The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-12

henry talked OF the Rhine and the
Alps, OF Thuringin and Of Bohemia.
Almann listened absentmindely. he
was tall and strong, but not 30 tall and
iithe as Henry, who resembled cedar.
Servants came with horses to meet
them All three went up the valley Of
the Wicd-Bacll in Il gallop The water
was emerald
A few days later Henry came down
toward Aitwied on horseback. He was
sumptu0usly dressed in violet velvet.
Standards were waving above the tow
ers Bells were ringing mcrrily. Jctta
was TO be married to Almann Won
Sayn. She was seated in her bed
room and was looking ut herself In q
silver mirror that a friend held.
II hope that you will be very, very
happy" said her maid.
"Why should not be happy?" asked
Jetta.
why not? You love your betrothed
more than any One," said the maid.
More than any one?" sighed Jetta
"More than my father and my three
brothers? Oh. no; that would be too
much!'
In the first day Of their marriage no
one would disturb them in the castle
OF Sayn. but they came out Of it un-
expectedly. Almann explained: "Jet-
ia cannot live without her father and
her brothers. She would have been i'll,
rs II she had not seen them for
year."
What do you do in the daytime
while your husband is hunting?" asked
Count Mefried of his daughter.
I? replied the young woman,
blushing. II take care Of the house
and read tales Of adventure"
"She is more obedient than thought
she would be-" said Almann. I ex-
pected her to be restive, but she IS
docile, rs il she knew that couiG tan:s
her.
ooh, have often seen you tame
horses and dogs" laughed Jetta.
DO you think Of raising your chill
dren in the same way?" asked Gott-
hold.
Naturally" replied Almann.
Jetta blushed and then grew pale.
Gotthold said to her: do not worry.
You have 10 children yet, and he does
not know what his sentiments will be
when they come"
Gotthold related all these things to
Henry. He saddled his horse and went
to the Sayn castle at the breakfast
hour.
Almann chided him cordially for hav-
ing delayed his visit so long. Then
AlmaEn said TINT he had to go hunt
ing. He said: II am glad you have
come. You will talk to my wife while
I am away"
Henry took a mandolin ut Jetta's re-
quest and began to play. Then he sang:
wandered savage and free Now that have
seen her ardent grief sczcs me. my 10Y
has fed
The world is too large for me. Ny native land
kept my heart, but my fate "A traveller ex.
pclled me from my nest.
1t was not too late yesterday. THEN could love
that young girl Incompatible! l,ea,niiul.
Now the dream has gone by, .hs one whom
wished TO serve has been revealed to me too
late. am going away, free as air.
At the first verse Jetta changed col
or. AT the last verse he did not dare
raise his eyes. Jetta said nothing.
At last lie looked at her. She had
frOwned, and her glacial look met the
young mans. She stood before him
like ON angel in anger. He did not
dare breathe. "You are doing wrong"
she said ut last, slowly. "hSy brother
is g child, but you know the world
You should not have done that"
He would have liked to throw him
self at her feet and beg her pardon,
but he lacked the courage to do that
II thought" he said that my testing
1f1 an1y In
jest"
"It was lacking in taste," she said.
She said that she was awkward in
writing, and he offered to help her.
She showed him her work, and he told
her its faults, like q pedant.
The days came and went, ind Henry
was still In the castle Of Sayn. The
pupil progressed rapidly. At last Hen
ry had to return to Kruft. Jetta wor-
ried when she found herself suddenly
alone at her work. She asked Almann
ito aid her in his turn. but he said that
was too difficult. Then, he had to go
hunting. Alone, she read or reflected
about, love. She was saying to herself
one day, zone must love enough to
forget ones self and the world entire
Ays Wucu tucES W0S u kuOCk ut the
gate. 1t was Henry. In that moment
she understood that she could not live
without Henry.
Why nad Almann married her with
out love? He did not love her. She
knew TINT since she had looked into
the eyes OF Henry. She knew that
Henry loved her. She had tried to ig-
more 1t, but he loved her madly, and
soon he would forget the world entire
for her, and then what would che do?
Then the words Of her father came
back to her mind, "a spotless life, a
proud submission. humble attitudey'
What hnd become Of her pride?
Where was the way Of duty? Where
was humility? All had disappeared.
In her heart was sin, on her lips was
untruth, If she did not confess all to
A1mann. But IL she confessed to Al
mann, 1t would be condemning Henry
to certain death. She was full Of an.
guish and Of remorse. Dawn brought
reason to her. It seemed TO her that
shc might come ont OF her struggle vic
torious.
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