Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24

God, the strength of my strength would go
into the army, into the whole nation, and
we would conquer
A single victory would save us, for a
single victory would give us the beilef III
ourselves again that we lost so long ago
Was there ever in my life time when /
found war horrible. d crime, Il murder OF
all God-like attributes IN man? was there
ever a time when / wished in mad mo
nents that the realm of my fathers might
be dissolved in that of a stronger ana
what what madness, what weakness, what
cowardice,
War. War. =
As soon as war is declared I will go into
the campaign even if / nave to llSht as d
private. My spirit would be the ieaosr
still, leading the troops ming '''ei'' '''f>
! nj Nv. .'' brn+Par the King. is weak. With
every breath he is unkingly- In the papers
| see that the people and the government
that they do not even wish one, because
nation and government desire the war Bu>
the king will hesitate and vacillate SHRINK
and remain weak. ,
the ones who must declare war The dec
Iaratfon is expected of u.s. We VIII cover
ourselves with everlasting shame If we told
back The king will give his consent win
his hearts blood-if he gives it at all.
| imagine they will have to force 1t from hln !,
The conflict is getting more and more
tangled and a peaceable solution Is grow
ing ever more improbable. Ever more pas
sionately the government, the. nation
presses for the arbitrament of sword and
blood. 49,
The fear, the indecision of the king
grows.
His wifes state would ally itself with
us: the dynasty that is to rule after us
would join us. We would be three against
one But that one will conquer us three,
no - ipb than tDgntl her. There
would be only the chance that the miracle
for which I wait shall appear.
| shall not wait in vain
And what shall be done then with Judica?
She must not stand in my way!
South wind and thaw!
The lake thaws. too The water is i'm
passahle now and there remains only the
path along shore. And that is open only
so long as it can be kept clear of snow and
avalanches.
The south wind bowls like a throng of
loosed demons From all sides pour the
deuges of freed streams, and avalanches
fall constantly into the valley. There is a
laundering of a spectral battle. as If the
a., air We're the scene of the war of annihila-
ton that Will break over the state If heaven
does not call me TO save the land at the
right time. Day and night there is the
laundering and the roaring. l listen to it
day and night-day and night awaiting the
message.
, And day and night they work to keep the
! one path open. for over it must come the
| call, over it ] must go. The people work
| in constant peril. Before them. behind
them the avalanches tumble, ever closing
| the path anew, ever shutting entrance and
exit. They say that several have been
| killed already What care I? l shall stride
| over the lives of thousands and thousands
in order to make my people great.
| A miracle. A miracle. See a mira Gle
! has been performed for me.
| / knew it.
An hour remains to me before I start for
| the capital l have locked myself in. to
| pass 1t with this. my confidant | think
| that ii may be the last time.
How did everything fulfill itself so Won
| drousiy?
| Sire came to me- Through snow and ice,
| through terror and death. she forced her
| way to me. SO passionately does she love
! me. So mighty is her love, conquering ter
! ror and DEATH to call me, the eXiled and
prescribed. to the throne of my fathers,
where it waits for me.
| For this she shall be my queen
| 1 will write down calmly how it all hap
| rened.
| In the afternoon I went out and walked
far At a great distance from the house
L suddenly saw two figures moving along
/ the path that lay by the shore. ! could see
/ plainly how completely they were exhaust
| ed, so that they could move forward only
| painfully.
And 1 could see, too. how a mighty wal!
Of snow hung loosely over their heads,