Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-08
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smiling happily. The forester ap-
preached her, softly kissed her brow.
and went silently away.
After that he came to the castle
every evening. AS soon as the last
rays of he setting sun had left the
tree-tops Elizabeth must go to the
piano. The little family seated them
selves in the niche of the farthest
window and were soon immersed in
ocean of thought of the master whose
image looked down from the wall up
on the enthusiastic young musician.
F'erDer recalled Elizabeth's picture
of life in the forest sketched, on re
ceipt of the forester's letter, in the
attic room in B. True, here were
neither elves nor kobolds; but the
spirits whom the composer had plac-
ed under ban in his chord issued
forth free in the stream of music
and breathed into the solemn still.
uess that mysterious life whose joy
and sorrow, though it GIBBS and flows
in every human breast, genius alone
emDOdleS and expresses.
One afternoon the Ferber family
were sitting over their coffee The
forester had Joined them, bringing
pipe and paper, and finding great
pleasure in having Elizabeth fill mis-
cup. He was about to read aloud
an interesting article, when there
was knock at the small portal. To
the surprise of all, when little Ernst
opened the gate, a servant from Cas-
tie Lindhof entered and handed Eliza
beth letter. 1t came from Baroness
Lessen. She began by saying many
tiattering things to the girl about
her excellent piano playing, which
she claimed to have overheard DUR
ing several evening walks in the
woods, and added the question,
whether rraulein Ferber would
come once a week, upon conditions
which could later be determined, to
play duets with Fraulein Waldo
The letter was very polite in tone,
yet the forester having read it through
twice, threw it angrily upon the
table, and looking sharply at Eliza
beth said:
Il think you will not undertake it. =
10y no, dear CARL" asked Fer
Der for her.
Because Elizabeth does not fit
the company down there!" cried the
forester somewhat excitedly. If
you wish to see destroyed by mildew
what you have so carefully cultivat-
ed, now that it is ripe, do So
True" said Ferber Il have
hitherto had the soul of my child ex-
clusively in my own possession, and
nave ,amen jealous care, as was my
Luty, to awaken every germ, support
every tiniest plant that did but prom
Use growth. Nevertheless, | never
meant to make a feeble greenhouse
pant of her, and woes me, if that
which 1 have been cultivating for
eighteen years merely clings without
roots, ready to be blown about by the
first rough breeze of life. - -
have trained my daughter for our hui
man life, for she will have to begin
the battle as well as every other hu-
man child; and if l should close my
eyes today, she must grasp the rud-
der that / have held hitherto If
the people down there in the castle
are really no companions for ner,
the fact will become evident soon
enough. Either both sides will EEL
a once that they do no suit one an
other, and the connection will die
out Of itself, or Elizabeth will Dassby
what comes conflict with her prin-
ciples, and nothing VIII do her any
harm. =. You are one of those.
Carl, who never go out of the way or
any danger, but always try your
strength your own worth, upon it.
"Of course, but then am a man
and must stand up for myself" re-
piled the forester.
Are You sure then, that in later
years Elizabeth will have any other
support than herself, any one who
can take responsibility for hef?' ask
ed her father.
The forester cast a quick glance
at the young girl, whose eyes were
intently fixed upon her father. He
was speaking from her own inmose
soul, and he was for her the embodi-
ment of the infallible and the omni-
scient; tlat was plainly to be seen
in her face.
Father" she said, you shall sea
that you have not been mistaken,
that | am not weak. l never could
bear the old metaphor u Jdk AMI
the ivy, and shall never carry it into
practice myself. Let me go to the
castle, dear uncle" she said, turning
with roguish smile to the forester
on whose brow the wrinkle had reach
ed the highest pitch of development.
IF they attempt to Cypress and
wound me with arrogance / can IN
wardly assume SO lofty standpoint
that every arrow will be aimed in
vain. And if they are hypocrites
I'll fix my eyes the more steadfastly
upon the truth and know the better
how ugly those black masks are