truly the parents are vlgllant," /
terminated. "Said they even that
The was not at home ! SO. no; me
hey intend to annihilate."
More than ever was | determined
not to be subdued. Again | enter
d the house. Tie event was even
IS before; and several times like
wise was I disappointed, but not
lisheartened, for | WAS sure that
he loved me just as / loved her.
ERdIick-it was a lovely summer
venlng. Open wide were the win
lows on the first floor. Within I
eard her sSging a little VOlksiicd
which 1 had taught her i'm the bliss
al lesson days. twas "\Nenn ich
in Nogelein war;
"She still thinks on me- ]
bought; "for me she still suffers
rom the pride and worldluess of
er parents"
looked into the windows; she
-as alone at the piano, her back