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    320 GERMAN IilTEBATUBE.

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    No. Iii. As An Instance Of The Evil Whic...

    does , of the Shepherd ' s picture in " Noctes _Ambrosianse , " of the ancient grandanie " looking solemn with her dim eyes , through

    specs shaded by grey hairs—now and then brightening up her faded countenance with a saintly smile / ' an object of respect and

    reverence , instead of being " auld , bedizzened , and haggard . " " Time liad laid Ms hand her heartnot it

    U But pon as a harper — lays gentl his y , open smiting palni , Upon Ms harp to deaden its vibrations . "

    But this old lady is not to serve merely as a lay-figure for the artist to hang with drapery . We have soon a pretty picture of the young

    bride , with her blushing face and golden hair , creeping wearily from the congratulations of friends and the noise of brothers and sisters ,

    to take counsel "with the wisdom and experience of age , and to confide and , susp half icions in love of and self , half which in , fe ( b ar y , a some sort of of re the action dismal of antici nature pations ) will

    sometimes cloud the most buoyant spirits in the hour of greatest her rap own ture anxieties youth . The , which as grandmother she excit listens e the ; curiosit answers their obj y by of ect the relating being eager to wise listener lead stories her , and by of calm her

    exb amp efore le to whose seek footstep for happ s iness as Wordsworth in the steady tells performance usthe flowers of that laug Duty h

    , , in their beds , and the " most ancient heavens are fresh and strong . " Earthlloveas the old grandmother would have taught , may die

    out in y its unaided , strength , but must be fed by dependence on that heavenly flame , of which XJhland so beautifully says : —

    " Und Du bist unsrer ein Busen ewig Jugendblut state Fulle , , D Am ie Altar ew ' ge und Flamin im e Herzen , die wir hiiten stille . , " *

    The second story is longer and more tragic . An old maid celebrates the jubilee of her existence in rather a dismal and eccentric fashion .

    An active , stirring , cheery being she usually is ; one who has too much to do in this world to spend much time in weary contemplation ;

    one who can find sufficient occupation for her mind and heart in the every-day routine of life , and who knows

    that"A Xiie man close ' s best about things Ms feet are . " nearest to him , But on one day in all the year she allows herself a singular

    relaxation . On that day she spends hours alone in a little white room , which is always kept locked from strangers . Everything there b is

    kept fresh and clean , but otherwise just as it was thirty years "efore . * Wive a free translation for the benefit of those of our readers who do

    not understand e g German : — " Thou art in Youth and Athe same

    And our ashing bosoms ge fill , , An ever the -burning heartaltar vestal clear flame and _. still

    On ' s . "

    320 German Iiltebatube.

    320 GERMAN IilTEBATUBE .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1862, page 320, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071862/page/32/