The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-14
CONRAD's LUCK.
How It Was He That Made the
Family Fortune.

On the veran dah Of q trim little
cottage in one Of the larger towns Of
Mecklenburg sat family group
Joseph and c ,nrad Lindau, the widow
Lindau, and the young wife Of the
elder brother, Joseph. Conrad had
fair waving hair and finely-cut feat
ures, while in his dark blue eyes
hovered the indefinite. dreamy look
that so often characterizes the man Of
genius and rich fancy, and so often.
too, Is the hnmistakable sign Of dis
ordered mind. He was perhaps thirty
years Of age. Joseph resembled his
mother; his features expressed in-
domitable energy and stern perse-
verance. His age was five or six and
thirty.
Twill tell the story Of this family as
Joseph told it to me. The father had
been in his lifetime a musician. a
mechanic, an inventor. an itinerant
photographer. and withall q bil
OF q poet and dramatist H.
was loved by his wife as II
universal genius is always loved by
awoman, especially when his brilliant
qualities are accompanied by univers.
a misfortune. During the months
that ho wandered through Denmark
and Norway taking daguerreotypes.
he left his family to live from hand to
mouth, while every week brought q
letter expressing the most sanguine
hopes for the future. H. had scarce
" entered town and established
himself in some sky.parlor than he
wrote to his wife. bidding her be ready
at any time TO come to him with the
boys "The prospect was never so
bright" he wrote, ''and in a fow
weeks shall be able to provide a
home for you here. l will send you a
draft to settle all debts and cover the
expenses Of the Journey. Pray do not
take in any more sewing. and let
Joseph and Conrad give their whole
time to their studies" And yet the
draft never came. and the poor mother
laid away each letter with hopeful
smile and a patient little sigh. and
wsnt on taking in sewing. while the
boys ran errands and did any odd Job
that would bring in another groschen.
Conrad grew up in the likeness Of his
father; the same changeable. san.
Ruino, fantastic traits showed thenl-
selves ID the lad And after the father
had died in a distant town in Norway,
where he was buried without even the
bereaved wife being present. the
widows affections centered themselves
on this youthful i'm age Of her lost
husband. The genius which in the
father had failed Of being appreciated
would, she fondly hoped. attain to
honors and success In the son.
'.As for me-" said Joseph. ~ he told
mo the story. Il am like my mother;
whatever cleverness and skill I possess
comes from her So It was quite In
the nature Of things that I should take
the second place. How could she
take delight in me when all that I had
to offer her was what she had herself
given mep Besides I was good bit
nearer her in age than Conrad; I was
rather younger brother than a son;
In me she saw . fellow-laborer in the
struggle for existance whom che
esteemed without really making .
place for him In her heart 1t
was Conrad's light careless IN.
constant tsmpsramsut that brought
. little beauty into our plodding
liie. Ona could not but love him
while upbraiding him for oil his heed.
lssa Ackle conduct Whom he was
6atssn years old hs became involved
IN ! love affair with our landlords
daughter. and We had to osssk . change
Of abode. really believe that mother
was disappointed that 1t did not prove