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A GERMAN READER
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GERMAN READER
EDITED WITH
NOTES AND A VOCABULARY
BY
WATERMAN T. HEWETT, Ph.D.
Professor of the German Language and Literature in
Cornell University
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED.
IRew l^orh
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.
All rights reserved.
Copyright, 1899, 1901,
By the MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up and electrotyped January, 1899. Reprinted August, 1899; July, 1900.
New edition, revised and enlarged, March, 1901. Reprinted July, 1901; March,
1903; July, 1903; March, 1904; January, 1905; January, 1906 ; July, 1907.
March, 1908; March, 1909 ; January, July, December, 1910 ; July, December,
1911 ; January, August, 1913.
PREFACE.
The present work aims to furnish in a single volume attract-
ive selections for German reading sufficient in variety and
amount for all preliminary instruction until the study of classical
authors can be advantageously begun. It is designed to be
used in connection with the grammar, and may be taken up as
soon as the student has thoroughly mastered the forms of in-
flection. Facility in translation can be most readily attained
by the use of selections which present no unusual or extra-
neous difficulties, and, at the same time, illustrate the familiar
and natural language of every-day life. Even where German
is studied for the later reading of scientific works, the best
preparation is found in thi acquisition of a popular vocabu-
lary, and a mastery of familiar forms of expression by the rapid
reading of easy prose and poetry.
Selections for reading should lend themselves easily and
naturally to rewriting in other forms of statement, in which the
original language furnishes the words, and forms the model of
expression. The attempt to teach extended translation into
German before the pupil has read a considerable amount, and
has acquired a familiarity with certain forms to which he can
unconsciously refer, yields but unsatisfactory results. The
works of American and English writers do not constitute the
best model, because they contain idioms which cannot be
directly rendered into German. Works which are strongly
colored with the individuality of the author are less valuable,
for if the student acquires laboriously the ability to translate
an author's characteristic speech, he may never again have oc-
iv PREFACE,
casion to use that form of expression. The use, therefore, oi
German stories or descriptions as a model for rewriting will
avoid the introduction of foreign elements, which cannot be
translated into German save by an inconvenient paraphrase,
the reason for which the pupil cannot know, and for the cor-
rectness of which he must rely upon the absolute dictum of
his teacher. By makmg the text which he reads a standard,
the student is guided intelligently in acquiring the power to
write German.
Simple and familiar German also aiTords the best material
for speaking German, for it can be readily turned into a con-
versational form, and there is no limit to its practical applica-
tion to this end in the hands of a skillful teacher. The reading
of plays affords opportunity for practice in speaking, besides
imparting an indispensable knowledge of German idioms.
A few repetitions in the forms of statement in the notes will
be, I trust, found rather an advantage than otherwise. The
selections will not be read in regular order by any teacher, and
a grammatical illustration might be left unnoticed. Variety in
the choice of reading will add to the interest of the scholar.
The longer selections have been taken from modern writers
of recognized merit, and a certain completeness has been
sought, in place of the fragmentary character which sometimes
obtains in such works.
The selections of poetry have been chosen so as to appeal
to the imagination, and to familiarise the student not only with
popular and national poems, but also with poems which are
the originals of many favorite translations into English with
which he is already familiar, and which he will welcome in
their earliest form. Great stress should be laid upon commit-
ting to memory the best of these poems. A correct pronun-
ciation is not only thereby promoted, but intonation and a
knowledge of the quantity of vowels — an acquisition which
students often attain last — can be better learned from verse,
PREFACE. V
and retained, where a mere prose statement would not linger
in the memory.
Many teachers attach much value to the reading of selections
from German history, as it reproduces the life of the country
itself, and its eventful past. Provision has therefore been
made for this requirement by including extracts which describe
a few great epochs in German history.
Such prose selections as "Auf der Eisenbahn" and the
dramas advance beyond the language of mere narrative and
description, and present the practical speech of every-day life.
The variety of selections makes it possible to reserve cer-
tain parts especially for translation at sight. This should be
begun at an early period, and be insisted upon throughout the
course. The scholar thus learns to apply what he has before
learned ; memory is strengthened by the appeal to supply at
once the missing meaning, and the analogy of English speech
comes to his aid by suggesting a parallel signification. The
ability to distinguish the special and often subtle force of pre-
fixes, and of compound forms is acquired by practice in assign-
ing swiftly a meaning which is suggested by the form of the
word or by its resemblance to other words. In such translation,
the German order of words will at first naturally be followed,
and the pupil will thus become familiar with German thought
in its ordinary expression. Later, greater attention may be
paid to securing fidelity to English idioms, as well as neatness
and accuracy of rendering.
Translation at hearing will teach the pupil to distinguish the
sound of a word apart from its form, and should accompany
the earliest reading.
The study of the relations of English and German, constitutes
a special line of study, and is something apart from the acqui-
sition of facility in translation, and the general principles of the
language. It should therefore have a distinct place in any
course of study. A cognate word presents often a divergent sig-
VI PREFACE.
nification, and development of meaning or use. A child in
acquiring a foreign language learns rapidly because it grasps a
word at once as the representative of an object, an activity, a
quality, or mode of action. It does not reason or reflect upon
the signification or use but accepts it. An unfolding of parallel
forms or uses might dull or make uncertain the primal significa-
tion instead of aiding it. We use with absolute assurance
words upon the development of whose signification we have
never reflected. Such words as " however," " nevertheless,"
"notwithstanding," "moreover," "by no means," are illustra-
tions of this fact. Our correct use of such expressions does
not depend upon a knowledge of their history or how they came
to be originally employed.
In the vocabulary it has been deemed best to present the
word in its present accepted use, and to subordinate any pre-
sentation of its original history or relation to English words.
The correspondence in form between English and German
speech rests upon a few principles upon the mastery of which
such relationships may be readily traced. At the same time,
attention has been called to the history of the word within the
language itself, as the student may be supposed to know it.
I desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to two graduate
students of this University, Miss Anna M. Bowen, Ph.D., and
Miss Elena P. Nearing, B.S., whose admirable scholarship and
fine literary taste have been generously placed at my disposal.
Cornell University,
December 26, 1898.
CONTENTS.
PAGB
PREFACE
♦
iii
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS.
1. Sefftng . , . ,
,
1
2. mx finb afleg fc^ulbig .
.
1
3, ^Salter ©cott
.
1
4. ^ie golbene ®an§
,
2
5. 2)er SBoIj unb ber ©cf)afer .
.
2
6. ^er 3cl)mieb
,
2
7. 2)er f^ud)^3 unb ber ^icgenbocf
.
3
8. %k bie 5(r6eit, jo ber So^n .
*
. 3
9. ®er 33ratapfel
.
4
10. 2)ie 3Beiber tjon ^Sein^berg .
SJrimm
4
11. ®er %ud)§' imb ber 4^af)n
Simrocf .
5
12. 2)a§ 9)Zdrcl)en nom ^anne im
3}Jonbe ,
*
6
13. ^Ibenteuer be§ 33aron§ Don *3)limc^^Qujen
.
7
14. ®ie tunftlid)e Drgel
^
Seanber .
9
15. 5)ic Bremer ©tabtmufifanten .
^
©rimm
11
16. S)er ?lrme unb ber 9ieid)e
^
©rimm
15
17. S)ornro§d)en
^
©rimm
20
18. 2)a§ g-euer^eug .
3lnberfen .
24
19. S)a§ SBafjer be§ S5erge)fen§ .
■
Saumbac^
34
20. ®ie ®efd)idne ijon ^alif ©torc^
♦
&auff <
44
POETRY.
1. ©c^ttjalbenlieb
(
Sturm
58
2. ®u bift \vk eine S3Iume
.
^eine
59
3. ®a§ ©d)(oB am ^X^eere .
1
ll^Ianb .
59
4. ®ie Sorelei ....
§eine
60
5. 5)ie traurige ©ej^ic^te t)om bummen
|)an§d)en
<
liijroenftein
61
J 1 o Kyi V J. j^i V
1 o.
PAGE
6. 2)ie ^inber
§eine
62
7. 2)rci ^aare unb Giner
9liirfcrt
63
8. 2Benn id) cin SSoglein tnar'
SSoIfglieb
64
9. Gin gnc^tentmum fte'^t einfam
^eine .
64
10, ^u jd)one§ (^ifdjermiibrfjcn . ■
,£^eine .
65
11. ^er SSirtin ^od)tedein
UI)Ianb
65
12. 2)er gute ^amerab .
Ut)Ianb
66
13. %\t ©renabiere
^eine .
67
14. S)er Solbat . . . .
G^amijfo (9iad) bem
3
)anif(^en t)on ^. e. ^ilnberien)
68
15. Grlfi5nig
©oet^e
.
69
16. 9?oe>d)en auf ber §eibe
©oet^e
.
70
17. ^Q§ ^Seilc^en .
©oet^e
.
71
18. SBop^un . . . ,
GlaubiuS
.
72
19. 2)ie §enne . . . .
GIaubiu§
.
72
20. 2)er (Sanger .
©oet^e
.
73
21. S5arbaro[ja
g^iidert
.
75
22. S)er pilgrim Dor ©t. ^u[t .
platen
.
76
23. ®ie SBeiber t>on SSin^perg .
G I) a ni i j f 0
.
77
24. 2)er 2:annen6aum .
25oI!§neb
.
78
25. ^eimlic^e Siebe
$8on§Iieb
.
79
26. Siebe^trene
SSoIfglieb
.
79
27. pt' bu bid) .
35on§Iieb
80
28. 3m §eibelberg, bu feine .
©d)effel
81
29. S)ie i)offnung . . . ,
©djiller
82
30. %hx\ ber Uberfa^rt .
It^tanb
82
31. SSanbrers ^ac^tlieb .
©oet^e
83
(gin ©lei^eg .
©oet^e
84
32. ®ie SBofjerrofe .
©eibel .
84
33. ^n ber S^Jadit .
platen
85
34. 9^aftlafe Siebe .
©oet^e
86
35. Grinnerung . . . .
®oett)e
86
36. S)ie SSaflfa^rt nac^ ^et>laar.
§eine .
87
37. %\t SSadjt am 3fif)ein
©c^nedenburger
90
38. S)eutjd)Ianb iiber alleS
|). b. fyaller
glebcn
91
39. S)eut jd)e ^^ational^l^mne .
^^ a r r i e §
.
92
40. Gin' jefte ^urg ift unjer ®ott ,
Sutler
♦
93
CONTENTS. IX
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS.
1. taifer ^<\x\ bcr ©rofje .
2. 2)er erfte ^1x11551113
3. %tx britte Ilrcu55iig unb g-riebvid)
S3ar6aro[fa§ 2^ob ♦
4. ^il^elm %t\\ unb ber Sdiiueijevbunb
5. 2iit()cv auf bcm 9\cid)c4nge 5U 2Sovm§
6. 5nbrcd)t t)Dn ^iHincuftcin
7. %\t (Sd)Iad}t Oct ^iil^en
COMPLETE PROSE SELECTIONS.
1. 5luf ber (Sifenbafin
2. 3ii^"^enjee
DRAMATIC SELECTIONS.
1. S!J?iU(ev al^3 ©iinbenbod .
2. Ginev mufj §ciratcii
NOTES 239
VOCABULARY . . , 309
SUPPLEMENTARY VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES . 413
GERMAN EXERCISES 415
GRAMMATICAL INDEX 443
SiittrtngfiauS
95
duller .
100
©teger .
102
8Jd)o!!e.
105
2iittringl}au§
111
Siittring^auS
114
SfJad) penning
116
©erftacfer
121
©torm .
135
58enebtj.
174
3ecl^meifter .
208
Elementary Selections.
1. Scfftttg.
Sefftng lam etne§ 2(benbg wad) §aufe unb flo^fte an feine
^^iire. ®er 33ebiente faf^ au§ bem genfter, erfannte feinen
§errn im ^unfeln nic^t unb rief: „®er ^id^ter ift ntc^t gu
§aufe." — „6cf)abet nic^tg," anttcortete Seffing, „ic^ ioerbe
ein anbermal toieberfommen/' unb ging ru^ig fort.
2. 3»it ftttb aUcS frfitttbig.
©in giirft ^og burd^ eine (Stabt, i)on toeld^er er ge^ort
l^atte, ba^ befonber^ gro^e Slrmut in berfelben ^errfd^te.
(55leirf)tt)oF>( Flatten i^m bie ©inhjo^ner einen gldn^enben ©ms.
^fang bereitet. 2tU ber giirft f)ieruber feine 3Serii:)unberung
lo ju erfennen gab, fagte einer: „@ure SJlajeftat, Wix f)aben atte^
get^an, n)a§ tuir fd^ulbig h)aren, finb aber aud^ atte§ frf)u(big
tt)a^ tt)ir get^an ^aben."
3. 33Batter Scott.
2luf einem ©^agierritte mit einem greunbe begegnete 3SaIter
©cott einem Settler, ber \\)n urn eine (^aht anf^rac^. ®er
15 ®irf)ter griff in bie ^afc^e, fanb aber, ba§ er !ein fleineS
@elb bei fief) fjatte. „§ier, mein greunb,'* fagte er, „ift ein
<Sdf)illing, aber it>of)( gemerft, (Si^^ence bleiben Sie mir
fd^ulbig." „@ott fegne Sure ©naben," fagte ber 33ett(er,
„unb mogeri ©ie fo tange leben, bi§ ic^ 6ie bega^Ie."
2 GERMAN READER.
4. ®te golbene @an^.
®te ^onigtn i)on gannober !e()rte auf einer S^^eife in einem
SSirtg^aug ein, bie „goIbene @an§" genannt, n)D fie fiir ^toei
^age brei^unbert 2:^aler be^a^len mu^te. ®er 2Birt bat
fie beim (ginfteigen in ben 2Bagen untertf^dnigft, i^m Bei ber
9f?u(!!ef?r iDieber bie ®nabe i^re§ 33efud^e§ gu gonnen. „2Senn
6ie ba§ tt)olIen, mein I'ieber ^ann, fo miiffen 6ie mic^ nid^t
irieber fitr %^x (S(i)ilb fatten," antiDortete bie ilonigin.
5. ^ct aSJoIf uttb bet Scfiiifer.
@in ©chafer Jjatte burc^ eine graufante ©eucf)e feine gan^e
§erbe berloren. ®a§ erful^r ber 2©olf unb !am, feine ^on=
boleng abguftalten. „6c^dfer/' f^racf) er, „ift e§ \o<x\jX, ba^ lo
bic^ ein fo graufameg Ungliic! betroffen ^oX ? ^u bauerft midj),
unb id^ mocbte blutige 3:l)rdnen iDeinen." — „^^^ ^anf, 9Keifter
gfegrimm/' i)erfe|te ber 6d^dfer; „ic^ fe^e, bu f^aft ein fefjr
mitleibigeS §er^." — „®a§ ^at er aud^/' fiigte be§ (Sd)dfer§
§unb l^inju; „fo oft er unter bent Ungliic! feine§ S^ac^ften 15
felbft leibet."
6. ®ct ^(^mteb.
©in ©d^mieb eine§ ®orfe§ ermorbete einen 5!}lann, unb
tourbe berurteilt, ge^dngt gu hjerben. ^ie t)orne^mften 33auern
be§ Drte§ traten gufammen unb baten ben S^tid^ter, ba^ ber
6c^mieb' ben %^\i nid^t erleiben ntod^te, toeil er bem ®orfe 20
notig todre, ba§ einen ©d^mieb nid)t entbeljrcn fonnte, urn
^ferbe gu befd^Iagen, 9tdber auggubeffern u. f. to. — 2lber ber
S^tic^ter f agte : „2Sie !ann ic^ benn bie (Ueredf)tig!eit erfiiHen?"
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 3
(^in 2(rbetter fagte: „fyxx S^idfiter, e§ finb §mei 3Seber in
bem ^orfe, unb fiir einen fo fleinen Drt ift einer genug;
laffen ©ie ben anbern ^dngen!"
7. ^cr l^ttrt)^ tittb bet 3t<^<|cn6ocf.
©in '^yxi:]^ toar in einen ^runnen gefallen, ber nur Icenig
5 SBaffer ent^ielt, unb bemuf)te fid; bergebeng ^inau^jufommen.
®a guc!te ein 3^^S^^^t)cf iiber ben S^tanb be§ 33runnen§ unb
fragte i^n, ob ba§ 9Saffer gut fd^mecfe. %^x gud^g fc^aute
i^n liftig (x\\ unb bac^te bei fid^ felbft : ,,®u foUft mir n)o()l
f)inaug^elfen." ®ann aber f^rac^ er laut: „@g fd;mec!t [o
10 gut, ba^ ic^ mid^ nid^t batoon trennen !ann. ^omm ^erab
unb fofte e§ felbft!" %^x ^ocf' f^^rang fogteic^ ^inunter unb
tran!. ilaum aber n)ar er unten, fo fprang ber guc^^ auf
feinen Sftiidfen unb erreicf)te i?on bort mit einem fii^nen (Sa^e
ben 9?anb beg ^runnen^. „2a^ e§ bir gut fd^medfen/' rief
15 er nod; fdjabenfrof) bem armen ©efangenen gu, „unb iDarte
big bir ein nod^ gro^erer ®umm!o^f ^eraug^ilft, aU bu
felber bift!" ^arauf lief er babon.
8. g^Bie bie aitbcit, fo ber go^it.
^ie grau eineg armen 3}^anne§ n^ar gefa^rlid^ er!ran!t.
@r ging balder §u einem Slrjte, ber ebenfofe^r toegen feiner
20 ©efd^idflid^feit, alg feine§ ©eijeg befannt tear. 2)a er glaubte,
ber ®o!tor n)urbe nid^t !ommen, of)ne be[timmte Sega^Iung
gu ertoarten, fo ^og ber ^Oknn eine Sorfe ^erau§ unb fagte
ju if)m: „§ier {^abe ic^ git)an3ig 5tf)aler; bie' finb a((eg, n)a§
ic^ in ber 3Be(t befi^e; ic^ iuitt fie "^^jXi^XK geben, ob ©ie nun
4 GERMAN READER.
tneine grau umbringen ober furieren." ®er ^o!tor iuar bamit
gufrieben unb befucfite bie grau. Slllein fie ftarb fc^on in
einigen ^agen. ®er %x%X berlangte je^t bie ^tcangig %\)(x\tx.
®er ?[Rann fragte i^n, ob er feine grau umgebradfit f)dtte.
„@eit)i^ nic^t/' antlDortete ber Softer. „§aben ®ie fie 5
fuviert?" ,!^&\\, fie ift geftorben." „®ann ^aben 6ie auc^
fein 9?ed)t §u bem (Belbe; benn <Sie ^aben fie ipeber umge^
brad^t nocf) furiert."
Safontaine f^atte bie ©ettjo^jn^eit, jeben Slbenb einen 33rats
a^fel 5u effen. ©inmal hjurbe er au§ bem ^i^^^^ gerufen 10
unb legte ben Sl^fel auf ben Haminfimg. SSaf^renb feiner
5(btt>efen^eit !am ein greunb ing 3^^^^^/ \^^ ^^" 2(^fe( unb
i:)ergef)rte i^n. Safontaine fam juriicf, fanb ben 3(^fel nic^t,
erriet aber ben 3wf<i^^^^^^^S wnb rief mit erfiinftelter 2luf=
regung: „3So ift ber Sl^fel f)inge!ommen, ben ic^ f^ier ge= 15
laffen \)o!o^V' — „3c^ toei^ nic^t," fagte ber anbere. „®a§
freut midf), ^u ^oren, benn id^ (jatte Slrfeni! ^ineingetfjan, urn
bie SfJatten gu bergiften." — „§err ©ott! ic^ bin t)ergiftet/'
rief ber ©aft au^erft erfd^redft; „fc^ic!en ©ie fd^nell ^u einem
5(r§te!" — „Sieber greunb," fagte Safontaine, „beru^igen ©ie 20
fid^; ic^ erinnere mid^ ^\i^xi, ba^ ic^ bie^mal i)ergeffen l^abe,
©ift ^inein^utl^un ; attein eg t^ut mir boc^ leib, ba| e§ einer
giige beburfte, urn bie 2Ba^r^eit gu entbed^en."
10. ^ie ^cibct tion 32Scin§Betrg.
2ir§ ^onig ^onrab III. ben ^erjog 2SeIf im Sa^re 1140
gef(f)lagen l^atte, belagerte er bie 6tabt SSein^berg. 2)ie 25
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 5
(ginn)of)ner tpefjrten fief) aber fo fjartndtfig, ba§ ber ergiirnte
^onig frfjmur, bie ©tabt ju erobern unb bie 33urger nieber=
jumad^en. ©nblicf) iDurbe bie 3^ot fo gro^, ba^ bie ©in=
irto^ner in bie Ubergabe tcittigen tnu^ten. 2lber bie 2Seiber
5 mac^ten bie Sebingung, ba^ jebe Don iJ^nen auf i^ren ©cf)ultern
mitnef)men bitrfe, h)ag fie tragen fonne, ®er ^aifer i^iKigte
ein, unb ben ndrf)ften Stag, al^ fic^ ba§ ^^or offnete, fief^e
ba! in langem 3"ge ^ogen bie SBeiber au§, jebe aber Irug
auf bem Sftiicfen ifjren 5Rann ; an ber ©^i^e irar bie §er^ogin
lo mit i^rem ©emaf^l 2SeIf auf ben 6cf)ultern. 2(I§ beg ^onigg
Seute bag fafjen, f^rac^en i{)rer biele, bag todre bie 5!Jieinung
nic^t getoefen, unb tDoIIten eg nic^t gugeben. ®er ^bnig
aber Idc^elte iiber ben liftigen 2(nfd)lag ber grauen, unb rief :
„@in foniglirf) 2Sort, bag einmal gef^rod)en unb gugefagt ift,
15 foil unt>ertt)anbelt bleiben!" — 60 er^ielten bie SKeingberger
bag %^\i^\K. (Srtmm.
11. %tx f^uc^d unb bet ^a^tt.
©in l^ungriger guc^g lam einft in ein ^orf unb fagte §u
einem §a^n: „D mein §err §a^n, iDeld^e fcf)bne ©timme
^at bein §err SSater geljabt! 3^ bin ^ierljergefommen, um
20 beine 6timme %\x ^oren. (Singe bod^, bamit id^ l)oren moge,
ob bu eine beffere ©timme ^abeft ober bein 3Sater!" — ^er
^^^jXK fcl)lo^ l^ierauf bie Slugen unb fing an, auf bag lautefte
gu frd^en. ^lo^lidj) f^rang ber gucl)g auf, fing ben §a^n
unb trug il)n in ben SSalb. 2llg bie 33auern bag fa^en,
25 liefen fie bem guc^fe nad) unb fcl)rieen : „®er gurf)g trdgt un=
fern ^(x^jXk fort!" ®a f^racl) ber ^(x^v, ^um ?^ud^fe : „§orft
bu, §err gucl)g, Vr>ag bie groben 33auern rufen? Sag' iljnen
bocl): %6^ trage meinen §a^n unb nidj^t ben euren." — ®a
6 GERMAN READER.
X\t% ber %\x^% ben ^oikjXK au§ bent SJJauIe unb f)3rac^; „%^
trage meinen §a^n unb nic^t ben euren." — Unterbejfen
flog ber §al^n auf einen 33aum unb rief: „^u Uigft, §err
gud^g, bu liigft; ic^ gef^ore ben 33auern unb nic^t bir." —
2)a fc^Iug ber guc^§ fid^ jelbft aufg ^aul unb f^ra^: „D
bu bofeg 5[Rau(, n)ie mel fd)iua^eft bu! 2Bie biel rebeft bu
Unnii^eg ! §atteft bu je^t nic^t gerebet, fo l^dtteft bu beinen
3ftaub nic^t toerloren!" Simrotf.
SSor alten '^6Xzx\. ging eimnal ein W\.(x\\xk an einem lieben
©onntag^morgen in ben 3Salb, fammelte fid) §01^, banb e§, lo
ftedte einen ©tod binein, fjodte bie 9SeIIe auf unb trug fie
nad) §aufe. ®a begegnete if)m unterlt)egg ein feiner 5iKann
in ©onntaggfleibern, ber in bie ^ird)e ge^en tt)oI(te. @r
blieb ftei^en, rebete ben SSettentrager (x\\ unb fragte: „9Sei^t
bu nicf)t, ba^ auf ©rben Sonntag ift, (x\i n)e(c^em Xage ber 15
liebe ©ott ruf^te, alg er bie 2Belt, alle ^iere unb bie 3Jlen=
fdjen erfc^affen ^atte?" — ^er gragenbe tDar aber ber liebe
@ott felbft. Sener §oIg{)auer jeboc^ tDar ganj t)erftodt unb
antnjortete: „©onntag auf ©rben, ttjag ge^t bag mid^ an,
n)a§ ge{)t ba§ bid^ an?" „®o fodft bu beine 9^eifign)etle 20
Iragen emiglidf)!" f^rad^ ber liebe @ott, „unb tueil ber ®onn=
tag auf ©rben bir fo gar unn)ert ift, fo foKft bu !unftig=
f)in eh)ig 5!Jtontag fjaben unb im 5[Ronbe fteljen, ein 2Sarnungg=
bilb fiir bie, n)eld^e ben ©onntag mit Slrbeit fd)dnben!"
SSon ber '^txi oxi fte{)t im 3Jlonbe immer noc^ ber Mann 25
mit bem ^ol^biinbel, unb er tuirb n)o^I aucf) big in atte @n)ig=
leit bort ftel)en bleiben.
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ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. J
13. ^bcnteuct bc^ ^aton^ Don SP'^undj^aufen.
%^ trat meine 9letfe nac^ S^uglanb mitten tm SBinter o,w.,
unb reifte ju ^sferb, benn bie§ ift bie bequemfte %x\ gu reifen.
3c^ it)ar nur (eicfjt befleibet, n)e(c^e^3 ic^ ^iemlic^ ilbel em^fanb,
je treiter id^ gegen 9^orboft f)in!am.
5 ^a$ gange £anb lag unter (Sc^nee, unb ic^ ttju^te tt)eber
SSeg nocf) ©teg. ©nblirf), be^ S^eiten^ miibe, ftieg ic^ ab unb
banb mein ^ferb an eine %xi toon f^i^em ^aumftafen, ber
iiber bem ©cbnee ^erborragte. 3^^ ©ic^er()eit na^m id) meine
^iftolen unter ben 2lrm, legte mic^ nirfjt tDeit babon in ben
lo ^6:jX^zt nieber, unb fc^Iief fo feft ein, ba^ bie Slugen mir
nid)t e^er aufgingcn, al§ big e^ f)eller Xag iDar. SSie gro^
aber n)ar mein ©rftaunen, al-S ic^ fanb, ba^ ic^ mitten in
einem ^orfe auf bem ^irc^)^ofe lag! ?[Rein $ferb \oocc oxk-^
fdnglic^ nirgenb ^u feben ; bod; ^orte id^ e§ balb barauf
15 irgenbiuo iiber mir tDietjern. 2(1^ ic^ nun em^orfai;, fo
n)urbe id) gen)a^r, ba^ eg an ben 2Betterf)af)n beg ^irc^=
turmg gebunben tDar unb toon ba ^erunter^ing. '^Ixxw, \c>\x%it
icf) fogleid), ttoie ic^ bran ttoar. ®ag ®orf ttoar ndmlid^ bie
3^ad)t iiber gang jugefd)neit gemefen ; bag SSetter %(xiit fic^
2o.auf einmal umgefe^t; id) njar im 6c^lafe nad) unb nad^, fo
toie ber (Sd)nee ^ufammengefd;mol^en n)ar, gan^ fanft ^erab=
gefunfen; unb trag ic^ in ber ^unfel^eit fiir ben ©tum^f
eineg 33dumd^eng gef)alten, ber iiber bem ^6:)Xl^^ i)ertoorragte,
hjar bag ^reu^ ober ber 2Setteri)af)n beg .^irc^turmg geitoefen.
25 UcjX^^ mid) nun lange §u befinnen, na^m ic^ eine toon
meinen ^iftolen, fd)o^ nad) bem §alfter, !am gliidlid^ auf
biefe %xi ttoieber §u meinem ^ferbe unb toerfolgte meine S^teife.
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GERMAN READER.
2.
§ierauf ging alle§ gut, Bi§ ic^ nad^ D^lu^lanb !am, too e§
t\>tx\. md)t ©itte ift, beg 2Btnter§ ^u ^ferbe %\x reifen ; fo
na()m id^ bort einen fleinen 9fiennf(f)lttten mit einem eingelnen
^ferbe, unb fut^r too^lgemut auf St. ^etergburg log.
3Jiitten in einem furc^terlid)en 23albe bemerfte ic^ einen 5
entfe|lidf)en 3SoIf, ber mit aUer ©d^nelligfeit beg gefrci^igften
3Sinterf)ungerg meinem ©c^Iitten nac^gelaufen !am. @r ()oIte
^ mid) 6alb ein unb eg toar fd^le^erbingg unmoglic^ i{)m gu
entfommen. 3}le(J)anifc^ legte td^ mic^ ^latt in ben ®d)litten
nieber, unb toag id^ !aum ju I^offen toagte, gefd)a() bennorf) 10
gleid^ nac^i^er. ^er 2Bolf befiimmerte fid) nid^t im minbeften
um meine 2Senig!eit, fonbern f^rang iiber mic^ ^intoeg, fiel
toiitenb auf bag $ferb, ri^ o,\i unb berfd^Iang auf einmal
ben gangen §interteil beg armen 2:ierg, h:)eldE)eg bor ©df)reden
unb ©d^mer^ nur befto fctineller lief. 2Sie id) nun felbft auf 15
biefe 2lrt fo unbemerft unb gut baDongefommen toar, fo
er^ob ic^ gan§ t)erftof)len mein ©efid£)t, unb naf)m mit @nt=
fe^en tr)a()r, ba^ ber 2Bolf fid^ beina()e iiber unb iiber in bag
^ferb ()ineingefreffen f)atte. ^aum aber ^atte er fic^ fo
{)ubfd) f)ineinge§toangt, fo fiel id^ if)m tu(f)tig mit meiner 20
^eitfd)e auf bag gelt, ©old) ein unertoarteter Uberfatt ber=
urf ad)te if)m feinen geringen ©c^red; er ftrebte mit alter
5[Rad)t toortodrtg, ber Seidjnam beg ^ferbeg fiel §u 33oben unb
fiel)e ' c:n feiner Statt ftedte mein SSolf in bem @efcl)irre.
3d} meinerfeitg l)orte nun noc^ toeniger auf ^u ^eitfd)en unb 25
toir langten in toollem @alo^^ in ®t. ^etergburg 0:^, gan^
gegen unfere beiberfeitigen ©rtoartungen unb ^u nid)t geringem
©rftaunen alter ^wfc^auer.
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 9
14. ^ic fitttftUdjc Ctgcl.
SSor langen, langen gaf^ren lebte einmal ein fe^r gefd^idtex
junger Drgelbauer, ber ^atte fc^on i)iele Drgeln gebaut, unb
bie \^%i^ toar immer toieber beffer al^ bie i)orf)erge^enbe.
3ule^t macf)te er eine Drgel, bie tDar fo funftlid^, ba^ fie
5 t)on felbft ^u f:pie(en anfing, toenn ein ^raut^aar in bie ilirc^e
trat, an bem ©ott fein 3So()lgefaKen fjatte. 211^ er auc^
biefe Drgel ijollenbet f)atte, befafj er fid^ bie ^Hcibdjen be§
Sanbeg, tDd^lte fic^ bie frommfte unb frf)onfte unb lie^ feine
eigene §oci^§eit ^urirfjten. 2Bie er aber mit ber 33raut itber
lo bie ^irc^fcif)tt)elle trat, unb greunbe unb ^erit)anbte in langem
3uge folgten, jeber einen Strang in ber §anb ober im
^no^f(ocf), h?ar fein ^erj boiler ©tol^e^ unb @l)rgei§e§. @r
bac^te nicl)t <xxk feine 33raut unb nic^t an @ott, fonbern nur
baran, tra^ er fiir ein gefc^icfter 9Jteifter fei, bem niemanb e^
15 gleic^tl)un fbnne, unb iwie atte %^yxi^ f^aunen unb il^n be=
tDunbern tourben, tDenn bie Drgel t>on felbft ^u f^ielen begonne.
©0 trat er mit feiner f c^onen 33raut in bie £ircl)e ein — oikitx
bie Drgel blieb ftumm. ®ag na^m fic^ ber Drgelbaumeifter
fel^r 5u ^erjen, benn er meinte in feinem ftoljen ©inne, ba^
20 bie ©c^ulb nur an ber Sraut liegen !onne unb ba^ fie il)m
nic^t treu fei. @r f)3rac^ ben ganjen %o<<^, iiber fein 9Bort
^ mit il)r, fd^niirte bann nadf)t§ ^eimlid^ fein 33unbel unb berlie^
fie. 5^ac^bem er biele ^unbert ?i)teilen n^eit gettjanbert iuar,
lie^ er ftd^ enblid^ in einem fremben Sanbe nieber, tt)o niemanb
25 il)n fannte unb feiner nacl) il)m fragte. ^ort lebte er ftill
unb einfam §el)n %<x\}Xt lang; ba iiberfiel il)n eine namenlofe
5lngft nad£) ber §eimat unb nad^ ber t)erlaffenen Sraut. @r
mu^te immer ioieber baran benfen, toie fie fo fromm unb
lO GERMAN READER.
fc^on geiDefen fei, unb n)ie er fie fo boglic^ berlaffen. 9^ac^=
bem er Dergeblic^ a(Ie§ get^an, urn fetne 6ef)nfuc^t meberju^
fcim^fen, entfrfjto^ er jic^ juriicfjufebren unb fie urn 33er=
^ei^img gu bitten. @r tDanberte ^ag unb 9^ac^t, ba^ if)m bie
gu^foblen n)unb h)urben, unb je me^r er fid^ ber §eimat 5
ncif^erte, befto ftdrfer tourbe feine (Se^nfurf)i, unb befto grower
feine 2lngft, ob jie tt)o^I mleber fo gut unb freunblid^ §u i^m
fein tDerbe, it)ie in ber '^6X, tt)o fie nod) feine 33raut tt)ar.
©nblid^ fal) er bie Xiirme feiner 3Saterftabt bon fern in ber
©onne bli^en. ®a fing er ^v. ^u laufen h)a§ er laufen 10
fonnte, fo ba^ bie Seute Winter i^m ^er ben ^o^f fc^iittelten
unb fagten : „6nlh3eber ift'g ein !Rarr ober er f)at gefto^len."
2Bie er aber in ba§ 3^^or ber ©tabt eintrat, begegnete i^m
ein langer 2eid)engug. §inter bem ©arge l^er gingen eine
5[Renge Seute, toelc^e i^einten. „2Ben begrabt i^r fjier, i^r 15
guten SL^\x\^, ba^ i^r fo h)eint?" „@g ift bie fc^one grau
be§ Drgelbaumeifterg, bie il^r bofer SJlann t)er(affen ^oX, (Sie
^at ung alien fo i)iel @ute§ unb £iebeg getljan, ba^ toir fie
in ber ^ir^e beife^en iDolIen." 2ll§ er bie^ l^orte, entgegnete
er fein SSort, fonbern ging ftill gebengten §au^teg neben bem 20
Sarge l^er unb l^alf if)n tragen. 3*Ziemanb er!annte if)n; toeil
fie il)n aber forttx)df)reni f(i)(urf)§en unb iDeinen fjorten, ftorte
i^n leiner, benn fie bad)ten: ba§ tt)irb iDol^l aud^ einer toon
ben bielen armen Seuten fein, benen bie 2:;ote bei Seb^eiten
©uteg erit)iefen ^(xi. ©0 !am ber 3ug gur birdie, unb n)ie 25
bie 2:;rdger bb ^ircl)fd^toeIIe uberfd;ritten, fing bie Drgel toon
felbft ^u f^ielen an, fo ^errlid^ tt)ie nod^ niemanb eine Drgel
f^ielen gel)ort. ©ie fe^ten ben ©arg Oor bem 2((tare nieber,
unb ber Drgelbaumeifter le^nte fid) ftill an eine ©dule baneben
unb laufd^te ben ^onen, bie immer getoaltiger anfdjtDoEen, fo 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. II
geiraltig, ba^ bic birdie in i^ren ©runb^feilern bebte. ^ie
2(ugen fielen \^\\\ ju, benn er tt)ar fefjr miibe ijou ber ttjeiten
S^eife ; aber fein §er§ n)ar freubig, benn er it)u^te, ba^ ifjm
©ott ijerjie^en ^be, unb al§ ber le^te ^on ber Drgel t)er=
5 Hang, fie( er tot auf ba§ fteinerne ^^flafter nieber. ®a ^oben
bie Seute bie Seiche auf, unb it)ie fie inne it)urben, n)er e§ fet,
dffneten fie ben (2arg unb legten i^n %\x feiner 33raut. Unb
h)ie fie ben ©arg tDieber fcfjioffen, begann bie Drgel noc^
einmal gang leifc gu tonen. ®ann it)urbe fie ftiU unb ^loX
lo feitbem nie it)ieber t?on felbft geflungen.
15. ^ic i^rcmcr <Stai>tm«ftfantc«.
@g ^atte cin 9Jiann einen (Sfel, ber fc^on lange 3^^^^ ^i^
<Sd(!e unijerbroffen ^ur 3Jiu^Ie getragen ^atte, beffen ^rdfte t-v^
aber nun ^u @nbe gingen, fo baji er ^ur Slrbeit immer \x^' ^
tauglic^er tuarb. 2)a bacfjte ber §err baran, i^n au§ bem '*-
X5 gutter gu fc^affen, aber ber @fel merfte, ba^ fein guter
SSinb lt)e^te, lief fort unb mad)te fid^ auf ben 2Beg nac^
S3remen ; bort, meinte er, !onnte er ja ©tabtmufifant U^erben. ^^^^
2(1^ er ein 2SeiIc^en fortgegangen iuar, fanb er einen 3^0^= ^^^
f)unb auf bem 3Sege liegen, ber ja^te it)ie einer, ber fid^ p
20 miibe gelaufcn \:j(xi, ,!^\x\k, iDag ja^^ft bu fo, %<xMxiV' ^^
fragte ber ©fel. „2(ci^," fagte ber §unb, ^toeil idf) alt bin
unb jeben 3:'ag fci^n)dd;er n)erbe unb auf ber 3^9^ ^ic^t meljr
fort !ann, bat mid^ mein §err tDoHen totfd^lagen; ba ^ab'
ic^ Sflei^au^ genommen; aber h)omit foil id) nun mein S3rot^*-^<^
25 ijerbienen?" „9Sei^t bu n)a§," f^radli ber (^fel, „id() gelje^"*^^
nad; 35remen unb h:)erbe bort ©tabtmufifant ; gel) mit unb
la^ bid; aucl) bei ber 9Jiufi! anne^men. 3^ \^\^\t bie 2aute,<i*
12 GERMAN READER.
^ unb bu fd^Idgft bie ^au!en." ^er §unb it>ar'§ gufrieben,
unb fie gingen tDeiter. @§ bauerte m(!)t lange, jo fa^ ba
etne ^a^e an bem 2Beg unb mad^te ein @eftd)t tDte brei
%(^(}^^ SfJegentoetter. „5?un, tt)a§ ift bir in bie Quere 9e!om=
^^tl^ men, alter 33art^u^er?" fiprai^ ber @fel. „2Ber fann ba 5
;N4^; luftig fein, n)enn'§ einem (xw. ben J^ragen gel)t/' anttwortete
*» Aj. bie £a^e ; „n)eil id^ nun gu 3<^^^^ii !omme, meine '^o^xit
^ ftum^f tr»erben unb \&j lieber l)inter bem Dfen fi^e unb
f^inne, a(§ nac^ ben ?[Raufen l)erumiage, ^at micl) meine
grau erfdufen h:)oIIen; id^ l^abe mid) ^n)ar nod) fortgemad)t, 10
aber nun ift guter 9^at teuer; iDO fott ic^ f)in?" ,,@el) mit
un§ nad^ Bremen, bu t)erftef)ft bid^ bod) auf bie 9f^ad^tmufi!,
ba fannft bu ein 6tabtmufi!ant merben." ^ie ^a^e {)ielt
' ba§ fiir gut unb ging mit. ©arauf lamen bie brei Sanbe§=
^^« flud)tigen an einem §of toorbei, ba fa§ auf bem ^bor ber 15
^^'^ §au§l)af)n unb fd^rie au§ £eibe§!rdften. „®u fc^reift einem
'^nj'^burc^ ^ar! unb Sein," f^ra^ ber ©fel, ,,'m^^ l)aft bu t)or?"
„®a ^ab' ic^ gut SKetter ipro^bejeit/' f^rad^ ber ^o<^\k, „tDeil
unferer lieben grauen Xag ift, it)o fie bem ©f)rift!inb(ein bie
§embd^en getvafd^en ^at unb' fie trodnen toitt. Slber toeil 20
morgen §um ©onntag ©dfte fommen, fo \)<xi bie §au§frau
bod^ !ein (^rbarmen, unb \joX ber ^o^in gefagt, fie tDottte
mid^ morgen in ber ©u))^e effen, unb ba foU ic^ mir fjeut'
abenb ben ^o^f abfd^neiben laffen. ^'^un fd^rei' id^ o^x^ t)ol=
lem §alg, fo lang id^ nod^ !ann/' „@i n)a§, bu 3ftot!o^f/' 25
fagte ber ©fel, ^giel)' lieber mit un§ fort, tt)ir gef)en nac^
33remen; ettt)a§ beffere^ a(§ ben 3:ob finbeft bu iiberall; bu
i)aft eine gute ©timme, unb it)enn toir gufammen mufigieren,
fo mu^ e§ eine 2(rt ^aben." ^er §a^n lie^ fid^ ben 3Sor=
fd^lag gefaHen, unb fie gingen a(le t>ier ^ufammen fort. 30
ELEMENTARY ^ELECTIOiVb. 1 3
©te fonnten abcr bie 6tabt 33remen in eincm Xag nic^t
erreic^en unb !amcn abenbg in einen SSalb, i»o fie u6er=
nac^ten iT:)oEten. ®er ©fel unb ber §unb legten fic^ unter
einen gro^en 33aum, bie ^a^e unb ber §a(;n mad^ten fi4) in
5 bie Slfte, ber §af)n aber flog bi§ in bie ©^i^e, h)o e^ am
fic^erften filr i^n it)ar. @f?e er einfc^Uef, fa^ er fic^ nod^
einmal nadj) alien bier ^Binben urn; ba beuc^te i^n, er fdlje
in ber %zxm ein gitnfcljen brennen unb rief feinen ©efellen
gu, e^ mii^te nicl)t gar iceit ein §au^ fein, benn eg fd^eine
lo ein Sid^t. ©)3rad^ ber @fel: „©o miiffen \o\x un§ aufmad^en
unb nod) ^inge^en, benn ^ier ift bie §erberge fd)lec^t." ^er
§unb meinte, ein ^aar ^noc^en unb etit>ag ^l^ifd) bran
t^dten il)m aud^ gut. 2Itfo mac^ten fie fic^ auf ben SSeg
nad^ ber ©egenb, n)o bag Sid^t tt)ar, unb fa^en eg balb
15 fetter fd^immern, unb eg ioarb immer grower, big fie bor ein
l)ell erleud^teteg 9lduber^aug !amen. ®er (gfel, alg ber
gro^te, ndl^erte fid^ bent J^^f^^^ ^^^ fd^aute l)inein. „2Sag
fie^ft bu, ©raufcl)immel?" fragte ber §a^n. ^'Ba^ ic^ fe^e?"
anttDortete ber (Sfel. „@inen gebedften ^ifd^ mit fd^onem ©ffen
20 unb ^trinfen, unb S^tduber fi^en baran unb laffen'g fid^ h)o^l
fein," „^a^ itjdre it)ag fiir ung," f^rac^ ber ^a^n, „3<^/
ja, c^^, tDdren tt)ir ba!" fagte ber @fel. ^a ratfc^lagten bie
^iere, h)ie fie eg anfangen mii^ten, urn bie Sfiduber l^inaug
ju jagen, unb fanben enblid^ ein SJlittel. ^er ©fel mu^te
25 fic^ mit ben SSorberfiigen auf bag genfter ftellen, ber §unb
auf beg ©felg 9tudfen f^ringen, bie ^a^e auf ben §unb
!lettern, unb enblicl) flog ber §al)n ^inauf unb fe^te fic^ ber
^a^e auf ben ^o^f. 2Bie bag gefd^e^en tr>ar, fingen fie auf
ein 3^ic^^^ inggefamt an, i^re Mufi! ^u madden: ber @fel
30 fd^rie, ber §unb beUte, bie ^a§e miaute unb ber ^a^w
14 GERMAN READER,
frcil^te; bann ftiir^ten fie burc^ ba§ g^enfter in bie ^iviSi^
^inein, ba^ bie 6rf)ei6en llirrten. ®ie Sffduber fufjren bei
bem entfe^lid^en ©efc^rei in bie §o^e, meinten nicf)t anber§
al§ ein ©ef^enft !dme herein, unb flofjen in greater '^\xx6:)i
in ben SSalb ^inau§. "^yxx^. fe^ten fic^ bie bier ©efeEen an 5
ben ^ifc^, na^men mit bem fiirlieb, n^aS iibrig geblieBen n)ar,
unb a^en, al§ toenn fie bier SSod^en ^ungern fodten.
2Sie bie bier ©^ieHeute fertig n)aren, lofc^ten fie ba§ Sic^t
aug unb fud)ten fic^ eine ©d£)Iafftdtte, jeber narf) feiner 9^atur
unb Sequemlic^feit. ®er @fel legte fid^ auf ben ?[Rift, ber 10
§unb Winter bie %^^xx^, bie ^a|e auf ben §erb bei bie
iDarme Slfd^e, unb ber ^oS)xk fe^te fie^ auf ben §a^nenbal!en ;
unb tbeil fie miibe tbaren bon i^rem langen 2Beg, fcf)liefen
fie auc^ balb ein. 2(I§ 3}?itternac^t borbei n)ar, unb bie
3ftduber bon tbeitem fa^en, ba^ !ein 2id)t me^r im ^(x\x^ 15
brannte, aud^ a(le§ ru^ig fc^ien, f^rac^ ber §au^tmann:
„2Bir flatten un§ bocf) ni(f)t follen in§ 33odf§f;orn jagen laffen/'
unb ^ie^ einen ^inge^en unb ba§ §au§ unterfuc^en. ®er
2lbgef(i)ic!te fanb alle§ ftill, ging in bie ^iic^e, ein Sid^t (xxi-
gu^iinben, unb n)eil er bie glitf^enben, feurigen Slugen ber 2c
^a^e fiir lebenbige ^ol^Ien anfa^, l^ielt er ein @c^n)efe(=
()oI^d^en baran, ba^ e§ geuer fangen fodte. 2(ber bie £a^e
berftanb feinen ©^a^, f^rang i^m in§ @eficf)t, f:pie unb
fra^te. ®a erfc^ra! er getoaltig, lief unb tboKte gur §inter=
t^iire l)inau§, aber ber §unb, ber ba lag, f^rang auf unb 25
bi^ \\}XK in§ S3ein; unb al§ er iiber ben §of <xx\. bem 3}iifte
borbeirannte, gab i^m ber @fel nod^ einen tu(f)tigen ©d)lag
mit bem §interfu^; ber ^(x^xi aber, ber bom Sdrmen m.^
bem (3d)laf getoecft unb munter getborben n)ar, rief bom
fallen ^erab: „Sli!eri!i!" 2)a lief ber Sf^duber, mag er 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 1 5
fonnte, ^u feinem §au^tmann ^uriic! unb f^racf): „2(c^, in
bem §au^ fi^t eine greulic^e ^eje, bie ^<xi mic^ ange^auc^t
unb mit i^ren langen Jingern mir ba§ ©efic^t gerfra^t; unb
t)or ber 2:f)ur fte^t ein DJZann mit einem 50^effer. ber ^at mid^
5 in^ Sein geftoc^en; unb auf bem §of liegt ein fd)it)ar§e^
Ungetiim, bag I^at mit einer §oI§!eule auf mic^ lo^gefc^Iagen;
unb oben auf bem 2)ac^e, ba fi^t ber S^tid^ter, ber rief:
,33ringt mir ben Scfielm ^er.* ®a mac^te icf), ba^ id^ fort=
fam." 3Son nun an getrauten fid^ bie 9idu6er nic^t n:)eiter
10 in bag §aug; ben bier 33remer ?OZufi!anten gefiel'g aber fo
iDo^l barin, ba^ fie nid^t n?ieber l^eraug tDoIlten. Unb ber
bag gule^t erjd^lt \j(xi, bem ift ber 9}iunb nod^ toarm.
Briiber (Srimm.
16. ^et Slrmc itnb ber ^ieirfje.
SSor alten 3^^^^^^/ <^I^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ®t)i^ ^t**^ felber auf @rs
15 ben unter ben ?OJenfrf)en toanbelte, trug eg fid^ gu, ba^ er
eineg 5(6enbg miibe i^ar unb ii;n bie 9^ac^it iiberfiel, bei)or er
§u einer §er6erge fommen fonnte. ^^iun ftanben auf bem
SSege i)or il^m %\ot\ §dufer einanber gegeniiSer, bag eine gro^
unb frf>on, bag anbere flein unb drmlidf) an5ufef)en, unb ge=
20 ^orte bag gro^e einem reid^en, bag fleine einem armen
5[Ranne. ®a bac^te unfer §err @ott: „®em 9flei(f)en t»erbe
ic^ nidit befc^n)erlid^ fallen, bei il)m tt>i(( id^ iibernac^ten."
2)er SReic^e, alg er o,xi feine ^^iir fb^fen f)orte, mad^te bag
genfter auf unb fragte ben grembling, Jt)ag er fuc^te? ®er
25 §err anttoortete: „3d^ bitte nur um ein 9^ac^tlager." ®er
Sf^eid^e gudfte ben 2Sanbergmann bom ^(xyx'^X big gu ben
gii^en an, unb n^eil ber liebe ©ott f(^lirf)te ^leiber trug unb
nic^t (x\x^\sk\:}, ioie einer, ber biel ©elb in ber Xafc^e ^joX,
I 6 GERMAN READER.
fd^iittelte er mit bem ^o^f xmb f^rad^ : „3<^ \<xxv^ eud) ntd^t
aufneE)men, meiue Slammern liegen boll ^rduter \x^^ 6amert,
unb fodte td^ einen jeben BeljerBergen, ber an meine %^\xxz
flo^fte, fo fonnte ic^ felber ben S3ettelftab in bie §anb nel)=
men. ©uc^t anber§tt)o ein Slugfommen.'' @r f(f)(ug bamit fein 5
genfter ^u unb lie^ ben lieben @ott fteljen. 2(lfo !el)rte il)m
ber liebe ©ott ben Sftiidfen unb ging IjtnuBer ^u bem fleinen
^o,yx^. ^aum l)atte er angeflo^ft, !Un!te ber Slrme fcf)on
fein X^iird^en auf unb bat ben SSanber^mann ein^utreten.
„Sleibet bie ^^^arf)! iiber bei mir," fagte er, „e§ ift fd)on 10
finfter, unb ^^^xi^ !onnt if)r boc^ nic^t h)eiter fommen." ®a§
gefiel bem lieben @ott unb er trat §u if)m ein. ®ie grau beg
Slrmen rei(f)te if^m bie §anb, ^ie^ \\j\\ tt)iI(!ommen unb fagte,
er mod)te jic^'g bequem mad)en unb flirlieb ne^men; fie l)dtten
nicf)t biel, aber ix)a§ e§ iDdre, gdben fie bon ^ergen gem. 15
®ann fe^te fie Slartoffeln an§ geuer, unb bertDeil fie foc^ten,
melfte fie il)re 3^69^/ ^^^^^ f^^ ^^'" tt)enig ^(Jlildf) bagu fjdtten.
Unb aU ber 3:ifrf) gebecft U)ar, fe^te fi^ ber Uebe ©ott gu
il)nen unb a^ mit iljnen, unb f(J)me(!te il)m bie fcf)led)te ^oft
gut, benn e§ maren bergniigte ©efid)ter babei. 9Zac^bem fie 20
gegeffen (patten unb Sdjlafeng^eit h)ar, rief bie '%x(x\x Ijeimlirf)
if^ren "^(xxkxk unb f^rac^: „§or', lieber SJlann, n)ir iDoden
un§ ^eut' nad^t eine 6treu mad)en, bamit ber arme 2San=
berer fi(^ in unfer 33ett tegen unb au§rul)en !ann; er ift ben
ganjen 3:;ag iiber gegangen, ba tt)irb er miibe." „3Son §er§en 25
gem," antiDortete er, ,,i(f) it)ill'§ il)m anbieten," ging gu bem
Ueben ©ott unb bat i^n, toenn'^ if)m rerf)t n)dre, mocf)t' er
fid) in il)r Sett legen unb feine ©lieber orbentlid) au§rul)en.
®er liebe ©ott aber )i:)ollte ben beiben Sllten il)r 2ager nic^t
nel^men, aber fie lieben nicl)t (xh, bi§ er e§ enblid6 i^^i unb 30
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fid^ in i^r ^tii legte; fid) felbft aber marf)ten fie eine Streu
auf bie @rbe. 2tm anbern 5[Rorgen ftanben fie bor Xag fc^on
auf unb !od)ten bem ©aft ein grii^ftiidf, fo gut fie t^ Ifjatten.
2ll§ nun bie (Sonne biirc^g genfterlein f?ereinf(f)ien, unb ber
5 liebe ©ott aufgeftanben ioar, a^ er n)ieber mit i^nen unb
h)ottte bann feine^ 3Sege§ ^ie^en. ^U er in ber 3:f)ure ftanb,
fel^rte er fic^ urn unb f^rad^: „2Beil iJ^r fo mitleibig unb
fromm feib, fo miinfc^t euc^ breierlei, ba§ hjill id^ erfiiden."
^a fagte ber 5(rme: „3Sa§ fott id) mir fonft tDiinfc^en al§
lo bie ei»ige ©eligfeit, unb ba^ iDir giDei, fo lang tt)ir (eben,
gefunb babei bleiben unb unfer notbiirftige^ tdglic^eS 33rot
Fjaben; fiir^ britte \vz\^ ic^ mir nic^t^ ^u it)unfrf)en." ®er
liebe ©ott f^racf): 2Bittft bu bir nic^t ein neue§ §au§ fiir
ba^ alte munfd^en?" „D ja," fagte ber 5Rann, ^tDenn ic^
15 bag auc^ nodj) erljalten fann, fo iDdr'g mir too^l lieb." ^a er=
fiillte ber liebe ©ott i^re 2Sunfc^e, i:)erh:)anbelte i^r alte§
^au^ in ein neuc^, <^,Cih iljnen noc^malg feinen ©egen unb
509 toeiter.
@§ Joar fc^on botter Xag, al§ ber 9teid^e aufftanb. @r
20 legte fic^ ing Jenfter unb fal^ gegeniiber ein neue^ reinlic^e^
^a\x^ mit roten ^i^Q^'^^/ ^^ fonft eine alte §utte geftanben
^atte. ®a mad^te er gro^e Slugen, rief feine grau Ijerbei
unb f^rac^: „®ag' mir, n)a# ift gefd^eljen? ©eftern abenb
ftanb nod^ bie alte elenbe §utte, unb l)eute ftelj^t ba ein fc^oneS
25 neueg§au§; lauf J^iniiber unb l^ore, toie bag gefommen ift."
®ie grau ging unb fragte ben Slrmen au§. @r ergd^lte il)r:
„@eftern abenb !am ein 3Sanberer, ber fuc^te ^'iac^tljerberge,
unb l^eute morgen beim 3(bfd^ieb ^at er un§ brei SBiinfd^e ge=
iDdl^rt, bie eh)ige ©eligfeit, ©efunbljeit in biefem ^thtn unb
30 bag notbiirftige tdglicl^e ^rot baju, unb gule^t nod^ ftatt un=
1 8 GERMAN READER.
ferer alten §utte ein fd)one§ neue§ ^<x\x^J' ®ie grau be§
Sfteid^en lief eilig %\xxM unb ergd^lte if^rem ?!Jlanne tt>ie aEe§
gefommen tt)av. %^x ?!Jiann f^radf): „34> wod)te mic^ ger^
rei^en unb 5erfrf)lagen. §dtt' id^ nur ba§ geiou^t! ber
grembe ift gubor l^ier gett)efen unb f)at bei ung iibernac^ten 5
tDolIen, ic^ ^abe il)n aber abgemiefen. „@ir bid)/' f^rarf)
bie grau, „unb fe|' bicf) auf bein ^ferb, fo fannft bu ben
9Jlann noc^ einf)olen, unb biv aud^ brei 2Bunfrf)e gei::cil)ren
laflen."
®er 9tetd)e befolgte ben guten S^tat, jagte mit feinem ^ferb 10
babon unb ^olte ben Iteben ©ott nocl) ein. @r rebete fein
unb (ieblid^ unb bat, er mod^t'g nid;t iibel nef)men, ba^ er
nirf)t gleid^ todre eingelaffen i):)orben, er ^dtte ben (Srf)luffel
3ur §au§tf)ure gefud)t, berh^eil iudre er tDeggegangen; njenn
er beg 2Sege§ guriicfldme, mii^te er bei il)m ein!el)ren. ,,3«/" ^5
f^rac^ ber liebe ©ott, „n?enn icf) einmal §uruc!!omme, tt)i(( ic^
eg t^un." ®a fragte ber 9?eid)e, ob er ntd^t auc^ brei
SSiinfcfie Wjvcci biirfte, h)ie fein 5'^arf)bar. 3a, f^rad^ ber
liebe ©ott, ba§ biirfte er it)of)I, eg it)dre aber nid^t gut fiir
il)n, unb foEte fid^ lieber nid^tg h)unfc!)en. ^er 9f?eic^e aber 20
meinte, er tooUte fid^ fd()on etn)ag augfurf)en, bag §u feinem
©liicf gereid^e, it)enn er nur iDii^te, ba^ eg erfiittt iDiirbe.
<S:prad^ ber liebe @ott: „9fieit' l;eim unb brei SSiinfc^e, bie
bu tl^uft, bie follen in ©rfiittung gef^en."
9^un \i(xiit ber S^eid^e tt)ag er t)erlangte, ritt ^eimhjdrtg 25
unb fing an nac^jufinnen, 'voo^^ er fic^ iDi'mfc^en fottte. 2Sie
er fid^ fo bebac^te unb bie 3^9^^ fatten lie^, fing bag $ferb
(xw. gu f^ringen, fo ba^ er immerfort in feinen @eban!en geftort
tt)urbe unb fie gar nid^t jufammenbringen !onnte. @r flo^fte
i^m an ben §alg unb fagte: „6ei ru^ig, 2iefe/' aber bag 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 1 9
^ferb madBte auf§ neue 50^.iinnerdf»en. ®a hJarb er ^ule^t
drgerUd^ imb ricf ungebulbig: „3o luottt' icf), ba^ bu ben
§al^ 5er6rdd)[t!" 2Sie er ba^ Sort au§ge|>roc^en ()atte,
^lum^g, fiel er auf bie (Srbe, unb lag bag ^ferb tot imb
5 regte fid; nid^t me^r; bamit \x><xx ber erfte 2©unfd; erfiittt.
3Seil er aber i)on 3flatur geijig ti>ar/h)ottte er bag ©atteljeug
nic^t im Stid^ laffen, fc^nitt'g ab, ^ing'g auf feinen Siiideu,
unb mu^te nun ju gu^ ge^en. „^u F)aft noc^ gn^ei 2Bunfcf)e
iibrig/' bac^te er unb troftete fic^ bamit. SSie er nun langs
10 fam burd; ben Sanb bal;inging, unb ju ^Diittag bie Sonne
^ei^ brannte, iDarb'g i(;m fo ioarm unb berbrie^Ud; ju 5Diut;
ber (Sattel briidte ibn auf ben Dftiiden, auc^ n)ar i^m nod^
immer nid^t eingefatten, ir>a§ er fic^ ioiinfc^en foEte. „2©enn
ic^ mir aud; atte 9teic^e unb Sd)d|e ber SSelt n)unfd^e,"
15 f^rac^ er ju fid; fetbft, „fo fdttt mir f^ernad; noc^ allerlei
etn, biefeg unb jeneg, bag \X)i\% ic^ im boraug; ic^ iuitt'g
aber fo einrid^ten, ba^ mir gar nid^tg mef;r gu ipiinfcben
iibrig bleibt." ®ann feufjte er unb f^rad^: „%(x, toenn id^
ber ba^rifc^e 53auer iodre, ber aud^ brei SSiinfc^e frei ^atte, ber
20 \x)v5^it fid; ju ^elfen, ber toiinfdEite fid^ guerft red^t biel 33ier,
unb jtoeiteng foi)ieI Sier, alg er trinfen fonnte, unb britteng
nod^ ein ga^ Sier baju." 5Jtand^mal meinte er, je^t f^dtte
er eg gefunben, aber J^ernad^ fd^ien'g i^m boc^ ^u n)enig.
^a !am i^m fo in bie ©ebanfen, \c>(x^ eg feine grau je^t
25 gut ^dtte, bie fdge ba^eim in einer Wcji^XK ©tube unb lie^e
fic^'g too^l fc^meden. ^ag drgerte i^n orbentUc^, unb o^ne
ba^ er tuu^te, f^rad^ er fo f^in: „%^ tDoEte, bie fd^e ba=
^eim auf bem ©attel unb fount' nid)t J^erunter, ftatt bag id)
i^n ba auf meinem Studen fd^Ie^^e." Unb n)ie bag le^te
30 2Bort aug feinem SRunbe fam, fo n)ar ber Sattel ijon feinem
20 GERMAN READER.
S'tiidfen t)erfd)tt)unben, unb er merfte, ba^ fein jtoeiter 2Bunfc^
(x\x^ in ©rfiillung gegangen it)ar. ®a tt)arb if)m erft re4)t
l^ei^, unb er fing an gu laufen unb tDolIte ftcj) ba^eim ganj
einfam in feine hammer fe^en unb auf ettt)a§ @ro^e§ fiir
ben le^ten SSunfd^ nad^ben!en. 2Bie er aber anfommt unb 5
bie ©tubent^iir aufmad)t, fi^t ba feine grau mittenbrin auf
bem ©attel unb !ann nid)t l^erunter, jammert unb fdjreit.
^a f^racf) er: „(S5ieb bid^ gufrieben, \6) it)ill bir atle Sfteid^s
tiimer ber 3SeIt f)erBeiit)unfd)en, nur bleib' ba fi^en." @ie
fd^alt i^n aber einen ©djaf^fo^f unb f^rad): „2Ba§ l)elfen ic
ntir atte 9fteid)tumer ber SBelt, n)enn ic^ auf bem ©attel
fi^e; bu {^aft mic^ barauf gen)unfd^t, bu mu^t mir auc^
mieber ^erunter^elfen." @r mocf)te Gotten ober nic^t, er
mu^te ben britten SSunfd^ t^un, ba^ fie t)om ©attel lebig
^^^T^ it)dre unb ^erunterfteigen !i3nnte; unb ber 2Bunf4> tt)arb al§= 15
balb erfiillt. 2llfo l;atte er nic^t§ bai^on al§ Srger, 3}lui?e,
Sc^etoorte unb ein berlorne^ ^ferb; bie Strmen aber lebten
bergniigt, ftill unb fromm bi§ an ibr feligeg ©nbe.
Briibcr (Brtmm.
3Sor 3^i^^" ^^1^ ^i" ^onig unb eine ^onigin, bie f^rac^en
jeben 2^ag: „2lc^, Xozxkxk it)ir bod^ ein ^inb flatten !" unb friegten 2c
immer !ein§. ®a trug fic^ gu, aU bie ^onigin einmal im
Sabe fa^, ba^ ein grofd^ au§ bem SSaffer ang Sanb !rod^
unb gu i^r f^rad; : „^ein SSunfd^ toirb erfiillt toerben; el^e ein
Sa^r bergef^t, icirft bu eine ^od)ter %\xx 2Be(t bringcn." SSa^
ber grofd) gefagt ^alte, ba§ gefc^af), unb bie ^onigin gebar n
ein ?!Kdbd)en, ba§ toar fo fd^on, bag ber ^onig i)or greube
fic§ ni4)t 3u laffen tvu^te unb ein gro^e^ geft anfteUte. @r
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 21
labete nic^t blo^ feme 35ertt)anbte, greunbe unb 33e!annte, fons
bern aucf) bie lueifen grauen baju ein, bamit fie bem ^inb
E)olb unb gen?ogen ipdren. @§ hjaren tl^rer breijel^n in feinem
3^eic^e, tceil er aber nur jti^olf golbene teller Ifjatte, bon trelc^en
5 fie effen follten, fo mu^te eine i)on tl^nen baf^eim bleiben. ®a§
geft hjarb mit aUer ^rad^t gefeiert, unb al§ e§ %\x ©nbe hjar,
befd^enften bie toeifen grauen bag ^inb mit i^ren SSunbergaben :
bie eine mit ^ugenb, bie anbere mit ©c^on^eit, bie britte mit
3f^eid^tum, unb fo mit attem, tt)a0 auf ber 2BeIt nur %\x tounfd^en
lo ift. 511^ elfe i^re ®^ruci5)e ^tx^ get^an fatten, trat ^lo^Iid^
bie breijeljnte herein. 6ie h)oEte fid^ bafiir rdd^en, ba^ fie
nidfit eingelaben toar, unb o^ne jemanb ^u grii^en ober nur
anjufefjen, rief fie mit lauter ©timme : „®ie ^onig§tod)ter foE
fic^ in i^rem fiinfjef^nten ^a^r an einer ©^inbel ftec^en unb
15 tot ]j>infallen." Unb o^ne ein 2Bort meiter ju f^rec^en, fefjrte
fie fi(^ urn unb Derlie^ ben 6aal. Sltte h)aren erfc^rodfen; ba
trat bie jhjolfte ^erbor, bie iJ^ren SSunfdf) nod^ iibrig \j(xiU,
unb it)eil fie ben bofen ©^ruc^ nid^t auf^eben, fonbern nur i^n
milbem fonnte, fo fagte fie : „@g foil aber fein ^ob fein,
2o fonbern ein l^unbertja^riger tiefer ©c^Iaf, in toeld^cn bie ^oniggs
toc^ter fattt."
®er ^onig, ber fein Iiebe§ ^inb tjor bem Ungliidf gem bes
h)a{)ren tooEte, lie^ ben 33efe^l au^geljen, ba^ (^Si^ ©^inbeln
im ganjen ^onigreid^e follten berbrannt irerben. 2(n bem
25 5[Rdbd^en aber h)urben bie ©aben ber toeifen grauen fdmtlid^
erfuttt, benn e§ hjar fo fd^on, fittfam, freunblid^ unb ijer*
ftdnbig, ba^ eg jebermann, ber eg anfaf), lieb fjaben mu^te.
@g gefc^al), bafe o,\\ bem ^age, tt)o eg gerabe fiinfje^n Sa^r'
alt tDarb, ber ^onig unb bie ^onigin nic^t gu §aug toaren,
30 unb bag 5[Rdbd^en gang aUein im ©c^lo^ juriidEblieb. ^a ging
22 GERMAN READER.
c§ allerorten lucrum, befal^ StuBen unb ^ammern, tote e§ 2uft
{jatte, unb !am enblid^ aud^ an einen alten 2:;urm. @§ ftieg
bie enge SSenbcItre^^e ^inauf unb gelangte ju etner !(einen
X^iire. 3n bent ©d^Io| ftecfte ein i:)errofteter ©d^liiffel, uitb
al§ e§ utttbre^te, f^rang bie 2^^ur auf, unb \(x% ba in einem 5
fleinen ©tiib^en eine alte grau mit einer ©pinbel unb f^ann
emfig ifjren glad^g. „©uten Xag, bu alle§ 3}Zutterc^en/' f^rad^
bie ^onigStod^ter, „h)a§ mad^ft bu ba?" „3^ f^inne," fagte
bie Sllte unb nidfte mit bent ^o^f. „28a§ ift ba§ fiir ein
®ing, ba§ fo luftig Ijerumf^ringt?" f^rad^ ba§ 5[Rdbd)en, na^m 10
bie (S^inbel unb tooKte aud^ f^innen. ^aum \j<x\it fie aber bie
6^inbel angeriifjrt, fo ging ber ^^^^^^f^^wc^ i^ ©rfullung, unb
fie ftad^ fidf) bamit in ben J^nger.
3n bent 21ugenblicf aber, too fie ben ©tirf) em^fanb, fiel fie auf
ba§ 33ett nieber, ba§ ba ftanb, unb lag in einem tiefen ©d^laf. 15
Unb biefer ©d)laf toerbreitete fid^ itber ba§ gan^e ©d^lo^; ber
^onig unb bie ^onigin, bie ^^xk l^eim gefommen unb in ben 6aal
getreten toaren, fingen <m ein§ufd)Iafen unb ber gauge §offtaat
mit if)nen. 3)a fc^Iiefen aud^ bie ^ferbe im ©tall, bie §unbe im
§ofe, bie ^auben auf bem %<x^)%, bie ^liegen (xxk ber 2Banb, ja, 20
ba§ geuer, ba§ auf bem §erbe flacEerte, toarb ftiH unb fd^Iief
ein, unb ber Sraten fjorte auf gu bru^eln, unb ber ^od^, ber ben
^itd^enjungen, toeil er ii'xufx^ ijerfef^en Ijatte, in ben §aaren jiel^en
toollte, Iie§ i^n Io§ unb fd^lief. Unb ber SSinb legte fid^, unb
auf ben ^dumen Oor bem ©c^Io^ regte fid^ !ein 33Idttd^en mel)r. 25
Sitings um bal ©d^lo^ aber begann eine ®ornenl)ec!e gu
toac^fen, bie jebeS Sa^r ^oljer toarb unb enblid^ ba§ gauge (SdE)lo§
umgog unb bariiber l)inaugtoud^§, ba§ gar nidbtg me^r bat)on gu
fe^en toar, felbft nic^t bie gal)ne auf bem ^o<6:j. @g ging aber
bie 6age in bem £anb toon bem fd^onen fc^lafenben 3)ornrogd^en, 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 23
oenn fo hjarb bie ^onigStod^tcr genannt, alfo ba^ t)on 3^it
ju 3^it ^onigSfo^ne !amen unb burc^ bie §erfe in bag ©c^(o^
bringen tDoHten. @g toar t^nen aber nicfit moglid}, benn bie
^ornen, alg Ifjdtten fie §dnbe, ^ielten feft gufammen, unb bie
5 3ii"9^^^S^ blieben barin ^dngen, fonnten fid^ nic^t icieber Io§
madden unb ftarben eine§ jdmmerlic^en ^obe§. 9^ad) langen
langen 3af)ren !am luieber einmal ein ^oniggfo^n in ba§
2anb unb ^orte, h)ic ein alter 5[Rann bon ber ^ornen^ec!e
ergdl^lte, e§ foUte ein ©c^tof^ ba^interftet)en, in tDe(d)em cine
10 rt)unberfd;one ^onig§tod;ter, ^ornro^c^en genannt, fd^on feit
{^unbert 3^^^^" fc^li^f^/ ii"^ n^it i^i^ fd;liefe ber ^onig unb bie
^onigin unb ber gan^e §offtaat. (Sr h)u^te (xyxi:) bon feinem
©ro^bater, ba^ fc^on biele ^onig^fo^ne gefommen trciren unb
berfuc^t fatten, burd; bie ^ornen^ede ^u bringen, aber fie todren
15 barin F^dngen geblieben unb eine§ traurigen ^obe§ geftorben. ®a
f^rac^ ber ^unsling : »3c^ fiird^te mid^ nid^t, id^ it)itt ^inaug unb
ba§ fc^bne 2)ornro§d)en fe^en." ®er gute 5(lte moc^te if^m ohi
raten, iuie er iDolIte, aber er lj)brte nidf)t auf feine ^orte.
3fiun i»aren gerabe bie ^unbert Sa^re berfloffen, unb ber ^'ag
20 itjar gefommen, h)o 2)ornro§c^en irieber ertoac^en follte. 21U ber
^oniggfo^n fic^ ber S)ornen^ede nd^erte, tuaren e^ lauter gro^e
fd^one Slumen; bie t^aten fid; bon felbft au§einanber unb lie^en
x^xi unbefc^dbigt ^inburd^ ; unb Winter i^m t^aten fie fic^ ttjieber
al§ eine §ede gufammen. 3"^ ©c^lo^^of fal^ er bie ^ferbe unb
25 fd^edigen 3^9^^"^^ X\^<^,^XK unb fd^lafen; auf bem %<x^t fa^en
bie ^auben unb l^atten ba§ ^opfc^en unter ben gliigel gefledt.
Unb al§ er in^ §au§ !am, fd)liefen bie gliegen an ber 2Banb, ber
^od^ in ber ^uc^e ^ielt nod) bie §anb, al§ moEte er ben Sungen
an^aden, unb bie 5!JJagb fa^ tor bem fd)h:)ar§en ^w^xi, bag follte
30 geru^ft iperben. ®a ging er iceiter unb faf) im 6aal "^tx^. gangen
24 GERMAN READER.
§offtaat Itegen unb fd^Iafen, unb oben Sei bem ^(jrone lag ber
^onig unb bie Jlonigin. ®a ging er rtod^ it»eiter, unb alle§ hjar
fo ftill, ba^ einer feinen Sltem ^oren !onnte, unb enblicf) !am er
ju bem %\xxv^ unb offnele bie ^fjiire ^u ber fletnen ©tube, in
toeld^er ^ornro§cl5>en fd^lief. ®a lag e§ unb n)ar fo fd^bn, ba^ er s
bie 2lugen nid^t ablwenben !onnte, unb er fonnte e§ aud^ nid^t
laffen, biidfte fic^ unb gab i^m einen ^u§. 2Bie er e§ mit bem
^u^ beriil^rt ^atte, fo fc^lug ^ornro^c^en bie 3lugen auf,
erh)ad^te unb blidfte i^n gan^ freunblid^ an. ^a gingen fie
gufammen f)erab, unb ber ^onig errt)ad^te unb bie ^onigin unb ber lo
ganje §offtaat, unb fallen einanber mit gro^en 2lugen oxi, Unb
bie ^ferbe im §of ftanben auf unb ritttelten fid^ ; bie S^g^^""^^
f^rangen unb h^ebelten; bie Xauben auf bem ®ac^ gogen ba§
^o^fd^en unterm gliigel ^ert»or, fa^en umljer unb flogen in§ gelb;
bie g'Uegen oxk ben SScinben frod^en n)eiter; ba§ geuer in ber 15
^iidje er()ob fid^, fladferte unb locate ba§ ©ffen ; ber 33raten fing
hjieber an §u bru^eln, unb ber ^od^ gab bem gungen eine
Df)rfeige, ba^ er fc^rie ; unb bie 3Jlagb ru^fte ba§ §ul>n f ertig.
Unb ba tourbe bie ^oc^jeit be§ ^onig§fo^ne§ mit bem ®orn=
ro^d^en in aller ^rad^t gefeiert, unb fie lebten t)ergnugt big ^x\, 20
i^r (gnbe. Briiber (Srtmm.
18. ^a§ ^euetjeug*
2)ort !am ein ©olbat auf ber Sanbftra^e ein^ermarfdjiert :
„@in§, jhjei ! @in§, 5h)ei !" @r ^atte feinen Xornifter auf bem
3^udfen unb einen ©dbel an ber ©eite, ireil er im ^riege getoefen
n)ar, bod^ nun follte e§ IjeimttJdrtg ge()en. ®a begegnete er auf 25
ber Sanbftra^e einer alten §eje ; fie n)ar entfe^Iid^ gcirftig, bie
Unterli^^e Fjing ibr bi§ auf bie 33ruft ^inab. ©ie fagte : „%^xi%x^
5lbenb, ©olbat ! Sag fiir einen jierlic^en 6dbel unb gro^en
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Xormftcr bu boc^ ^aft ! bu bift em ed^ter ©olbat ! 9^un fodft bu
fo biel ©elb be!ommen, h)ie bu l^aben njiHft!"
„©c^Dnen ^an!, alte ^eje !" fagte ber ©olbat.
„6tef)ft bu bort ben gro^en Saum ?" fagte bie ^eje unb jetgte
5 auf einen 33aum, ber il^nen jur 6ette ftanb. »@r ift im 3"nern
gauj ^of)l. 2Benn bu tf)n bi§ gum ©i^fel erfteigft, erblic!ft bu ein
2oc^, burc^ lDelc^e§ bu l^inabgletten unb bi§ tief in ben Saum
E)inunter!ommen fannft. 3<^ tt)erbe bir einen (Btxid urn ben
Seib binben, um bidt) tnieber Ijeraufgiel^en gu fonnen, fobalb bu
lo mic^ rufft!"
„2Ba§ foil id^ benn ba unten im 33aume ?" fragte ber Solbat,
r,©elb f;olen/' fagte bie §e£e. „®u mugt hjiffen, fobalb bu
auf ben 33oben be^ 33aume§ ()inunterfommft, fo befinbeft bu bid^
in einem langen ©ange ; bort ift e§ gang ^etl, toeil ba iiber \}nn=
IS bert Sam^en brennen. ®ann gehjaf^rft bu brei ^l^iiren. 2)u
fannft fie offnen, ber Sd^liiffel ftedtt barin. ©el)ft bu in bie erfte
hammer fjinein, fo erblidfft bu mitten auf bem Ju^boben eine
gro^e ^ifte, auf melcfjer ein §unb fi^t. @r E)at ein ^aax 3lugen
fo gro§ it)ie ein ^aar Xaffen, aber barum barfft bu bid^ nicbt
20 fiimmern ! '^d) gebe bir meine blau farrierte ©d^iirje, bie fannft
bu auf bem gu^oben au^breiten ; gel^ bann fd^neH \)\n unb 'ijiad^
ben §unb, fe^e i^n auf meine ©d^iirje, offne bie ^ifte unb nimm
fo mel ©elb bu tcittft. @§ ift atteg lauter ^u^fer ; mittft bu
aber lieber ©ilber ^aben, fo mu^t bu in bag ndd^fte 3^^^^^
25 l^ineintreten ; bort fi^t ein §unb, ber 2lugen \)ai fo gro^ h)ie
!D^u]^Irdber ; aber barum braud^ft bu bic^ nid^t ju fiimmern, fe^e
\i)n nur auf meine ©d^iirje unb nimm bir toon bem ©elbe. SSillft
bu bagegen ©olb Ijaben, fo fannft bu e§ au<i) befommen, fo t)iel
toic bu nur gu tragen bermagft, n)enn bu in bie britte hammer
30 l^ineingef^ft. Slllein ber §unb, toeld^er ^ier auf ber ©elbfifte fi^t,
26 GERMAN READER,
^at jhjei 5(ugen, jebeS fo gro^ njte ein vunber ^urm. ©laub'§,
ba§ ift ein ric^tiger §unb. Slber barum braud^ft bu bic^ nic^t ^u
fummern. 6e^c i^n nur auf meine Sc^iirje, fo t^ut er bir nid^t^,
unb nimm ^\x^ ber ^ifte fo biel ©olb bu tt)iEft."
,,^a§ ift gar nid^t fo iibel !" fagte ber ©olbat. ,r2l6er tt)a§ 5
foil id) bir gebcn, bu alte §e£e ? ©enn etluag, !ann id^ ben!en,
t»iHft bu tr)ol)l au4) l)aben!"
ff^'lein," fagte bie §e^e, „md^t einen einjigen pfennig h)ill id^
l^aben ! TOr foEft bu nur ein alte§ geuergeug fjolen, meld^eg
meine ©rogmutter t>erga^, al§ fie gum le^enmale unten 10
n)ar !"
„^vX,'' fagte ber ©olbat, „!nu^fe mir bann ben ©tridf um
ben Seib."
„§ier ift er," fagte bie ^eje, „unb l^ier ift meine blau !arrierte
©c^iirge!" 15
So fletterte benn ber ©olbat ben 93aum ^inauf, glitt burc^
bag Sod^ f^inunter unb ftanb XK\x\i, n)ie bie ^e^e gefagt, unten
in bem gro^en ©ange, tt»o bie bielen l^unbert Sam^en brannten.
5^un ijffnete er bie erfte %^\xx. U^! ba fa^ ber §unb mit
Slugen fo gro^ U)ie ^affen, unb glo^te i()n <x^, 20
„^u bift ein netter Surfrf)! fagte ber ©olbat, fe|te il)n auf
bie ©d^iirje ber §eje unb nal)m fo i)iel ^upfergelb, iDie nur
immer in feine 3:^afd^en ging, berfc^lo^ bann bie ^ifte, fe|te
ben §unb irieber l)inauf unb ging in ba§ anbere gi"^^^^*
$o|taufenb! ba fa^ ber §unb mit 2(ugen fo gro^ trie 3}iul)l= 25
rdber.
„SDu foUteft mic^ nidfU fo ftarr anfe^en!" fagte ber ©olbat,
„bu fonnteft fonft 2lugenh)el) befommen!" unb bamit fe^te er
ben §unb auf bie ©d)ur5e ber §eje; al§ er aber ba§ bielc
©ilbergelb in ber ^ifte getoa^rte, tcarf er alle§ ^u^fergclb 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 2/
fort unb fiillte fief) bie ^Tafdjen unb ben Xornifter mit lauter
©ilber. 9Zun ging er in bie britte hammer ^inein. 3^ein,
tear ba§ grd^lirf)! ®er §unb barin f)atte h)ir!Iic^ §h)ei 2(ugen
fo gro^ i»ie ein runber ^Turm, unb bie liefen i^m im ^o^fe
5 tt)ie 9tdber um^er.
„^\xizxK Slbenb !" fagte ber ©olbat unb griff an ben ^fc^afo,
benn einen foldBen §unb Batte er nie jubor gefefjen ; al§ er it?n
fid; aber eine 3^^^ ^^"9 betrac^tet ^atte, barf)te er bei fic^:
„92un !ann e§ genug fein !" ^ob i()n auf ben gu^boben ^erunter
lo unb offnete bie ^ifte. 9^ein, ©ott betoaf^re ! 2Sa^ tpar ba fiir
eine 9Jlenge ©olb ! ©afiir fonnte er gan^ ^o^enfjagen unb bie
3uc!erfer!elcf)en ber ^ucf^entDeiber, alle ginnfolbaten, ^eitfd^en
unb ©c^aufelpferbe in ber ganjen 3Se(t faufen. %<x, ba it)ar
einmal ©elb 1 5^un trarf ber 6oIbat alleg ©ilbergelb, ttjomit er
15 feine ^af(f)cn unb feinen ^ornifter gefiillt f^atte, fort unb nal^m
ftatt beffen @olb ; ja, alle Xafd)en, ber STornifter, ber ^fd^afo
unb bie ©tiefel hjurben angefiiHt, fo ba^ er !aum gefjen fonnte.
9^un f)atte er ©elb ! ®en §unb fe^te er auf bie ^ifte f^inauf,
fd^Iug bie ^Ejiire ^u unb rief bann burd^ ben 33aum ^inauf :
2o „3iel)^ tnid) nun empor, alte ipe^e !"
„§aft bu benn aud^ ba§ geuerjeug ?" fragte bie §eje.
»2Sa^rf)aftig/' fagte ber 6olbat, „ba§ ^atte id; rein bergeffen/
unb nun ging er unb naF>m e§. • ^ie §e£e §og i[)n em^or, unb ba
ftanb er ioieber auf ber Sanbftra^e, bie ^afd^en, ©tiefel, Xornifter
25 unb 5rfd;a!o big obenan OoII @elb.
„2Sa§ iDiKft bu benn mit bem geuergeug?" fragte ber ©olbat.
„®a§ gef)t bid; nic^tg an!" fagte bie ^eje, „bu ^aft ja ©elb
befommen, gieb mir je^t nur bag geuerjeug."
»2arifari !" fagte ber ©olbat, „gleici^ fagft bu mir, h)ag bu
30 bamit trittft, ober id; jiefje meinen 6dbel unb fc^Iage bir ben
^o^f (xh !"
28 GERMAN READER,
«9^ein !" \<x(^it bie ^eje.
^a fd^Iug i^r ber ©olbat ben ^o^f ab. 3^un lag fie ba!
@r aber banb all fein ©elb in iE)re ©c^iirge, na^m fie tt)ie ein
SSiinbel auf ben S^ucfen, ftecfte ba^ geuergeug in bie 5tafd)e unb
ging geraben 2Bege§ \k<x6:j ber ©tabt. 5
@§ h)ar eine fc^mude ©tabt, unb in bem fd^mucfften 2Birt§5
^aufe !ef>rte er ein, berlangte bie allerbeften 3^"^"^^^ i^nb bie
©^eifen, bie er am liebften (x%, benn nun n^ar er reid^, ba er fo
mel ©elb ^atte.
®em §aul!ned^t, ber i^m bie ©tiefel ^u^en follte, fc^ien e§ 10
freilic^, al§ tuaren e§ red^t fonberbare alte ©tiefel, bie ein fo
reid^er §err ^dtte, aber er f)alte fid^ nod^ feine neuen gefauft.
®en ndc^ften 3:^ag befam er aber ©tiefel, bie fidt) fe^en laffen
fonnten, unb e^trafeine ^leiber. ^wxk h)ar au§ bem ©olbaten
ein t)orne^mer §err gehjorben, unb man erja^lte ifjm Don oSivcK 15
§errlirf)!eiten ber ©tabt, unb toon bem ^onige unb toa§ fiir eine
reigenbe ^rinjeffin feine Xod^ter toare.
„2Bo !ann man fie %\x fe^en befommen?" fragte ber ©olbat.
„9Jlan !ann fie ^\>^xi gar nic^t ju @efirf)t befommen!" lautete
bie 2lnth)ort. „©ie iDof^nt in einem gro^en !u^)fernen ©d^Ioffe, 20
ring^um burd^ t>iele 9Jlauern unb Xiirme gefc^ii^t. ^^iiemanb
au^er bem ^onige barf bei \%x au§= unb eingefjen, toeil geioei§=
fagt ift, ba^ fie mit einem gang gemeinen ©olbaten oerl^eiratet
toerben iuirb, unb ba§ l(xxKXi ber ^onig nicf)t bulben."
„3d^ moc^te fie tool^I fel)en!" bad^te ber ©olbat, aber baju 25
fonnte er \<x t\itXK feine @rlaubni§ erl^alten.
9^un lebte er luftig in ben ^ag ^inein, ging flei^ig in§ VcjtoXtx,
ful^r in be§ ^onigg ©arten unb gab ben Slrmen t)iel ©elb, unb
ba§ toar brat>. ®r tou^te ja noc^ i)on fritberen ^agen Ijer, toie
fd^limm eg iodre, nid^t einen §etter %\x befi^en. 9^un ioar er reid^, 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS, 29
l^atte fcine ^leiber unb befam i)iele greunbe, bie atte fagten, er
tt)dre ein guter ^unge, ein ed)ter ^ai:)aUer, unb ba§ befjagte bent
(Solbaten gar fefjr. ^a er aber jeben Xag nur ©elb (k\x^^ok> unb
nie ettoaS einna^m, fo ^atle er gule^t nur nod^ jtwei ^fennige
iibrig, unb mugte o^x^ ben :prdcf)tigen 3^^"^^^"/ ^i^ ^^ bigger
bett»ot)nl t^atte, ^od^ oben in ein fleineg ©iebelftiibc^en bid^t unter
bent ®arf)e jie^en, ntu^te fid; feine ©tiefel felbft biirften unb mit
einer ©to^fnabel jufammennd^en, unb !einer feiner greunbe !am
ju i^m, h)eil man fo t>iel ^re))^en ^u if)m f^inaufgufteigen f>atte.
@g hjar ein ganj bunfler 3lbenb, unb er fonnte fid^ nirf)t einntal
ein 2ic^t faufen ; aber ba erinnerte er fid^ ^(o^lidf), ba^ fic^ nod^
ein Sid^tftum^f in bent geuergeuge befinben mu^te, n)eld^e§ er
au§ bent f)o()len 33aume mitgenommen ^atte, in ben i^nt bie §e£e
^inunterge^olfen. @r l^olte ba§ geuerjeug unb bag Sic^tftiim^fs
i^ 4>en ^ert>or, aber gerabe alg er geuer fd^lug, unb bie gunfen o.\x^
bent geuerftein flogen, f^jrang bie St^iire auf, unb ber §unb, ber
Slugen Fjatte fo gro^ h)ie ein $aar Xaffen unb ben er unten unter
bent 33aume gefe^en ^atte, ftanb bor il^m unb fagte: „2Ba§
befie^lt mein §err?"
2D „2Bag ift ba§!" fagte ber ©olbat, „ba§ ift ja ein brolIige§
geuerjeug, n^enn id^ baburd^ befomnten !ann, h)a§ ic^ nur baben
mill! ©cfjaffe mir eth)ag ©elb," fagte er jum §unbe, unb bi^g
hjar er fort ! t)i)3§ ttjar er h)ieber ba unb l^ielt einen gro^en Seutel
boU ®elb in feinem ^aule.
25 ^flun h)u^te ber ©olbat, ira^ bgf furjjn ^rdd^tige§ geuergeug
toar. (Sd)Iug er einmal, fo !am ber §unb, tt)eld)er auf ber ^ifte
mit bem ^u^fergelb fa^; fd^lug er jmeimal, fo !am ber, tDeld^er
bag ©ilbergelb l^atte, unb fcfjlug er breimal, fo !am ber, h)elc^er
bag @olb {^atte. 3^un jog ber 6olbat n)ieber in bie ^rddE)tigen
30 gimmer ^inunter, jeigte fid^ in guten ^leibern, unb ba erfannten
30 GERMAN READER.
^^'j'' tE)n 0leicl5> aUe feine guten greunbe unb l^ielten gro^e ©tMe auf
"^ tl^n.
t,p^^_^. ®a bad^te er einmal: „@g ift bod^ tDtrfltd^ auffallenb, bag
'man bie ^rmjeffin nid^t §u fel^en befommt! ©ie foE augerorbents
lid) fc^on fein, beljau^tet jebermann; aber tr)a§ '{(xxix^ ba§ l)elfen, 5
hjenn fie immer in bem cjrogen ^u^ferfc^log mit ben bielen
^iirmen fi^en mug? ^ann id^ fie benn gar nid;t ^u fel^en be!om=
men? — 2Bo ift nur mein g^wer^eug?" 3^un f(f)lug er geuer, unb
t)i^§! !am ber §unb mit Slugen fo grog toie ^affen.
„@€ ift gtoar mitten in ber 9f?adE)t," fagte ber 6olbat, „aber id) 10
mod^te bod^ gar %\x gem bie ^rinjeffin fe^en, nur einen lleinen
3lugenbUd I"
2)er §unb n^ar gleid^ au§ ber %^^xx^, unb el)e e§ ber ©olbat
bad^te, fa() er i^n fd^on mit ber ^ringeffin toieber. ©ie fag unb
fd^lief auf be§ §unbe§ S^uden unb h)ar fo fd^on, "bag jebermann 15
fe^en fonnte, bag e§ eine n^irflid^e ^rinjeffin n^ar. ^er ©olbat
fonnte fid) nid^t ent{)alten, fie ^u fiiffen, benn er tuar ein ec^ter
©olbat.
^er §unb lief barauf mit ber ^rinjeffin n)ieber ^uriid ; al^ e§
aber 5}?orgen n:)urbe, unb ber ^onig unb bie ^onigin beim gru^= 20
ftiid fagen, fagte bie ^rinjeffin, fie l)dtte in ber 9f^ad^t einen gan^
n)unberlid)en ^raum bon einem §unbe unb einem ©olbaten ges
l)abt. ©ie UJdre auf bem §unbe geritten, unb ber ©olbat ^dtte
fie geliigt.
„^a§ h)dre twa^rlid^ eine fc^bne ©efc^id)te !" fagte bie ^onigin. 25
'%xx\, follte eine ber alten §ofbamen in ber ndd)ften '^<x6:ji am
33ette ber ^rinjeffin twac^en, um ju fel)en, ob e§ ein mirflic^er
2::raum njdre, ober n)a§ e§ fonft fein fonnte.
^er ©olbat fel)nte fid; ganj erfcliredlic^ barnad^, bie fd^one
^rinjeffin njieber ^u fel)en, unb fo lam benn ber §unb in ber 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 3 I
^f^ad^t, tia^m fie unb lief \ooA er nur immer fonnte ; attein bie
alte §Dfbame jog SBaffetftiefel <x\k unb lief eben fo fc^ncll ^in=
terser. 2(lg fie nun fa^, bag fie in einem grogen §aufe toer^
f ditDanben, bad^te fie : „^un h)eig ic^, it)o e§ ift !" unb geic^nete
5 mit einem (Stiic! ^reibe ein groge^ ^reug an bie 3:^ure. ®arauf
ging fie l^eim unb legte fic^ nieber, unb auc^ ber §unb !am mit
ber ^rin^effin irieber. 211^ er aber fa^, bag ein ^reuj auf bie
X^iire, iDO ber ©olbat tt)o^nte, gejeid^net \X)<xx, naf)m er ebenfall^
ein 'Bi\xi ^reibe unb marf)te auf aEe ^fjiiren ber ganjen ©tabt
lo ^reu^e. Unb ba§ tvar !lug get{;an, benn nun fonnte ja bie
§ofbame bie ridjtige Vcjvct^ nic^t finben, ba (xx\. oSivc^. ^reu^e
tuaren.
grii^ morgeng fam ber ^onig unb bie ^onigin, bie alte §ofs
bame unb aUe Dffijiere, um §u fe^en, it)o bie -^^rinjeffin get^efen
15 ttjar.
„^a ift e§ !" fagte ber ^bnig, al§ er bie erfte mit einem ^reu^e
begeicl)nete %^\xxt erblidfte.
„9^ein, bort ift e§, liebe§ 3Kdnncl)en !" fagte bie ^onigin, alg
fie bie gmeite ^^jiire mit bem ^reu^egjeic^en bemerfte.
2o „3lber ba ift ein§ unb bort ift ein§!" riefen fie fdmtlid^ ; tpobin
fie fa^en, Ujaren ^reuje an ben ^^Ijiiren. 2)a fa^en fie benn
ioo^l ein, bag alle§ Sudjen t>ergeblid) n^dre.
Slber bie ^onigin toar eine augerorbentlic^ Huge grau, bie
me^r berftanb, al^ in einer ^aroffe ein^erjufal^ren. ©ie na^m
25 i^re groge golbene ©d^ere, jerfclinitt ein groge§ ©tiid ©ciben^eug
unb ndl)te bann einen !leinen nieblid^en Seutel, ben fiiUte fie mit
feiner ^SudjtDeijengrii^e, banb iljn ber ^ringeffin auf ben W(x^^xi
unb fd^nitt barauf ein flcineg 2o(^ in ben 33eutel, fo bag bie
©rii^e ben ganjen 3Seg, ben bie ^rin^effin ^affierte, beftreuen
30 fonnte.
32 GERMAN READER.
9fla(^t§ !am ber §unb hJteber, na^m bie ^rittgeffin auf feincn
3^Men unb lief mit tljr ju bem ©olbaten, ber fie fo l^erjlic^ lieb
^(xiiz unb fo gem ein $ring getrefen ioare, urn fie ^eimfii^ren ju
fonnen.
®er §unb merfte burc^au€ nid^t, n)ie bie ©rii^e iiber ben 5
gan^en 2iBeg tjom ©d^loffe bi§ §u bem genfter, tr>o er mit ber
^rinjeffin bie 9Jlauer ^inauflief, berftreut it)urbe. 9fiun fa^en
e§ be§ ?iJlorgen§ ber ^bnig unb bie ^onigin beutlid^, luo i^re
^^od^ter gen)efen n^ar, unb ba na^men fie ben 6oIbaten unb
iDarfen i^n in§ ©efdngnig. 10
^a fa^ er nun. 2lc^, h)ie finfter unb langtoeilig tt>ar e§
barin ! %\x^ fagte man i^m : „3Jiorgen h)irft bu geljdngt
merben !" ^a§ trar juft nid^t bergniiglid^ %\x f)oren, unb baju
(jatte er fein geuer^eug ba^eim im 2Birt§l)aufe gelaffen. 5lm
9JJorgen fonnte er burd^ ba§ ©ifengitter toor feinem fleinen 15
genfter fe^en, n^ie bag 3Sol! au§ ber ©tabt ^erbeieilte, i^n
{)dngen ju fe^en, (gr ^orte bie Xrommeln unb fal) bie ©olbaten
marfd)ieren. 2(D[e Seute tvaren auf ben 33einen ; babei n)ar
aud^ ein ©c^ufterjunge mit ©(f)urjfell unb ^antoffeln ; er galops
pierte fo eilig, ba§ i^m ein ^antoffel abflog unb gerabe gegen 20
bie 3Jlauer, l^inter hjeld^er ber 6olbat fa^ unb burd^ ba§ @ifen=
aitter f)inau§fd^aute.
„§ore einmal, Sd^ufterjunge ! %\x braud^ft bid^ nid^t fo %\x
beeilen," fagte ber 6oIbat §u iljm ; »el tt)irb bod^ nic^tg baraug,
bei)or id) lomme. SBillft bu aber in meine frii^ere SBolj^nung 25
laufen unb mir mein g^euergeug l^olen, fo foEft bu bier ©rofc^en
be!ommen. 2lber lauf unb nimm bie 33eine in bie §anb!" 2)er
©c^ufterjunge hjodte gem bie bier ©rofc^en ^aben unb eilte
^)feilgefd^tt)inb nad^ bem geuerjeuge, gab e§ bem ©olbaten unb
ja, nun loerben h)ir e§ %\x f^oren befommen. 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 33
Slugerl^alb ber <Stabt ti?ar ein grower ©algen aufgemauert,
ringgum ftanben bie 6olbaten unb i)iele ^unberttaufenb 5!Jlens
fd)en. ^er ^onig unb bie ^onigin fa^en auf einem ^rdc^tigen
S^^rone ben 9fticf)tern unb bem ganjen '^(xii gerabe gegeniiber.
5 6c^on ftanb ber ©olbat oben auf ber Setter, all man i^m
aber ben ©trie! urn ben §al§ legen it)oIIte, fagte er, ba§ man
ja ftetg einem armen ©iinber, bet>or er feine 6trafe erbulbete,
einen unfc^ulbigen 2Sunfc^ erfiillte. @r moc^te fo gem eine
^feife ^aba! raudjen, e§ h)dre ja bie le^te ^feife, bie er in
lo bief er SBelt befdme !
3)a§ tt)oIItc i^m nun ber ^onig nid^t abf(f)lagen, unb fo naf^m
ber ©olbat fein geuerjeug unb fc^lug geuer, ein, jtoei, brei
3JlaI. ©iel^e ! ba ftanben aHe §unbe ba, ber mit Slugen fo
gro^ tt)ie ^affen, ber mit ben Slugen Jx)ie ^iifjlrdber, unb ber,
t5 toelc^er 2lugen f)atte fo gro^ toie ein runber ^urm.
„§elft mir, ba^ \^ niciS>t ge^dngt tperbe !" fagte ber ©olbat,
unb ba ftiirjten fid^ bie §unbe auf bie Sftic^ter unb ben ganjen
S^tat, ergriffen ben einen bei ben 33einen, ben anbern bei ber
^afe unb toarfen fie mele 5l(after ^od) in bie Suft, fo ba^ fie
20 beim 5^ieberfaHen in ©ranatftiide gerfc^lagen tDurben.
„%^ h)ill nid^t!" fagte ber ^onig, aber ber gro^te §unb
na^m fon)o(^l if^n lt)ie bie ^onigin unb toarf fie aUen anberen
nad^. ^a erfc^rafen bie ©olbaten, unb attel SSoI! fd)rie:
,,2ieber ©olbat, bu follft unfer ^onig fein unb bie fd^one
25 "^frin^effin ^cs^tx\.\"
®arauf fe^te man ben ©olbaten in be§ ^onigl ^aroffe, unb
atte brei §unbe tanjten i?oran unb riefen : „§urra !" unb bie
Sungen, ^fiffen auf ben gingern unb bie ©olbaten ^rdfentierten.
^ie ^rinjeffin lam (x\x^ bem fu^fernen ©rf)loffe l^eraug unb
30 U)urbe ^onigiii, unb bag !onnte \\jX gar tool)! gefallen! ®ie
34 GERMAN READER.
^o^geit bauerte <x^i ^age lang, unb bie §unbe fa^en mit bet
Xafel unb mac^ten gro^e Slugen.
f?ans (£{^r tftt an 21 nb erf en.
19. ®a§ fCBaffct beg S^ctgeffcng
3m runben S^urmgemac^, n)elcl^e§ mit S^S^S^i^^*/ §M<^*
genjei^en unb au^gefto^ftem gebern)ilb gefd^miicft it)ar, fa^ ein
junger ©efell auf bem fjol^ernen ©c^emel, jinirnte au§ ^J^arbers 5
fe^nen einen 33ogenftrang unb fang ein Iuftige§ gcigerlieb baju.
©einer ^leibung nad^ tvar er ein 28eibmann unb feinem i)er=
fdf)nittenen §aar nad^ ein Wiener ber ©d^lofe^errfd^aft. ©ein
3^ame n^ar §einj.
ttber bem ^urfd^en toon ber ^ede l^erab lt)ing ein fcl£)n)an!en5 10
ber Sfleif, unb in bem 9teif fa^ ein grauer gal! mit gebunbenen
giiigeln unb ber ^a^^e iiber ben Slugen. gutoeilen l^ielt ber
3dger in feiner Slrbeit inne unb fe^te ben langfamer fd^iDingen^
ben 9ieif hjieber in rafc^e ^eUjegung. ®ie§ S^fci^^^/ bamit
ber gal! nid^t einfcl)lafe, benn er n^ar ein 9^eftling unb follte 5U 15
einem S^^Q^f^'^^^^ erjogen toerben; eine§ it)eibgered^ten gal!en
2lbrid^tung beginnt aber bamit, ba^ man i^n burd^ §unger
unb 6cl)laflofig!eit gefiige mad^t.
^einj h)ar be§ ©rafen galfner gen)efen, unb ber alte §crr
l^atte ben Surfc^en ge^brig in Sltem erl)alten. 3^^^ ^^^"^ ^°
l^atte le^terer gute 2:;age. ®er ©raf jagte nid^t mel)r, benn
er lag feit 3«^^^^^^fi ftumm unb ftiH in einem mit 2Ba^^en=
fc^ilbern ge^ierten ©teinfarg, unb feine 2Sitn)e, grau Slbels
^eib, fa^ ben ganjen %(x% mit bem ^a^lan gufammen unb
bad^te nicl)t be§ 3Beibn)er!§. 25
§eutc mu^te bie 6cl)lo^frau be§ 33eten§ too^l iiberbruffig
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 35
getcorben fein, benn fie ivar au§ t^ren ©emadjern I;ert)orges
gangen unb burd)ftreifte bie Sftdume ber Surg. ®er ©efang
be§ jungen (SJefetten mod^te i^r nad^ bem eintonigen ^fal=
mobieren bc§ ndfelnben ^a^Ian^ eine angene^me ^tbttJed^felung
5 fein; fie ging ber <Stimme na6^ unb betrat be§ galfner^
5turmgela^.
§ein5 mad)te ein DerUJunberteS ©eftd^t, al§ er bie ftolje
grau im 2eibfd)leier unb grauen ©ehjanb eintreten fa^. (gr
er^ob fid; unb neigte fid) unterU)urfig jur @rbe nieber. grau
10 5lbel^eib lie^ i^re leuc^tenben Slugen iiber bie f4)lan!e ©eftalt
be§ gal!ner§ gleiten unb Idd;eltc gndbig, unb i^r Sdc^eln
beud;te bem ©efellen ioie 3Kaienfonne. ^ie grau fragte i:)iel
iiber galfnerei unb SSeibn^er!, unb bann fcf)ieb fie.
Unb e^ begab fid^ trenige ^age barnac^, bag grau 3lbels
25 l^eib auf einem fd^h)anentt)eigen 3^^^^^ i" ^^" griinen 3Balb
l^inein ritt. ©ie trug aber fein grauen ^(eib, fonbern ein
©ehjanb aw^ griinem 6ammet unb ftatt be§ 28itn)enfd[)Ieierg
einen S^^^'^^it^ ^^* hjallenben gebern. §inter i^r ritt, ba^
geberf^iel auf ber gauft, ^einj, ber junge galfner unb fa^
20 oi\x^ feinen blauen Slugen gar freubig brein.
©ie toaren fd^on ein gute§ ©tucf geritten, unb bie ^iirme
be§ ©d^loffe^ toaren Idngft l^inter ben breitdftigen 33uc^en ber*
fc^iDunben. ®a tnanbte grau 2lbel^eib i^r §au^t unb f^rad^:
„9fteite neben mir, ^einj!" IXnb ^einj tbat, h)ie i^m bie grau
25 befo^len l^atte. So ritten fie it)eiter auf bem engen 2Balb=
h)ege. ®ie Sdume raufcfjten leife, bie 33ud^fin!en fangen, unb
jutDeilen ]^ufd)te !Ieine§ 2Balbgetter iiber ben SSeg. 5[Ritunter
!nadte e§ Ci\x6:} im §0(5 i)on brec^enben Sften, r^enn ein 2BiIb
n)albeinh)drt§ eilte, ober ein gefc^redter SSogel flatterte ge*
30 rdufc^boll empor, unb bann lag auf bem SKalb hjieber tiefe
36 GERMAN READER,
©tille. Unb bie ©d^lo^frau tt)anbte fid^ abermaU ^u bem
Sciger unb f^rac^ mit lad^enbem 5!Jiunb:
„Sa^ einmal l^oren, ^ein^, ob bu em fluger 3^9^^^"^'^'
bift.
„Sieber SBeibgefeU', fog' mir fret, S
28a§ fteigt iDo^l ^o^er benn ^df unb 28et^'?"
D^ne ftc^ gu befinnen entgegnete ^einj:
„§DC^ fteigt ber %<x\V , itnb ber 3Sei^' fteigt ^oc^,
S)er 3(bler aber fteigt :^i)^er no(^."
Unb toieber fragte grau Slbel^etb: lo
„Sieber SSeibgefell', fog' mir njo'^r,
2Bo§ fteigt noc^ ^o^er ot§ ber 5(ar?"
^er gal!ner bad^te ein ^aar 2lugenbUc!e nac^, bann ant*
tDortete er:
„9^o(^ :§i):§er oI§ bo§ ©efieber oil 15
©teigt tro^I ber leuc^tenbe vSonnenboH."
2)te ©rcifin nicfte beifdilig unb fragte ^utn brittenmal:
,,2;router ©efell, ner^ef)!' mir'§ nic^t,
2Bo§ fteigt noc^ l^o^er oI§ bie ©onne Hc^t?"
3e^t it)ar be§ gal!ner§ 2Bei§^eit gu ©nbe. @r fd^aute gu ben 20
kronen ber S3urf)en em^or, al§ ob i^m Don bort^er §ilfe fommen
fonne, unb bann fal^ er toieber auf ben ©attel!no))f nieber, aber
er blieb jtumm.
%(x E^ielt grau 2(bel^eib i^r Sfio^Iein an unb neigte fid^ gu bem
Sager unb f^rad^ (eife: 25
„28o:^l fteigt bie ©onne om ^immcl ^0^,
^oct) :^eimlic^e SJlinne fteigt "^ofier noc^."
Stoei ^'^u^^a^er mit blauen gliigeln flatterten au^ ben §afels
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 37
bufdf)en auf unb flogen fd)reienb in ben 2Balb urn %\x erjdf^len, tt)a§
fie gef)ort, unb am anbern 9Korgen jtmtfc^erten bie ©^a^en, bie
unter bent ©cfilo^bad^ nifteten, einanber gu:
„^ie^, |)ie|3,
5 S)ie ^errin ^at ben ^ager lieB."
3a, bag tt)ar eine frf^one '^txi fiir ben galfner §ein§. @r lie^
fic^ bag §au^tF)aar iwad^fen, ba^ eg in gelben Sf^ingeln big auf
feine ©c^ultern (^erunter roHte unb trug filberne ©^oren unb eine
S^tei^erfeber auf bem §ut unb baute ©c^Ioffer in bie blaue Suft,
lo eing fd^immernber alg bag anbre.
3U)ar ein ©rf)lo^ befam er nid)t, aber ein ftattlid^eg gorfters
\j(xw^ mit einem §irf c^geit>eil) am ©iebel unb gelb unb SSiefenlanb
baju toarb if^m ^u Sel^en gegeben, unb bort fa^ er nun alg 33ann5
forfter, unb tt)enn feine gndbige §errin ^u if>m ^inaug geritten
15 lam, ftanb er in ber ^^iir unb fd;h?en!te grii^enb ben ^\xi, ^ob
bann grau Slbel^eib aug bem 6attel unb beiuirtete fie mit Srot,
3}lilc^ unb §onig.
@o berftrid^ 6ommer, §erbft unb ber l^albe 28inter, unb eg
!am gaftnad^t. ^a %<sSi eg biel Scfud^ aug ber 3^ad^barfd^aft,
2o unb im ©rafenf4)Io^ fa^ eg aug n)ie in einer §erberge. ^er
forfter §eing aber fa^ einfam in feinem S^S^^^^wg, unb nur
felten brang ^unbe %\x i()m t)on bem luftigen ^reiben auf ber
Surg, ©nblic^ !am 9^ad)rid^t, bie toar eben nic^t erfreulic^ fitr
ben armen ^einj. g^rau Slbelfjeib Uermd^lt fid^ hjieber; fo
25 lautete bie 3Jidr, unb fie f^adte bem jungen ©efetten ing Dt^r tuie
©terbeglodfenton.
®a toerfd^lo^ §ein^ feineg §aufeg %%\xx unb mac^te fid^ felber
auf ben SKeg nadf) ber Surg, unb baju murmelte er aHerlei
jtoifd^en ben S^^"^"/ '^^^ ^'^^"S "^^^ ^^^ ^^^^i.
3S GERMAN READER.
31I§ er an ben gu^ be§ ©d)loperg§ !am, h)o bie getDimbenc
Strafe bergauf fiiijrte, ^i3rte er §uffc^Iag unb ein filber^elleg
Sadden, bag i^m in bie ©eele fd)nitt h)ie eine §tt)eifc^neibige
5llinge, unb ben 2Beg ^erab !am auf h^ei^em 9^oJ3 bie 6rf)lDf3frau
geritten, unb neben i^r lenfte ein ftaltlidjer §err in reic^em illeib 5
einen gidngenben Sta^^enl^engft unb fdiaute mit funfelnben ^uger*
auf ba§ fd^bne SSeib an feiner Seite.
2)a iDoHte bem jungen SSeibmann bag gerj im Seib gcrf^rins
gen, aber er tt)arb feiner felbft §err; er fa^ auf einen ©tein
nicber tDte ein 33ettler, unb alg bag $aar i^m na^e !am, 10
fang er:
„SSo^t fteigt bie ©onne am ^iinntet ^^^,
S)od) '^eimtic^e ^D^Jinne fteigt l}i)f)er noc^."
2)er ftolge S^teiter ^ielt fein 9fto^ an, tt)ieg mit ber ^eitfd^e x\.o,^
bem Sdger unb fragte feine 33egleiterin : „2Bag l^at bag ^u 15
bebeuten? 2Ber ift ber gjlann?''
^er ©rdfin it)ar bag 33lut aug ben Sangen geh^id^en, aber fie
fa^te fidf> fd^neK unb f^racf) :
„@in toalfinfinniger S^S^^- ^ommt, la^t ung tioriiber gie^en.
9Jlir grauet in feiner ©egentrart." 20
^er SfJitter aber l^atte einen 33eutel loggeneftelt unb ivarf bem
^Jlann am SSeg ein ©olbftiirf ju. ®a fd)rie ^einj laut auf unb
h)arf ftd^ mit bem 2lngefic^t auf ben Soben. ©ie beiben aber
gaben ben ^ferben bie 6^oren unb ritten eilig bon ^innen.
5Der §uffcl^lag h)ar Idngft t)er^allt, a(g fic^ ber Hnglucflid^e 25
bom ^oben ^ob. (Sr bifc^te fid^ ©taub unb @rbe aug bem
Slntli^, briic!te ben ^^xX in bie ©tirn unb fc^ritt in ben SSalb
f^inein. D^ne SSeg unb ^fab rannte er fort, big bie 9^adfit
l^ereinbrad^. ^a tt)arf er fic^ unter einem S3aum nieber, ^iiUte
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 39
fic^ in fetnen 5!Jlantel, unb auf ben erfc^o^ften 3JJann fen!te ftc^
ber ©(f)laf.
2)er arme §em§ fd^Iief bie ganje 9^acBt of)ne Xraum, bi§ i{)n
bie 9Jiorgen!dlte i^ecfte. ®a ftanb aber auc^ al^balb fein gan^eg
5 £eib iDteber toor i^m unb grinfte i^n an h)ie eine 3:;eufel§lari)e.
„D ir>enn ic^ t>ergeflen fonnte/' rtef er, „n)enn ic^ ijergeffen
fonnte! @§ gicbt einen Sorn; ioenn man i)on feinem SSaffer
trinft, fo fd)n)inbet aHe^ 3Sergangene au§ bem ©ebdc^tni^. 2Ber
^eigt mir ben 2Scg gu ber Quelle?"
lo ff§ei!'' rief eine Stimme neben i^m. „3Son bem 2Baffer,
bag bergeffen mac^t, bin ic^ ioo^I unterric^tet unb n)itt euc^
gem mit meiner 28iffenfc^aft §u 2)ienften fein."
§ein§ blicfte auf unb faf^ ijor fid^ einen jungen ©efellen in
jerriffenem, fd^Ujarjem ©eUjanb; <xvA f einen ©d;u^en fd;auten
15 fiiriwi^ig bie 3^^^^"- '^^^ g^^ M ^^^ faf^renben Schiller %\x
erfennen unb f))rac^ it)eiter:
f,3)a§ SSaffcr, toelc^e^ tjergeffen mad£)t, l^ei^t Set^e unb
f^ringt in ©rierfjenlanb. ^ort^in mu^tct i^r reifen unb bann
(xw, Drt unb Stede bas 9Mf?ere erfragen. 2Soflt ilj^r'g aber
20 bequemer (^aben, fo begleitet mid^ in bie (Sd^enfe ^ur blauen
Xraube. ©ie liegt nid^t iceit toon {^ier. 2)ort tuirb eurf) bie
SBirtin ben STran! beg 3Sergeffen§ frebenjen, t)orau§gefe|t, ba^
euer S3eutel minber fd^laff ift alg ber meinige."
(So f!{3rad^ ber 3Sagant. §einj aber erl^ob fid^ unb folgte
25 i^m in bie 3SaIbfc^en!e. ^ort tranfen bie beiben ^ufammen
einen ganjen Xag unb eine ^albe "^(x^^jX, unb al§ fie urn
9Jlitternad)t eintrdcfjtig auf ber Dfenbanf lagen, ^joXit ^eing
atterbing^ ijergeffen, hjag i^n fiimmerte unb brMte. "Wxi bem
Sid^t beg 3Jlorgeno fam it^m aber aud; bie qudlenbe ©rinnerung
30 iDieber, unb £o^fn)eb ^atte er obenbrein.- %<x be3aI;Ue er feinc
40 GERMAN READER.
unb feine^ ^um^anen '^^^^, naf)m furjen Slbfd^ieb bon bent
fa^renben ©c^iiler unb gog n^eiter.
»D it)er i:)ergeffen fonntel" fagte er im ©e^en unb fc^Iug
fidf) mit ber gauft t)or bie 6tirn. „Sc^ mu^ ben 33orn finben,
ober ic^ tuerbe icirfUc^ tt)af)nftnmg." 5
2lm 2Seg ftanb eine alte, ^alb abgeftorbene 2Beibe, unb auf
ber SBeibe fa^ ein S^tabe, ber manbte ben Slo^f nacf) bem etn=
famen SSanberer unb fa^ i^n aufmerffam an.
„2)u n^eltfunbiger 3SogeI," rebete ber SBeibmann %\x bem
D^aben, „bu tcei^t aEe§, toag auf ber @rbe t)or3e^t; fag' an, 10
tt)o f^ringt ba§ 2Baffer be§ 3Sergeffen§?"
„^a§ mod^te tc^ too^I fennen," f!pracf) ber S^tabe, „um felbft
barau§ ju trin!en. gc^ ()abe ein 3^eft getou^t mit fieben
fetten, nu^gend{)rten §afelmaufen, unb n)ie icf) geftern nac^=
fe()en h)iE, n)a§ bie lieben ^ierdien mac^en, ba ^at mir ber 15
5[Rarber ba§ 3^eft au^genommen unb nid)t ein ©tiic! iibrig ge=
laffen. Unb nun mu^ \^ an meinen SSerluft benfen h)o id;
ge^' unb ftei;'. ga, tcer ba§ SKaffer be§ 3Sergeffen§ bii^te!
Slber tDei^t bu \q<x^, lieber ©efeE? @e^ einmal jur 2SaIb=
frau, bie ii;)ei^ me^r al§ anbere Seute unb !ennt m.^ t>ietteirf)t 20
ben 33orn beg 3Sergeffen§." ©arauf befc^rieb ber S^tabe bem
Sciger ben 2Beg gur SSalbfrau. §ein§ beban!te fid^ unb gog
treiter.
2)ie SBalbfrau h)ar baf^eim. ©ie fa^ bor i^rer §utte unb
f^ann unb nicfte baju mit bem n?ei^en ^o^f. S^^eben i^r fa^ 25
ein grauer ^ater mit graSgriinen 2lugen, ber ledfte fic^ bie
^foten unb fd^nurrte bagu.
§ein§ trat an bie Sllte ^eran, griifete el^rerbietig unb trug
feine ©ad^e t»or.
„^en S3orn be§ 3S^rgeffeng toei^ icf) atterbingS/' f^racf) bie 30
ELEMLNTAKY SELECTIONS. 4 1
SSalbfrau, „unb ic^ n)i(l bir, bu armer ^nab', einen ^rurt! aug
feinen SSaffern md;t t>orent{)alten, aber umfonft ift nur ber
Xob — tt)illft bu einen 33ed)er be§ !oftUcf)en ©etrdnfe^ l)aben,
fo mugt bu mir jubor brei Slrbeiten tocrrid^ten. SSiUft bu ba^ ?"
5 »2Senn id^ !ann."
„3c^ berlange mc^t§ Unmoglic^e§ toon bir. ®u foUft mir
juncic^ft ben 2BaIb Winter meinem ^axx^ uml^auen. ®a§ ifl
bie erfte 3(rbeit."
®a§u berftanb fid^ ber ^urfrf). ^ie SSalbfrau q^ob i^m eine
lo §oIgajt unb fiifjrte ifjn an Drt unb 6tetle. ^ein^ retfte fid^
unb fc^it)ang bie Sljt, unb bei jebem Sd^Iag, ben er fiibrte,
bilbete er fid^ ein, er fd^Iage auf feinen ^^Zebenbuf^Ier log, unb
bie •53dume fan!en frad^enb unter feinen tt)urf)tigen ©treirfjen,
unb bal ^rad)en i^ai \^m n)O^I. ©o !am ber 2l6enb ^eran,
15 unb §ein§ fa() fid^ nad^ Strung urn, benn il^n ^ungerle ge=
hjaltig. @r brauc^te aurf) nid^t lange ^u h)arten, benn bom
§au§ ber 2Balbfrau !am eine ©eibg^erfon, bie ftellte einen
^orb mit S^eif unb 3:ran! neben ben ermiibeten §ol§fdEer.
2(l§ §ein3 feine Slugen aufl^ob, fal^ er ijor fic^ eine tt)unber=
20 lieblic^e ©eftalt, umfloffen toon gelbem §aar, barauf bie le^ten
6traf)Ien ber untergefjenben ©onne flinferten. 2)a§ trar bie
^od^ter ber 2Balbfrau. ©ie blidfte ben jungen, finfteren ©e=
fellen mit fanften 2(ugen ar\. unb blieb eine 2BeiIe bor i^m
fte^en. 21I§ er aber nid^t§ rebete, ging fie irieber Don bannen.
25 ^einj a^ unb tran!. ^ann trug er fic^ eine ©treu t)on ^an*
nengn^eigen unb 2Balbmoo§ jufammen, legte fid^ nieber unb
fd^Iief einen traumlofen ©d)laf. Slber al§ er am 3Jlorgen
ertt)ad)te, t»ar aud^ fein Seib toieber 'voa6:i getoorben.
2)a griff er gur §ol§ajt unb l^ieb auf bie ©tdmme log, ba^
30 ber SSalb ijon feinen !rdftigen ©djldgen eine ©tunbe in ber
42 GERMAN READER.
Sftunbe luieberl^allte. Unb alg am 5tbenb ba§ fd^one ^dbd^en
mit bem ©fjen !am, fal) §etn§ md;t me^r fo finfter brein toie
^ag§ jubor, unb tt)eil er fiil^lte, ba^ etioag cjef^rod^en n^erben
miiffe, fo fagte er: „®ci^one§ 3Setter ^eute." ^arauf ants
tDortete ba§ 5!}labc^en : „3a, fe^r fc^oneg SSetter," unb bann 5
nicfte fie unb mac^te fid^ auf ben §eimh)eg.
(So i;)erftnrf)en fieSen ^age, einer trie ber anbre unb am
fiebenten ^ag tear ber le^te Saum umgelEjauen. ^ie 3Salbfrau
!am, belobte ben flei^igen ^einj unb f^rad^ : „9^un fommt bie
jhjette Slrbeit." 10
%(x mu^te §ein§ bte ^aumttjurjeln au§roben, ba§ ©rbreid^
umgraben unb grud)t unb ©amen faen. ©a^u Braucf)te er
fteben 2Sod^en. Seben 2lbenb aber nad^ Dor(brad)tem 3:;agett)er!
brad^te tE)m bie St^oc^ter ber SSalbfrau ba§ ©ffen unb fa^ neben
i^m auf einem S3aumftamm unb ^orte §u, it)a§ ^einj er^a^lte 15
bon ber SSelt brau^en, unb ioenn er fertig iDar, reid^te fie il^m
bie mei^e §anb unb fprad^ : „@ute 9Zad)t, lieber ©eing.^' %(xx{X\.
ging fie in if^re 33ef)aufung, §ein§ aber fud)te feine Sagerftatt
auf unb fd^lief al^balb ein.
2l(§ bie fieben 2Bod^en ^erum it)aren, !am bie SSalbfrau, 20
faf) ba§ 3Ser!, belobte ben flei^igen ©efetlen unb f^rad^ :
„3^un fommt bie britte Slrbeit. Se^t fottft bu mir aug bem
gefcittten §oI§ ein §au§ bauen mit fieben ©emddf)ern, unb
tDenn bu aud; ba§ ijoKbrad^t ^aft, bann erf;dltft bu einen
33ed)er mit bem SSaffer be§ SSergeffeng unb fannft ge^en, 25
h)of)in bu iDillft.''
^a toarb §ein§ ein 33aumeifter unb baute mit 2ljt unb
6dge ein ftattlid)e§ ^<x\x^. ©ie 3lrbeit ging jiDar nur langfam
Oon ftatten, tr>eil §einj o(;ne ©efeden f(f)affte, aber ba§ tt)ar
if)m gar nic^t unlieb, benn e§ gefiel if)m im griinen gorft, unb 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 43
am liebften h)are cr immer bei ber SSalbfrau geblieben. 2ln
fein Dorigeg Seib bacf)te er \x>o^l noc^ jutDeilen, aber nur toie
einer, ber einen bofen ^raum ge^abt f)at unb ftc^ am 3Jiorgen
freut, ba^ er aufgeitjac^t ift. S'^^^^ Stbenb !am bie ^odf)ler
s ber SSalbfrau ^erau^ 511 i^m, unb bann fangen fie gufammeu
balb luftige 3Setbmann§Ueber, balb Sieber i^on 6c^eiben,
IReiben unb SSieberfeJjen.
60 i)erftricf)en fieben 3Jlonate. ©a Voax bag §aug fertig
toon ber 3:f)urfd)meIIe bi§ §um ©iebel. 2(uf ben ©iebel fjatte
10 ^einj einen jungen ^annenbaum geftecft, unb bag SRdbcfjen
l^atte ^rdnje m^ Xannenreig unb roten SSogelbeeren gebunben
unb bie SSdnbe bamit gefrfjmudt.
®ic alte 2©albfrau !am an i^rer ^riidfe, ben ^ater auf ber
©d^ulter, unt bag fertige 2Ber! in Slugenfd^ein gu nei^men.
15 ©ie \a\i fef)r feierlid; a\x^, unb in ber §anb trug fie einen
aug §ol5 gefc^ni|ten 33ecf)er, barin iuar bag 2Baffer beg 3Ser=
geffeng.
„2)u baft bie brei Slrbeiten, bie ic^ bir auferlegt, t)olIbrac^t,"
f^rad^ fie, „unb nun fommt ber So^n. 9Zimm biefen 93ec^er,
20 unb tnenn bu ifjn big gum le^ten ^ro^fen geleert ^aft, fo ift
bie SSergangen^eit aug beinem @ebdrf)tnig auggelbfd)t."
®er 2Beibmann ftrerfte gogernb bie §anb nad^ bem 33ed^er
aug.
„Xrin!'," f^ra^ bie SSalbfrau, „unb i)ergi^ aKeg!"
25 ^tteg?''
„$3a a\i^^, bein Seib toon ef^ebem, mid^ unb"
„Unb mid^ aud)," fagte bag fc^one 3Jfdbd)en unb ()ielt bie
§anb bou bie 2(ugen, urn bie queEenben Xf)rdnen aufju^alten.
®a fa^te ber junge ©efeE ben 53edE)er unb fcf)leuberte i^n
30 mit frdftiger §anb auf ben 33oben, ba^ ber ^ran! in toielen
44 GERMAN READER.
bli|cnben ^ro^fen auf bag ©ra§ nieberregnete unb rtef: M^xi-
ter, td^ bleibe bei eud^I"
Unb e^e cr tou^te, tDte i^m gefdf)at), kg ba§ 5Rabrf)en an
feiner 33ruft unb fdjlud^gte toor ©eligfett, Unb burd) bie
33aume ging ein SEef^en, unb bie gelben ©aaten nng§um{)er 5
neigten fid^ tm SStnb, bie SSogel fangen im ©edft, unb ber
hjeige ^ater ber SSalbfrau ging fc^nurrenb um ba§ gliicflidje
^aar im ^rei§ Return.
9^un fonntc \^ noc^ o^ne groge Wx\}t bie alte 2BaIbfrau
in eine frfjone gee, i^re ^oc^ter in eine ^ringeffin unb ba§ 10
neuerbaute ^(x\x^ in ein fd^immernbeS ^onig^fcblo^ berhjanbeln,
aber bleiben tt)ir lieber ber 2Ba^rE)eit getreu unb laffen toir
aHe§ beim Sllten.
@th)a§ 9Bunberbare§ gefd^ab aber boc^. 2So ein ^ro^fen
t)on bem SBaffer be^ SSergeffens auf ben Soben gefaden n)ar, 15
ba entftieg bem ©runb eine !Ieine 33Iume mit l^immelblauen
Suglein. 3Die ^lume \joX ftc^ f^dter iiber ba§ ganje Sanb
toerbreitet, unb n>er nid^t h)ei^, h)ie fie ^ei^t, fiir ben ift biefe
©ef^ic^te nic^t gefc^rieben. ^awx^^hQ^^q,
20. ^ic ^efd^ic^te t>oit ^alif Stotc^.
1.
^er ^alif (S^afib ^u 33agbab \<x% einmal an einem fd^onen 20
5^ad^mittag bel^aglid^ auf feinem ©ofa; er ^tte ein n)enig
gefdf)lafen, benn e§ tr>ar ein l^ei^er ^ag, unb faf^ xwxi na(^ feinem
©(f)tdfd^en red^t ^eiter au§. @r x<x\x6:jit au§ einer langen ^feife
t)on 9tofen^ol§, tran! l^ie unb ba ein n)enig ^affee, ben i^m ein
S!lat)e einfc^enfte, unb ftrid^ fic^ aEemal t)ergnugt ben 33art, 25
r»enn e§ i^m gefd^medft hoXi^, ^vx%, man fa^ bem ^alifen an.
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 45
ba^ e§ i^m red^t tt)o^I tt>ar. Urn biefe ©tunbe fonnte man gar
<x;cX mit i^m reben, tceil er ba immer red^t milb imb leutfelig njar,
bc§it)egeu kfud^te if)n auc^ fein ©ro^tjegier 3Jlanfor alle ^age urn
biefe 3^i^- 2ln biefem Dkd^mittag nim !am er aud^, fa^ aber
5 fef)r nad^ben!Ud) au§, gang gegen ^eiue ®eiX)Ol^n^eit. 3)er ^alif
t^at bie $feife ein iDenig au§ bem ^unb unb f^rad^ : „2Barum
mad)ft bu ein fo nad;ben!lid^e€ ©efid^t, ©ro^toegier ?"
^er ©ro^bejier frf)lug feine Slrme freujtoei^ iiber bie 33ruft,
ijerneigte fic^ t)or feinem §errn unb anttwortete : „§err, ob ic^ ein
10 narf)ben!Iid)e§ ©efid)t mad;e, h)ei^ ic^ nid;t, aber ba unten am
@d)lo^ \it\ji ein Cramer, ber ^at fo fd^one ©ac^en, ba^ e§ mid^
drgert, nic^t mel iiberfluffigel ©elb %\x fjaben."
^er ^alif, ber feinem ©ro^Dejier fd^on lange gerne eine
5reube gemad^t J^dtte, fd^idfte feinen fd^h^argen ©flaben ^inunter,
15 urn ben Cramer f^erauf gu ^olen. 33alb !am ber 6!Iat>e mit bem
Cramer guriidf. liefer h)ar ein lleiner, bidder 5!Kann, fcbtoarjs
braun im ©efic^t unb in jerlum^tem 2ln§ug. @r trug einen
^aften, in hjelc^em er aUer^anb 2Baren ^oXit, ^erlen unb
SfJinge, reid^befd;Iagene ^iftolen, S3ed^er unb ^dmme. ®er ^alif
20 unb fein 3Se§ier mufterten atte§ burd^, unb ber ^alif faufte enb=
lidj) fiir fidf) unb ?[Ranfor fd^one ^iftolen, fiir bie grau be§
^Sejierg aber einen ^amm. 21I§ ber ^rdmer feinen ^aften fd)on
it)ieber §umad)en iuottte, fa^ ber ^alif eine Heine ©c^ublabe unb
fragte, ob barin aud^ nodf) 2Baren feien. ®er ^rdmer jog bie
25 6c^ublabe ^erau§ unb jeigte barin eine ®ofe mit fc^todrgs
lid^em ^uloer unb ein ^a^ier mit fonberbarer ©d^rift, bie
h)eber ber ^alif noc^ 3Jianfor lefen fonnte. „%^ be!am
einmal biefe gtoei ©tiide t)on einem ^aufmanne, ber fie in
9}le!!a auf ber ©tra^e fanb/' fagte ber J^rdmer, „ic^ trei^ nid{)t,
30 toa§ fie ent^alten ; eud; ftef^en fie um geringen $reig %\x ©ienft,
46 GERMAN READER.
id^ !ann bod^ nid^tg bamit anfangen." 3)cr ^alif, ber in feincr
33ibliotf)e! gerne alte 5i}?anufcn^te ^atte, it)enn er fie o.\x^ mc^t
lefen fonnte, faufte ©c^rift unb ^ofe unb entUe^ ben Cramer.
3)er ^alif aber bac^te, er mbd)te gerne n^iffen, toa^ bie ©d^rift
ent^alte, unb fragte ben SSe^ier, ob er leinen fenne, ber eg 5
entjiffern fonnte. „©ndbigfter §err unb ©ebieter," antmortete
biefer, „<x\\ ber gro^en HJlofc^ee Ujo^nt ein ^ann ; er ^ei^t ©elim .
ber ©ele^rte, ber berfte^t alle 6^rac^en ; la^ i^n !ommen, mel=
leic^t fennt er biefe gef)eimni§t)oIlen 3w9^-"
^er gelefjrte ©elim n^ar balb ^erbeigef^olt. „<SeIim," f^radf) 10
5u if^m ber ^alif, „@elim, man fagt, bu feieft fefjr gele^rt ; gudE'
einmal ein njenig in biefe ©c^rift, ob bu fie lefen fannft ; !annft
bu fie lefen, fo befommft bu ein x\.t\xi^ geftfleib toon mir, fannft bu
eg nic^t, fo befommft bu jn?olf 33adfenftreid^e unb fiinfunbjnjangig
auf bie gu^fo^len, toeil man bidji bann umfonft ©elim ben 15
©elef)rten nennt." ©elim berneigte fic^ unb f^rad^ : „3)ein 2SiIIe
gefc^e^e, 0 §err!" Sange betradfjtete er bie ©c^rift, ^lo^lid^ aber
rief er (x\x^\ „^ag ift lateinifcf), o §err, ober ic^ la^ mic^
^cingen." — „©ag' n)ag brin fteljt," befafjl ber ^alif, „n)enn eg
Iateinifrf> ift." 20
©elim fin g an 5u iiberfe^en: „3Jlenfc^, ber bu biefeg finbeft,
^reife filial) fiir feine ©nabe. SKer t»on bem ^ulber in biefer
2)ofe fd^nupft unb ba§u f^ric^t, Mutabor, ber fann fic^ in jebeg
3:;ier i)ern)anbeln unb Derfteljt auc^ bie ©^radje ber 2:;iere. SSiH
er njieber in feine menfcl)li(^e ©cftalt 3urudf!el)ren, fo neige er fid^ 25
breimal gen Often unb f^rec^e jeneg SSort. Slber Ijiite bid), \ov^v.
bu bertDanbelt bift, ba§ bu nid^t lad^eft, fonft berfd^toinbet bag '^o.yx--
bermort gcinjlid^ o^x^ beinem ©ebdd^tnig unb bu bleibft ein Xier."
2llg ©elim ber ©eleljrte alfo gelefen %(xii^, h)ar ber J^alif iiber
bie 3Jla^en bergniigt. @r lie^ ben ©elcl)rteu fd^iworen, niemanb 30
RLEMLNTARY SELECTIONS. 47
etit)a§ i)on bem ©e^eimnig gu fagen, fd)en!te i^m ein fd)one^
^leib unb entlie^ ifjn. 3u feinem ©ro^i)ejier aber fagte er:
„3)a§ ^eife' id^ gut einfaufen, 5Ranfor ! 2Bie freue ic^ mic^, bi§
ic§ ein Xier bin I ^orgen friif) !omm[t bu ^u mir. 2Bir geljen
5 bann mit einanber auf§ gelb, fc^nu^fen etioa^ n)emge§ au§
meiner ®ofe unb belaufc^en bann, n)a§ in ber Suft unb im
Staffer, im SSalb unb gelb gef^rod^en tr)irb!" x^
2.
lo ^aum E)atte am anbern ^orgen ber ^alif g^afib gefrul^ftiidft
unb fid) ange!Ieibet, al« fc^on ber ©ro^i^e^ier erfc^ien, i^n, n)ie
er befol^len, auf bem ©^ajiergange ju begleiten. ®er ^alif
ftecfte bie ©ofe mit bem gauber^ulber in ben ©iirtel, unb
nad)bem er feinem ©efolge befoljlen, juriicfjubleiben, mac^te er
15 fid) mit bem ©ro^bejier gan^ attein auf ben SBeg. 6ie gingen
§uerft burc^ bie toeiten ©drten be^ ^alifen, f^cil^ten aber berge*
\itx^^ nad^ eth)a§ Sebenbigem, urn i{)r ^unftftiid ^u :|3robieren. ^er L
SSe^ier fc^Iug enbli(^ t>or, tpeiter ^inau^ an einen ^eic^ ju gef)en, /
h?o er fc^on oft i)iele 3:iere, namentlid; ©tord)e, gefeben ^oki^, bie
2o burdf) ii)r grai)itdtifd)eg 2Sefen unb i^r ©efla^^er immer fcine
2lufmer!fam!eit erregt l^aben.
©er ^alif bittigte ben SSorfd^lag feineS SSe^ierg unb ging mit
il^m bem %t\^ ju. 211^ fie bort angefommen toaren, fallen fie
einen 6torc^en ernft^aft auf= unb abge^en, grofc^e fud^enb unb
25 ^ie unb ba ettoag bor fic^ E)in!Ia^:pernb. S^gleic^ fa^en fie aud^ •
n)eit oben in ber Suft einen anbern ©tord^en biefer ©egenb %_
§ufdj)n)eben.
.,Scb n)ette meinen 33art, gndbigfter §err/' fagte ber ©ro^s
better, „biefe gttjei Sangfii^Ier fii^ren je^t ein fd)one§ ©ef^rdd^
30 mit einanber. 2Bie n)dre e§, iDenn mir (StordS)e iwiirben ?"
\
48 GERMAN READER,
„2Bo]^I gef^rod^en !" anttoortete ber ^alif . „5lber Dorfjer h)oIIen
h)ir noc^ einmal Betrac^ten, V»ie man ii:)ieber ^Jknfd) tuirb. —
9tic^tig ! ©reimal gen Often geneigt unb Mutabor gefagt, fo bin
ic^ njieber ^alif unb bu ^Se^ier. 2lber nur um'§ §immel§ toiEen
mc§t gelacjU^, fonft finb n?ir i;)erloren !'' 5
2Bdi)renb ber ^alif alfo f^rad^, faf> er ben anbern ©torc^en
iiber i{)rem §au^te fc^njeben unb langfam jicf) §ur (Srbe lafjen.
©d^netl 5og er bie ^ofe au§ bem ©iirtel, na^m eine gute ^rtfe,
bot fie bem ©ro^toegier bar, ber gleid^fallg fdE)nu^fte, unb beibe
riefen : Mutabor ! lo
®a fc^rum^ften i^re 33eine ein unb U)urben biinn unb rot, bie
fd^onen gelben ^antoffeln be§ ^alifen unb feine§ Segleiter^
iDurben unformlid)e (5tord£)fu^e, bie Slrme n^urben %\x gliigeln, ber
§al§ \\x\jx aug ben Slc^feln unb iDarb eine ©He lang, ber Sart
iuar t)erfc^it»unben unb ben ^or^er bebedften tt)eic^e gebern. 15
„3^t l^abt einen l^iibfc^en ©c^nabel, §err ©ro^be^ier," f^rac^
nad^ langem ©rftaunen ber ^alif. „S3eim 33art be§ ^ro^^eten,
fo etn)a§ l^abe id^ in meinem Seben ni(f)t gefe()en."
„®an!e untert^dnigft," ertoieberte ber ©ro^i^ejier, inbem er fid^
bMte ; „aber hjenn id^ e§ toagen barf, moc^te ic^ befjau^ten, eure 20
§o^eit fe^en al§ ©tord^ beina^e nod^ i^iibfc^er au§, benn al§
^alif. Slber fommt, tr)enn e§ eurf) gefdEig ift, ba^ \q\x unfere
^ameraben bort belaufc^en unb erfafjren, ob ipir toirflic^
©tord)ifc^ fonnen?"
3nbem n)ar ber anbere ©tord^ auf ber @rbe angefommen. @r 25
)^\x%it fic^ mit bem 6d^nabel feine gii^e, legte feine gebern
gurec^t unb ging auf ben erften (Stord^en ^u. ®ie beiben neuen
©torc^e aber beeilten fid^, in i^re 9Zd^e §u fommen, unb i:)erna^men
gu i^rem ©rftaunen folgenbeg ©ef^rdd^ :
„©uten 3Jlorgen, grau Sangbein, fo frii^ fc^on auf ber 2Siefe?" 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 49
„©(^onen T»an!, liebe ^la^^erfrf)nabel ! %^ l^abe mir ein ""-l^
lleine^ grii^ftuc! gef^oU. 3ft ^u<^ tJieEeic^t ein SSierlelc^en ^<^
,. @iberf)§ gefdHig, ober ein grof rf)fc^en!elem ?" /^
„3)an!e ge^orfam[t ; l;abe f^eute gar fetnen 2l))^etit. gd^ S^
5 fomme aud^ it)egen etit)a^ gan^ anberem auf bie 2Biefe. Sd^
foU ^eute t)or ben ©dften meine§ SSaterg tanjen, unb ba n)ill
id^ mid^ im ©tiKen ein it>emg iiben.''
^ugleid^ fc^ritt bie junge ©tord^in in iDunberlid^en 33e=
icegungen burc§ ba§ gelb. 2)er ^alif unb 5Ranfor faf^en \\)x
lo k)erh)unbert nad^. %\^ fie aber in malerifd^er ©tettung auf
einem gu^ ftanb unb mit ben ?^lugeln anmutig ba^u iDebelte, %H^
ba fonnten fic^ bie beiben nid^t me^r (^alten ; ein unauf^alts ^^\S^
farne^ ©eldd^ter brad^ au§ iFjren ©d^ndbeln t^erbor, bon bem
fie fief) erft nac^ langer ^tit er^olten. ®er ^alif fa^te fic^
15 juerft it)ieber : „2)ag hjar einmal ein ©))a§," rief er, ,,ber nic^t
mit ©olb ju bejafjien ift. ©d^abe! ba^ bie bummen 2:;iere
burd) unfer @eldd)ter fid; ^aben t)erfd^euc^en laffen, fonft ^dtten
fie getoi^ auc^ nocf) gefungen !"
Slber je^t fiel e^ bem ©ro^be^ier ein, ba^ ba^ Sac^en
20 todl^renb ber 3Sertt)anblung berboten tt>ar. @r teilte feine
2(ngft be^toegen bem ^alifen mit. „$o| 3Jie!!a unb 3Jlebina !
5Da§ h)dre ein fdjled^ter Bpa^, Wcxxn id) ein ©tord^ bleiben
mii^te! Sefinne bid^ boc^ auf ba§ bumme SSort, id) bringe
e§ nic^t l)erau§."
25 „®reimal nad^ Often miiffen toir un^ biiden unb ba^u
f^red^en: Mu — Mu — Mu — "
©ie fteHten fid^ gen Often unb biidten fid; in einem fort, \
ba^ if)re ©d)ndbel beina^e bie @rbe beruf)rten. Slber, 0 N_
jammer ! ®a§ 3^^'^^^^^)^^ h)ar if)nen entfaHen unb fo oft
30 fic^ and) ber ^alif biidte, fo fe^nlicf) aud^ fein SSejier Mu— <<^^
\
50 GERMAN READER.
Mu — baju rief, jebe ©rinncrung baran hjar i)erfd)h:)unben,
unb ber arme ©f^afib unb fein SSegier Vuaren unb blieben
©tord^e.
3.
^raurtg it)anbeltcn bie SJiBflUltetW burd) bie gelber. 6ic
hju^ten gar nic^t, it>a§ fie in i^rem @Ienb anfangen fottten. s
Slug if)rer ©torcf)enf)aut fonnlen fie ntd^t i)erau§; in bie ©tabt
juriicf fonnten fie aucf) nid^t, urn fid^ ju erfennen^^u^seben,
benn it)er ij^otte^ einem 6torc^en geglaubt, ba^ er ber ^alif [ei,
unb hjenn man e§ ciuc^ geglaubt Ejdtte, h)urben bie ©intoo^ner
t)on SBagbab einen ©tord^en gum ^alifen getoollt l^aben? lo
(So fd^Iid^en fie meljrere ^a^e uml^er unb ernciJirten fid^
!ummerli(i) bon J^'^^f^iic^^^"/ ^^^ fi^ <^'^^^ toe^n if^rer langen
©d^ndbel nic^t gut toerf^eifen fonnten. 3^^ @ibed)fen unb
grofd^en Ijatten fie iibrigeng feinen Sl^^etit. ®enn fie befiird^s
teten, mit fold^en Sed^erbiffen fidb ben 3Jlagen gu i)erberben. 15
gfjr einjige§ SSergniigen in biefer traurigen Sage toar, ba^ fie
fliegen fonnten, unb fo flogen fie oft auf bie ^dd^er bon
Sagbab, um %\x fe^en, ioa^ barin t)orging.
gn ben erften Xagen bemerften fie gro|e Unrulje unb ^^rauer
in ben 6tra^en. 3lber ungefd^r am merten ^age nacf) if)rer 20
SSergauberung fa^en fie auf bem ^alaft be§ ^alifen, ba fallen
fie unten in ber 6tra^e einen ^rddjitigen Slufgug. Xrommein
unb ^feifen ertonten, ein 5D^ann in einem golbgeftidften ©c^ars
lad^mantel fa§ auf einem gefdjmMttn $ferb, umgeben toon
gldngenben ©ienern. §alb Sagbab f^rang iljm nad^, unb alle 25
f(i)rieen : »§eil TOjra ! bem jr)errf^er_ t)on 53agbab !" ®a
faf;en bie beiben ©tbrd^e auf bem %Q^6:it be§ ^alafte§ einanber
an, unb ber ^alif g^afib f^rad^: »3tl)nft bu je^t, toarum id^
berjaubert bin, ©ro^toe^ier ? liefer 3)hjra ift ber 6o^n meineg
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 5I
^obfeinbeg, be§ mac^tigen ^(xwhtxtx^ ^afd^nur, ber mir in einer
bofen ©tunbe 9^ac^e fd)h)ur. 2lber noc^ gebe id^ bie §offnung
nirf;t auf. ^omm mit mir, bu treuer ©efdf)rte meine^ @lenb§,
mir iDoEen gum ©rabe be^ ^ro^^eten iDanbern; DielTeid^t ba^
5 an l^eiliger Stdtte ber ^^^wber geloft tDtrb."
©ie er^oben fid^ bom 3)aci^e bc§ ^alafteg unb ftogen ber
©egenb toon 5Rebina ju.
3J^it bem glicgen n?oIIte e§ aber nic^t gar gut gef)en, benn
bie beiben ©tord^e fatten nod^ hjenig Ubung. „D §err/'
10 dd^gte n<x^ ein ^aar ©tunben ber ©ro^tjegier, „id^ ^alte eg
mit eurer @rlaubni§ nirfjt mef)r lange au^, i^r flicgt gar ju
J4)neII I Stud) ift e§ fd^on Slbenb, unb tt)ir t()dten tDol^l, ein
Unterfommen fiir bie '^Ci6^i ju fud^en."
(S^aftb gab ber 33itte feine^ ©ienerg ©el^or; unb ba er
15 unten im %^oXt eine 9tuine erblidte, bie ein Dbbad^ ju ges
njd^ren fc^ien, fo flogen fie ba^in. ®er Drt, 'coo fie fic^ fiir
biefe 9^ad^t niebergelaffen flatten, fdiien efjemaU ein ©c^Io^
getoefen ju fein. ©rf)one ©dulen ragten unter ben ^riimmern
^erbor; mefjrere ©emdd^er, bie nod^ giemlid^ erl^alten hjaren,
20 jeugten t»on ber c^emaligcn $rad&t be§ §aufeg. S^afib unb
fein SBegleiter gingen burd) bie ©dnge uml^er, um fid^ ein
troc!ene§ ^(d|d^en ju fud^en; :|)Io^lic^ blieb ber ©torc^ ^Jlan?
for fte^en. „§err unb ©ebieter," fliifterte er leife, „h)enn e^
nur nid)t tt)orid^t fiir einen ©ro^begier, nod) me^r aber fiir
25 einen ©tord^en it>dre, fid^ bor ©ef^enftern gu furd^ten! TOr
ift gang unl^eimlic^ gu W\xi, benn ^ierneben ^CjCit eg gang
berne^mlid^ gefeufgt unb geftobnl." ^er 5lalif blieb nun aud^
fteben unb l^orte gang beutlid) ein leifeg SBeinen, bag el^er
einem ?i}lenfrf)en, al§ einem Xiere anjugeE)oren fc^ien. SSoII
30 ©rtoartung toottte er ber ©egenb jugeE^en, n)of)er bie ^lagetone
52 GERMAN READER.
!amen; ber SSe^ier aber )^Q^^\^ t(>n mit bem 6d)na6el am
g^Iiigel unb 'hoX t^n fletjerttlid^, fid; nid^t in neue, unbefannte
©cfa^ren §u ftiirjen. ®dc^ t>ergeben§! ®er ^alif, bem auc^
urtter bem 6torc^enfIiigel ein ta|3fere§ §erj fcf)Iug, ri^ fief) mit
SSerluft einiger gebern Io§ unb eilte in einen finftern ©ang. 5
33alb it)ar er an einer 2::f)ure angelangt, bie nur angele^nt
fdEiien, unb it)orau§ er beutlid)e ©euf^er, mit ein it)enig ©e*
l^cul, tjernafjm. @r ftie^ mit bem 6rf)nabel bie ^^iire auf,
blieb aber iiberrafcfit auf ber ©d^trelle fte^en. gn bem t)ers
fallenen ©emad^, ba§ nur burcf) ein !Ieine§ ©itterfenfter fpdrs 10
Itc^ erleuc^tet tear, fa^ er eine gro^e ^^ac^teule am 33oben
ft^en. ®idfe 3:;^rdnen rotlten if)r au§ ben gro^en runben
Slugen, unb mit fjeiferer ©timme ftie^ fie ifjre ^lagen ^\x%
bem frummen ©d^nabel l^erau§. 2ll§ fie aber ben ^alifen
unb feinen 3Se^ier, ber inbe§ aud^ f)erbeigefdf)lid)en it)ar, ers 15
blidte, erE>ob fie ein Iaute§ greubengefdbrei. 3^^^^'^^^^ U)ifc^te
fie mit bem braungefledften ^lugel bie ^fjrdnen au§ bem Sluge,
unb 3u bem gro^en ©rftaunen ber beiben rief fie in gutem,
menfc^Iid^em 2lrabifd^: ,3iII!ommen, \\)x ©tord^e, i^r feib mir
txxi guteg 3^ic^^^ meiner ©rrettung, benn burd^ (Stord)e ttjerbe 20
mir ein gro^eg ©IM !ommen, ift mir einft ^ro^^egeit h)orben!"
2ll§ fid^ ber ^alif t)on feinem ©rftaunen erfjolt l^atte, biidfte
er fid^ mit feinem langen §al§, brac^te feine biinnen giige
in eine gierlid^e ©teUung unb f^rad^ : „9^ad^teule! feinen
SBorten nad^ barf id^ glauben, eine 2eiben§gefdf)rtin in bir ju 25
fe^en. Slber <x^\ ^eine §offnung, ba^ burd^ un§ beine
S^ettung fommen h^erbe, ift bergeblic^. ®u toirft unfere §ilfs
lofigfeit felbft erfennen, loenn bu unfere ®efd^id)te f^orft."
2)ie ^^lac^teule bat if)n §u erjd^Ien, ber ^alif aber f^ub an unb
er3dl)lte, n?a§ irir bereitg tDiffen. 30
ELEMENTARY ShLECTIONS. 53
4.
2ll§ ber talif ber @ule feme ©efd^id)te borgetragen l^attc,
banfte fie i^m unb fagte: „3Sernimm auc^ meine ©efcf?ic^te
unb Ij^ore, tt»ie id) nic^t n?emger ungliicfUrf) bin al§ bu. 3Jlein
33ater ift ber ^onig toon Snbien, id), feine einjige ungludlic^e
5 3:oc^ter, ^eige 2ufa. Sener ^^luberer ^afd^nur, ber eud^ t)er=
jauberte, f)at audf) mid) in§ Ungliid geftiirjt. @r !am eine^
^age§ ^u meinem 3Sater unb begebrte rnidj) jur grau fiir feinen
©ol^n ?iJii§ra. 3}^ein 3Sater aber, ber ein l^i^iger ?iJiann ift,
lie^ i()n bie ^re^^e l^inunter n^erfen. ^er ©lenbe hju^te fid^
10 unter einer anbem ©eftalt tt)ieber in meine 5^d()e ju fd)leic^en,
unb al^ id) einft in meinem ©arten (Srfrifd^ungen ju mir
nebmen n^oEte, brad)te er mir, al^ ©!Iabe ijerfleibet, einen
2^ran! bei, ber mic^ in biefe abfc^eulic^e ©eftalt bermanbelte.
SSor ©d^reden o^nmdc^tig, brad)te er mid^ ^ier^er unb rief
15 mir mit fd)redlid)cr <Stimme in bie D^ren:
„®a foEft bu bleiben, l^d^lic^, felbft bon ben ^ieren
toerad)tet, bi§ an bein @nbe, ober bi§ einer au§ freiem SSillen
bid^, felbft in biefer fd^redlid^en ©eftalt, ^ur ©attin bege^rt.
©0 rdd)e id) mic^ an bir unb beinem ftoljen 3Sater."
20 „©eitbem finb mele JDlonate toerfloffen. ©infam unb traurig
lebe id) al§ ©infieblerin in biefem ©emduer, Derabfd^eut bon
ber SBelt, felbft ben 3:ieren ein ©reuel; bie fc^one %tur ift
bor mir i)erfd)loffen, benn td^ bin blinb am ^age, unb nur,
naenn ber SJlonb fein bleid^e§ Sid^t iiber bie§ ©emduer au§s
25 gie^t, fdllt ber ber^ullenbe ©c^Ieier toon meinem Sluge."
®ie @ule l^atte geenbet unb n)ifd)te fic^ mit bem gliigel
njieber bie Slugen au§, benn bie ©rjd^lung i^rer 2eiben ^atte
il^r 2;^rdnen entlodt.
54 GERMAN READER.
®er ^alif tt)ar bet ber ©rjdfjlung ber ^4^nri§effin in tiefe§
9^a(i^ben!en i)erfun!en. „2Benn mi(f) md)t alleg tdufc^t/' f^rad^
er, „fo finbet jitjifc^cn unferem UnglM ein gef^eimer 3"f^"^=
menE)ang ftatt; aber too finbc iif) ben 6c!)Iuffel ju biefem
Sftdtfel?" 2)ie @ule anttoortete ifjm: „D §err ! auc^ mir 5
afjncl bic^; benn e§ ift mir einft in meiner friiljeften gugenb
i)on einer toeifen grau ^rop^cjeit toorben, ba^ ein ©torrf) mir
ein gro^eg ©IM bringen toerbe, unb i4> toii^te metleic^t, toie
it)ir ung retten fonnten." ^er ^alif toar fe^r erftaunt unb
fragte, auf toeld^em 2Sege fie meine. „^er 3«wberer, ber 10
un§ beibe unglii^lic^ gemad^t ^at," fagte fie, „!ommt aHe
5DZonate einmal in biefe Sf^uinen. S^ic^t toeit t)on biefem ®e«
mac^ ift ein ©aal. ^ort ^flegt er bann mit melen ©enoffen
5u fd^maufen. ©d^on oft \jo!o^ \^ fie bort belaufc^t. <Sie
ergd^Iten bann einanber tf^re fd^dnblicfien 2Ser!e, metteic^t ba^ 15
er bann ba§ '^Q.\x\i^x\Q^xi, ba^ it^r bergeffen Ijabt, augf^rid^t."
„D teuerfte ^rinjeffin/' rief ber 5lalif, „fag' (xv., toann
fommt er, unb too ift ber <5aal?"
2)ie @ule fd)toieg einen Slugenblidf unb f^rad^ bann : ^^f^e^met
e§ nic^t ungiitig, aber nur unter einer 33ebingung !ann idj> 20
euern SSunfdj) erfiiHen." „©:prirf) au§ ! S^ricf) au§ !" fct)rie
©^afib. rrSefie^I, e§ ift mir jebe red^t."
„9f^dmli(^ ic^ mod^te auc^ gerne ^ugleid^ frei fein, bie§ !ann
aber nur gefd^el^en, toenn einer toon eud^ mir feine iganb reidjt."
3)ie ©tord)e fd^ienen iiber ben 2lntrag ettoag betroffen ju 25
fein, unb ber ^alif toinfte feinem 3)iener, ein toenig mit il^m
i?inau§§ugei)en.
^©ro^toejier,'' fprac^ t)or ber 3:;^ure ber ^alif, „ba§ ift ein
bummer §anbel, aber ifjr fonntet fie fc^on nef^men."
r,©o?" anttoortete biefer, ^ba^ mir meine grau, toenn id^ 30
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 55
nad^ §au§ fomme, bie 2lugen au§!ra^t ? 2lurf) bin ic^ ein
alter 3Jlann, unb i^r feib nocf) jung unb unt) er^eiratet, unb
fonnet e^er einer jungen fd)onen ^^rinjeffin bie §anb geben."
„^ag ift e# eben," feufgte ber ^alif, inbem er traurig bie
5 gliigel ^dngen lie^, „n?er fagt bir benn, ba^ jie jung unb fc^on
ift? 2)a^ ^ei^t bie ^a^e im <Bcid faufen!"
©ie rebeten einanber gegenfeitig nod^ lange ^u, enblic^ aber, '>vv^
oX^ ber ^alif \oA}, ba^ fein 3Sejier lieber ©torc^ bleiben, aH
bie @ule Ijeiraten troKte, entfd)Io^ er fic^, bie Sebingung lieber
10 felbft 5U erfiiHen. 2)ie @ule h)ar l)oci^erfreut. ©ie geftanb
i^nen, ba^ fie gu feiner beffern ^i\i Ij^citten fommen fonnen,
ioeil it)al;rfc^einlic^ in biefer ^^Zac^t bie ^a\xhtxix fid^ berfammeln
merben.
©ie berlie^ mit ben ©tordben ba^ ©emad^, um jie in jenen
15 ©aal ^u fii^ren ; fie gingen lange in einem finftern Giang ^in ;
enblid^ ftra^lte i^nen a\x^ einer ^alb berfattenen 5iJlauer ein
l^eEer ©djein entgegen. %H fie bort angelangt hjaren, riet
i^nen bie @ule, fic^ ganj ruljig ju berljalten. ©ie fonnten toon
ber SiidEe, Q.n tod^tx fie ftanben, einen gro^en ©aal iiberfeljen.
20 (gr h)ar ring^um mit ©dulen gefcljmMt unb ^rad^tijoll ber^iert.
35iele farbige Sam^en erfe^ten ba^ Sic^t be§ ^age^. 3" i^^^W
SJlitte beg ©aaleg ftanb ein runber 3:ifc^, mit bielen unb \
auggefuc^ten ©^eifen befe^t. 3tingg um ben Xifc§ ^og fic^ ein
©ofa, auf toelc^em ac^t SJ^dnner fa^en. gn einem biefer
25 5Kdnner erfannten bie ©torclje jenen ^rdmer hjieber, ber il)nen
bag 3^"'^^'^^^'^^^^ berfauft l^atte. ©ein ^^^ebenfi^er forberte
i^n auf, il^nen feine neueften ^^aten gu erjd^len. @r erjd^lte
unter anbern auc^ bie ©efc^icl)te beg ^alifen unb feineg
SSejierg.
56 GERMAN READER,
5.
„2iBa§ fiir ein SSort ^aft bu il^nen benn aufgegeben ?" fragte
tl^n ein anberer '^wiSitxtx, „@m red^t fc^tt>ere§ lateinifc^eg, e§
l^ei^t Mutabor.^'
2(l§ bie ©tord^e an i^rer 3Kauerlu(fe biefe§ {;ortcn, famen fie
bor greube beina^e au^er fid). 6ie lief en auf if)ren langen 5
gii^en fo fdf^nell bem %\j^xz ber D^uine §u, ba^ bie @ule !aum
folgen fonnle. ©ort f^rac^ ber ^alif geriifjrt gu ber @ule:
„9fletterin meine§ 2eben§ unb be€ Seben§ meine§ 5^reunbe§,
nimm gum eirigen ^an! fiir ba§, h?a§ bu an un§ get^an, mic^
gum ©ema^l an." ®ann aber tDanbte er fid^ nad^ Often. 10
^reimal biicften bie ©torc^e i(^re langen §dlfe ber Sonne entge^
gen, bie foeben fainter bem ©ebirge ^eraufftieg. „Mutabor,"
riefen fie ; im ^\x tuaren fie ijerhjanbelt, unb in ber ^o^en greube
be§ neu gefd^enften Sebeng, lagen §err unb Wiener lad^enb unb
hjeinenb einanber in ben 3lrmen. 2Ser befd^reibt aber il^r 15
©rftaunen, al§ fie fid^ umfa^en ? @ine fd;one ^ame, l^errlidf) ge=
frf)mudtt, ftanb t>or i^nen. Sdc^elnb gab fie bem ^alifen bie
§anb. „@r!ennt i^r eure ^JZacfjteule nid^t meJjr?" fagte fie. ©ie
U)ar e§ ; ber ^alif toar Don il^rer ©djon^eit unb Slnmut fo
entgiidt, ba§ er au^rief, e§ fei fein gro^te^ ©liid, ba§ er ©tord^ 20
gehjorben fei.
®ie brei gogen nun mit einanber auf 33agbab gu. ®er
^alif fanb in feinen ^leibern nid^t nur bie ©ofe mit ^^^wbers
^ulDer, fonbern aud^ feinen ©elbbeutel. @r faufte ba^er im
ndd)ften ®orfe, tt)a§ §u i^^rer 9teife notig tt)ar, unb fo famen 25
fie balb an bie 2:;^ore Oon 33agbab. ®ort aber erregte bie
Slnfunft be§ ^alifen gro^e§ ©rftaunen. ?i}lan f^atte i^n fiir
tot auggegeben, unb ba§ 3Solf loar baber t)oc^ erfreut, feinen
geliebten §crrfc^er mieber gu \joSitx\..
ELEMENTARY SELECTIONS. 57
Hm fo meF)r aber cntbrannte t^r §a§ gegen ben Setriiger
5Rijra. ©ie jogen in ben ^alaft unb nabmen ben alten
3auberer unb feinen @o^n gefangen. ^en Sllten frf)tcfte ber
^alif in ba^felbe ©emad^ ber 9tuine, ba§ bie ^rinjeffin al§
5 (Sule behjol^nt \)(xiii, unb lie^ ifjn bort auf^dngen. 3)em
©o()ne aber, h^elc^er nid^tg toon ben ^iinften bel 3Sater§ toers
ftanb, lie^ ber ^alif bie SSa^I, ob er fterben ober fd^nu^fen
tooUe. 211^ er ba§ le^tere it>d^Ite, bot i^m ber ©ro^toe^ier
bie ^ofe. Sine tiicbtige $rife unb ba§ 3fl"'^^^^t)rt be§ ^alifen
10 berivanbelte \^\\ in einen ®tordf)en. ©er ^alif lie^ if)n in
einen eifernen ^dfig f^erren unb in feinem ©arten aufftellen.
Sange unb bergniigt lebte ^alif (S^afib mit feiner grau, ber
^rinjeffin ; feine toergniigteften ©tunben hjaren immer bie, ttjenn
ykjW. ber ©ro^bejier nadfjmittag^ befudBte ; ba f^rad^en fie bann
15 oft toon ifjrem ©tord^enabenteuer, unb U^enn ber ^alif redf)t l^eiter
toar, lie^ er fid^ l^erab, ben ©ro^ijegier nad^^ua^men, tuie er al0
©tord^ augfa^. @r ftieg bann ernft^aft, mit fteifen gii^en im
3immer auf unb ab, Ka^^erte, Voebelte mit ben Slrmen, U)ie mit
Jliigeln, unb jeigte, n)ie jener fic^ toergeblidf) nad^ Often geneigt
20 unb Mu — Mu — ba§u gerufen fjabe. giir bie grau ^alifin unb
il^re ^inber toar biefe 35orftettung allemal eine gro^e greube;
U)enn abcr ber ^alif gar ^u Tange !la)3^erte unb nirfte unb Mu —
Mu — fc^rie, bann bro^te il)m ber ?5egier, er iDoUte ba§, h)al
bor ber 3:{)ure ber ^rin^effin 9Zadf) teule ber^anbelt hjorben fei,
25 ber grau ^alifin mitteilen.
Poetry.
1. <Sd)n}a(benUeb.
3lu§ fernem 2anb
3Som ?iJleere§ftranb,
2luf f)o^en, luftigen SSegen
g^Iiegft (Srf)h)al6e bu,
D!)ne 9taft unb 9tu^' 5
^er lieben §eimat entgegen.
fiber £anb unb M^tx
§aft bu bte ^unbe toernommen,
®a^ im §eimatlanb 10
^er SSinter fd^tcanb
Unb ber grii^Ung, ber grii^ltng gefommen?
^ein 2iebcf)en f^rid^t :
„2Bet^ felber nicf)t,
2Sof)er mir gefommen bte ^Ral^nung ; 15
^0(^ fort unb fort
3Son Drt gu Drt
2odt mid^ bie griiijUng^a^nung.
POETRY. 59
3n freubiger §aft,
Sluf ^of^en, luftigen 3Segen
glieg' tcf) unberttjanbt
5 2)em §eimallanb,
S)em lenjgefc^mMten, entgegcn."
Sturm.
S. ®tt bift mic eine ©lumc.
^u bift h)ie eine Slume,
So f)oIb unb fd^on unb rein-,
gd^ f(f)au' btd^ an, unb SBe^mut
K> ©d^Ieic^t mir in§ §erj ^inein.
W\x ift, al§ ob irf> bie §dnbe
3lufg §au^t bir legen follt',
S3etenb, ba^ ©ott bid^ er^alte
So rein unb fd^on unb f^olb.
3. ^ad ^c^Io^ am 9Jleete.
^etne.
15 „^<x\i bu bag Sd^Io^ geje^en, @g mod^te fic^ nieber neigen
2)a§ ^of^e Sd)Io^ am 3}teer ? 3n bie f^iegelflare glut,
©olben unb rofig toe^en (S^ mbc^te ftreben unb fteigen
^ie SKolfen briiber ^er. gn ber Slbenbtoolfen |SIut."
«9Bo^I ^ab' id) eg gefe^en,
2o ^ag ^of)e Srf)Io^ am ^piieer,
Unb ben ^Konb bariiber fte^en,
Unb 9Zebel itjeit uml^er/'
60 GERMAN READER,
,!htx 3Stnb unb be§ 9Keere§ SSallen,
©aben fie frifc^en tiang?
3Sernaf)mft bu au§ ben fallen
©aiten unb geftgef ang?"
„^te SBinbe, bie 2Sogen alTe giifjrten fie nid^t mit 2Sonne 5
2agen in tiefer S^iu^'; (Sine fd^one S^i^Sf^^w bar,
©inem ^lagelieb au§ ber §affe §errli(^ t»ie eine (Sonne
§ort' '\&j mit 2;^ranen §u." (Straf)lenb im golbenen§aar?"
„©a{)eft bu oben gefjen „2Bof^l faf^ ic^ bie ©Item beibe
®en ^onig unb fein ©ema^l? OJ^ne ber kronen Sid^t, lo
®er roten 5!)Zdntel 2Se()en, 3^ fd^tvarjen ^rauer!leibe ;
2)er golb'nen ^rone ©traf^l? ®ie S^ngfrau fa^ ic^ nid^t."
UljUnb.
4. ^ie Sotclct.
3d^ it>ei^ nid^t, h)a§ foU e§ bebeuten,
^a^ id^ fo traurig bin;
@in ?!Jidrc^en au§ alien 3^^^^"/ ^5
%(x^ !ommt mir nid^t au§ bent ©inn.
^ie Suft ift !ul)l unb e§ bunfelt,
Unb rul)ig flie^t ber 9?()ein;
^er ©ipfel beg S3erge§ funfelt
3m Slbenbfonnenfd^ein. 20
®ie fd^onfte S^t^Sfi^^w M^t
^ort oben tDunberbar,
%^x golb'neg ©efd^meibe bli^et,
©ie fdmmt i^r golbeneg §aar.
POETRY. 6 1
©ie fcimmt e§ mtt golbenem ^ammc
Unb fingt etn Sieb babei ;
2)a^ \)<xi eine tt)unberfame,
©eh)alttge 9J?eIobet.
2)en Sd^iffer im Keinen ©d^iffe
©rgreift e§ mtt tDilbem SSef);
(gr fc^aut nid^t bie gelfenriffe,
@r fc^aut nur fjinauf in bie §ol^\
3c^ glaube, bie 2SeIIen ijerfc^lingen
2lm @nbe ©c^iffer unb ^a^n;
Unb ba^ f)at mit il^rem Singen
^ie Sorelei get^an.
f^ c t n e.
5. ^ie ttautige @efd)ic^te t)otn bummett ^an^ciien.
§dn§d)en h)itt ein ©d^joger h)erben,
(Sinb ju ^ei^ bie go^eit;
15 §dn§d^en h)itt ein ©d^ufter iDerben,
©inb §u t^art bie 6ol)Ien;
§dngd^en tt>ill ein ©d^neiber toerben,
3)od^ bie ?Jabeln fted^en;
§dn§d^en h)ill ein ©lojer ttjerben,
20 ^od^ bie ©d^eiben bred^en;
§dn§d)en it>itt Suc^binber toerben,
9tied^t §u fef)r ber ^leifter,
gmmer, toenn er !aum begonnen,
gagt if)n fort ber 50^eifter.
25 §dn§c^en, §dn§d^en, benfe bran,
3Sa§ au§ bir nod^ irerben l<xxiXi\
62 GERMAN READER.
^dngd^en f)at nocf) t)iel begonnen,
Sradf)te nid)l§ §u @nbe;
^riiBer ift bie 3^^^ toerronnen,
©d^ti:)arf) finb feine §dnbe;
§drt§cf)en ift nun §ang getDorben, 5
Unb er jt^t boll 6orgen,
§ungert, Bettelt, tr)eint unb llaget
2lbenb§ unb am ^JJlorgen:
„2l(f), tt)arum nid^t it)ar id) Summer
Sn ber 3ugenb pei^ig? lo
3Sa§ id^ immer auc^ beginne,
Summer §an§ nur f)ei^' ic^.
2lc^, nun glaub' ic^ felbft baran,
®a^ au§ mir nid^tg toerben !ann!"
£ 0 ri) e n ft c i n.
6. ^ic ^inbcr.
5iJletn ^inb, it)ir ioaren ^inber, 15
3^^i ^inber, flein unb frol^;
9Btr frod^en in§ §ul)nerf)du§d^en,
SSerftedften ung unter ba§ Stro^.
2Bir !rdl)ten it)ie bie §df)ne,
Unb !amen Seute ijorbei, 20
„m!eri!i!" fie gkubten
@§ tt>dre §al)nengefd^rei.
2)ie ^iften auf unferem §ofe,
^ie ta^e^ierten toir (x\x^,
Unb ti;)oI;nten brin beifammen, 25
Unb marf)ten ein t)orne^meg §au§.
POETRY, 63
®e§ 9Za(f)bar§ alte ^a^e
^am ofterS gum 33efuc^ ;
2Bir mac^ten i(;r 33uc!ling' unb ^nicffe.
Unb ^om^Iimente genug.
5 3Sir (^aben nad^ t^rem 33efinben
S3eforglid^ unb freunblid^ gefragt ;
2Btr l^aben feitbem ba^felbe
SKand^er alten ^a^e gefagt.
SSir fa^en aud^ oft unb f^rad^en
10 . SSernilnftig, tr»ie alte Sent',
Unb llagten, n)ie atte^ beffer
©ehjefen gu unferer 3^^*-
2Bte 2ieb' unb Xreu' unb ©lauben
S5erfdf)n)unben (x\x^ ber 2BeIt,
15 Unb tt)te fo teuer ber ^affee,
Unb n)ie fo rar bag ©elb! . . .
SSorbei finb bie ^tnberf|)iele,
Unb alleg rottt borbet —
®a§ ©elb unb bie SSelt unb bie '^^\i^xi,
20 Unb (Silaube unb Sieb' unb Xreu'.
^cine.
7. ^tci ^tttttc unb ©inet.
^u f)aft 5n?ei D^ren unb einen 3)lunb;
SKiEft bu'g beflagen?
©ar toieleg fotlft bu ^oren, unb
2Benig barauf fagen.
64 GERMAN READER.
®u f)aft 5U)ei 2(ugen unb einen ^Olunb:
50^ad)' bir'g ^u eigenj
©ar bie(e§ fottft bu fe^en, unb
3nanrf)e§ i)erfd)U)eigen.
^u ^aft git)ei §anbe unb einen 5D^unb: 5
£ern' e§ ermefjen!
gtoeie finb ba gur Slrbeit, unb
©iner gum @ffen.
Hiicfert.
8. ^enn id^ ein Q^dglein ttiiir'.
SSenn td^ ein 35og(ein iDcir', Sin ic^ gleirf) tDeit toon bir,
Unb aucf) 5n)ei gliiglein f)dtt', Sin id) boc^ im ©rf)laf bei bir, 10
glog' id^ gu bir ; Unb reb' mit bir;
2Seil e^ aber nic^t !ann fein, 2Senn ic^ ern^ad^en t()u'
Sleib' ic^ aU^ier. Sin id^ attein.
©§ t)ergef)t leine ©tunb' in ber, 9fiad^t,
®a mein §er§e nid5)t ern>adS)t 15
Unb (XXK bic^ aeb;gjiiL
S)a^ bu mir t)iel taufenbmal
®ein §er5 gefd^enft.
DoIfsHeb.
9. @in ^if^tettbattm fte^t einfatn.
©in gid^tenbaum ftefjt einfam
S3m ^f^orben auf fo^^Ier §of)\ «
«^
"y. Sf^n fillafert^; mit tDei^er ^edfe
^•^ Um^iiUen i^n (5i§ unb 6d^nee.
POETRY. 65
@r trciumt i:)on einer ^alme,
2)te fern im ^Jlorgenlanb
©infam unb fcf)tt)etgeub trauert
2luf brennenber gelfentoanb.
10. %Vi fc^onc^ f^ift^ctmabc^en.
3!)u fc^one^ 5ifc^ermabd)en,
^retbe ben ^<x^x\. an^ Sanb;
^omm %\x mir unb fe^e bid) nieber,
^•1,^ 2Sir M55/ §<^^^ i" §anb.
2eg' an mein §er§ bein ^o^fc^en,
10 Unb fiirc^te bidfy nid^t fo fe^r;
SSertrauft bu bid^ boc^ forglog
^dglicf) bem tDilben 3)ieer!
3Jletn §er5 gleid^t gan^ bem '^^^x^,
§at ©turm unb @6b' unb glut,
15 Unb manege fd^one ^erle
3n feiner 5tiefe rut^t.
\
^ctne
f^ctne
11. ^cr aSirtitt ^oc^tetleitt.
@g ^ogen brei 33urfcf)e tpo^l iiber ben 9ftf)ein,
33ei einer grau SSirtin, ba feljrten jie ein :
„%t(x\x SStrtin! ^at (5ie gut 33ier unb 2Kein?
w SSo \i(xi ©ie 3^r fc^one§ ^oct)terrein?"
«3Jlein 33ier unb 3Sein ift frifd; unb liar,
^Dflein ^orf)terlein liegt auf ber 2:otenba^r.'"
66 GERMAN READER.
Unb al§ fie traten gur hammer {)inein,
2)a lag fie in einem fcf)n)ar§en @c^retn
i„.j>-^
^er erfte, ber fd^Iug ben ©c^Ieier guriic!
Unb fc^aute fie <xxi mit traurigem 33Iic!:
„2(c^ ! lebteft bu nocf), bu fcf)one 5[Raib ! ^
$3d^ iDiirbe bic^ lieben bon biefer 3^^^-"
®er gtoeite becfte ben ©d^Ieier %\x
Unb fef)rte fid^ ab unb ix>einte baju:
,/2ld)! ba^ bu liegft auf ber ^otenbafjr' !
3ciS> ^0^' ^^ geliebet fo manrf)e§ Sa^r/' ^°
®er brittc ^ub i^n njieber fogleic^
Unb fii^te fie an ben 3Kunb fo bleid^:
„^ici^ Uebt' id) immer, btd^ lieb' id^ noc^ f^eut',
Unb irerbe bic^ lieben in ©toigleit."
Ul^Ianb.
12. %tx fitttc ^amerab.
3c^ {)att' einen ^ameraben, 15
(^inen beffern finb'ft bu nit.
^ie 2:;rommeI frf)Iug gum ©treite,
@r ging an meiner ©eite
3n gleirfjem (Sd)ritt unb Xritt.
Sine ^ugel l(xm geflogen, 20
„©irt'§ mtr ober gilt e§ btr?"
$3f>n f^at e§ toeggeriffen,
@r Uegt mir Dor ben 5^^^^^/
%% h?ar'^ ein ©tiict i)on mir.
POETRY. 6y
9Si(I mir bie ^anb norf) teid;en,
Vermeil ic^ eben lab' :
,Mci\in bir bie §anb nic^t geBen,
33(eib' bu im eiu'gen Seben
5 3Jlein guter ^amerab!"
13. ^ic ^tcnabiete.
9^ac^ granfreic^ ^ogen ^mei ©renabier',
^ie tr>aren in 9?uglanb gefangen,
Unb al€ fie famen in^ beutfd^e Quartier,
©ie lie^en bie ^o^fe l^angen.
lo ®a ^orten fie beibe bie traurige W<xt,
^a^ granfreirf) berloren gegangen,
SBefiegt unb jerfd)Iagen ba^ ta^fere §eer,
Unb ber taifer, ber <Raifer gefangen !
^a toeinten gufammen bie ©renabier'
15 2Bo{?l ob ber !tdg(icf)en ^unbe.
2)er eine f))radf) : ,,'^k n)eF) h)irb mir,
9Sie brennt meine alte 2Bunbe!''
5Der anbere f|)rac^: „®a^ Sieb ift au§.
Stud) id) moc^t' mit bir fterben;
20 2)oc^ l^ab' i(J) 2Beib unb ^inb ^u ^aw^,
^ie o^ne micf) t)erberben/'
„SKag (^ert wic^ SSeib? toa§ fc^ert mic^ £inb?
3ci^ trage it)eit beff'reg SSerlangen;
£a^ fie bettein ge^n, 'vo^x\.n fie ^ungrig finb —
25 5iJiein ^aifer, mein ^aifer gefangen!
68 GERMAN READER,
„©eh)d^r' mir, S3ruber, eine ^itt' :
SSenn tc^ \t%i fterben h)erbe,
60 nimm meine Seid^e xk(x^ ^^anfreid^ mtt,
Segrab' mid^ in gran!reidj)§ @rbe.
„^a§ @f)ren!reuj am roten Sanb 5
©oEft bu auf§ §er§ mir legen;
®ie glinte gieb mir in bie §anb
IXnb giirt' mir um ben ®egen.
„(So toill i(f) liegen unb f^ord^en ftiE,
3Sie eine ©d{)ilbn)ac^' im ©rabe, 10
33i§ einft id^ ^ore ^anonengebriill
Unb toie^ernber Sf^offe ©etrabe.
»^ann reitet mein ^aifer h)of^l iiber mein ©rab,
SSiel' ©djtoerter flirren unb bli^en ;
^ann fteig' ic^ getDaffnet f^erDor au§ bem ©rab, 15
2)en ^aifer, ben ^aifer %\x fc^ii^en."
^ e i n e.
14. ^et ^olbat.
@§ gef^t bei gebdm!pfter Xrommel ^lang ;
SSie tt)eit noc^ bie ©tdtte, ber 2Seg n)ie lang!
D U)dr' er %\xx Sf^ulf)' unb alle§ t>orbei,
3^^ glaub', e§ brid^t mir ba§ §erg entjh^ei! 20
3d^ ^<xV in ber SSelt nur i^n geliebt,
9^ur iE)n, ben man je^t bem ^ob bod^ giebt.
Sei flingenbem (S^iele tuirb :|)arabierl,
^a§u bin ic^ au$"fommanbiert.
POETRY. 69
S'iun fc^aut er auf jum (eventual
3n @otte§ (Sonne freubigen 6traf)l,
^^lun binbcn fie il^m bie 2(ugen ^u —
3)ir fc^enfe ©ott bie ehjige Sflul^' !
5 @^ ^aben bie neun h)of)l angelegt,
%^i ^ugeln, bie l^aben borbeigefegt ;
©ie jitterten alle bor Sammer unb ©d^merj —
3c^ aber — id^ traf i^n mitten ing ^erj.
Cl^amiffo.
(5Roc^ bem I)an{fcf>en toon $. 6. Slnberfen.)
15. etlfotiifi,
2Ber teitet fo f^dt burd^ ^^ad^t unb SKinb?
10 ©g ift ber 23ater mit feinem ^inb;
@r ^at ben ^naben too^l in bem 2lrm,
(Sr l(>dlt il^n fid^er, er \QXi il^n toarm.
„3Jlein ©ol^n, ttjag birgft bu fo bang bein ©efid^t?"
„<5iel^ft, 3Satcr, bu ben ©rllonig nid(>t?
15 ^en @rlen!onig mit ^ron' unb ©d^treif?"
„^ein ©o^n, e§ ift ein 9lebelftreif."
„^u liebe§ ^inb, !omm, gel^' mit mir !
@ar fc^bne ©^iele f^iel' id^ mit bir;
3Jland^' bunte S3Iumen finb ^w, bem ©tranb;
20 ?!Jleine Gutter \)0<i mand^' 9^1^ ©eioanb."
M^D^lein 3Sater, mein 3Sater, unb l^oreft bu nid^t,
SSag ©rlenfonig mir leife t)erf^rid^t ?"
„(Sei ru^ig, bleibe ru^ig, mein ^inb ;
3n biirren SBIdttern faufelt ber 2Binb.''
^O GERMAN READER.
„2BiIIft, feiner ^nabe, bu mit mir ge^n?
?D^eine ^Tod^ter follen bic^ tt)arten fc^on;
5i)ieine Xocf)tev fii^ren ben ndc^tUd^en SfJei^'n,
Unb iDiegen xinb tangen unb fingen bid; ein."
„5[Rem 3Sater, mein 35ater, unb fie^ft bu nic^t bort 5
©rlfonig^ Xoc^ter am biifteren Ort?"
„9Jiein ©of^n, mein ©o^n, ic^ fe^' e^ genau,
@g fc^einen bie alien SSeiben fo grau."
„%^ Ueb' bid^, mic^ rei§t beine fcf)one ©eftalt;
Unb bift bu nic^t triEig, fo braurf)' ic^ @eh)alt." 10
„5Jlein 3Sater, mein 3Sater, je^t fa^t er mic^ an!
@rl!5nig \}<xi mir ein 2eib§ get^an!"
®em 3Sater S,taji{^'e, er reitet gefd^toinb,
@r f)dlt in ben 5Irmen ba§ od^enbe ^inb,
©rreic^t ben §of mit ?!Jlu^' unb ^^iot; 15
3n feinen 3lrmen bag ^inb U)ar tot.
(Soctl^c.
16. 9loS(f)ctt auf bcr ^cibc.
@g faf) ein ^nab' ein DfJo^lein fte^n,
9flo§lein auf ber §eiben-
(5a{), e§ h)ar fo frifc^ unb fc^on,
Unb blieb ftef^n, e§ anjufe^n, 20
Unb ftonb in fii^en greuben;
9fio§Iein, S^o^lein, ^to^lein rot,
Sflo^Iein auf ber §eiben!
^er ^nabe f^jrad^: „3cb breeze bid^,
3ftb§lein auf ber §eiben!'' 25
POETRY. 71
m^Iein frrad^: „3c^ fted^c bid^,
®a^ bu eh)ig benfft an mid^,
Unb ic^ mill'g mrf)t leiben.^'
9^D§letn, Sf^o^lein, Sftollein rot^
9ftd§(ein auf ber §eiben!
^oc^ ber iDtlbe ^nabe brad^
^a§ 9f?o^lein auf ber §eiben;
Slo^Iein tve^rte ftd^ unb ftad^,
Slber e§ t)erga§ barnad^,
33eim ©enu| ba§ Seiben.
SftoSlein, S^oglein, 9to§(ein rot,
3^oglein auf ber §eiben !
(S 0 c 1 1^ e.
©in 58eilc^en auf ber 2Biefe ftanb
©ebiicft in fid& unb unbefannt:
15 @§ ir>ar ein f)ergig'§ SSeilc^en.
^a !am eine junge (5df>dferin
TOt leid^tem ©d^ritt unb munterm ©inn,
^a^er, ba^er,
^ie SBiefe f^er, unb fang.
ao 3ld^! benft ba§ 35eildj)en, twdr' id^ nur
2)ie frf)onfte 33lume ber ^^iatur,
2ldj), nur ein fleineg 2SeiId^en,
S3i§ mic^ ba§ Siebd^en abge^fludft
Unb an bem 33ufen matt gebriidft!
25 2ld£) nur, ad^ nur
©in ^Siertelftiinbd^en lang!
72 GERMAN READER.
2lcf), aber o.^\ ba§ 5iJldbd)en !am
Unb m(f)t in ac^t ba§ 33eilc^en na(>m,
©rtrat ba§ arme SSeild^en.
@g fan! unb ftarb unb freut' fic^ nod^:
Unb fterb' \^ benn, fo fterb' id^ bod^ 5
2)urc^ fie, burd^ fie,
3u i^ren gii^en bod^.
(Soetl^c.
18. as^o^u^tttt.
9Sof)lt()aten, ftill unb rein gegeben,
©inb ^ote, bie im ©rabe leben,
©inb Slumen, bie im ©turm beftel^n, lo
©inb (Sternlein, bie nid^t untergel^n,
Claubtus.
19. ^ic ^enne.
@§ it)ar mal eine §enne fein,
®ie legte flei^ig (Sier;
Unb ^flegte bann (\^(iXi% ungemein,
SSenn fie ein @i gelegt, ^u fd^rei'n, 15
2ll§ n)dr' im §aufe geuer.
©in alter ^rut()a|n in bem ©tall,
^er gait i)om ®en!en madE)te,
2Barb bo§ barob, unb ^natt unb gaff, ^^
Xrat er ^ur §enn' unb fagte : ^^ 20
„^a§ ©d^rei'n, grau 9^ad^barin, hjar eben nid^t bonnoten;
^ Unb h)eil e§ bod^ §um (gi nic^tg t^ut,
©0 legt bag @i, unb bamit gut!
"^
POETRY. 73
§ort, feib barum gebcten!
3^r n)i^t nic^t h)ie'§ burc^ ben ^o^f mir gel^t"
„§m!" f^racfy bie 9Zac^barin unb tl;dt
5!Jlit einem gu^ bortreten— S/^^^nrt^
„3l;r n^igt n)0^l fd)on, n?a§ ^jMg o^ tjL. *^^
2)ie ^]!Jiobe mit fief) bringt, i^r ungejogene^ S8ie^!
@rft leg' id) meine @ier
^ ^ann recenfier' ic^ fie!"
Claubius.
20. %tx ^attgetr.
,,2Sag ^or' id^ brau^en Dor bem ^l^or,
lo 9Ba§ auf ber 33ruc!e fc^atten?
2a^ ben ©efang toor unferm D^r
3m ©aale h)ieber]^atten!"
^er ^onig f^rad^'g, ber ^age lief^
2)er ^nabe !am, ber ^onig rief:
15 ,!>i^^i mir Ij^erein ben Sllten!"
„©egru^et feib mir, eble §err'n,
©egrii^t if?r, fc^one ^amen!
SKelc^ reidjier §immel, ©tern bei ©tern!
SBer fennet ilj^re 3^amen?
2o Sm ©aal t)ott $rad^t unb §errlirf)!eit
©d^lie^t, Slugen, eud^, ^ier ift nic^t ^^\i,
(Sic^ ftaunenb ju ergo|en."
^er ©dnger briidEt' bie Slugen ein
Unb fd^Iug in Gotten ^onen;
25 ^ie Splitter frfyauten niuti3_ brein,
Unb in ben ©dj)o^ bie ©c^onen.
74 GERMAN READER.
2)er ^ontg, bem ba§ Sieb gefiel,
Sie^ iF)m, jum Sof^ne fiir fein ©))iel,
(Sine golbne ^ette ^olen.
„^te golbne ^^ii^ gieb mir nic^t!
2)te ^ette gteb ben 9tittern, 5
3Sor beren fii^nem 2lngefici5)t
^er %^\xC^t %(xxq^tx\. f^Iittern;
(iJieb fie bem ^an^Ier, ben bu E>aft,
Unb la^ if)n noc^ bie golbne 2aft
3u anbern Saften tragen. lo
„3c^ finge, n)ie ber SSogel fingt,
^er in ben ^^eigen tool^net;
2)a§ Sieb, ba§ au§ ber ^^^.^ bringt,
3ft So^n, ber reid)lic^ lof^net
^K>^ barf ic^ bitten, bitt' id^ ein§: 15
£a^ mir ben beften 33ec^er SSein^
3n ^urem @oIbe reic^en."
^^^ ^ @r fe|t' ijn^mt, er tranf t^n au0 :
„D STran! t)oIC fu§er,£abe! rv^V^^^U*-*^
D itjo^l bem ^od^begliidften §au§, 20
2Bo ba§ ift Heine ©abe!
@rgef)t'g eud^ too^l, fo ben!t an mid^,
Unb ban!et ©ott fo tt)arm, al§ id^
giir biefen STrun! eu^ banfe."
<5octIjc.
POETRY. 75
21. O^atbtttoffa.
2)er alte 33arbaroffa,
2)er ^aifer grteberic^,
3m unterirb'frf)en ©c^loffe
§dlt er bergaubevt fid^.
5 @r ift niemalg geftorben,
@r lebt barin nod) je^t ;
@r f)at im (Srf)lo^ t>erborgen
3wm 6d;laf fic^ t^ingefe^t.
@r f^at {)inabgenDmmen
10 ^e§ S^eic^eg §errlicf)!eit,
Unb mirb einft ir)ieber!ommen
3Jlit i^r 5u feiner ^<t\\.
©er ®tuf)( ift elfenbeinern, ^'
3)arauf ber ^aifer fi^t; 7
15 2)er ^ifc^ ift marmelfteinern,
SSorauf fein §au^t er ftii^t.
©ein 33art ift nic^t Don gladfife,
@r ift toon geuer^glut,
3ft burc^ ben 2;ifc^ getrac^fen,
20 2Borauf fein ^inn au^ru^t.
©r nidt al§ toie im ^raume,
©ein 5(ug' Ijalb offen ^ti:)in!t;
Hnb je narf) langem Sftaume
(^r einem .^naben n)in!t.
^^^
']^ GERMAN READER.
@r f^rid^t im (Sc^Iaf ^um ^naben:
Unb fie^, ob noc^ bie S^aben
§erfUegen urn ben SBerg."
„Unb ttjenn bie alten 9laben 5
9^oci^ fliegen immerbar,
©0 mu^ id^ auc^ nocf) fd^lafen
SSerjaubert ^unbert 3a^r\"
Hiicfert
S^ad^t ift'g, unb ©tiirme faufen fiir unb fiir; ^''^^-v^u;:^
§if^an'fd^e 3Jiond^e, fdj)lie^t mir auf bie %\j\xx\ 10
Sa^t l^ier mid^ ru^n, bi§ ©locEenton mid^ toecft,
^er jum (SJebet eud^ in bie ^ird^e fd()redft! *;>
S3ereitet mir, \o<x^ euer §aug bermag,
@in Drbengfleib unb einen ©arfo^^ag!
©onnt mir bie !Ieine 3^^^/ \on^i mid^ ein! .,, 15
3Jle^r al§ bie §dlfte biefer 2Be(t tt)ar mein.
®a§ §au^t, ba§ nun ber ©c^ere MJ&eguemt, j,^ *
TOt mand^er ^rone h)arb'§ bebiabemt. ^^C>
^^''^*^ ©ie ©coulter, bie ber ^utte nun fid^ biidft,
§at laiferlid^er §ermelin gefd^mudft. 20
9^un bin id^ Dor bem ^ob ben ^oten gleid^
Unb fall' in ^riimmer, tt)ie ba§ alte 9teic^.
platen.
POETRY. J J
33. ^ic 33Bcibct tioit gs^itt^^crg.
^er erftc §o^enftaufe, ber ^ontg ^onrab lao^ ^^
TOt §eeregmac^t ijor SSin^^erg, feit manc^em (angen ^ag;
®er SSelfe h)ar gefcfilagen, noc^ twe^rte fief) ba§ 5^eft,
^ie uttbergagten ©tdbter, bie ^ielten jtd^ noc^ feft.
5 ®er §unger !am, ber §unger! ba§ ift etn fd^arfer ©orn,
9flun fuc^ten fie bie ©nabe, nun fanben fie ben ^oxn,
„3^^ ^fl^t ntir {)ier erfc^Iagen gar mandfjen ©egen tt)ert, '"^%:tv
'^^ Unb offnet i^r bie Stl^ore, fo trifft euc^ boc^ bag ©d^tt)ert." ^^
S)a finb bie 3Seiber fommen: „Unb mu^ e§ alfo fein,
lo ©ett)d^rt ung freien Slbjug, n)ir finb toon 33lute rein."
®a f;at fid^ t)or ben Slrmen be§ §elben S'?^" gefii^lt,
3)a lj)at ein fanft ©rbarmen im ^er^en er gefii^lt.
„^ie 2Beiber mogen abjiefjn unb jebe ^abe frei
2Sag fie ijermag 5U tragen unb i^r bag Siebfte fei ;
15 Sa^t gie^n mit i^rer 33iirbe fie ungel^inbert fort,
2)ag ift beg ^5nigg ^Keinung, bag ift beg ^bnigg 3Bort.'
"-^
^
Unb alg ber \xvA)t ^orgen im Often !aum ,aearaut,
25a Ij^at ein feltneg ©d^auf^iel im Sager man gefd^aut.
(Sg offnet leife, leife fic^ bag bebrdngte %^ox, -f- . ^? .
^^@g fdj)tt)an!t ein ^ug t>on SSeibern mit fd^iDerem ©d^ritt ^ertoor. '
^ief beugt bie 2aft fie nieber, bie auf bem ^ad^n xui)t,
©ie tragen i^re ©^'berrn, bag ift if^r liebfteg @ut.
„§alt an bie argen SKeiber!" ruft brof)enb mand^er 3Si_d^t; 'H^.^^,^^
2)er dangler fprid)t bebeutfam : „2)ag tr>ar bie 3)leinung nic^t."
7» GERMAN READER.
%<x ^oX, n)ie er'§ t)ernommen, ber fromme §err gelad^t:
„Unb h)dr' e§ mrf)t bie 9Jieinung, fie ^aben'g (^wX gemac^t;
©ef^rod^en ift gef^rod^en, ba§ ^omg§tt)ort befte^t
Unb 5tt)ar t)on feinem ^anjler jerbeiltilt unb jerbrel^t."
©0 it)ar bag ©olb ber ^rone tt)of^l rein unb unentmeif^t^ 5
®ie ©age fd^allt ^eriiber, au§ ^albt>erge^ner '^<t\\,
3m Sci^r elf()unbert tjier^ig, toie ic^'g t)erjeic^iiet fanb,
(55alt ^pniggtoort nod^ ^eilig im beutfd^en SSaterlanb.
Cljamiffo.
24, ®ct ^annenbaum.
D ^annenBaum, o Xannenbaum, toie treu finb beine ©latter!
®u griinft ni(f)t nur ^ur ©ommer^eit, lo
9^ein, ^\x6:j im 2Binter tuenn eg fdjneit.
D ^annenbaum, o 2^annenbaum, it)ie treu finb beine flatter !
D 3Jldgbelein, o Magbelein, h)ie falfdj) ift bein (SJemutc!
®u fd^it)urft mir Xreu' in meinem ©liic!,
9^un arm ic^ bin, gel^ft bu ^uriidf. 15
D SJldgbelein, 0 3Jidgbelein, h)ie fatfc^ ift bein ©emiite!
®ie 9^ad^tigaII, bie ^^lad^tigatt, na^mft bu bir gum ©sem^el!
©ie bleibt fo lang ber ©ommer lac^t,
3m §erbft fie fi(^ toon bannen mad^t,
©ie 9^acf)tigatt, bie 9'iad£)tigall, na^mft bu bir gum ©jem^el! 2c
®er 33ad^ im %\)(x\, ber Sad^ im ^^al, ift beiner galfd^^eit ©^iegel !
@r ftromt allein, toenn 9ftegen fUe^t,
33ei ^iirr' er balb ben Dueff i)erfc^Iie^t.
©er ©ad^ im %\)(x\, ber 53ad^ im %^oX, ift beiner galfrf)f)eit ©^iegel!
Polfslieb.
POETRY. 79
25. ^clmlic^e gicbe.
^ein geuer, !eine ^of^Ie fann brennen fo ^ei^,
%\^ (jeimlid^e Siebe toon ber niemanb nic^t^ i»ei^.
^eine Sftofe, feme ^Wtfe !ann blii^en fo fc^bn,
5(1^ n?enn gtoei berliebte ©eelen bei etnanber t^^ fte^en. ^A
5 2Bte'§ SSalbtoogletn fingt, tvenn'g ber gruf)Ung aniue^t,
6o bringt mir ing iper^e beine Ueblic^e 3^eb\
Stwei ©ternlein am §immel, gtoet SfJo^lein im §ag^;
3Jlein §er5 unb bag beine ftnb t)om felbigen ©c^lag.
©e^e bu mir einen Spiegel ing §er§e ^inein,
lo ©arnit bu lannft fe^en, tt)ie fo treu ic^ e§ mein\
Unb ber Spiegel ioirb'g toeifen: e§ ift nid^tg b^xrin,
2(l0 Siebe unb ^reue unb e^rlic^er ©inn.
"""^^ Dolfslieb,
§ergc^en, mein Sd^d^d^en, bift taufenbmal mein,
£a^ bir fein'n anbern nic^t lieber fein,
ii £ommt bir gleid; einer, ift fd)oner alg id^,
^erjd^en, mein (3c^d|dE)en, gebenfe an mi4>.
^eine 3fiofe fo lieblid^ riec^en !ann
Sill toenn ^tocl 2ieber( beifammen fta^n; -^ .j^^^?
^ein geuer unb ©kit brennt nic^t fo f)ei^,
211^ f^eimlid^e Siebe, bie niemanb nic^t ioeij
t6. ^^
80 GERMAN READER,
^^kju^
"^^XK !ann fie in leinen Sojkn t)erf^erren, <tXy^^
£ieb{;aben in @f)ren !ann niemanb t)ern)e^ren. >
Unb toenn ber §immel tocir' ^a^ier^ ^^*X
Unb jeber 6tern fonnt' fd^reiben ](^ier.
Unb fc^reiben bie 9^ac^t, bi§ tuieber am ^Tag, [
©ie fc^reiben bie Sieb' feinJSnbe, id) fag'. ; 4/.
S)rum reb' icf) e§ frei, unb Heibe.^bei, ^^^^^^
S)a| treue Siebe bag befte fei. '•^^^ ]| ^
Dolfslicb,
27. ^ur btt bi*.
3ci^ tt)ei^ mir'n 5!Jiabc^en ^ubfd^ unb fein,
§ut' bu bid^! 10
@g !ann tuo^l falfd^ unb freunblid^ fein,
§ut' bu bic^! §ut' bu bic^!
SSertrau' i^r nid^t, fie narret bid^.
©ie l^at gh)ei Suglein, bie finb braun,
§ut' bu bid^! 15
^^^""^^ ©ie tDerb'n bid^ ubergh)erc^ anfd^au'n,
§ut' bu bic^!'§a?~bu bi^!
SSertrau' i^r nid^t, fie narret bid^.
©ie ^<x\ ein lid^t golbfarbne^ §aar,
^Sxi' bu bic^! so
Unb ix)ag fie reb't, bag ift nid^t \q(x^x,
§ut' bu bic^! §ut' bu bic^!
SSertrau' i^r nid^t, fie narret bic^.
POETRY. 8 1
©ie giebt bir'n ^rdnjlein fein gcmad)t,
§ut' bu bid^!
giir etnen 9^arr'n toirft bu gead£)t,
§ut' bu btc^ ! ^\x\: bu bic^ !
3Scrtrau' i^r nid^t, fie narret bic^.
Dolfslteb.
as. 91U ^cibelbcrfi, bu feine.
2llt §etbel6erg, bu feine,
2)u ©tabt an ©f^ren reic^,
2lm 5^edfar unb am Sftfjeine
^ein' anbre fommt bir gleic^.
10 ©tabt frotjlid^er ©efeHen,
2ln 2Bei§()eit fc^h)er unb SSein,
^lar gie{?n be^ ©trome^ 2BeIlen,
33lauduglein bli^en brein.
Unb fommt au§ linbem ©iiben
15 2)er griif)ling iiberg Sanb,
©0 tt)ebt er bir au§ 33luten
©in fc^immernb Srautgeir»anb.
2luci^ mir fte^ft bu gefcf)rieben
gn^ §er5 gleirf) einer Sraut,
20 @§ llingt h)ie jungeg £ieben
^ein Dlame mir fo traut.
Unb fted^en mi^ bie ^ornen,
Unb h)irb mir'§ brau§ %v^l^S}^
©eb' icf) bem 9^0^ bie ©ipornen
25 Unb reit' in§ 5^edfartf)a(. 5d?cffel.
82 GERMAN READER.
39. ^ic i^offttttitg.
@g reben unb trdumen bie 5!}ienfd)en biel
S5on befjern !unftigen ^agen;
9^ad() einem gIu(!Ud)en, golbenen '^\^\
©iel^t man fie rennen unb jagen.
3)ie 2Belt njirb alt unb n)irb ii:)ieber jung, 5
2)oc^ ber 9Jlenfc^ ^offt tmmer S3erbefjerung.
^ie §offnung fiil^rt i^n in§ £eben ein,
©ie umflattert ben froljlid^en ^naben,
2)en 3w«0li"g lodfet i()r gauberfdfiein,
Ste toirb mit bem @ret§ ntcljt begraben; lo
®enn bef(f)Ue^t er im ©rabe ben miiben Sauf,
S^oci^ am @rabe ^flanjt er — bie §offnung auf.
@§ ift !ein leerer frfjmeic^elnber SKal^n,
^'^'**"^ ©rjeu^ im ©e^irne beg Stljoren.
3m ^er^en fiinbet eg laut fid^ an: 15
3u n)a§ Sefferm finb n)ir geboren,
Unb tr»ag bie innere Stimme f^rid^t,
^ag tciufc^t bie ^offenbe ©eele nid^t.
Stiller.
s
■V
30. ittttf bet Ubetfa^tt.
fiber biefen (Strom, t)or $3^^^^^/
33in \^ einmal fc^on gefa^ren; 20
§ier bie Surg im 2lbenbf(f)immer,
^riiben raufd^t bag 2Bef)r, n)ie immer.
Unb t)on biefem ^al^n umfcfjioffen
Saren mit mir jiveen (SJenoffen,
^--v^C
POETRY. 83
5(c^ ! ein ^reunb, ein t)atergletcf)er,
Unb ein junger, ^offnung^r etcher.
Setter tDirfte ftiff Mettieben^ "■^U^^
Unb fo ift er aucf) gefd^iebett;
J. liefer, braufenb bor utt§ affett,
3ft itt ^attt^f uttb (Sturtn gefattett.
60, tDentt ic^ i;)ergattg'ner ^age,
©Iuc!Hd^er, 5U bettfen n)age,
5Ru^ ic^ ftet§ ©ertoffen tttiffen,
jQ ^eure, bie ber ^ob etitriffett.
^oc^ it)a§ aEe greuttbfrf)aft bittbet
3ft tDetttt ©eift ju ©eift fic^ fittbet;
©eiftig n?aren jene Stuttbetx,
©eiftertt birt id) nod^ berbutabetx.
11^ 5^iittttt ttur, gdf>rtnantt, lattnttt bie 5[Riete
2)ic tc^ gertte breif ad^ biete!
3it>een, bie rttit tttir iiberfu^ren,
SEBareti geiftige 9^aturett.
Utjianb.
31. gSSattbtci:^ 91arf)tHcb.
25
^er bu bott bettx ^irtttnel bift,
2lEeg 2eib uttb ©c^ttter^ett ftideft,
^ett, ber bo^^elt elettb ift,
^o:p^eIt tttit ©rquid^uttg fiitteft,
2ld^, icf) bitt be§ ^reibett^ miibe!
SSag foil atr ber ©c^ttierg uttb Suft?
(Silver griebe,
£otnttt, ac^, fotttttx iti tneitxe ^ruft! (Soctljc.
84 GERMAN READER.
liber alien ©i^feln
3ft 3tul),
3n alTen SSi^feln
©^iireft bu
^aum einen §auc^ ;
^ie SSogelein fd)tt)etgen tm 2Ba(be.
SSarte nur, balbe
9tu^eft bu aud^. ^
<5octIie.
32. 2)tc aSttffcttofe.
©ie ftiae SSafferrofe
©teigt au§ bem blauen 6ee, lo
®ie flatter fUmmern unb \>X\%tXK,
^er ^elc^ ift tpei^ tt)ie (Sc^nee.
®a gie^t ber 5D^onb bom ^immel
2(11 feinen golbnen ©d^ein,
©ie^t atte feine ©tral^Ien 15
3n tfjren ©d^o^ ^inein.
3tn 2Saffer urn bie Slume
^reifet ein ttjei^er ©d^tt)an;
@r fingt jo fii^, fo leife
IXnb fc^aut bie Slume an. 20
@r fingt fo fii^, fo leife
Unb tt)itt im ©ingen i^ergel^n —
D S3(ume, n^ei^e Slume,
^annft bu ba§ Sieb t)erfte^n? (Set be I.
POETRY. 85
33. ^n bet; "^a^U
SSie rafft' id^ mici^ auf in ber S^^adji, in ber 9Zac^t,
Unb fii^lte mid^ fiirber gejogen,
2)ie ©affen berlie^ ic^, bom SSdc^ter betDad^t,
^urd^hjanbelte fad^t
5 3n ber 3fia4)t, in ber '^o,6:ji
®ag X^or mit bent gotifd^en SBogen.
2)er ^iil^Ibad^ raufd^te burd^ felfigen ©d^ad^t,
3d^ le^nte mid^ iiber bie 33ruc!e,
^ief unter ntir nafjm ic^ ber SSogen in ad^t,
10 ®ie rt)afften fo fad^t
3n ber ^ac^t, in ber 9^ac^t;
^od^ hjattte nid^t eine juriidfe.
@§ bre^te fid^ oben, unjcifjlig entfad^t,
2JieIobifc^er 2Sanbel ber ©terne,
15 5[Rit i^nen ber 3Konb in beru^igter ^rac^t;
®ie funfelten fad^t
3n ber ^f^ad^t, in ber "^(x^i,
®urd^ tdufc^enb entlegene gernc.
%^ blidEte l^inauf in ber 9^ac^t, in ber 3^ad^t,
20 gd^ blidfe l^inunter aufg 9^eue:
D tDe^e, it>ie l^aft bu bie %(x^t berbrad^t
5Run ftiffe bu fac^t
3n ber 9Zadf)t, in ber 3^ad^t,
Stn ^od^enben ^erjen bie 9teue!
platen.
86 GERMAN READER.
34. tRaftlofc Sicbe.
®em ©c^nee, bem ^tegen, ,
^em 2Sinb entgegen,
3m ^atn^f ber tliifte, -^ ^ ^ .
gmmer ^u! Smmer gu! 5
^\}X^t 9?aft unb 9iu()' !
Sieber burd^ Seiben
3Jloci^t' id^ mid^ fd^Iagen,
2II§ fo i^iel' greuben
^e§ 2eben§ ertragen. lo
Sltte ba§ ^f^ei^en
3Son ^erjen gu §er5en,
2ld^, tt>ie fo etgen
^ W.tvu,,,^^fiff^i ^<^^ ©cf)mergen!
SSte fott id^ flie^en? 15
9BaIberh)art§ gie^en?
2lIIe§ t)ergeben§!
^rone be§ 2eben§,
©liidf of)ne 9tu^',
Siebe, bift bu ! 20
(Soetl^e.
35. ©riiitictuttg.
2BtlIft bu immer iDeiter fd^toeifen? /Uf>x<^
©ie(), ba§ @ute liegt fo na().
Seme nur ba§ ©IM ergretfen;
2)enn bag ©IM ift immer ba-
(Soctlje.
POETRY, 8/
s^
36. ^ic SESaUfa^tt nac^ ^enlaat.
1.
Sim genfter ftanb bie ^Kutter,
3m 33ette lag ber ©oljn,
„2Biaft bu nic{)t auffte^n, SSil^elm,
3^1 fd()aun bie ^rogeffion?"
5 „3c^ bin fo Iran!, o 3}^utter,
^a§ id^ nid^t ^or' unb fel)' ;
3c^ ben!' an ba^ tote ©retc^en,
3)a tf)ut ba§ ^^xl mir ft)ef)."
„©te^' auf, n)ir n^oHen nad^ ^et>taar,
lo 5fiimm 33udf> unb 9tofen!ranj;
2)ie gjiutter ©otte§ {>eilt bir
®ein !ran!e§ ^er^e gan^."
@§ flattern bie ^ird^enfa^nen,
©^ fingt im ^irrf)enton;
X5 • 2)a§ ift ju ^oln am S^t^eine,
%o, ge^t bie ^ro3effton.
2.
S)ie 5!Jlutter folgt ber 3J^enge,
®en ©ofjn, ben fii^ret fie,
©ie fingen beibe im ©l)ore:
2o „©elobt fei'ft bu, SJlarie!"
5Die Gutter ©otteg gu ^et)laar
^ragt ^eut' i^r befteg ^leib;
88 GERMAN READER,
^tyxV \j<xi fie mel gu fc^affen, cL^
@§ fommen biel !ranfe £eut'.
^ie !ran!en SltvXt Bringen
3^r bar, alg D^fert^enb', ^ff*-^
Slug 3Sac^§ gebilbete ©lieber, 7 5
S^ieP n)dd^ferne gii^' unb §dnb\
IXnb h)er etne 3Bac^§^anb o^fert,
^em ^eilt an ber §anb bie SSunb';
Unb tt)er einen 3Sac^§fu^ o^fert,
2) em toirb ber gu^ gefunb. lo
SRac^ ^eijlaar ging mand^er auf ^rMen^
5Der je^to tan^t auf bem 6ei(,
©ar manc^er f^ielt je^t bie 33ratfc^e, ^-
^em bort !ein ginger h)ar f)eil.
^ie ^Df^utter na^m ein SGac^^Uc^t, 15
Unb bilbete brau^ ein ^erg,
„33ringt ba§ ber gjiutter ©otteS,
^ann ^eilt fie beinen ©c^merj."
©er (So^n na^m feufgenb ba§ 2Baci^§^erj,
©ing feufgenb gum §eiligenbilb ; 20
2)ie ^{jrdne quiltt au§ bem Sluge,
^a§ SSort au§ bem ^ergen quillt:
»®u §oc^gebenebeite,
^u reine ©otte^magb,
^u ^onigin be§ §immel§, 25
2)ir fei mein Seib gellagt!
POETRY, 89
\
3ci^ itjo^nte mit meiner 5i}luttcr
3u ^oUen in ber ©tabt,
2)er ©tabl, bie i)iele f^unbert
^a^ellen unb ^trc^en ^at.
Xlttb ncben un§ hjo^nte ©retd^cn,
^od^ fie ift tot je^unb —
3Karie, bir Bring' ic^ ein SBac^S^erj,
§eir bu meine §er5engh)unb'.
§etr bu mein !ran!e§ ^^W,
3cf> tt)iir aud^ f^at unb friil^
gnbriinftiglidf) \)t\.txi unb fingen:
©elobt fei'ft bu, ^arie!"
3.
%tx franfe ©o^n unb bie !0lutter^
©ie fd)liefen im ^dmmerlein;
15 %<x !am bie ?!)lutter ©otteg
^c/ ©ang leife gefd^ritten l^erein.
©ie Beugte fid^ iiber ben ^ranfen,
Unb legte i^re §anb
©anj leife auf fein ^erje,
Unb lad^elte milb unb fd^toanb.
®tc Gutter fd^aut aEe§ im 3:raume
Unb l^at nod^ mel^r gefd^aut;
<5te erh) ad^te au§ bem ©d^lummer,
^ie §unbe bellten fo laut.
90 GERMAN READER.
2)a lag ba^tngeftredfet
S^r ©ol^n, unb ber h)ar tot;
©§ f^ielt auf ben bleic^en SBangen
^a§ ltcf)te 3Korgenrot.
^ie 9)^utter faltet bie §dnbe,
3^r trar, fie tt>u^te nic^t n)ie;
2(nba4)tic5 fang fie leife:
„li5eIo6t fei'ft bu, gj^arie!"
^ctne.
37. ^ie gSSadjt am SSXXstm.
@§ Brauft ein 9tuf n)ie ^onnerfjatt,
SSie ©c^toertgeflirr unb 2Bogen^raII: lo
3um S^i^ein, gum S^t^ein, gum beutfd^en Sfll^ein!
2Ber tt»ill be§ ©trome^ §uter fein?
Sieb SSaterlanb, magft ru^ig fein,
geft fte^t unb treu bie SKac^t qck[. D^^ein.
®urd) §unberttaufent) gurft e§ fd^nelT, 15
Unb aUer Stugen Bli^en l^eK:
^er beutfc^e Swingling, fromm unb ftarf,
Sefd^irmt bie Ijjeil'ge 2anbe§mar!.
£ieb 3SaterIanb, magft ru^ig fein,
geft ftef)t unb treu bie 2Bac^t am 9t^ein. 20
@r blidft l^inauf in §immel§au'n,
9So §elbengeifter nieberfc^au'n,
Unb fc^iDort mit ftolger ^am^fe^Iuft :
^u, 3ft^ein, bleibft beutfd^ it)ie meine 33ruft!
POETRY, 91
Sicb 35atcrlattb, magft ru^ig fetn,
geft fte^t unb treu bie SSac^t am $R(>ein.
Unb ob mein ^erj im 2:Dbe bricf)t,
SSirft bu bod^ brum ein SBelfd^er nid^t;
5 Sf^eic^, tt)ie an SSafjer beine "^hxi,
3ft ©eutfc^lanb ja an §elbenblut.
2ieb SSaterlanb, magft ru^ig fein,
geft fte^t unb treu bie 2Sacf)t am 9i^cin.
©0 lang ein ^ro^fen 33Iut nod^ glii^t,
io 9'lod^ eine gauft ben ®egen ^ief^t,
Unb noc^ ein 2(rm bie ^iic^fe f^annt,
Setritt !ein 2Belfd^er beinen ©tranb.
Sieb 3SaterIanb, magft ru^ig fein,
geft fte!;t unb treu bie SBad^t am 9l^ein.
15 2)er ©c^tDur erfd^atlt, bie SSoge rinnt,
^te ga^nen flattern ^od^ im SSinb:
3um 9t^ein, ^um 3fli?ein, ^um beutfrfjen W^^\Xl\
2Bir alle toollen §uter fein.
Sieb SSaterlanb, magft ruJ)ig fein,
20 geft fte^t unb treu bie SSac^t am Sftf^ein.
Sd^necfenburger.
38. ^eutfd)liinb itbet attcd.
©eutfc^lanb, 2)eutfc^Ianb iiber alleg,
liber atteg in ber 3SeU,
SSenn eg ftet^ ^um ©c^u^ unb ^ru^e
S3ruberlicf) jufammen^dlt,
25 3Son ber 3Jiaag big (xx^ bie ?!JlemcI,
SSon ber @tfc^ big (xxk ben ^elt:
92 GERMAN READER,
^eutfc^lanb, ©eutfc^lanb iibcr aUeS,
fiber atteS in ber 2BeItl
S)eutfc^e grauen, beutfd^e ^reue,
3!)cutfci^er SSein unb beutfd^er ^q:(^(s^
©ollen in ber 9Belt be^Iten 5
S^ren alien fc^onen ^(ang,
Unb gu ebler %):j<xi begeiftern
tlnfer ganjeg %thtxi lang —
S)eulfd^e grauen, beutfd^e Xreuc,
©eutfdfjer 2Bein unb beutfd^er ©ang! xo
©inigfeit unb 9^ed)t unb greil^eit
giir ba§ beutfd^e 3Saterlanb,
2)anac^ (a^t un§ alle ftreben
^riiberlid^ mit §erj unb §anb!
©inigfeit unb D^ec^t unb greiljeit 15
©inb beg ©Iuc!e§ Unter^fanb —
33lu^' im ©lan§e biefe§ ©IMeg,
33lu^e, beutfcfjeg SSaterlanbl
Hoffmann pon (Jallerslebcn.
39. ^eutfc^e 9lationaI^t)mne.
§eil bir im ©iegerfran^, 9^ici^t 9to^ unb 9leiftge
§errfdf)er be§ 3Saterlanb§, ©icfiern bie fteile §ol)', 20
§eir, ^aifer, bir. 3So giirften fteljn;
gii^r in be§ 3:;^roneg ©lang Siebe be§ 3SaterIanb§,
2)ie l^o^e 2Bonne gan^: 2iebe be§ freien 3)^ann§
Siebling be§ 3Sol!§ gu fein ! ©riinbet be§ §errf(f)er§ 3:f)ron,
§eil, taifer, bir! 2Bie gel§ im 3JJeer. 25
POETRY, 93
§ctltge glamme, gtii^', §anblung unb SKiffenfc^aft,
©lii^' unb erlofc^e me §ebe tnit 3Jlut unb ^raft
giirg 3SaterIanb! gl^r §au^t em^or!
2Str aHe fte^en bann ^riegers unb §elbent^at
3Jlutig fiir einen ^DZann, ginbe i^r Sorbeerblatt
^dm^fen unb bluten gem ^reu aufge^oben bort
giir ^^ron unb W\^, 2ln beinem X^ron!
©ei, unfer 5latfer, l^ier
2ang beine§ 2Sol!e§ 3^^^/
2)er gjlenfc^f^ett ©tolj !
gii^r in be§ ^^roneg ©lanj
^ie f>of)e SKonne gang:
Siebling be^ 3Sol!^ gu fein!
§eil, ^aifer, bir!
parries.
40, mxC feftc ©urg tft unfct i^^iU
Deus noster refugium et virtus, etc.
15 . @in' fefte 33urg ift unfer ©ott,
@tn' gute 28e^r unb SSaffen.
@r ^ilft ung frei au§ atler 3flot,
^ie ung je^t l^at betroffen!
3)er alt', bofe getnb,
2o ^J^it ©rnft er'g je^t metnt,
, ,:^^,^^ @ro^' ^ac^t unb mel Sift
^^ ©ein' graufam' SfJuftung ift,
2(uf @rb' ift nid^t feinggleid^en.
!0lit unfrer ^iJlad^t ift nic^tg get^an;
25 SBir finb gar balb J^erloren.
94 GERMAN READER.
'"'^'^^ ^ ftreit't fitr imS ber recite mam,
^en ©ott Bat feI6[t erforen.
gragft bu, it)er ber tft?
@r ^et^t Sefu§ Shrift,
^er §err gebaot^, 5
Unb tft !ein anbrer @ott;
^a§ gelb mu^ er be^alten.
Unb tt)enn bte 3Selt boa ^eufel \r)ax'
Unb tt)oIIt' ung gar Derfd^lingen,
©0 fiird^ten toir un§ nic^t fo fe^r; n
@§ foff un§ boc^ gelingen.
®er giirft btefer SSelt,
2Bie fauer er ftdE> fte%
^^ut er nn§> boc^ nid^t !
®a§ mad^t, er tft gertd^t't, 15
©in 2SortIein !ann t^n fatten.
^ag SSort fie fotten laffen fta^n
Unb fein'n ®an! ba§u l^aben!
@r ift bei m^ tt)o^t auf bem ^lan^ 4,,^
Wit feinem @eift unb @a6en. ^^^^ ^
9f^e^men fie ben £eib,
mt, @^r', tinb unb SSeib:
2a^ fa^ren ba^in!
©ie \)ahcn^§> !ein @eit)inn;
^a§ S^eic^ mu^ un^ boc^ bleiben. * 25
J^ut Ijer.
Historical Selections.
\
1. ^aifet ^ati bet ^tof^e.
^axi ber ©ro^e, ein (So^n ^i^in^, h)ar toon ftarfem, boffem
SSuc^fe, ma^ fieben feiner Ju^ldngen unb befa^ eine au^er=
orbentUc^e (3tdr!e. @inen bollig gef?armf(f)tett 5Jlann fonnte
er in bie §of)e l^eben unb eine 3^i^'^<^^S fd^tvebenb l^alten.
5 2)ie ©eftalt ^arlg tDar toon ^o^er 2Burbe. Seine gro^en,
^etten '^uQ^n blicften fanft unb n)o^In)oKenb ; aber t^enn er
^iirnte, glic^en fie geuerflammen. ©ine g^erablaufenbe. D^afe, /,
gefunbe ©efid^tgfarbe unb fd^tDar^eg, Iangit)at(enbe§ §aar »Hl^
jierten fein §au^t. 5flur an gro^en geften, ober tDenn er
lo ©efanbte empfing, trug er einen golbburc^h)ir!ten ?({od,
6(^u^e mit ©belfteinen, eine foftlid^e ^rone auf bem §au^te, "^ „
unb ein mit ©belfteinen befe^te^ ©c^iDert an ber 6eite. ®es ^^
tt)of)nUc^ aber unlerfc^ieb er jid^ am tt)enigften in ber ^tei* (i-
bung t>on bem Strmften im 3Sol!e ; am liebften ging er in ''y\
15 ^leibern, bie \^m feine Xod^ter gen^oben flatten. 2(u§ldnbifc^e ^v
Xrad)t ^a^te er. ©inft na^m er t>iele feine^ ©efolgeg, bie
\x6) in au^ldnbifc^e, foftbare ©toffe gelleibet, im (jeftigften
®turmh)etter mit auf bie Sagb, unb fiitjrte fie abficf)tlic^
burd^ ®i(! unb X>iinn, burc^ 5[Roraft unb ©orngeftrii^^, fo ba^
20 iiberall an ben ©omen ge|en toon i^ren ^(eibern (^dngen.^
blieben, unb bie §erren felbft bi^ auf bie ^ant burc^trieid^ ^8/
h)urben. 2((§ fie ing ©c^lo^ ^uriitfgefefjrt ii^aren, mu^ten fie'^
fic^ mit bem ^aifer au(^ nod^ an bie ^afel fe^en. Wo fie gar Y
ftdglid^ au^faf^en unb ifjre Slleiber bollenbg i)erbarben.
96 GERMAN READER.
93ei Xif(f) \j(xiii er. ben 35rauc| eingefu^rt-, au§ guten 33u=
c^ern borlefen §u lafjen. @r rebete mefjrere ©^rad^en mit
grower gertigfeit, !onnte f(i)reiben, tpa§ bamal^ etit>a§ fel^r
2Bic^tige§ it)ar, bicf)tete ^irrfjengefcinge, unb fammelte bie
alien §elbenUeber be§ beutfcfien 3Sol!eg. 5
@r fid^erte, ertDeiterte nnb orbnete feine Scinber, bie ftd^
t)om @bro (in <S:panien) bi§ gur S^taab (in Ungarn), ijon
ber @iber (in ©anemar!) bi§ ^ur Stiber (in ^talien) au§=
bel^nten. 3^ Qfltt^^n mad^te er ^treiunbbierjig g^'^^^i^S^-
@r §og mit faft unbegreiflid^er (Srf)neEig!eit bom S^i^ein bi§ lo
an ben ^o, t)om ^o gur 2Sefer, toon ba ^um @bro, i)om
@bro ^ur @Ibe unb toon ba ^lo^lid^ n)ieber gur ®onau. W\i
tDenigen Stu^na^men iDar er iiberall fiegreid^. 2(m fd^toerften
n)ar ber ^rieg fiir i^n gegen bie ^eibnifd^en ©ad()fen, tueld^e
bie ©rengen be^ Sanbe§ unfid^er mad^ten. @rft nac^ einem 15
brei unb brei^igjdijrigen ^rieg \iX(x^i^ er fie famt ifjrem
mdd^tigen giirften 2Bitte!inb ^ur Untern^erfung unb gur 2ln=
naf)me be§ 6f)riftentum§. greilid^ hjaren fie bamit noc^ nic^t
gu n)ir!Iid^en (S^riften gemad^t; aber e§ fonnte je^t bod^ ber
(Same be§ ©(jriftentumg ungeftort auggeftreut n)erben unter 20
if)nen.
9Jlit gro^em ©ifer fud^te er ber d^riftlid^en ^ird^e in feinem
Sfleid^e aufgufjelfen. gaft auf alien 9fteid^§tagen, bie er l)ielt,
ttjar aud^ toon ben Slngelegenljeiten ber ^ird^e bie S^tebe.
ilberbieS tteranftaltete er befonbere gitf^wTmenfunfte ber ©eift= 25
lid^feit (©i^noben ober ^irc^enberfammlungen), auf benen
tDid^tige 33efc^luffe iiber bie 33ilbung unb Seauffid^tigung ber
©eiftlid^en, foir)ie bie Untertceifung beg 3Sol!e§ gefa^t tDurben.
@r ^ioXXt felbft tiefe @l)rfurcf)t t)Dr bem SBorte @otte§.
^ie ^ird^e befud^te er friil^ unb nadfjmittagg, oft aud^ be§ 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. 97
2l6cnb§. @r forgte, ba^ bie ©emeiriben liic^tige ©eiftUc^e
unb ^ifc^ofe befamen. @r lie^ eine 6ammlung bon 3Sor=
trdgen diterer ^irc^enle^rer beranftalten unb in§ ©eutfc^e
iiberfe^en, bamit biefelben bem SSoIfe toon ben ©eiftUd^en
5 t)orgelefen toiirben. ^^iic^tige, fenntnigreicfie 5[Rdnner jog er
an feinen §of. ®o berief er einen fef)r geleijrten 5iJlonc^,
9^ameng Sllfuin, gu fid^ unb mad^te i^n gum Sefjrer feiner
eigenen ^inber.
©in guter UnterridJ>t fiir feine ^inber lag iljm urn fo me^r
10 am §er§en, aU er felbft in jeiner 3ugenb gang i3ernarf)ldffigt
tDar. ©elbft bag 6c^reiben lernte er erft alg 5J^ann. @r
^atte be^^alb immer eine <Srf)reibtafel unter feinem ^o))f=
fiffen, bamit er in mii^igen ©tunben feine fd^irertgetDol^nte
§anb im <Sc^reiben iiben fonnte.
15 ^enfelben ©ifer, ben ^arl fitr feine eigene unb feiner ^inber
33ilbung jeigte, bett)ie§ er auc^ fiir bie 33ilbung ber ^wgenb
iiberl^au^t. @r errid^tete am §ofe eine ©c^ute al§ ^ufter
fiir bie itbrigen im Sanbe, in toeld^e atte feine Wiener, ^o^e
unb niebere, i^re ©oljne fd)idfen mu^ten. 2)er Unterric^t h)ar
20 unentgeltlid^ ; nur freiirittige ©aben banfbarer ©Item JDurben
angenommen.
©inmal trat er felbft in bie ©c^ulftube, ^orte eine ^t\U
lang §u unb lie^ fid^ bann bie fd^riftlid^en 3lrbeiten ber
(Sd^iiler geigen. ^ie gefd)idften mu^ten alle auf feine red^te,
25 bie ungefd^irften auf feine lin!e ©eite treten, unb ba fanb e§
ficl), ba^ bie le^teren meift bie (Soljne bornel^mer ©Item
tt)aren. @r it)anbte fid^ gu ben flei^igen ^inbern unb fagte:
it^^ freue micl), meine lieben ^inber, ba^ i^r fo gut ein=
frf)laget ; bleibet babei unb n)erbet immer k)o((!ommener. 3^r
30 k)erfolgt euer it)a^re§ ^efte, unb gu feiner ^^\i foil eud^ mein
98 GERMAN READER.
So^n nid^t fe()Ien. g^r aber — unb f)ier njanbte er ftc^ ^orntg
gut £in!en — i|)r (So^ne ber ©blen, i^r feinen ^ii^^c^en, bie
i^r euc^ fo retc^ unb bornei^m bunfet unb be§ 2Stffen§ nid^t
not 5u f^aben meint, i^r faulen, unnii^en Suben, id^ fage
euc^ bei ©ott! euer Slbel unb eure ^iibfc^en ©efic^ter gelten 5
nicf)t§ bei mir ; bon ntir ^abt i^r ntrf)tg @ute§ gu ^offen,
tDenn i^r eure gaul^ett m(i)t burd^ eifrigen glei^ toieber gut
mac^t!"
2(ud^ ber 3Serbefferung be§ ©efangeg imbmete ^arl feine
2lufmer!fam!eit. @r ftettte ^twei gute 6dnger aug Stalien an, 10
t)on benen ©efanglefjrer unb SSorfdnger fiir 6d^ulen unb
^ird^en gebilbet iDerben foHten. '^^x'b^x(\, tourbe ba§ Drgel=
f^ielen gele^rt, nad^bem %<xx\ bie erfte Drgel au§ £onftan=
tino^el erl^alten ^oXit, Slber bie ^lum^en granfen ftettten
fid^ eben fo ungefc^idft ^um ©ingen mie gum (S^ielen an. 15
3ur §ebung beg 3Ber!ef)r§ gebarf)te ^arl bie ®onau unb
ben 3Jlain burd^ einen ^anal %\x oerbinben. ®ie 2(u§fuf)rung
biefeg ^laneg ift aber erft in unfern ^agen gelungen.
@§ ift fe^r angie^enb, einen gro^en 5[Rann aud^ in feinen
geringen Sefc^dftigungen ^u betracf)ten. 5!Kit bemfelben @ifer 20
fii^rte ^arl §eere an, ^ielt ©d^ul^riifungen oh, erfann @e=
fe^e fiir gro^e SSolfer unb lernte grie(f)ifdf)e 2Borter. SSenn
er auf feine ©liter !am, lie^ er fic^ bie 3^ed^nung§bud^er t)or=
legen, in toeld^e adeg big auf bie Slnjabl ber @ier eingetra=
gen fein mu^te, iiber^dfjlte ©inna^me unb Sluggabe, rec|nete 25
feinen 3Sern)altern nad^ unb marf)te 33auanfc^ldge.
3m brei unb brei^igften 3^^^^^ feiner ^tegierung n)urbe er
gum romifdjen ^aifer gefrbnt; ^er ^a^ft £eo III. ^^oXit i^n
gum 6c^u^t?crrn angenommen. 3^ Sa^re 800 toar ^arl gu
3flom, too er bie geftorte Drbnung loieber^ergeftellt unb ben 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. 99
^a^ft tn feiner 2Burbe befeftigt l^atte. gm 3Sei{)nad(^t§fefte
biefe§ 3a^re§, al§ ^arl in ber $eter§!ircf)e bent §Dd;altar
betenb gegenuber fniete, ging ^lo^lic^ 2eo auf i^n ju, fe^te if)m
eine ^rone aufg §au^t, unb bie ^ird^e h)ieberf;allte t)on bent freu^
5 bigen '^\xx\x\ be^ SSolfeg : „2eben unb ©ieg fei bent i)on @ott ges
fronten, frommen, gro^en, friebebringenben ^aifer toon 9^om !"
(So lebte ber abenbIdnbifc^=romtfc^e ^aifertttel, ber feit
bent le^ten romif(f)en ^aifer 9iomuIu§ Sluguftulu^ im galEire
479 erlofc^en tnar, n?ieber auf, unb e^ ift berfelbe bi^ ^ur
10 2(uf(ofung beg beutfrfyen S^eid^eg im ^a^re 1806, alfo iiber
ein 3<^^^^^^f^^^/ ^^^ beutfd^en ^aifern, tcenn fie fid^ in
9tom fronen lie^en, berblieben.
^arlg 3flu^m inar fc^on bei feinen Seb^eiten burd^ gan^
©uropa unb bi§ in bie anbern bamaU befannten 28eltteile
15 gebrungen. 3Son alien ©eiten er^ielt er 3^^^^^ ^^^ 5ld)tung.
'%xx ein ©eU^altiger ad^tete i^n, ben aEentljalben geefjrten
^aifer, ni(i)t — ber 2:ob. 3^ 3anuar be§ ga^reS 814 tt)urbe
^arl Don einem l^eftigen gieber ergriffen. (Seiner ©en>o^n=
^eit nad^ tDottte er fic^ burc^ gaften f^elfen; aber e^ hjar
20 umfonft. 2lm 28. ganuar be§ genannten gal^re^ befall er
5u Slad^en al§ ein p)t\ unb fieben^igjd^riger ©rei§ feinen
©eift in ©otteg §dnbe,
3}ler!tt)urbig, trie er gelebt l^atte, tourbe er aud^ begraben.
%xi\, Gotten ^aiferfc^ntudfe, mit ^rone, ©c^toert, ein golbeneS
25 ©Dangelienbudfi auf ben ^nieen, ein ©tiid^ be§ fjeiligen ^reu^e^
auf bent §au^te, bie golbene ^ilgertafc^e uw bie §ufte,
tourbe er, fi^enb auf einem golbenen ©tu^Ie, in bie ©ruft
ber t)on il^m geflifteten gjiarienfird^e %\x Slacken ^inabgelaffen.
^'^od^ lange nad^ feinem 3:obe lebte ber 5Rame beg gro^en
30 ^arl in ben <Sagen unb Siebern beg SSolfeg fort.
£uttringtjaus.
lOO GERMAN READER,
3. %tx etfte ^ tens jug.
\
3u ©nbe beg elften 3af)rf)unbert§ erfc^oE im ganjen d^rifts
■'^-^A^c lichen Slbenblanbe bie £unbe: ®a§ ^eilige @rab, iDorin ber
2eib g^rifti lag, t[t in ber ©eitjalt ber Xiirfen, be§ trilben,
rduberifc^en 3Sol!e§, iDeld^e^ an ^iJlo^ammeb glaubt, bie
frommen 9Sattfa()rer berfolgt unb morbet unb §eiligtumer
*Vt^ fd^onbet! Unb e^ !am ein piger au§ bem gelobten Sanbe
guriid, ^etru§ t)on 2(mien§, genannt ber ©infiebler, ber njar
fo Ifiager it>ie ber leibl^aftige 3;^ob, aber feine Slugen Ieuci^te=
\^x\. au§ tiefen §Df)len tuie geuerflammen. Sluf einem @fel
509 er burd^ bie Sdnber ber (5f)riften()eit, in ber einen §anb 10
ba§ 33ilb be§ gefreujigten §eilanb§ unb in ber anbern einen
SBrief i)om ^atriarcfjen gerujalemg an alle giirften be§
2(benblanbe§, ba^ jie au^^ogen, um ba§ fjeilige ©rab au§ ber
©etwalt ber Xiirfen §u befreien. 28o $etru§ toon 2lmien§
^infant, !^rebigte er mit lauter ©timme bie Seiben ber ©i;rif= 15
ten im gelobten £anbe unb f^rac^: „©^riftu§, ber §err ift
mir erfrf)ienen unb f>at %\x mir gerebet: „,!^Xi^\occ[., ^etru§, <
^^^ nd^te _au§, h)a§ bu b^gannft, unb id) h)erbe mit bir fein, ^,
benn bie ©tunbe ift ge!ommen, ba^ mein Xem^el gereinigt
^^o tDerbe."" 2)a iibermannte aHe §er§en ein mdc^tiger 2)rarig./2c
Sung unb alt, 3}lann unb 2Seib, reid^ unb arm, 2lbel unb X.
^ned^te ftanben auf, um ing gelobte 2anb §u gie^en, ^um \
^riege gegen bie Ungldubigen;
3n einer gro^en ^irrf)ent>erfammlung gu Slermont forberte ber
$a^ft Urbanug II. mit begeifterter S^tebe ba§ 3SoI! §ur ^efreiung 25
be§ ^eiligen @rabe§ auf. Unb e§ f)ord^te, ^ingerijfen inCN
3:^rdnen unb ©eufgern, unb rief it>ie Q^x^ einem SJiunbe : %-
,,©ott toia'g! ©ott tDia'g!" ®a I^eftete fid^ jeber ein roteg '^
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. lOI
Jlreuj auf bie red^te (Sd^ulter unb madbte fic^ §ur friegerifd^en
2Battfaf)rt bereit, h)e[d)e babon ber ^^reu^jug'' f)ie^. ®a
fd^en!te mand^er reid^e §err alT fetn §ab' unb @ut (xx\, ^x-
&j^Xi unb ^lofter unb tDoIIte !ein ©igentum mef)r \)<xhtxi, al^5
5 bag ©c^tDert gu S^rifti ©fjren. 9^iemanb bad;te me^r an
§au§, §of unb SSaterlanb, ©Item unb ^tnber, fonbern nur
ang feme ^[Rorgenlanb.
Slllmd^lid^ burd^brang jene religtofe Segeijiemng (xw^^j bie %^
beutfd^en §er§en unb gugleid^ ix\oo<i:ii^ in ifjnen ber Meb ' ^^i/
lo nad^ !u^nen Slbenteuem. ^a fc^arte_ftc^ im Sa^re 1096 ein ^s-.
\5a^Ireid^eg §eer toon ^reu^fa^rem, too^l geriiftet unb in guter n. ^
3ud^t, ringg urn ben frommen ©ottfrieb bon SouiEon, §er^og ^
fen 3^ieberIot{)ringen ; mit ilfjm gogen t)iele ta^fere §elben,
fo ba^ faft eine ^albe ^Jiittion 5!}ienfd^en in §elm unb 3©af=
15 fen ftanb. 6ie erreic^ten glMlid^ ^leinafien, unb lamen
nad; So^^a unb ^(x%<x, aber ©eud^en, §unger unb bag <^
(5d^n)ert ber Mr!en fatten if)re S^ei^en fo gelid^tet, ba^ ^^\.
ii^rer nur noc^ einunbjtranjig taufenb am '^^\>^XK tt)aren. S,
^ennoc^ eroberten fie bie feften ©tdbte ©beffa unb 2lntio= ^
20 c^ien, gogen toeiter gen DJiittag unb erblidften Xi(x6:j ijielen ©e=
fa^ren enblid^ i)on einem 33erge ^erab bie gijIB^" Serufalemg./^ '
®a ftiirjten fie auf ben S3Dben, fii^ten bie @rbe unb tpeinten \
t)or greuben. ^lein iuar if)re 3^^^/ ^^^^ ^^e ^raft beg V
©laubeng berbo^^elte if;ren 5!Hut unb begeifterte fie, alleg gu
25 h)agen; tr>eber bie feften ^iirme unb ragenben 3^^^^^/ ^^n
benen bie bli^enben ©efc^offe ber Stiirfen niebergifd^ten, nod^
ber 9Jiangel an §eergerdt, nodf) §unger unb ^urft fc^redften
fie. „3um (Sturm! gum ©turm!" riefen fie t)ott Ungebulb,
unb mit furrf)tbarem Ungejtiim tobten fie toiber bie 5D^auern.
30 3)lit gleid^er 2^a^fer!eit i;)erteibigten fid^ jeboc^ bie S^iirfen; ba ^^
102 GERMAN READER.
regnete e§ ^feile unb ^lammen auf bte to^fe ^eraB. STu^
uielen SSunben blutenb, bon glammen umbetft, fod^ten fie
fort. 2Sof)l finft l^ie unb ba fc^on ein ta^ferer §elb t)or
drmattung f)in. ^a jeigt fic^ ^lo^li^ auf bem Dlberge ein
^o^er Sftitter in fd^neeh^ei^er, leud^tenber S^iiftung, ber tr)in!t 5
i^nen x\<x^ ber Ijjeiligen ©tabt ^in. „@in S^eruB mit flam=
menbem ©c^toert, ben un§ ©ott ^um 50^itftreiter gefanbt!"
riefen fie Begeiftert, unb jauc^genb f^rangen fie aBermaI§ gegen
bie ^Jlauern Jjeran. D^^un ift !ein §alt mef)r t>or i^nen; i?or
i^rem ^In^ralT gef)en bie 2:^ore in ^riimmer. ©ottfrieb tion 10
33ouitrDn fliegt toie ein Slbler bie 3^""^^ ^imo^n unb ^flangt
bie ^reujfa^ne auf. ©0 tvarb gerufalem i)on Den ©f^riften
y^ieber eroBert am 15. guni beg 3af)re§ 1099 n. ^x, @e=
Burt, ©arauf erforen bie ^reujfa^rer i^ren gelb^errn, ben
frommen §elben ©ottfrieb t)on Souitlon, §um ^onige Don 15
3erufalem. @r aBer f^radf) bemiitig: „®ag ber^iite ©ott,
ba^ id5> eine irbifd^e ^rone trage, h)o mein §eilanb mit ®or=
XK^Xi gefront ti:)orben ift," unb nannte fid^ BIo^ „6d^irmt)ogt
beg ()eiligen ©raBeg." ®ag biinfte i^m bie ^oc^fte @^re.
Duller.
3. ^ct britte ^teusjug uttb Sr^^icbticli 33atBaroffa^ Sob.
9lur furje 3^^^ erfreuten fid^ bie (Ef^riften be§ ruf)igen Se= 20
fi^eg beg ^eiligen Sanbeg. ©ie 5tur!en entriffen i^nen ein
(Stiidf Sanb nad^ bem anbern unb 1187 fiel fogar gerufalem
in bie §anbe beg (Sultang Salabin t)on Sgl)^ten. ©in
©d^rei beg ©ntfe^eng burd^brang Bei biefer SRad^rid^t ©uro^a.
®er greife S^totBart, J^aifer griebrid^ 33arBaroffa, ergriff ben 25
©ntfd^lu^, burd^ bie S3efreiung i)on S^rifti ©raB fein i^oXtx^'^
reic^eg 2eBen ju !ronen; feine ^egeifterung teilte fid^ Jiirften
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. IO3
unb 3SoI! ntit, unb auf einem Steic^^tage 511 ^Rainj, bet
begf)aI6 ben Dflamen „©f)ri[ti 9ieic^^tag" er^ielt, iwurbe etn=
miittg befd^Ioffen, am ©t. ©eorgentage be§ ndd^ften $3^^^^^
in Dftegen^Surg jufammengufommen unb t>on bort ben 3i^9 i"
5 bag ()eiltge Sanb an^utreten. 3Son ^ier (x\x^ gog ba§ §au^ti
^eer unter bem ^aifer unb beffen ©o^n griebric^ auf bem
Sanbirege xiBer Ungarn unb Sulgarien fort, tDci^renb anbere
§aufen, Dorgiiglid; <Sa(f)fen, griefen, glanberer unb §oIIdnber,
ben ©eeh?eg md^lten. 3Jian gelangte frieblid^ butd^ Ungarn
10 jur griecf)ifd;en ©ren^e, aber nun Begannen bie ^iicfen ber
©ried^en, bie, it)ie eS §ei^t, burc^ bie ^ro^^e^eiung gefc^recft
hjaren, ba^ biefe^ §eer ^onftantino^et erobern merbe. 2Ba§
o{)ne offenen ^am^f getfjan h:)erben fonnte, bag §eer ber
^reu5faf)rer ju frf)tDdd}en, bag i\j<xi Sf^^^/ ^^^ griec^ifd^e
15 ^aifer. %xck ©inberftdnbniffe mit ^ilibifd^ 2lrglan, bem ©ul=
tan i:)on Sfonium, lie^ er bie 2)eutfc^en i)on 6eftoct)enen
^?^ei{ern burc^ bie unfruc^tbarften ©egenben fiifjren, unb
alg nun §i^e, §unger unb 2)urft bag §eer gefc^h)dc^t fatten,
ba fa^ eg fid^ ^(o^lic^ bei 3!onium Don jaf^Kofen tiirfifc^en
20 9teiterfd^aren im §alb!reife umjingelt. gn biefer Sage, unb
ber befeftigten §au|3tftabt beg geinbeg gegenuber, gefcf)af) bie
6c^IacJ)t, beren 2(uggang beutfcfje 2:a^fer!eit gu ber glorreic^=
ften in ben ganjen ^reu^^iigen mad^te. SKd^renb §er§og
griebric^ Sfonium erftiirmte, t>erteibigte fein greifer SSatcr bag
25 2ager; bier unb ba h)ar bie 9^ieber(age ber Stiirfen eine
atlgemeine unb it^r SSerluft fo gro^, ba^ ^ilibifd^ Slrglan urn
grieben -bitten mu^te (14. 3Jlai 1190).
^cr 2Seg nad^ ®t;ricn lag nun offen, unb bag §eer be=
it)egte jicf) mit Gic^erf^eit i)ormdrtg, alg ©efanbte ijon ©alabin
30 anfamen, bie fiir i^ren §errn urn grieben baten. 60 ftanb
I04 GERMAN READER,
eine frieblid^e 2Biebererh:)erbung be§ ^eiligen G5raBe§ in 2tu§=
mt; boc^ e§ fottte anberg gefc^e^en. ®a§ §eer fe^te eben
iiBer ben ghi^ 6ele^^; ba ritt ^aifer griebrtd), ben feme
Ungebulb t)orit)art§ trieb, (vci ba§ Ufer, ftieg t>on bem ^ferbe,
bem er nic^t ijertraute, unb tt)arf fic^ fc^toimmenb in ben 5
<Strom. Si§ in bie ^iKitte beg 2Baffer§ fa^ man i^n riiftig ,,
fortfrf)it)immen, ^ier i)erlie^en ben ©rei^ aber feine ^rdfte,
ba§ 2Saffer ri^ ifjn mit ftc^ fort, xinb al§ man i{jm gu §ilfe
fommen fonnte, tear er bereit§ eine Seiche (16. 3uni 1190).
^aifer griebridf) ift einer ber gro^ten ^aifer, bie je auf 10
bem beutfd^en ^fjrone gefeffen ^aben. ®a§ 9fteic^ n?ar unter
i{)m mcid^tig unb blii^enb, tr)ie nie ^ut)or. 3"^^^ ^^ jebem
fein S^ted^t lie^, aber jeben iibergriff mit ©trenge jurMtDie^,
inbem er fiir giirften unb @rafen, toie fiir 33urger unb
S3auern ein unb bagfelbe l^z^i ^atte, umgab er ben !aifer= 15
lid^en 2::^ron mit ber ftdrfften 9Jlad^t, bie e§ iiber^au^t f)ie=
nieben giebt, mit ber 2l(f)tung ber Sefferen. ®a§ mac^te i^n
ftar!, fo ba^ er ben ^am^f gegen bie $d^fte im gan^en mit
©lud burc^fuf)ren fonnte; bag gab i^m eine 9Kacf)t, t)or ber
§einrid^ ber Sohje mit all ben unerme^Ud^en §ilfgmitteln, bie 20
., er aug feinen t)om 5D^ittelmeere bi§ %m Dftfee auggebe^nten
^'u^ 33efi|ungen gief^en fonnte, h)iberftanb§lo§ gufammenbracf).
^atfer griebric^ iuar t>on ^erfon ftarf unb n)of)Igebaut,
ettoag me^r benn mittlerer ©ro^e, ^atte einen feften, ftolgen
©ang, eine mdnnlid^e (Stimme, unb trug in feiner ganjen 25
*^jw §altung SSiirbe unb §of)eit §ur Sd^aU. Seine 'i^x<^<t h:)aren V'
^ ^^^sme^r freunblic^ alg ernft ; fein ©eftc^t geicf)nete fic^ burc^ eine ^
njei^e §aut, fd^one 3^^^^ wnb blaue, gldn^enbe 5lugen au§;
"^ ^ bie §aare, fur^ unb fraug, f^ielten m bag rotlic^e, looker
*^Zy^ ber 9^amc Sf^otbart fommt. 6eine ^leibung it)ar einfac^, 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. IO5
^*M^^ feine ©eirofjnbeiten ma^ig^ imb bie 6trenge, bie er gegen '^^
anbere geigte, iiBte er t»or alien ©ingen gegen fid) felbft. ^"^
3u feinen i^orgiiglic^ften ©cifte^3gaben geI)orten ein fc^arfer
burc^bringenber SSerftanb, tiefe @infi(f)t in atte SSer^ltniffe
5 be§ ^riegeg unb be§ g^iebeng, unb ein ©ebdc^tni^, bag il^m
feinen, ben er j entail gefel)en, bergefjen lie^.
9^ac^ ber 33ol!§fage ift ^aifer Jriebric^ nid^t geftorben,
fonbcrn lebt nod^ I)entigen ^age§ im ^i^fff)dufer, auf beffen
Sf^Men einft fein 2ie6Iinggfrf)lo6 ftanb. ®ort ft^t ber alte
10 ^aifer an einem fteinernen ^ifcf)e; ber 33art ift il)m in ber
langen '^^\i burc^ ben ©tein getDac^fen; unb fo fc^lummert
er fort unb fort, in feinen ^rdumen ber §errlicf)!eit be§
9teid)e§ gebenfenb, bie er mit fid^ f)inabgenomnten I)at in ben
^l9fff)dufer. SB^nn aber einft bie geit t)o((enbet ift, bann
15 ii)irb er in rieuer S^genbfraft I)eri)orgef)en au§ bem 3«wber=
berge, unb mit if)m toirb aud^ bie alte §errlid)!eit be^ 9fteic^e§
hjieber ba fein, unb abermalg toirb freubiger gubel gan§
^eutfd^Ianb burd)tonen, 'mt bamaB ^u ^fingften auf bem
grieben^Sfefte %\x ^Jlain^.
S t c g e r.
4. ^il^elm %tVi nxCb bet (^c^ttieisctbunb.
(1307.)
20 3^acf) bem 2:obe 3ftuboIf€ t)on §ab§burg irurbe 5Ibolf bon
9^affau jum beutfd)en ^aifer gehjd^It, unb al§ biefer 1298 in
ber ©c^Iac^t bei 2Sorm§ fiel, erl)ielt 9tuboIfg ©o^n, Sllbrec^t,
bie ^rone. 3Son biefem toor befannt, ba^ er nur barauf au§gel)e,
feine ©rblanbe §u ern)eitern, unb n?ie er bie grei^eiten ber
25 3SoI!er unb ©tdbte n)enig ac^te unb fie %\x unterbriidfen fud^e.
2)a fiird^tete fid^ jeber. Unb e§ traten gufammen bie ^antone
I06 GERMAN READER.
t)on Uri, 6d^it)i^§ unb Unteriralben (1292) unb befc^tcoren
„m ©riDdgung bofer unb gefd^rlirfier 3^^^^^/ ^^"^^ ett>igen Sunb,
fid^ unb bie ^^i^^S^" ^^^ §fl^' ii^^ ©wt 3^9^^ ^^^ ^^^ i^^^/
n)er fie aud^ feien, ju berteibigen unb einanber mit 9^at unb
§tlfe bei^ufte^en." 2)at)on h)urben fie ©ibgenoffen genannt. 5
^er ^aifer aber fc^icfte i^nen ^u 9fteid)§i)ogten barte unb bofe
Seute au§ feinem eigenen Sanbe, bie fie brMten unb qudlten.
@r fc^icfte ben Hermann ©e^ler M^\k 33runnegg unb ben 3f^itter
33eringer t)on Sanbenberg. ®ie Ifjaten, it)a§ nie ^uijor bie
9^eicb§t)ogte, unb tooHten im Sanbe felbft tuobnen. Sanbens 10
berg gog auf ba§ ©d)to^ be§ ^onig§ bei (Sarnen in Dbers
toalben, unb ©e^ler \i(xvX^ fid^ einen ^i^i^S^of im Sanbe Uri.
9Zun n)urben bie ^^^tte er^of)t, bie lleinften 3Serge{)en mit ^er!er
unb fd)it)eren 33u^en beftraft unb bie Sanbleute mit ©tolj unb
SSerad^tung mi^Jjanbelt. 2ll§ ©e^Ier bor be§ ©tauffad^erg 15
neuem §aufe im ®orfe ©teinen Dorbeiritt, f^rac^ er ^b^nifc^ :
„^ann man'§ aud^ bulben, bag ba§ S3auernt)oI! fo fdE)on banc ?"
Unb alg Slrnolb Slnber^Iben bon 9JieI4)tbal, im Unterittalbner
Sanbe, it>egen geringen ge{^Ier§ um ein $aar fc^one Dd^fen
geftraft ti^urbe, rig 2anbenberg§ ^nec^t bie Dd^fen bom $f(uge 20
tt)eg unb f^rad^ : ,3auern fonnen i^ren ^flug felbft ^ie^en."
2(ber ber junge ^Irnolb, ob ber S^lebe ergrimmt, fd^lug ben
^ned^t, bag er bemfelben gtrei ginger gerbrad). 2)arum flol^
er in§ ©ebirge. ®a lieg ber Sanbenberg gu ©trafe bem alten
SSater be§ 2lrnoIb§ beibe 2(ugen au§fte4)en, unb bie SSogte 25
unb i^re ©efeHen beriibten ©reuel iiber ©reuel unb fd^alteten
im Sanbe alfo, bag fie nid^t nur be§ 3Sol!e§, i?on ^aifer unb
^onigen berbriefte 9^ed^t mit giigen traten, fonbern felbft ba§
etDige 3fted^t ber^o^nten, ba§ ©ott jeglid^em 5Dftenfc^en, ti^ie fein
unberdugerlid^eg ^wi, gegeben '\)qX, 2ll§ nun in ben ^^dlern 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. lO/
^emut iDcintc unb §oci^mut lad^te, f^rad^ in bem ^orfe ©teinen
be§ SSerner ©tauffac^er^ grau 511 i{)rem 9Jlanne : „2Sie langc
mu§ ^emut tweinen unb ^od^mut lad^en? SSoju taugen bie
5D^dnner beg ©ebirgeg?" ®a ging fd^meigenb ber SBerner
5 Stauffac^er f^inab gu bem Drte Srunnen am Sec unb fu^r
iiber ba§ 35^a]jer nac^ Uri gum 3Salt^er giirft t>on Sltting^aufen.
33ei bemfelben fanb er berborgen ben Slrnolb toon 50^elc^t^al,
h)eldf)cr Dor bem • ©rimme be§ Sanbenberg iiber bag ©ebirge
enttDicben ttjar. Unb fie rebeten toon ber 3^ot be§ Sanbeg unb
10 bem ©reuel ber auSldnbifc^en 25ogte, bie i^neu ber 5^onig,
5utt)iber i^ren angeftammten 9tecf)ten unb grei^eiten, gefanbt
l^abe. Slud^ gebac^ten fie, tt)ie fie gegen bie 33ogf)eit ber SSogte
bergebeng geflagt bei bem ^onige, unb tDie biefer felbft ge*
bro^et, fie mii^ten, tro^ ©iegel unb 33riefen alter ^aifer unb
15 ^onige, Dom S^ieic^e (x^- unb ber §errfd^aft Ofterreid^g 3U=
gett)anbt iuerben. ^a nun ©ott leinem ^onigc ©etoalt gegeben,
auf baj5 er Unred;t li^ue, fo fei leine anbere §ilfe, alg burd^
©ott unb "^wiX unb ber Stob fei biel leid^ter, aU fo fd[)md^=
lid^eg 3oc^. ^arum befc^Ioffen fie, jeber foEe in feincm £anbe
20 mit bertrauten, ^erg^aften SJJdnnern f^rec^en unb erforfd^cn,
tDeg ©inneg bag S3ol! fei unb toag eg fiir grei^eit unb ©id^er*
^eit einfe|en tooEe ?
3^ad^ biefer 3^it famen fie oft in berabrebeten ndd^tlid^en
©tunben jufammen (x\\ einem l^eimlid^en Drte am ©ee. 2)er
25 lag faft mitten inne jtr>ifc^en Uri, Untern)alben unb ©d^tD^g
auf einer fc^malen umbufc^ten 3Biefe am gu^e beg ©eeligs
bergeg, gcgeniiber bem ^orfd)en SBrunnen. 9Jlan IJ)ie^ i^n, bom
auggerottenten ©eftrii^^, bag Sf^utli ; ba traren fie toon 3Jlen=
fd^en unb SSo^nungen loeit. Salb bra4)te jeglicfier fro^e 33ots
30 fc^aft mit: „5(llem 3SoI!e fei biel leic^ter ber ^ob, alg bag
f4)md^Iic^e gj^c^*"
I08 GERMAN READER.
2ll§ fie aber in ber 9Zacf)t am 17. 9bt)ember 1307 jufammerts
famen, unb jeber toon ben ^reien mit fic^ §ur 3Jtatte auf
SfJiitli je^n treue @f)renmdnner gefii^rt ^atte, entfd^loffen, bie
alte Sanbe§freil)eit iiber aKe§, ba§ Seben fiir nic^t§ ju ad^ten,
erl^oben bie frommen ®rei if)re §dnbe gen §immel unb fd^muren 5
§u ©ott bem §errn, t>or ioeld^em ^onige unb ^auern gleid^
finb, „in ^reue fiir bie ^t6:jit be§ unfd;ulbigen 3Sol!e§ §u leben
unb ^u fterben; alle§ gemeinfdiaftlid), nid^t§ eig^nmdd^tig §u iragen
unb ju tragen; !ein Unred^t ^u bulben, aber (x\x6:j !ein Unred^t
gu tlj)un; be§ ©rafen bon §ab§burg 9^ed^t unb ©igentum ^u 10
e^ren unb leinem ber ^onig§t)ogte tlble§ gujufugen, aber ben
SSogten ^u twefjren, 'Xio,^ Sanb ^u ijerberben." Unb bie brei^ig
anberen ftecften bie §dnbe auf unb t^ten ben (gib toie jene,
ju @ott unb aEen §eiligen, „bie grei^eit mannljjaft ju be=
{^au^ten." Unb fie ertrdf^Iten bie ^^eujaJ^r^nad^t gum SSerfe. 15
©ann gingen fie auseinanber, jeber in fein ^l^al, §u feiner
§utte unb it)interte ba§ 3Sie(>.
®em SSogt §ermann @e|ler h)arb nic^t hjo^l, benn er f^atte
ein bofeg ©ettjiffen. @§ biinfte iF)m, al§ it)enn ba§ 3Sol!
mutiger umberginge unb tro^iger au^fel^e. ©arum lie^ er ben 20
I)erjoglid^en §ut toon Dfterreid) er^o^en auf einer ©tange in
Uri unb befall: 2Ber i)oruber ge^e, foEe bemfelben @^rer=
bietung ertr>eifen. 2)aran it)otte er erfennen, U)er tuiber Dfter^
reid) fei.
Unb SSil^elm ^eE, ber ©d^ii^ au§ 33urglen, ging boriiber, 25
einer tion ben 3Jldnnern auf bem lS\Sx\X\\ aber er beugte fid^
nid^t. 2ll§balb fii^rten fie it)n gefangen gum SSogt unb biefer
f^rad^ ergrimmt: „^ro^iger ©c^ii^e, fo ftrafe bid^ beine eigene
Slunft ! ©inen Sl^fel lege id^ auf ba§ §au^t beine§ ©o^nleing,
ben fd^ie^e ^erab unb fettle nid^t!" Unb fie banben ba§ ^inb 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. IO9
unb legten auf ba§ §au^t be^felben einen Sl^fel unb fu()rten
ben ©d^u^en treit bat)on. (Er jtelte ; ba frf)it)irrte bie 33ogen=
fe^ne; ba Brac^ ber $feil ben H^feL OTc§ 3Sol! jauc^jte
freubig. ©e^ler aber fragte ben (Sc^ii^en: ^SSoju trdgft bu
5 nod^ ben anbern ^feil bei bir?" @g anttDortete ber Xell:
„§atte ber erfte nid)t ben 3(^fe( getroffen, bann getoi^ ber
anbere bein ^er^!" ^ariiber erfc^ra! ber 3Sogt unb lie^ ben
6cf)u^en greifen unb auf ein ©d^iff fii^ren narf) ^ii^nad^t,
rnof^in er felbft ju faf^ren gebarf)te. ®enn ben ^e(l im Sanbe
10 Uri etnguferfern, fcf)icn ti:)egen be§ 35ol!e§ nic^t ratfam; tl^n
aber in au§ldnbifrf)e ©efangenfc^aft ju fd)le!p^en, toar tt)iber
be^ Sanbeg ^erf)tfame. ©arauf furrf)tete ber 3Sogt 3wfant=
menlauf beg 3SoI!e§ unb fu^r fd5)leumg ah, lx)ien)o^l ber marme
go^nn)inb ungeftiim blie§. ©er (See ging f)o^(, unb bie
15 ©d^ipleute ijerjagten. 3^ ir>eiter im 6ee, befto grower bie
Xobegnot; benn ba ftiegen Uferberge jd^ au^ bem Slbgrunbe
beg @en)dfferg, n)ie 9Jlauern §um §immeL gn fd;tt)erer Slngft
lie^ ©e^Ier bem Xett bie ?^effeln abne^men, - bamit berfelbe,
alg guter (3d{)iffer, bag ga^r§eug lenfe. Slber ber ^ell (enfte
20 eg gegen bie fa^le SSanb beg Sl^enbergeg, too eine nadEte
gelg^Iatte toenige <Srf)ritte toeit in ben ©ee ^erbortritt.
©d^toung unb ©^rung, — ber %t^ f)inaug auf bie ^latte
(nod; \t%i XeIIg|)latte genannt), bag 6d^iff fjinaug auf ben
©ee!
25 5^un !(etterte ber ©rlofte ben 33erg l^inauf unb flo^ burd^
bag 2anb ©c^to^g. Unb er bad^te in feinem befiimmerten
^ergen: „2Sof)in entfUeijen bem $oxm beg ©etoalt^errn ?
Unb entrinne id; aw^ feiner 33ogfjeit, fo ):)0X er in ber §eimat
mein SSeib unb ^inb jum ^fanbe. 2Bag toirb nic^t ber ©e^=
30 (er gegen bie ^Keinigen t>er()dngen, toenn Sanbenberg fc^on.
no GERMAN READER.
urn 5tt)ei gebrod^ener ginger feine§ ^ned^te§ h)illen, bent alten
t)on 3Jle(c^t^al beibe Slugen augbo^rte? 2So ift ber 9^i(i)ter=
ftuf)(, t)or ben id^ ©e^ler labe, hjenn ber ^onig felbft be§
gangen 3Sol!e§ ^lage nid^t mej)r anfjort ? 3ft aber !ein @ef e^
giiltig, unb ift feiner, ber ba ric^tet §n)ifd^en mir unb i^m, fo 5
ftefjen tt)ir, bu unb id^, gefe^lo^ beibe, unb 9^otn)e^r rid^tet.
(5oU eing toon beiben faEen, unfd^ulbig 2Beib unb ^inb unb
SSaterlanb, ober 3Sogt @e^(er, bu, fo falle bu, unb greif)eit
fteige nieber!" ©0 bac^te ber ^ett unb flog mit $feil unb
Sogen gen ^ii^nadjt unb Ijarrte in ber f)ol)Ien ©affe bei bem 10
Drte. ^a !am ber 3Sogt, ba fc^mirrte bie ^ogenfefjne, ba
brac^ ber freie $feil ba§ §erj be§ ©en)altf)errn. ®ag ganje
3Solf erfc^ra! freubig, al§ eg ben 2::ob feine^ Unterbrud'er§
berna^m. ^ie Xljat beg Xell toerlie^ f^o^ern 5Kut, attein
nodf) n)ar bie "^o^i^i beg ^^euja^rg nirf)t gefommen. @g !am 15
bie ^f^ad^t. ®a ging einer ber Siinglinge, bie auf bem ^tiitli
gefd^tooren fjatten, ^ur 33urg 9?opad^ in DberiDalben; brinnen
fannte er eine 5[Ragb. ®iefe §og il;n an einem ®eil ^inauf
(xv,^ bem Surggraben. 2)runten aber toarteten nod^ ^hJan^ig
anbere ; bie ^og ber erfte aud^ ^inauf . 3Sie atte oben ioaren, 20
bemeifterten fie ftd^ beg Slmtmanng unb feiner ^x\.^^i^ unb ber
gangen 33utg.
2llg eg ^ag toar, ging Sanbenberg aug ber foniglid^en Surg
bei ©arnen ^erbor %\xx ^effe. ®a famen i^m aug Unter?
ttoalben jtoangig ?!Jldnner entgegen, brac^ten §utjner, ©ei^en, 25
2dmmer unb anbere %(xh^XK jum 9fieuial)rg=@efc^en!. 2)er
33ogt ^ie^ fie freunblic^ in bie 53urg l^ineinge^en. ©a ftie^
unterm ^^or einer toon i^nen ing §orn. ©d^netl ^ogen aEe
fd^arfe ©ifen ^ertoor, ftedften biefelben auf if^re ©tdbe unb
naljmen bie 33urg ein, ttodljrenb breigig anbere ^u §ilfe !amen^ 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. Ill
bie, tm ©rlengebufcfie berftedt, gelvartet fatten. Sanbenberg
flof) erfc^rodfen iiber bie fatten nac^ 2((^nac^. ©ie aber fin=
gen i^n unb lie^en if^n unb all bie (Seinigen Urfel)be fc^tr>oren,
bie 2BaIbftdbte %\x meiben etDiglid^. ^Dann geftatteten fie ifjnen,
5 ab^u^iefjen nac^ Sujern. ^einem tourbe Seibe^ getfjan. W\X
ben SLt\x\zxK toon ©cfjtD^^ jog ©tauffad^ljer an ben Sottjerjerfee
unb brad; bie Surg ©c^hjanau bafelbft (xh. — @§ jogen bie
Seute t)on Uri ^inaug, unb ©e^Ier^ 3^i^9^'^f h^urbe einge=
nommen. §oc^ loberten bie J^eubenfeuer auf ben Silken.
lo ®a^ tt)ar ber grei^eit ^ieujaf^r (1. Sanuar 1308). 5(m nad^=
folgenben ©onntage famen bie SBoten ber brei Sdnber 5ufam=
men unb befdf)n)oren ben Sunb toieber auf geljn ^<x\jX^, unb ber
33unb bauerte etDiglidf) unb n)urbe oft erneuert, %. 33. nad^ bem
©iege bei 5!Jlorgarten (1315).
§fd?offc.
5. %Vii%tx auf bem lRetc()dtage gu SS^otmd.
15 2lm 16. Sl^ril 1521, morgen§ gef^n U^r, traf Sutfjer in
9Borm§ ein. 3Soran ritt ber faiferlic^e §erolb. (Sine unges
l)eure SSolf^menge umtuogte ben SBagen. 3Jldnner unb grauen,
^inber unb ©reife jubelten il^m in unerme^lic^er greube ents
gegen. (g§ toar, al§ ob ein ^aifer ober ^onig einpge. guilder
2o griigte freunblid^ nadf) aEen ©eiten \j\xi unb betoegte oft bie
recite §anb, aU tuollte er ben urn if>n braufenben tumult
unb 3wbel einbdmmen unb befcf>n)ic^tigen. 3n feiner §erberge
n)urbe er bon bielen ©rafen unb §erren, tjon ©eiftlidjen unb
9Beltlid;en bi§ tief in bie 9^aci^t befud^t unb angefiprod^en.
25 ®er Sanbgraf bon §effen reic^te ifjm beim 3Seggef>en bie §anb
unb fagte: „§abt il^r Sftec^t, §err ®o!tor, fo l^elfe t\x6^
©ott !" ©^on am anbern Stage h)urbe er bor bie Sfteid^fber^
1 1 2 GERMAN READER,
fammlung gefii^rt. $Da gab e§ toteber einen gro^en 3"'
fammenlauf. Sllle ©tra^en ftanben boll ?[Renf4)en, ^o:pf an
^o^f, unb £utf)cr mu^te, n)eil er nic^t burd^ ba§ ©ebrange
fommen fonnte, burc^ §interl;dufer unb ©drten geftiljrt trerben.
2ln bcr %\]\xx be§ grojen ©aaleg ftanben me^rere Sftitler, bar= 5
unter etn grauer ^rteg§f)elb, ©eorg bon greunb^berg. ®er
flo^fte Sutler auf bie ©diulter unb f^racJ): „^ond^lein,
?!}ionc]^Iein ! bu ge^ft je^t einen ©ang, bergletc^en id^ unb
manc^er Dberfter in unfer allerernfte[ten 6rf)Iad^torbnung nid^t
get^an l^aben. ^ift bu aber auf red^ter ^einung unb beiner 10
©ad^e getoig, fo faljre in ©otte§ 5f^amen fort unb fei getroft,
®ott tt)irb bid^ nid^t i)erlaffen." 3Cnbere riefen il)m troftreid^e
33ibeIh)orte gu. 3e^t offneten fid^ bie ©aaltljiiren, unb er
trat ein. ®a tl^ronte auf er^of^tem ©i^e ^arl V. in h?a^r=
l^aft faiferlic^er ^Jrac^t. 3Sor i^m in gt^ei langen ^fJeiben 15
fa^en bie ^urfiirflen, §er§oge unb ©rafen be§ beutfc^en
9fieid)e§, fotoie i)iele Sifd^ofe unb anbere geiftlid)e unb t»elt=
lic^e regierenbe §erren, ber fiinf taufenb iibrigen 3wl)orcr, bie
im ©aale, in ben S^orjimmern unb i:)or ben g^enftern ftanben,
nid^t %\x gebenfen. ^ie 33Iidfe atter ir>aren ftarr auf ben ein= 20
fad^en, fd^lid^ten 3Hond^ gerid)tet, ber fold^e ^rad^t unb 5D^ad^t
nod^ nie gefel)en Ijatte. Slber er gitterte ni^t. 5luf einem
2:ifd^e lagen bie 33uc^er, ivelc^e er ^atte brudEen laffen. dr
murbe gefragt, ob er i^ren Snf)alt noc^ \i^^<^^x'^i^ , ober ob er
il)n ix)iberrufen ir>olIe. 2)a f(i)tt)ieg er ein tt)enig. %v(\. ©aale 25
entftanb eine lebl^afte 33ert)egung, bie i^n ettt)a§ betreten madfite
unb er bat fid) eine !ur§e ^ebenfgeit au§ ; benn, fagte er,
bicfe grage betrifft @otte§ 2Bort, ben cf)riftlid)en ©lauben unb
bie etoige ©eligfeit. ^er faifer belt»i(Iigte i^m bier unb
gtDangig ©tunben. ®er §eroIb begleitete \^xk in feine §er= 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. II3
Bergc. 2lm folgenben ^age irurbe er toieber in ben Saal
gefiit^rt. @§ \oqx 2(benb unb frf)on brannlen bie gac!eln unb
^erjen. Sutler rebete nun au^fu^rlid^ iiber feine Sd^riften
unb U)ie§ nac^, tt)arum er bei feinem ©lauben be^arren miiffe;
5 toenn man i^m aber au§ ber S3ibel beiueifcn fonne, ba^ er
irre, fo tt>oIle er ber erfte fein, ber toiberrufe unb feine 33ucf)er
in§ geuer tDiirfe. ^arauf crtDiberte i^m ber ^anjler bc§
^urfiirften toon ^rier, c§ foUe l^ier nid)t bil^utiert toerben,
fonbern er fotte einf ad^ unb !urg fagen, ob er miberrufen
10 tDoIIe ober nic^t. ®a f^rad^ Sutf>er mit fefter ©limme: „5^un,
fo tt)iE id^ benn eine SCnttDort geben, bie ireber Corner nod^
3a^ne l^aben foE: ©em $a^fte unb bem goncilio glaube id^
nid^t; itberfii^rt bin id^ nid^t, ttjiberrufen mag ic^ nidf)t; ^ier
fte(>' id); id^ !ann nid^t anber§; ©ott fjelfe mirl — 2(men!"
15 ®iefe 2Borte mad^ten einen tiefen ©inbrudf auf bie SSers
fammlung. SlUe ftaunten. ©elbft ber ^aifer f^rac^: „2Ka^rs
lidE), ber ^ond^ rebel unerfd^rodfen unb mit getroftem ^fJlute."
^urfiirft g^^^^^ic^ freute fid^ iiber ben greimut unb f^rad^ am
Slbenb gu (S^alatin: „D h)ie fcf)on unb !uf)n ^at ^^^xi^ ^ater
20 ?[Rartin gef^rodien bor ^aifer unb Sfteic^!" Sutf)er§ geinbe
brangen in ben ^aifer, ben ©eleitgbrief guriidgune^men, benn
einem ^e^er braud^e man nid^t tDort ^u l^alten. 2)a f^rad)
^arl V. boll eblen Untt)iIIen§: „tlnb toenn in ber gangen
2Belt feinc ^reue mefjr ju finben ift, fo fott fie bod^ bei einem
25 beutfdien ^aifer fein; id^ mag nidf)t erroten, it)ie einft ©igi§=
munb! 9kd^ Slblauf be§ ©eleit^briefeg tDurbe Sutler ben=
nodj) in bie 9teid)gac^t erflart.
iiittringtjaus.
114 GERMAN READER,
6. 3llbtccl)t tion aSBattcnftciit.
©iner ber gro^ten gelbl)erren be§ brei^tgjd^rigen ^rtege§
hjar Sllbred^t t)on SBatlenftein, ein ^agerer, ftoljer, finfterer
SRann mit fd^toar^em !ur§em §aar unb tiefliegenben feurigcn
Slugen. @r ftammte au§ einer angefeljenen ^roteftantifc^en
gamilie 33o]^men§, twar aber fd^on al§ ^""S'^^"^ 3^^ !atf)oUfci^en 5
^ird^e iibergetreten. @r befa§ glcinjenbe ^alente unb au§ge=
geid^nete ^enntniffe, aber auc^ einen unge^euren ©l^rgeij, ber
felbft bte ^od^ften SSiirben fiir erreicfibar ^ielt. 3Sie mele in
ber bamaligen '^^xi, glaubte er an ©ternbeuteret unb bilbete
fid^ ein, er fonne in ben ©eftirnen lefen, ba^ er ju ethjag 10
Slu^erorbentlid^em beftimmt fei. ^a§ ©liidf fd^ien if)n aud^
auf alle 2Beife begiinftigen ^u it?oIlen. ^urd^ §eirat gelangte
er in ben Sefi| fiirftUd^er S^ieirfitumer, unb in ben Jelbjiigen
gegen bie ^iirfen unb anbere geinbe Dfterreicf)§ erti:)arb er fid^
gro^en ^rieg§ru^m unb bie SSiirbe eine§ 9fteicf)§grafen unb 15
§erjog§ t)on grieblanb.
2lt§ bie ^roteftanten im norblid^en ©eutfc^Ianb ein §eer
fammelten unb ben ^onig S^riftian t)on ©dnemar! %\x il^rem
^rieggoberften ertod^lten, iDiinf^te aud^ gerbinanb II. neben
bent t)on ^iU^ angefii^rten §eere ber £igue nod^ ein jireite^ 20
aufftellen ju lonnen, ba§ au§fd)lie^lid^ feinen S3efe^Ien ges
f)ord)te. @§ fel^lte if^m aber an ©elb unb an einem tiic^tigen
§eerfu^rer. ^a erbot fic^ SSattenftein, au^ eigenen SRitteIn
bem ^aifer ein §eer gu fd^affen, it)enn er i^m ben unbe^
fd;rdn!ten Dberbefef^l iiber ba^felbe geben it>oHe. Jerbinanb 25
na^m biefe§ SInerbieten an. 2)a lie^ SSatlenftein bie Xroms
meln rii^ren, unb balb fammtlte fid^ unter feinen Jal^nen eine
50^adE)t, bie greunb unb geinb furd^tbar tt)urbe. @r fd^Iug ben
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©rafen ijon 3Jlan§feIb, riicfle in bie 'Bio.oXtXK be^ £omg§ bon
^iinemar!, ber toon 2^x11^ bei Sutter am 33arenberge bollig
gefc^lagen njorben tt)ar (27. 5luguft 1626), eroberte ^ecflen*
burg, §ol[tcin, ben gro^ten ^eil toon ©c^IegUjig unb Sutlanb
5 unb belegte biefe Sdnber mit unge^euren 33ranbfd;a^ungen.
^arauf tuanbte cr fic^ gegen ^ommern. SSor allem miinfcifite
cr bie Stabt ©tralfunb ju befi^en. @r belagerte fie; aber
f;ier erfu^r er, h)a^ ber §elbenmut beutfc^er Siirger bermag,
h)enn fie bom rec^ten ©eifte befeelt finb. SSallenftein gebot
10 bem 35urgermeifter Don ©tralfunb: „3f)r mii^t faiferlid;e 33e=
fa^ung einnef^men!" Unerfd;roc!en anthjortete biefer: „^ag
tl^un tuir nidfit!" „%QiX[x\. mii^t i^r ©elb fc^affen.'' „SDag l^aben
tvir nic^t!" „®ann tmtt ic^ eud^ jiid^tigen, i^r Deafen.'' „^a^
finb tDir nic^t !" ^h biefer furjen aber t)ielfagenben ^ilnthjort
15 geriet ber ftol^e gelb^err in Ijeftigen '^^xw. unb rief: ^6) hjill
6tralfunb \johtx^ unb todre e^ mit taufenb ^etten an ben
§immel gebunben! (S^ erfolgte ©turm auf ©turm. Umfonft.
'^I(x6:j^ einer fed^gmonatlid^en Selagerung, unb nad^bem jhjolf
^unberte feiner ^rieger in ben ©cf>an5en gefaEen h?aren, mu^te
20 er fief) 5um Sf^udguge entfc^lie^en. ©benfo fc^eiterte feinc ?iJlad^t
an ©liidftabt unb 3}Zagbeburg. Unterbeffen !amen ^lagen auf
5llagen t)or ben ^aifer iiber bie ©r^reffungen, ^lunberungen,
9f{of)eiten unb unmenfdf) lichen ©raufamfeiten ber SSattenftein?
fd^en §eere. ^ie faiferlid^en ^rieger, fo llagten bie ©efanbten
25 au§ ^ommern, finb al^ greunbe aufgenommen n^orben, bens
nod^ l^aben fie aUein im 6tettinfd^en jel^n 9KiEionen 3:;^aler
QOi Sranbfd^a^ung aufgetrieben unb fieben 6tdbte burd^ SJcuts
it)iEen in Slfc^e gelegt. gaft nod^ l^drtere ^lagen erfd^oEen
au§ bem 33ranbenburgifrf)en, too SBattenftein gtoanjig 3RiIlionen
30 ©ulben er^re^t ^atte. ®a fafj fid^ ber ^aifer enblid^ ge«
Il6 GERMAN READER.
notigt, ben SSattenftein ju entlaffen unb einen %t\\ feine^
§eereg abgubanfen. 3SaIIenftein gel^ord^te tDiEig, h)a§ man
!aum ertt)artet ^atte. ®ie ©terne fdj)tenen ifjm gefagt gu f^aben,
ba^ e§ fo red^t fei. ^er £atfer, fagte er, l^at ben ebelften
©tein au§ feiner .^rone tDeggeirorfen. (Sr begab ftd^ nad^ 5
Socmen auf feine ©liter. §ier lebte er al§ ^ribatmann, aber
mit toa^r^aft fatferlicbem Sluftcanbe, iDogu i^m bte 9f?enten ber
im ^riege erbeuteten ©elber (fiinfgig ^Jlittionen 2:^aler) bie
TOttel boten. S^^^S^S ^ammerf^erren bebienten i^n, fed^gig
©belfnaben, in ©ammet, @olb unb ©eibe gefleibet, toarteten 10
o<XK feiner ^afel auf; fiinfgig §ellebarbiere ftanben al§ Seibs
h)ad^e in feinem ©d^Io^ofe ; brei ^unbert ftattlid^e S^toffe fra^en
au§ marmornen ^ri|)^en, fiinfjig fe(f)§f^dnnige ^ulfrfien be^
gleiteten il^n, hjenn er au^fufjr, unb fein Slftrolog ©eni t)er=
fiinbigte i^m (xw^ ben ©eftirnen eine neue glcingenbe 3w^u"fi' 15
Siittrtngljaus.
(1632.)
3luf ben gelbern be§ ©orfeg 33reitenfelb bei Sei^^ig \joXi^
©uftat> 2tboIf ben alien nie befiegten 2^itt^ in einer blutigen
@cf)(ad^t gefd^lagen (1631) unb gog x\.vc(k it)ie im ^riumip^e
burc^ ^^iiringen unb granfen an ben S^t^ein unb bann nac^
S3ai^ern. 9Jlit unbef^reiblid^em Subel fcfjiugen bie §er§en 20
bem foniglidjjen (Sieger entgegen. Stilly, ber Sai^ern be=
fd^ii^en follte, iDagte e§ nid^t me^r, if^m im offenen gelbe
entgegen^utreten, fanb aud^ balb burd^ eine 3Sertr>unbung
feinen %^\i, ®a§ ba^erfc^e 3Sol! gitterte i;)or ber 2(n!unft
be§ ^onig§; e§ ^atte feinen '^^xxk burd^ graufame ©rmorbung 25
einjelner <Sd()t»eben gereijt. Stber gndbig em^fing ber eble
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. I I J
giirft bie Slbgefanbten, treld^e if)m bie (Scf)luffe( ber Stabt
5!Jlunci^en iiberbrac^ten. „9Jiit 9ied;t ^dtte ic^ an eurer ©tabt
bag Ungliic! 50lagbeburgg rdc^en fonnen," fagte er, „attein
fiird^tet nic^t^; gefjt in grieben unb feib eurer ©iiter unb
5 eurer Sfieltgion iuegen unbeforgt!" — 33avern h)ar gro^tenteil^
in be§ ^onigg ©en^alt unb SBien ^itterte urn fo mef)r, ba
bie (Sad^fen in Socmen eingebrungen toaren unb ^rag erobert
^(xXXtXK. %x\. fold^er 3^ot blieb bem bebrdngten ^aifer gerbi=
nanb nic^t§ iibrig, al§ fic^ tuieber an SSallenftein §u it)enben.
lo Dfiad^ bielen 33itten lie^ fid) ber ftolje 5Jlann bett)egen, auf§
neue ein §eer fiir ben ^aifer ju twerben, unb fo ftanb er
benn nac^ ii^enigen 5!}Jonaten mit unumfc^rdnfter ©etualt (xxk
ber ©^i^e einer bebeutenben ^Rad^t, bie fid^ nod^ tdglid^
burd^ neue SBerbungen t>ermef)rte. 3^ad^bem er lange ge^
15 gogert ^atte, brad^ er enblic^ nac^ (5ad;fen auf, U)o S^taub
unb ?!Jlorb unb 33ranb feinen @in§ug bejeid^nete. ©uftai)
Slbolf eilte i^m nad^ unb tDurbe bon bem 3Sol!e al§ ein
rettenber ©ngel em^fangen. 3" 5fiaumburg an ber (Saale
umringten fie i^n, brdngten fid^ an if^n unb fuc^ten ibm bie
20 gii^e 5u fiiffen. „Unfere ©ad^en fte^en gut/' fagte er, „allein
id^ fiirc^te, ba^ mid^ ©ott toegen ber ^^orfjeit biefe§ SSolfeg
ftrafen hjerbe. §at e§ nidf)t ba§ Slnfe^en bag biefe ^^\xit
mid^ rec^t §u i^rem Slbgott madden? 2Bie Ieicf)t fonnte ber
©ott, n)eld)er ben ©toljen bemiitigt, fie unb mic^ felbft
25 em^finben laffen, bag id^ nid^t§ alg ein fd^trad^er, fterblid^er
gjlenf^ fei!"
2Cm 2lbenb be§ 15. 9^ot)ember§ 1632 traf er bei "^xx^tx^
auf ba€ 2BaIIenfteinfc^e §eer, unb jeber bereitete fid^ ^ur
morgenben ©d^lad^t. ^er ^onig blieb bie "^o^i^X in feinem
30 2Sagen unb gab bie notigen Slnorbnungen unb ^efeij^le.
I 1 8 GERMAN READER.
@tn bic^ter D^Zebel ijer^uUte ben neuen 9J^orgen unb ber^lns
berte, bie ©tellung ber ©egner ^u erfennen. (Srf)h3eigenb
i)er^arrte bie SRenge. gm Sager ber ©d^iDeben er^ebt fic^
^au!en= unb ^rom^etenfc^att, unb bie ^aufenbe t>on ^riegern
ftimmen ein in ba§ £ieb: „@in' fefte 33urg ift unfer ©ott." 5
— S^^t, nac^ 11 IX^r, BUdft bie (Sonne freunblid) burrf) ben
3^ebeL 2)er ^onig fc^toingt fief) auf§ ^sferb unb ruft: „5?un
tDoUen toir bran! ©ag h)alt' ber liebe ©ott! gefu, Sefu,
^ilf mir Ijeut' ftreiten gu beine§ 5Ramen§ @^re!" ^arauf
ftiirmte er mit ben ©einen gegen bie ©Ira^e, iDelc^e bon 10
Silken nac^ Sei^^ig fii^rt. §ier toirb er burd^ ein furc^ter=
lid^e^ geuer au§ ben SSerfc^angungen unb ©rdben em|)fangen,
unb toiele fin!en in ben 2:pb. ©ennoc^ fe^en bie iibrigen
iiber ben ©raben unb Bringen bie 3SalIenfteinfcf)en jum
3Seid^en, gnbe^ ftiirmt ^a^^en^eim mit feinen Steitern f)er= 15
bei, unb bie S(i)lad)t n)irb gu einem graufigen ©etiimmel.
^er ^onig eilt mit einer S^teiterfc^ar . feinem ivanfenben
rec^ten gliigel ^u §ilfe. 33on bent §er^oge 5^an§ t)Dn ^^^^
j'en=Sauenburg unb einigen anbern begleitet, f^rengt er toeit
t)or, urn bie ©telTung be§ geinbeg %w. erf^ci^en. ©ein fur^eg ao
©efic^t Ici^t i^n aber ^u na^e an bie ^aiferlid;en geraten.
%t erfjalt einen (Sc^u^ in ben Slrm, unb inbem er jid^ um^
ipenbet, trifft if>n ein gtoeiter in ben Dftiidfen. 3Jtit bem Sf^ufe:
„3Kein @ott, mein @ott!" fin!t er t>om ^ferbe. X)ie frf)nau=
benben Dioffe ftiirmen iiber i^n f^inn^eg unb gertreten i^n mit 25
i^ren §ufen. %oA ba^erfprengenbe blutige ^ferb bringt
ben (Sd^toeben bie ©d^redfen^funbe, unb bag ©efiif^I ber Sftac^e
treibt fie unauff^altfam i)orn)art§. ^er fjelbenmiitige ^er^og
^ernf^arb toon 2Beimar iibernimmt bie giif^rung. ^ie ^aifer*
lidf>en tperben geiDorfen. aJiit bem SRufe: „^ie ©c^Iac^t ift 30
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. II9
ijerloren ; ber ^a^^enfjeimer ift tot ; bie ©cif>it)eben fommen
iiber un^ !" ergriffen fie bie gluc^t. ^ie ©d^lad^t \|QXX^ elf
Stunben gebauert uub neuu taufenb Seic^en Bebecften ben
SBa^I^la^. ®ie ®dj)n)eben ijerfolgten h)egen ber ^unfel^eit
5 unb ©rmiibung ben geinb nic^t, unb brad^ten bie 9^ac^t auf
bem @c^lad;tfelbe %\x. 2(m folgenben SJJorgen fanben fie nad;
langem ^w6:jtx\. ben nacften unb blutigen 2ei(f)nam i^re§
^onigg unter einem §aufen t)on 3^oten; er lag, mit elf
2Bunben bebedt, t>on §ufen gertreten unb bi§ jur Un!enntlid^=
10 leit entftellt, 5n)ifd)en ber ©tabt Silken unb bem gro^en gelb=
fteine, ber feitbem ber (3cf)n)ebenftein f^ei^t unb noc^ ^eute
(XXK jener ©telle ^u fe^n ift. ©ein Seicf)man n)urbe nac^
Stodf^olm ge6ract)t. ®ie golbene ^tiXt unb feinen blutigen
Poller, n>eld)e if?m bie ilroaten abgenommen flatten, fenbete
15 Sffiallenftcin nac^ 3Sien jum ^aifer. ©iefer rief mit ^^rdnen
in ben 2(ugen: „©ern ^dtte. ic^ bem §elben ein IdngereS
SLz\it\\ unb eine frol;lic^e 3^ud!ef?r in fein ^onigreic^ gegonnt,
ir>enn nur in ^eutfcfUanb grieben geUJorben n)dre!"
©in 3Se^eruf burd^judte bie ^roteftantifc^en Sdnber. 2lber
20 bag 2Ber! beg gro^en ^i)nigg ging nid)t berloren. 3Sag er
angefangen \j(xii^, l^aben feine §elben 33ernf)arb i;)Dn SSeimar,
banner, 3:^orftenfon unb anbere im Sunbe mit grojifreid^
t)orienbet.
3©allenftein \]<xi ben tjelbenmiitigen ^onig nic^t lange uber=
25 lebt. @r geriet in SSerbac^t, mit ben ©djjn^eben gemeinfc^aft=
lic^e ^(xi^z madden %\\ bollen, unb ba man offene ©en^alt
gegen ben gen^altigen ^ann fiirci^tete, fo toarb ber 2)old^
beg 5D^eud)elmorberg fiir i^n gef(f)liffen. @g iuar am 15.
Jebruar 1634, alg bie gebungenen DJtorber in fein (5c^laf=
30 gemac^ 3U ®ger brangen. Slug bem 33ette f^ringenb, toill
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ber gelbf^err urn §ilfe rufen. 21I§ er aber fte^t, ba^ feme
S^ettung tnoglic^ ift, entblo^t er felbft bie 33ruft unb em=
ipfcingt fd^toeigenb ben Xobe^ftog. ©eine ©liter it)urben bom
^aifer einge^ogen; fein Xob blieb ungercic^t.
Xl(x6:i f^enntng.
Complete Prose Selections.
1. 5luf bcr ^ifen^af^n.
©§ Wav im 2luguft borigen 3af)re§, ba^ \6) mit bem
©d^nelljug toon Sei^jig wad) ^oburcj iiber ©ifenad^ fu^r, unb
gtrar bie erften (Stationen mit einem gremben aiU'xn im 6ou^e,
ber fid^ tro^ ber toarmen SKitterung in einen jiemlidfi bicfen
5 9}lantel gel^uttt unb feine S^eifemii^e faft bi^ iiber bie D^ren
gejogen fjatte. 3Som ©efid^t n^ar babei nur fe^r toentg frei,
unb ba^ iDenige felbft ununterbrod^en in eine bid^te 2Sol!e
toon ©igarrenbam^f ge(;u(It.
^a id^ felbft untemegg nur ^od;ft ungern f^recf)e unb nie
lo felber eine Unterbaltung anfnii^fe, mein jeithjeiliger 3^eifege=
fd^rte aber bie ndmlic^e 9?eigung §u ftiUer ©elbftbefd^auung
5U f)aben fd^ien, fo na^men n>ir in toerfc^iebenen ©dfen be^
©ou^^g $la| unb qualmten um bie SSette.
Sn 9^aumburg befamen \mx einen ?i)iitgenoffen, ber aber,
15 tt)df)renb er fic^ bem ©icfen gegeniiberfe^te, gan§ bal @egen=
teil toon biefem §u fein fc^ien.
@§ U)ar ein biinneg, !leine§ 50^dnnd^en, nic^t alter i)iel=
leid^t aU brei^ig '^a^x^, aber feinem ©egeniiber orbentlic^
n)ie 5um Xro^ gang in 9Zan!ing gefleibet; \a er ^aiU noc^
20 baju feine 3Sefte aufgefno^ft, unb ging baburd^ aud^ fogleic^
5u geinbfeligfeiten iiber, bag er bag bi§ je^t feft ijerfc^Ioffene
genfter, e()e e§ ber ®idfe berbinbern fonnte, l)erunter(ieg.
„33itte, e§ gie^t," fagte biefer — e^ toar ba§ erfte 2Bort,
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toag er bi§ \^%\ gef^rod^en Jjatte — unb betldufig gefagt aud^
ba§ le^te, ba§ icf) bon i^m ^orte, aber felbft ba§ nu^lo§.
r,9^ic^tg ge^t iiber bie frifd;e 2uft/' fagte ber Slleine in
Sf^anfing; „6ie ^aben ja ^ier einen Qualm, ba^ man erfttdfen
moc^te/' 5
@r fucf)te je^t auc^, Jt)ie fid^ ber gwg ^aum mieber in Se=
tDcgung fe^te, ein ©ef^rdd^ mit einem v>on un§ beiben anju^
fnii^fen, aber eg mi^Iang if)m gdnjlid^. Sine flucf)tige 33eobs
ad^tung iiber „fc^Dne§ SSetter" tDurbe totgef c^n)iegen ; eine
grage, n)ol)in bie S^eife gel)e, an ben ^idfen, fanb !eine lo
2lnth)ort; ic^ felber l^at, al§ ob id^ fd)liefe, unb fo raffelten
n)ir an ^ofen, Sul^a unb 2l^oIba boriiber nad^ SBeimar.
®er fleine 5[Rann mar babei boHig raftlog; unauff)orlid^
\(x\) er balb nad^ feiner Ul)r, balb nac^ bem g^afjr^Ian, ben
' H er fd^on ganj jerfnittert ^tte; balb ^olte er ein Suc^ l)erau§ 15
^um Sefen, ftecfte e€ aber augenblidflic^ n)ieber ein. 3^^^
^^ na^m er eine ^rije, bie er auc^ bem ^icfen <\.\\h^i, ber aber
nur mit bem ^o:pf fdfiuttelte ; je^t §og er fid^ ben 6d^u^ au§
unb lie^ einen fleinen ©tein l)erau§; !ur§, er fa^ feinen
Slugenblidf ftill. 2Bo aud^ ber g^^S \i\^\i, lie^ er fic^ offnen 20
unb fd^£>5 eine 2Beile auf bem ^^erron um^er.
@r fuc^te jemanb, aber nidf)t ti\i>o^ einen ^efannten, fonbern
nur ein menfcl)lid^eg 2Sefen, mit bem er fic^ unterl)alten
fonnte, ja in letter 3Ser5n)eiflung griff er fid^ fogar ben
(Sc^affner auf, ber aber nur fo (ange bei il)m au^ljielt, al§ 25
^ . er 3^it gebraud^te, feine ®ofe gu offnen unb il)m eine ^rife
anjubieten.
©nblid^ in SBeimar fanb er ba§ ©efud;te. ®ort ftieg ein
ti\QoA fel)r auSgetrodfneter §err, mit einer 33riIIe auf, in
jeber §anb einen S^ieifefacf tragenb unb i)on feiner grau, 30
AUF DER EISENBAHN, I 23
einer !Iemeu lebenbigen 53runette, gefolgt, in ba§ ©ou^^.
©in ®ienftmdbcl)cn, ba§ fie kcjleitct I^atte, reic^ite nod; einen
gro^en XragforO DoU §utfcf)ad)tcln, ©i^fiffen, 3Sorrat§!or6en
unb 9tegcnfc()irmen, it)obei fie bie ®ame ,1^'^^'^ ^rofefforin"
5 nannte, in ben SSacjen, lt)unfcf)te C5luc!Iid;e 9?eife unb 5001 fid^
bann in bie 3(rme eine^ Snfanteriften ^uriicf, ber biefen
foment mit grof^em %<x\i in ber ©ntfernung abgetDartet
^er ^^rofeffor fud)te inbeffen, ime ber 3^0 ^^^fiff — ^^^
ro ^(eine in ^{anfing \^(xi\'i. ^\>^\\ nocf) "^txi gef)a6t, ipieber in
ba^ ©011^^6 gu f^ringen — fcine 33ri(Ie unb, a(g er biefe ge=
funben fjatte, feine (s;igarrentafc^e, bie fic^ enblic^ in bem
2(rbeit^5beutel feiner ©emaf)Iin fanb. §iernac^ i?ermi^te er ^*>^
aber p(i3l3lic^ feinen (Sefretdrfc^liiffel; ber mu^te ba^eim auf ^
15 bem 3^ifd)e liegen geblieben fein, unb er fd;ien einen 9j?oment
nid;t iibel Suft 5U \j<s!o^\\, bem 3^3 ein §alt jujurufen.
^^^ ©eine ©igarrenf^i^e F)atte er ebenfatt^ „in ber @ile" ^u
§aufe liegen laffen, !ur^, im Saufe ber Unterf)altung, (x\\
tt)eld;er ber Slleine in 9ianfing je^t ben lebenbigften Slnteil
20 na^m, ftedte fid^ l^erau^, ba^ nod^ eine gange 5!Jlenge Don
©ingen bergeffen ober juriidgelaffen h)aren, unb e§ beburfte
einiger ^6X, bi^S fic^ bie beiben ©Ejegatten fo tpeit beruF)igten,
bag UnDermeiblicf)e eben ^u ertragen. @§ hjar einmal ge^
}d;ef)en unb nid;t me^r §u dnbern.
25 3Sir erful;ren je^t auc^ in unglaublic^er @efdE>it>inbig!eit,
ba^ ber fleinc 5[Rann in 5^an!ing big nac^ g^rottftebt iuoKte,
two if)n feine ^raut mit i^ren ©Item, bie o,\x^ (Sifenac^ ge=
fommen iDaren, fd;on erioarteten, um i)on ba an bie ^ferbe^
'iiQ,\)XK nac^ 25>alterg^aufen gu benu|en unb bann gu gu^ nac^
30 9tein^arbgbrunn unb bem gnfelberg §u ge^en. ©r toar ein
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5lngefteIIter au§ ^f^aumburg, f)atte aber auf p)Z\ %o^(^,^ Urlaub
befommen, unb gebacf)te biefe fur^e ^z\i mi einer ^our burc^
ben Xf)uringer 28alb <x^ ber <Sette ber ©eliebten au^gufiiHen.
®er ^rofeffor mit feiner grau bagegen gebac^te — benn o,\x^
bag tDurbe unf nid^t t>0rentf)alten — nur biefen einen ^ag i)on 5
§aufe tDegjubleiben, ba bie ^inber unb bringenbe Slrbeiten unb
©efc^dfte eine Idngere @rf)D lunger eife nic^l geftatteten. ^ag q
@f)e^aar n)oIIte nur nad^ ©ijenac^, bort bie 2Bartburg befud^en, ^
in irgenb einer romantifd^en ©c^Iud^t i^r 5Rittag§mal^( ber^ei^ren,
unb bann mit bem Slbenbguge tcieber x^o.^:] SSeimar ^urMfe^ren. lo
®er gjlenfc^ benft unb ©ott lenft. K^
3n ber Unter^altung \lQXi^ un§ bie grau ^rofefforin eben=
faE§ bamit befannt gemac^t, ba^ fie eine 6d^it)efter in ©rfurt
l^abe, bie fid^ i^nen moglid^ern)eife auf i^rem 3Sergnugungg=
au^flug anfd^Iie^en n)o(Ie — jebenfallS triirbe fie am Sa^nf)of 15
fein, um fie ^u begrii^en. 3n biefem Slugenblicf (jielt ber
3ug in ©rfurt. ®er ©df)affner offnete bie ^^iir.
„@rfurt! bier gjlinuten 2(ufentf)alt !"
®er ^leine fc^o^ ipie ein Sli^ jur %\j\xx ^inau€; e§ ttjar
eine orbentlic^ ^einlid^e Unrul^e in bem 5Renf d^en — unb bie 20
grau ^rofefforin fa^ fid^ inbe§ nad^ i^rer ©c^toefter um; in
bem ©ebrdnge am 3wg !onnte fie biefelbe aber nirgenb^
erfennen, unb ba fie entfernter — tt)ie fie i^rem ©atten ^urief
— einen blauen §ut ^u entbedfen glaubte, trat fie Ifjinau^,
um bie ©rfe^nte gu finben. 25
®er ^rofeffor ^eigte nur geringe Xeilna^me (xxi bem gami=
lienglieb unb fudf>te n)ieber feine Grille, bie er fid^ genau
erinnerte beim ©infteigen ge^abt gu l^aben, unb bie je^t trie
in ben 33oben ^inein t)erf^n)unben fd^ien. @r fniete nieber
unb fud^te — in ber i^erjiDeiflungeiJoKen 50^oglic^!eit, ba^ fie 30
AUF DER EISENBAHN. 1 25
unter bie %\x%t gefommen fei — unter ben ©t^en, griff Winter
in bie ^solfter, offnete bie 2lr6eit§tafc^e feiner grau unb fc^ien
untroftlic^ iiber ben SSerluft. (gr (jorte babei gar nic^t, ime
e§ Idutete, unb !am erft njieber mit ber Slu^enirelt in Se=
5 riifjrung, al§ er bie 33ermi^te enblic^ in ber gigarrentafc^e
entbedte, in bie er fie in ©ebanfen, n)ie in ein gutteral,
^ineingefc^oben l^atte. 3^ gleic^er 3eit fu^r aber auc^ ber
^(eine in ^^lanfing in ba§ goup^, bag unmittelbar (^inter i^m
gefdfiloffen n)urbe, unb brau^en ^fiff e§.
lo „2Bo ift benn 3^re grau ©ema^lin?" fagte ber ^flaum*
burger erft aunt.
„§err (SJott, meine grau!" rief ber ^rofeffor unb fturjte
<xx\. biefem borbei nad^ bem ^enfter, ba§ ber ^ic!e frf)on
f)artna(!ig hjieber aufgejogen \}(^ii^> ®er 3^9 f^^^^ f^^f; Iang=
15 fam in Settjegung; in gitternber §aft lieg ber unglMUc^e
@atte bag genfter nieber unb fu^r mit bem ^o^fe (>inaug.
^rau^en n)ar noc^ eine ^^iir geoffnet, ber ©c^affner ftanb
bort unb neben i^m bie grau ^rofefforin in atemlofer §aft.
„®a§ ift nid^t mein Sou^6" rief fie.
20 „(5teigen ©ie nur ^ier ein," brdngte ber ©cfjaffner.
„@life!" rief in bem Stugenblicf ber ©atte, unb „5Daf>inein
ge^or' \^\" antttjortete jubelnb bie grau unb flog auf bem
perron ^erunter, un§ entgegen. Slber ^ier it)ar !eine %^\x
mef)r geoffnet unb ber 3wg im @ang. — ®er ©d^affner fonnte
25 nic^tg tt)eiter i^j-ww,, unb „?i)lad^en ©ie auf! madden ©ie auf!"
fd^rie bie grau brau^en unb griff fram^f^aft nad^ bem
©^lo^. ®ie 2:;^ur offnete fid^ aber natiirlic^ nid^t, ba fie
nad^ unten t)on bem eifernen 3Sor(eger ge^alten murbe, unb
bortfte^enbe Sa^nbeamte fj^rangen au^erbem gleid^ bajti^ifc^en,
30 benn bie gedngftigte grau \6X\^ fonft berunglMen fonnen.
2ln ©infteigen hjar gar !ein ©ebanle me(;r.
126 GERMAN READER,
„^a brinnen ft|t mein SJiann! 3<^ ^w§ mit!" ®ag toar
ba^ Se^te, \ooA tt)ir ijon ber grau ^rofefforin f^orten, unb ber
^rofeffor, ber ben ^o^f au§ bent 2Sagen ftetfte unb feine
gran mit ben Stugen fuc^te, big ber ^wg unter ben geftungg^
iyxwc^^X fc^o^, unb er erfc^recft guriidf^rallte, fan! je^t auf ben 5
©i^ am genfter §uruc! unb jammerte:
,,3^/ ^u mein ©ott, toag foU je^t it)erben!"
2)er ^(eine in ^'^anfing Iroftete if)n. 3Son ber ndc^ften
(Station au§ fonnte er guriidftelegra^^ieren, ba^ i^m feine
grau mit bem balb nac^fommenben ©iiter^uge folge. Um 10
fiinf ober ^alS feeing U^r ivaren fie bann immer toieber in \
(^ifenac^ beifammen, unb eg blieb i^nen an bem (angen \
©ommerabenb nod^ '^^\i iibrig gu einer rec^t ^iibfc^en ^artie S
nad^ ber 2Bartburg.
^er ^rofeffor griff babei n)ie unn)ill!urlici^ an feine 2Seften= 15
lafc^e unb fagte:
„2Senn fie nur nac^fommt! fie f)at bie ^Hfie."
@g (ie^ fid^ aber i)or ber §anb n)ir!Uc^ nic^tg anbereS
t^un, unb in ^ietenborf l^ielt ber 3wg faum, alg ber ^ro=
feffor fc^on nac^ bem 6c^affner fc^rie, um bie %^\xx geoffnet 20
5u belommen.
„^ac^en ©ie rafd^, eg ge^t gleid^ toieber fort!" rief i(;m
biefer nad^, aber ber ^rofeffor i^orte fc^on nic^t mefjr unb
f^rang in flii^tigen (Sd|en in bag ^^elegra^l^enbureau.
§ier ftieg, tpd^renb ber ^leine in 9^an!ing auf bem perron 25
lufttoanbelte, ein anberer ^affagier ein, ber fii;^ bem ^ic!en
gegeniibcrfe^te unb ben Sa^ngug nur alg ©rofc^fe gu benu^en
fc^ien. (Sr n)ar nid^t attein fe^r anftanbi^ fonbern <x\x^ fe^r
forgfdltig gefteibet, in fd^n^arjem grac! unb ^\i^XK folc^en
^einfleibern, feibener S^efte unb tabeltog gefnotetem loei^en 30
AUF DER ElSENBAHN. I2y
§at§tuc]^. llber()au^t (jatte er in feinem gangen SSefen ettt)a§
Sngftltc^e€ imb ipeinlid; Drbentltc^e§, bag nirgenb§ iveniger
\^ ^inpa^t, al§ in ein @ifenbaI)ncou^>^.
^ 311^ er einftieg unb fd^iic^terQ grii^te, naf)m er feinen ju^
5 jiinem S^kg-cl gegldtteten §ut ab unb fe^te if)n Dorfid^ttg
neben ftc^ ^in, na^m t^n aber augenblicflic^ toieber in bie
§o^e, ftrid^ mit einer Keinen ^l^afdjenbiirfte bie eth^a t)erfc^o=
benen §aare fauber glatt, unb fe^te if)n iwieber auf. @r
O fd^ien fogar bie entfc^iebene Slbfic^t ^u ^aben, ein ^aar
"^ lo ftec!en(o§ neue twei^e @lac^^anbfc§uf^ angujieE^en, befann fid^
aber bocf) noc^ beijeiten eineg 33efferen, h)i(!e(te fie h)ieber
jufammen unb fd^ob fie in bie Xafdf)e juriidf.
©inen blaufeibenen 9flegenfdf)irm, obgleid^ !eine 9So(!e am
§immel ftanb, ^atte er neben fic^ auf ben ®i^ gelegt. 2)a
15 fd^lug bie ©lodfe tmeber fc^arf breimal an, unb ntit bem
(e|ten (Sc^lag faj5 ber in 9Zan!ing im Sou^^ unb auf bem
blauen 9?egenfcbirm, t>on bem er aber, fid^ entfd^ulbigenb,
iDieber in bie §obe fd^nellte. ^ie 2^bur it)ar gefc^Ioffen.
„§err 3efu§! ift benn ber ^rofeffor noc^ nid^t ba?" rief er.
20 ,,§e, (5rf)affner! eg fefjit noc^ eine ^erfon."
@in $fiff - anttDortete if^m, unb fort roEte ber ^\x^. 2Bir
borten nodB etit)ag rufen, faf)en, n)ie bie iDeiter t)orh)drtg am
\ perron ftefjenben '^zwH lad^ten, unb nidBtg mef)r. ®er $ro=
feffor batte fid^ fubtra^iert.
25 „5^a, bag ift gottlic^!" rief ber ^leine in 5Zan!ing; ^je^t
tDiH ber gute §err eine 23ergnugunggtour mit feiner Jrau
madden, unb bat in ber erften 6tunbe fid;, feine (B(xiim unb
fein ©e^dd^ auf brei i:)erfd^iebenen ©tationen. 9^a, toie bie
fidfi it)ieber ^ufammenfinben n)o(Ien, ift mir auc^ ein 9tdtfel/'
30 „§at jemanb ben 3ug i)erfdumt?" frug ber §err im fc^marjen
^v
128 GERMAN READER.
grac!, inbem er feinen etlva^ §erbrMten SftegenfdEiirm t>or=
na^m, iDieber fjalb offnete, fc^Io^, gldttete unb bann Ijtnter
ftd^ legte.
,!^\xxK natiirlic^/' lautete bte 2lnth)ort; „ein ^rofeffor au§
SKeimar; ti:)a§ fangen tt)ir je^t mit ben ©ac^en an?" 5
„SKtr fommen um {)alb brei U^r nad^ @ot^a/' fagte ber
Drbentlid^e tm f(f)h:)ar§en 5^ad^, „unb um brei 3Sierte( auf
brei U^r trifft ber ©cf)nell§ug i)on ©ifenad^ in ©ot^a ein.
jS 2Benn ©ie bie ®ad)en narf) ^ietenborf §urMf(J)ic!ten, l^dtte
fie ber §err in einer ©tunbe n)ieber." 10
§m, \<x\ ba§ ginge; aber er mill ja eigentlic^ nad^ (gife=
nad^, unb h)enn fie fid) nad^ljer tcieber berfdumen — ober
gar nid^t it)iffen, ba^ bag ©e^dcf ^uriidfommt !"
„?0^an fonnte ja i)on @otl)a aug telegra^ljieren/' meinte
ber Drbentlic^e. 15
r/§^/ i^; tt>ol)in gel^en ©ie?"
,,m^ @otl)a."
„2SoIIten ©ie bann bie ©iite \j(xh^\K unb ba§ ©e^dd ba
irgenb einem ^afjnbeamten iibergeben?"
„3rf) it>erbe fe^r bebauern miiffen !eine '^zxi §u l^aben/' 20
fagte ber DrbentUd^e t)erlegen; „id^ bin ^u einer — id^ mu^
fef^r l^iinftlic^ fein, benn id{) bin bi§ {)alb brei Ufjr J^inbeftellt,
unb toir l)aben ung fd)on bon ^ietenborf au^ um" — er \<x^
nad^ f einer Xlf)r — „um fieben TOnuten berf^dtet."
„©ut, bann tl)u' id)'g," fagte ber fleine gutmiitige 9Jiann 25
entfc^ieben. „©o biel geit bleibt in ©otf)a, unb id^ berfdume
ben 3wg nid^t."
®abei gog er feine 33rieftafd)e ^erau§ unb formulierte fo
gut e§ bag ©d)au!eln beg ©ifenba^jntoageng erlaubte, bag
Xelegramm, um in @otl)a nic^t §u biel '$^t\i §u braud^en. 30
AUF DER EISENBAHN. 1 29
®a§ ©ef^rdd^ toar bamit abge6ro(f)en, unb mid^ intereffierte
babei befonber§ ber ®ic!e, ber bei ben bi^^erigen ^it)i{c^en= *. '
fatten aud^ nod^ burd; feinen 33ltd bie geringfte Steilna^me %r
berraten, fonbern immer nur ftill, aber f>efttg t)or fic^ ^inge= ^
5 qualTpt ^(xiii,
ge^t ftierte er burc^ ben 9iauc^ fetn ©egeniiber, ben Dr=
bentUrf)en, an, ber fic^ aber nidjt too^t unter bem 33Ii^ Su
fii^Ien fd5)ien unb it)ie t)erlegen atlerlei fletne 33efcJ)aftigungen
t)orna^m.
10 @r ^olte eine !leine, mit einem 5[Rimaturf^iegeI toerfe^ene
§aarburfte ^erau^, fuc!)te border mit . §ilfe be§ ©^iegel§
einen 33Iic! auf feinen ^rattattenfnoten ^u getoinnen — h)a§
^ aber bollftdnbig erfolglo^ blieb — unb ging bann %\x ben ettt)a§
, ^^t^tt)tberf))enftigen §aaren iiber, bie fic^ aber, tro^ allem 33urften,
/TVs'^ciuf bem 3Birbel it)ie §u einer Slrt t)on Sfal|)lode em)3or= ^^Y
^\^ ftrduben tt)oIIten, morf)te er fic^ noc^ fo t)iel ?[Ru^e bamit tP
geben. ®anac^ ging er tpieber baran jid^ abguftduben, t)omXr*\
9toc!!ragen nieber bi^ %\x ben glanjlebernen ©tiefeln. ©on= ^?j
berbarertoeife ^atte gerabe i()m, t)or alien anberen, ein tiidifd^eS s^*t:
20 ©d^idffal ben S^odffragen t>erunreinigt, aber tro^ allem 33urften \^
berii^rte er nie ben gled^, tt)dl)renb ber i^m gegenuberft|enbe
®icEe feinen Slidf — ol)ne jeboc^ eine ©ilbe ^u du^ern —
immer Ijartnddfig auf ben $un!t geric^tet Ijielt.
:^-?v 2)er im ^elj raud;te babei ununterbrod^en fort, unb ba er
• 25 feine ©igarre nie abftrid^, fiel bie Slfc^e ein ^aarmal <x\),
rollte an feinem DJZantel nieber unb auf bie ^niee be§ Dr=
bentlic^en, ben er baburc^, ol)ne fic^ je §u entfc^ulbigen, in
fteter 33efd^dftigung unb 2lufregung ^ielt. @§ ^atte bem un=
gludflicl)en ?[Renfd^en ndmU^ nicl)t entgeljen fonnen, ba^ i^m
30 ber fo un^eimlid^ @ingel)ullte ftet§ auf ben 9loc!fragen ftierte.
^
130 GERMAN READER,
unb mit ber Sl^nung, ba^ bort ettoa^ nic^t in Drbnung fei,
befa^ er boc^ ^u bid ^gto^tern^t, urn fic^ banac^ gu
erfunbigen.
®er ?[Rann tt)ar offenbar ju einer 2lubien§ befo^Ien ober
macule eine SSifite, urn irgenb eine 2lnfteIIung ^u befommen; 5
jebenfatlg fjatte er Slngft i:)or ber ndcf)ften ©tunbe.
3e^t ^fiff bie Sofomotibe toieber.
„@ot^a/' fagte ber Drbentlic^e, al§ er au§ bent rec^ten
Jenfter faf) unb babei in einem fjalben Seufger ftecfen blieb.
2)er fc^rec!licf)e ?[Renfc^ if)m gegeniiber fa^ if^m nod) immer 10
unt)erti:)anbt auf ben 9loc!fragen, unb er fjdtte gern nocf) einen
le^ten SSerfurf) mit bent (Spiegel gemac^t, aber e§ ii:)ar gu
f))dt. @ben rodte ber 3^9 ^t)^ ^^^ <Station§gebdube — ^ilf,
§immel! bie Uf)r §eigte auf (x^i ?!Kinuten iiber f^alb brei —
unb mit einem rafc^en „@m^fe^le mic^ 3^nen ergebenft!" 15
flog ber Ungluc!Uc^e ^um 2Bagen ^inau^ unb feinem (Sd^icffal
entgegen.
®er in 9Zan!ing berric^tete inbeffen fein Siebe^irer!. (5inem
ber Seamten, i)on benen met;rere auf bem perron ftanben,
iibergab er rafc^ bie §af)lreid;en, bem ungIMli(f)en $rofeffor= 20
^aare gugeJ^orenben ©egenftdnbe, unb glitt bann i^ie eine
(^ibec^fe in ba§ 3::elegra^^enbureau l)inein, um bie 2)e^efc^e
nac^ ©ietenborf aufjugeben.
Unb ii:)enig genug ^zxi U)urbe if)m ba§u gelaffen, benn gleid)
barauf (ciutete e§ fc^on toieber jur Slbfaf^rt. ^er 3^9 ^^'^'^^ 25
ac^t 5!Jlinuten berfdumt, unb bie mu^ten n^ol^l ober iibel tt)ieber
eingebrad^t iDerben.
(Sodte fid) aud^ ber 5Dflann in 9^an!ing auf biefem ber^on^^
m§t)oIlen 3itg — tiein ! ba lam er f)erau§gef d)offen unb fe^te
fid^ rafd^ auf ben t)on bem Drbentli(f)en gerdumten $Ia^, bem 30
^
AUF DER EISENBAHN. 13I
^trfen gegeniiber. ^aum fa^ cr, al§ ber 6c^affner bie %\}\xx,
an ber bag genfter tt)ieber ^eruntcrgelaffen, §ufc^(ug, bann auf
ben eifernen ©angiDeg ftieg unb, iud^venb fic^ ber 3w0 i^
33eiT)egung fe^te, fagte:
5 „Si(retg nad; ^rottftebt, meine §erren!"
@§ mar nod; ein junger 9Jlenfcf) mit einem fleinen ^ornifter
eingeftiegen, ber eben bortF)in unb toaf^rfc^einlid; auc^ eine 5Ber=
gniigunggtour in ben Xf)uringer 3BaIb madden tuollte. ®ie
beiben lieferten i^re 53iIIet§ ab, ber ©d^affner i?erfd;it)anb
10 brau^en, urn fic^ in fein eigeneg (Soupt^ an ben (^enftajnflen
^in^ufu^leu, unb ber fleine '^MfxxiXK in 9kn!ing fagte:
„2(tle SSetter, ba§ cjing gefcfjtDinb ! bie fonnten mir ba brin
X/^ nid^t fo fd^neE feeioii^ben, unb beina^ ^dtt' ic^ aud^ einen
bummen ©treicf) gemad)t unb ben '^^x<^, berfdumt. ?la, bag
15 tt?dr' eine f(f)one ©efc^i(f)te getwefen ! Semine, unb bie ©d;tuie=
gereltern in grottftebt!"
©ie einjige Slntmort, bie er i)on bem ^iden befam, tr»ar
eine auggefto^ene ®am^ft»oI!e, bie einem jungen ©d;ornftein
@^re gemadjt E^dtte. ®er Heine lebenbige 3}iann aber mu^te
20 fic^, mit bem erfe^nten 3^^^ ^i<^^ tjoraug, irgenb jemanbem ^^\_
mitteilcn, unb ba er feine anbere fiifjlenbe 33ruft im ©ou^^ X? ^
fanb, fo tcanbte er fic^ an ben ©i^mnafiaften, bem er, ebenfo x
h)ie iJor^er ber grau ^rofefforin, er^d^Ite, toer i^n in grdtt=
ftebt ermartete unb h)ag fiir eine fibele ^artie fie nac^f)er
25 madf)en it)oKten. %xk 9^ein^arb§brunn im ©aft^of h)ar (x\x6:j ^
fcf)on bag ©ffen genau auf bie ©tunbe beftettt, ebenfo ein
giifjrer unb ©e^ddtrdger, !ur§ al(eg auf bag genauefte unb
:|)un!tlid)fte georbnet. @g gereid^e i^m babei §u grower 33efrie=
bigung, alg er i)on bem ©^mnafiaftcn erfu^r, ba^ bie ^ferbe=
30 ba^n (xv<6^ bireft ab£e^en_ it)urbe, benn ber toon ©ifenad^
132 GERMAN READER.
fommenbe (Sc^neEgug treffe unmtttelbar nad^ if^nen in grott=
ftebt ein.
3n bem Slugenblitf ^fiff e§ tDieber. ^er ^letne J^orc^te auf,
unb fa^ au§ feinem genfter an ber rec^ten 6eite, fonnte aber
ba^inaug nic§t§ erfennen. 5
3e^t bremfte ber 3^9 ein.
„§alten n)ir benn nod^ einmal ^ti:)ifc^en ©ot^a unb grott=
ftebt r
„D^ ben)af)re/' fagte ber ©^mnafiaft; „ba§ ift grottftebt!"
„©tation grottftebt!" rief in bem ^D^oment ber ©c^affner lo
unb ri^ bie ^^iir auf ; raf c^, tt)er f^ier au^fteigt, e§ ge^t gleid^
toeiter !"
„§err (i5ott, mein 9^oc! ift eingeflemmt !" fto^nte ber Heine
5[Jlann, tr>df?renb ber leic^tfii^ige ©^mnafiaft au§ ber 3:^ur
f^rang, unb ri^ babei an feinem 9f?an!ing=9ftocf(f)en, bag a(Ier= 15
bingg gang feft unb fic^er t)Dn ber X^iir, neben ber er bi§ je^t
gefeffen, gefa^t it)ar, fo ba^ er t)ergebeng fuc^te ben gef>al=
tenen 3i^iel mit ©emalt ^erau^sugie^en.
„2lb!" fommanbierte brau^en ber Dberfcfjaffner.
„©c^affner! §err ©c^affner!" fd)rie ber Heine in 3:;obe§= 20
angft, „mad)en ©ie einmal ^ier bie Vc^vcc auf."
„3lber ^onnertDetter, Ijier fteigen ©ie ja au§ ! 5iJ^ac^en ©ie
bod^, ba^ ©ie ^eraugfommen !"
„3d) !ann ja nic^t ; ic^ fi^e ja feft ; madden ©ie boc^ biefe
Vc^m auf!" 25
„3a, bag !ann ic^ nid^t!" rief ber Unerbittlid^e unb fd^Iug
bie ^^ilr gu ; ivieber ber ominofe $fiff, unb bie SSagen X^<xitXK
einen 3ftucf.
„3d^ mu^ l)inaug !" fd^rie aber ber ^leine unb furf)te in ber
^af4)e nacl) feinem ^effer; in brei ^afc^en fanb er eg nic^t; 30
AUF DER EISENBAHN. I 33
in ber ijterten fta! e§ ; ber 3^9 !am in 33ett)egung ; mit 5ittern=
ber $anb ^atte er e§ geoffnet; ritfc^, ratfd^ fcf)nitt er erbar=
mung§lo§ ben 9flan!ing burc^, urn (ieber mit bem bermiftalteten
^leibung^ftM al^ gar nid^t i)or feiner 33raut §u erfc^einen,
5 unb [tiirgte nad^ ber Xfjiir.
3u f^dt! UngliicffeUgeg 28ort.
„3ulie! §err Dberbaurat!" fd^rie er berjireiflung^boU aug
bem 2Bagen ^inau§.
„2lber, §err ^ffeffor, tt)o tDoHen ©ie benn l)in?" Unten auf
10 bem perron ftanb bie ganje ©efeUfc^aft im geftanjug unb faf>
bem ungliic!(id;en 33rdutigam narf), ben i^ncn ein ^o^nifc^eg
©efdj>idf^ faum gegeigt, h)ieber entfii^rte.
„§alt! ic^ mu^ (jinau^!" fd^rie in einem Ie|ten 3l!t ber
2Ser§n)eiflung ber ungMfelige Slffeffor in 5f^an!ing. Slrmer
15 5!Jlann, n)e§^alb mad;teft bu eine 3Sergniigung§tour in einem
©d^nett^ug, ber tt)eber S'^Q^^tt "^^^ (Srbarmen, fonbern nur
©tunben unb 9Jlinuten UxvckV, 2ldf>t ?[Rinuten berfdumt! toie
fonnte bie ein bred^enbe^ Slffeffor^erj ftu|leie£en. 3Sorn)drt§
broufte^ ber gug; ein ftarfer fd;riller $fiff; brau^en borbei
20 fliegt mit betdubenbem S^jieln ber anbere ©c^netljug, ber,
Don (Sifenad^ fommenb, in toenigen ?iJlinuten faft in grott=
ftebt; n)a§ l^ilft eg i^m? er !ann nid^t l^iniiber; t»orbei, unb
-^^ njeiter, U)ie auf Sturme^fittigen getragen unb ()ier toon ber
^^ bebeutenben ©enfung noc^ begiinftigt, bonnerte ber lilmilli:
25 benbe ^olo^ \\^\^\),
^er Heine 5D^ann fan! h)ie bernid^tet auf ben 6i^ mir
gegeniiber, unb id^ fud^te if^n je^t bamit §u troften, ba^ aud^
er ja mit bem ndd^ften ©uter^uge nac^ grottftebt guriidf
fonne.
30 r,2ld^ bu lieber ©ott," flagte er aber; ,,ber fommt ja erft
134 GERMAN RE4DER.
5 U^r 45 TOnuten, unb erft abenbg f^dt geF^t bie ^ferbebal^n
tt)ieber \\<x6:) 2BaIter§f^aufen !"
(^g mar nid;t^ babet ^u madden, unb 6i^ ©ifeuad^ iDurbe
fein 2Bort ttjeiter 5it»ifd;en un^ geiDed;felt. 2Benn e^ aber
einen ©u^erlatit) im Sc^meigen (^t\itx{ fonute, fo leijkt^ ben 5
ber ^ide, ber lud^renb ber ganjen Dorbefc^riebenen Ocene
nid^t einmal ben ilo^f bai^in gebre^t, ja mit feiner SEinUifir
^e^udt ^CjoXit. 2Bie au§ (Stein gef)auen \<x% er ba, unb nur
ber ®am^f tjerriet, bajj nod; innere Sdrme in ii^m lebte.
3n ©ifenad^, h)o id^ ebenfaU^ au^ftieg, urn bie 3Berrababn 10
5u benu^en, Ij^atte ber ^leine nod^ einige <Sc^mierig!eiten, bi^ er
fein eingeflemmte^ ©tiid 9ian!ing (x\x^ ber gec^eniiber befinb*
^ Iid;en %\j\xx befommen fonnte, unb er mu^te einem ber 2Bagen=
^•■H->. fd;mierer ein gut 2i>ort geben, ba^ er bie 2:t>ur bon ber anbcrn
©eite offnete. 211^ id^ if;n gule^t fa^, ftanb er toet^mutig auf 15
bem perron, l^ielt ba^ (^eimtudfifd^e (StM 3^iiS i'^ ^^1^ §anb
unb fa^ nad^ ber U^r ^inauf, bie funfjefjn SJ^inuten nad^ brei
jeigte.
(S c r ft a cf c r.
IMMENSEE, 135
2. ^mmcnfce.
2)er SCIte.
2(n einem 6^dtfjerbftnad;mittage ging ein alter, h)o^l0C=
flcibcter 3Jiann langfam bie ©tra^e l;ina6. CS'r frf)ien toon
einem (S^ajiergange nadj) ipaufe ^urucfjufe^ren, benn feine
<Sd;nalknfd)u^e, bie einer tooriibergegangenen 3Jlobe angef^orten,
5 hjaren bcftdubt. ®eu langcn i^)fo(;rftoc! mit golbeuem Ano^f
trug er unter bem 2lrm ; mit feinen bunflen ^ilugen, in JDelc^e
fid^ bie gan^e i)ertDrene Swfl^"^ gerettet %\x \)(x\i^x\> fc^ien, unb
tr)elci()e eigentumlic^ toon ben fc^neehjeifeen §aaren abftad;en,
fa^ er ruf^ig um^er ober in bie Stabt ^inab, t^etc^e im
10 Slbenbfonncnbuftc t)or if^m lag. — ©r fd)ien faft cin ^rember,
benn i)on ben !:i>orubergef?enben griifiten it^n nur tucnige, ob=
gleid) mand;er unttjiiniirlic^ in biefe ernften 3tugen ^u feljen
gejtDungen tuurbe. Gnblid^ ftanb er t)or einem l^o^en ©iebel=
^aufe ftill, fal; noc^ einmal in bie ©tabt ^inau^ unb trat
15 in bie §au^biele. 33ei bem ©c^all ber 2;i^urglode tourbe
brinnen in ber Stube toon einem ©udfenfter, h)eld)e^ nad; ber
^iele ^inau^ging, ber griine 35orl^ang hjeggefc^oben unb ba^
©efid;t einer alten grau baljinter fidfjtbar. 2)er 9Jiann h?in!te
il^r mit feinem Sf{ol)r[tod. „3^oci^ fein Sic^t!" fagte er in
20 einem etlua^ ftibUc^en ^ilccent, unb bie §au^l;dlterin liejs ben
35orl?ang tuieber fallen. !I)er Sllte ging nun iiber bie iweite
§au^biele, burd; einen $efel, n)o gro^e eic^ene (Sc^rdnfe mit
^orjetlantoafen an ben 2Bdnbcn ftanben; burd; bie gegeniiber^
fte^enbe !Jl;ur trat er in einen fleinen Jlur, toon itoo au^
25 eine enge ^reppe ju ben oberen ,3ii"i"^i^^^ ^^^ §interl>aufe^
fii^rte. ^x ftieg fie langfam l;inauf, fd^lo^ oben eine ^^iir
136 GERMAN READER.
auf unb trat bann in ein md^ig gro^e^ 3^^^^^- §i^^ ^^^
e§ ^eimlic^ unb ftiH ; bie eine SSanb it>ar faft mit 9f?e^ofttorien
unb 33uci^erfd^rdn!en bebecft; an ber anbern {)ingen ^ilber
t)on 3}lenfc^en unb ©egenben; i)or etnem %\\^ mit griiner
©edfe, auf bem ein^elne aufgefd^lagene S3uc^er umfjerlagen, 5
ftanb ein frf)tt)erfdl(iger 2e^n|tuf)l mit totem ©ammetfiffen. —
9flarf)bem ber Sllte §ut unb 6todf in bie @c!e gefteEt \)0Xit,
fe^te er fic^ in ben Se^nftu^l unb fd^ien mit gefalteten §dnben
t>on feinem ©^ajiergange au§§uru^en. — 2Sie er fo fa^, tt>urbe
e§ attmd^Iid^ bunfter; enblidf) fiet ein 5!)^onbftraf)l burd^ bie 10
genfterf(f)eiben auf bie ©emdlbe an ber SSanb, unb it)ie ber
Ijjeffe ©treif langfam tDeiter riicfte, folgten bie Slugen be§
5Ranne§ untDillfurlid). 3flun trat er iiber ein !Ieine§ 33ilb in
fc^lid^tem fd^ttjarjem Stat^men. ,,@lifaBet^!" fagte ber Sllte
leife; unb itjie er ba^ SSort gef^roc^eij, \o<xx bie 3^i^ ^^^= ^5
toanbelt : erh?arinfeinerSwgenb.
®ie ^inber.
SBalb trat bie anmutige ©eftalt eine§ fleinen ?!Jidbd^en§ gu
if)m. ©ie ^ie^ ©lif abet^ unb moc^te fiinf 3a()re 5df)Ien; er
felbft tt)ar bo^^elt fo alt. Um ben §alg trug fie ein rot=
feibeneg ^ud^eldf)en ; ba§ Iie| ifjr ^tibfdj) gu ben braunen Slugen. 20
„9lein{)arbt ! rief fie, „h)ir ^<xhtxi frei, frei ! ben ganjen Xag
feine (Sc^ule, unb morgen auc^ nid^t."
3ftein()arbt ftettte bie Sfted^entafel, bie er fc^on unterm 2(rm
^atte, flin! (winter bie §au§tf)ur, unb bann liefen beibe ^inber
burd^g §au^ in ben ©arten, unb burd^ bie ©arten^forte l^inaug 25
auf bie 2Siefe. ^ie unijer^offten gerien famen i^nen ()errlic^
gu ftatten. Sftein^arbt fjatte f)ier mit @lifabetf)§ §ilfe ein
§au§ au§ 3ftafenftMen aufgefu^rt; barin tDoIIten fie bie
IMMENSE E. 137
©ommerabenbe iDoi^nen; aber e^ fef^lte nod^ bte S3an!. 9^un
ging er gleid^ an bie Slrbeit ; 9^dgel, §ammer unb bie notigen
33retter tDaren fc^on bereit. 3Sdt)renbbeffen gtng ©Ufabet^
CLXi bem 28att entlang unb fammelte ben ringfbrmigen ©amen
5 ber n)ilben 3}lalt>e in ifjre ©ci^ur§e; babon h)oIIte fie fic^
^etten unb §al^bdnber mac^en; unb al^ 3flein^arbt enblic^
tro^ ntand^eg frumm gefc^lagenen 9kge(^ feine 33an! bennod^
5uftanbe gebrac^t fjatte unb nun n)ieber in bie (Sonne {)in=
au^trat, ging fie fc^on iueit bauon am anbern @nbe ber
10 SKiefe.
„@Hfabel^!" rief er, ^Slifabeth!" unb ba !am fie, unb x^xt
Socfen flogen. „^omm/' fagte er, „nun ift unfer §aug fertig.
2)u bift ja ganj f)eife gen)orben; fomm Ifjerein, n)ir h)oIIen
un§ auf bie neue 33an! fe^en. 3c^ ergd^C bir etn)ag."
15 ®ann gingen fie beibe (>inein, unb fe^ten fid^ auf bie neue
San!. (SUfabetf) na()m if^re 9{ingeldE)en au^ ber ©d^iirge unb
jog fie auf lange Sinbfdben; 9Reinf)arbt fing an ju erjd^len:
„@g h)aren einmal brei ©^innfrauen "
„2lrf)," fagte ©Ufabetf), „ba§ n)ei^ \^ \a auSioenbig; bu
20 mu^t aud^ nid^t immer ba^felbe erjd^Ien."
^a mu^te S^lein^arbt bie ©efd^id^te toon ben brei ©^inn=
frauen fterfen laffen, unb ftatt beffen erjd^Ite er bie ©efd^id^te
i)on bem armen ^ann, ber in bie 2on)engrube gen)orfen toar.
,l^\xn n)ar e§ 3flad^t," fagte er, „n)ei§t bu? — ganj finftere,
25 unb bie 2oh)en fd^Iiefen. 9Jtitunter aber gd^nten fie im ©d^Iaf
unb recften bie roten 3w"S^" ^wg; bann fd^auberte ber 5Rann
unb meinte, ba^ ber 3Jlorgen fomme. ®a toarf e€ um i^n
^er auf einmal einen ^eEen ©d^ein, unb al§ er auffa^, ftanb
ein ©ngel t)or i^m. ^er twinfte i^m mit ber §anb unb ging
30 bann gerabe in bie gelfen ^inein."
138 GERMAN READER.
©lifabet^ \}(x\i^ aufmerffam gugeFjbrt. „@in ©ngel?" fagte
fie: „§attc er benn gliigel?"
„%^ \\i ttur fo erne ©efc^ic^te;" anttrortete Sftein^arbt; „e§
giebt ja gar feine ©ngel."
,,D ^fut, S^ein^arbt!" fagte fie unb faf) if)m ftarr in§ 5
©efic^t. 3(lg er fie aber finfter anblicfte, fragte fie if)n gir>et=
felnb: „3Sfl^""^ f^S^" fi^ ^^ ^^nn immer, ?!Jlutter unb Xante
urtb aud^ in ber ©d^ule?"
„®ag tt)ei^ id^ nid^t;" anttrortete er.
„3(ber bu," fagte ©lifabetf), „giebt e§ benn auc^ feine 10
SotDen?"
„2ott)en? Db e§ Soiren giebt? 3« 3"^ten; ba f^annen
bie ©o^en^riefter fie bor ben SSagen unb faf)ren mit i^nen
burc^ bie SSiifte. '^mxy ic^ gro^ bin, ioitt ic^ einmal felber
f)in. ^a ift eg t)ie( taufenbmal fd^oner al§ ^ier bei un§; ba 15
giebt eg gar feinen SKinter. ^u mu^t aud^ mit mir. 2Biffft bu?"
„3«/" f«9t^ ©lifabet^; „aber 5!}iutter mu^ bann aucf) mit,
unb beine Gutter aud^."
„9^ein/' fagte Stein^arbt, „bie finb bann %\x alt, bie fonnen
nid^t^mit." 20
,^6) barf aber nid^t allein."
„^u fotlft fc^on biirfen ; bu twirft bann it)ir!Iid^ meine g^rau,
unb bann l)aben bie anbern bir nid^tg §u befef^Ien."
„2lber meine 5D^utter iDirb h^einen."
„2Bir lommen ja hjieber," fagte 9fieinf)arbt f)eftig ; „fag' eg 25
nur gerabe (jeraug, \M\i bu mit mir reifen? ©onft ge^' td^
aUein; unb bann fomme id^ nimmer h)ieber."
^er ^leinen fam bag JBeinen na^e. „3)?ac^' nur nid^t fo
bijfe. 2fugen," fagte fie; „id^ iDilT ja mit x^o.^ Snbien."
Siein^arbt fa^te fie mit auggelaffener greube bei beiben 30
JMMENSEE. 1 39
§dnben unb §og fie f)mau§ auf bie 3©tefe. „9^aci^ ^nbien,
nad; Snbien!" fang er unb fc^h)en!te fid; mit \^x im ^reife,
ba^ i^r ba^ rote 2:ud5)elc^en bom §alfe flog, ^ann aber lie^
er fie plo^lic^ log unb fagte ernft: ,M^ tuirb boc^ nic§t§ bar=
5 aug ioerben; bu ^aft feine Courage."
„@lifabetl; ! 9^einl;arbt !" rief e^ je^t Don ber (55ar=
ten^forte. „§ier! .§ier!" antiuorteten bie ^inber, unb f^rangen
§anb in §anb \\a&) §aufe.
3m SSalbe.
©0 lebten bie ^inber jufammen; fie it>ar if)m oft ^u ftifl,
lo er h)ar i^r oft ju f^eftig, aber fie lie^en be^^alb nic^t i)on
einanber ; faft alle greiftunben teilten fie, h^interg in ben
befc^rdnften ^i^^i^^i^n i^^^^^ 5Dhitter, fommerg in 33ufc^ unb
gelb. — 2l(§ ©Ufabet^ einmal in 9fieinf)arbt^5 ©egentoart toon
bem ©d;ul(e^rer gefdiolten tDurbe, ftie^ er feine Xafel jornig
15 auf ben 2^ifc^, urn ben (Sifer be^ 30^anneg auf fic^ ju lenfen.
@g lt)urbe nid;t bemerft. 2(ber 9teinf)arbt i;)erIor a((e 2luf=
merffam!eit aw ben geogra^f)ifc^en SSortrdgen; ftatt beffen
i:)erfa^te er ein lange^ ©ebid^t; barin berglic^ er fic^ felbft
mit einem jungen Slbler, ben ©c^ulmeifter mit einer grauen
2o ^rd^e, ©lifabet^ n?ar bie trei^e ^aube; ber Slbler gelobte
an ber grauen ^rdf^e 9tacf)e gu ne^men, fobalb i^m bie glu=
gel gett)ad)fen fein tDiirben. ®em jungen ©ic^ter ftanben bie
2:;f;rdnen in ben Slugen; er !am fid^ fel^r er^aben Oor. %H
er nad; §aufe gefommen tr>ar, tt>u^te er fid^ einen fleinen
25 ^ergamentbanb mit t»ielen iuei^en Sldttern ^u t)erfd)affen ;
auf bie erften ©eiten fd;rieb er mit forgfamer §anb fein er=
fte§ ©ebic^t. — 93alb barauf !am er in eine anbere Sc^ule ;
bier fd;lo^ er mand)e neue ^amerabfc^aft mit 5lnaben feine^
I40 GERMAN READER.
2llter§; aber fein 3Ser!ef)r mit ©Ufabetf) tt)urbe baburd^ nic^t
geftort. SSon ben 3Jldrcf)en, tr>elci^e er i^r fonft ergdl^It unb
h)teber ergd^lt ^atte, fing er je^t an, bie, toeld^e i^r am
beften gefaEen lf)atten, auf^uf dfjreiben ; babei twanbelte i^n oft
bie S!M\i an, etn)a§ i;)on feinen eigenen @eban!en f)tnein§u= 5
bic^ten: aber, er tou^te nic^t n^eg^alb, er fonnte immer nic^t
bagu gelangen. ©o fd^rieb er fie genau auf, tote er fie felber
ge^ort \j<xii^, ®ann gab er bie 33(dtter <xx\. ©Ufabetf), bie fie
in einem ©c^ubfac^ i^rer ©d^atulle forgfditig aufbetoaf^rte ;
unb e§ getod^rte if)m eine anmutige 33efriebigung, \(>^XKXK er lo
fie mitunter abenb^ biefe ©efc^ic^tc^en in feiner ©egentoart au^
ben t>on if^m gefc^riebenen §eften i^rer ?!Jlutter t)orIefen Ijjorte.
©ieben "^oS^xt toaren boriiber. 9lein^arbt follte §u feiner
toeiteren 2(u§bilbung bie ©tabt berlaffen. ©lifabet^ fonnte
fid^ nicf)t in ben ©ebanfen finben, ba^ eg nun eine "^txi ganj 15
o^ne S^tein^arbt geben toerbe. @§ freute fie, al§ er i^r eine^
^age§ fagte, er ioerbe, tote fonft, 5Rdrc^en fur fie auffd^rei=
Ben; er tooUe fie if^r mit ben ^riefen an feine 3Jlutter fd^i!=
fen; fie mitffe if)m bann toieber fc^reiben, toie fie i^r ge=
fatten fjdtten. ®ie 2lbreife riid^te ^eran; border aber fam 20
noc^ mand^er S^teim in ben ^ergamentbanb. ®a§ attetn toar
fiir ©lifabetf) ein ©e{)eimnig, obgleicf) fie bie SSeranlaffung %\x
bem ganjen Suc^e unb gu ben meiften Siebern toar, toelc^e
nacfi unb nad^ faft bie §dlfte ber toei^en S3Idtter gefiittt
fatten. 25
@§ toar im^uni; 9fteinf)arbt follte am anbern 2:age reifen.
^^Zun toodte man nod^ einmal einen feftlid)en ^ag jufammen
bege{)en. ^aju tourbe eine Sanbipartie nac^ einer ber na^e
belegenen ^oljungen in gro^erer ©efe(Ifd)aft i)eranftaltet.
^er ftunbenlange 2Seg big (xxk ben ©aum beg 2Balbeg tourbe 30
IMMENSE E, 141
ju SSagen juriicfgelegt ; bann na(;m man bie ^romantforbe
^erunter unb marfd^ierte tDeiter. ©in ^annenge^ol^ mu^te
juerft burc^toanbert tuerben ; eg tt)ar fiif^I unb bdmmerig unb ber
33oben uberall mit feinen 9^abeln beftreut. 9fiac^ fjalbftiinbigem
5 2Sanbern !am man <x\x^ bem Xannenbunfet in eine frifd^e
33u(f)entDalbuncj ; l^ier tDar alle^ lic^t unb griin ; mitunter
brac^ ein Sonnen[traf)l burc^ bie bldtterreic^en 3^eige; ein
©ic^fd^c^en f^rang uber i^ren to^fen toon 21ft ^u 2(ft. — 2luf
einem ^la^e, iiber h^elc^em uralte 33uc^en mit if)ren kronen
10 ju einem burd^fid^tigen Saubgetrolbe jufammentt)uc^fen, mac^te
bie ®efeafd;aft §alt. ©lifabet^g 9JMter offnete einen ber
^i)rbe; ein alter §err h)arf fid^ gum $rot)iantmeifter auf.
„2l(le um mid^ ^erum, i^r jungen 3Soge(!" rief er, „unb
merfet genau, i»a§ id^ eurf) gu fagen ^abe. gwtn gruf^ftiidt
15 erE)dlt je^t ein jeber toon euc^ §i»ei trodfene 3Bedfen ; bie
33utter ift gu §aufe geblieben; bie '^\x\ti\i mu^ fid^ ein jeber
felber fud^en. @g fte^en genug ©rbbeeren im 2Salbe, ba§
l^ei^t fiir ben, ber fie gu finben it)ei^. 2Ber ungefd)idft ift,
mu^ fein 33rot trodfen effen; fo gef)t e§ uberall im ^th^w..
20 ^(x\)i \^x meine S^tebe begriffen?"
„$5a tDol^l!" rief en bie S^ngen.
„%^ fe^t," fagte ber Sllte, „\\^ ift aber nod^ nid^t gu @nbe.
9Bir 2(lten l^aben un§ im SL^\i^XK fc^on genug umfjergetrieben ;
barum bleiben irir je^t gu §au§, bag ()ei^t, ^ier unter biefen
25 breiten 33dumen, unb fd^dlen bie ^artoffeln unb madden geuer
unb riiften bie ^afel, unb it)enn bie Ufjr gtDolf ift, foden
aud^ bie @ier ge!orf)t it)erben. ©afiir feib if^r ung i)on euren
©rbbeeren bie §dlfte frf)ulbig, bamit tx)ir auc^ einen 5Zarf)tif(f)
ferbieren fonnen. Unb nun ge^t nac^ Dft unb SSeft unb feib
30 el^rlic^."
142 GERMAN REAZ^ER.
2)te Sungen ma^itn alTerlei frf)elmtfc^e ©eftd^ter. „§alt!"
rief ber alte §err nod^ einmal. „®a§ brauc^e id^ eud^ h)o^I
md()t ^u fagen, it)er feine finbet, braud^t auc^ !eine ab^uliefern;
aber ba§ fcfjreibt euc^ tool^l fainter eure feinen D^ren, bon un§
Sllten befommt er aw^) nidEitg. Unb nun f)abt if)r fur biefen 5
^ag gute 2e()ren genug; h:)enn if)r nun noc^ ©rbbeeren baju
):}ahi, fo it)erbet i()r fiir f)eute fc^on burc^§ 'ilihtn fommen."
®ie Sungen h)aren berfelben ?!}leinung, unb begannen ftd^
^aartDeife auf bie %G^xi ^u mac^en.
„^omm, ©Ufabet^/' fagte 9fteinf)arbt, „ic^ hjei^ einen @rbs 10
beerenfd^Iag ; bu follft fein trod^ene^ 33rot effen."
©lifabetf) fnii^fte bie grilnen 33dnber x^xt^ (5tro^{)ut§ ju^
fammen, unb fjing i^n iiber ben 2(rm. ,,©0 !omm," fagte
fie, „ber ^orb ift fertig."
^ann gingen fie in ben 2Balb fjinein, tiefer unb tiefer; 15
burd^ feud^te SBaumfd^atten, iDO aKeg ftill irar, nur unfid^tbar
iiber i{)nen in ben Siiften ba§ ©efrf)rei ber J^'^^^^J 'tawxi
n^ieber burc^ bid^teS ©eftrii^^, fo bid;t, ba^ Diein^arbt t>Drans
gefjen mu^te, urn einen ^fab gu madden, l^ier einen S^^^S
ju fnidfen, bort eine SfJanfe beifeite §u biegen. 33alb aber 20
l^orte er Winter fic^ ©lifabetf) feinen ^f^amen rufen. @r n)anbte
fid^ urn. „$Rein^arbt!" rief fie, .,tt>arte boc^, S^einfjarbt!'' —
(gr fonnte fie nic^t gett)a^r n)erben; enblicf) faf) er fie in
einiger ©ntfernung mit ben ©trdud^ern fdmipfen; if)r feineg
^o^fd^en frf)it)amm nur !aum iiber ben S^i^en ber garn= 25
frduter. '^un ging er nod^ einmal ^uriidf unb fiifjrte fie burd^
ba§ 2Sirrni§ ber ^rduter unb ©tauben auf einen freien %\a%
f^inaug, h)o blaue gaiter gn)ifcl)en ben einfamen SBalbblumen
flatterten. Dleinljarbt ftric^ il)r bie feud^ten §aare au^ bem
erl)i|ten ©efic^tc^en; bann tDoIlte er iljr ben 6trDl)l)ut auf= 30
IMMENSEE, 143
fe^en, xmb fie hjottte eg nic^t leiben; aber bann bat er fie,
unb mm lie^ fie e«o bod^ gefd;e^en.
,Mq bteiben benn aber betne ©rbbeeren?" fragte fie enblid^,
inbem fie fte^en blieb unb einen tiefen Sltem^ug tf^at.
5 „§ier ^aben fie geftanben," fagte er; ,raber bie ^roten
finb ung juDorgefommen, ober bie 3Jlarber ober metteic^t bie
eifen."
"3<i/" fflQte ©lifabet^, „bie 33(dtter ftef^en nod^ ba; aber
f^rid^ ^)ier nic^t i)on @(fen. ^omm nur, id^ bin nod^ gar
10 nid)t miibe; itjir itJoITen tr)eiter fuc^en.
2Sor if)nen n)ar ein fleiner 33a(i), jenfeit^ h)ieber ber 2Balb.
9^ein()arbt ^)ob ©lifabet^ auf feine 2(rme unb trug fie f)inuber,
3^ac^ einer SSeile traten fie a\x^ bem fd^attigen Saube n)ieber
in eine toeite 2ic()tung f)inau§. ,,§ier miiffen (Srbbeeren fein,"
15 fagte bag ^JWbc^en, „eg buftet fo fii^."
©ie gingen fud5)enb burc^ ben fonnigen 9taum; aber fie
fanben feine. ^^fJein," fagte 9tein^arbt, „eg ift nur ber ^uft
beg §eibe!rauteg."
§imbeerbufcbe unb §iilfenborn ftanben iiberatt burc^einanber ;
20 ein ftarfer ©erud) t>on §eibe!rdutern, tt)eldf)e abit)e(f)felnb mit
fur^em ©rafe bie freien ©tellen beg 33obeng bebedften, er=
fiittte bie Suft. „§ier ift eg einfam," fagte ©lif abet^; „tt)o
mogen bie anbern fein?"
2(n ben ^^ud'toeg l)atte 9^einf)arbt nid^t gebad^t. „2!3arte
25 nur; tDoijer lommt ber 5Sinb?" fagte er, unb ^ob feine §anb
in bie §o^e. 2tber eg !am fein 2Sinb.
„©ti(l," fagte ©lifabet^, „mid^ biinft, id^ f)5rte fie f^red^en.
9^ufe einmal ba^inunter."
Sftein^arbt rief burc^ bie ^o^Ie §anb: „^ommt ^ier^er!" —
30 „§ier^er!" rief eg juriidf.
144 GERMAN READER.
„©te antiDorten!" fagte ©lifaBetf) unb flatfc^te in btc
§anbe.
„5^ein, e§ ttjar ntd^tg, e§ )t)ar nur ber 2Siber^att."
©lifabet^ fa^te 9tein^arbt§ §anb. „5[Rir graut!" fagte fie.
fr^f^ein," fagte 9f?ein^arbt, „ba§ mu^ e§ nic^t. §ier ift e§ 5
^rdd^tig. ©e^' bid^ bort in ben ^^(xiXtXi 5n)ifc^en bic ^rduter.
2a^ un§ eine 2Beile augru^en; h:)ir finben bie anbern fc^on."
^lifabet^ fe^te jid^ unter eine iiber^ngenbe 33uc^e unb
laufd^te aufmerffam xio^^ alien ©eiten; 9ftein()arbt fa^ einige
(Sd^ritte babon auf einem 33aumftum))f unb fal^ fd^n)eigenb 10
nad^ \^x f)inuber. ®ie ©onne ftanb gerabe iiber iljnen; e§
n)ar gluf)enbe 50^ittag§()i^e; fleine golbgldnjenbe, fta^Iblaue
gUegen ftanben fliigelfd^twingenb in ber Suft; ringg urn fie
()er ein feine§ <Sd^n)irren unb ©untmen, unb mand^mal l^orte
man tief im SSalbe ba§ §dmmern ber ©ipec^te unb ba§ 15
^reifd)en ber anbern ^Balbbogel.
„§ord^/' fagte ©lifabetl), „e§ Idutet."
„2So?" fragte 9tein{)arbt.
„§inter un§. §orft bu? @§ ift 3}littag."
„®ann liegt I)inter un§ bie ©tabt; unb toenn h)ir in biefer 20
9tid^tung gerabe burd^ge()en, fo miiffen tDir bie anbern Ireffen."
©0 traten fie il^ren Sfiitdftoeg o:c\,\ ba§ ©rbbeerenfud^en
fatten fie aufgegeben, benn ©lifabet^ tear miibe getcorben.
©nblid^ flang gtt)ifd^en ben 33dumen f)inburc^ ba§ Sadden ber
©efedfd^aft; bann faE)en fie aud^ ein iDei^eg ^ud^ am SSoben 25
fd^immern, ba§ tear bie ^afel, unb barauf ftanben ©rbbeeren
in §ulle unb giille. ®er alte §err I)atte eine ©erbiette im
^no^flod^ unb (^ielt ben 3"^9^" ^^^ gortfe^ung feiner mora=
Iifd)en 9ieben, h:)d^renb er eifrig q<X[. einem Sraten ^erum*
trand^ierte. 30
IMMENSEE. 145
„%<x finb bie ^J^ad^^iigler/' riefen bie Sungen, al§ fie
S^einbarbt unb ©tifabet^ burc^ bie 33dume fommen fa^en.
„§ier^er!" rief ber alte §err, „Xuc^er au^geleert, §ute
umgele^rt! ^^^un ^eigt ^er, toa^ i^r gefunben ^abt."
5 „§unger unb ®urft!" fagte Sf^ein^arbt.
„2Benn ba§ atte§ ift," erh)iberte ber Sllte unb ^oB i^nen bie
i)otte ©c^iiffel entgegen, „fD mu^t i^r e§ auc^ befallen. 3^r
fennt bie Slbrebe; fjier tDerben leine 5Ru^iggdnger gefiittert."
©nblid^ Ue^ er fic^ aber boc^ erbitten, unb nun tr>urbe
10 %o!\^\ ge^alten ; bagu f d^lug bie ©roffel aug ben 3Bac^^olber=
biifc^en.
(So ging ber Xag ^in. — D^iein^arbt \j<x\.iz aber boc^ zi\ii(x^
gefunben; h)aren e§ feine ©rbbeeren, fo h)ar e§ boc^ auc^ im
2Balbe gett)acf)fen. 2ll§ er nac^ §aufe gefommen \o<xx, fcf)rieb
15 er in feinen alien ^ergamentbanb:
^ier QiXi ber S3erge§^albe
S5erftummet ganj ber SSinb;
S)ie B^^iQC "^angen nieber,
S)arunter fi^t W:> ^tnb.
20 ©ie ft^t in 2;^t)miQne,
©ie fi^t in lauter S)uft;
%vt blauen ^liegen jummen
Unb bti^en burif) bie Suft.
(£§ fte^t ber SBalb fo fcf)rt)eigenb,
25 ©ie fc^aut jo flug borein ;
Urn i^re braunen Socfen
|)infliefet ber ©onnenfd]ein.
®er i^ucEuc! Iarf)t non feme,
®§ ge^t mir burd) ben ©inn;
30 ©ie :^at bie golbnen 5lugen
5)er SSalbeC^fonigin.
146 GERMAN READER.
(So it)ar fie nid^t adein fein ©rf)u^ling; fie it)ar ifjm aud^
ber 2(u§brucf fiir atle§ 2ieBlid)e unb 2Bunberbare feine§ auf=
gefjenben 2ebeng.
%(x ftanb ba§ ^inb am 2Bege.
SSei^nad^tgabenb !am f^eran. — @g irar noc^ nac^mittagg,
alg Sfteinl^arbt mit anbern ©tubenten im SftatSfelTer am alten 5
©ic^entifc^ ^ufammenfa^. ^ie Sam^en o.xk ben SScinben toaren
angejiinbet, benn f)ier unten bdmmerte e§ frf)on; aber bie
©afte itjaren f^arfam i:)erfammelt, bie ^etlner le^nten mii^ig
(xxi ben 5[Rauer^feilern. 3^ einem 2Bin!el be§ ©eh)ol6e§
fa^en ein ©eigenf^ieler, unb ein g^tfjermabc^en mit feinen 10
5igeunerf)af ten 3^19^^; f^^ fatten ifjre gnftrumente auf bem
©c^o^ liegen unb fc^ienen teilnaf)mIo§ bor fic^ fjin^ufet^en.
2(m ©tubententifc^e fnallte ein (S^am^agner^fro^fen.
„^rin!e, mein bofjmifd^ 2iebcf)en!" rief ein junger 5Dknn toon
jun!erf)aftem Su^ern, inbem er ein OoHe§ @Ia§ ju bem 15
9Jldbcf)en i^iniiberreic^te.
„3c^ mag nicf)t/' fagte fie, o^ne i^re ©teUung §u Oer=
dnbern.
,,©0 finge!" rief ber Sunfer, unb h)arf \\}X eine 6iI6er=
miinje in ben @d)o^. %(x^ ^dbrf)en ftrid^ fid^ langfam mit 20
ben gingern burc^ if^r f(f)ii:)ar§eg §aar, iDd^renb ber ©eigen=
f|)ieler ifjr in§ D^r fliifterte; aber fie ioarf ben ^o^f ^uriid
unb ftii^te ba§ ^inn auf i^re 3^^^^^- //^i^r ben f^iel' ic^
nirf)t/' fagte fie.
- 9fieinf)arbt f^rang mit bem ©lafe in ber §anb auf, unb 25
fteirte fic^ oor fie. „2Sa§ toiEft bu?" fragte fie tro|ig.
„!I)eine Slugen fet^en."
„2Ba§ ge^en bic^ meine Slugen (xwV
IMMENSEE. 1 47
9flein(;arbt faf> funfelnb auf fie nieber. „3c]^ njet^ h^ol^l,
fie finb falfc^!" — Sie legte ifire 2Sange in bie flad^e §anb
unb fa(; i{)n lauernb an. ^ein^arbt ^ob fein (S5lag an ben
DJiunb. „2(uf beine fd)onen fiinbfjaften Slugen!" fagte er,
5 unb tranf.
©ie lad^te, unb itjarf ben ^o^f {;erum. ,,©ieb!" fagte
fie, unb inbem fie ifjre fd^tuargen "^yxt^^n in bie feinen Ij^eftete,
tran! fie langfam ben 9^eft. ^ann griff fie einen 2)rei!Iang
unb fang mit tiefer Ieibenfrf)aftUc^er ©timme:
lo |)eute, nur ^eiite
93m id) fo fd)i)n:
SOilorgen, acl) morgen
9Kufe alle§ Derge^n!
^ux biefe (Stunbe
15 33ift bu nod) mein;
(Sterben, ad) fterben
©oil id) ollein.
3Kd^renb ber ©eigenf^ieter in rafc^em ^em^o ba§ Sflad^f^^iel
einfe^te, gefeEte fic^ ein neuer Slnfbmmling ^u ber ©ru^^e.
20 „3ci^ hjottte bi^ abf)o(en, 9ftein{)arbt;" fagte er. „2)u irarft
fc^on fort; aber ba§ gf)rift!inb tt)ar bei bir eingefeljrt."
„®ag (S^riftfinb?" fagte 9tein^arbt, „bag fommt nid^t me^r
gu mir."
„@i t»a§! ®ein gan^eg 3^^^^^ "^^^ ^^^ 2^annenbaum
25 unb braunen .^ud;en."
Steinl^arbt fe^te ba^ ©la§ au§ feiner §anb unb griff nad^
feiner ^iJiu^e.
„2Bag h)ittft bu?" fragte ba§ 5!Kabc^en.
„3^ fomme fd^on imeber."
148 GERMAN READER.
©ie run^elte bie ©tirn. „33Iei6' !" rief fie leife, unb fal^
i^n t)ertrauUc^ oca.
Dftein^arbt gogerte. „S^ ton ntc^t/' fagte er.
(Sie ftie^ tf)n Iad)enb mit ber gu^f^i^e. „@e()!" fagte fie,
„^u taugft mcf)t§; i(^r taugt alle mit einanber md£)t§." Unb 5
n)d()renb fie fic^ abtranbte, ftieg 9tein^arbt langfam bie betters
tre^^e (^inauf.
^rau^en auf ber ©tra^e trar e§ tiefe ^dmmerung; er
\^x^\^ bie frifd^e 2Binterluft an feiner f;ei^en ©tirn. §ie
unb ba fiel ber ^elle ©d^ein eine§ brennenben ^annenbaumg 10
o.yx^ ben g'enftern, bann unb h)ann fjorte man toon brinnen
ba€ ©erdufc^ i)on fleinen ^feifen unb 33Iec^trom^eten unb
ba5h)ifc^en jubelnbe ^inberftimmen. ©c^aren toon Settelfins
bern gingen Don §au§ %\x §au§, ober ftiegen auf bie ^re^s
^engeldnber unb fud^ten burd^ bie genfter einen 33lidf in bie 15
t)erfagte §errlirf)!eit gu geit)innen. 5[Ritunter hjurbe aud^ eine
^^iir ^lo^lid^ aufgeriffen, unb fd^eltenbe ©timmen trieben
einen gangen ©djitJarm fold^er fleinen ©dfte au§ bem l^eEen
§aufe auf bie bunfle ®affe Ij^inau^; anber§n)o hjurbe auf
bem §augflur ein alte§ 2Seil)nadE)t^lieb gefungen; eg tDaren 20
!Iare 5!Jldbd^enftimmen barunter. 9^ein()arbt ^orte fie nid^t,
er ging rafd^ an allem ijoriiber, au^ einer ©tra^e in bie
anbere. %\^ er (xa feine SSoljnung gelommen, tt)ar e§ faft
i;)oEig bunfel geioorben; er ftol))erte bie Xre^^e l^inauf unb
trat in feine ©tube, ©in filler ®uft fc^Iug i^m entgegen; 25
bag ()eimelte i^n an, bag roc^ n)ie gu ^<x^^ ■ ber 50^utter
2Sei^narf)tgftube. 'Wxi gitternber §anb ^iinbete er fein 2id^t
(x\K\ ba lag ein mdd^tigeg ^afet auf bem %\\^, unb alg er
eg offnete, fielen bie n)of)lbe!annten braunen geftfud^en (jeraug ;
auf einigen iraren bie 2lnfanggbud)ftaben feineg 9^ameng in 30
IMMENSEE. 149
3uc!cr au^geftreut; ba§ fonnte niemanb anber§ al§ ©lifabetf)
%t\^QiXK ^aben. ®ann !am ein $dc!c^en tnit feiner gefticfter
SSdfc^e 5um ^orfd;em, ^iic^er unb ?i}ianf(^etten, 5ule|t 33riefe
i)on ber 5D^utter unb ©lifabet^. 9ieinJ^arbt offnete guerft ben
5 le^eren; ©lifabetl) fcf)neb:
„^ie fd^onen 3uc!erburf)ftaben fonnen 2)ir h)of)( erjd^len,
h)er bei ben ^ud^en mitgefjolfen \j(xi\ biefelbe ^erfon l)at
bte 5!}lanfci^etten fiir ^id^ geftic!t. S3ei un§ h)irb e» nun
am 2Bei^nad^t^abenb fefjr ftiU tuerben; meine ?iJlutter ftettt
10 immer frf)on urn Fjalb jefjn i(;r ©^innrab in bie (^dfe; eg
ift gar fo einfam biefen SKinter, h)o ^u nid^t f^ier bift.
^f^un ift aud^ Dorigen Sonntag ber §dnfling geftorben, ben
^u mir gefdj)en!t ^)atteft; id^ \)<x\it fe^r getoeint, aber ic^
\)oSi^ i^n bod^ immer gut geh)artet. ^er fang fonft immer
15 nacf)mittag§, toenn bie ©onne auf fein 33auer fcf)ien; ^u
iDei^t, bie ?!JJutter ^ing oft ein Stud^ iiber, um if^n gu
gefc^toeigen, n?enn er fo rec^t au^ ^rdften fang, ^a ift
e§ nun nod^ ftiller in ber hammer, nur ba^ ^ein alter
greunb @ric^ un^ je^t mitunter befud)t. ^u fagteft
20 einmal, er fd^e feinem braunen iXberrodf dbnlid^. ^aran
mu^ ic^ nun immer ben!en, ioenn er jur ^^iir ^ereinfommt,
unb eg ift gar §u fomifd^; fag' eg aber nic^t gur 5[Rutter,
fie toirb bann leic^t berbrie^lid^. — '^(xi\ h)ag ic^ Reiner
'^iJlutter §u Seif)nac^ten fd^enfe! ^u rdtft eg nid^t? gjlid^
25 felber! 3)er @rid^ jeid^net mid^ in fd^toar^er ^reibe; id^
\j(x\>^ i^m breimal fi^en miiffen, jebegmal eine ganje
©tunbe. ©g toar mir red^t ^umiber, ba^ ber frembe 9Kenfd^
mein ©efid^t fo augh)enbig lernte. %6) hjottte auc^ nid^t,
aber bie 5[Rutter rebete mir §u; fie fagte, eg tDiirbe ber
30 Quten Jrau 3Serner eine gor gro^e greube madden.
ISO
GERMAN READER.
3lber %\x ^Itft nid^t SSort, 9^emf)arbt. ®u ^aft !eine
^drd^en gefrf)ic!t. grf) ^be ®icf) oft bei Reiner 9JJutter
toerllagt; fie fagt bann tmmer, ®u ^abeft je^t me^r gu
tf)un, al§ folc^e Hinbereien. 34> Q^ciub' e§ aber ntc^t; e^
tft \o^\j\ anberg." 5
9fJun Ia§ 9^ein^arbt aud; ben ^rief feiner 5D^utter, unb
aU er beibe ^riefe gelefen unb langfam n)ieber ^ufammenge^
faltet unb tt)eggelegt ()atte, iiberfiel if)n ein unerbtttUd)e§
§eimn)e^. @r gtng eine 'itxi lang in feinem ^i^^^^ ^wf
unb nieber: er f^rad^ leife unb bann Ij^albberftdnblic^ 3u ftd^ lo
felbft :
(Sr ware faf. uerirret
Unb JDU^te nici)t :^inau§;
S)a ftanb ba§ ^inb am 5Bege
Unb iuin!te i^m nac^ §aug. 15
®ann trat er an fein ^ult, na^m einige^ ©e(b ^erau§, unb
ging toieber auf bie (Strafe l^inab. — §ier n)ar e§ mitller=
iDeile ftiUer getDorben; bie 2Beif)nac^t§bdume n>aren au§ge=
brannt, bie Umjiige ber ^inber l^atten aufge^ort. ®er 2Sinb
fegte burd^ bie einfamen ©tra^en ; Sllte unb S^nge fa^en in 20
i^ren §dufern familienttjeife gufammen; ber ^toeite Slbfd^nitt
be§ 2Seif;na4)tgabenb§ J^atte begonnen. —
311^ Siein^arbt in bie ^^^ be§ 9tat§!e(rer§ !am, f)orte er
aug ber Stiefe ()erau§ ©eigenftrid^ unb ben ©efang be§
3it(;ermabd^en§ ; nun llingelte unten bie leUert^iir, unb eine 25
bunfle ©eftalt fd^hjanfte bie breite, \(\.(xii erieurfitete S^re^^e
I^erauf. S^einf^arbt trat in ben §duferfc^atten unb ging bann
rafd^ ttoriiber. ^^0^6^ einer 3Seile erreid^te er ben erleud^teten
Saben eine§ 3wtt>elier§; unb nadE)bem er l^ier ein !(eine§
^reuj mit roten ^orallen einge^anbelt l^atte, ging er auf 30
bemfelben SSege, ben er gefommen h)ar, mieber ^uriidf.
IMMENSE E, I 5 I
^fJid^t iDeit toon feiner SBof^nung bgmerfte er ein !(eine§, in
!(dg(icf)e Sum^en gef^iidte^ ^dbc^en <x^ einer I^o^en ^au^t^ilr
fte^en, in bergeblic^er Semii^ung, fie ju offnen. „©oII tc^
bir ^elfen?" fagte er. ®a§ ^inb ertt^iberte nicf)tg, lie^ aber
5 bie fd^Ujere ^^iirfUnfe fa^ren. Sf^ein^arbt ^atte frfjon bie
%^\xx geoffnet. „3^ein/' fagte er, „fie fonnten bicf) f)inau^=
jagen; !omm mit mir! ic^ it>ill bir 2Seif;nad)tg!uc^en geSen."
^ann macule er bie %^\xx^ it>ieber ^u unb fa^te bag fleine
SJldbdfien an ber §anb, bag ftiEfcfjlueigenb mit if^m in feine
lo SKof^nung ging.
@r ^atte bag Sid^t beim 2Begge^en brennen laffen. „§ier
^aft bu ^ud^en," fagte er, unb gab i^r bie §dlfte feineg
gangen (Sc^a^eg in ifjre ©d^iirje, nur !eine mit ben '^yx^tx--
buc^ftaben. „9^un ge^ nac^ §aufe unb gieb beiner 5[Rutter
15 auc^ bai;)on." ^ag ^inb \okj mit einem fdjeuen 33lic! ju i^m
l^inauf; eg fc^ien folc^er greunblidj)feit ungeioof^nt unb nid^tg
barauf ertDibern ^u fonnen. S^tein^arbt mad^te bie ^f^iire
auf unb leud^tete i^r, unb nun flog bie ^leine trie ein
3Soge( mit i^rem ^ucf)en bie Xreip^e I^inab unb §um §aufe
20 ^inaug.
9lein(>arbt fd^iirte bag ?Jeuer in feinem Dfen an unb fteEte
bag beftaubte ^^intenfa^ auf feinen 2:ifd^; bann fe^te er fic^
f)in unb fd^rieb, unb fd^rieb bie gauge 5iad^t 33riefe (xxk feine
gjiutter, an ©lifabet^. ®er 9^eft ber 2Sei^nac^tgfuc^en lag
25 unberiif^rt neben i^m; aber bie 9}?anfc^etten toon ©lifabet^
\lQXit er angefnii^ft, it)ag fic^ gar tounberlic^ %\x feinem it)ei^en
g^Iaugroc! augna^m. (So fa^ er nod;, oX^ bie SSinterfonne
auf bie gefrorenen Jenftcrfcf^eiben fiel unb i^m gegeniiber im
(Spiegel ein blaffeg, ernfteg Slntli^ geigte.
152 GERMAN READER.
2l(§ e§ Dftern geiDorben Wax, reifte 9f{etn^arbt in bte §et=
mat. 2lm 5[Rorgen narf) feiner Slnfunft ging er §u ©lifabet^.
„2Bte gro^ bu getDorben bift," fagte er, aU ba§ fd)one,
fd^mdd^tige 3Jldbd)en t^m (dc^elnb entgegenfam. ©ie errotete,
aber jie ertt)iberte mcf)t§; i^re §anb, bie er beim 3Sttt!ommen 5
in bie feine genommen, fud^te fie i^m fanft §u ent^ie^en. @r
]ai) fie jtDeifelnb an, ba§ ^tte fie fritter nid^t get^an; nun
Wax eg, aU trete etn)a§ grembeg gtrifcfjen fie. — ®a§ blieb
aud^, aU er fd^on Idnger bagetDefen, unb aU er 2:ag fiir
^ag immer n)ieberge!ommen Wax. 2Senn fie aEein ^ufam^ 10
menfa^en, entftanben ^aufen, bie i^m ^einlid^ n?aren unb
benen er bann dngftlid^ juborjufommen fud^te. Urn it)df)renb
ber gerien^eit eine beftimmte Unterljaltung ^u fjaben, fing er
an, ©Ufabet^ in ber 33otani! ju unterric^ten, Womxt er fic^
in ben erften 9Konaten feine§ Unit)erfitdt§Ieben§ angelegentUc^ 15
befd^dftigt i^atte. ©lifabetf^, bie i^m in allem §u folgen ge=
Woi)ni unb iiberbieg lef^r^aft Wax, ging bereittcillig barauf
ein. ^nn njurben me^rere MaU in ber SKoc^e ©sfurfionen
ing gelb ober in bie §eiben gemad^t; unb fatten fie bann
mittagg bie griine 33otanifier!a^fel Doll ^raut unb 33Iumen 20
nad^ §aufe gebrad^t, fo !am 9^einf)arbt einige ©tunben f^dter
toieber, urn ntit ©lifabet^ ben gemeinfd^aftlid^en gunb gu teilen.
3n folder 2lbfid)t trat er eine§ ^a6)mxttaQ§> in§ 3^^"^^^/ ^^^
©lifabetl^ am genfter ftanb, unb ein bergolbeteg 3Sogelbauer,
bag er fonft bort nic^t gefef)en, mit frifc^em §uf;nerfc^h)arm be= 25
ftedfte. 3m 93auer fa^ ein ^anarienbogel, ber mit ben gliigeln
fcf)lug unb freifc^enb nac^ ©lifabetljg ginger ^idfte. ©onft l^atte
3flein]^arbt§ 3Sogel an biefer 6tette ge^angen. „^at mein armer
IMMENSE E. I 5 3
§anfUng fid; nact) feinein Xobe in einen ©olbfinlen i)erh)an=
belt?" fragte er Inciter.
, „®a§ ^flegen bie §anflinge nic^t", fagte bie ?iJlutter, h)e(c^c
f^innenb im 2ef)nftu^t fa^. „%^x greunb dric^ f)at i^n ^eut'
5 mittag fiir @lif abetf? toon feinem §ofe ^ereingefc^icft."
„3Son U)elc^em §ofe?"
,,^a§ it)iflen ©ie nic^t?"
„2Sag benn?"
„®a^ ©rid) feit einem ^Jlonat ben jhjeiten §of feineg 3Sater§
lo am Smmenfee angetreten f^at?"
„5lber ©ie ()a6en mir lein 2Bort bat)on gefagt."
„@i/' fagte bie flutter, „(Sie fjaben fic^ auc^ no^ mit feinem
28orte nad^ 3f)rem ^reunbe erfunbigt. @r ift ein gar lieber,
toerftdnbiger junger 5iKann."
15 ®ie Gutter ging ^inau^, um ben ^affee ju beforgen ; ©lifa=
^^\\j l^atte 9tein^arbt ben 9ftiiden 5ugett)anbt unb h)ar noc^ mit
bem 33au i^rer fleinen Si(x\x^^ befd^aftigt. „Sitte, nur ein fleineg
SSeilc^en," fagte fie; „gleid^ bin ic^ fertig." — %<x S^einf^arbt
iDiber feine ©eujo^n^eit nidE)t anttoortete, fo tuanbte fie fic^ um.
2o 3n feinen 5lugen lag ein ^lo^lic^er Slu^brud bon Summer, ben
fie nie barin gen?a{)rt ^<xi\^, „2Sa§ fe^lt bir, 9teinl)arbt ?" fragte
fie, inbem fie nalje ^u if)m trat.
„^ir ?'' fagte er geban!en(o§ unb lie| feine Slugen trdumerif d^
in ben i^ren ru^en.
25 „%\x fiefjft fo traurig aug."
„@lifabet()/' fagte er, „idE) fannben geIben35ogeI nid^t teiben."
6ie fa^ iljn ftaunenb an, fie i)erftanb i^n nic^t. „^u bift fo
fonberbar," fagte fie.
@r nal^m if)re beiben §dnbe, bie fie ru^ig in ben kinen lie§.
30 33alb trat bie ?[Rutter toieber herein.
154 GERMAN READER.
5flaci^ bem ^affee fe|te btefe fic^ an i^r Sipinnrab ; 9f?etnE;arbt
iinb ©Ufabetf) gingen in§ ^f^ebenjtmmer, urn i^re ^flanjen %\x
orbnen. 3^un tDurben ©taubfdben gejdf^lt, flatter unb Sliiteii,
forgfdltig au^gebreitet, unb toon jeber Slrt %\i)t\ ©jem^Iare gum
^rocfnen gh^ifdjen bie 33Idtter eineg gro^en golianten gelegt. @§ 5
tear fonntge ^^adfimittag^ftitte ; nur nebenan fd;nurrtc ber 9J^uttcr
©^innrab unb toon '^txi gu 3^it iDurbe SReinEjarbtS gebdm^fte
Stimme gef^ort, h)enn er bie Drbnungen ber ^laffen ber ^flanjen
nannte ober @(ifabetf)§ ungefd^icfte 2lu§fprac^e ber IateinifcE)en
^flarnen forrigierte. 10
„TOr fe^It nod^ toon neulicf) bie 3)Zaiblume," fagte fie je^t, a(g
ber ganje gunb beftimmt unb georbnet h)ar.
9{einf)arbt gog einen fleinen U)ei^en ^ergamentbanb au6 ber
^afcf)e. „§ier ift ein ^aiblumenftengel fiir bid)/' fagte er, tn=
bem er bie ^albgetrodnete ^flanje f^erau^nafjm. 15
3ll§ ©lifabettj bie bef(f)riebenen flatter fal^, fragte fie : „§aft
bu tt)ieber ?[Rdrc^en gebic^tet?"
„@^ finb !eine 3)idrc^en/' antmortete er unb reidfite i(;r ba§
39uc^.
@§ h)aren lauter SSerfe, bie meiften fiitlten ^od^fteng eine 20
©eite. ©lifabetl) tcanbte ein Slatt nad^ bem anbern um ; fie
fc^ien nur bie ilberfc^riften ju lefen. „3ll^ fie ijom (Scbulmeifter
gefd)oIten i»ar." „21I§ fie fic^ im SSalbe berirrt fatten."
uWxi bem Dftermdrd^en." „21I§ fie mir gum erftenmal ges
fd^rieben fjatte;" in ber SSeife lauteten faft aHe. 9ieinf)arbt 25
blidte forfd)enb gu if)r ()in, unb inbem fie immer tceiler bldtterte,
fa^ er, trie gule^t auf if)rem flaren %x\XX\% ein garter 9tot f;ert)or=
brad^ unb eg admdfjlid^ gang iibergog. @r h)oIIte ifjre 3(ugen
fef^en; aber ©lifabetf) fa^ nidfit auf, unb legte bag S3ud^ am
©nbe fd^it)eigenb t)or i^n ^in. 30
IMMENSEE. I 5 5
w®icb mir eg nid^t fo ^uriicf!" fagie er.
@ie nabm ctn braune«o ?ieig au§ ber 33led)!a|)feL „%^ irill
bein £ie6Iingv5!raut bineintecjen," facjte fie, unb gab i^m ba§
33u(f) in feine .§dnbe.
5 (Snblicf) !am ber le^te Xag ber gerienjeit unb ber 9)Iorgen ber
Srbreife. STuf if;re 33itte er^ielt (Slifabet^ Don ber 3Jiutter bie
©rlaubni^, if)ren greunb an ben ^^oftiDagen ju begleiten, ber
einige Stragen i)on i^rer 3Bol;nung feine Station \)<xii^, 2(1^
fie t)or bie §augt^ur tratcn, gab SfJein^arbt i^r ben 2(rm ; fo
lo ging er fc^n^eigenb neben bem fdjjlanfen ^Rdbd^en ^er. 3e nd^er
fie i^rem ^i^Ie famen, befto mc^r \x><xx eg x^m, er ^abe \^x, e^e
er auf fo lange 2lbfd)ieb ne^me, etir»ag Diottuenbigeg mitgus
teilen, <ii\o(x^, h?obon aller ^iBert unb atte fiieblic^feit feineg !unf=
tigen Sebeng ab^dnge, unb boc^ fonnte er fic^ beg erlofenben
15 ^Borteg nic^t betwu^t loerben. ^<x^ dngftigte i^n ; er ging im=
mer langfamcr.
„%\\ t'ommft 5u fpdt/' fagte fie, „eg ^at fc^on }fy\\ gefd;(agen
auf (St. gjiarien."
(gr ging aber barum nid)t fc^neder. ©nblic^ fagte er ftants
2o melnb : „©lifabctb, bu \x>\t\i mirf) nun in ^tuei 3«^^^« 9^^ «ic^t
fef;en iDirft bu mic^ U)o^l nocJ> eben fo lieb l;aben it)ie je^t,
iuenn icb ioieber ba bin?"
©ie nicfte, unb fa^ i^m freunblic^ ing ©efid^t — „3c^ l^abe bic^
<x\x&) i^erteibigt;" fagte fie nad^ einer ^aufe.
25 „^ici^? @egen tuen ^)atteft bu eg nbtig?''
„©egen meine 9)hittcr. ^\x f^rad^en geftern Slbenb, alg bu
U)eggegangen n.">arft, nod> langc iiber bid^. ©ie meinte, bu feieft
nid)t mcbr fo gut, luie bu gelDefen."
9tein^arbt fct)it)ieg cinen 3(ugenbli(! ; bann aber nal^m er il^re
30 §anb in bie feine, unb inbem er i^r ernft in i^re ^inberaugen
156 GERMAN READER.
blidte, fagte er : „%^ bin nod^ eben fo gut, tt)te ic^ 9eit)efen Bin ;
glaube bu \)(x^ nur feft. ©laubft bu e§, ©Ufabetf)?"
„3a/' fagte fie. @r Iie§ i^re §anb log unb ging rafc^ mit i^r
burc^ bie le^te 6tra^e. 3e nd^er if)m ber Slbfc^ieb !am, befto
freubiger h)ar fein ©efid^t; er ging i^r faft gu fc^nett. 5
„2Ba§ ^aft bu, 9^ein^arbt?" fragte fie.
„3ci^ f)abe ein @e^eimni§, ein fd^one^ !" fagte er, unb faf) fie
mit Ieucf)tenben Slugen an. „28enn id^ nad^ gii^ei 3<i^r^i^ tt)ieber
ba bin, bann follft bu e§ erfa^ren.''
^Jlittlertoeile fatten fie ben ^ofttoagen erreid^t; e§ ii:)ar nod^ 10
eben "^zxi genug. 9Zoc^ einmal naf)m S^teinl^arbt it)re §anb.
„2eb' it)o()l!" fagte er, „Ieb' tDo^l, ©lifabet^! SSergi^ e§ nid)t!"
©ie fc^iittelte mit bem ^o^f. „2eb' tt)o^n" fagte fie.
9fteinf)arbt ftieg ^inein, unb bie ^ferbe jogen (xxk. 2tl§ ber
SKagen um bie ©tra^enedfe roHte, faf) er nod) einmal i^re 15
liebe ©eftalt, h)ie fie langfam ben 2Beg juriicfging.
©in 33rief,
gaft %\oz\ %<x\jxz nad^^er fag 3ftein^arbt i)or feiner Sam^e
tuifd^en 33udf)ern unb ^a^ieren in ©rtoartung eineg greunbeS,
mit it)e(d^em er gemeinfd^aftlic^e (Btubien iibte. SJlan !am
bifc^ 3:;re^^e ^erauf. „§erein!" — @§ toar bie 2Sirtin. „@in 20
33rtef fiir ©ie, §err SSerner!" ®ann entfernte fie firf) ti:)ieber.
S^tein^arbt !)atte feit feinem Sefud^ in ber §eimat nid^t occk
©lifabet^ gefd^rieben unb i)on i^r feinen ^rief me^r er^alten.
Slurf) biefer toar nid)t t)on i^r; e§ Voar bie §anb feiner '^wi-
ter. 3flein^arbt brad^ unb lag, unb balb (a§ er golgenbeg : 25
„3n 2)einem filter, mein liebeg ^inb, \j(xi nocf) faft jebeS
%(x\ix fein eigeneS @efi(f)t, benn bie Sugenb Idgt fid^ nic^t
drmet mac^en. §ier ift aud^ manc^eS anberg getDorben, tr)a§
IMMENSE E. 1 5 7
©tr h)o^l erftan mef) t^un it)irb, ti:)enn id^ ^ic^ fonft re^t
berftanben f)abe. @rtc^ (^at jtc^ geftern enblidf) bag 3ah)ort
t)on ©Ufabetf) ge^olt, nac^bem er in bem \t%itxi ^Sierteljaijr
5n)eima[ bergebeng angefragt {;atte. ©ie ^at ftd^ tmmer nid^t
5 ba§u entfc^Ue^en fonnen; nun l^at fie el enblid^ bod^ get^an;
fie ift auc^ nod^ gar 511 jung. ®ie §oa)jeit h:)irb balb fein,
unb bie ?!Jlutter mirb bann mit ifinen fortge^en."
gmmenfee.
2Sieberum it)aren Saf^re boriiber. — Sluf einem abh)drt§
fii^renben fc^attigen SSalbtoege h^anberte an einem n)armen
10 gru^ling§nacf)mittage ein junger 5Jiann mit frdftigem, ge=
brduntem SlntU^. W\\ feinen ernften bunfeln 2(ugen fa^ er
gef^annt in bie gerne, all ertDarte er enblid^ eine 3Serdnberung
bel einformigen SSegel, bie jebod^ immer nic^t eintreten
iDoIIte. ©nbUd; !am ein ^arrenfuFjrioer! langfam t)on unten
15 l)erauf. „§otta! guter greunbl" rief ber 2Banberer bem
nebenge^enben ^auer ju, „gef^t'l ^ier red^t nad^ ^mmenfee?"
„3mmer gerab' aul," anthjortete ber 5D^ann, unb rMte (xx\.
feinem 9iunb^ute.
„§at'l benn nod^ treit ba^in?"
20 „^er §err ift bid^t bat)or. ^eine l^albe $feif' ^oba!, fo
^o!o^xC^ ben ©ee; bal §erren^aul liegt ^art baran."
^er 33auer \\x^x boriiber; ber anbere ging eiliger unter ben
33dumen entlang. ^^^ einer SSiertelftunbe \txit il)m gur
2in!en iplo^Ud^ ber '^^(xiizv. auf; ber 2Seg fiiljrte (xxk einen
25 3(bf)ang, aul bem bie ©i^fel ^unbertjdljriger @id)en nur !aum
^erijorragten. Uber fie IjintDeg offnete fid^ eine toeite, fon^
nige Sanbfrf)aft. ^^ief unten lag ber ©ee, ru^ig, bun!elblau,
faft ringlum uon griinen, fonnenbefc^ienenen Sdlbern um^
158 GERMAN READER.
gekn; nur an einer ©telle traten fie au^einanber imb ge=
ivd^rten eine ttefe gernfic^t, bi^ ^v,^ biefe burc^ blaue Serge
gefd^loffen h)urbe. Quer gegeniiber, mitten in bem griinen
2au6 ber 2Bdlber, lag e§ ir>ie 6d^nee bariiber Ifjer; bag
tt)aren blii^enbe Dbftbdume, unb barau^ fjerbor auf bem ^ol^en 5
Ufer erl^ob fid^ ba^ §errenf)aug, h)ei^ mit roten ^^^S^'^^-
©in (Stord^ flog bom 6rf)ornftein auf unb freifte langfam
iiber bem SBaffer. — „3"imenfee!" rief ber SBanberer. @g
n)ar faft, al§ ^dtte er je^t ba§ S^el feiner 9?eife erreirf)t, benn
er ftanb unbetweglic^, unb fa^ iiber bie ©i^fel ber Sdume 5U 10
fetnen gii^en (^iniiber ang anbere Ufer, it)o ba§ S^iegelbilb
be§ §erren{)aufeg leife fc^aulelnb auf bem 2Baffer fc^tramm.
©ann fe^te er ^lo^Uc^ feinen 2Seg fort.
(S§ ging je^t faft fteil ben S3erg ^inab, foba^ bie unten=
fte^enben Sdume toieber ©d^atten geh)d^rten, jugleid^ aber bie 15
2tugfidf)t auf ben ©ee berbedten, ber nur ^uioeilen §i»ifrf)en
ben ^M^xi ber S^^^O^ ^inburd^bli^te. 33alb ging e§ iuieber
fanft empor, unb nun Derfd;ii>anb rerf)tg unb linfg bie ^oljung;
ftatt beffen ftredten fic^ bic^tbelaubte Seinfjiigel am 3Bege
entlang; ^u beiben ©eiten be^felben ftanben blii^enbe Dbft= 20
bdume t)oII fummenber ttjii^lenber Sienen. ©in ftattlid^er
3Jlann in braunem liberrod !am bem SSanberer entgegen.
2llg er i^n faft erreic^t ^^iiz, fd^tuenfte er feine ?[Rii^e unb
rief mit fjeller ©timme: ,!^\^\^xcvc^^xi, mittfommen, 33ruber
9?einf)arbt! ^Sillfommen auf @ut Smmenfee!" 25
„©ott gru^' bid), ©ric^, unb ®an! fiir bein SSillfommen!"
rief i^m ber anbere entgegen.
®ann h^aren fie ^u einanber gefommen unb reid^ten fid^ bie
.^dnbe. „33ift bu eg benn aber aucf)?" fagte ©rid), atg er fo
na^e in bag ernfte ©efic^t feineg alten ©d)ul!ameraben fa^. 30
IMMENSEE. 159
,,grcilici^ bin id^'^, ©rid;, unb bu bift e§ Q^yx^)\ nur fie^ft bu
faft nod^ f)eiterer aug, alg bu frf)on fonft immer get^an l^aft."
Gin frol;e^ Sdc^cln mac^te ©rid;§ einfad;e 3"9^ ^^i biefen
SOBorten nod; urn biele^ fjeiterer. „3a, 33ruber ^iein^arbt/'
5 fagte er, biefem noc^ einmal feine §anb reid^enb, „i(^ ^abc
aber aud; feitbem bag gro^e Sog gegogen; bu h^ei^t eg ja."
^ann rieb er fid^ bie §dnbe unb rief bcrgniigt: „^ag n)irb
eine iiberrafd^ung ! 2)en erhjartet fie nid^t, in atte ©ipigleit
nid;t!"
10 „@ine Uberrafd^ung?" fragte Sf^ein^arbt. „gur n)en benn?"
„3ur eiifabet^."
„@Iif abett? ! %\\ ^aft if;r nid^t t)on meinem 33efuc^ gefagt?"
„^ein 2Bort, 33ruber 3ficinf)arbt; fie benit ni(f)t an bicf), bie
3Kutter aud^ nid^t. 3d; ^ab' bid; gan^ in gc^eim ber^
15 fd^rieben, bamit bie greube befto grower fei. %\x n)ei^t, ic^
\^<x\it immer fo meine ftitten ^Idnd^cn."
9fteinf)arbt tourbe nad^benfUc^; ber 2(tem fd^ien i^m fd^n)er
gu ioerben, je nd^er fie bem §ofe !amen. 2ln ber linfen
6eite beg SSegeg f)orten nun auc^ bie 2Beingdrten auf unb
20 mad)ten einem treitldufigen ^iid^engarten ^la^, ber fid^ big
faft (x^ bag Ufer beg ©eeg ^inabjog. 2)er 6torc^ ^atte fid^
mittlerhjeile niebergelaffen unb f^ajierte grat)itdtifdf) ^mifc^en
ben ©emiifebeeten umf^er. „§oIIa!" rief ©rid^, in bie §dnbe
flatfd^enb, „ftie^lt mir ber ^od^beinige Sg^^ter fc^on h)ieber
25 meine lurjen ©rbfenftangen !" ®er 35ogel erf)ob fid^ langfam
unb flog auf bag ®ac^ eineg neuen ©ebdubeg, bag am ©nbe
beg ^iid^engarteng lag unb beffen 5!Kauern mit aufgebunbenen
^firfid»= unb 2l^ri!ofenbdumen iibergtoeigt n)aren. „®ag ift
bie S^ritfabri!," fagte (5rid^; „ic^ \)o,\it fie erft i)or §n)ei
30 3*1^^^^^ angelegt. ^ie 3iUrtfc^aftggebdube l^at mein feliger
l60 GERMAN READER.
3Sater neu auffe^en laffen; bag 2So^nf)au§ ift fd^on toon
meinem ©ro^bater gebaut iDorben. <So fommt man immer
ein bi^d^en Voeiter.
©ie it)aren Bet btefen SSorten auf etnen gerdutnigen %\(x%
gefommen, ber an ben 6eiten burd^ bie Idnblid^en 2Sirtfrf)aftgs 5
gebdube, im §tntergrunbe burd^ ba§ §erren{)au§ Begren^t iDurbe,
an beffen Beibe gliigel fid^ eine f)of)e ©artenmauer anfc^lo^ ;
Ij^inter biefer fa^ man bie S^^S^ bunfler XajuSiDdnbe unb ^in
unb tt)teber lie^en ©\^ringenBdume i^re BliiBenben 3^^is^ ^^
ben §ofraum ^inunter^dngen. 5[Rdnner mit fonnen= unb ar= 10
Beit§f)et^en @efirf)tern gingen iiBer ben $(a^ unb grii^ten bie
greunbe, n)d()renb @rid^ bem einen ober bem anbern einen
Sluftrag ober eine ?^rage iiBer \^x ^ageirer! entgegenrief. — •
^ann flatten fie bag §au§ erreic^t. ©in f^ol^er, fiifjler §au§=
flur na{)m fie auf, an beffen (Enbe fie linfg in einen etivag 15
bunfleren ©eitengang einBogen. §ier offnete ©rid; eine %\^\xx,
unb fie traten in einen gerdumigen (S5artenfaat, ber burd^ bag
£auBgebrdnge, tr)elrf)eg bie gegeniiBerlijegenben 5^^!*^^ Bebedfte,
gu Beiben ©eiten mit griiner ©dmmerung erfiiirt tt)ar; glDifc^en
biefen aBer lie^en gtDei l^o^e, ii^eit geoffnete gliigeltfjiiren ben 20
tooUen ©kng ber grii^Iinggfonne I^ereinfaHen, unb geh)d^rten
bie 3(ugfid^t in einen ©arten mit ge§ir!elten ^(umenBeeten
unb l^ofjen fteilen SauBtt)dnben, geteilt burcf) einen geraben,
Breiten (i5ang, burd^ tr)eld)en man auf ben See unb toeiter
auf bie gegeniiBerliegenben 2Bdlber ^inaugfa^. 2(Ig bie 25
greunbe f)ineintraten, trug bie S^gtuft i()nen einen Strom
toon ®uft entgegen.
2(uf einer Xerraffe bor ber ©artentfjiir fa^ eine tt)ei^e,
mdbrf)en^afte grauengeftalt. ©ie ftanb auf unb ging ben
©intretenben entgegen; auf f^alBem SSege BlieB fie toie an^ 30
IMMENSEE. l6l
QetDurjelt fte^en unb ftarrte ben gremben unbeh)egltrf) an.
@r ftrec!te \%x Idc^elnb bte §anb entgegen. „9^etn^arbt ! " rief
fie, ^ein^arbt ! 5iJletn ©ott, bu bift e§ ! — 2Bir ^iQ^Uxk ung
lange nicfit gefefjen."
5 „2ange nirfjt," fagte er, unb lonnte nid^tS ireiter fagen;
benn a(§ er il^re ©timme f)orte, fil^lte er einen feinen !or:per=
lid^en ®d)mer§ am §er§en, unb n)ie er gu i^r aufblicfte, ftanb
fie t)Dr i(^m, biefelbe leic^te gdrtlic^e ©eftalt, ber er t)or
3af)ren in feiner SSaterftabt Sebeit)o^l gefagt tjatte.
lo @ric^ n)ar mit freubeftra^lenbem Slntli^ an ber %\)\xx 5u=
rMgeblieben. „9^un, ©lifabet^?" fagte er; „gelt! ben ^dtteft
bu nid()t ertDartet, ben in aEe @n)ig!eit nid^t!"
@lifabet() fa^ i^n mit fc^mefterlic^en Stugen an. „^u Bift
fo gut, ©rid^!" fagte fie.
15 @r na^m i^re fc^male §anb liebfofenb in bie feinen. „lXnb
nun mir i^n ^aben," fagte er, „nun laffen ipir i^n fobalb
nid^t iuieber Io§. @r ift fo lange brau^en geh:)efen; tDir
n)oIlen i^n toieber (jeimifc^ madden. ^6:j(x\x' nur, ir>ie fremb
unb ijorne^m au^fe^enb er tDorben ift.
20 @in fc^euer 33Iitf ©lifabet^g ftreifte 9ftein^arbt§ Stntli^, M
ift nur bie geit, bie toir nicfit beifammen h)aren," fagte er.
3n biefem Stugenblitf !am bie ?iJlutter, mit einem ©rf)(uffel=
forbcfien am Slrm, §ur X^iire (^erein. „§err 2Berner!" fagte
fie, al§ fie 3f^einf)arbt erblicfte; „ei, ein ^\i^w. fo lieber alg
25 unertoarteter ©aft." — Unb nun ging bie Unter^altung in
gragen unb SInttoorten i^ren ebenen 2:ritt. ®ie grauen fe^ten
fid^ 5u i^rer Irbeit, unb tod^renb 9f{einf)arbt bie fiir i^n
bereiteten ©rfrifd^ungen ^eno^, ()atte @ric^ feinen foliben
?i}leerfc^aum!o^f angebrannt, unb fa§ bam^fenb unb bi§!u=
30 tierenb an feiner ©eite.
1 62 GERMAN READER,
2(m anbern ^age mu^te S^einfiarbt mit tf)m f)tnau§; auf
bie Scfer, in bie 2Seinberge, in ben §o!pfengarten, in bie
©Ipritfabrif. @§ it)ar aKe§ ixjo^l befteUt; bie Seute, tuelc^e
auf bem gelbe unb Bei ben ^effeln arbeiteten, \joXi^xi atte ein
gefunbeg unb jufriebeneg Slugfe^en. 3^^ ^IJlittag !am bie 5-
gamilie im ©artenfaal ^ufammen, unb ber ^Tag murbe bann,
je nad^ ber 5[Ru^e ber 2Birte, me^r ober minber gemeinfd^afts
lid^ i:)erlebt. 9^ur bie ©tunben tjor bem Slbenbeffen, n)ie bie
erften be§ S^ormittagg, blieb S^ein^arbt arbeitenb auf feinem
3immer. @r ^atte feit Sa^ren, tpo er beren l^ab^aft toerben 10
fonnte, bie im 3Sol!e lebenben SfJeime unb Sieber gefammelt,
unb ging nun baran, feinen ®rf)a^ §u orbnen unb tDO moglid^
mit neuen 2luf§eirf)nungen au§ ber Umgegenb ^u t>erme^ren.
— ©lifabet^ tuar gu alien 3^iten fanft unb freunblic^ ; ©rid^g
immer gleid^bleibenbe 2(ufmer!fam!eit nafjm fie mit einer faft 15
bemlitigen ®an!bar!eit auf, unb S^einl^arbt barfjte mitunter,
ba^ fjeitere ^inb i)on e^ebem \)(x^^ h^o^I eine n)eniger ftille
grau t)erf!prod^en.
(Seit bem g^eiten 2:;age feine§ §ierfeing !pftegte er abenb§
einen (p^agiergang an ben Ufern be§ ©ee§ gu madden, ^er 20
3Beg fii^rte f)art unter bem ©arten i:)orbei. 2tm ©nbe begfel=
ben, auf einer borf^ringenben 33aftei, ftanb eine 33an! unter
^o(^en ^irfen; bie ^Jlutter i^atte jie bie 3lbenbban! getauft,
n)eil ber $(a^ gegen 2(benb lag, unb be§ (Sonnenuntergangg
f^alber um biefe 3^^^ <^^ meiften benu^t njurbe. — 3Son eincm 25
(S^ajiergange auf biefem SSege lef^rte 3ftein^arbt eine§ 2(6enb§
^urii^, al§ er Dom 9f{egen iiberrafc^t tourbe. @r fuc^te ©d^u^
unter einer am SSaffer fte^enben Sinbe; aber bie fc^iweren
Xro^fen fd^lugen balb burd) bie flatter. ®ur(f)na^t, tt)ie er
h)cr, ergab er firf) barein unb fe^te langfam feinen 9iuc^ir)eg 30
IMMENSEE. 163
fort. @§ irar fa[t bunfel; ber Sftegen fiel tmmcr bic^ter.
%\^ cr fic^ ber 2(bcnbban! ndfjerte, glaubte er §tt)ifd;en ben
fc^immernben S3ir!enftdmmen eine toei^e Jrauengeftalt ^u un=
terfc^eiben. 6ie ftanb unbeit)eglic^ unb, h?ie er beim 9id^ers
5 fommen ju erfennen metnte, ju if)m ^ingetDanbt, a(^ ttjenn
fie jemanben erh)arte. ©r glaubte, e§ fei ©Ufabet^. 211^ er
aber rafd^er ^ufd^rttt, urn fie ^u erreid^en unb bann mit i^r
gufammen burrf) ben ©arten in^ §aug ^uriicf^ufefjren, iuanbte
fie fic^ langfam (x\) unb berfd^iDanb in ben bunfeln (5eiten=
10 gdngen. @r lonnte ba§ nid^t reimen ; er n^ar aber faft ^ornig
auf ©lifabet^, unb bennoc^ 5ti:)eifelte er, ob fie e^ getrefen
fei; aber er fc^eute fid^, fie barnad^ gu fragen; ja, er ging
bei feiner S^iidffe^r nic^t in ben ©artenfaal, nur urn ©lifabet^
nid^t ettDa burc^ bie ©artentfjiir ^ereintreten %\x fe^en.
3Jleine 3}lutter ^<xV^ geh)ollt.
15 ©inige ^age nadf)()er, e§ ging fd^on gegen 2lbenb, fa^ bic
Jamilie, tr>ie geit)of)nlicf) urn biefe '^txi, im ©artenfaal ^u^
fammen. ®ie ^biiren ftanben offen; bie ©onne it)ar fd^on
Winter ben 2Bdlbern jenfeit^ be^ ©ee§.
SfJeinf^arbt iourbe urn bie 9JJitteilung einiger 3Sol!§lieber ge=
20 beten, tDeldbe er am 5f?ac^mittage toon einem auf bem 2anbe
hjo^nenben Jreunbe gefc^idft befommen \}^iiz. @r ging auf
fein 3^1^^^^/ wnb !am gleirf) barauf mit einer ^a^ierroEe
^uriidE, tuelcbe aul ein^elnen fauber gefc^riebenen 33ldttern ^u
befte()en fc^ien.
25 5!}Zan fe^te fid^ an ben ^ifd^, ©lifabet^ an 3fiein^arbtg
6eite. „2Bir lefen auf gut ©IM," fagte er, „ic^ ^(^^^ fie
felber nod^ nid^t burd^gefe^en."
@(if abetf) rottte bag 9J^anufcri:pt auf. „§ier ftnb ^floten/'
fagte fie; ba§ mu^t bu fingen, 3^ein^arbt."
164 GERMAN READER.
Unb biefer Ia§ nun ^uerft einige Girder ©d)naberf)u^ferl,
inbem er beim Sefen gutoeilen bie (uftige ^elobie mit mber
©timme an!lingen lie^. (Sine attgemeine §eiter!eit bemaci^=
tigte \\&) ber fleinen ©efellfc^aft. „2Ber (>at bod^ abet bie
jd)onen Sieber gemac^t?" fragte ©lif-abetf). 5
„@i/' fagte ©ric^, „ba§ ^brt man ben ©ingern fdE)on an;
©d^neibergefeUen unb grifeure unb berlei luftige^ ©efinbel."
9fteinf)arbt fagte: „(Sie h)erben gar nid^t gemad^t; jie
hjad^fen, fie fatten ^\x^ ber Suft, fie fUegen iiber Sanb n)ie
^Dflariengarn, l^ieri^in unb bortf^in, unb toerben an taufenb 10
©tetten ^ugleic^ gefungen. Unfer eigenfte^ 3:^un unb Seiben
finben it)ir in biefen Siebern ; e§ ift, al§ ob h)ir atte (xx\, i^^nen
ntitge{)olfen (fatten."
@r na^m ein anbereg 33latt: „3c^ ftanb auf ^oJjen 33ergen. . ."
„®a§ fenne ic^!" rief ©lifabet^. „©timme nur <xxk, 9tein= 15
l^arbt, id^ it)itt bir l^elfen." Unb nun fangen fie jene 5!}ie=
lobie, bie fo rdtfel^aft ift, ba^ man nirf)t glauben fann, fie
fei t)on ?!)lenfc^en erbac^l morben; ©lifabeti; mit i^rer ^i\Q(x^
berbedften 2lltftimme bem 3:^enor fefunbierenb.
^ie SJ^Utter fa^ ingit)ifdf>en emfig an il^rer 3^a]^erei, ©rid) 20
f)atte bie §dnbe in einanber gelegt unb ()orte anbdct)tig gu.
3ll§ ba§ £ieb gu @nbe tt)ar, legte Sftein^arbt ba§ 33latt fd)it)ei=
genb bei ©eite. — SSom Ufer be§ ©eeg ^erauf lam burdE) bie
Slbenbftitte ba§ ©eldute ber §erbeng(od^en ; fie fjord^ten un=
h)itt!urUcf); ba fjorten fie eine flare ^nabenftimme fingen: 25
^6) ftanb auf ^o^en S3er9en
Unb \oS) in§ tiefe %^^ . . .
9lein^arbt la^elte: „§ort x^x e§ n)o^l? 60 ge^t'g toon
3Jiunb 3u SJlunb.'^
IM MEN SEE. 165
„@§ it)irb oft in biefer ©egenb gefungen," fagte ©Ufabet^.
"3«/" fflS^^ ®^ic^/ ff^^ ift ^^^ §irten!a§^ar ; er treibt bie
©terfen f;eim."
©ie ^orc^ten noc^ eine SSeile, bi§ ba§ ©eldute Winter ben
5 SSirtfc^aftggebduben i)erfd)h:)unben \o<xx. „^a^ finb Urtone,"
fagte 9fieinf)arbt ; „fie fc^lafen in SSalbe^griinben ; ©olt U)ei^,
h)er fie gefunben I^at."
@r gog ein neue^ 33Iatt l^eraug.
@g mar fcf)on bunfler geiDorben ; ein roter Slbenbfc^ein lag
10 h)ie (5rf)aum auf ben 2Bdlbern jenfeit^ beg <See§. Sftein^arbt
roEte bag ^latt auf, ©Ufabet^ legte (xxk ber einen ©eite i^re
§anb barauf, unb faf) mit l^inein. ^ann lag 9tein^arbt:
aJieine 50Jutter ^at'g geioollt,
^en anbern ic^ ne^men follt':
15 2Bag id) ^uftor bejefjen,
9JJein ^erg foUt' e§ Dergeffen;
2)ag ^at eg nic^t genjoUt.
3Keine 5!Kutter flag' tc^ an,
@ie :^at nid)t tt)o^I get^an;
ao SSag fonft in (£t)ren ftiinbe,
9iun ift eg iDorben ©iinbe.
SSag fang' \^ an!
f^iir aH mein ©tolg unb i^i^euy
QJewonnen ^a^^' id) Seib.
25 %.^, tt)ar' bag nti^t gef^e^en,
%^, fount' i^ bettein ge^^en
liber bie braune ^eib' !
2Bd^renb beg Sefeng ^atte 9ieinf>arbt ein unmerflid^eg
3ittern beg ^a^icrg em^funben; oX^ er ju @nbe iwar, fc^ob
30 (^lifabeti? leife i^ren 6tu^( juriic!, unb ging fc^n^eigenb in
1 66 GERMAN READER.
ben ©arten fjinab. @in 33Itcf ber Gutter folgte tf)r. ©rid^
n)otltc nad)gef)en; boc^ bte 50^utter fagte: „@lifabetf^ ^at
brau^en gu t^un." @o unterblieb e§.
©rau^en aber legte ftc^ ber Slbenb mef^r unb me^r iiber
©arten unb See, bte SfJad^tfc^metterlinge fc^^offen furrenb an 5
ben offenen X^iiren i)oriiber, burd^ tDelc^e ber S)uft ber Slu=
men unb ©e[traud)e immer ftdrfer fjereinbrang ; bom SBaffer
fjerauf fam bag ©efd)rei ber grofc^e, unter ben Jenftern
fci5)lug eine 5^aci^ttgaII, tiefer im ©arten eine anbere; ber
3}lonb jaf) iiber bie Sdume. 9tein^arbt blicfte no4) eine SSeile 10
auf bte ©telle, h?o ©Ufabet^g feine ©eftalt 5n)tfc^en ben
Saubgdngen t)erfd()n)unben n)ar; bann rottte er fein ^anu=
fcri^t gufammen, grii^te bie Slnn^efenben unb ging burc^g
^<x\x^ <xxK ba§ 2Saffer ]f)inab.
®ie 2Bdlber ftanben fd^h^eigenb unb it)arfen \\jX ®un!el 15
ir>eit auf ben ©ee l^inau^, tDd^renb bie 9Jlitte be^felben in
fci^n)uler 50^onbe§bdmmerung lag. 5!Jlitunter fd^auerte ein leife<o
©dufeln burd^ bie S3dume; aber e§ tear fein SSinb, e§ \oox
nur bag Sltmen ber ©ommernac^t. 9ftein^arbt ging immer
am Ufer entlang. (Sinen ©teinnjurf t)om Sanbe fonnte er 20
eine iDei^e SSafferlilie erfennen. 2(uf einmal tDanbelte i^n
bie 2uft an, fie in ber 9^dl)e §u fe^en; er n)arf feine 5!(eiber
<x\), unb ftieg ing SSaffer. @g \o<xx flad^; fd^arfe ^flanjen
unb ©teine fdjjnitten il)n an ben gii^en, unb er !am immer
nid^t in bie gum ©d^totmmen notige ^iefe. S)ann n)ar eg 25
^lo^lid^ unter iJ^m h)eg, bie 2Baffer quirlten iiber i^m 5u=
fammen, unb eg bauerte eine 3^^^ '^^^"S/ ^^^ ^^ tt)ieber auf
bie Dberfldd^e !am. "^xv. regie er §anb unb Ju^ unb
fd^toamm im ^reife um^er, big er fid^ betDu^t gen)orben, bon
tt)o er l^tneingegangen tt>ar, Salb fal^ er auc^ bie Silie 30
IMMENSEE, 167
h:)teber ; fie lag einfam ^iDtfc^en ben gro^en blan!en Slattern.
@r fc^h)amm langfam ^inau§, unb f)ob tnitunter bie Slrme
<xvA bent 2Baffer, ba§ bie J^erabriefelnben ^ro^fen im 3KDnb=
lic^te bli^ten; aber eg tt)ar, al§ ob bie ©ntfernung ^toifd^en
5 i^m unb ber 33Iume biefelbe bliebe; nur bag Ufer lag, tt)enn
er fid^ umblicfte, in immer ungetoifjerem ^ufte l^inter i^m. @r
gab inbeg fein Unterneljmen nid^t auf, fonbern fcl)it)amm riiftig
in berfelben Sfiic^tung fort, (^nblic^ U)ar er ber 33lume fo nal^e
gefommen, ba^ er bie filbernen flatter beutlidf) im 5Ronb=
10 lid^t unterfcl)eiben lonnte; ^ugleid^ aber fii^lte er fic^ in
einem ^Re^e uerftridt ; bie glatten (Stengel langten bom ©runbe
Ijerauf unb ranften fic^ o^xk feine nadften ©lieber. ®ag un^
befannte Staffer lag fo fcl)n)ar5 um i^n l^er, l^inter fid^ l)orte
er bag ©^ringen eineg gifd^eg; eg tourbe i^m ^lo^lic^ fo
15 unl^eimlid^ in bem fremben ©lemente, ba^ er mit ©eiralt bag
©eftridf ber ^flan^en ^erri^, unb in atemlofer §aft bem Sanbe
jufc^n^amm. Sllg er i)on ^ier auf ben (See ^uriicEblid^te, lag
bie 2ilie t»ie §uOor fern unb einfam iiber ber bun!len 3^iefe.
— @r !leibete fid^ an unb ging langfam nad^ §aufe juriidf.
20 2llg er aug bem ©arten in ben ©aal trat, fanb er @rid^ unb
bie 3Rutter in ben 3Sorbereitungen einer fleinen ©efd£>dftgreife,
it)elc^e am anbern Xage i)or ficl) ge^en follte.
„2So finb (Sie benn fo f^at in ber 5Rad^t getoefen ?" rief i^m
bie ?iJlutter entgegen.
^5 „3^ ?" eriDiberte er ; „id^ toollte bie SSafferlilie befud^en ; eg
ift aber nicl)tg baraug gelDorben."
„®ag ijerftel^t )t)ieber einmal fein ^SJJenfc^ !" fagte @rid^. „2Sag
taufenb ^atteft bu benn mit ber SSafferlilie %\x i\j\xx[.V'
„%6^ l^abe fie fritter einmal gefannt," fagte S^tein^arbt, „eg
30 ift aber fd^on lange ^er."
1 68 GERMAN READER.
@rtfabet^.
2lm folgenben 9^ac^mittag toanberten ^leml^arbt unb ©lifabetlf)
jenfettg be§ (See§ balb burd^ bie §oIgung, balb auf bem i)or=
f^ringenben Uferranbe. ©Ufabetf) ^atte t)on ©ric^ ben Sluftrag
er^alten, tt)d^renb feiner unb ber 5iKutter 2(bit)efenf)eit Sftein^arbt
mit ben fc^onften 2(u§ftc^ten ber nddjften Umgegenb, namentlid) 5
i)on ber anbern Uferfeite auf ben §of felber, befannt %\\ mac^en.
5^un gingen fie bon einem $un!t ^um anbern. ©nblirf) h)urbe
©Ufabetf) miibe, unb fe^te ftd^ in ben ©c^atten uberfjdngenber
^ttjeige; S^ein^arbt ftanb \\)x gegeniiber, an einen 33aumftamn(
gele^nt ; ba ^orte er tiefer im 3Sa(be ben ^uc!ud^ rufen, unb e§ 10
!am if)m ^lo^lid^, bie§ alle§ fei fd^on einmal ebenfo getcefen.
@r faf) fie feltfam Id(i)elnb an. „2Bo(Ien U)ir ©rbbeeren fuc^en?"
fragte er.
„@§ ift feine ©rbbeerengeit," fagte fie.
„©ie toirb aber balb lommen." 15
©lifabet^ fd^iittelte f c^iDeigenb ben ^o^f ; bann ftanb fie auf,
unb beibe fe^ten i^re SSanberung fort ; unb lx)ie fie fo an feiner
©eite gitxg, hjanbte fein 33Ud^ fid^ immer tt)ieber nad^ \^x ^in; benn
fie ging fd^on, al§ it)enn fie bon il)ren ^leibern getragen iDiirbe.
@r blieb oft untt)ill!ur(id^ einen ©d^ritt %\xxM, urn fie gan^ unb 20
t)oir in§ Sluge faffen ^u fonnen. (So famen fie an einen freien,
l)eibebelt)adf)fenen ^Ia| mit einer toeit in§ Sanb reid^enben 2lu§=
fid^t. 9fleinl)arbt \>M\t fid^ unb )3flud^te etit)a§ bon ben am 33oben
toad^fenben ^rdutern. 2(I§ er itjieber auffa^, trug fein ©efid^t
ben Slugbrud^ leibenfdEiaftlic^en @d^mer§e§. „^ennft bu biefe 25
33(ume?" fragte er.
(Sie fa^ \\}XK fragenb an. „©§ ift eine ©rica. ^d^ ^jO&z fie
oft im SSalbe ge^fliitft.''
IMMENSEE. 169
„3(i^ ^abe ju §aufe ein alte§ ^ud^/' fagte er ; td^ ^flegte fonft
allerlei Sieber unb 9ieime t^ineinjufd^reiben ; eg tft aber lange
nid^t me^r gefc^efjen. 3^if<^^^ ^^^ 33ldttern liegt aud^ eine
©rica ; aber e§ i[t nur eine beriDelfte. 3Sei^t bu, tuer fie mir
5 gegeben ^(xiT
(Sie nidfte ftumm ; aber fie fd^lug bie Slugen nieber unb \<x\}
nur auf bag ^raut, bag er in ber §anb Ijiett. 60 ftanben fie
lange. 2(lg fie bie 2(ugen gegen ifjn auffd;lug, fa^ er, ba^
fie i)oII ^^rdnen tDaren.
10 „@lifabeti;/' fagte er, — ■ „f>inter jenen blauen 33ergen liegt
unfere gi^S^"^- 2Bo ift fie geblieben?"
(Sie f^rac^en nicf)tg me^r ; fie gingen ftumm neben einanber
gum See ()inab. ®ie Suft i»ar fc^tDiil, im SSeften ftieg fd^toar^
geg (S5eh)ol! auf. „@g ioirb ©emitter," fagte ©Ufabetf?, inbem
15 fie i()ren ©d^ritt beeilte. 9teinl)arbt nidfte fd)tt)eigenb, unb beibe
gingen rafc^ am Ufer entlang, big fie if)ren ^a^n erreid^t fatten.
2Sd^renb ber tlberfa^jrt lie^ ©lifabet!^ i^re §anb auf bem
S^anbe beg ^a()neg ruf^en. @r blicfte beim 9tubern %\x ifjr ()in=
iiber ; fie aber f af^ (x\\ i^m borbei in bie gerne. ©0 glitt fein
20 Slidf f)erunter unb blieb auf i^rer §anb ; unb bie blaffe §anb
t)erriet i^m, irag i^r Slntli^ i^m i)erfd^h)iegen ^atte. @r fa^ auf
i^r jenen feinen 3wg gef^eimen ©d^mergeg, ber fid) fo gem fd^oner
grauenf)dnbe bemddjtigt, bie nad)tg auf !ran!em §erjen liegen.
— 2llg ©lifabet^ fein 3(uge auf i^rer §anb ru^en fiif^lte, lie^
25 fie fie langfam iiber 33orb ing SSaffer gleiten.
2luf bem §ofe angefommen, trafen fie einen 6c^erenfd^(eifer=
farren t>or bem §erren^aufe ; ein ?!Jlann mit fd^toarjen, nieber=
{?dngenben Socfen trat emfig bag 3ftab unb fummte eine 3i9^wner=
melobie jmifc^en ben 3^^"^^/ tod^renb ein eingefd^irrter §unb
30 fd^naufenb baneben lag. 2(uf bem §augflur ftanb in Sumipen
I70 GERMAN READER.
ge^iiCt ein 93?dbc^en mit Derftorten fc^onen B^Qen unb ftred'te
bettelnb bie §anb gegen ©lifabetf) au§. 9fietnf)arbt griff in feine
Xafc^e ; aber ©lifabetf) f am i^m ^ubor unb fc^iittete fjaftig ben
gan^en gnfjalt i^rer ^orfe in bie offene §anb ber 33ettlerin.
^ann tuanbte fie fidf) eilig ab, unb 9^einl;arbt f)orte, tt)ie fie 5
fd^lud^genb bie Xre^^e f)inaufging.
@r toollte fie auf^alten, aber er befann fid^ unb blieb an ber
3:re:p^e guriic!. ®ag ^dbcf)en ftanb noc^ immer auf bem glur,
unbetDeglid^, ba§ em^fangene Sllmofen in ber §anb. „3Sa§
it)illft bu nod^?" fragte Sf^ein^arbt. lo
©ie fu^r ^ufammen. „%^ trill nic^tg nte^r," fagte fie ; bann
ben ^o^f nac^ i^m juriicftoenbenb, \\jxk anftarrenb mit ben i)er=
irrten 3lugen, ging fie langfam gegen bie %^\xx. (^r rief einen
S^^amen au§, aber fie fjorte e^ nid^t mefjr ; mit gef enftem §au|)te,
mit liber ber Sruft gefreu^ten Slrmen fc^ritt fie itber ben §of ^5
^inab.
©terben, ac^ fterben
©olt ic^ aUein!
©in alte§ Sieb braufte i^m in^ D^r, ber Sltem ftanb i^m
ftitt, eine fur^e SKeile, bann tt)anbte er fid^ o^h unb ging auf 20
fein 3iw^"^^^-
@r fe^te fid^ ^in, urn ju arbeiten, aber er ^atte feine
©cbanfen. 9^ad^bem er e§ eine ©tunbe lang bergebeng t)er=
fud^t l^atte, ging er ing g^^^i^^^^^i^^^'^ ^inab. ©^ tt)ar
niemanb ba, nur fii^le griine 2)dmmerung; auf ©Ufabet^g 25
S^d^tifc^ lag ein rote§ 33anb, ba§ fie am ?^ad)mittag um ben
§alg getragen tjatte. @r na{)m e§ in bie §anb, aber e^
t()at il^m tr)e^, unb er legte e§ tuieber f)in. @r \joX\t feine
"^x^jt, er ging an ben ©ee f^inab unb banb ben ^a^n lo§;
IMMENSEE. 171
er ruberte l^inuber unb ging noc^ einmal ade 2Sege, bie er
furj t»or^er mit ©Ufabetfj gufammen gegangen U)ar. 2(1^ er
it)ieber nac^ §aufe !am, n^ar eg bunfel; auf bem §ofe k=
gegnete i^m ber ^utfc^er, ber bie 2Bagen^ferbe to ©ra§
5 bringen it>o(Ite; bie 9teifenben ivaren eben ^urMgefe^rt. Sei
feinem ©intritt in ben §augflur ijorte er @ric^ im ©artenfaal
auf= unb abfc^reiten. @r ging nirf)t §u if^m ^inein; er ftanb
einen SCugenblicf ftiH unb ftieg bann leife bie ^re^:pe ^inauf
nad; feinem 3^^"^^^* "&i^^ f^^^^ ^^ M i^ ^^^ Sef^nftuf^l
10 an§ genfter; er X\)<xi t)or fid^ felbft, a(g iDoUe er bie 9^ac^ti=
gall ^oren, bie unten in ben ^ajugiDdnben fc^lug; aber er
f)orte nur ben ©rf)lag feinem eigenen ^er^eng. Unter i^m im
§aufe ging alleg jur 3luf;e, bie 5^ad)t Derrann, er fii^lte e§
nic^t. — @o fa^ er ftunbenlang. ©nblic^ ftanb er auf unb
15 legte fic^ ing offene genfter. ®er 9^ac^ttau riefelte giDifdfjen
ben 33ldttern, bie 9^ad)tigaII Ijatte aufge^ort ^u fcJ^Iagen.
SlKmd^lic^ tr>urbc aud; bag tiefe 33lau beg 9Zac^t^immelg t)on
Often f)er burd^ einen bla^gelben ©c^immer i^erbrdngt; ein
frifc^er 2©inb er^ob fidf) unb ftreifte S'tein^arbtg ^ei^e ©time;
20 bie erfte Serd^e ftieg jaud^jenb in bie Suft. — S^ieinfjarbt
fe^rte fid^ ^lo^lic^ um unb trat an ben Xifd^ : er \<X^'^iz nad^
einem 35leiftift, unb alg er biefen gefunben, fe^te er fid^ unb
fd^rieb bamit einige '^t\\zxK auf einen n?ei^en Sogen ^a^ier.
5^adf)bem er (jiermit fertig trar, naf^m er §ut unb ©tod, unb
25 bag ^a^ier juriidlaffenb, offnete er bef^utfam bie ^^iir unb
ftieg in ben glur ()inab. — ®ie ^orgenbdmmerung ruf)te nod^
in alien 2Sin!eln; bie gro^e ^(x\x^l<x%t beljnte fid^ auf ber
©trol^matte unb ftrdubte ben TOden gegen feine §anb, bie er
gebanfenlog entgegen{)ielt. ^rau^en im ©arten aber ^rie=
30 fterten fci)on bie ©^erlinge i)on ben 3^^^^9^^ wnb fagten eg
1/2 GERMAN READER.
oSitx^., ba^ bie 9^ac^t t)orbei fei. ®a l^brte er oben int §aufc
eine 2^^ur ge^en; e§ !am bie 2:re^^e l^erunter, unb aU er
auffal^, ftanb ©lifabet^ bor tf^m. ©ie legte bie §anb auf
feinen 2lrm, fie betpegte bie Si^^en, aber er ^orte !eine SSorte.
„%\x fommft nid^t irieber," fagte fie enblid^. ,,3^5^ ^^ife c^/ 5
liige nic^t; bu fommft nie tpieber/'
„9Zie/' fagte er. ©ie lie^ i^re §anb finfen unb fagte
nid^tg mel^r. @r ging iiber ben glur ber 3:^ure ^u; bann
h)anbte er fid^ norf) einmal. ©ie ftanb beiregung^Io^ an
berfelben ©telle unb faf) if^n mit toten 2(ugen an. @r t^at lo
einen ©d^ritt i)ortt)drtg unb ftredfte bie Slrme nad^ i^r au^.
2)ann fe^rte er fid^ gett)altfam ab, unb ging %\xx %\jvcc ^inau^.
— ^rau^en lag bie 2BeIt im frifdj)en 9JlorgenIic^te, bie
2:^au^erlen, bie in ben ©^innengetreben ^ingen, bli^ten in
ben erften ©onnenftra^len. @r fa^ nid^t rMtrdrtg; er h)an= 15
berte rafdj) ^inau§; unb mefjr unb mef^r berfanf Winter i^m
bag ftiHe ©ef^oft, unb i)or i^m auf ftieg bie gro^e tt)eite
2BeIt.
®er 2(Ite.
^er 5Ronb fd^ien nic^t me^r in bie genfterfd^eiben ; e§ tt)ar
bunfel gettJorben; ber 5llte aber fa^ nod^ immer mit gefal= 20
teten §dnben in feinem Se^nftu{?l unb blidfte bor fid^ ^in in
ben 9laum be§ 3^mmer§. 2(ttmdl)lid^ i:)ergog fid^ i)or feinen
Slugen bie fd^toarge ^dmmerung urn i^n ^er gu einem breiten
bunfeln ©ee; ein fd^tt)ar^e§ ©etDdffer (egte fic^ fainter bag
anbere, immer tiefer unb ferner, unb auf bem le^ten, fo fern, 25
ba| bie 2lugen beg Sllten fie !aum erreid^ten, fc^tramm ein=
fam ^mifd^en breiten 33ldttern eine it)ei^e 2SafferIilie.
I MM EN SEE. I 73
SDie @tubentf)ur ging auf, unb ein fetter Sid^tfc^immer fie(
inl 3i"^^^^- //®^ if^ Qit^/ ^^fe ®i^ fommen, 33ngitte," fagtc
ber 5ltte. ^Stetten eie ba^ Sic^t auf ben 3:ifrf)."
®ann riicfte er auc^ ben ®tuf)l §um Xifc^, na()m eine§ ber
aufgefc^lagenen Slicker unb t>ertiefte fief) in (Stubien, an benen
er einft bie ^raft feiner ^^S^n^ B^ii^t ^QXi^,
(Etjeobor Storm.
Dramatic Selections.
nTiiller als Sunbenbocf,
Sd^wanf in cinem 2Iuf3ugc.
^erfonen.
(Sottlteb IHiiller, 53tec^h)arenfabrifant au8 53erUn.
Salome 5d?mibt, SBittue, aiig ©c^Ieufmgen.
"Katt^arine f7ormann.
(Sin ^]3oli;5etbeamter. ©in ^etlner.
(Sine ^u^mad)erin. (Sin ^ortier.
(Sin §au§fned^t. Sin §aufierer.
Sin 3unge. (Sin S3arbicr.
2)ic §anblnng bcgicbt ftd) jnr ajJe^jeit in ^eip^ig.
3itnmcr im ©ofl^ofc. 2RitteItt)ure, linfs @citcntl)uren. ^of[er,
Sijt^e, ®tut)Ic.
(Etftcr Uuftritt,
SJliittcr (im ©c^rafrode, fon[t gefteibet, trinft ^affce).
SSerbammt biinn, ber ^affee! Unb ba§ in unferem 3a^r=
i)unbert, h)o id; fo t>ortreffItd)e ^affeemafcf)inen erfunben ^6e,
bie ein it)a^re§ ©^ottgelb foften. 2Benn ba§ 3Serbienft ber
(Srfinber in ®eutfd^Ianb anerfannt toiirbe, ic^ mii^te mit
meinen ^affeemafd)inen frf)Dn cine Million t)erbient ^aben,
aber ber ^ro^f^et gilt nic^tg in feinem 3Sater(anbe. ®a§
bumme 3Sol! bleibt bei feinem alten ©c^Ienbrian unb Irinft
biefe braun gefdrbte 33ruf)e ftatt ^affee, namentlid^ f;ier in
Sac^fen.
Auft. 2-3.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 1 75
Sweiter Uuftritt.
aKitUcr. 5lcttttcr.
Ke liner, ©uten 3Jlorgen. ©eftern abenb ift biefer
Srief an ©ie gefommen. ©ie tt)aven nic^t ^u §aufe, unb fo
ift er big ^eute morgen (iegen geblieben.
IHuIIer. ©c^on' ®an!!
5 Kellner (a6).
lUiiller. Wi^ ^Better! bon ©dfileufingen ! (cteft rof*, mur*
meinb.) „3Sere^rter §err" — in Seipjig — 2Sa§? §eute? ^it
bem erften 3w0e? ©a^^erment! ber fommt ja gleic^ nac^ ad^t
UI)r. (©tc^t na(§ bcr u^t.) ®er mu^ fd^on l^ier fein! (^tingett.)
10 ©d^one @efc^idf)te! Sd^t ber @fel t)on ^ortier ben 33rtef
unten liegen. 3d^ fottte nad; bem 33af>n^ofc, um fie abju^
l^olen, aber id^ fenne fie ja nirf;t. @§ ift audj) fc^on ^u f^dt.
Dritter Uufttitt,
aJiuUcr. ^Jettttcr.
Kellner. ^(xh^XK (Sie geldutet?
IRulIer. 3«/ i«/ ic^ "^w^ "oc^ ein 3^"^"^^^ l^aben.
15 Kellner. Unmoglic^! 2)ag gange ^(x\x^ ift befe^t. ©ie
fbnnen benfen, in ber 5Reffe —
lUiiller. Slber id^ mu§ ein 3^^^^^ ^aben! ©ine^ame
fommt mit bem erften ^^iiringer 3wge — fd^affen ©ie 9^at.
Kellner. §m, (^m, — ja, ja, eg h)irb ge^en.
20 mailer, mfo?
Kellner. ®er §err nebenan reift t\^tXK ab, bag 3^^^^^
!5nnen ©ie Ijaben.
irtiiller. ©at, gut, forgen ©ie ba^ eg gleid^ in Drb^
nung gebrac^t toirb.
176 GERMAN READER.
Kellner. ©dII gefdE)e()en! m.)
ITtulIer. 9f^un aber rafc^ angegogen! ^od^ erft mu§ id^i
ben Srief nod^ einmal lefen. ®ie ^^iiringer Siifl^ Ireffen ja
immer ^u f^dt ein, alfo trerbe icJ) 3^i^ ^aben,
(§armoniemufif Winter ber ©cene, ettoaS eutfernt, tote Don ber ©trafec ^croufflingenb :
„3)eiu ift mein ^erj".)
HTuIIer (tieft). „3Seref)rter §err. ^a tt)ir nun fo tpeit 5
ber^anbelt baben n^egen unferer §eirat, unb ba h)ir blo^
noc^ feftgeftellt fjaben, ba^ toir un^ t)or()er nod^ einmal fel^en
unb f^rerf)en n)oIIen,Db tuir ung aud^ gefallen, unb ba ®ie jur
5!Keffe in 2ei^§ig finb unb mir borgefc^Iagen fjaben, ba^ \q\x
un§ ba treffen twoEen, fo fomme id^ ©onner^tag ben acf)t= 10
^e()nten mit bent erften griifj^uge bort an. 33itte mir ein
Simmer gu vcitellen. §orf)arf)tunggt>ott Salome ©d^mibt, ge=
borne §artn)ig." ^ein ift mein §er^ — ba§ ift eine gute
SSorbebeutung I ©igentlid^ etn)ag feltfamer ©til in biefem
33rief! ®u lieber §immel! fiir einen 33rief aug ©d^leufingen 15
gel)t er immer an. 2Bie foil nad^ ©cl^leufingen ein guter
©til !ommen? Slber nun anjiel^en. ®ie 33ein!leiber 1(x\kv, id^
be^alten, aber feibene SSefte unb gradf mu^ fein. 3"^"^^^
nobel. ®iefe ©d)leufingerin mu^ gleid^ ben feinen 33erliner
iJOr fid^ fel^en. (SStrft ben Sc^lafrocf unb bie 28efte ^h, tiimmt nu§ bent Scoffer 20
eine jeibene 9Befte yxtdi einen grod unb fteibet fic^ on.) Sllf 0 enblic^ n)erbe
id^ fie erblidfen, bie meine§ Seben§ fcl)onere §dlfte twerben
foil, n)ie 3}iaj im SSaHenftein fagt. ©alome ©cljmibt, ge=
borne ^arttoig. 5D^utter, alter Swnge, id^ glaube bu mad)ft
je^t ben gefc^eiteften ©treid^ beineg Sebens. ©o al§ 3ung= 25
gefeUe fein gan§e§ Seben %\x t>erbummeln ift boc^ nidfitS. 3^1^^^
it)dre e§ fd^abe, toenn mein @efcl)led^t au^ftiirbe. (ssorbem
©))ic9ei.) ©ar ni4)t iibel fiir funfunbJ;)iergig galore. Stlfo ^ei*
Auft. 4-] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. Ijy
raten auf jeben gaU. ©in junge§ 9J^dbc^en, bic tDag ^at,
nimmt mi(i) mrf)t. 2lIfo eine SSitme. SBeife ic^ bod^ je^t,
^u t»a§ ein 3Sctter gut tft! SSdre ^Setter ^raugott nid^t, h)ie
l^atte td^ erfa^ren, ba^ in <Sc^Ieuftngen eine junge 2Sittt)e
5 le6t, bie Suft jum §eiraten unb nebenbei fiinfunbjtoanjig tau=
fenb Xf^aler f^at. ©o — je^t lawn ic^ mic^ fef)en laffen, jebcr
3ott ein 33erUner, fagt ©^afefpeare irgenbiro. Unb luie fie^t
eg benn im 3^^^^^ <^wg? ®i" bi^cf)en aufrdumen tfjut not.
(jRaumt auf.) Uub bet gute 3?etter ^raugott ^at aucf) bie 3Ser=
lo ^anblungen gefiil^rt. @§ fommt nur barauf an, ba^ h)ir un^
gegenfeitig gefaKen. §m ! ic^ benfe, ic^ ftei^e meinen SJlann,
id^ ^abe nic^tg ^u fiird^ten. ^c^ fonnte mid^ fiir einen guten
^rei^iger au^geben, fein ?!)?enfd^ fief^t mir bie funfunb=
i)ier5ig an. ^a^ finb bie guten ?5oIgen einer md^ig t)er=
15 UWxi Sugenb. Slber fie? 3Kirb fie mir gefaUen? §m! ^m!
eine $Bitn)e? Sld^tunbjttjanjig fott fie fein. 9fia eg h)irb tool^l
etn^ag me^r ^eraugfommen ! Sfted^nen h)ir fiinf '^a'^xi baju,
fo n)dre fie breiunbbrei^ig, ba fann fie nod^ immer gang
ftattUd^ fein. 35etter Straugott fagt: fie h)dre fe^r (^iibfd^.
2o 2©ir ioerben ja feJ^en. (So — nun ift eg anftdnbig, nun !ann
fie fommen. 3fiein, nun mu^ fie fommen, eg ift Idngft iiber
bie 3eit.
t>ierter Huftrttt.
SJluttcr. Stttome, ^Cttncr (mit einer §anbtafc§e).
Ke liner. §ier ift §err ^Jliiller!
ITtuller. §ier ift §err ^Riitter, gang red^t. Unb iDenn
25 mein af)nenbeg §erg mic^ nic^t tdufcbt, fo fjabe id^ bie @^re
unb bag SSergniigen grau ©alome ©d)mibt, geborne §artn)ig,
t)Dr mir gu fe^en.
178 GERMAN READER.
5 CI 1 0 tn e (eine SDretBigerin, in gutem Stoffe, ober et»t)o§ Keinftcibtifd^ gelleibet,
Quc^ etoa§ fleiiiftabttfc^ ceremoniea in i^rem SBene^meu). Sttte, bte (S^re ift
gan§ auf meiner ©eite.
iniiller. ^arf ic^ @ie bitten abjulegen unb ^la^ ^u
nel^men ? 5
Salome. 2So benfen ©ie f)m? ^ag iDiirbe fic^ md;t
fd^irfen. gd^ !am nur urn @ie ju fragen, ob ©ie bte ©iite
fatten, mir ein 3^^^^^^ 5^ beftellen.
rrruller. Sc^ btn gf^ren S3efe^len auf ba§ ^unftUrf)fte
nac^gefommen. ^ellner! lo
K e 1 1 n e r (fc^iebt ton ter Xfiure Unf§ ben Stiegel )t)eg). §ter Uebenan !
@g n)irb gleid^ in Drbnung fein ! %^ iuitt bie Sfteifetafc^e
immer {)inein tragen. (?ib.)
Salome. Slber §err 3)iul(er, id^ fann boc^ nicfit auf
3fjrem 3^^^^^ 3f)nen einen 33efud^ mac^en, bag fdfiidft fid^ 15
nid^t.
irtiiller. 3Seref)rtefte g'rau, bann mii^ten ©ie ntid^ auf
gi^rem 3^^^^^ em^fangen, h)dre ba§ mef^r fc^icflid^?
Salome, greilirf) —
irtiiller. ^ie Sage ift allerbingg fonberbar unb id^ 20
fc^d^e $3^re e^rbare S^^^i^^^^t^wng. Stttein iDir ^aben eine
3ufammen!unft berabrebet, urn ung fennen ^u lernen; too
follen toir aber gufammenfommen? 2luf offentlid^er ©tra^e
ge^t e§ bod^ nid^t, alfo mu^ e§ auf 3^^^^ ^^^^^ <5uf meinem
3immer gefd)ef)en. 25
Salome. Slber bie 2eute —
ItTiiller. §aben alle 50^e^gefd^dfte, befiimmern fid^ nid^t
um un§.
Salome. 60 ntu^ id; toenigftenS f)ier bleiben, big ba
briiben Drbnung gemadf)t ift, 30
Auft. 4.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 1 79
Zn ii 1 1 e r (fe^t i^r eiuen ©tu^i). ^atf \^ Htteit %\<x% gu ne^men ?
Salome (inbcm fie ofitegt unb firf) fe^t, fur ftc^). §m ! eiu tec^t
nelter, ftattUd^er 3JJann! ®er !ann mir fd;on gefallen!
2n ii 1 1 e r aubem er fief) einen ©tu^i ^ott, fiir fief)), ©a^^erment ! eiue
5 fef)r f>u6fd)e 3^rau! IRuder, alter Sunge, bag l^aft bu gut
getroffen.
Salome. §m! I^nt!
in filler. 3Sere^rte ?Jrau, id^ finbe meine fiiljnften §off=
mmgen ubertroffert.
10 Salome (micfiamt). 2(6er §err ^JliiUer —
ITtiiller. 5Kem 3[5etter ^atte mir gefagt, ba^ (Sic eine
fd^one grau feien. ©eit ben bier SBod^en, tr>elc^e bie 3Ser=
^anblungen iDegen unferer §ocl)3eit bauern, malte ic^ mir
taglid; in ©eban!en 3^^ ^il^ «ug, aber n)ie U)eit ift meinc
15 ^Ijantafie l)inter ber 2Bir!licf)!eit ^urMgeblieben !
Salome. 33itte, bitte, ©ie mac^en mic^ fd^amrot. (33ci=
jeitc.) @r f^ri(^t allerliebft! @in angene^mer 5!}lann.
irtiiller. 2(uf @l)re, fd^bne grau, toenn ic^ ©ie in ben
^iergarten ful)re, ic^ toerbe ftolj fein, an Sljrer <3eite ge^en
20 %\x fonnen.
Salome. ®ie §erren Berliner finb (Sd^meid^ler.
ITT ii Her. 9^ein, nein, bamit i%\xx\. ©ie vM unred^t. 3Str
Berliner finb iDa^rljafte §elben ber SBaljrljeit. ^ral^Ierei ?
$fui! 3luffc^neiben? ^fui ! ®ag tl)ut fein 33erliner. Unb
25 nun, toere^rte grau — bod^ hja^ foil biefe formlid^e SCnrebe —
teuerfte ©alome, toann foil ber ^ag unferer §od^§eit fein?
Salome, ©eien ©ie nic^t fo ftiirmifd^. 60 n)eit finb
n)ir noc^ nid^t.
in filler. '^\i:ji'^. OTe§ ift ja t)erabrebet. Unfere 3Ser::
30 mogen^umftdnbe finb ficl> gleid^, mein (S5efcl)aft ge^t gut, ba0
l8o GERMAN READER.
aUeg ift ja notariell feftgeftellt — e§ fe^Ite nur nod^ ba^ toir
y\x^^ gefaden. @ie gefaden mir, @ie gefallen mir fe^r, ®ie
gefaHen mir ungef^euer. 6ottte tc^ ba§ Ungliirf \j(x\i^x\. 3^ren
Seifalt ni^t gu Befi|en?
Salome, ^a^ %<x^t ic^ nic^t gefagt; aber it)ir !ennen 5
un§ boc^ noc^ %\x h)emg.
irtiiller. ^rufen 6ie mid^. 5iJleme ©eele liegt offen
t)or S^nen ba, fagt bie grieb^^Iumauer al^ grau §irfc^ im
^ammerbiener.
Salome. 2(6er ©ie lennen mid^ nid^t. 3d^ ^abe meine 10
ge^ler. 3rf) bin jum S3eif^iel fefjr eiferfiid^tig unb alfo auc^
ettoag mi^trauifcf).
IHiiller. ©dfiauen ©ie tnir in bie 2::iefen ber ©eele!
6e^e i4) au§ tr)ie ein SSerrater?
Salome. §m! f^m! man !ann eud^ 5D^annern nicf)t 15
trauen.
ITTuIIer. 3c^ !ann nic^t leugnen ba^ ein^elne Snbibibuen
unfereg ©efc^Iedf)t§ gutDeilen auf 2lbit>ege geraten, allein ju
biefen i)erit)erflid)en ©jem^laren ber ^J^annermelt ge^ore ic^
nid^t. giir mid^ !ann id^ fte^en. SSer fonnte aud^ an '^x^x 20
©eite eine anbere nur anfe^en! Sllfo beftimmen ©ie ben
^ag ber §od)5eit.
Salome, "^^w, !ann boc^ einen fo tvic^tigen ©d^ritt nid^t
f 0 raf (^ tl^un, man mu^ iiberlegen. — (t lopfen.)
IHiiller. 2Ser !Io!pft benn ba? §erein! ©ntfd^ulbigen 25
©ie.
^iinfter auftritt.
JBorigc. ^au^InCJ^t (mlt elnem alteit .gute, ben cr auf ben IRUcfcn |ait).
^ausfned^t. ©e^orfamfter Wiener. 30
Auft. 5.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. l8l
UTiiller. Wiener! Wiener! 2Ber finb 6ie? 2Ba§ h)ollen
6te?
^ausfnec^t (gutmiUin, ^fiffig iacf)einb). 5^a ! 6ie lonnen e§
fd^on benfen!
5 ITtiiller. 2Sa§ !ann i(f) benfen? 5f?ic^t§ !ann td^ benfen.
^aus!ned}t» 3Son tvegen geftern abenb.
irtullcr. ©eftern abenb?
^ausfnccf^t, 3rf) bin ber §au§!ned^t au§ bem griinen
©lefanten.
lo irtiiller. 2Sag ge^t mic^ ber griine ©lefant mit feinem
§aug!nec^t an?
J^ausfned^t. 3e nun bon tt)egen geftern abenb.
2TtuIIer. 2Bag ge^t micf) geftern abenb an?
^ausfned^t. @§ ift ja tveiter nirfjtg babet, ba§ !ann
15 einem jeben t>or!ommen.
lUiiller. 35or!ommen? ©efjeimmgi)olter §au§lnec^t, 6ie
f^red^en in D^dtfeln, 3^^ S^njeS §ierfein ift mir eine ©f^arabe.
^aus!ned?t. 9f^a, mad)en ©ie nid)t fo biele Umftdnbe;
\d\x finb ja al(e ^Jlenfc^en.
20 irtiiller. ga n)o^(, h)ir finb alle beutfd)e Sriiber — auf
Xurn= unb 6dngerfeften, — au^erbem gonnen tr)ir einanber
ba§ 2Bei^e im Sluge nid)t.
^ausfned^t- 3^a, alfo be^a^len @ie, unb ba§ ^ing ift
abgemarf)t.
25 Zrtuller. Sega^Ien?
^aus!ned}t. ^ie gerbrod^enen ©Idfer unb ^h^ei %^X'
fc^lagene Stii^le.
Salome. 2Sag ift baS?
irtuller. §aug!ned)tlic^e§ 5DRitgIieb be§ beutfd^en 3Sater=
30 lanbeg, belieben @ie fid^ ettr)a§ beutlic^er au^jubriid^en.
I 82 GERMAN READER.
^ausfned^t. D^la, ®ie ix>ifjen ja bod^, 6ie fatten emci*
iiber ben ^urft genommen.
Salome, §err 5)^uIIer!
miiller, 3^?
^ausfned^t. Slngefdufelt nennt man ba§. 5
Salome. §err 5D^uffer!
irtuller, Sc?)?
^ausfned^t @§ ift ja nid^tg baSei, ba§ fann jebem
gefc^e^en.
Salome. Slber, §err 9JluIIer! 10
HTiiller. STeuerfte ©alome, ic^ i^erftel^e !etn 2Bort.
Salome. Sf^eben ©ie bod^ iDeiter, §au§!neci^t, trarum
foK §err 3JluIIer be^afjlen?
^ausfned^t. 3ft i^ ^^"^ ^leinigfeit, 3Jlabamc^en, 3^r
§err ©emal^l— 15
Salome. ®er §err ift nid^t mein 9)lann.
fjausfned^t (pfiffig btinietnb). 3^td^t ?
XTtuIIer. ®ag ^ei^t, nod^ ntd^t. SSorien ©ie mir nun
enbUd^ fagen, h)a§ ©ie t>on mir bege()ren?
^ausfned^t. 9^un ©ie tciffen bod^, ©ie it>urben un= 20
angene^m, nadjl^er fam bie ^eilerei —
ntuller. ^eilerei?
Salome. §err 50^uEer?
^ausfned}!. Unb bann tDurben <Sie ^inau§getr)orfen.
Salome (ftefjt out), ^ag ift gu ftar!, §err ?!HutIer! 25
ZHuIler. SSleiben ©ie fi|en, ©alome, bleiben ©ie fi^en. —
^ausfned}!. ®abei bie §erbrod)enen ©Idfer, bie ytx-
fd^Iagenen ©tii^Ie — bie miiffen ©ie bo^ bilUgertoeife be=
ja^len.
irtiiller. §err, toie fonnen ©ie fid^ unterftel^en (xxk mic^ 30
Auft. 5.] MVLLER ALS SUNDENBOCIC. 1 83
gorberungen ju ftellen? %^ bin niemalg in 3f)rem Iafter=
^aften griinen ©lefanten getwefen, id^ h)ei^ nic^t§ t)om f^in=
auggetrorfen iDorben fein. Unb nun ^arfen (3ie ftci^!
^aus!ned?t. ©reifern ©ie fic^ nid^t, §err 5i}luffcr, toir
5 ba(f)ten mof^l 6ie h^iirben leugnen, ^(x\>t barum ben 33en)ei§
mitgebrarfit.
ZrtuIIer. Setoeig? 2Ba^ fiir einen 33en)ei§?
^ausfned}!. §ier ber §ut, ben 6ie bei ber ^eilerei
berloren.
10 HTuIIcr. 2Sa§? liefer fcf)dbige ^ecfel fott mein §ut
fein?
^ausfned^t. §m! je^t fie^t er fc^dbig au§; freilic^
tuenn fo ein §ut mit SBierfeibeIn bearbeitet toirb.
ITTuIler. §ut, §ut! 3Sarum foil ber §ut ber meinige
15 fein?— -
^ausfned^t. %t nun, e§ ftel^t ja 3^r 5^ame barin. ©o
!amen tDir auf bie @^ur, unb id^ ^abe bann fo lange ge*
fragt, bi^ id^ ben §errn ^JZiiller gefunben ^abc.
Ittuller, %^\itx\. (Sie !)er!
20 Salome. 3^un §err ^Kiiller?
miiller. 2r^a!
^ausfned^t. 5fJun?
rrr filler. ®a ftef)t ja beutli^ auf ber ^arte mSxttx o<\x^
©logau, id^ bin aber Gutter <\\x^ 33erlin.
25 ^ausfned^t. 21^!
5alomc. SSirflic^?
2Tt filler. §ier ift mein §ut. ^a fe^en ®ie nteine Jlarte:
©ottlieb ?i}luller au^ Berlin. Sllfo bin ic^ nic^t ber l)inau^=
geh)orfene 3}ZuIIer, unb nun geljen ®ie unb fud^en ftd^ ben
30 angefdufelten unb ge!eilten ^D^iitler au§ ©logau!
1 84 GERMAN READER.
^ausfnecf}!. §m! toenn ©te au§ 33erlin finb, bann
bin id^ an ben unrec^ten gefommen. 9^a, tc^ !ann nic^t
bafiir, ©ie finb felber fd^ulb.
ITTuIIer. 3c^? 2Bie fo?
^ausfned^t. 2Sarum ^ei^en @ie 5RuEer! (5ib). 5
ITTuIIer. 2Sarum ^ei^e i^ littler? 5Ibgefc^marft ! Sin
nic^tg ift ber SJienfrf) jo unfrf)u(big, it)ie an feinem ^^^amen,
{)ier ift er formlic^ un^urec^nunggfa^ig. Slber, ijere^rte grau,
teuerfte ©alome, ©ie* f)aben mic^ Bitter ge!rdn!t.
Salome. 2Biefo benn, §err 5[RuIler? 10
HTuIIcr. 2Saren ©ie nic!)t im 53egriff ben ^efc^ul=
bigungen biefe§ 3^^^ii"S fud^enben §au§!nec^t§, ©lauben ^u
fd^enfen?
Salome. 3e nun —
Zniiller. „%t nun," fagen ©ie? 2Bie? ©in nobler 15
33erliner follte in ben fiinbljaften griinen ©lefanten geljen,
fid^ einen anfdufeln, ^eilerei anfangen unb l;inau§geit)orfen
h:)erben? D ©alome!
Salome. ©el)en ©ie, id^ l)abe ©rfaljrungen gemad^t^ —
ITTulIer. 3m l^inauS gett)orfen n)erben? 20
Salome. 9^id()t boc^, mein feliger 3Jiann —
irtiiller. 3^ f'^- ^11^ ^^^ ^^^ ^i^ ©cl)leufinger, bei
bem lonnte ba§ t)or!ommen.
Salome. 2ld^ id^ tt)ar fed^§ %<x^x^ ber^eiratet.
ITTuIIer. ©ec^g 3al)re? 25
Salome, ©d^on mit bem §tt)eiunb§tt)an§igften ^Q^\}Xt trat
id^ in ben ©tanb ber @l)e. 5D^ein ©eliger !pflegte alle 2lbenb'
auf ben 9lat§!etter ju gel^en unb ©fat ^u f^ielen. Unb ba
tuar id^ benn alle Slbenb* allein. ©0 \^^ht id) iiber ba§
2Sirtg^augge^en ber 3Kdnner bie traurigften (^rfa^rungen ge= 30
Auft. 6.] MiJLLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 1 85
mac^t, unb 6ie fonnen mir ni(i)t ijerbenfen ba^ ic^ fd^auberte
bei bem ©ebanfen, aud) 6ie — •
IRuIIer. 9Zirf)t ireiter, 6atome. 3d^ triE S^rem ©eligen
nic^tg ^bfe§ nad)fagen, aber er mug ein f(f)anbUd)er ^er(
5 getwefen fein, entfrf)ulbigen ®ie. 9^ein, 6a(ome, ba§ \j(x\>^xk
(Sie bet mir nid^t ^u fiird^ten. ©ef^e idj) abenbg au^, jo
ge^en mir jufammen. D^ern^aug, 2ucca; ©rfjauf^iel^au^,
Coring, grieb=33lumauer ; SSattner, §e(merbing; griebric^
SSil^elmftdbtifd^eg, 5Rittett — unb fo treiter. Wxx^, 6alome,
10 \^<xh^x\ 6ie bei "^^jX^x^ ©eligen angefdufelte unb l)inau^ge=
h)orfene ©rfa^rungen gemac^t, meine 2iebe foil 6ie bafiir
entfd^dbigen. 3llfo tDa^ ben ^ag unferer §oc^§eit — (mopfen).
2Ser ftort un§ benn frf)on n^ieber? §erein!
Scd^fter auftritt.
SorigC. ^-I^tt^mat^crill (mit einem ©amen^ute).
Pu^mad}ertn. Sin ic^ f^ier red)t bei §errn 5!Jlutter?
15 ITliiller. 3^1 bienen, ja !
Salome. 28a€ foil ba§ ^eigen?
irtiiller. 2Bir tDerben ja fe^en!
Pu^mad^crin. ^^xx 5!)?u(Ier au§ 33erlin?
ITTiiller. 3c^ bin §err 5RuIter q,\x^ 33erlin.
20 Pu^mad?erin. §ier ift ber beftedte §ut unb ^ier ift
bie Sfted^nung.
Salome. 2(ber erfldren ©ie mir bod^ —
ITTuIIer. ©in 3}tigi)erftdnbni§, geben ©ie ac^t. 2Sa^
foU id^ mit bem §ute?
25 Pu^mad^erin. 3^^^ grdulein Sraut ^at i^n bei un§
au§gefud^t —
I 86 GERMAN READER.
Salome. S^re 93raut?
UTiiller. Sein Sie boc^ ruf)ig. ^eine 33raut?
Pu^macf^erin. 3«/ w"^ f^^ ^^i beftellt ba^ ber §ut
an ©ie gefc^tcft tDerben foil, ©ie tDiirbeti t^n bega^len.
Salome. S^^ M^^ ^ii^ ^^" 2BoI!en! 5
IHiiller. S)ag ift §u i)oc^ ! gd^ tperbe i^n aber nic^t
be§af)(en.
Pu^mad?crin. ®ag h)dre eine fc^one 2lrt ©efc^dfte
§u maci^en.
IHiiller. ^urg unb gut, id^ l^abe !eine Sraut. (smu einem 10
35[id ouf (Salome.) ®ag i^eigt, etgenlUd; !ann id^ nid^t leugnen,
ba^ td^ eine S3raut ^abe —
Pu^mad^ertn. D^^un alfo !
ITTuIler. 2Iber meine Sraut fann ben §ut nid^t befteUt
^aben, unb !ur^ unb gut ber §ut gel)t mid^ nic^tg an. 15
Pu^macf^ertn. ©ie finb bod^ §err 3Jiutter?
lUuIIer. 5c^ bin §err SJZiiaer.
Pu^mad^ertn. 5fiun alfo?
irtiiller. Slber ic^ bin nirf)t ber biefen §ut befteKt l^abenbe
5[RulIer, irf) bin nid^t §utmuller. 20
Pu^mad?ertn. ®er 9fiame trifft bod^ %\x\
Salome. ©a§ ift bod^ ijerbdc^tig!
ITT filler. Slber, t)erel)rte grau, e§ giebt eine unenblid^e
5[Renge toon ^iittern ; n^enn id^ alle bie ^^^X^ begal)Ien follte,
bie bie befteUen, id^ mii^te bei 3^otf)fd^i(ben eine 5lnlei^e 25
madden.
Pu^mad^ertn. Slber ®ie finb bod^" §err ^Jliiller <x\x^
33erlin.
Salome. ®a^ trifft bod^ ^u.
ITTuller. ^l§ h)enn ic^ ber eingige 3JlulIer in 33erlin 30
Auft. 6.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 1 87
iDdre. 9}littelalterlid^er 2(berg(au6e ! §unbert)t)eife laufen fie in
93erlin f)erum, h)o man ^in gudt, erblicft man einen 3}lutter.
Pu^m advert n. ^Iber 3^^^^ grdulein Sraut —
IHiiller. ^(xi benn meine 33raut — ?
5 Salome. Sefjen 6ie, (5ie berf d^na^^en fic^ !
ITTuIIer. §at benn ba§ grdulein, hjotlte ic^ fagen, nid^t
angegeben, n)o ber fraglid^e §err 5JlutIer <x\x^ 33erlin too^nt?
Pu^mad?ertn. ^ 3^/ ^^^"^ ^i*^ 5i}iabame ^at e§ i;)er=
geffen ; unb ba iDtr im grembenblatte fanben —
lo HluIIer. 9^un, fo fagen ©ie S^rer SKabame : ©ie tDdren
o<XK ben unrec^ten ^iitfer ge!ommen, fie foil fic^ befinnen bi§
i^r ber recite einfdttt, unb in gw^unft fid^ bie Slbreffen aufs
fd;reiben.
Pu^mad^erin. 9Benn id^ ^ier unred^t bin, fo mu^ id^
15 urn ©ntfd^ulbigung bitten. (3t6.)
ITT u 11 e r (gmmiuio). "^(x, fd^on gut, mein ^inb, fd^on gut.—
Salome. 3d^ mu^ mir benn bod^ eine ©rfldrung au^s
bitten.
in filler. 6ie fe^en ja, liebfte ©alome, ein 3Ki^t)er=
20 ftdnbnig, eine 2Serh)ed^gIung.
Salome. 3Senn ©ie mid^ tduf rf)en fonnten, — id^ bin fo
eiferfucf)tig, — it)enn id) 3^^^ Siebe ni(f)t gang befommen fann,
fo n)i(I id) fie gar nid^t.
IHulIcr. @an^ follen ©ie fie ^^^XK, ©alome, gang,
25 nid)t ein acJ)tel ^rogent foil 3^"^i^ Derloren ge^en.
Salome. SSenn e§ (x\x^ t>iele 5Diutter in 33erlin giebt,
fo ift e§ bo^ feltfam ba^ gerabe ^mei ^ier gur 5iJleffe —
ITTfiller. ©eltfam? 9Kein @ott! t>on ben ^unberten,
bie e§ in 33erlin giebt, fommen fie bu^enbiDeife §ur ?[Reffe.
30 ©ie h)erben bod) feinen 2(rgn)oI)n {)egen gegen mid^, ©alome?
1 88 ' GERMAN READER.
Salome. 3(cl^, mir fc^ldgt ba§ §er§ l^orbar ! 2Benn
©ie bod^ —
^TtuIIer. "^zxvci id^ bod^ eine 33raut {)dtte? Slber ba§
it)dre ja reine 33igamie — 8taat§anh)alt — ©efd^morne,
3ud^t^au§. ^^lein, (Salome, fe^en ©ie mid^ an. ^onnen 5
©ie glauBen ba^ biefe eljrlid^e 5Riene gelogen ^at? (sio^jfcn.)
§erein! ®a§ ift toirllid) unauSftel^Iid^.
Siebcnter nuftrltt.
SJortgC. @tn ^Unge (mit ciner a«o))^)c).
3unge. 2Sol)nt l)ier §err ^Jiiilter?
HtuIIer. 3a, ^ier it)o^nt §err ^JJ^iiller. 2Ba§ fott'g?
3unge» §ier ift bie befteUte $^otogra^f)ie. .^oftet fec^g 10
^r^aler.
HtuIIer. ^a§ ift falfd^, id^ ^abe leine ^^otogra^^ie
beftellt.
3unge. ©ie finb bod^ §crr ^Jiuller?
irtiillcr. SCfferbingg. 15
3unge. 2lu§ ^Berlin?
irtiiller. 3d^ l)offe, ba§ fie^t man mir an.
3unge. J!lem:pner?
2Tt filler. Sled^h^arenfabrifant, mein 6o()n. ©0 lange
man auf bem ©d^emel fi|t unb (jdmmert, (jei^t'g ^lem^ner, 20
t:)enn aber ein Saben ba^ufommt mit gro^em Sc^aufenfter
unb ladfierten 2Saren, ^ort ber ^lem^ner auf, unb ber 33Iec^=
tDarenfabrifant fdngt an.
3uTige. 3)leineth)egen. Slber ba§ ftimmt ja alle§: 5!JlMer,
33erlin, 33Ied^h:)arenfabri!ant. 25
Salome. 3^/ ^^^ ftimmt.
Auft. 7.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 1 89
mailer. 9Sag foil ftimmen?
3 11 ^ 9 ^« ^'Jun ber S(ec^ti:)arenf abrifant ^O^iilTer au^ 33erlin
ift i;)orgeftern in unferm Sltelier geti^efen unb ^at fic^ :pI)oto=
gra^^ieren laffen, gro^, ^um auf^angen, unb fjat gefagt :
5 mein §err foffe bag 33ilb fc^bn retoud^ieren laffen, benn es
it)dre ein ©efd^en! fiir eine ®ame.
Salome, giir eine ®ame? §err DJliiCfer, fiir irelc^e
2)ame f^aben 6ie fic^ :p^otogra^f)ieren laffen? giir eine
®ame beftellen ©ie ein 33ilb, iwd^renb ©ie mit mir — a^,
10 ba§ ift ftar! !
irtuller. '%xx\., nun, e§ fonnte \<x auc^ eine ganj un=
fc^ulbige ^ame fein, eine 3Rutter, eine (Sc^tt)efter, eine
STante.
Salome, ^o^^n 6ie eine SRutter?
t5 ITTuUer. 9Zein.
Salome. §aben (Sie eine ©c^tDefter?
miiller. ^in.
Salome, ^oikitxi @ie eine 3:;ante?
IRuIIer. g^ein.
20 Salome. ^\xx\. ift e§ entfcif)ieben, ^l^re galfd^^eit liegt
am ^age.
miiller. SSie fo ^alfc^^eit?
Salome, ©ie l^aben Sl^r 33ilb fiir eine anbere ©ante
madden laffen.
25 irtiiller. ©rlauben ®ie, bag ift ja nid^t iral^r.
Salome. 2Bie?
ITTuller. ®a§ mufe ein anberer ?[RiiI(er fein.
Salome. Slugfliid^te ! ©iegmal trifft alleg ju, ^iiHer,
33erlin, ^lem))ner.
30 irtiiller. 33led^h)arenfabri!ant.
IQO GERMAN READER.
Salome. ®a§ finb ©ie bod; offenbar.
IRuHer. 2Sie fo? SBo ift ber ^ehjeig? Unter ben
beinaf)e neun^unbert 5Ruttern in 33erlin !ann e§ bod), icirb
e^ auc^, mu^ e§ fogar mef^rere 33(erf>tt)arenfabrt!anten geben,
t)on benen fic^ etner !ann ^^otogra:pl^teren laffen, of^ne ba^ 5
ic§ e§ Bin. ®a§ tt)ar ein '^i^jlyx^, toerel^rte grau, logifd;
nennt man ba§.
Salome, ^ennen ©ie benn nod; einen S3le(i^n)arenfabrt5
fanten 9JluIIer in 33erlin?
IHiiller. 9^ein, id^ !enne feinen 33leci^mutler. 10
Salome, ^ann finb ©ie e§ q^\x6:j,
IHiiller. 2So bleibt ber 33eh:)ei§? ©0 h)enig h)ic id)
affe 5[RuIIer fennen !ann, !ann id; <x\x^ atte ^Blec^irarenfabn^
fanten fennen.
3unge. Slber id; tmll mein ©elb! 15
duller, ©titr, gunge!
Salome. D bejal^len @ie immer, mein §err, unb ber=
e^ren ©ie kr fraglid^en ®ame ba§ 33ilb.
rtTulIer. 2lber in'g ^ududg 9^amen — bitte urn 3Ser=
geif^ung, teuerfte Salome! 20
Salome. 3<^ berbitte mir bie traulic^e Slnrebe, mein
§err, it)ir finb gefd^ieben!
iniiller. ©efd^ieben, no^ e^e \o\x getraut finb?
Salome. Dber bett)eifen ©ie ba^ ©ie nid^t ber 33lec^=
n)arenfabrifant SJlitller (x-w^ 33erlin finb, ber biefe§ S3ilb beftellt 25
ITTuller. SSie foil id) benn beir>eifen, ba^ ic^ ic^ bin unb
nid^t ein anberer? 3d^ bin bod^ id^, unb biefe^ mein ^"^
fann bod^ nur im SSergleic^ mit einem anbern 3d^, fid^ al§
ba§ ^6^it red;te 3<^ crtr>eifen; iDcnn id; aber fein anbereg 30
A lift. 7.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 191
3c^ neBen tnid; ftellen fann, fo bleibe ic^ boc^ immer ic^ —
.§err ©ott, id; i>erf>ebbere mir gan^.
Salome. ®a^ t^un ©ie aud^, 6ie fonnen ben ^Be^Dei^
nid)t fiibren, alfo finb Sie entlarbt. mwi 8ef)eu.)
5 in ill I er. §alt! 3^^ ioerbe e^ benjeifen,
Salome. 3©ie?
Zniiller. 2Sie bumm, ba^ mir ba^ nic^t gleic^ einfiel.
3Senn ic^ mic^ ^abe ^f^otogra^^ieren laffen, fo mu§ bag S3ilb
boc^ aurf) mein ^ilb fein.
10 Salome. ©^ toirb'^ <x\x^) fein.
IHuIler. ^ann'g nic^t fein, ber ^f^otogra^^ mii^te mid^
benn im 33orbeige^en gefto^Ien {^aben. §er mit bem ^ilbe.
3 U n g e. §ier. (Offnet bie aWa^jpe.)
IHuIIcr. ®a fe^en ©ie felbft, bin id^ ba§?
15 Salome. 2affen ©ie fef^en. (mmmt ba§ ©ub.)
irtuHer. 2)iefe gra^e fonnen 6ie boc^ nic^t fiir mic^
fallen. Sef^en ©ie ben gro^en 9}Zunb, bie bide 3^afe, bie
fleinen 5lugen, ber ^erl ift ja ipolijeiiuibrig I)d^lid^. ©olc^en
©efic^tern follte bon Dbrigfeit^ h)egen berboten ioerben, fid^
2o ^l)otogra^^ieren §u laffen, bamit folc^e §d^Iic^!eit unferer
aufgefldrten '^txi nid^t in liinftige ga^rljunberle gelange.
S a 1 0 m e (8ie6t ba§ 53tib jurucf). ^^iein, bag finb Sie bod^ nid^t.
in ii I let. ®an!e fiir giitige 2(ner!ennung.
3un9e. 3Bie ift eg benn mit ben fed^g 2:^i)alern?
25 IHiiller. ®u fiei^ft bod^, ba^ btefe ^^otogra^^ie unb id^
5tt)ei berfd^iebene ^erfonen finb!
3uTtge. ^(x, ba mag ber §err felber feljen, two er ben
red^ten finbet, i^ laufe fc^on in alien ©aftl)5fen Ijerum. (Mb.)
ITT ii 1 1 e r (trtunt^^ierenb, fteat fic^ bor ©olome). 9^un ?
30 Salome. 2Bie?
192 GERMAN READER.
irtuller, 9iun?
Salome. 2lEerbing§ !
irtuller. g^un?
Salome. ®te toaren e§ nid^t.
UTiiller. 2Sie ftef^e id) ba im ©eiDanbe ber Unfd^ulb? 5
Salome. 3c^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^i Jalfc^em SSerbac^te (^,^^Q^i.
ITTuIIer. 2)ie§ ©eftdnbnig entiDaffnet meine gerec^te
©m^finblid^fett. 3^un barf tc^ auc^ tDieber (Salome fagen?
Salome (»erfc§amt). Sid) §err 5[Ruller !
IHuller. 2Benn (5ie rou^ten, tt)elc^' tDunberbare 3Serdn= 10
berung in mir t)orgegangen ift, feitbem id^ ®ie gefe^en l)abe.
©ott ! toae mujj 3^^ ©eliger fiir ein Ungel)euer gelrefen fein,
ba^ er biefen 6ci^a^ nid^t gu fdjid^en iDuf^te, ba^ er ©ie nid^t
auf beu §dnben trug, ba^ er biefen fleinen %\x^^xi geftattete,
ben rau^en 33oben ber 2Bir!lidi!eit ju betretcn. greilid; in 15
©c^leufingen iraren (3ie nic^t an 3^^^^ $la^e. ^^Zur in
33erlin tDeife man ba§ ©d^one ju fc^d^en, 5[Retro^ole ber
gntelligeng nennt man bag. ®arf id) nun bem fc^onen '^xdz
micl) ndi^ern unb bie grage o>xk ©ie ric^ten — (siopfen.) herein!
©ag tDirb immer drger ! 20
SBortge. .^ettner.
Kc liner. §err 5!)culler, ein §err mill 6ie f^recl)en. @r
tDartet im SfteftaurationS^immer, id^ tooUte i^n nid^t Ijerauf
laffen, it)eil ic^ nid^t ^i^yX^XZ — (rotrft einen Slid auf ©alome).
ITTuller. (Sc^on gut, fc^on gut, id^ !omme!
Ke liner (at). 25
IHiiller. 5!}leine teuerfte ©alome, irgenb ein ©efd^dft!
@§ ift eben 3}leffe. gc^ eile e§ rafc^ abgumad^en, fonft
Auft. 9.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 1 93
fommt ber ?^rembe nod^ ^erauf. ©leidj) bin ic^ it>ieber bei
^fjnen. (216.)
Salome (atiein). §m! f)m! ber 3}lann ift ir)ir!Iic^ recf)t
lieben§it)urbig. ^'t^ax !ein 3"^3^i^S me(;r, ahzx ic^ bin ja
5 auc^ fc^on eine 2Bith)e. @r ift gebilbet, f^ricbt gut, unb in
Berlin toirb fic^'g bod^ ai\6.} angeneljmer leben laffen, al§ in
6c^(eufingen. 3^^ \^^^^ eigentUdj) ja fagen, ba aUe^ bereit^
fo tt)eit abgemac^t ift, e^ ift mir aber immer aU fjielte mid)
etitja^ guriic!. (^lopfen.) §erein. 5[Rein ©ott, unb icf) bin attein
10 l^ier!
neunter Uuftritt.
Salome. ^orticr (firtngt etnen Srtcf).
Portter (legtben 93rief nufbenXUc^). gur §errn ?[Rutter. (3tb.)
Salome, ©in Srief fur i^n. (Siimmt i^n.) §a! bag {>at
ftc^er ein grauenjimmer gefcij)rieben. (Cteft.) „§errn ©. ?iJlutIer,
berjeit in Sei^^ig, Hotel de Pologne." ^tnxi ic^ tDii^te
15 h)a§ in bem 33riefe ftef)t. ^J^ein 3IrgtDof)n !e!f)rt guriic!. ®a§
ift fid^er eine grauen§immerf)anb, fie ift !ri|licf) unb fd^h)er
gu lefen. 2Benn biefer 33rief 2luf!ldrung fiir micf) entf)ie(te!
3d^ mac^e iF)n auf! §m! ba§ barf man nid^t. 2lber e§
E)anbelt fid^ urn meine ganje S^toft! ®a !ann man fd)on
2o ein fleineg Unrecf)t bege^en. (Dffnet unb ueft.) ^Xreulofer'M 2Ba§
ift bag? „3d^ ^abe atteg erfafjren. ®u toitlft mid) berlaffen,
tr>ie bu frf)on fo mand^e tjerlaffen f)aft. ^annff bu bag
tt)ir!Iid£) an mir t^un? 2(d£>, id^ l^dtte bir niemalg ©el^or
fc^enfen foden. 5lIIe 2Selt toei^, ba^ bu ein ^on S^cin bift
25 unb fd£)on mand^eg h)eiblid)e ^er^ gebrorf)en ^aft." ©ntfe^Iid^!
D eg tr>ar eine giigung beg ©cf)idffalg, bie mic^ biefen 33rief
finben lie^. 3Sie ^jzx^i benn bie Ungliidflic^e? {^it^ m^ \>tt
194 GERMAN READER.
unterft^rift.) Slurora. 2lrme§ SSefen! (steit uietter.) „2lber tc^
glaubte beinen @c^h)uren, ^reulofer, benn mein unerfafjreneS
§er^ f'onnte fo biel 5alfc^!)eit md;t aljnen. ge^t, mie id;
()ore, h)U(ft bu ^eiraten, nad^ ©elbe fjetraten." §a! fo loft
fi^ bag S^atfel, mein ©elb f)at ifin §u tnir gefii^rt. „5Jcan 5
fagt, ba^ beine SSermogenggumftdnbe fd^lec^t finb ; leiber bin
ic^ felbft arm unb loxva bir nid^t ijelfen." D h)er f^dtte ba§
gebad)t! 2Ser l^dtte bag fjinter biefem 3Jlenfrf)en gefud^t, ber
fo e^rlid^ augfieijt. DJiit einem gu^e ftanb id) fd^on am
3tanbe beg 3Serberbeng. 3^/ j^/ ^^ "^i^fe ^^^ 3Serfuf)rer fein, 10
benn aucf) id^ fiible midf) ^u i^m f^ingegogen. (siopfcn.) 3Ber
lommt? 2Beg mit bem ^riefe! (stecft t^n cm.)
5el{ntct OtuftHtt*
©alomc. i^ot^arinc (trittcin).
Katl^arinc^ ©ntfrfjulbigen ©ie, man it>ieg midj) (^ierl^er.
5d^ bin h?ot;I nid)t red^t.
Salome. 3^ ^^"^ Mnfc^en ©ie? 15
liatE^arine. SSoi^nt ^ier §err 5iJJuIIer?
Salome. Merbingg.
Katl^artne. §err (Gottlieb mSxUx'^,
Salome (nut rteigenber eiferfuc^t). ©ang red^t.
Kati^arine. Slug 33erlin? 20
Salome, ©erfelbe. (aWi^t [te mlt fembtid^cn Snclen.)
1{ a 1 1? a r t n e (ml^t Salome mit fetnblicfien SBItcfen). 3^ ^^i& ^^^ —
Salome. §err TO'itler ift eben abgerufen h:)Drben unb
irirb tt)o^I gleidf) ^uruc!!el)ren.
K alizarine. 60 erlauben ©ie mir too^I etit)ag §u 25
iparten.
Auft. 10.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK, 1 95
Salome. S^^ M^^ ^i^^ x(\i:)i% %\x eriauben.
'Kcitl^CltinC (mit immer gcieijterem Xoiie). ^ITt !
S CX 1 0 TTl C (mit intmer fteigeiibev geinbfeligfeit). ^tU !
(Winter bev Scene entfeiiit, luic ooii ber Strafec tjerauf §nrfe mit ©efattfl ; „<Sc§mate,
fc[)m(ile lieber Sunge," aug 3)on Suan).
Katl^artnc. §m.
5 Salome. (Sie bclieben?
KatE^artne. D, nic^t^.
Salome. §m.
KatE?artne. 6ie belieben?
Salome. D, mrf)t#, id^ ^abe ^ier fein Sied^t ju fragen.
lo l{at(?arine. 5Roglidj)! 3[5ieIIeidS)t ^dtte ic^ e^er ein S^ted^t
Salome. 2i5ie fo?
li a t (? a r i n e. 3^^ ft^^^ in 33e^ie()ungen ^u ^^xxw, 9)lutter —
Salome. So? 3^ SSejieljungen ftel^en ©ie? ®arf man
15 melleic^t toiffen in h)eld^en?
Ka 1 1? ar in e. 2Barum nic^t? §err ^Riiller ift mein ^er=
lobter. 3d) n?itrbe mir fonft nid)t erlaubt \j(x\i%\K, i^n, einen
uni:)er^eirateten §errn, auf feinem gi^^"^^^ l^ befud^en.
Salome. 2BoIIen @ie metleic^t bamit fagen — ?
20 :Katl?arine. SSag?
Salome. ^\^i^, nic^t^! ©^redf^en ©ie nur t^eiter!
Katl^arine. §err 5)RuUer ift i)or ein :paar !4:agen am
gefommen, icl) fel^re fjeute morgen au^ ^re^ben ^urM, er*
fal^re feine SSoljnung burc^ bas grembenblatt unb bin etn)ag
25 erftaunt —
Salome. W\&} l)ier ^u finben?
Katl^arine. @tn)a§ bergleid)en.
Salome, ^ielleic^t \)(x\i^ id) auc^ bag "^t^^X l^ier ju fein.
196 GERMAN READER,
KatE^arinc. SSie?
Salome. SSenn nun §err ^iiller auc^ mit mir berlobt
tDdre!
Katl^artne. 28a§ fagen ©ie?
Salome. 2Ka§ ber 2Baf;r^eit fef^r na^e fommt. 5
Katt^artne. 2Sie? ©ie fatten mir meinen 3SerIo6ten
abfjjenftig gemac^t?
Salome, (S§ fragt fic^, irer fjier ditere 9tec^te ^at.
l:{atE?artne. 3^/ ic^/ ^J
Salome (tio^mfrfi). Seruf^igen ©ie fid^, ic^ trete Sl^ncu 10
alte 3fied)te ab, bie id^ auf §errn 5D^uEer \i(x\^txi fonnte. 9Zie
toerbe ic^ mid) fo tDeit erniebrigen mit einem 3Jlanne mic§ gu
berbinben, ber treulo§ eine anbere nebenbei ^at.
^atl^arine (immer jonufler). 9iebenbei? 2)ag ift ftar!.
SSenn eine bon un§ nebenbei ift, fo finb ©ie eg! 15
Salome. 2Sie? 3c^?
Katf^arine. ®oc^ beru{)igen ©ie fid^. K^mW) §err
5D^uIIer tt)irb fommen, ioirb ung 9tebe fte^en, unb ivenn eg
\oo!cjX ift, ba^ ©ie 2tnf^riirf)e auf it?n f^aben, trete irf) ^uriid;
id^ bin gu ftolj bie Siebe eine§ SJ^anneg teilen %\x iDoUen. 20
(Elfter Uuftrltt,
Sortge. 9)JuCer.
ITTuIIer (bemcrft 5?at^anne nirf)t gfeirfi). ©0, bag itJCire abge=
mac^t, nun finb trir fjoffentUc^ ungeftort, meine teure ©alome.
SaIome» S^rM, mein §crr, ©ie finb entlartJt!
ITT ii Her. ©d^on tDieber?
Salome, ©e^en ©ie nid^t bort ^^re SSerlobte? ?5
miiller. SSerlobte?
Auft. 11.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 197
Salome. 9^un mein Jrdulein, erfldren ®ie jic^.
Katl^arine. ^ag ift nic^jt §err gjlutter.
IHuIIcr. 2Ba^? ^t\xit ben ganjen Xag bin id; in einem
fort 9)iuIIer, 9)Zutter fiir jeben anbern 5JlulIer, unb nun fott
5 id^ auf einmal gar nic^t ^Uiitter fein?
KatF^artnc. ©ie tDdren §err 3)Zutter?
mailer. 3a!
Katl^arine. 2lu§ Berlin?
ITTuller. (5cl)meic^le mir au^ ^Berlin ^u fein, ^offe ba^
lo meine §a(tung, mein ganjeg 9Sefen bag nicl)t 2ugen ftraft.
Salome. 3^r i^/ ^^^^ grdulein, bag ift §err ©ottUeb
^Riiller aug 33erlin.
Katl^artne. ©o finb ©ie nid^t ber, ben icf) fud;e, unb
id) bitte urn @ntfd;ulbigung. ©ie miiffen einen 9lamengi)etter
15 in Berlin ^aben.
HTuller. Sinen? %^, toeit iiber ad^t^unbert.
K alizarine, ©eltfam ba^ ©ie auc^ ben 9f?amen ©otts
lieb ful)ren.
ITT ii Her. ©ar nic^t feltfam! Unter ben f)unberten Ser^
2o liner ^JZulIern l^ei^en getoi^ ein ^aar ^u^enb auc^ ©ottlieb.
K alizarine, ©o bitte ic^ urn (Sntfc^ulbigung, mein
grdulein.
Salome. 3)Zabame, trenn'g beliebt.
K alizarine. Sllfo, 3}iabame, ©ie fatten iibrigeng gleid^
25 benfen fonnen ba^ ein jungeg 3Jldbd)en toie id) nic^t einen
fo dltlid^en §errn jum 3Serlobten \t<x\itx\. toirb. Sitte
nod^malg um SSerjei^ung. (2i5).
HT ii 1 1 e r (flegen bie ipre nac^vufcnb). SltUd^er §err? ^ag ift
ftar!. ©rlauben ©ie, ic^ bin ein 5Jtann in feinen beften
30 S^^^^^J SiltUc^er §err. ^<x6:j meinem ^ergen ju urteilen
198 GERMAN READER.
bin ic^ ein Siingling, benn td^ fii^Ie bie 3artlicf)fte Stebe ! —
'^^^ tt)a§ U)itt ic^? ^^ \\i eine ^ame, bie mid) beleibigt
\j(xi, unb gegen eine ®ame ^at man feine SSaffen. "^yxw. §u
ung, meine teure ©alome!
Salome, ^v^xvd, mein §err! 5
HTuIler. 2©a§? @ie ^oren ja ba^ e§ ein S^rtum irar,
ba^ biefe ®ame einen anbern ^iiller fuc^t. SSieKeic^t ift e^
ber, ber ben ^\xi begaJjIen fotlte, ober ber fic^ \)<x\ ^^otogra=
^l^ieren laffen. 9?un ba§ ift ftar!. (©egen tie spre). ?D^ein
grdulein, i^enn biefer ^l;otogra^f)ifc^e 5!}JMer 3^r 5i)iu((er i[t, 10
mit bem ne^me ic^ eg nodf) anf. 6o(c^ ein gra^engefid^t
barf fic^ ni(f)t neben mic^ ftetten. ©ie fe^en alfo, teuerfte
©alome, ba^ id^ unfd^ulbig bin, h^enn aud^ einen STugenblidf
ber Sd^ein eine§ 3Serbad;te§ auf mir ru^te.
Salome, SSagen <Sie e§ noc^ mir unter bie Slugen %\x 15
treten?
ITTuIIer. liefer ^on — !
Salome. ®on Suan!
IHulIer. D^er bon 5D^o^art. 2Ba§ foil bie ^ier?
Salome, ©ie finb ein ®on Swan! 20
ZTTuIler. gc^? STc^, bu lieber ©ott. @in ^lec^hjaren.
fabri!ant unb ®on S^^an. ^a^t nid^t.
Salome. 3Serftedfen @ie fic^ nur Winter elenben S^d^en,
e§ ^ilft 3^"^^ nic^tg me^r. 3^^ nenne g^nen einen ^^lamen
unb ©ie berftummen. 25
ITTulIer. ®a n)dre ic^ begierig.
Salome. Sturora !
miiller. Slurora?
Salome, ^ennen ®ie Slurora nic^t?
irtiiller. ®ie (SJottin ber 5!Jiorgenr£>te. 30
Auft. 11.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 199
Salome. Sie mogen "ftd^ breben unb iDenben tt)ie ©ie
tuotten, e^ \\i atte^ entbecft. %^ \)0^t einen 33rief.
irtiiller. 3Son meiuem ^Setter?
Salome. 3(u§fluc^te ! ©in 35rief fiir 6ie ift abgegeBen
5 it)orben, id; brad; i(;n auf.
^ ITT ii Her. ®ie bracken i^n auf?
Salome. 3n meiner SSegiefjung ju S^nen it)ar ic^ baju
bered^tigt. liefer 33rief fteEt ©ie in S^rer gangen 33lo^e
bar. ^a, lefen ©ie, t)erftummen Sie.
lo Zniiller. ©in 33erliner berftummt nie. ©rlauben (Sie
(55ut(§fiicgt ben iktef.) 21 f) ! — 2(f) ! — ®a§ ift ftar! ! — ^fui ! —
3(bfc^eulic^ ! — ®a§ ift toirfUc^ em^orenb ! So §u f)anbeln —
unglaublid^ !
Salome. 3(f) bin begierig, h)ie Sie fic^ f)ier f)erau^=
15 it)inben tuerben.
ZHuIIer. Sie glaubcn boc^ nid^t, ba^ biefer 33rief an
mid^ gericbtct ift?
Salome. 2ln men fonft? 3^^ !preife ben S^falT, ber i^n
mir in bie §anbe geful;rt f)at.
20 irtiiller. Slber ber 93rief "^^^i ja nic^t auf mic^, toie
fonnte er (x\\ mid^ fein?
Salome. 9^idf)t an Sie? 3SoEen Sie nod^ leugnen? §ier
ift bie 2(breffe: §err ^JiiiEer aug Berlin, ber^eit in Sei^jig,
Hotel de Pologne ! ^a^ ftimmt bod^ aUeg auf ba§ genaueftc.
25 IHiiller. ®a mu^ fid^ jemanb einen fc^tec^ten Sd^erg
gemac^t ^aben.
Salome, ©lauben Sie benn, ba^ id^ mic^ mit fc)Idf)en
n)inbigen 2lu§reben abfertigen (affe. Sic finb ein Ungef)euer!
irtiiller. %(x h)o^l, ein Xlngef)euer t)on ©utmiitigfeit,
3P ein Ungef)euer toon @f)rlic^!eit, ein Unge^euer l>on 3fii^t(id^!eit
bin ic^. ®a fef)en Sie ^er! §ei^t bag 5D^uEer?
200 GERMAN READER,
Salome. 2ea§ fonft?
irtiiller. ?D^oIIer ^ei^t e§! ^ie morgenrotli^e Slurora
fd^reibt eine fd^led^te §anb; ttjenn man nidjt genau ^infief^t,
!ann man fd^on ein D fur ein U anfeljen. ©o ift e§ bem
^ortter gegangen, fo ift e§ "^^xkzxk gegangen. 5
5 a lo lite. SSdre e§ tnoglicf)? (^^umnt Me stbreffe). §m, ja,
bag !onnte au(f) ein D fein.
nTiiller. @§ ift ein D, e§ ift geh)i^ ein D. 2lc^, n)ie
fauer it)irb e§ mir gemad^t, 3f?re §ulb §u eriuerben. 3lber
nun bin id^ fiegreid^ burd;ge!ommen, nun fte^e id) am giele lo
meiner 28iinfrf)e, nun — (sitopfen). ^aufenb ®onnerit)etter, l^ort
ba§ noc^ nic^t auf? — §erein!
5waiftcr Huftritt.
Sorige. ^^oliscibcamtcr.
PoIt3etbeamter. 3^^ Wiener, mein §err.
IRuIIer. %\}X 3)iener !
PoIt5etbeamter. ©ie finb §err SRiiller? 15
IHiiller. 3^^ ^in §err ^Jliiller.
PoHsetbeamter cfie^t m einem «pa^iere nod)). 2(u§ Berlin?
irtuller. 2lu§ 33erlin.
PoH5etbeamter. 3Sof)n^aft in ber griebrirf)ftra^e ?
ITT ii Her. 2Bof^n^aft in ber griebric^ftra^e. 20
PoIt3eibeamter. ^a^ trifft \<x bottfommen.
2TtuIIer. 3ft fein ^unftftiid; ©ie i^aben e§ ja aufge=
fc^rieben. a\>a§ ftei^t gu 3^ren ©ienften?
Poliseibeamter. 3^^ ^i^fe @^^ bitten, mir auf§
^oligeiamt >u folgen. 25
UTiiller. $oIi§eiamt? 6eien (^ie fo gut, 3d^ \j(xht ba
nid^tg ^u fud^en.
Auft. 12.] ■ MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 201
PoIt5etbeamter. 2lber t)tetlei(^t ettoa^ gu finben.
S^iod^ einmal mu^ id^ ©ie bitten mitjugef^en.
miiller. 3Se§^aI6 benn?
PoIt$etbeamter. 3^ """/ ©i^ fi"^ flw^ Berlin mit
5 §inter(affung i)on ®cf)ulben entflof^en, bag ©erid^t ^at ben
Sanfrott auggefproc^en, unb ein ©tetfbrief forbert, ba^ man
fid^ 3^^^^ ^erfon bemdd^tige.
Salome. 6o irdre e§ boc^ ein &! SBeld^e ©ntbedfung!
ITTuIIer. ^eine (Sntberfung, eine SSerbedfung. 3d^ bin
lo nidf>t ber, ben (2ie fuc^en, bin nidf>t 33an!rott=^u(Ier.
PoH$etbeamter. 2Benn ©ie bafiir giiltige ^etoeife
ftellen fonnten —
HTulIer (Oolt eine ^po^farte au§ feincr Srieftofc^e). 21^, ttf), ^ier tft
meine ^agfarte.
15 PoIt5Ctbeamter (m-gleic^t Mc Sarte mU feinem <Pa^Jter). 9JZuIIer,
33erlin, griebric^ftra^e, ftimmt adeS ganj genau.
Salome, §err ^iJiuIIer, ©ie feE^en, ba^ unter biefen Urns
ftdnben —
Zniiller. 3Sag benn, teuerfte ©alome?
20 Salome. "^tXKXi ©ie ftc^ i)on biefer 33efrf)ulbigung nid^t
reinigen fonnen — ad^ e§ h)ar boc^ ein IX auf jenem 33riefe.
iniiller. ©in D tear e§, ein D. 5ltte ^Setter, mu^ ic^
benn fiir alle ^Jliiller ber 2SeIt ber ©iinbenbodf fein? §err,
ic^ bin tpa^r^aftig nid^t ber, ben ©ie fud^en. 5!Kein ©efrf)dft
25 ift in Drbnung, id^ \j(x\iz feine ©d^ulben, bin ein n)o^(=
fiabenber SRann.
PoHseibeamter. ©ie finb boc^ 5!Jiutter au^ 33erlin.
irtiiller. @g giebt balb neunf)unbert ^Jliiller in Berlin.
PoIt5etbeamter. Slber au§ ber Jriebric^ftra^e.
30 ZrtuIIer. 2luc^ in ber Jriebridjftra^e giebt eg ein ^aar
^u^enb 3Jlu(ler.
202 GERMAN READER.
Polisetbeamter. @§ t^ut mir leib, aber borber^anb
treffen atte 2(n5eicf)en bei 3^"^" ein, unb ®ie tniiffen mit mir
gef)en.
mil Her. SSo^tn benn?
Poliseibeamter. SKir fjaben fo Heine ftitte ©tiibc^en, 5
i:)on benen iDir 3^nen ein§ §ur $Sof)nung einrdumen, bi§
(Sie betDief^n fjaben, ba§ ©ie md;t ber 5Jtut(er jinb, ben tt)ir
fud^en.
ITlulIer. ©titte ©tubrf)en! 9)^iete gratis, Slu^fic^t auf
ben §of, 5i}ieublement mangel^aft! ®an!e fcf)on! 3c^ ^abe 10
gar !eine '$^<t\i 3^re ftiden ©tubrf)en §u befuc^en; ^ier fef^en
©ie meine 33raut, geborne §arttt)ig au§ ©d)Ieuftngen, ic^
mu^ {jeiraten.
Salome. D, batjon finb h)ir iueiter al^ je,
in ii I let. 2Ser ba ben 3Serftanb nid^t t)erliert, ^at feinen 15
§u berlieren, fagt ein geit)ifjer Seffing. 3c^ bin ja unfc^ulbig,
§err ^oligei!
PoIt5etbeamter. 2Senn ba§ ganje ©ignalement auf
©ie :pagt?
UTiiller. §alt! ®a^ ©ignalement! ®a§ ^aben h)ir 20
nocf) nid^t gel^abt. §offentIirf) '^oX ber S3anfrott=9Jiutler einigc
,Seberflec!en unb 5Kuttermale, bie nid^t auf mic^ ^affen.
Saffen ©ie fe^en.
Poli$eibeamter (iteft bergieic^enb). ^JluUer ift ein SRann
in mittleren g^^^^"- ^5
miiller. ®a§ ^a^t!
Salome, 2irfo!
PoIi5etbeamter. 9Zafe getuo^nlid^l
ITT ii 1 1 C r (fafst an feine '^^\z). §m, ^m.
Salome. ^a§ :pa^t! 30
Auft. 12.] MiJLLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 203
PoIt5etbeamtcr. 9Jlimb gro^!
irtiillcr. §ofIic^ ift ba^3 6ignalement nid^t.
Salome. 3lber eg ^a^t.
PoH5eibeamter. ©tirn mittel.
5 iniiller. (^rlauben ©ie, id; ^abe eine ^o^e ©tint, ge=
banfenreid; nennt man bag.
Poliseibeatnter. ^ariiber Id|t fid^ ftreiten. §aar
bunfel.
Salome, ^ag ^a^t!
10 ^HuIIer. 3Birb benn nic^t balb etioag fommen, bag uicf^t
)3a^t?
PoH5eibeamter. 9te(igion ^roteftantif d; I
miiller. §alt!
Salome. 2Sie! §aben 6ie nidf^t in S^ren 23er^anb=
15 lungen gefagt, ba^ (5ie ^roteftantifd; finb?
ZTIuIler. Uber 9teUgiongangelet3en^eiten ftreite ic^ nie.
PoIi5etbeamter. 33efonbere 5lennjeicben.
211 ii Her. §alt, je^t fommt'g! Gin ^aar ^u^enb Seber=
fleden, ©ommerf^roffen, ein fleiner Sudet — n)ie?
20 PoH5etbeamter. Stuff allenb ftarfer §aarn)uc^g.
ITtiiller. §alt! ^ag ^a^t nicf)t!
PoIt$etbeamter. §m, 3^r §aar ift giemlid^ ftar!.
miiller. Slber —
Salome. D ja, ba^ ©ie ftarfeg §aar ^aben, ift mir
25 gleid^ aufgefaKen.
mailer. 3lber —
Poli$eibeamter. 9^un?
iniiller. ^euerfte ©alome, iDoUen ©ie nid^t einen 2(ugen=
blid in 3l)r ^^wtmer treten?
30 Salome. 3^i(^t Don ber ©telle gel)e ic^, ic^ tmll ©e=
tDi^l)eit l)aben.
204 GERMAN READER.
ITTuIIer, 9Zun benn, fo fe^en 6ie cinen Slugenblidf ^um
genfter f)inau§.
Salome. 2Se§()aI6 benn?
ITtiiller. 3c^ fage e§ 3^"^^ f^dter.
Salome. Slber — 5
irtiiller (Mttenb). 3^ur einen Slugenblicf!
Salome. Set e§ brum! (©ic^t ium gfcnfter ^inous).
ITTuIIer (mmmt tie ^erriicfe ob unb seigt cine groBc ®ta^e). 3f^ ^"^^
ftarfer §aarit)uci^§?
poltseibeamter. 9^em, bag 3^ic^^« trifft nic^t ju. lo
in u Her (bebccft ft^ rafcfi itjicbcr). 9^a enbltd^ ! ©ott fei ^anf!
Salome, ^arf ic^ mic^ umbrefjen?
UTiiller. ®re^en 6ie fic^ urn, meine Unfc^ulb ftrai^lt
im ^ellften Sic^te.
Salome. 2Sir!Iic^? ®ie h)dren !ein Sanfrottierer? 15
2TtuIIer. 21^ — a§ — (Salome, fjaben 6ie ba§ trirflic^
gtauben fonnen? 3^1*9^" 'Sie fiir mtd^, mein §err.
PoHseibeamter. @§ fd^eint mir atterbtngi, tcenn ic^
noc^ baju %^x ganged SSefen in 2lnfc^lag bringe, ba^ ©ie
nid^t ber finb, ben Jt)ir fud^en. 2(ud^ ^aben irir nod^ eine 20
anbere ©^ur, auf bie ic^ bon Slnfang an me^r gegeben f^abe.
Sd^ iDttt 6ie i)orber^anb nic^t itjeiter beldftigen, iuenn ©ie
mir t)erf!pred^en i)or morgen abenb nid^t abgureifen.
ITtiiller. %^ it)dre ol)nef)in fo lange l^ier geblieben,
Poliseibeamter. SSottten ©ie %^x 2Gort nid^t l^alten, 25
tDxirben ©ie fid^ t>ielleid^t Unannel)mlid^!eiten ' au§fe|en, benn
beobarf)ten laffen it)ir ©ie bennod^, bi^ tt)ir ben red^ten l^aben.
2Senn ic^ 3l)nen befdf)toerlid^ gefallen bin, fo fd^reiben ©ie
eg fid^ felbft gu.
rrtuller. 2Bie fo? 3c
Auft. 13.] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 205
PoIt$etbcamter. SKarum ^ei^en ©ie DJliiKer? ©uten
3Jlorgen. (sib.)
ZTTuIIer. SSarum fjei^en ©ie 5D^utler! (5(f)on h)ieber.
Sdfy ^ei^e 3}^uller, ic^ trerbe 5iJluIIer l^ei^en, tc^ tt)itt 5[RuIler
5 ^ei^en ! ^oc^ ftiE ! 9^un (Salome, ^at ftd^ nic^t ba^ UnglM
ober ein tiicfifc^er ^obolb mit feiner gangen 33og^eit an mid^
gemad;t, unb bin ic^ nic^t aug alien ^roben ^erau^gegangen
tuie ein @nge( ber Unfcf)ulb?
Salome. 3d) mu^ gefte^en — •
10 Zrtuller. 3a geftel^en 6ie —
Salome. 2Bag?
in filler, ^a^ ©ie mic^ lieben, ba^ ©te bie 5Jleine
toerben hJoEen —
Salome (toerfc^smt). 2Benn nur —
15 ZTtuller (jartac^). .^ein 2Benn unb fein 3(6er — (swimmt t^rc
^anb) fel)en ©ie mir in bie Slugen, ba finben ©ie 3^^ ^^Ib,
't^^ au^ meinem ©erjen n?ieberftral)lt. — (sscugt ftc^ iu i^r.)
5rci?el^nter Ztttftritt.
Sorige. |)aufierer (ftecft ben Sopf burc§ bie sprc).
^aufierer: 9Sa§ §u ^anbeln?
HTuller. ^onnertretter, ioer ge^t fo gerabegu bei ben
20 Seuten?
^aufterer. ©ott ber ©erec^te, l^abe \6) geflo^ft brei=
mal ganj leife, Ijaben ®ie nic^t gerufen §erein, l)abe \i) mir
gebacl)t —
IlTuller. ®en!en ©ie tt)a§ ©ie tooEen, aber brau^en.
25 ^aufterer. 2(lfo Ijaben ©ie nij ^u Ijanbeln?
IHuller. 9f^ici^tg, nid^tg ! §inaug foUen ©ie ge^en,
l^inaug !
206 GERMAN READER.
^aufterer* ©ott ber ©ereci^te! U)a§ fiir ein ^orniger
^Jiann ! (5ib.)
IRiiller. @§ ift ^um ^eufelEjoIen. ©omie man in gart=
Itd^e ©timmung fommt, mu^ man fic^ drgern. (Sc^mac^tenb.)
3lIfo ©arome — ?
Salome, ©ie miiffen aber Sf)ren 9Zamen dnbern, fonft
fomme id^ aud^ in 2Ser)i:)ec^§lungen.
ITciiller. 3n 3Sern)ec^§Iungen? 9Kit einem anbern 9JluKer?
®a^ moc^te id^ mir ^ofUc^ft t>er6ttten. 2(ber ben Df^amen
dnbern? ®a§ ge!)t nic^t. ®a mii^ten ir)ir an ben ^onig lo
gel^en, unb ber geftattet fo etit>a§ nur in gang bringenben
gdllen.
Salome. Slber —
Ht filler. 3d^ ^<xh^ fo lange auf ben 9^amen 5[RuIIer ge=
\}'iixi, tt)ie !onnte id^ midj) an einen neuen geJDO^nen? 15
Salome. 3^/ ^^^^ —
ITTiiUer. SSenn nun in 2lmeri!a ein Df)eim ftiirbe unb
^interlie^e mir einige 5[RiIUonen, l^dtte id^ bann meinen 9fla=
men abgelegt, !dmen ir)ir um bie ©rbfd^aft.
Salome. ^(x\iZXK ©ie benn einen D^eim? 20
irtuller, g^ein.
Salome. 9^un alfo. 3d) h)eig nid^t, toag ©ie an einem
9^amen fjdngen, ber fo getoofjnlid) ift.
in ii 1 1 e r. ©etoo^nlid^ ? 9^un ^euerfle, ©ie ^eigen ©dfjmibt,
h)a§ ^aben ©ie benn t)orau§? 2Benn e§ in Berlin na^e 0:^ 25
neunf)unbert ^JJiiHer giebt, fo giebt e§ aud^ iiber ad)t^unbert
©(i)miebe. 2Sir '^<x\>^XK einanber nidf)t§ i)or§uh:)erfen. ^od^
^alt, gufammenn)erfen toollen \o\x — \mt unfere ^ergen, fo
unfere 3^amen. 2Bir nennen un§ 3JiulIer=©dj)mibt ober
©dE)mibt=3JluIIer. SKa§ meinen ©ie? 30
Auft. 14] MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 20;
Salome. ^a§ liege ftd^ iiBerlegen.
ITtuIIcr. Unb nun 3^r 3a!
Salome, 3a benn!
llTuIIer. §immafc^e§ 2Qort. 3e|t bre^en ®ie 3f)r
5 liebe^ ^o^fc^en ^erum, (umfaijt fte) imb laffen ©ie midji ben
erften ^ug auf 3^^^^ Wen Si^^en briicfen!
Salome otrauDt [ic^ teife). 2Sa§ t^un ®ie?
HTuIIer, 3<^ forbere mein SfJed^t, ben 3SerIoBung§!ug.
{^ixi '\\)x ben iio^f §erumgebref;t uitb tuiE fie fiiffen.)
t>iet?cl^nter Huftriti.
lo B a r b t e r (ftecit \it\\ S^opf burc^ ble Xf;iire, fc^narrenb). S^afteren gCs
f ddig ?
Salome (fa^rt surflcf). Sld^!
irtiiller (faf^rt juruct). Xaufenb ©onnerioetter !
€incr ntuf l\makn.
» £uflfpicl in cinem 2I!t.
^erfonen.
3afob^orn, I ^riiber, ^rofefforen an eincr Unitocrfitfit.
(5crtrubc, tt)re Xante.
£uife, i^re 9^ic^te.
Ort ber §anblung: (Sine UnioerjttatSftabt.
S)e!oration:
(Sin ®arten. ^led^ts fte^t ein %\\d), mit S3u(^ern, ®toben unb
^^tjfifaUfc^en Snftrnmcnten bebedt. ^uf ber linfen @eite
ein (^artentifc!^ mit ©tii^Ien.
(Etfter :tttftrltt,
3afob unb SSil^cIm (rec|t§ am 2i[c§ fi^enb, in Seftiire Dertieft). fjrtttt
(SJcrtrubC (na^ einer fleinen ^aufe toon rec§t§ auftretenb).
©ertrube. Sftic^tig! ^a jt^en fie tDteber irie Dlgo^en,
in i^re alten golianten bertteft. 2lIIe§ fonnte ringgum ju
©runbe ge^en, fie medten ntd^tg bat)on, unb bag ftdrffte @rbs
beben iDcire nidit im ftanbe, fie a\x% iJjrer Setfjargie auf^uriitteln.
■ — §eba, i^r SSiic^ertDiirmer, \\}X ^ergamentmotten, bie grii^s
ftiidfgftunbe ift lange boriiber, unb i^r t^ut gerabe, aU ob i^r
gar feinen 5!Jlagen ^attet!
Auft. 1.] EINER MUSS HEIR AT EN. 209
IPill^elm (toon feinem 58uc^e auffe^eub, ru^ig). ^a§ \j0^tXK <Sie Un^
berett§ breimal gefagt.
3cifob (ebenfo). ©toreu @ie un§ nid^t, liebc Stante, bag
l^at ja feine ©tie. (i^elbe lefcn tocUer.)
5 ^ertrube (erjUnu). ©o? Unb glaubt i^r, man ^at mci^t§
anbereg gu tfjun, al§ ^u toarten, bi§ e§ euc^ beliebt, bag
bi^rf)en ^affce gu neljmen, unb eg immer toarm ju Ijalten?
(3u 933iU}ctm.) ©ben, tt)eil id^ eg fd^on breimal fagte, h)dre eg
3eit, ben!e \^, barauf ^u ac^ten.
10 H) ill? elm (o^nc auf ©ertrube ju ac^ten, ju Safob). @g Unterliegt
feinem ^^^^^f^^/ ^<^6 ^i^ ginnen unb Setten Ijinbuftanifc^en
Urf^rungg finb. 3lug ber unleugbaren (S^rad^bern^anbtfc^aft
ber ^etfc^enegen mit biefen 3Sol!g[tdmmen gel^t alfo l^erDor —
^ertrube. %, ^o^ ginnen unb ^almMen, bag ift benn
15 boc^ 5u arg! @g ift gerabe, alg ob unfereing gar nid^t auf
ber SSelt ioarc!
3^fob. 3^r ©efd^rei, liebe 2^ante, ift ein unbeftreitbarer
33eU)etg i^reg ^afeing.
ID ill} elm, Unb eg h)are tDiinfd^engiDert, ba^ ©ie unfere
20 6tubien nidj)t burd^ fo nidfitige ®inge unterbrdd^en.
^ertrube. 3^ic^tige 2)inge? ^ag ^rdrfitige grii^ftiidf!
^affee, 33utterfemmeln, @ier unb ©d^in!en nid^tige ^inge?
%oA fonnen nur fold^e ^intenfifd^e \i^%(x\x'^izx^, trie if^r feib.
©agt mir einmal, trag unter eurem ganjen gelel^rten ^rimgs
25 framg h)i(f)tiger ift.
3^fob. Siebe ^ante, bag i)erftel)en ©ie nid^t.
©ertrube (gereiit). 6oEte mir oc\xi^ nod^ fe^len, mid^ mit
fold^em S^wge gu befaffen. D, id^ h)ei^ red^t gut, ba^ i^r
begl^alb mit ©eringfd^d^ung auf mic^ Ijerabblidft, unb bod() fagc
30 id^, ba^ i^r nid^tg, gar nid^tg ol)ne mid^ feib!
210 GERMAN READER.
ID ill? elm (ungebuibig). gtt bocf) I 2Bir tDtffeu S^rc 35or§uge
t)olI!ommen §u fc^ci^en, h)enn ©ie nur nid^t foijiel Sluff^eben^
bai)on mac^ten.
^ertrube^ 3/ W^ ^^c'^' <SoE einem ba vix^i bie ©es
bulb rei^en? ^\i e§ nic^t eine 6unbe unb ©djanbe, ba^ etn 5
^aar tiic^tige, frdftige junge 2JJdnner, bie ettt)a§ 9ftec^te§ ju
leiften im ftanbe hjdren, Winter i^ren 33ud^ern ijertrodnen ir>ie
in D^aud^ ge^angenc §eringe!
ID ill? elm. SSeld^ ^rofaifc^er 3SergIeic^!
^ertrube. Slber toa^r unb treffenb! 9Benn ic^ ^v,^ 10
nid^t manc^mal aufriittelte, Idge ber ©tauS fingerbidf auf eud^,
njie auf ben ^ergamentbdnben in eurer Sibliotf)el. Unb \oo&,
n)a§ h)i^t i^r benn eigentlic^? 9flid^t§, gar nid)t§!
3afob. 2Sat)r, nur ^u toa^r, liebe Mantel ©tMn^er! ift
be§ ^enfcf)en SSiffen. 15
^ertrube. 3a, fold^er 5^arren Stiffen, mie iF^r feib.
2lnbere %^^xi^, bie nid^t ben ganjen lieSen 2^ag in ben SBiid^ern
bergraben finb, toifjen it)o{)I h)a§ 9?ed^te§. ®ie imfjen, h>ie
fie x^x ^o<\x^ in Drbnung {)alten, n)ie fie i^r 3Sermogen ber=
t^alten, n)ie fie leben foEen, ba^ fie unb anbere greube batjon 20
l^aben.
3<ifob. 28enn atte fo gebacfyt ()dtten, ftdnbe e§ nod^
fc^Iimmer urn bie 28tffenfd^aft, al§ e§ toirflic^ ber JaK ift.
to ill? elm. Unb bie profane 2Selt !ann bie @elef?rten
barum nidf)t ^odE) genug fd^d^en. D^^ennen ©ie ©elb^ufammens 25
fd^arren, ®ffen, Xrinfen unb ©d)Iafen, leben? ^ie meiften
toiffen gar nicf)t, ba^ fie leben unb tr>arum fie uberl)au^t
leben. 2Sarum, Xante, leben ©ie benn eigentlid^? ©agen
©ie mir ba§ einmal.
©ertrube (etiun§ DerMiifft). 2Ba§? %^'^. SSarum ic^ lebe? 30
"^yxw. \%\f mir einer! 3c^ — id) lebe gu meinem SSergniigen!
Auft. 1.] FINER MUSS HE IRA TEN. 2 1 1
ID til} elm. Sc^oncr ©runb! ^er jie^t nid^t, ^ante;
einen befferen.
©ertrube (mm). SBarum \^ lebe?! ^a§ ift mir bod^
noc^ mcf)t Dorgefommcn! ®a§ f>at mir nod^ niemanb gefagt!
5 3c^ lebe be^^alb, ba^ folc^e ^jerfonifijierten 33u4)ftaben, n)ie
\^x feib, mid; qudlen unb drgern fonnen. ^a^ if^r mir alle
meine 6orge, meine ^lage mit t\x6^ mit Unban! lo^nen, ba^
i^r eurer alien Xante, bie fiir euren %\\6^, eure ^leibung,
euer bi^d^en ^au^tDefen forgt, ben 2:ob tDiinfc^en fonnt! Sdj)
lo lebe eud) n^ot;! fc^on gu lange? D, ic^ iuei^ eg mo^l, id; bin
euc^ gur Saft.
ID ill? elm. 2lber befte Xante, babon tt)ar gar nid^t bie
9lebe.
3afob (5u 233U5eim). @efc^ie()t bir gang re^t; h)arum (ciffeft
15 bu bid) mit grauen in 6treitfragen ein? ©ie bleiben niemalg
bei ber Stange.
^ertrube (miitenb ju gaiob). ©0, tDir finb eg alfo gar nid^t
U)ert, ba^ man iiberfjau^t mit ung f^ric^t? 3Bir jinb fiir
nicf)t§, fiir gar nid^tg auf ber SBelt? 5lber rec^t, bu bift ja
2o ber dltere unb mu^t mit beinen guten' Se^ren nod^ ba§ bi^«
6:)tix geben 2Bi(^eImg jerftoren. ^er l^at boc^ noc^ ©efii^l,
nod^ ein ^erj im Seibe; aber bu, bu tfjdteft am beften, bid^
in Seber binben unb ju beinen alten ©^artefen ftellen gu
laffen.
25 ID til? elm. ©ieljjft bu! ©efc^ieljt bir gang rec^t; iuarum
mu^t bu bic^ in unfern ©treit mif d^en!
^ertrube (ouf unb a6cjef)eut)). ®ag !ann nic^t meljr fo forts
ge^en! ®a§ mu§ anberg toerben! Unb l;eute nod^ mu^ el
entfd^ieben fein! 3^^ toerbe eg t\x6:i fc^on jeigen! (@ie tritt ent:=
30 fc^ieben m fie ^eran.) §eiraten mii^t i^r! ©in ^aar tiid^tige
grauen miiffen ing ^aug!
2 I 2 GERMAN READER.
H) tit; elm unb 3^^<^^ (auffl^rinsenb, erfcf}reclt). ©ercd^ter
§immel !
3a!ob. Urn @otte§ h)i(Ien, ^ante, !ommen ©ie unl
nic^t it)ieber mit 3^rer alten ®rof)ung !
IDili^cIm (fieiniQut). ^omm, 33mber, h)ir tDotlen if^r ben 5
SSitren t^un unb fru^ftiicfen gef^en.
^ertrube (beUeite). Slfja! 3)a§ f^at getroffen! (Saut). 3a,
^eiraten, fag' id^, unb bieSmal beftefje ic^ barauf. Srf) f^abe
^■wi^j ^artieen genug borgefd^lagen, bie alle loorteil^aft finb.
^x l^abt nur bie 2(u§n)a^I. 10
3a!ob. 2Bie oft foUen h)ir 3^"^" benn fagen, ba^ ein
fold^er ©d)ritt too^I bebac^t unb iiberlegt fein mug?
^ertrube. 2Sie lange lt)ittft bu noc^ iiberlegen? ^efielj
bid^ einmal in bem ©^iegel, unb fei fro^, iwenn ein jungeg
IRdbd^en nod^ fold^ eine SSogelfd^euc^e nimmt. 15
H) ill} elm. Urn gu i^eiraten ^aben h)ir nod; lange 3^i*»
SBarum unb mit toelc^em l^^i)i^ brdngen 6ie un§ fo?
^ertrube. @ef)t bocJ) einmal! 2Ber ^at eud^ benn er^
gogen? 2Ser f)at euc^ auf ben Slrmen getragen unb ge^en,
fte^en unb f^rec^en getefjrt? '§ ift freilid^ lange genug f^er, 20
um eg ^u tiergeffen; aber id^, bie id^ eud^ it)ie eine ?iJlutter
liebte, \)<xV% nid^t t>ergeffen.
3a!ob. 3^un alfo, tpenn ®ie un§ nod^ lieben, fo ftoren
Sie ung ni(i)t in unferem ©liidfe, ba§ toir in ftiller '^yxxM-
gegogen^eit, in unferen ©tubien unb gorfd^ungen finben. 25
^ertrube. 3<^ h)^ife beffer, mag eud^ gut ift, unb hxx%,
tt)enn if)r nicf)t folgen iDoUt unb eud^ nic^t gleid^ entfd^eibet,
fage ic^ mi(f) log ijon euc^ unb enterbe eud^.
ID ill? elm. D Xante, icir tva4)ten nic^t x\.(xi) '^xtvcK SSer*
ntbgen. 30
Auft. 1.] EINER MUSS HEIR A TEN. 2 i 3
3afob. Unfere SSiinfd^e finb befdjieiben unb unfere 33es
biirfniffe gering. SSir '(ooiUn gem auf ©elb unb ®ut t>ers
gid^ten, nur qudlen 6ie un€ ntc^t Idnger tnit ber fiirc^terlid^en
§etrat.
5 ^ertrube. ©ut, ba§ !onnt i^r ^aben! 5t6er ic^ ge{)e
aud) unb iiberlafje eud^ eurem ©c^icffal! ©ei^t bann ju, Juie
i^r fertig tperbet.
3afobunbIPtII^eIm (erjc^recit.) D, beftc 5tante, n)o benfen
6ie f^in?
10 ©ertrube. 3a, ic^ berlaffe euer §au§, benn biefe§ 3:^rei5
ben !ann id^ nid^t Idnger mit anfe^en. 3Ba^ ix)oEt t{)r bann
t^un? ^ro^ eure§ SBiffeng feib i^r gefd^lagene Seute, benn in
alien euren gro^en Sdnben ftef)t nid^t, irie man fur ^iic^e
unb teller, §au§ unb ^leibung forgt. ®ann trerbet i^r erft
15 einfe^en, h)a§ grauen^dnbe toert finb, toenn aud^ nur bie
etner alien ^ante.
3 a fob, Um'g §tmmelg tciHen, ^Tante— ) (ftc§ unfc^iuffig
ID ill? elm. ©rfd^recfen ®ie un§ nic^t fo! ) anje^cub).
^ertrubc. $fui! ©c^dmt euc^, mir alten grau au^:)
20 gar nid^tg juUebe ju tl^un. '^SStnn id^ t)x6:) aud^ nid^t§ gelte,
foUtet if)r bod^ ba§ ©ebot eure§ fterbenben 3Sater§ in (S^ren
^alten. gc'^ ^^^^ "^^ ftubiert, aber bag h)ei^ id^ bod^, ba^
e§ eine ^eilige ^flid^t ift, ben 28unfd^ ber ©Item gu erfiiUen.
n) ill} elm (fieiniaut ju sa!o5). @g ift h)a^r, S^^ob, e§ h)ar
25 fein letter 28unfd^.
3a!ob (ebenfo). ©eiu Ie^te§ SSort ! (3ur Sante, unterfjanbelnb).
Slber ^ante, er fagte bod^ nur: ©iner toon un§ mu^ I^eiraten.
ID ill? elm (m^ner). Unb 6te berlangen e§ toon beiben. 2Bag
foUen h)ir benn mit jh^ei g'^auen anfangen? 2)ann todre ja
30 gar leine S^ul^e mel^r im §aufe.
214 GERMAN READER.
^ertrube. %^ h)a§, ba§ t>cr[tef)ft bu nid^t! ge me^r
grauen, befto beffer. IXnb menn nur erft einer anfdngt, !ommt
ber anbere toon felbft na(i); aber einer mu^ je^t bran!
3<lfob (firf) am D^re !ra^enb, 511 SBU^elm.) 5lIfo: ©iner bOU Utll
mu^ ^eiraten! 5
XPill^elm (efcenfo). @§ hjirb hJo(>l nic^t anber§ ge^en.
3 a fob. 9f?un, SBil^erm, toa§ benfft bu? 2)u bift noc^
jung, bu fannft e§ e^er iragen.
IP ill? elm (6urucffaf)reut)). 3/ ^^^^ beh)a{)re! ®u bift ber als
tere; fiir bid^ ^a^t e^ tjiel beffer. lo
3 a fob. %\x \d\x\i bi^ leid^ter barein ' finben. 5Du ^aft
gefdHigere gormen unb 5!Jlameren unb bift U)ir!lici^ auc^ rec^t
^iibfc^.
ID i IE? elm. 2)u bift biel gefe^ter al§ id), mel mdnnlic^er;
bu taugft met beffer ^u einem @l?el?errn aU id^. Unb bann 15
ntiiffen ja immer aucl) bie diteren guerft (x\x^ bem §aufe.
3afob. %<x^ gilt nur bei 9)Zdbd)en. ©ie^, lieber 33ruber,
id^ !ann e§ nic^t t^un, unmoglid^!
H) i 1 1? e I m (tterjtDeifeinb). gdf) aud^ nid^t; id^ bin'g nic^t im
ftanbe ! 20
® e r t r u b e (un»uiaig ba5>mfc^eutretenb). ^0^ 2San!elmut unb fein
@nbe! ^a tDdren toir alfo h)ieber auf bem alien gledfe.
©tel^t il)r nid^t ba, al§ ob i^r gum 9ftid^t^la^ fotttet! g^r
§afenfu|e, fa^t eud^ bod^ ein ^er^; <xxi. ^o^f unb ^ragen ge^t
e§ ja nic^t. 25
3cifob. 3Sill)elm ^atte immer mel^r '^\xi al^ id^.
It) ill? elm. S^^^l* '^^i^^ "^^1^ Idngft mit gutem 33eif^iele
tjorangel^en follen, aber alle 3Jidbd^en, bie (Sie iljm borfd^lugen,
Vr)ie§ er guriidf. (Sr !ann je^t eine babon it)dl)len.
3cifob. 3^a, bie finb getci^ Idngft aEc tot ober ber^ei* 30
Auft. 2.] EINER MUSS HEIR A TEN. 2 I 5
ratet. {Qux Xante.) 3<^ ^i" iiberjeugt, 6te h?iffen im 5lugen=
bitde felbft feine ^artie.
6ertrube. 2Sa§? geljn fiir eine! Unb ein ^rac^ts
mdbd^en ift barunter, bie Diel ^u gut fiir eud) t[t. 5l6er freis
5 lief), fold^e (Sauerto^fe, irie iljr, merfen ntd^t^, unb \oixixi fie
bariiber fielen. §abt if^r benn gar feine Slugen, leinen Sinn
fiir'g ©c^one?
ID tit? dm. 2Biefo, Xante?
^crtrubc. §abt if^r benn gar nid^t gemerft, iDarum id^
lo meine^ berftorbenen Sruberg 2^ocf)ter in§ §aug naf^m?
3a!ob. 2Bie, Xante, Suife? S^re D^iic^te? Unfere 2Ser*
toanbte ?
^ertrube. (Sine fo h:)eit(dufige SSertoanbtfd^aft \:)ai gar
nic^t§ ^u fagen. ©ie ift nid^t reidf>, aber fd^on unb, \x>a^ bie
IS §au^tfadj)e ift, gut unb brab. 2(lfo !ein geberlefen, fonbern
einen rafc^en ©ntfd^lu^, benn nic^t aUeS toirb gut, ira^ lange
tod^rt. 2)arum fadelt nic^t lange! @iner toon t\x6:j mu^
unter bie ^auhz, toill fagen unter ben ^antoffel. IXberlegt
je^t, unb twenn ic^ tt)ieberfomme, ntu§ ic^ triffen, U)eld^er t)on
20 t\i^ SBrdutigam ift. Slbieu! m tns $au§.)
5weiter Uufttitt.
S^orige o^ne (^crtrube. (Selbe ger)en, bie §dnbe auf bent 3fiiicfen, untoiEig
auf unb a6).
3cifob (nac^ einer ^aufe). gataler ^afu§!
IDtll?elm. §dpc^e ©efc^ic^te!
3cif ob (immer gef)enb). §at mic^ gauj in 2(ufregung gebrad^t!
2Bie foil ba§ erft twerben, menu eine grau im §aufe ift?
2,5 ID ill? elm (eaenjo). ©djrecfUc^ ! g^iird^terlid^ ! Unb bod^ ift
!ein 2lu§toeg. — 2Bie fie^t benn bie (s;oufine au§?
2l6 GERMAN READER.
3^^ob. 3cf) \:]0^t fie ntir nod^ nid^t angefe^en.
ID ill? elm. %^ aud^ nic^t. — ®ie ^ante tt)irb nid^t rul^en,
id^ fenne fie. ©ie toirb au§ i^rer ©ro^ung, un§ gu berlaffen,
©rnft mac^en.
3afob. Unb h)a§ tooEen it)ir bann tl^un? 2Bir finb fo 5
fe^r ooK unfere alte Drbnung geh)o^nt.
IP tit? elm. greilid), alfo entfd)lie^e bid^!
3afob (erjc^recft). 3^^? SBatUm nid£)t gar! (3u aBtt^elnt tretenb,
fait feine §anb, sortiicf)). SStlEjelttt, fei tJemuiiftig I ®u bift ein
{^offnunggboller junger 5[Rann. %\}\xt mir bie Siebe unb {)eirate! lo
ID ill? elm (e^enfo). Sieber SBruber, aUeS h)a§ bu it)illft, nur
ba§ nid^t! i
3 ex fob. ®ie^, td^ h)eig, bu Ijjaft fc^on friiljer bei ben
^amen ©ludf gel^abt. ®u ^aft me^r 9toutine ; bu bift auc^
f4)on geliebt toorben. "^xx ift ba§ nie ^affiert ; \i) hjiirbe 15
mid^ au§nel)men trie ber Sdr, iuenn er tan^t.
ID ill? elm. %(x^ fie^t gar nic^t iibel au§. 3^^^ W ^inmal
ein folc^eg 3:ier —
3^1 fob. %\x l^aft me^r 3:;alent ^um §eiraten; \i\x tr»urbeft
gen)i^ red^t glMlid^ h^erben. ®er ©Ijeftanb, ba§ gamiliens 20
leben follen boc^ fo fd^on fein. %^ fel^e bid^ orbentlid^ t)or
mir, <xx\. ber 6eite eine§ reijenben guten 2Beibe§, umringt bon
bliiljenben, gludflid)en ^inbern, n)ie fie bid^ ^erjen unb fiiffen,
auf beinen ^nieen fid) fc^aufeln, unb toie il)r eud^ alle fo rec^t
t)on ^erjen lieb \j<x\)i, D, glaube mir, ein folclieg ©liic! ift 25
beneiben§it)ert.
ID ill? elm. 9^un alfo, lieber %Qit>\>, berfd^affe eg bir.
©reife bod^ nur gu!
3cifob. 2ld^, t)on mir ift ja nid^t bie S^iebe. %^ \]o!ot
leiber fein talent fiir bie @^e, fo U)ie bu, 2(ber red^t erfreuen 30
Auft. 2.] EINER MUSS HEIRA TEN. 2 1 7
h)ill ic^ mid^ (xxk beinem ©liidfe. 3^^^ ^^^ ^*^^"^ ^inbex ers
^iel^en, fie lieben, al§ loenrt e€ meine eigenen iodren. 2l(Ie§,
alle§ iuiU ic^ fiir bi^ t^un! Unb bann bebenfe, h)elc^ fc^one§
3JJabc^en Suife ift!
5 ID ill; elm, ®u l^aft fie ja noc^ gar nic^t angefel^en.
3afob. '^yxv. — e§ !am mir bod^ fo t)or. Hud^ fagt e§
ja bie Xante. Unb fo Srai? unb gut ift fie! ©ie mu^ ein
atterliebfte^ grauc^en abgeben!
IP ill? elm. 3a, ba§ fagt auc^ bie Xante; alfo ©liidf ^u,
10 lieber Sruber !
3cif ob (ungebuibig gefjenb). 50Zein @ott, bei bem ift bodf> a((e§
bergeben§. 3^ Q^'^^ "^i^ ^^ erbenflid^e 3Jiiif)e, male i^m
ba§ ©IM ber @^e mit ben reijenbften garben, unb boc^ bleibt
er !alt n)ie ©tein. (^aut.) ©age mir nur um'§ §immeU iritlen,
15 hjarum ioiUft bu benn nid^t Ijeiraten?
H) ill? elm. SSarum U)illft bu benn nid^t?
3 CI fob. 33egreifft bu benn nid^t, ba^ td^ ba§ nid^t !ann?
H) ill} elm. 9^un fieljft bu, id^ !ann e§ Q<-\xi:j nid^t.
3afob. ^u hjittft alfo nid^t? Unn)iberruflidE> ?
20 ID ill; elm (tait). %^ !ann nidbt.
3af ob. %t%i hjei^ id^, n)a§ id^ bon beiner Siebe ju l^alten
XD ill} elm. '^tx\x\, bu mid^ liebteft, hJiirbeft bu felbft ^ei*
raten. ^arnit bu aber fiel^ft, ba^ ic^ nid^t fo ^art^ergig bin,
25 U)ie bu, h)iE id^ bir einen SSorfd^lag madden.
3a!ob. 5^un? „
ID i 1 1} e I m (ai§ 05 er etneu (Sntfc^ru^ gefa^t), 2Sir Ujollen lofen !
3^fob. Sofen? 33ruber, ba§ ift leidjtfinnig.
XD ill} elm. 2)ag finbe id^ auc^, barum ^eirate lieber ge*
30 rabegu.
2l8 GERMAN READER.
3 CI fob. ^a§ 2og !ann ja o,\x^ mid^ treffen.
IDill^elm. greilic^ ; aSer mic^ leiber auc^.
3afoK 2Sag fott ic^ bann t^un?
ID i IE? elm. §eiraten!
3 ex fob. 3c^ lofe nid^t, nimmermeEjr fe|e id^ mic^ ber 5
ID ill? elm. 2Bte bu ioillft, bann mu^t bu aber gang
gehji^ Ijeiraten, benn id^ tf)u'§ nid^t !
3 ci f 0 b (noc^mais Sittcnb). 33ruber ! —
H) i 1 1? e I m (rnfc^ eiitfanent), cirgeracfi). ge^t la^ mtd^ in 9lu]^e! 10
©incr bon un§ mu^ baran; irir hjotlen beibe nidE)t, alfo mu^
ba§ So§ cntfd)eiben, toer ber Ung(Mlid;e fein foil. 3)ag ift
mein Ie^te§ SSort, ba§ ift atte§, hja^ ic^ fiir bid^ tljun !ann!
3afob. '^\xx\^ benn in ©otte§ 5Kamen, ioenn eg burd^au^
nid^t anberg fein !ann. Slber iwie madden hjir bag? 15
ID ill? elm. 2)ag ift balb gefd^eljen. (®ef)t sum stfdj.) 2Bir
nel)men 3tt)ei ^ugeln, eine fd^inar^e unb eine n?ei^e.
3 ex f 0 b (onsftuc^, inec^anijc^ nacf)f))rec§enb). (Sine fdfituarje unb eine
toei^e.
IDtll?elm (iBeic^er jucf)t). @g finb feine gur §anb. 20
3afob (frot)). ©ott fei 2)an!!
ID ill? elm. '^'^i:) beffer, tt)ir nebmen jivei 3^ii^I»
3 a f 0 b OtJieber nac^fprec^enb.) '^\o6. ^^ttel.
ID i 1 1? C I m (bte 3ettel fd)neibenb unb borric^tenb). ©0, beU etneu be*
geid^ne icf) ntit einem ^reu^e, ber anbere bleibt trei^. 25
3 a fob. W\i einem ^reuje.
ID ill? elm. ®er mit bem ^reuge ber^flid^tet %\xx §eirat.
(®r roHt ben Battel 5ufammen.)
3 CI fob. S)ag ift red^t bejeid^nenb.
ID ill? elm. ®er tt^ei^e ge^t leer au§. (Diorct ben stfeuen gettci 30
e6enfaa§.)
Auft. 2.] EINER MUSS HEIRATEN. 219
3afob. ©ott, h)enn \A} ben befdme !
IP t IE} dm. 3a, ba§ glaube id^; ba fonnte jeber fommen!
3afob. 5^un, h)a§ gefc^ieE)t njeiter?
XPtlE^elm (fuc^enb). 9lun brauc^en it)ir eine Urne; in fc
5 mangelung einer folc^en ne^me id^ bein 9Jiorgcn!d^^c^en.
3^^ob (angfttic^). 3^ein, 33ruber, nimm lieber beine§, id^
E)abe UnglM !
n) ill? elm. 50^einetn)egen, barauf fott eg mir <x\x^ nid^t
lo anfommen. (Gr nimmt ba§ feinige enthjcber bom ^o^fe obec ttom Xifrfje, legt bie
SRotteii ^inein uiib fc^uttctt fie.) ©0, \t%i ttjirb bie GJefd^id^te orbents
lic^ burd^einanber gefcfyiittelt.
3 a ! 0 b (cingfturf)). Slber e^rlid^, 2Bilf)eIm, e^rlic^.
IP ill? dm. 2)a§ berfte^t fic^! Meg nac^ 9?ecf)t unb
15 ©en)iffen. ©o, je^t jie^'!
3cifob (crf(^rccft). 9^ein — id^ — ic^ ^be feine ©ourage,
^iel^e bu.
ID ill? dm. 3, mad^e bod) feine folc^en Umftdnbe ; rafd^
ge^ogen !
2o '^aloh. '^^ !ann h)al)rl)aftig nic^t, Sruber, id^ l^abe 5[Rals
Ijeur; ic^ §iel)e gan§ getoi^ auf ben erften ©riff bag fatale
^reu5 Ijeraug. %\j\x mir ben ©efallen unb jiel^e guerft.
U) ill? dm. 3^Un, auc^ bag nod^! (er gmft umftanbUd^ in bo§
^a^^jci^en, fc^iittett norfimats, jie^t enblid^ unb pit Sofob bann ba§ Sa|)^d^cn ^in;
25 trocfen.) ^a nimm ! ♦
3 <J ^ 0 b (angftUc^ nailer tretcnb, greift jitternb ^inein, mit cinem ©cufjer).
©0!
IP 1 1 1? e I m (mirft bo§ s?ap))^en auf ben sifrf)). ^e^t ^aben h)ir jeber
Unfer Xeil. (Sr pet feinen 3ettet in bie §55e.)
30 '2>(xloh (it^t\^\Q). %<x, aber id^ gittere am ganjen ^or^er.
220 GERMAN READER,
ID 1 11^ elm. 9f^ur rafc^ geoffnet!
3 a fob. 33in e§ \\\^i im ftanbe. Sffne bu juerft.
ID i 11^ elm (argeruc!^). ©t, toarutti foE id^ benn immer a(Ie§
guerft t^un ? 9^irf)t§ ba ! 2Sir hjollen gugleic^ offnen, hjci^s
renb id^ brei ^d'^Ie. (©r gc^t jd^Ienb langfam nac^ Unf§, 3afo6 nac^ rec^tS). 5
Sllfo: @in§!
3 CI f 0 b (nac^ Unf§ gc^enb). @tn§ !
ID i I {? e I m (immer ge^enb). 3^^^ •
3 a ! 0 b (ebenfo, jittentb). 3^?^! !
ID 1 1 1? e I m . © r ei ! (©r offnet.) lo
3afob (^at geopet unb ba§ 5treu5 erMicft). 31 d^ ! ^d^ bin be§
2:obe§ !
ID i 1 1; e I m (freubtg ^erumf^ringenb). §Urra ! §urra !
3cifob (ift auf einen ®arten[tu^I gcfunfen). ^"^ Urtglitdff eliget !
ID i 1 1? e I m (immer fro©. §errlid^ ! ^rdd^ttg! 3<^ '^i^ f^^"^ 15
unb fret, Io§ unb lebig! gc^ module bie gan§e 2BeIt unts
armen! §urra! §urra! (Sr f^ringt ^erum.)
Piritter Uuftrltt,
SJorigC. ©Crtrubc (au§ bem ^aufe tretenb).
^ e r t r u b e (toeriDunbert). 2Ba§ ift benn ba§ fiir ein Sdrmen
unb gubeln? 2Bil(^elm, ()aft bu 'nen 9fta^tu§?
ID i 1 1? e I m (fie umarmenb utib mit i|r :^erumtanjenb). ©ineu ^U^, 20
2::ante, einen ^u^ ! 3^^^ ^i" ^^^ ®IMIid)fk unter ber ©onne !
^ertrube. 2Bi(I @r mid^ tDo^l lo^Iaffen, @r S^aufenb?
faffa ! 60 \j(xh^ id) bid) feit §el)n S<i^^^" "^^^^ gefe^en —
tt)a§ ift benn nur t>orgegangen ? (3afo6 erfiactenb). Unb tt)a§ ift
benn mit 3a!ob ? ®er eine f^ringt unb tanjt, ber anbere liegt 25
ba, al§ l^dtte i^n ber 6d)lag getroffen.
Auft. 3.]
EINER MUSS HEIR A TEN. 221
ID i 1 1^ e I m (tragitomifc^ auf 3aiob beutenb). 9^ein, Xante, er ift nur
in fic^ gegangen unb ^at einen ©ntfc^Iu^ S^f<^fe^; ^^^ ^^^ ^^"
fo angegnffen.
^ertrube (freubig). 2Bag? 3a!o6?
5 IP tit? elm. 3a, Xante. @r h^ill l^eiraten.
^ e r t r U 6 e (tit ju Safoe Getreteu, Ilopft t^n auf bie 9lc^[el). 21^ 6rai)0 !
33rab! ©nblid^ einmal ein t)ernunftige§ 2Bort!
3^^<^^ (1^^ erfpieub, auf)tef)eub.) 3^^} armer gefd)lagener ^enfd^.
3c^ ^abe e^ aber gleic^ geaf^nt! 3c^ fenne mein 5!}Zal^eur,
lo l^eute i[t ^ien^tag, mein Ungliicfgtag. ©erec^ter ©ott! %^ —
unb l^eiraten !
^ e r t r U b C (fic§ UergnUgt bie $anbe relbenb). Sllfo gafob ift ber
@Iuc!ad)e! ®a^ freut mid; bo^^elt ! (Sietjft bu, SSil^elm,
id^ iDu^te e^ h)o^l, ba^ er ber 2>ernunftigere i(t. ^fiimm bir
15 ein @£em^e(.
XX) tit? elm. 6ie ^ben rec^t, %oxiit, %oX^\> ift ein Ijjers
^enSguter 5[Renfc^. 2Bir \)6Sitx\. bie ©ad^e reiflid^ iiberlegt, unb
er bot enblid^ freittjittig oca, 3t)ten SBunfc^ ju erfiiEen.
3 ^ f 0 b (t[t unterbeffen an bie onbere ©cite ju SSill^etm getreten, leife). Slber
2o id^ t^ue e§ nidfit. 3)ie ©ad^e ift nic^t mit red^ten ®ingen
jugegangen, bu it)arft im SSorteil, bu l^aft guerft ge^ogen.
XX)iIt?eIm (iugertic^). ®u tDoHteft \<x nid^t! gauge nid^t
hjieber neue ©efd)id^ten qcck,
3ctfob (teife). ®ie Xante foil entfd^eiben.
25 XX) 1 1 1? e I m (leife, einbringitc§). 2)u it)irft il>r bod^ uid^t am ©nbe
fagen tDollen, ba^ tDir geloft l^aben ? SDa§ it>dre \<x im l^odfis
ften ©rabe unfcl^idflid^. '
3afob (teife). ©0?
XX)tIl?eIm (teife). greilic^, bu h)drft ja blamiert fiir etoige
30 3eiten! 6ei berniinftig unb ergieb bic^ mit gaffung in bein
©c^idfal.
222 GERMAN READER,
^ertrubc. ?Ra, it>ag fartet ifjr benn h)ieber ab?
ID ill? elm. D nid^tg, gar md)t§. 3a!ob tft nur in SSers
legen^eit toegen ber §od^5eit§=2lngeIegen^eiten, ber Slu^ftats
tung, ber ©inrid^tung —
3 a ! 0 b (eiftaitttt). 2(u§ftattung — ©inrid^tung ? 5
(5ertru6c. ©i, ba§ ift ba§ ©ering[te. 3)a§ iiberla^t mir,
id^ tt)iW alleg ^rdd^tig arrangieren ! ^a^ berfteJ^e id^ o.\x^ bein
gunbament, unb gleid^ f^eute UJitt td^ an bie Slrbeit.
3a fob (tofc^). 5f^ur nid^t fo eilig, ^antc.
(5ertru6e. 3a it>o^I, eilig. 2)a gie6t'§ gar mel %\x i^\xx\. lo
unb 3U fd^affen. ©a ift bie §au§=, bie 5rifd^=, bie S3ettn)afd;e
%\x beforgen. ®a finb bie fe^Ienben 9J^obel, bag notige ©efd^irr
fiir ^iic^e unb better, ba ift ein fd^bner Srautftaat §u fd^affen
mit allem, n)a€ brum unb bran {)angt, bamit bie junge ^(x\x^i
frau gleid^ alle§ in Drbnung finbe. (Se^r Dergniigt). ga, ja, 15
Safob, bu follft beine greube an ber alten Xante ^aben.
9^ic^t§, nic^tg foil i)ergeffen n>erben, bi§ %\x ben ^inberftriim^fs
^t\[. unb 'A)'o.vi!o^^\K ^erab.
3 a f 0 b (btc §anbc tingenb). 2(Emdd^tiger ! ^inber()dubd^en !
XPtlE^elm (6o§Mt). Unb ©triim^fd^en! 20
©ertrube. 2Ba{)r()aftig, id^ fuf)(e mic^ orbentlid^ bers
gniigt! ©ott fegne beinen ©ntfd^lu^, 3a!ob! giil^re i^n nur
gleid^ au§ unb fd^miebe ba§ ©ifen, fo lange e§ tuarm ift.
3cifob (fic^ bie ©tirn troctncnb). 2Barm genug ift mir, ba§
tt)ei^ ber liebe ^immel! 25
H) i I {? e I m (nac§ imf§ fe^enb). SBeuu id^ nid{)t irre, !ommt
foeben 2uife <x\x^ bem ©arten ^ierl^er.
^ertrube (^infe^enb). ©(jarmant, ba§ trifft fid^ ja ^rdd^tig!
Sllfo frifc^ bran, gafob! fringe bein 3Cn(iegen t)or.
3afob. ge^t, ie^t gleic^, Xo.x^it'^. 30
Auft. 4.] FINER MUSS HEIR A TEN. 22 3
^ertrube. ®a§ berfte^t ft^i ; unb fei ^iibfd^ jart unb
mamerlid^, bamit bu !etnen ^orb befommft.
3cifob, 2BoIIte ber §immel, id^ tr>dre fo glMUd^ !
^crtrube, Slber t^ie jie^ft bu benn dug? §aar unb 33art
5 mufjen in Drbnung gebrac^t tuerben, unb bann fort mit bem
fatalen ©d^Iafrod, unb einen ^iibf^en 3^ocf, ober beffer, gracE
angejogen.
^alob, 3ci^ glaube gar nid^t, ba^ ic^ einen gradE beft^e.
©ertrube. ^od^, ben fc^onen fd^trarjen, ben bu bei
lo beincm 3ftigorofum trugft.
IPtll^cIm. 2Benn i^n nic^t bie 3Jlotten gefreffen \:}ahtx\.
^omm, S^^ob; ic^ itjill bic^ ^erau^^u^en, ba^ bu it)ie ein
^rinj auSfel^en foEft.
3 a fob. 3a, mie ein D^ferftier, ben man jum Slltare
15 fii^rt. — 5^un benn, tme ©ott iuiU! Slber ©ie trerben fe^en,
Xante, ba§ fie mid^ au^fc^Icigt.
IDilF^elm (i^u fortjie^eitb). ^a§ iDcire ja nod^ fd^oner! ©o
ein ^iibfd^er SJlann h)ie bu, orbentlic^ If^erau^ftaffiert unb ge^
fd^niegelt, in fdfiioarjem gradf, twei^er §al§binbe, befommt je^n
2o 5D^dbd^en fiir eine, unb ba^ bid^ Suife nic^t au^fc^lage, bafiir
la^ mid^ nur forgen. csie^t i^n in§ ^a.u^.)
(5ertrube (nac^^riitGenb). gort, fort ! @Ieic^ twirb Suife ba
fein; mac^t nur, ba^ i^r balb fertig feibi
Pierter auftritt,
©Crtrubc (aaeln, gteic^ barauf) Sttife.
^ertrube (jurwrffommenb). 9Zun enblidj) ^abe id^ fie fo it>eit, —
25 bag (^at 3Jiu^e gefoftet ! ^e^t tt)i(I ic^ gleic^ Sui^c^en auf ben
3a^n fii^Ien. @g hjare eine fatale ©efd[)id^te, toenn bie mir
aud^ nod^ Umftdnbe mad^te!
224 GERMAN READER.
£ uifc (toon Iinf§, in einem 93ud^e lefenb).
^ertrube* Slber tt)a§ fef)e id^ ba? (Sin ^ud^ in ber
§anb unb lefenb! 2)a§ follte mir nodf) fe^Ien, ba^ bie fic^
aud^ i)pn bent S3ud^er!ram anfteden lie^e. — 2uife, n)a§ foil
bag l^ei^en, t»a§ ^aft bu benn ba in ber §anb? 5
£utfe. %6^, 3::antd^en, ift bag ein f)errlid)e§ 33ud^! @g
ift bag neuefte 2Ber! 2BiII)eImg, feine S^eife im 3^orben. 9Bie
fd^on, h)ie geiftreid^ ift eg gef(f)rie6en ! ?!}lan glaubt ©egenb
unb ?iJlenfd^en i)or ftc^ §u fe^en unb \\x\j\i fid) mitten unter
i^nen. 3Seld^' I^errlid^e ©d^ilberung ber ©itten, ber 6f)ara!= 10
tere ; h:)eld5>' fd^bne ©tubien unb S3etrad^tungen ! D, 2BiI^elm
ift ein geiftreid^er ?!Jlenfd^ !
^ertrube. ©0? 2SiIf)eIm? 2a^ bag geug, eg twirb
bir nur ben ^o^f berbrel^en unb bidf) bom 9^u^Iid^en ab^ie^en.
£uife. "^Q^^ !ann eg benn ^fiii^Iidiereg geben alg ein 15
guteg 33ud^, namentlid() irenn eg fo lel^rreid^ ift it)ie 2SilI)elmg
gfteife ?
(Sertrube. 2ld^ toag, SSilH^i J S^^^o^ WtM (x\x6:i
fd^one 33u(f)er unb nod^ biel gro^ere.
£uife. ®ag mag tooljl fein, aber bie finb gried^ifc^ 20
unb lateinifc^ ; bie berfte^e id^ nicfit. Slber 2B i I ^ e I m g
6d)riften —
^crtrube (argerttc^). 2a^ mir je^t 2Bil()eImg ©d^riften bei=
feite. %^ \j(x\it je^t anbere 2)inge im ^o^fe. ©ag' mir
einmal, tr>ie gefdHt eg bir Iiier im §aufc! 25
£utfe. D, red^t gut, 2::ante. @g ift nur ein trenig einfam.
■ ^ertrube (forfc^enb). 9Sie gef alien bir bie 33ettern?
Cutfe. @i nun, fie finb red^t ernft. ©ie I)aben nod^ fe^r
iuenig mit mir gef^rod^en, unb %(ii^\i Ijat mid^ nod^ gar nid^t
einmal angefel)en. %^ glaube, er ift redfit finfter. 2)agegen 30
ift SSilbelm bo^ —
Auft. 5.] EINER MUSS HEIR A TEN. 22$
^ertrube. 3^/ j^ ^t)c^! 3lber gafob ift ein fe^r guter
3Jienfc^, fage id^ bir.
£utfe. ®a§ glaube ic^ ttjo^l; boc^ mu^ man fic^ ein
§erj faffcn, iuenn man i^n nur anfe^en foil. 3<^ glaube
T immer, er ift bofe auf mid^. SSill^elm blicft bod^ manc^mal
freunblid^er.
^ertrube (argertic^). ©0 1 2llfo SSilljelm blidft freunb=
Ud^er? (Seifeite tretenb, in 3tufreGUng.) ^a l^aben it)ir'§! ^a§ ift
eine fc^one 33efd^erung ! '^'wv. gefdHt i^r ber toieber beffer !
lo Soil man fid^ ba nid^t %\x ^obe argern, nad^ aE' ber ^it^e,
bie idfi mir gegeben.
£utfe (uertmmbert). 2Ba§ ^at beun bie 5tante?
^ertrubc. Slber fie foE mir feinen ©tridf) burd^ bie
Sftec^nung mac^en; id^ toill i^r fc^on bie 2(ugen offnen. (3u
15 suijeii.) %\x Ifiaft nur 3*^^'^'^ ^ic'^t orbentlic^ betrad;tet. @r ift
ein fe^r fanfter, lieber 5[Renfd^. D, er ^at gan§ l)ubfd^e Slugcn;
fie^ i^n nur einmal red^t an. SSiel fd^onere unb fanftere alg
2Sil^elm! (®ie jprldit mit Suife rt)eiter.)
^iinftcr nuftritt,
SJorigC. SBU^Clm. ^a!o6 (in altmobifc^em grade unb nttt JtjeiBer §aB6inbe).
IDilE^elm (SaJob borfu^renb). 60, nur immer ^eran. SBa^rs
20 l)ciftig, bu fiel)ft Dortrefflic^ (x\x^,
3^^ob. 2Bil|)elm, id^ mad^e mid^ Idd^erlid^.
©Crtrube (bie beiben bemerfenb, loelc^e rec^t§ fte^en bleiben unb jufammen
fprerfien). ®a ift er ! 6iel) nur, \X)\^ fd^on er augfie^t ! ^ie
gro^e, ftattlic^e gigur, bie eble §altung —
25 3<^f<^^ (j'l ^sii^eim). 3^; glaube, bie ^ante inftruiert fie
bereit^.
226 GERMAN READER.
^ertrube (fortfo^renb). <Sei nur nic^t jo fcfjiic^tern. S3lic!e
t^m frei in§ ©efid^t, unb er tDirb fd^on freunblid^er unb k)er=
traulid^cr tDerben. (3u gafoo ge^enb.) 3d^ laffe euc^ je^t aHein;
SBil^elm !ann aud^ mit mir ge^en. SSringe bann beine ©acfce
t)or. 5
3afob. ^'^ein, SBil^elm bleibt bei mir; aHein ^abe ic§
leine Courage, (©ie^t i^urfjtem ouf suife.)
©ertrube. ^^Zun, h:)ie bu h?iUft. (3u SuUe ge^enb, toetrfie f^ on
einen ©ortentifc^ geje^t ^at.) ©ie^ft bu, iDie freunbltcb er bic^ tttts
blidtt? 2Benn er bid^ anf^rid^'^r f^i ^^^^^ 9wt unb liebreid^ lo
gegen i^n, berftel^ft bu ? (sasteber ju safob tretenb.) 2llfo t)orit)drt§,
$3a!ob, ein ^erj gefa^t! ©ief)t fo ein greiergmann au§?
(Si fa^^erlot, h)enn id^ ein SJlann h)are, follteft bu einmal
fel^en, toie id^ fie im ©turm eroberte. %\x, bu §afenfu^ bu!
(®c^t fc^moKenb unb bro^enb an '^fx\Q% unb asil^etm tooriiber in§ $au§ ab.) 15
Sed^fter Otuftritt. ,
9S.UI^C(tn unb ^afofi (rec^t§). fitttfc (ont %\W Iint§, hjetter lefenb).
3 <^ ^ 0 b (M toorbeieitenb, feinen gracf sufno^jfenb). 2)a irdren tt)ir
alf 0 ! {®r fie^t jc^uc^tern fiiniiber.)
ID til) dm. 3a, unb fie tDcire <x\x6:j ba.
£uife (beifcite). 2)ie \)iokiVC\. gan^ getr)i^ ettt)a§ t)or. (<sie^t
I)inter bem 33u(^e ^tniiber.) 20
H) ill? elm. ©e^e nur ^in unb rebe fie an.
3af ob. ©ie lieft ja. 3^^ ^<i"" f^^ '^^^ i^|i "^t ftoren.
ID ill? elm. 3Karum benn nic^t? ®u h)irft bod^ nic^t
n)arten h)ollen, bi§ fie ba§ bide Sud^ auggelefen ^at?
3 a fob. 2Ba§ fott ic^ i^r aber nur fagen? 25
ID ill? elm. ®a§ ift ganj gleid;. ^u trittft l;in, rcbeft fie
an unb erfldrft i^r beine Siebe.
Auft. 6.] EINER MUSS HEIR AT EN. 22/
3afob. 5I6er id^ IteBe ja nid^t!
ID ill} elm. ®a§ i[t aud; ganj gleid^. ^u mu^t bod^
i»emg[ten§ fo tl^un.
3afob. ©0? ^u lieber §immel, toic foil \^ ba^ nur
5 anf aiigen ?
IP 1 1 1? e I m. ^ag ift ganj einfad^. ®u f agft g. 33. : „©uten
5!Korgen, liebe ©oufine. 2Bie gc^t e§ S^nen? 2Ba§ madE)cn
6ie? ^efinben ©ie fic^ it)o^l?" ober fonft h)a§ ©c^one^.
3afob. ®a§ !ann id^ nid^t. ^a§ ift mir biel ^u fd^hjer!
lo ID 1 11} elm. 2ld^, h)arum nirfjt gar I ©tette bir einmal
i)or, bu iDdreft bie ©oufine, unb ic^ tudre bu. ^'iun gieb ad^t^
njtC id^ bag mac^en iDerbe. (©r gefit etnlgc ©c^tUtc jurUcf, \t%i fic§ in
^ofitut unb fommt bann auf 3«£o6 au. i^m ben §of ma^enb, fid^ jierlld^ ocrbcugenb.)
©uten 5!}lorgen, Uebel ©oufind^en!
15 3^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^'^"^'9^"^)- ©uten 5!Jlorgen, ^Setter !
IP i 1 1} e I m (Dcricflcn). @g — id^ — ^m — toie ^aben ©ie ge*
fc^lafen?
3afob» ©0, fo, ic^ ban!e.
IP 1 1 {} e I m. greut mid[). — @g — e§ ift l^eute fe^r fc^led^te^
cw 2Setter!
3afob. 3a.
IPill^elm. Unb — ja — unb id^ — l)m — ^m —
3a fob. ^f^un fieljft bu, bu fommft auc^ nic^t bom glcdf!
IP i 1 1} e I m (argcriicf)). D^^uu, bu fauuft bod^ nic^t ijerlangcn,
25 ba^ \^ bir ben §of madden foil. 5iJlan fommt ja au§ aUer
Sttufion, toenn man bid) anfiel)t, mit beiner n^ei^en §alg=
binbe unb beinem altmobif4>en gradf. 93ei il^r toiirbe e§ biel
beffer ge^en.
3 a fob. 3Serfud)e e§ alfo bei il>r.
30 IP ill} elm. 3flun gut, \6) trill bir'g bormac^en. 2:ntt
228 GERMAN READER.
l^tnler einen 6trauc^ unb ^affe ja red^t genau auf, bamit bu
e§ bann nac^mad^en fannft.
3a!ob (freubtg). ©c^on, fc^on, Iteber 33ruber, bu btft bod^
eine gute ©eele.
ID til? elm, ©ie^ft bu e§ nun enblid^ ein, trie ic^ mid^ 5
aufo^fere? %^\xt \t%i, al§ ob bu fortginge[t, aber rafcl), benn
id^ fii^Ie mic^ eben im geuer.
3 Cl f 0 b (rajc^ Winter ein ®ebufc^, iDe(c^e§ im SRotfatt oud^ bur(^ bie eouliffe
ober einige [)of)e 93lumenftocfe bargefteCt jein fonn, tretenb). ^\xi, QUt, id^ gel^e
f d^on ! 10
ID i I E? e I m (Mt l^m nac^, bi§ er fic^ berborgen).
£utfe. ©ie gel^en, o^ne mir ettt)a§ ju fagen? (gro^.) 2ld^
nein, SBil^elm fommt guriic!. (®te ueft loeiter.)
XD ill? elm (suiucffe^renb). ©0, je^t gilt eg ! Slber erft miiffen
h)ir re!ognO§jieren. (er trltt na^er, ftel^t fte an unb ge^t iDieber aurucf.) 15
£uife (tiemunbert). 2Ba§ er nur n)oEen mag?
ID ill? elm. ©ie fie^t toaljr^aftig rec^t lieblicb au§ ! ©ie
\l0X fo eth)ag ©cl)n)drmerifc^e§, ^oetifd^e^! ^er ©rnft, mit
bem fie i^re Sefture tjerfolgt, fte^t i§r ganj gut !
3cifob (f)interbem®ee>ii[c^). 9^un, 2BiIl)eIm, fauge bodb an. 20
ID ill? elm. ©lei^i, gleid^, fo n)arte bod^ nur ein menig,
id) mu^ mic^ fammeln. §m, l^m, — '§ ift boc^ mcl)t fo
leid^t, al§ id^ bac^te ! §m, l)m. — Slnreben xm% \6) fie aber,
fonft blamiere id^ mid^ toor 3a!ob. (Safjt ric^ ein §ec5, naf)er tretenb.)
§m, ^m, fo bertieft, fc^one ©oufine? @§ ift n)ol)l nic^t er= 25
laubt, ©ie gu ftoren?
£uife (freunbiicMuf^iictenb). @i, SSetter, bag 3Sergnugen S^rer
Unter^altung mirb mir fo felten ju teil, baj ^ier i)on einer
©torung nid^t bie S^ebe fein !ann. (Ste^t auf.)
XD ill? elm. 2)arf man fragen, n?ag 3^r S^tereffc fo fel(>r 30
in 2tnf^ru4> nimmt?
Auft. 6.] EINER MUSS HEIR A TEN. 229
£uife (fc^orff)aift). ©in i)ortreffIic^e§ 2Ber! toon einem gctDifjen
^rofeffor 2StI^eIm 3orn.
ID ill? elm (eiftaunt). 2Ba§, toon mtr?
£uife. 3^/ 3^^^ ^^^ife im ^^lorben. D, @ie glauBen nid^t,
5 tote t)iel SSergniigen mir 3^^ SKer! fc^on gemad)t f^at.
XDill^elm (^at tfir ba§ 58uc^ au§ ber §anb genommen). 2Balf)r^aftig,
mein neue§ 2Ber!. (®iebt e§ jurud.) 3f^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ fd^abe urn
cte fd^onen ^Tugen, Suife, bie ©ie bamit anftrengen.
3 <3 ^ 0 b (tritt etmaS au§ bem Oebiifd^ f)er»or, 6eo6ad^tet forttoa^renb SKJil^elmS
lo SBeioegungen, beifeite). ©C^one 5(ugen, bag tft gut !
£uife. ^ie fonnen auf nid^tg @blerc§ fatten.
ID i I {} e I m (beifeite). ©ie Ij^at totrflid^ fc^one Slugen. (Saut)
©ie finbeu alfo ©efd^madf unb Sntereffe q,x\. ber Sitteratur?
£utfe. Xrauen <5ie mir feinen ©inn fiir bag ebelfte
15 3Sir!en ju?
IDiIl?eIm (fd^neQ). S3e^ute! 3^^ ^^^we ^l^nen atteg @ute
unb ©df)one ju. gn einem fo fd^onen, lieblid^en ^or:per mu|
aud^ eine fd^one ©eele too^nen.
3af ob (beifeite). ©d^one ©eele, ba§ ift aud^ gut.
2o n)ill?elm (bctfeite). ©ie ift toirflic^ gan§ atlerliebft! Unb
toeld^ nieblic^eg §dnbd^en fie \)0X, (er ergreift tere §anb.)
3cifob (fieifeite). %\)<x, er nimmt fie bei ber §anb. (astt^etmi
SBeloegung nac^a^menb.) ^ag marf)t fic^ gan3 gut.
IP ill? elm. 9Bie fd^meid^elfjaft ift eg fiir ung, unfere 2Ser!e
25 <x\x6:j in fo rei^enben §dnben §u erblicfen; bag erfreut ung um
fo me^r, alg bieg ©liid^ ung ©ele^rten felten. ju teil toirb.
(Siufet t^re $anb.)
3^fob (beifcite). @r fil^t i^re §anb! (e§ nac^mac^enb.) §m,
bag gefdttt mir!
30 £uife. 3«/ I^ii'^^^ befaffen h)ir ung gro^tenteilg nur mit
230 GERMAN READER.
bent ©tridftrumipfe, mit §a!clarbetten, ober, toenn e§ l^odf)
fommt, mit irgenb einem ^O^oberomane. Slber glauben ©ie
mir, SSil^elm, nid^t alle finb fo. @§ gtebt hjo^l manege, bie
fic^ gem in ifjren 3Jiu§eftunben mit ben ©rgebnifjen ber ems
fteren 2Siffenfc^af ten befc^dftigen mod^ten. 5
XD ill? elm, 2Sie, Suife, ©ie, ©ie f^red^en fo?
£utfe. 3f^od^ meF)r, id^ fii^Ie fo.
ID ill? elm. ©ie finben un§ ©ele^rte nid^t ^ebantifrf), langs
toeilig ?
£utfe. 2Bie fonnte id^ ba§? ©aju l^abe ic^ mel ^u ^ol^e lo
Sld^tung t>or %\ixzv\ ,2Bir!en, unb bebaure nur, ba^ e§ ViXi^
armcn grauen nid^t bergonnt i[t, bem gluge %\}X^^ ©eifte§
ftetig ^u folgen, h)ie id^ e§ n)ol)l n^iinfd^te.
ID i 1 1? e I m (teifeite). ©ie ift n)ir!lid^ begaubernb ! 2Bo n^aren
nur meine 2lugen? 15
Cuife (eegeiftert). 2Sie fd^on mu^ e§ fein, gleid^ ben ©e=
le^rten bag 2Sefen ber Sdnber unb 3S5l!er, bag SSefen ber
5^atur, be§ IXnitoerfumg %\x erfaffen unb §u i)erfte^en, fid^ ju
erl^eben iiber biefe @rbe unb ben £auf ber ©onnen unb 2Belten
ju ergriinben ! SSie flein fomme id^ mir bor toenn id^ %\x S^rer 20
§o]^e l^inaufblidfe unb. nid^tg, nid^t§ in mir finbe, alg ben
2)rang, ^x^zxk gu folgen unb ©ie gu begreifen !
H) ill? elm, 28ag Ifjore id^, Suife, (Soufind^en ? I (©etfeite.)
2Sie fd^on fie je^t au§fiel)t, unb hjie begeiftert fie f^rid^t.
(fiout.) Suigc^en, hjenn fid^ nun ©elegen^eit fdnbe, biefen 25
3Sunfd^ gu befriebigen? 2Senn fid^ ein ^ann fdnbe, ber mit
greuben 31^^^^ SSunfd^ erfuHen n)oEte, ber firf) %^mxK gang
hjibmete, ©ie auf biefelbe ©tufe be§ 2Siffeng ju fiiljren, bie
er felbft erreidjjte?
£utfe, %^ tDiirbe il^m gem folgen unb eine gelel^rige 30
©d^iilerin fein.
Auft. 6.] EINER MUSS HEIRATEN. 23 1
ID til; elm (etiDos ftocfeiib). Unb \qviv(k e§ einer '^x^x SSettevn
it)dre?
£utfe (megfe^enb). ©iner ttieiner SSettettt?
ID i 1 1? e I m (ir^re §onb an fetiie £i|)i3eu brilcfenb). Unb tventl — barf
5 ic^ e§ augf^rec^en, Suife — h)enn id^ e^ tt)dre ? (Umfc^ungt fie mtt
beni 'Jtrm.)
3 CI ! 0 b (8u|timmcnb), ©d^ott, fd^ou ! ^a§ h)tll id^ mir mer*
fen ! (9Kac^t e§ nad^.)
£uife (ftc§ fonft tosmoc^enb, berfc^amt). SSutbcn (5ie benn aud^
10 ©ebulb mit bem fdjh^ad^en ^Jldbdben Ifjaben unb nid^t jiirnen,
menn id^ nid^t fo rafd^ begriffe, al§ 6ie glauben?
ID ill? elm, 3^^ Sf^nen jiirnen, Suife? 2So benfen ©ie
l^in? ©tellen ©ie mid^ auf bie ^robe. 3^ ^i^ gebulbig
fein, tt)ie ein Samm. gd^ itjitt alleg jel^nmal n)tebcrf)olen,
15 urn nur red^t oft ba§ SSergniigen ju Ifjaben, in 3f)re fd^onen
Slugen bltdfen ju fonnen. ©ott, 2ui§d^en, hja^ ^aben ©ie fiir
]f)immlifc^e STugen ? 3^ begreife gar nic^t, ba^ id^ ba§ nid^t
fritter bemer!te.
£utfe (borttJurfSDoio. 6ie \:i<x\itxK fid^ itberl^au^t toentg urn
20 mid^ gefiimmert.
ID ill; elm, Unb biefe§ ^Jliinbd^en! SKie l^errlic^ xm% e§
fein, feine eigenen SKorte aug biefem ^iinbdEien n?ieber^olt ju
^oren ! Suigdfien, antiDorten ©ie mir, toollen ©ie eg mit mir
it)agen ? (Umfc^angt l^re ^aitte.)
25 3 ^ ^ ^ ^ (^^^ Juaf)renb ber le^tett SBortc l^erangefd^lic^cn unb su^ft asil^clm am
9iocfe).
H) i 1 1; e I m o'ic^ umiuenbenb). 2Ba§ giebt'S benn.
£ U t f e (erfc^recft). 2(d^ ! gafob ! m\)i sum %x\^t unb ergreift i^r Suc^).
3 a fob, ®u, Seir^elm, 'g ift gut,
30 ID i 1 1; e I m (argerttc^ ti'm^i.^ 5U SafoO nac§ ber SrJitte l)tnu6ertretenb). 3^ein,
'a ift nid^t gut, ge^ (x^ !
232 GERMAN READER.
3a!ob. Sd^ mei^ je^t f^on <x<txiyx% geb nur.
IP tit? elm. SSarum nic^t gar, idfi bin nod^ lange md^t fo
toeit. $3e|t fommt erft bie §au^tfad^e.
3a!ob. So? 5^oc^ me(>r?
ID ill? elm. greiUd^, mad(>' nur, ba^ bu fortfommft, unb 5
:|)affe recf)t auf.
3afoK ^f^a, meinethjegen ! bod^ nid^it §u lange. (®e^ttmeber
l^inter ben ©trauc;^.)
IP ill? elm (beUeite). ^a§ h)dre nod^ fdt)oner, it)enn bcr fid^
nun breinmifd^en h)oEte ! @r fd^eint ©efatten an unferer 10
Seftion 5U finben. (erfc^ridt). Sllle §agel, ba fdllt mir ein, ba^
id^ ja eigentlid^ nur fiir gafob f^red^e ! ga, ba§ gilt mir \t%i
gleid^, tr>arum l)at er mid^ in bie gefdl>rlid^e Situation gebrac^t.
©te gefdtlt mir gan^ gut, unb ba id^ nun einmal im 3^9^
bin, \<xxK\\ ic^ bod^ nid)t mel^r gurMtreten. 15
£ U if e (loenbet ftcf) 5ei ben le^ten SSorten gum ®e^en).
ID 1 1 1? e I m ate suriicf^aitenb). 2Bol>in, ©oufind^cn ? ®ie tooHen
bodf) nic^t fort?
£uife. S^^ob \)(xi getoi^ notirenbig, mit 3l)nen gu f^red^en.
ID ill? elm. ^urd^au§ nid)t. Slber id^ ^o.\>^ mit 3^nen 20
gu f^red^en. 2Bo bin id^ bod^ nur ftel)en geblieben? ®er
fatale 9}lenfc^ l^at mid^ gan^ au§ bem ^onge^t gebracl)t.
Cuife. @ie boten fid) mir §um Seljrer an.
ID ill? elm. 3f?ein, Suife, ba§ mar e§ nid^t allein. ^c^
hjollte ^x^txi o^x6^ fagen, ba^ — bafe ©ie mir augerorbent= 25
lid^ gefallen — ba^ idf) ®ie rec^t innig lieb If^abe. (ergreift i^re
§anb.)
£utfe (i^mfc^aH^aftbie§anb entsie^enb). ^Setter, ba§ ge^ort nid^t
5um IXnterridfit.
ID ill) elm. 3Sie, 2uife, ©ie entjieljen mir ^x^ §anb, 30
©ie anltx)orten mir gar nic^t?
Auft. 6.] EINER MUSS HEIR AT EN. 233
£utfc\ 3rf; fagte S^jnen ja fc^on, ba^ id; gem 3^re
(Sd^iilerin fein iDoIIte.
ID i I E^ elm, Unb tDenn id; S^"^« ^^^^ irerben tooUte —
^x Sef)rer, 3^^ greunb unb — toenn ®ie einhjitligen, 3^^ —
5 £utfc. ^'lun ^Setter, 6ie [toden \<x, in icag foil ic^ benn
einiuidigen ?
3ci^ob. 3^^^ fommt bie le^te Sombe; ir>ei^ fc^on, it)ag
er fagen i»i((.
IDill^cIm. 2Bol)lan, Suife, e§ mu^ f)erau§! 2Benn ©ie
10 einmiHigen — auc^ 3^r ?!}tann, ber ©ie i)on ^er^en lieben,
beref^ren, auf ben §dnben tragen n)irb!
£utfe (eiToteub). 2Sil^eIm, ©ie iiberrafd^en mid^ — ©ie
tDoKten ?
H) ill? elm, 3<i/ i^/ ©oufinc^en, ic^ tcitl! Unb tt)enn ©ie
15 „ia" fagen, madden ©ie mic^ unauSf^rec^lid^ gliidlid^! (@r
fhtft i:^i- 311 %\\%t\\ imb briicft i^re $anb vox feine Sip^en.)
3 CI fob. Slf^a, bag ift alfo bie §au^tfac^e! ©d^on! (©inft
0U(^ ouf§ 5!tiie.)
£uife. ©tel)en ©ie auf, irag toirb bie ^ante baju fagen?
20 H) i 1 1; c I m (immev futeeub). @g ift i^r fel^nlid^fter 2Bunfc^.
Cuife. 3Bag hjirb 3a!ob fagen?
ID ill? elm. ^er, nun ber tr>irb ftc^ red^t l^erjlid^ bariiber
freuen. Slber n)a§ tr>erben ©ie, ©ie Suife, fagen ? {^tt^t ouf.)
Cuife (nieberfe^enb).
25 ID ill? elm. %<x, ira^r^aftig, 2uife. '^^ h)it( ©ie nid^t
beliigen unb 3l)nen eine grenjenlofe Siebe borf^iegeln ; aber
gut bin id^ 3f)nen toon ^erjen, unb bie fo recf)t innige, hja^re
Siebe iDirb \ox>^\ aud) fommen, iuenn id^ ^offen barf, gl^re
9^eigung %\x geit)innen. ©!prec^en ©ie, Suife, fonnen ©ie mir
30 biefe fc^enlen?
234 GERMAN READER.
£ U X f e (i^m ble §anb gefienb). 9^un — SStlljelm —
XPil^elm. 3a? 3a, Suife?
£utfe. 3^un benn, ^Setter, ja ! %6) h)ia 3^nen Dertrauen,
unb — (fic^ umfef)eitb, fc^aiffiaft) untcr vc(\^ Qefagt, 3Sil^elm, tcf; iuar
3^nen gleic^ i)om erften Slugenblicfe <xxi gut. 2(ber 6te, ©ie 5
Bofer ?iJlenfci^, l^aben mtc^ gar nid^t angefefjen!
XPil^elm (freubig). gtetltc^, tc^ Ujar ein 5^arr, mit Slinbs
()eit gefd)lagen! Slber je^t geljen mir bie Slugen auf, unb ic^
fe^e einen ganjen §immel bor mir. ®u Itcbe§, ^immlifd^e^
3}ldbc^en, je^t, je^t gieb mir einen ^u^ gum 6iegel unfereg 10
33unbe§ ! (er lilBt fie.)
3^1 fob. (Si, ei, ba§ mad^t fid^ d^armant!
StclJcntcr Huftrttt,
23orige, ©crtrubc
(Ift toS'^renb bcr Ic^ten SSorte au§ bem §aufc, Snfo6 nw§ bent ®ebUfd^ getrctcn
unb nailer gefomnien).
^ertrube. 5Run, ©ott ftdrfe mic^! 2BiI^eIm, h3a§ foil
ba§ f>ei^en ?
H) 1 1 ^ e I TTt (erfc^ricft unb tafet Suife to§). 2ltle §agel, bie Xante ! 15
^ertrube (5u3afo6, leife). Unb bu fte^ft fo ruF)ig ba unb
fieWt ^u?
3^fob (pftfpg, ^eimric^ 5u t^r). SSil^elm jeigt mir nur, tcie id^
e§ mad5>en mu^.
^ertrube (leife). @o? SSarum tl)uft bu bag nid^t felbft? 20
2Barum l^aft bu nodfi nid^t mit \^x gef^roc^en?
3afo-b (teife). ©lei^, gleid^! SSil^elm ift baran fc^ulb, cr
ift nod^ nic^t fo iueit.
IDill^elm (Suijens i&anb faffenb). ®od^, Sruber, je^t bin id^
Auft. 7.] EINER MUSS HEIR AT EN. 235
i)ollftanbig fertig. 93efte ^autc, lieber 33ruber, id; [telle euc^
\j\tx unfer Uebe§ ©oufincfieu a(§ meine 33raut toor.
(^ertrubc. 9Sa§ ift ba§?
3 a! oh ©eine 33raut?
5 ID til) elm. 3^/ meine liebe, l^erjige Sraut, bie mid^ ^\)^x\,
burd^ i^re @inh?illigung jum gludlirf)[ten SJ^enfd^en mad^te.
^ e r t r I' 6 c. 9^un, ba§ finb mir fd^one ©ef dEjid^ten 1 2)u
hjiHft fjeiraten? 3^^ bac^te bod;, ba^ ^oXk^^ —
3 a fob. 3a freilid^, id^ hjottte auc^, e3 gefiel mir fd5)on
lo ganj gut.
ID ill? elm (Suifc anfe^cnb, lac^enb). TOt l^ttt e§ aBer nod^ beffer
gefallen.
3^^^^* ®^^ ~^'^ '^^^ i^ ^'^^^ ^^'^ getroffen!
H) i 1 1; c I m (iacf;ent)). 3<^/ ^wf bem ^apiere. 3^^^ %^^^ '^^'^
15 l^ier in 2Sir!Iid^!eit unb geirijj ben gro^ten ^reffer gemad^t!
^ertrube. "^xxk, unb toa^ fagt Suife?
IP ill; elm. D, bie i[t e§ jufrieben, nid)t toal^r, Sui^d^en?
£uife. 2Benn meine gute 2:;ante nid^tg bagegen ^at?
©ertrube. "^vc^., meinetmegen ! W\x ift eg gleid^, tneld^er
2o t)on eud) l)eiratet, \0iXKXi nur ge^eiratet trirb.
3a!ob (fdjinoEenb). ®a§ ift red^t fd^led^t toon bir, SBill^elm.
%w. iuoHteft Suife bod^ nur ijorbereiten ? 28arum ^be id^ benn
meinen gracf angegogen?
ID i 1 1; e I m. %<x, in foldfien 2)ingen mug jeber fiir fid^ f elbft
25 l^anbeln.
3 CI fob. ©d^abe! 3^^"^ erftenmal in meinem Seben l^dtte
id^ ©efc^macE baran gefunben. Slber fo gel)t e§ einem, toenn
man fid^ mit grauen einlcigt.
ID i 1 1; e I m (mit suife am 9(rm). 5^id^t immer ; man mug e§ nur
30 auf bie red^te %xi anfangen.
236 GERMAN READER.
£utfc. 3a, ^Setter 3a!ob. Unb 2Bil^eIm§ %xi '^(xx bic
rcd^tc.
^ertrube (5u 3afo6). g^lur fid^ ntd^t gletd^ abfd^redfen laffen.
SSerfud^e eg nur bet einer anberen; je^t tt)irb e§ fd^on beffer
gel^en.
3^fob. ^a^ mid^ ber §immel beh^al^re! ©inmal unb
nid^t tDieber. @§ ift gan§ gut fo. gc^ lafje mid^ nid^t me^r
t)erletten, bleibe lebig unb bei metnen SiidEyern. ®er SSater
fagte ja aud^ nur: „@iner mu^ {jetraten."
(2)er SSor^ang fattt.)
gec^mctficr.
NOTES.
NOTES.
ELEMENTARY PROSE.
1. Scffttig.
Page 1. — line i. fam, pret. of fomntcn. — etncs 2tbcnbs, adverbial
gen. denoting indefinite time. The adv. gen. may express time, place or
manner. — nadf ^aufc, ^o IMS'] house^ i.e. home.
1. 2. \<x\\, pret. of jel^en, look^ see. — erfanute, pret. of er!ennen, recog-
nize.
I. 3. ^crrtt, here master. §err when prefixed to a proper name is
our Mr. — im = in bcm. — Dunfeln, adj. used subs. — ricf, pret. of
rufcn.
II. 3-4. 3U ^aufe, at home.
1. 4. Sd?abct ntd^ts, sc. as subject CS: lit. no harm is done, never mind,
1. 5. gtttg . . . fort, pret. of fort'ge^en,^-? away.
The order of words in a German sentence is more fixed than in English.
In the normal order, with simple tenses, the subject stands first, then the
verb, the object and the adverbial modifiers of time, place and manner.
Notice the order of words in the first three ^sentences.
In compound tenses, consisting of an auxiliary and an infinitive or parti-
ciple, the latter stands at the end of the clause, as fommeit, 1. 5, and the
limiting words precede.
"When a predicate modifier introduces a sentence like „@ci^abet nicf)t?,"
which is the object of aittttJOrtete, the verb precedes the subject. This is
called the "inverted order."
Certain adverbs or prepositions have become attached to verbs : giving
to them a special, often derivative, signification. 53c, emp, tvX, tx, ge, tier
and ytx are called "inseparable prefixes"; such verbs do not take ge in
forming the participle. Most of the other prefixes are separable; the pre-
fix has then the position of the adverb and stands last in the normal order,
240 NOTES.
in simple tenses, but immediately before the verb in compound tenses. Ct.
tt)ieber!ommen and ginrj . . . fort in 1. 5, also the English prefixes in such
words as become, forget, upset and set up, overturn and turn over, fulfil and
fillfull.
2. 998ir finb atte§ ft^ulbig.
Title. VOxt finb allcs fd^ulbtg; ft^ulbig fetn means owe, be indebted
for; oUeS is the ace. neut. of the adj., governed by fc!^ulbig.
1. 6. ^iirft, prince^ is the ruler of a country, or the head of a family,
whose sons bear the title of prince (^rinj). — 309, pret. of gieljeit.
1. 7. bcfonbers 9ro§e, especially great ; befoilber§ is an adv. modifying
gro^e. — in berfelben, the same (sc. city) =zin it; berfelbe is frequently
used for definiteness, or as a mere substitute for a pers. pron.
1.8. CBIctd^lPol]!', notzvithstanding. — \\[\n, for him, dat. of er. —
I^atten tt^m bte (EiniPoI^ncr. Note the order. When any word other
than the subject (with a few exceptions), begins a sentence, the normal
position of the subject and verb is reversed. This is called the " inverted
order."
1. 9. t^icriibcr, at this, A compound adverb (adv. and prep.) is fre-
quently used in place of the f)reposition and a personal or demonstrative
pronoun, here = fiber il)U or biefen ((Smpfang). Cf. E. thereat.
1. 10. 311 crfenncn gab, made known, gab is the pret. of gebeit. — eincr,
one {of them). The ariicle used substantively takes the strong form of mflec-
tion. — (Eure, poss. adj., pi. form of bcin ; eiier was formerly used in ad-
dressing persons of high rank where the plural of bu would be employed,
also in speaking to children and intimates.
When a dependent sentence is introduced by a relative pronoun, or
auverb, or a subordinate conjunction, the inflected form of the verb is placed
at the end of the clause in wh\ch it stands. Cf. I)atte and l)errfc^te, 1. 7.
1. 10, gab; 1. 11, traren; 1. 12, l)aben. This is the "transposed order,"
or order with a transposed verb. In such cases the separable prefix stands
before the verb.
3. SBalter Scott,
1. 13. Spa3tcrritte. The first part of the word, i.e. @pagier-, adds the
xi\t.2xi\ng, for pleasure ; thus, '^'^^IxtXO^^V.^, a walk for pleasure ; @pajier«
fal^rt, a drive for pleasure, etc. — begcgnetc, governs usually the dative.
1. 14. nm, for. — anfprad?, pret. of au'jpred)en, to request.
1. 15. griff, pret. of greifen. — bie, his. The def. art. is employed
where no ambiguity arises, in place of the possess, pron. This occurs most
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 24 1
naturally with reference to parts of the body, dress, terms of relationship,
and property. — fanb, pret. of finbeu. — aber, however, when it does not
introduce the sentence.
11. 13-16. fictnes (Sclb, change.
1. 16. bet fid?, with him ; fid^ is the reflex, pron. of the third pers., used
in the masc, fern., or neut., and in the dat. and ace, sing, or pi.
1. 17. tooljl gcmerft. The past part, is often used in familiar com-
mands instead of the imperative.— St jpcTtcC bleiben Sie TTtir fd?ulbtg,
lit., you 1-emain indebted (i.e. still continue to owe) to me sixpence.
1. 18. (5ott fcgrtC, subj. of wish, May God bless, etc. The subjunctive
is used to complete the defective conjugation of the imp. mood.
I. 19. folang . . . bi§ =- until.
4. ^ic ©olbcttc ©attig.
Page 2, — line I. ^an\\OX)tX, Hanozer. All names of places (not
names of rivers or mountains) are neuter. This is an exception to the ruL
that compound nouns take the gender of the last component.
II. 1-2. fcl^rte . . . cin, pret. ot the verb ein'fer)ren. — Die golbene
(Sans. Many German inns, like the English, bear a sign from which they
derive their name. The name is usually expressed with 311 and the dative,
as : 3uv gotbenen ®an«. Cf. "At the sign of the Red Lion," the " White
Hart," etc. — genanttt, past part, of nennen, name, call.
1. 3. hai, pret. of bitten, ask, pray.
I. 4. bcim = bei bem. — (Einfteigen, entering. All infinitives may be
used as neuter nouns, where the participial noun in -ing is used in English.
II. 5-6. bet bcr Hiicf!el)r, on her return. Cf. note to bie, p. i, 1. 15.
11. 6-7. miiffen . . . \\a\iZ\\, you must not take me for your sign again.
5. ^cr 993olf nnb bcr @(^afcr,
1. 9. tjerloren, past part, of tjcrlieren. — erfut^r, pret. of crfa^ren, to
learn.
1. 10. ab3Uftatten, from ab'ftatten, offer. In separable verbs, the or-
dinary sign of the past part., ge, and of the inf., jn, are inserted between
the separable prefix and the verb. The separable prefix stands before the
verb in the inf. and in both participles
1. II. betroffen, past part, of betreffen, befall. — bu bauerft mid?, idiom,
you move my pity; trans. I am sorry for you. — Danf, receive nty thanks.
2)an! is used in the sing, where we use the pi. form.
1. 12. mod?te, pret. subj. of niogen, 7night, would fain.
!• 13- 3fegrtmm or 3fengrimm, the name of the wolf in the old fables,
242 NOTES.
1. 14-15. fiigte . . . Ijin3u, from ^inju'tugen, to ada.
1. 15- 'UA&i\\tM, comparative of no^C, ttd^er, ndc^ft, lit. nearest, hers,
neighbor. The prepositions au§, auger, \}t\, gegeniiber, mit, nac^, t)on, gu,
govern the dative.
1. 18. gel^angt ju tDerben, to be hanged. — cornet^tnften, superlative
of Oornef)Tn, influential.
I. 19. tratetx . . . 3ufammcn, trotcn is the pret. of treten.
II. 20-2I0 bcm Dorfc rtotig n?arc, w«j necessary to the village. Verbs
in vi^hich the w^ords, thoughts or feelings are quoted indirectly are said to
be in the "subjunctive of indirect statement," as in the case of ntOCf)tC and
wore.
1. 21. tXi'Cot\\Xt\\., do without, dispense with.
1. 22. u. f. XO. = unb fo iDeiter, and so forth.
Page 3. — line i. es finb 3ir>Ct XPebcr, there are two weavers. (SS is
often used to introduce a sentence, causing the inversion of the order of the
noun and verb, the verb agreeing with the noun foUovi^ing; here, with
SSeber ; cf. English " there is," " there are."
1. 2. fiir. The prepositions bi8, biirrf), fiir, gegen, ol^nc, um and
tolbcr govern the ace.
7. ^cr ^ttd^g ttttb ber ^icflcttboif,
1. 4. iDar . . . gefallcn, had fallen. The aux. feilt is used with intran-
sitive verbs which denote transition, a change of condition, or a motion from
or to a definite place : @r iji t)on (Sngtonb iiac^ 5lmerlfa gereift, He has
traveled from England to America. — tDCTttg and r>icl are usually unin-
flected in the nom. and ace. sing, especially when they denote quantity and
not a number of objects.
I. 5. entt^telt, pret. of cnt^alten.
II. 7-8. fd?autc . . .(XM, from atrfd^aucn, to look at.
1. 8. bad?te, pret. of benfen. — bci fid? felbft, to himself — motjl, surely,
1. II. [prang , . ♦ I^tnuTtter, pret. of ^inuntcrjpringen.
I. 12. tranf, pret. of trinfen.
II. 13-14. auf fetttcn Hiicfen. The prepositions on, ouf, Ijinter, in,
neben, iiber, unter, bor and ShJifc^en, govern the dative case when rest in
a place is meant; when direction is implied they govern the accusative.
Cf. 1. 4, in cinen 53runnen; 1. 6. fiber ben Stonb; 11. 12-13, ouf feinen
SRuden.
1. 14. £a§ CS bir gut fd?mecfen, let it [i.e. may if] taste good to you.
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 243
11. 14-15. rtef . . . 3u, from jiirufcn, to call to.
1. 21. l^craustjilft, from ^crau8't)elfen.
I. 22. lief . . . baoon, pret. bat^onlaufcn, to run away.
8. 933ic bic Strficit, fo bcr fio^n*
1. 19. gtng, pret. of gel)cn. — ebenfofct^r,y«j^ «j ;v/M<r/4, equally. — tue*
gen, ^« accountof. Prepositions governing the genitive are ailftatt, ftatt,
aiiBer^alb, tnncr^alb, ft)d^rciib and Wcgen; ttiegcn may stand either before
or after the noun governed.
I. 20. iDegen is understood before fetnes <Sct3CS.
II. 21-22. ol^ne . . . 3U cripartcn, without expecting, unless he expected.
The prepositions attftatt, O^ne and UOT govern directly the inf. with gu.
1. 24. ob, whether.
Page 4, — line i. ?uriercn, cure. Verbs whose infinitive ends in
-icren do not take ge- in the participle; see furiert, 1. 6.
1. 2. 2IIIetn, but, when a conj., stands at the beginning of a clause;
otherwise it is an adv. or adj. — ftarb, pret. of ftcrbcn, — fc^on in, even
in, in a very few.
9. 2)cr SBrata^fcr.
Jean de la Fontaine was a French poet (1621-95), whose tables have
been famous in many languages.
1. 9. jcbcTt 2lbenb, ace. of def. time.
1. 14. errict, pret. of crratcn.
1. 15. tjingefommcn, ^«^.
I. 17. f^incingctt^an, past part, of '^Incin't^utt, to put in.
II. 17-18. um . . . 3u Dergiftcn. Cf. note to p. 3, 11. 21-22.
1. 21. (£ben, here, at this very moment.
I. 22. es tt^ut mtr leib, I am sorry. — bo(^, nevertheless.
II. 22-23. ciner £iige bcburfte, needed a lie, a lie was necessary.
10, 2)tc SBcibcr tjon 993cttt§6crg.
For a poetical version of this incident, see p. 77 of this Reader. This
legend was published in the Chronicle of Cologne (1491).
The Emperor Konrad III. besieged the castle of Weinsberg in north-
western Wiirtemberg in which the Duke Welf VI. had fled for safety. The
castle was forced to submit to the emperor's mercy, who ordered that the
men should be executed, but accorded to the women a free departure with
244 NOTES.
whatever they valued most. Subsequently, the castle bore the name
„3Bcibertreue." Weinsberg hes at the foot of the eminence on which the
ruins of the castle now are situated. The latter was destroyed in the
Peasants' War (April i6, 1525).
I. 25. gcfd?Iagctt, defeated. — bie Stabt XPcinsbcrg, the city (of)
Weinsberg. The name of a city or country is in apposition with the gen-
eric noun preceding.
Page 5. — line 2. fdpipur, pret. of f(f)tt)oren, swear.
II. 2-3. ntcber3umad?cn, cut down, slay.
I. 4. in bie Ubergabe ipilligen mu^ten, were obliged to consent to the
surrender.
II. 6-7. iDtlltgtc etn, from eintuiHigen, agree.
1. 7. 'btxi ndd^ftcn dag. See note to jeben ^benb, p. 4, 1. 9. The
time of an action may be expressed either by the ace. without a preposition,
or by the dative with an or in, as, im 3al|re, p. 4, 1. 24. — fid? bas Ct^or
Q^X[,ziZ,'^\'^., as the gate opened {itself ).
1. 8. "^Vi^fZ, procession. — jogeu . . . aus, from an§'3ie{)en, march out.
— jcbc, each one, refers to the natural gender of SBeib, not to its gram-
matical gender.
I. 9. btm=her. See note to bie, p. i, 1. 15. — an bcr Spi^C, at the
head.
II. lo-ii. 't>ts Konigs £eute. The poss. gen. may either precede or
follow (usually the latter) the noun upon which it depends, as in English.
Scute often means, as here, troops, army, retainers.
I. II. if^rer t)iele, many of them. \\)XtX, of them, is the "genitive of the
whole" or "partitive genitive" depending on t)iele. Notice the use of the
dat. in a partitive sense with Oon, jebc tion i^nen, 1. 5, when not all are in-
cluded.
II. 11-12. bas IpSre . . . gCIoefCTt, subj. of indirect statement aftei
f^rac^en.
1. 14. Koniglid? is here uninflected. The termination of the adjective
is occasionally omitted colloquially and in poetry, especially in the neut.
nom. and ace. — 3ugcfagt, pledged.
1. 15. bie tPeinsberger, the inhabitants of Weinsberg. Names rf the
inhabitants of countries and cities are generally formed in German by the
addition of er to the name of the place, ^oln, Cologne, ^iAw.tX, an inhabi-
tant of Cologne. These are really proper adjectives (orig. a gen. pi.) used
substantively.
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 245
11. ^cr %vi^^ nnb bcr ^a^n.
Karl Joseph Simrock (1802-76), the author, was a poet, and a devoted
student and collector of mediieval and popular German literature. He was
distinguished especially for the fidelity and merit of his translations. Pro-
fessor in the University of Bonn (1850-76).
1. 18. tncin £?err f^at^n, Mr. Cock, an address of effusive respect. —
meld^C fd?onC, what (a) beautiful.
1. 20. bamit, in order that. Conjunctions denoting a purpose, ba=
mit \i<X^ and urn ba^, are followed by the subjunctive.
1. 22. fd?Io§, pret. of jd^Uefeeii, dose. — ftng <x\\, pret. of anfangcn. —
auf bas lautcftC, as loud as he could, superlative of the adv.
1. 24. trug, pret. of tragcii, to bear.
1. 25. bcm (^ud?fc \KQi6:i, after the fox ; nad^ is here a part of the verb
naci^'Iaufeii. — fd?riccn, pret. of fcf)rcicn, cry.
1.28. ben euren, jV^^w^^ / the possess, adj. used substantively.
Page 6. —line i. Iie§, pret. of la[|cn.
1. 3. flotj, pret. of fliegen,/;/.
1. 7. ^dttcft bit nid?t <X^tXZ(>zi, fo t^dttcft bu. The subj. mood is used
in both the condition and the conclusion, when the condition is unrealized
or is contrary to fact.
12. ^a^ 9JJarc^Ctt tiom SJlanuc im ^onbe.
Popular stories explaining the origin of the spots on the moon are cur-
rent in all the Germanic languages. Chaucer speaks of "a chorle (churl)
painted full even, bearing a bush of thorns on his bake (back), which
for his theft might cHmbe no ner (nearer) the heven." In Ritson's Ancient
Songs and Ballads there is also a song upon the man in the moon bearing
a burden. See also Shakespeare's Tempest, Act II, Scene 2.
In the Testament of Cresseid by Robert Henryson, once attributed to
Chaucer, he speaks of Lady Cynthia :
*' And on hir breist ane churl paintit ful evin,
Beirand (bearing) ane bunch of thornis on his bak,
Quhilk (which) for his thift (theft) micht (might) dim (climb) na nar (nearer)
the hevin." Skeat's Chaucer, Vol. VIII, p. 335.
1. 9. Dor oXiZW. ^citen, in the olden times, ??iany years ago. — etttmal',
once upon a time ; when the accent is on the first syllable, ein'ttiat it
means once. — liebett; blessed. Jieb is used in many fixed expressions as
246 NOTES.
here; cf. ber X\i\it ®Ott, 1. 16, and especially in expressions of time, as, bic
X\t\it lange D^ad^t.
1. 10. hoiXib, pret. of binbcn.
1. II. ftecfte Ctnen Stocf t^incin. The cane or rod was put into the
bundle in order to carry it. — \\odit btC IPcUe auf, lifted the bundle of
fagots to his back.
1. 12. \>zq,t(x;(iZit, see note to p. i, 1. 13. — feiner, here, noble.
L 14. blieb ftcl^Cn, lit., remained standing, i.e., stopped-, \f{\^ is the
pret. of bteiben. The infinitive without 311 is used with bleibeit, finben, 1)0=
ben, licgen and [te^en, where the pres. part, is, in most cases, admissible.
1. 15. auf (£rbcn (dat. sing.), a relic of the weak declension of fem.
nouns in the sing.
1. 17. Dcr ^ragcnbe, lit., the questioning one, i.e., the questioner.
I. 19. ipas getjt bas mid? <XW, what does that matter to me?
II. 22-23. funfttgt)in, in the future.
1. 25. t)on ber ^Ctt an, from that time on; bcr is here a demons, pron.
— ftet^t . . . tmmcr nod?, has ever stood, when the action of the verb is
represented as still continuing, the present tense is used for the perfect.
1. 26. VOq\)\. ayx&i, probably also.
13. Slbctttcucr bo^ SBarotiiS tJou 9){un(^^aufen.
A collection of stories was pubHshed in Oxford in 1786, called Baron
Miinchausens Narrative of his marvellous travels and campaigns in
Russia, by a German, named Rudolf Erich Raspe. The Baron to whom
these stories were ascribed resided at Bodenwerder in Hanover. He was
a famous story-teller who had fought in his youth in the Russian service, in
two campaigns against the Turks. Many of the stories were in circulation
before the time of Miinchausen, but were currently attributed to him in
Hanover in the last quarter of the last century.
So great was the popularity of this work that a fifth edition, enlarged,
was published in the following year (1787) entitled Gulliver Revived,
containing singular travels, campaigns, voyages and adventures, by Baron
Miinchhausen, London.
Page 7. — line i. trat . . . <x\\, entered upon. — mitten im, in the
midst of; mitten is frequently used with prepositions that govern the dative
and accusative with the force of an adverbial modifier.
1. 2. 3U Pferbe, on horseback.
1. 3. n)eld?e5 = lt)a§, relates to the whole preceding clause. — jicmltC^
iibel, rather untimely or amiss. — empfanb, pret. of cm^finben, to feel.
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 247
1. 4. ]C iDcitcr, according as or the further.
1. 6. tpcbcr IPeg nod? Stcg. These alliterative or riming couplets, the
two members of which are practically synonymous, are very common in
German. Cf. „^au8 Ultb §of/' and " kith and kin " in English.
1. 6. bcs HeiteilS ntiibc, weary of riding. Any infinitive may constitute
a verbal neuter noun, but its use is naturally confined to the sing. — ftieg
id? o.\>, I dismounted, from ab'ftcigen.
1. 7. einc IXxi ron, a sort of
1. 8. gur S'\^zx.^z\i, for security. — nat^m, pret. of ne^meti.
1. 9. untcr 'btX^. 2Irm, ace. of direction; see also note to p. i, 1. 15.
1. 10. fd?Iicf . . . cin, pret. of cin'fdjiafen. — bic 2Iugcn tnir, when
reference is made to parts of the body, a dat. of the pers. pron. dependent
on the verb is often used instead of the poss. adj. agreeing with the noun.
1. 16. iDurbe id? q,ZXO<x\\X, from gett)a()r IDCrbcn, perceive. Cf. aware in
English, also beware, "to look out," "be on one's guard"; getDOl^r takes
an obj. in the ace, often a sentence, as here.
I. 18. trie id? bran VO<Xt, hoio it all xvas. — The use of nam'Iid?, that is
to say, to explain, to introduce an illustration of, or reason for a preceding
statement, is very common in German.
II. 18-19. bic XlCL&ii iiber, over night, during the night; iibcr, an adverb,
has here the force of a preposition, when placed after expressions of
time.
I. ig. 3U9Cfd?nctt, covered with snow.
II. 19-20. t^atte fid? . . . umgcfe^t, had changed,
I. 20. nad? unb na^i, gradually.
II. 20-21. fo V0\z,just as.
1.25. ol^nc mid? . . . 3U beiinnen, without meditating long. See note
to p. 3, 11. 21-22.
1. 26. fd?o§, pret. of fd^ie^en.
1. 27. auf bicfc 2lrt, an adverbial expression, in this manner.
Page 8. — line 2. SittC, \the\ custom. The article is often omitted
with nouns denoting material, also with abstract nouns when the mean-
ing is general or unlimited, and does not apply to a single or individual
object. Cf. ^rot bacfen, bake bread; ©cblllb ^abcn, have patience-; cf.
uuter ©c^nee, p. 7, 1. 5. — bcs XO'xwizxs, adv. gen. Cf. note to p. i, 1. i.
1. 4. fut^r, pret. of fal^ren. — fut[r auf St. Petersburg {as, proceeded
rapidly Unvard, etc.
1. 6. bcs gcf ra^igftcn, of the most voracious.
1. 7« 5d?IittCtt is a sleigh, sledge or sled. — nad?gclaufcn fam, came
running after. The perfect participle is used with verbs of motion in an
248 NOTES,
adverbial sense, as er fommt gegangen (= er fontmt, inbcm cr gegangen
\\i, while walking) getaufen, gcfa^ren, gcrittcn: he comes walking, run-
ning, driving, riding.
11. 7-8. Incite etn, overtook.
1. 10. gcfd?at|, pret. of gefc^e^en, happen.
1. II. ntd?t tm minbeften, not in the least.
1. 12. mctne IPcntgfett, my humble self. — fonbern, but, is always
used after a preceding negative.
1. 13. ri§ o.\>, pret. of ab' rei^en. — oerfd^Iang, pret. of Derfc^Ungen.
1. 14. cor Sd^recfen, Dor often expresses, as here, the cause or occasion,
from, because of
1. 15. IPie, as, since.
1. 16. bacongcfommett roar, had escaped.
I. 17. crt^ob, pret. of ert)ebeu.
II. 17-18. nat^m tDaf^r, pret. of XQ(x\)X\^t\)XlXty\, perceive.
1. 18. liber unb iiber, ^m?V^, entirely.
1. 19. tjtncittgcfreffcn, ^^/, freffcn is used when speaking of animals,
cffcn, when speaking of men.
1. 20. fo, wheft.
1. 21. tt^m . . . auf bas ^cll, dative of possession. Cf. note to p. i,
1. 15. — fold? etn, fotd^ and iDelrf) when preceding the indef. art, areuninfl.
1. 22. tt^m, him, the dat. of the indirect object, or " object of influence "
after the verb.
1, 24. ftet^el lo! behold!
1. 25. t|6rte . . . auf, ceased.
1. 26. langten . . . aw., arrived.
1. 27. gegen, contrary to. — betberfeitigen, mutual.
From this time on the student will be considered capable of finding all
irregular verbs for himself in the vocabulary.
14. 2)ic funftliri^c Orgct.
Richard von Volkmann (1830- 1889), Professor of Surgery in the Uni-
versity of Halle, wrote, while accompanying the German army in France
(1870-71), a series of charming stories, which he sent to his children
at home. These were afterwards pubUshed under the pseudonym Richard
Leander, with the title Tr'dumereien an franzosischen Ka77iinen (Rever-
ies by French Firesides), from which this story is taken.
Page9. — linei. Dor lattgen, langen '^a^tzxi, many, many years
ago.
ELEMENTARY PROSE, 249
1. 3. immer tPtcber, ever and again.
1. 7. befatj Cr fid?, surveyed, noted carefully.
1. II. eincn 5trau§ in ber fianb. The accusative of a noun is used
with a limiting phrase absolutely, that is, without any governing word, to
express a characterizing action, where "with " or "having "is understood;
trans, with or having a bouquet in his hand.
1. 12. DoIIcr, an old inflected form of the masc. sing. nom. of the adj.,
which has now become fixed, and is used appositively after nouns of
any gender, as here. It originally governed the gen,, but is often now
followed by an uninflected form of the noun, as cilt (Sool DoUer ?eute or
toott Don ^eutcn, a hall full of people.
I. 14. baran, of how ; barau is anticipative, representing the subordi-
nate subs, clause, which follows, and is in apposition with the demon-
strative element ba in baton, cf. baran, I. 28; p. 11, 1. 14. — was cr
fiir, what a. The parts of the indeclinable compound pronoun luaS fiir
are occasionally separated, as here. Such a pronoun remains unchanged
whatever the form of its noun, the case of which is determined by its office
in the sentence.
II. 14-15. bcm . . . fonnc, whom no one could equal.
I. 16. be^onnc, subj. of indirect statement.
II. 18-19. nat^m , . . fcl^r 5U f^cr3Cn, took deeply to heart.
1. 21. 'btXi q^aXK'i^tW (Ea^ iibcr, the whole day through. An adverb is
often used after an adverbial expression of time or of direction, almost
with the force of a preposition. Cf. bcn gangen 2og burc^, through the
whole day ; rt)cit, 1. 23, and lang, 1. 26.
1. 22. nad^ts, by night, an old genitive singular used adverbially, often
with bc8 after the analogy of 2ag8. The genitive forms a general, not a
specific, designation of time.
1. 24. Iic§ cr fid? . . . nicbcr, he settled down, established himself.
Page 10. — line i. After bcrlaffen supply l^abt. See note to p. 58, 1. 12.
I. 4. (Eag nnb ZTad?t, ace of extent of time; nouns denoting measure
of time and space are in the accusative. — "^Oi^t ^^ l^^^t'
II. 5-6. ]C met^r, corresponds to befto, the nearer . . . so much the more.
1. 10. bitten, note the omission of the sign of the infinitive gu, after
modal auxiliaries and certain verbs, as finben, fii^ten, ^ei§en, ^elfen, ^oren,
laffen, Iet)ren, lerucn, nennen, fet)cn, corresponding to a like class of
verbs in English where to is omitted. See 1. 21, tragcn, 1. 28, jptelcn,
page 11,1. i9,Ucgen.
1. 10. mas cr laufcn fonntc, as fast as he could, n)aS (neut. ace.) is
here used adverbially, as is the longer form CttttaS.
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1. 14. t^tntcr . . . I^er, along behind. An adverb of direcdon (^cr) is
often thus used after a preposition.
1. 15* IHcnge is used as here before an uninflected noun where the
gen. was formerly required, as, einc 3Kenge @elbe8.
1. 16. guten. After a personal pronoun, the adjective has the weak
form in the plural, and the strong in the nom. and ace, and often in the;
dat. sing.
1. ig. bcifc^ett, bury ; lit., place besides, sc. ben anbereit 2^oten =
tteben bie anberen jtoten.
1. 20. gebcugten ^auptCS, adv. gen. of manner, with bowed head.
I. 22. fd?Iud?3cn unb iDcinen. See note to 1. 10.
II. 23-24. ipirb iDot^I aud? . . . fcin, that is probably also one.
1. 24. '^zh^txitw., note the pi. form, a survival of the older usage of
employing abstract nouns in the pi.
1. 24. btc Cote, the dead woman.
1. 27. nod?, as yet.
Page 11. — lines 4-5. perflang, died away.
1. 6. tnne nJUrben, became aware.
15» 2)ic Srcmcr ©tabtmuftfantcn.
This and the two following selections are from Grimm's Kinder- una
Hausmarchen, a favorite collection of German fairy tales.
The two eminent scholars Jacob (1785- 1863) and Wilhelm (i 786-1859)
Grimm were associated throughout their lives in their studies and in the
most affectionate personal relations. Their contributions to Germanic
philology were of the most varied character and embrace language
and literature as well as mythology, legal institutions, lexicography and
legends. One of their most charming works was the collection of German
popular and fairy tales, gathered from the mouths of the people, and pub-
lished under the title Kinder- und Hausmarchen. The first edition was
published in 181 2; a second volume appeared in 181 5, and a second edi-
tion, enlarged, in 1819, and a subsequent volume with notes in 1822.
Since then many editions have been issued, and the stories have been
translated into most of the languages of Europe. They have thus become
the universal delight of children, and of others who study them with a sense
of their profounder significance.
The stories were collected in Hesse, and in the county of Hanau in the
region of the Main and Kinzig rivers. Later, many Low German stories
from the districts about Paderborn, Miinster and elsewhere were added.
ELEMENTAR V PR OSE. 2 5 I
1. 13. 3U <^n'i>Z (^mo^tw, failed.
U. 14-15 f. ti^n aws bcm gutter 3U fd?affcn, to gei rid of feeding him.
1. 16. mad?tC fid?, betook himself.
1. 17. ja, without doubt.
1. 19. Itegctt, notice the omission of 311 after flnben (1. 18). Cf. note to
p. 10, 1. 10.
1. 20. miibe gclaufen, run until he was weary. Many intransitive
verbs may be thus used in a factitive sense, denoting a change wrought in
the object through the action of the verb, made himself weary by running.
— IPas (adv. ace), colloq. for tDQrum. — pacfan', a name for a large
dog. It comes from the imp. of an'pacfen, lay hold of, seize. Cf. p. 10, 1. 10.
1. 23. fort, so. gcl)n, an adverb often stands for an omitted verb of
motion. — t^at . . . TOoUen totfd^lagctl. The regular order would be, ^at
. . . totfd^laflen moflen.
1. 24. Hct§aitS gctiommctt, taken Fre^ich leave.
I. 25. tuct^t bu XOdS ? ril tell you what.
Page 12. — line i. 's 3ufricbcn ; jufriebeu now governs the ace; it
was formerly used with the gen. ; -« (for c^) is here a relic of the lost gen.
neut. of the pers. pron.
II. 3-4. brct ^<X<Xft HegettlDettcr, a condensed, proverbial depression,
like a three days' storm.
1. 4. in bic Qucrc, amiss.
1. 6. njenn's cinem att ^itn Kragert get^t, when one's neck is in danger.
The missing cases of the indef. mail are suppUed by etll ; cf. etncm, 1. 16.
1. 7. 311 3at)rcil fommc, am getting on in years.
1. 9. fpinnc, purr.
1. 10. ^rau, mistress. — nod?, betimes.
1. II. ift gutcr "B^ai. ityxtx, good advice is dear^ i.e. hard to get.
1. 17. burd? irtarf unb Bctn, lit., through marrow and bone, i.e.
through and through.
1. 19. unfcrcr licben ;^raucn £ag ; graucntog, or Sag unfcrer Ucbcn
j^rau is one of the festivals of the Virgin Mary, the most important of
which in the calendar were the Birth of Mary (Sept. 8), the Annunciation
(March 25), Visitation (July 2), Candlemas (Feb. 2), Assumption (Aug.
15).
1. 23. bci, in consequence.
1. 25. (£t H)as, O, nonsense.
1. 27. ftnbcft/ pres. for the fut. as often in English. — iibcraO, any'
where.
1. 29. mu§ CS einc 2trt tjabctt, it must be something unique.
252 NOTES.
11. 29-30. ItC§ ftd? . . . gcf alien, was pleased with.
Page 13. — line 7. tDinben, points of the compass, quarters from which
the wind blows. — beud?te il^n, it seemed to him (with ace. or dat.)
1. II. f^crbcrge, accommodations.
1. 18. <5raufd?tmmcl, gray coat. @d^itnmet alone means a gray or
white horse.
1. 20. laffCTt's fid? tDoI^I fetn, are enjoying themselves.
1. 21. ipas = etiraS.
1. 22. n>drcn, the optative subjunctive. The omission of the conclusion
frequently gives to the conditional an optative sense. — ratfdpIagtCTt,
counseled, from 9t^otfdf)Iag, counsel, conference. Most verbs derived from
compound nouns (whose first component is a noun) are treated as simple
verbs, and take the prefix ge- in the past participle. Such are branbjd^atjCll,
^anb^aben, wetteifcrn, etc.
I. 24. mu§tc, was to.
II. 27-28 f. ber Ka^e, the dative of possession, in place of the possess,
gen.
Page 14. — line 2. bet, here causal, at, on account of.
11. 2-3. fut^ren . . . itt bie ?\6\\z, jumped up.
I. 6. nal^men . . . fiirlieb, satisfied themselves. — xoas, the neuter rel-
ative is used after an indefinite or general antecedent, such as Dtel, much,
nid)t8, or, as in this case, bag (bcm).
II. 11-12. bet bie . . . 2tfd?e, bci with the ace. denoting direction, is
now obsolete. It was frequent in the earlier language (Luther), espec-
ially in the Midland.
1. 17. ins Bocfst^orn jagen laflfen, driven into a dilemma; X-xoxiS,. frigh-
tened out of our wits.
1. 22. ^axan, to them, so. an bie 5lugen.
1. 30 f. tpas er fonnte, see note to p. 10, 1. 10 f.
16. 5)cr Slrmc vnx^ bcr 91ei(!^e.
Page 16. — line 12. 3U il^m ein, into his house.
1. 14. fiirlieb netjmen, here, take things as they are. Note the sub-
junctives of indirect statement, nib(i)te and fatten, 1. 14.
1. 16. bermeil = iDci^renb.
1. 19. fd?Ied?te, in its original sense, plain, simple.
1. 24. fid? belongs to both verbs, legen and ausrul^en.
1. 29. 'bZXi beiben 2tlten, dat., in an ablative sense after net^men, take
from.
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 253
Page 17, — line i. ftd?, dat. pl.y^r themselves. See note to p. i, 1. 16.
1. 6. fetncs It)cgcs, adv. gen.
I. 19. poller %aq,, broad daylight.
II. 21-22. geftanben l7atte: certain intr. verbs denoting rest or position
take ^abcn as the aux. of the perf. tenses, as, (icgeit, ft^en, fte^eit, X\\\)t%
jd^lafen, etc., as well as all modal auxiharies.
1. 26. f ragte . . . aus, asked all about it.
Page 18. — lines 8-9, geiuat^ren laffen, have granted; lafjeu is often
thus used in a causative sense, have done.
1. 20. sc. cr before joUtc.
Page 19 — line i. tnad^te . . . IHanTtccd^en, reared, said of an
animal when it stands on its hind feet, or performs like a man.
1. 4. unb lag \)<XS Pfcrb = unb 'ii^^ ^fcrb lag, inversion usually affects
only the first of two coordinate sentences.
1. II. roarb's tl^m ... 311 ITTut, he became so warm and cross.
I. 13. roar tl^m . . . nid?t etttgcfallcn, had not occurred to him.
II. 24-25. xoas cs fetnc ^rau \z\^i gut \\Ciiit, what a good time his wife
was having.
I. 25. btC = [if ; notice the demon, for the rel. pron., a frequent use in
simple speech and in children's stories.
II. 25-26. Hc§e field's tDot^I fd^mecf en, was taking things cotnfortably.
1. 28. t^erunter, sc. fommen.
Page 20. — line 2. Da . . . erft rcd?t \\t\%,ihenfor the first time he
became in a genuine passion.
1. 8. (Steb bid? 3ufricben, Be content.
1. 10. fd?alt. The verbs ^eifeen, nenncn, jc^eltcn, frf)impfen, taufcn,
le^ren and the causative laffen may take two accusatives, one of the person
and one of the thing, or indicating a change wrought by the action of the
verb.
1. 13. (Er tnoc^te lOoUen ober nid?t, whether he would or not.
17. ^orttrii^i^cn.
The story of Dornroschen, the " Sleeping Beauty," is one of the oldest
symbolic tales of the Germanic people. It has parallel versions, differing
in detail, in France, Italy and India. In France it is called "La belle au
bois dormant." See Perrault's Histoires ou Contes du Temps passe, edited
as Perrrault's Popular Tales by A. Lang, Oxford, 1888; Basile's Penta-
merone, V. 5 (English version by T. E. Taylor, 1850), and Old Deccan
Days by M. Frere (Phil., 1868.)
2 54 NOTES.
In the Norse version, the spindle is the sleep-thorn, and the castle is sur-
rounded by a wall of fire, through which Sigurd, the hero, can alone pa-s.
1. 19. mar. A verb in the sing, with several sing, subjects occur-,
especially when the verb precedes, also when the subjects are conceived
of as a unit.
1. 20. rDcnrt tDir bod?, if we only \ bod) strengthens the wish. — fricgtCTt,
colloq. = befomeu.
1. 22. ^rofd? ; in the popular stories as well as in fables animals become
speakers as well as actors.
1. 26. bas, demons. = flC, see note to p. 19, 1. 25
1. 27. fid? ntd?t 3U laffcn n>U§te, did not know how to contain himself.
Page 21. — line i. \(xi>ziz . . . ctn, usually tub cin. — PcriDanbtc
unb 3c!annte, the weak form 33crtt)anbten is the rule after feitie.
1. 3. tl^rcr, gen. of the pers. pron. depending upon brei^e^n. Notice
the use of the genitive of the whole when all are included, while the dat.
with t»on is employed in a partitive sense when only a part is referred to,
1. 5, cine bon iljiien.
1. 8. bic (XXX^ZXt, the second; anbere was originally used where Jtncitc
has now taken its place.
1. g. 3U n)iinfd?en, notice the use of the inf. with 311 in a pass, sense,
like the Latin gerund.
1. 10. (£Ife, an archaic form for elf. Notice the plural of the numeral;
all the cardinal numbers were once inflected.
1. 23. Itc§ . . . ausgel^cn, caused to be issued.
1. 24. foUten would naturally stand at the end, but in simple speech the
normal order occasionally occurs.
1. 28. bcm Cage, XOO, the day when; tno, where, is here used as a
relative adverb of time, on tvhich.
Page 22. — line 3. lX>enbeItrcppc is the ace. of space passed over.
1. 5. umbrcl^tc, sc. ben <Sc^lu[fel, turned the key; fa§ ba = ba fa^.
1. 13. fid?, dat. of poss.
1. 14. bcm 21ugenblicf . . . too. Cf. note to p. 21, 1. 28.
1. 16. 5d?Io^, ace. after liber, implying direction.
1. 23. ctmas r>crfct^en, done something wrong. — in (= an) 'iitxi £)aaren
3icl7Cn, pull by the hair. Notice the use of the pi. §aaren for the sing.
1. 24. molltc, was about.
1. 28. barton = oon bemfclbcn.
Page 23. — line 4. als t^dttcn. Every condition involves a conclusion
expressed or imphed ; here the conclusion is suggested by al8, as they
would do if, etc.
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 255
1. 6. (Eobes, gen. after [terben, where the ace. is now used.
I. 9. es [ollte, etc., that a castle was said to stand.
II. 17-18. mod?tC . . . tPoUte, lit. might dissuade him as he wouldy
i.e. however much the good old man sought to dissuade him.
1. 19. t^tnaus, sc. ge^en.
1. 25. auf and an, 1. 27, notice the difference in the meaning of these
two prepositions, upon and at {l>eside^.
Page 24. — line i. ItegCU unb fd?Iafcn, infinitives dependent on fa^
without gu : see '^dligen, 11. 5, 15, also note upon the omission of gu, p. 10,
1. 10. "
I. 3. etner, more definite than man, which might have been used here.
II. 6-7. es . . . laffcn, help it.
11. 13-14. 309011 . . . t^erPOt; drew out from beneath.
1. 18. rupfte . . . fcrtig, used factitively, finished plucking, lit., made
ready by plucking,
18. ^a§ l^cucrscug.
Hans Christian Andersen, one of the greatest of modern story-tellers,
was born in the picturesque city of Odense on the Danish island of P'iinen,
April 2, 1805. He was of humble birth, his father being a cobbler. His
simple, beautiful character won friends in Copenhagen whither he went'to
seek his support. He was educated by royal bounty at the Latin school of
Schlagelse. His novel, the Improvisator, won great favor and assured his
reputation. He caught the spirit of the folk stories and loved to personify
dumb objects and material things, investing them with all the romance or
pathos of real beings. In his stories his weird fancy embodied that which
was quaint and mysterious, and invented situations full of surprises and un-
expected situations. His longer novels are romantic in character. It was
as a story-teller that he won a fame almost universal. His extemporaneous
tales to children, told with great vivacity and graphic power, became, when
written, the basis of his reputation. He died on Aug. 4, 1875.
There have been at least twenty translations of his stories into German as
well as numerous translations into English, Spanish, French and Italian.
The Tinder Box was published in the first collection of Andersen's stories
in 1835. -^t shows his skill in giving artistic form and sentiment to the
crude material of a popular story. All his stories have an individuality
which secured for them immediate recognition and stamped them upon the
popular imagination.
1. 22. fam . . . cint|ermarfd?icrt, ca7ne marching. Cf. note to p. 8, 1. 7.
1. 24. <x\i ber Settc = an feiner @eite. Cf. note to p. i, 1. 15.
256 NOTES.
I. 25. foUtC es, etc., used impersonally, but nozv the journey was to his
home.
II. 26-27. <^^e, her ; it^r (dat.) in a possessive sense.
Page 25, — line i. t^aft, notice the transposed order, which is occa-
sionally used in an exclamatory sentence; cf. p. 40, 11. 3, 18.
1. II. tpas foil id?, sc. t^un.
1. 12. Du mu§t tPtffen, cf. the English, " You must know."
1. 13. fo bcftnbeft, pres. for fut. = when you will be.
1.16. bariTt= in ben 2;t)uren.
1. 17. mitten (adv.) auf, in the center of.
1. 18. etn Paar, used as an indecl. num. or with the noun 5lugen in
apposition,
1. 19. barum = nm fie, that is, urn bie Slugen.
1. 23. lautev, pure, nothing but.
1. 27. ntmm bir ron bem (Selbe, notice the partitive dative following
the verb, take to thyself of the money.
Page 26, — line 2. ridptigcr, etc., that is a proper dog, or that's a dog for
you.
1. 6. "bZW^tW, imagine.
1. 7. tDtllft bu tr)0l)I <XVii:i I^abcn, you probably desire too.
I. 17. gefagt, sc. l]atte.
II. 22-23. n)ie nur imtner, as or as in any degree.
1. 28. bn fonnteft fonft, trans., or you might.
1. 29. r)tel is declined after the def. art.
Page 27, — line 2. Hcin, an expression of astonishment.
1. 6. griff aw, pulled at.
1. 10. (Sott hzV0Qi\[Xt, an expression of astonishment, Heaven preserve us.
1. II. etnc irtcngc, here (5elb is used in apposition with ITTettgc, in
place of the former gen. — gcin3 is uninflected before names of places, even
in the dat. as mit gatlj @ngtanb. — Note that Andersen resided in Copen-
hagen.
1. 14. etnmal,/<?r once, at last.
1. 16. ftatt is used both as a prep, and a conj. in place of aitftatt.
1. 22. rein, completely.
1. 25. bis Q)hzx\.<xr\., to the top. — (Sclb, uninflected gen. after tJoII.
Page 28. — line 5. geraben tPegCS, adv. gen. of manner, straightway.
1. 18. fie 3U fet^en be!ommen,^^^ a sight of her ; the expression is used
as the object of befommen, or fc^en with ju may represent a passive use of
the verb,y^r seeing = to be seen. Cf. note to p. 21, 1. 9.
1. 22. getpeisfagt, used impers., the real subject being the following
clause.
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 257
1. 27. in htw. (Tag tjinetnlcbcn, live without a thought of the morrow.
Page 29. — line 5. iibrtg, pred. adj.
1. 6. bid?t, dose.
1. II. cin £id?t, here, a candle.
1. 21. baburd? ^= burd) bagfelbe, /y^ ?V. — xods . . . nnv, whatever.
Page 30. — lines 1-2. tjteltcn gro^c Stiicfc auf tt^ti, idiom., thought
a great deal of him.
1. II. gar 311 gem, extremely.
Page 31. — line i. teas er nur immcr Fonnte. Cf. note to p. 10, 1. 10.
1. 8. gC3Ctd?nct war, the verb jcin is used in forming the pass, when
the participle has the force of an adjective, denoting the state or condition
into which the subject has entered.
1- 13- x^l^iit? ITTorgcns, early in the morning.
1. 18. Itcbcs JTldnnd^cn, dim. of affection, my dear little husband.
1. 25. Setbcnjcug, in appos. with 5tii(f , orig. an uninflected gen.
Page 32. — line 3. l^cttnfiit^rcn = in fein §aii8 fii^ren, a word long
used in the sense of marry, conduct a bride to her new home.
1. 13. jufi ntd?t, not exactly. — ba3U/ more than this, besides.
1. 18. auf \itW. 23cincn, in motion, astir.
1. 24. CS mirb bod? nid?ts baraus, nothing xvill happen until, etc.
Page 33. — line 9. ^ahal, cf. p. 31, 1. 25.
1. 21. 3<^ tt>ill ntd^t, I forbid, or I will not permit it.
1. 30« ^OXiXiit \\{t gar n?ot|I gcfallen, might well please her,
19. ^o§ aSaffcr bc§ SJcrgcffctt^.
Rudolf Baumbach, whose pseudonym is Paul Bach, was born in Kranich-
feld on the Ilm in the dukedom of Saxe-Meiningen, in 1840. He studied
natural science in various universities and finally received the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Heidelberg. He has been a private teacher,
mainly in Austria, but now resides in Meiningen. He is a writer of stories
full of delicate sentiment, of graceful humor and charming suggestiveness,
which appeal to the interest and the imagination of all classes.
Page 34. — line 6. ba3U, as an accouipaniment, at the same tim.e.
I. 7. fctner KIcibung W,(x6:i ; nad^, according to, may precede or follow
the noun governed; gegeniiber, opposite, has also at times the postposition.
II. 7-8. mit fctnem perfd?ntttcncn ^aar, the badge of serfdom.
11. 12-13. t?iclt . . . innc, stopped, intermitted.
1. 20. gcl^orig in 21 tern erl^alten, lit. had kept him panting, i.e. hard
at work.
I. 25. bc5 IPeibmerfs, gen. after bac^tc. Many words denoting a
258 NOTES.
mental state or action formerly governed the gen., where now they are
used with the ace. or a prep.; such are ad^ten, beftntten, ben!en (an), er*
innern, freuen, gcnte^en, etc.
Page 35. — line 7. t)ertDunbcrtes (Seftc^t, look of amazement.
I. 8. graucn (5ctr»anb, gray was formerly worn in mourning.
II. 18-19. bas ^^eberfptcl auf ber ^fauft, ace absolute. Cf. note to p.
9,1.11.
11. 19-20. \<x\ . . . bretn, looked at the same time, looked besides.
1. 21. 5tii(f, acco of space.
Page 36. — line 6. t^ot^cr, where in any form an -e follows t)od), the
final -(^ is changed to -\ — \>z\v(\. = batttl or aU.
1. ic. btC Sonne Itd?t, tke bright sun ; Ud^t, appos. adj. bright.
1. 27. ITtinne = ^iebe, an archaic word preserved in popular poetry,
and revived in higher literature. These riddles, with alternate question
and answer, are very characteristic of folk- and primitive poetry.
Page 37. — line 9. Sd?I6ffer in bie . . . £uft, air-castles.
1. 12. f^irfd?gen)Cit) atn (Siebel, a pair of antlers over the door or on
the gable is still a customary decoration of a forester's house in Germany.
1. 13. 3U 'i.t\[tXi, in fief. — Bannforftcr, a keeper of a preserve.
1. 19. ^aftnad?t, properly the eve of Ash Wednesday, but often used
to denote an indefinite number of days preceding Lent, which are observed
in Catholic countries with great festivities.
1. 25. Xndr(e), tidijtgs, poetic and archaic for '^0i6)n6)i, a word re-
rived in this sense at the close of the last century.
1. 26. Sizxh^<^\odt\iiow, the tone of a passing-bell.
1. 28. ba3U/ at the same time, that is, as he walked.
Page 38. — line i. gcipunbcnc, passive part, with adj. force.
1. 5. fam geritten, came riding, past part, with adv. force. Cf. note to p.
8, 1. 7.
1. 9. fetncr, gen. of the pers. pron. depending on §err. — \a% = jctjtC
fid), with ace. of direction.
Page 39. — line ii. bas ccrgeffcn mad?t, sc. einen, which causes one
to forget.
1. 12. 5u Dtcnftcn, cf. note to p. 10, 1. 24.
1. 15. fiirroi^ig, for the later Dornjil^ig. — q,ah fid? . . . 3U erfcnnen,
introduced hiitiself as. — fatjrcnben 5d?iiler. In the middle ages many
students wandered from university to university, begging their way and
leading a rolHcking life, without any definite purpose of study. These
students were often called 3>aganten, rovers^ and their songs bear the
name, „5Saganten^oefie", see 1. 24, below.
ELEMENTARY PROSE. 259
1. 19. ®rt unb StcIIc = on the spot. The coupling of words of kindred
signification for completeness of statement is very common in English and
German. Cf. "house and home," "kith and kin," "pardon and absolve,"
" absolution and remission," etc.
1. 20. 3ur blaucit 2^raubc, at the Sign of the Blue Grape. Cf. note on
p. 2, 1. 2.
1. 22. corausgefe^t, assuming that ; the part, so used expresses a pre-
liminary condition, upon which something depends.
Page 40. — lines- CD tpcr oeroicffcii fonntc, could anyone forget?
For word-order, cf. 1. 18 and note to p. 25, 1. I.
1. 9. The reputation of the raven for wisdom dates from the oldest Ger-
manic mythology^^qording to which two ravens sat upon Odin's shoulders
— Huginn and Muninn, thought and memory — one of which revealed to
him all the past, and the other the future.
1. 14. vo'xt id? . . . nad?fct)en tDlK, and when I was about to see yester-
day; mas bie licbcn (El]icrd?en vc\,o.6:izx\., how the nice little fellows are.
1. 17. IPO, here, wherever. — gct^' UTtb \it\[ , am, a rimed phrase. Cf.
note to p. 7, 1. 6.
1. 18. tr>cr . . . tDli^te, ^Tivonder'] who may knoio.
1. 19. The SSalbfrau was, in popular lore, the repository of secret wisdom.
1. 24. bal^eim, S.G. for the N.G. JU §aufe ; ^eint is here an old dat.
1. 25. ba3U, cf. p. 34, 1. 6, note.
Page 41. — line 2. UJnfonft ift nur bcr Cob, death alone i% to be had
for nothing, a proverbial expression.
1. 15. ii^n I^UTigertC, impers. he was hungry.
1. 17. lOeibspcrfon, coUoq. a woman.
1. 30. StUTtbCf tic, for a league around.
Page 42. — line 3. dags 3uror = am Dorigen J^age,
1. 19- alsbalb = jogleic^.
I. 20. l^erum, at an end.
II. 28-29. gtng • ♦ . »on ftattcn, went on.
Page 43. — line 6. 5d?etbcn, ITTeibcn. Both words have the sames
meaning, and are a constant refrain in the old folk-songs : „@d)Cibeil Uttb
aJteiben ti)ut \Qt\^." Cf. note to p. 7, 1. 8.
1. 10. Canncnbaum. In Germany, as also in Norway and Sweden, it is
customary to celebrate the completion of a new house by putting a young
fir or birch-tree on the highest point of the roof, and by holding a festival
in which the workmen participate. Ibsen's drama Builder Solness, is based
upon this fact.
1. 13. ben Kater auf bcr 5d?ultcr, see note to p. 9, 1. 11. ^ater, ace.
abs. Witches and weird women had a cat as a companion, with whicb
mysterious and uncanny power was associated in the popular belief.
26o NOTES,
1. 20. gclccrt I^aft, perl for fut. perf., to express greater certainty.
Page 44. — line 6. (Seaft, a coll. noun, branches,
1. 13. beim 2lltcn, «^ zV was.
1. 16. Blume, the 55ergi^meinnic^t.
The author of this selection, Wilhelm Hauff (i 802-1 827), was a gifted
and promising novelist and poet, who wrote romantic and historical tales
somewhat in the manner of Walter Scott. He is one of the most popular
of German story-tellers. His works are characterized by humor, descrip-
tive power, and a certain fantastic quality, which renders them irresistible
to young readers.
Among his best known works are ^^antaficn im S3rcmer 9^at8teIIer, '5)cr
2Rann itn 9Jionbe, ®a8 iBilb be6 ^aiferS, etc. The present story is taken
from a collection of tales called 2)ie ^aratDone ( The Caravan) . A com-
pany of merchants, returning from Mecca, while away the time after dinner
by each relating some story of his life and adventures.
1. 20. 3U Bagbab, of ox at Bagdad.
1. 26. tnan \a\[ bem Kalifcn an, one perceived in the Caliph. Many
verbs govern the dative through the force of the preposition with which
they are compounded. Slnfe^en with the ace. means regard. The most
common of such prefixes are an, aiif, au8, bei, ein, ciit, entgcgen, nti§,
narf), unter, Der, miber, gu, and compounds with oor.
Page 45. — line 3. alle (Eage = jebeu Xag, every day.
1. 13. lange, gcrne, advs. The adverb was originally formed from the
adjective by the addition of -e, as here, or -tic!^.
I. 19. reidpbcfdplagenc, richly mounted.
II. 22-23. fci?on . . . IDoIIte, was already on the point ; ttJolUn, frequent-
ly means on the point of, or to be about to do.
Page 46. — line i. anfangen, here simply do,
1. 2. voznn . . . aud?, even if.
1. 9. §iige, ckcracters.
1. II. gelet^rt, part, with the force of an adj., like the Eng. "learned."
1. 15. auf bic ^^U^foblcn. The bastinado is a punishment still in vogue
in Egypt and the Orient.
1. 21. ber bu. The verb agreeing with a relative pronoun is usually in
the third person; if, however, the personal pronoun is repeated after the
relative, the verb agrees with it.
1. 23. JTtuta'bor, fut. pass, of the Lat. verb mutare, change, lit. /
shall be changed, — jebes, any.
ELEMENTARY PROSE, 26 1
Page 47,— line 3. gut cinfaufcn, purchasing to advantage or at a
bargain. — XO'xZ frcue id? mid?, btS id?, how I rejoice in looking forward
to the time when I shall be, etc.
1. 19. gefd?et^Cn \\<x\>Z, subj. of indirect discourse like crrcgt l^aben, below.
Page 48. — line i. ujoUen, let us, subj. as imp.
1. 5. nid?t gelac^t, do not laugh. Cf. note to p. I, 1. 17.
1. 17. bcim . . /propI]Cten, i.e. Mohafftmed,
1. 21. fel^cn. The pi. form of the verb with titles is still preserved in official
decrees, and often in address. Even minor titles, such as ^auptmoun, captain
are used with a plural verb in Austria and in some parts of South Germany.
Page 49. — line 5. locgcn is here used with the dative instead of the
more usual genitive.
1. 6. 'ba, emphatic, hence, ox for that purpose.
1. 14. erft w.0i6:i langer §cit, not for a long time.
1. 16. S6:\0^t, is often thus used, almost as a pred. adj. to a sentence,
or a pronoun standing for a sentence, = e§ ift fd^ttbc.
1. 21. po^ nicffa, etc., by Mecca ... a funny variation of the usual
^oljtaufenb.
1. 27. ttx etrtcm fort, continuously, uniformly.
Page 50. — line 6. I^eraus, used for an omitted verb of motion; so.
!ommcn.
1. 25. I^alb, uninflected before the name of a place; cf. gailj ^Opcn*
^agen, p. 27, line 11.
Page 51. — line 4. tptr tPoUcn. See note to p. 48,1. i. — melletd?t =
moglic^.
I. II. mit eurer €rlaubnts, with your leave.
II. 25-26. mtr ift q^axil unt^eimltd? 3U IHut, / have a very weird feeling.
11. 26-27. l^ab' es . . . gcfcuf3t, used impersonally : there was an audible
sigh.
Page 52. — lines 3-4. bcm au^ unter, under whose.
1. 29. f^ub (XW., archaic for ^ob an.
Page 53. — line 9. rou^tc = fonnte, xuas able, succeeded in.
1. 21. (5cmduer, walls. The prefix gc- implies, with personal nouns,
sissociation, companionship; to neuter nouns it lends a collective sense.
1. 28. tf^r, dat. of separation, frotn her.
Page 54. — lines 5-6. tnir at^ttct bics, /, too, suspect this.
1. 8. mii§te r)ielleid?t, subj. to soften the positiveness of an assertion,
and I may perhaps know.
1. 15. cinaTtber = fic^ einanber, recip. pron.
1. 22. CS ift mir jebc rc^t, any condition is acceptable to me.
262 NOTES.
1. 29. fc^on, concessive, however that may be, even in that case.
Page 55. — line 6. Das t^ei§t bic Ka^e im Sacf faufen. That
means, rushing into it blindfold.
Page 57. — line 7. fd?nupfcn, take a pinch.
POETRY.
1, ©d^walBcttUcb.
Julius Carl Reinhold Sturm (18 16-1896), a pastor and teacher in the
Principality of Reuss, has written many works of devotion as well as grace-
ful and musical verses.
Page 58. — line 5. Kaft \\\(<> Hul], alliterative couplets, both members
of which have practically the same meaning, are very common in German.
1. 9. Kurtbe, tidings, a poetical synonym for S^iad^rid^t.
1. II. fd?tpanb, the pret. is used instead of the perf. more frequently in
German than in English.
1. 12. gefommen, sc ift. In dependent clauses, the transposed auxihary
of the compound tenses is often omitted when it can easily be supplied from
the context. This is especially frequent in poetry.
1. 14. lDCt§, sc. ic^.
2. ^u btft ttttc cine ^(umc.
Heinrich Heine (1799-1856) was born in Diisseldorf on the Rhine, but
spent almost his entire life in France. As a contributor to the press, the
freedom of his criticisms of political and social questions brought upon him
government censure, which led to his taking up his residence in Paris.
He there witnesses! many of the stirring events associated with the reigns
of Charles X., Louis Philippe and Napoleon III. He contributed to the
German press brilliant, graphic, ironical and humorous discussions of men
and events, literature, music and art in the French capital. He is one of
the most gifted and popular of German song writers. His style is light,
often careless, but of wonderful grace and tenderness, at times of pathos
and mocking bitterness. He was a thorough Romanticist. Few Germans
POETRY. 263
have written such clear and simple prose, and few have exercised a widet
European influence.
This poem was said to have been addressed to a poor Jewish girl whom
Heine met in Berlin. It was published in 1825. It has been often set to
music, among others by Rubinstein and Henschel.
Page 59. — line 11. mir \\i, I feel.
3. ^a§ Sc^to^ am SJlccrc.
Ludwig Uhland (1787- 1862), poet, scholar and statesman, is one of the
favorite singers of Germany. He was active in the struggle for constitu-
tional government in the earlier contests of his country (Wiirtemberg) be-
tween 1815 and 1819, 1833 and 1837, ^"^ ^^"^^^ ^" ^^ larger movement
for German unity in 1848. Uhland's genuineness and manliness in his
verse, as well as the simplicity and nobility of his personal character, have
won the affection of his nation.
Longfellow's translation of this poem has made it as familiar to English
as to German readers. It is in the form of a dialogue. Two travelers
meet and question one another concerning the castle. One has seen it
in the glow of the evening light and in the brightness of hope, the other,
when enveloped in mist, suggesting woe.
The subtle suggestiveness of this poem, appealing to the imagination of
the reader, is one source of its perpetual charm. It has been translated by
W. E. Aytoun, H. W. Longfellow, Sir Theodore Martin and W. C.
Sandars. It has been set to music by Kreutzer and Raff.
1. 15. mod?te, zuould fain.
L 18. briiber \[tX, along above U.
Page 60. — line 3. fjallen ; the sing, form, ^atte, is used below, 1. 7,
without difference of meaning.
L 4. Saiten, fig. the harp.
L 8. ftral^Ienb tm, etc, radiant with.
I. 10. (Semat^I, here neuter, referring to the queen, i.e. consort. This
usage is archaic and poetical.
4. 2)tc fiorclct.
The Lorelei rock is on the right bank of the Rhine near St. Goar. The
story of the Lorelei was not originally a popular legend but was invented
by Clemens Brentano, and published in the second volume of his romance^
Godwi (1802), called Violettens Lied, beginning, „^]X 33aci^arO(^ am Ws^tXXit"
264 NOTES,
Heine published his poem in 1824. The term Lorelei was written Lore
Lay in Brentano's poem, and Lore-Ley in Heine's. It has been set to music
by L. Fischer, J. Mathieux and F. Silcher.
Page 61. — line 2. Dabci, al the same time.
1. 6. ergreift CS, an impersonal construction, where we should use the
passive.
L g. t>erfd?Itngen, pres. used with the force of the future, as frequently.
Cf. note to p. 25, 1. 13.
5. 2)ic traurigc (^cfc^td^tc \s^x^ bummett ^attigd^ctt.
Richard Lowenstein (1819-1891) was a journalist, who, with Kalisch,
founded (1848) the Berlin Kladderadatsch, a comic paper which, then ag
now, satirized public men and measures, and often incurred government
censure, involving punitive measures against the editor. Lowenstein wrote
also delightful poems for children, which he published in the Kindergarten
(1846) from which this poem is taken, which has an instructive lesson in
spite of its gayety. It depicts the failure of a lad of magnificent hopes
who was deterred from any real effort by imaginary difificulties.
\. 24. jagt itjn fort, dismisses him, sends him flying. — IHetfter, a
craftsman in Germany, who has served the preliminary periods of appren-
ticeship and as a journeyman, and can conduct an independent business.
1. 25. \itx\^t bran, think of this, viz. : When, in English, a preposition
would precede and govern a subordinate sentence, the compound adverb is
used in German, embodying the proper preposition and the demonstrative
element : in this case, bar + an = an 'i)Ci9>, and the clause following is in
apposition with ba(r). See note p. 9, 1. 14, and p. 62, 1. 14.
L 26. n>as aus bir nod? roerben ^ann I what else you may become.
Page 62. — line 5. Johnny has now become Jack, that is he is a trifle
older and has a bit more dignity.
6. ^tc ^titbcr.
This poem is addressed to Heine's sister Charlotte, later Frau vom Emb-
den, who was eleven months older than her brother.
L 18. Dcrftccftcn, notice the omission of the connective unb.
L 19. mie bie £)dl^nc, ttJie in comparison means like ; al8 introduces a
noun in apposition, denoting the same person or character; SJJaria @tuart
mirb al8 ^iJnigin ftcrben, Maria Stuart will die as a queen, that is, she
is a queen and as oni she will die.
POETRY. 26$
1 20. Famen, inversion to express a condition.
1. 21. Kifcrifi, Cockadoodle doo.
1. 26. mad?ten cirt coruet^mcs f^aus, >^^// ay?«<f establishment.
Page 63. — line 2. oftcrs, often, with no comparative sense.
1. 8. a I ten Ka^C, a slang name for an old woman.
1. 12. gcmefcn, sc. ware. Cf. note to p. 58, 1. 12. The same construe*
tion is continued in the following stanza.
1. 20. (Ereu'/ notice the rime with — bci.
7. ^rct ^aarc unb ©tncr.
Friedrich Riickert (1788- 1866) was an Orientalist, and poet of a great
vigor, and an almost unsurpassed master of poetic forms. He translated
numerous poems from the Indian, Persian, Hebrew, and even the Chinese
language, and wrote many in the style and metre of the East. He was a
professor in Erlangen and in Berlin.
1. 24. barauf, in reply.
Page 64, — line 2. mad?' bir's 311 etgen, make this your possession,
i.e. lay this fact to heart,
1. 7. 3H>cie, archaic, inflected form of Jttiei. The numerals were formerly
inflected.
8. ^txcx vS^ ein S^iigtetn >mx\
German literature is full of exquisite folk-songs, many of which have
been preserved for centuries in the popular memory. The date and author-
ship of these poems are alike uncertain. They sprang from the heart of
the people and mirror the naKve and simple life which produced them. They
express the poetry of natural feeling, and describe the scenes, passions and
ideals of the homely life of the untutored and unlearned. They abound in
tender sentiment, which may contain both humor and pathos. Occasionally
they are spirited in character and describe martial and warlike scenes. It
is the characteristic of all popular poetry to personify natural objects, to
give even a profound meaning to familiar incidents, the return of the
seasons, the life of the flowers and trees, and the coming of the birds
These poems are graphic in description, and hurried and often irregular
in movement. Many of the greatest poets have caught the spirit of the
folk-songs, among whom Goethe, Uhland and Heine are to be numbered.
This poem is often sung to a folk-melody.
ist stanza, 1. 13. alll^tcr, a quaint and strengthened form of l^ier,
2d stanza, 1. 9. glcic^ = obgkid).
266 NOTES.
1. lo. boc^ is adversative and occurs frequently, as here, after a con-
ditional sentence.
1. 12. criDad?ett \\\Vi, I {do) awake. The verb tf)Un in popular speech
and in folk-songs is often used as an auxiliary verb as in English.
1. 15. "ixx, relative adverb of time, when. — •£^er3e, an archaic form for
the modern §erj, preserved in the folk-songs and revived by classical writers.
1. 17. 'bix'^, here a declarative, or possibly, a causal conj., that or since.
1. 18. 9efd?cnft, sc. hast. Cf. p. 58, 1. 12.
9* ^xfx f^i(i^tcttbttttm ftc^t ctnfam.
This poem was published in 1823. It has been set to music by numer-
ous composers, Heubner, Hiller, Jensen, Ritter, Roesel, Rubinstein, von
Woyrsch and others. The poem expresses the pain of hopeless separation.
1. 21. tl^n f<^Idfcrt, impers., it slumbers.
10. %xi fi^one^ ^ifd^crmabd^ctt.
This poem was published in 1824. It therefore belongs, like sc many
of Heine's favorite poems, to his earlier period. It has been repeatedly set
to music. The musical renderings best known are those by Schubert,
Meyerbeer and Hesse; others are by Eckert, Fink and Rockstro.
Page 65. — linen. X)crtrauft expresses the reason why she should
be free from fear z=zfor you entrust yourself.
11. ^cr SStrtitt %9^itx\t\n*
This poem belongs to Uhland's earlier period (Dec. 24, 1809). It has
been often translated, among others, by Barber, Brooks, Butler, Dexter and
Martin. It has been set to music by Loewe, but is more often sung to a
popular folk-melody.
^ 1. 17. ipot^l, lends a bit of chance to the verb, it happened, it came to
pass. It occurs frequently in the folk-songs, where its meaning hardly ad-
mits of positive translation.
1. 18. Bet eincr ^^rau tPtrtin, at the house of a landlady ^x.^. at an inn.
The preposition bet, as here, denotes at the house of
1. 19. Sic. The third person is here used in familiar address instead of
the second. — gut Bier unb IPctn. In prose we should expect guteS
S3icr Uttb guten SBein. When an adjective relates to two nouns of differ-
ent genders, it must be repeated and made to agree with each.
POETRY. 267
I. 21. ift. Note the use of two singular subjects with a singular verb.
Page 66. — lines, ber erjie, berl a repetition of the subject in the
popular style.
1. 5. irtaib, poetical for SD^abc^CH.
1. 6. 3<i? lt)Urbc, regularly [©o] tniirbe icf). t
1. 8. ba3u, «/ /-^^ ^z^>^/.
1. 10. (jeliebt, cf. note to p. 6, 11. 21-23.
1. II. \[\\h, poetical and archaic for t)ob. 1. 12. an = Ciuf.
1. 13. bic^. The object is made emphatic by being placed first.
12. ^cr gutc ^amcrab.
This poem, like the preceding, is in the genuine spirit of the Volkslied.
It was written in September, 1809, and has been translated by Sanders and
Skeat. It has been set to music by Kreutzer, but is more usually sung to
a popular melody.
1. 16. nit, dialectic for uid^t.
1. 19. in glcid?ctn Sd?ritt nnb Critt, with equal pace, Cf. note to p.
7, 1. 6.
1. 21. (Silt's mir? Is it 7neant for tne ?
1. 24. als UJdr's, etc., inversion to express a condition, while the conclu-
sion is intimated by at§. As though he were a part of myself.
Page 67. — line i. tpill, sc cr. The subject is often omitted in popu-
lar style.
1. 2. bermeil = ludl^renb. 1. 3. lawn, sc. ic^.
13. ^ic ^rcttabicrc.
Napoleon crossed the Niemen on June 24, 181 2, with four hundred and
fifty thousand men, to invade Russia. He reached Wilna on his return after
the destruction of Moscow, on December 3, with fifteen thousand soldiers. He
gathered an army of nearly half a million troops with incredible rapidity in
the spring of 1813, and entered Germany in April, in order to renew the
war. After various successes, in which his military genius shone preeminent
against superior forces, he was defeated by the Allies in the battle of Leip-
zig, October 16-19, 1813. He abdicated in favor of his son on April I, 1814,
and was sent a prisoner to the island of Elba. He was a captive from
May 4, 1814, to February 26, 1815, when he returned to France and recov-
ered his throne for a brief period, his reign ending after the battle of
Waterloo, June 18. His abdication followed on June 22.
268 NOTES,
The poem expresses Heine's enthusiastic admiration for the Emperoi
Napoleon as well as the devotion of the French soldiers to him.
The date of this poem is given in the French edition of Heine's
Works as 1816, though it may be two or three years later (18 19). It
was published in 1822. *
1. 7. gefangcn, sc. roorbcn. 1. 10. IHSr*. ci note to p. 37, L 25.
1. II. After gcgangcTt sc. fei.
1. 15. ob = njcgen. — Kunbe, cf. note to p. 58, 1. 9.
1. 18. Das £tcb tft aus, all is over.
Page 680 — line 5. (£I]rcnfrcu3, Cross of the Legion of Honor,
1. 13. reitct mol^I, may ride.
14, 2)cr @oftat.
This poem was translated by Chamisso, to whom it is often ascribed, from
Hans Christian Andersen.
The situation is simple yet tragic. A soldier has been sentenced to be
shot, and his best friend belongs to the file which is detailed for his exe-
cution. The bullets of all the other soldiers miss him, but that of his friend
strikes him in the heart.
1. 17. (Es gel^t, impers., They march,
1. 23. bet ningettbcm Spicle mirb parabtert^ with ringing music, the
parade is held.
Page 69. — line 2. Sonne = ber @onne, depending on @tra^I.
1. 5. angelegt, aimed.
1. 6. 2ld?t Kugein, btc. Cf. note to p. 66, L 3. — oorbeigefegt, s^wept
or whizzed past.
15. ©rffatiig.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was bom in Frankfurt on the Main,
August 28, 1749, and died in Weimar March, 22, 1832. He is the central
figure in German literature, and, possibly, the most influential force in
European literature since the time of Shakespeare. He was a lyric singer
of rare beauty, a dramatist, novelist, investigator and discoverer in science.
There are few subjects with which he did not have a sympathetic interest.
His personality influenced contemporaries as profoundly as his literary
genius. The present intellectual life of his country would have been im-
possible without him.
The ballad of the Erlking or King of the Elves was written by Goethe in
the spring of 1 782 in connection with his Singspiel, Die Fisckerin. It is
POETRY, 269
based upon a folk-song translated from the Danish Erlk'onigs Tochter^
contained in Herder's Volkslieder. King Olaf rode far and wide to summon
the guests to his wedding, The Erlking's daughter danced with her com-
panions upon the green, and offered to him her hand and summoned him to
the dance. King Olaf refused, for the morrow was to be his wedding day,
and gifts of silk and gold were powerless to attract hmi. The elf-queen
then gave him a blow upon the heart, which caused him a pain such as he
had never known before, and announced that sickness should follow him.
King Olaf returned home. When the bride came with the wedding guests
on the following morning, she lifted a scarlet covering, beneath which the
king lay dead. — The poem has often been set to music. The best known
compositions are those by Reichardt, Schubert and C. Loewe. The mu-
sical renderings by Methfessel, Tomaschek, Berger and Spohr are also well
known. Beethoven, also, sketched the music of the Erlkonig.
1. 12. er fjSIt ttjTt IParm, factitive pred.
1. 13. tpas, adv. ace. = um limS or tnarum, a very common use.
1. 14. The imagination of the sick child transforms all objects into terror
and mystery.
1. 19. mand? buntc. The -first adj. is left uninflected. Note the use of
the strong form in buitte, owing to this omission.
1. 20. giilbcn, archaic for golbeiT, uninfl. adj.
Page 70. — line 4. roiegcn, tan5en and fingctt ein, in a future sense
1. 15. f^of, home.
16. mo^t^ctt aitf bcr ^cibc.
Variants in the edition of 1789 : Title, Apeibenrb^fcilt ; 1. 17, omits (5g ;
1. 19, 2Bar fo jiing unb morgeufd^on ; 1. 20, ?ief er fd^uett e« nal^ 311 fef)n ;
I. 21, @al)'« mit Dieten ^reuben ; 1. 24, omits 2)er ; Page 71, 1. 6, Unb for
S)oc^ ; 1. 7, % for 3)a8 ; 1. 9, §atf i^r boc^ fein 2Be^ unb Sid} ; 1. 10, 2«u^t'
c8 eben Iciben.
Published first in Herder's Von deutscher Art und Kunsi (1773), and in
his Volkslieder Bd. H. 151 (1779), and is there ascribed to oral tradition.
Goethe included it with slight changes in his Schriften Bd. VIH. 105-106,
who possibly communicated the earlier form to Herder. A poem in the
unique cDllettion of Paul von der Aelst, 1602 (Uhland's Volkslieder-') has the
same refrain and similai motives. See also Herder's poem "Die Blute."
1.17. l{nab' = 3ungling, as often ill folk -poetry.
1. 18. HosIeiTt. In the folk-poems the article is often omitted, es-
pecially when the object is personified. — £^eibcn, an inflected form of
the dat. sing. Cf. note to p. 6, 1. 15.
17. ^a§ 2?cU(i^Ctt.
This poem belongs to Goethe's earlier period, having been written in 1 773-
74. The music of Mozart. Reichardt. Kunzen and Steffan is best known.
270 NOTES.
Page 71. — line 13. gcbiicft in fid?, bending low.
I. 15. t^cr3ig, graceful., charming, a word often employed in this sense
in South Germany, and by Goethe.
1. 19. bie XPiefc I^er, along the meadow.
1. 24. matt, until faint.
1. 26. Diertelftiinbd^cn, trans., one fleeting hour.
Page 72. — line 2. in <x6qi . . . nat^tn, heeded.
1. 5. fterb' i(^, inversion to express a condition.
18, SBo^ft^mu
Matthias Claudius (1740-1815), a scholar and editor, of unsettled life, of
simple and noble nature, wrote m.any poems, some brief and full of sen-
tentious wisdom, others devout, patriotic, and humorous.
1. 8. veirit/reei/, .^ ^. ^
'•^ ^ 19. ^ic ^CttttC.
1. 12. mat = einntat. — fcin, clever.
I. 18. ^ait DOnt V^nhn mad?tc, ^^ade a business of thinking, ^alt,
pronounced as in French, a word in vogue in the eighteenth century in
Germany.
1. 19. barob = bariiber. — Knall MX^ ^all, an idiomatic expression
meaning at once. The ^iiall is the report of the gun, with which the fatt,
(^att) of the object is almost simultaneous. Cf . note to p. 7, 1. 8.
1. 21. tht\[. nidpt DOnnotcn, is not precisely necessary.
1. 22. 3um (2i ni(^ts tt^ut, has ?tothing to do with the egg.
Page 73. — line i. fcib barum gebcten,/?^ this I entreat you.
1. 5. tieuer, 0/ this year, a dial. S. G. form, now practically obsolete.
20, ^cr ©anger.
This ballad was written possibly as early as 1775 or 1776. It was pub-
lished first in Wilhebn Meisters Lehrjahre (1795). It has been set to
music by Reichardt, Kreutzer, Schubert and Loewe. Slight verbal differ-
ences are found in the two forms of this poem, viz., in that contained in the
romance, and in Goethe's Gedickte.
1. 22. ftaunenb, in gazing.
1 23. briicff . . ., here, closecL
1.25. fc^auten . . . brein, looked on. The verb belongs also to tie
@c^onen.
Page 74. — line 2-3. Ite§ f^olen, had brought; laffen is used here, as
often, in a causative sense. Cf. 1. 16 below, also p. 18, 1. 9.
I. 9. noc^, besides; that is, in addition to his other decorations.
II. 12 and 14. tpot^net, lof^net, long archaic forms; see also p. 60, 11.
21 and 23. -
POETRY. 271
I. 16. Seeder VOzxns, poetical for S3ed)er SScin. SSein8 is an old par-
titive gen.
1. x8. (gr fe^f iljn an, sc. ben 2J2unb.
21. S3ar6aroffo.
For an account of Barbarossa see pp. 102-105 °^ ^^ Reader. The
Germans called him Rotbart (Red Beard).
Page 75. — line i. Barbaroffa is called also gricbric^ bcr (Srfte.
1. 3. tm unterirb'fd?cn 5d?Ioffc, that is, beneath the Kyffhauser, tht
immense castle, whose ruins are still preserved near Frankenhausen. The
mountain is still called by the people „^aifer ^ncbcidE}.''
1. 4. Der3anbert fid? = fid) derjaubert.
1. 14. barauf = raorauf, as in 11. 16 and 25.
1. 17. Don ^Iad?fc, referring to the color.
1. 23. je nac^ langem Haumc, ever after a l(mg interzfoL
I. 24. n)tnft, beckons, makes a sign,
22. ^cr pilgrim ttur @t. ^nft.
The author of this poem, Count August of Platen-Hallermund (1796-
1835), was born in Ansbach and died in Syracuse on the Island of Sicily.
Much of his life was passed in Italy. In perfection of form, and in the
musical quality of his verse, few German poets have equaled him.
Charles the Fifth (i 500-1 558), German Emperor, King of Spain, ruler
of the Netherlands, and King of Naples, after a reign marked for the most
part by successful conquest, abdicated his throne in 1555-56 in favor of his
son, Philip II., and withdrew to the cloister of Saint Just, near Placentia,
where he died two years later. For an interesting account of the last days
of the Emperor, see Sir William Stirling-Maxwell's Cloister Life of Charles
the Fifth (1852).
Page 76. 1. 9. Platen wrote originally: 2)ic Sil(x6)i bur(^fauft ber
@turmtt)inb f ilr unb f iir. — fiir VixCi> fiir, on and ouy incessantly,
1. II. (5Io(fcnton, notice omission of the article, possible Only in poetry.
I. 12. fd?rccft, startles.
II. 13-14. The first edition read :
//^iad)t etUq auf, unb toetgert mtr ntc^t farg
S)en grauen 9loc£ unb bann ben jdjtDavjcn @arg/'
1. 22. bas alte Hcic^, the Holy Roman or German Empire, existing
from 800-1806 A. D.
272 NOTES,
23. 2)tc SBctficr tJOtt SBin^^crg.
For a prose account of this incident see page 4 of this Reader.
Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838) was born in the castle of Boncourt
in Champagne. He fled with his family at the breaking out of the French
Revolution (1790), and found refuge in Berlin. He studied natural science
and accompanied a scientific expedition around the world. His love for
the land of his birth remained in his new home. He wrote Peler Schlehmihls
wundersame Geschichte (1814), the story of a man who had lost his
shadow, also some touching poems upon his early home, the best known of
which is Das Schloss Boncourt.
Page 77. — line l. lag^ had encamped^ pret. in the sense of the plu-
perfect.
1. 3. Der IPelfc, the Guelf. The House of Guelf supported the pope
in opposition to the emperor. Hence this name became a party cry in the
twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The opposing faction, the
Ghibellines, derived their name from Waiblingen, a city in Wiirtemberg.
The first Salian emperor, Konrad II. (1024-1039) included this name
among his titles, as Lord of Waiblingen. Hence it passed to the Hohen-
staufen, and became the watchword of the supporters of the emperor.
1. 7. X)cgcn; warrior^ hero, a different word from 3)egen, sword, though
often regarded as the same.
1. 8. offnct, inversion to express a concession, although.
1. 9. fommen for gc?omtnen. The ge was not originally essential to
the past participle, and is still omitted in certain coUoq. uses, and with the
modal auxiliaries when the infinitive of another verb is dependent upon
them.
1. 12. fanft. See note to p. 5, L 14,
1. 13. jebe has the natural, not the grammatical gender of SBeiB.
1. 16. xneinung, will.
1. 19. bebrangtc, hard beset,
1. 20. fd?tDanFt, stagger.
1. 23. V0'\6^ii orig. an insignificant person, here man,
1. 24. bcbeutfam, that is, interpreting the agreement.
24. ^er Sannenbaum.
This is a version, byN^A. Zarnack, of a folk-song which, under various
forms, has been known and sung in Germany for four hundred years. The
poet Uhland has rewritten one form of the poem. Mr. H. W. Longfellow's
POETRY. 273
translation, The Hemlock Tree, is well known. The poem is usually sung
to the music of the old student song "Lauriger Horatius," or to „@ott grii^
bid), 53riiber ©troubiltgcr." See the editor's edition of Uhland's Poems,
p. ^2,, also Erie und Bohme's Deutscher Liederhort, Bd. I, pp. 546-548.
25, ^cimtir^c Sicbc.
The first, second and fifth stanzas represent an early and widely dissem-
inated folk-song, known throughout Germany. These stanzas constituted
apparently a part of a shepherd's song. See Erk und Bohme's Deutscher
Liederhort, Bd. II, pp. 325-327. The text of Heimliche Liebe varies; the
third, fourth, and sixth stanzas are an addition to the original form.
Page 79. — line 2. ■ntcmanb ntd?t. The double negative is common
in folk-songs and occurs even in classical poetry.
1. 4. tt^un ftct^cn. Cf. note to p. 64, 1. 12.
1. 6. £)er3e. Cf. note to p. 64, 1. 15.
26. SicbCiStrcttc.
This poem is contained in Biisching and Von der Hagen's Sammlung deut-
scher Volkslieder (1807), but is omitted from Erk und Bohme's collection.
1. 14. fein'n anbcrrt ntd?t lieber feitt. Cf. note to p. 79, 1. 2.
1. 18. £tcberl, a South-German diminutive form, darling. — ftaljn,
archaic for [te^Clt.
1. 19. Kcitt ^cuer unb (Slut brcnnt ntd?t fo tjct§; double negative as
above, 1. 14. In prose we should have !cin ^eiier Ullb fetue ®lut. .
Page 80. — line 2. (El^rcn. This is a dat. pi., a survival of the usage
of employing abstract nouns in the pi., and is not to be confounded with
the old weak forms of the fern. sing. Cf. note to p. 10, 1. 24.
1. 6. fd^rciben, note the change in the number of the verb, due to
the popular origin of the poem. — f eiu (Enbc, without end,
1. 7. bleibe babet, hold to it, or standby it,
27. ^iit^ btt bi(^.
A Volkslied found in several collections of the sixteenth century. The
text varies. That which is given here is taken from Des Knaben Wunder-
horn ( 1 805-1 808), with the omission of the fourth stanza. It is well-
known to English readers through Mr. Longfellow's translation.
1. 9. tntr'n = ntir, ein ; mlr, ethical dat.; -n, this contraction of citt is
unusual except in popular verse.
2/4 NOTES.
I. i6. iiberquerd?, S. G., "a side glance" from one side; qucrrf} from
quer is preserved in this compound adv.
1.19. Itc^t = t)ett.
28, SWt ^cibcIBcrg, \s\i fcttic.
Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826-86) is one of the favorite Vi^riters of
modern Germany. He w^as born in Karlsruhe, in which city he died, and
his life is closely associated with South Germany, and with the history
and legends of that picturesque country. Scheffel is pre-eminently the
author of the young, of those whose lives are full of hope and enthusiasm.
His poems and student songs are universally popular. His historical novel
of Ekkehard and his poem, Der Trompeter von Sdkkingen, are most
widely read. The opera based upon the latter is greatly admired. Scheffel
was a student in Heidelberg and often returned thither. His statue in
bronze stands in the park surrounding the castle. Ali Heidelberg, dufeine^
is taken from the TroDipeter von Sdkkingen.
Page 81. — line 6. 2IIt f^eibelberg ; oft is here undecHned, its con-
nection with Heidelberg being so close as to make it almost a component
part of the word.
1. 7. (2t^ren. Cf. note p. 10, 1. 24.
1. 8. The names of rivers in Germany are generally fem.; a few are
masc, as ber W)i\\\, ber 3J?ain, ber 3nn, ber $?ed), ber D^ecfar.
1. II. 21n IPeist^ett. Heidelberg is the seat of one of the oldest uni-
versities in Germany, founded in 1 386.
1. 23. Unb fted?cn tnt<^ bic Dornen, that is, If wordly cares harrass
me.
1. 24. brau§ = brau^en, without^ that is, the cold outer world. — fatjl,
monotonous, destitute of joy.
29. ^ic ^offttttug.
Friedrich von Schiller (i 759-1 805), who ranks with Goethe as the
greatest of German poets, was born in Marbach in Wiirtemberg. He was
thus, by birth, associated with the brilliant group of South German poets,
though his active life was passed mainly in Jena (i 789-1 799) and Weimar
(1799- 1 805). For four years he held a professorship of history in the
University of Jena (1789-93). His intellectual life is divided into three
periods; that of his youthful works, Die Rduber {i'j?>i), Fiesko (1783),
Kabale und Liebe (1784); that of his historical studies, Don Carlos
(\'j?>'j')f Abfall der Vereinigten Niederlande (1788), Geschichte des dreissi^-
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jahrigen Krieges (1791-1793), and of his philosophical and aesthetic essays;
and his classical period in which his Balladen (i 797-1 798), and his
dramatic masterpieces were produced, Wallenstein and Maria Stuart
(1800), the Jungfrau von Orleans (1801), Braut von Messina (1803),
Wilhehn Tell (1804). Schiller is more philosophical, more analytical and
subjective than Goethe; also more rhetorical in his style, but pervaded by
the nol)lest ideal sentiments.
Page 82. — line 4. rennen ViVifi jagett, two verbs to indicate haste
and swift pursuit.
1. II. befd?ItC^t cr, concessive, although he may end.
1. 13. (£s stands here not simply for hope but for all that it promises.
1. 15. (£s anticipates the following clauses, which constitute the real
subject.
1. 16. tras = etttjag.
36, Slttf bcr U6crfa^rt»
The scene of this poem is the Neckar River near the village of Hofen,
below Cannstatt. It was suggested by a soUtary walk which Uhland took
to Miinster across the Neckar in 1822. The ruins of a castle crown the
height above, and a dam spans the stream.
A group of young scholars in Edinburgh became interested in German
literature through the influence of Professor J. S. Blackie, among whom
were George Moir, later an eminent barrister, and Sir Theodore Martin.
Moir's translation of this poem is the best known, and is given in Long-
fellow's The Poets and Poetry of Northern Europe (new edition, 1882).
It has also been translated by W. Barber, C. T. Brooks and W. W. Skeat,
and set to music by Loewe.
1. 24. 3a)Cett/ an old inflected form of the masc. of the numeral.
Page 83. — line i. cin ^^rcunb, ein t>atergleid?er. Uhland's favorite
uncle, Pastor Hoser of Schmieden, a neighboring village, is referred to.
1. 2. Unb cin jungcr, I^offnungsrcid^er, Friedrich von Harpprecht, a
young poet and fellow-student of Uhland at Tubingen. After honorable
participation in the campaign of Wiirtemberg against Austria (1807), in
the bloody battle of Wagram, and in Napoleon's disastrous Russian cam-
paign, he was wounded in the battle of Borodino, and suffered great
hardships on the way to Wilna, where he died from the effects of his in-
jury and of the sufferings of the retreat. He was a distinguished soldier,
and won, by his bravery at the battle of Smolensk, the Order of Military
Merit of Wiirtemberg and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. The first
2/6 NOTES.
volume which Uhland published (1813) was a memorial volume containing
the poems of his friend.
1. 8. (5Iii(f Itd?cr, adj. in apposition with 2^age in the preceding line.
1. 10. entriffcn, sc. l)at. Cf. note p. 58, 1. 12.
31, SSanbrer^ ^iad^tlicb,
A copy of this poem in the Grand Ducal Library in Weimar bears the
inscription %m §ang be8 (Stter§berg, belt 12. gebruor (17)76. The Etters-
berg lies to the northwest of Weimar. Ettersburg is a picturesque castle of
the Grand Duke of Weimar which is closely associated with the life of the
Weimar poets. This poem has been a great favorite with composers, and
has been set to music by Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Hiller, Teller, Loewe
and others.
\. 19. Dcr bu. In prose, we should have, 2)U, bcr bit. Cf. note to
p. 46, 1. 21.
1. 23. bes Crctbcns miibc; 2!reibcnS, restless longing. The construc-
tion of miibe with the gen. is now preserved only in poetry.
L 24. VOas foil, to what purpose.
Written in pencil in the night of the 6th and 7th of September, 1 780, on
the wall of the hunter's lodge on the Gickelhahn, a mountain near Ilmenau.
Thirty-three years later Goethe renewed the writing and appended the date,
"Ren. 29. August, 1813." He spent his last birthday (August 28, 1831)
in Ilmenau, and ascended the Gickelhahn. He read with touching emotion
the verses written so long before, and repeated „3o, tt)arte Itur, \iO\^t ru^cft
bu aurf)/' and turned and descended the mountain. The poem has been set
to music more than sixty-six times, the best known composers being
Schubert, Kuhlau, Hiller, Rubinstein, Liszt, Radecke, Raff, Tomaschek and
Zelter.
Page 84, — line 7. balbe, archaic form of adv.
32, 5)tc aSoffcrrofc.
Emanuel von Geibel (181 5-1 884) belongs to the group of North German
poets. He was born in Liibeck, and studied in Bonn and Berlin. Later, he
served as a private tutor in the family of the Russian embassador in Athens,
where he found many of the subjects of his earlier poems. He held for a
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time an honorary professorship in the University of Munich (1852-68),
and was ennobled by the King of Bavaria. He is a poet of rare manliness,
of delicate imagination and of great beauty of poetic form.
1. 14. 2111/ uninflected. Cf. note to p. 69, 1. 19.
33, ^tt bcr 9?jir^t
Few poems of Platen illustrate more perfectly the delicate quality of his
verse, and his consummate skill in producing a musical effect than In der
Nacht. It bore the title "Romanze. 1820," in the first editicn of his works.
It has been translated by Mr. Longfellow.
Page 85, — line 2. f iirbcr, an archaic form, omvards.
1. 9. ual^tn ic^ . . . in ad?t, watched. The use of the gen. is archaic
and poetic: (ftcf)) in ad^t ne^men, means to be on one's guard.
1. 12. 3urU(fe, archaic and poetic for guriicf.
1. 14. XneIobif(^cr XO(XViiiz\, referring to the Pythagorean doctrine of
the music of the spheres.
34. 9Iaft(ofe fite^e.
This poem was written at Ilmenau, a favorite resort of Goethe, in the
Thuringian Forest, May 6, 1776. Many of Goethe's earlier poems were
associated with this charming place. See Ein Gleiches, p. 84. This poem
commemorates the poet's love for the Frau von Stein, as his letters to her
of May 4th and 6th, 1776, from Ilmenau show. Dr. Max Friedlander
states in the Goethe Jahrbuch, Bd. XVII (1896), that this poem has been
set to music by more than sixty composers, the best-known musical
renderings being by Schubert, Schumann, Franz and Raff.
Page 86, — line i. The snow often lingers on the mountains of
Thuringia in May. Two days before this poem was written, Goethe wrote
to the Duke Cari August, „§ier ift fcf)on ben gangcn SDfJorgen @d^ncc."
1. 3. 3^^ Dampf, the mists of the valley.
1. 4. Hebclbiiftc, here, the clouds. Goethe wrote originally SSotfcn:
ncbetbiifte.
1. II. 2lIIe bas Hcigen = 2)a§ ganjc S^eigen.
1. 12. ^er3Cn, probably dat. sing.
1. 14. 5d?affet, works, exercises its influence.
1. 16. lX>dIbern)drt5 for SBatblimrtg. The use of the plural is unusual.
1. xg. Goethe often speaks of the joy and pain inseparable from love.
2/8 NOTES.
36. ^tc SBaUfa^rt ttar^ ^etJlaar.
Heine himself tells the story which is the basis of this poem. "The
material of this poem is not original with me. It originated through recol-
lections of my home on the Rhine. When I was a little boy, and received
my first training in the Franciscan cloister at Diisseldorf, where I learned
for the first time to spell and to sit still, I often sat next to another boy,
who used to tell me how his mother once took him to Kevlaar, and offered
up there for him a waxen foot, and how, in this manner, his own injured
foot was healed. I met this boy again in the upper class of the Gymnasium,
and as we happened to sit together in the philosophical lectures of Rector
Schallmayer, he reminded me laughingly of that miracle -story; but he
added somewhat earnestly, that he should now offer to the Virgin a waxen
heart. I heard afterward that he was suffering then from an unhappy love-
affair, and shortly afterward I lost him both from my sight and from my
mind. In the year 1819, when I was studying in Bonn, and was walking
one day in the neighborhood of Godesberg on the Rhine, I heard in the
distance the well-known Kevlaar songs, of which the most excellent one
had the prolonged refrain, "Praise be unto thee, Mary! ", and as the pro-
cession came more near, I noticed among the pilgrims my school comrade
and his old mother. His mother led him, and he looked very pale and ill."
Die Wallfakrt nach Kevlaar is one of Heine's most simple and touch-
ing poems.
Page 87. — line 12. ^cr3C. Cf. note to p. 64, 1. 15. Heine adopted
with great felicity many forms peculiar to the folk-song.
Page 88. — lines 3-4. bringcn . . . bar, offer.
Page 89. — line 2. Kollcn =KoIn. The expansion or the contrac-
tion of a form is very common in the folk-songs. Cf. note to p. 'j%y 1. 13.
1. 4. Cologne was the centre of an archiepiscopal diocese, and famous
for the number of its churches and religious establishments.
1. 16. <x^z\6:ix\iitxi, gliding. Cf. note to p. 38, 1. S*
37. ^ic 293ori^t am JR^citt.
Max Schneckenburger, the author of the famous Wacht am Rhein, was
born in Thalheim in Wiirtemberg in 18 19. He became an iron founder
in Burgdorf in Switzerland, where he died in 1849. A volume of his poems
was published after his death by Karl Gerok (1870).
This poem, which was written in 1840, first came into notice and en-
joyed its great popularity during the period of the Franco- Prussian War
C1870-1871).
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Page 90. —line 10. tX)ogcnpraU, that is, like the reverberation of
waves on a storm-beaten shore.
1. 15. 5U(ft es, impers., a thrill passes through,
1. 16. aller, gen. pi. depending on 2(ugen.
1. 17. froinm, in the sense of the "LaXm piuSy loyal, true,
1. 24. bicibft, shall or must remain.
Page 91. — line 5. ob = obgkic^.
1. 4. rDcIfd^er. The Rhine shall not become the possession of a foreign
power, S?3elfrf)er, ICelt, is a term usually applied to foreign nations of Ro-
mance origin, but is also applied to the Kelts of Wales by the Saxon con-
querors of England.
38. ^cutfd^Iaub \\btv attcd.
August Heinrich von Hoffmann (i798-i874),4cnown as Hoffmann von
Fallersleben, was born in Fallersleben in Hanover. He was librarian
(1823-1838), and Professor of the German language and literature (1830-
1842) in the University of Breslau. He lost his position by reason of his
political opinions, especially on account of his spirited poems in behalf of
German liberty. As a poet he showed delicacy, vigor as well as simplicity
and naturalness. He composed the music of many of his poems. As a
scholar his publications of mediseval German manuscripts, and his editions
of single works are of great merit. Deutschland uber alles has become a
genuine national hymn.
I. 23. 5d?u^ unb Uru^C, offense and defense. Cf. note to p. 7, 1 6.
II. 25-26. ^clt, used here by metonomy for the Baltic Sea. The poet
gives the boundaries of the entire German-speaking people, rather than of
Germany proper.
39. ^eutft^c 9?atiotta(^t)mnc.
This national hymn is sung to the same tune as " God save the Queen "
and "x\merica."
Heinrich Harries ( 1 762-1802) was a Danish pastor in Schleswig.
A collection of his poems published after his death contains a hymn written
for his Danish countrymen to sing upon the King's birthday. It began
§eil bir, bem Uebenben iperrfd^er be§ SSoterlanbS ! ^eit, S^rifttait, bir!
The hymn had been previously published in a Flensburg weekly paper,
Jan. 27, 1790. The poem was abridged from eight stanzas to five, and
otherwise changed and adapted to Prussian use by Dr. Balthasar Gerhard
28o NOTES,
of Hamburg, in 1793. An enlarged version by "Dr. d. R.," appeared in
Berlin in 1801.
Page 92. — line 19. Hciftge, warriory a word now obsolete except in
poetry, meaning strictly a mounted soldier,
40. ^\xC fcftc Surg ift unfcr @ott.
Martin Luther (1483-1546), the miner's son of Eisleben, is perhaps the
most striking personality in German history. He became a Bachelor of
Arts of the university of Erfurt in 1502, Master in 1505, and an Augustin-
ian monk the same year. In 1 508 he became a professor in the university
of Wittenberg. His translation of the New Testament was published in
1522, and of the whole Bible in 1534. His theses which introduced him
to the field of religious controversy, were posted on the door of the Castle
Church on the eve of All Saints, October 31, 151 7. He appeared before
Charles V. to defend his doctrines at the Diet of Worms in January, 1521.
The divisions in the religious world led to the Diet of Augsburg, which
the Emperor held in 1530. Luther remained at the Castle of Coburg,
during the sessions, where he wrote this hymn. This poem has been trans-
lated by Thomas Carlyle, Dr. F. H. Hedge and others. It is the battle-
hymn of the Reformation and has been sung on almost every field of com-
bat in Germany since that time. It is, in part, a free paraphase of the first
verses of Psalm xlvi, " God is our refuge and strength," etc.
Note in general throughout the poem the elision of the final -t of in-
flection, which is characteristic of a popular style.
Page 93. — line 16. VOt\[X. unb JDajfett. Notice the alliteration
which was once the characteristic of all Germanic poetry, and is still one of
the most effective ornaments of English and German verse.
1. 18. \[(xi betroffcn = betroffen t)at.
Page 94. — line i. (£s ftreit't, conditional, unless.
1. 13. IPtC faucr er ftd? ftcllt, however hostile he may appear.
1. 15. Das madpt, er ift gcrid?f t, is a peculiar construction, infrequent
in modern literature. The clause, er tfi gerirf)f t, is the subject of ntad^t,
and \iO^^, referring to the preceding Une, is the object. Trans., The cause
of this is because he is judged ^ = 2)a^ er gertd^tet ift, madjt ta^,
1. 17. ftat]n. Cf. note to p. 79, 1. 18.
1. 19. plan, fig. battlefield.
1. 23. £a§ fal^ren bat^in, that is, Sag [fte] ba^infa^rcit.
1. 24. 's, frot7i it, old gen. of the neut. pron. e§.
1. 25. Das Hetd?, sc. @otte8.
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS, 28 1
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS.
1. ^oifer ^arl bcr ^ro^e.
Charles the Great or Charles the First, called by the French Charlemagne,
was the first of the German kings to be crowned in Rome as the successor
of the CiJesars. The sovereignty which embraced Germany, France and
Italy claimed to be the direct inheritor of Roman imperial power. It was
Christian society organized as a state under a form divinely appointed, and
therefore the name " Holy Roman Empire " was the needful and rightful
counterpart to that of " Holy Catholic Church." Its head acquired addi-
tional sanctity from being consecrated by the Pope. The German kings
bore this title for a thousand years (800-1806), though, strictly speaking,
it was not rightly possessed until its bearer had been crowned in Rome.
After the battle of Jena (1806), Francis II resigned the imperial title
which had become meaningless. See The Holy Roman Empire, p. 201,
by James Bryce, 1871.
Charlemagne was successful in war, enUghtened in peace, and united
with deep religious fervor a sincere mterest in the material welfare of his
people. He has become, in popular conception, a half-legendary character,
and as such is a favorite theme for the poet.
Page 95. —line 17. gef Icibet, sc. fatten.
1. 19. Dicf uttb Diinn, adjectives used substantively uninflected.
Page 96. — line 4. fammcltc bic alten ^elbcnlieber. This collec-
tion has probably been entirely lost.
1. 24. n?ar . . . bic Hebe, there was a discussion of.
Page 97. — line 7. 2tlfutn. Alcuin, was a famous teacher and theo-
logian, who wrote many works on philosophy, mathematics, rhetoric and
grammar, as well as manuals of instruction. He came from England to
Charlemagne's court. — tna<^te \\\\\ 3UTn £et)rer, appointed him as tutor.
The verbs to appoint, elect, make (constitute), are used with JU and the
dative in a factitive sense. See 1. 28, below.
1. 30. cuer tPal^res 23cfte, your true interest, your highest good. — 3U
feiner ^cit/ at the proper time.
Page 98. —lines 2-3. bie itjr cud? . . . biinfct. Cf. note to p. 46, 1.21.
1. 4. not, formerly governed the gen., a usage still retained in ®ie ^aben
— 8 ^.gen. of pron.) not, and in similar expressions.
282 NOTES,
i, II. X)OT\ax\q,ZX, precentors.
1. ig. an3ie[]enb, attractive. Note how often a German word corre
sponds in formation with an equivalent term derived from the Latin.
1. 28. 3um romtfd?en Kaifer, cf. jum @d)U^^errn, in the next line,
and also the note to p. 97, 1. 7.
Page 99. — line 2. The cathedral of St. Peter in Rome stands on the
site of the circus of Nero, where the apostle is said to have suffered martyr-
dom. The first church of this name is said to have been erected by Con-
stantine the Great, at the request of Pope Sylvester I. It was within this
church that Charles the Great was crowned. The present cathedral was
begun by direction of Pope Julius II. from designs by the great Lombard
architect Bramante in 1506. The dome and much of the interior is due to
Michael Angelo. The new church was dedicated on November 18, 1626,
by Pope Urban VIII., on the thirteen hundredth anniversary of the
consecration of the original edifice.
1. 7. bcr abcTTbIanbtfd?=roTTtifd?c Kaifertttel, the title of Emperor of
the Holy Roman Empire of the West, in distinction from the Eastern
Roman or Byzantine Empire, having its seat in Constantinople (Byzan-
tium). The Eastej-n Empire was dissolved by the capture of Constan-
tinople by the Turks in 1453.
L 13. £cb3eitcn. Cf. note to p. 80, 1. 2.
\. 23. The vault in which the great Emperor was placed was opened by
his successor Otto III. about 1000. The Emperor was canonized by Pope
Pascal in 1165, and his remains are now contained in a shrine in the
sacristy of the cathedral of Aachen, which he founded.
2. ^cr crftc ^reusjug.
Page 100. —line 3. (Etjrtftt. This word, as also 3c|ug, retains the
forms of the Latin declension^ doubtless through the conservative influence
of the Latin ritual in the church.
I. II. Das 3ilb, image, here, crucifix.
Page 101. — line 3. ^ah'' unb (Sut, an old legal phrase used for
completeness. The two nouns are treated as a unity, that is, as a single
neuter noun, S^Q^' assuming the gender of @Ut.
II. 3-4. Kird^en unb ^loftcr, the two forms of religious establishments
in the Middle Ages.
1. 6. £^of. The farm-buildings on the Continent form a continuous
whole, being grouped around an inner rectangular court, which is entered
by a large gate. §au§ unb ^of is an old phrase referring to this group of
buildings, and then to the entire estate. Cf. note to p. 58, 1. 5.
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. 283
11. 11-12. in gittcr ^nd?t. The armies which had responded to the
call from the other countries had been composed, in part, of a miscel-
laneous multitude, with neither arms, money or discipline, who were often
very destitute.
1. 17. cjclidptct, thinned. The verb means originally to make iight^ and
is applied to a clearing in a forest, by which the light penetrates more easily.
1. 20. gen JTlittacj, toward noon, when the sun is on the meridian, hence
to the south.
1. 23. por ^rcubett. Cf. note to p. 80, 1. 2.
1. 26. bli^cnbcn (5cfd?of|C; gleaming missiles.
Page 102. — line 14. crforcn, from an obsolete verb erfiefen, to
choose. The pret. and the past part, alone are now current, and these only
in impassioned or poetic style.
1. 15. Godfrey ruled Jerusalem with great vigor and justice, defending it
successfully against the attempts of the Saracens to recover it, but only for
a single year. He was buried in the Holy Sepulchre (iioo).
3, ^cr brittc ^reujsug unb f^ricbrtd^ 25ttr6aroffo§ 2;ob»
Friedrich I. (1123-1190), surnamed Barbarossa, Redbeard, was one
of the most powerful of the Ilohenstaufen dynasty. It was his fate during
his whole life to struggle against both foreign aggression and the revolts
of tributary princes, but he maintained himself successfully to the last.
His participation in the Third Crusade, and his tragic death in a distant
land, lent to his memory a mythical splendor in the eyes of the people;
numerous legends arose in regard to him, one of which is related in
Ruckert's Barbarossa. See p. 75 of this Reader.
1. 23. Saladin succeeded El 'Adid, the last of the Fatimee Caliphs of
Egypt, in 1169. He soon after sstablished his power in Syria by a series
of brilliant victories, extending it to the East over the greater part of
Mesopotamia. From 1178 to the conclusion of peace with Richard Cceur
de Lion (1192) he was engaged in almost constant warfare with the Cru-
saders. He was a chivalric and generous foe, a ruler of great vigor and
wisdom. Fie died in 11 93. Sir Walter Scott gives an attractive picture of
him in the Talisman, and Lessing represents him in his famous drama of
Ndthan the Wise.
Page 104. — lines 23. fc^te eben iiber, was just crossing.
1. 17. bcr Bcffcrcn, sc. ?eute.
1. 20. Henry the Lion, (1129-95), Duke of Bavaria and of Saxony, the
most powerful of Friedrich's vassals, is a striking figure in mediaeval his-
284 NOTES,
tory. He sought every occasion during the Emperor's absence from
his realm to revolt against him. Only the great personal power of the
Emperor maintained the ascendency. — all is usually uninflected before
the definite article.
11. 21-22. aus . . . Befi^ungctt, from his possessions, which extended
from the Mediterranean to the Baltic.
11. 25-26. trug . . . 3ur Sd?au, exhibited.
11. 27-28. 3etd?ncte fid? . . . aus, was remarkable for,
1. 29. fpiclten in bas rotIid?e, were tinged with red.
Page 105. — line 8. t^cutigen Cages, weak form of adr. gen. —
Kyfft^aufer/ an isolated mountain in the southern part of the Harz. The
ruins of the old castle of the Hohenstaufen still stand on its summit.
1. 12. ber f^crrlid?!cit, gen. after gebenfenb.
4, SSU^cIm Xctt ttttb bcr (Sd^tticigcrBttttb*
The romantic story of Wilhelm Tell, and the deliverance of the Forest
Cantons from the sovereignty of the House of Hapsburg is so closely inter-
woven with the real history of the foundation of the Swiss Confederation
that the one account is not complete without the other. Schiller's popular
drama Wilhelm Tell has invested every spot associated with these legend-
ary events with interest, and has made the story as much a part of German
as of Swiss literature.
1. 20. Adolf of Nassau incurred the enmity of the princes of his realm
by his arbitrary exercise of power, and was deposed by the Electors, who
chose Albrecht as German King. Adolf fell in battle at GoUheim between
Worms and Speyer.
1. 21. gcn)dt^It. The German crown was electoral, not hereditary, al-
though the influence of a powerful emperor often secured the election of
his son as German King in his own lifetime, thus establishing the latter's
succession to the imperial throne. The power of election was vested by
the Golden Bull of Charles IV. (1356), in an electoral college consisting of
four lay and three clerical princes, who bore the title of Kurfiirsten.
1. 23. iDar befannt. The subject of tt)ar bcfannt is the impersonal
t% understood, with which the clauses introduced by ba^ and tt)ie are in
apposition, or these may be regarded as the actual subject. — barauf
ausgct^C, was bent upon.
Page 106. — line 3. The earliest defensive league between the Forest
Cantons was made between the cantons of Luzern, Schwyz and Unter-
walden in 1246. The canton of Uri had been made immediately depen-
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. 285
dent upon the Empire by Henry VI. in 1231. The Emperor Frederick II.
granted a charter to Schwyz at P'aenza in 1240, to which certain rights were
added by Rudolf of Hapsburg in 1273. The formal compact for mutual
assistance and a perpetual alliance of the three Cantons was signed August
I, 1291. This is the Magna Charta of Swiss independence. — '2\Qi\>^ unb
(Sut. Cf. note to p. loi, 1. 3. — allc unb ytbZ, each and all, that is,
singly and united.
1. 8. "tiZW. f^crmann (5c§Icr. The definite article is sometimes prefixed
to a proper name, when it refers to a well-known person, or when the case
might otherwise be ambiguous. The name of Gessler is not found in the
list of imperial governors of the Forest Cantons, nor is that of Beringer of
Landenberg.
I. 10. HeidpsDogtc, sc. qet^au f)attcn.
II. 14-15. 5tol3 Utib Pcrad^tung. Notice the omission of the article,
Cf. note to p. 8, 1. 2.
1. 22. ob, archaic = iiber.
Page 107. — line i. Dcmut unb ^oc^tnut. Notice the use of an
abstract for a concrete noun.
1. 12. gcbad?tctt, called to mind.
1. 13. gcFIagt, sc. ^abcn.
1. 17. auf '^<^^, i>^ order that, an antiquated expression.
1. 21. XDtS SitttlCS, of what mind. 2BeS is archaic for ircffeit.
1. 28. Hiitli^ from the obs. verb roben, to root up, clear. The form roba
or robe is very frequent in Thuringia, and occurs in the Harz, as the last
component of proper names of places, as §riebrid)roba, 2Bernigcrobe,etc.
1. 29. icglid?er = ein jebev.
Page 108. — line 2. ITtattc, a poet, word, but popularly used in Ale-
mania, meadow, especially a meadow in the Alps.
1. 18. iDarb ttid?t mol^l, was ill at ease.
1. 26. Schiller does not represent Tell as joining in the oath on the Riitli.
1. 27. alsbalb, archaic for jobalb.
Page 109. — line 14. ^of^ntPtnb, a south-wind peculiar to Switz-
erland and southern Bavaria, which always presages storm.
1. 22.' 5d?n)ung uttb Spruttg. Cf. note to p. 7, 1. 6.
1. 27. cntfltcl^cn, sc. fott.
1. 30. IlTcinigen. Adjectives used substantively, denoting family, friends
and property are written with a capital.
Page 110. — line i. uin . . . iDtllcn. The two parts of the preposi-
tion govern the word included between them.
1. g. urifd?ulbtg. Cf. note to p. 5, 1. 14.
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1. lo. in bcr t^otllcn (Saffc. Cf. Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, Act IV,
Scene 3, 1. 2560, ,,2)urd) biefe ^o^Ie ©affe ntu§ er fommen/'
1. 12. A chapel commemorative of this event now stands on the spot
where Tell is said to have shot Gessler.
Page 111. — line 5. £etbes. Cf. note to p. 70, 1. 12.
1. 14. JTtorgartcn, a small town in the canton of Zug. The soldiers of
the united cantons gained a victory here over the Archduke Leopold of
Austria in 1307, who sought to subject them to the personal dominion of
the House of Hapsburg.
1. 27. anbern = ndcf)ften.
5. Sutler attf bcm 9Jc^§tagc ju SSormS.
Page 112. — line I. (Xfuh. The verb gcben with the logical subject in
the accusative is used for jein, when the statement is general or indefinite :
©g giebt ?eute bie an Ocfpenftcr c^Xawhtn, there are people who believe in
ghosts. When, however, there is a limiting phrase following, fein must be
used as, (S3 finb ^ciitc in biefem 3^"^ii^^^ ^i* o" ©cjpcnfter glaubcn,
There are people in this roofn, etc.
1. 2. ftanben, were.
1. 7. IKond?Iein, a diminutive expressing kindliness.
1. 10. Bift bn, etc.. If your viervs are right.
1. 16. Kurfiirftcn. See note top. 105, 1. 21.
1. 17. gctftlid^e, either the strong or the weak form of the adj. follows
anbere and the usage is quite unsettled.
1. 18. bcr . . . ^ut^orer, gen. dependent on gcbenfen.
1. 23. t^atte. If there are two infinitive forms, the auxiliary which
would otherwise stand at the end, precedes them.
Page 113. — line 4ff. Note the successive subjunctives of indirect
statement.
I. 8. es folic I]icr ntd?t bisputicrt X0tx\>tn, that this was not the place
for discussion.
II. 11-12. mcbcr i]6rrtcr nod? '^Qi\\\it ^o^hzxi foil, one of Luther's
coarse but vigorous figures, ©inen @ticr an bcn ^ornern paden, take the
bull by the horns, means, as in English, proceed directly, without shift or
evasion. This is Luther's meaning here.
1. 18. Kurfitrft ^ricbrid?. The Elector Frederick of Saxony (1463-
1525)1 to whom the imperial crown was offered after the death of the Em-
peror Maximilian (15 19), was Luther's powerful friend and patron.
1. 19. Spalatin, confidential adviser of the Elector Frederick, and a
HISTORICAL SELECTIONS. 287
devoted friend of Luther. It was he who secured for Luther the patronage
of the powerful Elector. Georg Burkhard (1482-1545) adopted the name
" Spalatinus," like many of the scholars of the Renascence, from Spalt the
place of his birth near Nuremberg. He was a Humanist of eminence and
a writer upon history and theology. His advice was of great weight
with Luther upon whom he exercised in several critical periods great
influence.
1. 22. braud?C, subj. of indirect statement depending upon a verb of
saying implied in the preceding sentence.
L 25. The Emperor Sigismund had given a safe-conduct to John Huss,
a Bohemian reformer, in order that he might come to Constance and de-
fend himself there against the charges of heresy which had been preferred
against him. Notwithstanding this, Huss was seized, condemned to death,
and burned at the stake (141 5). This act was fresh in men's memories
when Luther was called to Worms, and, on his return, his friends, fearing
that in spite of his safe-conduct he might share the fate of Huss, caused
him to be carried to the castle of the Wartburg near Eisenach, where he
remained from May 4, 1521, to May 3, 1522, engaged in translating the
New Testament into German.
6. 9I(6ire(^t Don ^alTenftetn.
The Thirty Years War (1618-48) originated in the unsettled political rela-
tions of the various German States which followed the Reformation. Many
princes had become Protestant; there were great ecclesiastical states the sub-
jects of which had, in part, adopted the new form of faith. Vast and rich
possessions which had belonged to the church were situated within the juris-
diction of Protestant rulers. The freedom of faith as well as the tenure of
property were everywhere involved. The contest began in Bohemia in which
the succession to the throne was contested. All the states of Germany and
the sovereigns of other countries who possessed claims to territory in
Germany, Christian IV. of Denmark and Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
joined in the conflict. The Netherlands, which were carrying on a war
for independence against Spain, had constituted a part of the Empire and
were affected by the relation of Spain to the Imperial House of Hapsburg.
France was jealous of the Empire and supported Gustavus Adolphus. The
two leading rulers on the Catholic side were the Emperor Ferdinand II.
(1619-1637) and Maximilian I. (1609-51), Duke of Bavaria, who was at
the head of the League of Catholic princes, which had been formed to
oppose the Protestant Union (1608). Christian of Anhalt was the active
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head of the latter, and the leader of the Calvinists or Reformed party.
The Elector, George William of Brandenburg, opposed the early plans of
Gustavus, while John George, the Elector of Saxony, was at the head of
the Lutheran party. The latter was vacillating, and preferred peace with
the side which most favored his own interests. Wallenstein was the great
general of the Imperial forces, Tilly of the League. The first twelve years
(1618-30) were years of Imperial success, then followed Protestant vic-
tories and the conquest of a large part of Central and Southern Germany
by Gustavus Adolphus (1630-32). The remaining years of the war served
to exhaust the combatants on both sides without leading to decisive results.
Gustavus' generals were men of great ability. Torstenson was possibly
equal in military genius to the king. Few conflicts have been so disas-
trous. The population of Germany is estimated to have been reduced from
thirty to ten millions. Cities and villages were sacked and burned, great
districts of country laid waste and industries and commerce destroyed. The
war ended with the Peace of Westphalia (1648).
Schiller's drama of Wallenstein has made the personality of the great
chief notable in German literature.
Page 114. — line 7. Kcnntntffe, an idiomatic use of the pi. where we
should use the sing.
\. 28. ^reunb unb ^t\\\b (dat.), used collectively.
Page 115, — 1. 16. unb tpdre CS ; in such constructions unb repeats
the preceding affirmation, and [/ m^st have it] even if, etc. — Stralfunb.
A popular festival in Stralsund held on July 24th of every year still com-
memorates the withdrawal of Wallenstein (1628).
L 21. (SliicFftabt, Wallenstein was forced to abandon the siege in Jan-
uary, 1629. — ITTagbeburg. Magdeburg resisted successfully all assaults for
six months in 1629, and the siege was raised.
Page 117. — lines. IHagbeburg, the great Protestant stronghold of
the north, fell on May 20, 1631. Tilly's wild hordes of Slavs and Walloons
pillaged and massacred with unchecked ferocity. Gustavus Adolphus could
not come to the aid of the city owing to the unfriendly and equivocal atti-
tude of the Electors of Brandenburg and Saxony. The city was set on fire,
and but few of the inhabitants escaped.
1. 7. Prag was captured by the Saxons, November 15, 1 63 1.
1. 10. Wallenstein resumed command of the Imperial army in December,
1631.
1. 28. btC tTad?t = bic 9^a(i)t burd^,.acc. of duration of time.
1. 29. tnorgenben is an adj. from the adv. ntorgen, formed by the addi-
tion of b.
AUF DER EISENBAHN. 289
Page 118. — line 5. For Luther's hymn see pp. 93-94.
I. 8. 3^fl^ ^^^ Latin vocative case. See note to p. loi, 1. 5.
L 10. "Sixoi^t = ?anbftraBe.
II. 13-14. fc^cn . . . iibcr. Cf. note to p. 104, 11. 2-3.
L 14. lt>allcnftcinfd?cn, sc Xriippeii.
L 18. ^liicjcl, dat. after the noun Btlfc, the "object of influence."
I. 30. gctPorfcTi = in bie f^(ud)t geiuorfen or gefd)tagen.
Page 119. — line i. Pappcnt^cimcr. The Count of Pappenheim was
regarded as the most brilliant of Wallenstein's generals, and, at times, he
exercised an independent command. He was ordered to capture Halle,
and then march to Cologne in order to defend the Rhenish bishoprics.
The policy of dividing his army in the presence of Gustavus was fatal to
Wallenstein. Pappenheim captured Halle, but was recalled when Wal-
lenstein realized the swift approach of the King. Pappenheim hastened
to his relief with eight regiments of cavalry, leaving his infantry to follow.
He joined in the attack against the right wing of Gustavus, but fell mortally
wounded in the same hour in which the King was slain.
COMPLETE PROSE SELECTIONS.
1. 2(ttf bcr @ifen6a^n«
The author, Friedrich Gerstacker (1816-72), possessed from boy-
hood an ardent desire for travel and adventure. In early manhood he
visited America and joined in the wild life of the West. He became in
turn a hunter, cook, sailor, and hotel manager. After an absence of about
six years he returned to Germany and began to publish descriptions of his
travels. He made three other trips to America, the first of which was ex-
tended to the Sandwich and Society Islands and Australia (1849-52);
in the second he visited South America (1860-61). In 1868 he accom-
panied the Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg to Egypt. His last visit to North
America was made in 1867-68. The record of his wanderings is con-
tained in books of travel, novels, and stories. Gerstacker has an admirable
gift as a narrator; his descriptions are vivid and instructive, and his humor
often irresistible.
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Pag'C 121. — line i. This selection is from Unter Palmen und Buchen
(1865-67).
1. 2. Most of the places mentioned are situated on the railway which
traverses the border of the picturesque Thuringian Forest.
1. 3. Coupe. The German, like the English, railway carriages are divided
by transverse partitions into separate compartments. A compartment usually
has seats for eight. There are windows in the doors and on either side of
them. The doors are locked by the conductor or guard, who opens and
closes them at the different stations. The conductor passes along a foot-
rail which extends along the side of the carriage, and collects the tickets
through the window.
1. 18. (Se^ettiibcr. Note the use of the prep, as a noun; and cf. the
French vis-a-vis, of which it is an imitation.
1. 19. tot q;t\6qxo\t(X,Z\\, passed by in silence,
1. 20. Ite§ er fid? offncn, sc bic %\]ViXt,
Page 123. — line 4. ^rau profeffortn. A married woman in
Germany receives by courtesy the title of her husband.
1. 9. abpftff, whistled for departure.
1. 15. Itegcn, without JU. Cf. note to p. 10, L 9.
1. 16. nidpt iibcl £uft, no small desire.
1. 26. moUte, sc. get)en.
Page 124. — line 8. The castle of the Wartburg is one of the most
perfect types of a mediaeval castle which is preserved in Germany. It has
been refitted and restored to its primitive condition by the generosity of
the Grand Duke Karl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar. It is associated with
memories of Saint Elizabeth, the Minnesingers, and of Luther, who here
translated the New Testament into German. See p. 113.
I. II. The German form of the English proverb, "Man proposes and
God disposes."
II. 26-27. (m bcm ^amiltcnglieb, that is, in the sister who was to meet
them.
Page 125. — line 6. in (Sebanfen, when absorbed in thought,
11. 22-23. Oi\\\ bem parron t^eruntcr, down the platform.
Page 126. — line 2. iras, the relative iraS refers to an indefinite ante-
cedent, not a person or thing, a sentence, a neuter pronoun, or a superla-
tive form, as here.
1. II. tmmcr, in any case.
Page 127. — line 2. ^ngftltdpcs, notice that the adjective with nicf)t8
and cttDOg is treated as a noun in apposition, and is therefore written with
a capital.
IMMENSEE, 291
11. 10-11. hz\(xx[.n fid? . . . ctncs Bcfferctt, thought better of it.
Page 128. — line 5. mit ben S(x&izy\, that is, with the articles left
behind.
1. 6. I^alb brci, half past t7vo, lit., one-half [hour] toward three; so be-
low, 1. 7, brci Dicrtcl auf brei Ut^r, a quarter before three o'clock, lit.,
three quarters toward three o'clock.
1. II. bas (jitige, that might do, potential subj.
Page 129. — line 14. Biirftcn, inf. as noun.
1. 16. modptc cr fid? . . . miii^C, hotvever much special effort, etc.
Page 130. — line 15. (Smpfet^Ie mid? 3^"^" ergcbcnft, / salute
you most respectfully, that is, I bid you adieu.
Page 131. — line i. \a^ cr = t)atte cr fic^ gcfe^t.
1. 10. aw. ttn, etc., along the, etc.
1. 13. t^crausgcbcn, sc. \i(x^ @etb, that is, give me my change.
1.20. V\&livoxai\S,justat hand.
1.22. (SYmnafiaftcn. TheGerman gymnasia are classical schools which
prepare for the universities. There are also Realgymnasia where special
attention is devoted to mathematics, natural sciences and modem languages.
1. 24. ^"btlt, Jolly, an academic term.
1. 26. n)0t)I ober iibcl, by fair means or foul.
Page 132. — line 15. unb connects ri§ with ftot^ntc (1. 13).
1.17. gcfagt n?ar. Cf. note to p. 8, 1. 31.
1. 19. 2lb! Depart!
Page 133. — line 22. ^ann ttid?t l^iniibcr, he cannot cross to it.
1. 24. Scnfuncj, descending grade.
Page 134. — line i. crft abcnbs fpat, not until late in the evening,
1. 13. cin gut IPort gcbctt; make a generous promise. Yox the form
gut, see note to p. 5, 1. 14.
2. ^mmcttfcc.
Theodor Storm (1817-88) was born in the Duchy of Schleswig and was
for some time an advocate in his native city of Husum. Having been
deprived of his advocate's license on account of his sympathy with Ger-
many, he entered the Prussian civil service. After Schleswig was annexed
to Prussia (1864), he received again a government appointment in his
native country which he held until his death (1888). Storm is very popu-
lar as a writer in Germany. He has a charming gift of description, and
paints the scenes of common life with grace and skill. His sentiment is
tender and not without passion. A pensive note of melancholy and loss
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often pervades his works. Immensee is the most popular of his short
stories.
Page 135. — line i. Spdtl^erbftnad?mtttage, an afternoon in late
autu77in.
11. 6-7. in XOt\6cit . . . qevHtei, a bold figure; trans., in which his
lost youth seemed to have been preserved.
1. 16. (Sucffenfter, a small window in a street door in Germany, through
which inquiries may be answered.
I. 22. Pcfcl, more correctly ^^tjcl, a large hall or open room, in North
Germany, often used only in summer.
Page 136. — line 2. Hcpofitorten, pi. of ^Repofttorium. Latin nouns
ending in -ium form the pi. in -ten.
II. 3-4. Btlbcr con Htcnfc^cn unb (Begenbcn, portraits and land-
scapes.
1. 6. fd^iDCrfdlltgcr, massive.
1. 9. VO'xz, colloq. = inbent.
1. 13. cr = ber ©trcif.
1. 15. gefprod?cn, sc. ^attc.
1. 20. Itc§ it^r t^iibfd? ; laffen with an adverb and the dat. is not infre-
quent in the sense of become.
Page 137. — line 5. fid?, dat. of interest.
1. 16. Hingeld?cn = ben rtngfbrnugen@atncn (1. 4).
I. 18. (Es VOaxtn cinmal, once upon a time there were, the tradi-
tional way in which a fairy-tale begins in Germany. The story is a
well-known one in Grimm's Fairy Tales (No. 14), called 2)ic brei
(S^inncrinnen.
II. 19-20. bu mu§t aud? Txid?t, besides you must not.
1. 24. mei^t bu ? as you must know, a question often thrown in in
children's stories.
I. 27. mcintc, here, longed. The verb iTteincn meant originally "to
have one's thoughts directed to an object," "purpose," and also "love,"
" desire." — I)a irarf CS, impers., now there was cast.
II. 27-28. um it^n l^cr; the object is often placed between the two
parts of um^er.
Page 138. — line 10. bu, a characteristic way of speaking, common
among children and intimate friends.
I. 12. (Db es £ou)cn gicbt? sc. ^ragft bu, before Db.
II. 14-15. ujill id? . . . l^in, cf. note to p. 123, 1. 26.
1. 16. I)u mu§t aud? mit mir, sc. gc^en. Note the omission of a verb
of motion with „IPiIIft bu," also in 11. 17, 20, 21, 22, etc.
IMMENSEE. 293
1. 22. Du follft fd^on biirfcn. Notice the use of the two modal aux-
iliaries, and the difference of meaning, Thou shalt surely have the right.
©iirfeu is to have the right or permission (with a negative, a prohibition)
from one in authority. @oUen denotes moral obligation, should, that which
is to be; in the present tense it implies a permanent duty, in the preterit a
duty not yet performed, EngHsh, " ought." 2)11 foUft bcilieu 33ater Ullb
beiue 9}Jutter el)rcn, "Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother"; but
id) foUte nad) 9lcro ?)orf %t\)t\\, " I ought to go to New York."
1. 28. Dcr flcincn, dat. with nal^c.
Page 139. — line 3. it^r = Don il)rcm §alfe. The use of the possess,
dat. is frecjuent throughout the story. Cf. i^m (1. 21), 2)cm juiigeit 3)id^ter
(1. 22), etc.
I. 9. it|m, 1. 10. tt^r. Notice the dative, the " object of influence " after
the adjectives [till and t^cftig. Such use is especially common when gu
precedes, as in this case.
II. 10-11. ItC^Crt . . . Don etnanbcr, did jwt separate.
Page 140. — line 6. ttmner nid?t, a frequent union of these two
words, never.
1. 12. tt^rer IHuttcr, dat. after Dorfefen.
1. 15. fid? nid?t in ben (5cban!cn ftnben, could not realize.
1. 17. iperbc, 1. 18. ujoUc, 1. 19. tniiffc, depend upon jagte.
1. 21. allcin, here, but. Cf. note to p. 4, 1. 2.
Page 141, — line 3. burd?lDan'bcrt, insep. traversed. If the stress of
meaning rested upon the burd), the part. burd)'gctDanbert would have been
used.
1. 13. lucrum, cf. note to p. 10, 1. 14. — jungcn. Notice the weak pi.
following a plural pron. Cf. 3Sir 5llten, 1. 23, cf. note to p. 10, 1. 16.
1. 17. (£s ftel^etl, there are. — gcnug usually follows its noun.
1. 26. u)cnn bie Ill^r 3U)6If iff = menu eg ginolf U^r ifl.
Page 142. — line 4. bas fd?reibt end? ipol^l fainter eurc feinen
©t^rcn, mark this well.
1. 7. fiir I^eute fd^on burd?5 icbcn \ommtxi,you will get through life
so far as to-day is concerned.
1. 8. bcrfcibcn HTcinung, gen. of characteristic, or predicate genitive.
1. 17. £iiften. Certain nouns are used in the pi. where, in English, the
sing, is used; also reversely: certain nouns retain the sing, in German,
where in English a plural form occurs, as 2)ant, thanks, 33riIIe, spectacles,
Slfd^C, ashes, etc.
1. 25. fc^mamm nur faum iiber, "was scarcely visible over, just hovered
above.
294 NOTES.
1. 30. tl^r, upon her head.
Page 143. — line 2. X\Z% here, permitted.
1. 10. vo'xt tDoIIcn. Cf. note, p. 48, 1. I,
1. 28. bal^inuntcr, do7un to them.
Page 145. — lines 3-4. Cud?cr ausgclcert, f^iitc umgef cl^rt, part, as
imp. : empty your handkerchiefs, turn your hats upside down.
1. 10. Cafel I^altcn, a formal expression for dine.
I. 13. fo answers to the condition implied in UJOrcn e8. — war C5 bod?
aud?, '^w/ waj «/50 so7ne thing.
Page 146. — lines. Hatsfellcr. The basement of a 9?at^au8 or city
hall is often used as a beer room or restaurant.
II. 11-12. ttcgcn after {patten without 311. Cf. note to p. 6, 1. 14.
1. 14. bot^mtfd^; for the form see note p. 5, 1. 14.
1. 28. VOas q,z\\ZW bid? tncitte 2Iugcrt an ? How do my eyes concern
you?
Page 147. — line 6. ® teb = ®icb mir.
1. 7. fcinctl = fcinigen. Storm uses the shorter form of the possessive
pronoun where the longer is preferred.
1. 21. (£t|riftftnb, who distributes the presents at Christmas.
1. 29. fommc fd^on tPtcbcr, pres. for the future, I will indeed return.
Page 148. — lines 26-27. ber XTTutter IDcit^nad^tsftubc = bic 2Bci^»
nac^tgftube ber SDffutter.
Page 149. — line 11. roo, when.
1. 25. Der (£rtd?. The definite article is used before a proper name to
indicate a person well known, or when the case would be ambiguous.
i. 26. tt^m, to or for him.
1. 29. ujiirbe. The fut, subj., tucrbe, might be used here.
Page 150. — line 12. t|tnaus, sc. 511 lommcn; trans, escape.
1. 31. bCTt, over which, ace. of space passed over.
Page 151. — line 16. ^^rcuTtbHd?!ctt, gen. after ungcluo^nt.
1. 18. Icudptetc lt)r, held the light for her.
1. 26. 5U, in connection with.
Page 152. — line i. 0ftern, notice the pi. form (dat.), lit., "in the
Easter days," used as a noun, and regarded as sing. The gender is usually
masc. though neut. and fem. forms occur.
1. 6. in feinc, cf. note to p. 147, 1. 7.
1. 8. als trctc, as [it would seem] if. Notice the tense, which is the
same as though the quotation had been made directly, e^ tritt tiXQOA
l^rcmbeg, etc.
1. 9. bagetDcfen, sc. tt?ar.
IMMENSE E. 295
I. 10. IPCTttt, whenever; a\% is more common when the verb in a sub-
ordinate sentence indicates past time.
1. 20. Kraut, used collectively.
Page 153. — line 3. After pftegctt supply gu tl)un.
1. 12. Sic t^abcn \\6q aud? nodi ; trans, but you too have not yet.
1. 17. ficincs is unnecessary, but is used as often in English, "a little
bit," etc.
Page 154. — line 3. Staubfaben gc3dt^It, that is to classify the plants
according to the system of Linnaeus, the famous Swedish botanist.
1. 6. mhtwan, here = im 9?ebcn5immev (1. 2).
1. 25. it! bcr, emphatic, in this.
Page 155. — line 11. ):[a\>t, for the tense, cf. note to p. 152, 1. 8.
1. 18. auf St. llTarien, sc Church.
1. ig. barum, on that account.
1. 28. gemcfett, sc. feieft.
Page 156. — line 13. fd?UttcltC mit. Certain verbs used trans, in Eng.
are used intrans. in German. Cf. also flatfdjte ill bic §dnbe.
I. 27. fctn eicJClies (Sefid?t, character of its own.
Page 157. — line 12. als crroarte, notice the tense in indirect quota-
tions, which, in this form with al8, resembles an incomplete hypothetical
period.
II. 13-14- immer nid?t cintretcn mollte, -would not occur.
1. 16. gel^f 5 l^icr rcd?t = ift biejeg ber recite 2Beg.
1. 19. ^at's benn, colloq. = 3ft eS benn. ^
1. 20. Kcinc t^albc Pfcif Cobaf, before a pipe is half smoked. Stobaf,
dial, for 2;abaf.
1. 21. tjaben's = ^abCIt @ie, an unusual contraction, found only m
rude speech.
1. 26. t^inu?cgf cf. note to p. 10, 1. 14.
Page 158. — line 5. baraus \[ZXX>OX, forth from their midst.
1. 14. (£s ging . . . ftcil, impers. the descent of the mountain was pre-
cipitous.
1. 26. grii§' (Sott, a devout greeting still in vogue in South Germany.
Page 159. — line 6. ja, inferential, of course.
1. 16. pIdud/Cll, little schemes.
1. 24. ^igyptcr. The stork goes to Egypt in the winter.
1. 25. (Erbfcnftangen, that is, for his nest.
1. 27. lag, was situated, a frequent use of liegetl,
1. 28. The branches were trained along the wall.
Page 161. — line 11. bett, emphatic, him.
2g6 NOTES.
1. 12. in btc (EtPtgfett ntd?t, not to (ace.) all eternity.
1. ig. tporbijn for geroorben, possible only in colloq. use.
1. 21. (£5 ift nur bie §cit, bie, that is, it is due only to the time, during
which.
Page 162. — line 10. n?o er bercn t^abi^aft mcrbcn \oy\wiz, wher-
ever he could colled them.
1. 17. t>OTt ct^ebcm, of the past, of early days.
1. 240 2lbcnb, the west.
1. 30. ergab er fid? barein, submitted.
Page 163. — lines 13-14. nur um . . . ntd?t tiwa, in order not by
any means.
1. 20. auf is used in the sense of " up," " upon," and also in going from a
limited space to one that is more open (ace), as auf bic 3agb, to thehutit;
OUf \i<X^ l^onb, to the country ; auf belt SJiarft (-plalj), and, correspondingly,
with the dative in a locative sense.
Page 164. — line i. 5d?nabcrbiipfcrl, a South German and Swiss
designation for snatches of song of from two to four lines, often humorous
or mocking in tone, usually improvised and adapted to some person or
occasion, and sung while dancing. The word meant originally verses
sung in the harvest festival (from fc^ncibcn, reap).
1. 3. anFItngcn, strike up.
1. 6. Dingcrn. The plural of this word in -er is often used m a depre-
ciative or contemptuous signification.
1. 10. ntaricngarn or SKarienfcibeu, gossamer. A fine film floating
in the air in the late summer, deriving its name from the legend that the
Virgin, as she ascended, left parts of her robe floating behind her.
1. 14. 3^ \iQi\\i> auf tjot^en Bergen or 3c^ ftanb auf f)o^em iBergc, is
the first line of a Volkslied found in various forms and called Das Lied
vorn jungen Graf en, Die Nonne, Graf und Nonne, Die Nonne und der
Konigssohn, or Die Nonne und der Ritter. Cf . Erk und Bohme's Deutscher
Liederhort, Bd. I, pp. 313-323, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1876), Bd.
I, pp. 103-104. The poem is widely sung and is found in the Nether-
lands as early as in the fifteenth century. Goethe wrote down a version
which he discovered in Elsass. It is the story of a maiden who entered a
convent because her noble lover could not wed one so poor and Icwly.
Page 165. — line 3. Sterfe, N. G. = ^drfe, young coiv, heifer.
1. 14. Den anbern id? nel^men follt' = ®a^ \i), etc
1. 17. es = §ers.
1. 20. (£t^ren, cf. note to p. 10, 1. 24. ~ fliinbe. arch. = ftonbe.
I. 22. fang' id? (xxi, simply do.
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Page 166« — line 23. fticg. The preposition associated with fteigetl
determines its meaning, whether it be to ascend or descend. Cf. ftieg . . ,
auf, p. 169, 11. 13-14, [tieg . . . l)inab, p. 171, 1. 26.
11. 25-26. XOQiX . . . CS lD6g, he suddenly lost his footing.
Page 167. — line 26. tft abcr ttid^ts baraus gciporben, but without
result or / was unsuccessful.
I. 27. Das Dcrftct^t ruiebcr cinmal fcin UTenfd?, that again no one can
at all understand.
II. 27-28. VO(XS taufcnb, deuce! zounds! From the frequent use of
taufenb with nouns to indicate a vast number, or to intensify the meaning,
it came to be used in exclamations, possibly, in this case, for an old gen. pi.
Page 168. — line 12. H)oIIen tpir, here, simply shall we.
Page 169. — line 28. trat . . . bas "S-Ob, turned the wheel with his
foot.
1. 29. cingcfd^trrte f^unb. Dogs are often harnessed to draw small
carts in certain parts of Germany.
Page 170. — line 9. bas. cmpfangcnc 2tImofcn, etc. Cf. note to p. 9,
1. II.
Page 171. — line 10. cr tt^at ror fid? felbft, he made himself believe.
Page 172. — line 6. liige tlid?t, do not deceive me.
1. 17. (5el]0ft, the group of buildings constituting a part of the manor
house. — r)or it^m auf fticg, there rose before him ; auf modifies Dor.
1. 24. (5cn)dffcr, here, wave.
PLAYS.
m,mtx a(S Sitnben^oif.
The author, Roderick Benedix (1811-1873), held for many years the
office of Regisseur in various theatres. He was a prolific writer of bright
comedies, abounding in surprises and humorous situations. Some of the
best known are : Das bemooste Haupt, Dr. Wespe, Die Hochzeitsreise, Die
EifersHchtigen, Das Liigen, Das Gefdngnis, Der Vetter, etc. The present
drama is taken from a collection of Benedix' shorter plays, entitled, HauS'
theater. Benedix published, besides, several works upon the dramatic art,
German rhythm, the craze for Shakespeare, etc.
298 NOTES,
The scene of the play is in Leipzig during fair time. Gottlieb M tiller, c
prosperous manufacturer of tin ware from Berlin, is in the city on business.
He has arranged at the same time for an interview with a young widow,
who has been reconmiended by his cousin as an eligible match.
Page 174, — line 2. mo = in betn.
1. 4. \6q mii^te. The inverted order would be more natural in German,
mii^tc i(^.
1. 6. Dcr Propl^et gilt tttd?ts, etc. The form of the proverb varies
slightly: (Sttt ^|>ro|)f)et qilt nirgetib tDeniger, benit in foinem ^aterlanbe
unb ba^eim bci ben ®etnen, Mark vi, 4. See also Mat. xiii, 57; John iv, 44.
Page 175. — line 3. Itcgen gcbliebcn, cf. note to p. 6, 1. 14.
1. 4. 5d?on' Danf. Such expressions as @ci)onen 2)auf, beften 2)anf,
gro|3cn 2)anf, t)ielcn 2)onf, etc. are used elliptically, with the governing
verb understood = td^ gebe 3^nen, etc.
1. 6. Sd^Icnfingcn, the capital of the former county of Henneberg, near
the Schleuse, is used here as the representative of what is provincial.
1. 10. 'iA^i, the verb stands first for emphasis.
1. 12. After [pat sc. gn ge'^cn.
1. 18. (Et^iiringcr. See note to p. 5, 1. 15.
I. 19. <£s U>irb gel^cn, it can be managed.
Page 176. — line i. angc3ogcn. See note to p. i, 1. 17.
II. 8-10. iDoIlcn, consent. The repetition gives a quaint formal char-
acter to the letter.
1. II. Btttc = Sd) bittc @ie.
1. 12. geborenc, by birth. A lady in Germany retains her original
family name, using it upon her card and in signatures.
1. 16. gct|t CS tmmcr att, it will answer at all events.
1. 19. nobel. Muller uses certain current terms, which constitute a
stylish slang,
1. 23. ir>ic irtaj im JPallcnftcin. Muller cites loosely on several occa-
sions popular quotations, caught sometimes from the stage, which he mis-
applies. The above quotation he ascribes to Max, the youthful hero in
Schiller's drama of Wallenstein. Cf. p. 177, 1. 7.
1. 26. feiU/ trans. one''s. — tft bod^ ntd?tS/ amounts to nothing, ends in
nothing.
1. 27. fd^abe, cf. note to p. 49, 1. 16.
Page 177. — line i. bic for ba§, cf. note to p. 5, 1. 8.
1. 2. VOz\% X&l bod? je^t, now I know at last, etc.
1. 3. IX^drc, Had it not been for.
1. 5. nebcnbci, incidentally.
MULLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 299
1. 10. (£5 f ommt nur barauf an '^a'^^, All depends upon whether.
1. II. id? ftet^C meincn UTann, Pm a match for anyone.
I. 16. Ha expresses incredulity a reluctance to believe a preceding asser-
tion. It is a colloquialism, and pervades the speech of the Hausknecht.
II. 16-17. C5 tDirb iDot^I ctmas tncl^r ^itxawslommzw., something will
probably have to be added, that is, her age will finally be shown to be some-
what greater.
1. 18. faun fie nod? immcr, she can in any case still be^ etc.
Page 178. — line 4. ablegen, used, as often, with the object omitted.
1. 13. immer, howc-oer (disorderly the room is).
1. 17. "baxiW. mii^teit Sic; bann suggests the condition, in that casCy if
that were so.
1. 30. ba briibctl, across the hall.
Page 179. — line 18. 21uf (El^re = bci meiiicr (S^rc.
1. 19. id? rocrbc. For the order see p. 174, 1. 4.
1. 30. fid? {dat.) glcid?, equal.
Page 180. — line i. notariell', that is, has been officially established,
under the seal of a notary.
1. 8. ^rieb=^Iutnaucr. Minona Blumauer (1816-86) was a favorite
actress in Berlin, especially in humorous roles. Pius Alexander Wolff
(1782- 1 828), the author of Der Kammerdiener, v/Si^ a favorite actor in
Weimar in the time of (]oethe (1804-16). He wrote several plays.
The Kamjnerdiener is the story of a footman who by virtue of his court
experience, pretended to be a nobleman, and, under various assumed titles,
made love to wealthy ladies. He was discovered when, in a double guise,
he paid his addresses at the same time to a rich Jewess, Madame Hirsch,
and to her niece. He was, however, later successful, and won the hand of
a wealthy widow, the Frau von Donner.
1. 20. ^iir tntd? fann id? ftct^Ctl, I can ansxuer for myself.
1. 21. VOtt fomitc and?, is there any one who could.
1. 29. S. D. auf bctl ^\\^t\\, presses against his back, holds behind hi7n.
Page 181. — line 4. bcnfcn, imagine, divine.
1. 6. Don XOZO^tW, On account of
1j. 8-9. bcm griincn (Elcfantcn, the name of the inn.
I. 14. (£5 ift \<X n>eitcr ntd?ts babei, nothing more is involved.
II. 21-22. gouncn . . . bas It>ei§c im ^hige nid?t, otherwise we do not
grant to one another the white of our eyes, i.e., the special favor of our
intimacy. Translate, aside from this we grudge one another everything.
Page 182. — lines 1-2. Sic flatten ciitcn (sc. Slrunf) iibcr \>z\\
Durft gcnotntncn, jV^M had taken a trifle too much, one more than your
thirst required.
300 NOTES.
Page 183. — lines 2-3. uom t^inausgetporfcn oorben fcin. The
passive infinitive perfect is regarded as a noun.
1. 5- I?cibe, sc. ic^.
1. 19. <&thzxK Sic (sc. i^n) t^er.
1. 29. fud?cn, sc. (Sic.
Page 184. — line 8. \{\tx, in this.
1. 12. bicfcs gal^Iung fud^enben £7ausfned?t5. Notice that the object
of the participle precedes it.
1. 16. foUte, pret. subj. in questions implying surprise or dissent. Do
you suppose, etc.
1. 17. fid? etncn anfdufcln, slang, let himself become tipsy ; jid) is in the
dat. after anfdufeln.
I. 19. Scl^cn S'xt, you see.
Page 185. — lines 7-9. Miiller mentions rapidly the popular places
of amusement at that time in Berlin, with the favorite singers or actors;
Pauline Succa (bom in Vienna in 1842), was the prima donna of the Royal
Opera House in Berlin (1861-73).
5d?aufpiell]aus or ^bniglid^eg @(^aujpiel^au8 is the Royal Theater.
Ct^Cobor Doring (1803-78) was one of Germany's greatest actors, great
alike in tragic and in comic parts. His chief roles were Falstaff, Malvolio,
Shylock, Nathan the Wise, and the Village Magistrate Adam. The n)all=
ncr^dt^Cater derives its name from its founder, Franz Wallner (1810-76),
a well-known theatrical manager. It was especially devoted to local farces
with a distinctively Berlin flavor.
Karl l7clmerbtng (b. 1822) was from 1855-78 a favorite actor in
Berlin at the Wallner Theater.
The ^riebri(^ 2X>iItjcImftdbtifd?cs dt^cater is devoted to operettas and
comic plays and farces.
Karl ITTtttcI (b. in Vienna, 1824) played in many of the leading theaters
of Germany. He was especially noted as the hale and popular character in
society plays and comedies.
II. lo-ii. angcfdufelte unb I^inausgeroorfene (Erfat^rungen, experi-
ences of inebriation and of beitig turned out of doors.
1. 12. Sc. after f^od?3Ctt, betrifft, as concerns.
1. 25. ycixz ^raulctn Braut. The two words grciulein 53raut, consti-
tute a unity with which 3^re agrees in the fem.
Page 186. — line 2. Scin = ©cien.
I. 6. Das ift 311 I^od? ! refers to the preceding words of Salome, That
is too great a descent.
II. 19-20. ber bicfcn f^ut bcftcUt t^abeitbe IHiillcr, an unusual combi-
MiJLLER ALS SUNDENBOCK. 3OI
nation, with a humorous purpose = icf) bill nid^t bcr SyZuUcr ber biefeit ^ut
beftcttt f)at.
1. 24. allc btC. The definite article is more commonly omitted after aUe
in the pi. = allc ^iite.
1. 25. The first bic is a rel. pron., the second a demons. — id? mii§tc, cf.
note to p. 174, 1. 4. — bci Kotbfd>tIbcn, of the Rothschilds^ the famous
bankers of Frankfurt and of the leading cities of Europe.
Pa^e 188, — lines 4-5. Staatsantualt — (5efd?tDornc, gud?tl^aus.
He enumerates the various judicial officers who would intervene, and the
punishment which would result from his offense.
I. 24. IHciTtettPCCjcn, T have no objections.
Page 190. — line i. I)as, all these.
II. 3-4. faiin cs "ho&i, ipirb cs aud?, mu^ cs fogar, notice the increasing
;trength of his affirmation.
1. 4. gebcn, cf. note to p. 112, 1. i.
1. 10. Blcdpmiiller, Tinplate-MUller.
1. 15. xd'xW, demand.
1. 27. ha^ xd} id? bttt, that I am myself.
1. 28. unb bicfcs mcin 3d?, and this id) or ego of mine.
Page 191. — line 4. fiibrcn, cite, adduce.
1. II. bcr pl^otograpl^ lliii^tC/ unless the photographer.
1. 18. poIt3Citt)ibrtg t^d^Itd?, so ugly as to incur the suspicion of the
police.
1. 19. Obrigfeit is used in a coll. sense, authorities, pon (Dbrigfeits
tDCgcn. Notice the mas. gen -§, attached to Cbrigteit.
Page 192. — line 2. ^Hlcrbings, to be sure (you were innocent).
1. ig. btC (JragC. For the question see the end of the preceding scenes,
p. 179,1. 22, p. 184, 1. 12.
Page 193. -- line 22. mand?c, sc 2)ame.
1. 24. Don 3^^^^^ ^"^ V>on Giovanni, the typical libertine, based on a
Spanish legend of the fourteenth century of Don Juan Tenorio of Seville.
The incident has been dramatized by Moliere (1665), Thomas Corneille in
Le Festin de Pierre (1673), A. Dumas (1863). It is the subject of a
comedy by the ItaHan dramatist Goldbni (1765). It was the theme of a
musical ballet by Gluck (1765) and of Mozart's famous opera, Don Gio-
vanni (1787); of Byron's Don Juan, and of dramas by Grabbe, Lenau
and others.
Page 194. — line 14. 3<i? ^^" tr>ot]I tud?t rcd?t, I a??i possibly mistaken.
Page 195. — line 23. !ct)rc = id) bin ^^iiriicfgetebit.
Page 196. — line 5. ber IPatjrljeit, dat. after nat^c.
302 NOTES.
1. i8. Hebe = 3U or 5Ur 9?ebc, ftel^en. @tet)cn takes here a kind of ace.
(possibly an original gen.). Cf. a similar use of fte^en with 9JJann.
1. 21. bas U)dre, /-^a/ (I should hope) is settled. Cf. note to p. 226.
1. 18.
Page 197. — line 6. Ste ipdren, subj. of surprise or dissent.
1. 9. Sd?meid?Ie . . . i^offe. Notice the omission of the subject id^.
1. 10. £ugen ; ftrofen takes two accusatives. iPiigcn was orig. the gen.
pL (or sing.?)
1. 23. irtabame. Salome corrects the form with which she is addressed.
Page 198. — lines 3-4. ZTun 3U uns, Now to return to our own interests.
1. II. net^me . . . auf, take up arms.
1. 26. Da tt)are id? begicrtg, sc gu ^oren.
Page 199. — line i. bret^cn unb ipenben, twist and turn.
Page 201. — line 6. Stccf brief is a public proclamation of arrest,
posted and dispatched to all cities where the fugitive may have fled.
Page 204. —line 7. Set es brum, Let it he so.
Page 206. — lines 1-2. VOas fiir ein 3orntgcr IHantt, sc. cr Iji.
I. 19. Fdmett ipir um, we should lose.
II. 22-23. xoas Ste axi einem Hamen tjangcn, why you so cling to a
name ; toa^ = inarum.
1. 27. einanber = \xdi einonbcr.
Page 207. — line i. bas Iie§e, potential subj.
eincr mu^ ^ciratcn.
The author, Alexander Viktor Wilhelmi, whose real name was Zech-
meister, was born in Ofen, in 181 7, and died in Meran in 1877. He was
an actor and playwright, who is now known mainly by several minor com-
edies, Einer muss heiraten^ Er hat recht., Der letzte Trump/ and Mit
den W'olfen muss maji heulen. Einer muss heiraten is a dramatization of
a popular fiction in the lives of the Brothers Grimm. See p. 250. 3ortl is
a synonymn of ©rilltnt.
Page 208. — line i. Hid^tig, Just as I anticipated.
1. 3. merften, potent, subj. = unb fie triirbcn uic^tg ittcr!en.
1. 6. als ob tl^r . . . t^dttet. For the subj. see note to p. 23, 1. 4.
Page 209. — line 8. n?dre, potential subj. to soften the positiveness
of an assertion.
1. 12. Urfprungs, gen. of characteristic or pred. gen.
1. 15. unfereins, notice the use of the neut. in a general sense, or when
persons of different genders are included.
1. 23. Cintenfifd?e, cuttlefishes, scribblers. The cuttlefish secretes a
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dark fluid or ink which it emits to darken the water when pursued, and
which forms the basis of the brown color, sepia, used by artists.
1. 27. [olltc mir and? nod? fct^Icn, Catch me doing that or / have not
got as far as that yet.
Page 210. — line 2. 2Iufl^ebens, a colloq. use, for 5luf^cben.
1. 4. CiTtcm, dat. of possess.,, here used to supply the defective declen-
sion of man.
1. 14. StiicfnjcrF ift bcs ITTcnfd^cn IDtffen, a biblical quotation : ,,2)enn
unfer 3Bi[[cn ift (Stiidlrcr! unb unfcr SBciSfagen ift ©tiicfmerf." i Cor.
xiii, 9, For we know in part and we prophesy in part. Cf. Goethe's
Iphigenie, 11. 688-89.
Unt) tt)a§ roit t!)un ifl, iBtc c§ it)ucn roar,
SOoU OJiut)' unb cttel Stiicfroerf.
1. 16. n)ic relates to jold^er.
1. 17. licbcn, cf. note to p. 6, 1. 9.
1. 18. I)ic, demort., such people.
1. 30. follcn belongs with both the preceding verbs fatten (1. 19) and
Icben. — ^rcnbe baron I^abcn, may reap the benefit of it.
1. 24. profane, common, everyday.
1. 30. IParum id? Icbc? = @le fragen warum, etc.
I. 31. ZTun fct]' tnir cinerl Look a-here now! or Just see [the
fellow^ !
Page 211. — line i. i\z\\\ nid?t or gie^t bet mir nid)t, does not hold,
will 7tot go down with me.
II. 3-4. Pas ift , . . DorgcFommcn, That never occurred to me! I
never heard the like of that !
1. 10. end?, cf. note to p. 139, 1. 9.
1. 16. bicibcn bet ber Sian^t or an ber — l^alten, stick to the point.
The use of ®tange in this sense may be derived from ^al)ncnftange, colors,
banner = stick to one's flag, or from SSagcnftonge = whiffle-tree, remain
in the traces.
1. 20. mu§ mit betnen guten 'i.t\'CZXi, feel bound, or regard it as in-
cumbent upon you with your maxims or precepts, etc.
1. 23. 5d?artc'fen, contemptuous, wretched old books, a word of uncer-
tain origin.
Page 212. — lines 5-6. tptr roollen it^r t>tw ttJillen tt^un, let us
comply with her request.
1. 27. folgen, obey.
Page 213. — line 11. mit may be used with almost any verb to de-
note accompaniment, as mit anje^en, stay and witness.
304 NOTES.
1. 15, rt>enn aud? nur bie, even if they are only those of, etc.
I. 19. mir aXitn ^rau. For the form of the adj. after a pers. pron.
see note to p. 10, 1. 16.
1. 26. S. D. unterl^anbeltl, temporising, negotiating, parleying.
Page 214. — line 22. auf bem alten ^Iccfe, w/^^/'^ we began.
1. 23. folltct, sc. ge^en.
1. 25. an Kopf unb Kragcn gel^t es \\\6:ii, your life is surely not in
peril ; ^opf imb ^ragen, an alUterative formula.
Page 215. — line 3. §et^n fiir etttc, that is, I k?tow ten if I know
one. — prad?tindbd?en. -^rac^t is frequently prefixed to nouns to indicate
excellence, as '!prad)tfevl, -menjd^, -ej:emplar.
1. 5. unb VOZXin, ««^/( they would not do it) even if; cf. note to p. 115,
1. 16.
1. 18. ipill, sc. id), I was about.
1. 20. Brauttgam ift, is to be betrothed. 53raut and 53rautigam are
the aflfianced.
Page 216. — line 8. tr>arum ntd?t gar 1 ironical, IVhat an idea ! or
Why I especially !
1. 14. Houttne, a French word = cleverness, skill, experience.
Page 217. — line 3. iDcId? = meld) eiii.
1. 9. alfo (Sliicf 3U, therefore success to you.
11 II. bet bem, that is, SBittjelm.
Page 218. — linen. mu§ baran, sc. ge^cn. — iptr moUen \>z\iiz
ntd^t, both of us do not desire to.
1. 30. get^t Iccr aus, escapes free.
Page 219. — line i. 'btw, that is, ben trei^en.
1. 2. bas glaube id?, I should say so. — ha fonnte jebcr fommcn ; the
language is quite loose, in thai case any one might venture it.
1. 9. barauf foil es mir nid?t anfommcn, I %vill not insist upon it.
I. 19. ge30gcn, part, for imp. Cf. note to p. I, 1. 17.
Page 220. — line 4. ntd?t5 ha I Not this time.
II. lo-ii. 3^ ^^^l ^^5 2!obes, I am a dead man ; 2^obe§, pred. gen.
11. 15-16. franf unb fret, a fixed alliterative formula.
1. 22. (Er. The pronoun of the third person was formerly used for that
of the second, at first implying great respect and then an assumption of
superiority on the part of the speaker. This usage arose from the employ-
ment of the pronoun to represent a preceding title.
1. 22. Caufenbfafa. 2^aiijenb is often used to strengthen an epithet,
or exclamation, either a noun or adj., as taujenb @d)a^; taujeubfc^on, and
in exclamations, :|)0^taufenb, etc.
EINER MUSS HE IRA TEAT, 305
1. 24. was ifi bcnn, what is the matter.
Page 221. — lines 22-23. ^anq,t ntd?t iricbcr ncue (Scfcl?id?ten an,
Do not begi?i the affair over again.
Page 222. — line i. tla, ironical and contemptuous. Cf. note to
p. 181, 1. 18.
I. 8. aus bem ^unbament, thoroughly perfectly.
II. lo-ii. 3U i\[Vi\\ m\i> 3U fd?affen, do and busy oneself about. Cf. note
to p. 39, 1. 19.
1. 14. tpas brum uitb bran I^angt, lohat is involved in it.
1. i8. t^crab, cf. note to p. 10, 1. 14.
1. 25. liebc, cf. note to p. 6, 1. 9,
Page 223. — line 2. Korb, refusal, mitten, A basket was placed to
indicate that a suitor was unsuccessful.
1. 12. Htgorofum or ©yamcn riflorofum, severe examination ; here an
examination at tlic university for the doctor's degree, at which a student
presents himself in a dress-suit.
Page 224.— line 3. Das folltc mir nod?fet^Ien, That caps the climax I
or To live to see her. Cf. note to p. 209, 1. 27.
1. 23. mir, ethical dative, y2?r my sake.
Page 225. — lines 13-14. Strtd? burd? bie Hcc^nung madden, up-
set my plans.
1. 19. So, tiur tmmcr I^cran, Thus, advance bravely^ or regardless of
consequences.
1. 25. tnftrutcrt, coached, given instructions.
Page 226. — line 16. Pa tuarcn iDir alfo, a kind of potential subj.
often called the "confirmatory subjunctive," in which the atifiriration takes
this form. Cf. note to p. 196. 1. 21.
1. 26. Du trittft \[\\\, indie, for imp.
Page 227. — line 6. 3. B. = jum '^t\\^\t\,for example, to illustrate.
1. 10. 2Id?, iparnm nid?t gar! ironical, You don't mean it!
11. 12-13. S. D. fc^t fid? in pofttur = nimmt cine feierlic^c ^altung an.
Page 228. — line 8. ilouliffe, side-scene, -wing (of a stage).
1. 15. rcFognos3iercn = aitSfpa^en, au8funbjd)aftcn.
I, t6. Before It)as, sc. I wonder.
Page 229. — line 16. Bcl^iite, Far from it. By no means.
1. 23. Das mad?t fid? gan3 gut, That is easy to do, or Thafs very
ag}'e cable.
Page 230. — lines 1-2. tjod? . . . fommt, at the best, in an emergency
1. 8. (Selet^rte, here used as a noun. Cf. note to p. 10, 1. 16.
Page 236. — line 2. abfd^recfen laffcn, inf. in an imp. sense.
EXPLANATIONS.
In nouns, the genitive singular, when it differs from the nominative, and the nominal'
tive plural are given. Strong plurals are indicated by -e, and by -^e or ^ when a mutated
vowel occurs, weak forms by -{t)n.
A dash indicates that the title-word is to be supplied ; with nouns it shows that the
plural form is like the singular.
The principal parts of strong verbs are given ; in separable verbs the prefix is not re-
peated, but its place is indicated by a dash, as, abbrcc^cn, brad^ — , -gcbrod^en.
^obett is understood as the auxiliary of all transitive (including reflexive), impersonal
and modal auxiliary verbs. It is also used with most intransitive verbs which govern an
indirect object in the genitive or dative cases.
©eitl is the auxiliary of intransitive verbs which denote a change of condition, or mo-
tion from or to a definite point. When the verbal activity is alone emphasized, f^aben is
used with such verbs as : ©r ift bolt l^ier nad) £onbon flereift and (gr ^at fein Ceben laitfl
Did gereift.
When the perfect participle denotes a state or condition into which the subject has
passed, it has the force of an adjective and fein is the proper auxiliary, as : 2)a8 genfter
tear jerbroc^en al^ id? in ba§ 3ti"tner ^ereintrat.
Many verbs have a transitive or intransitive signification as the direct object is retained
or omitted, as onbrennen, ir. light : inir. take fire ; flbbanfett, ir. dismiss ; tntr. resign
(sc. an office).
The following abbreviations are used in the Notes and Vocabulary :
ace, accusative.
adj., adjective.
adv., adverb, adverbial.
apos., apposition.
arch., archaic.
art., article.
aux., auxiliary.
caus., causal.
c/., compare.
cog-., cognate.
coll., collective.
colloq., colloquial.
comp., compound.
compar., comparative.
conj., conjunction.
dat., dative.
de/., definite.
der., derived from.
dial., dialectic.
demon., demonstrative.
dim., diminutive.
E., English.
equiv., equivalent to.
F., French.
/am.., familiar.
/.,/em., feminine.
_fig-, figuratively.
/r., from.
/ut., future.
G., German.
gen., genitive.
Gr., Greek.
]|., ^aben.
imp., imperative.
impers., impersonal.
indecl., indeclinable.
inde/., indefinite.
indie, indicative.
in/in., infinitive.
infl., inflected.
insep., inseparable.
inter j. , interjection.
intr., intransitive.
/tal., Italian.
/., line.
L., Latin.
L. G., Low German.
lit., literally.
loc, locative.
m., masculine.
per/., perfect.
p/., plural.
pbipf., pluperfect.
poet., poetical.
poss., possessive.
pred., predicate.
Pre/., prefix.
prep., preposition.
pres., present.
Pret., preterit.
pr., pronounce.
pron., pronoun.
rejl., reflexive.
rel., relative ; relataJ tA.
Rom., Romance.
f., fein.
sc, supply, understood.
Sep., separable.
M.H.G., Middle High German. S.G., South Germao
M.L., Mediaeval Latin.
mod., modal.
«., neut., neuter.
N.G., North German.
nom., nominative.
obj., object.
obs., obsolete.
O.F., Old French.
ord., ordinal number.
Orient., Oriental.
orig., originally.
part., participle.
pass., passive.
sing., singular.
SI., Slavic.
st. , strong.
sub}'., subjunctive.
subs., substantively.
superl., superlative.
temp., temporal.
tr., transitive.
undecl., undeclined.
uninfl., uninfiected.
v., verb.
vocab., vocabulary.
«/., weak.
VOCABULARY.
VOCABULARY.
3t
3larf)Cit, n. -§, Aix-la-Chapelle.
9tar, in. -(e)§ <?r -en, -e, -en, eagle.
«l6, adv. off, away, down ; 7ised as sep.
prefix.
abbrcd^en, braci^ — , -flebrod)cn, /^.
break off, interrupt ; destroy, demol-
ish ; intr. stop, discontinue.
abbanfcn, sep. tr. dismiss, discharge.
9(^cnb, ni. -§, -e, evening; west.
^Idcnbbant, /. "e, evening seat.
5lbcnbcffcn, n. -i, — , supper.
^Ibcublanb, n. -(e)§, -^r, west, Occi-
dent, [man.
alicnbl(inbtf(l^'rumif(^, adj. West-Ro-
Slbcitbft^ciu, m. -'o, -c, evening glow,
evening-sky. [glow of evening.
9lbcubftt)immcr, m. -g, — , evening-red,
9lbcnbfoitucubuft, m. -i, "-t, evening
vapor, twilight haze.
9lbcitbfomtcnf(^cttt, m. -§, -e, evening
sunlight, sunset light.
StbcnbftiUc,/. stillness of evening.
SlbcnbWoltc, /. w. evening cloud.
^bcubjug, m. -c§, -"e, evening train.
Slbcutcucv, n. -§, — , adventure, en-
terprise. \P. aventure.]
abcr, C071J. but, however, moreover ;
adv. again.
9lbcrglottbc(n), m. -n§, -n, supersti-
tion, [aber = over, oyer faith].
abermat^, adv. again.
obfaljrctt, fut)r — , -gcta^ren, intr. \.,
set out, depart.
Slbfafirt, /. -w. departure.
abfaUctt, fiet — , -getaOen, intr. \., fall
off; revolt.
ttbfcrtigcn, sep. tr. dispatch, dismiss,
rebuff. [fly off.
abfticgcit, flofi — , -fleflogen, itttr. )'.,
abgcbcn, <i,o!o — , -gegeben, tr. deliver,
give up ; be good for, make ; refl.
occupy oneself with (mil).
abgcljcn, glng — , -geflaiiGcn, intr. \.,
go off, depart, deviate (from) ; auf =
unb — , go up and down ; tr. wear
out ; pace off, measure.
9lb9Cfonbtc(r), m. infl. as adj. envoy,
ambassador, representative.
9lbgcft^irftc(r), see abjdiicfen.
obgeft^morf t, adj. insipid, flat ; absurd,
abgcftorbcit, part. adj. dead, extinct,
from abfterben.
9lbgott, m. -el, -"er, idol.
^Ibgrunb, m. -§, -^e, chasm, precipice;
whirlpool.
ab^alten, t)ielt — , -ge^altcn, tr. hold
off, avert, prevent, detain ; hold, at-
tend.
2lbbattg, m. -§, ^'c, slope, declivity.
abtjangcn, Ijing — , -gef)angen, intr.
1). (Don), depend on.
obfjotcn, sep. tr. go and get, fetch;
call for (« person).
abtartcn, sep. tr. plan, plot.
obfcljrcu, sep. tr. turn aside, avert;
reft,, turn away.
flbtoffen, lie^ — , -gelaffen, intr. \).,
leave off, desist.
9(b(auf , m. -e§, -^e, expiration, end ;
result.
abtegctt, sep. tr. take off, lay aside;
remove one's wraps.
3IO
VOCABULARY.
ttfiltcfcrn, Sep. tr. deliver, contribute.
(ibmai!^en, sep. tr. conclude, settle.
Hbnc^mcn, na^m — , -gcnommcn, tr.
take off or away ; ititr. diminish, de-
crease. \_{a tune or air).
«6^fcifctt, ^fiff — , -ge^fiffeii, zfr. whistle
alb^flUtfen, sep. tr. pluck, gather.
albraten, sep. tr. and tnir. {dat.) riet
— , -geratcn, dissuade from (bon),
advise against.
Slbrcbc,/. w. agreement,,stipulation.
^firctfc,/. w. departure. [out.
obretfctt, sep. intr. \. or t)., depart, set
ftBrciftcn, rt^ — , -gertffen, tr. tear off,
pull down.
Slbrtd^tung, /. w. training, adjustment.
tt6rufen, rtef — , -gerujcn, tr. call
away, recall. [detestable.
a\}\ii)t\n\x6), adj. horrible, abominable,
flBf^ttf cn, sep. tr. send off, dispatch ;
9l6gcfti^trftc(r), part. decl. as adj.
delegate, representative.
Sll^fd^icb, m. -§, -e, leave, departure,
farewell, [abfd^eiben.]
af>WaQcn, jd)Iug — , -gefd^lagen, tr.
strike or cut off ; refuse.
ttbft^netbctt, jd^nttt — , -gefc^nitten, tr.
cut off, clip. [part.
8(6f(j^nitt, m. -3, -e, section, division,
flbfti^rctfcn, sep. tr. frighten (from),
deter.
abfd^rcitctt, fdirttt — , -gejc^rttten, tr.
or intr. \., pace; measure oflf; aufs
unb — , pace up and down. [ jel^en. ]
SlBflr^t, /. w. purpose, intention, [ob;
fel)cn.]
a6ftrf)tltc^, «^'. designed, intentional;
adv. purposely.
•Bf^cnftig, adj. estranged; unfaithful.
Obftattcn, sep. tr. discharge, pay, give.
abftiiubcn, sep. tr. dust (off). \p^ =
off, flaubcn Z^. ©taub, dust.]
abftct^en, ftad) — , -gcftoc^cn, intr. I).
(»on), deviate from, contrast (with).
obftcigctt, [ticg — , -flepicQen, intr. \.,
descend, alight, dismount.
aBftrct«*^ctt, ftritf) — , -gcflrt^cn, /^.
strike off; deduct, erase; intr. \.,
rove.
obtrctcn, tiat — , -gctrcten, ^r. yield,
cede, surrender.
(tbtoartcn, sep. tr. wait for, await,
abtoartg, a^z'. downward, [ab, off,
H)art§, gen. of obs. adj. turned.]
abtoeil^fclnb, part. adj. alternating,
periodic.
2tbttict^f(c) Jung, /. w. exchange ; alter-
nation; variety.
9(bttieg, m. -e§, -e, by-way, wrong
road ; going astray.
abtocifcit, n)ic§ — , -QCtBicfcn, /r. send
away, repulse, refuse admittance.
ofittJcnbcn, manbtc — , -fleroanbt, tr,
turn away, avert ; rejl. turn (from).
abttjcrfcn, marf — , -Qeft)or[cu, tr. cast
off, take off, reject.
Slbwcfcnfjcit, /. tv. absence.
flbjicljcn, 3og — , -flcjoflcn, tr. draw or
take off, divert, distract; intr. \.,
withdraw.
2lb5ug, /«.-§, ^c, departure.
Slcccnt', m. -(c)§, -C, accent, stress.
t^iS:^, inter j.o\v\ ah! alas!
2l(t)fcl, /. tv. shoulder, [/r. ^(^[e,
axle.]
aiS^i, num. eight.
9l(^t, /. w. heed, care, attention; ban,
prescription ; fi^ in — nc^mcn, take
care, be on one's guard.
2C(^tcI, n. -§, — ; ac^tel, adj. eighth
{part).
aii^ten, ^r. esteem, respect; — fiir,
deem, consider, take for; intr. \^.,
— auf, heed, pay attention to.
od^t'gcbctt, (},q!o — , -gcgeben, intr. I).,
pay attention, watch ; attend to ( auf).
ad^tunbjmaustg, nwn. twenty-eight.
od^tjc^nt, -er, -e, -e§, num. eighteenth.
Sld^tung,/. esteem, regard.
(tc^^en, i«^r. 1)., groan, moan.
2ltfcr, »«. -§, -^^ field.
VOCABULARY.
311
%tti, m. -§, nobility, distinction of
birth.
Staler, m. -§, — , eagle, [abcl — cbcl
+ 9lar.]
3ll>rcf fe, /. w. address. [/?.]
Sigij^j'tcn, ft. -§, Egypt.
^iigy^'tcr, w. -«, — , Egyptian.
afjncn, /r. have a presentiment of, fore-
bode ; anticipate ; suspect ; imfers.
{dat.) have a presentiment.
aljiilit^, adj. similar, like; — fc^Cii,
{7vith dai.) resemble.
9ll)nung,/. w. presentiment, notion.
3lft, m. -Cv, -c, act (0/ a play). \L.
actus.]
Sllbrci^t, m. -§ (1250-1308), eldest
son of Rudolf of Habsburg; Duke of
Habsburg, German King, and Em-
• peror by election (i 298-1 308).
SUfutu, m. -§, Alcuin, b. 735 in York,
England, d, 804 as Abbot of Tours ;
adviser of Charles the Great, famous
teacher and author of school books.
aVi, adj. and pron. all; each, every,
any ; allcS, everything, everybody.
W\tt^, m. -§, Allah, Arabic name of
the one god. [al ilah.]
aUctit'', a<^'. alone ; adv. only ; conj .h\xX..
aUcmal, adv. at all times, [allc SJlale,
adv. ace. pi.]
aUenttialhen, adv. on all sides, every-
where. [Old dat.pl. with secondary
to
aUcr* {compounded with superlatives),
of all, most, very.
aUcrbcft, adj. best of all, very best.
allerbingS, adv. by all means, to be
sure, indeed, certainly. \adv. gen.
pi. aUcr ^ing(c) + §.]
oUcrcruft, adj. most grave.
aUcrt)aitb, adj. {indecl.) all sorts of.
\gcn. pi. allcr .0<inb(c), fr. ^anb,
= side, kind.]
ftderlct, adj. {indecl.) of every kind,
divers, [/r. aller fici, sort.]
ottcrltcBft, adj. charming, delightful.
atterortcn, adv. everywhere. [Old w.
gen.pl.]
aUgcmetn, adj. universal, general.
aUifiev, adv. here {emphatic).
nUmoc^'tig, adj. almighty,
aUmat)^H(^, adj. gradual; adv. by de-
grees. \cog. gemac^.]
SU'mofcn, n. -%, — , alms.
2t(<)C,/. w. {usually plural), Alps.
IJU^nad^, n. -§, village on the bay of
the same name, south of Lake Lu-
cerne, in the Canton of Unterwalden.
oI§, conj. in subordinate sentences re-
ferring to past time, when, as, since ;
follorwed by the inverted order, as if ;
after a camp., adj. preceded by ju or
anber in clauses denoting a result,
than ; after a negative, but, save ;
with nouns in appos., in pred. as, as
being {in the capacity of) ; — ob, —
»ucnn, as if, as though, [atjo.]
o(^ba(br adv. immediately, instantly.
ol'fo, conj. accordingly, then, hence.
lllfo', adv. thus, so. ,
ait (alter, alteft), adj. old.
aUor' and 2H^tar, m. -§, ^d're, altar.
\L. altus, elevated.]
mttv, n. -§, — , age.
oUH(^, adj. elderly.
rtlt'mobtfd), adj. old-fashioned.
3Utftimme, /. w. alto voice; bcrbcdtc
— (subdued alto), contralto voice.
ant = an bem.
Stmcrifa, n. -§, America.
%xa\tn^, n. chief city of the department
of the Somme in northern France,
3tmtmantt, m. -^, -er or -(cute, mag-
istrate, steward, warden.
ait, prep, {-with dat. or ace.) at, by,
beside ; on ; to, used as sep. prefix.
aitbietcit, bot — , -fleboten, tr. offer,
anbltlfctt, sep. tr. look on, glance at.
anbrenncn, bronnte — , -gebrannt, ir,
light; intr. \., take fire.
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VOCABULARY.
anbiifi^tig, adj. devout, reverent, [next.
Ottbcr, adj. other; different; second;
anbcrmal, adv. another time.
aitbcrn, fr. {also refl.) alter, change.
anberi^, adv. otherwise, differently.
rtitbcr^too, adv. elsewhere.
SlncrBicten, n. -§, offer.
ancrtcnncit, erfanntc — , -erfannt, tr.
recognize ; acknowledge.
Stttcrfcnitung, / -w. recognition, ac-
knowledgment.
Stnfang, w. -(c)§, ^c, beginning; ton
— an, from the outset.
anfongctt, ftng — , -gcfangen, tr. be-
gin ; do.
anfdnglici^, adv. at the beginning, at
first.
2lnfong§6ud)fto6c, m. w. initial letter.
anfaffcn, scp. tr. seize, grasp.
onfrogcn, fragtc — , -gcfraflt, intr. I).,
ask, inquire, of (bet); — for (nai!^).
anfii^rcn, sep. tr. lead; cite; dupe.
angcfictt, gob — , -ijcgcben, tr. allege,
state, indicate, suggest.
nngclictt, ging — , -gcgangen, intr.
go on ; begin ; be practicable, feasible ;
answer, do ; tr. approach, solicit,
concern.
angc()i)rcn, intr. \)., {dat.) belong to.
9lugckgcn^ctt, /. w. affair, concern,
business.
ange(cgcntlt(i^, adj. urgent, pressing,
zealous.
angcteljnt, /^ri". adj. ajar, [anlcl^ncn.]
angenefintr adj. agreeable, pleasant.
[gene{)m/r. nef)mcn, acceptable.]
angefctjcn, part. adj. respected, im-
portant, distinguished. [anfcl)cn.]
Slngefttl^t, w. .-§, -cr, face, countenance.
ongcfttttnmt, {part.^ adj. hereditary,
[/r. obs. anftammcn.]
9lngeftctltc(r), m. infl. as adj. official ;
employee.
angemur^elt, part, adj. rooted to the
spot, paralyzed.
rtttgfoljcn, sep. tr. stare or glare at.
flitgreifcn, griff — , -gcgriffcn, tr. take
hold of; affect.
ringrinfen, sep. tr. grin at.
9tngft, /. -e, anxiety, distress, fear.
\rel. to cnge.]
rittgftigcn, tr. trouble, worry.
angftltd^, adj. anxious, timid,
angucfcn, sep. tr. look at, peep at.
ttit^artcit, ^iclt— , -flel)altcn, /r. check,
stop ; rein in ; ifttr. stop.
an^rtUf^cn, sep. tr. breathe upon.
(in^cticn, {)ob or t)ub — , -gcljobcn, tr.
or intr. lift up ; begin.
an^eimc(n, sep. tr. remind of home.
an^brcn, sep. tr. listen to ; perceive by
listening {with dat. of per s. and ace.
of thing).
attHagcn, sep. tr. {with gen.) accuse^
blame.
anHctbcn, sep. tr. dress, clothe ; refl.
dress (oneself).
fli^flingcn, flang — , -flcflungeu, intr.
\)., chime in, accord.
anf(o^fcn, sep. intr. \)., ace. with an,
and dat. with bet, knock (at),
tap.
antnit^fen, sep. tr. unite, tie; begin,
anfommcit, lam — , -gcfommcn, intr.
f ., arrive ; c§ !ommt ntir ni^t barauf
afl, it does not matter to me; —
auf, depend upon; turn or hinge
upon ; matter, be of importance.
Slntommling, m. -§, -c, new-comer,
visitor.
anfitnben, sep. tr. announce, proclaim.
2ltttttnft, /. coming, arrival. [anfom=
men.]
an(angen, sep. intr. f., arrive; tr. con-
cern.
anicgcn, ji?/. z'r. place against; point,
aim {a gun) ; devise, build.
9lttlctf)C,/. w. loan.
Stnliegen, «. -§, — , request, demand;
ein — borbringen, make a request.
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Slitmut, /. grace.
anmutig, adj. attractive, graceful.
2tnnal)mc,/. w. acceptance, adoption;
assumption.
attneOutcn, naljm — , -nenommen, /r.ac-
cept, assume ; refl. {with gen.) take
cliarge of, interest in. [tion, order.
Slnorbnuitg, f. w. arrangement, direc-
an|)a(fcn, se/. tr. lay hold of, seize.
^n^raU, m. ~ :-, shock, reflection.
SItt'rcbc,/. w. address, form of address.
attrcbctt, sep. tr. speak to, address.
anrii^rctt, sep. tr. touch; affect ; stir.
anfdufelit, tr. fan; {collog.) intoxicate
slightly ; part, angcidujelt, tipsy.
anfdjaucn, sep. tr. look at, observe.
8lnf(^Iag, m. -(c)l, ^c, stroke; esti-
mate, plan ;. plot, device ; in — brin=
gen, take into account.
flitfe^Iagctt, fc^hig — , -i}cid)laflcn, tr.
strike against, fasten ; inir. strike
up, begin singing.
onfdjlicgcn, \6){o^ —, -fleft^loifcn, tr.
attach, join ; re^. join, unite.
onfd^iirctt, sep. tr. poke, stir {the fire).
cnft^htcUcit, jc^moa — , -flefc^rootlcn,
intr. \., swell out, inflate.
anfcJjcn, fal) — , -gefeticn, tr. look at,
see ; regard, consider ; — fiir, take
for; with dat. of per sort perceive in
{some one), know by looking at.
9lnfc()cn, «, -§, appearance; dignity.
anfc^ett, sep. tr. set to, apply.
anfprcd)Ctt, fprac^ — , -flei>rod)en, tr.
speak to, address; ask (for, urn).
2lnf<jrutf), m. -(c)§, ^'C, claim; in —
ne()mcu, claim.
anftitnbtg, adj. respectable, proper,
suitable, decent.
onftorrcn, sep. tr. stare at, gaze on.
Cltftcrfcn, sep. tr. infect.
anftcUcn, sep. tr. appoint, employ, ar-
range ; institute ; set on foot ; rejl.
assume a position, behave ; pretend ;
set about.
9lnfteUung, /. w. appointment, situa-
tion.
onfttcrcn, sep. tr. stare at.
anftimmcn, sep. tr. strike up {a tune),
begin singing.
anftrcngctt, sep. tr. strain, exert.
anftoftcit, ftieB — , -geftoBcn, tr. come
in contact, touch ; clink {glasses).
9lntet(, m. -§, -t, share, interest.
2Itttiorf)tcn, «. -§, Antioch, capital of
Syria on the Orontes.
9Int(t^, n. -e§, -e, face, countenance.
9llttrog, m. -§, "e offer, proposal.
antrctcn, trat — , -getreten, tr. enter
upon ; start for ; begin ; set out on
{a journey).
Sltttttiort, f. w. answer.
ontloortcn, tr. {dat. of person, also
with <x\\\ and ace.) answer, respond
to.
antt)(inbe(n, sep. tr. come upon, come
over ; seize, befall.
an)uc()en, tr. blow upon or against.
onhjcfcitb, adj. present; bic ^Intocjcns
ben, the company.
9(tl50lj(, /. number.
5tnicidjcn, n. -§, — , sign, mark.
onsicljcn, jog — , -gcjogen, tr. draw
on, put on : intr. \., approach, begin
{sei-vice), enter {upon an office).
anjtc^cnb, part. adj. attractive, inter-
esting.
Slnjug, tn. -i, ^e, attire, dress, clothes;
approach.
anjiinbett, sep. tr. kindle, light.
2l^fel, m. -§, ^, apple.
Stpolba, n. -§, city on the Ilm in
Saxe-Weimar.
^ppctW, m. -§, appetite. {F.^
9(^rifofcnbaum, w.-§, -c, apricot-tree
arafeifti^, adj. Arabic, Arabian.
Strficit, /. w. work, labor.
flr'6citcn, intr. or tr. t)., work, study.
9Cr6citcr, m. -§, — , laborer.
SltriieU^betttel, m. -§, — , work-bag.
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VOCABULARY.
axi}ixi§\)ti^ , adj. heated by work.
9lr6eit§tafrf)c,/, w. work-bag.
arg, adj. bad; mischievous; cunning;
deceitful.
Slrger, m. -§, vexation, anger.
argerttd^, adj. angry, vexed.
firgern, tr. annoy, tease ; make angry;
rejl. be vexed, angry, put out.
2lrgtt)o^n, w.-(e)§, suspicion, distrust,
jealousy, [arg(e) and loatin, fancy.]
orni (cirmer, armft), adj. poor, wretch-
ed, unfortunate.
9trm, m. -(c)§, -€, arm.
2lrmcc^,/. w. army. [F.]
dxvxixtl), adj. poor, miserable.
9trmut, /. poverty.
Slrnolb 9lnbcr{)alben tton Snclc^t^at,
in Swiss legend described as active
in war of independence, p. io6.
arrongicrcii, tr. arrange. [F.]
Strfcntt, m. -§, arsenic. [Z,., Gr.]
2lrt, /. w. kind, species ; manner, way.
Slrjt, w. -c§, -^e, physician. [M.L.^Gr.]
%\6)t, f. w. ashes.
Slffc'ffor, w.-§, -o'ren, assessor ; judge.
9tffcfforI)cr5, n. -en§, -en, assessor's
heart.
9lft, »/. -c§, -"e, branch, bough.
aiftrolo'g, w. w. astrologer. [Gr.]
tMtcUcr, (atelya^ «. -i, -§, studio, [i?.]
Sltcm, w. -§, breath: in — ^alten,
keep busy.
aitvxio^, adj. breathless.
2ltcm5U8, m. -c§, ^t, breath; cinen
ttcfcn — t^un, breathe deeply.
atmctt, intr. I)., breathe.
Strung,/, w. food.
au^, adv. also, too, besides, likewise;
even ; luenn — , even if ; after tt)cr,
tt)a§, tt)ic, tt)0, ever (whoever, ^/c.) ;
fo . . . auci), however.
Slttbtcnj, (-lentsQ /. w. audience, inter-
view.
auf , pref. with dat. or ace. on, upon,
at ; in view of, for ; toward, to ; —
ba^, conj. that, in order that ; adv.
up, upon, open ; used as sef. prejix.
auffietoaljren, sep. tr. keep, preserve,
guard.
aufftinbcn, 'haxxb •—, -^ebunbcu, tr. tie
up, fasten. [up.
auf^dcfcn, sep. intr.\j,, look up, glance
aufarct^cn, brac^ — , -gebroc^en, tr.
break open ; open ; intr. f ., start, set
out.
Stufcnt^ott, »z. -§, -€, stay, residence.
aufcrtcgctt, j-^/. /r. impose, enjoin.
auffaUctt, fiel —-, -^efallen, intr. \.,
strike {as strange), astonish, impress.
auffattenb, part. adj. striking, remark-
able.
aufflicgcn, flog — , -gefloflen, intr. \.,
fly upwards.
Ottfforbcrn, sep.tr. summon, challenge.
auffit^ren, sep. tr. erect; perform, act;
conduct.
ottfgcljcn, gab — , -gegeben, tr. give
up, deliver ; abandon ; propgse
{task, question).
aufgcljcn, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr. \.,
go up ; rise ; open,
aufgcflort, part. adj. enhghtened.
[auffliireii.]
oufgrcifctt, griff — , -gegriffcii, tr. take
up, seize.
aufJjaltcn, l)iclt — , -flcl^altcn, tr. hold
up, keep back, detain ; reJl. stop.
auf()dngcn, sep. tr. and intr. hang up,
suspend.
ouf^cftcn, t)ob — , -gc^oben, tr. lift up,
raise ; preserve, keep ; do away with,
abolish.
2luf^cbcn, n. -§, fuss, ado.
auffietfcn, Ijalf —, -ge^olfen, tr. help,
support, assist.
auffjOffcn, sep. tr. put on one's back,
aufprcit, sep. intr. t)., stop, cease.
rtufOorrf)en, sep. intr. listen intently,
3tufnnnmg, /. w. explanation; en-
lightenment, illumination.
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auftHnten, se^. tr. unlatch.
atiffttii^fcn, sc^. tr. unbutton.
auflcbett, scp. intr, \., revive, return to
life.
9lttf(iifttng, /. w. solution ; breaking up,
dissolution.
aufma^Ctt, sep. tr. open; refl. rise;
set out, begin a journey.
ttufmrtucrii, scp. tr. build up or erect
(rtr XV a II).
flitfmcvtfom, adj. attentive.
Stufmcrtfamfcit, /. w. attention, con-
sideration.
nufttc^meu, nal)m — , -gcnommen, tr.
take up or\Vi\ receive ; shelter.
aitfa^fcrn, sep. tr. sacrifice, offer.
aufpaffcn, sep. intr. I)., attend, watch.
auf|)flait5cn, scp. tr. set up, place.
aufroffcn, sep. tr. snatch up, collect;
refl. rise quickly ; collect oneself.
aitfriiumcn, scp. tr. put in order, clear
up {a room).
aufrciftcn, rife— ,-ficrijfcn, /n tear open.
Slufrcgung, /. xv. commotion, excite-
ment, agitation.
aitfroUcit, sep. tr. roll up; unroll.
aufritttclu, sep. tr. shake up, arouse.
ouffd^aucn, sep. intr. look up .
ttuffc^tagcn, fd^hig — , -Qcfdilaflcn, tr.
throw up or open, raise ; open, cast
up {the eyes).
aufft^Iic^cn, jrf)lofe — , -^cfc^toifcn, tr.
unlock, disclose.
Oitfft^nctbcu, sep. tr. cut open; intr.
swagger, brag, exaggerate.
(iMfft^rctbcn, fc^tieb — , -Qcjt^ricben, tr.
write down, note.
oufft^rctcn, jd^ric — / -^clc^riecn, intr.
cry out.
auffcficn, ia() — , -gcfc^cn, intr. I).,
look up.
auffe^en, sep. tr. put on ; set up ; build.
ouff^ringcn, fprang — , -gcfprungeu,
intr. ]'., spring up; burst open.
aufftcrfcn, sep. tr. stick or set up.
cttfftcfjctt, [tattb — , -gcftanben, intr.
\., stand up, rise.
ttufftetgcn, ftieg — , -flcftiegen, intr. ].,
ascend, rise.
aufftetten, sep. tr. set up, raise, erect.
ttuffto^cit, fticfe — ; ^eftofeen, tr. push
or kick open.
ouffui^cn, sep. tr. seek (out), search
for.
9(uftrag, m. -^§, -"c, errand, order,
commission.
auftretien, trieb — , -gctrieben, ^r.
raise, levy.
auftrctcn, trat — , -gctrcten, rWr. f.,
step forth ; appear.
$(uftritt, m. -§, ~e, appearance, scene
(o/ap/ay).
aufloodjctt, sep. intr. )., wake up.
9(ttf)t>anb, m.-(e)§, expense; sumptu-
ousness, pomp.
aufwortcu, intr. {)., wait upon, attend.
aitfttJcrfen, marf — , -^eworfcn, tr. cast
up, raise; refl. put oneself forward
as ; set up for (witA aU or ju) ; as-
sume {an office).
aufwicgcn, mog ~, -gcroogcn, tr. out-
weigh, counterbalance.
3luf5cic^tttttt8, /. w. note, memoran-
dum.
aufjic^ctt, jog — , -gcsogcu, tr. draw or
pull up.
2tuf5ug, m. -ۤ, H, procession, act {op
a play).
2lugc, n. -§, -en, eye. [moment.
SlttgcnfiUcf , w. -§, -c, glance of the eye ;
augendUiflid), «^'. momentary, imme-
diate ; adv. instantly.
Slugenfd^ein, m. -§, view ; in — nel^;
men, take a view of.
Stitgcnfd^mcrj, »«. -(c)g, -en, pain in
the eye.
SlugcttttJC^, «. -(e)g, pain in the eyes
9tugtcin, «. -§, — , a'/wz. little eye.
2ltt' guft, w. -§, August.
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VOCABULARY.
axi^, />re/>. with dat. out, from, out of;
because of ; adv. out, forth ; over,
done ; used as sep. prefix.
au;§Iieffern, sep. tr. mend, repair.
aiu^fiilbung,/. education, culture.
au^fiittctt, bat — , -gebcten, tr. beg or
ask for, request ; insist upon.
au§6of)rett, sep. tr. bore, drill.
auS6reitcn, sep. tr. spread out, extend.
augbrcnnctt, branntc — , -gebrannt,
tr. or intr. burn out; cease to burn.
rtU^bcIjnen, sep. tr. extend, stretch.
2(u§br«(f, m. -(c)§, "C, expression,
phrase.
au^britffcn^ sep. tr. express.
auScinanbcr, adv. apart.
ou^ctnanbcrgc^cn, sep. intr. \., separ-
ate, disperse.
fltt^cinanbcrt^tttt, sep. tr. tj^at — , -gc=
t{)an, undo ; refl. separate.
au^cinanbcrtrctctt, trat — , -getrctcn,
sep. intr. f., separate.
au^fo^rctt, fu^r— , -gefat)rcn, intr.].,
drive out.
2tu§f(ut!^t, /. -"e, escape, evasion.
ougfragctt, fragtc — , -gcfragt, tr.
question, examine, sound (a person).
OttSfiilirtid), adj. extensive, detailed.
att^fiM)ren, sep. tr. carry out, execute.
2lu§ful)rung, /. w. execution, achieve-
ment.
auSfitltcn, sep. tr. fill out; fill up,
2ttt:§8a6c,y". IV. expense, edition.
9lU:§gang, w. -e§, -c, outcome, exit,
result.
ottSgcbcn, gab — , -gegcben, tr. give
out, spend ; issue ; — fiir, give out
as, pass for.
au;§gc^cn, gtng — , -gegangcn, intr. \.,
go out, set out.
auiggelaffen, part. adj. unrestrained,
extravagant. [auStaffcn.]
au^gcfto^ift, /ar/. adj. stuffed. [au§s
ftopten.]
auSgcfuti^t, part. adj. choice. \<xVi%s
hid)cn.]
Ott^gctrotfnet, part. adj. dried up.
att:§gc5Ctci^nct, /(Tr/. a;^'. distinguished,
superior, exceptional. [auSjci^nen.]
fltt§gie§ctt, go^ — , -gegoffen, sep. tr.
pour out.
ou^^attctt, I)telt — , -geliatten, intr.
I)., hold out, endure.
Slu^fommcn, n. -§, livelihood ; com-
petence ; accommodation.
rtU^'fra^cn, sep. tr. scratch out.
au§((inbif(^, adj. outlandish, foreign.
au^Iaffcn, licfe — , -^etaffcn, tr. let or
leave out, omit.
au^Iccrctt, sep. tr. empty, drain.
flu^lcfcn, ta§ — , -gefcfcn, tr. finish
reading, read through.
au^liJfc^Ctt, sep. tr. put out, extinguish,
efface ; intr. \., lofd) — , -getojd^en,
go out.
aUi^malen, sep. tr. finish a picture; de-
pict; describe {minutely).
2tu^nal)mc,/. w. exception.
ott^ncljmcit, na^m — , -gcnommcn, tr.
take out ; remove, except ; rejl. look,
appear.
au^rcrfeit, sep. tr. reach out, extend.
2iUi.'rcbc,/. iv. evasion, excuse.
au§rt(^tctt, sep. tr. perform, execute.
au:§roben, sep. tr. root out, clear.
auSrottcn, tr. root out.
au^rufcn, rtef — , -gerufen, tr. or intr.
1)., call out, proclaim.
OU§ru!)cn, sep. intr. I)., rest (^com-
pletely), repose.
au^fc^Iagcn, fc^Iug — , -gcfd^Iagcn, tr.
refuse, reject.
au^fdjUc^iti^, adj. exclusive.
au^fcljcn, fa^ — , -gcfct)en, intr. look,
appear.
9lu§cnh)c(t,/. outer world.
au^cr, prep, with dat. outside of, be-
sides, except; — fic^, beside one-
self.
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Suger, adj. outer, external; 'Xid^
^in^cre, exterior, appearance.
aufjcrbcttt, adv. apart from that, be-
sides, moreover.
au^cr(jriI6,/r^/. with gen. outside of.
(titgcru, tr. utter, express.
ttuftcrorbcntlic^, adj. extraordinary,
remarkable ; adv. exceedingly.
fiuftcrft, adv. very, extremely.
au^fc^ctt, Sep. expose; postpone;
rejl. subject oneself.
SlU^fld^t,/. w. outlook, prospect, view.
9lu«Jf^rrtc^e,/. w. pronunciation.
ou^f^jrct^icn, fprac^ — , -geiprorfien, tr.
speak out, finish; utter, express;
pronounce, declare.
2lu^ftrtttung,/. w. dowry.
au^ftcdicn, [ta^ — , -gcftod^en, tr.
pierce, put out (the eyes). [alight.
auSftcigen, ftteg — , -gefticgcu, intr. \.,
auSftcr&cn, scp. intr. \. ftarb — , -ge;
ftorbeu, die out, become extinct.
tttt^ftoftctt, ftie^ — , -geftofeen, tr. drive
out.
au^ftrcrfctt, sep. tr. stretch out.
au^fti'cucu, sep. tr. scatter, sow; dis-
seminate; disperse.
au:§fut!^cit, sep. tr. seek out, select,
choose.
nu^to^C5tcrCtt, sep. tr. hang with tap
estry, to paper.
att^triitfcn, tranf — , -gctrunfcn, tr.
drink up, drain.
9tu^')t)aO(, /. w. choice.
3ttt§lucg, m. -e§, -C, way (out), es-
cape.
au^menbtg, adj. outward, by heart.
auStvtft^cn, sep. tr. wipe (out).
au§5citi^ncn, sep. tr. distinguish.
auSjic^cn, 309 — , -^eaogcn, tr. draw
out, pull of ; undress; intr. \., with-
draw, march out.
Stjcnbcrg, w.-§, or ?ljenf(ul), a moun-
tain rising perpendicularly from the
east shore of Lake Lucerne, in the
Canton of Uri.
»
SBod^, tn. -ۤ, ^c, brook.
SBarfcnftrctd^, m. -§, -c, blow <7rtap on
the cheek.
JBob, n. -e3, -^r, bath.
:iBagbab, n. -§, Bagdad, city on the
Tigris in Turkey,seat of the Caliphs
(762-1258).
a3a^nticamtc(r), m. injl. as adj. rail-
way official.
93af)n()of , m. -ۤ, ^C, railway station.
$a()n5ug, m. -c§.. ^, railway train.
6atb, adv. soon; balb . . . batb, now
. . . now.
93a(len, m. -g, — , beam, perch.
93anb, n. -e^, -e, band, bond ; m. pi.
"-t, volume ; ^er, ribbon, string.
battg(e), adj. (bdnger, bcingft, also
banger, bangft), anxious, afraid.
\from bc-angc (= enge).]
»anf , /. H, bench.
SBant(c)rott', m. -(c)§, -c, insolvency,
bankruptcy. \_Ital. bancorotto.]
Sanfrottic'rcr, m. -§, — , bankrupt.
JBannfiJrftcr, nt. -§, — , forester of the
reservation.
SBanncr, or SBanc'r, 3o^ann, (1596-
1 641), an able Swedish General in
the Thirty Years' War.
93ar, m. w. bear.
JBarfiaroffa, m. -§, Barbarossa, Ital.
form of Rotbart, Red Beard, applied
to the Emperor Frederick the First,
pp. 102-105.
SBorbtcr', »«.-§, — , barber.
SBorcnficrg, tn. —3, Cutter am — , near
Wolfenbiittel, scene of Tilly's victory
over Christian IV, Aug. 26, 1626.
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VOCABULARY.
95art, m. -e§, -e, beard.
93artVu^cr, m. -§, — , barber.
Saftei^/. w. bastions. [O. F. bastie.]
SBitU, m. -e§, -e, dwelling, building,
structure (//. usually 33auten);
cultivation. [mate.
Sauaitfci^Iag, m. -§, ^e, builder's esti-
finucn, /"r. build; cultivate {land).
iPrtUcr, ;;?. -§ or -n, -n, peasant,
farmer.
S^rtuer, w. or «. -§, — , cage, bower.
SoMCrimotf, n. -c§, peasantry.
SBaum, tn. -e§, H, tree.
93aumti^cit, «. -I, — , small tree.
93ttttmciftcr, m. -§, — , builder, archi-
tect.
©aumfd^attcit, w. -§, — , shade of a tree.
©aumftotc, /. w.; -ftafcn, m. -§, — ,
trunk of a tree.
SBaumftatnm, m. -(c)§, -"C, tree-trunk.
JBoumftum^f, m. -c§, ^e. tree-stump.
$autttn)ur5Cl, /. w. root of a tree.
SJo^crtt, «. -§, Bavaria.
6a^(c)nfc^, «^'. Bavarian.
Be-, insej). prefix. It gives to /r.
and intr. verbs an intensive sense ;
changes inir. verbs to tr. by virtue
of the prefix.
©eamte(ir), »«. -n, -n, (civil) officer,
official. [/fl:r/. Bcamtetc]
BcarBcttCtt, /r. elaborate ; treat ; thrash.
©caufftd^tigMng,/ -w. inspection, con-
BcBctt, mz'r, f). tremble. [trol.
JBcH^cr, »2. -§, — , goblet, beaker. [Af.
L. bicarium.]
Beiianten, w. rij^. thank; decline.
Bcbaucrn, /r. regret ; pity.
fiebeifen, tr. cover.
Bcbcnten, bcbac^tc, bcbad^t, f)., con-
sider ; provide for ; refl. deliberate.
SBebcnljcit, /. w. time for reflection.
Bcbcuten, /r. mean, signify ; portend.
Bebeutenb, part. adj. significant, im-
portant ; considerable.
^»^'ii^Vii\tiV^, adj. significant.
Bcbtobc'men, tr. adorn with a diadem,
crown.
BcbtCttCtt, tr. serve, wait upon.
93ebicntc(r), m. infl. as adj. servant.
Scbinguug,/. u<. condition, stipulation,
terms.
Bebrangen, tr. press, oppress; distress.
Bcbrditgt, part. adj. pressed, crowded ;
distressed.
Bcburfcn, bcburftc, beburft, intr. {).,
(with gen.) or tr. need, require.
Scburfni^, n. -(ff)e§, -(ff)e, need,
want.
Bcetlcn, refl. hasten.
Bcfaffcn, tr. grasp ; contain ; refl. con-
cern or occupy oneself with.
SBcfc^f, in. -§, -t, command.
Bcfcfjicn, bcfal)t/ befolilen, tr. and
m/r. (flfa^.) commend; command,
order; summon.
Bcfcfttgctt, tr. establish ; fortify.
Bcfcftigt, part. adj. fortified.
Bcftnbcn, bcfanb, berunbcn, refl. find
oneself, be ; fid) tuol)! — , be well.
SBcfinbcn, n. -§, state of health.
BeftnbUc^, adj. to be found ; situated.
Bcfolgcn, tr. follow, obey, comply with.
Bcfrcicn, tr. liberate, deliver.
Scfrciung,/. w. liberation.
Bcfricbigcn, tr. satisfy; gratify.
iBcfvtcbigung,/. -w. contentment, satis-
faction ; reward.
Bcfitr^tcn, tr. fear.
BegeBen, begab, 'htq.ibtw, refl. betake
oneself; happen.
Bcgcgncn, intr. \. {flat.) also tr. meet.
Bcgc^ctt, beging, begangen, tr. per-
form ; celebrate ; commit {a folly,
crime).
Bcgcljrctt, tr. desire, demand.
Bcgctftcrn, tr. inspire, animate.
Bcgeiftert, part. adj. inspired, enthusi-
astic.
Bcgtcrig, adj. desirous, eager; cove-
tous ; curious.
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(eginnen, begoiin, beflomien, tr. begin,
bcillcitrit, tr. accompany.
!Slkfl(citcr, 711. -§, — , companion.
iBcfllcttcriu,/. 7V. (female) companion.
Iicgvaticn, bcfliub, bcflraben, tr. bury.
ticgrcn^CH, tr. bound, border.
bcgrcifcu, beariff/ beoriffeu, tr. grasp;
understand, comprehend.
JBcgrtff , ;«. -c§, -C, notion ; conception ;
im -e feiu, be on the point of, about
(to do something.)
bcgri't^cit, tr. greet, [(^ru^.]
bcgitnftiocu, tr. favor. [0uiift.]
ic()agcn, intr. I), (dat.), please, satisfy ;
ifn/>. (dat.) like.
dcOnglid), ad/, comfortable.
ticfjottcit, bel)ielt, be{)altcu, tr. keep,
retain.
6c()orrcn, m/r. \)., used with bci, in,
and auf, ^/rt/. persist in, adhere to.
bcl)au^tcjt, tr. maintain, assert.
SBcljnufuitfl,/. 7t'. abode.
licfjcr'licrncii, tr. lodge, shelter, enter-
tain.
be()Utcn, ifr. guard, preserve.
6c()Utfam, adj. guarded, careful
Wx, frep. with dat., loc. at, by, near ;
among, with, about ; in connection
with ; at the house of ; aside ; cans.
in consequence of ; temp, by, in, on,
upon ; adv. and sep. prefix, by, near.
ictbriiigcn, brac^te — , -flcbrad)!, tr.
produce, adduce, give, administer.
6eib, -cr, -e, -€y, adj. both {orig.pl.,
later with sing, forms).
ficibcrfcitig, adj. of or on both sides,
common, mutual [£;en. bcit)Cr=
jctt(e)+§.]
SBctftttt, m. -§, assent.
BetfriUtg, «^'. approving.
l^ctlauftg, adj. by the way, incidental;
adv. in passing.
Bcim = bei bcm.
SBcin, n. -S, -e, bone, leg ; 5Beiiic in bic
$ant> netimcn, depart, set out, hasten.
ht\na{\t, adv. almost, nearly.
Scintlcibcr, n. pi. trousers.
bctfrttitmcn, adv. together.
5 c if cite, adv. aside.
bcifc^cit, Sep. tr. place near; bury.
JBctfpicl, m. -§, -t, example.
bciftcu, bife, Qcbiffen, tr. bite.
bciftcOcn, ftanb — , -gcftanben, tr.
stand by, support.
(etgeitcn, adv. betimes ; soon.
htX(i\\Xli,pari. adj. known, well known,
acquainted, familiar ; used substan-
tively, acquainance. [bcfennen.]
bcflagcit, tr. bemoan.
bcf (cibcil, tr. clothe, dress ; hang, face ;
invest with or fill (an office).
Udommcn, befam, befommen, tr. get,
receive.
befiimmcru, tr. trouble ; refi. {with urn
and ace.) concern oneself, [ytummer. ]
bcfitmmcrt, part. adj. anxious.
bdagcrn, tr. besiege. [2agev, camp.]
SBclagcrurr:,/. w. siege. burden.]
bcldftigcn, tr. trouble, annoy. [2aft,
bc(auf(i)cn, tr. listen to, overhear.
bekgcn, tr. overlay, cover; engage a
seat ; impose, inflict (mit).
bclcgcjt,/rtr/f. adj. from obs. bctiegen,
bclcibtgcn, tr. insult. [situated.
beticbcn, tr. like, choose ; — <Sie,
please ; intr. \)., {dat.) please, like.
beUcbt, part. adj. favorite.
bcUctt, intr. {). bark, bay.
belobcn, tr. praise.
JBctt, m. -(e)^, -e, strait, passage ; the
entire Baltic Sea. Scr ©rofje unb
ber jltcine 23. are two straits leading
to the Baltic Sea, the former between
the islands of FUnen and Seeland,
the latter on the west, between
Fiinen and Schleswig.
bctiigcn, bdog, betogen, /^. tell {some
one) a lie ; deceive, [sion of, seize.
bcmcc^tigcn, refi. {gen.) take posses-
bcmciftcrn, refi. {with gen.), seize.
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Bemerten, tr. observe, notice, note, re-
mark.
Iicmu(|Clt, refl. take pains, try.
SBcmiiljuiig,/. w. endeavor, effort.
SBcncljmCtt, n. -§, conduct, manner.
liCttCibCtt:§tt>crt, adj. enviable.
Bcnu^cn, tr. use, employ, avail oneself
of.
l^eoB'at^tcn, tr. observe, watch, eye.
^cj)6atf)tung,/. w. observation.
iDequem, adj. comfortable,* convenient.
liequemen, re/l. conform, adapt, submit
to.
JBcqucmltef^fcit, /. zt'. comfort, conven-
ience.
^tvt(i)t\%t,pari. adj. entitled ; justified.
[bercd)tiQen.]
htxt'xi, adj. ready, prepared, at hand.
ficrcitcn, tr. make ready, prepare. [E.
ready.]
6crctti', adv. already.
IiereitttiiUtg, adj. ready, willing, eager.
S3crg, ?«. -:§, -c, mountain.
Bergauf, adv. up the hill or mountain.
Bcrgctt, barg, gebovflen, tr. hide.
SJcrgc^Jjalbc,/. tc. hillside, slope.
SBcrtitt, w.-S, Berhn, capital of Prussia
and of the Empire of Germany, on
the river Spree.
SBcrlincr, m. -§, — , citizen of BerUn.
SBcrnJjarb, m. -§ (1604-1639), Duke
of Saxe-Weimar. A brilliant gen-
eral on the Protestant side in the
Thirty Years' War.
Bcrufctt, berief, berufen, tr. call, sum-
mon.
ficru^igcn, tr. quiet, calm; rejl. be-
come quiet, compose oneself.
i}tXMi)\^t, ^art. adj. quiet, composed.
6cruf|fClt, tr. touch; mention.
SBcrtt^rung,/. w. touch, contact.
SBcfa^ung,/. w. garrison.
6cflf)aftigcn, tr. employ, occupy ; re/l.
be occupied, engaged ; — mtt, busy
oneself with.
93efd)(iftigung,/. w. employment, occu-
pation, pursuit.
6cf(!^cibctt, adj. modest, discreet. [Old
form oi part, from v. bctd)ciben.]
6cfcl)cnfcn, tr. bestow upon, present
one with (mil).
SBcft^crung, /. w. giving; distribution
{of Christinas gifts) ; eine fd^bne — ,
a pretty business.
bcfrtjirmcn, tr. protect.
bcfc^togcn, befd)Iufl, be) d^ lag en, ^^. shoe
{a horse).
ficft^Heften, befc^Io^, bcfc^Ioffcn, tr.
conclude, finish; decide, determine
upon.
SBcft^Iuft, ;«. -(ff)c§, -^(ff)c, end, con-
clusion ; decree, canon.
ficft^rcnlt, part. adj. narrow, limited,
small, [bef^ranfen.]
U\ii)vtibtn, befd^rieb, bcfi^riebcn, tr.
describe.
SBcfdjttlbigung,/. w. accusation, charge.
bcffi^it^cn, tr. protect, defend.
bcfd^merUt!^, adj. burdensome, trouble-
some, inconvenient ; einem — fallen,
inconvenience, be a burden to one.
Jcfd^ttJit^tigcn, tr. allay, appease.
6cf(!^hJiJrcn, bejc^iuor, befd^moren, tr.
confirm by oath ; conjure.
ficfcclcn, tr. inspire, animate, [spect.
Bcfe^Ctt, htial^, befel)en, tr. look at, in-
Bcfc^cn, tr. set ; adorn ; occupy, garri-
son ; fill {an office) ; engage.
Bcftcgcn, tr. conquer.
Bcftnncn, befann, befonnen, refi. con-
sider, reflect ; recollect, bethink one-
self ; anber§ — , retonsider, change
one's mind; fid) eine§ SBeffern — ,
think better of.
JBcft^, m. -e§, -t, possession.
Bcft^cn, bcfa^, befcffen, tr. possess,
93eft^ung,/. w. possession. [have.
Befonbcr, attrib. adj. special, particu-
lar; peculiar; separate; singular,
strange.
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Ibefonber^, adv. especially; in particu-
lar.
fieforflClt, tr. care for, attend to, exe-
cute ; forward {letters) ; prepare, pro-
cure.
IbeforgUd^, adj. apprehensive, solici-
tous.
ht\w^t, part. adj. (uttt, fiir, or ttjcgen),
anxious, solicitous (for).
ftcffcr {compar. of gut), adj. and adv.
better. \Cf. comp. adv. ^0.% in fiir=
baB].
ticft {super} . <?/GUt), best.
6cftau6t,/ar/. adj. dust-covered ; from
beftaubcn, intr. become dusty.
bcftcrfcn, tr. stick around; garnish,
adorn.
6cftcf|Ctt, beftanb, beftanbcn, intr. I).,
persist in (auf) ; — au§, consist of ;
tr. withstand, endure ; pass exami-
nation.
6cftcKcn, tr. arrange, order, appoint.
bcftimmcn, tr. destine; appoint, fix,
determine, identify.
bcftimmt, part. adj. definite, fixed, de-
termined.
Jcftoti^en, part. adj. bribed ;/rtf»« bc=
fterf)cn.
bcftrttfctt, //-. punish.
ficftrcucn, tr. bestrew, besprinkle.
©cfufi^, m. -c§, -€,, visit; company,
visitors.
Bcfut^en, tr. visit, call.
betfiuticn, tr. deafen, stun.
bctcu, intr. \)., pray.
6ctrrtcf)tcu, tr. look upon, survey ; con-
sider,
SBctrac^tttltg, /. w. observation, reflec-
tion.
ictrcffcn, bctraf, bctroffcn, tr. befall;
concern.
Jctrctctt, betrat, bctrctcn, tr. tread
upon ; enter upon {a career^ stage).
fietrctcn, part. adj. disconcerted, con-
fused.
ictroffcn, part. adj. struck; puzzled,
disconcerted ; front bctrcffcn.
23ctriigcr, m. -§, — , deceiver.
83ctt, n. -e§, -txi, bed.
SBcttcIttnb, n. -c§, -cr, beggar child,
bcttcht, w/r. 1). (um), beg.
©Cttclftdb, w. -§, ^c, beggar's staff.
SBctttcr, ;«. -§, — , beggar, mendicant.
Settlcrin,/. w. beggar woman.
SctthJtift^c, /. bed-linen.
Bcugcn, tr. or r<?;?. bend, bow (to, dat.,
before, t)or) ; submit.
SBcutct, w. -§, — , purse.
6cUor, ^tf;i/'. before.
Jcroat^cn, //-. watch, guard.
hetvaffvcn, tr. keep, preserve ; guard,
protect ; ®ott ben)Qt)rc ! God forbid
(avert).
ietotQcn, tr. or re^. move, stir.
93cUJcgutig, /. iv. motion, movement;
emotion ; commotion.
ftctocgung^lo^, adj. motionless.
IBcnJcig, m. -(f)e§, -(i)e, proof, evidence,
fiewcifeit, ben)ie§, betDtcjen, tr. show;
IkctuiUigett, tr. grant, concede, [prove.
bOutrtClt, tr. entertain, treat.
bettJOljttCtt, tr. inhabit.
6ctt)unbcrn, tr. admire.
IiClUU^t, part. adj. known (to, dat. of
pers. ) ; aware, sensible ( of obj. gen. ) ;
— mcvbcn, recollect [bemijien].
Be5a()(en, tr. pay (a pers) ^ pay for {a
thing) ; also with dat. of pers. and
ace. of thing.
Scjafilung,/. payment.
bcjauticrnb, part. adj. charming, fas-
cinating, [terize.
Bejeit^nen, tr. mark, indicate, charac-
6c5Ctt!^ncnb,/ar/. adj. significant.
SBcjicfjung,/. w. relation, respect.
33tlJctJ»iirt, n. -c§, -e, scriptural word.
[33ibet, Gr., L. biblia.]
SilltiotljC^, /. w. Ubrary. [Gr.]
tiicgcn, bog, gcbogen, tr. and intr. t|.,
bend.
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JBiene,/. w. bee.
JBtcr, n -c§, -e, beer.
JBierfcibcI, m. -§, — , beer mug (N.G.)
glass. [(Seibel, L. situla, measure.]
hitttn, bot, gcbotcn, ^r. offer, bid.
JBigamic^ /. bigamy. [<j^.]
f&ilb, n. -e§, -er, form, image ; picture,
painting, portrait, representation,
scene.
Iiilben, tr. form, shape ; cultivate, train.
iBilbung, /. w. training, education,
culture. [ticket. [F.\
f&iiitV {pr. bil-yet), n. -c§, -§, or -tc,
BiUigen, tr. approve of, assent to.
biUtgertoeife, adv. {gen.) in justice,
fairly; reasonably {of price).
fiinbett, baiib, gcbunbcn, tr. bind, tie,
fasten.
IBtnbfcbCtt, m. -§, -, thread, string.
S5trtc,/. w. birch (tree).
SBtrtcnftamm, m. -§, ^c, trunk of a
birch (tree).
"hx^, prep, {of time and place) -with ace.
till, until ; to, as far as ; {of quan-
tity), about, nearly ; conj. till, until.
Often combined with other preposi-
tions as bi§ an, ouf, %\X, etc., also
with ba§.
S3{f(^0f, m. -§, ^c, bishop. \_Gr. epis-
6t:§^ertg^ adj. previous. -kopos.]
SBifen^cn, «. -§, — , morsel, bit ; mouth-
ful; fitft^Ctt, adj. indecl. and adv.
ein iiftJ^Ctt, a little. [S5i^, bite.]
JBittC,/. w. entreaty, request.
ibitten, bat, gebetcn, /r. beg, request,
ask; invite; Vxiit, please.
Bitter, adj. bitter, [bet^en.]
Illatniercn, tr. make ridiculous; refl.
make oneself ridiculous, make a fool
of oneself. {F'. bllmer.]
btanl, adj. bright, shining, [blinfcn.]
Jlafcit, tr. and intr. {)., bUe§, geblajcn,
blow. [blaffeft), adj. pale.
btoft (bldfjer and blaffer, blafjeit ««^
l&ta§0CJb, adj. pale yellow.
SBIatt, «. -g§, -"cr, blade, leaf, sheet.
JBIfittd^cn, «. -§, — , leaflet.
Slattern, tr. turn the leaves.
Wciiitxxtx^, adj. rich in leaves, thickly-
6Iau, a^'. blue. [leaved.
Slait, «. -e§ ; ba§ Slaue {decl. as
adj.) blue, azure.
SBtaufiuglcitt, «. -§, blue eyes.
^Xmtff. blueness.
Blaufctbcit, adj. of blue silk.
SBICJ^ta^fcI, /. w. tin box.
95tccl^trom))ctc,/. t^. tin trumpet.
S3tc^marcttfa6rifant, w. ty. manufac-
turer of tin-ware.
tlcificn, btieb, Qcbliebcn, m^'r, f., stay,
remain, continue, be left ; ftcl^cn — ,
stop ; from bc-Iibcit ; E. leave.
'bit\6), adj. pale. [o/-/^. shining, Slid.]
Slciftift, »«. -(c)§, -e, (lead)-pencil.
SBtirf, w. -§, -c, look, glance; glimpse.
Blirfcn, /«/r. 1^., look, glance.
a3Uttbf)ctt, /. blindness.
Bitttscitt, m/r. !)., blink. 33U(f.]
8311^, 7«. -c§, -C, lightning, flash. \Jr.
Bli^en, m/r. flash, sparkle.
6Io§, a(^'. naked, bare; mere; adv.
barely ; only ; merely.
231ijgc,/. nakedness.
MxH)tn, intr. {)., bloom, flourish.
\>iui^tX\,'0, part. adj. flourishing.
Stuntc,/. w. flower.
Slumcnbcct, «. -«§, -c, flower-bed.
S3IttittcnftO(f, w. -§, "c, plant; flower
support.
^ini, n. -(e)§, blood ; family ; temper.
SBIutC,/. w. blow, blossom.
Btutcn, m/r. I)., bleed.
Bluttg, adj. bloody.
93orf, ?;?. -e§, -^e, billy goat, buck.
SBorfig^orn, it. -c§, -^er, goat's horn,
buck's horn.
S3obett, m. -§, -, bottom ; ground ;
earth, soil ; floor, garret.
^ogett, m. -§, — , bow, arch ; sheet {of
paper).
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©ogetifefitte,/. w. bow-string.
93ogcitftrrtttfl, m. (c)§, H, bow-string.
SiJfimctt, n. -§, Bohemia.
fiiJIjmift^, adj. Bohemian.
SomDc, /. iv. bomb. [/^.]
S3orb, w. -e§, -e, border, board; iiber
— , overboard.
Sorit, w. -§, -t poet, for SBrunnen.
SiJrfc,/. Tf. purse. [il/.Z^. bursa.]
bo§(c), adj. bad, wicked; angry.
6oS()aft, adj. wicked, mischievous.
SBo^^cit, /. w. malice ; wickedness.
Vi>^\\^, adj. malicious.
JBotamit, /. w. botany. [Gr.]
93i)tantficr'fa|)fct, /. w. botanist's col-
lecting-case, [^apfct, L. capsula,
box.'l
JBotc, m. w. messenger, [bieteu].
a3otf (^aft, /, IV. news ; message.
93outtton, n. -§, {pr. as in F.), city in
Belgian Luxemburg, with castle of
Godfrey of B., p. 102.
SBrttttb, w. -c§, -"C, fire; conflagration.
BranbcnDurgtfc!^, adj. of Brandenburg,
a Prussian province in North Ger-
many; used substantively, n. district
of Brandenburg.
SBrattbfcJ^a^ung, /. -w. assessment {lev-
ied on a conquered town) ; extor-
tion, [obs. S5ranbf(!)afe, indemnity
against fire.]
93rttttt^fcl, m. -§, ■", baked apple.
JBratcit, m. -§, — , roast, roast meat.
SBrotf^c,/. w. viol.
Sraud^, m. -§, H, custom.
ftraud^cn, tr. use; need.
htuwn, adj. brown.
ferJiuttctt, tr. brown ; bronze, tan.
broungcflcrft, part. adj. flecked with
brown, [fledfen.]
Brottftn, intr. \)., roar, bluster.
'bva\\\trCii, part. adj. blustering, impet-
uous; rushing.
JBrout,/. H, betrothed, bride.
JBroutgcwaitb, n. -e§, Hx {or ~t), bri-
dal gown.
SBruttttgom, m. -§, -t, betrothed (man),
bridegroom, [gen. of Sraut, and
gam, man, E. groom.]
SBrttut^jaar, n. -(c)§, -c, bridal pair.
JBrautftaat, m. -(e)§, -«n, bridal attire.
firao {pr. braf), adj. good, excellent ;
brave. [F.'\
Jrct^eii, brad), gebroti^cn, /r. break,
(break) open {a letter).
hvt'xt, adj. broad, wide; wide-spread-
ing; extended.
fireitaftig, adj. with broad branches.
©reitcnfcib, n. -§, plain near Leipzig
where Gustavus Adolphus defeated
Tilly (Sept. 7, 163 1), and Torstenson
the Imperialists (Nov. 2, 1642), and
the Allies Napoleon (Oct. 16-19,
1813).
SBrctncn, n. -§, Bremen, commercial
city on the Weser.
brenucn, branntc, gcbrannt, tr. or intr.
burn.
SBrctt, n. -e§, -cr, board ; shelf.
93rtcf, m. -e§, -c, document; letter.
[L. brevis, sAort writing.']
Sricftflft^c, /. w. letter-case, pocket-
book.
93riUc,/. w. spectacles.
ftrtngcn, brarfite, gebradit, tr. bring,
get.
f&vot, n. -c§, -e {or H), bread, loaf.
SrJirfc,/. w. bridge.
liBrubcr, m. -§, ", brother.
BritbcrUd^, adj. fraternal.
^v'\\i)t, f. w. gravy, broth.
©runcgg or SBruncrf , ti. -§, a castle in
Aargau, south of Brugg, the seat of
Gessler.
6ritttCtt^ adj. brunette. [F.]
SBntnncit, m. -§, — , well, fountain.
25rumtctt, «. -§, Brunnen, on the east-
ern shore of Lake Lucerne, in
Schwyz.
33r«ft, /. ^c, breast, chest.
bru^dtt, intr. I)., sizzle.
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93ulke, fn. w. boy, urchin; knave,
rascal.
SBtttl^, «. -C5, -er, book. [Sudbc, cf.
E. beech.]
JBttl^Bittbcr, w. -§, — , bookbinder.
S8u(!^c,/. TO. beech tree.
JBud^cnrtJalbung,/. 7i^. beech forest.
Siit^crtrttm, w. -e?i, ^e, bookish rub-
bish.
a3ttrf)crfrf)rant, ?«. -e§, "e, book-case.
Siitficrttiurm, w. -§, "cr, book-worm.
a3uc()ftnt(c), ;«. w. chaffinch.
SBut^fc,/. TO. musket; rifle.
IBuii^ftobc, w. -n§, -n, letter, character.
SBu^njcijcngru^c,/. buckwheat flour.
^Ulfel, ;«. -y, — , hump; stoop.
VxidtW, refl. bow, stoop.
SitrfUng, m. -§, -c, bow.
aJuJgnricn, n. -§, Bulgaria.
$unb, n. -(c)», -C, bunch, pack; m.
pi. H, band, tie; league, alliance,
confederation.
SBilnbct, n. {tn.) -§, — , bundle.
Bunt, adj. colored, gay.
Siirbc,/. TO. burden, load, [bciren.]
©urji,/. TO. castle, citadel.
JBitrgctn, «.-§, hamlet on the Schachen
in Uri, the birthplace of Wilhelm
Tell.
SBitrgcr, m. -§, — , citizen, burger.
SBttrgcrmetftcr, tn. -§, — , burgomaster.
a3urggrabctt, m. -§, — , castle-moat.
SBttrfd^(c), m.w. (//. also -e) fellow, lad;
student. \_L. bursa,/«rj^; stipend.]
fiitrftctt, tr. brush. [33orfte, bristle.]
Sufd^, m. -e§, -"e, bush ; thicket, copse.
93ufcu, m. -§, — , bosom, breast, heart.
©ufte,/. TO. fine, penalty.
JButtcr, /. butter. \L. butyrum.]
33utterfemtnc(, /. to. buttered roll.
ceremonicU, adj. ceremonial. [F.]
(Sljam^a'gttcr^fro^fcit, tn. -^5, — ,
champagne cork. [/^.]
(Sljarat'tcr, w. -§, -c, character. [Gr.]
©(jara'bc (d) z= sh), /. to. charade.
d)armont' (c^ = sh), adj. charming. [F.]
m)t'tnh, tn. -§, -t, or -im, cherub.
6f)or, w. -§, -e, <7r "c, chorus, choir.
(J^rift, w. ?£;. Christian.
(J^riftcnficit, /. Christendom.
g^riftcntum, n. -§, Christianity.
S^riftttnb, tti. -e§, Christ-child, infant
Christ.
e^rifttinbletn, n. -§, Christ-child.
d^riftli^, adj. Christian.
grjrtftu^, tn. gen. Christi, dat., abl.
Christo, ace. Christum ; voc. Christe,
Christ, with the art. uninjl.
Gtgor^rcnbomvfr m. -c§, -e, cigar
smoke. \F. cigarre, Span, cigarrc]
(Stgarrcnf^Jt^c, /. to. cigar-tip; cigar-
holder.
eigorrcntafdjc,/. to. cigar-case.
dlcrmont or Clermont-Ferrand, n. -I,
capital of the French dep. Puy de
D6me, where the first Crusade was
decided upon (1095).
(JoitftUum, «. -§, -a, or -en, council ;
advice ; warning. [£.]
corrigtcrctt, tr. correct.
6o«Itf''fc, /.TO. wing, side-scene {of a
theater). \F.\
(5:ou:|)C', «. -§, compartment iti a rail-
road car. \F.'\
Courage {fr. as in F.),f. courage.
eourtn't^cn, n. -§, — , little cousia
[F., L.]
6ouft''ne,/. to. female cousin.
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325
^
ha, adv. there, then, where; conj.
when, as, since, hence, in that case ;
usea occasionally as sep. prefix (bar).
badci^, adv. there at, near it, by, present ;
therewith, in connection with it, at
the same time ; thereby, by it ; besides ;
e§ ift nid)t3 babel, it is of no conse-
quence. \also ba'bci, when the ba
is emphatic. All the compound ad-
verbs may receive the stress on the
first syllable when the demonstrative
or relative element is to be made
protnincnt?^
babci'Olcibcii, blicb — , -(jcblieben,
intr. \., persist in, adhere to; c»
blcibt 'hdSitx, it is settled.
Xrtrt), ;/. -c3, ^er, roof. \Cf. E. thatch.]
batiurtf)', adv. through or by it ; there-
for, in return ; by that means.
bagc^gcn, adv. on the contrary.
ba'goocfcn, /</;•/. from ba jeiu.
ba()Ctm\ adv. at home.
baljcr', adv. hence, therefore, for that
reason ; along, away ; sep. prefix^
meaning along.
baljcr'tommcii, fam — , -flcfommcn,
iyitr. \., come along.
bafjcr'fvrcngcit, intr. \ , gallop away.
ba()iu^ adv. thither, there, thereto, that
way, away ; gone, over, past ; along
on ; used as sep. prefix.
ba'^ittaii^, adv. out there.
batjincin', adv. in there.
►ba()in'fa()rcn, ful)r — , -gcfaliren, intr.
go or drive along.
batjiu'flicgcH, flog — , -gcpogen, intr. \.,
fly or hasten away, fly thither.
batjtu'gcl)cn, ging — , -gegangen, intr,
)., go thither, walk along.
baljin'ftrctfcn, tr. stretch out.
boljtii'tcr, adv. behind that, behind.
ba^^tuuntetr, adv, down there.
bd'mattg, adj. of that time, then.
ba'maf«i, adv. at that time, then,
[mal is added pleonastically in such
combinations ; cf. bamalS, abcr=
I)amc,/. 7f. lady. [/^.] [mal§.]
bamit', adv. therewith, with that, by
that ; boittit gut, there's an end of it.
bamit', conj. that, in order that.
bammcrig, adj. twilight ; dim, cloudy ;
fig. dreamy. [dawn.
biimmcrtt, tntr. \^., become twilight;
!£ammcruug, /. w. twilight, gloaming.
JiomVf , m. -c^, ^c, vapor, steam ; mist.
bam^fcti, intr. \)., steam, fume ; tr.
emit dense smoke.
XiaittVfttioItc, /. w. cloud of smoke.
baitarf)', adv. after it or that, thereaf-
ter ; accordingly. [sides.
banr'brn, adv. by the side, near; be-
^oncmart, «.-§., Denmark.
I)ont, m. -C'3, thanks.
bantbar, adj. thankful, grateful.
iJaufbttrtctt,/ gratitude.
bantctt, intr. \). (dat. o/person J, thank;
also = tjcrboufcn, owe.
bann, adv. then ; in that case.
bannctt, adv. tjon — , thence.
bar = ba, used in compounds. [Cf.
baran, barau§.]
barnn', adv. thereon, thereat ; in it, ic
that ; to it.
baran'gcljcn, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr.
f., go about; begin work; colloq. fal]
to.
barauf', adv. thereupon, thereon ; to or
in it or that, to it; to that; there-
after, afterwards.
barauf'Icgcit, sep. tr. lay thereon, lay
down.
hwcwx^', adv. therefrom, out of orixova
that, thence ; by reason of it.
bwbictctt, bot —, -geboten, ir* offer.
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barctn' or brcin, adv. therein ; in ad-
dition to ; ft(i^ — ftnbctt, adapt one-
self to, submit.
barcin' (usually bretn-)»«ift^ctt, sep.
refl. interpose, interfere,meddle with.
b(a)rcin'fc^ctt ja() — , -gefc^eu, intr.
1)., look, appear. [into.
barcin'ft^dUCtt, sep. tr. look into, gaze
borf, see biirten.
borin', adv. therein, in it or that.
Barrin^nctt and brinncn, adv. therein,
barna^' = banad). [within.
boro6', adv. = on that account.
barftcUcn, sep. tr. display ; expose ;
represent.
batitbcn, adv. over there, opposite.
barit^Dcr, adv. over it or that ; on ac-
count of that, at that ; beyond that,
more, above ; during, in the mean-
time.
batum^ adv. around it or that ; con
cerning that ; for that reason there
fore. [among them
botun'tcr, adv. under it or that
"btL^, n. def. art, the ; demons, pron
that ; rel. pron. which, that.
ba^fcttt, intr. \., loar, -getoejen, be
there, be present, exist.
Im'fcilt, n. -Ci, presence ; existence.
bafclbft', adv. there, in that place.
bafi, conj. that, in order that ; nid^t
ba^, not that, lest.
bo^fetbc see berjelbe.
bo/ftcI)cn, ftanb — , -gcftonbcn, intr.
\)., stand there ; stand forth.
baucrn, intr. \^., last, continue.
boucmbj/ar/. adj. lasting, permanent.
bauern, tr. impers. grieve ; e§ bauert
mid;, I am sorry for it.
bobott/, adv. thereof, therefrom ; of
that or it ; from that or it,
babon^iagcn, sep. tr. drive off or away :
intr. \. drive or gallop away.
babon'lommctt, fam — , -gcfommen,
intr, j., come away ; get off, escape.
boju', adv. thereto, to it or that ; for
it or that ; besides, moreover ; in
connection with.
bn5tuift^'cn, adv. between or among.
ba5tt)if(^'cntrctcn, trat — , -getrcten,
intr. \., step between, intervene.
!Ccrfc,/. iv. cover ; ceiling.
Dctfct, m. -§, — , cover, lid.
be (fen, tr. cover, hide ; lay (a table).
%t%tn, m. -3, — , sword. {F. dague,
dagger.]
bcljncn, tr. extend, stretch, prolong;
repl. extend, protract.
bcitt, -cr, -c, -zippers. pron. thy, thine.
;jcloratton', /. w. decoration ; scenery
(in a theater). \_F.']
!Sc^mut, /. humility.
bcmittig, adj. humble.
bcmittigcn, tr. humble humiliate.
bcnfcn, badf)tc, gebad)t, itttr. \j., think ;
with gen. or on and ace. think of,
call to mind, remember; with nuf
and ace. consider, contemplate ; tr.
think ; refl. dat. or ace. imagine.
bctin, conJ. for, then, than; adv. then.
bcnnoc^, adv. but, yet, notwithstanding.
'^tpt'\ii)t,f. w. dispatch, telegram. \_F.]
bcr, bic, baS, def. art. the; demons,
pron. the, this ; rel. pron. who,
which, that.
berglct'djctt, indecl. adj. such, the like,
the like of which. \^orig. gen. pl.'\
bcr'jcnigc, bie'jcnigc, ba^'jenige, de-
mons, pron. the or that one.
bcrici, indecl. adj. such, of that kind,
that sort. \^en. bcr lei, " sort."]
bcrfcibc, biefelbe, basjelbe, adj. the
same ; demons, pron. the same ; he
she, it.
bcrJi)cii(c), adv. meanwhile; conj.
while, [adv. gen. of time.']
bcr^ctt, adv. at that time, at present.
\gen. of time.']
i^tSt^aib, adv. therefore, on this ac-
count. [bc§ -I- l^alb, gen. of cause.'].
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befto, adv. so much, so much the more \
\t tnet)r . . . befto . . . {with comf.).
[/r. gen. i)e§ + instrum. diu =
more by this.]
bcSttJCgcn, adv. on that account, there-
fore, [bcs+wegcn].
bcu(^tcii, beuc^tc, QC&eud)t, /r., or intr.
{with dat.); impers. seem, appear.
bcutcit, intr. \)., point out, interpret.
bciltltf^, adj. clear, distinct.
:5cutft^, n. indecl. or ba§ 2>eutf(ftc,
German (language).
beutfd), (j;^^'. German; used substan-
tirely^ (a) German, decl. as adj.
I>cutfrf)(anb, n. -§, Germany.
bit^t, «<^". tight, dense, thick; adv.
with prep, close to, close by.
bid^tbclailbt, part. adj. densely leaved,
with thick foliage. [be(aubcu].
bit^ten, ir. compose; intr. (auf) med-
itate on, devise.
!5trf)ter, m. -§, — , poet.
birf, adj. thick, stout, fat.
bJC, j^^ bcr. [hall; Z,.G. family room.
'Sixtit, f.w. plank; flooring; entrance
bicncn, intr. \)., {dat.), serve.
I)tciicr, m. -'3, — , servant.
!Sienft, m. -c§.
service; cmcni ju
— en fcin, be at one's service.
Xicnftog, m. -(e) 5, -e, Tuesday, [day
of Ziu or Tyr.]
J)tenftmab(^cn, n. -§, — , maid-servant.
bic§-cr, -€, -c§ or bie»/ demons, pron.
this, the latter; from ber and the
• particle -fe to which the term, has
been added.
bicdmat, adv. for the moment, for the
present, this time. [ace. of nou7i.'\
!£ictcttb«f or ^leubieteiiborf, n. -§, a
village between Erfurt and Gotha.
SDtng, n. -c§, -e, thing, matter, affair.
t>iugcn, bang, gebungen, also w. tr.
hire; intr. w. bargain (about, uin).
bt^tutic'rcii, tr. discuss. [F. discuter].
bircft, adj. direct. [L.]
bt§i)Uttcrcn, tr. dispute, argue. [F.]
boii^, conj, but, yet, however, neverthe-
less ; adv. surely, indeed, I suppose ;
after negative questions, yes, but ]
do ; with imp. do, pray.
^Softer, m. -§, -o'ren, doctor.
Jiolt^, m. -{e)§, -t, dagger, poniard.
\si.-\
!Jot!<iu, /. Danube.
^Conner, m. -§, thunder.
!;^omtcrfjoU, m. -§, thunder peaL
botntcnt, intr. \., thunder.
Douncrtitag, m. -^, -e, Thursday.
[Donar's (Thor's) day.]
Xonncrmettcr, «. thunder storm; used
as interj. [thunder I]
bop|)clt, adj. double, twice. [F. double.]
^orf , n. -e§, -'ex, village.
I)iirf(^cn, n. -§, — , hamlet.
!Sorn, m. -(c)§, -€, and -en (or 'er),
thorn, thorn bush.
Xor«cnl)Ctfc,/. iv. thorn hedge.
2)ornflcftritp|>(c), «. -e§, brier thicket.
JiontriJ^t^cn, 71. -3, brier rose.
bort, adv. there, yonder.
burtOcr, adv. from there,
burtljiit, adv. thither.
bortftcf)Ciib, part. adj. standing there.
[ftcl)cn.]
^ofc,/. w. box; snuff box.
bran, see baran.
iSrrtJtg, m. -(c)§, pressure, impulse;
throng.
briiugcn, tr. press, throng, crowd ; refl.
force one's way ; intr. press, crowd ;
urge, hurry.
brauf , see barauf.
brau^en, adv. without, outside, out of
doors, [bar, au^cn, /n au§.]
brcfjcn, tr. turn, twist; refl. turn, re-
volve.
brci, num. three.
brcicrici, indecl. adj. of three kinds.
\_fro4n Ici, obs. "sort''].
brcifat^, adj. threefold.
t»rcil)unbcrt, adj. three hundred.
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VOCABULARY.
I)rcttIcn0, m. -§, -"e, harmonic triad,
chord. \^acc. pl.used adv.'\
bvcimal(c), adv. three times, thrice,
brciit, see b(a)rctn.
brciftig, num. thirty,
Iirciftiger, m. -3, — , man of thirty
years, or in the thirties. [thirties.
^rciftigcrin, / w. woman in the
brci'fjigj;al)lig, adj. of thirty years,
thirty years old.
brcimtbbrct^jg, num. thirty-three.
brctjcf^Jt, num. thirteen.
brct5cl)»tt-cr, -e, -e§, num. adj. thir-
brin, see barin. [teenth.
brtitgcn, broitfl, Qebrungen, intr. \.,
rush (in), penetrate, force a way (in) ;
tr. urge, force ; — in, urge upon.
bringcnb,/ar/. adj. pressing, urgent.
brinnen, adv. within, [bariuncu.]
britt -er, -e, --e§, num. adj. third.
brittenS, a^f. thirdly.
brot^en, intr. I), (^a/.), threaten.
2)roI|ttitg,/. iv. threat.
brottig, <7(^'. droll, funny.
2>rofc^fc,/. 7e'. drosky, hackney carriage.
\Russian.'\
I)roffct,/. w. thrush.
briiicn, adv. over there, beyond.
britfier, see bariibcc.
brutfcn, tr. print. [®rurf.]
briirfcn, tr. press, oppress. [2)tudt.]
brum, see barum.
bruntcn, adv: there below, down there,
bruntcr, see baruntcr.
bu,//. if)r, pers. pron. thou.
;£uft, »?. -(e)§, "e, vapor ; fragrance,
buftcn, intr. f)., exhale, be fragrant,
bulbcn, tr. bear, endure, suffer.
'iswxixvx [bummer or bummer, bumm(c)ft
or bumm(c)l"t] adj. stupid, foolish.
^uminIo))f, m. -ee, ^z, blockhead.
bmttcl, adj. dark.
!r«ntet, n. -§, darkness.
bunt'c(6(au, adj. dark blue.
:SuutcUjcit,/. darkness.
buntcin, intr. {)., darken, grow dark.
buntcn, intr. {dat.) w. seem, appear ;
tr. impers. c§ biin!t mi(f), or mid)
biinft, methinks, it seems to me;
rejl. fancy oneself.
bitmi, adj. thin, slender.
burrfj,/r^/. 7czV/i ac^. through ; used as
Sep. or inscp. prefix.
b«rri)rtU^', «,^f .throughout, thoroughly,
quite ; at any rate, absolutely, posi-
tively.
burt^'brtngcn, sep. intr. brang — , -gc=
brungcn, get through, penetrate;
pervade ; prevail ; i^isep. intr. bur(^=
briu'gen, -brang', -brun'gcn, pene-
trate, permeate.
burt^britt'gcnb,/fl'r/. adj. penetrating.
burtl^cinan'bcr, adv. confusedly, pell-
mell.
burd^ftic'gcn, burc^flog^ burd^flo'gen,
inscp. tr. fly through; run over,
read hastily.
burd^'fiiljrctt, sep. tr. carry through,
carry into effect.
burc^'ge^cn, sep. intr. \. ging — , -gc=
gangcn, go through, penetrate ; run
away ; pass {of laws) ; tr. wear out ;
go through {peruse books) ; go over
{accounts).
burti^'fommett, fam — , -gcfommcn,
intr. \., come through ; recover ; suc-
ceed, [through.
burrfi'muftcrn, sep. tr. examine, search
burc^noffen, insep. tr. wet through,
drench, soak.
burrfi'fc^cn, sep. intr. jal) — , -gcict)cn,
look through ; tr. look over, examine,
peruse, revise.
burt^'ftc^tig, adj. transparent.
burt^ftrci'fctt (alsoburd)'ftreifen), insep.
tr. roam through, go over, ramble
through.
bur^''toncn, tr. sep. also insep. sound
through ; insep. resound.
burt^ttJan'bcItt, insep. tr. walk through.
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burti^njatt^bcrn, insep. tr. wander
through, traverse.
bltr^wci't^cn, tr. insep. (also j^/.), soak
through, drench,
burd^ju'cfcn, msep. tr. flash or thrill
through.
biirfcn, burftc, gcburft, intr. \). (modal
auxiliary), have permission, be al-
lowed, may j venture.
biirt:(c), adj. dry, parched.
Jiilrrc,/. drought.
25urft, m. -e§, thirst.
bitftcr, adj. gloomy, dusky, sad.
Duftcnb, n. -g, -c, dozen. ^P. dou-
zaine.
bu^enbtoeife, adv. by the dozen.
@66(c),/ TV. ebb, low tide.
ebeu, adj. even, smooth; adv. just,
even, precisely ; for that very reason ;
just now ; with pronouns cben bcr«
felbe, ebcn biefer, that very one.
cbciifrtU^, adv. likewise. [cbcn(en)
ebcttfo, adv. just so; ebciifo . . . toic,
just as.
@bro, w. -§, a river in northeastern
Spain, flowing into the Mediterra-
nean.
tH^i, adj. genuine, real, true.
&de, /. w. corner, [cf. E. edge.]
cbcl, adj. noble, generous; precious.
@blc(r), m. injl. as adj. noble, noble-
• man ; //. nobility.
Qbcltnahc, m. w. page.
©bclftcitt, m. -el, -e, precious stone,
jewel. /
©bcffrt, n. a city in northern Mesopo-
tamia, on the Euphrates.
Ggcr, n. a city of northern Bohemia,
in the city hall of which Wallenstein
was murdered, Feb. 25, 1634 (/. 118).
ef)C, conj. before, ere; adv. formerly,
sooner, rather.
@^c,/. w. marriage.
el^ebcm, adv. before, formerly [fr. adv.
e and dat. of comp. bem.]
@^egatte, m. w. husband.
^^e^enr, m. husband ; lord.
e^emaHg, adj. former.
cljcmatt^, adv. formerly, [/r. e miles,
adv. gen. of time],
©Oc^ftfl**, n. -C'3, -e, married couple.
e^cr {cotnpar. of z\^t), adv. sooner,
rather.
S^cftonb, m. -(c)§, state of marriage.
cf)rbar, adj. honorable; chaste.
@^rc,/. w. honor,
c^rcn, tr. honor. •
(S^rcntrcuj, «. -c§, -t, cross of honor.
(S^rcnmttnn, m.-t^, -er, man of honor.
c^rcrbicttg, adj. respectful, reverential.
efircrbictung,/. homage.
S^rfurt^t, /. veneration, reverence ;
awe.
g^rgcij, m. -e§, ambition.
c^rlit^, adj. honest, honorable, fair.
^\)x\\^lt\i, f. honesty, integrity.
Ct, inter j. why, indeed.
@i, n. -§, -er, egg.
@tt$c,/, -w. oak.
citizen, adj. of oak, oaken.
(Sit^Ctttift^, m. -e§, -«, oak table,
eit^ffi^d^cu, «. -§, — , squirrel.
@ib, m. -e§, -e, oath.
eibccl)fe,/. w. [or »«. -eg, -e], lizard.
@ibcr,/. a river forming the boundary
between Schleswig and Holstein,
flowing into the North Sea.
@ibgcni)ff(c), m. w. confederate.
Gifcr, m. -§, zeal, passion.
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(Stfcrfut^t, /. jealousy.
rifcrfud)ttg, adj. jealous.
cifrig, adj. zealous, earnest, eager.
ty\tn, adj. own ; peculiar, strange ;
eigcitft, inmost, [cf. E. own.]
eigcnmtidjttg, adj. arbitrary.
cigctttttt^, adj. proper, actual, real ;
adv. really. [session.
©tgeittum, n. -e§ ^er, property, pos-
etgcntitmUd^, adj. characteristic, pe-
culiar.
(gilc,/. haste. [haste.
Ctlcn, intr. 1). or\., hasten ; rejl. make
cittg, adj. hasty, speedy.
citt, indef. art. a, an ; numeral^ eincr,
cine, cin§, one;/r<?w. one {used sub-
stantively). In the dat. and ace. it
may supply the missing forms of
man. [prefixo
tin, adv. in, into ; usedassep. accented
etnattber, indef. pron.^ indecl. (dat. or
cue.) one another ; witli fid) refl. or
recip.
etttBtcgcn, bog — , -gebogcn, tr. bend
or turn in.
CtttliilbCtt, Sep. tr. {with reJl. pron. iii
dat.) imagine, fancy.
einBringcn, brad)tc — , -gebrat^t, bring
in ; yield, profit ; lt)icbcr — , make
up {time).
ctttftrcmfcit, tr. and intr. apply the
brakes; slow up. [SSremfc, brake.]
ctnbammcn, tr. restrain. [5Damm, bar-
rier.]
cittbrtngcn, brang — , -gcbrungcn, intr.
]., enter by force, penetrate.
cinbringnd^, «^'. penetrating ; urgent;
forcible.
(Sinbrurf, ;«.-c§, ^C, impression.
cittbrtirfcn, sep. tr. press in, impress;
crush.
Cfttfat^, adj. single, simple.
cittfottcn, fid — , -gefatlcn, intr. f.,
fall in; interrupt; with dat. of per-
son, come to mind, occur ; chime in.
ctttfiJrmtg, adj.xmilorm, monotonous.
eittfii^rcn, sep. tr. lead in, introduce.
cinljanbcltt, sep. tr. purchase, obtain by
barter.
ctttgcl)cn, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr. f.,
go in ; arrive ; cease ; accede to. (auf
ace.) ; tr. conclude, contract.
ctnljcr'fij^rctt, inl)r — , -tjefa^ren, intr.
\. or I)., drive along. [along.
CtltI)Cr'marfrf)icrCtt, sep. intr. ]., march
Ctnljolen, sep. tr. go and get ; fetch ;
obtain; overtake; make up (lost
time.) [I^iitte, E. hull.]
cittljiillctt, Sep. tr. wrap up, envelop.
ctnig, -er, -e, -e§, indef. pron. some,
several, any ; adj. united.
©itttgfcit, /. unity, concord.
ctnfaufctt, sep. tr. purchase. [a« m«.)
cittfcljrctt, sep. intr. \., stop, put up {at
eitttcrfcrn, sep. tr. imprison.
Ctnflcmmcn, sep. tr. pinch in, squeeze.
cintabcn, lub — , -c^etaben, tr. invite.
cittloffctt, Itefi — , -(^elaffen, tr let in;
admit ; refi.. with mit, deal with, en-
gage in.
cinmal, adv. once, one time ; auf — , all
at once, suddenly; nod) — , once more.
CtttmaF, adv. once upon a time, for-
merly; fut. some day, some time;
just ; nid)t — , not even.
cinmittig, adj. with one mind, unani-
mous.
@inna()mc,/ w. proceeds, receipts; in-
come; capture.
cittttcfimcn, nal)m — , -genommcn, tr.
take in ; occupy, take possession of,
capture.
Ctttrautncn, sep. tr. furnish {a room);
give up (to), concede ; yield.
cinrid^tctt, sep. tr. arrange.
einri^tttitg,/ w. arrangement, regula
tion; establishment.
ctn§, n. see cin.
ctttfam, adj. lonely; solitary; alone.
etnfd^cnlen, sep. tr. pour in ; fill up.
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einfc^trren, sc/>. tr. put in harness.
cinfc^tnfcn, fct)lief — , -flcirf)Iafeu, intr.
\., fall asleep.
ctnfrfilngcit, idjdu] — , -i^cid^Uif^cii, tr.
strike, wrap up; ifitr. {)., clasp
hands; )., succeed, turn out.
etlifcl)ritmpfcn, i)itr. j., shrink in, shriv-
el, contract.
cinfcficii, \<\\) — , -gcjcl)cn, sep. tr. per-
ceive ; intr. look into.
einfclfen, sep. tr. put in; pledge, stake;
(Jiufiiljt,/. insight. [appoint.
(Siiificblcr, m. -§, — , hermit. \obs.
sedel, seat'^
(Sinficblciin,/. w. hermitess.
ciufiitflcn, fang — , Qcjuugcii, tr. sing
to sleep.
ciuft, adv. once ; some day, some time.
ctnftrcfcit, sep. tr. put in; put in one's
pocket.
einftcigcn, ftieg — , -(^eftioacn, intr. \.,
step in, enter {a train) ; ciuftciflcn,
all on board. [cide.
ctttftimmctt, sep. intr. I)., join in ; coin-
ctntau,')Cn, sep. tr. dance to sleep.
ciu'tbltirj, adj. uniform, monotonous.
ciu'trdc^tig, adj. harmonious, peacable.
cintrttgcn, trufl — , -gctraflcn, tr. enter
{an account) ; yield.
cintrcffcu, traf — , -^ctroffcn, intr. \.,
arrive ; happen, be fulfilled.
etntrctcii, trot — , -QCtrcten, intr. ].,
step in, enter.
©intritt, m. -§, -c, entrance, admis-
sion ; bcim Gintritt, on entering.
Gi»Mcrft(inbtttt^, n. -(ff)e'3, -(ff)e, agree-
ment, understanding; accord.
eintwciticn, sep. tr. initiate, receive {into
an order) ; consecrate. \_obs. adj.
mcif), holy.
ciitWicgcn, n>. sep. tr. rock to sleep.
citttoitttgctt, sep. intr. t)., consent,
agree to (inV
©tnwiUtguug,/. w. consent.
einttJO^ncr, m. -§, — , inhabitant.
etnUlurjeIn, sep. intr. \., take root, be-
come rooted.
einjcht, adj. single, isolated, individ-
ual ; adv. singly, in detail.
cinjicljcii, 30G — , -gejoflcn, tr. draw
in ; collect ; confiscate ; intr. j., enter.
einstfl, adj. only, single.
@tttjus, m. -e§, ^e, entry, entrance.
@t§, n. -c§, ice.
Gifctt, n. -§, — , iron.
(Sifcuflcf), n. -3, city in Saxe- Weimar,
with the castle of the Wartburg.
(?i'fcnba()U, /. w. railway.
6ifcntiri()ncoupc', n. -^, -f^, compart-
ment of a railway carriage.
©i'fcntjaljnnjagcn, m. -§, — {or "),
railway carriage.
©ifcngittcr, «.|-S, — , iron grating;
lattice, [©ittcr, cog. Gatter.J
(?tfcuftaiigc, /. w. iron rod.
cifcrit, adj. of iron. [eli-lenti.]
Gicnb, n. -^3, misery ; exile, [orig.
ctcnb, adj. miserable, wretched.
(Jlcmcitf, n. -(e)§, -c, element, rudi-
ments. [Z.]
(Slcfonf, m. w. elephant. [Z.]
c(f, num. eleven.
eifc,/. w. elf, fairy.
clfCttliciucnt, adj. of ivory.
clffjunbcrt, adj. eleven hundred.
clft, -ex, -c, -c^, ord. num. eleventh.
GUc, /. w. ell, yard. ,
©Item {no sing.) pi. parents. \adj. att.]
cm^=, unaccented prefix., see ent=.
©m^jfang', m. -§, -^e, reception.
cmVfongcn, cmptinc], empfangen, tr.
receive, welcome.
cm^fcfilcit, cmptaJ)f, cmpfo^len, tr.
commend ; rcfl. take leave.
cm^finbctt, cmpianb, cmpfunben, tr.
feel, experience, [bility ; irritability.
6m^fittbUrI)lcit,/. sensitiveness, sensi-
cnHJor', adv. upward, aloft ; used as
sep. prefix. [ing. [emporcu.]
txsC^WxtvCti, part. adj. shocking, revolt'
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tVxHfOt^diitvn, sep. intr. f)., w. flutter
or fly up. [lift up.
em^or'^cbcn, i^ob — , -^c^oben, tr.
cm))or'fc^ett, fal^ — , -gefel^en, intr. 1^.,
look up.
em^oi''ftrattben, sep. refl. ruflfle; stand
on end ; struggle apward.
cm^orjteljcn, jog — , -gejogen, tr. draw
up or forth ; raise,
cmftg, adj. industrious, active.
@nbc, w. -s, -n, end ; .aim ; am — , fin-
enbett, tr. and intr. end. [ally, at last.
enbUcJ^, adv. finally, at last.
cn8(c), adj. narrow, tight.
@ngel, m. -§, — , angel. [Gr.]
cnt=, insep. unaccented prejix^ mean-
ing against, forth, away, out of ; sep-
aration, deprivation; negation.
ent:bcl|rcn, tr. or intr. {gen.) do with-
out ; dispense with.
enttilii^cn, tr. bare, uncover.
cntBrcnnctt, cntbranntc, cntbrannt,
intr. \., kindle, take fire, burn.
entbcifcn, tr. discover, detect, reveal
(Jntbecfung,/. w. discovery, disclosure
cntcrbcn, tr. disinherit. [6rbc.]
entfati^ett, tr. enkindle.
ctttfaUcit, entfiel, cntfatten, intr. \.,
drop from {one''s memory) ; escape.
cntfcrncn, insep. tr. remove ; rejl.
withdraw, depart.
cntfcrnt, part. adj. distant, far.
entfcrwuntjr/. w. distance.
cntflicficn, cntfloi^, entftotien, intr. \.,
flee, run away, escape.
cntfit^rcn, tr. carry off, abduct.
Ctttgc'gcit, prep, with dat. preceding,
against, towards, to meet ; sep. pre-
fix, -with dat. of indirect object.
entgc0citgcf)cn, ging — , -gegangen,
sep. intr. \., go to meet, encounter.
entgcgcn^oltcn, Ijtelt — , -gefjalten,
sep. tr. hold towards ; oppose.
cntgcgcnjubcln, sep. intr. ^., {dat.)
rejoice, exult ; hail with joy.
cntgcgcttfommcit, !am — , -gcfommcn,
intr. \., {dat.) come to meet, respond,
cntgcgcnrufcn, rtcr— , -gemfen, tr. or
intr. call to.
ctttgcgcnfrfilagen, feeing — , -Qcfc^tagcn,
intr. 1)., beat or throb towards.
cntgegenftretfcn, sep. tr. stretch toward,
extend.
entgcgcttttagctt, trug — , -gctragcn, tr.
carry toward.
cntgcgcntrctcjt, trat — , -gctretcn, tr.
advance toward, oppose.
entgcgncn {dat.), intr. meet, oppose ; —
auf {ace), reply to ; tr. rejoin, retort,
cntgc^cn, cntging, entgangcn, intr. ].,
get away, escape.
cntliattctt, cntt)iclt, entf)altcn, tr. con-
tain ; refi. refrain (from) ; forbear,
ctttfommcn, cwilam, cutfommcn, intr.
]., {dat.) get off, escape.
cnttang', adv. along, with ace. of eX'
tent ; prep., ace. a.nd gen. along.
cntlarben, tr. unmask. [Savbe.]
entloffcn, cntlicj?, cntlafjcn, tr. dismiss,
discharge.
cnttcgett, adj. remote, distant.
cnt(0(fcn, tr. entice, draw (from).
cntrciftcn, cntrif?, cntrifjen, tr. snatch
or tear away, wrest. [\., escape.
ctttrcnnen, cntrannte, entrannt, intr.
entrinnen, entrann, pret. subj. ent=
ronne or cntranne, cntronnen, intr.
f., flow forth ; pass away ; escape.
etttfd^abigctt, tr. compensate; — jiir,
make amends for ; refl. recompense
for. [decide.
cntfd^cibcti, entfd^ieb, entjd^teben, tr.
entf(!^teben, part. adj. decided, deter-
mined ; resolute, positive.
cntfdiUcftcn, cntfd)Io^, ent|(^lofjen,
refl. resolve, determine.
cntf^IoffCtt, part. adj. determined.
entft^Ittft, m. -{\\)t% W\)t, resolu-
tion, decision. [apologize.
entfd^ulbigen, tr, excuse, pardon ; refl.
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©tttfc^ulbtflttttg,/, 7tK excuse, apology ;
.urn — bitten, beg pardon, apologize.
@ntfc^cn, n. terror, horror, amazement.
entfe^Ut^, adj. terrible, horrible, shock-
ing.
ctttftc^cn, cutftanb, cntftanbcn, inir. j.,
arise, originate.
entftctgctt, entfticfl, ciitfticGcn, inir.].,
rise from, come forth (from).
CUtftcttcJt, tr. disfigure, distort.
eittlurtffncit, tr. disarm. [26affc.]
cnttucbcr . . . obcr, conj. either ... or.
enttwcirficti, ciitunc^, cutmtd)eu, intr. \.,
disappear ; nm away, abscond.
cntjtcJjcn, entaoQ, cutaoGCii, tr. with-
draw {(iat. offers) ; refl. with gen.
Cttt-iiffcrn, tr. decipher. \F. chiffre.]
eitt,^i't(fctt, tr. transport, charm.
cut^Vwcif (^dv. in two. [in jiuei.]
tVf pers.pron. he.
tX', insep. prefix^ expressing origin,
transition, completion, intensity, at-
tainment.
©rbarmcn, n. -§, pity, compassion.
crbarmuitfli^tog, adj. ruthless, merci-
less.
©rbc, n. -§, — , inheritance.
erdcittcn, tr. take as booty, capture.
crbtctcji, crbot, crbotcu, rcfi. offer.
crbittcu, erbat, crbetcn, tr. request;
induce by entreaty, persuade.
@r61anb, n. -e§, -c, hereditary land.
crBIirfctt, tr. catch sight of, discern.
(Srbfdjoft, /. w. inheritance.
©rifcnftanoc, /. w. pea-stock, support.
©rbbcficn, n. -§, — , earthquake.
(grbbccrc,/. w. strawberry.
(grbtccrcnfci^Iag, m. -§, ^e, strawberry
enclosure, bed, [berries.
(Jrbbccrcnfurficu, w.-'3, hunt for straw-
grbbccrcnjcit, /. xv. strawberry time.
@rbc, f. IV. earth, ground. ; auf (Srbcil,
w. dat. fctn. on earth.
erbcitrcii, eibad)te, crbad^t, tr. devise,
contrive.
crbcnfltf^, adj. imaginable, conceivable
erbrcitfi, n. -(c)§, the earth; ground,
soil.
crbulbcn, tr. suffer, endure. \^acc.)
crcifeni, refl. fiy into a passion (iiber,
crfatiren, erfu{;v, ciiat)rcn, tr. experi-
ence, learn.
©rfo^ruitg,/. iv. experience.
crfaffcn, tr. grasp, comprehend.
erftnbcn, erfanb, crfunbcn, tr. invent,
contrive.
©rftttbcr, m. -§, — , inventor.
crfolgcn, intr. j., follow (from), result.
erfolglod, adj. unsuccessful, without
result.
crforfc^Ctt, tr. inquire into, investigate.
crfragcn, tr. find by inquiry, ascertain.
crfrcucit, tr. rejoice, gladden ; refl.
{gen. or iibcr and acc^ enjoy.
crfrculit^, adj. enjoyable, agreeable.
Grfriftfmng,/ w. refreshment.
crfiiUcn, /nfiU; fulfil.
erfiiUung,/. fulfilment.
Grfurt, n. -§, city in Saxe- Weimar, a
former university town, where Lu-
ther studied.
crgcbcn, crgab, crgcben, deliver; refl.
submit; devote; result.
ergcbctif/ar/". adj. devoted, attached.
ergcbntg, n. -(ff)e§, -(ff)e, result.
crgcljcn, ergiiig, crgauQcn, intr. \., go
forth, fare.
crgc^cn, see crgo^cn.
crgij^cn, tr. please, gratify, delight;
refl. be delighted (an or mit). \pbs.
Qeffen, forget.]
crgij^ltd^, adj. delightful.
crgrctfctt, ergriff, ergriffcn, tr. seize,
take up ; adopt (measures) ; fig. em-
brace; bie 3^(u(t)t — , take to flight.
crgrimmcn, i?ttr. ]., grow furious; er=
grimnit, infuriated.
crgriinbcit, tr. fathom, search out.
erl^abcn, adj. exalted, grand, sublime
\pbs.part. of er^ebeu.]
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crl)alten, crI)icU, er{)attcn, tr. receive ;
keep, preserve.
crljcficn, cil)ob, crl)obeu, tr. lift up,
raise; rejl. rise, arise; rise against
(flegen).
er^i^Ctt, htsep. tr. heat, excite ; reJl. be-
come heated, incensed ; /«r/. erl)i^t,
hot, flushed.
er()()f)cu, tr. raise, elevate; advance,
increase.
crijolcn, reJl. rest, recover.
6rl)ohutg§rctfc,/. w. pleasure trip.
crinncrn, tr. remind ; — an, remind
of; refl. {gen. or an with ace.) re-
member.
(g^ricu, or ^xVta,f. heath, Erica.
©rinncrung, /. w. remembrance, mem-
ory.
crfcnnctt, crfanntc, crfannt, tr. per-
ceive, recognize, acknowledge ; admit
as, credit for (fiir); 3U— flcbcn, make
known, suggest ; fejl. represent one-
self.
eriiefctt, cr!or, eiforcn, tr. choose,
elect.
crflarcn, tr. explain, declare.
©rftdrung,/. w. explanation.
crtlcttcru, tr. climb up, ascend.
crtranfcn, intr. f., fall ill.
erfunbigen, w. refl. inquire, ask for
(nac&). [^unbc]
crfunftcin, w. tr. feign, affect. [.Kunft.]
crlautfClt, tr. permit ; {dat. of />ers.)
refl. take the liberty.
©rtaufintS, /. -(ff)e, permission.
cricbcn, tr. live to see, experience.
crlcibctt, erlitt, crtittcn, tr. suffer, un-
dergo.
(grtcngcbiifcfi, n. -c§, -e, alder thicket.
ericttfiinttj {or 6rl!5ntg), king of the
elves.
crkutfltcn, tr. illuminate.
crlofti^cn, crlo)^, crlofdien, intr. ]., go
out, be extinguished.
criijfcn, tr. deliver, redeem. [Io§, free.]
@rmang(c)Iutt8 ,/. want,f allure, default.
(Srmattung, /. weariness, exhaustion.
[ matt. ] [estimate, judge.
crmcffctt, ermaf?, ermejjeu, tr. measure,
crmorbcn, tr. murder.
©tmorbung,/. w. murder.
crmiibcn, tr. weary, [miibe.]
crmitbct, part. adj. tired, weary, ex-
hausted.
Grmitbung,/. weariness, exhaustion.
crnd()rcn, tr. nourish, feed, support.
crucucrtt, tr. renew.
cnttebrigcn, tr. lower, degrade; refl.
humiliate, condescend, [nieber.]
6rnft, m. -c§, earnest, seriousness.
ernft, adj. earnest, grave, serious.
crttftfiaft, adj. earnest, serious.
crobcrn, tr. capture, overcome, [obcr.]
cr^reffcn, tr. extort.
(Srprcffung,/ tv. extortion.
@rqui(fung, /. w. refreshment, comfort.
crrotcn, erriet, erraten, tr. guess; di-
vine.
crregctt, tr. excite, arouse, [rcgc]
crrcic^fiar, adj. attainable.
ctrci^cn, tr. reach, attain, [reid)Cn.]
(Jrrcttuttg,/. deliverance, [rettcn.]
crric^tett, tr. erect, establish, found.
crrijtcn, intr. ']., blush.
crfaufctt (crltiufft, crfauft), erfoff, cr=
foffen, intr. i., colloq. get drowned.
crft^affcit, crfc^nf, crfd)affen, tr. create.
crft^rtUctt, crid)oU, eric^oKcn {also w.),
intr. f., sound out, resound, ring.
crfrf)cincjt, ericf)icn, erjcl)icncn, inti-. \.,
appear ; be published. [kill.
crfd^lagcn, erid)(u(5, erjditagen, tr. slay,
etft^ti^fen, tr. exhaust, wear out.
cjrfrfircrfctt (crid)rtcf jt, crfd)ntf t),.erj(^rol,
cr|d;rocfeu, intr. ]., be frightened; zv.
tr. frighten, startle.
crfjjjrcrfli^, adj. dreadful, terrible; as
adv. often greatly.
crfci^rotfCtt, fart. adj. terrified.
crfcfincn, tr. long for.
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erfc^cn, tr. supply {the place), replace ;
make up (for) ; indemnify.
erftitncjt, eriaun, crfonncn, tr. devise,
contrive.
erf^u^en, tr. espy, spy out.
crft, adv. first, previously; before an
adv. only; not till; = nod), still;
= t»od), would that, if only ; all the
more. {Stipcrl. o/cl)e.)
crft, -er, -C, -el, ad/, first, chief.
crftait, adj. dial, at first, in the be-
ginning.
crftauitcn, intr. f., be surprised, aston-
ished at (iiber).
©rftauncit, «. -§, amazement.
crftirfcn, tr. or intr. \., smother, suffo-
cate.
crfturmctt, tr. take by storm,
ertiinett, intr. f., sound forth, ring.
crtrrtgcn, crtrug, cvtragcn, tr. bear;
support ; endure.
ertrctctt, ertrat, crtreten, tr. tread or
trample to death.
ertvad^Clt, ititr. \., awake, be roused,
crnjarfjfcu (d) like \). cruiu(^§, cni)ad)=
fen, ijitr. grow up ; spring, proceed
from (au§). [macftfen, E. wax,]
©riwogung,/. w. consideration.
crwriOIcn, /r. choose, [mat)!.]
crlonrtcn, tr. await; expect.
©rtwartung, /. -w. waiting, expecta-
tion.
crttJcifctt, ermieS, erfttefen, tr. prove,
demonstrate ; render, bestow ; refl.
show oneself.
crhJcitcrn, tr. extend, expand.
ertocrljcn, erluarb, erroorben, tr. ac-
quire, win.
crtoibcrtt, insep. tr. return; reply;
requite.
crjafjtctt, tr. relate, tell, [^alji.]
(Srja^Iung, /, w. narration, account,
tale,
CVJCltgctt, tr. beget, produce,
crjicOcit, erjoG, erjogen, tr. bring up,
educate, train,
crjiirncn, tr. make angry, irritate;
refl. grow angry at (iiber).
t^, n.pers. pron. it ; expletive to intro-
duce a sentence, there,
(Sfcl, m. -§, — , ass, donkey,
cffcn, a§, gcgcffcn, tr. eat, [food.
©ffcit, «, -§, eating; meal; dinner,
©tfd) (/;?«/. Adige),/, a river of north-
ern Italy rising in the Tyrol, and
flowing into the Adriatic Sea,
ctlwa, adv. somewhere; sometime;
about, nearly ; possibly ; with pron.
= ever, ma§ etiua, whatever.
ctlua^,/ro«. {indccl.) some, something;
tJidef. pron. any, a little, somewhat.
cucr, pers. pron. gen. of \\)x, of you ;
poss. pron., your.
Gulc, /. w. owl.
@uro'pa, n. -§, Europe.
©tjangc'licnburf), «.-§, Hx, book of the
Gospels. \Gr., C]
ctuig, «^^'. eternal ; perpetual.
GWigtcit, /. w. eternity. [forever.
ctotgtid^, adj. eternal, continual; adv.
ejem^cl, n. -§, — , example. [L.
exemplum,]
©jcm^Jrtr'', n. -(e)§, -t, specimen;
copy (of a book). [Z,]
(gjfuvfion',/, w. excursion. [Z,.]
ejtrofcitt, adj. very fine.
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VOCABULARY.
^
^adti, f. IV. torch.
fadctn, hitr. \)., flicker; waver, hesi-
tate.
^aljuc,y. w. flag, standard.
faljrcn, ful)r, gefa^ren, m/r. f. or I).,
drive ; go, proceed, fare ; in bic ^ot)C
— , start up, {cf. E. fare.]
fa^rcnb, /^rzf. <a;(^'. wandering, vagrant.
J^aljrmamt, m. -§, -"er (?r -teutc, ferry-
man.
^af)r^)Ian, »?. -e§, ^e, time table,
railway guide.
{Jttljrt, y. w. journey.
^atirjcug, n. -e§, -e, ship, boat.
^ait, n. -§, -§, fact, deed, [i^.]
t^rtltc, »«. w, falcon.
l^ftWttcr, w. -§, — , falconer.
t^oHnctci, /. falconry. [in any case.
3raII, w. -§, -^e, fall ; case ; auf jeben — ,
fallen, fid, gefaKen, intr.\., fall; de-
cUne ; -laffen, drop.
faUcu, tr. make fall, fell.
fdlft^, adj. false. [Z,, falsus.]
tJttlf^^ctt, /. falsity, duplicity; false-
hood.
fatten, tr. fold.
falter, m. -§, — , butterfly.
tVamtlte, /. -w. family. \L. familia.]
t^amilienglteb, n. -e§, -er, member of
a family,
tJamilienlcfictt, n. -§, family life,
famittcntoeife, adv. in families, with
their families. [room.
t^amilicnstmmcr, n. -§, — , sitting
fangen, ftng, gefangcn, tr. catch, cap-
IJarbe,/. w. color. [ture.
frirften, tr. color, dye.
fariig, adj. colored.
??arnfraut, n. -c§, ''er, fern.
i?a^, n. -(ff)e§, -(ff)er, barrel, cask.
\cf. E. vat,]
faff en, tr. seize, catch, grasp, hold ; re-
solve upon, form {a plan or optnton)\
refl. compose oneself.
f^affnng,/, composure.
faft, adv. almost. [fasting.
3-aften {or i^aftc), /. sing., also pi.
iJaftnarfit,/, w. Shrove Tuesday, night
before Lent.
fataF, vexatious, miserable, annoying,
odious. [7^., Z.]
fanl, adj. lazy.
I^antfieit,/. laziness,
^anft, /, H, fist.
^•etirnar^ m. -§, February. [Z.]
fc^tcn, fo(f)t, gcfoc^tcn, intr. \)., fight,
fjeber, /. w. feather; pen, {cf. E.
feather.]
I^eberlefen, n. -§, hesitation.
l^eberf^Jtet, n. -§, -e, falconer's lure;
bird to incite a falcon.
?^ebertt>ttb, n. -(c)§, coll. wild fowl,
feathered game.
^tt, f. w. fairy.
fegen, tr. sweep.
fel)ten, tr. miss; intr. \)., fail, make a
mistake; be lacking or wanting;
impers. be wanting ; luaS fel)tt ? what
is the matter .?
^et)Ier, »«. -§, — , fault, mistake.
feierltt^, adj. festive, solemn. \cf.
Q^ericn.]
feiern, tr. celebrate.
fein, adj. fine, delicate; pretty, nice;
elegant, refined ; artful ; quick, smart.
\Rom?^
t^cinb, m. -e§, -e, enemy, foe, adver-
sary, opponent ; ber boje — , the foul
fiend, devil, evil one ; fcinb, pred. adj.
hostile, [prig. part, used subs. hate],
fcinbliti^, adj. hostile,
l^etnbfcligfeit, /, hostility.
^eib, n. -c§, -cr, field.
3-eIbfrttt^t,/. h, fruit of the field.
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f^clbfjcrr, m. u>. general, commander.
^^clbftciit, w.-c§,-c, field-stone, boulder.
t^elbjug, m. -e§, -"C, campaign.
5'CU, n. -ۤ, -e, skin, hide, pelt.
t^cl^, fn. zv. rock,
tjclfcn, m. -§, — , rock.
t^clfcnriff , m. -e§, -c, rocky reef.
5-cIfcinwnnl),/. H. wall of rock.
fclftg, adj. rocky,
5'Cl^^Inttc, /. w. ledge of rock,
^Jcnftcr, 11. -§, — , window. [Z, fenes-
tra.]
i^CJtftcrlciit, n. -§, — , little window.
JJcnftcrfdjctbc,/. w. window pane.
i^crbtnanb II, w.-§ (15 78-1637), Arch-
duke of Styria, King of Bohemia
(1617), of Hungary (1618), German
Emperor (1619). p. 114.
tJertcn, //. holidays. [L. feria, holi-
day.] ^
ticricitjcit, /. rv. holidays, vacation,
fern, adj. far, remote.
%tv\\t,f. w. distance.
i^crnftt^t, /. distant view, prospect.
fcrtig, adj. ready ; done, finished ; —
rupfcn, finish picking; — tuerbcii,
manage, get along; dispose of (mit).
[i5fal)rt.]
tjcrtigtcit, /. skill, facility ; readiness,
fluency.
J^cffcl,/. w. fetter.
fcft, adj. fast, firm, steady ; fixed, forti-
fied.
{^Cft, ;/. -e», -e, festival, feast. [L.
festuni.]
tjcftan^ug, m. -e^, ^e, holiday attire.
f^cftllcib, m. -t, -er, festival garment,
t^cfttut^cn, in. -§, — , festal cake,
Christmas cake.
JJcftgcfnng, m. -e§, -e, festal song.
fcftltt^, adj. festal.
fcftftcUctt, Sep. tr. fix, establish, arrange ;
stipulate.
Qfcftttttg^tttitnct, m. -», — tunnel un-
der a fortification.
fcft, adj. fat.
^■cJjcii, m. -§, — , shred, tatter, rag.
fcutljt, adj. damp, moist.
J^cucr, n. -3, — , fire.
JVcucrflnmmc,/. w. fire flame.
f^Cttcri^glut, /. w. fiery glow or color.
fcurig, adj. fiery.
i^cucrftcin, m. -(c)§, flint.
^cucr5CiiB, n. -■h, -t, tinder box, flint
and steel.
?^irt)tcnbaiim, m. -cS, ^e, pine tree.
fiber, adj. faithful ; jolly. {L. fideUs.]
J^ietier, «. -§, — , fever.
i^tgur', /. w. figure.
ftitben, fanb, flcfunben, tr. find; r.5/?.
be found, present itself, occur ; fid() —
in, resign oneself to, adapt to.
IVinger, in. -»,, — , finger.
ftngerbitf, adj. thick as one's finger.
JViitite, m. w. Finn, Finlander.
ftnfter, adj. dark, gloomy ; sad, stern.
^\\^, m. -Cv, -e, fish.
55tftf)ermab(^en, n. -§, — , fishermaid.
flad^, adj. flat, open ; shallow,
?flat^^, »/. -€§, flax.
flarfcru, /w/r. I)., flicker.
?V-Ittmme, / w. flame. [L. flamma.]
flommcnb,/«r/. adj. flaming.
tJlanberer, m. -t, —, an inhabitant of
Flanders, a Fleming.
flatterit, intr. t)„ flutter, wave, fly.
S-fau^roff, m. -c§, -"c, thick, fleecy
coat.
J^Icrf , m. -c§, -e (<>r -en), place, spot.
5>Icrfcii, in. -§, — , spot, stain; village.
flctfeulOi', adj. spotless.
f(e^cntli(^, adj. beseeching.
IJIcifrl^, n. -e§, flesh, meat.
f^feig, w. -e§, diligence, industry.
f(etgtg, adj. diligent, industrious.
J^Ucgc,/. w. fly.
fltegen, pog, geflogcn, /w^'r. ). fly.
f[ief|cn, flol), geffoljen, /w^'r. \. flee; ^r.
flee from.
flicftcn, flo^, gefloffcn, m^r. f. flow.
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VOCABULARY,
fttmmertt, intr. f)., glitter, glisten,
fttnl, adj. quick, hasty. [sparkle.
flinfctt, intr. ^,, sparkle.
^ixxiit,/. w. musket, firelock.
^Xviii^i, f. w. flight.
flitd^tig, a^'. fleeting, fugitive, passing.
I^Ittg, -(e)§, ^e, flight ; flock ; im ^tuge,
on the wing.
gfliifict, m. -S, — , wing, [fliegen.]
iJIU8(C)tctit, n. -§, — , little wing, wing-
let, [brating wings.
flugelfd^loingcttb, ^art. adj. with vi-
3flttgeltf)ur(c),/. w. folding-door.
^inv, m. -(e)§, -e, vestibule, entry ; /.
JJIuft, m. -{ij)e§, W\)t, river, [w. field.
flttftern, tr. or m^r. 1^., whisper.
%\yxi, f. TV. flood ; tide.
f^jj^ntoinb, m. -(e)§, -€, a violent south
wind {in Switzerland).
%^\^t, f. w. result, consequence.
folgen, intr. f., (dat.) follow, succeed ;
im/. it results.
j^oUant\ m. w. folio.
forbcrn, tr. demand, require.
^orbcrung,/. 7t<. demand, claim.
%Oxm, f. -iv. form ; model. [£.]
fiirtnUii^, adj. formal.
formulicrcn, tr. formulate.
forfd^cn, intr. f)., search, investigate.
forfd^Cltb, J>art. adj. searching, in-
quiring.
IJorf^ttttg,/. -iv. investigation, research.
%w\i, m. -e§, -C, forest {also f. fl.
-en). \Cf. E. forest.]
3forftcr, m. -§>, — , forester, [or lodge.
^ov^ti)a\t§, n. -c§, ^cr, forester's house
fort, adv. forth, away, gone; on, on-
ward ; continuously ; ill eincm — ,
incessantly, continually ; — unb — ,
continually ; used as sep. accented
prefix.
fortfafircn, ful)r — , -gcfalircn, intr. \.,
drive away; I)., continue, proceed.
fortfcti^tctt, foc^t — , -gcfo^ten, intr.
1^., continue to fight, fight on.
fortgcfiett, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr. \.,
go away, set out.
forttommcn, fam — , -gelommcn, intr.
]'., get away, escape; prosper.
fortlaufcn, Itcf — , -gclaufen, intr.\.,
run away, run on.
fortlcBcn, sep. intr. \)., live on, survive.
fartmac^cn, sep. intr. \)., make haste;
refl. take oneself off.
fortraud^cn, sep. intr. I)., smoke on,
continue to smoke.
fortrcnncn, ranntc — , -gcrannt, intr.
\., hurry on, run away,
fortrciftctt, rip — , -gerifjen, tr. tear
away, carry along.
fortfc^Ctt, sep. tr. I)., continue.
t^ortfc^ung,/. w. continuation.
fortft^lummcrn, sep. intr. I)., sleep on.
fortfd^toimmcn, jdiiuamm — , -go;
|d)tt)Ommen, intr. \. , swim away or on.
fortttagctt, ting — , -getragen, irans-
carry away or along. [stant.
fortttJO^rcnb, part. adj. continual, con-
fortwcvfcn, icarf — , -flcioorfcn, tr.
throw away,
fortjicfjctt, 30G — , -gcjogcn, tr. pull or
draw away ; intr. ]., proceed ; march
off, depart.
i^raif, in. -c§, ^e, dress-coat.
{^rogc,/. zv. question.
fragcn, fragte or frug, gefragt, tr. ask,
inquire ; e§ froflt fi^, it is a question.
i^ragcttbc(r), m. infi. as adj. ques-
tioner.
fraglit^, adj. in question, questionable,
frattt, adj. free, frank,
i^rantc, w. w. a Frank; Franconian;
Frenchman.
%xwx\xt\^, n. -y, France.
%xn%t, f. w. grimace; wry face; whim.
?>ra^cngcftc^t, n. -§, -cr, scarecrow,
fright.
^xan, f. w. lady ; wife ; mistress, Mrs.
{^raui^en, n. -§, collog. little woman,
little wife.
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t^raurn||cfta(t, /. w. woman's form,
woman.
tJrouenOant*,/. -, woman's hand.
t^rauctt^immcr, n. -§, — , woman's
apartment ; unmarried woman,
spinster.
?^-rrtUcn,^immcr()nnb, /. woman's hand.
i^rdu(ctu, 71. -^, — , young lady; Miss.
fret, adj. free ; open.
tjrcicriimnnn, m.-^, ^cr,-Icutc, wooer,
suitor.
%vt\i)t'xi, f. 7c: freedom, lilaerty.
frctUcQ, (r(/v. to be sure, of course, cer-
tainly, indeed.
{^retmut, m. -(e)'3, frankness, candor.
ijrciftunbc,/. w. leisure hour.
frctttiiUtg, at(/. voluntary ; free.
frcmb, ac/J. strange, foreign, alien; un-
usual, unaccustomed; belonging to
another, [oriq: /ari. loving.]
5yrcmbc(r), ;«. in/i. as adj. stranger.
tyrcmbcn^lntt, «. -8, ^er, Hst of arri-
vals, register of strangers.
J^rcmblinji, tn. -e§, -e, stranger.
frcffcu, frciH, flcfrcffen, tr. or intr. \).,
eat {said of animals).
tjrcubc,/. w. joy, happiness, pleasure
Sfrcubcnfcucr, n. -§, — , bonfire.
{yrcubcHflcfrfjrct, n. -§, shout of joy.
frcubcftraljicnb, part. adj. beaming or
diffusing joy.
frcitbtg, adj. joyous, glad, happy.
frcucn, /r. please, make happy; rejl.
{gen.., or iibcr and ace.)., rejoice at,
be glad.
S-rcunb, m. -c§, -t, friend.
frcunblit^, adj. friendly, cheerful,
pleasing.
S-rcunbtit^tcit,/. w. kindness.
^Jrcunbi'bcrg, ©corg Don, tn. -§, a
noted knight of the sixteenth century.
5-rcttnbf i^oft, /. w. friendship.
^rtcbc(n), ;«. -n§, -n, peace.
friebcbrtngcnb, part. adj. peace-bring-
ing.
g^rtcblanb, n, -§, former capital of the
Dukedom of F., possessed by Wal-
lenstein, in northern Bohemia.
f^ricbcn^fcft, n. -ۤ, festival of peace.
jyncb(c)rtt^ I. or Barbarossa, (i lan-
ugo) of the illustrious dynasty of
the Hohenstaufen. Duke of Swabia
(1147), German King and Emperor
(1152).
5-ricbrie^ftraftc,/ Frederick street.
frtebH(i^, adj. peacable.
fricrcn, fror, gcfroren, iiitr. f.,be cold,
freeze ; tr. imp. be cold, chilled.
%x\t\t, m. w. Frisian, an inhabitant of
Friesland in the Netherlands.
friftl^, adj. fresh, new; light, bright,
gay ; lively, brisk, cool.
?Vrtfc^r^ w. -g, -c, hair-dresser. [F.]
frofj, adj. happy, glad, joyous.
fro()li(^, merry, joyous. [Cf. E. frolic]
fromnt, adj. honest, worthy; pious,
devout.
tJrofrfi, m. -ۤ, ^, frog.
i5rof(f)f(^cnfc(cin, n. -§, — , leg of a
frog.
t^rflttftcbt, n. -§, a station near Gotha,
a favorite point for entering the
Thuringian Forest.
%xyx^i, f. -t, fruit, crop.
frtt^, adj. early, in the morning; frii'
l^cr, earlier, former.
fritter, adv. before, formerly.
{Jriiljling, m. -§, -c, spring.
J^rii^ting^ofjnttttg,/. w. presentment of
spring.
t5rit^ttng§itarf|mittflg, m. -§, -e, after-
noon in spring.
gfrii^Hng^fonnc,/. w. spring sun.
gfrit^ftiitf, n. -§, H, breakfast.
fvi'tfjftiirfcn, i7itr. 1)., breakfast.
|$rit^ftitrf §ftunbc, /. w. breakfast hour.
^rit^jug, m. -(c)§, H, early train,
morning train.
tJuci^S, m. -c§, -C, fox.
f^ttguttQr/. w. decree, dispensatiosu
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VOCABULARY.
fttl^Icn, tr. feel, perceive; refl. feel one-
self.
fiifjrcn, tr. carry, bear; lead; guide;
bring ; carry on, conduct, manage.
^Jittjrcr, m. -§, — , guide.
J^wJjruttQ,/. -iv. leadership,
t^ilUc,/. fulness, abundance, plenty.
fitttcn, tr. fill; cover.
^unb, m. -c§, -C, finding, that which
is found ; discovery, invention.
t^Uttbamcnt', n. -(e)§, -e, foundation,
basis. [Z.]
funf, «z/w. five.
fiinft, -er, -e, -C§, ord. nutn. fifth.
fi'tufunbtiicrjig, «//w. forty-five.
funfunb5n)an5ig, mini, twenty-five.
fiinfjcljn, imm. fifteen.
fiinf5C()tttc, adj. fifteenth.
fiinfjig, mini, fifty.
S-iintc^ctt, n. -§, — , little spark.
I^tttttc(n), m. -n§, -n, spark.
funfcin, intr. I)., sparkle, glitter.
funtclnb, fart. adj. sparkling.
fiir, prep, with ace. for, instead of, as,
in return for ; — [id), aside, by one-
self; — unb — , for ever and ever,
ever and anon; \qoA — , what sort
or kind of.
%\xx^i, f. fear, fright.
furdftbar, adj. terrible.
fitrc^tcn, tr. fear; rejl. (bor) be afraid.
fitrt^tcrUc^, adj. frightful, fearful.
fwrbcr, arch. adv. further.
fitrticb, adv. — liel)men, be content
with, put up with.
f^itrft, m. w. prince, ruler.
fitrftHd^, adj. princely.
fitrttJi^tg, adj. inquisitive, impertinent.
i^ttft, m. -eg, "c, foot ; yi — , on foot.
f^upoben, tn. -6, ^, floor.
tJuftlaitgc,/. w. footlength.
^Ufjfoljlc,/. 7r. sole of the foot.
%\X^\p\^t, f. IV. tip of the foot.
t^Uttcr, n. -§, — , fodder, feed.
f^uttcral, n. -§, -e, case.
fitttcrn, tr. feed.
@abc,/. w. gift ; talent, endowment.
g(ii)ncn, intr. 1)., yawn.
@o(gctt, m. -§, — , gallow. [/^.]
%o\^'^')f\txtyx, intr. f ., gallop ; scamper.
©ang, m. -§, ^'c, walk, gait; motion,
progress; course; way; avenue;
corridor, passage.
@)anghteg, m. -c§, -e, footpath, pas-
sage, platform.
©ttttg,/, H, goose.
gttttj, «(^'. whole, entire ; adv. entirely,
quite, very; — unb gar, entirely, ab-
solutely.
@ttn3C(§), n. injl. as adj. whole; adv.
tm ganjcn, on the whole, in general.
gdnglic^, adj. complete.
gar, adv. very, quite, altogether; gor
1% extremely ; with neg. at all.
garftig, adj. repulsive, horrid; ugly,
dirty.
©artcn, m. -§, ^, garden.
(SJartcnmrtucr, /. w. garden wall.
(yartcn^fortc, /. w. garden gate,
[^fortc, L. porta, E. port.]
©artcnfaal, m.-t'i, H, garden room;
room in a summer house.
©nrtCttftU^i, m. -§, ^c, garden chair.
@ttrtcttt()itr(c),/. w. garden door.
©artcntift^, m. -es, -e, garden table.
©affc,/. w. street, lane.
@nft, »«. -eS, -"e, guest.
©aftfjof, w. -el, -^e, inn, hotel.
(Drtttc, w. w. spouse, husband.
©rtttin,/. w. spouse, wife.
gc=, insep. prefix in nouns with collec-
tive force ; with verbs ^ denoting a
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341
momentary act or conclusion of an
act ; a coming into a state of being
expressed by the primitive. Sign of
the past participle. (inc^fttgen. ]
gcdngftigt, part. adj. distressed, [/r.
@coft(c), n. -(c)'j, coll. branches.
(jcfiiircn, gcbar, o^&oreu, tr. bear, give
birth to.
©Cbjiubc, n. -?j, —, building.
gcbcit, <;^a\), oegebcn, /r. give; impers.
e§ giebt, there is, there are.
©cfiet^ n. -e§, -C, prayer, [bitten.]
gcOtctcn, gebot, gcboteu, ^r. (</a/. of
pers.) command, rule, control.
©cbictcr, m. -§, — , ruler, master.
gebtlbet, /ar/. a^^'. educated, refined.
@c6irgc, «. -§, — , mountain range,
mountain. [baren.]
geIior(C)n, part. adj. bom, n^e. [ge=
Qdt\it>t, M. -(e)§, -C, offer, command.
ge6raurt)cn, zfr. use, employ.
geBrannt, /ar/. «<^', browned, sun-
burnt, [brcnnen.]
(SJcburt, /. w. birth.
©cBiifti^, «. -e», -e, thicket, bushes.
(iJcbai^tni^, «. -(ff)c§, -([|)e, memory.
[fr.part. gebac^t.]
^thamtf^i, part. adj. muffled, subdued,
[bampfcii.]
@CbOtt!c(u), m.-\\, or~\\?j, ~\\, thought,
idea.
gcbttttfcnlo^, adj. thoughtless, light-
headed.
gcbottfcnrcitl^, adj. rich in ideas, full
of thought.
gcbcnten, gebac^tc, gebad)t, intr. {).
{geti., or an with ace), bear in mind,
remember ; mention ; with inf. in-
tend, purpose.
@cb{rf)t, 71. -c§, -c, poem. [t)i(f)ten,
compose.]
©cbrangc, n. -§, — , crowd, throng,
[bringen.]
(ijcbulb,/. patience.
©efa^r,/. w. danger, peril
gcf(i^r(td|, adj. dangerous; perilous.
®cfaf)rtc, m. IV. companion, comrade.
[fal)rcn.]
gcfnUctt, gefiel, gefallcn, intr. {). {dat.),
please, like; fid) etwa§ — laffcn,
consent to, put up with ; let pass.
(iJcfatt(C), m. IV. {also -§), liking, pleas-
ure; eincn — tt)un, do a favor, oblige.
gcfaUtg, adj. pleasant, agreeable; if
you please; — l)aben, desire.
gefangen, part. adj. imprisoned, cap-
tive, [fangciu]
(*}efaitgcnc(r), m. infl. as adj. prisoner.
©cfangcnfri^aft, /. captivity, imprison-
ment.
(ycfrittgni^, n. -(ff)ey, -(ff)c, prison.
(IJcftcbcr, «.-§, ^0//. feathered animals,
birds. [f^pCbcr.]
OJcfolgc, n. -§, — , retinue, staff.
gcfrd^tg, adj. ravenous, greedy. [fre|=
fen.]
gefitgc, adj. tractable, submissive.
(Scfiifit, n. -^'3, -t, feeling.
gcgcn,/r^/. -with ace. against, toward ;
in comparison with ; contrary to ; in
return for ; about, nearly.
(iJegcnb, /. w. region, country; neigh-
borhood; landscape, [gcgen.]
gcgcnfcitig, adj. mutual.
®cgcnftOttb, m. -e§, H, object ; sub-
ject.
©cgcntcit, n. -€§, -e, contrary, oppo-
site, converse.
gegenitder, prep, with dat. opposite
(to); sometimes placed after the
noun, or with the governed word
between the two parts ; adv. opposite.
gcgeniiftcrUcgcttb, part. adj. (lying)
opposite.
gegcniibcrfcfecii, refl.. sit down opposite.
gcgcitiibcrftcf)ciib,/arA adj. (standing)
opposite.
©cgcnWrtrt,/. presence ; present (time).
\For -mart, cf. -rocirtg, directed
near.]
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VOCABULARY.
©egner, m. -§, — , opponent, enemy.
QC^oriliftl^t, />art. adj. clad in armor.
[I)arniid)cn.]
%t\)t\vx, adj. secret, private, myste-
rious; im Qet)eimcn, secretly, pri-
vately, {adv. f)eim, E. home.]
©c^ctmni^, n. -(l'f)e§, -(if)^/ secret.
ge^etmniStiott, adj. mysterious.
gcljcn, fling, QCflangen, intr. ]., go,
move, walk, step ; be possible ; c§ gcl)t
ni^t, it will not answer; an eincn
— , apply to; in fid^ — , reflect, re-
pent ; t)or fi(^ — , proceed, happen.
®t\)tVL\, n. -§, howling. [ Ijeulen. ]
GJC^irn, «. -€§, -e, brain ; y%-. under-
standing. [<!^trn.]
®ti)^i', n. -ei, -C, farm enclosure ; coll.
group of farm buildings, estate. [<^of .]
@cf|or% n. -(e) §, hearing, attention.
[t)orcn.]
gcfiori^en, /wi'r. (^a/.) obey. \cf. E.
hark.]
gc^fircn, ?«2fr. {dat.) belong (to), be
connected with.
ge^ijrtg, adj. proper.
gcljorftim, adj. obedient, dutiful.
gc^uttt, part. adj. veiled, covered.
[^iinc, E. hull.]
©ctgcnf^tclcr, m. -§, — , violin player,
fiddler, [©eiflc]
©ctgcitftrid), ?«. -e^j, -e, violin stroke or
OJcift,/. 7f. goat. [touch; bow.
©ctft, w. -e§, -er, spirit, mind.
©ciftc^gafic, /. w. mental gift;
talent.
geifttg, adj. spiritual, mental.
geiftltt^, adj. spiritual, ecclesiastical,
clerical ; used substantively^ (^eift=
ti^e(r), clergyman,
OJciftac^tcit, /. w. clergy.
geiftreic^, adj. clever, witty.
@ct5, m. -c§, avarice, stinginess.
get5ig, adj. avaricious.
©ella^^er, n. -§, clattering, chatter-
ing, [tlappen, clap.]
©ctat^tcr, «.-§, -, laughter, [lacfien.]
getangcn, m/r. \., come to, arrive at;
be handed down ; — in, come into,
obtain, [(angen/r. tang.]
©Ctfiutc, n. -§, — , ringing (of bells)^
peaHng. [(auten.]
gcl6, adj. yellow.
@clb, n. -e§, -cr, money,
©clbbcutct, m. -§, — , money-bag,
purse,
©ctbfafteu, m. -§, — , money-box.
(iJclbfifte, f. %v. money-chest.
@ctb5ttfammcitfrf)rtrrcn, (inf. as noun)
n. -§, scraping money togother.
qtitQcn, /art. as adj. situated [lic=
gen.]
@ctcgcnl)Ctt, /. w. opportunity, oc-
casion.
gclc^rig, adj. docile, teachable. [(c^=
ren.]
Qeieffvt,J>art. adj. learned.
@ctct)rte(r), m. infl.. as adj. literary
man ; scholar.
©ctcttf'bricf , m. -c§, -€, safe-conduct.
[leitcn fr. obs. lidan, go, and L.
brevis.]
gcUngcn, gclang, gclungcn, intr. \.,
(dat.) prosper, succeed ; imfers. c§
gelingt i()m, he succeeds.
gelobett, tr. promise, vow ; 'Xio.^ gce
(obtc 2anb, the Promised Land.
gelt, interj. it holds? is it not so?
truly ? [3^ J>ers. sing. subj. of
gelten.]
gotten, gait, gegotten, intr. %., be
worth, valid, hold good ; be permit-
ted ; be considered ; imp. concern ;
be at stake.
%txiX(KA), n.-e§, ^cr, apartment, room ;
[orig. ease, place of rest.]
@ema^(, m. -§, -e, husband; «. con-
sort, spouse [either husband or
wife but more zisually meaning the
■wife ; orig. betrothed, wedded^
©cma^lin, /. w. wiffc.
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@emalbe, n. -§, — , picture, painting,
[malcn, paint.]
©emducr, n. -§, — , coll. walls,
masonry.
gemcin, adj. common, general ; mean,
low, \E. mean.]
@cmcinbc, /. w. community, congre-
gation,
3cmciJtft$nftlir^, adj. common, mu-
tual; -e ^<xi)t ntac^en, make com-
mon cause, join interests.
©cmiifcBcct, n. -e§, -C, bed of vege-
tables, [/r. 5)tu§, food.]
©cmiit, n. -e», -tx, mind, soul; dis-
position. [2}lut.]
QCn, prep, toward, used now only -with
points of the compass, gen J£)immcl,
etc.
genannt, part. adj. named ; above-
mentioned, [iieuuen.]
gcnau, adj. exact, close.
gcnic§cit, genoB, gcnoffcu, tr. enjoy.
©cnoffi^c), tn. w. -<ff)en, -(fi)en, compan-
ion, associate, [genicfeen, partici-
pate.]
genug, 7ioun and indecL, adj. enough ;
sufficient, plenty ; adv. enough.
©cnuft, m. -([f)c§, ■^(ff)c, enjoyment.
[genteHcn.]
gcogra'^Jjife^, adj. geographical. [G.]
©corgcntag, see St. ©eorgcntag.
@cV<irf, n. -c§, -C, coll. baggage.
[pacfeu.]
©cpfltftrfigcr, m. -§, —, porter.
gcrrtbc (grabc), adj. straight ; adv. di-
rectly, just, precisely, exactly; —
au§, straight ahead ; Ijcxaxi^, frankly.
gcrabc^u, adv. directly, immediately,
unceremoniously.
gcrablaufcnb, part. adj. in a straight
course, direct ; regular. [laufeu.]
gcrtttcit, gerict, geraten, Intr. f., come ;
hit upon, become involved in ; occur
to one (wii/i auf, in, an) ; in !Soxn
— , fly into a passion.
gerfiumig, ad/, spacious, roomy.
[9taum.]
©ci-aujd), n. -e§, -e, noise, [raufcbcn.]
gerdufc^DoU, adj. noisy, boisterous.
gcret^t, adj. proper, suitable; just,
right.
©crcti^tiglcit, /. w. uprightness, jus-
tice.
gereici^cn, intr. t)., extend ; conduce to,
redound to; result in (wit/t dat. ox
3U).
gcrctjt, part. adj. irritated, angry.
[rci,3en.]
©crirfjt, n. -(e)§, -€, court {pfjustice\
tribunal.
gertitg, «^'. small, slight, insignificant.
(.«cringfc^d^ung,/. contempt, [j'c^afeen,
estimate.]
gcrn(c), adv. willingly, gladly; with
verbs, enjoy doing; — ^aben, like.
\cf. E. yearn.]
@crut^', m. -e§, H, smell, scent. [ric=
d^cn, E. reek.]
geritfjrt, part. adj. touched, moved.
[riit)rcn.]
@cfanbtc(r), m. injl. as adj. messenger,
ambassador, [fcnbcn.]
(Bcfang, m. -§, -"e, singing, song;
poem; canto, [fingcn.]
©efoitglcljrcr, m. -§, — , singing mas-
ter.
©cfr^aft, «.-§, -c, business. [irf)offcn.]
©cfti^aft^rcifc,/. w. business trip.
gcf(^cf)cn, gcjd)a{), geic^c{)en, intr. f.,
happen, come to pass, = pass, of
t^un, be done.
gefd^ctt, adj. sensible, clever, [jd^etbcn,
discriminate.]
©cfcficnf, n. -e§, -c, gift, present.
[fc^cnfcn.]
Q)ef(^t(l)tc, /. w. history, story; affair,
thing. [gc)d)c()en.]
®zW\<i)t<i)t\x, n. -§, — , httle story.
&tWd, n. -e§, -t, fate, lot; skiiL
[f^icfen.]
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VOCABULARY.
&t\<l)Xd\x^U\i, f. w. skill, ability,
[fc^icfen, refi. adapt.]
gcftt)irf t, part. adj. skilful, clever.
@cfti)trr, «. -(c)§, -c, coll. vessels,
utensils; furniture; trappings, har-
ness. [i(f)irren, arrange.]
gcfrfjlagcn, pai-t. adj. beaten, ruined ;
depressed, [fc^lagcn.]
@efrt)tcc^t, Ti. -(c)§, -er, race, family ;
sex. [Sdjtag, kind.] fen.]
®cfd)m(trf, »?.-(e)§, "c, taste. [icf)me!=
@cfd)meit)C, n. -§, coll. jewelry, orna-
ments. [f(^miei)en, forge.]
gcft^tti^t, part. adj. carved. []d)nit=
3cn.]
©cfi^o^, n. -(ff)c§, -(ff)e, missile,
shot, ball, bullet. [id)ieBeu.]
©Cfd^rct, n. -§, -e, scream, cry ; outcry,
clamor; fuss, [fc^reien.]
gefc^toeigen, {gen.) intr. usually only
in inf. not mention, pass in silence ;
dial. tr. put to silence ; Jirst pers.
sing, as conj. geji^lDcige benn, not to
mention, still less.
8Cftl)Wtnb(c), adj. swift, prompt.
©cfc^Winbtgfcit, /. swiftness, rapidity.
[fc^tt)inb(e), swift.]
@cfrt)tuor(c)uc(r), m. infl. as adj.
juryman. [i(i^tt)5l-en.]
@cfcU(c), m. w. companion, fellow,
journeyman. [<Saat, hall.]
gefetten, tr. associate, join; refl. join
(3U).
@cfcMfrf)aft,/. w. company.
@efc^, n. -c§, -e, law. [fc^en.]
gcfc^IOig, adj. lawless, without laws.
gefe^t, part. adj. steady, composed,
grave; Qefe^tc Sat)rc, years of dis-
cretion, [t'c^en.]
@eftt!^t, n. -(e)§, -cr, sight; face,
feature; gu — bcfommen, get sight
of; //. -e, vision, phantom. [ je^en. ]
@efiti)t(^ctt, n. -§, — , little face.
(5Jcfitl)t§far6c,/. w. complexion.
(Scfinbct, n. -§, — , vagabonds, rabble.
gcf^atlltt, part. adj. stretched , eager,
intent, [fpannen.]
©cf^JCttft, n. -e§, -er, apparition, ghost.
{obs. fpanen, illure.]
Q^t\pvixii), n. -e§, -e, conversation,
speech, [f^^rec^cn.]
®t^itx, Hermann, m. -§, of Bruneck,
reputed governor of the Three Forest
Cantons under the Emperor Albert
(1304-08).
®z\ta\i, f. w. shape, form, \old part.
of\mtn.']
©cftanbttig, n. -([f)e§, -(ff)e, confes-
sion, acknowledgment, [gcfte^en.]
gcftattcn, tr. {dat. of person) grant,
allow, [©tatt, opportunity.]
geftct)cn, geftanb, geftanbcn, tr. confess,
acknowledge.
gcftcrn, adv. yesterday.
^t^ix<it,part. adj. embroidered, [ftirfen.]
@t\i\tW, «.-(e)§,-C, constellation, star.
©cftrriu^, n. -e§, -C, bush, shrub,
thicket.
@eftricf(c), n. -e§, knitting, tangle.
®t\ixnpp{t), n. -(c)§, -e, bushes, under-
growth.
gcfuub (^comp. geflinbcr or ge^unbcr),
adj. sound, healthy.
@cfunbl)cit,/. health.
@ctra6c, n. -§, trotting, [traben.]
©Ctriiuf, n. -(e)§, -C, drink; potion.
[trinfcn.] [trauen.]
getrauen, refl. {ace.) dare, venture.
gctrcit, adj. faithful.
gctroft, adj. confident, courageous.
\old form of part P\
©ctitmmct, n. -§, bustle , turmoil,
clash {of arms) : confused struggle.
[tummcln.]
getna^r, adj. aware ; — tocrben, catch
sight of, perceive, [cf. tt)a'(}r.]
geUial^ren, tr. perceive, see.
gettJC^rcn, tr. yield; grant, allow; —
lafjen, let do as one will.
®ttOd\i, f. w. power, force, violence.
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®t)is>a{ii)txx , m. w. despot.
gctoolttg, adj. powerful; immense;
violent ; great ; adv. with might ;
strongly.
0Ct»aJtfam, adj. forcible, violent.
©cwanb, n. -e§, -^er {or -e), garment,
dress, [mcnben.]
©ctoriffcr, n. -§, — , coll. body of water,
waters, wave. [2B offer.]
©ctoc^r, n. -§, -e, weapon, arms, gun.
[iDC^ren.]
©CtutJin', m. -e§, -e, gain, profit.
gcttJtnnctt, gcmann, QCioonncn, tr. win,
earn, gain.
getoifi, adj. certain, sure; adv. as-
suredly, {old part.of\xn\\zX[..']
©Ooiffeit, 7t. -§, — , conscience,
@C)t)ift{)cit, /. assurance ; proof.
©chiittcv, n. -§, — , storm. [^Better.]
getuogcit, part. adj. favorable, well
disposed, [mageu.]
gett)ii(|nett, tr. accustom (qn, ace);
reji. accustom oneself, get used (to).
\cf. E. wont.]
©ciuolju'licit, / iv. custom, habit.
ge)t)t)f)nU(^, adj. usual, common, ordi-
nary.
gcmd^nt, fart. adj. accustomed, wont-
ed. [gcn)5^ncn.]
©ctoiilbc, n. -§, — , vault, arched hall.
[tDolben, arch.]
@cttJi>tt(c), 71. -c§, -e, mass of clouds,
clouds. [3Bot!c.]
gehJunbcit, part. adj. winding. [n)in=
ben.]
%t^\x\t\i,part. adj. circular, [jirleln.]
©icbcl, m. -§, — , gable.
@telbeIQauS, n. -e§, ^er, house with a
gable.
@icbclftti6(^cn, n. -§, — , gable room,
attic room.
gtcftcn, gofe, gegoffen, tr. pour, shed.
gtlttg, adj. valid; current, in force.
{also -written giiltig, fr. gelten.]
@t))fc(, m. -§, — , top, summit, ridge,
peak.
©tttcrfcnftcr, n. -§, — , lattice window.
@loc6f)rtnbft^u^, m. -e§, -c, kid glove.
{F:\ [luster.
@Irtll5, ;«, -e§, brightness, splendor,
gtoil^cn, z«/r. \)., glitter, shine.
gldn^enb, /«r/. adj. bright, sparkling,
brilhant, splendid.
OJIaiistcbcr, n. -§, — , patent leather.
@Ia^, «. -e§, -^er, glass.
©Ittfcr, m. -§, — , glazier.
glatt, adj. smooth, polished-
gtaubcn, intr. {also tr.) !). {dat. of
perso7i), believe, trust ; think ; — an
{ace), believe in or on. [ge-Iauben.]
gldtten, tr. smooth, poUsh.
@(a^c, /. w. baldness ; bald head.
[glatt.]
@laMl>c(n), m. -n§, — , belief, faith,
glcid^, adJ.XxV^, equal, similar, same;
— f ommen {dat), equal, be equal to ;
adv. aUke, equally; (= fogtei^), at
once, immediately, at first ; co7iJ. =
obgleic^, though, although. [ge-tei(i^.]
gleic^ftlciftcnb, part. adj. constant,
uniform. [be like,
gtcirfictt, flltd^, gegltd)en, intr. \). {dat.),
gletd^faHS, adv. likewise, also, too.
[gleic^-t-faa.]
g(ct(l^tOOf|(, adv. however, nevertheless.
glcttcn, glitt, geglitten, intr. f., glide,
slip ; tr. slide.
@ltcb, 71. -e§, -er, limb; member.
\obs. lidan, walk.]
imtii>yx^, m. —, pi. ©loben, globe. [Z.]
©torfc,/. w. bell.
©lorfcnton, m. -§, H, sound of a bell.
(iJlogau, n. -§, a city in Silesia on the
Oder.
glorrctc^, adj. glorious. {L. gloria.]
@lurf, n. -es, fortune, luck, success,
happiness ; auf gut — , at random ;
— ju, success (to you). [ge-lu(t(e).]
g(u(f(t(f),. adj. happy, successful,
©litrfftrtbt, n. -§, a city of Holstein on
the £lb«.
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VOCABULARY.
filil^en, inir. {)., glow.
glttfjcnJ>,/ar/'. adj. glowing, fiery.
@Ittt, /. w. glow, heat, flame.
©itrtbc,/. w. favor, grace, mercy.
gttabig, adj. gracious, merciful.
@olt>, n. -c§, gold. [with gold.
gotbburd^ttJirtt, part. adj. interwoven
gottictt, adj. golden, of gold.
goIbfarOeit, adj. gold-colored.
@olbftnf(c), m. w. goldfinch.
golbgeftttft, pari. adj. gold embroid-
ered, [gold.
gO(bg(dn5enb,/ar/. adj. glittering with
(^olbftitif , n. -eS, -e, goldpiece.
jjijmicn, tr. grant ; nic^t — , grudge.
(iJot^rt, n. -0, one of the capitals of the
Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
gotifrf), adj. Gothic, [©ote.]
®9ii, m. -e§, -^er, god, God.
©ottc^magb, /.,//. "e, divine maid.
©ottfricb, m. -§, Godfrey, Geoffrey.
giJttUrf), adj. divine.
®'9^t\\pV\t\itt , m. -§, — , heathen
priest.
®xab, w.-c§, -"er, grave, tomb; ba§ I)ci;
lige — ,the Holy Sepulchre, [graben.]
@ra&en, m. -S, ^, ditch, trench, moat.
@rab, ;«. -(c)§, -c, degree ; im I)od)itcu
-e, in the highest degree, exceedingly.
@rof, 7n. w. count. [castle.
®rafcttf(^loft, n. -(jj)eS, ^(ii)er, count's
©ronatftitrf, «. -cS, -c, splinter («?/«
grenade) ; fragment. [Z.granatum.]
(*Jrai§, n. -cS, -"cr, grass, pasture.
grc^griitt, adj. grass-green.
gragUfJ^, a^'. horrible, terrible; hid-
eous. [M.H.G. graz, mad, furious.]
gratis, adj. gratis, free of charge. [Z-.]
grau, adj. gray ;y%-. aged, venerable.
grauen, zWr. I)., turn gray; dawn.
graucn, impers. {dat., or </«/. wiM t)or)
dread, shudder (at). [<;/. E. grue-
some.]
graitfam, «^'. terrible, cruel.
QJrcufamfcit,/. w. cruelty, barbarity.
©raufd^tmmcl, »«. -§, — , white or gray
horse.
grttUfCtt, impers.(dai.) shudder at(t)or).
graufig, adj. awful, dreadful.
grattita'tifcf), adj. grave, solemn.
greifcn, griff, gcgriffeii, tr. lay hold
of, seize, grasp ; feel ; reach into
(in, ace), \cf. E. grip.]
grciS, adj. gray, aged, hoary.
@rciS, m. -e§, -e, old man, veteran.
[grau.]
©rcitrtbicr', m. -S, -t, grenadier, [i^.]
®rcn5C,/. 7t', boundary. \Sl.'\
grcttScntoS, adj. unbounded.
@rcucl, m. -§, — , horror, atrocity,
[grauen, dread.]
grculit^, adj. horrible, shocking.
©ricd^c, m. w. Greek.
@ricdjCttIrtni>» «• Greece.
gricd^ift^, adj. Greek.
©riff, m. -(e)§, -€, grip; handle
[grcifenj
©rimtn, m. -(c)§, rage, fury, wratli.
gro6,grober, grobcft, adj. coarse, rude.
©rofci^CM, m. -§, — , groschen, one-
tenth of a, mark, two and one-half
cents. [Z,. grossus, thick (coin).]
groft (grower, gro^t), adj. great, large,
tall.
©riJftc,/. w. greatness; size; height.
©rolftttuttcr, /. -, grandmother.
griJfttcntcitS, adv. for the most part.
©rofjOatcr, m. -§, "■, grandfather.
©roftttcjicr', m. -§, -c, grand vizier.
@ruft,/. -"e, vault, tomb, [grabcu or
gtillt, adj. green. G. krypta.]
@runb, m. -e§, ^e, ground, bottom, val-
ley, deep ; reason ; ju — , destruction.
gritnbcn, tr. found, establish, ground.
©runb^fcilcr, m. -S, — , foundation
column, main support.
gritncu, intr. Ij., become green, be ver-
dant, put forth leaves ; prosper.
©ru^V^r/- ■z*'- group. [E.l
grit^en, greet, salute; bless, [©ru^.]
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GJrii^c, /. flour, meal. [®ric^, E. grit.]
gudfett, intr. \., peep.
©ueffcnfter, «. -§, — , window for
peeping. [cents.
@u(bett, m. -0, — , florin, about forty
gu(ben, adj. old form for golben.
gitUtg, adj., see gtltig.
©tittcl, ;«. -5, —, girdle, [©urt.]
gitrtCU, tr. and rcfl. gird ; make ready.
©uftatt 3ti)0lf, w. -§, Gustavus (II),
Adolphus (i 594-1632), son of Charles
IX, King of Sweden from 161 1 ; fell
at Liitzen, Nov. 16, 1632. //. 116-
^19-
^\\.i {compar. bcffcr, super I. bcft), adj.
good, kind ; — mad^cu, make amends
for ; adv. well.
®)Xi, n. -e§, -"Cr, goods, fortune, prop-
erty; estate.
©iltc,/. kindness.
(iititcrjiig, m. -c§, ^C, goods train,
freight train.
fliitig, adj. kind, good.
gtttmi'tttg, «^'. good-natured, kind.
(i5Mtmiitigfcit, /. good nature, kind-
ness.
(I)t)mnaftaft^, m. w. student in a gymna-
sium. [G.]
^anv, n. -§, -e, hair.
■^tanrbitrftc,/. w. hair brush.
.^•»aar>mtd)5, m. -e§, -^e, growth of hair,
head of hair.
^ati(c), /. possession, property; ^ab'
linb ©ut, all one's possessions (used
as a ncut. noun).
f)ttbcn, Ijatte, getjabt, tr. have; hold,
retain ; licb — , to love, like.
I)obIjnft, adj. having possession, own-
ing; — iuerbcn (gen.), acquire pos-
session of.
|>ab^tiurg, w. Hapsburg, castle in Aar-
gau ; imperial family of Austria.
Jg>ag, m. -e§, -e, hedge.
J&rtgcl, m. -§, hail; ttUc — , thunder!
zounds !
Imager, adj. thin, lean.
i^ai|n, tn. -c§, -^C (w. in comp. nouns),
cock.
.^a^nenbrtlfcn, m. -§,— , roost
Jg>a^ncttgcft^ret, «.-§, crowing of cocks.
.^irifclrtrtieit,/. xv. crochet work.
I)0l6, fl-^'. half; mit -cr StimniC/ in an
undertone.
I)rtl6ct\ prep, with preceding gen. on
account of, for the sake of, in behalf
of. [<!^albe, side, part.]
^at6gctrotfnct,/ar/. adj. half-dried.
^alDfrci^, ;«. -«§, -c, semi-circle.
^atbftilnbtg, rt-^^'. lasting a half hour,
every half hour.
j^itlbbcrgeffcn, adj. half forgotten.
!)rtH>»crftrini)Ut^, a^'. half intelligible,
half perceptible.
^ttlftc,/. w. half.
Jg>aJftcr, VI. -§, — , halter.
^aQc, f. w. hall, vestibule, porch.
IjaUcn, intr. \)., sound.
SQaX^, m. -c§, H, throat, neck.
^ol^banb, n. -eS, Hx, necklace.
.^atSbinbc, /. w. tie, cravat.
^al^tur^, n. -c§, ^'cr, cravat.
^oXt, m. -c§, -e, halt, stop ; hold, sup-
port ; — ma&jvx, stop.
i)(i\t\ inter J. hold 1 wait !
Ijaltctt, l)ie(t, oeI)alten, zfr. hold, keep,
maintain ; consider ; — fiir (ace.),
take for, regard as ; intr. stop,
halt ; r<?/f . restrain oneself. [tude.
^altung, /. w. bearing, carriage, atti-
^ammcr, m. -§, ^, hammer.
Comment, tr. hammer.
.f»anb,/. ^e, hand; borber— , for the
present, just now.
^(inbc^en, w.-s, — , dimin. little hand.
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VOCABULARY.
^anbel, m. -§, ^, trade; affair.
^(tnbeln, inir. t)., act, behave; trade,
buy or sell; hnpers. c§ l)anbelt fi^
um (ace), the question is.
^anbtuitg,/. w. action ; business, trade,
commerce. [bag.
J&anbtofc^e,/. w. hand-bag, travelling-
J^finffiJig, ;«. -(c)§, -e, linnet.
^ougcn, I)tng, ge^ngen, intr. l).,ha.ng,
be suspended ; tr. (==: ^ngen) hang.
Ijangcn, tr. hang, suspend, cling (to, an).
<*^annober, n. -§, city and province
(until 1866, a kingdom) of North
Germany. [(^ofeann), Jack, -en§.
^an§ (^cn^i^cn), dimm. of 3ol)anne§
^arfc,/. w. harp. [instruments.
^armonicmufit, /. w. music of wind
l^arren, intr. \)., wait; wait for (auf
with ace). [ baran, close to it.
Iiort, a*^*. hard, stiff ; adv. close ; —
^art^crjtg, rt^'. hard-hearted.
Ijartnacfig, a^'. stiff-necked, obstinate,
persistent.
^afclbttfc^, w. -c§, ^c, hazel bush.
^ofctmauS,/. -"e, dormouse. [ard.
J&afcitftt§, m. -C6, ^L', hare foot ; cow-
^a§, ?«. -(fj)e§, hatred, spite (against,
^ttffcit, /r. hate. [gcfien.)
pglitf^, a^'. ugly ; bad.
•^d^Hd^fcit, /. w. ugliness.
^aft, /. haste.
^oftto, adj. hasty.
|>ttttb(!^Ctt, w. -3, — , little cap £>r hood.
^aubc,/. w. cap.
^aud^, w. -e§, -e, breath, breeze.
IjOttCtt, {)teb, ge^auen,2^r.hew;cut; strike.
^aufc(u), m. -n§, -n, heap, pile;
troop ; band {of soldiers).
^ou^t, n. -eg, -^er, head ; chief.
^au^Jtfiaar, n. -§, -c, hair.
^au^Jtljccr, It. -e§, -c, main body of
an army, main army
^ouvtmanit, m. -e§, -"er, or -Icutc,
captain, chief.
•^au^tfad^e,/. w. principal thing.
^(lU^tftobt,/. ^c, capital, metropolis.
^att§, «. -c§, -^cr, house, home; ju
-e, at home ; nad) — , home, to one's
home.
^au^bictc,/. w. entrance hall, vestibule.
^ftufcrft^ottcn, m. -§, — , shadow of
the houses.
.^au^flur, ;«. -§, -c, ^^ /. w. entrance
hall, vestibule.
.^ttu^frau,/. Tf'. house-wife.
4?au§gIotfc,/. w. door-bell.
.&au§Ort{)u, m. -e§, -^c, domestic cock.
^au^fjaltcrin,/. w. house-keeper.
^ouficrcr, w. -§, — , peddler.
^au^f o^c,/. TV. house cat.
^au^fttcd^t, w. -(e)§, -e, servant,
boots) hostler.
^(lUSfnct^tUdj, «^'. domestic, menial.
^ou^tOiir(c), /. w. house door, street
door.
^au^ttidfd^e, /. zf. house washing;
house linen.
^au^tuefett, «. -§, household; domestic
concerns.
^out,/. -^c, skin, hide.
Ijeden, I)ob, ge^oben, /r. heave, lift;
raise.
^cl^ung, /. w. elevation, promotion,
advancement ; removal {of difficul-
ties) ; accent, stress.
^tdt,f. w. hedge.
\!^t't>a. ! interj. ho there! holloa 1
^cer, n. -c§, -C. host ; army.
.^ccrci^ntttt^t, /. "^t, military forces;
troops.
^ecrfiitircr, m. -§, — , commander,
general.
^cergerot, n. -§, -e, military equip-
ment, train of an army.
^cft, n. -e§, -e, writing book, note-
book ; part (of a volume or serial).
{)Cftcn, tr. attach, fasten; — auf, fix
to or upon.
Ijcftig, adj. violent, passionate.
^cgcn, tr. cherish ; entertain.
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l^et, inter/, ha I huzza 1
^eibc,/ w. heath; auf bcr .f)eibeii, old
w, d at. fern.
^etbeltierg, n. -§, university town in
Baden on the Neckar.
^etbc6cwnrt)fcn, part. adj. overgrown
with heather, heath-covered.
^cibctraut, w. -eS, ^:v, heath, heather.
^cibniftl), adj. pagan, heathen.
(jcil, adj. whole, sound.
SQtW, n. -c§, health, welfare; interj.
hail !
^cilanb, 7n. -(e)§, -e. Saviour.
^icitcit, tr. heal, cure.
l^etUg, adj. holy, sacred; -c§ Canb,
Holy Land.
^ctHgc(r) {decl. as adj.), saint.
I)Ct(tgcn, tr. hallow, consecrate.
.^ciltocitbtlb, n. -e^, -ex, image, statue
of a saint.
^tHgtum, n. -(e)§, ^x, sanctuary,
Ijcittt, adv. home, homeward, tised as a
separable prefix.
^cimnt,/. %v. home, native land.
^einmtianb, ;/. -(c)'i, native land, home.
l^cim'fiiljrcn, sep. tr. conduct home.
^cimiftt), a^//'. homelike; native; refi.
— macl)cu, feel at home, make com-
fortable, [j., come home.
l^etmfommctt, tarn — , -gefommcu, intr.
l^eimUcf), adj. comfortable, cosy; myste-
rious, secret.
^cimtrcibcit, trteb — , -getrieben, tr.
drive home. [vous.
^einttitcfifd), adj. malicious, mischie-
Ijciimiiart^, adv. homeward.
C^cimtoco, m. -ۤ, -e, way home.
Jpciimwcl), n. -(e)§, homesickness.
^cinriti^, m. -§, Henry.
^ctnj, m. -cn§, dim. of ^eiuric^, Hal,
Harry.
^cirat, /. w. marriage.
^ciratcit, tr. marry ; intr. get married.
i^ctfcr, adj. hoarse. \^E. hoarse.]
^Ctg, adj. hot, heated; violent.
^ctftcn, l)iei3, gcl^eif^en, tr. bid, com-
mand ; intr. be called or named ;
mean, signify, be ; bao I)etpt, that is
Inciter, adj. bright, cheerful, [to say.
^eitcrtcit, /. merriment, gayety.
.^clb, m. w. hero,
^ctbcnbhtt, n. -e§, blood of heroes,
.<pcIbntUeb, n. -e§, -er, heroic song.
-^claejiQcift, m. -eS, -er, heroic spirit.
^clbctttnut, m. -(e)§, heroism.
i)c(bcnmitttg, adj. heroic.
J^clbcntfjat,/. w. heroic deed.
^clfcn, I)alf, gel)o(fcii, intr. \). {dat.\
help ; rejJ. care or shift for oneself.
Ijctt, adj. clear, bright ; loud.
.&cU(c)barbic'r, m. -(c)», -c, halber-
dier. [Swabia.]
^eUcr, m. -§, — , farthing, [^alt in
.^clm, m. -(c)§, -C, helmet.
.^cmbd^cii, n. —3, — , Httle shirt.
^cnnc,/. w. hen.
^cr, adv. here, hither, this way, towards
the speaker or scene; along; ago;
often follows a noun governed by a
preposition indicating the direction
of a movement^ p. lo, 1. 14 ; used as
a separable prefix.
^crob^ adv. and sep. accented prefix,
down here, down from, down.
^erabblirfctt, intr. {)., look down.
^crabgcf)Ctt, ging — , -gegangen, intr.
\., go or come down, descend.
fjcroblommcn, fam — , -gefommen,
intr. come down, decline; be re
duced.
!)crabIoffcn, lie^ — , -gclaffen, tr. let
down ; refl. descend ; stoop, conde-
scend.
^erobrcgncn, sep. intr. I)., rain down.
^crabricfclnb, part. adj. dropping,
rippling, drizzling.
Ijcrabrufcit, rie[ — , -gerufcn, tr. and
intr. \)., call down.
l)crnbfd)icftcn,fi)DB— , -gefc^offen, intr.
\., and tr. shoot down.
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VOCABULARY.
^craSrinfen, janf — , -Qcjunlen, inir.
f., sink down.
t^txaW, adv. and sep. prefix, signifies
approach ; hither, near ; on ; up to.
^erantommcn, tarn — ^-gefommen, intr.
)., come on, approach. [advance.
Ijcraitriirfctt, sep. intr. \., draw near,
l)cranfc^lcttf|cn, jcf)(td) — , -c;eid)ltd)eu,
sep. int. \. or refl,. steal up, glide near.
^cranfvringcn, f^ratig — , -gefprungen,
intr. \. or {)., spring forward.
^crrttttvctctt, trat — , -gctreten, intr.
\)., step near, approach.
^crauf'', adv. and sep. prefix, up, up-
ward, toward the speaker or point in
question.
^croufMingcn, !Iang — , -gcftungen,
intr. I)., sound up, resound.
Ijcrauffommcn, fam — , -gefommen,
intr. \., come up.
:^erattf(anocn, sep. intr. \)., reach up.
^eraufftcigctt, fticg — , -gcftiegcn, intr.
\., climb up, ascend.
^craufstc^cn, jog — , -gejogcn, tr. and
intr. draw up; go up.
l^crou^', adv. and sep. prefix, out of,
out ; from, forth.
IlcrauStiringcn, brad)tc — , -gebra^t,
tr. bring out.
^crauSfaUcn, fiel — , -gcfatfcu, intr.
\,, fall from.
^crrtu^gcbctt, gab — , -gegcbeii, tr.
give out ; return change ; publish.
^eratt§8cf)Ctt, ging — , -gcgangen, intr.
f., go out.
^crau^^ctfcit, t)alf — , -gct)oIfen, /r.
help out, get out.
^crauf'fommcn, fam — , -gcfommcn,
intr. \., come out, appear; become
known.
^crau^laffcn, tic^ — , -gcta[fen, tr. let
out, suffer to go out.
^crau^nc^mcn, nal)m — , -geuommcu,
/r. take out ; refl. presume, dare.
l^cratt;S)>tt^cn, tr. dress up, adorn.
^craugft^icftcn, ^d)o^ — , -gefd^offcn. tr.
shoot out ; z«/r. 1^., rush out.
()crau^fc^tcit^cu, \i){\i) —, -gei^tic|)en,
intr. )., creep forth, steal out.
l^crau^ftafftcrctt, tr. dress, fit out.
[ftafficren, fr. Span.; cf. Stoff and
F. etoffe.]
^crau^ftcUcit, sep. tr. place out; refl.
be shown <?/- proved.
^crauafto^cn, ftie^ -, -gcftofecn, tr,
push out ; utter.
t)crau?'n)inbcu, icaub — , -gctDunbcn,
ri?;?. extricate oneself.
l)eratt§5ief)CJt, gog — , -gcjogen, ^r.
and 7«z'r. f., draw out, draw.
I^crfici', afl^z'. a7id sep. prefix, hither,
this way, forward, up, on.
Ijcr6ci^ei(cit, sep. intr. \. or I)., hasten
towards or along.
l)cr6ctI)otcn, sep. tr. fetch.
()cr6cirufcn, ricj — , -gcruicn, /r. call
hither, call up.
l)crtictft^Icirf|Ctt, \i)X\i) —, -gcfd^lid^en,
intr. \., steal or glide forward.
ijcricifturmctt, ?«/r. f}., rush ^^r dash by.
l^crticiwunft^cn, sep. tr. wish for.
^crBcrgc, /. w. shelter, quarters; inn;
entertainment. [<^cer bcrgCU, shelter
for an army, E. harbor.] [vest.]
^cr^ft, m. -e§, -C, autumn. \E. har-
llcrbriiiBCtt, brad)tc — , -gcbrac^t, tr.
bring hither ; establish by custom or
law; part. l)ergebracf)t, customary,
traditional.
^crb, m. -c§, -C, hearth,
^crbc,/. 7t'. herd, flock.
.^crbcnglotfc,/. w. bell of the herd,
^crbfcucr, n. -§, — , fire on the hearth,
herein', adv. and sep. prefix, in hither,
into, in ; !^erein ! come in !
t)ci-cinl»rct!^cn, bra^— , -gcbrocficn, intr.
\)., break in, draws near.
I)crctnbrtngctt, brang — , -gebrungcn,
intr. f,, press in, penetrate.
i^ercinfattcn, fiel — , -gefailen/ intr,
\., fall in, enter.
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^crclnfommctt, fam — , -oefommen,
intr. )'., come in, enter.
^crciiifrtjctMcu, fc^icn — , -Qefd)icucn,
intr. {)., shine into.
^cretnf(l^trfcn, sef tr. send in.
^crcintrctcii, trat — , -QCtretcn, intr.
\., enter, step in.
^erfaltcn, fiel — , -flefaUcn, intr. \.,
fall towards ; — iibcr (ate), fall
upon, attack.
Ijerfticgcit, flog — , -geflogcn, ««/r. \.,
fly near, come flying.
^crgcljcn, ging — , -Qcgangcn, m/r. \.,
walk along.
.^cring, w. -§, -e, herring,
^crmclttt^ w. and w., -§, -«, ermine.
[dim. from A^arm(e), weasel.]
l^crnrtrf)^ ac/z'. afterwards.
^erolb, m. -§, -e, herald.
^tvv, m. -n, -en, master, employer ;
lord. Lord ; gentleman, Mr., Sir.
^errcn^ou^, n. -Ǥ, ^cr, lord's house,
manor house ; House of Lords.
^etrin, /. w. lady, mistress.
VjtVXiiH), adj. splendid, magnificent,
glorious.
^crrlidjfcit, /. iv. glory, splendor, mag-
nificence.
^crrfrf)aft, /. w. lordship, dominion,
sovereignty; meine — , master or
mistress ; //. gentlemen.
^crrfc^CU, intr. 1)., rule, govern; pre-
vail, exist.
^crrft^cr, tn. -§, — , ruler, monarch.
IjcrftcUcn, se/'. tr. place here ; produce,
manufacture ; restore, re-establish.
^crti'lJCr, adv. and Sep. prefix, across,
to this side, over; toward the
speaker or the point in question.
IjcritticrfdjrtUctt, w. intr. ^., echo or
sound across,
lucrum', adv. and sep. prefix, around,
about.
^crumbrcf)Ctt, sep. tr. turn around;
refl, turn oneself.
fjcrtttttgc^ctt, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr.
y., go about, walk around.
(icritmjagcn, sep. tr. or intr. ()., hunt
about ; chase, rush ; gallop around.
ficrumlaufcn, lief — , -gelaufcn, intr.
]., run about; ramble, stroll.
^crumfvritigcit, fprang — , -gcfprun=
gcil, intr. \., leaparound, jumpabout.
I)crnmtnn,^cit,/^/. intr. I)., dance about.
(jcritmtranc^tcrcn tr. carve (around).
ficntmtocrfcn, marf — , -gemorfcn,
throw about ; turn.
^cruutcr, adv. and sep. pref. down
from, downward, down.
!)cntJitcrg(cttcn, glitt — , -gcglittcn,
iittr. \., slide down.
fjcritntcrfiangcu or -(jangcn, l)iitg — ,
-gcljnnc^en, intr. \)., hang down, be
suspended.
J)cruntcr(jcbctt, I)ob — , -gel)Dben, tr.
lift down.
IjcrmttcrOcIfcii, I)alf — , -gcl)otfcn, tr.
help down.
(jcnintcrfommeii, fam — , -^cfommcn,
intr. \., come down.
Ijcnnttcrlttffcn, lie^ — , -ijclaffcn, tr.
let down.
ficruntcrftcigcu, fticg — , -geffiegcn,
intr. \). or \., come down, descend.
I)Crl»or^ adv. and sep. prefix, forth,
forward, out of.
^crtjorbrctl^cit, bra^ — , -gebrorfien,
intr. j., break out, come forth, ap-
pear.
^cr»orgc()cu, ging — , -gegangcn, intr.
\., go forth, leave; transpire, result,
follow.
fjcruorragctt, sep. intr. project, tower
up, be prominent.
I)crt»orftcigcn, ftteg — , -gefttegen, intr.
f ., climb out or forth.
^crtJortrctcn, trat — , -gctreten, intr.
f., step forth, appear; be prominent
ljer»or5tcf|Ctt, 3og — , -geaogen, tr,
draw forth, pull out.
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^tt^, n. -en§, -en, heart ; am —
near the heart ; toon — , heartily,
cordially; eill — faffcu, take heart.
^crjti^Ctt, n. -§, — , little heart; darling.
Ijcrjcigcn, sep. tr. show, exhibit.
Ijcrjcn, tr. embrace, caress.
Ijcr^cnggut, adj. kind-hearted.
^crjl^flft, adj. courageous, resolute.
^er^tg, adj. charming, sweet.
^crslid^, «^'. hearty; — Qern, with all
one's heart.
^crjog, m. -§, -c or "e, duke.
^crjogUd^, adj. ducal.
^cffc, ni. TV. a Hessian; <^cffen, n. -§,
a grand-duchy in western Germany.
I^euer, adv. this year, [hiu jiru, in
this year.
Ifeutc, adv. to-day.
I^euttg, adj. present.
^ttt,f. w. witch.
i)it ■= l)icr.
\)\tmxi = I)tcrmit.
I^tcntcbcn, adv. here below, on the earth.
I^icr, adv. here ; — imb ba, here and
there, now and then.
l^icrauf, adv. hereupon, thereupon.
Ijicr^cr, adv. hither, here.
l^icrljtlt, adv. hither.
!)tcrmtt, adv. herewith, with this.
i)\txna6), adv. after this, afterward.
^icrfctn, n. -§, presence.
\)XtVTAbtt, adv. over here; on this ac-
count ; at this.
^ilfc,/. help, aid.
^itfloftgf cit, /. helplessness.
^\\\§va.iiit\, 71. -§, — , help, succor;
expedient; remedy.
^imficcrfittfel^, w., -c§, ^C, raspberry
bush. [,!^inb(e), hind, and Secre,
^immel, m. -§, — , heaven. berry.]
Ijimmctfitott, adj. sky-blue.
^immct§rttt(C),/. w. heavenly fields.
l^tmmUfci^, adj. heavenly, divine.
I^in, adv. and sep. accented prefix^
hence, thither, along away 5 — unb
l)er, to and fro, hither and thither;
— linb toicber, here and there, now
and again, once in a while; I^in is
used as an adverb of direction^ fol-
lowing a nouti governed by a prep.
I)tna6, adv. and Sep. prefix, down.
I)tnaigc()cn, ging — , -gegangen, intr.
f., go or walk down, descend.
]^tna6glcttctt, glitt — , -gcglittcn, ifttr.
\., glide or slide down.
i^mcfitaffcn, We!)^ — , -gclaffen, tr. let
down, lower.
i^tnaine^mcn, na^m — , -genommen,
tr. take down, carry down.
f)ino6fti^rcttctt, fc^rltt — , -gcfd^rittcn,
intr. ]., step down, stride down.
!)hiabfcf)cn, \a\) —, -gefetjen, intr. \).,
look down.
!)inaiftcigcn, fticg — , -geftiegen, intr.
\., step down, descend.
IlinaftjicOctt, jog — , -gejogen, tr. draw
down, involve ; intr. \., draw down,
extend.
I)tttan', adv. and sep. accented prefix,
up to ; often with a preceding ace.
^tnan'fftegcn, flog — , -gefiogen, intr.
\., fly up to, ascend, scale.
Ijtnauf^ adv. and sep. prefix, up, up
to ; hence, toward.
^inauffilirfctt, sep. intr. \)., look or
glance upward.
Iltnauffltcgctt, flog — , -gcflogen, intr.
\j. or f., fly up. [j,, go up, ascend.
^inattfgc^en, gtng — , -gegangen, intr.
l^inoufftcttcrn, tr. climb up.
i^tnauflaufen, lief — , -getaufen, intr.
f., run up. [call up.
Ijinauftufctt, rief — , -gerufen, intr. {).,
I)tnauffcl)cn, fat) — , -gefef)en, intr. \.,
look up ; to (ju or an).
I)inattfftctgcn, ftieg — , -geftiegen, intr.
f., ascend. [ble up.
I)tnaufftoI<)Crn, sep. intr. \. orl)., stum-
I|tiiauf5tc()cu, 5,og — , -gejogen, tr. or
intr., also refi., draw up ; go up.
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})\nan^' , adv. and sep . prefix, owi^hQnce,
forth, thither ; ahead, along, beyond.
f)iiiau§fof)rcn, |ut)r — , -flefa()rcu, intr.
\., drive away, rush forth ; mit bem
.^opfe — , thrust the head out; I).,
also tr.
Ijturttt^fltcgcit, flog — , -geflogcu, intr.
\., fly forth or away.
l)inau§flief)cn, flot) — , -gefloficn, intr.
)., flee away.
()tnait^gc()en, ging — , -gcgangcu, intr.
\., go out, leave ; — na^, open upon.
tjinauggtcttcit, glitt — , -geglittcn, intr.
\., glide out, sUp.
I)inrtu§fjclfcn, I)alt — , -gcf)offcn, intr.
\)., help forth, — out or away.
I)tnau^)agcn, sep. tr. chase or drive
out, expel.
^inau^fomtncn, !am — , -gefommcn,
intr. \., come out; barauf — , tend
to, have that purport.
^tnau^fd^auctt, sep. intr. \)., look out.
I)htattt^frf)icftcn, fc^ofe — , -ge)d)offcn,
intr. I)., shoot out; overshoot.
Ijiurtu^fdimimmcu, fd)iuamm — , -gc=
f^iuommen, intr. \. or I)., swim forth
or along.
^i!tau^fcl)cn, fa^ —, -gefeljen, intr. \).,
look out ; at (yi) ; upon (auf) ; to-
ward (nad}); overlook (yihtx),acc.
^inatt^f^ringcn, fprang — , -i^cfpruit;
(^en, intr. \., leap forth or away.
Ijittougtrctcn, trat — , -gctreten, intr.
\., step out, walk out.
I)tnau§n)nd)fcn, ti)uc^^> — , -gewad^fen,
?;;i'r. i., grow out.
Iltuau^tunnbcrn, z«/r. \. and I)., wan-
der fortli or away.
l)iitttu§twcrfcn, mart — , -gctt)orfcn, /r.
cast out ; expel ; refl. project over.
^tttau§5tc(jcn, jog — , -gcaogcn, intr.
\., go t7r march out.
l^inBcftcUcn, /;'. appoint (a meeting),
summon {to a given place").
^inbUrfcn, sep. intr. \)., look toward,
look away.
^inbcnfcn, bad^tc — , -gcbarf)t, intr. f).,
direct one's thoughts, think of,
Ijtllburc^', adv. and sep.prejix, through,
throughout; aioif^en . . . !)inburd),
through the midst.
I)Utburd)6(t^cn, sep. intr. ^., gleam
through, shine through.
IjtnburdjJnffcn, licB — , -gctaffeii, tr.
let through, admit. [Hindustan.
^inbufta'nifil^, adj. Hindustani, of
l^inctn', adv. and sep. prefix, in, into.
l^tnctnbt(!^tcn, sep. tr. I}., add to in
composition ; interweave.
Ijtttcinfrcifcii, \xo.^ — , -gcfrcffcti, intr.
I)., eat into.
^incingcfjctt, giug — , -gcgangen, intr.
f., go in, enter, join.
f|incingrcifcn, gri[f — , -gcgriffcn, intr.
I)., reach in.
Ijtnctnlcticjt, sep. intr. \)., in ben 2:ag
— , live for the day, take things as
they come.
l^inctnlcgcit, sep. tr. lay or place within.
I^tncutf(!^auctt, sep. intr. \)., look in.
^tncinfc^icftcn, fd)ob — , -gefd)obeu, tr.
push or shove in.
t)iitci«f(^rcibctt, fd)rtcb — , -gcjd^riebcn,
tr. write in ; interpolate.
^incinfcljcn, fal) — , -gcfel)eu, intr. \).,
look in ; mit — , look on with.
^ineiitfc^cn, sep. tr. set or put in.
^ineinftcrfcn, sep. tr. stick or put in.
^incinftcigcit, fticg — , -geftiegen, intr.
\., step in, enter.
^incinftiirjcn, sep. intr. \., rush or
plunge in ; tr. and refl. cast in^
^incintljun, t^at — , -gct^an, /r.put in.
I^incintrctcn, trat — , -gctreten, intr.
\,, step in, enter.
Iltttcin^ttJangcn, tr. press or force in.
^ittfaUcu, fiel — , -gefaflen, intr. ].,
fall down.
fitnfticfjcit, ffo^ — , -gefloffen, intr. \.,
flow along or away.
f|tnfu()lcn, sep. intr. 1)., feel along;
grope ; fic^ — , feel on^'s way along.
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VOCABULARY.
^tngc'gcn, adv. on. the contrary, on the
other hand.
I)ingcI)Ctt, ging — , -gegangen, intr. '].,
go thither, go away ; go along.
Ijingeriffcn, part. adj. carried away ;
transported, enraptured. [^^inreiBen.J
I|i)tgtu{jcn, sej>. tr. or intr. greet, di-
rect a greeting.
^ingucfen, intr. \^., look or glance at
or thither.
(jittljcUctt, I)iclt — , -ge!)atten, tr. hold
out ; put off, delay, keep in suspense.
^inttrtV^Ctt, tr. clap or clatter away.
l)intommcn, tarn — , -gefommen, tntr.
\., come or go to; arrive at.
Ijittlaufcn, lief — , -gelaufen, intr. \.,
run thither, run away ; pass.
l^tnlescit, Sep. tr. to lay away or aside ;
put down.
I^innen, adv. hence; t)on — , from
hence.
I)in^affcn, sep. intr. ^„ fit, suit.
Ijinqualmctt, sep. intr. \)., smoke
away.
Ijinfcl)cit, fal) — , -gefel)eu, intr. I).,
look (there), glance ; t)or fic^ — , look
before one.
Ijinfdjcn, sep. tr. set or put down.
Ijinfintctt, janf — , -gcjunfcn intr. \.,
sink down, drop.
Ijtuf^red^en, jpra^— ,-gcjprod;en, tr.or
intr. \)., speak lightly or at random.
I)intcr, prep, with dat. in a locative
sense, behind, or ace. indicating mo-
tion, after ; used also as adv. and as
sep. prefix.
^intcrfu^, m. -e§, "z, hind foot,
^intcrgrunb, w«.-(e)§, "c, background.
.t?intcrl)att§, «.-e§, "tx, rear of a house ;
rear house,
Ijtlttcr^cr, adv. along after ; afterwards.
Ijintcrlaffctt, Xxt'^ — , -gelaffcn, tr.
leave behind, leave {art ittheritance).
^intcrlaffung,/. leaving behind.
^intcrtcil, m. -§, -e/ rear part ; stern.
.§itttcrtljitr(c),/. w. back door.
^intrctcn, trat — , getreten, intr. ].,
step {thither or towards a place).
^ittJi'bcr, adv. and sep. prefix, over.
across.
^tJittftcrgcljcn, ging — , -flcgangcn, intr.
f., go over.
!)init6crlaufcn, lief — , -gelaufcn, intr,
]., run over, run across.
Ijinu6cirrciii)cn, sep. intr. ^., reach
across (to) ; tr. offer, present.
I)initlierrubernr sep. intr. !)., row
across.
l)tnuticrfe^cn, jat) — , -gcfcl)en, intr. ^.,
glance over or across.
Jjinitbcrti-agcn, trug — , -gctragcn, tr.
carry across (to).
Ijinitticrtrctcn, trat — , -getreten, intr.
f., step over, cross over.
Ijtnun'tcr, adv. and sep. prefix, down.
downward.
I)tnunter&(t(fen, sep. intr. t)., glance or
look down.
Ijinuntcrliangcn, ^ing — , -gegangen,
intr. ]., hang down; droop.
t)tniuttcrl)cifctt, ^atf — , -get)oI|en, tr.
help down.
l)tmintcrtommen, fam — , -gefommen,
intr. ']., come down.
tjiuHtttcrjicJjcn, jog — , -gcsogcn, tr.
draw or pull down.
Ijinlocg', adv. and sep. prefix, away,
off, forth.
fjinnicQf^ringcn, jprang — -, -flefprun=
gen, intr. I), or \., spring or leap
away.
t)tntt)cgfturmen, intr. !^., dash away.
Ijiniucnbcn, toanbte — , -gemanbt, refl.
turn (towards).
Ijin^icljcn, aog — , -gejogen, tr. draw
towards^ attract.
IjinjU', adv. and sep. prefix, to, to-
wards ; in addition.
Ijinjufugcn, sep. tr. add, join.
•f»iJ^fd)0cn)Cil), n. -(e)§, -e, antlers.
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^irtcnfrtf^Jrtr, m. -^, Caspar, the herd-
boy.
Ijif^a^nifti^, adj. Spanish.
.§t^C,/. heat,
I)i^tg, adj. hot, ardent; hot-tempered.
I)OC^ (I)5^cr, l)0d)ft), when declined l)ol),
adj. high, tall ; great ; adv. highly,
very; \)o\)tX, more highly; t)5^ft, in
the highest degree.
^Od)rtrf)tUltg^ttoU, adj. (most) respectful.
^Od^oltttr', »?. -§, -e, <?r "e, high-altar.
l)Otf)t)cglitcft, /<7r/. rt^'. highly blessed.
Ijodjbcintg, adj. long-legged.
i^OC^crfrcut, pari. adj. highly pleased,
delighted.
i^od^gebcitciicit, part. adj. highly
blessed, {fr. benebeieii.]
t^od^mut, m. -(c)^i, arrogance, insolence.
!^Ui^fteit:§, adv. at the most, at the
highest.
^od)5Ctt, /. w. wedding.
^otl^icit^augcICGCitljcit, /. w. wedding
event.
^0\, tn. -c§, H, court ; yard ; farm,
estate ; — ma^cn, pay court.
^lofbamc,/. w. lady of honor.
l^Offeit, tr. hope; inir. — auf {ace.),
hope for.
Ijoffentlid^, adv. it is to be hoped, I
trust.
^offnung,/. w. hope.
l^offittttiggrctdj, adj. full of hope.
I)Offnuiig§tJoU, adj. hopeful, sanguine.
I)ijflicl^, adj. courteous, civil, polite,
^ofraum, m. -e§, ^t, yard, court,
^^lofftaat, m. -e§, household {of a
prince) ; retinue, court dress.
4?ii^c, /. height ; summit ; hill ; in bic
— , up, upwards ; in bie — fal^ren,
start up ; in bie — f)eben, raise, lift
^ol^eit, /. n>. highness. [up.
l^of|t, adj. hollow ; — gel^cn, run high
{of waves).
^o\)lt, f. w. hollow, cave.
I^ii^nift^, adj. scornful, mocking.
^olb, adj. lovely, kind, sweet, gracious ;
— \m\ {dat. of pers.), favor, be fond
of.
I)Olcn, tr. fetch, {go and), get, obtain.
4">onriniicr, m. -§, — , Hollander.
(|oria ! inter J. halloo !
^olftcin, ??.— 3, a former dukedom, now
part of the Prussian province of
Schleswig-Holstein. [forest.
^Ill5, 71. -e5, ■"cr, wood, fuel ; woods,
^^\}fi%i, f. "c, wood-axe.
IjiJIjcnt, adj. wooden.
^lOliffiUcr, m. -0, — , wood-cutter.
Jg>i)(,Sl)aitcr, m. -§ , — , wood-cutter.
^Ol^tcitlc,/. w. club.
^ol^uitg,/. w. cutting of wood ; forest.
4">onigf m. -§, honey.
."puvfcngartcn, m. -§, ", hop-garden.
I)orct)cn, intr. I)., listen, hearken.
Ijiirbar, adj. audible.
Ijorcn, tr. hear; — Q.yx\ {ace), heed,
listen to, obey.
^orn, n. -c§, -^er, horn.
I)U, interj. ugh ! implying terror, dread.
l)Ub, archaic for t)ob, /re-^. o/l)ebcn.
l)Ut)f(!^, adj. pretty, nice, \prig. l)5fi|^.]
J&uf, m. -cy, -€, hoof.
;&uff(i^Jag, m. -§, -"e, beat of hoofs.
;&UftC,/. 7f;. hip^
^uljn, n. -(c)§/ ^er, fowl.
^uf)ncrljau§, «.-e«, ^cr, poultry-house.
^iitljncrf|att§c!^ctt, n. -I, dimin. little
poultry-house. [weed.
.C>uf|ncrfi^toatin, w. -(e) §, ^e, chick-
^ulb,/. grace, favor ; affection.
^iiUc,/. w. covering ; in — unb fJfiiWe,
in abundance, in plenty.
^itUen, w. tr. cover, envelop, wrap (in),
^iitfcnborn, m. -§,-en, or"-tx, holly.
^unb, m. -e§, -c, dog.
Jjunbcrt, num. hundred.
Ijunbcrtjoljrtg, adj. lasting a hundred
years ; hundred years old.
^unbcrttaufcnb, num. adj. hundred
thousand.
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VOCABULARY.
^unbertWCtfc, adv. by the hundred.
hunger, m. -3. hunger.
ffungern, impcrs. with ace. of person,
hunger, be hungry.
Tiungrtg, adj. hungry.
^uf^en, intr. t),, ghde {noiselessly).
^yx\, m. -c§, ^e, hat.
l^iitcu, tr. watch, guard,
filter, ni. -§, — , guard, keeper,
^utfd^nrfjtci,/. w. hat-box.
SQMit,f. iv. hut, cottage.
3
xH), pers. pron. I.
3^r «.-§,-§, ego, self.
\i\V,poss.pron. her, their. \_gen.of\\t.'\
3>^t, /t'jj'. /r(7«. your.
3fontum, n. -§, Iconium, now Konia,
in the center of Asia Minor, capital
of ancient Lycaonia.
SttttftOtt', /. w. illusion. [F.]
3>mmcnfcc, /. Immensee, a lake and
estate giving the title to the story, p.
135. There is a picturesque hamlet
on Lake Zug at the foot of the Rigi,
of this name.
im = in bem.
immer, adv. ever, always, constantly,
still ; however, nevertheless, anyhow ;
with imp. emphatic, do, in any event ;
lends indejinitettess to relative pro-
nouns and adverbs = -ever, in
*' whoever," " wherever " ; — ciitlang,
straight along; — ni^t, never; —
tBteber, again and again.
Immcrbrtr, adv. always, [ie = jc,
mer = nid)t.]
tmmcrfort, adv. evermore, continually.
VX, prep, with dat., temp, or locat., in ;
ace. into, to.
tnfirunfttglt^, adj. ardent, fervent.
[25runft/r. brenncn.]
inbcm'', adv. meanwhile ; conj. while,
at the same time, [in bcm.]
inbc§, tnbeffcn, adv. meanwhile, how-
ever ; conj. while, [prep, innen and
be§.]
Snbien, n. -§, India.
SnbitJibttum, n. -§, //. Snbibibucn, in
dividual.. [Z,.]
Snfantcrift^ m. w. infantry soldier.
Swljttlt, m. -§, e, content, purport.
innc, adv. and sep. prefix, within, in
the midst.
tmie^aBcn, l)ottc — , -Qet)obt, tr. pos-
sess ; occupy {an office).
innc^ottcn, l^iclt — , -geljattcn, tr. hold
back ; detain ; bic Seit — , keep one's
appointment; intr. \)., stop, discon-
tinue.
tnnewcrbcn, raurbc — , -fleirorben {gen.
or ace), perceive.
inner, adj. inner, interior.
^nncrc(§), n. decl. as adj. interior;
im Snnern, within.
innig, adj. intimate; cordial, hearty.
tn§ =r in ti^^.
Snfct^Iicrg, m. -§, mountain in Thu-
ringia (916 m high), near Friedrichs-
roda.
tn^gcfamt, adv. altogether, in a body.
tnftrutcrcn, tr. instruct. \F. instruire.]
SJlftrumcnt', w.-§, -e, instrument. [ZL.]
SntcUtgcns', /. intelligence. [/^.]
3ntcrcffc, w. -g, -n, interest. [Z., //.]
tnterefficrcn, tr. interest. \F. interes-
inmenbtg, adj. interior, inward, ser.]
injmifrficn, adv. in the meantime. \fr.
en = in, and jroii'd^en, dat. pi. of obs.
adj. jmijd), " two-fold."]
irbifcf), adj. earthly, [grbc]
irgenb, adv. {before prons^ any, some;
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— Ctn, some one, any one ; — too,
anywhere, some; somewhere.
trrcil, inir. I)., err, go astray.
Srrtum, m. -§, "cr, error, mistake.
3fo«f II. (Angelus), m. Isaac, Roman
Emperor of the East, 1185-95 and
1203-4.
^fcgrim, m. -§, Isengrim, the name of
the wolf in the Latin animal-epic of
[sengrimtcs of the 12th century, per-
petuated in impart, in the legends of
Reinike Fuchs.
StoUcit, n. -§, Italy.
\a, adv. yes ; surely, indeed, you know ;
of course, to be sure ; — bod}, to be
sure ; — lt)ol)l, yes indeed.
3i(>0^f /• '^- chase, hunt,
3la0bfrtlf(c), m. w. hunting falcon.
i^agbgcratr n. -§, hunting implements.
;3agbl)unb, m. -eS, -e, hound.
jagcn, tr. I)., hunt; chase, drive; intr.
\., race, rush, gallop.
^figcr, m. -§, — , huntsman.
i^agerljaii;^, «.-c§, -^er,, hunter's house,
lodge. [hunter.
3n8crfilflb(c), m. iv. hunter boy, young
^tigcrticb, n. -§, ^er, hunter's song.
i&l), adj. steep, abrupt.
%ii^x, n. -c§, -e, year.
^a\)XZ^vx\i,f. w. space of a year, whole
year.
3a^rf)un'bcrt, n. -§, -t, century.
3ttl)rtau'fcnb, w.-§, -c, thousand years,
millennium.
Sitttttmcr, 7n. -§, misery ; lamentation.
jammer Itcfi, adj. miserable, lamentable.
lammcrn, intr. I)., lament, mourn; wail.
^aituar, m. -§, January.
ia^V<^)t, itttr. I)., gape, pant. [shout.
j(tud),^cn, intr. exult, rejoice; cheer,
jrturf)5Cnb, />art. adj. exultant, jubilant.
SttWort, n. -i?i, consent.
jc, adv. ever, always, aye; {before com-
paratives)^ the ; jc . . . befto, the . . .
the.
jcbctlfaU^, adv. at all events, in any
case. Ljebcu = jebe^, gen.]
jcbcr, jebe, jei)C§, adj. each, either,
every ; any ; ctn jebcr, every or each
one, everybody ; jebc§, all.
jcbcrmrmtt,/rci?i.-|, every one, any one.
jcbot^l', adv. however, nevertheless.
jeglid^, adj. each, every.
jcmal^, adv. ever, [jc Wai, gen.]
jcmanb, pron. any one, some one. [jc
and aRaiin -f- 1).] [mine.]
jemtne, interj. indeed. \L. Jesu do-
jcttcr, jene, jcue§, demons, adj. and
pron. that, the former. [beyond.
|cufctt§, adv. (gen) on the other side,
i^eru'folcm, n. -§, Jerusalem.
jc^t and jc^O {archaic), adv. now.
jc^unb, obs.for je^t.
^or^, n. -c§, -e, yoke.
3o^^a, n. -§, Jaffa.
3u6c(, m. ~§, exultation, rejoicing.
juicin, intr. I)., rejoice, exult.
yvSitXw'ts, part. adj. exulting, jubilant.
Sfugcitb,/. youth. [Jung.]
Sugcnbfroft,/. ^e, vigor of youth.
lung, adj. young.
^unge, m. iv. lad, boy, fellow.
Sungfrau, /. w. virgin, maid.
3«>iggcfcU(c), fn. w. bachelor.
Suitgting, tn. -§, -c, youth.
Sunt, m. -§, June. [L. Junius.]
;3untcr, m. -§, — , squire, young noble-
man. [June = jung, herre, .^crr.]
fttltfcrftaft, adj. like a cavalier or squire.
Sutlanb, n. -§, Jutland, a peninsula
north of Schleswig-Holstein, belong-
ing to Denmark.
Sfuwclicr', m. -4, -t, jeweler, [i^.]
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VOCABULARY.
^affcc, m. -§, -§, coffee.
^af'fccmafrl^tnc, /. w. apparatus for
making coffee ; coffee-pot.
Strtfiflr w. -§, -c, cage.
\ai)\, adj. bare, barren, bald; empty,
dull. [cf. E. callow.]
Siatjn, m. -§, "c, skiff, boat.
^oMcr, m. -§, — , emperor. [Csesar.]
faifcrlicfl, adj. imperial.
iJaifcrfc^nittd, m. -e§, imperial orna-
ments.
^atfcrtttcl, m. -§, — , imperial title.
ItaUf(e), m. w. calif.
^aliftn, /. w. wife of the calif.
^atmittfe, m. w. Calmuck.
fott (falter, falteft), adj. cold.
ilamcrftii', in. w. comrade. {F., L. see
hammer.]
Itamcrab'frfiaft, /. good fellowship,
friendship.
^omtn'ftmS, m. -e§, -e, mantelpiece.
[Z,. caminus, (5im§, border.]
iiomm, m. -e§, ^c, comb.
fammen, tr. comb.
jiammer, /. w. chamber, room. [L.
camara.]
^ammcrbicitcr, m. -§, — , valet. [P.
valet de chambre.]
^(immcrfjcrr, m. w. chamberlain.
ft'ammcrlcin, n. -§, — , small room,
bedroom.
^anH)f, m. -c§, ^e, combat, struggle,
fight.
frim^jfcu, tr. or intr. fight.
Kam^fC:§Iuft, /. ^e, joy in battle, desire
for combat.
^anaC, m. -(e)§, ^'c, channel, canal.
iJana'rtentiogcl, m. -§, ^c, canary.
[6'. canaria.]
^ono'nc, /. ze/. cannon. [/^. canon.]
^ano^nengebruU, n.-§^ roar of cannon.
^an'tott, or ^aittott'', (/r. as iti, F.)
m. -§, -e or -§, canton. [F.^
^m^icv, m. -§, — , chancellor. [j?on=
3e(, Z,. cancelli, lattice.]
^a^cUc, /. w. chapel. [M. L. capella.]
Flavian, m. -§, -c, chaplain, [yl/. Z.
capellanus.]
5lopp(^Ctt, «. -3, — , dhtihi. little cap.
^a^^c, /. iv. cap, hood, cowl. \_M. L.
cappa, mantle, E. cope.]
Sari ber ©roftc, Charles the Great
(742-814), King of the Franks (768),
Emperor of the West (800),//. 95-
99.
Sari ber JJunftc, Charles the Fifth
(1500-1558), King of Spain (1516)^
Emperor of Germany (1519-1556),
//. 76, 112. • Iial.'\
Saroffc,/. IV. state carriage. \_F. and
Sarrcnfu^rtocrf, n. -§, -c, cart. \_L.
carrus.]
tarricrt, fart. adj. checked. \_fr. far=
riereii, F. carrer.]
Sartc,/. 7f. card. [Z. charta.]
Sartoffcl,/. w. potato, \prig. Sartuf*
fc(, It. tartufolo.]
Saffc, /. w. money chest; cash. \L.
capsa, receptacle.]
Saftcn, m. -§, — , chest.
Safu§, tn. — , — , case, event, situation.
[Z.]
Safer, m. -§, — , male cat. [Gr.]
latlju'lif^, adj. catholic, universal.
SaljCf/- w. cat.
taufcn, tr. buy. ^c/". E. cheapen.]
Soufmann, m. -e§, -er or -leute,
merchant.
taunt, adv. hardly, scarcely, barely.
SatJalter', m. -§, -c, cavalier. [F.]
Scljlc,/. w. throat.
tcljrctt, tr. turn , re^. turn ; in [\6) gC
fel)rt, self-contained, absorbed.
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fcilcit, fr. wedge; coUoq. thrash.
Stcilcrci,/. w. fight, row.
fein, feine, !ein, adj. no one, not any.
^tXd), m. -c§, -C, cup, calyx. [Z. calix,
cf. E. chalice.] [rium.]
better, m. -§, — , cellar. {M. L. cella-
^cUcrt^itr(e),/. w. cellar door.
^cUcrtrcV^c, /. w. cellar stairs.
ilcUucr, VI. -§, — , waiter, butler. [Z,.
cellenarius.]
femictt, fanntc, gefannt, tr. know, be
acquainted with.
ifctttttni^,/. -(ff)e, knowledge.
Icnntlti^rcitl^, a^^/^'. rich in information,
learned. [teristic.
£Cenn5Ct^cn, n. -§, — , mark ; charac-
ifcrfcr, m. -§, — , prison. [Z. career.]
Scrl, w. -(c)§, -C and -§, fellow,
[c/. iB. churl.]
^txyt,f. w. taper, candle.
^effel, m. -§, — , boiler, machine.
ScttC,/i w. chain.
fic^er, w. -§, — , heretic.
^'ctilaar, «. -§, a famous place of pil-
grimage, just north of Geldern, with
a wonder-working image of the Vir-
gin, placed there in 1642.
tilcritt, intcrj. cock-a-doodle-do.
5liUt)ift^ Str^Iait, m. Sultan of Iconium
(1189),/. 103-
^inb, n. -eS, -er, child.
5tinbcrrtugc, n. -§, -\\, eye of childhood,
childlike eye.
^inbcrci, /. w. childish things, trifles.
Jltnberljaubd^en, n. -§, — , dimin.
child's small c^ip. [games.
iSinbcrf))tcl, n. -Co, -c, children's
Siitbcrftimmc,/. xv. voice of children.
SftnberftriinHjft)"!, n. -'5, — , child's
iJimi, 11. -'0, -I", chm. [sock.
ftirc^c,/. w. church. \G.\
5lir(f)cnfaI)«C,/. w. church banner.
Jtir'l^cutjcfaitQ, ;«.-!, ^c, hymn, chant.
^iF'<)«:nlct)rcr, m. -§, — , teacher,
chujch father.
Sird^cnton, m. -§, H, sacred music;
hymn, chant.
^ir^cntJcrfammlmtg,/. w. synod,
^irrflfiof, in. -e§, -^c, churchyard.
ilirrfift^hJcUe, /. w. threshold of a
church,
^ird^turm, m. -§, ^e, church tower.
^iftc, /. w. chest, box.
illaftcr,/. w. fathom.
^iagc,/. w. lament, complaint.
,ft(agcticb, n. -c§, -er, dirge, lament.
((agen, tr. or intr. {)., mourn, complain*
^(rtgcton, m. -§, ^c, plaintive tone.
tldgltti^, adj. lamentable, pitiable.
^(attg, m. -ey, H, sound, peal.
«(nV^crfc^jtaI»ct, m. -§, ^, chatter-bill.
flar (flarer, flarcft)' adj. clear.
ittaffc,/.w. class. [Z.]
ftatft^cit, ?«/r. (wiV// mit) clap.
^letb, n, -e§, -er, garment, dress. \_cf.
E. cloth.]
ttcibcit, tr. clothe, dress.
ftlcibung,/. w. clothing.
^Icibuitg^fturf, «. -€§, -c, article of
dress.
Mcin, at^'. little, small; trifling, insig-
nificant.
^tciitaftcit, n. -§, Asia Minor.
^Ictnigfeit, /. w. trifle, pettiness.
Iteinlaut, adj. dejected.
tlctnftabtift^, adj. provincial.
SIciftcr, m. -§, paste.
^(cm^ncr, m. -§, — , tinsmith, tinker,
ttcttcrn, intr. \. (with auf), climb.
SJItngc,/. w. blade, sword.
Ittngeln, intr. I)., sound, ring,
ningcn, flang, getlungen, intr. I).,
sound, ring.
ttirrcn, intr. ^., cUnk, rattle.
!to))fcn, tr. beat; intr. ^. {with an,
auf, in, acc^^ knock, tap ; beat, throb,
^loftcr, n. -§, iL, cloister, monastery,
convent. [Z. claustrum.]
Slluft, /. //. ^, cleft, chasm, ravine,
cavern.
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VOCABULARY.
Hug (fliigcr, flilgft), adj. wise, saga-
cious, clever, prudent ; artful, witty.
$^nabc, m. w. boy, lad. [cf. E. knave.]
iJnabcnftimmc, /. w. boy's voice.
fttarfcn, tr. and intr. (mit) crack.
^naU, m. -e§, -e, clap, crack; — unb
f5^al(, on a sudden.
tnalleu, intr. \^,, sound, report.
^nc(!^t, m. -(e)§, -e, servant, menial;
squire, man at arms. \cf. E. knight.]
fnirfCtt, tr. crack, break,
.Qtttrfg, m. -C§, -e, courtesy, bow.
^itic, ti. -§, — or -e, knee.
Intccn, intr. I)., kneel.
^ttOiJ^en, »«. -§, — , bone.
5Jno<)f, m. -e§, -"C, button.
^no^flod), n. -e§/ "er, buttonhole.
tnoten, tr. knot, tie in knots.
tnu^fctt, tr. tie, tie to (an).
Itobolb, m. -(e)§, -e, goblin, kobold.
^oBurg, n. -§, Coburg, one of the
capitals of the Dukedom of Saxe-
Coburg-Gotha.
$iod), m. -e§, "c, cook. \L. coquus.]
tod)Cn, /r. or intr. \)., c ok, boil.
SiJti^in,/. 7f',//. -nen, female cook.
.toffcr, m. -§, — , trunk. \_F. coffre.]
^O^tc,/. w. coal.
iloUctt, see KiHu. [jP. collier.]
Poller, in. -0, — , cape, collar; jacket,
9t't\\\, n. -'i, Cologne. [giant,
Zoloft', m. -(ij)e§, -(ii)c, colossus.
fomtfct), «^*. comical, funny. [C]
fommanbicvctt, /"r. command.
lommen, fam, (^efommen, ?«^r. j.,
come ; go ; occur ; — lajjen, send for ;
— iiber (ace), come upon ; surpass.
^om:^Ument, n. -§, -c, compliment, F.
^oubotcns',/. 7t', condolence. [F.]
5{ontg, m. -§, -e, king.
^onigtn, /. />/u. -nen, queen.
Mfinigretd^, n. -§, -e, kingdom.
iJiJnig^ft^Iofl, n. -e5, ^cr, royal castle.
iliitttggfolin, ;«. -5, -^c, son of a king,
prince.
^ontg^tot^tcr,/. ^, daughter of a king,
princess.
^iJltiggtiogt, m. -§, -^c, royal governor.
[-t)ogt, M. L. vocatus.]
^onig^wort, n. -e§, -c, royal word
(promise).
fijititcii, f onntc, gcfonnt, tr. and modal
aux., can, be able, may ; know.
^mtrai) (III), m. (1093-1152) Conrad
the Third, Duke of Swabia and
Franconia, King of Italy (1128),
German King (1138),//. 4, yy.
^onftatltilto^cl, n. -§, Constantinople.
^on^ept\ n. -§, -e, concept, draft;
au§ bent — bringen, confuse. [Z.,]
^o^citJjagcn, n. -§, Copenhagen, the
capital of Denmark, on the east
coast of Seeland,
iJo^f , m. -c§, H, head ; mind.
^ij^ft^cn, n. -§, — , little head,
5lo^fftffcn, «. -§, — , pillow.
^opfmcfl, n. -c§, -e or -en, headache.
^urai'tc,/ w. coral.
.torb, ?«. -(e)§, -"c, basket.
Kijr^cr, m. -§, — , body. [Z,, corpus.]
fijr^crlit^, rt<^^'. bodily, physical.
torrigicrctt, tr. correct, amend, re-
vise.
lofctt, intr. I)., caress; talk intimately,
chat,
^ijfcn, n. -§, or 2?ab ^ojcn, a village
in the valley of the Saale.
iloft, /. food, fare; //. J?oftcn, cost
\L. constare, E. cost.]
loftbrtr, adj. costly, precious.
toftcit, tr. {ace. or dat. of per s^ cost.
foftCtt, tr. taste, try. \L. gustare, test.]
lijftlirfl, adj. precious, costly, delicious.
fra^en, intr. \)., crash.
Jltaft, /. -t, strength, vigor, force ; au§
^raftcn, with all one's might.
Iraftig, adj. strong, vigorous, healthy,
j^ragen, fu. -§, — , collar, cape; colloc^.
neck.
^tat)e,/. -w. crow, rook.
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frii^cn, intr. I)., crow.
l^ramcr, w, -§, — , retailer, peddler,
[^ram, booth.]
frannjfljnft, adj. convulsive.
frnitt, adj. ill, sick.
Irnnfcit, tr. grieve, hurt.
Sfrtiu^, m. -ey, "e, wreath, garland,
itrriJtjlctlt, 71. -§, little garland.
IrnljCMf tr. scratch.
frniis;i, adj. curly.
ftrnut, n. -ti, -^er, plant, herb, weed.
ilrrtlinttcufnotcn, w.-§, — , cravat bow
or knot. [/^.]
!rcbcn'3CH, /r. present, offer. [Z,.]
^rcibc,/. w. chalk, crayon. [about.
ilrei^, w. -e§, -e, circle ; im -c, round
treif(^en, i«^r. I)., screech. [around.
treifen, intr. I1., circle about, go or pass
5Sreu5, n. -e§, -e, cross. [Z,. crux.]
frcu^cu, /r. mark with a cross; cross
(oneself),
Ifrcujfaljiic,/. zi'. banner of the cross.
Slrcu^fatjrcr, m. -§, — , Crusader.
trcu.ygcn, tr. crucify.
Ircu5»wcif(c), adv. crosswise.
^rciv,,yig, m. -(e)y, -"e, crusade.
frtcti^ctt, fio^, fle!rod)Cn, intr. I)., creep.
^I'teg, m. -es, -C, war.
tncgen, tr. colloq. get.
Sricgcr, ;«, -§, — , warrior, soldier.
Iricgcrifri), aaj. warlike, military,
ftrtcgcrtljat, /. w. soldier's act, heroic
deed,
^ricg§l)Clb, vi. w. great warrior, hero.
^rtcgi*o6crftc(r), in. injl. as adj., com-
mander-in-chief.
^ricijgruljm, m. -c§, military glory.
5lrtm§tram^, m. stuff and nonsense.
^riVpc,/. tv. crib, manger.
fri^Jiil), adj. scrawly.
^roat^ m. w. Croat.
Orotic, /. w. crown; crest; top of a
tree. [Z,. corona.]
Irbttcn, tr. crown.
Srdtc, /. w. toad, paddock.
^vMtif.w. crutch.
frumm, adj. crooked, bent.
Stutl)C, /, w. kitchen. [M. L. cucina.]
Ahidjcn, m. -§, — , cake.
iiiitl^cnoartcn, m.-^, ^, kitclven garden,
vegetable garden.
iiitt^cnjungc, m. w. kitchen boy.
5htd^cn)t)Ct6, n. -§, -er, cake-woman.
fturfurf , m. -§, -^, cuckoo.
ilugcl,/, w. ball,
fiiljl, adj. cool.
fiifjlcn, ir. cool.
fiitjlt, adj. bold, daring.
Sliifjnc,/. boldness, audacity.
Summer, m. -§, grief, trouble, [cf. E.
cumber.] [needy,
titmmcrlit^, adj. miserable, distressed;
fiimmcnt, tr. trouble; rejl. (um -with
ace.) care about, mind.
.<f um^an', m. w. companion. [O. F.]
ituiibc,/, knowledge,
tiinfttg, adj. future, later, [fommeii.]
SiunU, f. ^c, art, craft, skill, [foiineii,]
tituftltd), adj. artificial; ingenious;
cunning,
ft'uiiftfturf, n. -§, -"e, clever feat, trick.
$ilH)fcr, n. -S, copper, \L. cuprum,]
ilupfcrgclb, «.-(c)§,-er, copper (coin),
tupfcrn, adj. of copper, copper.
i^u^fcrfdjlofe, n. -t^, ^cr, castle of
copper,
ilurfiirft, m. w. electoral prince, elector.
[fiefcn, choose; ^iirft. first, prince.]
furtcrcn, tr. cure.
Iur5 (fiirscr, tiiracft), adj. short, brief;
adv. in short, in a word, \L. curtus.]
^\x%, in. -([|)e§, ^(ff)c, kiss.
fiiffcn, tr. kiss.
5luftitat^t, n. -§, a village at the head
of the northern arm of Lake Lucerne.
ftutfd)C, / w. coach. [Hung.']
ft'utfrf)cr, w,-§, — , driver, coachman,
^uttc, /, w. cowl.
iiDffOrtufer, n. or ^i)ff{)aufergcbhge, a
mountain near Frankenhausen, north.
east of Erfurt.
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Hahc, /. zv. refreshment.
Idt^etn, hitr. I)., smile. [lad)en.]
^ati\t\}X, n. -§, smile, smiling. '
l<i6)tn, intr. ))., laugh,
8a(t)ett, «. -§, — , laugh, laughing.
Xd6)tK\x0), adj. laughable, ridiculous.
larficrcn, tr. lacquer, varnish. [Onen.
Sad, resin.]
JJrtbcn, }n. -§, ", shop, stall, booth,
labctt (Wbft, Iftbt, laM*/ la^^O/ tui>/
getaben, z'r. load, take on board; auf
ft(^ — , assume, incur; charge {a gun),
iaitn, tub, gcloben {also w.) tr. invite,
summon.
fiagc,/. w. situation, condition.
2flgcr, n. -§, — , couch, bed ; camp,
Sagcrftfltt, /. ^e, couch, resting-place ;
military encampment.
2amm, n. -(c)§, -cr, lamb.
fiam^c,/. w. lamp. [/^. lampe.]
ficttb, w. -e§, -"er («/y^ -c), land;
country ; auf bcm -e, in the country.
fianbcnBcrg. Beringer of — , Governor
of Unterwalden (1034-8), resided in
the castle of Sarnen.
tanbc§flu(^tto, adj. fugitive.
2onbc§frctf)ett,/. 2v. national indepen-
dence, freedom of a country.
fiaubc^mort,/. xv. boundary.
gonbgrrtf , ?«. %v. landgrave.
lonblit^, adj. rural.
Sanbrnann, m. -(e)§, ^er or -leitte,
countryman, rustic.
2anb:|)arttc^ /. zv. excursion, picnic.
Sanbfc^aft, /. w. landscape,
Sanbfttafte,/. w. highway.
Sanbmcg, m. -e§, -C, land route,
lattg (langcr, langft), adj. long, tall.
lang(c), adv. temp, long, long time;
adv. of degree, far, far from ; auf )0
— , for so long a time ; einc 3^it — ,
for some time,
fiangbctn, n. -e§, -t, longlegs.
(angen, intr. ^., reach (nad) or in, acc^.
fiangfitgler, m. -§, — , longlegs.
(angfam, adj. slow, tedious.
longft, adv. suferl. long ago, long be-
fore, long since.
langmaUcnb, part. adj. long flowing ;
[luallen, wave.]
langrtJcilig, adj. tedious,
Sttnje,/ w. lance.
JJarifori, w. -§, — {used as interj.),
fiddlesticks,
iJarm, m. -(e)§, or Carmen, «,-§, noise,
uproar.
laffcit, licH, Qetaffcn, /r. let, allow;
cause, order {to do), have done ; yield ;
cease ; abandon, forsake ; intr. bon
ettcaS or fid) — , separate, desist from ;
with adv. {dat.) look, suit, become,
Sttft, /. w. charge, burden, load.
laftcrfinft, adj. vicious, wicked.
latci'nifd), adj. Latin.
2rtu6, «, -(c)§, -e or -"cr, foliage; coll.
leaves.
fiautic,/, w. arbor, bower.
SattOgaug, w. -§, H, walk with trees;
leafy walk,
SaubgcbrSngc, n. -§, — , abundant
foliage,
Srtu6gctt)dI6e, «. -§, — , leafy arch,
canopy.
SauOtuanb,/. -^c, leafy wall.
IrtUCntb, part. adj. lurking, watching.
[laucrn.]
Saitf, tn. -(c)§, ^'e, course.
laufcit, lief, getaufcn, /??/r, {). or ].,
run,
lrtUfd)Ctt, ifitr. \)., listen,
laut, rt^^'. loud,
^mtt, f. w. lute, {F. luth,]
lautcit, z«/r, I)., sound, impers. e§ Iau=
tct, it runs, the purport is, it is said.
lautett, intr. f)., ring.
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ranter, adj. clear, pure ; indecL mere,
only, nothing but.
lelicn, itiir. \)., live, exist; — t)on,
support oneself from.
2e6cn, n. -§, life; am — , alive.
. Icbcnb,/a//. adj. living, existing.
Ic6ctt'big, adj. living, live; lively, ani-
mated, [freckle.
ficbcrflcrfcn, m. -a, — , liver-spot,
i»cl)C)uo()F, n. -§, -'J, farewell.
Icb'ljaft, adj. lively, animated ; vivid,
forcible. [in one's lifetime.
i!cb,^cttc«,/.//. lifetime; ^,u or bci — ,
Ictfctt, /;-. lick, lap.
Scrfcrbiffcii, m. -3, — •, dainty morsel.
ficbcr, n. -§, — , leather.
Icbig, adj. empty, clean; vain; un-
married.
Jeer, adj. empty.
lecrcii, tr. empty, drain.
Icgcit, tr. lay, put; refl. lie down, sub-
side, abate.
ficljcit (l'el)u), n.-?^, — , fief, trust.
Ic^ttcti, ir. lean; rejl. recline {against,
an or allien).
2c^iiftuf)l, m. -§, H, armchair.
fiefjrc, /. u>. instruction, advice; doc-
teljren, tr. teach. [trine, theory.
JJcOrcr, m. -0, — , teacher, [teachable.
Icl)r(jrtft, adj. didactic, instructive;
le^rreief), adj. instructive.
ficib, m. -eS, -cr, body; originally,
life ; Ceib unb I'cben, life ; t»om Ccibc,
at a distance; 3U Ccibc flct)cn or aw]
ben — riicfen, attack.
fieibc^fraft,/.//. -"c, strength of body ;
au'3 i^eibeytrcittcn, with all one's
might, for dear life.
IctbOaf'tiri, ^^^ embodied, living; real.
JJcibluotljc,/. rv. bodyguard.
fieirfic, /. w. corpse. [M.H.G. Itch,
body.]
fiet(^cu5U(|, ///. -eS, ^'e, funeral proces-
sion.
SJcidinam, m. -(c)§, -t, dead body,
corpse, [der. lich, body, hame, gar-
ment.]
lcid)t, adj. light, easy, slight ; adv.
lightly, easily, readily.
Icirfjtfii^ig, adj. light-footed.
icitl)tfinnig, adj. frivolous.
Icib, adj. sorrowful, regretful ; — fcin,
— tt)un (impers. with dat.), regret,
be sorry for.
Sicib, n. -cs, -e, sorrow, grief ; injury,
wrong ; eiticm cilt -e§ tt)UU, do harm
to one.
leibcn, litt, fletittcn, tr. suffer; allow,
admit; intr. {with an) suffer from
{aw. with dat.).
Sicibcn, n. -§, — , suffering.
letbcnfdjaftUd), adj. passionate, vehe-
ment, deep.
ficibeitjsigefdijrttn, /. w. companion in
sorrow.
Iciber {camp, of adv. Icib), adv. unfor-
tunately ; interj. alas !
i!eibftt)(eter, m. -§, — , mourning veil
i>ei|i,^ig, «.-§, university city in Saxony.
lcif(c), adj, soft, low; slight.
Ictftcit, tr. execute, achieve ; do ; render.
iJcitcr, /. w. ladder.
Sicftion,/. M'. lesson. [Z. lectio.]
HcXtxwi, f. w. reading. [F. lecture.]
lenfett, tr. direct, guide ; govern ; steer ;
rein.
Iciisgcfrfjmiirft, adj. adorned with the
glory of spring. [Ccnj, poet, spring,
and idjmiicfcn, adorn.]
SJco, Third, Pope of Rome, 795-816.
Jicrdic,/. w. lark.
lerncit, tr. learn, study.
Icfcn, la§, flClcfen, tr. gather; read. •
£ctl)argic', /. lethargy. [Gr.]
JJcttc, m. w. Lett, inhabitant of Livonia.
le^t, adj. last, extreme ; lowest ; (jum)
tefetcnmal, for the last time. [suj>erl.
ofXai^, weary.]
letttf)tCtt, intr. {)., light, shine; dat. oj
pers. lighten, hold a light for.
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VOCABULARY.
\t\itli)ttn'{s, part. adj. bright, shining,
icugncn, tr. deny, disavow, retract.
Scute, //. people, men. [M. H. G.
liut.]
leutfeltg, adj. affable, courteous.
H(^t, adj. clear, bright, light.
2i(^t, n. -c§, -er, light ; //. -e, candle.
Wa^itn, tr. clear; thin {a forest).
fiirl^tfd^immcr, m. -§, glare of light,
bright light.
Stt^tftum^f, m. -(c)§, H, stump of a
candle.
fiid^tftitm^jfd^cn, «.-§, — , dimin. small
end of a candle.
Std^tung,/. w. clearing.
Iic6, «(^*. dear, beloved; pleasing,
agreeable ; — fein i;with dat.), please ;
— I)aBen, like.
fiicB, It. -e§, ^ove, sweetheart.
Sic6tf|Ctt, «. -§, — , sweetheart.
Siclic, / love; 311 liebe tl)uu (^o/. fl/
pers.), do (something) to please.
tic6cn, /r. love. [lovable.
lie^cn^gtvurbtg, adj. worthy of love,
liel^er, adv. {covipar. of lied attd of
gem), rather, better, sooner; in pref-
erence to, more willingly ; 7i>iih dat.
offers., I prefer, I would rather.
Stcbcrl, «.-§, — , lover. [S. Ger. dial.
dhnin. o/£teber.]
SicBe^trcuc,/. constancy in love.
Stcftc^tticrf, n. -e'3, -c, labor of love.
licfi^aftctt, see Ijaben.
licl&tofctti), «<:^'. caressing, loving.
Uc&Hd^, a<^'. lovely, charming, sweet.
SicfiUrfifctt,/. charm.
Siebling, ;«. -c^j, -e, favorite, darling.
SicBlingSfraut, n. -(e)§, -"er, favorite
plant. [rite castle.
SJicblittfl^fti^tofe, 7?. -(ii)e§, -"(JDer, favo-
Iteliteiii^, «(^'. loving, kind.
fiicb, «, -e§, -ev, song, poem.
Sicbt^cit,, «, -'?, — , little song, lay,
carol. [situated.
liegen, lag, gelegen, i?itr. ])., lie; be
fitguc, /.//. -§, league. [F. ligue, /^«^.
liga.]
fittic,/. w. lily. [Z. lilia.]
linb, adj. soft, mild.
Sinbc,/. w. linden (tree).
linf , adj. left ; jur 2in!en, on the left _
hand.
Itn!i§, ^^i/. on the left, to or from the
left.
St^^c,/. w. lip.
Sift, /. w. cunning, craft.
liftig, adj. artful, cunning,
fiittcratur', /. w. literature. \F., Z.]
labcn, tr. praise.
fiod), n. -e§, -"cr, hole.
Sotoutoti^tie, y. w. locomotive, engine.
[L.]
lobcrn, intr. I)., blaze, flame.
logifc^, adj. logical. [G.'\
Sorfc,/. w. lock, ringlet, tress.
lotfcn, i";-. entice, allure, decoy.
fio^n, ;«. -§, -"e, reward ; {also n.) pay.
loljncn, tr. reward,
ijorbccr, m. -§, -en, laurel. [Z. laurus
and G. 23ecre.]
SJoibccrbtittt, «. -§, ^cr, laurel leaf.
ijorclci or Curlei,/. a crag on the right
bank of tlie Rhine, between St. Goar
and Oberwesel.
8o§, 11. -e§, -c, lot, fate; p.ize.
Io§, a^'. loose, free independent ; used
as sep. prefix tvith the meaning of
impetuousness, vigor, haste ; also
loose, off, out, away, etc. [fasten.
loigbtnbeit, tninb — , -gcbunbcn, tr. un-
lofcn, intr. {)., draw lots.
liifcn, tr. loosen; redeem; solve; buy;
make money (from).
lo§fa{)rcn, ful)r — , -gefat)ren, intr. \.,
— <xv\ {ace), fly at, rush upon.
(o§t)aucn, l^ieb — , -gel)auen, intr. 1).,
— aw] {ace), strike at, hit.
lo^laffcii, lieB — / -aelaffeu, tr. let
loose, let go, set free.
lO:§ma(!^en, sep. tr, loosen, set free.
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lO^ncftctn, se^. tr. unfasten, open,
.'odfogcit, re/l. renounce; bon einem
— , separate.
lo^ft^lagcn, jd)tug— /-gcjdjlagcn, intr.
[j.^ — auf {ace), strike at, attack,
belabor. '
SiJttJC, m. w. lion. {L."]
JJiiUJcngrulic,/. w. lion's den.
SottJCrjfcc, tn. Lake Lowerz in the
Canton of Schwyz. [defect.
t'itrfc, /. rv. gap, aperture, opening;
2uft,/. "c, air, atmosphere; breeze.
luftig, fl-^^'. airy, breezy.
Sufic, /. w. lie; cincn ^iigen ftrofen,
accuse one of lying.
tiigcn, tog, gclogen, intr. \)., lie.
Sttm^cn, »/. -'3, — , rag, tatter.
Suft, /. -^c, pleasure, joy ; inclination ;
desire ; — Ijabcn, be inclined, like.
(ufttg, adj. merry, gay, jolly.
2uft'f))tcl, n. -(e)§, -c, comedy.
tttft'toanbctn, lufttDanbettc, gelufttoan;
belt, insep. intr. I), and \., walk for
pleasure, promenade, saunter.
2utf)cr, 9)2arttn. Protestant reformer,
born in Eisleben, Nov, 10, 1483, and
died there Feb. 18, 1546.
Sit^Clt, n. -3, village near Leipzig, scene
of battle between Gustavus Adol-
phus and Wallenstein, Nov. 16, 1632.
2u5cnt', n. Lucerne, city and canton
at the foot of Lake Lucerne.
m
5Diaa§, /. Maas {F. Meuse), tributary
of the Rhine from the west; flows
through France, Belgium and Hol-
land.
macQett, tr. make, cause, produce ; per-
form, accomplish; — 311, make, ap-
point, transform; refl. fare, get on,
succeed; — (/r<?/. an, auf, iiber,
with ace.) apply oneself to, attach,
devote oneself; assail; fid) auf beii
20eg mad)en, set out, depart; imp.
e§ mad)t fid) gut, it goes well ; intr.
I)., hasten, proceed; ba'j inad)t 'ha'^,
that is because.
SDiat^t,/. "e, might, strength, power.
mad^tig, adj. mighty; large, vast.
!ii}{ai)amc, /. w. //. in address, Mes-
dames, madam ; mistress, lady. \F.'\
9)2atiam(t)cn, n. -§, dear madam.
a){atitt)cn, n. -%, — , girl, maiden.
[dim. of Wa<!^\>, formerly 5Jiagbd^en.]
mrtbd)cn!)aft, adj. girUsh.
^yjaiid)cufttmntc,/. w. girls' voice.
Wribclciu (5»lat)el and gjiaflt)(c)Icin),
«. -§, — , dial, for ^Jicib^eu.
^/Jtagb,/.^e, maid, virgin; maid-servant.
9)Jagbctiurg, n.-^, fortified city on the
Elbe, the capital of the Prussian
province of Saxony.
9)Jagcn, ;//. -§, — , stomach.
9){al)nung, /. w. admonition, warning,
monition, threat.
ajJaiblumc,/. w. lily-of-the-valley.
3)Jaibtumcnftcngcl, m. -§, — , stalk of
a lily-of-the-valley.
SDJrtib,/. {poet, for 9J?abd)eu), maiden.
ajioicnfoitnc,/. May sunHght.
ajJain, m. -§, tributary of the Rhine
from the east, the chief river of
Franconia.
a^ain^, n. Mainz, {F. Mayence), capital
of the province of Rheinhessen, on
the west shore of the Rhine.
anajcftat, /. w. majesty. Majesty. [Z.]
Wai, n. -(e)'3, -c or -"er, mark, memo-
rial ; time, [mal is often indecl. in
comp. ajjiBeimal, ace. twice; bermal
{also bcrmalen), gett. now, at pre-
sent.]
mat = etnmal, adv. once ; -with verbs
it strengthens the imper. = do, just
ntalcn, tr. paint, depict, color.
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VOCABULARY.
malcrifd^, adj. picturesque.
9Jlalt)CUr^ (/r. as in F.) n. -§, misad-
venture, misfortune, accident, [i^.]
9KaitJC, /. -w. mallow.
matt, pron. (indecl.) one, they, people ;
the indirect cases are supplied by
ctn. [5Jlann.]
man^ -Cr, -C, -e§, adj. many a,
many ; pron. many a one. [man^
is often uninfi. in the nam. and ace.
neut.^ and occasionally before anoth-
er adj. In poet, the adj . following
mand^ is sometimes uninfi. See p.
6g, 1. 20.]
mantJ^^tnat, adv. many a time, often,
sometimes, occasionally.
SJlftngcI, in. -§, ■^, lack, want.
mattOc(()aft, «^^'. deficient.
9Rfltticr', /. w. manner, way. \PI\
manterUt^, adj. of good manners, civil,
polite.
SOlann, m. -c§, -"er, man; husband.
aWrinnt^Ctt, n. -§, —, little man; —
mad)Cn, rise on the hind legs, frisk,
caper, perform.
anftttttcrt^cn, see !IJlannd)en.
SWfittttcrttJCtt, /. w. masculine world.
mannljaft, adj. manly, courageous.
mattnlitS), adj. manly; male, mas-
culine.
SKottft^cHc,/. w. cuff.
aWanSfclb, (grnft, (1580-1626), Count
of — , a general on the Protestant
side at the opening of the Thirty
Years' War.
ajlontct, m. -§, "", cloak, cape.
Wanu\cvipt^ , n. -(e)§, -C, manuscript.
[L.]
Wappc, f. w. portfolio. [L.]
Tlav(c), f. 71'. tale, story ; tidings, news.
SWrirt^CM, n. -§, — , tale, story, fairy
tale.
ajJarbcr, m. -§, — , marten.
aHarbcrfc^nc,/. w. sinew of a marten.
aWariC, /. Mary.
aJtaricngflrn, n. -(c)§, -e, gossamer.
3KartCtttirif)c, /. church of St. Mary,
church of Our Lady.
aJtarf, n. -(e)§, marrow.
mormctftcincrn, adj. marble. [Tlat=
met, fr. L. marmor.]
ntarmorn, adj. of marble.
morfd)ic'rctt, intr. \. orlj., march, [F.
marcher.]
^(tf{, n. -(e)S, — , measure, propor-
tion, mode. [Z. massa.] [creet.
mft^ijl, adj. moderate, temperate ; dis-
tttatt, adj. faint, dim ; mate (in chess).
aJtattc,/. w. meadow,
ajlattcr,/. w. wall. [wall.
2Jiauci'ltttfc,/. IV. gap or opening in a
aWauer^jfcilcr, m -§, — , pillar, wall
column, support, buttress. \L. mu-
rus and M.L. pilarius,/;-. pila.]
SRauI, «. -c§, Hx, mouth {of animals).
9Wau§,/. H, mouse.
mcd^a'ttift^, adj. mechanical.
aWcdtcnlJurg, ti. -§, the name of two
Grand Duchies in Germany on the
Baltic, Mecklenburg-Schwerin and
Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
ajJctii^na, n. -§, Medina, sacred city in
West Arabia, the burial place of
Mohammed.
9Kcer, n. -e§, -t, sea.
aJkcrfdiauntfo^f, m. -e§, ^t, meer
schaum head or bowl (of a pipe).
aKccrc^ftrdttb, m -e§, -C, sea-shore.
bank,
mcfjr, adj. more, {compar. of biel),
often used subst. ; adv. longer ; nid)t
— , no longer; urn fo — , so much
the more.
VXt^ttXt, adj. (double comp.) several.
meibcn, mieb, gemieben, tr. avoid.
aJlctbCtt, n. -§, separating, parting.
ntcin, -cr, -C, -(c)§, pass, prott. {infl.
and tised subst.) my, mine.
mcittCtt, tr. or intr. !)., mean, think, be
of the opinion ; mean to say, intend.
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wish ; imply, signify ; remark ; love,
desire.
meiiicrfcitsi, adv. on my part, in my
turn, [old gen. melncr Scit(c) -with
inorganic -§.]
meinetmcgcn, adv. for me, on my ac-
count, so far as I am concerned;
I have no objection, \dat. fl. mei=
tien-t-tuegen]
SOlcinung, /. w. opinion, intention;
view.
ntcift, adj. and adv. largest, most
{suferl. of XiXtX)', am tnciftcn, most,
mcifteit^, adv. mostly, for the most
part,
ajiciftcr, m. -§, — , master; master
workman.
9D}etta, n. -§, Mecca, sacred city in
West Arabia, the birthplace of Mo-
hammed,
9){c(d), /, a small stream in the Canton
of Unterwalden, flowing into the Aa.
9JJclt^tl)(l(, n. -§, valley of the Melch,
also village, in Unterwalden.
mcltcn, mo(f, Qemolfcn {orw.),tr. milk,
aJictobtc' or 5Jie(obci', /. w. melody.
mtWt>'\\<S), adj. melodious.
ajlcmcl,/, or yticmen, river in western
Russia, flows into the Kurisches
Haff near Tilsit in Prussia.
9){enge, /. w. multitude, crowd ; mass,
quantity, abundance.
SRenft!^, m. w. man, human being, man ;
//. men, mankind, [prig. adj. fr.
SJlann.]
aJleitf^fjett,/. mankind, humanity.
mcnft^Itrf), adj. human.
tncrtcu, tr. mark, note, perceive; re-
mark; remember, fid) — , make a
note of.
mcrfttJiirbtg, adj. noteworthy, remark-
able.
SJJcffc,/. zv. mass; fair. \L. missa.]
mcffcn, mafe, gcmeffen, tr. measure.
aJlcffcr, n. -§, — , knife.
SWc^geft^aft, n. -§, -c, business at the
fair.
9Jlcj^,^cit, /. 71'. market time, fair time.
9)}ctroVo'(c,/. 7v. metropoUs.
ajJcuOtcmcnt {pron. as tn F.), n. -§,
furniture. [/^.]
9)}cudjc(miJri»cr, m. -§, — , assassin.
mtaueit, intr. \}., mew.
9JJicnc, /. w. look, countenance, air ;
— mad)Cn, assume the appearance.
\_F. mine.]
2)ttctc, /. w. hire, rent.
SOatcf),/. milk.
ittilb(e), adj. mild, benign, generous.
milbcrn, tr. mitigate, soften.
9JiiUion^ /. w. million.
minber, adj. and adv. comp. degree,
less ; superl. minbeft, least, smallest
{for minncft); tiscd as comp. and
superl. o/ioenig. The superl. occurs
mainly in negative statements.
\_ for older w\\nniX.'\ [mirror.
aWiniatur'fptcgcI, m. -§, — , miniature
9)linnc,/. iv. poet. love.
SUlimt^tc, /. w. minute. [M. L. mi-
nustus, small part, coin.]
mtfdjcn, tr. mix, shuffle {cards); refl.
— ilif mingle in, interfere ; fic^ barcin
or bretn — , interpose, meddle with.
mtfj-, prefix^ usually insep. It gives
the idea of negation, failure, evil,
perversion. The prefix is usually
unaccented in verbs, save where
special stress rests upon it, as tntfe=
t)er[tel)en; in substantives derived
from verbs, and in certain partici-
ples as miB'gei'tattet (misshapen), it
receives the accent.
mtffcn, tr. miss; do without; lose.
tnifttjrtlt'bctlt, insep. tr. ill-treat, abuse.
ntiftltn'gcn, miBtang, mi^Iungcn, intr.
\., and impers. {dat.) be unsuccess-
ful, fail in ; turn out badly.
mifttrou'if^, adj. distrustful, suspi-
cious.
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VOCABULARY.
SOJift, m. -c§, -e, dung.
9Kift'ticrftnnbni§, n. -(ff)e§, -(ff)e, mis-
understanding.
tnit, prep, with dat. with ; adv. to-
gether (with), along (with); used
as a Sep. prefix, and accented, de-
noting accompaniment, participa-
tion.
atttgcl)cn, Qing — , -gcgangen, intr. f .,
go with, accompany.
3JiitgciU)ft(c), m. w. companion.
aWitglicb, n. -(e)§, -cr, member, asso-
ciate.
mitliclfctt, \)qX\ —, -ge^olfen, intr. {).,
lend help ; — bei, assist in.
mtt''Icibtg, adj. compassionate, sympa-
thetic.
mitncljmcn, nQf)m — , -geuommen, tr.
take with, take, carry along.
SSKitftrciter, m. -§, —, fellow-warrior.
3)ltttag, m. -§, -e, midday, noon;yf^.
south.
9)ltttag§I)t^e, /, midday or noonday
heat.
ajlittagSmaf)!, n. -e§, -e <7r ^^er, mid-
day meal. [2Jiat)t = orig. 5[Ral,
time].
aWittog^ftiUc,/. silence of midday.
SWiittc,/. w. middle, center, midst.
tnttteilen, sep. tr. communicate, impart.
SRitteilung, /. w. communication, in-
formation.
aJJittcI, n. -§, — , means, instrument ;
tn§ ^ittet fc^Iagen, — legen, — tre=
ten, interpose, intervene.
mittel, adj. medium, average.
mittelnltcrlid), adj. mediaeval.
aWittelmccr, «.-e», Mediterranean Sea.
!i»{ittctt{jjir(c),/. w. middle door.
mitten , adv. in the middle or midst, used
■with prepositions ; — in, — untcr,
in the middle or midst of ; — inne,
midway. ,. [old \dat.pl. of 9Jiitte, and
possibly the ace. sing. rn. of the adj.
mitt.] [in.
mtttcnbvin, adv. in the midst of, there-
Wxiitvnnii)t,f. "e, midnight -jfig. north.
[prig. dat. sing.]
niittcl (mittlere, mittdftc), adj. middle,
intermediate, [fr. the adj. mitt,
mid.]
tnittlcrtucilc, adv. in the meantime.
[gen. sing.fr. SSeile.]
mitUtttcr, adv. at times, occasionally,
now and then.
awijfici, n. -§, — , S. G. pi. 9JlobeIn,
piece of furniture. [F. meuble.]
ajJotiC,/. w. mode, fashion. [F. mode.]
aWobcroman, m. -§, -e, novel of fa.
shionable life, fashionable romance.
ntijgcn, moc^te, QCmod)t, tr., also mod.
aux., may, be able, can, like.
miJgliti^, adj. possible.
mijgtttl^crtucifc, adv. possibly, [adv.
gen. (T/metfe.]
ajjijglirfltcit,/. w. possibility.
9)?o{)rimmcb, m. -§, Mohammed, Ara-
bian prophet and founder of the
Mahommedan religion (571-632).
9JJ^)ment^ m. -e§, -c, moment. [F.
and Z.]
ajio'nat, m. -§, -c, month. [Man =
5JJonb.]
3JliJnrf), m. -e§, -e, monk, friar. [L.
monachus.]
aKiJn(^(cut, n. -§, — , little monk.
ajJonb, VI. -e§, -c, moon. [9Jtonb
from M.H.G. mine, later mon,
moon ; cf. DKon- in IJlontag ; used
also as a parallel form of SJionat.
The w. decl. occurs especially in
compounds, i)!Jlonbenfd)ein.
ajlonbct-bammcrung,/. pale moonhght.
9JionbUrf)t, n. -(e)§, moonhght.
SBJonbftrnljI, m. -(e)§, -en, moon
beam.
»torrt''ltfi^, adj. moral, ethical.
ajiotrtft^, m. -e§, -e, morass, marsh.
[F. marais.]
9J}orb, m. -(e)§, -e, murder.
morbctt, tr. or intr. murder.
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SWorgartctt, n. -§, south of Lake Egeri
in the canton of Zug, scene of battle
between Duke Leopold of Austria
and the Swiss, Nov. 16, 1315.
^{orgcn, m. -§, — ^ morning ; East.
luorgcn, adv. to-morrow, \prtg. dat.
o/^JforflCn, to-morrow morning.]
tnorgenb, adj. of to-morrow, to-mor-
row's, [adj . with secondary -h from
^Jlorgen.]
ajiorocitbammerung, /. morning twi-
light, dawn.
ajiorflcufriltc,/. chill of morning,
ajJorflcittrtVI't^cn, «. -^, — , dim. mor-
ning cap. [^tappe.]
aJlorflCiifattb, n. -(e)§, East, Orient.
a){orgcnlt(^t, n. -(e)§, -cr, morning
light.
aRorgenrot, n. -§, or 9Rorgcnrdte,
/. w. dawn, sunrise.
morgenri)tti(f|, adj. morning red, of the
dawn.
morgen^, adv. in the morning, every
morning; on the following day.
{adv. g-ejt.']
'SHo\^tt', f. TV. mosque. {F. and
Arab.]
ajJottc,/. w. moth. [.£. moth.]
mitbc, adj. tired, weary, exhausted ;
orig. with gen., now with ace.
SRu^e, /. w. pains ; toil ; trouble ; fi^
{dat.) — gebcil, take pains.
Wu{)\h<iti), m. -e§, ^t, mill-stream.
aWitfjJc,/. w. mill.
2)Jii()l(cn)rab, n. -§, Hx, mill-wheel
aWi'tttcr, m. -§, — , miller.
SRund^cn, n, -^, Munich.
aWuttb, m. -(c)§, -c, -^c or ^cr, mouth.
SDtitnbd^cn, «. -§, — , dimin. little
mouth.
muntcr, adj. lively, gay ; awake.
murmcin, intr. murmur; jjor \\6i l^tn
— , murmur to oneself. [Z,. mur-
murare.]
aWufir, /. music. [L. musica.]
muftjicrcn, tr. make music.
miiffcit, mu&tc, Qcmu^t, tr. also mod.
aux., must, be obliged to; tisually
obligation from the stress of circum-
stances:, baran or bran mi'iffcn, sc.
flcl)Cn, set about it ; apply oneself to
it.
SOiuftc,/. leisure, idleness.
aKuftcr, n. -§, — , pattern, model.
\Ital. mostra, L. monstrum.]
muftern, tr. survey, inspect, review.
ajiut, tn.-zh, courage, spirit ; mood; ju
mute fcitl (dat. of per s), feel.
aJJtt^cftunbc,/. w. leisure hour,
mitgit), adj. leisure, unoccupied, va-
cant.
ajJUfeiggaitgcr, m. -§, — , stroller, loi-
terer, idler,
ailuta^bor, future passive of the Latin
verb muto, 1 shall be transformed.
tttuttg, adj. spirited, courageous.
ajiuttcr, /. ^, mother.
9J}iittcrtf)Ctt, n. -§, — , little mother.
ajiuttcrmol, 71. -(C)§, -C, mole, birth-
mark,
anutttitUc, m. w. wantonness, caprice,
petulance ; roguishness, mishievous-
ness,
aWtt^c,/, w.cap.
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VOCABULARY,
01
n«, interj. well then, now ; coll.^ ex-
presses surprise^ often contempt, re-
luctance to accept an opinion.
nn^r prep, rvith dat. toward, to {es-
pecially -with proper names of
places, or nouns having the force
of a proper name) ; after, behind ;
for, about ; according to ; used as
Sep. prefix.
nati^aljmcit, tr. model after, imitate,
copy ; {usually with ace. of person,
and dat. of thing), [fr. Sme, a
vessel, lit. measure out or after.']
5Wati^bar, m. -§, -n, neighbor; [9iad^
= nat)C, and -bar = 23auer, dwell-
er.]
^a^^axvx, f. TV. neighbor.
91ad)6arfrf)rift, /. neighborhood.
nad^bcm^ adv. thereafter, after that,
afterward; according as; conj.
after, when, according as, since.
ncrfibcntctt, bac^tc — , -gcbad^t, intr.
f)., {dat. or iibcr with ace.) follow in
thought, reflect, consider, meditate
on, [tion.
Sf^arflbcnlten, n. -3, reflection, medita-
narfibcntHtl), a^'. thoughtful, reflecting.
nat^Ctlcti, sep. intr. \. with dat. of
pers. hasten after.
nad^foIgcnb,/«r/. adj. following.
nad^gc^cn, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr.
f., {dat.) go after, follow, pursue ;
go slow {of a watch). [quently.
nad^Ocr', adv. afterwards, later, subse-
itadjfummcu, !am — , -gefommcn, intr.
\., {dat.) come after, follow; comply
with; execute.
nat^f0mmetlb,/(7r/. adj. coming after,
following.
na^Iaufcn, lief — , -oelaufen, intr. \.,
run after.
nadjmat^cit, scp. tr. imitate.
SfJad^mtttrtg, m. -§, -c, afternoon,
nad^mittng^, adv. in the afternoon, of
an afternoon {adv. gen.)
9Jat^mtttaflftiUc, /. afternoon stillness.
Jtot^ret^ucn, sep. tr. reckon after or
again ; examine ; verify.
9?arfjri(!^t, /. w. information, news,
nod^rufcn, ricf — , -gerufen, tr. or intr.
\)., {dat.) call after.
nad^fagen, sep. tr. say {of a person);
bo)e§ — {dat. tj/Zifrj-^^w), speak ill
of.
nati^fcljcn, jal) — , -gcfcf)cn, tr. or
intr. \)., {dat.) look after; look
into, examine, review.
nat^finitcn, fanu — , -gcfonncn, intr.
t)., {dat. or iibcr with ace, meditate,
reflect on.
9?ai^f))tcl, n. -5, -c, afterpiece, after-
lude ; finale.
nat^f^jrcc^en, fprad^ — , -^c?prod^en, tr.
{dat. of person, ace. of thing) repeat
after one.
nodifvringcn, fpratifl — , -gci^jrungen,
i7ttr. \., {dat.) leap or run after.
ndfl^ft, adj. {superl. of not)), next,
nearest ; used substantively, neigh-
bor, fellow-man ; prep, close to
{usually next in order or rank.)
92(ic{)t(agcr, n. -§, — , couch; night-
lodging.
ndd^tlid^, adj. nightly.
9?rtd^tltcb, n. -e§, -cr, night-song.
9J(llf)t,/. -c, night.
91rtrf)tculc,/. TV, night-owl.
9lttrf)t{)immcl, m. -§, sky at night.
92ac{)ttgaU, /. w. nightingale. [/r.
nachti, old geti. sing, and obs. galan,
sing.]
9?od)tife^, m. -e§, -C, dessert.
nad^t^, adv. by night, in the night.
{adv. gen. with -§, like t09§.]
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iRad^tft^mettetltng, m. -§, -c, night-
butterfly.
"ilati^tiaxi, m. -c§, night-dew.
Hrtc^ioctfcu, iuie§ — , -Qcroicfcu, tr.
demonstrate, prove.
92a(f|^U(]ler, m. -§, — , straggler.
Sil(\^t\X, m. -§, — , neck.
nneft, adj. nacked, bare.
^Jiaicl,/. iv. needle.
*)Jafict, m. -%, ^, nail.
naO(c), (ual)cr, nad)fi), a^'. near, nigh;
— an, near or close to.
9{(ii)e, /. nearness, neighborhood; in
ber — , near, close at hand.
nal^ett, re^. approach.
nnfirn, fr. or intr. sew.
9?ril)crc(i3), n. details, particulars.
9ial)cret,/. sewing.
92rt()crfommcn, n. -§, approach.
}td()rnt, re/l. come nearer, draw near,
approach.
92di)tif(f), m. -c§, — c, sewing-table.
9?omc(n), ;«. -n§, -n, name; -§, gen.
by the name of, named.
namcnlo^, adj. nameless.
UJnmcndtJcttcr, m. -§, — , namesake.
namcutlic^, adj. namely, especially,
particularly.
nam(td), adj. same; adv. namely, that
is to say.
iWau'fing, w. -§, nankeen.
'ildvv, m. UK fool.
narrcn, tr. make a fool of.
9iafc,/. w. nose.
nrifcln, intr. I)., snuffle; speak through
the nose.
ttft^, adj. wet. {cf. nc^cn, moisten.]
9?affnu, n. -§, former dukedom : city
on the Lahn.
^JationaFOtjinne,/. w. national hymn.
'^e.ixxx' , f.%v. nature, being; constitu-
tion. \_L. natura.]
ttrttitrlirl^, adj. natural.
9!(ium6urn, n. -§, city in the valley of
the Saale, in Prussia.
9lctc(, m. -§, — , mist, fog, cloud.
S'icbclbttft, m. -c§, H, haze, mist.
iWclDclftrcif , 771. -§, -en, streak of mist.
ncttcn, prep, with dat. or ace. as place
or direction is implied, next to, by
the side of.
ncficnau', adv. near by ; next door, in
the next room.
nebcitbci, adv. close by; besides; in
connection with ; incidentally.
9kbcMDufjIer, w. -§, — , rival.
itcbcn(icl)cnb,/rtr/, adj. walking at the
side.
9Ic6cnft^cr, m. -§, — , one sitting
next.
5Wc6cn5itnmer, n. -9, — , adjoining
room.
9?C(fartf)at, «. -§, ^er, the valley of the
Neckar.
itcfjmcn, nat)m, flcnomnicn, tr. take;
take from (dat.) ; — fiir, regard as ;
auf fid^ — , take upon oneself.
itcigcn, tr. incline, bend ; reji. incline,
bow, bend.
92etf)en, n. -§, bending, incUnation.
iWctguno,/. w. incUnation, affection.
nciit, adv. no.
3icltC,/. w. pink. \fr. negelken, nel-
ken, clove.]
ncnncn, nanntc, gcnannt, tr. name,
call.
9?eft, n. -(e)§, -tx, nest.
SJeftttng, w. -§, -e, nestling, young
bird.
nctt, adj. neat, nice, trim; pretty;
delicate. \P. net.]
5?C^, «. -e§, -C, net, net-work.
nctt, adj. new ; auf§ -C, anew.
neucrbaut, part. adj. newly built.
91cuiatjr, «. -§, -e, New Year.
9?cttj*ljr§tta(^t, /. ^c, New Year's
night.
ncuHc^, adj. late, recent.
neun, w?/»z. nine.
ncunt -er, -c, -eS^ »«/«. ninth.
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VOCABULARY.
ntrf)t, adv. not ; nod) — , not yet. [ni
wiht, no whit.]
9?ttl^tc,/. w. niece.
tttd^tig, adj. vain, transitory.
nx<i)i§, indef. fron. {used subst. nom.
and ace.) nought, nothing, [prig.
gen. o/niht, nothing.]
nicfen, intr. I)., nod.
ntc, adv. never,
nicbcr, adj. low ; adv. low, down ;
used as sep. accented prefix.
mcbcrticugcn, sep.tr.hovi, stoop down.
nicbcrfaUcn, fiel — , -gefaflcn, intr. \.,
fall down.
nicbcrfiangcn, l)ing — , -gel)angcn, /«^r.
hang down, droop.
nicbertdmVfcn, sep. tr. overcome, sub-
due. _ \_{pr refl.).
mcbcrttttcett, sep. intr. \., kneel down
S'iicbcrlagc,/. w. defeat,
nicbcrloffcit, Ite^ — , -gelaffcn, tr. let
down ; refl. sit down ; alight {of
birds) ; establish oneself,
nieberkgcn, sep. tr. lay down, put
down ; give up, resign ; refl. lie down,
9ttebetrlot()rtngen, n. Lower Lorraine,
between the Rhine, Maas and
Scheldt.
niebermadjett, sep. tr. bend down ; put
to the sword, slay.
tttebcrncigcn, sep. refl. bend downward.
nicbcrrcgucn, sep. intr. \)., rain down.
ntebetrfd^aucn, sep. intr. \)., look down,
mcbcrfd^logcu, fc^lug — , -gcfi^Iagcn, tr.
cast down ; refute ; discourage ; chill.
tttcbcrfcijcn, fal) — , -Qejel)en, tntr. 1^.,
look down.
ntCbcrfc^CU, sep. tr. set down ; refl. sit
down.
tticbcrfi^ctt, fa^ — , -gcfc[fen, intr. \.,
sit down. 4
uicbcrftctgcn, ftieg — , -^efttegen, intr.
\., step down, descend,
tticbcrwcrfcn, luarf — , -gcroorfen, tr.
cast down, prostrate.
ntcbcrstfii^cn, intr. 1^., hiss down; fii,
sizzle.
nieblit^, adj. neat, pretty.
mctttct^, adv. never.
niemanb, indef . pron. no one,
tttmmer, adv. never; no more, [ni
mer.]
tttmmcrtncfjr, adv. never, never more.
ntrgcnb^, adv. nowhere.
ntftcn, intr. {}., nest, L^left.]
nit, collog.for ntd^t.
nij, colloq. = nid)t§.
nohtl, adj. noble ; respectable ; colloq.
fashionable, swell, [F. noble.]
noO), adj. yet, still ; more, besides,
else; — ni^t, not yet; — einmal,
once more ; conj., correlates with
toeber, wcbcr . . . uo^, neither . . .
nor.
nod)malS, adv. once more, again, [no^
5Kat + §.]
9torb, 7n. -§, and 9?orbcn, -§, north,
niirblid), a^^', northern.
Slorboft, m. -§, 91orboftCtt, -§, north-
east,
^Qi, f. ^e, need; trouble, distress;
not I)aben, gen. be in want of, need ;
adj. (einem) — t^itn, be necessary ;
e§ t)at fcine 9iot, no fear of that.
llotaricU, «^'. notarial, attested by a
notary.
ttotbiirftig, adj. scant, insufficient.
91otC,/. 7f', note {music). [L. nota.]
SlotfaU, m. -(e)§, ^C, case of necessity,
need,
ttiJtig, adj. needful, necessary; —
l)abcn, stand in need of.
niitigen, tr. force, compel.
9lott»ct)V, f. self-defense,
notlvcnbig, adj. necessary, material,
important,
9ioticmbci% m. -§, — , November, [Z,
novem, nine, the ninth month,]
nu, old form of www.
JRu, w. moment ; im 9lu, in a trice.
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»tttt, adv. now, well. 91u^t)o!)er, m. -§, — , nutcracker.
nut, adv. only, but, merely ; just, nit^Uti^, adj. useful, profitable, advan
please. . tageous.
nuftfiCtttt^rt, adj. nut-fed. nu^log, adj. useless, vain.
o
lih, frej}., obs. ox foet. dat. over, above ;
beyond ; on account of ; conj. whether.
Dbbaii^, n. -§, shelter, lodging.
o6en, a^z/.above; — tm .f)aiijc,up-stairs.
obcnctn, adv. up to, to the top.
Klbcnbrcin, adv. over and above, into
the bargain.
o6erc(r), -e, -(e)y, adj., superl. obcrefl,
upper; over, superior, \only used
when injlected.'l
jDbcrbaurat, m. -e§, ^c, chief architect.
DbctbcfcJjI, tu. -§, chief command.
Dbcrflnd^c,/. w. surface.
Dbcrfdjaffncr, m. -§, — , head-guard,
conductor {of a train).
Dfterft, m. -en, -en, colonel.
C)6crftc(r), m. injl. as adj. chief, com-
mander.
jDbertpalbcn or 06 bent 2&alb, n. -§,
district in the canton of Unterwal-
den in Switzerland. [though.
obglctd^' or Q\i . , . gleidj, conj. al-
Dbrigfcit, /. -w. magistracy, authorities.
£)6ftbaum, m. -(e)§, ^e, fruit tree.
Ci(^Ci(c), m. «'. ox.
obcr, conj. or.
Cfcn, ;//. -§, ■", oven, stove.
jDfcnbanf , /. "e, bench by the stove.
Offcn, «^'. open; frank.
offenbar, rt-^^'. plain, obvious, evident ;
adv. evidently, plainly.
iiffentlitQ, adj. public, open,
Offisicr', ni.-l, -c, officer. \F. officier.]
iiffnen, tr. open ; rejl. open.
oft, ofter or oft(e)ier, double comp. am
ofteften, adv. often.
oft, adv. often.
iJftcrS, adv. more than once, often,
frequently, \compar. of o\\. + §.]
Dfjcim, m. -§, -e, uncle.
oljne, /rt;/>. with ace. without; except;
— ^(x\„ but that.
Of^ncffin, aafi/. without that, besides;
just the same ; in any event.
oJjttmac^tig, adj. weak; faint.
Ofjr, n. -(e)§, -en, ear.
Dfjrfetgc, /. w. box on the ear,
OlDcrg, m. -e§, Mount of Olives,
jDigii^c, m. w. lubber, dunce. [®5^e,
idol.]
omtniJ^^ adj. ominous, \F., L.\
D|icr,/. w. opera, [//a/, opera.]
C^crn^auS, «. -e§, ^r, opera house.
O^fcrit, tr. sacrifice. \L. offerre.]
C)<)fcrfpcnbc, /. w. offering,
Opfcrfticr, m. -§, -e, sacrificial bull.
Orben^flctb, n. -e§, -er, dress of an
order, \L. ordin-em.]
orbcntUd^, adj. orderly, regular; pro-
per ; downright, out and out ; adv.
regularly, fairly,
orbnen, tr. order, regulate, arrange,
classify.
Orbnung,/. w. order.
Drgcl, /. w. organ. [Z,. organum,]
Crgclfioucr, m. -§, — , organ-builder,
Drgctboumciftcr, m. -§, — , master
organ-builder.
Crgclf^iclcn, n. -§, organ-playing.
Drt, m. -e§, -e or ^ex, point, spot,
place; village. [East,
Oft, m. -§, and Often, -§, east, the
Cftcrmorrfjcn, n. -§, — , Easter story.
Cftcrn, //./. (used also as sing.f and
n.) Easter, [prig. dat. pi. = in the
Easter days.]
C)ft(cr)rctd), n. -§, Austria.
Cftfcc,/. East Sea, Baltic Sea.
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'^aav, n. -e§, -c, pair, couple; cin
paar, a few, some ; etii paarmal, adv.
several times, [mat, acc.pl.tndecl.^
^aartuetfe, adv. in couples.
Marfan', m. -§, large dog. \imp. pad'
an, hold fast.]
^ttrfc^cn, n. -§, — , small package.
[/r. 5Padf, w. and «.]
^dcfen, /r. pack ; seize ; refl. leave, be off.
^afct', a/j£7 ^arfet% «, -§, -e, package.
[/^. paquet.]
^ogc, m.w. page. [/r. «j m /^.]
^olaft', w. -§, ^c, palace. \F, palais.
M. L. palatium,]
^Palmc,/. w. palm. [Z. palma.]
^pantoffcl, m. -§, -n, slipper. {Ital.
pantofola.]
$a^tcr, n. -(e)§, -C, paper, written
document, record. [Z,., Q. papyrum.]
%apxtvvoVit, f. IV. roll of paper.
^a^^cnljcim, Count, ©ottfricb |>cinrt(1^i
tJOn (i 594-1632), brilliant general of
cavalry under Tilly and Wallenstein
in the Thirty Years' War.
^o^ft, m. -e§, ^c, pope. \L. pipa.]
^arabic'rcn, intr. I)., parade.
'^wc^t', f. w. party, excursion ; match,
marriage. [/^., /-.]
^offagicr, m. -§, -c, passenger. [Z^.]
Vaffcit, m/r. f). (dat.) fit, suit, be fitting ;
apply.
^afftcrcn, tr. pass, pass over; intr. f.,
happen, occur. [^F. se passer.]
^oftfarte, /. w. passport.
$atcr, m. -§, — , father ; priest, monk.
[L.]
^otrtarrf)^ m. w. patriarch. [G^r.]
^ttutc,/. Tf. drum, kettle-drum,
^oufc,/. w. pause, stop. [/^. pause.]
ptt^(in'tx^6), adj. pedantic. {F. pedant.]
:|)etn(t(i^, adj. painful; exact, accurate.
(Z,. poena.)
^citf^C,/. w. whip, lash. [Slav.'\
?)8cl3, m. -c§, •^, pelt, fur; fur coat;
colloq. skin, hide. \M. L. pellicia.]
^crgrtittcnt'Iirinii, /«. -(e)§, ^c, volume
in parchment or vellum, book bound
in parchment. [Pergament fr. L.
pergamena, of Pergamus, in Asia
Minor.]
^crgatnentmottc, /. w. moth that in-
fests parchment ; bookworm.
^crle, /. UK pearl, [//a/, perla.]
^Perron' (/r. as in F.) m. -§, -§,
platform.
^crii''rfe, /. w. wig, periwig. [F. per-
ruque,]
^crfOtt', /. TV. person ; character (in a
drama) ; stature, [Z-. persona, mask,
r61e.]
Jierfoniftjtercn, tr. personify.
^cfcl, see <pifc(.
^ctcr^tirrfje,/. w. church of St. Peter,
^ctrusi, m. Peter. (Z:.)
5petf(()cncg(c), w. Turkish nomadic
people, formerly living between the
Volga and the Ural, later absorbed
in the Magyars.
^fab, m. -c§, -e, path. \E. path.]
i^fanb, n. -(c)§, -^er, pledge, security.
*-Pfcifc, /. w. pipe; fife, flute. [Af. L
pipa.]
Vfcifcn, pfiff, QCpfiffcn, ^r. or intr. \).,
pipe, whistle.
^feit, m. -§, -c, arrow, shaft, dart.
\L. pilum.]
Jifcttgcfd^hitnb, a^'. swift as an arrow,
pfennig, m. -§, -e, penny.
^fcrb, n. -e§, -c, horse. [M L. para-
veredus, extra post-horse.]
^fcrbc6o{)n,/. 7f. horse railway.
¥^ff, m. -e§, -€, whistle.
))fiff ig, adj. and a</f . sly, clever, smart.
opting ftcu, /. //. (also /. or n. sing.\
Whitsuntide, Pentecost, S^Dat. pi.
fr. Gr., the fiftieth day after
Easter. 1
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375
fjSfirfttQ, m, -%, -c, peach; also ^ftr«
ftdjc,/. w. peach. [/,. persicum, sc-
malum, Persian apple.]
^ftrfidjfrount, m. -e», "e, peach-tree.
ipflanjie,/. 7f. plant. [Z,. planta.]
^iflflit.^cn, //-. plant.
^flafter, «. -§, — , pavement, [Af. L.
plastrum,/r. Cr.]
<»flcgcn, pfloo, flcpflooen, also ))f(cgte,
Oepflcgt, z"^'. {a) care for, attend to, en-
tertain, cultivate, enjoy {also with
gett.) ; (b), cherish, nourish ; intr. be
accustomed to, be wont. [ The strong
forms of the verb are used mainly
with the first class («).]
^flir^t, /. Tf. duty, [pflcgcn.]
pfliicfen, tr. pluck, pick.
$flug, m. -c§, H, plough.
^fotc,/ w. paw.
Vflti, inter; . fie ! \^Fr, and Gr.]
^Mjnntafic', /. w. fancy, imagination.
*iM)otOBra^()/, w. w. photographer. [ C]
*4JljotO0ra)>I)tc',/. ic photograph.
:))l)OtograVf|ic'rcn, /r. photograph.
^)I)t)ftfa'Iif(^, adj. physical.
p'xdCM, tr. peck. grinus.]
^ilgcr, )n. -§, — , pilgrim. {L. pere-
^itgcrtaft^c,/. w. pilgrim's wallet,
pilgrim == 'i^ilger, tn. -§, -c, pilgrim,
$ifcl or ^cfcl, m. -3, — , ante-room ;
living-room ; summer-room.
^i^itt or ^i^^in, w, -§, called the
" Short," son of Charles Martel, and
father of Charles the Great, King of
the Franks (751-768),
^tftolc, /, w. pistole, a gold coin of
Spain =16 sh. sterl, or three dol-
lars and ninety cents, [^.]
^tagc, /, rv. torment; trouble, vexa-
tion, annoyance.
^I«n, m. -C'5, -c, plain ; (fig.) battle-
field ; green, common ; //. ^c, plan.
[F. plan, plain, level,]
^liind^cn, n. -§, — , little plan, scheme.
^Utt, adj. flat, low ; plain. \_E. flat.]
^(attc,/, w. plate; ledge.
tpia^, m. -ۤ, ^e, place, room, seat;
open space, square ; — nc^ntcn, sit
down, be seated ; — tna(i)<n, maice
room for, clear the way. {^F. place.]
p{iii\i6), adj. sudden. [^lo^, blow,
slap.]
^(um)), adf. clumsy, awkward.
plumps, interf. plump! bump!
^liinbcrung,/. tr-. plundering, ravage.
[pUinbcrn, ^(unbcr orig. clothes.]
^oti^cn, intr. \^., knock (against, <x\x\,
ace); beat, throb.
^oc'tifti^, adj. poetic, poetical.
'^oXx^tx'ami, n, -(c)g, ^cr, police-sta-
tion, [-^JoU^ci/r./^. police a«^~Jlmt.]
^oU3ci/6eam/tc(r), m. infl. as adj.
police officer.
^oHjei^toibrtg, adj. contrary to police
regulations ; amenable to the police.
^olftcr, n. -§, — , cushion, bolster.
Comment, n. -§, Pommerania, a
Prussian province on the Baltic.
^orticr {pr. por-tI-6), m. -§, — , porter.
^or^cUan'tiofc, /. w. china-vase. [//at/.
porcellana, shell, and L. vas, vessel,]
^ofitur^/. w. posture, position. [Z.]
^oftttiagctt, m. -§, — , stage-coach.
<»0^ ! interf . odds ! zounds ! the deuce !
with noun, confound — . \_In curses,
a corruption o/®ott.]
^o^taufcnb, interf. zounds! the deuce!
^rad^t, /. splendor, pomp.
^rdd^ttg, adf. splendid, magnificent,
sumptuous.
^rat^tmobt^cn, n. -§, — , splendid girl.
^irad^tOott, adf. splendid.
^ra^Icrct, /. w. bragging, boasting.
[prat) (en, talk loud.]
<>rttfcnttcrcn, tr. present. [Z,.]
^ircbtgcn, tr. or intr. \^., preach. [Z.
praedicare.]
?Prci§, m. -eg, -e, price ; prize, re-
ward, [ai^. prfs.]
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VOCABULARY.
^jretfcn, ^)ne§, ge^riefcn, tr. praise,
glorify. \P. prix, L. pretium.]
^ricftcrn, intr. ^., preach,
^rinj, nt. iv. prince, son of a sovereign.
^Prtnscfftn,/. w. princess.
^rifc, /. TV. pinch {of snuff). \F.
prendre.]
^riuatmann, m. -(c)§, ^er, or -Icutc,
private man or individual.
^ro6c, /. w. proof, test ; rehearsal.
\M. L. proba.]
^rol&teren, tr. prove, try.
^rofan\ adj. profane, secular. \L.
profanus.)
^rofcffor, m. -§, -c'rcn, professor.
5|Jrofcffo'rin,/. w. wife of a professor.
$rofeffor|>aar, n. -e§, -e, professorial
couple. V^^'\
?j8ro^t|Ct', nt. w. prophet. [L. and
^ro^t^e^cten, tr. prophesy. [M.L. and
^•]
$ropt|e5eiung, /. w. prophecy, pre-
diction.
:profc'tfd), adj. prosaic. [L. prosai-
cus.]
^rotcftant', m. w. Protestant.
^Jrotefhjn'tifd), adj. Protestant. [Z,.
part, protestans, F. protestanL]
?|SrotJtant'tt>rb, m. -c§, H, provfeion-
basket. [^rot)iant/r. Ital. and F."]
^rotJiditt'tttciftcr, m. -§, — , master of
supplies, commissary, steward.
^rojcnt', n. -(e)§, -C, per cent. [ZL.]
^rojcfftoit'', /. w. procession. {F.
and L,'\
^jritfctt, tr. try, test, examine. [L.
probare.]
^frtlmobic'rcn, n. -§, psalm, chanting.
^uU, n. or m. -(e)§, -C, desk. [L.
pulpitum.]
^ulUcr, n. -§, — , powder. [L. pulver.]
^imtt, in. -§, -c, point, spot. [Z,.
punctum.]
^itnftUc^, adj. punctual.
^ii^j^c^en, «. -§, — , doll, baby, pup-
pet. \dim. of ^upt)e, L. pupa.]
)^\xx, adj. pure. [Z. purus,]
:^U^ctt, /r. adorn, dress up, put in or-
der ; polish.
?Pu^mad)criit,/. w. milliner.
Cl
qudlett, j?r. torment, torture. [Dual,
cf. E. quail, quell.]
iQualm, tn. -(e)§, vapor, smoke. \cf.
E. qualm.]
qualmen, intr. I)., smoke, steam.
jQuarticr', n. -§, -e, quarter. [Z^.]
ducU, »«. -c§, -en; a/^o Quelle, /. w.
spring, source.
^wtMtXk, quoO, QcquoIIen, intr, \.,
spring, gush.
quer, adj. diagonal, crosswise.
Clucre, /. IV. diagonal ; ctncm in bic —
fommcn, cross one, thwart one's
purpose, run counter.
quirten, intr. \^., whirl.
^
Oflaab, /. river rising in Styria, and
flowing northerly into the Little
Danube.
Static, m. TV. raven.
fRar^C,/. revenge, vengeance.
riid^en, tr avenge, revenge; refl. take
vengeance on one (an, dat.) for
(megcn). \_E. wreak.]
9iab, n. -e§, "er, wheel,
rogcn, ititr. \)., project, tower.
9Jafjmen, m. -§, — , frame. [border.
9tanb, m. -(e)§, Hx, edge, brink, rim,
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9ianfC,/. tc. vine, tendril, shoot.
rantett, itttr. \)., and rejl. twine, twist
[cog. rinflcn.]
9iaV))cnf)ettgft, ;«.-e§,-c, black stallion.
9iaptui^, m. — , {Jit of) madness or
rage ; cincii — l^aben, be out of one's
head, be crack-brained. [Z,,]
rar, adj. rare, scarce. [F. rare. L.
rarus.]
rafdj, adj. quick, swift; impetuous,
rash. [^cf. E. rash.]
9{(lfenftU(f, n. -e§, -C, piece of turf,
grass plot.
roftcrcn, tr. shave ; fid) — laffen, to get
shaved. \F. raser.]
roffcin, intr. I)., rattle.
{Raft, /. 7t/. rest, repose.
rafHo^, adj. restless,
{Rot, m. -(c)§, supply, expedient ; //•
"c, council, member of council, coun-
cillor, advisor; //. i){atid)lo(^c, (:Kat;
fdjlujjc), deliberation, counsel, advice;
decree ; Otat jdjaffeii, devise means.
rntcn, riet, oeratcn, ir. or iutr. {dat.)
advise ; guess.
ratfam, adj. advisable.
ratfrfjlrtgcn, ratic^Ioflte, Qcratft^Iaflt,
intr. I)., deUberate, consult {upon,
iiber). [9tat)d){ag.]
{Riitfel, n. -§, — , riddle, problem.
rdtfcltiaft, adj. problematic ; obscure.
{Rnt^tcMcr, in. basement of town hall,
public wine-room.
{Rattc,/. w. rat.
{Rau6, m. -(e)§, robbery, pillage.
{Rriubcr, ;«. -5, — , robber, thief.
9iau6cr()nu§, n. -e§,^ev, robber's house.
rduberifd), adj. rapacious, predatory,
{Raud), tn. -c0, smoke.
t(iud)cn, tr. or ititr. smoke. \_E, reek.]
Va\Xi), adj. rough, raw ; rude, harsh.
{Raum, m. -eg, ^e, room, space, place.
rdumen, tr. make room in, vacate.
raufd)Cn, intr. {)., rustle, roar.
recenftcren, tr. criticise, review. [£,.]
SRcd^entafcI, /. iv. slate ; blackboard ;
multiplication table.
rct^ncn, tr. reckon, calculate.
iRct^nung, y", u>. calculation; account,
bill.
JHcdjnung^Bud), n. -c§, ^ev, account-
book.
rct!^t, adj. right ; direct ; just ; true, real ;
fitting, reasonable: niit -en 2)ingcu,
squarely, honestly ; adv. quite, very.
[cf. L. rectus.]
SRctl^t, n. -ۤ, -C, right, justice, law.
re t^tS, adv. {gen.), on the right hand ;
to or from the right.
9Jcrf)tfamc,/. 7v. title, right.
re (fen, tr. stretch.
{Rebe,/. w. speech; talk, conversation,
discourse ; — ftet)Cn, give an account,
answer,
rebeit, intr. or tr. speak, talk, discourse,
regeit, tr. stir, move; rejl. stir. [cf.
ragen.]
9Jegen, m. -§, rain.
JHcgen^burg, n. -§, Regensburg {F.
Ratisbon) on the Danube, chief city
of the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.
JRcgeiifrfjirm, m. -c§, -e, umbrella.
JRegenttJetter, «, ->3, rainy weather.
regicrcub,/rt'r/. adj. ruling. [F. r6gir.]
JHcgicrung,/. w. reign, government.
rcibcn, vieb, gericbcn, tr. rub.
91ci(^, n. -c§, -C, empire, kingdom,
realm.
rcid), adj. rich, abundant.
xtxii)bt\<i)ia^tn, part. «^'. richly mount
ed.
reit^cn, tr. reach, hand ; t)ic .^ant) —
{dat.), offer one's hand {in marriage ,
shake hands with.
retd)Ud^, adj. abundant, plentiful.
Sictti^^at^t,/. ban of the empire.
Otciti^^graf, m. w. count of the empire.
9Jcij!^§tog, m. -§, -e, imperial diet.
[lit. parliament held on an appointed
day.]
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VOCABULARY,
SRctd^§t)crfammIttng,/. w. assembly of
the states of the empire.
9ici(1^§tiogt, m. -§, -"c, imperial gover-
nor. [95ogt, fr. L. vocatus.]
{Rcit^tum, m. -e§, Hx, riches, wealth.
Cicif, m -§, -e, hoop, ring.
rcifli^, adj. ripe, mature.
9icif)C, /. iv. row; rank.
9ict^cn, w. -§, — , procession, row ;
chain d^nce; roundelay, refrain.
\prig. circJilar dance ; choral song^
SRcificrfcbcr, /. w. heron's feather.
JWctm, m. -(e)§, -^, verse, rime.
rcimctt, tr. rime, make rime; Jig.
reconcile, harmonize. [tirely.
tctn, adj. clean, pure ; adv. quite, en-
Dtctn^rtrb^Brunit, «. -§, watering place
in Thuringia.
rctntgcii, tr. purify, cleanse; clear.
teinltdi, adj, clean, neat.
9tct§, «. -e§, -C, twig, sprig.
IRcifc,/. w, journey, travel, trip.
JRcifcgcfa^rtc, m. w. traveling com-
panion.
JRctfcmit^c,/. tv. traveling-cap.
rctfctt, intr. t), <?/• f ., travel, go, set out ;
ber DIcifcnbc, traveler, [cf. E. rise.]
aicifcfarf , m. -e§, -"c, traveling-bag.
Dlctfctafd^c, /. 71'. traveling bag, wallet.
JHctftOC, w. 7f'. mounted soldier, horse-
man, [rctten.]
gietftgUJcKc, /. w. bundle of fagots.
['i^d\\% from JReiS.]
9lct^au§, w. running away, flight.
rciftctt, rtf?, gerifjcn, tr. tear, snatch
away ; intr. \., tear along, rush.
rcttctt, ritt, gerittcn, intr. \. orlj., ride.
SHcitcr, w. -§, — , horseman ; trooper.
diittCT^tffav, f. w. troop of cavalry.
rctjcn, tr. excite ; charm ; entice.
Vtx^txth, j>art. adj. charming.
rcIOflltO^StcrCtt, tr. reconnoitre.
JRcIigton', /. 7f'. religion. [Z.]
JHcltgtonigangcIcgcnficit, /. 7r. religious
rcHgiiJi^', a^'. religious. [matter.
rentteit, ranntc, gerannt, intr. !). ««a?
f., run, rush.
JRcnnft^nttcn, m. -§, —, sledge.
Sictttc, /. w. rent, income, [/r. flr.y ««
SJc^orttortttm, «. -§, -ten, cabinet,
[book-l shelves.
SKcft, »?. -c§, -e, remainder, rest,
9tcftauration§5tmmcr, n. -§, — , di-
ning-room, restaurant. [/^.]
rctourf)tcrcit, jfr. retouch. {F,]
rctten, tr. rescue, save, deliver.
Miittxxn, f. w. rescuer, deliverer.
9icttung,/. rv. rescue, deliverance.
9icuc,/. regret ; repentance; remorse.
9if|citt, m. -§, Rhine.
xxd^ifn, tr. direct; arrange; judge.
9Jirf|tcr, m. -§, — , judge.
JRtd^tcrftu^I, m. -§, ^c, judgment-seat ;
tribunal.
rt^ttg, adj. right, correct; regular,
genuine ; interj. certainly, of course.
JRirfjt^Ia^, m. -e§, H, place of exe-
cution.
IHtti^tung,/. w. direction.
rtct^cn, rod), gero^cn, rWr. 1)., smell,
— nad^, smell of.
9itcgcl, w. -§, — , bar, bolt.
ricfcin, intr. 1). (7r f., drop, ripple.
Stigorofum, n . -§, (rigorous) exam-
ination; especially examination for
a doctorate. [Z.]
JRingel, w. -§, — , ringlet.
9JtngcI(!^cii, k. -§, — , little ring,
ringlet, curl.
rtngcn, rang, gerungcn, tr. struggle,
wrestle, contend for (um).
rtngformtg, adj. ring-shaped, round.
rings, adv. {gen.) in a circle, around;
-itm, — I}Crum, round about.
rinncn, rann, geronnen, intr. \., run,
flow.
9Jtttcr, m.
-, knight, [rciten.]
9ioif , jn. -e§, ^Q, coat.
atotftragcn, tn. -§, Hxx, coat collar.
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iHo^ett, / w. crudeness ; ^g. brutal-
ity, barbarity.
9tof)rftorf, m. -§, H, walking-stick,
cane.
{Rotte,/. -w. roll; list ; r61e, character.
[Z,. rotula.]
roUen, j?n or i«/r. f., roll.
^^tn, m. -§, Rome.
romanttfc^, adj. romantic, {orig. a
work hi a Romance language^ tale
of chivalry. 1
SRomttluS Sluguftulud, m. the last
Caesar of Rome, dethroned by Odoa-
cer (476).
rJJmifti^, adj. Roman.
DlbStl^cn, n. -§, — , dim. little rose.
Dlofc,/. w. rose. [L.]
9lofcn()o(j, n. -c3, rosewood.
9Iofcnfroit3, m. -eS, H, garland of
roses ; rosary.
roflg, adj. rosy.
JRii^tciii, n. -§, — , dim. little rose.
9io6, n. ^ff)c§, -(ff)c, horse, steed.
[cf. E. horse.]
Woftftadj, «. ~§, village in the Prussian
district of Merseburg, where Fred-
erick the Great defeated the French
and Imperial forces Nov. 5, 1757.
9ii)ftlcin, n. -§, — , little horse.
X^i, adj. red, crimson, blushing.
'^^i, n. ~e^, redness, blusli.
SRotbart, m. -c§, redbeard.
JHotfopf , m. -e§, ^e, redhead ; finch.
rjjtlit^, adj. reddish.
rotfcibcjt, adj. (of) red silk.
Uouiinc,/. practice, experience. [F.}
fRud, m. -c§, -e, jolt, jar.
rtt(fen, /r. push, move, stir; inlr. i). or
f., proceed, march ; ctn-, invade.
JHittfcn, m. -§, — , back. \E. ridge. j
JHUeffcIjr,/. return.
ritrfJuSrt^, adv. backwards.
9iit(fl0cg, m. -Ǥ, ^, way home, re-
turn.
JRitcfjug, m. -e§, H, retreat.
ruberu, tr. or intr. \)., row.
JHuboIf, m. -§, (1218-1291) son of
Albert IV, Count of Hapsburg,
elected King of Germany 1273.
9tltf , m. ~e§, -e, call, cry.
rufcti, tief, flerufeii/ Ir. or in/r. ^.,
call, shout, cry ; summon.
dittt)(c),/. 7f. rest, peace.
ru^cn, ittlr. I)., rest, repose.
rul^t{{, adj. quiet, composed, at rest.
9tltf)m, M. -c§, glory, renown.
rii()rcii, Ir. touch, stir, beat ; bit' ZxOttU
mc( — , beat the drums.
JHuinc,/. 7i'. ruin. [F.]
ntllb, adj. round.
JHuttbc,/. 7r. circle, round; patrol.
9iHnbl)Ut, m. -e§, ^C, round hat.
ritnsclit, Ir. or tnlr, \)., wrinkle.
ruVfcn, ir. pluck, pick (a fowl).
jRuftlanb, n. -§, Russia.
ritftcu, Ir. prepare, equip, arm.
riiftig, adj. vigorous, brisk, stout.
Siiiftung, /. w. preparation, equipment,
armor.
9iitt(t, n. -§, meadow on the west
shore of lake Lucerne in the canton
of Uri, scene of the Union of
the Forest Cantons, Nov. 7-8, 1307
xuttcln, tr. jolt, shake.
^titiX, m. -§, ©Sic, hall, drawing room,
salon.
6aattljiir(c), /. w. door of a hall.
%^(ii, f. w. seed, standing grain ; grain-
fields, crops.
©a6cl, m. -§, --, sword. [Orient.]
Qaif)C, f. w. thing, affair; business;
subject, point ; cause.
©ati^fc, m. TV. Saxon.
Sad^fctt, n. -§, Saxony.
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VOCABULARY.
\a<i)i, adj. soft, light, slow ; adv. soft-
ly, cautiously. [E. soft.]
©Off, m. -e§, ^^, sack, bag.
facn, tr. sow, seed down. [cf. ©aat,
Same.]
'Sa^tff. w. saying, legend.
©dgc,/. w. saw.
fagen, tr. say, tell.
(Soitc, /. w. string, chord ; music {of
stringed instruments).
®amc(tt), w.-n§, -n, seed.
fammcln, tr. collect, gather ; refi. col-
lect or compose oneself.
<Samm(c)t, m. (c)§, -c, velvet. [71/.
Gr. hexamiton, web of six threads?]
®amm(c)ttiffcn, n. -§, — , velvet cush-
Sammlung,/. w. collection. [ion.
'Zo.vx^i<\^, m. -§, -e, Saturday. [-5". G.
and Rhein. = N.G. counabenb ;
@am§/r. Sambaz = Sabbath.]
famt, />rej>. with dat. together with.
famtlit^, adj. all, all together.
fanft, adj. soft, mild, gentle. [£, soft.]
<Sonb, m. -e§, sand.
@ang, w. -e§, -c, song.
©anger, ;«. -§, — , singer, minstrel.
©ringcrfcft, n. -§, musical festival.
©antt (St.) ©corgcntag, w. festival of
St. George, April 23.
©antt (St.) 3»ft ^'' San Jerdnimo de
Yuste, a monastery near Plasencia
in Estremadura in Spain, to which
Charles the Fifth retired (Feb. 3.
1557) and where he died (Sept. 21,
1558).
fa^perlot, interj. zounds ! the deuce !
[corrupted fr. P. sacre nom de
Dieu.]
fa^^crmcnt, see fappcrlot. [Z,. sacra-
mentum, host.]
©arg, m. -e§, -"c, coffin. [Gr., L.
sarcophagus.] [^^-l
©arfo^^ag', »«. -§, -e, sarcophagus.
©arnctt, n. -§, Sarnen, on the lake of
the same name, the chief town of
Obwalden,
©attcl, m. -§, ^, saddle.
©attclhm^f , m. -e§, H, pommel (of a
saddle).'
©attc(5Cug, n, -c§, saddle trappings.
©a^, w. -e§, -^C, sentence, phrase;
stake, wager ; leap.
fauder, adj. neat, trim.
fttttcr, adj. sour; harsh, hard, difficult.
©rtucrto^f, w. -g, -^e, ill-tempered
person, sour-face.
©riulc,/. w. column.
©aum, w. -e§, -^C, edge, border.
faufcin, intr. \), rustle, murmer.
faufcil, intr. \)., roar; whistle {of the
wind).
©ccnc,/. w. scene, stage. [Z,. scena.]
fc^aiig, adj. shabby. [Sc^abc, scraper.]
©(^at^t, 771. -e§, -^C, shaft; gorge,
chasm. \_E. shaft.]
fdiabc, adj. {used pred.); c§ ift — , it
is a pity. [n. Sd)at)e(n). £. scathe.]
fttjabcn, /n/r. 1). (^a/.), hurt, harm.
ft^abcnfrof), adj. malicious, mischie-
vous.
©t^ofcr, m. -§, — , shepherd. [Sc^af.]
©ttjofcrin,/. w. shepherdess.
fii^affcn, jd)uf, gejd^affen, tr. create,
make; weak, tr. or intr. !^., work;
bring about ; provide, procure, get.
©(^rtffncr, w. -§, — , guard, conductor,
©rfittf^fo^jf , m. -c§, -e, sheep's head ;
blockhead.
fti^alcn, tr. shell, pare, peel. [S(i)ale.]
fc^altljaft, adj. arch, roguish,
©c^alt, w. -(e)§, -e, ^'r -^e, sound.
fdjoUcn, fd)oU, gefc^oUcn, orw.intr.\).,
sound, resound, echo.
fd)attctt, i7itr. \)., rule, command ; act
arbitrairily, do as one likes,
©c^aitt, /. modesty, shame.
ft^rimcn, refl. be or feel ashamed (at,
iibcr; on account of, Jucgen).
fli^rtmrot, adj. blushing with shame;
— mad)en, make blush.
©djanbc,/. shame.
f^itttben, tr. disgrace, dishonor; violate.
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381
WmtXxi), adj. shameful, disgraceful,
base.
Sc^ail5C,/, w. bulwark, intrenchment.
Sd^ar,/. w. troop, division.
fc{?nrcn, re/l. collect, assemble,
frijai-f (fd^drfcr, jc^arfft), adj. sharp,
acute.
®tl^av(at^mantcl, m. -§, ^, scarlet
mantle. [Scftarla^ fr. M. L. scarla-
tum.]
SdjartC'tC,/. w. old, musty book ; trash,
©djattcil, ;«. -§, — , shade, shadow.
f{f)attifl, adj. shady.
@d)rttuUc, /. w. casket. \_M. L. scatu-
la, cj. (Srf)Q^te(.]
8(t)a(;, w. -c§, ^C, treasure.
@d)d^cf)Cit, «. -§, — , little treasure;
sweetheart.
f(^ai;cu, ^r. value, estimate, esteem.
©djaii, /. view ; jur — traflcu, display,
fdjaubcrn, intr. I)., rt/j6» />//. (t/a/.)
shudder.
fdjaucit, tr. or m/r. see, look (upon),
survey.
fdjoucrn, intr. I)., shudder, tremble;
shower.
©djaitfcnftcr, n. -§, — , show-window.
fd)aufcfn, intr. or /r. rock, swing.
®d)rtutclpfcrt», n. -e§, -c, rocking-
horse.
@d)Oum, w. -e§, ^e, foam.
©t^auf^icl, «. -§, -e, spectacle ; play.
@d)aufViclt)au^, «. -c§, -er, theater.
fc^ccfig, rtr^. pied, party-colored.
[Sc^ecfe, piebald.]
Sdjcibc,/. 7f. disk, pane,
fc^cibcu, f^iei), flc!d)iet)cn, ?«ifr. f., de-
part, leave ; tr. separate, divide.
©djcin, m. -§, -C, shine, brightness,
light ; appearance, semblance.
fd)cincn, id)ien, flcfdiieneu, intr. I).,
shine ; seem, appear.
fdjcitcrn, intr. 1). and ]., be wrecked,
frustrate, miscarry.
Sd)clm, m. -e§, -€, rogue, rascal.
fd^etmifd^, i?^'. roguish, mischievous.
ft^cltcn, )d)alt, fle!cI)olten, tr. blame,
reprove, scold, [wit/t two aces.]
©d^cltltioi-t, n. -c§, -e, reproachful
word or epithet ; invective.
S(^cmcl, m. -i, — , foot-stool.
©tl)Cnfc,/. w. ale-house, tavern.
ft^cnfcn, tr. pour out, fill; give, pre-
sent, bestow.
Stl)crc,/. 7f. scissors.
fcf)crcn, ]d)ox, gcidjoren, /n shear ;_/?§-.
trouble, annoy ; concern.
®d)crcnfd)lcifcrtarrcn, m. -§, — , scis-
sor-grinder's cart.
Stfjcr^, wi. -c§, -e, jest, joke, sport ; im
Sc^crje, in fun.
fd)CU, adj. shy, bashful, timorous.
f(^cucn, tr. shun, fear; r^/?. zr/V/^ bor,
be afraid of, hesitate at, shrink from.
f(f)t(fctt, tr. send; re^. be suitable tr
proper; gc)d)icft befommen, receive
what had been forwarded.
fdjicftiti^, adj. becoming, proper.
Stf)ttffal, n. -?i, -c, fate, lot. [fd)irfeu,
order, dispose.]
fd^tc^cn, icf)of?, (^ejd^oficn, ^r. shoot, dis-
charge («^z<«);m^r. I), or 1"., dart, rush.
©t^iff, n. -C'j, -c, ship, vessel, [cf.
E. ship.] [master.
©d^iffcr, nt, -§, — , boatman, sailor ;
©t^tffomaitn, m. -g, -^er, or -teute,
sailor ; pi. sailors, crew.
©d^ilb, w. -(c)§, -c, shield, escutcheon ;
n. -(e) §, -er, signboard, doorplate.
©d^Ubcrung, /. -w. depiction, descrip-
tion, picture. [fcf)ilbern, Sd)il&.]
©d)ilbtt)ac^(c),/. w. sentinel, guard.
©c^iUing, m. -§, -e, shiUing, \cj.
jc^etlen, resound.]
St^tmrncr, m. -§, — , glimmer, glitter.
fdjimmern, intr. I)., glitter, shine,
gleam.
©djintcn, m. -§, — , ham.
©c^irmwogt, ;«. -e§, H, protector,
patron, guardian.
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VOCABULARY,
Sti^lad^t, /. w. battle. [|c^(afleu.]
©t^lac^tfctb, n. -ey, ~cr, battlefield.
@iJ)tarf)toriittung,/. w. order or line of
battle, battle-array.
©rl^Iflf, m. -e§, sleep.
Sd^Iafc^citp 71. -§, — , nap.
ft^Iafctt, fj^lief, gejc^lafen, m^r. I).,
sleep.
®(i^lafctt§5Cit, /, 7f'. bed-time.
fd^tafcrit, impers. {ace.) be sleepy,
drowsy.
f(!^Iaff, a^'. slack, loose; weak, re-
laxed ; indolent.
©ddlofgcntrtd^, n. -(e)§, "er, bed-room,
bed-chamber.
Sri^taf loftglcit, /. sleeplessness.
@i!^tafrotf , »«. -§, ^e, dressing-gown.
©ri^Iafftattc,/. w. sleeping-place.
©ti^fag, w^. -e§, "e, stroke, blow, shock ;
kick; song {of birds), warble; sort,
kind ; paralytic schock.
frf|I(igcn, [(^lufl, fle)d)(agcn, tr. strike ;
beat; defeat, rout {an enemy); jid)
— burd), win one's way.
f^tanf , adj. slender, slim, thin.
fd^lCiJ^t, adj. plain, simple ; bad,
wicked ; poor, wretched.
fd)Ictl^tcri»ittg§, adv. by all means, pos-
itively, utterly. \gen. //. fd)Icd^ter
®ing(e)§.]
fr^Icicficn, id)lid), gefd^li^cn, m«?n f.,
steal, creep, sneak.
©(^Icicr, wz. -§, — , veil.
fcl)lcifctt, fd^Iiff, gejc^tiffcn, ^r. grind,
whet.
Sd^lcntirian, w«. -§, -e, beaten path, old
custom ; snail's pace, [fc^lcnbem.]
fd)Ic^))Cn, tr. drag, trail.
@c^lC:§HJtg, w. -§, Schleswig, city near
the Baltic, also the northern district
of the Prussian Province of Schles-
wig-Holstein.
fd^lCttbcrn, tr. hurl, cast ; intr.
fd^Iettntg, adv. hasty, hurried.
Sti^tcuftttgcr, m. -§, — , native of
Schleusingen, a small town on the
Schleuse in Thuringia, east of Mei-
ningen. [singen.
(g^Icuftngcrin,/. w. native of Schleu-
fti^tt(!^t, adj. plain, simple ; homely.
ft^Iicjjcu, )(ftIoB, geid)toffeu, tr. close,
shut, lock ; conclude, end ; infer.
fcl^Utnm, adj. bad, evil.
®rf)littcit, m. -§, — , sled, sledge,
sleigh.
®cI)lojj, «.-(iJ)es, ^(ii)cr, castle, manor;
lock, clasp {of bracelets). [ jd)Ue{?en. J
©^lopac^, n. -(C)§, -^cr, castle roof.
St^loffcr, m. -§, — , locksmith.
©d^Ioftfrau,/. w. lady of the castle.
(2d^(oftf)crrfct)aft, /. -w. lordship of a
castle ; lord of an estate.
(St^loft^of , m. -e§, H, castle-court.
<Srf)(u^t, /. w. ravine, gorge.
fc^ltttl)3en, iiitr. I)., sob.
St^tummcr, m. -§, slumber.
©^tuft, m. -(f|)c§, -(ff)C, conclusion,
inference ; end ; deduction, reasoning.
[id)Uefecn.]
©(^liiffcl, m. -§, — , key.
©t^lilffcitijrtu^cn, «. -§, — , key-basket.
fd^mad^tcnb, part. adj. languishing,
yearning. [fd)mad)ten.]
ftl^mri^ttg, adj. slender.
fd)ma^Ii(i^, adj. shameful, infamous,
fti^mal, adj. narrow, slender, small.
\cf. E. small.]
fri^malen, intr. t)., (auf) chide.
fri^maufcn, ititr. \,., feast.
fdjmctfcn, tr. taste ; intr. I), and imp.
taste, taste well; fi^ {dat) gut —
laffen, enjoy thoroughly, relish ; eat
heartily.
fd^mcic^cUjrtft, adj. flattering.
fd^mcit^cht, intr. t). {dat.), flatter.
©tt)mcic^Icr, ;«. -§, — , flatterer.
<B6)\\\tV^, m. -e§ and -cn§, -eu, pain ;
grief, [cf E. smart,]
\(i)Xi\tV^tn, tr. pain ; also impers.
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©rfimicb, m. -e§, -t, smith.
fd)micbcn, ir. forge, weld,
fdimoUcu, ifitr. [)., pout, sulk, grumble.
fri)mutf, adj. neat, smart, pretty.
ft^mittfctt, tr. adorn, ornament.
SrflimicI, w.-§, ^; bill, beak.
S(i)nobcrl)U|)fcrl, n. -I, — , humorous
song in the Alps sung responsively.
8r()itaUcttft{)Ui), tn. -c§, -C, shoe with
buckle.
fci^nrtrrcn, intr. \)., rattle, whirr, scrape,
grate, give a rasping tone ; grumble,
scold.
frf)nau6cu, intr. I)., sniff, snort, pant.
fdjnaufcit, intr. I)., pant.
Srijncc, w. -y, snow.
fdjucctwcifj, a^'. snow-white.
fdjncibcu, fd)uttt, gcfc^nitten, /r. or intr.
cut, carve, engrave.
Srt)ncibcr, m. —3, tailor.
®ri)ncibcrgcfcU(c), w. w. tailor's ap-
prentice, journeyman.
ftl)nctett, intr. or impers. snow.
fcfincU, rt-^'. quick, swift; violent.
fdincUcn, intr. f). (Jr ),, spring, fly back ;
tr. let fly, jerk ; cheat ; refl. rebound.
SdincUigtcit,/. swiftness.
Sti^ncUjug, m. -c§, ^C, express train.
ftl)JticjjcIn, refl. dress up, deck out.
fc^tiupfcn, tr. or intr. snuff, inhale
rigorously.
fd)nurcn, tr. fasten with a string, tie,
lace.
f(i^tturren, intr. 1^,, hum, purr.
fci^on, ^^/t;. already ; even ; indeed, no
doubt, I think.
f^on, adj. beautiful, fine; pleasant,
delightful. \rel. fc^aucn.]
©d^iJiUjcit, /. -w. beauty.
Sci^ornftctn, m. -(e)§, -e, chimney.
@(f)Oft, w. -(B)e§, ■"(fe)c, lap ; fl,g. bos-
om ; skirt {of a coat.)
©ti^rant, w. -e§, -"c, case, press, cab-
inet.
8d)re(f , /«. -e§, terror, fright.
Irfjrcrfctt, f^raf, gejc^rodcu, z«^r. f„ be
startled, frightened ; iveak, tr. fright-
en, alarm.
Sd^rctfcn, ;«. -§, — , see Sd^recf.
<Stfjrcrfcn§tunbc,/. w. terrible news.
f(^rctt(t(^, «^j^'. frightful, dreadful,
terrible.
Secret, m. -(c)§, -c, cry.
ft^rciOcii, fc{)ticb, flcf^riebcn, /r. write.
[L. scribere.]
Sttireibtttfct, /. w. tablet, slate, note-
book. {%a\t[fr. L. tabula.]
fdircicn, j^rtc, ocfd)riecn, intr. cry,
cry out, scream, shriek.
Se^rciit, tn. -§, -c, chest, casket ; cof-
fin. \L. scrinium, case.]
fdjrcttcit, fc^ritt, gcf(f)rtttcn, intr. \.,
stride, stalk.
Sc^rift, /. w. writing; book, publica-
tion, [fc^rciben.]
fdiriftUd), adj. written; -c ^rbcitcii,
manuscript works, exercises.
ft^riU, adj. shrill.
Sdjritt, tn. -(e)§, -C, step, stride, pace.
©(^ubfad), «. -c§, "-'er, drawer. [©d)ub
/r. i^ieben.]
8(t)ubiabe, /. 7^. drawer, set of draw-
ers. \Si,o,^tfr. SaDen.]
fc^iitf)tcrn, adj. shy, bashful, timid.
®ct)ud)tcntt)cit, /. shyness.
St^ul), w. -g§, -c, shoe.
St^utb, /. w. debt ; guilt ; fault, crime ;
f^ulb fcin, be at fault or to blame
(for, an).
fti^ulbig, adj. indebted; due; guilty,
to blame, \with ace. of amount.']
©r^u(c,/.w. school. [Z,. schola.]
®d)iUcr, m. -§, — , scholar; pupil.
Sei^ulcritt, /. w. pupil.
®d)ultamcrob', tn. w. school-comrade,
classmate.
St^uUclji-cr, m. -§, — , school-teacher.
Sc^ulmciftcr, m. -§, — , school-master.
Sd^ulpruf uug,/. w. school-examinatioa
Sti^ttlftubC,/. zf. school-room.
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SrfjuUcr,/. tv. shoulder.
fdjiircu, tr. stir, poke.
©rf)Ur5C, /. w. apron, \obs. adj. scurz,
E. short.]
©ti^iir^fcU, n. -§, -c, leather apron,
©ti^ufj, ;«. -(ff)C'-', "(ff)C, shot, charge.
©tf)uffcl,/. 7f'. bowl.
@rt)Uftci-, m. -§, — , cobbler.
@cl)uftci-iuiigc, tn. w. cobbler's lad or
apprentice.
fcfjitttcln, ir. shake, toss, stir.
fd)uttc«, tr. shed; (auf or ubcr), pour
out ; impute ; yield.
@d|U^, w. -c§, shelter, protection ; —
unb Xrufe, offensive and defensive.
©(I)U^(C), ;«. w. archer, marksman.
fdjil^cn, tr. protect, shelter, defend.
iSrf)Uljf)crr, m. u<. protector, patron.
®4)U^Itnfl, jn. -e§, -e, charge, prot6-
fdjtoad), adj. weak, feeble. [ge(e).
ft^n)(id)Ctt, /;-. weaken.
Srfimnttic,/. 7i'. swallow. [song.
©tl)itJnlticnlici), n. -co, -cr, swallow's
Sttjwan, m. -§, H, swan.
@d))tianrtu, n. -§, Schwanau, an island
in Lake Lowerz in Schwyz.
fi!^ttJancn)DCi^, adj. swan-white.
@c^h»ont, m. -(e)§, H, hoax, jest,
funny tale ; farce.
ft^Wantcn, intr. \. or \)., waver, totter,
reel ; roll, toss ; fluctuate.
®tf)tt)flrm, m. -e§, ^C, throng, troop.
f(t)tt>armeriftl), adj. visionary; enthusi-
astic.
fdjwarj (fc^roarser, fdjiDarseft), adj.
black, dark.
frtjlDar^bruun, adj. dark brown,
fttjmar^lid), adj. blackish,
ft^Wa^cn, w. intr. \)., chat, gossip, talk.
fc^tucficn, intr. 1)., be suspended, hover,
ftl^U»cI»ciii),/fl:r/.rtr(^'. poised, suspended.
Sd^tticbc, w. w. Swede.
©d^hJCbcn, ?z. -§, Sweden.
Sc^iucbctlftcttt, ?«. -§, Swedes' stone.
©C^twcfcnjjJljc^Ctt, «. -§, lucifer match
©dm»cif, »«, -e§, -e, tail, train.
f^ttJCtfcn, intr. I). ^«^y.^ sweep j rovej
stray, range.
fcfuwcigcn, fc^iuieg, gefc^ttjiegen, intr.\).,
be silent, hush ; cease speaking.
®d)lticigcn, «. -§, silence.
fd)»ucigcttb, fart. adj. silent.
®d)mct3crbuni>, m. -e§, Swiss League
(Helvetic Confederation).
©d)WcUc, /. w. sill, threshold.
fdjtocntcit, tr. wave, swing, flourish.
ft^ttJCr, adj. heavy; strong; grievous,
severe ; difficult, hard.
ft!)tticrf(iUig, adj. heavy, clumsy, mas-
sive.
©t^Wcrtn^ n. -§, Capital of the Grand
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
<Bti)'mtvt, n. -c§, -er, sword.
©djttjcrtgctlirr, tt. -e§, clash of swords.
fd)n»crtgcwoI)ut, adj. accustomed to or
skilled with the sword.
©djttJcftcr, /. w. sister.
fdjtwcftcrlic^, adj. sisterly.
©djlDtcgcrcltcrn, //. parents-in-law.
®r^tt)icrtgfcit,/. u>. difficulty.
fd)h>immc«, idjummm, gefd)ti3ommcn,
intr. I), or\., swim, float, drift ;_/f^.
hover.
fdjltJinbcn, f^iuanb, gefc^rounben, intr.
f., disappear, vanish,
fd)tt)ingcn, id)tt)ang, gefc^iDungen, tr. or
intr. I)., swing, wave, brandish.
f(i)tt)trrcn, ijitr. I),, whiz, whirr, buzz,
fd^wijrcu, \6)\x>Qx or f^rour, gefc^iuoren,
tr. or intr. ))., swear, vow, take oath,
fdjnjitl, adj. close, sultry.
®tt)imtng, m. -e§, -"e, swing, elevation.
buoyancy ; play (of the imagination),
ftf)tt)ur or jc^tDov, see fc^ioorcn.
St^hJUr, m. -(e)y, -e, oath.
®(^ttiQ3, n. one of the three original
cantons of Switzerland, also a town
on the river Musta, at the foot of the
fcd)§, num. six, [Mythen.
fcd)§tnonrttttcl), adj. of six months.
fed):gf:|)annig, adj. drawn by six horses.
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385
feji^fit -er, ~t, -C§, num. sixth.
fcd)5iflr ««w. sixty.
<S>tt,f. w. sea; w. -§, -u, lake.
©cclc,/. Tf'. soul.
@eeUSberg, «. -§, a village on the
Sonnenberg, above Treib, on the
west side of Lake Lucerne, in Uri.
@eetveg, m. -e§, -e, sea-road ; maritime
route.
@egen, m. -§, — , benediction, blessing.
[L. signum.]
fcgncn, ir. bless.
fcJjCtt, fal), gefct)cn, m/r. f)., see, look;
— wifA auf, look on, regard ; — ail§,
discover in ; — in, look into ; — nac^
or ju, look to, see to, attend ; im/.
with dat. look like, resemble.
fe^^nen, rejl. long, yearn.
fe^nH(!^, adj. longing, anxious, ardent.
@e()nfud)t, /. desire, longing, yearning.
fc^r, adv. very, much ; sorely.
@eibc, /. w. silk.
feiben, adj. silk, silken.
6cibctt5cug, «.-§, -c, silk stuff cr cloth.
®cii, n. -§, -c, rope, cord.
fcitt, Joar, gctDcjcn, intr. \., be, exist;
imp. {dat.) feel ; used as an auxil-
iary in forming the perfect and plu-
perfect tenses of intrans. verbs,
which denote a change of condition
or movement, also whett the part, has
assumed the force of an adj.
fcin, poss. pron. his. \_orig. gen. of
refl. pron. S\i).'\
fctucSgtcitl^cn, adj. indecl. such as he
is, his equal, his like. [gletd)en is
orig. gen. of characteristic^ used
snbst. with the poss. adj.']
fctttiggleti^en, see |cinc5glcid;cn.
fcit, prep, with dat. since, for {time) ;
conj. since, [jeit(er) is an orig.
compar. adv. governing the dat.]
fcttbcm, adv. since then or that, since.
©cite,/, w. side ; page.
©citcngano, m, -^, "c, side path, side-
passage ; exit (from stage).
©eitCtttfjUrc,/. iv. side door or entrance.
©cfrctrirfd^Iiiffel, m. -§, — , desk-key.
\M. L. secretarius.]
fctunbiercn, intr. 'S). {dat.), second, ac-
company. [L.]
fclbcr, pron. indecl. = felbft. [orig.
masc. sing., now used unchangeably
in all genders and numbers.]
fclbig, adj. same, self-same.
\clb\t, pron. indecl. seli, following pro-
noun, iterative, myself, yourself,
etc. ; adv. preceding noun, even,
[felbft orig. gen. felbe§H-t.J
©clc^fj, the ancient river Calycadnus,
now the Goksu, in Cilicia.
fclig, adj. blessed, sainted; deceased,
late, lamented. \fr. obs. saelde,
happiness.]
SctI»ftbcfrf)auung,/.se]f-contemplationj
introspection.
©eligfcit, /. w. happiness, bliss.
fdtcn, adj. rare.
feltfam, adj. strange, singular.
fen'bctt, tr. janb^te, gefanbt, or fen'betc,
gefen'bet, send, despatch ; intr. send
for {na^).
fenfen, tr. sink, lower ; refl. sink, fall.
Sent, ©iouannt SBo^tifta, m. -§, Seni,
an astrologer of Padua, who attend-
ed Wallenstein.
®cnfung,y. w. sinking, descent,, grade ;
hollow; thesis, unstressed syllable.
6crHicttc,/. w. napkin. [F.]
fcrtJtcrcn, tr. and intr. serve. \^F.]
fc^cil, tr. set, place, fix; assume, sup-
pose ; with 3U, appoint ; re^. sit
down; intr. \. or t)., run, leap, pass
(over).
@eU(f)C, /. w. {protracted or conta-
gious) sickness, disease, pestilence,
epidemic. \adj. fie^.]
fcitfjCtt, i7ttr. I)., sob. sigh.
Scuf^cr, m. -§, — , sigh, groan.
fid), refi. pron. indecl. dat. or ace.,
third pcrs., sing, or pi., mas., fern, or
neut., himself, herself; themselves:
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VOCABULARY.
reciprocal^ each other, one another;
fiir — , to oneself, by oneself, alone.
\old gen. jcill (sin).]
fiii^cr, adj. (gen.) secure, safe, sure,
positive; adv. securely; surely, cer-
tainly.
©ili^cr^ett,/. safety, security, assurance.
ftiJ^ern, tr. secure {from, bor), guaran-
tee; assure; insure. [Z,. securus.]
ftd^tlbar, adj. visible, plain ; evident,
apparent.
ftc, pers. pron.^fem. sing., and pi. she,
they.
©ic, pers. pron., sing, and pi. {third
pers. pi. used for the second) you.
fiebcn, num. seven, [cf L. septem.]
fte6ent -cr, -C, -e§, ord. num. seventh.
ftcb(cn)3tg, num. seventy.
®ieg, m. -c§, -t, victory.
©tcgcl, n. -§, — , seal. [Z,. sigillum.]
©icgcr, m. -§, — , conqueror, victor.
©icgcrfranj, m. -g§, "e, conqueror's
wreath.
ftcgrcin^, adj. victorious.
Sigitttlemcnt, n. -§, -§, description {of
a person in an official document).
\.p^
©itbc, /. w. syllable. [Z., Gr. syllaba.]
©itJcr, n. -§, silver.
@tt6ergctb, n. -§, -cr, silver money.
fitbcr^cU, adj. bright as silver.
©tt6crm»tn5C,/.w. silver coin. [OJliinac
/r. Z,. moneta, money.]
fttliertt, adj. (of) silver ; silvery.
ftttfien, fang, gcfungcn, tr. sing, chant;
warble, chirp. *
ftttlen, fanf, gcfunfcn, intr. \., sink,
drop, decline.
@tntt, m. -e§, -C (//. sometimes w.),
sense, perception ; mind, thought ;
disposition ; character ; temper ; taste,
appreciation,
©ittc,/. w. custom, practice; //. man-
ners, morals,
fittfattt, adj. modest j decent.
©ituattOtt, /. w, situation. [P., Z,.]
@i^, m. -c§, -e, seat, chair,
ft^ctt, |a§, geieffen, intr. 1)., sit, be
sitting ; sit down ; fit, suit.
©t^tiffCtt, n. -§, — , cushion.
<Sta\pUdt,f. w. scalp-lock. [E.'\
©{laDe, m. w. slave. [cards.
©fat, m. -(e)§, a German game with
fo, adv. so, thus; in that case, then;
— cin, such a.
focfien, adv. just now, just then.
@ofa, «. -^ ; //. -«, sofa.
fogac, a^/y. even.
fob alb, conj. as soon, as soon as.
fogletd^, aafp, immediately.
©ofjJc,/. w. sole.
©oljn, w. -c§, -"e, son.
®ijf)ntcitt, w. -§, — , little son.
\t>\<i) -cr, -C, -C§, /rc»M. and adj. {in-
decl. before cin) such, same, [so and
lih, body, = so constituted.]
Sotbnt'', 7n. w. soldier, [orig. merce-
nary, F., L. solidus, a coin.]
folib^ adj. solid, substantial, genuine.
foUen, tr. and mod. aux. {denoting
moral obligation), shall, ought; be
obliged; be said to; mean; be in-
tended or destined to.
©ommcr, tn. -§, — , summer.
©ommci'obcnb, m. -§, -e, summer
evening.
©ommcrna^t, /. H, summer night.
©ommcrf^rolf, m. j-/. -([f)c§, -(ff)c; w.
-en, -en, also f. w. Sproffc {usually
in pi.), freckles.
©ommcr^cit, /. w. summer-time.
fonbcrbar, adj. peculiar, strange.
■funbcrbarciiwcifc, adv. {gen.) strangely,
for a wonder.
fonbern, conj. but {used after a nega-
tive), [prep, fonbcr.]
©onnc,/. w. sun.
©oitncnbrttt, m, -S, ^c, sun-ball. [6om
nen, TV. gen. mas. or/.
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387
fonticnlicfti^tcttctt, adj. sun-lit.
foimcitlictfj, adj. heated by the sun.
Souncnft^ciit, m. -§, sunlight.
Soimcuftraf)l, tn. -(e)§, -01, sunljeam.
©ottncnittttcrg^ong, m. -§, ^e, sunset.
fonnig, adj. sunny, sunshiny.
Somttrtg, m. -(e)§, -e, Sunday.
SoniUag^fletb, n. -e§, -ev, Sunday
dress. [morning.
Sonntagsimorgctt, m. -§, — , Sunday
fonft, adv. formerly ; otherwise, else ;
besides. [care, concern.
©orgc,/. w. disquiet, anxiety, sorrow;
forgeit, intr. ()., carej take care, be
anxious. "^oX^^, fold.]
forgfatttg, adj. careful, [-fdlttg, /r
forglofi, adj. careless, unconcerned.
forgfam, adj. careful.
fotJtcl, adj. as much, so much.
foioic, adv. as well as, as soon as.
f^a()cn, intr. \)., spy, search, look
(closely) or watch for (nad^).
(SVo"<<^nf «. -§/ Spain,
f^annctt, tr. span, stretch, strain; at-
tach, harness.
f^(irli(i^, adj. scanty, plain, frugal.
f^arfam, adj. sparing, economical ;
parsimonious.
®V^flr m. -e§, ^, joke; sport; au§ or
im or 3um — , in fun. [Ital. spasso.]
f^ljit, adj. late.
@^att)cr6ftnad)mittag, m. -§, -c, after-
noon late in autumn.
@Va^, m. w. sparrow, \_pei name fr.
6t)crUng.]
SVojicrgang, m. -§, -^, walk {for
pleasure)^ promenade.
Hjajtcrcn, intr. \. or t),, walk, go for
pleasure. \Ital. spaziare,]
©^>03tcrrttt, m. -c§, -t, ride (on horse-
back).
©^Cd^t, m. -e§, -e, woodpecker.
f^cicn, fpie, gcfpie'cn, intr. I)., spit.
©^Ctf C , /. w. food, viand. [Af. Z. spesa,
cost ; cf. spendere.]
•S^crliitB, m. -§, -c, sparrow.
f^icrrcn, /r. bar, close ; shut in, lock up ;
sprawl.
Spiegel, m. -§, — , mirror, looking-
glass. [Z,. speculum.]
S^icgctiitb, n. -§, -er, reflection.
f^icgclflar, adj. clear as a mirror.
<S^icl, ??. -(c)§, -t, play; game; play-
ing {of instruments)^ performance,
military music.
fVicIcu, tr. and intr. play ; gamble ;
in§ Dtotc — , have a tinge of red.
S^tctmann, m. -§, cr c"^ -leute, musi-
cian, minstrel.
Spinbet,/. w. spindle, distaff.
f^inneit, fpann, flejponncn, tr. spin,
plot ; purr.
S|itnncitgc»uc6c, n. -§, — , spider's
web, cobweb.
SpinnfrrtU,/. w. spinning woman.
S^Jtunrrtb, n. -c§, "cr, spinning-wheel.
fpi^, adj. pointed. \^comJ>. E. spit.]
Spi^C,/. w. point, tip ; top ; head {of
an army) ; pi. lace.
fpUttcrn, intr. \)., be shattered, splinter.
@^orit, m. -(e)§, -C or -eil, {usually of
a pair) ©porcn, spur. \M.H.G.
Spor(e), w. m. Sporen z.y ^//^ old pi."]
©pottgclb, w. -e§, -er, trifling sum.
©^rnd^c,/. w. speech, language.
S^rati^Ucrtuoutitfc^aft, /. w. kinship of
language, linguistic relationship.
f^rcrt)Ctt, Iprat^, gefproc^cn, intr. or /r.
speak, talk.
f^ringcn, fprang, gc|prungcn, intr. f.
or I),, spring, jump, leap ; gush forth,
have its source.
<S^)rttf afirir, /. w. distillery.
<S^ntd^, m. -ۤ, -e, sentence, decree,
proverb.
Sprung, m. -e§, "t, spring, bound.
@^ur, /. 2v. track, scent ; clue.
f|)Urcn, tr. trace, perceive, notice.
@taat, m. -c§, -en, state; pomp;
finery.
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VOCABULARY.
©taat^ontoalt, m. -§, "t, public pros-
ecutor.
<Sttt6, m -(e)§, "C, staff, stick.
©tobt, /. "e, city, town,
©tribtct, ;«. -§, — , citizen.
©tatit^'mufitnitt^ ;«. w. town-musician.
fta^tfttau, rt^'. steel-blue.
ftal)n, old form for fte]^(e)n, p. 94, 1, 17.
©tall, m. -(e)§, -^e, stable, stall; shed.
©tamm, m. -(e)3, -^e, stem, trunk;
stock, race.
ftammcin, intr. 1^., stammer, hesitate.
\tammtn,intr. l)., spring from (bon).
©tOttb, m. -(e)§, -e, stand, state; pro-
fession ; ju -e briugcil, bring about,
accomplish ; im ftanbc, able.
©tangc, /. w. pole ; bei ber — bictben,
stick to the point.
ftar! (ftarfer, ftarfeft), adj. strong,
vigorous, robust, stout ; extreme.
©tttrfc,/. strength. [fresh.
ftorfctt, tr. strengthen, invigorate; re-
\iavv, adj. rigid, staring, fixed.
©tatton',/. 71'. station. [F.'\
©tatton:§'gcIi(tubc, 71. -c-S, — , station.
©ttttt,y. (^ pi. preserved in compounds)^
stead, place ; 311 [tatteii fommcn,
come off ; transpire ; prosper. [ftQt=
ten, fr. M.H.G. state, opportunity.]
ftrttt, prep, with geti. instead of. \_also
used for anftatt with inf.'\
©tottc,/. w. place, stead, room.
ftflttftiibcn, fanb — , -gcfunbcn, intr.
\)., take place.
ftattlid), adj. stately, dignified.
'©tnub, m. -c§, dust.
©toutifrtbcn, m. -§, ", stamen.
©taubc,/. zv. bush, shrub.
©touffnt^cr (2Cerner), m. -§, Stauff-
acher, one of the heroes in the Swiss
war of independence (p. 106).
ftaunen, i7itr.^ \)., be astonished, marvel
(at, liber) ; ftouncnb, with surprise.
Stcrffiricf, m. -(C)§, -e, proclamation
of arrest. [pierce, stab.
fted^ctt, jtad), geftodien, tr, stmg, prick,
fterfCtt, tr. stick, put, fix ; intr. stick,
remain ; lie hidden ; — laffcn, leave
behind; forsake.
©teg'', m. -e§, -e, narrow path, bridge.
\fr. ftcigen.]
ftcijcn, ftanb, geftanbcn, intr.l)., stand,
stay; be; — bleibcn stop; — [iir,
answer for ; einem QUt — , become.
ftcljicn, [tal)l, fleftot)(en (with dat. of
pers. and ace. of time'), tr. steal, de-
prive one of.
ftcif, adj. stiff.
ftcigen, ftieg, gefticgcn, intr. \., rise,
ascend, climb ; mount upon (auf) ;
descend, alight (with prep, of direc-
tion, in or toon) ; step or walk up ;
t)Om ^ferbc — , dismount.
fteil, adj. steep.
©tctit, m. -(e) §, -C, stone.
©teincn, n. -§, village in Schwyz, re-
puted home of Werner Stauffacher.
fteiltcrn, adj. stone, made of stone;
stony.
©teinfarg, m. -(c)§, ^c, sarcophagus.
©teinttJurf , tn. t§, -"e, stone's throw.
©telle,/, w. spot, place, office; pas-
sage {in a book.)
ftcllen, tr. place, station ; refl. place or
post oneself ; present oneself ; aj>-
pear ; behave ; pretend, act as if.
©tellung, /. w. position, situation,
bearing, posture.
©tcngcl, m. -§, — , stalk, stem. [cf.
©tange.] [knell.
©terbegtorfcntou, m. -c§, ^c, funeral-
fterbctt, ftarb {subj. ftiirbc, or ftarbc),
geftorben, intr. f., die.
ftcrftltd^, adj. mortal.
©tcrle,/. w. young cow, heifer.
©tern, m. -§, -e, star ; constellation.
©ternbcnterei', /. astrology.
©tcrntcin, n. -§, — , Uttle star.
ftet, adj. fixed, stable ; enduring.
ftetig, adj. fixed; constant.
ftct^, adv. {gen.) constantly, steadily
continually.
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389
ftcttm(i)f(^, adj. of Stettin ; im Stet=
tiui(i)CU (p. 115), in the district of
Stettin, a city in the Prussian Prov-
ince of Pommerania, on the Oder,
©tit^l, m. -c§, -€, stab, prick, sting;
im -e laffcn, to leave in the hirch.
fttrfctt, tr. embroider.
Sticfcl, m. -§, — , or -n, boot. [Ilal.
stivale, L. aestivale, light covering
for the foot.]
fticrcu, inir. t)., stare.
ftiftcn, tr. found, establish.
®til, nt. -(c)y, -e, style. [L. stilus.]
fttU, adj. still, silent, calm.
©tiUc,/. w. stillness, silence, solitude.
ftillcn, tr. still, silence.
ftiUfdjlwcigcnb, adj. silent.
ftiUftcljcit, ftanb — , -flcftanben, intr.
I), and]., stand still, stop, falter.
©timmc,/. w. voice.
ftimmcn, /r. tune;_;ff. agree, accord;
vote.
tsttmmung, /. w. tuning, key; tune;
mood, temper.
@tirit(c),/. w. forehead, brow.
fZifid, m. -e§, -"c, stick, cane; trunk
{of a tree); story {of a house).
ftorfcn, intr. I)., stop; hesitate, stam-
mer.
©torfljolm, n. -§, Stockholm, capital
of Sweden.
Stuff, m. -e§, -e, stuff, material.
ftiiljttCtt, intr. I)., groan.
ftol^crn, intr. ]"., stumble, trip.
ftotj, a^'. proud {of, auf), haughty.
@tot5r m. -c§, pride, arrogance.
©toVfttftbcI,/. w. darning-needle.
©tord), ;«. -e§, -^c (5.G. w. /« j/«^.
^/.//a2#,/. 44/-.), stork.
Storrf)Cttn6cntcucr, «. -§, — , adven-
ture as a stork.
©tortf)cnfliigcI, m. -§, — , stork's wing.
Storti^cnljattt, /. ^c, stork's skin.
StorrI)fu^, »«. -c§, H, stork's foot.
©twdjin,/. w.,//. -nen, female stork.
Stord^ift^, «. -c§, stork language.
ftijrcn, /r. trouble, disturb, stir up.
©ti)ruufl,/.7f. disturbance, interruption.
ftofictt, fticf!, gcftofjcn, tr. pusli, thrust,
strike, kick; @ta jer qx\ cinanbcr — ,
touch glasses ; in§ |)ovn — , blow or
wind a horn.
©trafc,/. w. punishment, penalty,
ftrafcn, tr. punish; correct, reproof;
jemanb giigenb — , {causal geji. pi.)
give the lie. \with two aces.]
Qtvatii, m. -§, -en, beam, ray.
ftraljlfWr tr. or intr. I)., beam, radiate,
Stralfmtb', n. -§, Stralsund, a city on
the Strela sound in Pommerania,
opposite the island of Riigen.
©trftUb, m. -c§, -:•, strand, beach,
©trafic,/. IV. street. \_L. strata, paved.]
Stroftcnerfc, /. -iv. street corner.
ftrdu^cn, /r. ruffle; refl. bristle, stand
on end ; struggle, resist. [bush.
Strand), m. -(e)§, -^e or Hx, shrub,
Strang, m. -c§, ^e, bunch of flowers,
bouquet.
ftrcbcn, intr. I),, strive (for, nod)), en-
deavor.
ftrcrfcn, tr. stretch ; refl,. extend oneself.
Strcit^, nt. -c§, -C, stroke ; trick,
ftrctdjcn, ftric^, Qeftrid)cn, tr. stroke,
brush ; spread ; roam, wander ; blow
(of wind).
Strcif , tn. -e§, -C, strip, streak.
ftrcifcn, tr. touch, graze, brush.
Strcit, m. -(e)§f -C, contest, quarrel.
ftrcttcn, ftritt, flcflritten, intr. or refl.
strive, contend (with, mit; for, urn or
iiber), dispute; litigate.
Strcttfrngc, /. w. question at issue,
matter in dispute.
Strenge,/. severity, strictness, rigor.
Streu, /. w. litter, bed (of straw).
Strit^, m. -(c)l, -e, stroke, line.
Strirf, m. -e§, -e, cord, rope.
Stttrfftrumpf, m. -e§, stocking being
knitted, knitting.
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VOCABULARY.
@tro^, n. -(e)§, straw.
@trot)^Ut, m. -§, ^c, straw-hat.
©tro^mattc,/. w. straw mat.
®trQtn, »«. -C§, -^C, stream, current.
ftriJmcn, intr. ]. and I)., stream.
©triim^ftficn, «. -§, — , little stocking,
sock.
@tu6r^en, n. -§, — , little room.
@tu6c,/. 7f. room, chamber.
@tu6cntl)ur(e), /. w. door of a room,
©tiitf , «. -e§, ~C, piece, fragment, part ;
distance ; gro^e -e I)a(tcn auf, think
much of, hold in high esteem.
6tttrf(1^Ctt, n. -§, — , (little) piece.
@tudtt)erf, «. -c§, unfinished work,
fragment,
©tubcnt', ;«. w. student. [table.
©tubcn^tcntifd^, w. -c§, -c, student's
©tubtum, n. -§, (Stubieti, study.
©tttfc,/. w. step, stairs; degree, grade.
@t«^l, ;«. -§, -c, chair, seat.
ftuntm, adj. dumb, silent.
ftunt^f, adj. dull, blunt ; insensible.
©tum^f, m. -e§, ^e, stump.
©tttttbe,/. «/. hour; league.
ftunbenlang, adj. an hour long; adv.
for hours.
Sturm, m. -(c)§, -C, storm ; assault.
ftttrnten, intr. %., storm; charge; press
upon (in) one ; assault (auf).
©turmc^fttttg, w. -e§, -e., wings of the
storm.
ftitrmif^, adj. stormy, violent.
©turmitiettcr, n. -§, stormy weather.
ftiir^en, intr. )'., fall, tumble, rush,
plunge ; tr. plunge, overthrow ; rejl.
plunge, rush.
ftit^cn, tr. prop up, support, rely upon
(auf, ace.) ; reji. lean, recline.
fuitrafjicrcn, tr. subtract. [L.]
fttrf)Clt, tr. seek, look for; try.
®itb, m. -c§; (SUbcit, -§, south.
fiibUr^, adj. southern.
Sttt'tatt or ©ultan', m. -g, -c, sultan.
Stttja, n. -§, a small village on the
Ilm in Saxe- Weimar.
fummcit, tr. and intr. I)., hum.
SUnbc,/. zf. sin.
Sunbenfiotf, m. -(e) ^3, "c, scapegoat.
©iittbcr, m. -3, — , sinner.
fitnbfiaft, adj. sinful.
Sn^crlrttitt', w. -§, -c, superlative.
©m>^e,/. ?£'. soup.
furrcnb, part. adj. buzzing, whirring.
[furren.]
ftt|f, adj. sweet.
Stjno'bc,/ zf'. synod. [Gr.]
©^rieti, n. -§, Syria.
©t)riu'gctit»oum, m. -§, ^c, lilac-tree
(i^nifc&er fjlleber).
Xd'hat, m. -§, -e, tobacco.
tabeUo:^, a^'. blameless, faultless.
Slaf el, /. -w. table, tablet, slate ; dining
table; — Flatten, dine. \L. tabula,
tablet.]
X«g, m. -e§, -e, day, daylight ; — \\xx
— , day after day ; bolter — , broad
day ; e§ Uegt am — , it is clear.
2;a9(e)tocrl, n. -§, -e, day's work,
daily work.
tttfllit^, adj, daily.
S^aillc (/r. Tal'ye),/. w. waist ; form,
[i^.] [Z. tactus, touch.]
Salt, m. -c§, -e, touch ; measure ; tact.
Solent', n. -(e)§, -e, talent. [iL.]
Sannenbaum, m. -§, -^e, fir-tree, Christ-
mas-tree, [fir trees.
2;ottttcnbttntcl, n. -§, darkness of the
3;ttttncitgc^ijl5, n. -c§, -e, fir-forest.
Sanncnrci^, n. -e§, -er, fir-twig.
S;annett5tt)ctg, m, -e§, -e, twig ^r
branch of fir.
Sontc,/. w. aunt, [/'.j
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391
ian^trx, intr. \., dance.
trt^fcr, adj. brave, valiant. \E. dapper.]
^r^jfcrfcit,/. bravery, valor.
ta)»pcn, intr. I), (nac!^), grope, feel (for).
Xafd^c,/ iv. pocket.
2;af(^cn6urftc, /. w. pocket-brush.
:?affc, /. w. cup. [/^., //«/.]
2;nu6c,/. w. dove, pigeon.
trtUfcit, tr. baptize, christen ; name.
\_rel. ttef.]
taugcn, intr. I)., be good or fit (/c'r),
be of use ; ntd)ty — , be good for
nothing.
Xauvcrle , /. w. dewdrop. [i^erte fr. ZL.]
trtufd)CU, tr. (in, dat) deceive, delude;
rcfl. be disappointed.
tdltft^cnb, fart. adj. deceptive, illusive.
taufcnb, num. thousand.
taitfcnbmal, adv. a thousand times.
S:aufcni>fttfa, m. -§, -§, jackanapes,
wild fellow. {Interj. sa ! sa !j
2^aju§t»rtnb,/. "t, hedge of yews.
Xci(^, m. -e§, -e, pond.
%tx\, m. -(e)§, -C, part, share ; lot ;
cincm au tcil merbcn, become one's
lot, share in ; also it. share.
teilcn, tr. divide ; share.
Xcilltoljmc,/. participation, sympai>hy.
tcilnafjmlo^, adj. unsympathetic, in-
different.
2;clcgramm', n. -§, -c, telegram.
Sclcgrapljcniurcau', n. -§, -§, tele-
graph office.
ttUiX, m. -§/ — , plate, platter.
%tVi^^Wiit,f. Tell's Ledge, a shelf of
rock on the east side of Lake Lu-
cerne.
XcitHJCl, ni. -§, — , temple. {L. tem-
plum.]
^^Cttt^o, n. -§, -§, time, measure;
raf^C§ — , lively, or quick time, alle-
gro. [//«/.]
5;ciH)r', m. -§, -€, — , tenor.
J^craf'fc, /. -w. terrace. \P. terrasse,
L. terra.]
teucr, adj. dear, costly; rare, precious.
^cufcl, m. -§, — , devil. \Gr., Lai.
diabolus.]
2:ctt'fcIfjoCen, n. -§, drive to perdition,
drive one mad.
Xcufcl^tartic, /. w. infernal mask;
diabolical spectre.
Xfial, «. -§, -"cr, valley.
i\\n\<y\^, adv. down the valley; de-
scending.
%\)<\Ux, m. -§, — , dollar {of the value
of three marks or shillings, seventy
cents).
%'i^ixi,f. w. act, deed.
ttjntcnrctd), adj. active, eventful.
2;^catcr, «. -§, — , theater. {Gr.\
%\)^x, n. -§, -€, gate.
J'ljor, m. w. fool.
^Ijor^cit, / w. folly.
tprirl^t, ^-t^'. foolish.
2;^ranc,/. w. tear.
Xljrott, /«. -(c)§, -e or -en, throne
[Gr.-\
t()roncn, intr. 1)., be enthroned ; reign.
tf)un, tl)at, flet^an, tr. do, make ; m/r.
act.
Sl)ur(c), /. w. door; 3ur — I)inau8,
out by the door.
2:t)iirg(j>tfc,/. w. door-bell.
2:i)»iriitgcn, n. -§, Thuringia, a pictur-
esque district in the centre of Ger-
many, embracing in part the four
Saxon dukedoms.
2;^iirin9cr, m. -§, — , Thuringian.
2;^urin8cr SBalb, m. -§, Thuringian
Forest, a wooded range of mountains
in the southwestern part of Thu-
ringia.
!S{)ttrfUttfc, /. w. door-latch, door-
handle.
3;(jurft^tocUc,/. w. threshold.
2:^t)mian, m. -§, thyme. {Gr.]
%\htv, m. -§, also f the Tiber in
Italy.
tief , adj. deep, far ; profound.
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VOCABULARY.
%xi\t, f. w. depth ; abyss, gorge.
ttCfUcgcnb, part. adj. deep-set, sunken.
Sicr, ji. -§, -e, animal ; beast, brute.
2;tcr^ett, n. -%, little animal.
2:icrgartcn, ;;/. -§, -^, zoological gar-
den ; park.
2;tUi), Soljnnu ^fcrclacS (1559-1632),
Count of, born in Belgium, General
of the Catholic League (16 18), and
generalissimo of the Imperial forces
(1630) in the Thirty Years' War.
2;intcitf(i§, n. -(ff)e§, -([f)er, inkstand.
J^tittcnftjrf), m. -e§, -e, cuttlefish.
ttroicr, adj. indecl. of the Tirol, south
of Bavaria ; Tyrolese.
%i\^, ni. -c§, -e, table, board ; desk.
Xifc^>Urtf(i)C,/. table-Unen.
So'firtf, see Slabaf.
tobcn, hitr. \)., rage, storm.
%ii^itx,f. -, daughter.
Si>d)tcrlcin, n. -§, little daughter ;
dear daughter.
2;oti, rtt. -c§, death; be§ 2;obc§ fcin,
be a dead man.
2:obc^angft,/.//. -^en, mortal anguish.
^obCiSnot, /. mortal distress.
Xobc^ftoft, m. -e§, -%t, death-blow.
Xobfciltb, tn. -§, -c, mortal enemy.
%Q\\, in. -§,^e, tone, sound ; note, key;
strains, stress ; accent. [ 6>., L. tonos.]
tiincn, intr. ^., sound, resound.
Sorniftcr, m. -§, — , knapsack. {^Hun-
gar.]
2:orftcttfott (fiinnorb), (1603-165 1), m.
-§, Count of Ortala, one of the most
brilliant generals of Sweden in the
Thirty Years' War.
tot, adj. dead.
2:otcnftttf)rc,/. w. bier.
totft^Ingcn, f(l)Iug — , -gcfcfilaflcn, tr.
strike dead.
tutftfiwcigctt, fd^JT)ieg — , -gefd^miegen,
/r. kill by silence ; {of a remark),
receive in silence.
Sour,/, w, tour, trip. [/?,]
%xn^\,f. w. costume, dress ; fashion;
load.
tra^tcn, intr. ])., try, endeavor; —
nac^, strive for, aspire to; have a
design upon.
tragcn, trug, gctragen, tr. bear, sus-
tain, carry ; produce ; wear ; ailf beil
^finben — , cherish.
^rfigcr, m. -§, — , carrier, porter.
tragitomiftl), adj. serio-comic.
^ragtori, w. -c§, "e, hamper.
%X<ini, m. -§, -^e, drink, liquid.
^rauOc,/. w. grape, bunch of grapes.
traucn, intr. \)., trust (one, dat.); tr.
JCroitcr, /. mourning, sorrow, [marry.
2:roucrtIcib, n. -c§, -er, mourning-
garb, [grieve.
traucrn, intr. \)., (urn, ace.) mourn,
ixavAx^, adj. familiar, intimate ; cor-
dial ; cosy. dream.]
^raum, m. -e§, -^c, dream. \_cf. E.
trriumctt, intr. or impers. {dat.) dream.
trttumcrifd), adj. dreamy, visionary.
txanxaXo^, adj. dreamless.
traurtg, adj. sad, dreary, mournful.
ixaMt -er, -e, -e§, adj. dear, beloved.
trcffcn, traf, getroffen, tr. or intr. hit,
strike, meet, find ; affect, concern ;
coincide ; gut — , prove fortunate, be
successful ; rejl. happen,
trcffcnb, part. adj. pertinent, to the
point.
2;rcffcr, m. -§, — , prize {in a lottery).
trcibcn, trieb, gctrieben, tr. drive;
prosecute, carry on {a business) ;
intr. go, rush.
%Xti\itn, n. -§, activity, stir; doings;
manner of life; germination, budding.
trcnncn, tr. separate, divide.
%Xtp)ft, f. w. stair, staircase.
S^rc^^cngclfinbcr, n. -§, — , railing of
the staircase.
trctcii, trat, getrctcn, intr. f. or ^.,
tread, walk, step; nttt ^ii^en — ,
trample under foot.
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393
trcu, adj. faithful, loyal, true.
2:rcitc,/. truth, MeHty, loyalty.
trculDt', adj. faithless. [tion.
2:rtc6, m. -e§, — , impulse, inclina-
trintcit, trail!, gctrunfcn, tr. drink.
2:rinfcn, n. -§, drinking, drink.
'Xx'xii, m. -c§, -C, tread, step ; footstep,
course.
'Zx'wxmpi)', m. -e§, -e, triumph. [Gr.,
L.-\
Xx'\yxvx)^\)\t'xt\Cb, part. adj. triumphant.
trorfeu, adj. dry, parched.
trorfncit, tr. dry.
^Trommel, /. iv. drum. [M.H.G.
trum(b)el, fr. trumbe.]
^rompetcnftl^aU, tn. -(c)§, sound of a
trumpet.
2:roVfcit, m. -§, — , drop.
trijftcn, tr. comfort, console.
troftrcit^, adj. comforting, consohng.
ItxM}, m. -c§, defiance, scorn.
Xx'^^, prep, with dat. {or gen.), in spite
of, notwithstanding that ; equal to,
so as to vie with.
tro^ig, adj. defiant, insolent, stubborn.
3;rummcr, also Srummern, //. {of obs.
Srumm) ruins.
%x\mX, m. -§, drink, draught.
'Xxui\)<x\)\\, m. -e§, -"e, turkey-cock.
%xnii, see 2;ro^; ju ©d^ufe unb — , for
offense and defense.
2;fcl^afo, m. -§, -I, shako, military cap.
{Pol.-\
Xud), n. -c§, -"er, cloth, fabric; an ar-
ticle of cloth. [tie.
Suri^clcficn, n. -§, little kerchief; neck-
ttid^ttg, adj. able, capable; hearty,
thorough, good.
Sitifc, /. w. malice, spite.
titcfifd^, adj. tricky, malicious.
Sugcnb, /. w. virtue, [taugcu.]
Xumult, m. -(c)§, -c, tumult, uproar,
Siirfc, m. w. Turk. [noise.
tUrtift^, adj. Turkish.
3;urm, m. -^, -^c, tower, spire.
^turmgelaji, n. -eg, -e, tower-room.
^^uringcmad^, n. -§, ^er, tower-room.
Surnfeft, n. -§, -c, gymnastic festival.
u
iibcf, adj. evil, bad; — ncf)mcn, be
offended at.
iiben, tr. exercise; practice; execute.
Vlhex, prep, with dat. or ace. over,
above ; across, beyond ; more than ;
during ; about ; at, concerning, on
account of; bcn 2:ag — , all day
long; adv. -with similar meanings:
— Ullb — , over and over, all over ;
used as sep. accented prejix when it
has its full force; also as an
insep. and unaccented prefix with
verbs in a derivative sense.
iibcraU'', adv. everywhere, anywhere.
ubcrbrin'gctt -bra^te, -bra^t, tr. de-
liver.
Xibtxlyxt^' , adv. besides, moreover.
u'ftcrbruffig, adj. {with gen.) tired;
satiated.
ti'bcrfafjrcn, ]^x\)x —, -gcfa{)ren, intr.
\., cross over; drive or sail across;
tr. cross, pass over.
U''6erfa^rt, /. w. crossing, passage;
ferry.
ii'ticrfaM, m. -§, -"e, sudden attack,
surprise.
ttbcrfol'Icit, -fid, -fallen, /r. fall upon,
surprise.
tt'6crfJif)rctt, sep. tr. lead over, across.
iiOcrfit()''rcn, insep. tr. convince or
convict of {with gen. of thing).
ii'bcrflitffig, adj. abundant; super-
fluous.
ii'bcrgabc,/. w. surrender, delivery.
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VOCABULARY,
u&e?8e'6en, -gab', -ge'bcn, tr. give
over, deliver ; re/l. surrender, submit.
it'ficrgc^ctt, gtng — , -gegangcn, intr.
]., go over, overflow; proceed to;
desert to ; insep. tr. go over, run over
{a book) ; pass by, omit ; transgress ;
transcend, excel.
u'fiergriff, m. -c§, encroachment,
ii'bcrfjangcn (ubei1)Qngen), f)tng — ,
-gel^angcn, intr. \)., overhang, pro-
ject beyond.
ii'ticr^angctt, ^ing — , -gcl)angen, tr.
hang over, cover ; intr. project.
itbert^au^t', adv. on the whole, in gen-
eral, altogether, anyhow.
uficrlaffctt, -liefe, -laffen, tr. leave,
give up, relinquish, cede.
u6erle'6en, tr. survive, outlive.
ubeHe'gCtt, tr. consider; also refl.dat.
ubcrmon'nctt, tr. overpower, master.
tificritatl^'ten, intr. I)., pass the night.
jibcmclj'mcn, -nat)m, -nomtncn, tr.
take, take charge of.
ufterra'fdjcn, tr. come upon suddenly,
surprise, overtake.
Ubcrra'ft^unjj,/. w. surprise.
U'bcrrotf , m. -e§, ^e, overcoat.
ii^Bcrft^rcitcn, fc^ritt — , -gef^rittcn,
intr. )., step over ; insep. tr., cross ;
transgress.
Ufterfd^rtft, / -w. title, head-line.
UBerfc'ficn, -fal), -ye{)en, /r. take in at a
glance ; look over ; overlook ; survey.
tt^fecrfe^Clt, sep. intr. ]., go over, cross
{in a boat).
iiicrfe'^cn, tr. translate,
ubcrtrcf 'fen, -traf, -troffen, tr. surpass,
excel, exceed.
ubcrtrctcn, trat — , -gctrctcn, intr. ].,
go ^r step over ; insep. tr. transgress.
tt6cr5fil>'Icn, insep. tr. count over,
enumerate.
ttJcrjeu'gcn, /r. convince.
tificrsic'fjcn, -309, -3ogcn, tr. spread
over, cover.
uficrjttJci'gen, ^r. cover with branches.
Vkbtx^'mtviii, adj. slanting, sidewise,
crosswise, [jmer^, fr. quer.]
itbrtg, adj. left over, rest, remaining.
ubrtgcnS, a^^f. besides, moreover,
_ [iibcr.]
Ubung, /. w. exercise, practice.
Ufcr, n. -§, — , shore, bank. [shore.
Xtfcrbcrg, m. -ۤ, -C, mountain on the
Ufcrranb, m. -e§, -^er, margin of the
shore.
Ufcrfcitc,/. w. side of the shore.
tlljr, /. -w. hour ; watch, clock ; uninfl.
o'clock. \L. bora.]
um, prep, with ace. about, around,
near; at; concerning, for, with re-
gard to ; to the extent of ; um . . .
311, -with. inf. in order to ; used as a
separable accented pre^x^ signifying
around, round about ; deprivation ;
loss ; insep. and unaccented in verbs
ivith a derivative signification.
umar'mcn, tr. embrace.
tim'blitfcn, sep. refl.. look back or
around.
um'bringcit, brad)te — , -gcbrodit, tr.
kill. [bery.
umbufc^t', part. adj. enclosed in shrub-
umbctf^cn, tr. insep. cover, envelop.
um'brc^cn, sep. tr. and refl. turn
around.
umfoffcn, tr. insep. embrace, compre-
hend.
umflat'tcnt, tr. flutter about.
umflic'fecn, -flofe, -fIo[fen, tr. flow
around, surround.
umgc'bctt, -gab, -gcbeu, tr. sur-
round, encircle.
Umgcgcnb, /. surrounding country,
neighborhood.
um'grabcn, grub — , -gegraben, tr. dig,
turn up, undermine ; insep. surround
with a ditch.
um'giirten, sep. tr. gird about, buckle
on ; insep. tr. gird up, surround.
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um'fiaucn, {)icb — , -flc()aucn, tr. cut
down, fell.
umljcr', adv. and scp. prefix^ about,
around, round about ; the txvo parts
are often separated \\\\\ . . . tfCX, the
object being placed between.
umlicr'flcJicu, ging — , -gcganacn, intr.
)'., go about.
umOcrlitufcn, lief — , -flc(aufcn, intr.
f., run about, or around, go out of
the way.
Minljcrlicgcn, loj^ — , -gclcj^cii, ^., lie
around.
uml)cr'fri)icHcn, j(t)o6 — , -flcfc^offcn,
i/itr. {)., shoot about, dart around.
uml|cr'fcl)cn, fal) — , -flc|c()cn, intr. t).,
look about.
umljcr fVrt^icrcit, sep. intr. \., walk
around.
iimOcrtrcibcit, trieb — , -gctricbcn, tr.
drive about ; rejl. wander around,
travel hither and thither.
itmtiiiricn, tr. envelop.
um'rc()rcit, sep. tr. turn around, turn
upside down ; nifl. turn around.
itm'fommcn, tarn—, -aefommcn, intr.
perish, die.
umriit'gcn, 7^-. surround, encompass.
umfrt)lic'ficn, -id)Iojj, -fc^loffcn, tr. en-
compass, enclose.
umfrtjUn'gcn, -fc^taufl, -f({)lunflcn, tr.
embrace, wind about.
ttm'fc()Ctt, fat) — , -gc)cl)cn, refl. look
about oneself, look around, look
back ; — nac^ {dat.) look out for.
um^fC^Ctt, sep. tr. transpose ; exchange,
sell ; reJl. change {of weather).
umfonft, adv. gratis, for nothing; in
vain ; to no purpose.
umf^rtngcu, -fpraug, -fpruugen, intr.
f., leap about, jump around.
Umftrtub, m. -(c)§, ^C, circumstance;
Umftdnbc, formalities; — maiden,
be formal; hesitate, raise difficul-
ties ; make a fuss.
umftdttbHci^, adj. and adv. circum-
stantial, detailed ; formal ; careful.
um'wenbcn, luaubte — , -gcmaubt, tr.
turn about or over; refl. turn around.
Mimoo'gcti, tr. insep. surge about.
um^ic'licit, -^0(^, -jogcn, tr. draw on or
around, surround; intr. \., change
quarters. [circle.
um,vu'gcln, tr. insep. surround, en-
Um^ug, m. -c§, H, change of dwell-
ing or service ; procession.
UU-, insep. negative prefix used with
adjectives from verbs, participles
and nottns, and is usually accented.
In many long compounds with un-,
the stress upon the prefix and the
verb is equal, or varies according to
the emphasis laid upon cither part.
ituangctic^m, adf. disagreeable, un-
pleasant ; obstreperous.
Uu^annc^mltdjtcit, /. w. unpleasant-
ness, inconvenience.
unauf^alt'fattt, adj. impetuous, irre*
sistible.
MUflttffjiir'Iic^, adj. unceasing, inces-
sant.
unnu^f|»rc(^'Hi^, adj. unutterable, la-
expressible.
unail£iftcl)^(t(^, adj. unbearable, intol-
erable.
ttubcgrcif^lid^, adj. incomprehensible;
inconceivable.
un'defaitnt, part. adj. unknown, un-
familiar.
un'bcmcrtt, part. adj. unnoticed.
ttit^6criil)rt, part. adj. untouched.
UUbcft^d'bigt, part. adj. unhurt.
unticfc^raitft', part. adj. unlimited,
absolute.
tt«Defd)rci6'Uc^, adj. indescribable.
un'bcforgt, part. adj. easy, uncon-
cerned.
ttuficftrcit'bar, adj. incontestable, in-
disputable.
un6cttJcg'U(^, adj. motionless.
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VOCABULARY.
unb, conj. and.
Utt'battf, m. -(e)§, ingratitude.
wnburc^bring'Iid^, adj. impenetrable,
ttn'CtttgeltUc^, adj. gratuitous.
un'cnttocifjt, pari. adj. unprofaned,
undefiled. [able, relentless.
Uner0ttt'lt(i^, adj. inexorable ; implac-
Un^crf a()rcn, part. adj. inexperienced.
UXXttmc^'Wd), adj. immeasurable, vast.
tttt'crfd^rorfcn, /ar/. adj. undismayed;
unterrified.
untvtodtttt, part. adj. unexpected.
mVyovmixii), adj. shapeless.
un'fl'U(^t6rtl-, adj. unfruitful, sterile.
ttngttVlt, n. -§, Hungary.
Utt'gebulb,/. impatience.
tttt'BCbuIbig, adj. impatient.
ungcfd()r, adj. casual, accidental, ap>-
proximate ; adv. about, nearly.
Uu'gc^eucr, n.-^i, — , monster, [strous.
unget)eu''er, adj. huge, immense, mon-
tttt'gc^ittbcrt, part. adj. unhindered.
Utt'gcmcttt {also ungciueinO, adj. un-
common, rare ; adv. exceedingly.
ttnger(i(!^t, part. adj. unrevenged un-
un^gcrtt, adj. unwillingly, [avenged
ungcfd|t(ft, adj. unskillful, awkward,
clumsy ; unapt. [molested.
Utt'gcftiirt, part. adj. undisturbed, un-
Utt'gcftum, adj. violent, vehement, [cf.
ftemmen, check.] [lence.
ttn'gcftiim, n. -(e)§, impetuosity, vio-
Un'gctiim, «. -§, -c, monster.
UU'gcttJt^, adj. uncertain, indistinct.
un'gcttJO^nt, part. adj. unaccustomed.
Utf'gcjagcn, adj. ill-bred, unmannerly.
un'glaubxg, adj. incredulous, unbeliev-
ing ; tised subst. unbeliever, infidel.
Uttglaublt(^, adj. incredible. [sity.
Unglit(f , 71. -e§, -c, misfortune, adver-
unglittfltd^, adj. unfortunate, unlucky.
ungliiiffeUg, adj. unhappy, unfortu-
nate, miserable.
Ungtittf^tag, m. -(c)§, -c, day of mis-
fortune, luckless day.
ungttttg, adj. unkind, unfriendly; —
(auf) nef)mcn, take amiss.
unljcimUtf), adj. uncomfortable; dis-
mal, uncanny.
UniUcrfitot^ /. w. university. {L. uni-
versitas, corporation, gild.]
tlnitJCrfttot^Ieficn, n. -§, university life.
Untticrfitat§ftabt,/.-e, university town.
Uniticrfttm, n. -§, universe. {L.\
ttttFeittttlili)tcit,/. impossibility of lec
ognition.
unteugbar, adj. undeniable.
Uttlicb, adj. disagreeable ; c§ tft mir — ,
I am sorry.
untnenf(f)ltd), adj. inhuman.
ItnmerfUc^, adj. imperceptible, slight.
Mn^mittctOrtr, adj. immediate.
ttttmiJg''H(!), adj. impossible.
unnit^, adj. useless, unavailing.
unred^t, adj. wrong, incorrect, inop-
portune ; on "i)t\\ -€ii fommen, catch
a Tartar, be in the wrong box.
ttnrec^t, n. -§, wrong, injustice ; fault.
Uttru^c, /. tv. uneasiness, disquiet, un-
rest ; disturbance, commotion.
Utt''ftf)tcflit^, adj. improper, unseemly.
Uufcfiulb,/. innocence.
unft^uJbig, adj. innocent.
un'fd)liifrtg, adj. undecided.
unfcr, gen. sing, o/xoix, poss. adj. our.
Jtttfercittcr, pron. one of us. [em used
subs, and tlie partitive gen. of\Q\x.\
unftdjer, adj. insecure, unsafe.
uiifidjtbar, adj. invisible.
Utf'taugUtf), adj. unserviceable, useless.
unteit, adv. below, down, beneath ;
nac^ — , downwards.
untcr, prep, with dat. or ace., under,
beneath, below; with pi. noun,
among, amid ; adv. under, beneath,
below, among ; tised as sep. accented
prefix when the prejix has its full
force ; insep. where it unites in
meaning with the verb, with a deriv-
ative signification.
VOCABULARY.
397
Mtittvhiti'htn, -blieb, -blicben, intr.
\., be left undone; discontinue.
untcrbc^' or unterbei'fen, adv. in the
meantime, meanwhile.
Untcrbru^rfcn, tr. suppress, keep down ;
oppress.
Utitcrbrii'tfcr, m. -3, — , oppressor.
uti'tcrgc^cit, Qing — , -(jcflanflcn, inir.
\., go down, set.
un'tcrflCl)CUt», part. adj. setting.
untcrljal'tcit, -I)ic(t, -l)alten, tntr. \).,
entertain, amuse ; refl. converse.
Utttcrfjartitttg, /. w. entertainment,
amusement ; conversation.
untcrljait'bclu, tntr. \^. (also tr.), treat,
negotiate.
uiftcrirbifd), adj. subterranean.
Un'tcrfommcn, n. -y, shelter, enter-
tainment.
Mtitcrlic'gcu, -lag, -Icfleu, intr. ).,
yield to, succumb.
MntctVippC , /. w. under-lip.
untcrm = uiiter bem.
untcrucO^meit, -nal)m, -uommcn, tr.
undertake, attempt.
Untcrnc()mcn, n. -§, undertaking, en-
terprise.
Untcrpfanb, n. -e§, ^er, pledge, se-
curity.
ttnterrit^t, m. -§, teaching, instruc-
tion. •
uutcrridj'tcn, //-. instruct, inform.
uutcrfrf)ci'licn, -fdjieb, -fc^icben, tr.
distinguish ; rejl. -with t»ou, differ
(from).
Untcrfd^rift, /. w. signature.
untcrftc'ljcn, -ftanb, -ftanben, refi.
dare, presume.
Utttcrfu't^cn, tr. search into, investigate,
examine, prove.
un'tcrtJjdnig, adj. submissive, humble,
dutiful.
Untcrtvalbcn, n. -§, one of the three
original Swiss cantons on Lake Lu-
cerne,/. 1 06.
itlltcrlvcg^, adv. under way, on the
way. {dat. H)ea(e)+'3.]
Untcrtuci'fung, /. instruction, teaching.
Untcrlwci-'fmtg,/. w. subjection.
Mit'tcnuurftg, adj. submissive.
untrdft'itri), adj. inconsolable.
unitmfc^rattft^ part. adj. unlimited,
absolute.
uituntcrliro'n^cn, part. adj. uninter-
rupted.
un»crdu'§crUd|, adj. inalienable.
unticrbroffcn, part. adj. unwearied,
unremitting.
uiH>crf)offt', adj. unhoped for, unex-
pected.
un»cr(jci'ratct,/a/-/. adj. unmarried.
unticrmctb^Utf), adj. unavoidable.
unticirttian^bclt, part. adj. unchanged.
unticrtoanbt^ part. adj. unmoved, im-
movable; unrelated.
itnttcr^agt'', part. adj. undismayed,
dauntless.
uu'iucrt, adj. unworthy, valueless.
nit'UJibcrruflit^, adj. irrevocable.
Un^miUc, m. -n§, indignation.
un^tvttttg, adj. indignant; reluctant.
ttltWiUtiir'lid), adj. involuntary.
unjdfj^lig, adj. innumerable.
un'5urctl)nung0f (iljig ,rt^'. irresponsible.
«r-, a prejix usually of nouns, now
denotes source, origin, the primal
type ; with adjectives it accentuates
the meaning.
uralt, adj. very old, primeval
Urbanu^, m. Urban.
WrfcJ)bc,/. w. solemn oath.
Uri, n. one of the three original Swiss
cantons on Lake Lucerne. (/. 106.)
Uriattb, m. -e§/ -t, leave of absence,
furlough.
Urnc,/. w. urn. [Z,. urna.]
Urf^rung, m. -§, ^c, source, origin.
urtcilcn, intr. 1^., judge.
Urton, tn. -c§, ^t, primitive tone,
sound of nature.
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VOCABULARY.
»
aSagttttt'', m. w. vagrant. {L. vagari.]
SBo'tcr, m. -%, ■=, father.
tta'tcrgtctc^, adj. like a father, paternal.
Silrt'tcrlanb, n. -§, fatherland.
SBa'tcrftrtbt, /. ^e, native city.
»cU(l|Ctt, n. -§, violet. [L. viola.]
»cr-, «« inseparable prefix lends to
verbs the sense of for {fore) ; forth,
from, away; to dissipate, use up ;
pervert; in others, it accentuates
the meaning of the simple verb.
ttcraO^rcbcn, /r. agree upon; refl. come
to an understanding,
Ucrnb'fc^cucn, tr. abhor, detest.
ticrat^tcn, tr. despise, contemn ; scorn.
5Bcra(^tuttg,/. contempt.
tjcran'bcru, tr. change.
3Sctanbcruttg,/. w. change.
SBcrontttffiutg, /. w. cause, occasion,
motive. [manage.
tJCran'ftottCtt, tr. set on foot, arrange;
tjcrljcrgcn, berbarg, berborgeu, /r.hide,
conceal (from, dat^.
ajcrftcffcrung,/. w. improvement.
tocrficitgcn, refl. bow.
ticrbictcn, t»er&ot, Dcrboteu, tr. forbid,
prohibit.
tocrbinbcn, berbanb, berbuuben, tr.
unite.
bcrbtttcn, bcrbat, tierbeten, tr. decline,
beg not to do.
ticrbtctbcn, bcrbttcb, t)crbUeben, intr.
\., remain, continue.
bcrbtiifft, part. adj. abashed; taken
aback, dazed, [toevbliiffcn.]
tocrbreitcn, tr. spread abroad; refl.
diffuse.
bcrbrcnncn, t>crbranntc, t>erbrauut, tr.
burn (up), consume.
tJCrbricfctt, tr. secure, charter.
tocrbrtngcn, berbrac^te, Derbrad^t, tr.
spend, pass.
bcrbummcin, tr. waste, squander,
{money or time).
SBcrbod^t, ni. -§, suspicion; in — Qt=
raten, incur suspicion.
ticrbad^tig, adj. suspicious.
Ucrbammcn, tr. condemn, damn.
Wcrbcrfen, tr. hide, obstruct; part. bcr«
becfte, muffled.
aSerbcrfung,/. hiding, concealment.
»>crbcntcn, berbad^te, Derba^t, tr.
{dat. of person, ace. of thi^tg), blame
for, take amiss.
Dcrbcrbcn, berbarb, bciborben, tr.
spoil, destroy, ruin ; part. adj. t)er=
bcrbt, ruined, perverted.
SBcrbcrbcn, n. -§, destruction, ruin.
bcrbirnctt, tr. earn, win; adj. t>crbicnt,
meritorious.
SBcrbicitft, m. -§, -c, pay, wages; «.
merit, reward.
tocrbo<>|>cltt, tr. double.
Dcrbrciitgcn, tr. drive away, displace.
bcrbrc^cn, tr. twist, wrest, warp, per-
vert.
UerbricffU^, adj. vexed, cross; annoy-
ing.
Ucrctjrcn, tr. honor, reverence ; present
to {dat).
bcrc^rt, part. adj. honored.
DcrfoUcn, berficl, t)erfa(Icn, intr. \.,
fall into (in), sink; go to ruin, de-
cay; incur (r/^/.), forfeit.
iierfaffcn, tr. compose, write, draw up.
Ucrflicftctt, bcrflo^, t)erf(of)en, intr. \.,
pass away, expire.
HcrfDlgctt, tr. pursue; persecute.
SBcrfii^rcr, m. -§, — , seducer.
ticrgattgctt, part. adj. past, gone.
t»crgcbcn0, adv. in vain, [t)erflcbcn(c)
+§.)
ucrgcbli^, adj. pardonable; vain,
useless ; adv, in vain.
VOCABULARY,
399
t»ergel^en, bcrfling, Dergangcn, intr. \.,
pass away ; disappear.
SBcrgc()cn, n. -§, — , transgression;
offense.
ncrflcffcM, Derga^, Deraeffen, ir. forget.
tocrgiften, /;-. poison. [Wift, «.]
5Bcrglcir!^', w. -c«3, -e, comparison.
»crglctd)cn, t)crflU^, DerG(id)cn, tr.
compare.
i^crguii'gctt, n. -§, pleasure ; satisfac-
tion, [genug.]
tiergui'tgltif), adj. pleasant, agreeable.
ticrguiigt', part. adj. satisfied, con-
tented, pleased, cheerful.
SBcrgnii'gmigi'auiiflug, m. -§, ^e,
pleasure-excursion.
SBcrgiiii'gung^tmtr,/. w. pleasure-tour.
ticrgolbct, part. adj. gilt.
bcrgonncit, tr. permit, grant.
ticrgrabcn, tr. bury.
tJcrljaUcn, intr. f., die away.
bcrlinltctt, tocr{)ielt, Dert)altcn, tr. hold
back ; rejl. stand, be related ; be.
SBcrOriUnit^, n, -<ff)e§, -(ff)e, relation,
proportion ; situation, condition.
ticrOrtltbcln, tr. or intr. discuss, ne-
gotiate, treat concerning (iibcr) ; sell.
iBcrOnu&lung,/. w. negotiation, trans-
action, discussion.
t)crt)dngcn, tr. hang over ; Jig. decree,
inflict.
ticrI)aiignt§»JoU, adj. fateful, fatal.
tJCifiarrcu, /«/r. f). or\., remain, per-
sist in (in).
t>ci*()Cb!)cru, tr. entangle; reji. (dat.),
be confused.
t>crljcl)teh, tr. conceal.
t>ert)ctratcit, zfr. marry (to an or mi);
reji. marry.
berfjinbcm, tr. hinder (in, an) pre-
vent.
ticrJjiJfincn, tr. scoff at, deride.
toerfjiiUcu, tr. veil, cover, hide.
kiert)Utctt, tr. prevent, avert; (^ott t>cr=
Ijiite e§/ God forbid.
acrtrtett, tr. go astray; be lost.
'^tx'xxxi, part. adj. wandering; strayed;
erring.
bcrfaufcn, tr. sell.
JBcrfeljr, m. -(e)§, trade, communica-
tion; intercourse.
tocrHagcit, tr. accuse (to, bci).
Ucrftctbcu, tr. disguise.
ucrtlingcn, Derflang, Derftungcn, intr,
\., die away {oj sounds).
tocrfiinbtgcn, tr. announce.
Iicrlattgcn, intr. I), (nad)), wish or long
(for) ; tr. ask (for), demand ; require.
JBcrlottgcn, «. -§, desire, longing; de-
mand.
toerlaffcii, bcrlicg, bcrlaffcn, tr. leave,
desert, fersake.
t>er(cbcn, tr. sjjend, pass.
»)crlcgcn, adj. embarassed, perplexed.
[Dcrltegen.]
58crIcgcnf|Ptt,/. embarassment.
ucrlciljcn, tocrllcl), bcrlicljcn, tr. lend,
bestow, confer [an order). [t)er+
Icil)cn.]
t)er(citc«, tr. mislead; entice.
tierltebt, adj. in love, enamoured.
uerlicrcn, bcrlor, berlorcn, tr. lose;
rejl. lose oneself, subside. [t)er-+-
licrcn ; cf. E. forlorn.]
ticr(obt, part. adj. engaged, betrothed.
!«erIobtc(r), m. infl. as adj. betrothed,
fianc6(e).
5Bcr(olJung^fu§, m. -(ff)c§, ^(ff)c, be-
trothal kiss.
tocrIorctt,/arA adj. lost, past ; — gc^cn,
be or get lost.
Scrlttft, m. -e§, H, loss.
toermJiMcn, tr. bestow in marriage;
rejl. marry, wed. \M.H.G. mahel,
assembly, legal proceeding.]
ticrmcljrcit, tr. also rejl. increase, en-
large.
bcr miff en, tr. miss, lose; regret.
tocrmbgcn, t>crmo(f)te, t>ermo^t, tr. have
the power ; be able.
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VOCABULARY,
aScrmSgcit, n. -§, — , ability, property.
SBcrmiJgCttgumftdnbC, //. financial cir-
cumstances, means.
t)Cntfld)^trtfftgcit, tr. neglect, slight.
ticntei)mcn, t)ernal)ni, bernommen, tr.
hear ; perceive.
»crncl)mUc^, «^'. perceptible, audible.
ticrncigcn, rejl. bow, courtesy.
J)crnid)tcn, tr. annihilate.
tJcruunftig, adj. sensible, reasonable.
ticrVflic^tCtt, tr. bind, oblige.
ticrrrtten, t»crriet, Derraten, tr. betray ;
disclose.
SBerrdtcr, m. -§, — , traitor, betrayer.
l»crrid)tcn, tr. perform, accomplish.
iierrinncn, berraun, berronnen, intr.
f., run or pass away, elapse,
\>txxi\\\ti, part. adj. rusty, [ocrroftcn.]
SBctig, m. -(j)e§, -(j)e, verse, line (of
poetry) ; stanza (rare). [Z,. versus.]
tierfogt, part. adj. forbidden, denied.
tierfammcltt, tr. and rejl. assemble.
aScrffltttmlmtfl,/. 7v. assembly.
tJCrfftumcn, tr. let slip, miss (the train);
neglect ; fail. [provide.
licrftl^affctt, /r. procure, obtain ; furnish,
t»crfd)dntt, j>art. adj. bashful, modest,
ashamed.
S8crftl)On5Ung, /. w. intrenchment,
earth works.
i)Crf(J)CUdjCIt, tr. scare or frighten away,
tocrftt)ie6cn, toerjc^ob, toerfclioben, tr.
push aside, displace.
l>crf(f)icbcit, adj. separate, different.
»crftl)acf?cit, bertd)(o^, toerfcfiloffcn, tr.
close, lock up ; obstruct.
Dcrfrfjlingcn, uerj(t)lauo, Devid)tunfleii,
tr. entwine, entangle. [lcf)(ingcn.]
tjcrfrfjlingctt, toerf^Ianfl, t)ei-fd)lungen,
tr. devour. [M.H.G. jlinbcn, -nb
changed to ng.]
Ucrftfjlta^^cn, rejl. blurt out; commit
oneself.
ticrfd)ttittCtt, part. adj. (cut) short.
[t)er|ii)ncii)cn.]
Uerfc^retbcn, t)ericf)ricb, toerjc^riebcn, tr.
order (in writing), invite; rejl. hind.
oneself ; write incorrectly.
ucrfd)tt)ctgcn, iier|ct)tr)icg, toeiidjtDiegen,
tr. say nothing of, keep secret ; with
dat. conceal from.
t»crfd)Jr)iubcn, Derfc^umni), t)erfc^iimn=
ben, intr. \., disappear.
tierfc^ctt, berial), Oerfel^en, tr. supply,
provide ; rejl. err in ; expect, {gen).
ticrfc^cn, tr. transpose; intr. I)., reply,
rejoin, retort,
tjcrftntcn, berfan!, ticrfunfcn, intr. \.,
sink, disappear ; berfunfen in . , . ,
sunk or lost in,
tJCrf^riten, tr. make late, delay; rejl.
be late {pj a train), lose time.
ucrf^cifcn, tr. eat {up).
tjcrfpcrrcn, tr. bar; close up.
ticrf^rcc^cn, Dcrfpro^, toerfprodien, tr.
promise.
SBcrftanb, m. -e§, understanding;
mind ; wits.
tocrftflUbig, adj. intelligent, sensible.
Ucrftcrfcit, tr. conceal, hide (from,
t)or).
SBcrftcrfcn, «. -§, hiding, hide and
seek.
»crftcl)cn, Derflanb, ticrftanben, tr. un-
derstand, comprehend ; rejl. be un-
derstood, be a matter of course.
»crftct)Icn, »crftal)(, »erfto{)Ien, tr.
steal ; rejl. steal away.
Ucrftorf t, part. adj. hardened, callous.
Ucrftorficn, part. adj. deceased, late,
[oerfterben.]
Hcrftiirt, part. adj. ruffled ; faded,
tjcrftrctt^cn, berftrid), berftrid^en, intr.
\., pass away, pass by,
ticrftrcuctt, tr. scatter.
tjcrftrtrfcit, tr. ensnare, entangle.
ocrftummcn, intr. \., become speechless
or silent ; be struck dumb ; die
away,
aScrfurfj, m. ~e§, -c, attempt, trial.
VOCABULARY.
401
berfurl^ett, tr. try.
tJcrtcibigcn, tr. defend, \Xt\^\\\<^fro»i
Saflebing, judicial proceeding.]
tierticfen, tr. sink; refl. bury oneself,
pore (over), become absorbed (in).
tiertrailCIt, intr. \). {dat.), trust; rely
on (auf).
UcrtrauH(^, aJJ. familiar, confidential.
ttcrtraut, adj. familiar, intimate, con-
fidential.
ktcrtrotfncn, intr. )., dry up.
tierU6cn, tr. commit, perpetrate {0/
evil acts).
Denmglitcfcn, intr. \., meet with an
accident.
Dcruitrciuigctt, tr. soil, pollute.
ticrmtftalti'it, //-. disfigure.
ticrurfarijcn, tr. cause, occasion.
tJCrurtcilcn, tr. condemn, sentence.
Ucnualtcn, tr. manage.
SBcnunhcr, m. -§, — , administrator,
steward. [formed.
tocrWrtltbcIn, tr. change; rejl. be trans-
SJcrtuanblttltd, /. w. change, transfor-
mation, [relation.
'iBtVWM\ttt{v),m.inJl.asadj. kinsman,
aScriuanbtfrtinft,/. iv. relationship.
93cr)t)C(l)^luit{l, /. w. exchange, confu-
sion.
ticrtpcf)rcn, //•. prevent, forbid,
Ucrluclft, part. adj. withered, dry.
[serine I fen.]
ticrtucrftid), adj. objectionable, repre-
hensible.
tJCrttJUnbcrn, tr. astonish, amaze.
t»crmmtbcrt,/^?r/. adj. surprised, won-
dering.
aScrttJunbcrmtfl,/. astonishment,
58cr»uunbu«g,/. w. wounding, wound.
tier5a8Ctt, intr. I)., despair, give up
hope ; fart, despondent, dismayed.
ticrjaubcnt, tr. enchant, bewitch.
JBcrjaubcrung,/. enchantment.
bcr5Cf)rcn,7A'. consume, devour.
Mtxytxii^wti, part. a^'. recorded. [t)er=
ttcrjci^ctt, berjiel^, {lerstel^fn, tr. for-
give, pardon {with dat. of per s.).
3Scr5ci^mtg,/. pardon, forgiveness.
tier5i^tcn, intr. 1^., renounce, resign
{with (x\x'\ and ace.)
9Scr5Cil)itng,/. pardon, forgiveness.
ticrjicljcn, tr. distort, c\\?Lr\ge{afeature)\
reJl. change (into, ju).
UcrjicrcM, tr. adorn, decorate, [^ier,
ornament.]
tier^tocifctn, intr. I)., despair.
aScrjtticiflung,/. despair.
ticrjIUCiflungiiOoU, adj. despairing.
SBcttcr, m. -^}, pi. w. cousin. [5Batcr,
orig. father's brother.]
5Bc5icr', w. -§, -e, vizier. [Arad.]
SBicf), n. -S, beast, brute, animal ; coll.
cattle.
Wtt'l (mel)r, mcift), adj. used also subs.
much, many; adv. much, a great
deal ; t)iet is usually uninjl. in the
nom. and ace. sing., also in the
pred.; when injl. its adj. force is
accentuated ; the uninfl,. neut. sing,
means " much^'' the tnfl. " many
kinds." The dependent noun was
formerly in the gen.
toicUctdjt , adv. perhaps. [nificant
Uicl'fogcnb,/ar/. adj. expressive, Sig-
uier, num. four.
btcrt -er, -t, -e§, num. fourth.
SBicrtcI, «.-§, — , fourth (part), quarter.
SicrtcIdjCtt, n. -§, — , a small quarter.
Siertcljoljr, n. -'5, -c, quarter of a
year, season.
SBicrtclftiitlbjI^cn, n. -3, {a scant)
quarter of an hour.
ffiicrtclftUtlbC,/, w. quarter of an hour.
Uicrjcfjnt -er, -c, -e§, num. fourteenth.
Dterjtg, tium. forty.
bi^§, ititerj. in a trice.
aSift'tc^/.w. visit. \_P.'\
Sogcl, m. -§, ", bird. [9C ftiegen.]
SBogcIbauer, m. or n. -§, — , bird-cage.
[23aucr/r. baucn, dwell.]
S}0gelbcere, /. w. mountain-ash berry.
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VOCABULARY,
»ag(e)Ietn, «. -g, — , little bird.
SBogclfd^cu^c,/. w. scare-crow.
58ogt, w. -e», "e, governor, deputy.
\M.L. vocatus, advocate, deputy.]
'^xsW, n. -c§, "er, people, nation.
SBoK^licb, n. -§, -er, folk-song, pop-
ular song.
SBolt^mcngc,/. multitude, crowd.
SSoK^fagc, /. w. popular tradition,
legend.
SBotf^ftamm, m. -(c)§, ^c, tribe, race.
l^oM, adj. full. \)oH /J used attributive-
ly or predicatively. The nom. and
ace, sing, and pi. are tised tn appos.
and in the pred. uninflected ; the
old masc.form boUcr occurs uninfl.
in appos. and in the pred. The
noun following tool! stood tn the
gen. and is now often unchanged or
preceded by t)on.
I>ott6r0(!^t^ part. adj. finished. [tooII=
brin'gen, accomplish.]
tioUenbett, tr. fulfil, complete ; perfect.
tiottentiS, adv. wholly, quite, fully.
\dat. form = in tiotten, xvith inor-
ganic b a7id §. ]
tiiitttg, adj. full, complete, entire, total.
ttoUtommtn, adj. perfect, absolute.
\_fr. obs. V. boUfommen.]
boM^ftrittbig, adj. complete, [boiler
bom = bon bent. ©tanb.]
bun, prep, with dat. of, from ; by ;
about ; also in a partitive sense. It
is used in place of the gen. with
fern, nouns., where the case would
not be destinctly marked., and rvith
names of places ending in -§ or -3 ;
with titles it is a sign of nobility.
bonndten, adv. {used as pred. adj.)
necessary, needful {with gen. or ace).
bor, prep, with dat. denoting time or
position ; ace. direction ; before,
above ; from, at {with verbs of fear) ;
for, account of ; ago, used as a sep.
prejioi.
boran', adv. and sep. prefix, before, in
advance, in front.
borangcfjcn, ging — , -gegangen, intr.
[., go before, take the lead.
borrturettctt, ritt — , -gcrittcn, intr. \.,
ride in the front.
borantangcn, sep. tntr. I)., dance on
before.
borau:^'', adv. loc. before, on, in ad-
vance ; temp, beforehand, previously ;
im — , in advance; used as sep.
prefix.
»orau§gcfc^t (ba^), part, assuming,
provided that.
borau^fiaictt, t)attc — , -gc^abt, tr.
have an advantage (over), have the
better (of).
aSorficbcutung,/. w. omen,
borlbet, adv. and sep. prefix, by, past ;
over ; with verbs of motion the dat.,
formerly, the ace, is used.
borbci''fcgen, sep. intr. f), or )., sweep
past.
borftci'fiifjrctt, sep. tr. lead past, pass
by.
borbcifommctt, fam — , -gefommcn,
tr. come past.
borbcrrcitcn, ritt — , -geritten, tr. or
intr. \). or]., ride past or by.
bor6circnncn, ranntc — , -gcrannt, tr.
run past.
borBctroUcn, intr. ]., roll by or past.
borbercitcn, sep. refl. make prepara-
tions, get ready.
SSorficrcitung, /. w. preparation, ar-
rangement.
borbcfrfjrteficn, part. adj. previously
described.
borbringen, bra^tc — , -gcbrad)t, tr.
bring forward, produce.
SBorbcrfu^, m. -e§-, ^'C, forefoot.
borbcrljanb', adv. for the present.
borcntJjaltctt, cntl)ielt — , -entt)altcn,
tr. withhold (from dat^
borfu(;ren, tr. lead forward, produce.
VOCABULARY.
403
tiorge^ctt, ging — , -flcgangen, infr. ].,
go before, advance ; precede ; trans-
pire, take place.
toorgcftcrn, adv. day before yesterday.
UorOrtbctt, l)ottc — , -Ge{)abt, tr. have
in view, purpose, intend.
2<orf)(ltt(j, m. -y, ^C, curtain.
Dorfjcr'' {or t)or'f)Cr, in contrast tvith
tia(^f)er), adv. and sep. prefix, be-
fore, previously.
uorljcr^gcljcn, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr.
\. (dat.), precede.
tiurl)o(cn, Sep. tr. fetch or bring for-
ward.
toortg, adj. former, preceding, last.
tiorfommcn, fam — , -gefommcn, intr.
]., occur, happen ; seem, appear.
HorJcgcn, sep. tr. lay before, carve {at
table) ; submit {questions, etc.).
SBovlcgcr, ;«. -§, — , carver {at table) ;
rug; bar.
tjortcfcu, Ia§ — , -gclcfcn, tr. read
aloud or in the presence of another.
tmrmrtt^cn, sep. tr. do before another,
show one how to do ; impose upon.
Sormittflg, m. -§, -c, forenoon.
t)ornc(jm, adj. eminent, distinguished,
aristocratic, fine.
toorttcJjmctt, naf)m — , -genommeu, tr.
take up, proceed with ; fid) — {dat.),
propose ; reprove.
SBorrntt'forb, m.-eS, -"e, baskets of pro-
visions.
toorric^tcit, sep. tr. prepare.
aSorfangcr, m. -§, — , leader of a choir,
precentor.
58orft^ciit, w. -§, appearance; jum —
!ommen, appear.
SBorft^Iog, w. -§, -"c, proposition, offer.
tjorft^lagen, jc!)(iig — , -gefc^Iagen, tr.
propose.
t)Orft(f)ttg, adj. prudent, carefuL
Uorf^icgcltt, tr. feign, pretend.
»>orf|)rcngctt, sep. i?ttr. ]., gallop on
before.
tjorf^rtugcn, fprang — , -gefprungen,
intr. {)., outspring, project.
borfteUeit, sep. tr. place before; pre-
sent, introduce ; represent {a play) ;
refi. {dat.), imagine, fancy ; conceive.
SorfteUuitg,/. ru. representation.
9?ortci(, m. —3, -e, advantage.
t)Ortet(f)aft, adj. advantageous.
8?ortrag, w. -(c)§, ^e, discourse, lecture,
lesson ; delivery.
iiortragcn, trug — , -gctragen, tr. pre-
sent, explain, relate.
toortrcff'Ht^, a-^^'. excellent, capital, fine.
[obs. fiirtrcffen, surpass.]
uortrctcn, trot — , -gctrcten, intr. f.,
step forth, appear.
iJOru'bcr, adv. and sep. prefix, by, past,
over, gone.
aorit'tcrfoJircn, fut)r — , -%t\a\)xev.,
intr. f., drive past, pass by.
tioritbergcgangen, part. adj. bygone,
past.
tooriibcrgctien, ging — , -gcgangcn, intr.
\., pass by.
tJortt&crWcften, fd)oB •— , -gcfd^ojfcn,
i7itr. \., shoot by, fly past.
ttoriificrjicljctt, jog — , -gcjogcn, intr.
\., pass by.
tior'nirirt^, adv. forward, on; ahead.
[obs. adj. wert, " turned."]
tjor'hjcrfcn, roarf — , -^craorfcn, tr.
throw before ; cast in one's teeth ;
twit with,
ttor'h»ttrf^t»oU, adj. reproachful.
SBor^immcr, n. -§, — , anteroom, vesti-
bule, [merit.
SBorjug, m. -(c)§, H, preference;
Uor^ug'tii^, also Dor'aiiglid), adj. excel-
lent ; adv. chiefly.
404
VOCABULARY.
as
XoatCi, adj. awake; alert.
ttiai^cn, intr. {)., be awake; watch.
2Bat^l)ol'l)crt>ufcl^, m. -co, ^e, juniper-
aSat^^, «. -e§, wax. [bush.
toad^fen, iuud)§, gemad) jen, intr. \.,
grow, increase, come up. [cf. E. wax.]
'maii)\tt\x, adj. (of) wax, waxen.
aSac^gfuft, w. -eg, -^e, wax-foot.
aSctl^^Ijanb,/. ^e, wax-hand.
aiBrttl):§(td)t, «. -e§, -er, wax-candle.
SBad^t, /, w. watch, guard.
gSiirflter, m. -§, watch, guard. [SSad^t.]
SSaffc, /. w. weapon ; //. arms.
Uiaffncn, tr. arm.
toagcn, tr. dare, risk, venture.
SBagett, ;«. --§, — , wagon, carriage,
car; coach.
lK3a(}enVfcrb, «.
-C, carriage horse.
2BagCttfd)micrcr, w. -§, — , attendant
who oils the wheels of the car.
aSaljl, /. w. choice.
toal)lctt, tr. choose, elect.
2BaI|l^l(i<?, m. -e§, "e, field of battle.
[2Sat, battlefield.]
aSaf)n, ;«. -e§, -"c, delusion, fancy,
illusion. [^E. wean.]
toofjn'ftnitig, adj. insane.
\va\)V, adj. true ; real, genuine.
hJtt^rcn, ijitr. last, continue.
toa()rcnb, pre/>. with gen. {rarely dat.)
during; conj. while; — bcffcil, in
the meantime.
toa^rljaft, adj. true.
h»al)rl)af'ttg, adj. real, true ; adv. really,
indeed.
933al)rt)cit,/. truth.
toaljrtit^, adv. surely, certainly.
ttjftljritcfimcn, nat)m — , -flenommen,
tr. notice, observe, perceive, [roa^r,
E. ware.]
toa^rfiJicin'lid^, adj. probable, likely.
^a\^, m. -c§, Hx, wood, forest.
aBrtlbfilumc,/. 7v. forest-flower.
>iialbeinJt)art§, adv. into the woods.
twalbcftwart^, adv. toward the woods.
aSalbC^gvunb, m. -e^, ^e, depth of the
forest. [forest.
aBotbc^IiJiiigin, /. 2v. queen of the
aaSotbfrttU,/. w. woman of the forest.
aSalbgcticr, n. -§, coll. forest animals.
aSofbittOoS, n. -e§, -e, forest moss.
aSntbfdjcntc,/. w. forest-tavern.
aSatbftabt,/. ^e, forest-town; bic aSici:
SBalbftabtc, the Four Forest Cantons.
[M.H.G. si?i\. pi. stete.]
aSalbUugcl, m. -S, ^, wood-bird.
2iBatbt)i)glein, «. -I, wood-bird.
aiBttlbttcg, »«. -e§, -e, forest path, road
through the forest.
aiBaU, ;«. -(e)§, H, wall, bank, rampart.
tvaUen, intr. {)., wave, flow, be agitated.
aSttUenftcin or aBalbftcin (i 583-1 634),
m. -y, 3Ubrcti^t, Count of. Prince
(1623), Duke of Friedland (1624),
commander of the Imperial forces in
the Thirty Years' War. Assassi-
nated at Eger, Feb. 25, 1634.
hJttttcttftcittift^, adj. belonging to Wal-
lenstein.
aBatlf fl()rcr, m. -§, — , pilgrim, palmer.
aiBottf aljrt, /. w. pilgrimage.
\t>aiitn, intr. I}., rule, dispose ; ba§ {.or
be§) toalte @0tt, God grant it.
aBaltcr^^aufcn, n. -5, town in Thu-
ringia, in Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
aSaub,/. -e, wall {of a room).
aBonbcI, m. -§, walk ; progress.
tuaubctn, intr. §., walk.
aiBattb(c)rcr, m. -§, — , wanderer,
traveler. [walk.
JUrtilbcru, intr. \. and 1^., wander,
aSdubcrgmann, m. -(e)§, -^er, cir-leut".
traveler.
aSanbcrung,/ w. wandermg ; tour.
VOCABULARY,
405
SBatige,/, u>. cheek.
2&anfe(mut, m. -(c)», fickleness, wa-
vering, vacillation.
tottiifcn, intr. \). or \., waver,
loattlt, interrog. adv. used in direct
and indirect questions, when ; bann
uub — , now and then ; — unb \QQ,
when and where.
aSap^cnft^ilb, w. -(e)§, -er, coat of
arms.
SSorc,/. w. goods, merchandiee.
Uiartn (marnter, iDdrmft), adj. warm.
SBoritic,/. warmth.
a33ornung^6ilb, n. -c§, -cr, sign of
admonition, warning.
SSartburg, n. -§, castle near Eisenach,
founded 1067, scene of the minstrel
contest (1206), and of Luther's im-
prisonment, May 4, 1 521, to Mar. 6,
1522.
toartctt, intr. \)., wait ; stay ; — auf,
wait for, watch for ; with gen., ad-
minister {an office) ; tr. tend, nurse.
toarunt^, interrog. adv. why, wherefore.
toad, n. interrog. and rel. pron. cor-
responding to masc. luer, what ; ace.
in exclamations = ttiarum, why ;
adv. as much, as greatly ; \va^ fiir,
indecl. what sort of ; rel. which, that
which ; such as, referring to an in-
def. antecedent as allc§, ettBttS, or
to a sentence. \The genitive is pre-
served in tDC§, n)C§I)aIb; the adj.
following, once in the part, gen., is
now used subs, in the nom. or ace]
SBafrfie,/. w. wash ; linen (clothes).
tortfti^cii, miiii), gcmaf^cn, tr. wash.
aBttffcr, n. -§, — , water.
aajafferUItc,/. w. water-lily.
aSaffctrofc,/. w. (white) water-lily.
aSoffcrfticfcI, m.pl. high ^r waterproof
boots.
tothtn, tBcbte, geiocbt, or unus. luob,
QCtOobeu, tr. weave, entwine ; intr,
move, stir.
2Bc6cr, m. -§, — , weaver.
toed)feltt, tr. change, exchange ; refL
alternate.
SBcrfc, /. w. roll, biscuit.
tocrfcn, tr. awaken, wake, rouse {fact.
toebcllt, intr. \)., wag, flap.
tocbcr, conj. neither ; iBcbcr . . . no^,
neither . . . nor. [prig. pron. which
of two, whether.] [journey ; means.
SBcg, m. -eg, -e, way, road, route ;
tocg, adv. andsep. accent. prefix, away,
forth, off, gone ; [with short vowel).
tocg'titcificn, blieb — , -geblieben, intr.
\., remain away.
toegen, prep, with gen. {occasionally
dat.), because of, on account of ; for,
for the sake of ; with regard to, re-
specting ; t>on — , on account of, be-
cause of. [orig. dat. pi. with bon.]
tocg'gc^cit, c^ing — , -gegangeu, intr. \.,
go away, leave. [parture.
23Jcg'gct)CU, n. -§, — , going away, de-
tocg'Icgctt, sep. tr. lay aside. [away.
tocg'rcif?cii, vij^ — , -gerijfcn, tr. snatch
tocg'ft^icbcn, jdjob — , -gejc^oben, tr.
push away or aside, remove.
toeg'fcJjen, fa^ — , -gefefien, intr. f).,
avert one's eyes, look away. [post.
aScgtocifcr, m. -§, — , guide; guide-
tocg'tocrfcn, tttarf — , -geioorfen, tr.
throw away, reject.
toeJj(c), inter j. alas !
toci), adj. painful, sad ; adv. with imp.
verb, — tt)un, pain, grieve.
2Be^, n. -e§, -en, woe, pain ; misery.
toe^ett, intr. or tr. blow, waft.
SBe^cn, n. -§, breathing, blowing.
2Bc^(c)ruf, m. -c§, cry of grief.
fBcfjittUt, /. sadness.
toe^mitttg, adj. melancholy.
2BcI)r, n. -(e)§, -e, wier, dam.
233cfjr(e), /. w. defense, bulwark, wea-
pon ; SSel^r unb SSaffen, allit. exp.
shield and sword.
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VOCABULARY.
tve^ren, tr. protect, defend ; refl. de-
fend oneself; intr. I), {dat.), pre-
vent.
2Bct5, n. -c§, -er, woman, wife.
hieiblid^, adj . feminine, womanly.
aSetlJ^^crfott^ /. w. woman, female.
\r»txii), adj. soft. \E. weak.]
UJci^cn, roid), oeinid)cn, intr. ]., yield;
retire ; gum 2Bcid)CU bringen, cause
to give way.
SBcibc,/. w. willow. {E. withe.]
ttJCibgcrcr^t, adj. sportsmanlike; trained
or skilled in hunting.
9BcibocfelI(c), m. w. huntsman. [2Bcibc,
pasture, hunt.]
2Seibmann, m. -§, Hxor -leute, sports-
man, huntsman, hunter.
aScibtticrl, n. -§, chase, hunt.
2Sctf|(e),/. w. kite.
2Bctf|ttOr^tCtt, sing. f. m. «., also fl.
Christmas ; ju — , as a Christmas
present, {prig. dat. pi. ze den wihen
nahten.]
28eif)nat^t§o6ettb, m. -§, -c, Christ-
mas eve.
2Bcifjnat^t^brtitm, m. -§, ^e, Christ-
mas tree.
aScifjltat^t^fcft, n. -§, -c, Christmas
festival.
9Bci^nrtC^t^tutf|ett, m. -§, — , Christ-
mas cake.
aBci()«ad)telicb, n. -§, -cr, Christmas
carol.
SBciljnrtJ^tf'ftubc, /. w. room with
Christmas decorations.
tocil, rtfw/'. so long as, while ; because,
since. \_fr. ace. bie SBcile, the
while.]
aScUl^CJt, «. -§, a little while, a mo-
ment.
233cilc,/. w. while, space of time.
aSctmnr, n. -§, city on the 11m, capital
of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, famous
as the residence of Goethe, Schiller,
Herder and Wieland.
2Scitt, m. -§, -e, wine. [Z,. vinum.]
SBcinbcrg, m. -§, -e, vineyard.
aScin^gticrg, n. -§, a city on the Neckar
in Wurtemberg, called also Wins-
perg (p. ^^^
toeincn, intr. {)., weep, cry.
aSctngartcjt, m. -§, ^, vineyard.
2BcinfjJigcI, vi. -§, — , vineyard.
SBcifc,/. iv. manner, way. {cf. E. guise
and wise in likewise.]
Uicifc, adj. wise, prudent; — ?fvail,
fortune teller. [cate, direct.
tuctfcH, luteS, gclutejen, tr. show, indi-
SBetS^ett, /. wisdom, knowledge, wit.
hJCt^, adj. white.
tvetSfagen, 2fr. or f«^r. foretell, prophesy.
tocit, adj. and a^iz/. broad, spacious;
distant, far ; t»on -Cm, from a distance.
loeitctr, adj. and adv. in comp. farther,
further ; forward, ahead ; more ; iised
as sep. prefix.
Jocitcrtommcn, fam — , -gctommen,
intr. \., advance,
tucitlau'fig, ff^', large, spacious; dis-
tant ; extended, prolix.
ttJCti^ -er, -e, -e§, interrog. adj. which,
what ; rel. pron. who, which, what ;
ifide/.pron.somQ, any. [der.vfh&r
(rccr) and lik, body, kind.]
aiBclt(c), w. w. Welf or Guelph, a
princely family of Germany and
Italy, Dukes of Bavaria (1026),
Brunswick (1235), Saxony (1137),
and later of Hanover; from 1140
known as the political supporters of
the pope against the Emperors.
2ScUc,/. w. wave, billow; bundle of
brushwood or fagots.
aScttcntrrigcr, m. -§, — , fagot-carrier.
\0tX\6), adj. Romance, espec. Italian ;
foreign ; stranger. [iOa'^Ic = .^clt,
then the Romanized Kelts and Ro-
mance nations.]
aScU,/. w. world, [wer = !)!Kann, and
alt = ^Iter, age, generation.]
VOCABULARY.
407
tucltfuitbio, adj. knowing the world,
cosmopolitan.
Jucltlic^, adj. worldly, secular, lay;
itsed subs, layman.
aSJclttcit, m. -ۤ, -e, quarter of the
globe; continent.
28cttbcItrc^|)C,/. 7v. winding staircase.
hjcntjcn, wanbtc, getoaiibt, ir. turn,
direct ; devote ; refi. turn, apply
oneself to (auf).
tocnifl (roeutger, menigft), adj. usually
uninjl. in sing.^ infl. in pi. little ;
pl. few ; also inji, and used subs,
adv. little ; conj. in tjiel lucuiger,
not at all; nid)t iDcniijer, just as
much, the same ; nid^tS lucuiger,
by no means ; eiti tuenifl, ciii fleiii
tDcnifl, very little, [roeuifl fr. m\-.
ncn, was formerly followed by the
part, gen?^
aSJcuiglcit,/. littleness; mcine — , in-
significant self.
tocntflftcni-*, adv. at least; at any
rate.
ttienn, conJ. when, whenever; if; —
auc^, — fllei^, — fd)on, even if; —
nur, if only.
tocr, gen. weffen, dat. njctn, ace. men,
inter rog. and re I. indef. pron. who,
whoever.
tocrbcn, inarb, aeiuorbcu. tr. enlist, re-
cruit ; intr. (um), woo, sue for.
aScffiung,/. w. enlistment; wooing.
hjcviicu, luarb or luurbe, geuiorbcu,
intr. f ., become, get, grow ; come
into existence ; aux.fut. shall, will ;
atix. pass, with perf. part, of active
verbs ; — ju, become.
ipcrfcit, luarf, fiemorfen, tr. throw, cast;
overthrow, defeat. \cf. E. warp.]
SScrf, n. -c§, -C, work, action, deed.
SBcrra,/. a river separating the Thu-
ringian Forest from the Rhon moun-
tains; unites with the Fulda at
MUnden to form the Weser.
SBerraba^tt, /. w. railway along the
Werra.
tocrt, adj. of value, worth {ace) ;
worthy or deserving of {gen.);
valued.
21Bcrt, m. -c§, -e, worth, value.
\Qt^, for tt)cffcn; see tucr.
2Bcfcn, n. -§, — , being, creature ;
nature, essence ; character ; bearing,
way, air.
U)C^()a(ti, interog. adv. wherefore, for
what reason, on what account ; rel.
adv. on account of which.
2Bcft, m. -e§, aSeftcn, -§, west.
2Scftc, /. w. vest. IF. veste, L. vestis.]
233cftcntnftf)C,/. w. vest pocket.
aScttc, /. w. bet wager ; um bie — ,
in rivalry.
tucttcn, tr. bet, wager.
2i*cttcr, n. -g, — , weather, storm ; attc
— , zounds ! the deuce ! [cock.
2Bcttcrf|a!)n, nt.-t^, ^c or -en, weather
SBitftt, m. -e§, -e or ex, wight, creature.
U)t(t)tig, adj. weighty, important, of
consequence. [loiCQCU.]
totrfcfn, tr. wrap up, roll. [20icfcl.J
ttiibcr, prep, with ace. against, con-
trary to ; «j^^ «J insep. unaccented
prefix, back, again, against.
iBi'ticrOaU, m. -«, echo.
U)il)crvu'fcn, -ricf, -rufcn, tr. revoke,
retract, recant.
Wi'bcrf^icnfttg, adj. refractory, stub-
born, [resist.
rtii^bcrftantii>io§, adj. powerless to
toibmcw, tr. dedicate, devote.
W'xt, inter rog. adv. how; rel. adv. as,
like, . such as ; when ; \me . . . aud^,
however, howsoever, [old. instr. of
iDa§.]
totcbcr, adv. and scp. prefix, again
anew, back; I)in lUlb — , here and
there, now and then.
2Sicbcrcrtt»cr6ung, /. w. reconquest,
recovery.
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VOCABULARY.
ttJtebertjottctt, sep. intr. 1^., re-echo, re-
sound ; tr. echo.
tuicbertjcr'ftcttcn, sep. reestablish, re-
store, repair.
toic'bcri^otcn, sep. ^n bring back, return.
•m\t\>tttiO'XtXt, insep.tr. repeat, rehearse ;
refl. repeat oneself, be repeated.
toicbcrfommctt, fatn — , -geiommen,
intr. \., come again, return.
micbcrfcficn, faf) — , -geje^en, fr. see
again. [again.
aSiebcrfe^cn, n. -§, seeing, meeting
toicbcrfttafjtcn, sep. tr. or intr. i).,
shine back, be reflected.
ttiieberum, adv. again.
Utiegen, tr. rock, swing.
mie^ern, intr. t)., neigh, whinny.
SBien, n. -§, Vienna, capital of Aus-
tria, on the Danube.
9Bicfc,/. w. meadow, pasture land.
SSiefenlanb, n. -§, ^cr, grass land,
meadow ground.
ttJtcfo', interrog. adv. how so ?
Uiienio^t, conj. although. [fierce.
UJttb, adj. wild, barbarous, dissolute;
aSilb, n. -e§, game ; deer.
aBittc(tt), m. -n§, -n, will, purpose,
design ; uin . . . {gen J) 'mi\itn,prep.
for the sake of.
tvittig, adj. willing. [to, agree to.
Milligen, intr. i)., — in (ace.) , consent
tviUtom'men, adj. welcome; — I^ei^en,
welcome.
9Bttttom'mcn, m. or n. -§, welcome.
[3Bitte and part. <?/tommen.]
23Bim^cr, /. w. eyelash, [wint + br^
= 33roue.]
aBtnb, m. -e§, -e, wind. [ful.
toinbig, adj. windy ; visionary, doubt-
SBintct, m. -§, — , corner, nook.
toittfcn, intr. \)., make a sign, nod,
beckon.
aStttS^crg, n. -§, see 28etn§berg.
aSintcr, m. -§, — , winter; -§, in th«
winter.
SSinter^unger, m. -s, hunger of winter.
aBttttcrlttft, /. ^e, winter air. [winter.
iDintcrn, tr. keep through the winter,
aSintcrfonuc,/. w. winter sun.
aiBt))fcI, ni. -§, — , tree-top, summit.
toir, pers. pron. pi. of xi), we. \_head)
aSirbcI, m. -§, — , whirl ; crown {of the,
hJirtCtt, tr. or intr. work, labor ; pro-
duce ; effect ; operate.
aStrfctt, n. -§, work, activity, efforts.
hJtrltid^, adj. actual, real.
2SirlIid^fctt, /. w. reality.
aBirrnt^, /. -(ji)c {also m. -\S\Y^,
-[fj]e), confusion, perplexity.
aSirt, m. -e§, -e, host, landlord.
aBirtttt,/.w. hostess, landlady, mistress.
HBtrt^^aUi^, n. -e§, "er, public-house,
tavern. [inns.
aSirt^liau^gc^Ctt, n. -§, patronage of
aaSirtfri^aft^gcbattbe, n. -§, — , farm
building ; offices. [away.
ttiifdjcn, tr. wipe, rub; intr. \., slip
hJiffen, JDufete, gelDU^t, tr. know ; —
ju, know how to ; used with an in
def. object or sentence., except in a
few f am. locntions., as 9tat iDijjen.
aSiffcn, 71. -5, knowledge ; learning.
aBiff Cttf ^af t, /. rv. knowledge ; science.
SBittei-ung,/. w. weather.
aSitluc,/. w. widow.
aiSith>cttfrf)tcicr, w.-5, — , widow's veil.
too, interrog. and rel. adv. where, in
which place ; when ; too . . . aud^,
wherever. [with which.
hiobei'', adv. whereby, in connection
aSoci^c,/. w. week. \rel. SSec^jel.]
aSogc,/. w. wave, billow.
aBogcn^jrott, m. -'3, -e, dashing or re-
flection of waves.
toofjcr'' {or when emphasized., lt)0''l)er),
also sep. liDO . . . l^er, adv. whence.
tool^in'' {or when emphasized., luo'ljin),
also sep. h)0 . . . I^tn, adv. whither.
nJOf|i, adv. well ; indeed, probably ; I
presume; I wonder; fi(i)'§ — jetn
lajjen, enjoy oneself.
UioI|Ian', interj. well ! come on
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409
toO^rBeborfjt, ^art. adj. well-advised,
deliberate.
ttiol)('betannt, pari. adj. well-known.
twolirflctirtut, part. adj. well-built.
aSiJf)(8Cf(lttcn, n. -§, good-will, gratifi-
cation, contentment.
»oof|rgcftciiiCt, part. adj. well-dressed.
tuo^Fgemut, adj. cheerful.
UH)f)l'l)abcui»,/«r/. adj. wealthy, well-
to-do. [beneficence.
9SoI)lt{|at, /. w. good deed, service,
»Dt»f)ttl)uit, tliat — , -get^n, intr. do
good, benefit, please. [benevolent.
\tio\]V\\>oUtv\.\i, part. adj. well-wishing,
ttio^nen, intr. live, dwell, reside.
toolfnfiaft, a^'. dwelling, residing.
a33o^nI|au§, n. -e§, "cr, dwelling-house.
aBofjttUlig,/. IV. dwelling, abode, home.
aSJotf, tn. -c% ^e, wolf.
aBclfc,/. w. cloud.
tVOUen, /r. will, be willing ; want ; in-
tend ; be about to, on the point of ;
demand, assert, insist.
ttJOtttit' (UiO''mtt rvhen emphasized'), adv.
wherewith, with which, in which.
SJBonuc,/. TV. delight, bliss.
toorauf {when emphasized, Juo'rauf),
adv. whereupon ; on which or what.
toorauS' {ivhen emphasized, IttO^'auS),
adv. wherefrom, from which £»rwhat.
taioritt, rel. adv. wherein, in which.
2Sormig, n. city on the Rhine, in Hesse-
Darmstadt.
aSort, n. -e§, "ev, word ; //. -e, ex-
pression, speech ; promise.
aSortJcitt, n. -§, little word.
tPOtJOlt'' {or mo'don when emphasized),
adv. from which; whereof, upon
which.
UiOju' {or \X)0'ya when emphasized),
«^z^. wherefore, to what purpose, why.
2Bu(i^;§, m. -e§, growth; form, stature.
ttiuci^ttg, adj, weighty, heavy.
)t)U^(cn, tr. and intr. delve, dig up ;
stir, rage.
iounb, adj. wounded, sore.
2B«itbc,/. w. wound.
tDunbcriar, adj. wonderful, marvelous.
2Sunbcrga6e,/. iv. marvelous gift.
nmnberttciltd), adj. extremely charm-
ing.
tttunbcrHf^, adj. strange, singular, odd.
tuunbcrfntn, «t(^'. wonderful, marvelous.
hJUttbcrfei^oit, adj. wonderfully fine.
aiBunfd^, in. -e§, ^c, wish.
tPtinftlicn, tr. wish ; fid) {dai.) — , wish
or long for.
njitnfci^cuSttJcrt, adj. desirable.
aSitrbe, /. w. dignity ; office. [h)ert,]
2Bii'fte ,/. w. desert, waste. [<:/.£. waste.]
toutcn,/«^r.l)., rage, rave, storm. [2But.]
tontt\x\), part. adj. furious.
3
5* SB., jum 33etj|3tet, for example.
50^tcn, tr. count, number. [3al^t, E.
^a\)iiti§, adj. numberless. tale.]
^ai)\xt\(i), adj. numerous.
Ba^Iung,/. zf. payment, [ja^len.]
3a^n, m. -g, ^e, tooth ; auf ben —
fiifllen, test, prove, {cf. L. dent.]
sort (jarter or jctrter, jarteft^r jarteft),
adj. tender, delicate, soft,
jarttic^, adj. tender.
3<ittli(^!cit,/. tenderness.
BdUierierg, m. -e§, enchanted moun-
tain, [cerer.
3«ubcrcr, m. -§, — , magician, sor-
3fltt6cr^ulticr, n. -§, — , magic powder.
Bftubcrfr^cttt, m. -§, magic glow.
3att6crf^ru^, m.-tl, -^e, spell, charm,
incantation.
3au6crtoort, n. -e§, -e, magic word.
Be'boot^, Sabaoth.
3ct^c,/. w. score, reckoning.
3e^e,/. w. toe.
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VOCABULARY.
JC^tt, nnvi. ten.
gcfjitt -cr, -e, -e§, ««;«. tenth.
3cid)cn, « -§, — , sign; symbol; sig-
nal, [cf. E. token.]
5Ctrf)ncit, tr. or intr. draw, sketch.
jeigen, tr. point out, indicate, show ;
exhibit.
3cilc,/. w, line.
3cit,/. w. time; cinc S^it long, a cer-
tain time. {cf. E. tide.]
Bcitlang,/. a short time. [being.
jcit'tociltg , adj. temporary, for the time
BcUc,/. w. cell. [Z:. cella.]
Belter, m. -§, — , palfrey.
gcr-, insep. fref., gives the force of divt-
sian, separation.
acrBrc^cn, itxbxa^, jerbro^en, tr.
break in pieces, shatter ; fracture.
gerbeutcltt, tr. misinterpret.
gcrbrcljcn, /r. distort.
gcrbriirfctt, /r. crush, rumple.
5crtnittcrn, tr. crumple.
gcrtrrt^cn, tr. scratch.
gcrtumVt, part. adj. ragged.
jcrcmonicU' or ccremonicU', adj. cere-
monious. [/^.] [tear in pieces.
gcrrciften, ivcx\%, serrijjen, tr. rend,
gcrriffcn, part. adj. torn, tattered.
acrff^Irtgcu, jeiidilug, jerid^lacjcu, /r.
beat in pieces, batter, bruise.
scrfc^nctbctt, jer)d}nitt, serjdinitten, tr.
cut to pieces, cut up.
3crf))rtngcn, 3er1>rano, serfprungcn,
intr. \., crack or burst in pieces.
gcrftiJrctt, tr. destroy, ruin.
5crtrctcn, jertrat, jertrctcn, tr. tread
or trample under foot.
^CttCt, m. -§, — , slip of paper, ticket,
label. [M.L. scedula.]
Bcug, ft. -e§, stuff, cloth, material ;
tools ; bosh, trash.
jcugcn, intr. I)., witness, testify.
Siege, /.w. goat.
3tegcl, m. -§, — , tile.
3icgcnBocf , m. -e§, -"e, he-goat.
jie^ctt, 3og, aesogcn, /r. draw, pull;
string ; rear ; refl. go, march ; ex-
tend ; intr. {)., draw; itnpers. e§
jte^t, there is a draught; intr.\,,
move, proceed ; pass ; march.
Btcl, n. -e§, -C, aim, goal. {cf. E. till.]
jtelcn, m^r. !^., aim, take aim.
gtcmlit!^, adj. suitable, fitting ; tolerable ;
moderate ; adv. somewhat, rather,
so-so. [piemen.]
3ict,/. w. ornament, decoration ; grace.
5icrcit, tr. ornament, adorn.
Sicrlid), a^'. elegant, graceful, delicate.
5igcttncr()flft, adj. gipsy-like.
Bigcuticrmclobic,/. w. gipsy-melody.
Bintmer, n. -s, — , room, apartment.
Bin»Cr/. iv. battlement, pinnacle.
Binnfolbttt, m. w. tin soldier.
Bi^fcl, m. -3, — , tip, point.
3i'tl)cr, /. 7£'. zither. [maiden.
Bit^crntabd)cn, n. -?, — , zither-
Sittcru, intr. {)., tremble, quake, sliiver.
BobcUjut, m. -C'3, ^c, hat of sable.
3ogern, «., -§, delay.
jijgcrn, intr. ;^., tarry, delay; hesitate.
1. 3ptt, ;//. -eS, -C, inch.
2. Bi'tt, w -c§, -"e, toll, custom, duty.
{L. teloneum.]
3or«, m. —3, wrath, anger, {cf. E.
scorn,] [nant.
jorntg, adj. wrathful, angry, indig-
5M, prep, with dat.^ to ; {-with names
of persons'), to, in addition to, be-
sides ; for (purpose) ; also with ifif.
to ; at, in ; adv. to, on forward ;
{before adj.) too ; following noun
gov. by prep, it indicates direction,
towards ; tised as sep. accented pre-
fix, it means: in addition to; di-
rection ; together ; in opposition to
out (open), close, unite, bind up.
5u6tnbcn, banb — , -gcbunbcn, tr. tie
up ; eincm btc %ugen — , blindfold.
jtt'iringcit, brat^te — , -gebra^t, tr.
spend, pass.
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3ttt^t,/. discipline, chastity. [jic{)cn.]
3uti^t{)(tut<, n. -e§, ^er, penitentiary.
5Uti^ttgcn, /r. chastise, punish; disci-
pline.
fiVLiitn or jttrfen, /r. bic 9l(^fc(n — ,
shrug the shoulders ; sucfeu, /w^'r.
f. or \)., dart, flash, quiver.
Bttrfcr, in. -§, sugar. [Af. L. zucarai
Arab.'] \a cake).
3wrfcrt)Mri)ftobc, ;«. w. sugar-letter ((?«
Burfcrfcrfcl, n. -§, — , candy-pig.
jubctfcn, se/>. tr. cover over.
5Ul)Cm^, adv. besides, moreover,
jucrft^ adv. first, at first.
BufrtU, m. -(c)§, ^C, chance, accident,
jufnllcu, fiel — , -gctallcii, intr. \.,
fall to, close; (with dat. of person),
happen to, devolve upon.
jufiicgctt, flog — , -gcflogcu, intr. \.,
fly towards.
5ufrtc'bcn, adj. satisfied, contented,
happy ; [id^ — flcbcn, content one self.
5ufitgcit, tr. add to ; {dat. of person),
inflict upon, cause to one, do.
3U9, nt. -e§, -^C, draft; procession,
train {of cars) ; impulse; line, stroke ;
character, trait, feature ; im -e fein,
be in motion.
jttoebcn, gab — , -gcgcbcn, tr. add to;
grant, concede ; admit.
au8c()cn, ging — , -gcgangcu, intr. ].,
come to pass, happen ; aw] eineu — ,
go to, approach.
Sngcfjiircu, ittir. {with dat.) belong to.
3ugct, m. -§, — , reins,
juglctd)', adv. at the same time.
3«tlluft,/. -^c, current of air, draft.
5ugrcifcit, griff — , ^CGriffcii, intr. %.,
lay hold of, seize ; help oneself ; par-
ticipate.
gtttjaufc, adv. at home,
ju^oreu, sep. intr. f). {dat.), listen to.
3ulji}rcr, m. -§, — , listener, auditor ;
student.
SUtttJJ^Jfcilf tr. button (up).
3uIoft, /. side-dish, relish.
Bufuitft, /. future.
5Ulc<jt', adv. at last, finally.
5um = ju i)cm.
jumad^cii, sep. tr. shut, close.
5Utt(i(tfft', adv. first of all, shortly.
3intgCr/. w. tongue.
^u^fcn, tr. or intr. I)., pluck, pull.
5ur = 311 ber.
jurcdjt'', adv. to rights, in order.
jurcbcn, sep. intr. I), {dat.), talk to,
urge,
juri^tcn, sep. tr. prepare, arrange.
iuritcn, intr. 1). {dat.),he. angry {with),
offended at (aiif, iibcr, luegeti).
juriief (jurucfe), adv. and sep.pre/lxy
back, backward,
5uru(ft)Ictben, blicb — , -gcblicben,
intr. ]., be or remain behind; fall
short of.
juritcfBIiifcu, sep. intr. \)., look back,
jururffttljrcn, ful)r — , -^c[at)rcn, drive
back ;^ intr. ]., start back.
5Mrutfgc6e«, gab — , -gegcbeu, tr. give
back, return.
jururfgclicn, ging — , -gegangcn, intr.
)., go back, recede.
Buriiefgcjogcnljett, /. retirement, se-
clusion, privacy.
5uriirff)altcn, l)ielt ~, -^eljaltcn, ir.
hold back.
3urittfl)altung,/. reserve.
5Urii(ffcf)rcn, sep. intr. ]., return.
5ururffommcn, fam — , -gcfommeti/
intr. ]., come back.
5uru(flaffen, liefe — ; -gctaffcn, tr.
leave behind.
juriirflaufcn, lief — , -gelaufen, intr.
\., run back.
Surittflcgcn, sep. tr. lay aside, lay by;
travel over, pass.
auriicfncljincu, iia^m — , -gcnommcn.
tr. take back, withdraw.
SUVurf^jraHcn, sep. intr. \., rebound,
recolL
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VOCABULARY,
sururfrufctt, t\t\ — , -gcrufen, tr. call
back, echo.
5Uruiffd^t(fen, sep. tr. send back.
SurUtfft^icictt, fc^ob — , -gef(i)obcn, tr.
push back.
juriirffri^tagctt, jd)lufl — , -gci^Iagcn,
ifr. cast or turn back ; repulse.
5ururffintcn, font — , -gcfunfen, intr.
\., sink back.
5ttru(ftcie9ra))l)icrcn, sep. intr. \).,
telegraph back.
juriirftrctctt, trat — , -gctrctcn, ivtr. \.,
step back, withdraw.
guritrftoctfctt, tr. send back; repel,
reject.
jururftocnbcn, twanbtc — , -genjanbt,
tr. turn back.
5urttrftocrfcn, iDarj — , -gemorfcn, tr.
throw back.
juttttf^te^cit, jog — , -gejogen, tr. or
intr. j., draw back; withdraw; refl.
retreat, retire. [clamation.
3urttf , m. -e§, -e, shout ; appeal ; ac-
5ttrufcn, ricf — , -gcrufen, tr. or intr.
{dat. of person) call to.
jufttgcn, sep. tr. promise ; ititr. consent,
concede.
Sttfottt^mcn, adv. and sep. prefix, to-
gether. [3u and jamcn fr. sam, E.
same.]
5ttfammcn6rct!^cn, brac^ — , -gcbrod^en,
intr. \., break down, collapse.
Sttfommcnbnngctt, brac^tc — , -flc=
brad)t, tr. bring together, collect.
jufammcnfa^rcn, ful)r — , -gcfatircu,
m^r. f., start ijack, shrink.
5ttfammcnfattcit, sep. tr. fold up.
5ttfammctt^altctt, I)ielt — , -Qct)altcn,
mi?r. 1)., hold together, stand by one
another. [nection.
3ttfammcn^ang, m. -§, coherence, con-
aufammcntommcn, fam— , -getonimcn,
/wzfr. f., meet, assemble.
BttfflwntCttlttnft, /. -"c, meeting, con-
ference, interview.
^ttfammcnlttuf, m. -§, ^c, concourse;
mob; riot. [get her.
Sttfammcuicbcn, intrans. f)., live to-
5ufammcnno^ctt, i^^/, /r. sew together.
Sufammcnqutrlcn, sep. intr. I)., whirl
together, close together. [up.
5UfammenroUeu, tr. roll together, roll
Sufammcnf^mclsctt, jd^molj — , -ge=
fd^moljen, intr. [., melt together,
melt down.
Sufammcnft^en, fa& — , -gefeffcn, intr.
I)., sit together, be assembled.
sufammcftt^un, t{)at — , -get^an, tr.-
put together ; r^. close, unite.
sufammcntragcn, trug — , -gctragcn,
/r. collect,_gather.
Sufammcntrctctt, trat — , -getrcten,
intr. f., come together, meet.
5ufammcnn)ati^fcti, \mii^ — , -gcmad^=
fen, /«/r. f., grow together.
Sufommcntocrfen, roarf — , -^cmorfcn,
tr. throw together.
Sufammcnwirfclit, tr. roll together.
3«ft^flMCV, w. -§, — , looker-on, spec-
tator, [shut to, slam.
Suft^tagcn, fc^Iug — , -ge)(^Iaflen, tr.
jufd^neien, j*?/. intr. \., be snowed
over, covered with snow.
sufr^rcibcn, frf)rieb — , -gefc^riebcn, tr.
(dat.) ascribe to.
jufr^rcitcn, f^rltt — , -gcf Written, intr.
f., approach; advance vigorously.
5Uf(i^n)c6cn, sep. intr. f. or I)., soar or
fly towards.
jufn^ttJimmcn, fd^mamm —, -qe)6))nom=
men, /«^r. f. or fj. (dat.), swim
towards.
5u'fcl)cn, fal) — , -gefclien, intr. I).,
look on, witness.
Sttftonbc, a/jtf ju ftanbc, w/M bringcn
or fommcu, accomplish; come to
pass.
jlfftimmcn, sep. intr. 1),, agree, assent,
jutrngcn, trug — , -gctragcn, refl.
happen, chance.
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5tt'traucn, sep. ir. {dot.) believe one
capable of, give one credit for; ex-
pect of one.
5tttreffcn, traf — , -gctroffen, intr. I).,
agree, correspond.
jtttJOr', adv. before, previously; also
used as sep. prefix.
5Ut)or'tommen, fam — , -gefommcn,
intr. \. {with dat.), come before,
anticipate ; prevent.
jutticilcn, adv. at times, once in a while,
occasionally {dat. pL).
5u'tocttbcn, maubte — , -^ctBonbt, tr.
turn toward ; devote to ; bestow upon.
^ttwVbev, prep. {dat. preceding) against,
contrary.
Jtt5tcI)Cn, jofl — , -aCjOflCU, tr. draw to,
attract.
JU^toitfcl^crn, scp. intr. I), (dat) twitter,
chirp to.
Jtvdngcn, tr. press, force into (in).
jtoanjig, num. twenty.
5tt)ar, adv. indeed, certainly ; of course,
to be sure, [jc tt)are, in sooth.]
5hict, num. two.
Btticifcl, m. -§, — , doubt, [jroci.]
5tt)cifeln, //-. doubt; stucifcinb, ques-
tioning,
Btveig, m. -e§, -C, twig, branch.
jnictmat, adv. twice.
jloctfi^ttcibig, adj. double-edged.
JttJeit -cr, -e, -e3, nutn. adj. second.
3tt»cttcn^«, adv. gen. secondly.
3wcrg, m. -e§, -c, dwarf.
SWingcn, aroang, (jearaungen, tr. force,
compel.
^toiltg^of, m. -e§, ^c, citadel.
5tt)infcn, intr. f)., wink.
5Wtrncn, tr. twist, twine.
atoifd^cn, prep, with dat. or ace., be-
tween, among. \dat. pi. of in and
obs. adj. i\xi\\^, twofold, /r. jiuci.]
Btwift^cnfatt, »/. -cv, ^c, incident,
episode.
StQitfcl^em, m/r. 1). and tr. twitter,
chirp, warble.
5toi)If, num. twelve.
5ltidlft -cr, -c, -e§, ««w. <7^^'. twelfth.
SUPPLEMENTARY VOCABULARY OF PROPER
NAMES.
fTboIf, m. -§, Count of Nassau (ca.
1258-98), German king (1292), fell
in battle with his rival Albrecht of
Habsburg near Gollheim, July 2,
1298.
Slttittg^attfctt, n. -3, castle and hamlet
in the canton of Uri on the Reuss
river.
e^riftian, IV (1577-1648), m. -§, son
of Frederic II, king of Denmark
( 1 588-1648), a supporter of the
Protestant party in the Thirty
Years' War.
@i6e,/. the Elbe (river) in Bohemia
and Central Germany, enters the
North Sea below Hamburg.
t^ranj, Duke of Sachsen-Lauenburg
(1598-1642), a general of the League
and later of the Imperialists in the
Thirty Years' War ; fought on the
side of Gustavus Adolphus at
Liitzen. The death of the king was
ascribed to him in popular belief.
%Vix\i (2Saltf)er), m. -5, of Attinghau-
sen, father-in-law of Wilhelm Tell.
©050, n. -§, Gaza, a city of Southern
Palestine on the coast.
.^oficnftottfctt, m. pi. |)o^en[tauffen,
414
VOCABULARY.
the imperial dynasty of Hohenstauf-
fen in Swabia (i 138-1254).
Sct^C,/. or m. -§, Lethe, the river of
forgetfulness.
JJcifor, m. -§, the Neckar (river) in
Wurtemberg and Baden ; enters the
Rhine at Mannheim.
^0, m. -5, the Po (river) in Northern
Italy.
$rag, n. -§, Prague, capital of Bohe-
mia on the Moldau.
©olttbin, wz.-§, Salaheddin (1137-93),
Sultan of Egypt and Syria.
Sigi^munb or (Btegcsmunb (1368-
1437), 771. -}, son of Karl IV, German
emperor, crowned in Rome, 1433.
^paiatin' {orig. 23ur!]^arbt), @eorg,
m. -§, b. 1482 or 1484 at Spalt
near Eichstett ; d. 1545, a human-
ist, pastor, theological writer and
historian, supporter of the Reforma-
tion.
%tVi (SStl^clm), ;«. -5, of BUrglen in
the canton of Uri, legendary hero
of Swiss independence.
^ricr, «. -d, F. Treves, the oldest city
of Germany, on the Mosel in the
Rhine Province.
SBcfcr,/., a river formed near MUnden
by the union of the Werra and the
Fulda ; it enters the North Sea be-
low Bremerhaven.
GERMAN EXERCISES.
BASED UPON THE SELECTIONS IN THE READER
FOR WRITING AND VIVA VOCE DRILL.
For grammatical explanations and the special uses of words see the Index to
Grammatical Notes.
The numbers refer to pages and lines of the Reader containing parallel
passages, which are explained in the Notes.
Words in brackets [ ] are not to be translated.
1. ficffing.
I. I knock on my door. 2. The poet went home. 3.
Are you (©ie) at home ? 4. The servant did not recognize
the poet. 5. What did Lessing answer ? 6. Shall you come
again ? 7. We looked from the window. 8. I saw you in
the darkness.
2. mv ftnb ato frfjulbtg,
A. Give the German for the following words, prefixing to
nouns the proper form of the definite article : —
Nouns : prince, city, inhabitant, reception, surprise, ma-
jesty.
Verds : go, hear, prevail, prepare, recognize, give, do.
B. Translate : i. We went through a city. 2. In the city
great poverty prevailed. 3. The inhabitants, however (aber),
prepared a reception. 4. They recognized the poverty of
the inhabitants. 5. What had the prince heard? 6. He
manifested (gab . . . gu erfenuen) his surprise. 7. They owed
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[for] all that they had done. 8. There (3, i) were many
poor among (unter dat^ the inhabitants. 9. We have all
heard of this prince.
3, Shorter ©cott*
I. He met his friend. 2. Whom did {per/., 3, 4) Walter
Scott meet ? 3. For what (Urn h)a§) did the beggar ask
him ? 4. He had no money in his (i, 15) pocket. 5. They
have no small money with them (bei fic^). 6. You owe six
pence. 7. I will pay you if I live. 8. Have you paid what
you owe ? 9. Observe well what I say.
4* ^tc golbcnc ©an§.
A. I. Where did the Queen of Hanover lodge? 2. What
was the name (2Bte nannte man or 2Bie (>ie^) of the inn ? 3.
She lodged in the Golden Goose. 4. How much money
(2Bie t>iel, etc.) did she have to pay for two days? 5. For
what (Um tt)a§) did the landlord ask ? 6. He begged for
(urn) the honor of a second visit. 7. What did the Queen
answer ? 8. " You must not regard me as the sign of your
inn." 9. I had to pay [a] hundred dollars. I paid (madden)
many visits.
B. Commit the German of the following words and phrases
to memory : —
Words : a visit, the sign, the queen, an inn, a dollar.
Phrases : to be on a journey, to stop at an inn, on my return,
to regard as, to have to pay, to enter a carriage, for two days.
5, ^cr SBolf ttttb ber (S(!ftafcr»
A, Point out the adjectives in this extract and indicate
whether they are declined according to the strong, weak, or
mixed declension, and why.
GERMAN EXERCISES. 4.17
a. Change the following verbs into the first person singular
of the future : ]f>atte . . . berloren (8-9) ; erfu^r, !am (9) ; abju^
ftatten, f^rac^ (10); betroffen ^aft, bauerft (n); toeinen
(12); berfe^te, fe^ f;aft (13); fiigte . . . ^inju (14-15);
leibct (16).
b. Change these verbs into th6 second person plural of
the perfect.
B. 1. K cruel misfortune had overtaken a shepherd. 2.
His neighbour (3'Zac^bar, m.), the wolf, learned of (t)on) the
misfortune. 3. He paid a visit (33efuci^, m.) to the shepherd
{dat.). 4. He said : " I could weep tears of blood for thee."
5. The shepherd rejoined: " All wolves have a sympathetic
heart. 6. They suffer whenever (it)enn) their neighbor
suffers."
6, ^er ^djmtcb.
I. A village had only one smith. 2. A smith shoes horses.
3. He mends wheels. 4. A village cannot do without a
smith. 5. Why was he condemned? 6. The smith had
murdered a man. 7. For what (Um \oa^) did the prominent
citizens ask ? 8. The judge had to (mu^te) execute justice.
9. The village had, however, two weavers. 10. A peasant
said : " One weaver is enough for a small place."
I. What fell into the well ? 2. What peered over the
edge? 3. He asked, "Why do you exert yourself in vain ?"
How dost thou like the water ? 4. Will you help me out ?
5. The goat drank after (nad^bem) he had sprung down. 6.
How did the fox reach the edge of the well ? 7. He leaped
upon the back of the goat. 8. He made a bold spring, and
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called to the unfortunate : "A greater blockhead will perhaps
(tJtetteid^t) help you out." 9. I thought to myself (6ei mir) :
Here I must wait. 10. The poor captive had (mu^te) to
remain (Heiben) in the well.
8. Wit 'tnt 5lrbett, fo bcr Softit.
I. Who had a sick (franfe) wife ? 2. The poor man said:
"I must go to a physician." 3. He is known for (3, 19) his
skill. 4. He was also known for his avarice.' 5. He did
not believe that the doctor would come. 6. The physician
expected a definite payment. 7. He had a purse in his
pocket (i, 15). 8. He drew out his purse. 9. Here are twenty
dollars. 10. I will give all to you. 11. I beg you (^d^ bitte
(3ie), cure my wife. 12. The doctor visited the sick wife.
13. She died, however, in (nad^) a few days. 14. What
did the physician now demand ? 15. The poor man asked :
"Did you kill my wife ? " 16. Why (SKarum) did you not
cure her ? 17. You have no right to the twenty dollars.
9. ^cr 25rata^fcl
I. Who was Lafontaine? 2. He was [a] poet (^id^ter).
3. What sort (2Bag fUr eine) of a habit did he have ? 4. What
did he leave in his room? 5. Some one (man) called him
from the room. 6. Where did he lay the apple? 7. In
my absence a friend came into my room. 8. Who ate up the
apple? 9. What had the poet put in the apple? 10. He
quieted his guest, and sent for a physician. 11. I rejoice
{refl^ to hear that you have returned. 12. It is not always
easy (leic^t) to discover the truth.
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10. ^ic SScikr Hon 25cttt§5crg*
I. In what year did Conrad III. defeat the Duke Welf ?
2. What city did the Duke besiege ? 3. The King purposed
(tDOltte) to capture the city and to slay the citizens. 4. When
the distress became great, the inliabitants (i, 8) were forced
to surrender. 5. What condition did the women make? 6.
The wife of every citizen was permitted (burfte) to take [with
her] whatever she could carry. 7. On the following day the
gate was opened {refl^ and the women went forth (i, 5) in
a long procession. 8. They bore their husbands on their
(3, 15) shoulders. 9. The Duchess walked at the head with
the Duke. 10. Many said that this was not the intention.
II. The women had, however, made a crafty plot, and the
Iving laughed at it (bariiber, i, 9). 12. Thus the inhabitants
of Weinsberg preserved their lives {sing.).
Review.
The Use of Prepositions.
A. Prepositio7is with the Genitive (3, 19).
1. Without (au^ert^alb) the city stand many houses.
2. During the morning I remained {inversion) at home.
3. On account of the rain (Sflegen, m.) I could not travel
(reifen).
4. The physician was known for (tDegen) his avarice.
5. Many animals (^ier, n^ sleep during the winter (2Bin=
ter, ;w.).
6. He lives on this side (bie§fett, gen^ of the river.
7. America lies on this side (bie^fett) of the ocean (Dcean,
m.).
8. Except (2(u^er) myself there was no one (feiner) there.
9. The apple-tree stands beyond (jenfeit) the brook (33ac^,
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10. I shall be back within (tnner^alb) two days.
1 1 . Instead (ftatt) of his friend he found a stranger.
12. Many fine houses stand outside the city.
B. Prepositions with the Dative (2, 15).
1. I knew (fannte) all except the gentleman with the
glasses (53rt(Ie, /. sing.).
2. The travellers {pres. part.) came from Italy (Stalien).
3. Let (Saffen ©ie) me remain with (bet) you.
4. For (©eit) many days a great storm prevails (l^errf d^en).
5. The battle (©c^kc^t,/.) of (bei) Bunker Hill.
6. The landlord sat opposite to me.
7. The gentleman's house is opposite my own.
8. All rivers {%l\x^, m.) are swollen (finb angefd^njoHen) by
(toon) the rain.
9. a. He travels by (ju) land. b. He lies in (gu) bed.
c. We sat at (^u) table, d. They seated themselves (fe^ten
fid^) at (gu) table.
10. The cathedral (©om, m.) of (ju or'xxC) Cologne (^oln)
is the largest in Germany.
11. From New York to Chicago is eight hundred miles
(^etle,/.).
12. He is blamed (tabein) by (bon) his teacher.
13. The picture ( 33tlb, n.) was painted (ma(en) by
Raphael.
C. Prepositions with the Accusative (3, 2).
1. The prince went through a large city.
2. The peasant (33auer) lost his flock by (burd^) a pesti-
lence.
3. One weaver is enough for a little village.
4. He was friendly (freunblic^) toward (gegen) me.
5. From (33on) morning till (bi§) evening are twelve hours
(6tunben).
6. I will pay for the entire company (©efellfd^aft, /. «/.).
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7. One must not learn simply for the school, but (fonbern)
also for later life.
8. The family (Jamilie, /) sits in the room around the
lighted (Brennenbe) lamp (2am^e,/.).
9. Thou art small in comparison with (gegen) me.
10. The father is proud (fto(§) of (auf, acc^ his son.
11. It is now a quarter to (auf) three.
12. The city was besieged (belagern) at (auf, acc^ the
command (33efe]^l, w.) of the Emperor (^aifer, w.).
13. We go to bed at (um) five o'clock.
14. I am by (um) three years older than your brother.
15. The soldier lost his leg (^ein, «.) by (burd^) a shot
(@c^u^, /«.).
D. Prepositio7is governing the Dative or Accusative.
Prepositions meaning " to " with verbs of motion are :
OCCK, indicating motion to an object, as to a table or wall ;
auf, upon (also up') or from a limited space to one that
is more open, as auf ben 5[Rar!t, to the market ; in, im-
plying i?ito^ as in bie ^irrfie, to church ; nad^, towards^
after, especially motion to a place bearing a proper name,
as to a village, city or country ; ^u, motion to a person,
also in certain fixed expressions as, ^u ^ifc^, to dinner,
gur ©d^ule, ^ird^e, gum ^(>eater, etc, ; gegen, towards in a
friendly or hostile sense ; wider, against in a hostile sense.
With the dative, an denotes at, beside ; auf, o?i ; bei, near a
person or place, as bei mir, at my house, bie ©c^lad^t bei
Sei^jig, the battle of Leipzig.
a. Translate: i. He went into the room. 2. The apple
lay on the mantle. 3. He went to his friend. 4. He is at
the physician's. 5. He said to (dat. or with ^u) his friend.
6. The queen went to Hanover. 7. He sent quickly to the
physician. 8. During the evening he was not at home. 9.
He found an apple in his room. 10. They (man) called him
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from his room. ii. The boy sits over (liber dat^ his books.
12. Do you wish to know my opinion (^Reinung /.) about
(iiber, ace) him? 13. He is known (befennen) under (unter,
dat^ the name [of] Fritz.
b. I. He stood upon (auf, dat^ the street. 2. I drove
(ful^r) into (auf, acc^ the country. 3. The fox fell into a well.
4. The man had twenty dollars in his purse. 5. We laid
the apple on the mantle. 6. I go to (an, acc^ the window^
7. I sit beside (an, daf.) the table. 8. I write on ace.)
the blackboard (2Sanbtafel,/.). 9. The picture (®ag 33ilb)
hangs on (^^/.) the wall (bie SSanb). 10. Hang the picture
on (^acc.) the wall. 11. He wrote a book on (itSer, ace.) art
X^unft,/.).
It 2)cr fjuiijg unb ber ^afjit*
I. A peasant (Sauer, m.) spent (gubringen) his entire life
in (auf) the country. 2 He had once caught a fox in the
forest. 3. His rude neighbours (9^ad^6ar) cried loudly. 4.
The father closed his (bie) eyes. 5. The fox carried many
cocks away. 6. The cock crowed in the morning. 7. He
began to sing. 8. He heard the voice of his father, 9. You
have a more beautiful voice than (a(^) mine (bie meinige).
10. There are many foxes in the forests. 11. What did the
fox carry away ? 12. When (3l(§) the peasants saw the fox,
they ran after him. 13. Whither did the birds (SSogel) fly ?
12, ^a§ W&x^tn torn SOlannc tm SJlonbe*
I. On (2lm) Sunday the people were wont (^f(egten) to go
to church. 2. A week ago (t)or, dat.) I met an old acquain-
tance (^efannte, m.) upon the street. 3. He went from
(toon) the city into (auf) the country. 4. From that day
forward (an) he has never (nie) returned home. 6, On what
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day did the man collect wood in the forest ? 6. The traveller
climbed (ftieg auf ) a tree in order (urn) to see the great world.
7. He wrote (fc^rieb) his name in (^acc.') the register (gremben=
buc^, 71^. 8. Did you write upon {^acc.^ the slate (Xafel,/.)?
9. I am writing a long letter to (an, acc^ a friend. 10. He
is sailing (fd^rt) on {dat^ the river (^\\x% m.). 11. The
Cathedral (®om, m.) at (§u) Cologne (^ij(n) is one of the
most beautiful churches in Germany. 12. I journey always
by (§u) water.
A. I. When I began my journey to Russia, I travelled on
horseback. 2. I dressed myself only lightly. 3. I alighted
from my horse, since (ba) I was weary of riding. 4. I had
my pistols under the arm. 5. I fell asleep in the snow. 6.
It was bright day before (bek)or) my eyes opened. 7. To
(3u) my great amazement I had slept in the churchyard of
a village. 8. My horse neighed above me. 9. I looked up.
10. It was suspended (I^ing . . . ^erunter) from the church tower.
^. I. I had gently descended in my sleep. 2. I had
regarded the tower as (fiir) the stump of a small tree. 3. I
had tied my horse to the weathercock, which projected
above the snow. 4. It is not [the] custom in Russia to
travel on horseback in winter. 5. The wolf ran after my
sleigh on account of (toegen, gen.) hunger. 6. It was im-
possible for me {dat.) to escape him. 7. The terrible wolf
soon overtook me. 8. I laid myself down flat in the sleigh.
9. Least of all did the wolf trouble himself about me. 10. He
sprang over me (^acc.') and fell upon my horse. 11. The
poor animal ran so much the swifter. 12. The back of the
poor beast was wholly devoured. 13. I raised my face
secretly. 14. The wolf eat his way (fid^) into the horse. 15.
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It has caused me no slight terror. i6. To the amazement
of all [the] spectators we arrived thus in St. Petersburg.
14. ^tc ^iittftlic^c OrgcL
A. I. He did all in vain. 2. He could not suppress his
longing. 3. I resolve to return home. 4. I beg pardon of you.
5. Thus he approached his home. 6. The towers of his
native city shone in the sun. 7. He entered the gate of the
city. 8. He met a long funeral procession. 9. A multitude
of people went along behind the coffin. 10. Where do you
purpose (tDoIIen) to bury her ? 11. Thus they came to the
church. 12. They entered the church. 13. I was weary
from my long journey. 14. The organ was silent. 15. Then
began to play of itself.
B. Coordinate and Subordinate Sentences.
1 . Many years ago (t)or) there lived an organ builder, who
had built many beautiful organs.
2. It was said (Lilian fagte) that the last organ was always
the best.
3. The organ began to play as soon as (fobalb al§) a bridal
couple entered the church.
4. When this organ was finished he chose for himself (ftd^)
one (eine§) of the fairest maidens of the country.
5. Friends and relations followed when (al§) he with his
bride crossed the threshold of the church.
6. He only thought of (baran) how he was a clever master.
7. He had a proud spirit, and fancied (meinte) that the
blame could only be in his beautiful bride.
8. He wandered many hundred miles in a strange land.
9. He thought ever of (baran) how he had wickedly desert-
ed her.
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10. He had great anxiety whether she would again be
friendly to him.
11. The people behind him shook their heads (j-/«^.)when
they saw him run.
12. When they heard him weep, they said: It is probably
(tt)ol^I) a poor man to whom she showed kindness.
15, 2)ic Srcmcr Stabttnuftlantctt,
A. I. The sack was carried to the mill. 2. A dog was
found on the way. 3. I have run myself tired. 4. He was
struck dead. 5. What is played this evening ? 6. The dog
was beaten with a cane ((Stodf, w.). 7. It will be said. 8.
They (@g, impers.) are eating. 9. The glass (©Ia§, «.) was
broken (^erbred^en) before (el^c) I entered the room. 10.
The window was being broken when (al§ or inbem) I entered
the room. 11. They (5}Zan) were breaking the window
while (inbem) I was in the room. 12. The book was written
by Goethe. 13. The song (Sieb, n.) was sung by the beauti-
ful girl. 14. He was wounded (beriDunben) by (burc^) an
arrow ($feil, w.). 15. The cook had (lie^) the head of the
cock cut off.
B. Prepositions.
I. The stranger (Jrembe, m.) betook himself on a journey.
2. He is at (auf, dat.) a hunt. 3. Two men sat by the
way. 4. The old woman sat behind the stove. 5. The
children ran behind the stove. 6. When the travellers
arrived in Bremen. 7. The donkey placed his forefeet on
the window. 8. The dog sprang on the back of the donkey.
9. The boy stood before the house. 10. They soon came
before the robbers' house (9ftduber{)au§, n.). 11. The girl ran
into the kitchen. 12. The children go to (in, acc,^ or gur)
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school. 13. The cock called down from his perch. 14. A
man stood before the door and cut (15, 4-5) him in {acc^
the finger with a knife. 15. They rushed into the room
(©tube,/.). 16. They went out (^inau^gefjert) by (jur) the
door. 17. The procession is passing (t)orbeigef)en (xxi, dat.)
the house. 18. One cannot always swim (fc^ivimmen) against
(gegen) the stream ((Strom, m.). 19. Our troops (^ru^^en)
went courageously (mutig) against the enemy (g^einb, m.,
sing.). 20. The fever (®a§ %\ih^x) of the sick [man]
becomes more violent (^eftiger) toward (gegen) evening. 21.
The scholar (Sc^iiler, m.) was seated by (an) his desk. 22.
He walked from the door to the wall.
16* ^er 5lrme unb bcr 9?ci(ftc»
A. Moods.
1. He begged that he would (mod^te) not take it amiss
(iibcl ne^men).
2. If I were a German peasant, I should wish (ifiversion)
first my own field (Sldter, m.)
3. I would that you should break (gerbred^en, pret. subj.)
your (ben) neck.
4. It never occurred to him what he should wish.
5. He often thought (meinen) that he had found his wish.
6. If I had only known that 1
7. Did he tell {pret. subJ.) you that?
8. The rich man asked if he might (biirfen) have (t^un)
three wishes like his poor neighbour.
9. It would be agreeable (lieb) to me if I could travel to
Europe.
10. If I should entertain (aufnel^men) every one who
knocked on my door, I should be obliged to take the beggar's
staff in hand.
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11. He asked him to remain through the night (16, 10)
with him.
12. Hasten, pray (bitte).
13. He thought that his wife was seated at (19, 25) home
in a cool room.
14. The wife said they did not have much (16, 15), but
they gave wilUngly whatever they had.
15. If I should return I would lodge with (bei) you.
16. She milked her goats (16, 17) that their guest (©aft,
w.) might have milk besides.
17. When they saw who it was (ii, 6), they bade him
welcome.
B. Separable and Inseparable Verbs.
a. I. He overtook (18, 11) the stranger.
2. When we had gone away, the traveller followed (nad^s
folgen) us.
3. He rose early (17, 19) in the morning.
4. A traveller has granted me three wishes.
5. Sleep (Dcr ©rfjlaf) came upon (lib erf alien) him.
6. He looked at me (anfeljen) with great eyes.
7. A new home stood opposite (15, 17-18) his own (ber
feinige, dat^.
8. He did not look (15, 28) like one who had much money
with (bet) him.
9. Receive (16, 2) me kindly (freunblid^).
ID. Their old house was transformed into a new.
11. He spent the night (iibemad^ten) at the poor man's.
12. .He collected (18, 29) his thoughts and proceeded.
b. 1. K peasant spent (jubringen) his entire life in (auf)
the country.
2. A fox once came into a little village and seized a cock.
3. The peasants ran after the fox when they saw it.
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4. The children screamed and the birds flew into (auf) the
trees.
5. Suddenly they heard the voice of a hunter (Seiner, w.).
6. The fox dropped his plunder, and the birds flew at
once upon the roof (®a(^, n^.
7. a. Explain the subjunctive in moge (20), l^abeft (21),
^dtteft . . . gerebet (6, 7).
b. Express the infinitive clause um . . . ^u l(>oren (19-20) as
a final clause of purpose.
17* ^0rttrii§(!ftctu
a, I. He spoke no word further, but (8, 12) turned
and left the room. 2. Whatever he said came to pass, and
a great festival was arranged. 3. Not only the friends and
relations were invited, but all [the] children in the kingdom.
4. When the festival was at an end, the child received
wonderful gifts. 5. In the world whatever was beautiful and
good it received. 6. One of the wise women entered, but
greeted no one. 7. The King was startled and commanded
(befei^len) that all [the] distaffs in the world should be burned.
8. One day when the maiden was alone in the castle, she
pierced her finger with the distaff.
b. 1. K bed stood in the room, and the young girl fell
upon it (24, 9). 2. Years long (10, 4) she lay in a profound
sleep. 3. All who were in the entire castle fell likewise
into a profound sleep. 4. A hedge of thorns grew higher
every year about the castle. 5. There was nothing of the
castle to be seen. 6. Many princes came and desired to
penetrate into (in, ace) the castle. 7. An old man related how
a castle was said (fotlte) to stand behind the hedge. 8. It
was said that Dornroschen should awake after a hundred
years.
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c. I The prince saw many horses sleeping in the castle-
court. 2. The pigeons slept also on the roof [with] their
little heads (^lopfc^en, sing.') stuck under their (9, 11) wings
(sing.). 3. He went on and found Dornroschen sleeping (6,
14) in a little room. 4. He stooped and gave a kiss to the
sleeping maiden, who rose (auffte()en) at once. 5. All looked
(umfe^en, re/l.) around. 6. The prince regarded the maiden
with great eyes. 7. The king and the queen went down the
stairs. 8. They (9J?an) celebrated the wedding of the prince
with the princess in all splendor.
QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW.
1. Divide the following words into syllables :
a. 33lume, ©c^emel, 9la^men, 9Jlu^le, 33eere, ^afig, "Mitx,
Slnfer.
b. Dftern, prften, 33ube, ©ecfel, Sifte, ©tcibte, §augc^en,
ga^fen, em^finben, ^cim^fer.
c. ginger, ©iijje, ©d)iiffel, Dd{)fe, Sanfer, 33Io^e, gacfel,
^ar^fen, (Scf)u[ter, ©tac^el.
d. 2Bdfc^e, 9^ogc^en, SBcilber, 33uc^fe, ©tra^e, ©affe, ©om=
mer, Slc^fe, §anbel, tnof^e.
^- §^£^/ §offnungen, botlenben, l^inein, h;)arum, ^ritteil, rei^
jen, Drtt^ogra^t^ie, lafen, Sste.
2. Mark the quantity of the vowels in the following words :
a. 2(al, 2Sa^l, ©tamm, ©anb, 9ftat, gjlann, ©tabt, ©taat,
§erb, ©lieb, m^, 53nef.
^. TOtte, ^ag, ©cf)am, £lang, 5^e|, ^ec^, ^circ^en, ©ema^I,
bettjci^ren, 2Salftatt.
^. BunS^/ 33ur;nc, gii^e, ^ful)l, ^^or, gcic^er, fa^ig, gaff,
9^afe, fc^todren.
d. ©dule, grdgUd^, ©dge, 5iJldbc^en, ^ferb, 3J?auer, rauc^en,
log, fragte, fcJ^ldgft.
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3. a. Decline in both numbers the nouns : So^n, S)orf,
©arten, Slrt, ^unft.
b. Decline in both numbers: 50^enfc^, S^au, (SJraf, §off=
ttung, (SJebanfe.
4. Give the nominative and the genitive singular and the
nominative plural with the appropriate form of the definite
article, of:
a. Slbenb, §au§, %^\xx^, Sebiente, genfter, §err, ®un!el
{sing.), ^ic^ter.
b. §er^, 6d)ilb (//.)j ^^or (gate), §unb, SRdbd^en, SSetter,
grau giirft, ^ontgin.
c. 5^ame, 6tabt, ^lume, ilnabe, Sluge, 6taat, ©d^lac^t,
£ieb, Sauer.
d. 2)orf, Staffer, ©raf, 33runnen, 2(r§t, $Do!tor, 2Belt, 3im=
mer, Slpfel, 9teife.
^. §trt, ^raft, (^o.xi^, Xag, 2:^aler, 2Sagen, O^r, 3}Zann,
5. How do foreign nouns form their plural? Give the
plural of :
a. ©t^mnafium, 2lbje!tit>, 3Serb, 2^^rann, ^rofeffor, 5iJle(obie,
©eneral, ^falrn, (Seminar, S^^ema ; <^. 2)rama, ^Jlobug, Sorb,
^ornma, 2:em^u§, 3Jtufito, 2lbt)erb, ^artici^ium, q3erfon, @f=
felt, ©afug.
6. How are proper nouns declined: a. When preceded
by the article ? b. When without the article ?
7. How do 5larl, Slbel^eib, ?Jran^, @o^f)ie, Sert^a, ©a^^^o,
Sutler, ©ad^fe, gann^, ©oet^e form their genitive ?
8. How are the foreign names, ^t]\x% ©f^riftug, $aulu§,
©icero, ^^abru§, ©o!rate§, S^i^^^^'t, 3oE)anne§ declined ?
9. How are two associated proper names, and names pre-
ceded by a title, declined ? Form the genitive of §err ©d;mibt,
©uftat) Slbolf, Urn(^ i)on Sic^tenftetn, taifer SBil^elin, grieb=
ric^ ber 2Betfe, §einric^ ber Some, §err guftigrat ^orban.
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10. How are the following proper nouns declined in the
plural: gj^tnna, SubiDig, ®d)i(rer, Seffing, ^lo^ftod, Sllba,
Seneca, ©ci^io, 9ZicoIai, ©c^Iegel, 9Jlelanc^t{)on, §etnric^, ©er=
trube ?
11. Distinguish between the plurals, ©d;ilbe and Sc^ilber;
Sdnber and Sanbe; 2icf)te and Sic^ter; Drte and Drier; @e=
fic^te and ©efic^ter ; %v<6.)t and %\x6)^x.
12 Distinguish bet and bie §eibe, ber and bie ©ee, ber and
ba§ ^anb, ber and bie Seiter, ber and bag (E^or, bie and bag
SKe^r.
13. Distinguish between ber and bag SSerbienft, ber and bag
£Df;n, ber and bag Sauer, ber and bie Jlur.
1 4. What nouns are prevailingly masculine, what feminine,
and what neuter in German ?
15. (35. What terminations form masculine nouns? ^. What
feminine ? c. what neuter ?
16. What is the gender of foreign nouns in German ?
17. Decline in both numbers the personal pronouns ?
18. How are the personal pronouns used in address: a.
between equals; b. between kinsmen and intimate friends;
c. in speaking to children; d. by a public speaker; e. to
animals?
19. What are the demonstrative pronouns? How are they
declined? Decline biefer 5Rann, jene Srau, also the deter
minative berjenige, in the three genders.
20. What are the relative pronouns? Distinguish their
use : a. when the antecedent is a personal pronoun ; b. in
the genitive.
2 1 . What are the possessive pronouns and from what are
they derived? Decline mein, unfer and ^l^r in the three
genders in the singular and plural.
22. a. Decline the interrogative pronouns, it>er, ji:)ag and
432 GERMAN EXERCISES.
h)el(j^er and state the difference in their use. b. How is it)a§
fiir used ?
23. Mention the indefinite substantive and adjective pro-
nouns, a. What is the difference in the use of man and
einer ? b. How are the missing cases of man supplied ?
24. When is an adjective used attributively? when predi-
catively ? When in apposition ? When is an adjective unin-
flected ? When declined strong ? When weak ?
25. Decline in the singular and plural mein guter greunb,
biefeg neue §au§, alter 2Bein.
26. Give the comparative and superlative of: a. jung,
fro^, alt, arm, l:)oll, lal^m, !letn, ta^fer, macl)tig, fii^ ; b. Com-
pare furg, breit, bitter, l^art, gem, \>\z\, njenig.
27. Verbs. Conjugate in the present and preterit indica-
tive and subjunctive, lieben, ^alten, n^ad^fen, Ijeigen, brecben.
28. a. Conjugate in the present and preterit indicative
and subjunctive, fein, ^aben and h)erben.
b. Give the perfect and pluperfect and the two futures of
these verbs.
29. Conjugate n)erfen, treten, liigen, gie^en, in the present
and preterit tenses of the indicative and subjunctive moods.
30. Conjugate effen, fdilafen, fto^en, fal)ren, bringen in the
present and preterit indicative and subjunctive.
31. Give the preterit and past participle of the verbs [te=
l^en, tragen, lanfen, \)\iitx\., anttt)orten.
32. Conjugate lieben in the first and second conditional.
33. a. Give the present and preterit of loben and erl^alten
in the indicative and subjunctive of the passive voice.
b. Give the perfect and pluperfect and the futures of the
same verbs in the passive voice.
c. Give the same tenses of these verbs in the subjunctive.
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34. a. What is a compound verb (1,5)? h. What pre-
fixes are inseparable? c. How are inseparable and separa-
ble verbs accented ? d. What prefixes are either separable
or inseparable ?
35. Conjugate t)or'Iefen, unterftu'^cn, fort'ge^en, and tote's
berfommen in the present and preterit indicative and subjunc-
tive.
36. Explain the difference in meaning between ii'Berfe^en
and iiberfe'len, u'bergef)en and uberge'f)en, ii'bertreten and iiBers
tre'ten, burd^'reifen and burdj^ret'fen, burd^'fe^en and burc^fe'^en.
37. Which of the following verbs are separable and which
inseparable : eintreten, erfertnen, bottbringen, untertoeifen, tni^s
f^anbeln, itbergeben, aufbetoa^ren, uertreten, {^od^ad^ten, t)eran=
laffen?
38. How do verbs derived from compound nouns and ad-
jectives form their principal parts ? Give the principal parts
of friifjftucfen, tt)irtfd;aften, rec^tfertigen, langtoeilen, ^anbbaben,
mi^lingen, offenbaren, Imtlfa^ren, liebfofen.
39. Give the principal parts of beanttoorten, berurf advert,
ftubieren, beunru()igen, mutma^en, toetterleucfjten, toettcifern,
ratfd^lagen, lufttoanbeln, argtool^nen, branbfd^a^en.
40. How do compound verbs whose prefix is a noun or
adjective form their principal parts? Give the principal
parts of banffagen, feftbinben, ^reiggeben, gludftourifd^en, frei=
f^rerfjen, ^auS^alten, teilnel^men, ftattfinben, fel^Ifd^lagen, tot=
fd^ie^en.
41. Give the principal parts of borau^fagen, aner^ie^en, abs
getoo^nen, t)orau§t)er!unbigen, beauftragen, bernad^Idffigen, bes
nad)rtd^tigen, toieber'^olen, toieber^o'len, burd^bldt'tern, burd^'s
lefen.
42. a. What is the position of a separable prefix in simple
tenses (i, 5); b. in compound tenses: c. in subordinate
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sentences without a connecting word ; d. after a subordinate
conjunction (i, lo),
43. Name the preterit-present verbs. Conjugate; a. bur-
fen and mogert in the present and preterit, indicative and sub-
junctive; b. in the perfect and pluperfect, and in the future
and future perfect tenses, c. In what two ways are the per-
fect tenses of this class of verbs formed ?
44. What different meanings have : a. fotten ; b. biirfen ;
c. mogen ? What is the difference in the use of the present
and the preterit of f oHen in the sense of " ought " ?
45. a. What prepositions govern the genitive case? (3,
19). b. What prepositions govern the dative (2, 15)? c.
What prepositions govern the accusative (3, 2)? d. What
prepositions are used with either the dative or the accusative,
and when (3, 13, 14) ?
46. In what different ways may the agent or instrument
of a verb in the passive voice be expressed ?
47. Explain the syntax of the noun: a. eine 9Jlenge reifer
griic^te; eine ©umme ©elbe§; ein ^funb SSoUe; eine ^anne
W\\6)\ ein §auf en 33ii(^er ; eine §erbe (Sc^afe ; ein ©tiic! ^rot ;
ein %x\x\kI SBaffer ; ein ©Ia§ Sier ; ein ©c^effel ^orn.
48. Write sentences illustrating the use of the genitive :
a. dependent on a noun (5, lo-ii); b. on an adjective
(12, i); c. in a partitive sense (5, 11); d. adverbial, to ex-
press indefinite time (i, i); e. of manner (10, 20); f. after
a preposition (3, 19).
49. Illustrate the use of the dative : a. of the indirect ob-
ject (8, 22); b. in an ablative sense (16, 29); c. of posses-
sion (5, lo-ii); d. of place; e. of time (5, 7).
50. Write sentences illustrating the use of the accusative :
a. as the direct object of a verb; b. with two objects: i.
of the person and thing; 2. of the direct object and of the
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effect produced (20, 10); c. governed by an adjective (7,
16; 2, Title) \ d, used absolutely with a participle or limit-
ing phrase (9, 11); e. used adverbially to express extent of
time or a point of time (10, 4; 4, 9).
5 1 . What is the difference between the genitive and the
accusative in expressions of time? When may the dative be
used to express time ?
52. What cases do the following verbs govern: entft^ulbis
gen, begegnen, anfef)en, bejai^len, befef^len, entbe^ren, barren,
na^en, banfen, t>er3ei(;en.
53. What cases do the following adjectives govern: a.
bebiirftig, needy ; fd^ulbig, indebted ; betDU^t, conscious ; boll,
full ; fremb, strange ; na^e, near. h. miibe, tired ; a^nltd^,
like ; gel^orfam, obedient ; tvert, worth ; frol^, glad ; eingeben!,
mindful, c. notig, necessary; berbdd;ttg, suspicious; fidget,
sure ; gleid^, like ; angene^m, agreeable ?
54. I. What prepositions are required after the adjec-
tives : bofe, angiy (at) ; em^finblic^, sensitive (to) ; feinblid^,
hostile (to) ; ftol3, proud (of) ; nad^fic^tig, indulgent (to) ; lus
ftig, merry (at) ; burftig, thirsty (for).
2. What prepositions do the following verbs require :
a. gt»eifeln, doubt (of) ; fid^ freuen, rejoice (in) ; fid^ fiird^s
ten, fear ; beftef;en, insist (on) ; fid^ fe^nen, long (for) ; ^offen,
hope (for) ; retten, save (from).
h. bitten, ask (for); fef)len, lack (of); ftd^ Derlafjen, rely
(on) ; beitja^ren, guard (from or against) ; benfen, think (of) ;
jid^ fiimmern, be troubled (about) ; biirften, thirst (for) ; fid^
erinnern, remind (of).
€. f^otten, scoff (at) ; jagen, hunt (for) ; lad^en, laugh (at) ;
mangein, need (of) ; erftaunen, be amazed (at) ; fic^ grauen,
have a horror (of) ; jid^ fd^amen, be ashamed (of) ; i^ertrauen,
trust (in).
56. What prepositions are necessary after the adjectives;
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argerlid^, vexed (at) ; frol^, glad (of) ; eitel, vain (of) ; gletc^=
giltig, indifferent (to) ; nac^ftc^tig, indulgent (toward) ; freunb=
X\^^ friendly (to) ; fc^h:)ac^, weak (in).
57. a. Define a simple sentence, b. What is the order
of words in such a sentence (l, 5)? c. What is the inverted
order and when is it used ?
58. Define a principal sentence ? What conjunctions con-
nect principal sentences ?
59. Define a subordinate sentence.
a. What is the transposed order and when does it occur ?
Point out sentences illustrating this order in the first exer-
cises.
60. Substantive sentences : a. Write sentences introduced
by ba^ which constitute the subject or the object of a verb ;
b. write similar sentences which are in apposition with a
preceding demonstrative as baran, barauf, etc.
61. Write adjective or attributive sentences defining a
noun or pronoun, and introduced by a relative pronoun or
compound adverb.
62. I. Write adverbial sentences: a. of place; b. of
time ; c. causal, with ba, tt)eil, ba^ ; d. of purpose (final) ; e.
restrictive clauses with fohjeit, infofern.
2. Write subordinate adverbial sentences: a. of manner
with inbem, o^ne ba^, al§ ob ; b. of comparison with alg and
it)ie ; c of result after fo followed by ba^, or after gu followed
by al§ ba§ ; d, conditional sentences with tt)enn or falll ; e.
concessive, with obgleid^, obf(f)on, VDenngleid), etc.
Select sentences from the text illustrating the different
classes of subordinate sentences.
63. Illustrate the use of the subjunctive in the present:
a. to complete the imperative (48, i); b. in a concessive
sense; c, to express a wish (i, 18).
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64. I. Illustrate the use of the preterit subjunctive: a. in
the condition and conclusion when the condition is unrealized
or contrary to fact (6, 7) ; b. when the condition is omitted,
also when the conclusion is intimated by al^ (23, 4); c. in
concessive sentences; d. in optative sentences (13, 22); in
the confirmatory subjunctive (226, 16).
2. When may the conditional mood be used in sentences
of unreality ?
3. What is the difference in meaning between the present
and the preterit tenses when used in an optative sense ?
65. Illustrate the use of the potential subjunctive : a, to
make an assertion less definite (2, 12) ; b. with fotten, miifjen
and !onnen, to indicate that an obligation or possibility has
not been fulfilled ; c. with the adverbs faft and beinal^e, and
in impersonal expressions implying that the assertion does
not rest upon unreality.
66. What tense is employed in indirect quotation (2,
20-21)? When is the indicative and when the subjunctive
mood used ? What difference in meaning does the use of
either mood lend to the sentence ?
a. How does the subjunctive of surprise or dissent arise
(184, 16)?
b. If an imperative sentence be changed into an indirect
quotation, how is the imperative expressed ?
67. I. What conjunctions introduce subordinate sentences
of purpose and what mood is employed in them ?
2. a. What conjunctions introduce subordinate sentences
of result ? b. What limiting words may precede in the main
sentence ? c. When does the indicative, and when the sub-
junctive follow ? d. What conjunctions are used after a com-
parative, or a positive with §u, when a negative precedes?
68. a. What prepositions are used with the infinitive ?
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h. What classes of words may the infinitive with ^u limit?
c. With what verbs is the preposition omitted with the in
finitive ?
d. When does the infinitive acquire a passive significa-
tion ? Illustrate such use.
e. Point out the subject of the infinitive in : i. @r berf^rid^t
noc^ ^eute ju lommen. 2. @r bat ben Slrgt gu i^m gu !ommen.
3. %t riet mir aB^ureifen.
Change the following infinitive clauses into subordinate
sentences : i. 2)er Strgt riet bem Uranfen, fid^ i?ie( in freier Suft
gu betDegen. 2. (g§ ift unfere ^flic^t bem 2(rmen gu ^elfen. 3.
3Jlan mu^ bie ^ugenb iiben urn fie !ennen ^u lernen.
69. Formation of nouns :
1. In what different ways are compound nouns formed?
2. What suffixes are used to form derivative nouns? What
is the force of each and to what stems are they added?
3. Form derivative nouns from the following: a. adjec-
tives, rot, i^W, hjarm, fii^, braun, fauer, tief, f)od^, blau, with
the suffix -e ; b. From the nouns, §au§, ©tu^l, 33aum, with
-6:itXK\ Sad^, ?!}lagb, 33o(f, Xifd^, with -letn; 3=einb, 9Jlann,
@raf, with -\^<x\\ ; ©d^af, ^ram, ^oJ^le, ^oln, 2(meri!a, ba=
dfen, reiten, with -er; 3}lenfd^, !Iug, 9^arr, fc^lau, !u(>n, with
the suffix -l^eit.
4. Employ the suffixes bar, et, in, nt§, turn, fal, ung, to
form derivative nouns, using the words 33ogt, bar, fenben,
^onig, 3^ii/ f<^wl, Sflitter, Silb, 2Bagen, 3f?auber, reid^, l^alten.
5. a. Form abstract nouns from innig, breit, ]f)anbeln, trei=
ben, it>erfen. b. Form nouns from nouns, adjectives, and verbs:
fremb, §au^t, jung, ^aufe, frii^e, 2Bi^, faugen, ^a^r, ^id^ter,
with -ling.
70. Formation of adjectives: a. What force have the suf-
fixes bar, \}(x\i, fam, en or ern, lid^, ig, and to what classes of
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words are they added ? b. Form adjectives from nouns de-
noting material from (SJolb, §o(§, ©taf)t, (Stl6er, ©lag, ©ifen,
©Ifenbein, ^Jlarmor.
71. What verbs are regarded as primitive? Show how
derivative verbs are formed : a. from primary verbal stems
by internal change ; b. from nouns and adjectives.
72. How are verbs formed from secondary stems by suf-
fixes? What is the force of the suffix -ein, -ern, -igen?
73. Form derivative verbs : a. from the nouns Jifd^, §am=
mer, ©c^iff ; b. from the adjectives ftar!, rot, griin. c. Form
causative verbs from the verbs f^ringen, ftn!en, fatten, fafjren,
brtngen, fte^en, ftec^en, ^angen, (iegen, t»erfc§iDinben.
74. a. Form diminutive or iterative verbs with the suffix
-eln from lad^en, fpotten, ^unft ; 2Bi^, flug.
b. Form intensive and iterative verbs from raud;en, f(^Ia=
fen, folgen, fteigen, !Ia^pen with the suffix -ern.
c. Form factitive verbs from rein, Slngft, befrieben, i^erfum
ben, beglauben, !raftig, ^eilig, ru^ig, md^ig.
75. I. How are adverbs divided: a. from adjectives;
b, from the inflected forms of adjectives and nouns ; c. from
compound inflected forms ?
2. Explain the formation: a. of lange, bereit^, h)arum,
bamalg fiirlieb, in^gemein, neulic^, blinblingg, morgeng, gro^s
tenteill, aUent^alben.
3. ©imgerma^en, allerbingg, aUerorten, tDa^rfd^einlid^, eben^
falls, allerJ^anb, mtttlertt)eile, ntd^t.
4. S3etgeiten, mogli(f)ertt)eife, gerabegu, metnetnjegen, aller=
it)ege, bergeit, jebenfattS, I;eute, gefrf)ti:)eige.
76. Coordinate conjunctions. Mention the copulative,
adversative, and correlative conjunctions in German. What
order follows the use of either class ?
440 GERMAN EXERCISES.
77. Subordinate conjunctions: a. Give the subordinate
conjunctions of place ; b. of time ; c. of cause ; d. of com-
parison ; e. conditional ; /. concessive ; g. of result ; h. of
purpose ; i. conclusion. What is the order in the sentence
which follows ?
78. What conjunctions are primary ? what derivative? a.
Explain the etymology of ungeac^tet, trD^bem, tDegt^alB, be§=
hjegen, barum, piox, bemnac^, o^neba^, au^erbem, ukrbte§.
79. What is a stop {or mute) letter ? Name the different
classes, according to the organs of speech used in producing
them. Give the voiced and the unvoiced stops.
80. Give the voiced and unvoiced fricatives or spirants.
81. Give the nasals and liquids, also the affricatives.
What do you mean by semi-vowels ?
82. Define 3lnlaut, ^nlaut and 5tu§Iaut, and give equiva-
lent English terms for these words. Illustrate your meaning
in any chosen word.
^2^. Define gradation or 21blaut and illustrate its use : a.
in the formation of verbs ; b. in the formation of nouns.
84. What is mutation or Umlaut and how did it arise ? In
what classes of words is its influence manifest ?
85. State Grimm's law. How is this modified by Ver-
ner's law ?
Z^. Give the English cognates of ^hjet, brei, bod^, ®ac^,
tauB, biinn, Z^^f fterben, %o,\x^^, SSogel, and explain the
changes.
87. Trace the etymology of the following words, giving the
earliest forms : gu^, brec^en, 3^^^^^^/ SSagen, ^uc^, ©tra^e,
§err, giirft, effen, ©arten, ©ergog.
88. Define the terms stress, pitch, quantity.
89. What is the rule of stress or accent in native German
words ?
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90. Mark the syllables which have the main and subordi-
nate stress, and those which are unstressed in the following
words : •
a. Urlaub, Sl^felbaum, 33erici^t, ^irc^^of, ^onigin, alltDiffenb,
^f^orbmeft, ^inauf, ®onnertt)etter, ^af^rf^unbert.
b. antnjorten, urtetlen, ^eiraten, fruf)ftu(!en, unbefd^reiSIid^,
SSeltaugftettung, STIt^oc^beutfc^, ©ut^beft^er, arbeitfanx.
c. Sanbbolf, tultur, 33rofc^ure, 5iKimfter, big^utieren, ©^roni!,
©rammati!, ^oetif, Grittier, Jrequeng.
d. 33a(Iabe, Dcean, SJletatt, General, ^iamant, (S^em^lar,
%\\ox, ^Berlin.
91. What is word-stress and what is sentence-stress?
92. What is a measure or a metrical foot in verse? De-
fine a trochee, iamb, dactyl and anapaest.
93. Define the terms 33er§, ©tro^^e, §ebung, ©enfung
and Stance.
94. In what does rime consist? Define masculine and
feminine rimes.
95. Characterize the rimes in the ©d^iralbenlieb (p. 58),
2)a§ Sd^Io^ am 3Jleere (p. 59), and ^er 6olbat (p. 68).
96. I. Define the terms dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter,
pentameter, hexameter.
2. What is a logical and a rhythmical caesura? Define
masculine and feminine caesura. Point out the rhythmical
caesura in ^ie SKeiber t>on 2Sin§^erg (p. 77).
98. a. What relation does metrical accent bear to the
natural word-accent ? b. What is the law of the sequence of
stressed and unstressed syllables in modern verse ? c. How
many stressed syllables may stand in a metrical foot? d.
How many unstressed syllables may stand in a metrical foot ?
e. How may the natural accent be displaced in verse ? Mark
the accented syllables in %\i §eibelberg, bu feine (p. 81), and
442 GERMAN EXERCISES.
show where the accent has been displaced or transferred for
the sake of the metre.
99. Characterize fully and accurately the verse in ®ie Sos
relet (p. 60), ®er 2Sirtin 2:od^terlein (p. 65), ©rlfontg (p. 69),
S^togc^en auf ber §eibe (p. 70), ^er (Sanger (p. 73.)
100. Describe fully and accurately the verse in ^er ^tl=
grim t>or ©an!t 3uft (p. 76), ®ie SSeiber t)on 2Sin§|3erg (p.
77), ®ie §offnung (p. 82), %\x\ ber fiberfa^rt (p. 82), 2)eutf^e
3f^attonal^i^mne (p. 92).
GRAMMATICAL INDEX TO NOTES.
mtnb = West, 162, 24.
abcr, when not introductory, 1, 15.
abstract noun for concrete, 107, i.
in plural, 10, 24; 80,2; 81, 7;
99, 13; 165,20.
accusative, used absolutely, 8, 11;
35, 18-19; 43, 13; 170,9.
in adv. expressions, 7, 27.
of direction, 3, 4 ; 3, 6; 3, 12-
13; 3, 13-14; 7,9; 22,16; 38,9;
180, 29.
of definite time, 4, 9 ; 5, 7.
extent of time, 10, 4 ; 117, 28.
with flen)al)r, 7, 16.
of pars, and thing, 20, 10.
with f^utbig, 2d Select., Title.
after ftel)en, 196, 18.
space passed over, 22, 3 ; 35, 21 ;
150,31.
verbs with two aces., 20, 10 ; 197,
10.
adjective, when written with capitals,
109, 30 ; 127, 2.
formed from adv., 117, 29.
form of, after anbcrc, 112, 17.
after etwaS or n)a§, 127, 2.
after jeiiic, 21, i.
form of, after pers. pron., 10, 16 ;
141,13; 213, 19; 230,8.
in appos., 36, 19 ; 38, 8.
predicate, 29, 5.
with nouns of diff. genders, 65, 19 ;
79, 19.
«. — possess, used substantively, 5, 28.
adjective, proper, how formed, 5, 15.
used substantively, 5, 15 ; 95, 19 ;
127, 2.
uninflected, 5, 14; 69, 19; 77, 12;
81,6; 84, 14; 104,20; 110, 9; 134,
13 ; 146, 14.
adverb, of direction, after prep., 10,
14; 141, 13; 157,13; 222,18.
with force of prep., 9, 21.
formed from adj., 45, 13.
compound, for pron. gov. by prep.
1,9; 7, 18-19; 9, 21; 22, 28; 23,
19; 25, 19; 29, 21; 61,25.
for omitted verb of motion, 11,
23; 19,28; 23,19; 50, 6; 94, 23;
133,22; 150,12; 157,31; 218,11.
mUiin, 97, 7.
flttc ZaQc = jeben %aQ, 45, 3.
aUc unb jcbc, 106, 3.
all = ganj, 86, 11.
uninfl., 84, 14.
rtUctn, position of, 4, 2 ; 7, 6 ; 140, 21.
alliteration, 58, 5 ; 93, 16 ; 101, 3-4;
109, 22; 220, 15.
aUtfiev for ^ier, 64, 13.
al§, to intimate conclusion, 23, 4 ; 66,
24 ; 208, 6.
ol^Batb = logteid), 42, 19; 108, 27.
anbcrc for siBcitc, 21, 8.
form of adj. after, 112, 17.
anbcrn for nad)ftcn, 111, 27.
rtJtfangcn = do, 165, 22.
apposition, adj. in app., 83, 8.
names of cities, 4, 25.
noun after DUiengc, 27, 11.
noun after (gtiirf, 31, 25 ; 33, 9.
444
INDEX.
article, def., after attc, 187, 24.
omitted, 7, 5 ; 8, 2 ; 76, 11 ; 106,
14-15.
in place of poss. pron., 1, 15 ; 2,
5-6; 5, 9; 8, 21 ; 24,24.
before proper names, 106, 8 ; 149,
25.
indef., used substantively, 1, 10.
ottf , use of, 3, 13-14 ; 23, 25 ; 163, 20.
nufbaft, 107, 17.
auxiliary, I)aben, with verbs of rest,
17, 21-2,
auxiliary, omitted, 26, 17; 58, 12;
63, 12; 64, 18; 67, 7; 67, 11; 83,
10; 95, 17; 107, 13; 109, 27; 136
15; 152,9; 155,28.
precedes two inf., 112, 23.
iein, with intrans. verbs, 3, 4.
when part, has force of adj., 31, 8.
6albc, archaic for Balb, 84, 7; 7, 10.
JBci^cr 2Bcittg, 74, 16.
Jcgcgncn, with dat., 1, 13.
6ci = at house of, 65, 18.
with ace, 14, 11-12.
without ju.
6ctm = bei bem, 2, 4.
JBcIt, figuratively used, 91, 25-26.
SBilb = crucifix, 100, 11.
l^Ieiien, with inf., 175, 3.
fittte = id^ bttte ©te, 176, 11.
6f|riftt, Lat. decl., 100, 3.
collectively, nouns used, 114, 28 ;
152, 20.
condition and conclusion, 6, 7;
23,4.
conjunctions, denoting a purpose, 5,
20.
conclusion, intimated by al§, 23, 4;
66, 24.
conditional sentence, 94, i.
couplets, riming, 7, 6 ; 72, 19 ; 90, 23,
D
"tsa, rel. adv. of time, 64, 15,
tiO^)txv\ =. JU .f^auic, 40, 24.
bonn, to suggest condition, 178, 17.
2)0ttl, sing, for Eng. plu., 2, 11.
depend, on verb understood, 175,4.
barnn, used anticipatively, 9, 14; 9,
28; 11, 14; 61,25; 62, 14.
barouf = ivorauf, 75, 14; 75, 16; 75,
25.
boroB = bariiber, 72, 19.
tKiXwax = um fie, 25, 19.
boft, as declarative or causal conj., 64,
17-
dative, in ablative sense, 16, 29.
with begegnen, 1, 13; 6, 12.
ethical, 80, 9 ; 224, 23.
of indirect obj., 8, 22 ; 118, 18.
with madjen, kronen, etc., 97, 7 ;
98, 28.
with na^e, 138, 28 ; 196, 5.
with names of inns (ju), 2, 2;
39, 20.
with gjot, 98, 4.
after adj., 139, 9; 211, 10.
partitive, after verbs (t)Ou), 5, ii ;
25, 27.
after numerals, 21, 3.
of pers. pron. instead of poss. adj.,
7, 10; 8,21; 137, 5.
of possess., 5, 9 ; 13, 27-28, 22,
13; 24,27; 139,3; 210,4.
of separation, 53, 28.
expressing time in which, etc., 4,
24.
with compound verbs, 5, 25 ; 44,
26 ; 140, 12.
with wegen, 49, 5.
batJott = bon bemjelben, 22, 28.
bcttfcn, with gen., 34, 25.
bcnn = bann, 36, 6.
INDEX.
445
bcr, emphatic demon, pron., 154, 25.
2)cr i)u for S)u ber bu, 83, 19.
bcffcIBc, for pars, pron., 1, 7.
bcrhjcit = ludiiraib, 16, 16 ; 67, 2.
bctu{)tcn, government, 13, 7.
bic, demon., 186, 25 ; 210, 18.
diminutive of endearment, 31, 18.
!Siitg, plur. in -er, 164, 6.
bod^, after cond. sent., 64, 10.
with verbs of wishing, 20, 20. '
braufj = braufeen, 81, 24.
t^\x, use of, 138, 10.
burfctt, 138, 22.
S
citt, to supply missing cases of man,
12,6; 12, 16; 210,4.
ciiianbcr = fid; einauber, 54, 15 ; 206,
27.
cincr, for man, 24, 3.
cinmar and cin'mal, 6, 9,
clfc for elf, 21, 10.
ellipsis after unb, 116, 16 ; 215, 5,
erbcn (auf), 6, 15.
erforcn, from obs. erfiefen, 102, 14.
ei8, anticipative, 82, 15.
cffcit and frcffcn, 8, 19.
Cttd^, dat., object of influence, 211, 10.
Cttcr, for possess, plu. of bu, 1, 10.
factitive, pred., 24, 18 ; 69, 12 ; 97,
7 ; 98. 28.
%ti\i, French word, 72, 18.
3fo!)ntt)inb, 109, 14.
S-rauentafi, 12, 19.
frcffctt, used of animals, 8, 19.
^rcunb itnb g-ciitb, coll., 114, 28.
fromm, loyal = Lat. pius, 90, 17.
fitrbcr, archaic, 85, 2.
fiirtoi^tg = bortoit^ig, 39, 15.
%wc% 1, 6.
future, for pres., 70, 4.
G
ganj, uninfl. before names of places,
27, II.
QC, omitted with past part., 4, i ; 77, 9.
as prefix, with nouns, 53, 21.
with past part., 2, 10.
OJcaft = branches, 44, 6.
gcbctt for jein, 112, i ; 190, 4.
@cl)ijft, 172, 17.
gcgcnitbcr, as noun, 121, 18.
QJcIcfirt, past part, with adj. force, 46,
II.
gclten, 174, 6.
@ema^I, archaic use, 60, 10.
gender, names of places, 2, i.
names of rivers, 81, 8.
use of natural for grammatical, 5,
8; 77,13; 177,1.
genitive, with adjtnel^men, 85, 9.
adverbial, 1, i.
of charac, 142, 8; 209, 12.
after ^abl)aft, 162, 10.
of indef. time, 1, i ; 9, 22 ; 105, 8
of manner, 10, 20; 17, 6; 28, 5.
after miibe, 83, 23.
after not, 98, 4.
partitive, 5, 11; 21, 3; 210, 2.
possess., position of, 5, lo-ii.
with fterben, 23, 6.
with um . . . iDitten, 110, i.
with ungetool^nt, 151, 16.
with verbs denoting mental state,
34,25; 105, 12; 112, 18.
after bolt, 27,25.
with tuegen, 3, 19.
with pfrteben, 12, i.
gcnug, position of, 141, 17.
gctoafjr, with ace, 7, 16.
flctoorfctt = in bie gluci^t getDorfen,
118, 30.
Qteb = gieb mtr, 147, 6.
gtctri^ = obgleic^, 64, 2d stanza, 1. 19
giitbctt = golben, 69, 20.
446
INDEX.
^nV vtxCn ®ttt, 101, 3; 106, 3.
l^alien as aiix. of intr. verbs, 17, 21-22
J^aBctt'^ = ^Bcn ©ie, 157, 21.
l^alB, uninflected before name of place,
27,11; 50,25.
^atfc = .fallen, 60, 7,
SquV^ bcnn, colloq. = 3ft e§ benn, 157,
19.
^ctbctt = auf ber |)etbe, weak form of
dat. sing., 70, 18.
I|cr, with acCo of space, 71, 19.
.^crr, how used, 1, 3.
^cr5C, archaic form of S^txi, 64, 15;
79, 6; 87, 12.
\:^^iS!^, how infl., 36, 6.
^j)f , 101, 6.
l^uB art = l^ob an, 52, 29; 66, 11.
K
ilcnntntffc, pi., 114, 7.
l(ctttc§, use of, 153, 17.
i^ttrtljc = 3ungltncj, 10, 17.
^oKctt = jTo(n, 89, 2.
!ommcn for (]efommen, 78, 9
Irtcgtcn, colloq. for bcJamcn, 20, 20.
ilunbc = ??a(^rtcf)t, 58, 9.
^ttrfurftctt, 112, 16.
laffctt, in causative sense, 18, 8-g ; 74^
2-3-
with adv. = become, 136, 20.
permit, 143, 2.
Itc6, in fixed expressions, 6, 9; 6, i6{
210, 17; 222, 25.
(tegcn = situated, 159, 27
imtnetr = in any case, 177, 13.
tmittcr ntdit, 140, 6.
indicative for imp., 90, 24 ; 226, 26.
infinitive for imper., 236, 2.
as neuter noun, 2, 4 ; 7, 6 ; 129, 14.
— — in pass, sense, 21, 9; 28, 18.
— — perf. pass., as noun, 183, 2-3.
with ju, gov. by oFinc, 3,21-22;
7,25.
without 311 after certain verbs, 6,
14; 10, 10; 10, 21; 10, 28; 11, 19;
24, 1 ; 24, 5 ; 24, 15 ; 123, 15 ; 146, 11.
with urn, 4, 17-18.
inns, name of, 2, 2 ; 39, 20.
inversion, to express cond., 62, 20;
66,24; 72,5.
concess., 78, 8; 82, 11.
Ja, inferential, 159, 6.
Jcglitl^cr = etn jcber, 107, 29.
3icfu, Lat, vocative, 118, 8.
M
ittal= etnmat, 72, 12.
5Blotb, poetical for 33labc^en, 66, 5.
mufX, oblique cases of, 12, 6.
tnancQ, uninflected, 69, 19.
9JIfinncrrf)cn mo^en, 19, t.
9Krir(C), archaic for '?tad)rtd)t, 37, 25 ;
67, 10.
SWaricngorit, 164, 10.
aWattc = meadow, 108, 2.
ntctnctt = longed, 137, 27.
mcincttocgcn, 188, 24.
aWcitge, before uninfl. noun, 10, 15;
27,11.
SOItnnc, archaic for Stebc, 36, 27.
tttir'tt = tnir etn, 80, 9.
wit, with verbs, 213, 11.
ISJitttag, south, 101, 20.
tntttcn, used with prep., 7, i.
tnitbc, with gen., 7, 6; 83, 23.
. used factitively with intr. verbj
11, 20.
INDEX,
447
na, 181, x8; 222, X.
ttari^, position of, 34, 7,
9?a^ftcn, from nal^e, 2, 15.
nat^t^, old gen., 9, 22.
name, prop, of country in appos^ 4, 25.
nrimUti^, use of, 7, 18.
negative, double, 79, 2 ; 79, 14; 79, 19,
neuter, 209, 15.
ntt = ntd^t, 66, 16.
nolicl, 176, 19.
noun, pi. for sing., 22, 23.
nouns, two, of kindred signif., 39, 19.
not, with gen., 98, 4.
number of verb, changed, 80, 6.
numeral, inflected, 21, 10; 64, 7; 82,
24.
nun fc^*5 vx\x eiticr, 210, 31.
nur, with reL, 29, 21.
O
06, for otgleid^, 91, 3.
— — for xiber, 106, 22.
for ioegcn, 67, 15.
in questions, 138, 12.
object, placed first for emphasis,
219, 2.
omitted, 39, 11 ; 94, 23; 122, 20;
178,4; 183,29.
OlJrtgfcit, with -§ in gen., 191, 19,
fiftcr^ = often, 63, 2.
Order, inverted, 1, 5; 1, 8.
to express concession, 77, 8 , 82,
II.
to express condition, 62, 20; 66,
24: 72, 3.
when e§ stands first, 3, i,
inverted for emphasis or vivid
effect, 70, 17; 175, 10.
when pred. modifier stands first,
1,4; 1,8.
normal, 1, 5.
with comp. tenses, 1, 5.
Order, "normal" instead of "in
verted," 174, 4; 179, 19; 186, 25.
instead of transposed, 21, 24;
93, 18,
transposed, 1, 5-7; 1, 10; 1, ii;
1,12.
in exclam. sentences, 25, i
Oftem, 152, i.
%«iOX, Indeclinable, 25, 18.
participle, passive, with adj. force,
38, I ; 46, II.
past, for imperative, 1, 17; 48, 5;
145,3-4; 219,19.
expressing preliminary condition,
39, 22.
participles, perf. of verbs in -teren,
4,1.
participle, perf., for pres., used ad-
verbially, 8, 7 ; 24, 22 ; 38, 5 ; 89, 16.
passive, with jcin, 31, 8.
perf. for fut. perf., 43, 20.
person of verb, after rel pron., 46,
21; 98,2-3.
plural, of abstract nouns, 10, 24; 39,
12; 80, 2; 81, 7; 99, 13; 101, 23;
165, 20.
of Lat. nouns in -turn, 136, 2.
of numerals, 21, 10; 64, 7.
for sing=, 22, 23; 114, 7; 142, 17,
147, 17; 152, I.
of verb with titles, 48, 21.
^rar^t, as prefix, 215, 3=
prefixes, order of, 1, 5.
— — inseparable, 1, 5.
separable, 2, 10.
prep, with ftctgen, 166, 23; 169, 13.
prepositions, with dat, 2, 15.
— — with ace, 3, 2.
with gen., 3, 19.
with pass., 31, 8.
present tense, for fut., 12, 27; 25^
13, 61,9; 72,5,127,
448
INDEX,
preterit, for perf., 58, ii.
%x\n, 1, 6.
pronoun, demon for rel., 19, 25 ; 20,
26.
3d pers. used for 2d, 65, ig;
220, 22.
poss., in agreement with two
words, 185, 25.
reflex., of 3d pers., 1, 16; 17, i.
relating to a clause, 7, 3.
Q
i|ttet(|, from quer, 80, 16.
9lcbe ftc^ctt, 196, 18.
atcirtfiC, obsolete, 92, 19.
rimed phrases, 7, 6; 40, 17.
rivers, gender of, 81, 8,
sttttit, 107,28.
s
*i§, for gen. of c§, 12, i ; 94, 24.
frl^abc, as pred. adj., 49, 16; 176, 27.
©ti^cibctt unb 9Rcibcn, 43, 6.
f(^kd()t = simple, 16, 19.
fti^otf , concessive, 54, 29.
®^iitt 2)attf , 175, 4.
fr^utbig, with ace, 2d select., title.
©cibctt5cug, in appos., 31, 25.
fcttt, aux. of perfect, 3, 4.
one's, 176, 26.
— ^^ for jeten, 186, 2.
fctncn, for jeinigen, 147, 7; 152,6.
f{c^, 1, 16.
ft^«n = jtd) fe^en, 131, i.
fo, after implied condition, 145, 13.
\'0\^, uninfl., before indef. art., 8, 21.
fottctt, 23, 9; 138, 22.
fotttc mtr aut^ not!^ fc^Icn, 209, 27,
fimbetn, after negative, 8, 12.
Sonne, gen. for ber ©onnc, 69, a.
©^a3tcr=, in composition, 1, 15,
ftaljn, for fte^en, 79, 18 j 94, 17.
Stongc, 211, 16.
ftott, for anftatt, 27, 16.
ftctgen, meaning with prep., 166, 23,
©tcrte = %-Qx\t, 165, 3.
stress, in compound verbs, 141, 3.
ftiinbc = ftanbe, 165, 20.
subject, clause used as, 94, 15; 105
23-
emphasized by position, 66, 13.
omitted, 1, 4 ; 58, 14 ; 67, 1 j 67.
3; 183, 5; 197,9.
■— repetition of, 66, 3.
subjunctive, in condition, 6, 7.
in conclusion, 6, 7; 23, 4; 208, 6
conclusion intimated byalS, 23,4
— — confirmatory, 226, 16.
after conjunctions of purpose, 5,
20.
as imperative, 48, i j 51, 4; 143,
10; 212, 5-6.
— ~- of indirect statement, 2, 20-21 ;
5, 11-12; 9, 16; 16, 14; 47, 19; 113,
4; 113,22; 140,17.
optative, 13, 22.
potential, 128, n ; 207, i ; 208, 3.
to soften positiveness of as-
sertion, 54, 8; 196, 21 ; 209, 8.
pret., implying dissent, 184,
16; 197, 6.
pret., for fut., 149, 29,
of wish, 1, 18.
T
*S,a%^ ^vCo^x, 42, 3.
taufcttb, in comp., 167, 27; 220, 22.
tense, compound, position of inf. or
part., 1, 5.
in indirect quotations, 152, 8;
155, 11; 157,12.
pres. for fut., 12, 27 j 25, 13; 61,
9; 70,4; 147,29.
INDEX.
449
fcense, pres, for perf., 6, 25 ; 195, 23.
pret. for perf., 58, 11.
pret. for pluperf., 77; 1.
tlntn, aux., 64, 12; 79, 4-19.
omitted, 25, 11 ; 153, 3. (bor fid))
tf)un, 171, 10. tljun and jd^affen,
220,10-11.
time of action, how expressed, 5, 7.
title, of married women, 123, 4.
^jjfial for 2:abaf, 157, 20.
%xtyx\ rime with bet, 63, 20.
U
iiJer, adv., with force of prep., 7, 18-19.
iibrig, pred. adj., 29, 5.
urn . . . ^cr, obj. between parts of, 137^
27-28.
um . * . toitten, 110, i.
«nb, ellipsis after, 115, 16 j 215, 5.
unfcreinS, 209, 15.
verb, agrees with foil, noun when e§
begins sentence, 3, i.
agreement after rel. pron., 42, 21 j
83,19; 98,2-3.
• derived from compound noun, 13,
22.
governing two accus., 20, 10;
197, 10.
in a factitive sense, 10, 20; 69,
12; 75,22; 97,7; 97,28.
impersonal for passive, 61, 6.
used impersonally, 28, 22 ; 41, 15 ^
51, 26-27; 54, 5-6; 59, 11; 61, 6;
64, 21; 68, 17; 90, 15; 137, 27;
158, 14.
long form of 3d pers. sing., 74,
12-14.
"- — of motion, omitted after UJOtCen,
138, 16 J 138.17; 138, 20.
verb, omitted, 106, 10; 185, 12; 198,
26; 206, 1-2.
plural verb with titles, 48, 21,
sing., 20, 19 ; 65, 21.
• separable and inseparable, 1, 5.
— — trans, in Eng., intr. in Germ.,
used intransitively, 156, 13.
two verbs of kindred mean.,
82,4.
titet, inflected after def. art., 26, 29.
UicI, uninfl., 3, 4,
better, in appos., after noun, 9, 12*
tior, expressing cause, 8, 14,
W
aBSIbcrhjgrt^ = ti? alb in arts, 86, 16.
totti^, used adverbially, 10, 10; 14, 30 j
31,1.
colloq. for toarum, 11, 20; 69,
13-
for etn)a§, 12, 21 5 82, 16.
•^^ after indef. antecedent, 14, 6,
126, 2.
fiir, separated, 9, 14.
tocgcn, with dat., 49, 5; position of,
3,19.
28ctn§ for iBein, 74, 16.
weak form of adj. with gen., 105, 8.
U)ct§fogcn, used impers., 28, 22,
2Bct§c tm 3tugc, 181, 21-22.
wcifttbu? 137,24.
toclt^, before indef. art., 217, 3.
tocl^C)§ = tua§, 7, 3.
aSctt^cr, 91, 4.
toentg, when uninfl., 3, 4.
njcnn for aB, 152, lo.
n>c;§ = toejjen, 107, 21.
toie, colloq. for inbem, 136, 9.
in comparison, 62, 19.
relating to joIcE)er, 250, 16,
aSinbctt, 13, 7.
totffctt = !onnen, 53, 9.
too = rel. adv. of time, 21, 28; 22, 14;
174. 2.
450
INDEX,
hJO^l, lends chance to verb, 65, 17.
tooljuet, long form, 74, 12.
tooltcn == to be on point of, 22, 24 ; 45,
22-23.
in imp., 48, i; 51, 4; 143, 10;
212, 5-6.
simple futurity, 168, 12.
words of kindred signif., 39, 19; 222,
II.
toorbctt for geJDorben, 161, 19.
omitted, 67, 7,
toiinfrfjCttf with ju, in pass, sense, 21, g
)Ditrbe or toerbe, 149, 29.
5ic^t vMS)i, 211, 1.
JU, position with inf., 2, \o=.
omitted with inf., 10, 10, 22; 11,
19; 123, 15; 146, 11-12.
Sufrtcbcn, with ace. or gen., 12, i.
Ijoxwit, archaic for ^uriicf, 85, 12.
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