New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
CONTENTS OF SECRET DRAWER

I'm that secret drawer Breuning found
not only the bank certificates. but also
various letters OF Importance to his friend
as SCHNEIDER describes them. One OF these
was a letter with two postscripts, written
by Beethoven on two pieces OF note paper
with "A lead pencil. at some watering place
not mentioned. i'm the July of year not
given, and to a person not indicated. 1t Ia
couched in terms Of enthusiastic love rarely
equalled even in romance. being Ike
translation into words of the most tender
and touching passages in his most i'm
FASHIONED musical compositions. This
document. placed I'm Schindler's possession
by Breuning. is the original OF what was
first printed in 1870 as three autograph let
ters written by Beethoven 10 his Giulietta,
from watering place in Hungary.
The editor of the English Life etc.
takes the liberty of inserting the letter in
the body of the text. Mr. Thayer, or his
first German editor. DIR. Deiters, put II In
the appendix to the third volume. follow
ing il with an argument advanced TO show
that It was not addressed TO the Countess
Gucciardl This argument the English
editor has also transferred 10 the body or
the text, so that the controversy may be
read continuously.
The letter is as follows.
July 8, in the morning.
Ny angel. my all, my very Selt-only a
few words to-day and indeed with pencil
with yours)--not till tomorrow will my
lodgings be definitely determined upon
what "A useless waste OF time. Why this
deep sorrow where necessity speaks-can
our love endure except through sacrifices
except through not demanding everything
mine not wholly thine Oh God, look out
into the beauties of nature and comfort
yourself with that which must believe de-
mands everything and that very Justly
cerned and yCu Nth me. III we were
wholly united you would feel the pain OF
il a little as l. My journey was fearful
one: did not reach here until four o'clock
yesterday morning; lacking horses, the post
coach chose another route-but what an
awful one. At the stage before the last
was warned not To travel at night, mads
fearful of a forest, but that only made mo
more eager, and ] was wrong; the coach
must needs break down on this wretched
road, bottomless mud road-without such .
Positions as ] had with me ] should have
stuck i'm the road EsterhaZy, travelling
the same road hitherward, had the same
fate with eight horses that had with four =
yet I got some pleasure out OF IT, as al
ways do when | successfully overcome din
culies. Now A quick change 10 things In
ternal from things external We shall soon
surely see edCn Otner, moreover j cam
not communicate 10 you the observations
which | have made during the last few
days touching my own life-tf our hearts
were always close together | would make
things 10 say 10 you-Ahl there are mo-
ments when I feel that speech is nothing
after all-cheer up-remain my true. nv
only treasure, my all as / am yours the
gods must send us for the rest that which
shall be best for us Your faithful
LUDWIG.
Evening. Monday July g.
You are suffering. my dearest creature
only now I have learned that letters must
be posted very early In the morning, Mon
days. Thursdays,-the only days on which
the mail-coach goes from here 20 X You
are suffering-Ah!, wherever am there
tween us so that shall live and live with
you. what a life,., thus,,! thus without
you-pursued by the goodness OF mankind
hitler and thither-which | as little try 10
deserve as | deserve it.-Humility OF man
toward man-it pains me-and when I con-
slider myself i'm connection with the uni
verse. what am and what is he whom We
call the greatest-and yet-herein lies the
divine in man. I weep when reflect that
you will probably not receive the fret in
telligence from me until Saturday-rnuch
as YOU love me love you more-but do NOT
ever conceal your thought from me, good
night-as | am taking the baths | must
go to bed. oh. Cod so near. so far, Is
our love not truly a celestial edifce-frm
as Heavens vault.
Good morning. on July Z
Though still In bed my thoughts 60 out
TO YOU my Immortal Beloved. now and then
joyfully. then sadly, waiting to learn
whether or not fate will hear us. I can
live only wholly with you or not AZ all
yes. | am resolved 10 wander so long away
from you until ! can fly TO your arms and
say that | am really at home, send my
soul enwrapped in YOU TO the land OF
spirits. Yes. unhappily II must be so. YOU
will he the more resolved since YOU know
my fdelity-to YOU no one can ever again
possession OF my heart-none-never. oh,
God why r. II necessary TO part from one
whom one so loves. ana Yet my life In W. Ia
now a wretched lfe-your love makes me
at once the happiest and the unhappfest OF
men--at my age | need a steady. quiet life
can that be under our conditions? My
angel | have lust been told that the mall
coach goes every day-and | must close at
once so that you may receive the L. at
once Be calm, only by a calm considera-
ton of our existence can We achieve our
purpose 10 live together-be calm-love me
-to-day-yesterday-wh fearful longingS
for YOU. you--you-my life-my aN-fare-
well-Oh. continue to love me-never mis-
Judge the most faithful heart OF your be-
loved Il.
Ever thine
Ever mine
Ever for each other.