Edelweiss - A Story

Berthold Auerbach

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• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Edelweiss, by Berthold Auerbach This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Edelweiss A Story Author: Berthold Auerbach Translator: Ellen Frothingham Release Date: June 28, 2010 [EBook #33007] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EDELWEISS *** Produced by Charles Bowen, from books scans provided by Google Books Transcriber's notes: 1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books? id=S84sAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false 2. Completion of "Volumes Published" in the Leisure-Hour Series was accomplished by reference to books in Google.books. THE LEISURE-HOUR SERIES. A collection of works whose character is light and entertaining, though not trivial. 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EDELWEISS Leontopodium Alpinum "There is a flower known to botanists, one of the same genus with our summer plant called 'Life-Everlasting,' a Gnaphalium like that, which grows on the most inaccessible cliffs of the Tyrolese mountains, where the chamois dare hardly venture, and which the hunter, tempted by its beauty and by his love (for it is immensely valued by the Swiss maidens), climbs the cliffs to gather, and is sometimes found dead at the foot, with the flower in his hand. It is called by botanists the Gnaphalium leontopodium, but by the Swiss EDELWEISSE , which signifies N OBLE PURITY ." RALPH WALDO EMERSON. BY THE SAME AUTHOR (Leisure-Hour Series ) ON THE HEIGHTS. 2 vols. THE VILLA ON THE RHINE. 2 vols. BLACK FOREST VILLAGE STORIES LITTLE BAREFOOT JOSEPH IN THE SNOW JOSEPH IN THE SNOW EDELWEISS GERMAN TALES WALDFRIED THE CONVICTS AND THEIR CHILDREN LORLEY AND REINHARD ALOYS POET AND MERCHANT LANDOLIN LEISURE HOUR SERIES. No. 44. EDELWEISS A STORY BY BERTHOLD AUERBACH Author of "On the Heights," "Waldfried," "Villa on the Rhine," &c TRANSLATED BY ELLEN FROTHINGHAM. NEW YORK: HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 1874 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by ROBERTS BROTHERS, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. EDELWEISS. On the sunny slope of a mountain stands a house that is a joy to every eye; for it tells of happy inmates who have won their happiness by long and painful struggle,--who have stood in the valley of the shadow of death, and risen to new life. The housewife comes to the door. Her face is young and fair, and of a bright complexion, but her hair is white as snow. She smiles to an old woman who is working in the garden, and calls to the children not to be so noisy. "Come in, Franzl; and you too, children. William is starting on his journey," says the young white-haired mother. The bent old woman, as she approaches, raises a corner of her apron to her eyes, to stop the gathering tears. Presently the father comes from the house, accompanied by a young fellow with a knapsack on his back. "Bid your mother good by, William," he says. "Be careful so to conduct yourself that you need never fear the eyes of father or mother on your actions. Then, God willing, you shall one day cross this threshold again with a happy heart." The young woman with the snow-white hair embraces the sturdy boy, and says through her sobs: "I have nothing to add. Your father has said all. Remember and bring home an Edelweiss, if you find any on the Swiss mountains." The traveller sets off amid the shouts of his brothers and sisters. "Good by, William; good by, good by." They play with the word "good by," and will not let it go. "Mother," the father calls back, "I am only going with William a