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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1892-02-12, Page 3ARDTNORSEMAN eir DOA 1.1rAta.. CONTINUitio And Me end Mrs Horner?" suggest. e. Frithiof mischievously. • nt at the thought of the consterna- tion of her worthy coesius Cecil could de nothiug but laugh. "Never mind," she said, "they have always disapproved of Me as much as bave of you. the • will perha s gether up the lalre, hilt afterward se. Parartibirl VrIthlef and ,Qecil walking iu eelearme of the others up the befertiful t "There Will Semi be high -road te tide glaoler." oeld Frithiefe "but I era glad they ate only beginning it now, and that we have this rough path." AO Cecil wets glad too. She liked the sevatable airol thalittle bit of climb. ing heeded here and there; She loved to feel the strength and ,proteotion of Frithjof)) hend as he led her over the rooks and bowlders. At laat, after a long walk, they reaelaed a smooth, grassy oasis, shaded by silver birches and bordered by it river; beyond, the Brixdalsbrae learned white through the the trees, wiffi here and there the ex - WV that it is, after al, a highly su t- able arrangement I" quisite shades of blue visible in the ice even at that distance. "I wonder whether Swanhild will 'say the same?" edict Frithiof, with a "Thie is just like the land of Beulah," said Cecil, smiling, "and the glacier is smile; ehere she comes, hurrying home the celestial city. 1 How wonderful alone. Will you wait by the river and let me just tell her my those broken pienaeles of ice are!" good news?" Efe walked along the read to meet "Look •at these two little streams running his sister, who, spite of added years side by aide for so long. and at and inches, still retained rauch of her last joining," said Frithiof. "They are childlikeness. like Our two lives. For so many years "Why' are' you all alone?" he said. you have been to me as we should sa,y, covery from sickness. "Oh, three is no fun'," said Swanhild. "Don't you think we ought to drink rortrolige, "When Roy and Sigrid are out on a ' "What does that mean?" she asked. to my future health?" said Frithjof. holiday they are lust like lovers, so I "It is untranslatable," he said. "It He smiled, yet in his eyes she saw ' t .ust all the time the look of sadness that need; and, •fitiallyl this wonderful love epreughrg up like i fountain in, his life' ready te,gladden hbl ranneWitat prosaic round of daily We*. • ft -was evening when they left the et/titterer at Sc,gndtd, but they were none of them in a, aacKal fin' settling Smile, tee she,gathered one of ,thqlong trails growing close by and looked at the lovely little wbito bells with their pink veins. lie took it from her, and began to twine it in lier hair. "X didn't expect to find it here," he down, and indeed the weather was so said, "and brought a rine plant of it hot that they often referred 'travel. from Nord fjord. We tnust take it horae with us that you may have some for your bridal Wreath. She made a little exclamation of doubt. "Why, Frithiof? How long do you think it will go on flowering?" "For another month," ha eaid, tak- ing her glowing face between his hands and stooping te kiss her. le "Only a month!" she faltered. "Surely that will be loug e,nough to read the banns?" he said with a smile. "And you really ought not to keep the Linnsea waiting a day longer.", ling ft fter etteeer. Solt Was arranged that they should go on to every primi- tive little place called Hiljested, sleep there for ee Mee hours" and then pro- ceed to the Lyster fiord. Cecil' who was a much better walker tbali either Sigrid or Swanhild, was 03 go on feot with Frithjof; the others secured a stolkjaerre and a oriole, and went on in advance with the luggage. The two lovers welked briskly along the side of the fjord but slackened their pace when they reached the long, sandy trill, with its sharp zigzags; the evening was still and cloudless above them towered huge, rocky cliffs, part- ly veiled by undertrees. They were close to St Olaf's well, where, from time immemorial, the country people have come to drink and pray for re - came back to you. "What will you say when I tell yo that I am betrothed," he said, teas inglaa She looked up in his face with some e "You are only making fun of me," she protested.. ' "On the contrary. I am stating the 'most serious of facts. Game, I want your congratulations." • "But who are you betrothed to?" asked Swanhild, bewildered. "Can it he to Madale? And, oh dear, what a horrid time to choose for it—you will he just no good at all. I really do think you might have waited till the end of the tour." • "It might possibly' have been man - 'aged if you had spoken sooner," said Frithjof, with mock gravitye"but you come too late—the deed is done." Well, I shall have Cecil to talk to; so after all it doesn't much matter, said Swanhild, graciously. "But, unfortunately, she also has becothe betrothed," said Frithiof, Watching the bewildered little face 'th keen pleasure, and seeing the ght of perception suddenly dawn on Swanhildeaught his hand in hers. "You don't meam—" she began. 'Oh, yes," said. Frithiof, 'but I do ratan it very much indeed. Come," ;and ,he harried her down the grassy 1'410e -to the river. "I shall cell Cecil eeery word you have been saying.' 'Then, as she rose to meet them, Pe %aid with a langh. "This selfish child thinksewe'might have pat it off till the .end of the toile, for her speciaebenefit." "No, no," cried Swanhild, flying to- ward Cecil with out stretched arms. ' "I never knew it was to you he was betrothed—and you armed never be that horrid, moony kind 'who are al- I ways sitting alone together in corners.' . At which ingenuous congratulation they all laughed so immoderately that! Mons florgheim the cat was roused from his afternoon nap on the steps of . the station, and alter a prehmmary ; !stretch strolled down toward the river looked on the little hamlet and on to see what was the matter, and to Mivakeggen. de was a picture that had been traced on his mind by pleas - 'bring the sobriety and accumulated wisdom.of his fourteen years .to bear ure and engraved by, pain. Cecil drew a little nearer" to him, and though no uperethe situation. "Ah, well," said Swanhild, with a • 'comical gesture, "there is clearly no- thing Tor me, but, as they say in Italy, to stray at home and nurse the cat.' 'And 'catching up the astonished Mons, she danced away, eager to be the first to tell the good news to Roy and Sigrid., "It wilt be really very convenieet." she remarked to the infinite aninse- ment of her elders. "We shall not. lose Frithiof at all; he will only have to move across to Rowan Tree House." And ultimately that was how mat- .ters arranged themselves, so that the `house which had sheltered Frithjof in his time of trouble ,became his home in this time of his prosperity. He had not rushed all at once into full light and complete manhood and lasting happiness. Very slowly, eery gradually, the life that had been.plung- • . ed in darkness had emerged into faint twilight as he had struggled to redeem 'hie father's name; then, by degrees, the brightneas of dawn had increased, and, sometimes helped, sometimes 'hindered by the lives which had:come erito contact with his own, he had at length emerged into clearer light, till • after long waiting, the sun had indeed eisene As Swanhild had prophesied, they Were 13Y no mean, selfish. lovers, and, far, from apoiliqg the tour, their happi- • eesedid mech to add to its success. Creed hardly knew which part of it was meet delightful to her, the sieturn . Mole and, the pilgrimage te the quaint little jeweller's shop, where they chose two plain gold betrothal riegs such as are always used in Nor- way; or the merry journey to the Gei- ranger; or the quiet days at Oldoren, in that lovely valley with the elver -curving and bending its way between Wiloded banks, and the rampart of grand, craggy' mountains with snowy peaks, her own spe 'dal mountain, as Frithiof called Oeeilienkrope, dominat- ing all. ItT Was Moron that she saw for the first time one of the prettiest sights :in Noreorty—a eoentry wedding. The . charming bride. Permila, in her silver - gilt crown and bridal ornaments, had her heartiest sympathy, and Frithjof, happening to catch sight of the fiddler standing idly by the church -yard gate when the ceremony was over, brought him into the hotel and set every one dancing. Anna Rasmusen, the clever and charming manager of the inn, vol- unteered the "spring dans" with Haif- sten, the guide. The hamlet was searched for dancers of the "hailing," and the women showed them the prette ielster" and the etretur." By degrees all the population of the place crowded in as spectators, and soon Johannes and Pernilla, the bride 1 an a in 11, POflOS had come' to him as they approached confidence, but more besides. It means exactly what you have always ' Balholin. been to me,' , 1 The one sting in his perfect happi- Cecil looked down at the little bunch . nese wes the thought that he could not of forget-me-nots and lilies of the val- I bring to Cecil the unbroken health that ley—the Norwegian natiorial flowers I had once been his. He knew that the with which Frithjof loved to keep her strain of his past trouble had left upon supplied—and the remembrance of all him marks which he must carry to his that she had borne during these five keT ave-, and that the consequences bf years came back to her, and by con- Blanche's faithlessness had brought treat made the happy present yet' with them a secret anxiety which mirk sweeter. i to some extent shadow Cecil's life. "I think," she said, "I should like The knowledge was hard; it humiliat- Signora Donatt to know of our happi. ed him. ness; he was the first who quite under- Cecil knew him so well that she read stood you." _ his thoughts in an instant. — "Yes. I must write to him," said "Look at all these little crosses set Frithjof. "There is no man to whom I up in the moss on this rock!" she ex - owe more." 1 claimed when they, had scrambled up And thinking of the Italian's life and the steep ascent. "I wonder how many tharacter and of his own past, he grew I hundreds of years this has been the silent. custom? I wonder how Many troubled "Do you know," he said at length, people have come here to drink?" "there is one thing I want you to do I "And have gained nothing by their for me. 1 want you to give me back superstition?" said Frithiof. . my regard for the Sogne once more. I `It was superstition," she said thoughtfully. "And yet, perhaps, I want, on our way home„ just to pass Balholm again." the sight of the cross and the drinking And so one day it happened that of the water at least helped thein to they found themselves on the well re_ new thoughts of suffering and of life. Who knows, perhaps some of them membered fjord, and coming up on deck when dinner was over, saw that went away able to glory in their • in - already the familiar scenes of the firmnies?" Frithiof saga were coming into view. He did not speak for some minutes, i "Look! look!" said Frithiof. "There, but stood lost n the train of thought far in front of us is the Kvinnafos, saggested to him by her words. The lookingilike a thread of white on the sadness gradually died out of his face, dark rock; and over to the right is and she quite understood that it was Framnaes1" With no trace of superstition, but mere- • Oeeil stood beside him on the upper ly as a sign of gratitude for a thought deck, and gradually the scene untold- which had helped him, that he took ed. They saw the little wooded pen- insula, the lovely mountains round the Fjaerlands fjord, Munkeggan itself, with much more snow than during their last visit, and then, once again, 'King Bele's grave, and the scattered cottages, with their red -tiled roofs, and the familiar hotel, somewhat en- larged, yet recalling a hundred mem- ories. Gravely and thoughtfully Frithjof 1;IIE END. AN EGYPTIAN CURIOSITY. In July, 1881, three wore discovered in the anoient oity of Thebes, the mummies of Egypt's mightiest Pharaohs, among them that of Ramses the Great. There were also found seals, /Joins. statuettes, preserved food, and a fiA, rolls of papyrus, some of the latter being of great value, curiously bound together, and, notwithstanding the mould and mildew of pees upon them, as easily read as if written yesterday. A queer little book entitled," ANight withRameses II.," has been executed so cleverly, that the oxydized seal, suggestine of mould, antique ooloring, and partially decayed and ragged - edged papyrus ()eery at once to tho mind the possession of a veritable relio from the dawn of civilization. illailecito any address onreoeipt of 6 ots. in stamps, by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. word passed "I3etween them, yet in- tuitively their thoughts turned to one who must eorever be associated with those bright days spent in the house of Ole Kvahne -long ago. There was no indignition en their thoughts of herr but there was pain, and pity, and hope, and the love which is atence the source and the outcome of forgiveness. They wondered much how matters stood -with her mg in the far southern seas, where she struggled on in a new life, which must always, to the very end, be shadowed by the eld. And then Frithiof thought of his father, .of his own youth, of the wonderful glamor and gladness that had been doomed so soon to pass into total eclipse, and, feeling like some returned ghost, he glided close by the flagsta.ff, and the gray rode's, and the trees whieh had sheltered his farewell to Blanche. A strasage :and altogether indescribable feeling .stole over him, but it was speedily dispelled. There was a link which bappily bound his past to the present -.a memory which nothing could spcil—on the quay he instantly perceived the well remembered faces of the kindly landlond, Ole Kvikne, and his brother Knut "Seel" he exclaimed with a muffle, there are the Kviknes looking not a day olderl We must ,just see if they remember us." Did they not remember? Of course they didl And what bowing and hand shaking went on in the brief waiting time. They had heard of Frithiof, moreover, and knew how nobly he had redeemed his father's name. They were enchanted at meeting him once more. "Let mebave the pleasure, Kvikne, to introduce you to my betrothed, who was also your guest long ago said Frithiof, taking Cecil's band arid plac- ing it in that of the landlord. And theevarrn congratulation's and hearty good wishes of Ole and Knut Kvikna were only cut short by the bell, which warned the travellers that they _must hasten up the gaegway. "We Allan come back," said Frithjof. "Another summer we shall stay with you." "Yes," said Cecil. "After all there is nothing equal to Balholm. had forgotten 'how lovely it was." As they glided on they left the little place bathed in sunshine, and in sil- ence they watched it, till attest a bend in the fjord hid it from view. Frithrof fell into deep thought. What part had that passionate first love of his played in his life story? Well, it had been to him a curse; it had dragged him down into depths of despair and to the verge of vice; it had steeped himen bitterness and filled his heart with anguish. Yet a more per- fect love had awaited him—a passion two little straight twigs, stooped to drink from St. Olafskilde, and then other with eyes. hence the name. White set up his cross among the others in ash is used in carriage works. It is pais- • onous to snakes. It is said a snake is nev- the others in the mossy wall. After er found in its shade. White oak timber that they had clambered down over is valued in ship building. Apple is ox - the bowlders into the sandy road once cellent for food and fuel. Weaver's shut - more, and climbed the steep hill leisure- ly, planning many things for the fu- ties are made of the wood. Black biller timber is used in basket works, and that ture—the rooms at Rowan Tree House. the little wooden cottage that they tree is claimed by the Indians as their net - meant • to build at Godesund, three ' ural inheritance. It emits a pleasant odor hen burning. hours by water front Bergen, on a tiny w island, which might be bought at a Mountain laurel wood is used in making trifling cost; the bright holiday weeks combs. The leaves are poisonous to some that they might spend there; the work animals. Black wild cherry timber is they might share; the efforts they much valued in cabinet works. The bark might make together in their London is highly medicinal. The leaves, when life. wilted, are poisonous to cattle. Of dog - But the sharp contrast between this wood, weaver's spools and handles of car - pictured future and the actual past penter's tools are made. Witch hazel is a could hardly fail to strike one of Frith- large andeurious forest shrub. The small Mrs temperament; it was the thought branches were formerly used for "divfeing Of this 'Which prompted him to speak rods," and an extract from it is valued in as they paused to rest on the wooded medical practice. Tho were of the Ameri- can aspen, or white popular, is used in the heights above Hilestead. "I almost wonder," he said, "that namufacture of paper. - you have courage to marry such an ill- z 6 starred fellow as I have always proved 11 to be. You are very brave to take the risk:" She answered only with her eyes. " he said with a smile, ou The Ontario College of Pharmacy has recommended that the sale of "Rough on Rats" be placed under the same restrictions as the sale of other poisons. The "Rough on Rats"froute to the other world has become so pop- ular these few year'? back that some- thing ought to be done to regulate its 011, WHAT A COUGH; Will you heed the warning. The signal perhaps of the sure approach of that more terrible disease Consumption. Ask your- selves if you can afford for the sake of say. ing 50o., to run the risk and do nothing for it. .We know from experience that Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough. It never ails. 6 -Dec -4-91 FACTS ABOUT TREES. The butternut is a tree tnat likes best a rooky, uneven Boil, and in whose shade, neither shrub nor herb will thrive. The bark is used as a dye stuff for woolens. Curled and bird's eye maple is a wood of the same family that sometimes have cur- iously arrangsd fiber, one with curves, the and bridegr-oom, made their way less' fierce but more tender, less vehe- through the throng, and each carrying ment but niore lasting; and all those a. decanter, approached the visitors, years Cecil's heart had really been his, shook hands with them, and begged though he had so little dreamed of it. that they would drink their health. As if in a picture, he saw the stages There was something strangely simple through which he had passed—the rap- this brief northern night, and death and charming about the whole thing' ture of mere physioal existence; the but as the herald of eternal day. Such a scene could have been found in intolerable pain and humiliation of think, perhaps, after all the troubles I there muat be a good time coming?" I 'That may very well be," she replied, "but now that we belong to each oth- er miter things matter little." "Do you remember the lines about Norway- in ,the "Princess'?" he said. " Yiour love has made them true for "Say them now," she said; "I have forgotten." And, looking out the ruddy sky where, in this night hour, the glow of sunset mingled with the glow .of dawn, he quoted the words: " I was one ' To !whom the -touch of all mischance but oame As night to him that sitteth on a hill Sees the midsummer, midnight, Norway Set into sunrise." [sun She followed the djrection of his gaze and looked, through the firtrees on the hill upon which they were -resting, down to the lovely lake which lay be- low them like a sheet of mother -of - 'marl in the tranquil light. She looked beyond to the grand cliff like moun- tains with their 'snowy tops touched here and there into the most exquisite rose color by the rising sun; and then she turned Isuick to the strong Norse face with its clearly cut features, its look of strength, and independence, and moble courage, and her heart throb- bed -with joy as she thought how for- eign to it was that hard, bitter expres- sion of the past. As he repeated the words "Set into sunrise" his eyes met hers fully; all the tenderness and strength of his nature and an itufinite promise of future possibilities seerned to strike down into her very soul in that glance. He drew her toward him, and over both of them there stole the strange calm which is sometimes the outcome of steong feeling. All nature seemed full of perfect peace; and with the sight of those snowy mountains and the familiar scent of the pines to tell him that he was indeed in his own country, with Cecil's loving presence to assure him of his new possession, and with a peace in his heart which had first come to him in bitter hmniliation and trouble, Frithiof, too, was at rest. After all, what were the possible trials that lay before thein? What was all earthly pain? Looked at in a true light, suffering seemed, indeed, but as • . • • • • no other country save in grand, free old Manche's betrayal; the anguish of be- "Cecil," said Frithjof, looking again reavernent; the shame of bankriiptcy; into the sweet, grave eyes, "who would the long effort to pay the debts!, the have thought that the Linnma gather - slow return to belief in luntien beings; ed all those years ago should prove the the tollseme steps that hitd earth -first link in the chain that was to bind brought. hirn aelearer knowledge of the us togetherferever ?" Unseen, for will& he hike once felt no '11It et, eOrienge," slit iirrie404,1vith a Norway, wh•ere false standards of 'worth are abolished, and where mutu- al respect and equel rights bind each to each In true brotherhood. 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