DOI Page / Citation link:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.3584#0103
ay m« without J i
1 to ** <*£&*
cere «d disc», 4 »:
5»ds at Courf Smd»
1 as*«* * r«
me' "21 Snailyfc
-ould leave t/e S>
10t makeupmymytn
— 65
;hout having
all the time been lying I
although I greatly feared I
I said, »is she well, is F
;s she ever think of me:«
ons Jost looked at me
fter your departure the I
l asked after you when l
s greatly troubled at the [
:h.— since that time I I
sr«. —
e disposed towards Ray- ;
mit (Eurer (Enterbung unb bann bet <£urem
£obe — bei <£urer «SErmorbung, 3unfer, unb
— wer ber ZHörber roar' unb — bie itm ge-
bungen fyat > . . •."
23ei fold] en IPorten fprang id] auf, lief
»on <£ntfet$en unb XPuft] gepacft, Ijin unb
wieber, ballte bie Raufte unb ftöbntc taut.
Denn nun lag all mein 3u Cmmmer ge-
gangenes (51ücf cor meinen 21ugen, wie wenn
bie Sonne über eine Branbftätte aufgebt.
Da fuhren mir r>er3eb.renbe (Sebanfen wie
5euerbränbe burd]S fjirn, ba§ \d\ fnnaus-
wollte unb in ber gan3en Pfat3 öffenttid] aus-
fcbreien, wer id] wäre unb was man an mir
nerübt bätte.
Dod] mein guter 3oft brad]te mid] auf
beffere Pemunft. <£r befd]wor mid] nid]ts
itnbebad]tes 3U rlmn, fo mid] gän3tid] r>er-
berben müßte. (£r ftettte mir bagegen für,
ba§ mir bei ber 2TTad]t unb ber Bosheit meiner
5einbe in einer fo fyocligefäfyrtidien Sadie
äußerfte 3ürfid]tigfeit notb, wäre. (£r wollte
mir aber in 21tlem beifterm unb nid]t mim,
bis bie 23öfewid]ter enttarnt wären unb mir
5U meinem Hed]te geholfen. Das würbe uns
ja (Bort gelingen laffen. So unb mit mefyr
IDorten rebete er mir 3U, bis id] il?m ner<
willigte, gan3 fülle wieber »ort ber pfat3 3U
it>eid]en; benn wenn mein ZDteberfommen je^o
rud]bar würbe unb fame Haymunb 3U (Dfyren,
fo war id] bjer in feiner (Sewait; ber würbe
fcbon feine Stride nad] mir auswerfen, ba§
fein (Entrinnen wäre. Unb was könnte mir
l]ier fein, nämlid] 3°ft5/ 21rm ober G>eugnr§,
als eines l]ilfelofen Heiterfrted]ts, ttütj fein,
bem and} tängft bie J^errfd]aft nid]t traute,
unb feine ZHitfned]te belauerten itjrt.
So u>urben wir benn eins, ba§ id] jeijo
r»on ber pfatj wieberum fd]iebe, wie id] ge-
fommen roar, unerfannt, unb Cags barauf
wollten wir an nerabrebetem ©rte fyeimlid]
3ufammenftoßen, ba§ micb. 3°ft atlererft 3um
guten Bruber ZHaternus gen 21rnftein, aud]
I]eimlid]er XDeife, geleitete; benn ber wäre
aufrid]tigen unb r>erfd]wtegenen <5emütt?'s,
Ijätte auct] 5reunbe beim Kaiferlid]en £^of unb
Hetcbsfammergerid]t, follte uns beraten unb
mit feinem geugniß beiftelm.
<£r aber, 3oft, wollte fid] für erft gän3tid]
ftille galten, ba§ ja burd] fein r>or3eitig <Ent*
weid]en !ein Perbad]t wiber if^rt erregt würbe,
in Cangenau fleißig 2td]t fyaben auf allies
was fte etwan fürnäl^men, mir bapon Leitung
geben unb wann bie red]te Stunbe fommen
wäre, fid] 3U mir aufntad]eu.
»He sues for her hand«, answered he>
»but how she views the matter is not certain!
as is usual in such cases there are different
reports among the servants«.
I saw that he wished to spare my feelings
so that I might not have fresh trouble added
to my burden. I therefore merely remarked,
»but Jost, she must be told that I am alive,
she must know it, and oh! could I but greet
her!«
»Restrain yourself dear young Master«
answered he. »I will think matters over
and give you my advice to-morrow«. He
then pressed me to go as it was of the utmost
importance that no-one should notice my
visit to him. »And now«, said he, »even the
very walls here have ears.« —
Chapter XIY.
How Wendelin was taken prisoner.
As I re-entered the Court-yard the same
scene metmy eyes as before; feasting, drinking,
and loud merriment was going on all around,
and I was glad to see that the Oberhessian
still formed the centre of an admiring group,
for in consequence of this he took no more
notice 'of me than the others did, and I was
able to creep past him unhindered.
Ah, yes: I crept rather than walked —
so completely broken down were my spirits.
Even the moon, whose pale rays illumined
the native scenes by which I was once more
surrounded, seemed to me strange and changed,
as if I had in reality re-appeared from the
other side of the grave.
Oh, had I only turned towards God in
that hour with all my heart and with all my
soul, and had entreated him for patience
and forbearance; for at that moment I greatly
lacked these virtues! Ah, how quickly human
nature changes, and how often the whirlwind
of passion sweeps suddenly and tumultuously
over the soul even whilst it is lying in the
fulness of tranquillity.
And so I know not how it happened
that as I passed by the knight's hall and saw
the lighted windows my footsteps lingered
and I paused, just for one short minute as
I thought. But as the strains of fiddles and
flutes reached my ear and I heard the sound
of footsteps keeping time to the music, a
great longing took possession of my soul
1 to ** <*£&*
cere «d disc», 4 »:
5»ds at Courf Smd»
1 as*«* * r«
me' "21 Snailyfc
-ould leave t/e S>
10t makeupmymytn
— 65
;hout having
all the time been lying I
although I greatly feared I
I said, »is she well, is F
;s she ever think of me:«
ons Jost looked at me
fter your departure the I
l asked after you when l
s greatly troubled at the [
:h.— since that time I I
sr«. —
e disposed towards Ray- ;
mit (Eurer (Enterbung unb bann bet <£urem
£obe — bei <£urer «SErmorbung, 3unfer, unb
— wer ber ZHörber roar' unb — bie itm ge-
bungen fyat > . . •."
23ei fold] en IPorten fprang id] auf, lief
»on <£ntfet$en unb XPuft] gepacft, Ijin unb
wieber, ballte bie Raufte unb ftöbntc taut.
Denn nun lag all mein 3u Cmmmer ge-
gangenes (51ücf cor meinen 21ugen, wie wenn
bie Sonne über eine Branbftätte aufgebt.
Da fuhren mir r>er3eb.renbe (Sebanfen wie
5euerbränbe burd]S fjirn, ba§ \d\ fnnaus-
wollte unb in ber gan3en Pfat3 öffenttid] aus-
fcbreien, wer id] wäre unb was man an mir
nerübt bätte.
Dod] mein guter 3oft brad]te mid] auf
beffere Pemunft. <£r befd]wor mid] nid]ts
itnbebad]tes 3U rlmn, fo mid] gän3tid] r>er-
berben müßte. (£r ftettte mir bagegen für,
ba§ mir bei ber 2TTad]t unb ber Bosheit meiner
5einbe in einer fo fyocligefäfyrtidien Sadie
äußerfte 3ürfid]tigfeit notb, wäre. (£r wollte
mir aber in 21tlem beifterm unb nid]t mim,
bis bie 23öfewid]ter enttarnt wären unb mir
5U meinem Hed]te geholfen. Das würbe uns
ja (Bort gelingen laffen. So unb mit mefyr
IDorten rebete er mir 3U, bis id] il?m ner<
willigte, gan3 fülle wieber »ort ber pfat3 3U
it>eid]en; benn wenn mein ZDteberfommen je^o
rud]bar würbe unb fame Haymunb 3U (Dfyren,
fo war id] bjer in feiner (Sewait; ber würbe
fcbon feine Stride nad] mir auswerfen, ba§
fein (Entrinnen wäre. Unb was könnte mir
l]ier fein, nämlid] 3°ft5/ 21rm ober G>eugnr§,
als eines l]ilfelofen Heiterfrted]ts, ttütj fein,
bem and} tängft bie J^errfd]aft nid]t traute,
unb feine ZHitfned]te belauerten itjrt.
So u>urben wir benn eins, ba§ id] jeijo
r»on ber pfatj wieberum fd]iebe, wie id] ge-
fommen roar, unerfannt, unb Cags barauf
wollten wir an nerabrebetem ©rte fyeimlid]
3ufammenftoßen, ba§ micb. 3°ft atlererft 3um
guten Bruber ZHaternus gen 21rnftein, aud]
I]eimlid]er XDeife, geleitete; benn ber wäre
aufrid]tigen unb r>erfd]wtegenen <5emütt?'s,
Ijätte auct] 5reunbe beim Kaiferlid]en £^of unb
Hetcbsfammergerid]t, follte uns beraten unb
mit feinem geugniß beiftelm.
<£r aber, 3oft, wollte fid] für erft gän3tid]
ftille galten, ba§ ja burd] fein r>or3eitig <Ent*
weid]en !ein Perbad]t wiber if^rt erregt würbe,
in Cangenau fleißig 2td]t fyaben auf allies
was fte etwan fürnäl^men, mir bapon Leitung
geben unb wann bie red]te Stunbe fommen
wäre, fid] 3U mir aufntad]eu.
»He sues for her hand«, answered he>
»but how she views the matter is not certain!
as is usual in such cases there are different
reports among the servants«.
I saw that he wished to spare my feelings
so that I might not have fresh trouble added
to my burden. I therefore merely remarked,
»but Jost, she must be told that I am alive,
she must know it, and oh! could I but greet
her!«
»Restrain yourself dear young Master«
answered he. »I will think matters over
and give you my advice to-morrow«. He
then pressed me to go as it was of the utmost
importance that no-one should notice my
visit to him. »And now«, said he, »even the
very walls here have ears.« —
Chapter XIY.
How Wendelin was taken prisoner.
As I re-entered the Court-yard the same
scene metmy eyes as before; feasting, drinking,
and loud merriment was going on all around,
and I was glad to see that the Oberhessian
still formed the centre of an admiring group,
for in consequence of this he took no more
notice 'of me than the others did, and I was
able to creep past him unhindered.
Ah, yes: I crept rather than walked —
so completely broken down were my spirits.
Even the moon, whose pale rays illumined
the native scenes by which I was once more
surrounded, seemed to me strange and changed,
as if I had in reality re-appeared from the
other side of the grave.
Oh, had I only turned towards God in
that hour with all my heart and with all my
soul, and had entreated him for patience
and forbearance; for at that moment I greatly
lacked these virtues! Ah, how quickly human
nature changes, and how often the whirlwind
of passion sweeps suddenly and tumultuously
over the soul even whilst it is lying in the
fulness of tranquillity.
And so I know not how it happened
that as I passed by the knight's hall and saw
the lighted windows my footsteps lingered
and I paused, just for one short minute as
I thought. But as the strains of fiddles and
flutes reached my ear and I heard the sound
of footsteps keeping time to the music, a
great longing took possession of my soul