+eine falsche Haarflechte+.
[21] = with _the_ following labels (+Etikette+, f.).
[22] +Schönheitswasser.+
[23] +Haartinktur zum augenblicklichen Färben der Haare.+
[24] = it is only the production of my fancy.
[25] +Allerdings.+
[26] +als Genrebild+, the first component of which being pronounced as in
French.
[27] for — portrait = the price of the picture.
[28] +beseitigen.+
[29] +ein´verleiben+, p. p. +einverleibt+.
_Section 198._
FALSE PRIDE.
Have pity on[1] the youth who is ashamed to be seen carrying[2] a parcel.
Such a youth will never climb the hill[3]; he will never be honoured and
respected by sensible, respectable[4] men. And yet how many there are (S.
82, N. 7) who have the failing[5]. Do you know the story of the young
man who came _down_ from a country town of New Hampshire, and entered
the great wholesale establishment of the Lawrences—Abbot and Amos—in
Boston[6]? He was a young merchant who had just commenced business[7]. He
had money enough _with which_ to purchase a certain quantity _of_ goods,
and wished to get as many more on credit[8], if they (S. 134, N. 4) would
trust[9] him.
Mr. Lawrence shook his head. The young man could offer no security, and
the old[10] merchants did not consider it good _policy_ to give credit
to an unknown and untried young man. The youthful customer did not
blame them. He said he should probably do the same himself by one whom
he did not know[11]. “However,” he added, “I hope I may grow into your
confidence one of these days[12].”
Then he paid _for_ the goods he had purchased; and when they had been
done up[13], he was asked where he would have them sent[14]. “I will
take[15] them myself,” was the answer. “But the parcel is heavy,” said
the clerk. “And I am young and strong,” answered the customer. “No, I
will take the parcel on my shoulder. I cannot earn half a dollar more
easily or more honestly.” And he had taken the parcel on his shoulder,
and had approached the door, when Mr. Lawrence came out of his office,
where[16] he had been a spectator of the scene, and called the youth
back. “You can have all _the_ goods you want, young man[17],” he said.
“Make your own selection, and set your own time for payment[18]. He who
is willing to help himself, will not betray[19] those who are willing to
help him.”
And the old merchant was not mistaken. That young man became one of his
most valuable customers, and one of his valued[20] friends.
When Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, son of (S. 25, N. 5) King Jerome of
Westphalia and nephew of the Emperor Napoleon I., was a student of[21]
Harvard College, in Cambridgeshire, he was one day carrying a bundle of
clothing[22] from his washer-woman’s to his dormitory[23], when he was
met by a companion[24], who asked him, with much surprise, why he had not
had the bundle sent to his room.
“Why should I do that?” asked the prince. “Why[25],” said his companion
with a little touch of embarrassment, “you know it doesn’t look well to
carry one’s own bundle like a common labourer.”
“Bah[26],” cried Jerome, laughing, “I trust I shall never be ashamed
to be seen bearing[27] anything (S. 3, N. 7) that belongs to a
Bonaparte!”—THE NEW YORK HERALD.
[1] +mit.+
[2] = with.
[3] = Such a one will never get on (+vorwärts kommen+).
[4] +solide+.
[5] = this fault.
[6] from — Boston = from (+aus+) a small town in N. H. to Boston,
and there entered the great (+großartig+) wholesale establishment
(+Warenlager+) of Messrs. Lawrence—Abbot and Amos?
[7] I have just commenced business, +ich habe mich soeben etabliert+.
[8] to get a thing on credit, +etwas auf Kredit entnehmen+; as many more,
+noch einmal so viele+.
[9] to trust a person, +einem Vertrauen schenken+.
[10] = experienced.
[11] by — know, +einem Unbekannten gegenüber+, to be placed after
‘should’ and the grammatical object ‘+es+’. To do the same oneself, +es
auch so machen+.
[12] I may — days = that I shall gain (+sich erwerben+) one of these days
(+dermaleinst+) your confidence.
[13] = were packed.
[14] = where they should be sent.
[15] = carry.
[16] +von wo+; to be a spectator of a scene, +eine Scene mit an´sehen+.
[17] +Herr+.
[18] to set one’s own time for payment, +den Zahlungstermin selbst
bestimmen+.
[19] +betrügen+.
[20] = best.
[21] was — of = studied in.
[22] +mit Wäsche+.
[23] = ‘lodging’ here.
[24] I was met by a companion, +ein Freund begegnete mir+.
[25] +Ei+; his = the; with — embarrassment, +etwas verlegen+; you know,
+doch+, to be placed after the verb; to carry = if one carries.
[26] = Nonsense!
[27] to be seen bearing = to bear.
_Section 199._
ANECDOTES OF[1] GREAT STATESMEN.
I.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN[2].
The night previous to the meeting of the Convocation[3] of Chicago,
Mr. Lincoln did not get home until[4] eleven o’clock _at night_. In
the morning[5] Mrs. Lincoln, who possessed a most amiable disposition,
remonstrated with her good husband at breakfast. She kindly, but firmly,
informed him[6] that politics[7] were leading him into bad habits,
especially (S. 87, N. 6) to keeping late hours[8] and drinking at the rum
shops. She did not like it; she had to sit up[9], and also the children
were kept awake[10]. “And now, Abraham,” she continued, “let me tell
you[11] that to-night I will go to bed at ten o’clock. If you come before
that hour, well and good[12]; if not[13], I will not get up and let you
in[14].” Ten o’clock came that night, and true to her word, Mrs. Lincoln
went to bed with her children[15]. About an hour later Mr. Lincoln
knocked at[16] the door. He knocked once, twice, and even three times
before[17] an upper window was raised and the nightcap of a female looked
out. “Who is there?” “I.” “You know what I told you, Abraham?” “Yes, but,
wife, I have _got_ something very particular to tell you. Let me in!”
“I don’t want to hear. It is political stuff[18].” “Wife, it is very
important. There is[19] a telegraphic despatch, and I have been nominated
for the Presidency[20].” “Oh, Abraham, this is awful! Now I know you have
been drinking. I only suspected it before, and you may just go and sleep
where you got your liquor[21]!” And down went the window with a slam[22].
The next day confirmed the truth of the news that the humble husband had
been nominated to rule[23] over millions.—THE NEW YORK HERALD.
II.
PRINCE BISMARCK (S. 138, N. 12) AND LORD BEACONSFIELD[24].
Amongst a number of amusing anecdotes of Lord Beaconsfield is one of[25]
the State banquet given at Berlin at the time of the Congress, when[26]
he sat next to Prince Bismarck and opposite to the crown Princess of
Germany. Near to him was a trophy of “bonbons,” on the papers of which
were[27] miniature photographs of the German Emperor and other members
of the Prussian royal family. After the feast was over[28], the lord was
busily engaged (S. 87, N. 6) in securing[29] some of these sweets to take
home as a [+zum+] remembrance of the occasion[30], when Prince Bismarck
suddenly caught him by the arm and so startled him that he dropped his
spoil and exclaimed: “I see, not only does Prince Bismarck give nothing
away, but (S. 6, N. 10) he does not allow anybody to help himself.” The
German Chancellor, on discovering (S. 55, N. 1) that he had interrupted
Lord Beaconsfield in a feat of annexation[31], burst into a hearty laugh,
and retorted: “It is true that[32] I give nothing away; but, as you see,
I am always ready for an honest alliance.” So saying, he turned to the
table and executed an energetic raid upon[33] the “bonbons,” part of
which he handed over to his British colleague.—THE CORRESPONDENT OF “THE
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH.”
[1] +über+, with Acc.
[2] +=Abraham Lincoln=, Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord
Amerika, war der Sohn eines einfachen Landmannes und wurde am 12.
Februar 1809 im Staate Kentucki geboren. Seine Jugenderziehung war nur
eine höchst mangelhafte, denn man sagt, er habe nur ein Jahr die Schule
besucht; trotz der ungünstigsten Verhältnisse gelang es ihm aber dennoch,
sich durch beharrliches Selbststudium zum gewandten Advokaten, tüchtigen
Redner und einflußreichen Politiker heranzubilden. Er wurde Abgeordneter
für die Legislatur des Staates Illinois, Mitglied des Kongresses und
des Senats, und ward endlich im Jahre 1860, gerade in dem kritischen
Augenblicke, wo die Südstaaten, welche die Ausdehnung der Sklaverei
forderten, sich wegen Verweigerung dieser Forderung von der Union
lossagten, von den Republikanern zum Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten
gewählt. Gleich nach seiner Wahl zur Führung des Staatsruders erfolgte
der Ausbruch jenes stets denkwürdigen Bürgerkrieges seitens der Union und
der sich empörenden Südstaaten, welcher fünf Jahre lang mit mörderischer
Wut das Land zerrüttete und endlich mit der gänzlichen Abschaffung der
Sklaverei und der Besiegung der Südstaaten endete. Kaum war er jedoch
im März 1865 zum zweiten Male durch ungeheure Stimmenmehrheit von der
Union zum Präsidenten erwählt worden, und kaum waren die Streitkräfte
der Südstaaten auf immer gebrochen und vernichtet, als der gefeierte
Staatsmann am 14. April 1865 bei Gelegenheit einer Theatervorstellung
im Ford’schen Theater zu Washington der ruchlosen Hand eines von der
demokratischen Partei angereizten Mörders, des Schauspielers John Wilkes
Booth, zum Opfer fiel. So endete das Leben eines Mannes, welcher als
guter, rechtschaffener Bürger, als einflußreicher Staatsmann und als
edelmütiger Befreier von fünf Millionen Sklaven von seinem Vaterlande
stets in dankbarem Andenken gehalten werden wird.+
[3] +Konvent+, m.; of, +zu+.
[4] not until, +erst+.
[5] Say ‘The next morning at (+beim+) breakfast’, and comp. App. § 14.
She remonstrated with her good husband, +sie machte ihrem guten Manne
einige Vorstellungen über sein langes Ausbleiben+. The words ‘+einige —
Ausbleiben+’ must stand at the end of the period.
[6] = She told him _a_ kind, but (+doch+) determined tone.
[7] +die Politik+, always used in the Sing., into, +zu+.
[8] to keep late hours, +spät nach Hause kommen+. App. § 28 and 30. To
drink at the rum shops, +die Wirtshäuser besuchen+.
[9] +auf´bleiben.+
[10] = could not sleep.
[11] = I will tell you.
[12] = well, then, I will be glad.
[13] Liter. = comest thou however not.
[14] +ins Haus lassen.+
[15] Say ‘Now, when it (+Als es nun+) struck ten that night, Mrs. Lincoln
with her children went to bed, as she had promised.’
[16] +an+, with Acc.
[17] +ehe+; an — raised = a window was opened up-stairs (+oben+).
[18] +Unsinn.+
[19] +Es ist ... gekommen.+
[20] for the Presidency = President. Comp. S. 27, N. 4.
[21] = go again and sleep there where you have been drinking!
[22] = and the window was closed with a slam (+wieder zugeworfen+).
[23] to rule = ruler.
[24] +=Benjamin Disraeli=, =Lord Beaconsfield=, geboren in London am
21. Dezember 1804, gestorben am 19. April 1881 auf seinem Landsitze
Hughenden, ausgezeichneter Litterat, berühmter Staatsmann, glänzender
Redner und langjähriger Führer der konservativen Partei, steht bei seinen
bewundernden Landsleuten jetzt noch in so frischem Andenken, daß es dem
Verfasser der Kürze wegen erlaubt sein möge, auf seine glänzenden Erfolge
weiter nicht einzugehen.+
[25] +in Bezug auf+; use the attributive construction, as explained in S.
7, N. 3, _A_, and S. 48, N. 6.
[26] +bei dem.+
[27] on — were = which were ornamented with.
[28] +nach aufgehobener Tafel.+
[29] here +sich an´eignen+.
[30] +an das Fest.+
[31] +Annexionsversuch+, m.
[32] It — that, +Freilich+.
[33] = and made an energetic (+tüchtig+) attack upon (+auf+).
_Section 200._
THE POWER OF MUSIC.
On one occasion when young Chopin[1] had been travelling for several
days in the slow _fashion of_ German diligences, he was delighted and
surprised, on stopping at a small post-house, to discover a grand
pianoforte in one of the rooms[2], and still more surprised to find it
in tune[3]—thanks, probably, to the musical taste of the postmaster’s
family. He sat down instantly and began to improvise in[4] his peculiarly
happy manner. One by one the travellers were attracted by the unwonted
sweet sounds. One of them even allowed[5] his beloved pipe to go out in
his ecstasy, and the postmaster, his wife, and his two daughters joined
the group of listeners. Unmindful of his audience, of the journey,
the lapse of time[6], and everything but the music, Chopin continued
to play, and his companions[7] to listen in rapt attention, when they
were suddenly roused by a stentorian[8] voice, which made the windows
rattle, calling out[9]: “The horses are ready, gentlemen!” The postmaster
roared out an anathema[10] against the disturber—the postillion—and the
passengers cast angry glances at him. Chopin started from his seat, but
was instantly surrounded by his audience, who entreated him to continue.
“But we have been here for some time,” said Chopin, consulting his watch,
“and are due in Posen already[11].” “Stay and play, noble young artist,”
cried the postmaster, “I will find you courier’s horses if you will only
remain a little longer.” “Do be persuaded[12],” added the postmaster’s
wife, almost threatening the artist with an embrace[13]. What could
he do but resume his place at the instrument? When at last he paused,
the servant appeared with wine; the host’s daughter served the artist
first, and then the travellers, upon which the postmaster proposed a
cheer for[14] the musician, in which all joined[15]. The ladies in their
gratitude filled the carriage pockets with the best eatables and wine
the house contained; and when at last the artist rose to go[16], his
gigantic host seized him in his arms and triumphantly bore him to[17]
the carriage! Long[18] years afterwards Chopin would recall (S. 101, N.
22) this little incident with pleasure, and declare that the plaudits of
the press had never given him more delight than the homage[19] of these
simple music-loving Germans.—MANCHESTER TIT-BITS.
[1] +~Fréderic François Chopin~, der berühmte Klaviervirtuose und
Komponist, dessen melodieenreiche Masurkas, Walzer, Notturnos, Balladen,
Polonaisen und Etüden seinen Namen überall bekannt gemacht haben, wurde
im Jahre 1810 zu Zelazowawola bei Warschau geboren, und starb am 17.
Oktober 1849 in Paris, wo er sich seit dem Jahre 1831 niedergelassen
hatte.+ On one occasion, +einst+.
[2] he — rooms = and was stopping at (+vor+) a small post-house, he was
delighted and surprised to discover a grand pianoforte (+Flügel+, m.) in
one of the rooms.
[3] to — tune = when he found it in good tune.
[4] +auf+; peculiarly = peculiar; happy = charming.
[5] +lassen.+
[6] +Zeitverlauf+, m.
[7] Say ‘whilst his travelling-companions listened to him’, etc.
[8] = mighty.
[9] = through which even the windows rattled (+erklirren+), and which
cried.
[10] +einen Fluch ausstoßen.+
[11] I am due in London already, +ich sollte bereits in London sein+. The
words ‘said — watch’ are best placed after the quotation.
[12] +sich überreden lassen.+
[13] +die in ihrem Entzücken den Künstler fast umarmt hätte.+
[14] to propose a cheer for a person, +ein Hoch auf einen ausbringen+.
[15] here +einstimmen+.
[16] here +zur Abreise+.
[17] +in ... hinein.+
[18] +Noch viele.+
[19] +die Ehrenbezeugungen.+
_Section 201._
THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES[1].
I.
“Well, Robert, where have you been walking[2] this afternoon?” said a
tutor to one of his pupils, at the close[3] of a holiday.
ROBERT.—I have been to Millthorp-Heath, and so round by[4] the windmill
upon Camp-Mount, and home through the meadows by the river side.
TUTOR.—Well, that is a pleasant round[5].
ROBERT.—I thought[6] it very dull, sir; I scarcely met with a single
person. I would much rather have gone[7] along the turnpike-road.
TUTOR.—To be sure, if seeing men and horses is your object[8], you are,
indeed, better entertained on the high-road. But did you not see William
(S. 48, N. 2)?
ROBERT.—We set out together[9]; but he lagged behind in the lane, and
so[10] I walked on and left him.
TUTOR.—That was a pity. He would have been company for you.
ROBERT.—Oh, he is so tedious, always stopping to look at this thing or
that! I would rather walk alone[11]. I dare say he is not come yet.
TUTOR.—Here he comes. Well, William, where have you been?
WILLIAM.—Oh, the pleasantest walk[12]! I went all over Millthorp-Heath,
and so up to the mill at the top of the hill, and then down among the
green meadows by the side of the river home again.
TUTOR.—Why, that is just the round Robert has been taking, and he
complains of _its_ dulness and prefers the high-road.
WILLIAM.—I wonder at that. I am sure I hardly took a step that did
not delight me; and I have brought home my handkerchief full of
curiosities[13].
TUTOR.—Suppose[14], then, you give us an account of what amused you so
much. I fancy it will[15] be as new to Robert as to me.
WILLIAM.—I will do it readily. The lane leading to the heath, you know,
is close[16] and sandy, so I did not mind it much, but made the best of
my way[17]. However, I spied a curious thing enough[18] in the hedge. It
was an old crab-tree, out of which grew a bunch of something green[19],
quite different from the tree itself. Here is a branch of it.
TUTOR.—Ah! this is mistletoe, a plant of great fame[20] for the use
made of it by the Druids of old[21], in their religious rites and
incantations. It bears[22] a very slimy, white berry, of which bird-lime
may be made, whence[23] its Latin name “viscum.” It is one of those
plants which do not grow in the ground by a root of their own[24],
but fix themselves upon other plants; whence[25] they have been
humourously[26] styled “parasitical,” as being hangers on, or dependents.
It was the mistletoe of the oak that the Druids particularly honoured.
[1] +oder Sehen und nicht Sehen.+
[2] walking, +auf deinem Spaziergange+. Use the 2nd pers. sing. when the
tutor addresses the boy, but the 3rd pers. pl. when the boy addresses the
tutor.
[3] +am Abend.+
[4] and — by = +dann bei ... vorüber+. Camp-Mount, +der Lagerberg+;
Millthorp-Heath, +die Millthorper Heide+.
[5] = tour or walk.
[6] = I have found.
[7] Use the Pluperfect Subj. accord. to App. § 32; along — road, +die
Chaussee+.
[8] = if you want to see men and horses.—I am better entertained there,
+ich werde mich dort besser amüsieren+.
[9] = We went away from home together.
[10] = therefore; and left him = and troubled no more about him (+sich um
einen kümmern+).
[11] +Ich gehe viel lieber allein.+ I dare say, +wohl+, adv., to be
placed after the auxiliary.
[12] = Oh, it was a splendid walk! All over = through the whole _of_; and
so = then; and then = and from there; among = through.
[13] = curious things.
[14] +Nun.+
[15] = It will certainly.
[16] +eingepfercht.+
[17] so — way = and therefore I left almost everything unnoticed there
and went on as fast as possible.
[18] = something most curious.
[19] a — green = a green plant.
[20] = a well (+allgemein+) known plant.
[21] = the old Druids; in, +bei+.
[22] = has.
[23] +und daher.+
[24] which — own, +welche nicht in der Erde wurzeln+.
[25] +weshalb.+
[26] +scherzhafterweise+; parasitical, +Parasiten+; as — dependents, +das
heißt Schmarotzer oder Abhänglinge+.
_Section 202._
THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES.
II.
WILLIAM.—A little further on I saw a green woodpecker[1] fly to a tree,
and run up the trunk like a cat.
TUTOR.—That was[2] to seek _for_ insects which live in the bark of trees.
For that purpose the woodpeckers bore holes into the bark with their
strong bills, whereby they do[3] a great deal of damage to the trees.
WILLIAM.—What beautiful birds they are[4]!
TUTOR.—Yes; the woodpecker has, from its colour and size, been called the
English parrot (S. 4, N. 4, +man+).
WILLIAM.—When I got upon the heath, how charming it was[5]! The air
was so fresh, and the prospect on every side[6] so free and unbounded!
The heath was all covered with gay flowers, many of which I had never
observed before. There were[7] at least three different kinds (S. 36,
N. 7, _A_) of heath (I have them in my handkerchief here) and gorse, and
broom, and bell-flowers; and many others of all colours, of which I will
beg you presently to tell me the names[8].
TUTOR.—That I will do readily.
WILLIAM.—I saw, too, several birds that were new to me. There was a
pretty grayish one, of the size of a lark, that was hopping about some
great stones; and when he flew he showed a great deal of white above his
tail[9].
TUTOR.—That was a wheat-ear[10]. They are reckoned very delicious birds
to eat[11], and frequent the _open_ downs in[12] Sussex, and some other
counties, in great number.
WILLIAM.—There was a flock of lapwings upon a marshy part of the
heath[13] that amused me much. As I came near them, some of them kept
flying round and round[14], just over my head, and crying, “Pewit,”
“Pewit,” so distinctly, one might almost fancy they spoke[15]. I thought
I should have caught[16] one of them, for he flew as if one of his wings
was broken (App. § 33), and often tumbled close to the ground; but as I
came near, he always contrived[17] to get away.
TUTOR.—Ha, ha! you were finely taken in, then[18]! This was all an
artifice of the bird’s, to entice you away from its nest, for the
lapwings build upon the bare ground, and their nests would easily be
observed, did they not draw off[19] the attention of intruders, by their
loud cries and counterfeit lameness.
WILLIAM.—I wish I had known that[20], for the bird led me a long
chase[21], often over shoes in water. However, this was the cause
[+davon+, S. 161, N. 21] of my falling in with[22] an old man and a boy,
who were cutting[23] and piling up turf for fuel. I had a great deal of
talk with them about the manner of preparing the turf, and the price it
sells at[24]. They gave me, too, a creature I never saw before—a young
viper, which they had just killed. I have seen several common snakes, but
this is thicker in proportion, and of a darker colour than they _are_.
[1] +Grünspecht+, m.; to, +auf+.
[2] = That he did.
[3] +zu´fügen.+
[4] = They (+Es+) are really charming birds!
[5] = But upon the heath it was charming!
[6] +nach allen Seiten hin+; all = quite.
[7] +Es waren dort.+
[8] +deren Namen ich mir noch von Ihnen erbitten will.+
[9] and — tail, +und beim Fliegen über dem Schwanze weiß befiedert war+.
[10] +Steinpacker+, m.; or +Weißkelchen+, n.
[11] They — eat = These birds are very much valued (+schätzen+) on
account of their flesh.
[12] = and live in the downs of.
[13] = In the marshy part of the heath I saw a flock (+Schar+) _of_
lapwings.
[14] round and round, +immer im Kreise herum+.
[15] one — spoke, +daß ich fast wähnte, sie sprechen zu hören+.
[16] = I should be able to catch.
[17] +gelang es ihm immer.+
[18] +dann bist du schön angeführt worden!+
[19] did — off, +suchten sie nicht ... davon abzulenken+, intruders =
unbidden guests.
[20] +Das hätte ich vorher wissen sollen.+
[21] = for the bird caused (+veranlassen+) me to run a long time after it
(+hinter einem herjagen+).
[22] of — with = that I met.
[23] +stechen+, str. v.
[24] about — at, +über die Zubereitungsweise und die Verkaufspreise des
Torfes+.
_Section 203._
THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES.
III.
TUTOR.—True. Vipers frequent[1] those turfy, boggy grounds[2] pretty
much, and I have known several turf-cutters bitten by them.
WILLIAM.—They are very venomous, are they not?
TUTOR.—Enough so[3] to make their wounds painful and dangerous, though
they seldom prove fatal.
WILLIAM.—Well, I then took my course[4] up to the windmill on the mount.
I climbed up the steps of the mill, in order to get a better view of the
country round[5]. What an extensive prospect! I counted fifteen church
steeples; I saw several gentlemen’s houses[6] peeping out from the midst
of green woods and plantations[7]; and I could trace the windings[8] of
the river all along the low grounds, till it was lost behind a ridge of
hills[9]. But I will tell you what I mean to do[10], if you will give me
leave.
TUTOR.—What is that[11]?
WILLIAM.—I will go again and take with me Carey’s county map[12], by
which I shall probably be able to make out most of the places.
TUTOR.—You shall have it; and I will go with you, and take my pocket
spying-glass.