The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-08-18

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took his place. and it was pleasure to
see him stretch bis plump legs settling
himself upon his chair Of state. upon
that roll Of leather, cool and smooth, to
which it appertained to keep even tenn
per and clear brow after thirty years Of
msgisterisl sssize.
Unfortunate Dollinger!
1t 10 that roll OF leather which has
lost him. He has found himself 60 very
comfortable thereupon. bis place was so
we'll made upon that mole-skin cushion
that he preferred to become Prussian,
rather than to badge from thence. The
Emperor William said to him, keep
your seat, Monsieur Dollinger." and
Monsieur kept his seat; and today be-
hold him, counsel Of the court Of Gel
mar. steadily dispensing justice in the
name OF his Berlinese majesty.
About him nothing is changed; always
the same tribunal. faded, monotonous.
the same audience chamber, with its
reading desks. it's bare walls, its muir
muir Of advocates. the same hslf-light
falling from high serge-curtained win
dows, the same huge. dusty Christ. with
bowed head. outstretc 1ed arms. In
passing over to the Prussisns, the court
Of Colmar has forfeited nothing: there
is now q bust Of the emperor at the end
Of the pretorium. But it is all QUE.
Dollingsr finds himself disfrsnchised.
In vain he Tolls in his arm chair, settles
snxiously there; he finds no more the
snug little fee of old; and il by chance
he falls asleep at the hearing, ii is to
terrifying dreams.
Dollinger dreams that he is upon a
high mountain, something like the
Hopeck, or "balloon" Of Alsace. What
10 he doing there. alone, in his judicial
robe, seated in bic great arm chair, on
those immense heights where qothing
is to be seen but stunted trees and
swarms Of little gnsts? Dollinger does
not know. He waits all in shiver Of
cold sweat and the anguish of night
mare. A great red sun rises on the
other eide of the Rhine, behind the frs
Of the Black Forest, and as the sun
rises. below. in the valleys of Thanh. of
Munster. From end to end Of Alsace,
there is confused rumbling. a sound of
feet marching.of carts moving; this in
creases, it approaches, and Dollinger's
heart sinks; then. along the length Of
the winding road that clutches the
skirts Of the mountain, the Judge of
Colmar sees approaching. procession,
mournful, interminable: all the people
Of Alsace. who have been appointed q
rendezvous at that point Of the Vosges.
for solemn emigration.
In front move along cars drawn by
four oxen; these long cars at every Wis
ible opening all oveIflowing with harvest
sheaves, and yet laden with furniture,
clothes. implements Of labor. There
are great beds. high cupboards, Indian
hangings. kneading troughs. spinning.
wheels. tiny chairs for children, arm
chairs for the old. heaps Of ancient rel
les. drawn from their corners, scattering
to tho wind Of the road the holy ashes
of hearth-stones. Whole households
depart in those cars. None come save
with groaning, and the oxen draw heav-
lily. as il the soil chung to the wheels;
a. il those fragments Of dried earth re-
naming on harrows, on ploughshares,
on mattocks and rakes, rendered the
load yet heavier, making the departing
IN uprooting. Behind presses silent
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