The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-06-20

Motonless he stood, as If in trance, until led,
wig, touching his elbow, asked why don't Won
speak? Don't you like them?'
Like them, child! 1t is the work have dream
ed or But listen, Hedwig, good that and
better too | shall do day. but must work
oh! how must work! And, while l am learning
| shall go making watch frames and salad
spoons and toy houses to have money enough to
live on. will tell thee, Hedwig, thy mother must
let me live with her, and will help with the rent
There is no need to go farther; all want is here"
And so 1t was settled Even in his native viii
lage there had been a peculiar charm in Helm.
richs work, and in Grefenzell he soon found 4
ready sale for all he could do. Turning from the
regulation subjects, he began to design what ap-
pealed to him; and demand arose for carvings
marked with the letter H, on which appeared the
face of young girl with long braids, or pro,
cession of geese, each individual as if taken
from LIE, or bunch of violets among their leaves
AS time went on, the face of the girl grew older;
but there was always the same beauty of express
sion.
Three years passed. Heinrich was now TWEEN
ty-one and Hedwig eighteen. The rooms in the
klelngasse, grown too small for their needs, must
be given up. Heinrich required a large, we'll
lighted workshop. This they found in a house
close by the city wall. Cluster-roses clambered
about the trellised windows and the garden, under
Hedwigs care was full of the gayest of flowers
Within and without she was ever busily employed
happy to serve those she loved instead of going
among strangers
attention outside of Greifenze Moreover Prince
Siegtried, spending the summer in his castle on
the heights, had sent for him and entrusted him
with the restoration of the beautiful old choir
stalls in the chapel
OF late, however, Hedwig was barred out from
the workshop into which she had been accustomed
to enter so freely Something mysterious was 60
ing on. No questions, no teasing on her part could
elicit any information
FINALLY, one morning when it seemed that she
q Fl Al
easement window looking upon the garden where
she stood among her poppes, white pink scarlet
such mass of them, waving in the breeze
Come" he called, cit is finished" Bowling be-
tore her as he unlocked the door he pointed to A
chest bridal chest with elaborate carvings on its
four sides
Hedwig entered, and kneeng before the chest.
read the story of her life The flowers she
most loved formed the garlands and there was
her face first as little girl, and then she look
ed now On the top in the midst of punches of
violets, was smooth panel presumably for the
monograms of some bridal pair
Heinrich" she cried "who has ordered this
wonderful chest? You have done anything
half so beautiful"
1T is for the prettiest girl in all GreifenzeU"
Heinrich said, smiling.
Then it is for Fraulein Won Schwab"
No" the reply, at is for a prettier girl
than Frauein Schwab"
Then it must be for the Princess Erica!" she
cried eagerly.
NO." answered Heinrich at is for prettier
girl even than the Princess Erica" And taking
her hand he led her to the mirror
There she stands" he said "but she cannot
have the chest unless she takes me also"
All this happened many years ago Heinrich
and Hedwig and their children and their childrens
children are sleeping in the churchyard; but the
chest IS still shown to all who come to Greifen-
zen, for Heinrich's name became famous one
throughout all the land.-Mary A. Tiffany in the