The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-02

scolded her sister for having interfered be-
tween her and Goethe. --l
Il know that I have lost you. l claim
YOU no more" she said, and then, as she
kissed him frantically added: NO" lea5
my cursei Woe upon woe, forever anu
ever, to her who for the hFst unne 'l'ei
me kisses these lips.
II was not long after this that his first
meeting with Frederika Brion took pace
and, strangely enough, her lips were those
on which the French girls curse was 20
fan. Frederika was the daughter OF
village pastor at Sesenheim, distant aoou'
sixteen miles from Strasburg, Weyiahd'
friend of his. took him 10 visit the interest
ing family, in whom the poet founu
strorS. resemblance to the Vicar oil w axe
field and his family.
Frederika was only 16, and very pretty
and amiabe The two young people were
soon deeply in love with eaeh other' a'iu
Goethe became a favorite with the WhOie
family. A few weeks later he mace
second visit to the same neighborhood' anu
when he returned to Strasburg ne was re-
garded by the Brion family as the
trotbed of Frederika. The two young p o
nile certainly loved each other very deep'y'
but il is hardly probable that the mae
went so fast as to necessitate Goethe nay
ing it before his own parents. ProodD.y
thew would have objected to mis- engaging
himself when so young 10 siI' ~ iiiU
below him in wealth and statlou'
After Frederika, with her mother ana
sistar had made visit in Strasburg, the
nnet began to question the depth OF ms
avn love. The girls in their picturesque
rural dress, may have seemed TOO Inuc! !
like peasants in the fashionable society OF
Strasburg. In spite of the warmth OF ms
previous protestations, he began 10 per
ceiye a little change in his feelings. Inere
was no break between the two. lie haI
To admit that Frederika was as sweet ana
lovab.e as ever But when, after her re-
turn to the country he went to Sesen-
helm to see her both realized that the
end had come. There were no reproaches
on either side. Each still loved the othef'
but Goethe had brought himself TO see
that from worldly point OF view the mar
riage was impossible, and Frederika had
accepted his decision. OF the last parting
he saws: "Those were painful days OF
which I remember nothing. When l held
out my hand to her from my horse the
tears were in her eyes, and left sad at
heart"
In Love With Charlotte Bupp.
The next occupant of Goethe's heart
was Charlotte Bupp. She, TOO was only
16 when he first met her in Wetzlar, IN
| 1872 She was the eldest daughter in a
| mother.e ss family, and her devotion TO her
| little brothers and sisters was one of her
| greatest charms in the poets eyes. She
| was already betrothed to Dr.. Kestner, sec
! rotary to the Hanoverian legation, and
! Goethe's feeling for her was affection
! rather than love. He saw a great deal OF
| her visited her home constantly, was a
great favorite with the children, and he
| and DR.. Kestner became great friends.
After taking his Doctors degree al
! Strasburg Goethe had come to Wetzlar tC
| study law When his time for departure
came he felt that he could not stand the
strain of formal leave-taking. He left d
pathetic note for Lotto, beginning 81 GER
tainly hope to come again, but God knows
when Lotte, what did 1 not fee. while
you were talking. knowing as 1 did that il
was the last time 1 should see you
Charlotte, in affording a model for the
heroine of 1.-The Sorrows of Werther'
| has rather an unusual interest for ad.
mirers of Goethe. The story. itself was moi
altogether pleasing to DR.. Kestner on its
appearance soon after his marriage, fol-
whatever may have been the feelings o
the poet toward Charlotte, his behavior
had been much more prudent than that o.
the hero of the tragedy, and Dr. Kestnei
| felt that the book placed the two in
rather unfavorable light The newly mar
ried pair soon forgave the poet, and tina
his heart was not exactly broken we fine
| by his entering on a lively Irritation will
| Maximiliane le Roche, near the time o
her marriage with a widower nameS
| BrentanO.
Beautiful Lii schOenemann.
About this time, 1773, Gothes sister Cor
nelia married, and her brother felt thai il
i. ho had ,aA f,al loss