Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-10
TIE RED PEDESTAL

In the Augsburger Zeitung, which re-
ceive at my Long Island home, where
have lived many years In seclusion, with
broken health and spirit, / read para
graph which frees me from spell from
which | have believed only death would.
Twas as follows:
Died. I'm n private madhouse, In the
city OF Munich, whittier he was taken
year ago. violently insane. Graf Won Eu-
lenberg, OF Gutenberg Castle. 1t viii be
remembered that the Count some years
ago inherited a large fortune from MS
aunt His brilliant career at the Univer-
sity OF B. will recall him more wildly
yet 20 the public mind"
While a student at the University or
b. having finished my course in phy-
sizes, l devoted myself to pursuits when
might be termed ultra-scientinc. Like
many German dreamers, from whose dis
courses concerning the PhilOsophie des
Unbewuszten, over foaming krugs, AT
knelpes. and many another symposium
Of more sedate character, .lmDlbed the
poison.
The flame upon the altar Of liberty
burned hercest here, but no less deep
was the homage paid TO the discoverer IN
the realm Of science. He who snatched
from out the unknown a new fact became
q demigod. or, occasionally, by a misuse
OF his talent, a D., but that Is antici-
Dating.
In the course Of my deyings L wa
thrown into the society Of a singular man.
Fritz Won Eulonberg. poor but well
born student. whose family inhabited
dilapidated castle near Starnberger See.
in Bayern. He occupied chambers. as did
| also opposite him. in great tumble
down pile i'm -gasse. extending over th,
greater part Of square, one 'ide risins
sheer from the river. Our rooms con
stiuted the choice part of the building
and the only marks Of humanity ab0u
were on the Tagging in the court nea'
our wing. the rest being quite moss
grown. There were other occupants. how
ever-a few. The ancient porter drank
arac continually, to fight of the rhcu-
matism, he said.
From a remote part on the other side
of the court came on certain nights OF
the week snatches of beer-inspired song.
as:
Wenn ma freien will
Freit ma in der still,
Isl des madr reich,
Gibrs auch gelt zugleich
LIST sic dennOch DUNN.
Buckich, schell und Krumm,
Rleibt sic doch die schonste
Welt und brett.
once toward daybreak Gutenberg AMI ]
were awakened by the clack Of schlagers
in the court. and. peering from the case
ment. saw shadow forms with paliid, fur.
tive faces. hurriedly extinguishing Ian
tern and carrying a limp form through an
archway.
"a brawl has been settled" dryly re-
marked Gutenberg. seriously. 1t wou."
seem. Stay. was there not registering In
Busch's apartments last evening
| said | believed there was sound or
rovelry in that quarter about bedtime
We retired once more. on knocking al
Eulenberg's door next morning 10 discuss
the event Of the night, | found mat nc
was not in, although 1t was about the
usual time for his kaffee and semmel. On
the ensuing morning my knock received
no response. and inquiring OF old Nauerl
the reason. was told that Herr Won Eulen-
berg had been suddenly summoned 20 his
home I'm Bayern 10 attend the death-oed
Of his aunt. whose heir he was.
The character Of this man had impress
ed me very much. There was about nm
what might be termed the attraction or
repulsion. / couldn't keep away from
him so 10 speak. although not often in
vited to his rooms. lie spoke little ana
smiled never. His head reminded one OF
Schiller, only with a Mephlstophellan
cast He had written things that had set
all Germany talking for time, but his
"Ausser Natur" subsequently published
had injured his reputation. He was evil
IDENTIFY getting outside the periphery al
lowed 10 the human intelligence. In other
words. 20 express IL I'm our homely Amer
lean phrase. ''he was getting off his
base"
Gutenberg had a strange way Of disap-