Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-08-30
CONFESSIONS OF A FAIR SAINT
BY G0eMe.

BY Goethe
ssMYYs Until reached my eighth year. healthy
E3t child, but remember no more Of the intervening
WV period than of the day of my birth At the
a.? ment my eighth year. suffered from serious illness
and from that time all the powers Of my soul became
absorbed feeling and in The most tifng crcum-
connected with that event. before wildly
as if they had happened only yesterday.
During months OF tedious confinement to bed "a
endured with great paence the foundation of
my thought laid mind then found the first
opportunity of developing itself
suffered and loved-ths the peculiar property my
heart During violent fits of coughing and of wasting
lay still snail would do within its SHE'LL but the instant
that relief painted for enjoyment and every
qualification forbidden sought nnocenty to entertain
my my eyes plenfuly supplied with dolls and
with an anecdote.
was charmed with my Bible histories
and nv father entertained display of natural curoses
Hpossesc very choice museum from which he exhibited
compartments succession pointing the
explaining their different properties Dried plants
anatomical preparations of human skim bones,
mics laid upon the bed of the little
the birds and animals which had been obtained field
sports we're always before they taken the
order that the prince OF the world might be
wholly excluded my frequently amused with relation of
love stories fairy Everything received by
my Imagination There hours in which held in
innate communication with the Being still remember
which my mother down the time from my die
tation
frequently recapiuated my father the information which
had ACQUIRED him. seldom took medicinal preparation
asking the several materials had grown which
and without nquirng their various properties
and asking their evident that the
by my had fallen upon dry ground sometimes
anced myself red fine clothes and fastening to meet the
princes who unable find either repose till
they who the unknown beauty similar adj
with charming little angel who courted atted
white golden wings took such firm hold magma
ton, that his form almost visible.
At the expiration Of year. nearly restored to health but
gddiness Of youth. Dolls longer afforded
any pleasure painted living thing which should be capa
returning love- Dogs and birds of which father
afforded delight but what would
not possess those which used
play important part in the stories of aunt?
lamb which had been found by girl and nourished
wood appearance this innocent animal
ed prince concealed until length he assumed his real
shape his beneface with his hand How would
have been delighted with the possession OF such lamb
But such happiness store for and the whole
course quite natural and commonplace gradually
abandoned all hope of meeting such precious treasure In the
found comfort in books which contained
wonderful adventures My favouite work
the Chran Hercules That pious love story quite
after my of the tale when anything happened
Vasla and dreadful constantly occuring)
pray before he fastened her
prayers given full length the book How highly
did that delight My love the Invisible which had always
by this increased for God
was henceforth always to be my conhdant
My reading became desutoy grew older but
valued the Octava beyond every other work The per-
secuons the Christians which related the style of