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With Introduction, Exercises, Notes
AND Vocabulary
BY
JOHN MACGILLIVRAY
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IN Queen's Univep^ity, Kingston, Ont.
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PREFACE
A school and college edition of the Schimmelreiter, which
is probably the best of Theodor Storm's stories from an aes-
thetic and a technical point of view, is herewith offered for
the first time.
The scene of the story is laid on the west coast of Schles-
wig near Husum, the author's native town. The actors are
only Frisian peasants ; but, while actors and action are local
and homely, they present types and truths that are universal
and eternal. The pervading tone is as invigorating as are
the breezes from that North Sea mentioned so frequently in
the text.
The style of the work is powerful The language is
hardly simple, yet with the aid of the ample vocabulary
the book may be profitably used by beginners as well as
by more advanced students.
The editorial apparatus consists of this vocabulary, notes,
and practical exercises.
The exercises are of different kinds, and may be ex-
tended or varied by the instructor. They are prefaced by
a concise statement of sentence-construction with a review
table attached, and consist of connected passages in Eng-
lish based on a portion of the text, of questions to be
repeated by the students and answered in ierman, and of
a series of themes suggested by the text for free German
composition.
The notes aim at being suggestive, and are explanatory
only where absolutely necessary. While English is largely
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PREFACE
employed, considerable use i? made of the language of the
text in the hope that the student may be led thereby to
think in German and thus to appreciate the work better as
a piece of literature. .
For the better understanding of the book the mtroduc
tion supplies a biography of the author, together with an
account of the gieat historical event which so materiaUy
affected his life, and short suggestive appreciations of the
Sohimmelretter and of his other works in general.
THE EDITORS
KnroROK, Oktabio
CONTENTS
Introduction . • • •
Storm's Life and Works .
:Det Sd^immelteitet
gBiitbtflung be« SBet!e«
SWgemeine ffiUtbiflung be« 2)i(^tet«
Text
Notes .•••■'
Sentence-Construction and Word-Order
Translation Exercises based on Text
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aiUgemeine ^agen tibet ben .Sdjimmeltciter-
^tagen ikber ben 2)i(^tct
I^emoto ju beuti(^en Sluttatjcn .
Vocabulary
Pahk
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xvi
. xvii
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198
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INTRODUCTION
THEODOR STORM— HIS LIFE AND WORK
Theodor Storm was born on the 14th of September, 1817,
in Husum on the North Sea, one of the largest commercial
towns of Schleswig. His father was a respected lawyer in
easy circumstances ; his mother was a woman of cheerful
disposition, a lover of art as well as of nature. The boy
was brought up under pious influences. While at school in
his native town he became familiar with the great German
authors, Lfssing, Herder, Goethe, and Schiller. At the
same time he had leisure and opportunity to listen to and
imbibe the tales of servants and aged women ; for in the
Storm home were an elderly servant, a grandmother, and
also a great-grandmother, who all entertained him with
their stories of former times. Moreover, when not occupied
with his school tasks he was wont to ramble through fields
and neglected gardens or along the sea-shore, and to play
in empty rooms and buildings. All of these things con-
tributed not a little to the development of his imaginative
powers, and provided motives for most of his later works,
his mind being thereby well stored with romantic ideas and
folklore and impressed with local climatic conditions and
topography.
In the year 1835, while attending the Gymnasium or High
School in Ltlbeck, he made the acquaintance of Emanuel
Geibel and Ferdinand Rose. With Rose young Storm
studied Goethe's Faust and the technic of poetry. In 1837
he pursued the study of law at the University of Kiel, aa
X INTRODUCTION
his father had done before him. Not finding things satis-
factory in Kiel, he went to Berlin the year following. There
he was able to continue his studies more effectively, and had,
moreover, opportunities for seeing good theatrical perform-
ances. However, he returned to Kiel next year, where he
formed a close friendship with the brothers Theodor * and
Tycho Mommsen, who exercised a marked influence on his
literary talent. The three published conjointly a Liederbuch.
It was here that he first became acquainted with the work
of the Swabian poet, Eduard Morike.
After finishing his legal studies at the University of
Kiel, Storm settled in Husum and began to practice law.
In 1847 he married Constanza Esmarch, and the marriage
proved to be a happy one till her death in 1865. Many of
his poems are addressed to her. Although he carried on a
very successful legal practice, he nevertheless found time
to devote to poetry. Among other literary productions he
wrote at this time Immensee for BiemazVs Volksbuch, and
Mn griines Blatt. Storm's genius was markedly lyrical,
yet, though he confesses he never had any desire to pro-
duce dramatic works, he probably did try his prentice hand
at this kind of composition also. The lyrical element is
noticeable in his prose works generally. It predominates
in the short and pretty tale, Immensee.
It is this little work which really ushers in Storm's lit-
erary career. But, like the other earlier productions, it is
faint in outline and vague in expression. More perfect works
are to come, however. Storm lacked as yet the necessary
experience of life, and the tragical passion which it bring*?.
He acquired this in due course and more especially by the
experiences through which he passed during the political
upheavals cf Schleswig and Holstein.
1 Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) became celebrated afterwards as
the historian of ancient Rome.
INTRODUCTION
Zl
These duchies were politically Danish, but an influential
portion of the population— though probably not the majority
— were German and agitated for severance from Denmark
and entrance into the German Confederation.^ Storm took
1 Schleswig and Holstein had been parts of the Danish-Norwegian
monarchy since 1779 (Norway was ceded to Sweden in 1814). In 1815
the king of Denmark, Frederick VI (1808-1839), who was also duke of
Holstein and Lauenburg, became, as such, a member of the diet of the
German Confederation. In those days German influence was mak-
ing itself felt in the Danish territories, particularly in Schleswig and
Holstein ; its political trend was shown in an agitation to effect a union
of the two duchies. Under Frederick VI a Danish national movement
began in opposition to this influence. The political programme of the
national movement included incorporating Schleswig with Denmark
and making Holstein a Dani&h province. The demand of the duchies
for a joint parliament was rejected, but they were granted separate
esUtes. Under the following king, Christian VIII (1839-1848), the
national movement became still more pronounced. The attempt was
made to bring about a Scaudinavian union, and the effort to absorb
Schleswig and make Holstein a province was continued and empha-
sized. After an unsuccessful attempt in 1844 to induce the estates to
sanction this latter project, an address from these was presented to the
king to the effect that the duchies should be independent and united
states. This opposition was strengthened by the knowledge, that the
male line of the Danish royal family would soon be extinct, and that
a local law excluded women from rule. To the above address the
king replied by an open letter to the principal European powers, in
which he insisted on the integrity of Denmark, i.e. on the absorption
of Schleswig and the retention of Holstein as a province. His successor
Frederick VTI (1848-1863) continued his father's policy. But the
revolutionary wave of 1848 struck Schleswig and Holstein, and as a
concession to it the king granted Holstein a separate constitution, but
still insisted on the absorption of Schleswig, with certain powers of
local self-government. On the 24th of March of the same year a pro-
visional government was established at Kiel, to uphold the rights of
the duchies and of the hereditary duke. At the same time the fortress
of Rendsburg was seized. The diet of the German Confederation, of
which Holstein was part, then took up the cause of this member (and
indirecUy of Schlsswig) and commissioned Prussia to assist Holstein in
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INTRODUCTION
an active part in this agitation, and on its failure he found
it preferable to leave che country rather than again submit
to Danish rule. He applied to the Prussian government
in 1862 for relief, and in 1863 v as made "Assessor" or
associate judge in the military court at Potsdam. Here,
of course, he missed his native environment, for Potsdam
is an inland town, modern compared with Husum, and, as
he himself says, a huge military barracks. But he had an
assured livelihood, and leisure, and his proximity to Berlin
enabled him to form the acquaintance of literary celebri-
ties such as Theodor Fontane, Paul Heyse, Wilhelm von
its efforts. The advantage in the struggle which followed remained
with the Danes. Peace was concluded in 1850 under the influence of
a new diet, which actually approved of the Danish contention for a
united Denmark. Prussia and Austria also approved, but with the
proviso that Holstein should have autonomy as well as a voice in gen-
eral affairs. As Denmark, however, kept on pushin'' her advantages,
the old embers of opposition were revived both in the duchies and in
the diet. Here in 1858 the matter was again brought up on the initia-
tive of Prussia and Austria. Frederick VII accordingly revoked the
arrangement of 1862 regarding Holstein. Encouraged by this, a move-
ment was begun in the duchies for separation from Denmark and union
with the German Confederation, while a similar agitation was carried
on in Germany. An address was presented to the king of Denmark
by the estates of Holstein for the union of the duchies ; and on its
rejection appeal was made to the diet of the German Confederation.
Denmark then granted Holstein further concessions, but insisted on
receiving tribute. The diet demanded the union of the duchies, which
Denmark refused, taking steps to absorb Schleswig. King Frederick
died at this juncture (1863), and was succeeded by Christian IX of a
different family, wLo sanctioned his proceedings. Thereupon the diet
commissioned Hanover and Saxony, and in second instance Prussia
and Austria, to execute its mandate agaiist Denmark. The Danes
yielded after the loss of several battles, and peace was concluded in
October, 1864, whereby Holstein and Lauenburg went to Prussia and
Schleswig to Austria. Two years later, 1866, these two powers fought
over their respective rights, when Austria was defeated, arid Schleswig
also fell to Prussia.
INTRODUCTION
xm
Merkel, Joseph von EichendorfP, and others, and to become
a member of the literary club, " Rutli." Such intercourse
was a source of inspiration to him, and served not only as
a means of broadening his mental horizon and increasing
his knowledge of the world, but also of maturing his judg-
ment and perfecting his taste. Daring his residence in Pots-
dam he wrote Im Sonnenschein, Angelika^ and Wenn die
Apfel reif sind.
In the year 1855 he accompanied his parents to Heidel-
berg, which his father, who had studied there, desired to
revisit. Theodor undertook the journey all the more readily
as he hoped to meet Eduard Morike, that kindred spirit
with whose poetry he had become acquainted during his
second stay at Kiel. He was well received by the southern
poet, whose personality pleased him no less than his poetry
had done. An interesting account of the visit, as well as
an estimate of Morike's work and talent, has been left by
Storm in Erinnerungen an Eduard Morike (1876).
In 1856 our author was transferred to Heiligenstadt in
Thuringia to act as district judge. There was much in his
new abode to remind him of Husum with its surrounding
country and people. He enjoyed the pleasures of a limited
social circle, and made some select and valued friends whose
intercourse was appreciated and profitable. Tho seclusion
of the place and the consequent absence of much social and
mental dissipation were also to his advantage. He had more
time for contemplation, the result of which was greater liter-
ary activity. This is evinced by the following works, pro-
duced here : Auf dem Staatshof, Spate Rosen, Drtiben am
Markt, Im Schlofi, Veronika, Auf der Universitdt, Abseits,
Begentrtide, Bulemanns Haus, Unter dem Ta/anenhaum,
Der Spiegel des Cyprianus, and Von jenseits des Meers
(completed later in Husum). But although these works are
profounder, and more logical in their action and characters.
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INTRODUCTION
they still hc^e in a marked degree the vague and mysterious
element so characteristic of Storm's earlier productions.
Events and characters appear as if through a mist or from
behind a cloud.
In 1864, when Schleswig and Holstein were taken from
Denmark, Storm returned to Husum, where he soon became
Vogt. Thus he was once more in the midst of his beloved
surroundings, under old conditions and in the exercise of
his favorite profession. And so he was enabled to familiar-
ize himself still further with the past of his native town,
the surrounding country, the traditions and the customs
of the people.^ Storm was now a mature man of ripe and
varied experience - a fund from which to draw material
for literary productions of the greatest value. The vague
outlines of previous productions begin to disappear, and
their melancholy resignation is replaced by deeper tragedy.
1 As has been already seen, the popi^ation of Schleswig was not
homogeneous, although all of Germanic origin. The German (or High-
German-speaking) population at this time was largely confined to the
towns, and perhaps their immediate environments, where it formed a
d'stinct and aristocratic caste in contradistinction to the Danes, (and
perhaps) Frisians and Plattdeutsch, who formed the humbler and
rural or vUlage portion of the population. This difference is possibly
shadowed in the Schimmelreiter, where H?nke maybe taken to repre-
sent the German (Storm himself) and the opposing actors the Danish
element. The numbers of these three elements in the population of
Schlesvig at the time of which we are speaking vary more or less ac
cording to different authorities. For present purposes the following
approximate figures may suffice : Total population 340,000, population
speaking Danish only (about a third) and Danish and German together
185 000, Frisians 75,000, Plattdeutsch 80,000. Danish was spoken ex-
clusively in a large somewhat wedge-shaped district whose base wm
the northern frontier of Schleswig, Plattdeutsch in the eastern half,
Frisian in the western, and a mixture on the islands off the west
coaat. Danish, in addition to its special district, was scattered every-
where, and High German, as said above, in the towns. At present
INTRODUCTION
XV
Chief of these works may be mentioned Aquis Submersus,
Pole PoppenspUler {PaulderPuppenspieler),BSid.EinstUler
Musikard, masterpieces that made their author known and
famous.
In 1866 Storm's wife, his faithful and helpfu' companion,
died. Yet in due time she found a successor — and a worthy-
one — in Dorothee Jensen, the friend of his sister, and also
of his first wife. In 1 874 he lost his father, whose last words
were, SBaS nun ? In 1880 Storm was, in accordance with his
own wishes, relieved from his official duties. Soon after-
wards he moved to a country residence in Hademarschen,
the district south of Husum, and there devoted the last
eight years of his life to literary pursuits, varied by gar-
dening and music. In the latter recreation his youngest
daughter frequently took part. His family life was on the
whole a happy one, though not without its dark side. A
son died prematurely from the effects of youthful dissipar
tion. His own health became gradually enfeebled, which
the three dialects are still spoken, but the school and official language
is of course High German. The historical relation of these four lan-
guages to each other may be indicated as follows, the names in italics
being existing languages :
Tkutohio, ob Omginal Gebjiak
I
Norse
i£
Gothic
(noiT extinct)
German
Low German
Old Korse |
I Danish-
I Noneegian .
Ictlandie SvtdUh
Old Saxon
Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Engtuh
High German
Old High Gtorman
Middle High German
Friiian
Modem High German
PUM- Dutch Flemish
dnUtch
^^. INTRODUCTION
caused him to fear that his mental faculties might also be-
Tome unpaired. But works like John Rieu,, Zur Chronrk von
GHesZls, Hans und Heinz, and others betoken not only
thre'perience of age but also the vigor of early ma^^^^^^^^
In fact the very last of his works, Der Schtmmelretter (1887),
is without doubt one of his very best.
Storm celebrated his seventieth birthday m his Hade-
„.arschen villa, and was the object of -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Order of the Eagle was conferred upon him by the King of
pfuLil He died in 1888, generally -B-^ted -d wa^
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beobad^tet, bie beS DrteS nur roeniger, unb bie ber 3cit got nid^t.
GJegcn bie SBa^rfd^einlid^teit im allgemcinen roirb fein SScrftof;
gemad^t. 3)ie ocrmcintlid^en ©puferfd^einungen fiinbigen rool^I
bagcgen ni(^t, ba ber 3)i(^tcr eS ocrfte^t, auf bie oemtinftige ©r*
fidrung bcrfelben gcfd^idt ^injubeuten. ©ic ©pannung roirb folg*
lic^ oom Slnfang bis gum (Snbe aufrec^t er^alten. Slud^ entrant bet
Dic^tet eine genauc ilenntnis bet allgemein menf(^Ii(^en S^iatut,
foroie im befonberen oon ben ©itten unb Oebtduc^en bet SKarfd^*
lanbbeoblfctung unb oom 2)ei(^rocfen unb ber Sanbfd^aft an bet
'Jlorbfee. 2)urd^ bie ganje ©efc^id^tc roe^t eine ge^eimnisoolle
I,
cr
ZVlll
INTRODUCTION
ettmntung, bie ftd^ gegen ben ©c^Iu^ cntf(^icben flcigett. 35o8
©ogcntjafte i[t babci jo pfpc^ologifc^ in« 3fleinmenfc^li(^c fiber,
tragcn, ba^ eS taunt moglit^ ift, bcibe auseinanbet ju ^altcn.
<Der ©til ift geroo^nlic^ Hot, fnopp, Iroftig unb tci(^. (Ss roirb
^aufig oon ^ProoittjialiSmcn ©cbroud^ gemac^t, urn bic Sofal*
fatbe 8U bc^altcn obet gar ju cr^fi^cn. 2)ic ©proc^c fotoie ber
©til pofet fic^ merlroUrbig ber ©ituotion unb bcm (S^oraftcr
an. ainac^roniSmen lommcn oicllci^t cin paamtal oot, bo^ o^nc
bcm aBctIc im aagcmcincn Gintrag ju tun. 9tc£^t auffaflcnb ift
monc^mal ber 3t^9t^mu8 beS dialogs, jo f ogar oft ber nic^t bialogi*
fwrten 3;eile. gertigc Cluinare bilbcn f4 nic^t feltcn.*
Stttgemcine SBurbtgung bed ^ii^tetd
2lufeet bent, roaS fd^on in ber SBiograp^ic betreffs ber ©erie
gefagt roorben ift, barf an^ foIgenbeS gelten. 2lu(^ aid Sprifer
ift ©tomt ni(^t unbebeutenb. 3KbriIc unb ©eibel, bie Winter
GJoet^e in biefer ®attung nic^t roeit guriidfte^en, ift ©tornt faft
gleic^roertig. ©eine ©rjeugniffe biefer 2lrt t)erbreiteten ft(^ iiber
fein ganjeS ©c^affen. ©ein greater SBert aber liegt in ber '^o--
oeUiftil, roorin er ben Seften ben 5Rang ftreitig ma^t Dbgleic^
er nic^t fo t)iel roie ^aul ^epfe, ber ^Jieiftc^ in biefer ©attung,
gefd^affen ^at, ift er if)m ntanc^mol im ©til ebenbiirtig, inbem
er i^n oft an feftgefci^Ioffener ^ie^nif tibertrifft." ^m grofeen unb
1 eg biitfte alfo Bctmutet roetben, ba^ bic gcgenroartige gorm bcS
2Ber!e8 nic^t bie etftc rodre. 25cr 2)icl^tet ^abe junac^ft baS SBerl ali
crjaf|lcnbc§ Ciebid^t gcfc^riebcn unb bicfc^ bonn in ein poetift^eg 2)rama
, mgejtaitei. Sei beiben ^ormen ^errf(^te ber fiinffii^ige iambif(^c
aSctd. Sc^licfiUc^ fei bet ^Tiic^ter bann jur Ginfic^t gefommen, ba^ fein
lolent r:/t auf bie^em Oebicte liege, unb ^abc baS SBerf in feine ie^ige
^otm DCLuanbelt. 25icf« ^gpot^efe nad^ bilcften oielleic^t einige SBSibet*
fptiicfte unb Unregclma^igfeiten be3 3;ejte3 fid^ erilaren.
a ©eine eigencn poetifd^en SBortc mogen ^ier angcroenbet roetbcn :
e? ?ei bie fform ein ©olbgeffiS,
3n 5o3 man oolbnen 3n^oU Qie%t I — Lyriiche Form.
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INTRODUCTION
XIX
ganjcn ift feine 3ltt ju fc^affcn tcaliftifc^. 3ebo(^ mljt mitunter
ein tomantifc^er 3us but^ feine ^ic^tung, roaft ou{^ im ^S^im*
meltcitcr" roiebcr^olt bcmcrfbor tft. 3" le^^et Snftanj ft^roor cr
roo^l aber bei bem tiinftlerifcEien ^bealidmuS. 3t)m gait bev
d[tf)etij^e ©runbfa^ ^^cc^ncrS : „33cmtag bcr ilunftlcr ben ®egen»
[tanb n\d)t jugleid^ roa^^x unb anmutig barjufteQen, fo foUte er
i^n iibettiaupt nid^t barftellen." ^abei betief er fic^ auc^ auf
3lnftotele3, bet ben @a^ fo audfpric^t: „^te ^ufgabe bed Xxd)'
Uxi befte^t nid^t batin, roirfUc^ @ej^e^ened barjufteOen, fonbem
foIc^eS, road rool)! gefc^e^en fonnte unb mai mogli^l tft nad^ ben
©cfe^cn bcr SBa^rf^einlid^fcit unb ber 9?otn)enbtgfeit."
^n ben fd^on erroa^nten „@rinnerungen an (Sbuarb WoxxU"
fagt @tornt oon beffen 2i)xxt, road auc^ feiner eigenen 92ot)eUtfti!
foroie feiner S^rit gelten barf: 3Jlan fie^t burd^ fie rote burd^
^aubergldfer in bad Seben bed ^ic^terd felbft ^inein, bad jroar
auf einen Ileinen (SrbenfledE befd^rdntt, aber bafiir mit biefem
au^ befto inniger oertraut unb uberbied ntit einem pl)antaftifd^en
3Jldrd^enbuft umgeben roar, ber bei aller anmutigen ^emb^eit
boc^ bent $oben ber ^eimat ju entfteigen fd^ien. ®eine poetifd^en
@ebilbe finb pon farbigfter @egenftdnbU^!eit unb bod^ oom 6rbs
boben lodgeloft unb in bie reine Suft ber ^oefte ^inaufge^oben.
^^ud^ ber Mangel ber fltifftgen $^rafe unb jener aud ber ^0tdg»
lid)fett ber ^nf^auungen l)ert)orget)enben bequemen 18erftdnbUd^«
tcit erfreut mand^mal, ba tiefed ©elbfterleben bad 2Befentlid^e ift.
Gr btingt mel)r in bie 2:icfe ber 9?atur unb bed ©emiited, aid er
in bie 53rcite bed 2BeItIebend ge^t, bafiir aber bilbete er jebed
fc^one SQ3erf oon innen ^eraud, fdttigte ed ntit feinen innigften
^rdften, unb bie tro^bem nid^t fe^Ienbe Seobad^tung bed Slufeen-
lebend unb feiner ©injel^eiten roar jene unberoufet einbrtngcnbc,
traunt^aft ftd^cre^ bie burd^ fcin 9iottjbud^ ju erfe^en ift.
^
in •>" I r .1?
..•'-.^U .'i^.., ■■U..-4^^-^:
2)er ©r^immelreiter
Siir binncnlanbiic^c Scfct
Sc^lid, ber gtaue 2on bc8 aWcerbobenS, bet bei bet (Sbbe blofegelegt
2«atTrbem aJieete abgeiuonnene^ SJanb, beflen Soben bet feftge^ot^
bene ©c^lid, bet mti, bilbet.
© e e ft, baS l)0^ctc 2onb im ©cgenfa^ jut ma^.
5)af, ba^aJleet. _ ,^. w
Scnne, ein butc^ ©tdben einge^egte^ ©tiid aJlatfc^lanb.
Ipt gtluten bie etften nac^ ^^oU^ unb 3leumonb eintreten^- 5 " e-
Serftesum ©c^u^e gegeu SBaffetgefatjt auf9en,otfenet (Srb^ugel m
bet aWatfc^, tt)otauf bic ©cbdube, auc^ «o^l 35otfct Itegcn.
foallig, tlcmcunbebeic^teSnicl.
Lofil ba^ Silb be^ I)eic^e^. bei eincn Duet, obet Sangenfc^mtt.
JoHietung (obet Sojc^ung), bie 2lbMIinie be^ 2)etc^eS.
^n teffent n, bie toegen aanb.,e|i^c^ bei ben 3)eic^en intetefftetMnb.
Ie|adrng%eleg«ng unb Seftedung mit Stto^ bei fnfc^en 2)etc^.
fttcden.
So Unb, bct3:cilbe§^eftlanbc§t)0tben2>etc^en.
iloog, ein but(^ (Sinbeic^ung bent ajleete abgen,onnenet Sanbbejit!.
<^rubl 2Ba«etIauf in ben aSatten unb 2lu6enbetc^en.
Suln^^on bet ^lut befpuUe 6c^lic!= unb eanbftteden an bet ^otbfee.
<r)emat, ein fianbmafeinbctaJlatjc^. .
©ttanbe in bie Batten ^inauggeftedt roetben.
^tx ©^immelreiter
28ag id) ju bcric^tcn beabWigc, ift mir t)or reid)Ucf) eincm
t)albcn ^a{)rf)unbert im |)aufe meiner Urgrofemutter, ber alten
grau Senator f^cbbcrfen, faitb geiuorbcn, tt)af)renb irf), an
ibrem Se^nWl fi^enb, mid) mit bem 2efen eine^ in blaue
s;?appe eingebunbcnen 3eitfd|riftent)efteg bcfd)Qf tigte ; td) tjcr^ 5
mag mid) nid)t m€t)r ju entfinnen, ob t)on ben „2mw^"
ober Don „^abpcg |)ambur9er £ejcfrud)ten." ^o^ fiit)l' ^d)
e§ gteic^ eincm @d)auer, mie babei bic linbe |)anb ber uber
^ld)t5igjat)rigen mitunter liebfofenb iiber ba^ ^^anpt\)aat
ti)rc^3 Urenfelg f)ingatt. ©ie felbft unb jene 3eit finb langft lo
begraben ; tiergebcn^ and) f)abe i(^ feitbem jenen Sldttem
nad)geforfc^t, nnb id) fann bat)er um \o ttjenigcr n^eber bie
5Ba^rt)eit ber ^atiad)en Derbiirgen, aU, tocm jemanb fte
beftrciten mollte, bafur aufftct)en ; nur fo met !ann id) Der=
fid)ern, bafe id) fie feit jener m^ obgleid) fie bnrd) fcmen 15
iiuneren 5tnlafe in mir aufg neuc bclcbt murben, niemalg aug
bem ®ebdd)tni^ ocrloren t)abe.
* *
*
(gg mar im britten ^af)r5et)nt unfercS 3at)rt)unbert§. an
cinem C!tober^9ftad)mittag — fo begann ber bamalige ©r^
^(itiler — aU id) bei ftorfcm Unmetter auf einem norbfrie^ 20
fi)d)en ®etd) enttang ritt. 3"^ fiinfen l)atte id) jc^t fd)on
feit iiber einer ©tunbc bie 5be, bereitg Don aUcm «iet) geleerte
2)cr (Scf|imme(reitcr
SRarfd^, jur JRcc^tcn, unb jftiQr in unbe^Qglic^ftcr 0JaI)c, bag
SSattenmccr bcr 9iorbfee; jtuar foUte man Dom 2)cid)c aug
auf ^alligen unb Snfein fct)en fonnen; aber ic^ [a^ nic^t^^
alg bie gelbgrauen SSeUen, bie unauf{)6rlid) n^ie mit 3Sut^
5 gebriitl an ben ^eid) I)inauf)d)lugcn unb mttuntcr mid) unb
bag ^ferb mit fc^mu^igem Sdjaum bcfpri^tcn ; baljinter luufte
25dmmerung, bie ^immcl unb (Srbe nid)t unterfdjeiben Iie§ ;
benn auc^ bcr ^olbe 9}?onb, ber je^t in bcr |)o{)e ftanb, mar
meift Don treibenbem SSoIfcnbunfcI iibcr^cgcn. (Sg mar cig=
10 fait; meine uerflommenen |)anbe tonnten faum ben 3uget
fjoitm, unb id) ucrbac^te eg nid)t be,i iMljen unb 9J?omen,
bie fic^ fortmdt)renb frddj^cnb unb gadcrnb Dom Sturm
ing Sanb ^incintreiben Iic{3cn. 2)ie 9?od)tbammcrung f)atte
begonnen, unb fc^on tonntc id) nid)t mcf)r mit ©id)crl)eit bie
15 ^ufe meineg ^ferbcg crfenncn ; fcinc 93?cn1d)cnfeele mar
mir begegnet, ic^ ^iirte nid)tg o(g ha^^ ©efc^rei ber 956gel,
toenn fie mid) obcr meine treue (Stute faft mit ben langcn
gliigetn ftreiften, unb ha^ ^oben toon SSinb unb SSaffcr.
3c^ leugne nic^t, ic^ munfc^te mid) mitunter in fic^ereg
20 Guartier.
2)ag SSetter bauerte jc^t in ben brittcn Xag, unb id) I)attc
mic^ fc^on iiber ®cbut)r t)on einem mir bc)onbcr3 licben S?cr=
manbten auf fcinem ^^ofe [)altcn laffcn, ben er in einer bcr
narblid)en ^arben befafe. §cute aber ging eg nid)t Idnger ;
25 id) t)atte ©cfc^dfte in ber Stabt, bie and) jetjt mot)I nod)
ein paar ©tunben meit nad) Siiben Oor mir lag, unb tro^
aller Uberrebunggfiinfte beg i8cttcro unb feiner lieben grau,
tro^ ber fc^onen feIbftgc5ogenen ^erinettc= unb ®ranb^
SRic^arb^'JJlpfcI, bie nod^ ^u probieren maren, am ^ac^mittag
S)cr 8d)immelreitcr
5
ttjar id) baoongeritten. „2Batt' nur, bt^ bu on^ Tl^tx fommft,"
l)attc cr nod) aug fciner ^au^tiir mir nodjgerufen ; „bu fe^rft
nod) micber urn ; bein ^iwn^er ^ii^^ i'ir tjorbcljalten !"
Unb luitfltd), einen Stugenblicf, al^ eine fc^war^e SBoIfcn-
fcl)id)t eg pec^finfter urn mid) mac^te, unb gleic^jcitig bic 5
<}at(cnbcn 93oen mid) famt meiner ©tute bom 5)eid) I)erQb5U=
bidngcn )ud)tcn, fu^r e^ mir mo^t burc^ ben ^opf: „(Sei
fcin 9?arr ! .ftc^r' urn unb fe^' bic^ ju beinen ^reunben in^
utarme 3k]t." Xann aOer fiel'g mir ein, ber SBeg juriid toax
iuo()( nod) (dnger al^ ber na^ meinem Steifejiel ; unb fo lo
trabte id) roeiter, ben 'iragen meineg aJJantel^ um bie C^ren
,ycl)cnb.
^c^t aber tarn auf bem 2)eid)e etttja^ gegen mid) t)erQn ;
id) l)orte nid)tg ; aber immer bcutUd)er, menu ber t)albe SlWonb
cin fargeg £id)t t)erablie§, gloubte id) eine bunfle ®eftalt ^u i5
crfcnnen, unb botb, ha [ic no^er lam, faf) id) eg, fie fofe auf
cinem ^ferbe, einem t)od^beinigen t)ogeren ®d)immel; ein
bimflcr Tlantd flatterte um if)re ©c^uttern, unb im 3Sorbei=
fitcgcn fQl)en mid) jnjei brennenbe Stugen aug einem bleid)en
5lntli^ an.
SScr mor ha^ ? SSag ttjollte ber ? — Unb je^t fiel mir
bci, id) {)atte feinen |)uffd)lag, fein ^euc^en beg ^f^rbeg
ucrnommcn ; unb 5Rofe unb 9?eiter maren bod) ^art an mir
oorbcigefal)ren.
Sn ©cbanten bariiber ritt id) meiter ; aber id) t)atte nic^t 26
tangc ^dt 5um ^enfen ; fd)on ful)r eg oon riidmartg mieber
an mir oorbei ; mir mar, als ftreifte mid) ber fliegenbc
SDJantcI, unb bic (Srfd)einung mar, mie bag erftemal, loutlog
an mir ooriibergeftoben. Xann fal) ic^ fie fern unb ferner
20
6 2)er ©c^immclreitcr
t)or mir ; bam mx% atg fa^' tc^ pld^Iic^ il)ren ©(fatten an
ber Sinnenfeite beig 2)eid)eg t)inunterget)en.
etttjag jogcrnb ritt ic^ ^interbrein. 31B ic^ jene (Steflc
erreic^t ^atte, faf) ic^ ^ort am 2)eic^ im ^ooge unten bog
5 SSaffer einer groBcn 2Bet)te blinfen — fo nennen fie bort bie
S3rucf)e, ttjelcf)e don ben (Sturmffuten in ha§ Sanb geriffen
fterben, unb bie bonn meift aU Heine, aber tiefgrunbigc ^ieic^e
ftel)en bteiben.
3)ag SSaffer mar, tro^ beg fc^u^enben 2)eic^eg, auffaHenb
lo unbewegt ; ber JRciter !onnte eg ni(f)t gctriibt f)aben ; id) [a^
nic^tg rteiter don it)m. Slber ein anberc^ faf) ic^, bag ic^ mit
greuben je^t begruf3te : dor mir, don unten aug bem tooge,
fc^immerten eine 2»enge ^erftreuter Sic^tfc^eine ju mir {)erauf ;
fie fc^ienen an^ jenen langgeftrecften friefifc^en pufern ju
15 tommen, bie derein^elt auf me^r ober minber i)oi)tn SBerften
logcn ; bic^t dor mir aber auf t)oIber ^ot)e beg Sinnenbeic^eg
lag ein grofeeg ^aug berfelben 3trt ; an ber ©ubfeite, rec^tg
don ber ^au^tiir, fat) ic^ alle genfter erieudjtet; baf)inter
gen)of)rte id) SJ^enfc^cn unb giaubte tro^ beg ©turmeg fie ju
20 t)6ren. Wdn ^ferb tvav fc^on don fetbft auf ben SSeg am
S)cid) t)inabgefc^ritten, ber mic^ dor bie Xixx beg ^aufeg
fu^rte. Sc^ fa^ n)oI)I, ba§ eg ein SSirtgI)aug tear ; benn dor
ben genftern gemat)rte ic^ bie fogenannten „9?icfg", bag t)eifet
auf jujei ©tanbern rut)enbe Salfen, mit grofeen eifemen 9Jin=
25 gen, jum 5lnbinben beg 3?ie^eg unb ber «Pferbe, bie ^ier ^alt
mai^ten.
3c^ banb bag meine an einen berfelben unb iibernjieg eg
bann bem ^nec^te, ber mir beim (Sintritt in ben ^(ur ent=
gegentom. „tsft I)ier 58erfammlung ?" frug Id) il)n, ba mir
2)er ©c^immelreiter 7
je^t beutlid^ ein ®craufc^ t)on SKenfi^enftimmcn unb ©lofcr*
fUrrcn an^ ber <Stubentur entgegenbrang.
„5i^ ftJuU fo toat," entgegnete ber ^ncc^t auf ^lattbeutfd)
— unb id) erfu^r m<i)i)cx, \>a^ biefc^ neben bcm gi^iefifdjcn
t)icr fc^on feit iiber ^unbert SQf)ren im (Sc^roange gemefcn fci 5
— „3)iefgrQf un 0euoUmdcE)tigten un ttjecfe Don be annern
Sntreffenten ! S)at i^ um't ^oge SBdter !"
511^ id) eintrat, fat) ic^ etttjo ein 3)u^enb 9D?Qnner an einem
^i|d)e fi^en, ber unter ben genftern entlang lief ; einc ^unfd)=
borate ftanb barauf, unh ein bcfonber!^ ftattUd)er Wann fc^ien 10
bie ^'x^rrfdjoft iiber fie 5U fiit)ren.
Sd) gr'i^te unb bat, mid) ju i^nen fe^en ju biirfen, wa§
bereitioilligft geftattet njurbe. „<Bit f)alten t)ier bie SS.^ad)t!"
fagtc i^, mic^ 5U jenem 93?anne raenbenb ; „eg ift bo!§ SScttcr
brau^en ; bie S)ei^e hjerben it)re S^iot f)aben !" 15
„@ett)ife," erraiberte er; „n)ir I)ier an ber Cftfcite aber
glauben jet3t aufeer @efat)r ju fein ; nur briiben an ber anbern
3cite ift'^ nic^t fic^er ; bie 2)eic^e finb bort meift nod) me!)r
nad) altem SWufter; unfer |)auptbeid^ ift f^on im oorigen
^al)rt)unbert umgelegt. — Un^ ift bor{)in ta brauficti fait 20
gcmorben, unb St)nen," fe^te er l^inju, „mirb e^ ebenfo
gegangen fein ; aber h)ir miiffen l^ier no^ ein paar <Stunben
auiS{)aIten ; toir t)aben fid)ere Seute braufeen, bie un^ ©crid^t
erftatten." Unb ct)e ic^ meine Seftellung hci bem SSirte
mad)en tonnte, ttjar fd^on ein bampfenbeiS ©ta§ mir t)in= 23
gefc^oben.
Sc^ erfu^r batb, bafe mein freunblic^er ^a6)haic ber 'Deid)^
graf fei; rair maren inig ©efprad^ getommen, unb id) f)atte
begonnen, i^m meine f-'^^^'an.e 33egegnung auf bem ^cid)c ^u
8
25er @cl)immc(rcitcr
^mm. (Sr njurbe Qufmerfion., unb id; bemcrfte mm
bQB aik^ ©efpradj umlier ucrftummt tvax. „3)er edjimmel-
reitcr!" rief etner qu^ ber @e[eUfd)Qft, unb eine ©cipcgunq
bcci Grfc^redcn^ ging burd; bie ubrigen.
5 3^er ^i^eidigrof loar oiifgeftanbcn. „Si;r brauc^t nidit ^u
cr)d)rcdcn," fprad) er ubcr tm Zi^d) Oin; „bQ^ ift nid|t blofi
Tur urn; anno 17 I)Qt e^ and) benen brubcn gcgolten, maqen
fic au\ aUc§ uorgef Q§t fein I"
mid) ttJoUte naditrdglid) ein ©rouen iiberlaufen- SBer-
loaeiljt!" [prac^ id), „m^ ift bog mit bent ©chimmel^
rcitcr ?"
mem flintcr bcm Ofen, ein hjenig geburft, ^ ein fleiner
t)Qgcrer 9J?ann in cinem abgefc^Qbten fdrnjargen JRodlein ; bie
erne Sdjulter fdjien ein lyenig Qu^geioQd)[en. ©r t)atte mit
15 fcmem 2Borte an ber Unterf)Qltung ber Qnberen teirgenommen •
Qber feme bci bem fpdrlidien grauen ^oupt^aar noc^ immer
nut bunflen 2Simpern befanmten STugen ^eigten beutlid), bofe
cr nid)t 3um ©djlaf ^ier fi^e.
®cgen biefen ftredte ber Seic^graf feine ^onb : „Unfer
20 ed)ulmeifter," fagte er mit erfiobener ©timme, „mirb t)on
nm l)m Sf,nen bo^ am beften erjafiten fonnen ; freilidi nnr
m fctner 2Seife unb nid|t fo rid)tig, n,ie au ^au^i meine alte
2Birt)d)Qfterin Stntje ^ollmer^ e^ befc^offen toiirbe."
„St)r fd)er,^et, 2)eid|grQf !" tarn bie etmo^ tronWdie ©timme
25 be^J (2d)ulmeifter.. Ijinter bem Cfen fieruor, M^ 5f)r mir
Guren bummen !^rad)en woUt 5ur Seite ficaen !"
„Za, \a, Sd;ulmeifter !" eririberte ber onbere; „Qbcr bei ben
S^rocDen fotten berlei ®efd|id)ten am beften in «ertt,abrunq
fcin!" ^ _
2)er ©c^immelreitcr
9
.Jrcilic^!" fagte ber Heine ^err: Mr finb f)icrin nid)t
(\ai^ berfelben SKeinung" ; unb ein iiberlegene^ 2drf)eln glitt
iiber bai§ feine ®eficf)t.
„Sie fet)en tt)of)I," raunte ber S^eic^grof mir ins! £l}x: „er
ift inimer nod) cin tocnig ^oc^mutig ; er l)at in fciner Sugcnb 6
cinma[ 2:t)coIogie ftabiert unb ift nur einer uertet)lten ^xauU
icf)aft n)cgcn ^ier in feiner |)eimat qI^ ®cl)ulmeiftcr be^angen
(]cb(icben."
^Differ tvax in5njitd)en au^ [einer Cfenecfe I)ert)orgefommen
unb ^atk fid) neben mir an ben langen ^ifd) gefe^t. „(h^al)it, lo
(x:^at}it nur, ©c^ulmcifter," riefen ein paax ber Siingeren auig
ber @efeafd)aft.
,Sm freilic^," fogte ber 5t(te, fic^ ju mir tt)enbenb, „tt)ia
ul) gern ju SSiUen fein; aber p^5 ift uiel ?tberglaube baaioifc^en,
unb cine tunft, eg oI)ne biefen ju erja^Ien." is
„5d) mufe ©ud) bitten, ben nidjt au^julaffen," erttjiberte
id) ; „traut mir nur 5U, bafe i^ fc^on felbft bie ©preu t)om
'-Ji^ei^en fonbern njerbe !"
2)er §nte fat) mic^ mit derftanbni^dollem fiodjeln an: „$«un
alfo !" fagte er. „3n ber 2J2itte beg tjorigcn Sal)r^unbertg, 20
obcr Diclmeljr, urn genauer ju beftimmen, Dor unb nac^ ber=
iiibcn, gab eg ^ier einen !J)eid)grafen, ber don 2)eic^= unb
3iclfadjcn mc^r uerftanb, aU Saucrn unb ^ofbefi^cr fonft
51! ucrftefien pftegen ; aber eg reic^te boc^ njot)! faum ; benn
luag bie ftubierten 5ad)teute bariibcr niebergefc^rieben, badon 25
I)atte er juenig gelefen ; fein iBiffen ^atte er fid), n^enn auc^
Don Slinbegbeinen an, nur fclber auggefonnen. S^r ^oret
m\)i fdion, ^err, bie ^riefen rcd)nen gut, unb Ijabet ouc^
ml)i fc^on uber unferen ^ang 9Kommfen t)on 3of)retoft rcben
10
^ci* ®d)imme(reitcr
I)orcn, ber cin Soucr tvax iinb bod) ©uffoten unb 8ecu!)ren,
Xelcftopen unb Drgein madjen fonnte. 9?un, ein Stud Don
fold) einem 9J?Qnne loar aud) ber ^akx be^ nac^^erigen 2)eic^=
grafcn gcmcfen ; freilid) tt)oI)I nur ein fleine^. Qv I)Qtte ein
5 poor 5cnncn, m er 3Jap^ unb So^nen boute, aud) eine 5luf)
graftc, ging untemeilen im "^crbft unb M^ci\)x oud) auf^
Sanbrncffcn unb fafe im ©inter, ttjenn ber iJiorbweft Don
braufeen fam unb on [einen I'oben riittelte, ja ri^en unb ^u
pridein, in feincr Stube. ^er Sunge fofe meift'babei unb
10 faf) iifacr fcinc Jibel ober ©ibet loeg bent SBoter ^u, loie cr
man unb beredjnetc, unb grub fid) mit ber .Oanb in feinen
blonben ^aaren. Unb eine^ 5rbenb^ frug er ben 5Uten,
njQruni benn ha§, m§ er eben t)inge)c^rieben f)atk, gerabe
fo fein muffe unb nic^t anber^ [ein fonne, unb fteUte bann
15 eine cigene a)?einung bariiber ouf. 5r6er ber SBoter, ber
barouf niv^t ^u antroorten ttJU^te, fc^uttette ben topf' unb
fprad): „'^a§ !ann ic^ bir nic^t fagen; genug, eg ift fo,
unb bu [elber irrft bid). SSiUft bu mef)r loiffen, fo fuc^e
morgen am ber 5lifte, bie ouf unferem SBoben ftef)t, ein
20 Sud) ; einer, ber Suflib f)ie§, fiat'g gefd)rieben ; bag mirb'g
bir fogen !"
^er Sunge ttjor togg barauf ^u ©oben getoufen unb
l)ctte and) bath ba§ iBud) gefunben ; benn oiete 93ud)er gab
eg ubcvi^aupt nid|t in bem |)Qufe ; aber ber «oter lad)k, aU
25 er eg oor il)n ouf ben Zi^d) Icgte. Gg n,ar ein fiottanbifc^er
Guflib, unb ^olldnbifc^, n)enng[eic^ eg bod) ijalb ^eutfc^ njar,
oerftanben atte beibe md|t. „5a, la," fagte er, „bag 93uc^'
ift nod) oon meinem SBater, ber oerftanb eg; ift benn fein
beutfc^er bo ?"
^*^<9^T^
11
faf) ben Skater
* Gin bcutfdjcr
®er @cl)immelrciter
!Ser Sungc, ber t)on toenig SSorten toat,
nilngon unb fogte nur: „^arf ic()'«i beljolten!
ijt ni(i)t ba."
Unb al^ ber ?nte nicfte, n)ie5 er nod) ein ,^rt)eite^, {)a\b
5ciTi)fene^ 93uct)lein t)or. ,Mnd) bo^?" frug er njieber. s
„!:)?imm fie aUc beibe !" fagte ^ebe |)aien ; „fie ttjcrben bir
iiidjt Diet nii^en."
5lbcr t>a^ ^tddk Suc^ tvax cine fleine ^oflanbifc^e ©ram-
matif, unb ha ber SSinter nod) tonge nid)t ooruber niar, fo
(latte e!^, a(^ enblid) bie ©tad)elbeeren in i^rem ©arten n)ieber lo
blul)ten, bent Sungen fc^on fo lueit get)oIfcn, ha^ er ben
(iuflib, njelc^er bamoB [tarf im 8d)n)Qnge toor, faft iibcrall
Dcrftanb.
„g^ ift mir nic^t unbefannt, ^err," unterbrac^ fic^ ber
C£T5dI)(er, M^ biefer Umftonb ouc^ don ^an^ 2)?omni[en 15
cr,ui()It ttjirb ; ober Oor beffen ©eburt ift ^ier bei m^ fd)on
bie Sac^e oon ^^aufe |>aien — fo f)icfe ber ^nabe — berid)tet
luorben. Sf)r roiffet and) tt)of)I, e^ braud)t nur einmal ein
Oirofeerer ^u fommen, fo toirb [^m aiki$ aufgetaben, toa^
in Grnft ober @d)im|.if feine ^Borgonger einft mogen Oeriibt 20
Ijaben.
5(la ber 5((te ]a\), bofe ber Sunge tt)eber fur tu^e nod)
3d)afe Sinn f)Qtte, unb taim getoa^rte, njenn bie i8oi)nen
b(iif)ten, tva§ bod) bie gj^eube oon jebem 9}?Qrfd)mQnn ift,
unb tt)eiter{)in bebad)tc, ta^ bie fleine ©tede rool)! mit eirtem 25
53auer unb cincm !5ungcn, abcr nid)t mit cincm |)albgele()rten
unb einem tned)t beftef)en fonne, tngleic^en, bofe er aud) felber
nic^t auf einen griinen ^rtJcig gcf ommen fei, fo fd)idte er feinen
gro^en Sungen an ben Xcid), n)o er mit anbern Slrbeitern
! *
m-i
12
$)er Sc^immelreiter
Don Oftern big ^axtini (Srbc farren mufete. „5)Qg toirb it)n
t)om ©uflib furicrcn," fprod) er bet fid) fclbcr.
Unb ber 3ungc farrtc ; aber ben ©uflib l)atte cr oU^cit in
bcr Xafdjc, unb luenn bic Slrbeitcr il)x 5rut)ftud obcr SScfpcr
fi afeen, [afe cr auf fcincm umgcftiilpten ©djubfarren mit bent
iBuc^e in ber ^onb. Unb loenn im .^crbft bie gluten Ijoljer
ftiegen, unb mand) ein aj^al bie ?(rbeit cinget'tcKt mxhm
mufete, bann ging er nidjt mit ben anbcrn nad) .^aufc, fonbern
btieb, bie ^onbe uber bie S^nie gefottet, an ber abfallenben
10 <See[ette be^ 2)eid)eg fi^en unb fat) ftunbenlang ^u, xvk bic
truben S^orbfcenjeUen immcr I)ijt)cr an bie ©ra^norbc beg
2)cic^eg l)inauftd)lugcn ; erft roenn il)m bie ^-iiBe iibcrfpiilt
tvaxcn, unb bcr Sc^aum if)m ing ©cfic^t fpri^tc, rudte er ein
paar gufe I)6l)er unb bticb bann ttjieber fi^en. (fr Ijorte roeber
15 ha^ ^lotfc^en beg SSafferg noc^ baS ©efc^rei ber Wdmm unb
8tranbDdgcI, bic urn ober uber ii)m flogen unb il)n faft mit
if)ren glugein ftrciflen, mit ben fc^njarjcn 3(ugcn in bic [cincn
bli^enb ; er fal) auc^ nid)t, mie tox it)m iiber bie locitc, milbe
SBaffcrmufte fid) bie 9^ac^t augbreitete ; mag cr aUein ()icr faf),
20 mar ber branbenbe (Saum beg SBafferg, bcr, aU bic ^Uit ftanb,
mit \)axkm Sct)(agc immcr micbcr bic)e(be (Stcdc Iraf unb Dor
feii:en ?lugen bic ©ragnarbc bc^i fteilen 2)cid)cg au^Jmufd;.
iJJac^ langem |)inftarrcn nidte cr mofjl langfam mit bem
Mopfe, obcr jcic^netc, ot)ne auf^ufc^en, mit bcr |)anb cine
25 mcid)e Sinie in bie 2uft, aU ob cr bem 5)ei(^c bamit cincn
fonftcren ?Ibfa'' gebcn moUtc. 2«urbe eg fo bunfe(, bafe aiic
©rbcnbinge oor feinen ?rugcn Oerfc^manben unb nur bie "i^lnt
ii)m in bie Cliren bonncrte, bann ftanb cr auf unb trabte
^albburc^ndfet nad) §aufe.
^m
1
2)cr 8cl)immc(rcitcr 18
'm cr fo cinw ^^(bcnb^ 311 )eincin il^itcr in bic ^tnbe txat,
^cr an fcincn iU^cngerdtcn pu(jte, fut)r Nrfcr ouf : „2Ba^ treibft
bu broufecn? 3)ii I)dttc)t ja DcrfQu,vii fOnncii; bic iaja)-)cr
I'citVn Ijcute in ben Xcid)."
.s;-)aufe fat) il)n trotjig on. ^
-.^iirft bu ntidi nid;t ? 5cfj jog', bu tjdtt'ft uerfaufen
fonncn."
„;>a," fogtc .^outc; ,M) bin bod) nid)t ucrfoffen!"
Jidtt," eriuibcrte nod; cincr 2Bci(c ber 3(ltc unb [of} i^m
luic abnjcfcnb in^ (iJcfidjt, - ■ „ biennial nod) nic^t." 10
,.2lber," fogte ^oufe luicbcr; „un[ere 2)eid)c [inb nidjt^ ujcrt !"
— „2Bq^ fur iDQ«(, Siinge?"
„Tie J)etc^c, fag'idj!"
„SBa^ [inb bie 2)cid)e ?"
„eic taugcn nid)k^, t^atcv I" crtuiberte ^oufe. 15
2)cr 9IIte loditc il)m in^ ®e)id)t. „9Bq^ bcnn, Sunge. 2)u
bi)t iuot)I bu^ IBunbcrfinb au^^ Siibcd!"
mt ber Sunge lieB fid) nidjt irren. „2)ie SBoffcrfeite ift
,^u fteil," fagte er; ^luenn c<s einmal fommt, tuie e^ mcf)r ai^
nnniQl fdion gefommen ift, fo fonnen tuir f)ier an(i) ()interm 20
"^eid) erfoufen !"
Ser 3(Ite I)oIte feinen ^autabat ona ber Xofdie, bref)te
ctnen Sd)rot ob unb fdjob iljn Ijinter bie 3af)ne. „Unb tvk-^
mel teren f)aft bu I)eut gefdioben ?" fragte cr argerlic^ ;
^c^n er fof) rt,of)I, bofe aud) bie T)eid)arbeit bci bcm Sungen 25
bie 5)enfarbc:t nic^t {)attc ocrtrcibtn fonnen.
»2Bci§ nidit, «ater," fagte biefer; Jo, m$ bie anbcren
marfitcn; bielleid)t ein t)u.be^ 2)utjcnb metjr; aber — bie
Xd(i)c muffen anber^ irerben !"
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!J)er 3cl)immclrciter
„9^un," mcinte ber 3tlte unb fticB cin 2Qd)cn qu«; „bu
!ann)t e^ \a uiellcid)t jum 2)cid)9raf bringcn ; banii madj' )ic
onbcriJ !"
„Za, 35otcr !" crluibertc bcr ^unge.
6 ^cr 5lltc jot) il)n an unb fd)lucftc cin poarmal ; bann fling
er au^ bcr ^iir; cr tuufetc nid)t, m^ er bcm ^ungen ant--
njorten joUte.
5tud) olsJ 5U CSnbc Cftobcrg bie :i)eid)arbeit ijorbci roar,
blieb bcr ©ong norbjuiirti^ nod) bcm .t>af l)i»o"^ t"i^ C'^^"^*^
10 C>aien bie beftc Untcrl)altung ; ben 'iliacrl)ciligcntag, urn ben
Ijcrum bie ^'iquinottialftiirnie 311 tofen pflcg^"' ^"^^ ^'^"^ ^^^
fogcn, bofe 3rie«lanb il)n iuol)l bcflagcn mag, ertpartete er,
n)ie t)eut bie ilinber ba^ Gl)ri)tfeft. Stanb cine Springflut
betjor, fo fonnte man )id)cr icin, er lag tro^ Sturm unb
15 JiJetter braufeen am 2!eid)e mutterfeclenaUein ; unb iuenn bie
aKbrocn gaderten, locnn bie Sl^affcr gcgcn ben Xc'vi) tobten
unb beim ^uriidroUcn gan^c ^c^cn uon bcr ©rasberfc mit
ing 3Keer t)inabriffen, bann l)attc man C^aufe^ jornigc^J 2ad)cn
t)ijren fonnen. „St)r fount nid|t^ 9ied)te^," fd)rie er in ben
20 2arm ^inau^^, „fomie bie 9Jienfd)en and) nid)t^ fonnen !"
Unb cnblic^, oft im ginftern, iiabte er au^ bcr mcitcn Cbe
ben 2)eid) cntlang nad) C-)aufe, hv^ feine aufgejd)o)fcne ©cftalt
bie nicbrige liiv unter fcinc'5 ^atcrsJ 9iot)rbac^ errcid)t t)attc
unb barunter burd) in ta^ flcine 3immcr id)lupfte.
25 yjfand)ma( I)attc cr cine ^auft uoU fikicrbc mitgcbrad)t;
bann fefite er fic^ nebcn ben ^Iten, ber it)n jc^t gemat)rcn licB,
unb fnctcte bci bcm ed)cin ber biinnen Unld)(itt!cr5c aUcrIci
3)cid)mobcUe, Icgtc fie in cin flad)c^ ©efdfe mit SSaffer unb
ina««n9i
^er «d)immclreitcr
15
nicl)te borin bic ^lik^fpiidinfl bcr 'Bdkn nad);,umad)cn, ober
cr nal)m fcine 3djic[crtafcl rnb ,^cid)nctc baraiif bao ^^irofil
Dcr I)cidje nad) bcr 3ccfcitc lulc cv^ nod) [cincr iUicinuiig fcin
iiiufUc.
Wit bcnen ^u ocrfcl)rcn, bic mit ilim aiif bcr 2d)ulbanf a
(]c|cf)cn l)attcn, fid il)m nid)t cin ; and) \d)k\\ Ci\ al^ ob il)ncit
an bcm Xraiuncr nidjt^J (\ck(\cn )ci. lHlv5 c<> luicbcr iBintcr
nciuorben unb bcr '^xo]t I)incinflcbrod)cii lunr, loanbcrtc cr
nod) lucitcr, HJot)iit cr frufjcr nic gcfommcu, ai\^ ben 2)cid)
Ijinauig, bisJ bic unQb)cl)barc ciobcbcdtc Jliidjc bcr fatten uor lo
il)m lag.
3m ^ebruar bci baucrnbcm Jyroftiucttcr lourbcn angctric=
bene 2cid)cn aufgcfnnbcn ; braunen am offencn |)af auf ben
gcirorenen SBotten t)Qttcn fie ijelegen. Ciin jungesJ SScib, bic
fccibei gciucien luar, aU man [ie iit ba$^ 2)orf gc^olt f)ottc, 15
[tanb rebfclig Dor bcm altcn .s^aien : „(^Jlaubt nidjt, \)a^ [ie
\vk Wen|d).-ii au^%f)en," ricf fie; ,4tein, mie bie (Secteufcl!
3u grofjc ilbpfe," nnb fie I)ic(t bic an'igcfprci.^tcn ^\inbe ooit
iDcitcm gcgcneinanber, ^gnibbcrfdjiuar;, unb blant, mic frifd)
gcbaden S3rot! Unb bie Slrabbcn batten fie angetnabbert ; 20
Me Slinber fdjricn {ant, aU fie fie faljcn !"
Xcm altcn ^aien luar )o n)ac juft nidjt^^ Tanic^s^: „Sie
Iiaben n)ol)l [eit 9^oDcmber fdjon in Set getriebcn !" fagte cr
il(eid)miitig.
^anU ftonb fdjttjcigenb baneben; aber fobalb cr fonnte, 25
Kfjlic^ er [ic^ auf hcv. I^cid) l)inau-i ; ca mar nid)t ^u fagcn,
luoUte er nod) nac^ ireiteren loten fudjen, ober ^og [{)n nur
t)ai ®rauen, ba^ noc^ auf ben jctjt oerlaffenen StcUen briiten
muBte. Gr lief lueitcr unb luetter, bi^ er einfam in bcr Cbe
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!Ser Sdjimmclreiter
10
15
20
25
ftanb, too luir bic 3Stnbc iibcr ben 3)eid) tt)ct)ten, ipo md)t^
war aim bic flagcnbcn 3timmcn bcr groBcn ^M^d, bie rafd)
t)oriibcr]"d)of)cn : ju fcincr ^infcn bie leerc lucite Wavid), jur
anbern 3citc bcr unab)c()bare Stronb mit feincr je^t ijoni
(ii)c )d)inuucrnbcn Jltidje bcr '$dattm ; cij tuar qI^ licge bie
gallic 3i^clt in luciBcni Xob.
.S^Qufc blieb obcn anf bem !Dcic^e ftc()cn, unb fcine fc^arfen
^Uiflcn id)n)ciftcn tucit umber; aber uon ^oten njar nidjta
mel)r ju fcl)cn ; nur wo bic un]*id)tbarcn 2Battftrbmc fid)
barunter brdngtcn, t)ob unb jenttc bie Gisfldd)e fid) in ftrom-
artigen Sinien.
er lief nad) 4^Qufe; aber an cinem ber nad)ften ?lbenbe
ujar er luieberum ba braufeen. 3luf jcnen Stellen ttjar je^t
has Cfi'o gcfpaltcn : mic 9iaud)n)oIfcn fticg e!§ ou^ ben 9ftiffen,
unb iibcr ba^^ ganje Sl^att fponn fic^ cin 9^e^ toon iDampf
unb 9?cbcl, tia^^' fid) feltfam mit ber !^ammerung beg 5lbenb§
mifd)tc. Apaute fat) mit ftarren 5higcn barauf ^in ; benn in
bcm 9iebcl fd)ritten bunfle ©cftaltcn auf unb ab, fie fd)ienen
i{)m fo gron raie 9Kenfd)en. 3iMirbcuoa, aber mit fettfamcn,
erfd)rcdcnbcn Oicbiirben ; mit langen iiJJafen unb |)dlfen fot)
er fie fern an ben raud)enben Spoltcn auf unb ab fpajieren ;
plovlid) begannen fie rvk S^arren unl)einilic^ auf unb ob ju
fpringen, bie grofjcn iibcr bie fteinen unb bie fleinen gegen
bic grofjen; bann breiteten fie fid) an^ unb uerloren alle
5orm.
„2i5ag tt)oIIen bie ? ®inb e-S bie ®eifter ber ©rtruntenen ?"
bad)te ^au!e. „C^oiI)0 !" fd)rie er laut in bie i)?ad)t t)inaug ;
obcr bie brauf^en fe()rten fid) nid)t an feinen (Sc^rci, fonbern
tricbcu il)r iuuuberlid)c» SBcfcn fort.
!
L
S)er (Sdjimmclrcitcr
17
35a famcn il)m bic furdjtbarcn norroegifd^en Seegefpcnfter
in ben (Sinn, Don benen cin alter itapitdn it)m einft erjdljlt
^atte, bie ftatt besS ^Ingcfidjti^ einen ftumpfen ^u(I Don <2cc=
gra^ auf bem 9^adten tragcn ; abcr er lief nicf^* ^im ■, fonbern
bol)rte bie ^aden feiner Stiefel fcft in ben ^ici bc^^ 3:oiclv i 5
iinb fat) ftarr bem poffenljaften UniDejen 511, I'Ci in bcc * Ji=
fallenben 2)dmmerung Dor feinen 5tugen fortfpicltc. „^cib
it)r auc^ t)ier bei una ?" fprad) er mit {)arter Stimme ; „\i)v
follt mic^ nid)t Dertreiben !"
@rft ala bie ginfternia atle^ bebedte, fd)ritt er fteifen, Iang= 10
farnen ©c^ritte^ Ijeimrodrtg. 5lber f)inter it)m brein !am c^
n)ie ^luQctraufc^en unb t)allenbeg 03eid)rei. Gr fal) nic^t urn ;
aber er ging and} nid)t fdinefler unb tarn erft fpdt nac^ ^aufe ;
bo(^ niemala fou er feinem i^ater ober einent anberen baoon
erjdtjlt ^aben. 6rft Diele 3al)re fpdter t)at er fein blobc^ is
9}?dbd)en, ftomit fpdter ber §errgott if)n belaftete, urn bie^
fetbe 2age§= unb Safire^^eit mit fid) ouf ben ^eic^ t)inaug=
genommen, unb ba^felbe SSefcn foU fid) berjeit braufecn auf
ben iffiatten gejeigt l}abQn; aber er I)at if)r gefagt, fie foUe
fic^ nid)t furd)ten, bog feien nur bie 5ifd)rei{)er unb bie 20
^rdf)en, bie im ^Jeoel fo groB unb furd)terlid) erfdjienen;
bie t)oIten fic^ bie 'i^\)<i)c an^ ben offenen Spalten.
„SSeife ©ott, .r-)err!" unterbrad) fid) ber (Sd)u(meifter ; „ea
gibt auf Grben allcrlei 3)inge, bie ein el)rlic^ 6t)riftent)er5
Dermirren ffinnen ; aber ber ^^auk tvav ttjeber ein 9?arr nod) 25
ein ^ummlopf."
S)a id) nic^tg ermiberte, rtioUte er fortfat)ren; aber unter
ben iibrigen ©dften, bic big()er lautlo^ 5ugct)Drt t)atten, nur
mit bid)terem Xabaf^quolm baiS niebrige 3i'"i"cr fiillenb,
;l
vs.*
^ re-r-'f'
^^ •, J^ I
18
XcTc Sd)immclrciter
entftanb cine plo^Iidjc 33ciDcgiing; crft cin^clne, bann faft
aUc ipanbtcn fid) bcm Jcnft*-'!" 5"- 3)rauf3cn — man fat) co
burd) bic unt)cr()angcncn Jc")'^^^ — ^^^^^ ^^^ Sturm bie
SSoIfcn, iinb fiidjt unb Ximki jagtcn burdjcinonbcr ; ober
5 aud) mir icar cs, al^j (jcittc id) ben (jagcrcn 9tcitcr auf feincm
iSd)immc( uorbcifaufcn gcfc{)cn.
„SSart' ©r cin n)cnig,(2d)ii(ntciftcr !" fagtc bcr 3)cid)graf leife.
„S^r braud)t (Sud) nidjt 511 fiird)tcn, 2)eid)grQf !" cnoibcrtc
ber Heine (£r5af)(er, „\d) Ijabe i()n nidjt gefd)ma()t, unb i^ah'
10 aud) beffen fcine Urf ad)' ;" unb er fal) mit feinen fleinen,
flugen 5tugen ju i^m ouf.
„3a, ja," mcinte ber anbere, „Iaff' (£r fern ®(ag nur
luieber fitden." Unb nac^bem boiS gcfc^ef)cn toax, unb bie
3uf)orer, meift mit etmog oerbu^ten ©cfid^tern, fic^ njieber
15 ju it)m getoanbt flatten, fu{)r er in feiner @efd)id)te fort:
„'Bo fiir fid), unb am liebften nur mit SSinb ui.j SSaffer
unb mit ben Silbern ber Ginfamfeit Derfef)renb, ttjui^^ .f)au!e
ju einem tangcn, I)agcrcn 93urfd)cn auf. Gr mar fd)on uber
ein Sal)r lang eingefegnet, ba murbe e^ auf einmal anber^
20 mit ii)m, unb ha^i tarn Don bcm alten meiBen 5tngorafatcr,
melc^en ber alten 2rien' 5an§ einft i!)r fpdter oerungludter
<Bo{)n t)on fcincr fpanifd)en <Sccrcifc mitgcbrad)t l)atte. Xrien'
mo()nte cin gut 8tiid t)inau^5 auf bcm 2)eic^e in eincr fleinen
Slate, unb locnn bic ^^((tc in it)rcm -S^^aufe ()crumarbeitcte, fo
25 pffcgtc bicfc Unform Hon cincm itatcr Dor bcr ^''QU'^tur ju
fit^en unb in hm Sommertag unb nac^ ben ooriibcrfliegenben
Sliebiticn t)inau^3ublin5cln. (^ing ^antc oorbei, fo maujte
bcr Slater if)n an, unb ^^aufe nidte i()m ju; bie bciben mufeten,
ma^ fie mit einanber l)atten.
Jiklli. JU, «J - MJIIL. jujsra
2)er ®cf)immclretter
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9^un abcr toaf^ einmol im 5ruI)iQf)r, imb ^oufe (ag na6)
fciner @c.TJof)nl)eit oft brau^en am S)eic' , |cf)on toeiter unten
bcm SSoffer 5U, ^roifrfjen Stranbnelfen unb bem buftcnbcn
^ceroermut, unb liefe fid) uon ber fc^on frdftigen Sonne
bcfdjcinen. Sr Ijutte fid) togg juoor broben c "^ bcr ©ceft 6
bic Xofdjen DoH Don ^tefeln gefammelt, unb aU in ber
libbqcit bie SSatten blof^gelegt ttjaren, unb bie fleinen grauen
3tranblaufer fc^reienb bariiber t)inf)ufd)ten, f)oIte er jdt)Iingg
1 ciucn Stein I)eroor unb roarf if)n nad) ben SSogeln. (Sr f)attc
ba'5 oon ^inbe^beinen an geiibt, unb meiften^ blieb einer 10
auf bem ©d^Iide liegen; aber ebenfo oft toar er bort aud§
nid)t 5U t)olen; .^aufe t)atte fd)on baran gebadjt, ben ^ater
mit^unetimen unb aU apportierenben Sagbf)unb ju breffieren.
5Iber e^ gab and) f)ier unb bort fefte SteUen ober ©anblager;
foIdjenfaHiS lief er t)inaug unb f)oIte fic^ feine S3eute felbft. is
Ba\i ber ^ater bei feiner 9?iidfef)r nod) oor ber ^auStur,
bann fd)rie bag ^ier Dor nid)t gu berg^aber 9fiaubgier fo
lange, big ^aufe if)m einen ber erbeuteten i86gel ^uttjarf.
5IIg er fjeute, feine '^adt auf ber <S(^uIter, fieimging, trug
cr nur einen i^m nod) unbefannten, aber mie mit bunter ©eibe 20
unb SKetall gefieberten SSogel mit nad^ ^aufe, unb ber Skater
niaujte tok gemofjulid), alg er if)n !ommen fa^. ?lber ^aufe
luoUte feine Seutc — eg mag ein Gigooget geloefen fein —
bicgmat ni(^t !)ergeben unb fe^rte fid) nid^t an bie ®ier beg
iiereg. „Umfd)id)t !" rief cr it)m ju, „{jeute mir, morgen bir ; 28
bag I)ier ift fein ^aterfreffen !" 9tber ber ^ater fam oorfic^=
tigcn Sdjrittcg t)crQngefd)Iid)cn ; ^ufc ftanb unb faf) i{)n
an, ber $8ogel t)ing on feiner .^anb, unb ber ^ater blieb
mit crt)obencr Za^e fteljcn. 2)od) ber Surfc^e fd)ien feinen
r?TF>?srmTT'.
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!J)er (3d)immcl'''iter
^a^enfreunb nod^ nirf)t fo 90115 ju fntncn ; benn ttjdl)rcnb cr
i^m feinen 9tucfen jugcironbt I)atte unb ebcn furba^ luotltc,
fui)(te er mit cinem 3{ucf bic Sagbbcute fid) cntriffen, unb ^w-
gleirf) fcf)(ug eine fd)arfe tralle it)m iiv^ 5teil<^)- ^i" (^rimm,
6 tok glcicf)faUg eine^ JRaubtiere^, flog bem jungen 9}?cnfd)cn invj
Slut ; er griff njic rofcnb urn fid) unb I)Qttc ben Siduber )d)on
am ©enicfe gepadt. 2»it ber ^ouft l)iclt cr ba^^ mddjtige ^icr
empor unb wiirgte es, bafe bic 51ugcn il)m aihi ben raul)cn
|)aaren tjorquollcn, nic^t ac^tcnb, baf^ bic ftorfcn Apintcrtal^cn
10 i^m ben 2lrm 5crflcifd)ten. „|)oit)o !" fd)rie er unb padte it)n
nod) fefter ; „tooIIen fe^en, n^er'^ Don ung bciben am Idngften
augt)dlt !"
^lo^ltd) fielen bie ^interbeine ber grofeen ta^c fd)laff t)er=
unter, unb ^aule ging ein paar Sd)ritte jurud unb marf fie
16 gegen bie ^ate ber Sllten. ®a fie fid) nid)t rut)rte, mcnbte er
fic^ unb fe^te feinen SSeg nad) ^aufe fort.
%htt ber Slngorafater mar bag Ileinob feiner |)errin ; er
mar i^r ©efelle unb ba^ ein^ige, ma^ il)r ©ol)n, ber SO^atrofe,
i{)r nac^gelaffen, nac^bem er l)ier an ber ^ufte feinen jdl)cn
20 3:0b gefunben l)atte, ba er im @turm feiner 9D?uttcr beim
^ortenfangen f)atte ^elfen mollen. |)aufe moc^te faum t)um
bert <3d)ritte meiter getan I)aben, mdt)renb er mit cinem Xuc^
bag Slut am feinen SSunben auffing, alg fdjon oon ber Slate
{)er il)m ein ®et)eul unb 3etern in bie Cl)ren gelltc. 2)a
25 roanbte er fic^ unb fat) baoor bag alte 2Bcib am Sobcn liegen ;
bog greife ^oor flog it)r im SSinbc urn bog rote ^opftud) :
„^ot!" rief fie, „tot!" unb crt)ob brduenb il)rcn magercn
5trm gegen il)n : „2)u follft ocrflud)t fein ! '^u l)aft il)n tot=
gefdilogcn, bu nid)tgnu^iger (Stronbldufer ; bu morft nic^t
2)er (Sdjimmclrcitcr
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inert, if)m feincn Sditoanj ju biirften !" 3ic luarf fid) iibcr
baiJ Xicr unb tDi)d)te jdrtlid) mit it)rer ©djiir^e it)in ba^ 23Iut
fort, bo^ nod) au^ S^Jaf unb ©djnaujc rann ; bann I)ob fie
aufs ncue an ju jctcrn.
„33ift bu balb fcrtig?" rief ^au!e i{)r ju, „bQnn \a% bir s
fatten : id) njill bir cinen ^ater fd)affen, ber mit Tlau^-- unb
^)iattcnblut 5ufrieben ift !"
Xaxau] ging er, fd)einbar auf ni^ta mcf)r ac^tenb, fiirbafe.
^Jlbcr bie tote ^q^c mufete itjm bod) im ^opfe SSirrfat mac^en ;
bcnn cr ging, aU er ju ben ^aufcrn gefommcn njor, bem feineg lo
i^atcr^ unb aud) ben itbrigcn oorbei unb eine njeite Strecfe
nod) nad) ©iiben auf bem 2)eic^ ber Stabt 5U.
Snmittelft ttjanberte aud) ^rien' Sang auf bemfelben in ber
(;tcid)en 3iic^tung ; fie trug in einem atten blaufarrierten ^if=
fcniiberjug eine Soft in i{)ren 5lrmen, bie fie forgfam, aU is
lodr'g ein ^inb, umflammerte; if)r greife^ |)aar flatterte
in bem leic^ten 5rut)Iinggn)inb. „2Sag fc^teppt ©ie ba,
Irina?" frug ein 35auer, ber it)r entgegenfam. „9J2et)r, aU
bcin ^aug unb §of," ermiberte bie 5Ilte ; bann ging fie eif=
rig n^eiter. %U fie bem unten liegenben ^aufe be§ attcn 20
■Oaien nat)e !am, ging fie \itn 5tft, njie man bet un^ bie Xrift=
unb (^ufenjcgc nennt, bie fc^rag an ber (Seite beg 2)eid)cg I)ina6
obcr I)inauf fut)rcn, ju ben |)dufern l)inunter.
!5)er alte ^ebe |)aien ftanb ebcn tior ber lut unb fa{) in^
53cttcr: „9?a, ^ricn'!" fagte er, al^ fie puftenb bor if)m 2.1
ftanb unb it)ren ^rudftod in bie (Srbe bof)rte, „n)ag bringt
3ic 9Jeueg in Sf)rem Sad?"
„(Srft lafet mid) in bie <3tube, Xebe ^aien ! bann foff (Sr'g
fc()cn !" unb it)re ?Iugen fat)en i^n mit feltfamem gunfein an.
jMi^*'^-
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2)cr Sdjimmelrciter
„(Bo fomm' Sic!" fagtc bcr 3(ltc. 2Ba^ gingcn i^n bie
^(ugen bc^ bummen SSeibe^ an ?
Unb al^ beibe eingetreten roaren, fu^r fie fort: „93rmfl'
©r ben alten ^abofsfaften unb ba§ ed)reib5cu9 Don bem
5 ^ijcf) 9Sa§ I)at ©r benn immer ju fdjrctben ?
So ; unb nun wifd)' Gr it)n fauber ah\"
Unb ber ^Hte, bcr faft ncugierig tourbc, tat aUeg, m^ fie
fagtc : bann nat)m fie ben btaucn Ubcrsug bci beiben Bipfctn
unb fci)uttetc barauo ben grofeen ^aterleirf)nam ouf ben Xifc^.
10 „2)a \)at ©r ii)n!" ricf fie; .,®ein |)au!e t)at if)n to£gefd)ta^
gen." |)ierauf aber begann fie ein bitterlicf)eg SSeinen; fie
ftreidjcltc basi bide geU beg toten Xiere^, legte if)m bie ^a^en
Sufammen, neigte it)re lange 9?afe iibcr beffen topf unb raunte
it)m unoerftdnblic^c 3drtact)!eiten in bie Obren.
Xebe |)aien fat) bem ^u. „®o," fagte er; „|>aufe l^at it)n
totgefd)tagen?" Gr ttJuBte nict)t, toa^ er mit bent t)eulenben
SSeibe ntac^en foUte.
S)ie 5llte nicfte it)n grimmig an: „Sa, ja; fo ®ott, bag
t)at er getan!" unb fie n)ifcf)te fief) mit it)rer oon ®ic^t toer^
20 Iriimmten §anb bag 23affcr aug ben 5tugen. „^ein Sinb,
fcin Sebigg mef)r!" flagte fie. „Unb (5r ttjeife eg ja and)
n)ot)t, ung 5tltcn, njcnn'g nacf) 5(aert)eiligen !ommt, frieren
abcnbg im Sett bie 23cinc, unb ftatt ju fd)lafen, l)6ren n)ir
ben 5Rorbmcft an unfcrcn ^enfterlabcn roppcln. Sd) t)6r'g
25 nid)t gern, Xebe |)aien, er fommt baf)cr, njo mein ^unge mit
im <2d)(id berfanf."
^ebe .^^aien nidtc, unb bie ?Utc ftreidjcltc bag Sell i()reg
toten tatcrg: ,.^er abcr," begann fie miebcr, „loenn id)
SSinterg am Spinnrab fafe, bann fafe er bei mir unb fpann
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ni:
!J)cr (Sdjimmclreitcr
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ciud) unb fat) mid) an tnit fcincn griinen ^tusen ! Unb frorf) id),
lucnn'sj mir fait ttjurbe, in mein 33ett — e^ boucrtc nid)t long,
jo jprang er ^u mir unb legte fid) auf meine frierenben Seine,
unb bann fd)liefen tt)ir njarm mitfammen !" 2)ie 5llte, ot^ fud)e
lie bci biefet ©rinnerung nad) 3uftimmung, faf) ben neben it)T 5
am 2W [tet)enben Allien mit it)ren funfeliibcn Slugen c '
Icbc ^aien abcr fagte bebad)tig : „Sd) ttjeife St)r einen . \t,
Irien' San^," unb cr ging nac^ feiner (2d)atuae unb nat)m
chic eitbermiinse aug ber (Sd)ublabe — „(Sie fagt, bafe C^aufe
:sl)r bag Xier t)om 2eben gebrad)t t)at, unb i^ tueife, ©ie lugt lo
nid)t ; abcr t)ier ift ein ^ontaler bon et)rifttan bem Sierten ;
Mmit fauf' eie fid) ein gegerbtcg SammfeE fiir St)re falte
^3cine ! Unb toenn unfere ^a^e ndd)fteng Sungc toirft, f o
mag Sie fic^ bag grofete bat)on augfuc^en ; ha^ jufammen tut
mot)I einen altergfd)toa(i^en 5lngora!ater ! Unb nun net)m' i5
2ic bag 5Bie^ unb bring' <Sie eg meinett)alb an ben 9?ader in
ber Stabt, unb ^alt' @ie bag 9KauI, bafe eg ^ier auf meinem
cf)rlid)en^ifc!^gelegenl)at!"
2Sd{)renb biefer 9lebe ^attc bag SSeib fd)on nad) bem ^alcr
gegriffen unb it)n in einer fleinen Xafd)e gebordCn, bie fie 20
unter it)ren ?R6den trug ; bann ftupfte fie ben ^ater toiebcr in
ba§ »cttbu{)r, n)ifd)te mit i^rer (Sd)ur5e bie SBlutfledcn Don
bem Xifd) unb fta!te jur ^ur f)inaug. „58ergife Gr mir nut
ben jungen tater nid)t !" rief fie noc^ suritd.
gine SSeile fpater, alg ber altc ^akn in bem engen 25
Stiiblcin auf unb ah fdiritt, trat |>au!e therein unb marf fcincn
bunten SSogel auf ben ^ifd) ; alg er abcr auf ber mcifegcfcf)cu^
erten ^latte ben nod) fennbaren Slutfled fat), frug er, mie
beilaufia : „9Sag ift benn bog ^"
TS-^SSSESP^S!!^
"T'g'.l«Jlf>,.
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^er Scf)immc(rcitcr
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3)er SBoter blteb fteljcn : „^a^ ift ©(ut, toog bu I)aft flicfeen
mad)en !"
2)em Sungen fc^ofe eg bod) f)ci& ing (5Je[ic?)t: „5ft benn
Xricn' ^anfi mit iljrem ^atcr \)kv genjejen ?"
s ^cr 5(Itc nicftc : „^i§i)aib t)a[t bu i^r ben totgefcfitogen ?"
!Qank entbliJjjte [cincn blutigen 5trm. „3)egt)alb," fagtc er ;
„cr \:)atk mir ben SKoget fortgeriffen !"
2)er 5(Ite [agte nic^tg tjierouf; cr begonn eine Beitlong
ttjieber auf unb ab ^u gef)en ; bann btieb er bor bem Sungen
10 ftct)cn unb \al) eine 9BeiIe tt)ie abttefenb auf if)n ^in. „2)ag
mit bem ^ater f)ab' ic^ rein gemac^t," fagte er bann; „Qber,
[ie{)ft bu, .f)aufe, bie ^ate ift ^ier ju flein; aniet |)errcn
fonnen barauf nic^t fi^en — e^ ift nun 3eit, bu mu§t bir
einen J)ienft beforgen!"
„Sa, SSater," entgegnete ^aufe; „f)Qb' berglei(f)en oud^
gebacf)t."
„2Sarum?" frug ber Sllte.
— „^a, man toirb grimmig in fic^, hsenn man'g nic^t an
einem orbentItd)en ®tucf 5trbeit au^Iaffen !ann."
„(So ?" fagtc ber Uitt, „unb barum t)aft bu ben STngorer
totgefc^Iagen ? "^a^ fonnte teic^t noc^ fc^Iimmer hjerben ?"
— „Gr mag rt)of)t rec^t ^aben, SSater; aber ber ^eirfi-
graf t)at feinen meintned)t fortgejogt; bag fount' icf) fcf)on
ucrridjtcn !"
2)er 3nte begann toieber ouf unb ah ju ge^en unb fpri^te
babci bie fdj^or^e 2;abafgjauc^e Don fic6: „35er 5)eic^graf
ift ein 3)ummfopf, bumm toie 'ne ©aatgang! (gr ift nur
2)ei(f)graf, Ujeif fein SSater unb ©rofeoater eg genjcfen finb,
unb megen feiner neununb^tDanjig gennen. SBenn SKartini
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20
SSK'Sff?
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eiii:
2)er (Sc^immelreiter
25
10
l)cranfommt imb ^ernad) bic Xddy unb @ielrerf)nungen ah--
i]ctan Jucrben muffcn, banii futtcrt er ben ed)u(mcl)tcr mit
Ckin'^bratcn unb m-t unb SBci^cnfringeln unb fiijt babci unb
iiidt, lucnn ber mit jemer l^ebcr bic 3Gl)(cnrcil)cn Ijinuntcrlauft
imb I'agt: „^a, \a, Sc^ulmeifter, ©ott ucrgdnn'ci iljm! iBa^i
fann cr red;ncn !" SSenn obcr cinmal bcr Sdjulmciftcr nidjt
tann obcr oud) nic^t luiU, bonn muft er iel'jcr bian unb fi^t
unb )d)reibt unb ftreid)t roicbcr an^$, unb ber grofse bumme
.Uopf luirb i()m rot unb ()cif}, unb bic ^igcn qucKcn U)ie
(yia^^fugeln, ai^ mUk ba^ bifjd)cn !33crftQnb ba l)\mn§."
5)er Sunge ftanb gerabc ouf oor bem 5i?ater unb luunbcrte
fid), m^ ber reben fonne ; fo I)Qt cr'^ nod; nic^t uon if)m
fieljiirt. „3q, @ott troft'!" [agtc er, „bumm ift cx.mi)i;
aba [eine ^od)ter Sffe, bic tonn redjnen !"
2)er 5tlte faf) ifin fd)arf on. ,Mo\, ^auU," rief cr; „n)Q^ 15
iDci^t bu oon etfe Sgolfert^ ?"
— „9?ic^t^, $8ater; bcr ©c^utmcifter ^Qt^5 mir nur er5af)It."
^er 9ate Qntrt)ortetc nic^t barauf; cr fd)ob nur Debdc^tig
tVincn ^abof^fnoten au^ einer Sarfe Winter bic anberc. „Unb
on bentft," fagte er bonn, „bu loirft bort and; mitrcdjnen 20
funnen."
„0 la, IBater, ha^ mad^t' [c^on gef)cn," crtt)ibertc bcr ®or;n,
unb cin ernfteg ^urfen lief urn [einen 9J?unb.
3)er Sllte fd)uttelte ben topf: „^un, aber mcinetl)alb;
Dcrfuc^' cinmal bcin ©tiicf!"
„3)anf md), ^atttl" fagte ^aufe unb ftieg 5U fciner
ed)(af]tatt auf bcm ©oben ; I)ier [e^tc cr fic^ ouf bic 93ett=
fante unb fann, hJc^^otb i()n benn fein SBatcr urn eife
'Mtcvt^ angerufen \)abc. (5r fannte fie frcilid), ha^ tank
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2)er ®d)immelreiter
ac()t.^c()nia()rigc 9J?abd)cn niit bcm briiunlidjen fd)inalen ?(nt=
Iit3 unb bcii bimflcn SSrauen, bic iibcr ben tro^igcn Stugen
unb bcr fd)malcn liliafe incinanbcrlicfcn ; bod) t)attc er nod)
faum ctn 3[Bort mit il)r gcfprod)cn; nun, JDcnn cr ju bcm
5 altcn Icbc ^i^olfcrt':; ging, luoUtc cr fie bod) bcffcr baronf
an)cl)cn, wa^i ciS mit bcm 9!)uibd)cn ouf fid) t)abc. Unb glcid)
je|3t luoUte er gct)cn, bamit fein onbercr if)m bic StcUc abjagc;
e^^ wax \a faum nod) 5lbenb. Unb fo 309 cr feinc <£onntag'3=
jade unb feinc bcften Stiefeln an unb madjte fic^ guten SJiutc
10 auf ben Sik'g.
— Xae (anggcftrcdte ^^aui beg l)cid)grQfcn njor burd)
feinc l)ot)c 5Bcrfte, befonber^ burd) ben I)od)ften 33aum bcis
TorfciS, cine gemaltigc (£fd)e, fd)on Don lucitcm fid)tbQr ; bcr
(^H-ofeoQtcr bc!:J jct5igcn, bcr crfte Xckb ^ bc^5 ®efd)Icd)tcg,
15 t)attc in feiner ^ugcnb einc fold)c often bcr |)augtur I)ier
gefetU; aber bic beiben erftcn ^tnpflansungcn njarcn t)cr=
gangen, unb fo t)atte er on feincm ^od)5cit5morgcn bicfen
brittcn 33anm gepf(an5t, bcr nod) jc^t mit feiner immer mad^-
tiger luerbenben Sldtfc^lronc in bcm t)icr unabtciffigcn 2Binbe
20 luic oon alten 3<^iten ranfd)te.
?ll^ nod) ciner SScilc ber lang aufgcfcfjoffcne |)aufc bie
t)oI)e 3Scrftc t)inaufftieg, idcIc^c an ben (Sciten mit 9iuben
unb iloI)l bcpflan^t loar, fa^ er broben bie Xoc^ter bc^ |)aug=
njirta neben bcr niebrigcn .^lau^tiir ftcl)cn. St)r ciner etmafi
25 I)agercr 5(rm t)ing fc^laff I)crab, bie anbere ^anb fc^ien im
3iiiden nad) bem Gifcnring ju greifen, uon bcncn jc ciner ^u
beiben Sciten bcr Xiir in ber SUJauer tear, bamit, toer t)or
ha^ A^^auig ritt, fein ^ferb baran befeftigen fonne. 2)ie 3)irne
fd)ien Don bort i^re 5(ugcn iibcr ben 2)cic^ l)inaug nac^ bein
)
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^Um }s\i ^abcn, loo an bcm [tiUcn 5lbcnb bie Sonne cben
in ta^ aBoffcr Ijinabfanf unb juglcic^ ba^ brdunlid)c 3)Jdbd)cn
mit il)rcm le^ten Bd)m ucrgolbetc.
.^laufc ftieg etloasJ langfamcr an ber SScrftc tjinon nb
bacl)tc bci fid): „So ift fie nidjt fo bofig!" bann mar er oben. n
„Wutcn 5lbenb and) I" fagte er 511 il)r trctenb ; „mnad) gucti't
bu bcnn mit bcinen grufjen 5(ugcn, Sungfcr (Site ?"
„9kd) b(m," emibertc fie, „\va^ I)icr oQe 9lbenb Dor fid)
flcbt; aber Ijicr nid)t alle 5(benb juft 511 fel)en ift." Sie lien
ben 9iing au^ ber |)Qnb fallen, bafj er flingenb gegen bie 10
:ij('aiier fd)lug. „3Sa^ loiUft bu, ,^^auk A^aien ?" frug fie.
,,'Ba^ bir l)offentlic^ ntd)t jutoiber ift," fagte cr. „^ein
ivater l)at feinen illeinfnedjt fortgejagt, ba badjtc id) bei (Sud)
in :3)ienft."
Sie liefe it)re Slide an il)m l)eruntertaufcn : „3)u btft nod) is
jo loa^ fc^lanJerig, ^aute !" fagte fie ; „aber un^ bienen 5iuci
fcfte 5lugen bcffer al^^ jioei fefte 5lrme!" 3ie fal) il)n babei
faft biifter an ; aber ^^fank l)ielt il)r tapfer ftanb. „©o fomm,"
iul)r fie fort ; „ber 9Sirt ift in ber 3tube, loB uns l)ineingel)en. "
5lm anberen ^age trot ^ebe .^aien mit feinem (Sot)ne in 20
bas gcraumige dimmer be^ 2)eid)grafen ; bie SBtinbe luarcn
mit glafurten Sladjeln befteibet, auf benen t)ier etn Sdjiff mit
votlcn Segeln ober cin winter an einem Uferpta^, bort ein
J)Jinb, ba^ fauernb oor einem Sauernt)aufe lag, ben 33efd)auer
i^crgnitgen f onnte ; nnterbroc^en tDor biefe bauerbafte "Xapctc 25
burd) ein mac^tigeg SSanbbett mit jel^t 5ugefd)obenen Xuren
unb einen 2Banbfd)ran!, ber burd) feine beiben ©la^tiiren
oUerlei ^orsellan^ unb Silbergefc^irr erbliden liefe; neben
T^S^S^^y^^^I^^^HTrr^H
FTT^i&B^Ti
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Xix <3d)immclreiter
bcr 2iir jum anftofecnben ^cfcl roar l)intcr cincr (^(oisfcfjcibc
cine l)oUdnbi)d)c i3ct)la9iil)r in bic iBanb flclaffen.
Xcx )taxk, ctiDQd jdjlagfliiffiQc 4">auvMuirt )a\] am 15 nbe bee
blanfflcfdjcucrten Xifd)ci5 im iJet)nftul)l auf fcincm buntcn
6 SBoUcnpolfter. (£r t)attc feinc .^nbe iiber bcm iSauc^ gcfab
tet iinb ftarrte auii^ fcincn runben 9higen Dcfricbigt auf basS
(Mcrippc ciner fcttcit Gnte ; ©abet unb 9Jief[cr iul)tcn uor il)m
ai^ bcm XcUcr.
„(yutcn ZaQ, !I)cid)graf !" fagtc ^'^aicn, imb bcr ?lngcrcbctc
10 brcl)te langjam .Vlopf unb 5(ugcn ^u it)m l)in. „^[)r fcib eci,
^cbc ?" cntgcgnetc cr, unb bcr Stimmc luor bic ucr.^cbrtc fcttc
(Sntc an5u()orcn, „fc^t (5ud) ; ci i[t cin gut Stiicf uon Gud; ju
mir l)criiber !"
„3d) fommc, 2)cid)grof," fagtc Xcbc .^aien, inbcm cr fid)
13 an] bic an bcr SSanb cntlang laufcnbc 93anf bcm anbercn im
SSintcl gcgcniibcrfc^tc. „Zi)x I)abt ^^cibruji mit ©urcm Sllein-
fncd)t gcf)abt unb fcib mit mcincm Sungen einig gemorben,
il)n an bcffcn StcIIc ju fc^en !"
!Dcr 3)cid)graf nicf*c: „^a, ja, ^cbc; abcr — wa^i mcint
'JO Zl)v mit iiSerbru^ ? 2Sir 9J?arfd)Icutc t)abcn, C^iott triift' un^^,
ma^5 bagcgen cin5unc{)men !" unb cr naf)m ba^ oor il)m Iic=
gcnbe 9[J?cffer unb flopfte nne licbfofcnb auf ba^ ©crippc bcr
armen ©nte. „25a^ roar mcin Scibuogcl," fctjte cr beljaglid)
Iad)enb tjinju ; „fie fra§ mir au!^ bcr |)anb !"
25 „^6) bac^tc," fagtc bcr altc §aicn, ba^ 2 'z ubcr()6rcnb,
„ber Senget \)attt Sui^ Un{)cii im BtaU gemad)t."
„Unfieil? So, Xebe; freitic^ Unf)eit genug! !Dcr bide
9J?op§bratcn I)atte bie ^dlbcr nid)t gcbiJrmt ; abcr cr lag uoU*
gctrunfcn auf bem ^euboben, unb ha^ SSicl^^eug fdjrie bie
^>.' '■
!I)cr 3cl)inimclrcitcr
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iian,',c 9?ad)t Dor Tuijt, bafj id) bivs SD^ittag nad))d)la|cn mufetc,
Dal'ci tann bic 5Birt)d)aft nid)t bc)"tcl)en !"
,/J(cin, ^cidjgrof ; ober bafiir i)"t fcinc Wcfatjr bci meinem
.s>aufc ftanb, bic .^-^dnbc in ben SeitentQfd)en, am ^iir- a
PHiftcii, l)attc ben Mopf ini 9?adcn iinb [tubierte an ben "iycn--
ftarat)mcn il)m gcgcniiber.
Xqx 2)cid)grQt l)attc bie ^?(ngcn ,^n il)in gcf)oben unb nirftc
liiniiber: „9?ein, ncin, Xcbc;" unb cr nidte nun aud) bem
iHltcn 5u; „ti-uer A>aufe luirb niir bic :)fad)trub' nid)t ocr= lo
ftorcn; bcr Sdjulmciftcr l)at'^ mtr fdjon Doit-' gcfajt, ber
litjt liebcr Dor bcr iRcdjcntafcf, aU Dor cinem (^Iqs mtt
'•^^ranntiuein."
.s^anfc l)orte nidjt auf biefcn 3")'pi'ic^> i>enn ®Ife toar in
^ic 3tubc gctrctcn unb naijm. mit il)rer leid)ten ^anb bie JRcftc is
^cr 3pci[en Don bcm Xijd), i{)n mit i()rcn buntcln ?[ugcn tlud)=
tii^ ftrcifenb. '^a fiefcn fcine ilMidc aud) m^ fie. „93et @ott,"
mad) cr bci [ic^ [clbcr, „fic iicl)t auc^ fo nic^t bofig au^ !"
^a^^ 9}?dbd)en n^ar fjinausgegangcn : „3()r njifjet, '5;cbe,"
bci^ann ber 2)eid)gra[ luicber, „un[er ^errgott t)at uiir einen 20
3o()n Derfagi!"
„5a, ^eic^graf; aber (a§t Guc^ ba^ nid)t franfcn," ent^
i\cgnctc ber anbcre, „benn im britten ©liebe foE ber ^^amilien-
ucrftanb ja ocrfd)Iei^en ; (incr (^rof^uoter, tiaii tt)if[en luir nod)
a lie, njQr einer, ber ha$ 2anb gcfdjiitu I)at !" 2a
2)er 2)eid)graf, nad) einigem i^cfinncn, fat) fc^icr DcrbuiU
am : „9Bie meint Sl)r ba^, Stcbc .S>iien ?" fogtc er, unb fet5te
fid) in feinem 2el)nftu{)l auf; „id) bin ja boc^ im britten
o3Uebe I"
f n
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!Der ®d)immelrciter
„3q fo ! ^ic^t fur ungut, Deidjgrof ; e^ get)t nur fo bie
Oicbe!" Unb bcr I)Qgcre ^ebe ^aien fo^ ben alten SSurben=
trager mit etttJQ^ Do^Jt)aftcn 5lugen an.
!5)cr abcr [prodj unbefummcrt : „3f)r miifet ©uc^ Don alten
5 SSeibcrn bcrglcidjen Xor()cit nirf)t auf)d)roa^en loffcn, 2cbe
.^aien ; Zi)v fennt nur meine ^oc^tcr nidjt, bie rec^net mtc^
felDer breimat urn unb urn ! 3d) njoUt' nur fagen, Guer Apaufe
njirb aufeer im gclbe ouc^ t)ier in meiner Stubc mit Jeber
obcr 9Jec^enftift fo mand)e^ profiticren tonnen, tva^ i^m nic^t
10 fdiaben ujirb !"
„5a, \a, 2)ei%rof, ha^ ioirb er ; bo f)obt 3{)r tJoUig rec^t!''
fagte bcr alte .^aien unb begann bann einige ^Bergiinftigungen
bci bcm SQJietfontroft fid) au^jubebingen, bie obenb^ oorf)cr
won fcinem ©otjne nic^t bebac^t ttjaren. 8o foUte biefer aufeer
15 fcinen Icinenen 5emben im |)crbft oud) noc^ ac^t ^aar moHene
Strumpfe aU 3«gcibe feine^ Sot)nc^ gcniefecn ; fo moUte er
felbft i^n im grueling ad)t 3:age bei ber eigenen 5(rbeit ^aben,
unb ma^ bergteic^en meljr mor. 9(ber ber 5)eic^graf mar ju
allem miltig ; |)aute ^aien fd)ien if)m cben ber redjte ^Iein=
20 fneci^t.
.,9lm, ©ott troft' bic^, Sunge," fagte ber 9tlte, \>a
fie ebcn basj ^ou^ oerlaffen I)atten, „menn ber bir bie 9BeIt
flor mad)en foil !"
3{ber ^aufe ermiberte ru^ig: „2aff ^r nur, 58ater; eg
25 mirb fc^on alle^ merben."
Unb <^aufe t)otte fo unrec^t nic^t get)abt ; bie SBett, ober
mas it)m bie SBelt bebeutete, murbe i{)m f(arer, je lunger fein
^(ufentbalt in biefem .^laufe baucrtc ; oieneid)t um fo mct)x,
S)er Sdjimmelreiter
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jc iDeniger i^m eine iiberlegene (Sinfic^t ju ^utfe tarn, unb jc
mcl)r er Quf fcine cigcne Slraft angen)ic)en wax, mit ber cr
fid) uun jcl)cr bcljolfen t)atte. (finer freilid; mv im ^aufe,
fiir ben er nid)t ber recite ^u fein fdjien ; ba^ wax ber @roB=
fitccl)t Ole gSeter^, ein tiic^tiger 5lrbeiter unb ein maulfertiger 6
(>)c|cUe. 3I)m mx ber trdge, aber bumme unb [tdmmige
.SUcinfnec^t Don bor^tn beffer nadj fcinem Sinn gemefen, bcm
cr nil)ig bie ^onne ^afer Quf ben mdcn i)attc laben unb
bcu cr nodj ^ersen^fuft \)attc fjerumftojjen tonnen. 2)em noc^
ftidcren, aber i^n geiftig uberragenben ^aufe bermoc^te er in lo
|o(d)cr 3Seife nic^t beijufommen ; cr ^atte eine gor au eigene
M, iljn an,5ubtiden. ^rofebem Derftanb er e^, 3(rbeiten fiir
11)11 Qu^.^ufuc^en, bie [einem noc^ nic^t gefeftigten Sidxpix f)Qtten
rtcfal)rtic§ njcrben fijnnen, unb §aufe, hjenn ber ©rofefnec^t
[ante: „3)a ^atteft bu ben biden «Rife nur fe^en foffen; bem 15
r,ing e^ Don ber ^anb \" fofete nac^ ^raften an unb broc^te
cci, menu and) mit mmf)ai, boc^ ju ©nbe. Gin @(ud njar e^
fiir il)n, bafe (Slfe felbft ober burc^ it)ren SBater bo^ meifteng
al),^u)teUen loufete. SKan mag m\)l fragen, m^ mitunter
mn^ frembe 2)ienfd)cn aneinanber binbet ; Dielleic^t — fie 20
luaren beibe geborene 9icc^ner, unb bog SWcibc^en fonnte
il)rcn ilameraben in ber groben 5Irbeit nic^t Derberben fetjcn.
^cr 3tt)iefpalt 5tt>ifc^en @roB= unb ^(einfnec^t murbe quc^
iiii 2Sinter nic^t beffer, qI^ nac^ 93?Qrtini bie Derfc^iebenen
?cid)red)nungen jur SReoifion eingelaufen njaren.
(5^3 mar an einem 9J?Qiabenb; aber eg njor ^JJoDember-
ii'ettcr ; Don brinnen im .^aufc f)orte man brauBen f)interm
Tcid) bie Sranbung bonnern. „^e, ^aufe, " fagte ber ^au^fierr,
,.fomm herein ; nun magft bn n»cifen, ob bu recf)nen fannft !"
ns
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32
S)ci' *2d;immelreitcr
„Unf SSeert," entgegnete biefer; — benn fo nennen I)ier
bie Seute it)re |)errfd)aft — „id) foil aber crft ha^ Sunguielj
futtern !"
„eife !" rief ber 2)eirf)grQf ; „tt)o bift bu, Glfe ! — ®et) 511
6 Ole, unb fag' il)m, er foUe ha§ Sungoief) futtern ; ^aufe foil
red^nen I"
Unb (Site eilte in ben (Stall unb mad^te bem ©rofefnedjt
bie Seftellung, ber eben bamit befdjiiftigt ttjar, boig uber 2ag
gebrauc^te ^ferbegefc^irr n)ieber an fcincn ^la^ ^u t)ongen.
10 Cle ^eterig fdjlwQ niit einer Xrenfe gegen htn Stanber,
neben bem er fid) bcfc^dftigte, ali§ njoUc er fie furj unb !lein
I)aucn: „^oV ber Xeufel ben oerflud)ten (Sd)reiberfned)t !"
— ©ie I)6rte bie SSorte nod), beoor fie bie (StoUtiir ttjiebcr
gefc^loffen t)atte.
15 „9?un ?" frug ber 5llte, al^ fie in bie ©tube trot.
„Dle hjollte ei§ fd)on beforgen," fagte bie Xod)tcr, ein h)enig
fid) bie 2\ppm beifeenb, unb fc^te fid^ ^aute gcgeniiber auf
einen grobgefd)ni^ten |)ot5ftu^l, tt)ie fie nod) berjcit l)ier on
SSinterabenben im §aufe fetbft gemad)t luurben. Sie l)atte
20 aui^ cinem (Sd)ubfaftcn einen njci^cn Strnmpf mit rotem
SSogelmufter gcnommcn, an bem fie nun mcitcrftridtc ; bie
langbeinigen Slreotureu barauf mod)ten 9?cit)cr ober 3ti)rd)e
bebeuten follen. ^auk fofe it)r gegeniibcr, in feinc iRed)ncrei
oertieft, ber ®eidl)graf fclbft rul)te in feinem £el)nftul)l unb
25 blinjelte fd)lafrig nod) .f)autcci '(^ch^x ; auf bem Xifd) branuten,
njie immer im !Deid)grofen^aufe, -^mei Uufdjlittferjen, unb oor
ben bciben in Slci gcfaf^tcn 5<^»ftc5^" njarcn Don aufecn bie
Cciben uorgefd^lagen unb oon inncn ^ugefd^roben ; mod)te ber
SSinb nun poltern, mie er n)ollte. IDJituntcr l)ob ^aufc feinen
I^vr-r"^
^cr ©c^immelreiter
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Slopf Don ber 3(rbeit unb blicftc cincn ^TugenbUcf noc^ bctt
'i^u(ietftrum|)fen ober md) bem fci)mQlen ruf)tgen ©efic^t bc«
iWiibc^eng.
4^a tat cig QU'3 bem Scf)nftuf)t plo^Iic^ eincn loutcn
3cl)narrf)er, unb cin Slid unb cin Siidjcln ftog ^itjijc^en ben s
bcibcn jungcn 9)?cn)c§cn ()in unb luicbcr; bonn folgte aU'
mdliUc^ ein ruf)igere^ hitmen; man fonnte njot)I ein rtenig
plaubcrn; ^oufe njufete nur nic^t, nja^. 5llg [ie aber haS
atricf^eug in bie ^o(je 5og, unb bie SSogel fic^ nun in if)rer
non^en fidnge jcigten, flufterte er uber ben ^ifc^ ^inubcr : lo
„2So t)aft bu bag gelcrnt, Gtfe ?"
„2Bag gelernt?" fragte bag aWabc^en aurucf.
— „XaS SSogelftrtcfen ?" fagte |>aufc.
„2)ai3 ? SSon Irien' Sang braufeen am 2)eic^ ; fie fann
Qllcrlci ; fie hjar borjeitcn einmal bd meinem ©rofeDater I)ier is
im 2)ienft."
,,'^a ftjarft bu aber rtjo^t nod^ nic^t geboren ?" fagte ^ufe.
„Zd) benf njoljt nic^t; aber fie ift noc^ oft ing |)aug
f^cfommen."
„.^at benn bie bie ^da**^ vrn?" frug |)aufe; „idj meint', 20
fie I)ielt' eg nur mit ^a; '•
Glfc fc^uttettc ben Sop; .e sie^t ja gnten unb oerfauft fie ;
aber im uorigen 5rul)jar)r, ai^ bu ben ?lngorer totgefd)Iagen
battcft, finb it)r (jinten im StaU bie 9iattcn basmifdjen gefom=
men ; nun njill fie fid) oorn am ^-jaufe cinen anbern bauen." 2s
„So," fagte |>aufe unb ^og einen leifen ^fiff burd^ bie
3a[)nc, „h%^ ^at fie Don bcr ®eeft fic^ 2el)m unb eteine
licrgefc^teppt ! $(ber bann tommt fie in ben Sinnenttjeg ; —
Ijat fie benn tonjeffion ?"
I !|
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2)cr (S(i)tmmclrctter
SScife icf) nidit," mcinte Gttc ; abet er t)Qttc ba§ Ic^te 9Sort
fo taut 9ejprod)cn, bafe ber S^eidigraf au^ feincm ®d)lummcr
ouffut)r: „m^ ^onaejfion?" frug cr unb jat) faft toilb Don
cinem ju bcr anbern. „23a§ fott bie ^onjemon ?"
5 ?tlg abet .t)aufe it)m bann bie <Ba6)t oorQetragen t)atte,
tlopfte er il)m Iad)enb auf bie ®ct)ulter : „Gi tua^, ber 93m=
nentoeg ift breit genug ; @ott troft' ben ®eid)grafen, foUt' er
fic^ auc^ itod) urn bie ©ntenftaUe fiimmern !"
|)aufe ficl e^ aufg .f^erj, bafe er bie ?Ute mit i^ren jungen
10 enten ben flatten fotlte prei^gegeben t)aben, unb cr Iiefe ftct|
mit bem (Sinraanb abfinben: „5lber unj' 2Beert," begann er
ttjieber, „cg tat' n)ot)t bent unb jcncm cin tlciner Briefer gut,
unb njoHet St)r i^n nid)t jclber greifcn, fo jwicfet ben ©eooU^
mod)tigten, ber auf bie 2)eid)orbnung paffen foU!"
„2Sie, nja^ fagt bcr Sunge?" unb bcr ^eidigraf fe^te fid)
boUenb^ auf, unb Glfe liefe it)ren fiinftlidicn ©trumpf fmfcn
unb mnW bag OI)r t)inuber.
^a, unf SSeert," fut)r |>aufe fort, „St)r l)abt bod) fd)on
bie"3riit)linggf^au get)attcn ; abcr tro^bem t)at ^eter Sanfen
20 auf feinem ©tiid baS Unfraut aud) nod) t)cute nid)t gebufd)t ;
im ^Sommcr njerben bie (Stiegli^er ba ioieber tuftig urn bie
roten ©iftelblumcn fpielen ! Unb bid)t baneben, id) njcife nid)t,
njem'g get)5rt, ift an ber 5lufeenfeite eine ganje SSiege m bem
®eid) • bei fd)5n SSetter liegt e5 immer t)oU Don tleinen mn-
2B bcrn, bie fid) barin ipaljen ; aber - ®ott ben)at)r' un^ t)or
.f^DC^niaffer !"
' 'i:)ie Slugcn beg attcn ^eid)grafen mxm immer grbfecr
gettjorben.
„Unb bann" — fagte ^aufe mieber.
15
3!)er ©d^immelreiter
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„gBa§ bann noc^, Sunge?" fragte ber 2)eid)graf; „bift
bu nod) nid)t fertig ?" unb eg flang, alg fci ber JRebe feinc^
Jillcintned)tg it)m frf)on ^uoicl geiuorben.
„^a, bann, un[' SSeert," fprac^ ^ank njeiter; „^f)r fennt
bic btcfc 58oIIina, tie ^od)ter Dom ®eDoUmarf)tigten ^arber^, 5
bie immer ii)reg SSaterg ^f^rbe au^ ber ^^enne t)ott, — njenn
fie nur eben mit il)ren runben SSaben auf ber altc;i gelben
Stute [i^t, p t)opp ? fo gel)t'3 allemal fc^rdg an ber 2)offie*
rung ben S)eicf) t)inan !"
.f)aufe bemerfte erft je^t, ba^ (£Ife it)re flugen ?tugen auf 10
il)n gerid)tet t)atte unb Icife il)ren ivopf fdjiittelte.
(Sr fc^njieg, aber ein 5auftfd)(ag, ben ber ?ntc ouf ben
lifd) tat, briJt)nte if)m in bie 0{)ren ; „2)a foil bag SBetter
brcinfd)Iagen !" rief er, unb |)aufe erf^ral beinat)e iiber bie
iBdrenftimme, bie plo^lic^ t)ier t)erOorbrac^ : „S^'c 93riid)e! is
9ioticr' mir bog bide 9}?enfc^ jur Sriic^e, |>aufc ! 2)ie 2)irne
{)at mir im le^tcn (Sommer brei jungc Gnten loeggefangen !
vsa, ja, notier' nur," tt)iebert)Oite er, atg .^laufe sogerte; „i6^
glaub' fogar, eg ujaren bier !"
„Gi, 58ater,' fagte (Slfe, „njar'g nid)t bie Otter, bie bie 20
(Snten nal^m?"
„(5ine grofee Otter !" rief ber 3lltc fd)noufenb ; „tt)erb' boc^
bic bide SSoUina unb cine Otter augcinanbcr fennen ! ^Jein,
ncin, mx Gnten, |)au!e. — 3lber njag bu im iibrigen fd)n}a|eft,
ber J[xrr Oberbeidjgraf unb id), nad)bem njir ^ufammen in 25
mcinem |)aufe t)ier gefriitiftudt t)attcn, finb im griit)ial)r an
beiuem Unfraut liiib an beiner S^^iege borbeigefa^rcn unb
baben'g bod) nidjt fet)en fdnnen. tst)r beibe aber," unb er
nidte ein paarmat bebertfam gegen .^aufe unb feinc 5;od)ter,
86
!I)er (Sd)immelrciter
„banfct ®ott, ba^ '^t)r nid)t 2)eid)9raf feib ! S^d ^lugen
t)at man nur, unb mit I)unbcrt foU man fel)cn. ^imm
nur bie 9iecf)nungen ubcr bic Scftictunggarbciten, |)aufe, unb
fict) fie nad) ; bie terl^ n men oft ^u licbcrlic^."
5 2)ann le^nte er fic^ njieber in feinen Stul)l jurucf, rucftc
^^en fd)njeren Korpcr ein paarmat unb iibcrlicB fid) batb bem
forgenlofen ®d)lummcr.
S)ergleirf)en tt)iebert)Dltc fid) an mand)em ^tbenb. .t^aufc
t)atte fc^arfe ^lugen unb unterlicfe c^5 nid)t, njcnn fie beifammen
10 faften, ba^ eine ober anbrc Don fd)dblid}cm Xun ober Untcr^
laffen in !Deid)fad)en bem 5Utcn uor bie 5luQen ju riiden, unb
ba biefer fie nic^t immcr fd)licfeen fonntc, fo fam unt}erfel)cn!^
ein Iebt)afterer ®e|d)aft'?gang in bie i^enoaltung, unb bie, njeldjc
frut)er im alten ®d)lenbrian fortgefiinbigt Ijotten unb je^t uncr-
15 wartet it)re freolen ober faulen finger geftopft fiit)lten, fal)eii
fid) unroillig unb oerrounbert um, iDot)er bie 3d)ldge benn
gefommen feicn. Unb Die, ber @rofefned)t, fiiumte nid)t,
m6gtid)ft lueit bic Cffenbarung ju oerbreiten unb baburc^
gcgen .f>aufe unb feinen ^^ater, ber bod) bie 9Jatfd)uIb tragen
20 mufjte, in biefen trcifen einen 9Sibern)iflen ju erregen ; bie
anberen aber, iueld)e nid)t getroffen raaren, ober benen ec> um
bic <Bad)Q felbft ju tun luar, Iad)ten unb t)atten it)re ^reube,
baft ber Sungc ben ^tlten bod) cinmat ctma^5 in Xxah gebrad)t
bcibe. „'2d)ob' nur," fagten fie, „baf? ber 33cngcl nid)t ben
25 getiorigen ^lei unter ben ;^iinen I)at ; ba^^ gabe fpiiter fonft
dnmol njieber einen 5)eid)grafen, mie oorbem fie bagemefcn
finb ; aber bic paar ^emat feine^ ^tlten. bie t-iten'^ benn bod)
nid)t!"
!Der ©c^immelrcitcr
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J
?ll'5 im !!d(^ftcn ^rbft bcr ^n 5lmttnann unb Cbcrbcic^=
c^rar ,v.:r "icdiaMung fam, fot) er [ic^ ben olten Xebe ^oiUxt^
m\ obcn big unten an, tt)dt)renb biefer it)n jum 5rut)[tutf
notifltc. „3BQ!)rt)aftiQ, 5)cicf)9raf," fagte er, „ic^ barf)t'g mir
icljon, St)r fcib in ber Xat urn ein ^olbftieg Sa()re jiinger geroor^ a
bcii ; SI)r {)abt mir bie^mal mit a\i euern SSoridjIdgen xoaxm
i^cmarf)t ; njcnn ttjir mit aUebem nur ^eute fertig n)erben !"
„5l^irb fcI)on, luirb fc^on, geftrenger ^m Cberbeid)graf,"
ciunbcrte bcr ^Ute fdjmunjelnb ; „bcr ©on^braten ba tt)irb
idjon bic ^riifte ftdrfen : jo, ®ott fei ®anf, id) bin nod) alic lo
,^cit frifd) unb munter!" ©r fat) fid) in ber Stube urn, ob
aurf) nid)t ctma ^aufe um bie 333ege fei ; bann fcfete er in
luiirbeODacr 3?ul)e nod) \)m^u : „@o t)offe id) ju ®ott, nod)
mcincg ?tmteg ein paar Sai)re in ®egen marten gu fonnen."
„Unb barauf, licber Dcid)graf," crmiberte fein 3?orgcfe^ter 15
fui) crl)cbenb. „molIen mir biefe^ ®Iag jufammen trinfen !"
glfe, bie bag 5rut)ftud befteUt t)atte, ging ebcn, mdt)renb
bic OJldfcr aneinanber flangen, mit leifem 2act)en aug bcr
3tubentiir. 5^ann t)oIte fie cine ©c^iiffel ^IbfaE aug ber
Miid)e unb ging burd) ben ©taU, um eg oor bcr §(ufecntiir 20
bcm ^eberoiel) tjorsuwerfen. ^m ©tall ftanb ^-yautc .{"jaicn
unb ftedte ben ^ut)en, bie man bcr argcn SSittcrung mcgen
id)on jct^t t)atte ^eraufnet)men muffen, mit ber gurfe i>u in
ilirc 9ioufcn. %U er abcr bag S[Rdbcf)en fommen fat), ftiof^ cr
bic 5urfe auf ben ©runb. „^u, Glfe !" fagte cr. 25
5ie blicb ftct)en unb nidte il)m ju : „Sa, |)aufe ; abcr eben
lldttcft bu brinnen fein miiffen I"
„9}?einft bu ? SBarum benn, ©Ife ?"
„S)er |)err Dberbeict)graf t)at ben SSirt gelobt !"
Si '•
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!l5cr ©djimmclrcttcr
— „2)cn2Birt? 5Bag tut ba^ mir ?"
„9?cin, ic^ mein', ben Deictigrafen t)at er gclobt!" ©n
bunfle^ 9iot flog uber bos @efid)t bess jungen 2Renfd)cn:
„Sd) raeife m\)i," fogte cr, „ttJot)in bu bamit fegeln JuiUft!"
6 „3Scrb' nur nid)t rot, ^\iU ; bu toarft ed jo boc^ eigcnt=
lid), ben ber Dberbcid)graf tobte !"
|)aufc fal) fie mit t)albem £acf)eln an. „?(uc^ bu borf),
Glfc!" fagte er.
5lber fie fd)uttette ben Sopf : „9^cin, ^oufc; aU ic^ aUcin
10 ber .^^etfer mx, ba njurben wir nid)t gelobt. ^c^ fann \a auc^
nur rcrf)nen ; bu aber fie^ft braufeen am, m^ ber 2)eicf)graf
bod) n)oI)t felber fet)en foflte ; bu t)aft mic^ auiSgeftodjen !^'
„^3d) l)ab' ba^ nid)t gewollt, bid) cm minbeften," fagte
Cmf c aagt)aft, unb er ftiefe ben ^opf einer m h^'C @eite :
15 Ikomm, 9?otbunt, frife mir ni^t bie gur!e auf, bu foUft jo
allc^ t)aben !"
„^ent' nur nic^t, bafe mir'g tetb tut, |)aufe," fagte nac^
fur'^em ©innen ba^ SRabc^en ; „bag ift \a aWanne^fac^e !"
3)a ftredte ^aufe it)r ben 2(rm entgegen : „eite, gib mir
20 bie .^anb barauf."
©in tiefeg 9?ot fc^ofe unter bie buuKen Srauen be§ Wat"
d)en§. „SSarum? Sd) tiig' ja nid)t!" rief fie.
|)aufe tt)oIlte antnjorten; aber fie toar fd)on jum etaU
I)inau^, unb er ftanb mit feiner ^urfe in ber |)anb unb t)orte
2-y nur, loie braufeen bie (Snten unb pbuer um fie fd)natterten
unb {rd{)tcu.
G^, mar im ^anuar toon ^ank^ brittem !I)ienftiat)re, aU
ein 23interfeft ge^alten merben foUte. „eigbofeIn" nennen fie
®er ©c^immelreitcr
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c.^ l)icr. (Sin ftanbiger ^roft I)atte bcim 9in^cn ber Suftcn^
luinbe aUc ®rdben h^mm ben ^enitcn mit ciner feftcn cbcnen
.SlriftaUflQcf)c belegt, fo bofe bic jcrjclinittcncn ^anbftiicfe nun
cine lucitc S8at)n fur ba^ SSerfcn bcr fleincn mit Slei au^^gc^
jioffcnen ^olstugeln bilbcten, mmit bag 3«t crreirf)t tt)crbcn 5
joUtc. Xogaug, tagcin wetjte ein Ietcf)tcr 9Jorboft: aUcS
luar fd)on in Drbnung; bie ©eeftleutc in bent ju Often
iibcr ber SKarfc^ belegenen ^irt^borf, bie im toorigen ^at)rc
(^cficgt tiatten, hjaren jum SScttfampf gcforbcrt unb i)atten
angcnommen ; toon jeber Scite ttaren neun SSerfer aufge^ lo
ftcUt ; mic^ ber Cbmann unb bic Kretter ttjaren genjatjlt. 3u
(ct3tcren, bie bei (StreitfciUen iibcr einen 3n)cifctf)aften 2Burf
mitcinanber ju t)crf)anbcln t)atten, wurben oUcseit Scute ge=
nommcn, bie it)re ®arf)e ing beftc 2icf)t ju riicfcn toerftanbcn,
am liebftcn 95urfrf)en, bie aufter gefunbem gjJenfd)cnoerftanb is
and) nod) ein luftig 3Jiunbtt)erf t)attcn. ^Qju get)5rte bor
aacn Die ^cter^, ber ®rofefncd)t be§ ^eicf)grafcn. „3Scrft
nur ttjie bie Xcufcl," fagte er; M^ ®d)n)a^cn tu' id) fd)on
umfonft!" . ^
eg war gegen ?Ibcnb »or bem gefttag ; in ber 5«ebenltubc 20
beg tird)fpielfrugeg broben auf ber ©ccft mx cine ^n^at)!
toon ben SSerfern erfd)icnen, urn iibcr bie Slufnat)mc cinigcr
5ule^t nod) 3lngcmclbctcn 5U bcfc^ticBen. ^aufe |)oicn war
aud) untcr biefen ; er batte crft nic^t toollen, obfd)on er femer
wurfgeubten ^me fid) wobl bctoufet war ; aber er fiird)tetc 23
burd) Die ^etcrg, bcr einen et)renpoftcn in bem (Spiel bellei^
bete, ^uriidgcwicfen ju toerben ; bie 5«iebcrlage moUte er fid)
fpar'cn. §Iber @Ife t)atte il)m nod) in ber elftcn ©tunbe ben
8inn gcmanbt: „er mirb'g nid)t magen, |)aule," f)atte fie
S*'-
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55er (Srf)immelrcitcr
gcjagt ; „cr ift cin Xa9cIiJt)ncrfot)n ; bcin 3?Qtcr t)at ^ut) unb
^fcrb unb ift baju ber flugftc mann im ^orf !"
„9Uicr, ttjenn cr'^ bennodj fertig bringt ?"
eic JQf) it)n I)alb tad)elnb au« it)ren bunflcn ?lugen an.
6 „^Qnn/' fagte fie, ^joU cr fid) ben SJiunb toifcl)cn, tt)cnn cr
abcnbd mit jcinc^ 2Birt^ Xod)tcr ju tan^cn bcntt!" — 2)a
^attc ^aufe it)r mutig jugcnicft.
gfJun ftanbcn bic iungcn Scute, bie noc^ in bag Spiet I)in=
eintt)oUten, fricrcnb unb funtrampelnb Dor bem ^ird)fpielfrng
10 unb fai)cn nad) ber ®pit5e bev^ au^ ^el^blbcfen gebauten ^ird)^
turutd l)inauf, ncbcn bcm bo2( ttrugl)au2( lag. 2!eg ^aftor^
Xauben, bic fid) im Sommcr auf ben ^elbern bc^ 2)orfeg
naf)rtcn, famen cbcn uon ben .f^ofen unb @d)cuern ber 95aucrn
5urud, m fie fid) jct^t il)rc Corner gefud)t t)attcn, unb Der-
is fd)n)anben unter ben Sd)inbeln bc^ Xurm^, !)inter welc^en fie
il)re 9^eftcr I)atten ; im SScften iiber bem |>af ftanb cin glii*
l)enbe<^ 5lbenbrot.
„2Sirb gut ^Better morgen !" fagte ber cine ber jungen
33urfd)en unb begann {)eftig auf unb ab ju tt)anbern ; .aber
20 fait ! fait !" Gin jnjcitcr, al^ cr fcine Xaube mel)r fliegen fa^,
ging in bag ^aug unb ftellte fidj f)ord)enb ncbcn bie Xiir ber
©tube, aug ber je^t cin tebl)afteg !Durd)einanber=9?eben ()craug=
fd)oH ; aud) beg ^cid)grafcn Sllcinfnedjt njar ncbcn i()n getre=
ten. „m\ |)aufe," fagte cr ju bicfcm; „nun fd)rcicn fie urn
25 bid) !" unb beutlid) t)ortc man uon brinncn Die "ilJetcrg fnar=
rcnbc etimmc: „StIeinfncd)tc unb ^ungcng gc()orcn nid)t ba^u!"
„^omm," fliiftcrte ber anbere unb fud)tc ^aufc am 9tod=
drmcl an bic Stubcntiir an 5iel)en, „^ierfannft bu Icrnen, toic
^od) fie bid) tajieren !"
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!I)er ®d)immclreitcr
41
10
I
thcx ^ank rife [id) loS unb ging ttjieber t)or bad ^aud :
„3ic l)Qbcn und nid)t auSgcfperrt, bamit roir'd t)arcn foUcnl''
vicj cr juriicf.
^i?or bcm ^aujc ftanb ber -Drittc bcr ?lngcmclbeten. „^c^
finc()t', mit mir l)Qt'd cinen i^Un," ricf er if)m entgcgcn ; „id)
l,ab' f aunt ad)tscl)n ^al)re ; mnn fie nur ben Xaufjdiein nid)t
ucilangen ! 1)id), §o"te, roirb bein ®rofe{ncd)t jd)on t)erau§=
fvctdn!" .
„^a, t)crau5 !" brummte ^aufe unb fd)Ieubcrte nut bcm
;siif5C cinen Stein iiber ben 3Scg ; „nur nid)t t)incin !"
I^cr £arm in bcr Stubc ttjurbc ftarlcr ; bann aamat)lic^
tiat cine StiUe ein ; bic braufeen ()orten iuieber ben leifen
i)(\irbo)t, ber fid) oben an ber mrd)turmfpi^e brad), ^er
.f.ord)er trat wicbcr ju if)nen. „2Sen t)atten fie ba brinnen ?"
irug ber 5ld)t5cI)n)ot)rige
„Xin ba!" fagte jencv unb vok^ auf C>aufe; „Cle ^cterd
luo'llte it)n sum ^Sungcn mad)en ; aber aUe fd)ricn bagegen.
,Unb fein «atcr t)at «iet) unb 2anb/ fagte Sefe C^anfcn. ,^a,
'^'anb ' ricf Clc ^ctcr^5, ,bad man auf brcijctin Starrcn tt)cg=
jaDrcn faun?' - S^t fam Clc C>cnfcn: ,etia ba!' fd)rie 20
cr ; .id) ttjiU'd cud) lcl)rcn ; fagt nur, ujcr ift bcr erftc 9J?ann
im ^orf ?' ^a fd)njiegcn fie erft unb fd)iencn fid) ju befinnen ;
bann fagte cine Stimme: ,'Dad ift bod) m\)i ber ' -^graf !'
Unb aUc anbern riefen: ,^un ja; unfcrtf)alb bcr ^cid)graf !'
- .Unb n)cr ift benn bcr !Dcicf)graf ?' ricf Die f»eufcn wicber ; 25
,abcr nun bebcnft cud) rcd)t !' ^a bz^am ciner Icid s"
ladicn, unb bann tt)i.oc- ciner, hi^i jule^t nidstd in bcr Stubc
mx, aU tauter 2ad)cn. .^un. fo ruft it)n,' fagte Cle §cnfcn ;
,il)r mm bod) nid)t ben Xcid)9rafcn Don ber ^ur ftofecni'
15
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iCer 3d)immelfcitcr
^d) gloub', fie loc^cn noc^ ; obcr £)Ic <Pcteri(' Stimme tvax
md)t mct)r ju t)aren !" fc^Iofe bcr SBnrjdjc fcincn iBeric^t.
3aft in bcmfclbcn Slugcnblicfe rnxi>c ininncn im .^au)e bie
Stubcntur aufgeriffen, unb „:g)ci'lc! ; aufc ^oicu!" ricf e^
5 (aut unb frdt)lid) in bic falte i>?Qcl)t I)inQu^.
!I)a trabtc ^aufe in bo^ ^am unb Ijdrtc nid)t mcl)r, Wit
bcnn bcr l)ci%raf [ei; wa^ in fcini n Hu^fe briJtetc, hat
inbeffcn niemanb n)of)I crfal)rcn.
— — 5(i!3 cr nac^ cincr 2lVi(c fid) bcm .f o: |c fcincr A^rr^
10 fc^aft nQ()tc, fof) cr (Slfe bruntcn am .p- i bti ^Huf'atjrt ftcl)en ;
hai 9j;onblid)t fd)imnierte iiber bie itucuieri :aje K»eii>ucrcifte
2Beibcf(ac^e. „ 3tcl)ft bu l)ier, ISlfe ?" fragte cr.
®ie nicfte nur: ,,'iSiai ifl getoorben?" faijtc (ic „f:)ai f'x'i
genjagt ?"
18 — „aBa^ follt' cr nic^t ?
„^m, unb ?"
— „^a, SIfc ; ic^ barf c3 morgen Hoc^ ucrfudien !"
„(Siute ')lad)t, .'oaufc!" Unb fie lief fludjtig bie ^^3crfte
^inon unb t)erfd)manb iin ^^aufe.
» Sangfam folgte er i^r.
5tuf bcr weiten 28eibeffac^e, bie fic^ ju Cften an bcr I'anb^
fcite be^ 2)eic^e^ cntlang jog, fal) man am ^adimittog bai\iuf
cine bunfle a)?enfd)cnmaffe balb unbemeglic^ ftille ftc()cn, balb,
nad)bem jmeimal cine ^atjerne tugel au^ berfelbcn uber ben
23 burc^ bie Xogegfonne je^t Don 9icif befrciten 33oben l)ingeflo^
gen mar, abmcirtsl Don hm Winter if)r licgenben langen unb
niebrigen .^dufern altmaljlid) lueiterriitfcn ; bie i^arteien bcr
(Si^bofler in ber Witk, umgeben Don ait unb jung, loa^ mn
iDer ©c^immetrcitcr
43
10
idiifn, fei eS in jcnen ^u?cm ober in bencn ^robcn Quf \tt
CiJeeft Sobnung obcr liBcrbk'ib battc : bie aluren aViinncr m
lan^en iKdcfen, bebcid)tig on? fur^cn i^feifcn rauc^en;'^ bie
'-liH'ibcr in luc^ern unb Socfc and) luuhl S»iiibci an ben
.fxinben -^iebeiib abcr auf beu Slrinen -rogen: 3lu» hen
(^cfrorcnen (%aben, n)flct)e aU:nat)lirf} ul>erfrl ti. ,i luurben,
funfelte tirct] bie fd)arfen ©d)ilftpi^cn rcr bieidie Cd)eia bcr
i)iQcf^nittQgv>|onnc esj [ror modiug ; aber bas 8oiel ging
imabltiffig uormiivli;, nnb aJci- ^unen Dcfiiqtcs or ^
bcr ^^^fIicgenbe Stugcl ben,, an ib bing i)>utpfu< ^ov 9Q..:,e
Tcir bie ebre bco Xa cC'. 5)cr st^etter be i>e ?n t-
hici Jnen ueifecn, Dei btti dJev ticut i einen ^dbw ■ ^
ntit iferner ©pi^'j; rao b'e Sluqc itr-u i?am gci
n)i!ii)e bie)cr, je noi^bem, un-cr j. n . \\ ocr 'cnn ^ outr
Dcm A>of)ngelQc^ter ber QJeg arte; ben c- n jrenci. iSoben w
cuigc)rf)lQgcn unb mefj n kh^i ^u qi .-a- e( erreic^te, bcr
hattc riir fci c ^artei bu 3piel iiBonaen
(iiefproc^en njiirbe bon all d - i^enfc^c uenig ; nur toenn
cin ^apitaln)urt f'^it^ah, hm man eincn 3iuf bcr
jiingcn 9Jidnn?r o^er SBeibei : ober D. ' oen illt ciner naljm 20
feine Peife am • n Sl^mb unb flot .1 -^amit water ein paor
(\utm ai^pr'^n be*. ?9f-tn: au^ bie Sctjulter: „i:ag tt)ar ein
il^urf, fagt 3ac&r ^ unb tm^ fein L>eib cue ber 2ufe !"
ober: „e roar] :? 5i>a^er a. rf) : ®ott trbft' it)n in ber
trroigteit uber tou, fie ionn fiir ''"^'ite^ (Ogten. ^
«ei Kii: m erften . k rvat b ^ <«^ d nic^t mit ^aufe
^utoefen; c er ebcn ^cn 3lrm ty. .1 au^fc^ttjong, urn bie
Mugel fortp )leuben mar eine 2Bolfe ton ber 8onne furtge-
Uigcn, bie fie t)orf)in bebedt l)atte, unb biefe traf mit it)reni
44
35cr (Sd)immclrciter
boacn ©tralit in fcinc ?(ugcn ; bet S23urf tourbe ju furj, bit
^ugel fiel auf eincn ®raben unb blieb im Summei^ ftcden.
„®Utmd)t! ®Utmrf)t! ^aufe, nod) einntal," ricfen feine
partner.
6 mn ber ^retlcr ber ©ccftleutc fprang bagegen auf : „9K4
tt)ot)l gelten ; geworfcn ift genjorfen !"
„Dle ! Die ^eterg !" fcf)rie bie aJJarfc^jugenb. „aBo ift
Die? SSo, sum Xeufel, ftcrft er?"
?lbcr er mv fd)on ba : „(Sd)reit nur nid)t fo ! ©ott ^aufe
10 m gcflirft njerben ! ^d) bad)t'g mir jd)on."
_ „(Si, n)ag ! ^ufe mufe noc^ einmal Ujerfcn ; nun jeig',
baB bu bag 3KauI am rcd)ten gled ^aft !"
„2)og ^ab' id) ld)on !" rief Die unb trat bem ®ecft^SretIer
gegeniibcr unb rebetc einen ^aufen ©aUimattiiag aufeinanber.
3tbcr bie ©pi^en unb Sc^arfen, bie fonft au« feinen SBorten
bli^ten, njaren bielmat nid)t babei. St)m jur ©eite ftanb ba«
gjJdbc^en mit ben mtfelbrauen unb fat) fd)arf au« jornigen
5Iugen auf if)n ^in; aber reben burfte fie nic^t; benn bie
^^rauen t)atten leine ©timme in bem Spiel.
„2)u teierft Unfinn," rief ber anbere Sretler, „mi{ bir ber
Sinn nid)t bienen fann ! ©onnc, aKonb unb ©teme finb fiir
ung atle gleid) unb aUejeit am ^immel ; ber 2Burf war unge-
fd)idt, unb aUc ungefd)idten aSiirfe getten!"
©0 rebeten fie noc^ eine SSeile gegen cinanber; aber haS
25 Gnbe mx, baft nad) S3efd)eib be^ Dbmann^ ^ufe feinen
aSurf nid^t tt)ieberl)oten burfte.
„58urn)artg !" riefen bie ©ceftteute, unb i^r tretter jog
ben fc^ttjarjen ©tab aug bem 93oben, unb ber 2Berfer trot
auf feinen 9^ummer^3tuf bort an unb fd)Ieuberte bie ^ugct
15
ao
5)er ©c^immelreiter
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10
uoriDdrta. ?ll^ bcr ®rofefncd)t beg 3^cid)grQfcn bcm 5Burfe
^ujclicn luoUtc, I)atte cr an Cilfe ^oikxt^ toorOcimuffen :
,.ii?cm julicbc lieBeft bu t)cut bcinen i^erftanb ju Apaufe?"
rauiite fie it)m ju.
2)a fat) cr fie faft grimmig an, unb aller Spafe iror au^
jcincm breiten ^5Jefid)te uerfdjiuunbcn. „2)ir julicb !" fagte er ;
„bcnn bu f)aft bcinen auc^ tocrgeffcn."
„(Mct) nur; id) fenne bid), Cle ^ctcr^!" crhiibertc bog
miM)m fid) t)od) aufrid)tcnb ; er abcr fel)rte ben Slopf ab
unb tat, aU t)abe cr bag nid)t gct)6rt.
Unb bag Spiel unb bcr fd)njar5C unb bcr njcifjc Stab
gincjcn njeiter. 5((g ^aufe njicbcr am SS3urf ttjar, flog fcine
ilugcl fc^on fo ttjcit, bau bag 3ie(, bie groBc ttjcifegcfalfte
lounc, {(ar in Sid)t tarn. (Sr Juar jcljt cin fefter jungcr ^erl,
unb 9[liatt)ematif unb SSurffunft i)attc er taglid) rod^renb feiner w
ilimben^cit gctriebcn. „ C()o, ,^ank !" ricf eg aug bcm ^aufen ;
M^ loar jo, alg t)abe bcr erjcngcl ajJid)ael felbft gemorfcn l**
(fine altc ^^rau mit Stud)en unb iSranntmcin brdngte fic^ burc^
ben 4-)aufen gu il)m ; fie fd)cnfte cin (Mlag ooU unb bot eg i^m:
„.Slomm," fagte fie, „H)ir moUen ung ucrtragon: ha^ t)cut ift 20
bcffcr, alg ba bu mir bie ^at5e totfd)(ugft !" ?llg er fie anfaf),
crtannte er, bafe eg Xrien' Sang mar. „Sd) ba. i' bir, ^llte,"
fagte cr; „abcr id) trinf bag nid)t." (Sr griff in fcine Xafc^e
unb brurftc i{)r cin frifc^geprdgteg 9)?arffturf in bie ^anb:
„^JJimm bag unb trinf felber bag ©lag aug, Xricn'; fo t)abcn 26
luir ung ocrtragen !"
...l^aft red)t. ^^aufc !" ermibcrte bie 5lltc, inbem fie feiner
^?(nmeifung folgte ; „^aft rec^t ; bag ift auc^ beffer fiir ein
altcg SBcib, mie id)!"
H|.
t .fi
.kil»
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46 !J)er (2d)immelreiter
3Sic 9c()t'd mit bcincn (Sntcn V" ricf cr il)r nod| nad), alS
fie 'fid) tcl)on mit il)rcm Slorbc fortmad)tc; abcr fie fd)iittelte
imr ben itopf, ot)nc fid) umsuiuenbcn, unb vatfd)te mit it)rcn
alten .Cidnben in bie i!uft. „9ad)t^5, nid)t^i, .S>u!c; ba fmb
5 ui uiclc 9iQtten in euren Mben ; (iJott trOft' mid) ; man muB
fid) anber^^ ndt)rcn !" Unb fomit brcinflte fie fid) in ben aHen=
fd)enl)anfen unb bot wicber il)ren Sd)nap^ unb it)re i^m^
fud)en an. ,^ . r . • i.
3)ie Sonne njar enblid) fd)on t)inter ben 2)eid) l)inab9C=
10 funfen ; ftatt il)rer flUmmte ein rotuiolettev 5d)immer empor ;
mitunter floflen fd)U)arsc Slral)en uoriiber unb luaren aur
^luflenblide mic uergolbet ; e^ njurbe ^;»tbenb. ^luf ben ^ennen
aber rudtc ber bun!le 9J?enfd)entrupp nod) immer meiter uon
ben fd)iuar5en fd)on fernliegenben pufern nad) ber Xcune ju ;
15 ein befonberiJ tiid)tifler Sl^urf muf^te lie je^t erreid)en fonnen.
!Die 3Jiarfd)leute luaren an ber 9ieil)c ; i^a\xk foUte mcrfen.
^k freibige Xonne 5eid)nete fic^ toeife in bem breiten 5tbenb^
flatten, ber jetJt uon bem 3)eid)e iiber bie ^lac^e fiel. „®ie
werbet \\)v mv$ bie^mcl \vo\){ no6) la?;en !" rief einer t?on ben
20 (S5ceftleuten ; benn e^ fling fd)arf Der ; fie Joaren um mmbe-
ften^ ein i)alb Stieg M i"'- '^^'^^'^^^- ^
'Ik bagcre (iieftalt besJ (^enannten trat cbcn ana ber gr^enge ;
bie arauen ^lugen fallen au^ bem langen 3ricfengefid)t Dormdrt^
nad) ber Xonne ; in ber l)erabl)angenben .<panb lag bic ^ugel.
2., Ter i^ogel ift bir mol)l m Q^'^fi." m^ cr in biefem
^lugenblirfe Cle ^eter^ Stnarrftimmc bid)t uor feinen Dt)ren :
' foUen mir i()n um einen grauen iopf uertauf^cn ?"
" .^^aufc manbte fid) unb blidtc it)n mit feften ?lugen an : „Sc^
n)erfefiivbic9)Mci)'-" W^ er. „5Bol)in get)arft benn bu ?"
2)er Scl)immcUciter
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„3d) bcnfc, Qud) bal)in ; bu luirfft bod) toot)! fur Glfe
„S8eifeit!" fd)ric .^aufe unb fteKte fid) tuieber in ^o[itur.
^Ibcr Cle brongte mit bcm 5lopf nod) nd(}er auf if)n ju. !Da
VlotUid), beoor nod) ^anU felber ctroa^ bagegcn unternel)mcn 6
fonntc, padte ben Bu^ringlidjen eine |)anb unb rife it)n riid^
roiirts, bafe bcr Surfdje gegen feine lodjenben Stameraben
taunicltc. ©^ war feine grofee ^anb gertefen, bie ba^ getan
l)attc ; benn als ^ank flud)tig ben topf ttjanbtc, fa() er neben
fid) irlfe SSolfert^ il)ren ftrmcl 5ured)tsupfcn, unb bie bunfein lo
ilkaucn ftanben it)r tt)ie jornig in bem t)eifeen 5lnt{i§.
T^a flog eg njie cine (2ial)lfraft in ^auk^ 5(rm ; er neic>:e
fid) cin ttjenig, er njiegte bie Hugel ein paormal in ber ^nb ;
bann l)olte er au^, unb eine XobegftiHe ttjar auf beiben 8eitcn ;
Qlle ?lugen fotgten ber flicgenben tugel, man ^orte il)r ©aufen, is
luic fie bie £uft burd)fd)nitt ; plfi^Iic^, fc^on tueit oom 9Burf=
\){a[s, oerbedten fie bie ^^liig:! cine Silbermoroe, bie it)ren
3d)rci ausftofecnb, uom !Seic^ t)erubertam ; juglcid) aber
l)ortc man c^ in ber ^^me an bie ^onne flatfc^en. „.^urra
fill- C'^aufe!^' riefen bie 9Korfd)(eute, unb Idrmenb ging e^ 20
bind) bie 9Kenge: „.^aufe! ^ufc ^aien !)at bag Spiel
(^cjuonnen !"
^cr aber, ha i^n alle bid)t umbrungtcn, t)attc fcitmartg
nur nad) einer |)anb gcgriffen; and) ba fie luicber riefen:
„3yag ftcl)ft bu, ^aute ? !Die ^ugcl licgt \a in ber Xonne !" 25
iiidtc er nur unb ging nid t bcr SteUe; erft aU er
i!i!){tc, bafe fid) bie Heine .fja. ■ ■ ,t on bie feine fd)(oft. fagte
ci : „^l)r mdgt fd)on rec^t l)aben ; ic^ glaubc aud), ic^ \)ab'
flciuonnen !"
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!Dcr (Sc^immclreiter
!J)ann ftramtc ber gan^c Xrutjp jurud, unb (SIfc unb |)aufe
hjurbcn gctrennt unb tjon be OJienge auf ben SSeg gum ttrugc
fortgcriffcn, bcr an bes :t'tid}araicn SSerfte nad) ber ©ccft
t)inaufbog. ^icr abcr entfd)'aipftcn bcibe bem ®ebrange, unb
6 n)at)renb (Slfc ouf it)rc ftammer ging, ftanb ^ufe tjinten oor
ber etaUtur auf ber SSerfte unb fal), ujie ber bunf le 9J?cnfd)cn=
trupp aamat)Iidj nad) bort {)inauftt)anbcrte, ttjo im ttird))pieli3=
!rug cin 9fiaum fiir bie Xanjenbcn bereit ftanb. !Dag 5)unfel
breitete fic^ aamat)Uc^ iibcr bie tocitc ®egenb ; es wurbe immer
10 ftiUcr urn it)n t)cr, nur l)inter it)m im 8taUe regtc fid) ba^
S8ie^ ; oben toon ber ®ecft t)er glaubte er fd)on bas ^feifcn
ber ^larinetten auS bem Eruge ju uerne()rin. ^a i)ijrtc cr
um bie Gdc bes* ^ufc^ ba^ 9Jaufd)en eine^ Sllcibc^, unb f (einc
feftc ©c^ritte gingen ben gufeftcig l)inab, ber burdi bie ^nncn
16 nad) ber ®eeft t)inauffut)rte. 9^un fat) er auc^ im 2:dmmer
bie ®eftalt bal)infd)reiten unb fat), bafe ci8 (Site tear ; fie ging
aud) aum Xan^c nac^ bem ^rug. ^a« Stut fd)o6 it)m in ben
^Ig ^inauf ; foUte er it)r nid)t nac^taufen unb mit it)r gel)cn ?
5lber .^ufc war fein .^^etb ben grauen gegeniiber ; mit biefer
20 Srage fic^ befd)aftigenb blieb er ftet)en, bi^ fie im 2)unfcl
fcinem SPlid entfc^njunben wax.
2)ann, al3 bie ®efat)r fie cin,^uf)oten tjoriiber mar, ging
auc^ cr benfelben 2Beg, bi^ er brobcn ben Srug bei ber ^ird)c
erreic^t t)atte, unb baS Sd)roa^cn unb ©c^reien ber oor bem
25 .^ufe unb auf bem gtur fid) 5)rangenben unb ba« (5d)riIIen
ber ®cigen uub Stiarinettcn betaubcnb il)n umraufc^tc. Un=
beac^tet brudte er fid) in ben „@ilbefaat" ; er mar nic^t grofe
unb fo t)ott, bafe man faum einen ®(^ritt meit bor fic^ t)in«
fe^en fonnte. ©c^meigenb ftcUtc cr fic^ an ben Xurpfoftcn unb
2)cr <3d)immelrcitcr
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blicftc in baS unruf)i3e ©citjimmcl ; bie 9Kenfc^cn famcn if)m
luic 9?arrcn t)or ; cr l)attc aud) nic^t ^u. forgen, bafe jemanb
luni) Qu ben Stampf bco 9^ad)mittag^ bad)tc, unb n)er t)or
ciiicr 3tunbc crft ba^ "Spiel gcioonnen t)atte ; jeber fat) nur
Qiif feine ^irne unb brel)te fic^ mit it)r im Slrei^ ^erum. 6
iciiie 3tugen furf)tcn nur bie eine, unb cnblid) — bort ! Bit
taii',tc mit i^rem ^Setter, bem jungen 25cic^get)oIImac^tigtcn ;
abor tct)on fat) er fie nic^t met)r; nur anbere !J)irncn ou3
aiiarfd) unb ®ceft, bie it)n nic^t fummcrtcn. 2)ann frfjnappten
iUolinen unb Sllarincttcn pld^Iic^ a6, unb ber Zan^ toav ju lo
Snbc ; Qber gteic^ bcgann aud) fAon ein anbcrer. .f)auf e flog
ee burc^ ben ^opf, ob benn (Stfe if)m auc^ SBort I)altcn, ob
)ie nic^t mit Cle ^ctcrg it)m ijorbcitanjen ttjerbe. g^ft ptte
er einen ®c^rei bei bem Qkbanfen au^geftofeen ; bann
\a, roa& »oUte er bann? 5Ibcr fie fc^ien bei biefem Xonjc is
gar nic^t mitju^alten, unb enblid) ging auc^ ber ju (Snbe, unb
ein anbcrer, cin 3ttJcitritt, ber cben erft t)ier in bie 3Kobc ge=
fommen war, folgtc. SSic rafenb fe^te bie 9Kufif ein, bie
jungen Serle ftiir^ten 5U ben !J)imen, bie Sic^ter an ben
2iidnben flirrten. .^fe redte fic^ faft ben ^U ani, urn bie 20
Xan^enbcn 5U ertennen; unb bort, im britten ^aare, baS
\mi Die ^cter^ ; aber njer mar bie Xanjerin ? Gin brciter
aiiorfc^burfc^c ftanb oor i{)r unb bccftc i^r (^cfic^t! !Docf)
ber lanj raftc mciter, unb Cte mit feincr ^artncrin brel)te
lid) l)eraug; „33oaina! SSoUina ^larber^!" ricf ,^ank faft 25
laut unb fcufjtc bann gleic^ miebcr erlcid)tert auf. ?lber mo
blieb Glf e ? .fwtte fie fcincn Xcinjer, obcr batte fie alle aug*
(^cfc^lagen, meit fie nic^t mit Die l)otte tan,^en mottcn ? —
Unb bie aWufif fetjte mieber ah, unb ein ncucr Xan^ bcgann ;
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!J)cr i2d)immclrciter
Qbcr tuicber fat) cr Glfc nici)t ! ^od) bort fam CIc, i.^c^
immcr bic bicfc «oUina in ben ?lrmcn! „9iun, nun," fagtc
<paufe ; „ba n)irb Scfe ^arbcrsi mit jcincn fiintunb.^roan^ig
IDcmat aurf) n)ol)l balb au^ 5Utcntcil miiffcn ! — 5lbcr n)o
6 i|t Glfe '?" .
Gr Dcrltefe feincn ^urpfoften unb brongtc fid) njcitcr m ben
®aal t)inein ; ba ftanb cr plo^Ud) oor ilir. bic mit eincr dltcrcn
^rcunbin in eincr ©cfe \a^. „|)au!c!" rief fie, mit it)rem
fdimden ?tntli^ j" i^"^ Quf blicfenb ; „bift bu t)ier ? Sd) fal)
10 bic^ boc^ nid)t tanjcn !"
„'^6) tanjte auc^ nid)t," crroibertc er.
— „5Scgt)alb nid)t, ^aute ?" unb fid) t)alb ertjebenb, fe^tc
fie fiin'su: „3Biaft bu mit mir tanjen? Sd) t)ab' es Cle
^eter^ nic^t gegSnnt ; ber f ommt nic^t micber !"
15 5lber ^aufe mad)te leine 5Inftatt : ,M banfe, (£«e," fagte
cr ; „id) ocrftctie ba§ md)t gut gcnug ; fie fonnten iiber bic^
lad)en ; unb bann . . ." cr ftodte pld^licf) unb fat) fie nur ani
feincn grauen 3lugcn tjcrjUd) an, als ob cr'g it)nen iiberlaffcn
miiffc, ba^ iibrige ju fagen.
20 „2Ba§ meinft bu, |)aufe ?" frug fie leifc.
_ „^c^ mein', eife, eg Jann ja boc^ ber ^ag nid)t fd)oner
fur mid) augget)en, al^ cr'^ fc^on getan t)at."
^^a," fagte fie, „bu t)aft ba^ Spiel gemonncn."
„eife !" ma{)ntc cr taum l)orbar.
26 i^a fd)tug it)r cine \)m 2ot)e in ba^ 51ngcfid)t : „®ct) !"
fagte fie; „n)afij milift bu ?" unb fd)lug bic ^lugcn niebcr.
m^ abcr bic ?^rcunbin jciit uon einem «urfd)cn sum Xanjen
fortge^ogcn imirbe, fagte ^■>au!c tauter: „Zd) badjtc, Glfe, ic^
t)dtt' ttja^ ©efferc^ gcmonncn !"
fWs
?^5?!Sff^'^3
35cr 8cf)immclrcitcr
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<^od) cin paax ^tugenblirfc furfitcn it)rc ^(ugcn auf bent
iPobcu ; bonn t)ob fie fie langfam, unb ein 93licf, mit ber
ftiUcn Slraft il)re5 SScfeng, traf in bie feinen, ber i{)n luie
Summerluft burd)ftrdnite. „Xi\, trie bir um^ C^rj ift, ^aufe!"
ivrad) fie ; „n)ir foUtcn ung m\)i fennen !" «
^Ife tan§te an biefem 5tbenb nid)t met)r, unb a(^ bcibe bann
nad) .f)aufe'flingcn, t)atten fie fid) ^anb in |)cnb gefafet ; au^
ber ^immel^t)6t)e funfelten bie Sterne uber ber fdinjeigenben
ai?arfc^ ; cin Ieid)ter Cftrainb tt)et)te unb brad)te ftrenge ^dltc ;
bie beiben aber gingen, ot)ne toiel ^ud)er unb Umt)ang, bat)in, lo
al3 fei eg t)I6^Iid) grut)Iing njorben.
.f)aufe f)atte fic^ auf ein ^ing befonncn, bcffen paffenbe
i^eriuenbung jtoar in ungettjiffer 3ufunft lag, mit bem cr fic^
aber einc ftiUe geier ju bereiten gebac^te. ^egt)alb ging er
am na^ften ©onntag in bie Stabt ^um alten ®olbfd)mieb 15
^Xnberfen unb beftellte einen ftarfen ©olbring. „Strecft ben
dinger t)er, bamit mir meffen !" fagte ber ?«te unb fafete it)m
imc^ bem ©olbfinger. „9Jun," meinte er, „ber ift nic^t gar fo
bicf, iDie fie bei eud) 2cuten fonft ju fein |)flegen!" 5lber
.{•)aufe fagte: „aKeffet lieber am fleincn Binfl^i^'" «"^ ^^^^* ^o
i()m ben entgegen.
!Der ®Dlbfd)mieb fat) it)n etma^ berbu^t an ; aber maS
tinnmerten it)n bie Ginfcille ber jungcn S3auernburfd)en : „S)a
lucrbcn mir fd)on fo einen unter ben 9)?dbd)enringen t)aben !"
laate cr, unb |)au!e fc^ofe bag Slut burd) bcibe SSangen.
i(ber ber fleine ©olbring pafete auf feincn fleincn Tvingcr, unb
a nat)m it)n tjaftig unb bejatilte itin mit blanfem <Silbcr ;
bann ftecfte cr it)n unter tautcm ^raflopfcn, unb aU ob cr
2r,
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^cr 3cljimmc(rciter
cincn fcicrlirf)cn ?(ft bci-jcl)c, in bic irikftcntQfd)c. ^ort trug ct
il)u fcitbcm an jcbcni lai^c mit Unrul)c unb bod) mit Stol^,
aiis )ci bic 3ScftcntQid)c nur baju "Oa, uni cincn Siing barin ^u
trogcn.
5 (5r trng i()n fo itbcr Zai)x unb lag, \a ber 9?ing muntc
fogar au^3 bicfcr nod) in cine ncuc 5Bcftcntaid)c raanbcrn ; bie
®clcgcnt)cit ju fcincr Scfniung f)attc fid) noc^ immer nlc^t
crgcbcn looUcn. 2l^ol)l toar'^j ilim burd) ben Slopf geflogen,
nur gcrabcnrocg^ uor fcincn SSirt Ijinjutrcten ; fein SSater
10 roar \a bod) auc^ cin Gingefcficner ! 5Iber loenn er ruf)igcr
hjurbc, bann louBtc cr root)!, bcr alte !Seid)graf roiirbc fcincn
^lein!rcd)t au5gelad)t {)abcn. Unb fo Icbten cr unb beg 5)cic^*
grafc .^oc^tcr ncbcncinanbcr t)in ; au^ fie in mdbd)en^aftcm
©d)roeigcn, unb beibe bod), aU ob fie a%it ^nb in ^nb
15 gingen.
ein Saf)r nad) jcncm SSinterfefttag ^atte Die ^eterS fcincn
!55icnft gef unbigt unb mit «ollina |)arberg ^oc^jcit 9emad)t ;
^aufc t)attc red)t get)abt : bcr 5llte roar auf 5lltcntcil gcgangen,
unb ftatt bcr biden Xod)tcr ritt nun bcr muntere Sc^roicger'
20 fof)n bic gclbe Stutc in bie Jcnnc, unb, roic c^ I)icfe, riirfroartl
all^cit gcgcn ben 'Scic^ ()inan. ^oufe roar ®rofefncd)t geroor^
ben, unb cin -Siingcrcr an fcinc 3tc(Ic gctrctcn ; root)t t)ottc
ber Xcid)graf il)n erft nid)t loollcn aufriidcn laffen. „^tcin=
fncd)t ift bcffcr!" t)atte cr gcbrummt; „id) braud)' it)n t)icr
25 bci mcincn 23iid)ern !" 'illbcr Glfc liattc il)m oorgel)alten :
„bann gctit and) |)aufc, ^^^atcr!" ^a :uar bcm mtcn bangc
geroorbcn, unb .S>aufc roar ^nm eirof?fncd)t aufgcriidt, ^attc
abcr troti bcffcn nad) roic uor and) an bcr ^cid)graffc^aft mit*
gct)ol|cn.
5)cr @d)immclreiter
53
■"'r
g^acf) ciitcm onbcrn Sofir abcr begann cr gcgen Glfc boDon
^u rcbcn, fein S3ater luerbc fiimmerlic^, unb bie paar Xagc,
tiic bcr aOSirt it)n im (5ommer in beffen 2Birt)clt)Qft laffc, tQtcn'ig
mm nid)t mct)r ; ber 3lltc quale fic^, cr biirfc ba^ nid)t longer
,j„ie(jen. — G^ mar ein <3ommcrabenb ; bie beibcn ftanben im 6
^animerfdjein unter ber grofeen (£f(^e Dor ber |)au^tur. ^a^
a)idbrf)en fat) eine SSeile ftumm in bie S^^^Q^ ^^ S3aumeg
t)inauf ; bann cntgegnete fie : „5c^ W^ ^W foQcn "^oUen,
.s^aufe ; ic^ bact)te, bu miirbeft felber too^I bag 9lecf)te treffen."
„3d) mu6 bann fort aug eurem ^Kiufe," fagte cr, „unb lo
tann nic^t wicbcffommcn."
Sic fc^micgen eine SScilc unb fa^eu in bod Slbcnbrot, bog
Driiben ^interm 25eid^c in bog SKcer bcrfon!. „35u mufet eg
roiffcn," fogtc fie ; „tc^ tear ^t morgen no^ bci beinem
i8ater unb fanb i^n in fcincm Sc^nftu^t cingefc^Iofen ; bie is
?)ieifefcber in bcr |Kinb, bag 9icifebrctt mit einer ^otben 3eic^=
nung log tjor i!^m ouf bcm Xifd^ ; — unb bo cr ertooc^t toat
unb mii^fom ein SSicrtcIftunbc^cn mit mir gcploubert ^otte,
uiib ic^ nun ge^cn ftottte, ba ^ielt cr mic^ fo ongftDoQ on ber
.{■)anl 5urud, olg furcf)tc er, eg fci a«nt le^tenmol ; ober ..."
„2Bogaber, ei!e?" frug ^wufe, bo fie fortjuf at)ren jogerte.
(Sin poor kronen ronnen iiber bie SSangen beg 9}?dbd)eng.
„3rf) boc&te nur on meinen S?oter," fagte fie; „glaub' mir,
ci^ jpirb \\)v ic^mer onfommen, bid) ju miff en." Unb oisJ ob
fie 5U bem - ^orte fic^ ermonnen miiffe, fugte fie t)in5U : ^SDZir m
i|t e^ oft, aU oh auc^ er ouf fcine 2:otenfammcr riifte."
4^aufe ontmortcte nic^t ; il)m mar eg plo^lid), olg rut)re fic^
bcr 9ling in fciner Xofc^e ; ober noc^ bcuor er feinen Unmut
uber biefe unroiafurlic^e fiebcngrepung untcrbriicft t)attc, fut)r
20
Ma
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!Dcr <Sc^immelrcitcr
eifc fort: „Wm> jiirn' nit^t, .^-wufc! Zd) trau', bu luirft
auc^ fo und nic^t Dcrlaffcn !"
2)a crgriff cr cifrig it)rc ^onb, unb fie cntjog fie it)m nic^t.
yiod) cine 253eilc ftanbcn bic jungen 9Jicnfci)cii in bcm finfcn^
6 ben ^untcl beieinanbci, h\^ tt)re .fninbc auiScinanberglitten,
unb jcbe^ fcine SScge ging. — Gin SSinbftofi ful)r cmpor unb
raufct)te burd) bie (Sfd)enbldtter unb madjtc bie Sdbcn tiap-
pern, bie an ber ^l^iorbcrfcitc be^ ^ufcd roaren ; QUmdt)Uc^ abcr
fam bie 9iad)t, unb StiUc lag iiber ber ungel)cueren ©bene.
10
^urc^ Glfe^ 3utun ftjat |Kiute t)on bem altcn 2)cic^grafcn
feineg 35ienfte^ entlaffen tt)orben, obgleic^ cr it)m rec^tacitig
nid)t gefunbigt t)attc, unb jftei ncue Stncc^te njorcn je^t im
.^au[e, — yiod) ein paar 9)?onate ttjeiter, bann ftcrb Xcbe
.fwien ; abcr beoor cr ftarb, rief er ben ©ot)n an fcine fiager^
15 ftatt: „(3e^' bid) ju mir, mein Sinb," fagtc ber 5(Itc mit
matter (Stimme, „bid)t ju mir! 2)u braud)ft bid) nid^t ju
furc^ten ; mcr bci mir ift, bag ift nur ber bunfle Gngel bc^
,^errn, ber mic^ ju rufen fommt."
Unb ber erfd)utterte 8ot)n fe^te fid) bt(^t an hoS bunflc
20 2Sanbbett : „@prcd)t 58ater, toaS ^f)r noc^ ju fagen t)abt !"
„^a, mein <So{)n, nod) etma^," fagte ber ?lltc unb ftrcrfte
fcine .pnbe iiber bag !Dcdbctt. „5(lg bu, nod) ein ^albcr
^unge, ju bem !Dcid)grafcn in 'J)ienft gingft, ba log'g in
bcinem Slopf, bag fclbft cinmal ju mcrbcn. !3?ag t)attc mic^
2.-, angeftctft, unb id) badjti aud\ allmafjtic^, bu fctcft ber red)te
9!Kann ba5U. I'lbcr bcin ^tCc war fiir fold) ein 3tmt ju flcin
— ic^ t)abe n)dt)renb boiner Sicnftjeit fnapp getebt — ic^
bac^t' eg 5U tjcrme^rcn."
!Dcr @cl)inimclrciter
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•Cxiufc fafetc t)cftig fcinc^ ^atcrd .^>anbc, unb brv ^?lltc
iiicl)tc fic^ aufaurid)tcn, bafe cr il)n fcl)cn foinic. „Z(i, ja,
mcin So^n," fogte cr, „bort in bcr obcrftcn 2cl)ublabc Dcr
3cl)atuUc licgt bad ^Dofumcnt. ^u JuciBt, bic altc ""^ditje
il^ol)lcr« t)at cine ^Jcnne Don fiinf unb cincm l)olbcn Dcmot ; o
abcr fie fonntc mit bcm SJiictgclbc oUcin in itircm friippcl-
Imftcn 5ater nicf)t mcl)r burd)finbcn ; ba t)abc id) aU.^cit nm
a\'artini cine beftimmtc 3ummc, unb and) inct)r, locnn id) c^
liattc, bcm armen 3D?enjc^ flcgeben; unb bofur l)at fie bie
Acnnc mir ubcrtrogen ; c^ ift aUe^ gcric^tlic^ fcrlig. lo
faux liegt and) fie am Xobe ; bic ^rQnft)cit unferer aWarfc^en,
bcr treb^, f)at fie befaUcn ; bu wirft nid)t mcf)r ju aat)Icn
brauc^cn !"
Ginc SScile fc^tofe er bic Stugcn ; bonn fagte cr nod) : „e^
in nid)t ml ; boc^ t)aft bu mcl)r bann, al^ bu bci mir gcttJo{)nt 1.5
icarft. aWOg' c« bir ju bcinem ©rbcnicbcn biencn !"
Untcr ben !Danfc«tt)ortcn beg (Sot)ncg fd)Iicf bcr Slltc cin.
(rr f)atte nic^tg mc^r ju bcforgen; unb fd)on nad) cinigen
Xagcn ^Qttc bcr bunfle (Sngel bc^ ^rm it)m feinc Slugcn fur
immer jugebrudt, unb ^ute trat fcin tjdterfi^cd ©rbc an. 20
5tnt 3:agc nad) bcm ©cgrdbni^ fam QiU in beffen
^:,a\i^. „2)anf, bafe bu cingudft, (5I!c!" ricf .f)aufe ibi aU
(Skn% cntgcgen.
5lber fie ernjibcrtc : „Sc^ gud' nic^t cin ; id) n)ia bci bir
cin iocnig Drbnung fd)affen, bamit bu orbcntlid) in bcinem 25
.v>anfe ttJO^nen tanuft ! ^cin SSater i^at »or feinen 3Qt)(en
unb 9liffcn nid)t mi um fid) gefet)en, unb auc^ bcr Zoh
jc^afft SBirrfal; id) njill'^ bir mieber cin ttjcnig Icbig
mad)en !"
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3)er <3d)iniinclrciicr
(Sr fat) QU(J fcincn groucn 5luQcn null ^^cvtroiicn auf fie ^in :
„3o jd)Qff' mx Crbnung !" fagtc cv : „icl) l)Qb*'? aud) licbct."
Unb bann bcgaim fie auf,^iiraumcn : basj JHcinbrett, bos
nod) balag, luurbc abgeftaiibt unb ouf ben iBubcn gtiCQ'
5 gen ; ^ieinfc^ern unb ifilcift ^'t unb Mrcibe forgfiittig in cincr
2d)QtuUen-'3d)ub(Qbe H)cggefd)lot)'cn ; bann luurbo bic junge
X'ienftmagb jnr .l')ilfe bercingerufen, unb nut il)r boiS (derate
bcr gan^cn Stubc in cine anbcre unb beffcrc 3tcllung gc--
brad)t, fo bofe cs( anfdjien, ai^ fei bicfelbe nun !)ellcr unb gr5-
10 m gemorbcn. 2dd)elnb fagtc Crlfc: ,,-^ag fonnen nur h)ir
Jrauen !" unb |)aufe, tro$ fciner ^rauer urn ben '^Sattv, tjattc
mit gliirflidjen 3(ugen pgefe^cn : aud) iuof)I fetber, rvo e3
notig njar, gefjolfcn.
Unb aU gcgen bie 'Dammerung — e§ war ju tfnfang bd
15 September^ — aHe^ tear, roie fie c^ fiir i{)n njoflte, faBte fie
fcine |>anb unb nirfte i^m mit i[)ren bunfein Slugen ^u : ^Sftun
fomm unb ife bei und ju Stbenb : benn meinem 93ater f)ah'
id)'g t)erfprcd)en miiffen, bid) mitjubringcn ; rtcnn bu bann
I)eimgei)ft, fannft bu ru{)ig m bein ^u^ trcten !"
30 5115 fie bann in bic gcrciumigc 2Sot)nftubc bc5 3)cic^grafen
traten, njo bei t)erfd)Ioffencn Ciiben fd)on bie beiben 2id)tei
auf bem ^ifd)e bronntcn, JuoUtc bicfer au5 feincm :^e()nftuf)I
in bie .r">ol)C, abcr mit feincm fd)iucrcn Miirper ^uriidfinfenb,
vief cr nur feincm friil)ercn .Stncd)t cntgcgcn : „9ied)t, rcd)t,
25 •C'^aufe, baf5 bu beinc alten ^i^cuubc auffud)ft! iiomm nur
nal)cr, immcr ndl)cr !" Unb ai^ ^aufc an fcincn 3tut)l gc-
trctcn )uar, fa^te cr bcffcn .'oanb mit fcincn beiben runbcn
.C-iiinbcn : „9iun, nun, mcin Sungc," fagtc cr, „fei nur rul)ig
jc^t ; benn fterben miiffcn luir alic, unb bein i^ater mar feiner
mm
!Dcr ®d)immc(rcitct
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uou ben 5d)lcd)t)tcii ! — ~?lbcr tilfc nun jurg', bofe bu ben
^^Haten auf ben lifd) fiiegfi ; u'ir miif-'cn unsJ ftarfrn ! Gd
tVl't uicl ^Irbeit fuv ""^\ -^1"^^'- ^'^' .ixnliftfd)au ift in
einmarfd) ; l^cid)-- nnb 3ielred)nnngcn l)Qncil)od) ; ber ncu=
lid)c Xeid)fd)aben am 35?cfterfoofl — id) lucin nid)t, roo mil s
bcr Slopf ftcl)t: abcr bciner, gottlob, ift um cin flut Stiicf
jitnger ; bn bift ein brauci ^iunQe, ^aufc !"
Unb nad) biefcr longen iHebc, luumit bcr 9lltc fc m ganjcsJ
.\>cr,^ borgelcgt t)Qtte, liefe er [id) in feincn ®tut)l ^urudfoHcn
nnb blinjeltc jef)nfud)tig nod) bcr liir, burd) iDc(rf)c Glfc ebcn lo
mit ber ©ratenfd)uffel l)ercintrat. ^nfc ftanb lodjclnb neben
il)m. „^m fe^' bid|." fagte bcr :Dcid); rof, „bamit roir nic^t
nnnfitig 3eit DcrfpiUen ; fait fc^merft basJ nid)t!"
Unb |)aufc fe^te fic^; eo fd)icn ii)m (3elbftt)crftanb, bic
^Jlrbcit oon Glfcfii itater mitjutun. Unb aU b»? .S>rbftfc^au is
bann gefommcn wax. unb ein pnar SKonbc met)r lad ^ativ
gingcn, ba t)atte er frcilid) and) bci. beftcn Xcil baran geiu^
^cr (£rsdt)ler t)iclt innc unb bMtz um fid). Gin ^Jloroc ,
fd)rei roar gegen ba^ ^eit'ter gcfd)lagcn, unu braufeen mm
.•oau^flur auig murbc ein Irampeln t)ijrbar, aU ob eincr ben 20
SI lei t)on feinen fd)njercn Stiefeln abtrete.
!X)eid)graf unb ®ctioamdd)tigte roanbten bic ^5pfc gegen
bic Stubentur. „S53a0 ift ?" rief ber erftcrc.
(^\n ftarfer SKann, ben Subioefter auf bem ^opf, wax cin*
gctrctcn. „^QXX," fagte er, „wn bcibc !)aben e* g?fe5}en, 25
.^■)an^ SfJirfcIiS unb id): ber ®d)immelrcitcr hat fic^ in ben
i8rud)geftttrst!"
„aBo fat)t i^r bag ?" frogtc ber 5)etd|graf.
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^er <3d)immelrcitcr
— „©«$ ift ja nur bie eine SSe^lc ; in SanfcniJ Jennc, loo
ber |)aufc^;^oien4loo9 bcginnt."
„®al)t il)r'^ nur cinmal ?"
— „3luv eininal ; ciU toax au6) nur tt)ic ®d)Qtten ; abcr ed
5 braud)t brum nidjt baiJ erftc 9Kal genjcfcn ju fein."
!Dcr 2)eid)graf luar aufgcftanbcn. „Sie tt)oIIcn cnti'djul-
bigen," fagtccr, fid) ju mir lumbcnb, „n)ir miiffcn braufecn
nad)fcl)cn, tt)o bas Unljcil t)innjiU !" 2)ann ging cr mit bcm
iBotcn 5ur 2iir I)inQU^ ; abcr and) bie iibrige ©efeUfdjoft
10 brad) auf unb folgtc it)ni.
Sd) blicb mit bcm Sd)ullcl)rcr allein in bcm grofecn Obcn
3immcr ; burd) bie unucrt)angcncn Jcnftcr, Jucld)c nun nic^t
mcl)r burd) bie 9{iirfcn bcr bauor fitjcnbcn (iJdfte oerbcdt tour-
bcn, fal) man frci l)inaui3, unb luic bcr Sturm bie bunflcn
15 I^olfen iiber ben ^')immcl jagte. ^cr ?Utc ]a^ nod) auf jcincm
^la^c, cin ubcrlcgcncsJ, faft mitleibigcsi XJdd)cln an] fcincn
i'ippen. „(£«$ ift bier ju leer gcmorben," fagte er; „bai7 id)
©ic 5U mir auf mein 3i'""i<^'^ labcn? 2^d) n)ot)ne I)icr im
.^"^aufc ; unb glaubcn Sic mir, id) fenne bie SSettcr l)icr am
20 T^cid) ; fiir um^ ift nid)t^ ju fiirdjten."
Zd) nal)m bad bantcnb an ; Denn and) mid) ttJoUtc l)ier .^u
froftcln anfangen, unb luir ftiegen untcr 2liitnal)me eined
i.'id)tc!^ bie <3ticgcn 5U ciner (^icbclftube I)inauf, bie ^wax
g(cid)fallei gcgen SKejten I)inauiglag, bercn J^^nfter abcr jc^t
25 mit bunflen 2BoUtcppid)en oert)angen maren. 'Zn einem
93ud)erregal fal) id) cine flcine 33ibIiott)ef, bancben bie ^or»
trdte jiucicr altpr ^-j^^rofefforcn ; Dor einem ^ifd)e ftanb cin
grojjer Cl)renlet)nftul)I. „5)?ad)en Sic fid)')^ bequem !" fagte
mcin frcunblid)cr lilBirt unb luarf cinijjC Xorf in ben nod^
S)cr Sdjimmclreiter
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(jlimmenben fleincn Cfcn, bcr obcn t)on cincm a31cd)feffel
i^chont loar. „9iur noc^ cin 233eilcl)cn ! (£r roirb balb faujcn ;
^amt brail' id) un^ ein &{a&d)m ©rog ; bag t)alt ©ie munter !"
„2)ct)en bcbarf e^ md)t," jagte id); „id) lucrb' nic^t fdjldf-
liiV lucnn id) Sl)ren ^aufc ouf fcinem Seben^meg begleite !" 8
— „!!Dieincn Sic?" unb er nidtc mit fcinen tlugcn Slugeii
;,ii mir l)crubcr, nad)bem id) bcl)aglic^ in fcinem Set)nftul)l
uiitcrgebrac^t luar. „3lm, wo blicbcn toxx benn? 2>a,
la ; id) ^ciB fc^on ! ?U)o :
ioanU t)atte fcin udtcrlid)ed (£rbc angetrctcn, unb ba bic lo
altc iHntje 3Bol)lerg aud) i()rem iiciben crlcgcn war, fo l)attc
^crcll 5enne c^ t)ermet)rt. ?lbcr jcit bem Xobc, obcr rid)tigcr,
jcit ben le^ten SBortcn fcinem ^>aterg luar in il)in etJooiS auf^
i^ciuad)fen, befjen Slcim cr td)on feit jeiner ttnobcnscit in fid)
i^ctragcn QOtte ; cr tt)iebcrl)oltc ^ fid) mel)r al^ ju oft, cr fci is
bor rcd)te !iDiann, mcnn'^J cinen neucn !rcid)grafen gcben
iniiffe. Xa^ max ed : fcin il^ater, bcr (•$ Derftct)cn mufete, bcr
\a ber fliigftc iDlann im Xorf gcipcfcn luar, t)atte it)m biefci^
'K^oxt niie einc le^tc (Mabc fcinem CSrbc bcigclcgt ; bie 9Sol)lcr»
id}c Scnnc, bic cr il)m and) uerbanftc, foUtc ben erftcn ^ritt^ ao
itcin ,^u bicfer 4>'^t)c bilben ! Xcnn, frcilic^, and) mit bicfer
- cin Xcic^graf uiiiftte nod) cinen anbern (Mrnnbbefi^ auf^
u'cifcn fOnnen ! Slbcr fcin 5<ater t)attc fid) cinfamc
"xal)rc fnapp bel)olfen, unb mit bem, wai cr fid) ent.^ogen
liattc, njar er bc^ neuen 33efitjc<^ |)crr genjorbcn ; bai? fonnte 25
cr and), cr f onntc noc^ mc^r ; bcnn fcinciJ ^^ater:? ilraft luar
jcl)on ocrbrouc^t gcmefen, er obcr fonnte nod) ial)rclang bic
Kl)iucrftc ?lrbcit tun ! d^c'xM), lucnn cr ei5 baburc^
iiad) bicfer 3eiic !)in cr^roong, burc^ bic Sd)drfen unb
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60
2)er <£cl)immcireiter
Spi^cn, bie cr bcr iBcrroattung fcine^ altcn 2)icnltt)crnt jugc
fe^t ^attc, luor il)m cbcn feine grcunbjd)aft im 2)orf ^uiucge
gcbracfjt loorbcn, unb Clc ^ctcr^, jein alter SSibcr|Qcf)cr,
I)atte junijfttiin cine Grb)cf)aft getan unb begann ein mo\)U
5 Ijabenber 3J?ann ^u merben ! ©nc SReit)e toon ®e[icf)tern giiig
oor jeincm inncrn ©lief Doriiber, unb [ie JQt)en il)n oUe mit
bfifen 5lugcn an ; ba fafetc i^n ein &xoli gcgcn bicfe aJicii^
fc^en, er ftrcrftc bie SIrme aug, al^ griffe cr nad) i()ncn ; benn
fie njolltcn it)n uom Stmte brdngen, ju bcm uon oUcn nur er
10 berufen luar. — Unb bie (^ebanfen I'efeen it)n nirf)t ; fie njorcii
immer luieber ba, unb fo njud)fen in feincm jungen .^xt.^cii
ncben bcr (£t)rcnt)aftigfeit unb iJiebc aud) bie ei)rfud)t unb
bcr ^^. 9lbcr bicfe beiben Derfd)lofe er ticf in feincm
Snnern; felbft (Slfe at)ntc nic^t^ bauon.
15 — 5i(^ ba<J neue 5at)r gefommcn roar, gob e^ cine .^ody-
5cit: bie Sraut wax cine 5?crtt)anbtc Don bon .^^jaicni^, unb
.^ufc unb Slfc ioaren beibe bort gelobcnc @dfte ; ja, bei bcm
.^iod)5eiteffcn traf cfiS fid) burc^ bas! ^(u^bleibcn cincic* nat)crcn
iBcnoanbten, bafi fie it)rc ^Id^e ncbcneinanbcr fonben. ''Jinx
20 ein iidd)cln, bas iiber beiber 5lntliu glitt, ucrriet t()rc 'i^xcuhe
bariJber. ?lber (ilfc faf^ l)eutc tcilnal)mlo<^ in bcm (^ndufc^e
bes ^^lauberuv:* unb (^Idfcrflirrenf?.
„5cl)lt bir ctroas?" fragte .'paufe.
— ,.C, cigcntlid) nidjtS; c^ finb mir nur ju Dielc !iD^en^
es fd)cn l)ie;."
„?(ber bu fiet)ft fo traurig au^ !"
3ie fd)iittelte ben Slopf ; bann fprad)en fie roicbcr nid)t.
X)a flieg eg iiber ibr Sc^iocigcn loic (5ifcrfud)t in ibm auf,
unb l)einUic^ unter bcm iibcr!)dngenben %ifd)tud) ergriff er
^er (3ct)imme(Teiter
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J
ilnc .fjanb ; aber fie ^ucfte nid)t, fie f^Iofe fic^ ttjic tocrtrauen^*
null urn feine. ^atte ein (%ful)l ber '!8crlaffenl)eit fie befallen,
Da ibrc ^(ugen tdglic^ ouf ber t)infdlligen (iJeftalt bes 3Jaterd
l)aitcn mufjten ? — .^ufe barf)te nid)t Daran, fic^ fo ^u fragen,
abci' il)m ftanb ber ''KUm ftiU, aliS er je^t fcinen ©otbring au« s
Dcv Iafd)e jog. „iJdf5t t>u it)n fi(jen '?" frogte er ^itternb,
iiHibrciib er ben iRing auf ben (^olbfinger ber )d)mQlen ^jponb
jit)oh.
(^icgcniiber am lifc^e fo,, le ^xau ^oftorin ; fie legte
VlouUd) it)rc (^abel t)in nnb Joanbte fic^ :)U il)rem 9?od)bor : lo
,;.Utcin (yJott, basi 3)?dbd)en !" rief fie ; „fi^ wirb ja totenblafe !"
^,'Uier baci ^Blut fetirte fd)on ^^uriirf in (Slfeig SlntU^. „Eannft
bii luarten, .^■>aufe ?" fragtf fie leife.
Xcr flugc 7ixic)c befann fid) bod) noc^ ein paar ^lugcnblirfe.
„.'hifiua^y" fagte er bann. la
— „Xu meiBt t>a^ n)ot)l ; ic^ brand) bir'«J nid)t ju fagen."
„T\i t)aft red)t," fogte er; „ja (£lfe, ic^ fann marten —
U'ciino nur ein nienfd)lid) 3lbfel)en i)atl"
„C C^Jutt, id) fiirc^t', ein na()e« ! Sprid) nid)t fo, |)aufe;
Dii fvrid)ft Don meinesf i^aterfif ^ob !" 5ie legte bie anbere 20
\\inb ouf it)re iiBruft : „33iiS bal)in." fagte fie, „trag' id) ben
"^uU&ring l)ier; bn foUft nic^t fiirc^ten, t>a^ bu bei meiner
l'vi'',cit it)n ^uriirfbefummft !"
i'o IddH'lten fie beibe, unb il)re |wnbe prcfeten fid) inein-
all^or, bafj bet onberer @elcgcnt)eit t>a^ SJZobc^en rootjl la«t 25
aiifi^efd)rien t)dtte.
Tie ^rau ^^aftoriii battc inbeffen unabldffig nad) Slfe^
.'liiiU'n bingcfel)en, bic ic\.U untcr bcm Spi^enftric^ beg golb*
iiofafcncn Stdppd)cniJ luie in bunflem Jeuer brannten. 33ei
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!I)er 2d)immelrciter
bcm suncCimenbcn ©ctofc am Iiicl)e aber t)Qtte fie nic^td Dcr»
ftonOen ; oud) an il)rcn iJioc^bar wanbtc fie fid) nid)t loicber ;
bcnn fcimenbf «i:l)en — unb urn cine iold)c )d)ien c* it)r fid}
bcnn hod) bier ^u l^anbcln - fd^on urn bcsJ bancben fcimcn
5 ben ^raupffnniQ^ fm iljren iRaiin, ben ^oftor, pflcQte fie
mc^t ^u ftdren.
i^Uee '^orol)nunfl war in (SrfiiUung ftcganflen : cince 2)for
(^cn« nod) Cftcrn l)attc man ben '^eic^grafen 2cbe i^oitcrK-
tot in fcincin i^ett getunbcn ; man faJ)'e an feincm Slntlit^,
10 cin iut)iflc<J (5nbe mar ©arauf c\cfd)ricben. ^ bottc audi
mcbrfac^ in ben Ictjti'u SJ^onben x'cbcnoiiberbrufe fleauftert
fcin ileibfleridit, ber Cfenbraten, felbft fcine l^ntcn l)attcn it)ni
nidjt mcl)r fd)meden luoUcn.
Unb nun c^ab c^ einc grofee iJeic^c im I)orf. Xroben auf
16 ber ©ceft auf bcm iBcflriibnisplo^ um bie Slird)c wax :^\i
aSeftcn cine mit '3d)micbc9ittcr umbcflte (%abftatte ; cin
brcitcr blauer (%abftein ftanb ]({\t anfflel)oben gcgen cmc
Xranercfd)e, auf meld)em ba«5 iBilb bc<J lobes mit ftarf
flcjal)ntcn Slicfcrn au^gcljauen war; barunter in grofecn
20 SBud)ftaben:
Xat ia be 2)ot, be oHen« fritt,
!}Jimmt iiunft un 'JUetenfc^op bi mit;
lie Hole IRann xi nu oergikn
(l^ott gdio em feU( Uperftdn.
2B Gfi! war bie iBcgrcibnidftatte bee* frui)eren ^Ccidjgrafen
'IhAkxt "icbfcn ; nun war einc frifd)e Wrubc gcgrabcn, wol)in=
cin bcffen 2ubn, ber jcOt ucrftoibcnc Teid)graf lebc i^olfcrtv^
bci^rabcn worbcn folltc. Unb fd)on fam unten am ber aWarj(^
!t)er 3cl)immclrcitcr
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bcr l'cid)cn,^ufl l)cran, cine "Sknc^c iBaflcn aiiij alien iiird)fpicl«J-
Dinicni ; aii} bcm uorbcrftcn ftanb bcr fc^tucrc 3arg, bic beibcn
biaiifcn iHappcn bcs bci(l)cirdflicl)cn 3taUci3 ^^oc^cn it)n jd)on ben
KiiiDiflcn ^^Inbcrcj pr (Meeft l)inauf; 3cl)iDeife unb 9Jidl)ncn ber
i^fcrbe lDel)ten in bem fa; a-fen <"^rul)JQl)ri5H)inb. 2)cr Wotteciacfcr s
mil ^ic Siir(f)e luar bi« an bic S^dlle mit SD/cnfdjen angefiillt ;
klbit auf bem gemaucrtcn Jorc l)iicttcn iBubcn mit flcincn itin=
Dcin in ben Vlrmen ; fie JuoUten alle bay iBcQrabcn anfct)cn.
?sm ."oaufe bruntcn in bcr ^JJiarfcl) l)attc Crifc in ^^cfcl unb
.h.H>hnt]claf? ta<s> i;?cicl)cnma()l cicriiftct ; alter 5Scin lunrbc bei lo
^on (^icbcrfcn l)in(^cftcllt : an ben "l^latj bc\5 Cbcrbcicl)i]rafcn —
^c!ln and) cr luar bciit nid)t aiK^c^cblicbcn — unb an ben bc«^
tHii'tovo jc cine J"ylafdK Vanc]fint. 'illl'o alleys bcforflt wax,
c\\n(\ fie burd) ben 2 tall nor bic .s>oftur ; fie traf niemanbcn
auf ihrcm Tlkge : bic Mncd)tc luarcn mit .^uci (^cfponnen in is
^cr i'cid)enful)r. .5>ier blicb fie ftcben unb fat), lodbrcnb it)rc
Iiaacrflcibcr im Ariililingsroinbe flattcrtcn, roic briiben an
^cm I^orfc jet^t bic lemcn Si^aflcn ,yir .Slirdjc l)inauifubren.
:'iad) ciner Si^eile entftanb bort cin (^kroiil)!, bem einc Ioten=
ftillc ,^u folflen fd)icn. (fife faltete bic .'pdnbc; fie fcnftcn 20
iDobl ben 3ar(^ \c{\t in bie (%ube: ,.llnb pr ®rbe luieber
iollft bu locrben !" UniuiUfiirlid), Icife, ale bdttc fie oon bort
oc' bbren fbnnen, fprad) fie bic SBorte nad) ; bann fiilltcn ilirc
I'liiflcn fid) mit 3!rdnen, ihre iiber ber ^^^ruft (^cfaltcten .{■>dnbe
iaiifcn in ben 3d)ofi ; „^i^atcr unfer, bcr bu bift im .v>immel I" 2.5
hctctc fie uoll ^snbrunft Unb ali? ta^ (^cbet bee .s>errn ^u
^nbc roar, ftanb fie nod) Inn(^e unbewcfllid), fie, bie jcyiqc
Avrrin bicfe*^ (^roftcn aJiarfd)t)ofcci, unb (^kbanfen bcis Xobes
imb bee i.'ebene bcc^anncu fidi iit it)r ',u ftreiten.
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!Der <5d)immclreiter
Gin feme^ aftoHen luccftc fie. 911^ fie bie ?Iuflen affnete,
fat) fie fc^on wieber cinen 3Saflcn 'im ben onbcrcn in rafc^er
gahrt Don ber '))iax)d} l)exah unb cjeflen il)rcn .^o) l)eran torn-
men. 2ie ricl)tete fic^ auf, blicfte nod) einmal fd)Qrf ^inous
5 unb c\m ^onn, luie fie (icfoniincn tuor, biird) ben Stall in bie
feierlid) l)erfleftcUten 2Bot)nraumc .suriirf. 5lud) l)ier war nie-
nianb: nur burd) bie 9)?aiter l)i)rtc fie basJ ^umoren ber
SD^iiiibc in ber <ilitd)c. Die i^efttafel ftanb fo ftiU nnb cinfom ;
ber Spiegel ,vui)d)en ben ^vcnftern wax init roeincn ^iic^crn
10 .^ugeftedt unb cbenfo bie SDkffinflfnbpfe on bem iBeilecjerofen :
cci blinftc nid)tci nicbr in ber 5tube. (Site fal) bie Xuren toot
bem ^ii^anbbett, in bem il)r ^i^ater feinen IctUen ed)Iaf getan
l)atte, offen ftcl)en unb (\m fli".^» ""^ f"^)"^^^ ^'^ t^ft ,^ufammen :
mie c^ebanfenlod Uk> fie ben Sinufprud), ber ,^mifd)en iKofcn unb
15 i)tclfeu mit flolbcnen "l^ud)ftabcn burauf gefcb'-ieben ftanb :
„$eft bu bin I)dgn)erf ric^tifl bdn
230 fommt be @ldp uon juloft ^etan.*
:j)as! it>ar nod) Don bem (%oniiatcr ! — (5inen SBlicf ttjarf
fie aur ben ^Xt^anbid)rant ; cr luar faft leer ; aber burd) bie
20 (NHiwtiircn fab fie nod) ben rtefd)liffenon ^.J-^ofal barin, ber
ibrom ^^NQtcr, Mw or (\ni\ or,:^dl)lt batto, cinft bci cinem i'Hing-
reitcn in femev ^sugenb q1c< '4?roiv .^utcil geiuorbcn luar. '3ie
nabm ibn berauv's unb feUtc ibn bci bem Wcberf bc^? Cberbeid)-
t^rafcii l^ann fting fie am ^cwm ; benn fd)on l)brte fie bie
'2fl ^ij^ai]*-'" ii" ^'-'^* 5&krfte beraufroUcn ; einer urn ben anbciTt
bidt uor bem .'oaufe, mh munterer, a(c( fie ^efommcn luarcn,
IpvaiuKU \^^'^ ^'^^' ^^^^^''*^ »^^ -^'^^'" ^'^'•'" ^^"^* ^'''" '-^oben.
.VHinbe rcibcnb unb plauber^i^ bran|jt>' fid) allcxS in bie i^tube ;
Xqx Sdjimmclrcitcr
G.i
iiidlt laiiflc, [o fc^tc man fid) an bic feftlicl)c Xafcl, au[ bcr bic
luDblbcrcitcten ®pci)cn bampftcn, im '•-^^cjcl bcr Dbcrbeid)9raf
iiiit bcm ^aftor ; iinb I'dini unb lautco 3d)iuatjcn licf ben lifd)
ciitlanfl, ale ob l)icr nimmcr ber Xob feine furc^tbarc 8ttllc au«=
i^clncitct t)dttc. Stumm, 'i>ai 3(ugc ouf i()re (Mdfte, ging Glte mit .n
Den SD^agben an ben 1i|d)en t)eruni, bafe on bem iieid)enmat)le
iiiri)t^ ucrfctien werbc. ?luc^ .^uufc |)aicn jafj ini 3SJoI)n5immer
ncbcn Cle ^cteriS unb anbercn flcincren Sefi^ern.
!9?ad)bem bai^ 9J^al)l bccnbct wax, ipurbcn bie rocifeen "Jon-
pfcifcn auS bcr Gcfe gct)olt unb angebrannt, unb (£lfc ttjor lo
Riicbcrum gcfd)aftig, bic gcfiiUten Staffcctofien ben ©often
anyibicten ; benn and) ber wurbe l)eute nid)t gefpart. ^m
'linilinjimmcr an bcm ^^ultc bcs cbm 93cgrabenen ftanb bcr
rbcrbcid)grat im ®cfpidri)c mit bom 'ij.^oftor unb bcm ttjcift-
liaavigcn 2)eic^get)oUmdd)tigten Sciuc 9)Janncrsi. „5lUe!3 gut, is
Tshr .S^crrcn," fagte ber crfte, „bcn ilten 5)cid)grafcn t)oben
iiiir mit Gl)ren beigefctjt ; abcr tuolier i!cl)nien loir ben neucn ?
vsd) bcnfc, aRanncrsS, -3t)r mcrbet Gud) bicfer SBiirbc unter=
uil)cn miiifcn !"
2!cr alte SWannenS t)ob Idd)c(nb bos fdiroarjc (2ammet' ao
fiippdjcn oon fcinen njcifjcn .Ooarcn: ..^^Krr Cbcrbcic^graf,"
)\iqtc er, „boi^ Spiel miirbe ^u fur,^ mcrben ; ol^ ber ucrftor^
iK-nc Xcbe 5.!!ol(erts:! 't)cid)grat, bo murbe id) (ycl)oUmdd)tigter
mib bin e^ nun fd)Dn uicryg ^a^xc \"
„'j!ad ift fcin S[lfangcl, SDJonners^ ; fo fennt ^^r bie ©e- 26
iilHifte um fo beffor unb mcrbct nid)t 9iot mit il)ncn tioben !"
'?(ber bcr "Jlltc fd)iittcltc ben Slopfi ,Sc\n, ncin, Gucr
'^iiiabcn, loffct mid), mo id) bin, fo loufc id) mot)l nod) ein
paar !3at)rc mit !"
I i
QQ !55ct ®d)immclrcitcr
T^cr ^aftor ftanb ilim bci: „2Bc^t)Qlb," fogte cr, ,.n^t
bcu ind ?lmt ncDmcn, bcr c5 tQtjad)Ud) in ben Ic^tcn ^Q^rcn
bod) 9cfiU)rt1)at?"
^cr Cbcrbeidigraf jal) il)n an: „5c^ ucrUct)c nicf)t. ^rr
«lbcr bet ^aftor luic^ mit bcm J^ingcr m ben ^cjel, wo
.s^anfc in tanflfam ernftcr 5Sei)e jmei dlteren iieuten etraad ju
c'rflaren tcl)ien. „1^ort ftcl)t er," jaflte er, „bie lan^e ^ne^cm
aeftalt mit ben fluflen grauen ^lugen nebcn ber Dageren ^le
,0 nnb ben ^m\ Scl)abeln)5lbunflen bariiber ! CSr mr be^ Sllten
«ncci)t unb fitU je^t anf jeiner eiflenen f Icinen SteUe ; cr x\t
max etiDQ^ Jung!" c -^ = s.
„Gr jd)eint ein l^reiniger," fagte ber Cbcrbcid)grQf, ben
ilim fo ^iUugefteUten mufternb.
,, er i)t taunt i)ierunb.vt)an,yg," bemerfte ber ©ctJoUmac^tigte
gicanner^; „aber ber ^aftor l)Qt red)t: m^ in ben te^ten
-sat)ren «nte^ fiir Dc\d)c unb Siele unb bergleid)cn t)om
ieidigrafenamt in i^orfd)lag tarn, bag war toon it)m ; mit
bcm 9lltcn war'^5 bod) ^ute^t nid)tg me!)r."
.,, ^0 jo '^" mad)tc ber Cberbcid)grof ; „unb ^f)r mcmct,
' cr 'iuTire nun and) ber «fann, urn in M 3lmt feineg alten
.Cxrrn cinsuriirfen ?"
:rcr ^Wann ware cr fd)on," entgcgnete ^cwe ^amcii;
aber ibm fcDIt ba^^, lua.^ man l)ier „SlIei unter ben ^iifien"
■^5 iicnnt ; join ^^Uitcr l)attc jo um jiinj.^cl)n, er mag gut swan^tg
Xcniat babcn ; aber bamit ijt bi^ je^t t)ier niemanb 2)eid|»
graj gcmorben."
Xer ^^iSajtor tat jd)on ben 9Jhinb axil ak^ moUc er etma^
cunucubcn, ba trat L^fe ^i^olfert.S bic cine Seile jd)on m
I)cr ©c^immclreitet
6T
]iinmcr Qcwefen, pld^tid) ju it)ncn : „2Boacn Gucr ©nobcn
Inir cin SSort crlaubcn?" fprod) fie ju bcm Cbcrbcamtctt ;
„c^ ift nur, bamit aii^ einem ^^rrtum nicl)t ciu Unrcc^t
lucrfec !"
„3o fpred)t, ^ungfcr Glfc!" cntgcgnctc biefcr; „2i.^ci^i)eit 6
Don liiibfcfien SDidbc^cnUppen l)art fid) aU,^cit gut!"
— „ed ift nid)t aBei^t)eit, Guer C^)nabcn ; id) luia nur bic
$Jabrl)cit fogcn."
.,?(uc^ bic mufe man \a t)atcn fonncn, Sunftfcr (Slfc !"
Dq^ SWobc^cn liefe il)re bunfcin ^lugcn noc^ cinmal jur lo
Scttc gc^cn, al« ob fie njcgcn uberfliiffiger Ct)ren fid) tierfi*
d)crn ttJoUc : „Gucr ©noben," begann fie bann, unb it)re Sruft
l)ob fic^ in ftdrfcrer Seioegung, „mein ^atc, Sett)e SDJonnerg,
jafltc ^t)nen, baft |)aufe .t)aien nur etraa jiDanjig ^emat im
ij^cfi^ t)abc ; bag ift im 9tugcnblicf aud) ric^tig ; abcr fobalb is
Co fein mufe, mirb ^auk nod) um fo mi met)r fcin eigcn
ncnnen, aU bicfer, mcinc^ ^aters^, jc^t mein .f»of an :j)cmat^
^alil betragt ; fur einen 3^cic^grafen n)irb bag ^ufammen benn
uiolil rcid)cn."
^^cr alte 9)fanncrg rccfte ben tt)ei^en topf gegen fie, aid 20
miiffc cr crft fet)cn, mer benn eigentlid) ba rebe : ,Mai ift
biv? ?•' fagte cr ; „ftinb, m^ fprid)ft bu ba ?'
?lber (Slfe jog an einem fd)mar5en ©iinbc^en cincn blinfen*
ben (Molbring and it)rem 9)aeber: „^d) bin berlobt, ^ate
Wanncrg," fagte fie; „t)ier ift ber 9{ing, unb .^mfe ^akn 25
iit mein ©rdutigam."
— „Unb mann — id) barf'g tt)ol)l fragen, ba id) bic^
am ber ^aufe \)ob, (Site i^olfertg — luann ift benn bag
^lificrt ?"
m
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!Der ©c^immcUcitcr
— „1ai mx icI)on t)or Qcraumcr 3^'^ ' ^^^) *^"^ ^^
miinbig, ^Qtc 9Kanncrs$." foflte fie ; „mcin t^akt xoax )6)on
tjinfaUig roorbcn, unb ba id) it)n fanntc. u- mill' id) it)n indit
mc^r bamit bcunriit)i9cn ; i^t, ba cr bei (^ott i)t. .mrb cr
8 cinfct)cn, bofe fcin Slinb bci bicjem mamc m{)i flcborrtcn
tft. ^d) l)attc eg aud) botf XraucrJQt)r l)inburd) jd)on qu«=
flefdimicflcn ; jc^t aber, urn i^uU^ unb urn be* Sloo^cs
wiUcn, !)ab' id) rcben miiffeit." Unb ,sum C(Krbcid)(^rQfcn
flcruonbt, fe^tc fie l)in5u: .CSuer CVJnabeu woUc.i mir bo^
10 uerjci^en !" . ^ u
5)ie brci Wamn fQl)en fid) on ; ber ^oftor lodjte, bcr altc
®et)oUmad)ti9te liefe e^ bei einem „imm, t)mm!" bewcnben,
tt)Q{)renb bcr Cberbeid)9rQf luic Dor ciner widitigcn C5ntfa)ci»
buns fid) bie etirn rieb. „^Q. liebc :^un9fer," foflte er cnblid),
15 Qbcr line ftet)t e* benn Dior im Stooge mit ben cticlid)en
®uterrcd)ten ? :5d) mufe 9eftet)en, id) bin augenblirfUc^ nid)t
red)t lapitelfeft in biefem 5»irrfal !"
„!l5Qg braud)en ©uei (Mnaben aud) nid)t," entgcgncte bc«
2)eid)grafen •3:od)tcr, „id) wcrbe uor ber .f)od)5cit meincm
20 SSroutigam bie ©utcr uOcrtvagcn. Sd) t)abe aud) memcn
fleinen etoU," fe^tc fie ladielnb l)in3U ; „id) ttJtU ben rcid)=
ftcn Tlam im 2)orfe tieiraten !"
„5nun, gjianncrg," meinte bcr ^^aftor, „ic^ bcn!e, Sie
jDcrbcn and) ol* ^ate nid)tg bagegen t)aben, wenn idi ben
25 jungen -Deidigrafen mit bed oltcn Xod)ter sufammengcbe !"
icr ^:iatc fcl)uUtlte tcig ben Sopf ■• »Unfer ^rr ®ott gebe
feinen Segcn !" fagte er anbad)tig.
3)cr Cbcrbciinuraf obcr reid)te bem 9::dbd)en feinc ^^nb:
„m^v unb njcije ^ol^t :^f)r gefprodjen, Glfe 58o«ert« ; ic^
!Dcr Sc^immclreitcr
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D,info C^ucf) fur |o frfiftigc erlauterungcn unb tjoffe cud) in
;^ifunft, unb bci frcunblidjercn (^clcQcn^citen aid t)cutc, bcr
(^)alt (f urcc> ^-jaufcd ju jein ; abcr — baft cin 5)ci(()9rQf Don
jolcl) jungcr ^ujujier gemac^t »urbe, bad ift bad SSunbcrbare
an bcr @ad)e."
„Gucr Wnabcn," crtoibcrtc @t(e unb fat) ben giitiflcn Obcr^
;camten nod) cinmal mit il)rcn crnftcn 3lui\cn an, „cinem
scil)tcn SKannc wirb auc^ bie Jrau n)ot)l t)clfcn burfcn!"
^ann ging fie in ben anftoncnbcn ^^cfcl unb Icgte fc^njcigcnb
il)rc ;g>anb in ^ufc ^icnd.
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eg ttJQr urn me^rerc ^a!)rc fpdter : in bent ftdnen ^aufc
^ebe ^aieng n)ot)nte je^t etn riiftiger Strbeiter mit grau unb
Slinb ; ber junge 2)eic^graf |)aufe |)aicn fafe mit feinem SSeibe
Glfe SSoIfertg auf beren ddterlic^cr ^offtelle. Sm ©omnter
6 roufc^te bie gettjaltige (Sfdje narf) h)ie bor am |)aufc ; aber auf
ber Sanf, bie je^t baruntcr ftanb, fa^ man abenbg meift nur
bie junge grau, einfam mit ciner tjduglic^en 5lr&eit in ben
|)anben; no^ immer fet)ltc cin Slinb in biefer (£l)e; ber
9Kann aber t)atte anbere^ ju tun, a\^ ^eierabenb t>or ber ^iir
10 5u Ijalten ; benn trot) feiner frut)eren aKitI)iIfe lagen au0 bc^
5iaen 5lmtgfiit)rung eine 9)2enge unerlebigter 2)inge, an bie
auc^ er berjeit ju ru^ren nid)t fur gut gefunbcn t)atte ; jet^t
aber mufete aamdt)Uc^ afle^ aug bem SSege; er fegte mit
einem fd)arfcn SSefcn. 2)a5U !am bie 93emirtfcf)aftung ber
15 burd) fcinen eigenen 2anbbefi^ DergrSfeerten ©teUe, bet ber er
gteid)mot)l ben ^Icin!nec{)t nod) gu fparen fud^te ; fo fat)cn ft(^
bie bciben ©tjeteute, aufecr am ©onntag, mo ^irc^gang get)alten
murbe, meift nur bci bem oon |)aute eilig beforgten 2Kittag*
cffcn unb beim 5Iuf- unb 9^iebergang beg Xageg ; eg mar ein
20 2eben fortgefe^ter 5trbeit, bod) gteic^mof)! ein jufriebeneg.
^am tarn ein ftorenbeg SSort in Umlouf. — %U toon ben
jungeren S3efit3ern ber SKarfd)^ unb ©eeftgemeinbe eineg ©onn*
tagg nac^ ber £ird)e ein etmag unrul)iger ^rupp im togc
broben am ^run!e fcftgeblieben mar, rebeten fie beim Dierten
25 obcr funften ©lafc ^mar nid)t iiber Honig unb 9fJegierung —
fo I)od) murbe bamalg nod) nid)t gcgriffcn — moI)t aber fiber
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2)er (Scf)immelrcitcr
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gommunat= unb Dbcrbeamte, i)or aUcm iiber ®cmcinbe=
abgaben unb =2aften, unb jeionger fie rebeten, befto ttjeniger
fanb baDon ©nabe t)or i^ren ^lugen, infonberg nic^t bie neucn
:i:cirf)laftcn ; atte <SieIen unb (Sd)Ieufen, bie fonft immer ge^
lialtcn t)atten, feien je^t reparaturbebiirftig ; am 3)eid)e fanben
lid) immer neue ©teUen, bie ^unberte toon barren ©rbe notig
Iidttcn ; ber Xeufct m6(f)te bie ©efc^ic^te ^olen !
„T)a^ fommt toon eurem ftugen 2)ei^grafen," rief einer
Don ben ©eeftleuten, „ber immer griibeln ge^t unb jeine
Jtnger bann in alle^ ftedt!"
,,'^a, matttn," fagte Ote ^cter§, ber bem Spredjer gegen=
iibcr fofe; „retf)t ^aft bu, er ift t)interfpinnig unb fud)t beim
Cbcrbeidigraf fic^ 'nen meifeen ^ufe 5" ntQcf)en; aber ttjir
t)abcn it)n nun einmaU"
„28Qrum l)abt \\)x it)n end) auft)uc!en laffen?" fagte ber is
onbere ; „nun miifet if)r'g bar bejatiten."
£Ie ^eterg Iarf)te. „^a, 9Karten gebber^, ta^ ift nun fo
bei ung, unb batjon ift nid)tg abjufra^en: ber alte n)urbe
^cicf)graf toon feine^ SSaterg, ber neue toon feine^ SSeibeS
racgen." 2)ag ®etad)ter, bag je^t um ben ^ifd) lief, jeigte, 20
uielrf)en ©eifatt bag gepragte SSort gefunben t)atte.
?lber eg mar an 5ffentlid)er SBirtstafel gefprocf)en morben,
c^5 blieb ni^t ba, eg tief batb um im ®eeft= mie unten in bem
5J?arfd)borf ; fo !am eg and) an ^au!e. Unb mieber ging toor
fcincm inneren 5luge bie 9?eit)e iibelmoaenbcr ®efid)ter toor- 25
iibcr, unb no^ ^5t)nifd)er, alg eg gemefen mar, ^5rte er bag
(yeldd)tcr an bem SBirtg^augtifdie. „|)unbe !" fd)rie er, unb
fcinc 5(ugen fat)en grimm sur Seite, alg moUe er fie pcitfdjcn
iaffen.
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2)er Sc^immelreiter
2)a iegtc ei!e i{)re ^anb auf feincn Strm : „Safe fie ! bie
tuaren alle gem, tt)a§ bu bift !"
— ,,'^a^ ift eg eben !" entgegnetc cr groUenb.
„Unb," fut)r [ie foit, „t)at benn Die ^jJeterg fic^ nicf)t felber
6 eingefreit?"
„2)ag t)at pr, eife ; aber ttjag cr mit SSoUina freitc, ba§
reic^te ntd)t jum 'I)eicl)grafen !"
— „©ag' lieber: er reidjte ni^t basu!" unb (SIfe brel}te
it)ren 9J?ann, fo bafe cr fic^ im (Spiegel fc{)cn mufete ; benn ^e
10 f^anben ^njifdien ben genftcrn in it)rcm dimmer. „5)a ftel)t
ber S)eid)grQf!" fagte [ie; „nun fie^ il)n an; nur wcr ein
51mt regieren tann, ber l)at c^ !"
„!Du t)aft nidjt unrecl)t," entgegnetc er finnenb, „unb bod)
. . . 9?un, eite ; ic^ mufe jur Ofterfc^leufe ; bie Xiiren fd)liefeen
16 njicber nicl)t !"
(Sic briidtc i^m bie ^anb : „tomm, fie^ mic^ erft einmol
an ! 2Bag {)aft bu, beine 51ugcn fet)cn fo in§ SSScite ?"
„m6)t^, eife ; bu Ijoft \a red)t." —
(Sr ging ; aber nid^t langc ujar er gcgangen, fo ttjar bie
20 S^lcufenreparatur bergeffen. Sin anberer ®ebanfe, ben er
t)olb nur au^gebac^t unb feit Sat)rcn mit fic^ uml)ergetragen
^atte, ber aber oor ben brangcnben 5lmtggcfc^aften ganj auriicf'
getreten toax, bemac^tigte fic^ feincr jc^t aufg neuc unb ma^-
tiger al^ je juoor, aU feien plo^lic^ bie ^^lugel it)m gewac^fen.
26 Staum, \>a^ er e§ felber toufetc, befanb er fic^ oben auf bem
|)afbeid), fc^on cine meite ©trede fiibttjartg nac^ ber ©tabt ju ;
boa ^orf, bag nacf) bicfer ©cite tjinauSlag, toax ibm jur
2in!en longft t)crfcf)h)unben ; noc^ immcr fc^ritt er meiter,
feine 5lugen unabldffig nacJ) ber ©ccfeitc auf bag breite
S)er Sctjimmelreiter
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SSorlanb gcric^tet ; ware jcmanb neben i()m gcgangcn, cr I)attc
e^ jcl)en muffen, toeld) einbringUdje ©eiftc^arbcit t)inter biefcn
?lugen oorgtng. enblid) blieb er ftet)en : bag 35orlonb fd)tt)anb
t)icr 5U einem fc^maten ©treifen an bem 2)eicf) aufamwen.
„gg mufe gcf)en !" fprac^ cr bei [id) felbft. „(Sieben Sat|r im a
iSlmt; fie foUen nid)t me^r fagen, bafe ic^ nur S)eid)graf bin
con meineg SSeibeg ttegen !"
^od) immer ftanb er, unb fcine SSIicfe fc^toeiften fd)arf unb
bebdd)tig nad) alien 8eiten iiber bag griine SSorlanb ; bann
ging er suriid, big two aud) l)ier ein fc^maler ©treifen grunen lo
gSeibelanbg bie t)or it)m liegenbe breite Sanbftad)e abliifte.
Apart an bem !5)eic^c aber fd)ofe ein ftarfer 3J?eeregftrom burc^
bicfe, ber faft bag ganje SSorlanb oon bem geftlanbc trennte
unb au ciner ^allig wQc^te ; eine rot)e ^otsbritde fut)rte nad)
bort t)inuber, bamit man mit SSie^ unb ^eu= ober ®etreibe= is
roogen t)inuber unb toieber juriid gelangen fdnne. Sefet mar
eg (Sbbejeit, unb bie golbene ©eptemberfonne gli^erte auf bem
ttm t)unbert ©c^ritte breiten (Sd)lirfjtreifen unb auf bem tiefen
^riet)t in feiner mtk, burc^ ben aud) je^t bag 9Keer noc^
feine SBaffer trieb. ,,'^a^ W fic^ bammen !" fprac^ |)aufe 20
bei fid) felber, nad)bem er biefem ©piele cine Beitlang juge*
jcl)en ; bann btidte er auf, unb oon bem 2)eic^e, auf bem er
ftanb, uber ben ^riet)l t)inmeg, jog er in «5ebanfen eine Sinic
(dngg bem 9ianbe beg abgetrennten 2anbeg, nac^ <3uben f)enim
unb oftmortg mieberum jurud uber bie bortigc gortfe^ung h^^ 2s
^riel)leg unb an ben 2)eic^ ^eran. 2)ie Sinie aber, meld)e er
unfict)tbar gejogen t)atte, mar ein neuer 2)eid), neu au(^ in ber
Sonftruftion feineg ^rofileg, melc^eg big je^t nur noc^ in
jeinem ^opf tior^anben mar.
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!Der ®d)immelreitcr
„S)a^ gdbe eincn Stoog uon jirfa taufenb ^Dcmat," jpra(|
er ldcl)clnb ju fid) jetbcr ; „nid)t grofe juft ; abcr ..."
eine anbcre Slal!ulation iiberfam it)n : bag SSortanb 9ct)5rte
bier bcr (S^cmeinbc, it)ren cinjelnen aKitflliebern eine 3af)t ^on
5 ?(nteilcn, je nad) ber (^irofee it)rcg Sefi^eg im ©emeinbebesit!
ober nad) fonft ju 9t€d)t beitc^cnber ©rtoerbunft ; er begann
5U)ammcn5U5dt)ten. tuic mele ?(nteile er toon feinem, n)ie melc
er oon eifc^ 3Satcr iiberfommen, unb woS an iold)en ct
n)at)renb feiner (£t)e fd)on felbft gtfauft ^atte, teil^ in bem
10 bun!lcn ®efut)le eine^ funftigen 95orteilg, teilg bei Scrmet)-^
rung fciner (Sd)af5ud)t. S^ war fd)on eine anjet)nlid)e SKengc ;
benn an6) uon Die ^eterg t)atte er beffen famtlid)e ^eilc
angefauft. ba e^ biefem sum «erbrufe gej^lagen war, al^ bci
ciner teilweifen UberftrOmung it)m fein befter (2d)afbod er^
15 trunJen war. 5lber M war ein jeltfamer Unfatt gcwcjen;
benn, f owcit |)au£eg ®ebad)tnig reid)te, waren felbft bei t)ot)en
gluten bort nur bie 9lanber uberftrdmt worben. 2Bet(^ treff*
lid)e§ 2Beibe= unb tornlanb mufetc eg geben unb t)on weld)eni
^crte wcnn bag afleg toon feinem neuen S)eid) umgebcn wor .
20 5Bie ein ^a^ m e^ '^^^ i«^ ^'^'''' ' "^'^ '' ^"^*' ^l
m^d in feine ^anbfldd)en unb jwang feine 5tugen, tlar unb
nud)tern ju fc^en, wag bort ijor it)m lag ; eine grofee beid)lo)e
glad)e, wer wufet' eg, weld)en ©turmen unb gluten fd)on ^n
ben ndd)ftcn Sat)ren preiggegeben, an beren aufeerftem 9?anbe
25 ictjt ein ^rupp toon fd)mu^igen ©c^afen langjam grafenb en^
lang wanberte ; basu fiir it)n ein ^aufen ^Irbeit, ^ampf unb
flraer ! i;ro^ aUebem, alg er oom I)eid) l)inab unb ben m^
ftcig iiber bic gennen auf feine SSerfte suging, it)m war'g, al^
brdc^te er einen grofeen ^^a^ mit fid) nac^ ^aufc.
'Det ©c^immelreiter
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%,f bm 5to ttat m i^m mtm'" ■■ -«' "■« '* ™'
„Inb«lb etc anbe« S«Me bra»d,c„," Jagte ct; ,u„b
-ielen unb cinen neuen 2)eid) !"
Hii ir J till, baS baa 8ro5» SSo^anb, ba« unferer
SiM^aber cflinnt unb bann n«d, ffieftm au^sc.,.,
* ' w.!n eoDue cinaebciAt wctbe: bie l)Dt)en gluten
Tei^JbriS-n «iebe.on.n.t unb b^^
,-,M ?o iann mit einem ffial bie 9™5e «Kttlic^fc.t 8U (Snbe
E Lrbe. atte @«lenbrian t,at bo. bi. ^ut (o laffen «
"©e M it." oo" '^'-"- ™= "®° "*""' *" '"^ '"
'■*"'i':rt?i4e-;abc.e.n,arbi.^er«ud,lo»iet^
anbereg 5" Mciiaffc" •"
5 i W in ben £et)nftut)l be. alten ^eic^grafen ge^
unb feme ^anbe fltiffen feft urn beibe Se^nen
U bu .enn guten SJiut basu ?" fragt. t^. fern 2Betb.
©;; nSt 5« rafc^. ^au!e ; ba. ift ein 3Ber! auf Xob unb
oei; 2 At atl;Iben bir entgegen fein, man n,.rb b.
bcine m\)' unb ©org' nid)i banten !"
(Srnic!te: „^c^ttjeife!" jagte er
v
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76
!Der (S^immelreitcr
„Unb tocnn eg nun nirf)t gelange !" ricf fie toicber ; „t)on
^inbei^beinen an t)ab' ic^ get)5rt, bet ^rie^l fei nicf)t ju ftop'
fen, iinb barum biirfe ni(i)t baran gerii^rt werben."
„2)ag ttjar ein 58orn)onb fur bie gaulen!" fagtc ^aufe;
6 „tt)cgl)alb benn foUte man ben ^rief)I nid)t ftopfcn fdnnen ?"
— „5)ag t)drt' ic^ nirf)t; Diellcic^t tt)eil er gerabe burc^=
gel)t ; bie <3piilung ift ju ftarf." — Gine Gri' ung liberfam
fie, unb ein faft fc^elmifc^eg Sac^etn brac^ ,.6 it)ren ernften
5lugcn: „5llg ic^ ^inb tear," fprad) fie, „^drte ic^ einmat bie
10 S'ncdjte bariiber reben ; fie meinten, ttjenn ein 5)omm bort
I)a(ten folle, miiffe njog Sebigg bal)inein gettjorfen unb mit
Derbdmmt njerben ; bei einem 5)eid)bau auf ber anbern (3eite,
Dor tt)ot)I f)unbert Saf)ren, fei ein 3i9euncrfinb tjerbammet
njorben, 'ba^ fie urn fc^roereg ®elb ber abutter a6gef)anbelt
15 f)atten ; je^t aber ttiirbe too^l feine it)r ^inb Oerfaufen !"
^aute fd)uttc(te ben ^opf : „2)a ift e§ gut, ba§ rt)ir fein^
t)aben ; fie njurben eg fonft noc^ fc^ier t»on un§ oerlangen !"
„©ie foUten'g nicf)t befommen !" fagte Glfe unb fc^lug toic
in 5lngft bie 5(rme iiber it)ren Seib.
20 Unb ^aufe Icic^elte ; boc^ fie fragte noc^ einmal : „Unb bie
unge()curen Soften ? ^aft bu \iCi^ bebarf)t ?"
— „S)ag ^aV ic^, ©Ife ; ttiag toir bort ^eraugbringen, hjirb
fie bei n)eitem uberl)o(en, auc^ bie (£rt)altungg{often beg alten
2)eic|eg gef)en fiir ein gut ©tiid in bem neuen unter; ttjir
26 arbeitcn yx felbft unb t)aben iiber ac^t^ig ©efpanne in ber
©emeinbe, unb an jungen ^^auften ift t)ier and) !ein 9J?angeI.
T)u fo0ft mic^ njenigfteng nic^t umfonft jum 2)eirf|grofen
gemad)t ^aben, ©Ife; ic^ njill i^nen geigen, 'toU^ ic^ einer
bin !"
!J>er ®d)immclrciter
77
3ic l)attc fid) uor it)m nicbcr9cl)ucft unb i()n forgboti onge*
inicft ; nun crt)ob fie fic^ mit cincm Seuf^cr : „^c^ mu^ tueiter
',11 tiicinem -Xogciucrf," fagtc fie, unb it)re 4'>cinb ftrid) langfam
iilH'i- fcinc 23ange ; „tu bu ba^^ bcine, |)Qufe !"
„^Hmcn, (i'lfc !" fprorf) er mit cinftem Sad)eln ; „5[rbeit ift a
fiir nil'? bcibc ha !"
Unb C!^ Wax 9(rbcit gcnug fiir beibe, bic f^njcrfte
i'ai't abcr fid ic|5t auf hc^i Wanned Sc^ultcr. 5ln (3onntQg=
iia(l)inittagcn, oft cud) nad) ^cierobcnb, faft .^aufc mit cinem
tiuljtigcn 5^t^"^<^fKi^ jufammcn, uerticft in 9fJed)enaufgaben, lo
;^cicl)nungcn unb Stiffen ; tear er allein, bann ging e!^ cbcnfo
lint) cnbcte oft meit nad) 9!)^itternad)t. T)ann fd)nd) cr in bie
gcnicinjame Sdjlaffommer — bcnn bic bumpfen SSanbbetten
itii 3yol)ngemac^ ttjurbcn in ^aufcig 2Sirtfd)aft nid)t mef)r
(]cl)rauc^t — unb fcin SSeib, bomit er cnb(id) nur 5ur 9?u^e is
ftinimc, (ag mic fd)(afenb mit gefd)(offenen 5(ugen, obg(cid) fie
mit f(opfenber : '^ nur auf i^n gemartet f)atte; bann
tiifUc cr mitmr >:5tirn unb fprad) ein leife^ Siebe^mort
babci, unb legto m\ fclbft jum Sc^lafe, ber i()m oft nur beim
crftcn |)af)ncntraf)t ju SSiHen loar. Sm SSinterfturm lief er 20
auf ben ^eid) {)inauf3, mit Sleiftift unb papier in ber ^anb,
unb ftanb unb 3cid)nctc unb notierte, mdl)renb ein SSinbfto^
i(]m bie SKiil^c oom Slopf rifj, unb ha^i langc, fa()(e ^aav i()m
ittii fein t)cifee^5 ^(ntlifj flog; batb fu^r er, folange nur ha^
^k it)m nid)t ben 9^^cg Dcrfperrte, mit eincm ilned)t 5U Soot 25
iii^o 3Sottenmeer I)inau!§ unb mo^ bort mit Sot unb ©tange
^ic licfen ber ©tromc, iiber bie er nod) md)t fi^er toor.
iiUc jittertc oft genug fur i()n ; aber mar cr mieber ba, fo
l)dttc cr ha^i nur au^ iljrcm feftcn ^anbebrucf ober bem
! 1
78
!^cr (Sdjimmelrciter
Icud)tcnbcn SBIi^ aud ifjrcii fonft fo ftillcn 5Iugcn tncrfen
fiJnncn. „®cbulb, GIfc," fagtc cr, ba il)m cinmal ttjor, aK ob
fcin aScib i^n nidjt taffcn fiJnnc; „\d} niufe erft fclbft im
rcincn jcin, bcoor id) mcincn 5lntta(j [telle!" Xa nirftc )ie
6 iinb tiefe il)n ge^cn. !Der 5Rittc in bie ©tabt juni Cberbeict)=
grofen lourben cud) nic^t menige, unb allcm biefen imb ben
9J?u()en in ^u^-- unb Sanbttjirtfd)aft folgtcn immer toicber bie
5trbeiten in bie 9^ad)t t)inein. ©cin aScr!et)r mit anberen
2Kenfc^cn aufeer in ^Irbeit unb ©efc^aft oerfc^wanb faft gonj ;
10 fctbft ber mit feincm SScibc wurbe immer ttjenigcr. „(Sa finb
fd)Umme 3eiten, unb fie njerben nod) tone- bauern," fproc^
eife bei fic^ felber unb ging on ii)re Strbeit.
enblic^, Sonne unb grutjlinggnjinbe fatten fd)on uberoll
bo^ ©i^ gebroc^en, ttjor aud) bie le^tc iBorarbeit getan ; bie
16 ©ngabe an ben Cberbcidigrafen jur SBefurnjortung an ^6t)c=
rem Drte, cntt)altenb ben 3?orfc^Iag einer SSebcic^ung be^
ermdtinten SSorlanbeg, jur gfirberung beig iiffentlic^en Seftcn,
infonber^ beg ^oogeg, Ujie nid)t h)cniger ber ^errfc^oftlid)en
Saffc, bo I)ad)ftberfelben in furjen ^at)ren bie Slbgoben toon
20 CO. 1000 5)emat boroug ermod)fen miirben, — mor foubet
obgefdjrieben unb nebft onliegenben 9?iffen unb 3eic^nungen
oUer Sofolitoten, je^t unb fiinftig, ber ©djleufen unb Side
unb roog nod) fonft boju gel)arte, in ein fefteS ^ontiolut gepocft
unb mit bem beic^groflic^en 5lmt2ifiegel tierfefjen tt)orben.
26 „2)o ift eg, etfe," fogte ber junge 2)eic^grof, ,,nun gib il)in
beinen ©egen !"
eife tegte tf)re ^onb in feine: „9Bir mollen feft aufammeK-'
t)oIten," fogtc fie.
„S)og tooUen ttjir."
!Ctc (3cf)immclrciter
79
!I)Qnn ttjurbc bic (Singobc burd) cincn reitcnbcn Sotcn in
bic v^tabt flejanbt.
„3ie njoUcn bcmcrfcn, licbcr |)crr," untcrbrod) bcr Sd)ul'
mciftcr jcine (£r5al)Utng, mid) freunblid) mit fcincit fcincn
?lui3cii fijierenb, „bafe id) haa bii5l)cr ^3crid)tctc n)al)rcnb b
mcincr foft Dier5i9Jdt)ri9cn 953irffamfcit in bicfcni Stooge ou^
ben llberlicfcrungen t)crftanbi9er Scute, ober an^ er5al)lun9en
ocr Gn!cl unb Urenfel foId)er sujammcngefunbcn l)ahc ; toai
id), bamit ©ie biefc^ mit bem enblid)en igcrlauf in Ginflang
'^11 bringen toermOgcn, Sl)nen jc^t oovautragen I)abe, ba^ toax lo
bcrjeit unb ift aud) je^t nod) ba^ @efd)iDa^ bc^ ganjcn
5Jiar[d)borfeg, fobalb nur urn ^2IUerl)eili9en bie ©pinnraber
on 5U fc^nurrcn fangen.
58on bet ^offteQe beg 2)eid)grafen, etwa funf= big fed)g=
l)unbert (Sd)ritte toeiter norbwdrtg, fa^ man berjcit, rtenn is
man auf bem 2)cid)e ftanb, ein paax taufenb Sdjritt ing
5Battenmeer t)inaug unb etroag UJeiter t)on bem gegeniiber*
licgcnben 3!J?arfd)ufer entfernt eine Heine ^aUig, bie fie „3et)er!§=
janb," and) „Seoergt)aUig" nannten. S5on ben bcrjeitigen
©rofeuatern toav fie noc^ jur Sdjofroeibe benu^t njorben, benn 20
Wrag roax hamaU noc^ barauf gcnjad)fen ; aber aud) ba§ t)Qtte
Qufgel)6rt, rt)ei( bie niebrige |)aUig ein paarmal, unb juft im
.{-^orfifommer, untcr ©cen)after gefommen unb ber ®rQgn)ud)g
\>abuxd} uerfiimmert unb aud) 5U: Sd)afrocibe unnu^bar ge-
luorbcn wax. <So fam eg benn, \>a^ aufeer oon 9JJ6njcn unb 25
ben anbern SSogeln, bie am Stranbe ftiegcn, unb etroa ein=
mat Oon einem 5i|d)abler bort fcin S3c)ud) mc{)r ftattfanb ;
unb an monbt)eaen 5lbenben fat) man torn 2)eid)e au^ nur
bie S^ebelbiinfte kilter ober fd)a^erer bariiber l)in5ief)en.
■-¥ \
80
2)cr Scljimmclrcitcr
©in vaar n)cif}flcblcicl)tc Stnocl)cn9cruftc crtrunfcncr ®d)afe
unb bQ«i Wcrippc cincvS ^^Jfcrbw, uon bciii frcilid) nicmonb
bcflriff, wic c<^ ^"^^'^1)"' flcfommcii jci, luolltc man, lueiin bcr
gjiunb Don Cftcn oiif bic .^paUig fcljicn, bort and) crfcnncn
6 fOnncn.
gi> luar 5U Gnbc 9J?ar,v a(^ an bicfcr Stcttc nod) J^cicr=
abenb bcr Xagclolmcr ancj bcm Xcbc^.'paicntd)cn .'paufc, imb
Sucn ^o()n^, bet Slncd)t bi\^ jungcn :Dcid)flrarcn, ncbcncin=
anbcr ftanbcn unb unbciucflUd) nad) bcr im triibcn 9)?onbbuft
10 faum erfennbarcn ,^:>ai[\€\ biniibcrftarrtcn ; etwaci ^luffaUiflw
fd)ien )ie bort fo feft5ut)altcn. Xcv Xa9clol)ncr fterfte bic
|)dnbe in bic Xafd)c unb fdjuttcltc fid): ^Vomm, Suen,"
fagtc cr, „ba^ ift nid)t5 C^utc^ ; lafe un^ noc^ ^au^ 9ct)cn !"
2)cr onbcre tad)tc, wcnn and) cii: ©raucn bci it)in t)inburd)=
18 flang: „ei njo^! (£c! ift cine tcbige Slrcotur, cine grofjc!
2Bcr, sum ^cufcl, I)at fie nad) bcm 3d)lidftiid t)inauf9ciaflt !
®iet) nur, nun rcdt'^g ben <QaU ju unsi l)inubcr ! 9?ein, cs
fenft ben ^opf ; c^^ fnfjt ! ^d) bad)t', e^5 mar' bort mdp ju
freffen ! SSa^ c^3 nur fcin mag ?"
20 „9»ag get)t ba^5 nn^3 an !" cntgegnetc bcr anbere. „®ute
9fJad)t, ^ucn, menu bu nid)t mitmillft ; id) gcl)c nod)
|)au^ !"
„©ut'5«ad)t bcnn!" ricf bcr Xagclo()ncr suriid, mat)rcnb
er mif bcm !3)cid) nad) C-)aufc trabtc. ®cr tncd)t fat) fid) cin
25 paarmal nad) bcm gortlaufcnbcn nm ; aber bie 33cgicr,
Unt)eimlid)c^ ju fd)aucn, l)ic(t il)n nod) fcft. ^a fam cine
unterje^te, bunfle ©eftalt auf bcm I)cid) uom :3Dorf {)cr gcgcn
it)n beran ; eg mar bcr ^icnftjunge beg ^cic^grafen. „2Ba3
millft bu, tarftcn ?" ricf it)m ber ^ned)t entgegen-
Xcx <3.i)immc(rcitcr
81
„!:^rf)? — nirfiKS" fagtc bcr :^un(\c; „abcr r ifcr 2iMrt luill
Mel) fprccl)cn, Zwn Mm^ !"
Xcr Sliicc()t t)attc btc ^lugcn fd)on luicbcr md) bcr .^xilliQ:
„miid); id)fommcgtcicI)!" fogtc cr.
— „^omd) flucfft bu bcnn 'lo ?" frufl bcr ^ungc. ^ «
Tcr ilncc^t t)ol« ben 9lrm unb luicci ftumm md) bcr .'oalliiv
,Xl)a'-" fliiftcrte bcr '^ungc; M flct)t cin ^l^fcrb — cin
3cl)imnicl — ba<^ muf^ bcr Icufcl reitcn — luic f ommt cin
^ifcrb nad) :5cucr!Sl)QlIi9 ?"
— „SScin nid)t, Marftcn ; ji-enn'^ nur cin rid)tigc<3 ^fcrb lo
ift!"
..Za, ]a, SDcn; fict) nur, cd frifet ganj wic cin ^.[crb!
^?lbcr njcr t)at'd bQ()in gcbrad)t ; njir l)Qbcn im Xorf fo grofec
^^HHc gar nidit ! 9SicIleid)t aud) ift c^ nur cin 3d)af ; ^ctcr
Clim fagt, im aKonbfd)cin roirb au^ sef)n Xorfringcln cin is
gan.^c^ 2)orf. SRein, fiet) ! 9?un fpringt c^ — c^ mu^ boc^
cin ^ferb fcin!"
Seibc ftanbcn cine Scite fdirocigcnb, bic %uijn nm uad)
bcm gerid)tct, wag fie bruben unbeutlic^ Dor fid) acl^en fat)cn.
^cr iWonb ftanb i)OC^ am |)immcl . ■ ( befdjic.i oas ftcite 20
$}attenmccr, bag cbcn in bcr ftcigcnbcn glut feinc SSaffcr
iibcv bic gli^crnbcn (Sd)Udftad)cn ju fpiilcn bcgann; nur bag
(cifc (VJcraufd) beg SBaffcrg, tcinc ^licrftimmc war in bcr ungc^
l)cucrcn SScitc t)icr ^u Ijorcn ; aud) in bcr 9Jiarfd), ()intcr bcm
Tcid)c, roar eg Iccr ; Slu{)C unb 5Hinbcr roarcn ode nod) in ben 23
Staacn. ??id)tg regtc fid) ; nur roag fie fiir cin ^ferb, cinen
2c{)iuimel l)iclten, fd)icu bort auf ^eucr^llig i.oc^ bcrocglidi.
„Gg ivirb t)cacr," unterbrad) bcr ^ned)t bic @tiUc; „id) fct)e
bcutlid) bic roci^cn <Sd)afgerippe fd)immern !"
-. !
82
S)er (Srf)immelreitcr
„^cf) and)," fagtc ber Sun(\e unb recftc ben ^aU ; bonn
aber, al^ fomme c^ it)m plotUirf), s«Pftc er ben ^ned)t am
trmel: „St)en," raunte cr, „ba^ ^fcrb^gerippe, bag fonft
babei lag, m ift e^ ? ^c^ fann'^ nic^t fc{)en !"
5 ,M) fcl)' eg oucf) nid)t ! (Seltfam !" fagte ber ^ect)t.
„9?irf)t fo feltfam, Seen! aKitunter, tc^ toeife mcf)t, in
h)clcf)en 5«ad)tcn, foUen bie ^noc^en fict) ert)eben unb tun, alg
ob fie lebig ttjdren !"
„^o?" niarf)te ber ted)t; „ba§ ift \a Sllttociberglaube !"
10 „gann fein, Stoen," meinte ber Sunge.
„5tber, x6) mein', bu foEft mid) t)oIen ; fomm, tt)ir miiffen
nac^ |)aug ! ©g bleibt i)ier immer bod) bagfelbe."
S)er Sunge mar nic^t fortsubringen, big ber ^ned)t t^n mit
©etoalt ^erumgebret)t unb auf ben SSeg gebrac^t ^atte. „^6r',
15 ^arften," fagte biefer, alg bie gefpenfterl)afte |>amg it)nen
fd^on ein gut ©tiicf im 9luden lag, „bu giltft ja fiir einen
SlEermeltgbengel; i^ gtoub', bu mdc^teft bag am liebften
fetber unterfud)en !"
„Sa/' entgegnete toften, nac^tragtic^ noc^ ein toenig
20 fd)aubernb, „\a, bag mad)t' id), St)en !"
— „Sft bag bein (gmft? — bann," fagte ber tnec^t, na^'
bem ber ^unge it)m nad)brudlid) barauf bie |)anb geboten
l)atte, „16fen mir morgen abcnb unfer S5oot ; bu fa^rft nad)
Seoergfanb ; id) bleib' fo tange auf bem 2)eid)e ftet)en."
26 „^a," erwiberte ber ^unge, „bag ge()t! Sc^ ne^me meine
«Peitfd)c mit !"
„Xn \ia^ I"
©d)meigcnb famen fie an bag |)aug i^rer ^errfc^aft, ju
bem fie langfam bie t)Dl)e SSerft ^inanftiegcn.
2)et (Scf)immetrciter
83
; :;l \
Urn biefetbe Beit beg folgenben ?lbenbg fafe ber ^ec^t auf
bem grofeen ©teine t,or ber ©tatttur, aU ber Sunge mit Jemer
^^cit)d)e fnaaenb 5» it)nt fam. ,.^a^ Pfeift ja tDunberlic^!
iaqtc jencr. . ,
„3reiUd), nimm bid) in ad)t/' entgegnete ber Sunge, „ic^ 5
tiab' aud) S^aget in bie ®d)nur geflod)ten."
„(2o fomm !" fagte ber anberc.
!Dcr aJionb ftanb, njie geftern, am Dftt)immet itnb fd)ictt
flar aug feiner |)ot)e. 93alb tt)aren beibe tt)ieber braufeen auf
bem 2)eid) unb fa^en Diniiber nac^ Set)ergt)affig, bie tt)ie em lo
g^ebelflecf im SBaffer ftanb. „S)a get)t eg tt)ieber," fagte ber
ftned)t; „nad) TOtag tt,ar i(^ i)ier, ba tt)ar'g nic^t ba; aber
id) fab bcutli^ bag n^eifee ^ferbggerippe tieger !"
®er Sunge redte ben ^alg : „S)ag tft jefet ni# ba, StJen,''
pftertc er. rv ^ » W4;
„9lun, ^arften, tt)ic tft'g ?" fagte ber tne^t. „%ndt g bic^
nod), t)inubersufa^ren?"
tarften befann fid) einen Hugenbtic! ; bann ftatf^tc er
mit feiner ^eitfc^e in bie Suft: „mc^^' nur m »oot log,
^oen !"
^riiben aber mx eg, atg t)ebe, tt)ag borten ging, ben |)alg,
unb rede gegen bag ^eftlanb t)in ben ^opf. ©ie fat)en eg
nid)t met)r; fie gingen fc^on ben ^eid) ^inab unb big jur
atcCe, njo bag Soot getegen mx. ,Sm, ftetg nur em .
jaflte ber ^ned)t, nad)bem er eg loggebunben t)atte. „^d) 28
blcib', big bu surud bift ! 3« Cften mufet bu aniegen ; \>a
m man immer tanben !annen!" Unb ber Sunge mdte
ic(),Deigenb unb fu^r mit feiner ^eitfc^e in bie 9JJonbnad)t
liinaug ; ber tncd)t ttjanbcrte unterm 2)eid) aurucf unb beftieg
16
20
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84
2)cr (Sdjimmelreitcr
il)n tt»icber an ber Steirc, loo fie toor^in gcftanben flatten.
Salb fal) er, loie bruben bci cincr fc^roffeu, bunfelen ©telle,
an bie ein breitcr ^rict){ t)inanfut)rte, ba^ Soot ftrf) beitegtc,
unb eine unterjcljte ©cftalt barau^3 an^ 2anb fprang. —
5 SSar'^ nic^t, aU flatfdjte ber Sunge mtt fciner ^eitfdje?
5(ber c^ fonnte and) ba^ ©eraufd) ber fteigenbcn glut fcin.
9J?et)rere t)unbert (2d)rittc norbnjdrt^ fat) er, loa^5 fie fur eineu
(5d)immet angefet)en I)atteu ; unb je^t ! — jo, bie ©eftatt be^
Sungen lam gerabe barauf jugegangen. ^m t)ob eg ben
10 Slopf , aU ob eg ftu^e ; unb ber ^unge — eg raar beut(id) je^t
5U t)oren — flatfd)te mit ber ^eitfd)e. 9lber — toag fiel it)m
ein ? er fefjrte urn, er ging ben SSeg ^uriid, ben er gefommen
toar. 2)ag bruben fc^ien unabldffig fortjuweiben, fein 28ief)em
toar oon bort ^u !)6ren gen)efen; tt)ie njeifee SSafferftreifen
15 fd)ten eg mitunter iiber bie (Srfdieinung tjinaujietjen. ^cr
^ned)t fat) n)ie gebannt f)inuber.
!I)a t)()rte er bag ?(ntegen beg 93ooteg am biegfeitigen Ufer,
unb balb fat) er aug ber 2)dmmerung ben Sungen gegen
fid) am ^eid) I)erauffteigen. „9^un, ^arften," fragte er, „mi
20 mar eg ?"
2)er Sunge fd)iittelte ben ^opf. 3ic^tg mar eg !" fagte er.
„9^od) furs ^om 93oot aug f)otte i^ eg gefef)en ; bann aber,
atg ic^ auf ber |)allig mar — meif? ber ^lenfcr, mo fid) ^ai
Xier uerfrodjen Ijatte, ber 9)?onb fc^ien ood) f)ea genug ; abcr
25 alg id) an bie ©telle fam, mar nid)tg ba alg bie bteid)cn
^nod)en oon eincm {)albcn ^u^enb ©c^afen, unb etmag meitcr
lag and) bag ^sferbggerippe mit feinem meinen, langen ©c^cibel
unb liefe ben 9}?onb in feine lecren ?tugenl)ot)len f^einen !"
„§mm!" meinte ber ^ned)t; „f)aft auc^ red)t jugefe^en?"
^cr ©c^immctreiter
85
10
%a ^Dcn, id) ftanb babei ; ein QotttierQeffcncr ^icroict,
Der" Inntcr bent ®erippe fid) ^ur 9^ad)trul)' tiiuQcbudt i)atte,
flog jd)reienb auf, bafe id) erfdirat unb ein paotmal mtt ber
^^icitjd)c t)intennad) flatfc^te."
„Unb ba^ njar alleg ?"
„^a, ^Dcn ; id) trciB md)t met)r."
„G^ ift Qud) genuQ," fagte ber ^nec^t, 509 ben Sunken am
5fnii su fic^ t)cran unb toieg t)iniiber nad) ber §aEig. „2)ort,
ficlift bu ctnja^, ^arften ?"
- „5Bat)rt)aftig, ba set)t'^ ja h)teber !"
5Bieber^" I'aQte ber ^ned)t; „id) t)ab' bie aonje ^ett
DlJubergeic^aut; aber e§ ift gar nid)t fort9en)efen ; bu gingft
ia qcrabc auf bag Unwefen tog !"
^cr Sunge ftarrte t^n an ; ein (Sntfe^en lag plbfeltd) auf
fcinen fonft fo !eden ^Ingefic^t, bag auc^ bem ^ned)te nic^t 15
entfling. „^omm !" fagte biefer, „n)ir tt)oEen nac^ ^aug: toon
llier aug get)t'g toie lebig. unb briiben liegen nur noc^ bte
^noc^en-bag ift met)r, alg bu unb id) begreifen tfinnen.
ScDrang aber ftifl baoon, man barf bergteid)en nid)t oerreben !"
3o manbten fie fic^, unb ber Sunge trabte neben i^m; fie 20
ipradien tac^t, unb bie m^ I«S in I««tIofem ©c^toetgen an
ilircr (Seite. .
«)Jad)bcm aber ber SKonb juriidgegangen, unb bie
^uidite bunfet gctporben marcn, gefd)at) ein anbereg.
' Me ^akn mar 5ur 3cit beg ^erbemarftcg in bie ©tabt 23
(^crittcn, ot)ne jcbod) mit biefem bort 5U tun ju f)aben. ®lei(^^
uiot)l, ba er gegen 3lbenb t)eimfam, brac^te er ein jmeiteg ^Terb
mil fid) nad) |)aufe ; aber eg mar raut){)aarig unb mag*^.-, m
man jebe 9iippe aat)len tonnte, unb bie ?lugen lagen tt)m
■ihi
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H
gg !j)cr (Sd)immelreitct
matt «nb ri^g^faUen in bm ®<%at,rft,a(,len. e«e mx »or bi,
$«„.tur 9Ctte.e«, um il,rcn et,cHcb(tm »«*«.: §U
iimmcU" ricf fie, „»a. foU «n. bet alte ®d,.mmel?^^^ ^
ba §aute mit il)m «or baS ©au8 9«'«en tam unb untev
, bet efdie Dielt, ^atte fie 9«en, ba6 bie otmc Steatut ou«
^'Xa junge ®ei<f|9taf abet fptang ta<^enb Bon fcinem btaunen
ffiaUa^ : „Sa6 nut, (SHe ; e« toftet au<% "**»«''"
Sielge gtau et»ibette: „3)u weifit bod,, bo. SBofjlfe*
10 ift on* meift bos! Scuetftc."
_ «bet m<t|t immet, eife; ba8 Siet ift ^6#enS wet
3at,t att; fiet, e. bit nnt genauet an! ® ift «et^«n<,ert^
unb mife^anbett; ba « a if)m unfet §afet 9«ttun; .<* toetb
es fetbft t)etfot9en, bamit fie mif« nicf|t ubetliittetn."
„ 3)a« 5tiet ftaub inbeffen mit getenftem Sopf ; b« ^-^
„iu9en long «m ^ Detuntet. gtau glfe, «a^>^f f ^7,
LI ben Sne^en tief, ging b*a(^tenb nm ba«felbe Return,
obct fie f^iittette beu Sopf : „®o ein« ift no^ nie m uufetcm
StoII gcrocfen !" ,
20 m jest bet ©tenftiungc um bie $au«ede tam bUeb e
pt6|nVmit etf^toten augen ftef,en. „i«un, Sof ;■ "«(
betlXicOfltaf, „«a. fafjtt bit in bie Sno*n? ©efatlt bu
mein®ci)immelmrf)t?"
^sa — ']% unf SSccrt, warum benit ntd)t !"
25 - „©D bring' bie Xiere in ben (5tall ; gib it)ncn !ein gutter;
iAfommegteic^fctber^in!"
\er ^unge fafete nut 35orfid)t ben ^atftcr be. ©c^tmm I^
unb griff bann t)aftig, tt)ie jum S^u^e, nad) \ ^m Buflel be«
it,m ebenfQlI^ Dertrauten 5BattQcf)§. §auic aber gmg nut
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:!
L bctett, mi Srot unb Sutter n-at™ au<^ jur ^tcUe.
et »«; 6alb gefattigt; bann flanb « «« unb flmc, m.t
iri„ct Rtau im 3imm« auf unb ab. „Sa(i bit etjalilcn,
; " faste «, «at,«nb bet Slbenb^ein o«t ben tadjctu «u .
;, « nben fpielte, „»ie ic* ju bem Sier getommcn bm : ^
Lt mm elne Stunbe beim Oberbeic^9"f'n flemcfen; er ftatt
Z Jnbe fflr n,i«-ea «irb »ot,l bie. unb ,ene. anber.
'11. alMn meinen »n; abet bie ^««4e, mctn
eilefenf teunramtiitU.^: „ffl(obo^?" fagte f.e fotgennoH.
5a ?itau,"ent9e9nete§aufe; „^rt mitb'S ^etgetien ; abet
ba; bent'i4^atbet^tt90ttun.sulann,en9ebta^t! Vnete
sUc^aft ift jefet fo gut in Dtbnuns, ein fitofe J«l tonnft bu ,5
Sr auf beineS-^ultetn nef,me„; berf' nut um jefin 5«J,t
..ritet-bonn fte^en »it bor einem onbmn mV
Sie liotte bei feinen etften fflottcn bte «Kinb ti,u. Cannes
»c«emb in bie i^tig™ 9et>te6t; feine tefiten Sotte tonnten
St etfteuen. .gut «en foU bet SBefift?" fag., fte. 35u »
TuWt bTnn ein anbet ffieib ne^men; tdj bnng' b.t fane
Irancn fd)offen it)t in bie ^lugen; ah^x er 509 f e feft m
icinc ^trrnc: „2)ag iibertaffen toir bem ^enrgott," fagte er;
jct3t aber, unb auc^ bann noc^ finb tt)ir iung genug, um un§ 25
bcr 5rud)te unferer Meit fetbft su freuen." ^
4e fat) i^n tanqc. uatjrenb er fie ^ielt, au^ it)ren bunflen
^(uin an. ^S^erjeit,, ^aute," fprac^ fie; .ic^ ^m mttunter
ein tierjagt 2Beib !"
88
!J)er (Sd)immelrcitcr
©r neigtc fic^ ju if)rcm 5tntti^ unb fiifete fie: „5)u bift mein
aBeib unb id) bcin 9JJann, Mt ! Unb anber^ ttjirb e^ nun
ni^t mcf)r."
S)a legte fie bie 5(rme feft urn feinen 9?acfen: „2)u I)aft rect)t,
6 |)aufe, unb n)a^ fommt, fommt fiir un^ beibe." 3)ann I5fte
fie fid) errotenb toon il)m. „2)u wollteft Don bent ©c^immel
mir er5al)len," fagte fie Icife.
„2)Qg njollt' id), eife. ^c^ fagte bir fd)on, mir mi ^opf
unb |)er3 Dolt greube iiber bie gute ^adjvi^t, bie ber Cber-
10 beid)graf mir gegeben t)atte ; fo ritt id) eben mieber au^ ber
©tabt t)inaug, ba, ouf bem 2)amm, t)intcr bem |)afen, begcQ'
net' mir ein luppiger ^erl ; id) mufet' nid)t, hjar'g eiu SSoga^
bunb, ein ^effelflider ober ma^ bcnn fonft. 2)er ^erl gog ben
8c^immel am |)alfter Winter fid); bag ^ier aber t)ob ben
15 ^opf unb fat) mic^ aug blfiben 5tuc(en an ; mir mar'g, ali3 ob
eg mid) um etmag bitten moCe; ic^ mar ja auc^ in biefcm
5lugenblide reid) genug. „^, Sanbgmcnn!" rief i^, „m
mUt Sf)r mit ber trade t)in ?"
2)er terl blieb ftet)en, unb ber @d)immcl aud^. „9Ser'
20 faufen !" fagte jena unb nidte mir liftig gu.
„^ux ni^t an mic^ !" rief ic^ luftig.
„Sd) benfe boc^ !" fagte er ; M^ ift ein mader ^ferb unb
unter !)unbert Xalern nid)t bejaf)!!"
"^^6) locate i^m ing ®efid)t.
„mm," fagte er, „Iad)t nic^t fo {)art; !3t)r foEt'g mir ja
nid)t 5af)Ien! 5lber id) fann'g nid)t brouc^en, bei mir ber=
fommt's; es murb' bei ©uc^ balb anber ^tnfeljU I)aben."
2)0 fprang id) oon meinem 38aIIa^ unb fat) bem (Sd)immel
ing SD^aul unb faf) mot)I, eg mar noc^ ein jungeg ^ier. „^Qi
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'^m bcnn foften ?" rief id), ba aud) M ^ferb mid) luicbcrum
m bittenb anfot). . « . v
4^crr, nel)mt'^ fur breifeig Taler !" fagtc ber ^crt, „unb
bcii Mftcr Qcb' id) eud) barcin !"
Unb, ba grou, t)ab' id) bem 93urfd)cn in bie barflcbotcnc s
bic" nc .l'')anb, bie faft toic cine Sllaue QU^fat), cin9efd)la9cn.
^0 l)Qbcn tt»ir ben ed)immcl, unb id) bcnf aud), tuol)lfeil
^ciuig! aSunberlid) nur war c^, aU id) mit ben ^^fcrbcn
rpcflritt, ()6rt' id) balb t)inter mir ein 2ad)en, unb aU id) ben
ftopi luanbtc, fal) id) ben eionjafcn ; bcr ftanb noc^ fperr^ lo
bciiiig, bic 5lrme auf bem 9iuden, unb lad)tc mic cut ^cufet
l)intcr mir barcin."
^^fui," rief vSlfe; „menn bcr ®d)immct nur nid)t^ t)on
jcin'cm dten ^errn bir subringt! aJJug' cr bir 9ebeit)en,
$)aute!" .
(£r fclber foil ca menigften^, fomeit id)'g laiten fann !"
Unb bcr ^eid)9raf Qing in ben ©taU, mie cr t)or^in bem
^luigcn eg gefagt t)atte.
5lber nid)t atlcin an jenem 5lbenb futterte cr ben
®d)immel ; cr tat eg fortan immer fclbft unb liefe !ein 5(ugi 20
i,on bem Slicre ; er moQte jeigcn, ^ cr einen ^ricftert)anbcl
gcinQd)t l)abc ; icbenfaUl foUte nid)tg Dcrfet)en merbcn. -
ilnb fd)on nad) ttjcnig 2Bod)cn t)ob fid) bic §altung bc^
iicreg; aamal)lid) uerfd)manben bie rauf)cn .^^aan; cm
b(an!cg, blau gcapfctteg ^cK fam ^um a5orfd)ciu, unb ba er 25
CO cineg Xageg auf ber §offtatt umt)erfut)rtc, fdjritt c^ fd)lan!
auf feinen feften Scincn. |)aufe bad)te be^ abentcucrlid)cn
^l^crfdufcrg : „5)er terl mar ein 5«arr ober ein ®ct)uft, ber e^
Hcitot)lcn f)atte!" murmeltc cr bei fid) fetber. — S5alb aud),
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3!)cr ®cf)immelreiter
toenn ba^ ^fcrb im (©toll nur jeine Scf)rittc I)iJrte, toarf es
ben ^op[ lucrum unb iBiet)crtc i^m cntgcgen ; nun \a{) cr ouc^,
c^ \)attc, toa^ bic SIraber tjerlongcn, cin fleifc^Io^ 5ln»3cfid)t;
brau^ bli^ten ein ^aar fcurige braune 5lugen. 3!)ann fii^rte
a er e^ qu^ bcm Stall unb Icgte it)m cinen Ieid)tcn <£attet ouf ;
aber faum fofe er broben, fo fuf)r bent 2;ier ein aBieI)em njie
ein Suftfdjrci ou^ ber §tci)k; e^ flog mit ii)m batoon, bie
SSerfte ^inab auf ben SSeg unb bann bent !J)eicf)e ju ; boc|
ber 3?citer fafe feft, unb alfg fie oben njaren, ging eg ru^iger,
10 teid^t, ujie tanjenb, unb ttjarf ben ^opf bent SOieere ju. Gr
f lopfte unb ftreicl)ette il)m ben blanfen ^al)J ; aber eg beburfte
biefcr Siebfofung f^on nict)t met)r ; bag ^ferb f^ien DoUig
eing mit fcinem 9?eiter, unb, nacl)bem er eine ©trede norb=
njdrtg ben Seic^ l)inauggeritten toax, toanhk er eg leid^t unb
15 gclangte ttjieber an bie ^offtatt.
3!)ie ^nerfjte ftanben unten an ber 3luffa^rt unb ujarteten
ber SJiidfunft it)reg TBirteg. „<Bo, Sof)n," rief biefer, inbem
er toon feinem ^ferbe fprang, „nun reite bu eg in bie i^enne
5U ben anbcrn ; eg trogt bic^ ttjie in einer 2Biege !"
20 2)er ©c^immel fd)uttelte ben ^'opf unb tt)ie^erte taut in bie
fonnige 9Karfd)tanbfc^aft t)inaug, tt)at)renb it)m ber ^ncdit ben
Sattel abfd^naHte, unb ber Sunge bamit jur @efd)irrfammer
lief; bonn tegte er ben ^opf auf feineg ^errn ©i^ulter unb
bulbetc bel)aglid) beffen :^icb!ofi.ag. 5ltg aber ber ^nedjt fi^
25 je^t auf feinen 9iuden fd)tt)ingen rtoUte, fprang er mit eincm
jal)en ©a^ jin: <3eite unb ftanb bann ft)ieber unberoeglidb, bie
f^onen 5lugen auf feinen §errn gerid^tet. „^of)o, ^Den,"
rief bieftr, „f)at er bir Seibg getan ?" unb fud^te feinem ^nec^t
Dom Soben ouf^utictfen.
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91
!5)cr ricb fid) eifrifl an bet ^iiftc : 3cm, ^rr, c« flct)t
nod) ; abcr ben ©c^immel reit' bcr 3;cufel !"
„Unb id) !" fe^tc ^aufe lad)enb t)iniu. „eo bring' il)n am
3li9clinbic t^enne!"
Unb alg bcr ^ned)t ctuja^ befd)amt aet)ord)tc, liefe fid) ber s
2d)immcl ru*:8 »on it)m fut)ren.
ginige ?lbenbc fpoter ftanben Sncd)t unb 3ungc
mitemanber Dor bcr ©taUtur; t)intcrm ^cid)e war bag
^ilbcnbrot crIofd)cn, inncr!)alb be^fclbcn tt)ar fd)on ber ^oog
mi tiefer 2)dmmerung iiberraoUt ; nur feltcn f am au^ ber lo
Acrne m ®cbruU cincg aufgeftbrtcn Siinbeg obcr bcr ed)rei
eincr £crd)e, bercn Scbcn unter bem Uberf atl cinc^ 9Sicjclg obcr
ciner SSaffcrrattc cnbcte. S5er ^i.€d)t Ici)nte gcgcn ben Xur=
pjoften unb raud)te aug ciner furjcu ^feife, bcren 9laud) er
jd)on nidit mc^r fcf)cn fonnte ; gcjprod)cn fatten er unb ber i5
5ungc noc^ nid)t jufammen. ^em le^tercn abcr briidtc ctwa3
m\ bie (Sccle, er m^k nur nidjt, loic cr bem fd)mcigfamcn
ftned)te anfomraen fonte. "2)u, %mx\" fagte cr cnblid),
„\mt bu, ba§ ^ferb^geripp' auf Seocrgjanb !"
„SSag ift bamit ?" frug ber ^nedjt.
„Sa, Soen, ttja^ ift bamit? ©g ijt gar nid)t mct)r ba;
ireber tage^ nod) bei 3Honbfd)ein : toot)! awanjigmal bin id)
Quf ben ^eid) t)inauggelaufen !"
„5^ie alten Snod)en finb mof)l sufammcngcpoltcrt!" fagte
Sucn unb raud)te rut)ig mciter.
,?tber id) mar and) bei 9Konbfd)ein braufeen ; eg gct)t aud)
briiben nid)t§ auf ^etocrSfanb !"
„^a," fagte bcr ^ed)t, „finb bie ^od)cn augemanberge^
fatten, fo toirb'S tt)ot)l nid)t mef)r aufftct)en !5nncn !"
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®er ©c^immclrcitcr
„a»o(^' fcincn (Spofe, 3t)cn ! ^d) rocin jc^t ; id) tarn bit
fogen, wo c^ ift !"
2)er ftnedit bret)te fic^ ja() ju i^m : „9?un, njo ift c^ bcnn ?"
„3Bo ?" njicbert)oItc ber Sunge nad)brijcflid). „G«i ftel)t In
6 unfrem @taU ; bo ftef)t'^, feit c§ nic^t mcf)r auf bcr ^oUig
ift. Gg ift aud) nid;t umfonft, bofe ber SIBirt c^ aU^eit fclbcr
futtert ; ic^ iuei§ S3efc^cib, Suen !"
55er ^'ned)t paffte einc SScile ^eftig in bic 9?ac^t t)inQu«.
„35u bift nic^t tlug, Slorftcn," fagte er bann; „unfcr Sc^im»
10 met? SBcnn jc ein ^ferb cin Icbig'g wav, fo ift e^ bcr!
SSie fonn fo ein StUernjelt^junge luie bu in fold; 5tltcm=
njeiberglauben fi^cn!"
5tber ber Sunge ftjar nic^t ju befet)ren : rtenn ber
Xeufel in bem (3d)immel ftedte, hjarum foUte er bann nic^t
16 lebenbig fein ? Sm ©egenteit, urn befto fc^Iimmer ! — (Sr
fuf)r jebcx^mat erfdjredt jufamr :t, wenn er gegen 9(benb ben
©tall betrat, in bem aud) fommerg ba^ Xier mitunter einge=
ftellt ttjurbe, unb e^ bann ben feurigen Slopf fo jaf) nac^ i^m
tiernmnjarf. „^or^ ber Xeufel!" brummte er bann; „m
20 bleiben auc^ nic^t lange mehr aufammen."
©0 tat er fic^ benn ^eimlic^ nad) einem neuen 55ienfte urn,
funbigte unb trat urn 3(aerl)eiligen al^ ^ncdjt bei Die ^etcr^
cin. per fanb er anbacfjtige 3ul)6rcr fiir fcinc ©cfdjic^te Don
bem Xcufcbpferb bc^ !X)cid)grofen ; bic bide grou iBoUina
25 unb beren geiftc^ftumpfer 35ater, bcr frii^cre 2)cid)geooU^
mac^tigtc Sefe ^rbera, ^ortcn in bcfjagUdjcm ©rufeiu ^u uiib
erjo^Iten fie fpater alien, bie gegen ten 2)cic^grafen einen
©roll im ^erjen ober bie an berart 2)ingen it)r ©efaUcn
f)atten.
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93
Sn^iDifdicn war fct)OK Gnbc aWdrj burc^ bie Cberbeicf)flraf^
fd)aft bcr Scfet)! jur ncucn ©nbeidjung cingctroffcn. ^ufc
bcricf 5unQrf)ft bie !Dcid)9cooamatf)ti9tcn jufammen, unb m
ilruge obcn bci bcr birdie njaren cinc^ Xagcd aUc erfc^ienen
unb t)5rtcn ju, wie cr it)ncn bie ^auptpunftc au« ben bigt)€r =
crn)ad)fcncn ®cf)rirtftiicfcn Dorla^ : au« jcincm ^Intragc, and
bcm 93crid)t bed Dberbeid)flrafen, h^W *>«" fct)liefeli(^en
i8c)rf)eib, worin oor aUem aud) bie ?tnnQt)me bed bon it)m
uorgcfditQQcnen profiled entf)altcn tuar, unb ber neue 2)eic^
nid]t fteil njie frut)er, fonbern aUmat)lid) t)erlaufenb nac^ ber lo
Sccjeite abfaUen iottte; aber mit t)citeren ober au^ nur
jufricbcnen 6iefid)tern t)5rten fie nid)t.
„^a, ia," fogte ein alter ©eooUmac^tigter, M t)a&cn »«
nun bii 93efd)erun9, unb ^roteftc njerben nicl)t tielfen, ha ber
rbcrbeidigraf unferem ^Jeic^grafen ben ^aumen ^alt!"
„^aft n)ot)l recf)t, 3)ett|let) SSiend," fe^te ein jweiter tiinju;
„bie 5rfit)Un9garbcit ftet)t toor ber ^iir, unb nun fott auc^
ein miaionentanger 3)eid) gemadit werben — bo mufe ja am
licftcn bleiben.''
"„2)Qg fannt Sfir bied ^at)r nod) ju (£nbe bringen," fagte 20
SmU ; „fo rafd) wirb ber ©teden nid|t Dom 3a"n 9^^
l)rorf)cn !"
5)ag njoUten njenige jugeben. „5lber bein ^profit!" fprad)
ein britter, md neued auf bie Sotin bringcnb ; „ber 2)eid|
luirb ja aud) an ber ?tufeenjeite nad) bem SSaffer fo breit, njie 25
Saiurens fcin ^nb nid)t long wax ! 3So foU bad matmal
iKi-fommen? ^ann fott bie 5lrbeit fertig werben ?"
„9Scnn nid)t in biefem, fo im nad)[ten Sa^re ; bad wirb
am meiften toon und jelber ab{)angcn," fagte ^autc.
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Xex (Sdjimmetreiter
©in QrQerticf)e« SQct)cn fling burd) bie ®efeUfcf)Qft. „%\m
tooju bie unnu^c 3trbcit ; bcr !Ceic^ foU ja nid)t l)iJ{)cr Jucrben
qU bcr altc," rief cine ncue Stimme; „unb ic^ mcin', bcr
ftet)t fd)on ubcr breilig SQl)rc !"
B „!^a jagt Sl)r rcd)t," fproc^ ^ufc. „uor brcifeig ^Ql)ren
ift ber alte !J)cid) ncbrod)en; bann riidwdrt^ toor fiinfunlH
brcifeig, unb ftiicberum uor fiinfunbtjicrjig Sat)rcn; fcitbcm
abcr, obglcid) cr nod) immer fteil unb unDcrniinftig baftcl)!,
^abcn bie f)iJc^ftcn ^Iwten ""^ uerfd)ont. 2)cr neue 5)ci(^
10 Qbcr foil tro^ foId)cr ^unbcrt unb abcr t)unbert 3at)rc fte^en ;
bcnn er tt)trb nic^t burd)brod)cn njcrbcn, njeil ber milbc Slbfoll
md) ber ©eefeitc ben SSellen (cinen ^tngriff^punft entgegen^
ftcUt, unb fo ttjcrbet \i)x fur euc^ unb euere Sinbcr ein fid)cre«
Sanb gertinncn, unb ba^ ift c^, weg^alb bie |)err)d)aft unb
16 bcr Cberbeidigrof mir ben 2)aumen t)alten ; boiS ift eS oud),
toa^ ii}x 5U eurem eigenen 33ortei( einfetjen foQtet!"
511^ bie ^Berfammelten t)ierauf nid)t fogleic^ ju anth)ortcn
bercit Ujoren, ert)ob fic^ ein alter njcifel)aariger SJ^ann mfi^fom
t)on feinem (Stut)Ie; e^ ioar ^^rau (SIfeg ^ate, Seroe aWanner^,
20 ber auf |)aufeg Sittcn noc^ immer in feinem ®eooUmac^tigten»
omt oerblieben loar. „®eic^graf |)aufe ^oien," fprad) er, „bu
mad)ft unsj uicle Unru()e unb Soften, unb ic^ n)otIte, hu t)atteft
bamit geioartct, bi^ mid) ber |)err9ott ^dtte jur 9tu^e gefjcn
loffen; ober — red)t (laft ^u, ba^i fann nur bie Unoernunft
25 beftreiten. SBir Ijaben Oiott mit jcbem ^og ju banfcn, ba| er
m^ tro^ unfcrer Xrog()cit t>a^ foftbore 3tud SSorlonb gegen
©turm unb SBafferbrong crl)alten I)at ; je^t aber ift eai mot)l
bie elfte Stunbe, in ber tv'w felbft bie |)anb aniegen miiffen,
eg auci^ nad) aU unferm Stiffen unb ^dnnen felber un^ ju
®er ©c^immetreiter
96
roalircn unb auf &ott^ fiangmut wcitcr nic^t ju tro^n. ^(^,
mcine Jreunbc, bin cin &xe\ii; id) t)abc 2)eic^e baucn unb
brccl)en fel)en ; abcr ben 2)cid), ben ^uU ^icn noc^ it)m
uoti (^ott ucrlict)encr einficl)t projeftiert unb bci bcr ^rr*
id)aft fur cuc^ burd)9c|c(jt \)at, ben loirb nicmanb toon eud) s
sicbcnben bred)en fet)en; unb rooUtet i^r il)m jelbft nid)t
Iianfcn, eurc Gnfel werben it)m ben et)renfrana boc^ einftend
nid)tDcr| 'mfijnncn!"
:5ciDC aJianner^ fc^tc fid) toicber. cr nat)m fcin blaue«
3clinupftuc^ auS bcr ^afc^e unb wifc^tc fid) ein paax 3:ropfen lo
Don bcr Stirn. 5)cr ©reiig war nod) immer aU ein SD^^ann
m\ Xiid)ti9fcit unb unantaftbarcr 9lec^tfd)affen^eit befannt,
'.mb ba bic ii^erfammlung cben nic^t geneigt war, it)m juju*
jtimmcn, fo fd)n)ic9 fie weiter. Slber ^ufe ^aien na!)m \>a^
Sort ; bod) fat)en allc, bafe er bleid) geworben. 3d) banfc is
Lfud), Senje SWanncrg," fprac^ er, M^ ^t)r noc^ t)ier feib.
unb baB St)r ba^ SSort gefprod)en I)Qbt ; it)r onbcm ^m.i
Wcuo((mad)tigtcn woM ben neuen !Dcid)bau, ber freilid) mir
,ur i!aft foUt, jum minbeften anfctjcn al^ ein 2)ing, ba« nun
nidjt inct)r ju anbcrn ftcl)t, unb loffet mi bemgemdfe be- 20
iC'icfjen, xoai nun not ift!"
. 3pred)et !" fagte einer ber QieoolImad)tigten. Unb ^auk
brcitete bie Karte beg neuen 5)etc^eg auf bem Xifc^e ou^: „©g
tiat Dortjin einer gefragt," begann cr, „n)ot)er bie uicle Srbc
nci)men ? — SI)r fet)t, fottjeit bag 3Sorlanb in bie aSatten 2s
t)inaugge{)t, ift aufeer^alb ber 2)eid)linie cin 8treifcn Sanbeg
freigclaffcn ; bat)cr unb toon bem i^orlanbe, hai nac^ iRorb
unb (Siib oon bem neuen ^oogc an bem 2)eic^e ()inlauft,
tonnen tt)ir bie (Srbe net)men ; !)aben toir an ben SBafferfciten
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S)er <3rf)imme(reiter
nur eine tudjtige Sage ^(ci, nad) innen ober in ber Witk
tarn aud) ©anb gcnommen toerben ! — 9?un aber ift junadji't
ein gelbmeffer 5U bcrufen, ber bie Sinie bc^ neucn 2)eidjc^^
auf bent SSorlanb abftecft ! S)er mir bei 5(u^arbeitung be^J
6 ^laneg bc^ilflic^ gettjefen, toirb ml)i am beftcn bo^u paffcn.
gerner loerben luir sur |)eran^oIung beg Slleig ober [onftigcn
a;?ateriale!g bie 9(nfertigung einfpannigcr etur^farren mit
©abelbeic^fet bei einigen etcKmac^ern Derbingen muffen; loir
Joerben fur bie S)urcf)bammung bc^ ^rieljleg unb nad) ben
JO Sinnenfeiten, luo h)ir etoa mit ©anb fitrlieb nef)men miiffcii,
id) fann je^t nid;t fagen, n)ieDie( I)unbert Juber Strof) jur
Seftidung beg 3)eic^eg gcbraudjen, DicIIcid)t nict)r, al>3 in ber
Wlav\a) t)ier iDirb entbe^r(id) fein! — Saffct ung benn berotcn,
njie 3unad)ft bieg aUeg 5U befc^offen unb ein^uridjten ift ; oudj
15 bie neue ©c^Ieufe ^ier an ber Seftfeite gegen ba^S SSaffer 3U
ift fpater einem tuc^tigen ^immermonn gur ^erfteUunii 3"
iibergeben."
S)ie ^erfommelten fatten fi^ urn ben ^ifc§ geftefft, betradj=
teten mit f)albem STug' bie ^orte unb bcgannen adgcmad) 311
20 fprec^en ; boc^ mar'si, aU gefc^al)e e^, bamit nur iiberfjaupt
etnjag gefprod)en njcrbe. 5»g eg fid) urn 3u5tet)ung beg 5clb=
mefferg ^^auMtc, meinte einer ber Siingeren : „Sf)r i)abt co
auggefonnen, !5)eid)graf ; S^r muffet fclbft am beften tt)iffen,
h)er boju tougen mog."
5rber ^laufe entgegnete: ,M i()r ©efdjmorenen feib, fo
muffet if)r aug eigener, nic^t aug meiner SO^einung fpred)en,
tvafob gj?et)en ; unb tocnn if)r'g bann bcffcr fagt, fo lucrb' idj
meinen 35orfd)(ag faffen loffen I"
3un jo, eg mirb fd)on red)t fein," fagte Satob 9Ket)en.
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35cr ©rfiimmelreitcr
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?(bcr einem ber 3Htercn tear c^ boc^ nic^t tbUiQ rec^t : cr
l)attc cinen 93ruberc>)"of)n ; [o einer im gelbmefjen follte {)ter
ill bcr Wax^d) noc^ nic^t geroefen fein; bcr foUte nod) ubet
bcy 3}eic^grQfcn SSater, ben fcligcn ^cbe ^aicn, gcf)en !
So ttjurbe benn iiber bie bciben getbmeffcr t)erl)anbelt unb «
cnblic^ befdjtoficn, itjnen gemcinfc^aftlirf) bag SSerf su u6er=
tragcn. 3(^nlic^ ging e^ bei ben ©tur^forren, bei ber 8tro^*
licfcrung unb allem anbcren, unb .^^antc tarn fpdt unb foft
crid)opft auf fcinem SKallod), ben er noc^ ber^eit ritt, ju
.<>au|e an. 5tber olg er in bem alten £ef)nftu()I [afe, ber noc^ lo
lion fcinem geft)ic^tigcn, aber Icic^ter lebenben 93organgcr
ftainmte, tuar oud) fein SSeib i^m fc^on jur (B^ik: „^u fiel)ft
fo niiib am, ^auU," fjjrac^ fie unb ftric^ mit i()rcr fc^malen
A)anb bag ,£iaar it)m Don bcr ©tirn.
„Gin ttjenig n)of)I," ern)ibertc er. «
— „Unb gc^t eg benn?"
„Gg geljt fd)on," fagte er mit bitterem Cadjcln; „ubcr ic^
fcUicr mu^ bie 9iaber fd)ieben unb frof) fein, menu fie nid)t
,iuriidgc()a(ten merben !"
— Jtbcr bod) nid)t Don aden ?" 20
„l:)ccin, G(te; bcin ^^ate, Scire 9J?annerg, ift ein guter
tVtann; id) njoKt', cr tvixv' um brei^ig 5a[)re jiinger."
?[(g nod) einigcn SSoc^cn bie 3)eid)(inie abgcftcrft unb ber
nriifjtc 2eil bcr Stur^farrcn gelicfert mar, luarcn famtlid)e
^nntcKbcfitjer beg ein^ubeidjcnben toogeg, ingreid)en bie 53efi^er m
oor Ijintcr bcm alten 2)cic^ bclegenen fidnbercien burd) ben
rcidjgrafen im ^itirc^fpictgfrug berfammelt morben ; eg gait,
iljncn cinen ^lan uber bie SSertcilung ber 5trbcit unb Soften
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3)er ©d^immclrcttcr
toorjutcgcn unb i^re ctlDaige (Sintoenbung gu bentel^mcn ;
benn audi) bte (e^teren {)Qtten, fofern ber neue S)eicf) unb bie
neucn ©iele bie Untert)a(tung^!often ber alteren SBerfe t)er=
minberten, i^ren Xeil ju fc^affen unb ju tragen. 3)iefer ^lon
5 ttjor fur .f)Qufe cin fc^iucr Stucf ?tr6eit gettjefen, unb toenn 'i)in
burd) SSermittcIung be^ Dbcrbeic^grafen neben einem 2)et(^=
boten nirf)t and) noc^ cin 2)eicf))c^reiber ft)dre jugeorbnet tt)or=
ben, er wurbe c^ fo balb ntc^t ycrttg gebrac^t ^aben, obtoo^
ouc^ je^t ujicbcr an jcbem neuen ^oge in bie 9?ac^t ^inein
10 gearbeitct ttjor. SBenn or bcr.n tobmube fein Sager fuc^te, fo
^atte ntc^t tt)ie Oorbem fein SScib nur in berftelttem ©d^lafe
feiner gettartet; and) fie ^atte fo Doagemeffen it)re taglic^e
5(rbeit, ba§ fie nad)U loie am ©runbe eineS tiefen Srunnen^
in unftorbarem ©c^Iafe (og.
15 511^ ^au!e jeljt feinen ^(an berlefen unb bie ^apiere, bie
freilic^ fc^on brci 5:age l)icr im Slruge ^ur ©nfic^t ou^^gelegen
gotten, Ujieber auf ben Xifc^ breitete, toaren stoar ernfte
90?dnner jugegen, bie mit (£t)rerbietung biefen genjiffen^ften
5Iei§ betrac^teten unb fid) nac^ rul)iger Uberlegung ben bit(t=
20 gen 5lnfa^en if)re!3 2)eic^grafen untern»arfen ; anbere aber,
beren 3lntei(e an bem neucn Sanbe Don i^nen felbft ober it)rcn
^atern ober fonftigen 9?orbefi^ern niaren Deroufeert njorben,
befc^njerten fic^, ha^ fie ju ben Soften beg neuen £'oogeg l)in^
juge^ogen feien, beffen Sanb fie nidjt^ mef)r ange^e, uneinge^
25 benf, ha^ bnvd) bie neuen ?[rbeiten aud) i()re alten Sanbereien
noc^ unb noc^ entbiirbet tt)urben ; unb ft»ieber anbere, bie mit
5tnteifen in bem neuen ^oog gefegnet marcn, fd^rien, man
mdge if)nen boc^ biefelben abne^men, fie foUten um ein
©cringed feit fein ; benn njegen ber unbiUigen Seiftungen, bie
3!)€r (ScE)immeIrcitcr
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if)nen bafiir aufgebiirbet njiirben, !6nntcn fie nic^t bamit
bci'tc{)en. Die ^eter^ a6er, ber mit grimmigem ®efirf)t am
lurpf often le^nte, rief bajhjifc^en: „Sefinnt euc^ erft unb
bann Dertrauet unferem S)eic^grafen ! ber t)er|tet)t ^u rec^nen :
cr t)Qtte fc^on bie meiften 5(ntei(e, ha toufete er au6) mir bic 5
mcinen a65ut)anbeln, unb al^ er fie \)atk, befc^Iofe er, biefen
ncuen ^oog 5U beicE)en \"
eg xoax md) biefen SBorten einen Stugenbticf totenftitt in
ber iBerfammlung. !^er 2)eic^grQf ftanb on bem Xifc^, auf
bem er jador feine ^opiere gebreitet ^atte; er ^ob feinen 10
itopf unb fof) noc^ C(e ^eterg I)inuber: „Xn hjeifet n)o^l,
Cle ^:)Seterg," fprac^ er, M^ bu mic^ terleumbeft ; bu tuft eg
bcnnocf), tt»et( bu iiberbiel and) njeifet, bo^ boc^ ein gut ^ci(
beg (5d)mu|eg, hjomit bu mic^ beroirfft, on mir mirb ^angen
bleiben ! ®ie aSQl)rt)eit ift, bofe bu beine %nteik logfein tooU' is
tcft, unb bafe ic^ it)rer ber^eit fiir meine ©rfjafjuc^t beburfte ;
unb n)iUft bu tueitereg rtiffen, bag ungeftjafc^ene SSort, ha§
bir im ^rug bom SKunb gefo^ren, ic^ fei nur ^ei^;]r(if meineg
33cibeg megen, bag I)at mid) aufgeruttelt, unb ic^ \)ab' eud)
jcigen Gotten, t>a^ ic^ njoljl um meincr felbft miUen 3)eic^graf 20
fcin fonne ; unb fomit, Die ^etcrg, i)ab' id) getan, hjag fcf)L.:t
ber 2)eic^graf bor mir f)dtte tun foden. ^rdgft bu mir aber
©roll, bafe ber5eit beine 5lntcile bie meinen gettjorben finb —
bu I)6rft eg la, eg finb genug, bie je^t bie it)rigen um ein
53t(Iigcg feilbieten, nur meit bie 3(rbeit i^nen je^t jubiel ift!" 25
3Son einem fleinen ^eil ber derfammelten 9Kanner ging ein
iBcifallgmurmeln aug, unb ber alte tseme 9J?annerg, ber
ba^ifc^en ftanb, rief lout: „58roiio, |)aufe ^oien! Unfcr
4wrgott mirb bir bein SJerf gelingen laffen !"
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S)er (Sc^immctrctter
^itber man tarn boc^ nid)t ju Gnbe, obgteic^ Die ^eter^
fdjmieg, unb bie Seute erft gum Hbenbbrotc au^einanber=
Qiiigcn; erft in einer jiueiten $8erfammlung ttjurbe alle^
georbnet; aber aucf) nur, naclibem .f)Qufe ftatt ber i^m
6 5ufommcnben brei ©efpannc fiir ben ndc{)ften 2Wonat beren
t)ier ouf fief) genommen f)atte.
enblic^, a(g fc^on bie ^fingftglocfen burrf) ba^ fianb
lauteten, t)atte bie Hrbeit begonnen: unablaffig ful)ren bie
(Sturgfarren oon bem SSorlanbe an bie 2)eic^tinie, urn ben
10 ge^otten ^(ei bort abjuftiirgen, unb glei(f)ern»eife tvax biefelbe
Slnjat)! fc^on loieber auf ber 9iucffat)rt, urn ouf bem iBorlanb
neuen aufjulaben ; an ber ©eidjUnie felber ftanben SKonncr
mit ©c^aufeln unb 8paten, urn t>a^ abgemorfene an feinen
^Io§ 5U bringen unb ju ebnen; unge^eure guber 8tro^
15 tt)urben ongefatjren unb abgetaben ; nid)t nur jur Sebecfung
bcig leic^teren SO^aterial^, njie (Sanb unb (ofe (Srbe, beffen man
an ben Sinnenfeiten fid) bcbiente, murbe ba^ ©trof) benu^t;
aHma{)lic^ murben eingelne ©treden bea 2)eic^e^ fertig, unb
bie ©ra^foben, roomit man fie betegt t)atte, murben fteKenmei^
20 gum (Sd)u^ gegen bie nagenben SBetlen mit fcfter i3trot)bc=
ftidung ubergogen : beftcUte 5(uffef)er gingen t)in unb f)er unb,
Juenn e^ fturmte, ftanben fie mit aufgeriffenen 3)idulern unb
fc^rien it)re ©efe^te burc^ SSinb unb SSetter ; bagmifc^en ritt
ber 2)cid)graf auf feincm @c^imme(, ben er je^t auafd)(iegic^
25 in ©ebrauc^ ^atte, unb baa ^ier flog mit bem 9?eiter l)in unb
mieber, menu cr rafd) unb trodcn feine 5(norbnungen maditc,
menu er bie 9(rbeitcr lobte ober, mie e^ mo()t gefc^a^, einen
gaulen ober Ungefc^idten otjn' ^rbarmcn au^ ber ?hbeit
\vk^. ,,'^a^ t)ilft nid)t !" ricf cr bann ; ,,um beine 5aulf)eit
S)er ©cf)iminelreitcr
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barf ung nic|t ber 2)eic^ oerbcrben!" (5rf)on bon toeitem,
lucnn er unten a\i^ bent Eoog {)erauf!Qm, t)orten [ie bag
2cl)naubcn fcine^ 9?ofteg, unb alle ^dnbe fasten fe[ter in bie
'ilvbcit : „($ri)c^ ju ! 2)er ©djimmclreiter fommt !"
SSar eg urn bie grutjftucfg^eit, roo bie Slrbeiter mit it)rem 5
iWorgenbrot t)aufenn)cig bcifanimen auf ber ©rbe (agen, bann
ritt ,^aufe an ben uerlaffencn SSerfen entlang, unb feinc
^liigcn Juaren fc^arf, njo lieberlic^e |)anbc ben ©paten gefiit)rt
(lattcn. 9Senn er aber ju ben Seuten ritt unb i()nen augein=
anberfe^te, raie bie 5(r6eit muffc befc^afft hjerben, faljen fie lo
mi)i 5U il)m auf unb fauten gebulbig an if)rem S3rotc tteiter ;
aber eine ^uftimmung ober aucf) nur eine ^iufeerung t)orte er
nicf)t oon i()nen. Ginmat ju folc^er Xagegjeit, eg n)ar fc^on
fpiit, ba er an einer 2)eicf)ftelle bie 3lr6eit in befonberer Crb=
nung gefunben t)atte, ritt er gu bem nac^ften |)aufcn ber i5
5rut)ftucfenben, fprang toon feinem (gdjimmet unb fragte
l)citer, wer bort fo faubereg Xagettjerf toerric^tet t)atte ; aber
[ic faf)en if)n nur fc^eu unb bufter an, unb nur (angfam unb
lute n)ibern)illig tourben ein paar 9?amen genannt. 3)er
3}Jenfrf), bem er fein ^ferb gegeben t)atte, ta^ rut)ig h)ie ein 20
l^amm ftanb, {)ielt eg mit beiben |)dnben unb blicfte tt)ie angft=
doH narf) ben fc^onen 5Iugen beg Xiereg, bie eg, mie gemo^n=
lic^, auf feinen |)errn geric^tet t)ielt.
„9^un, imarten !" rief ^auk ; „tt)ag fte!)ft bu, otg ob bir
ber 3)onner in bie Seine gefat)ren fei ?"
— „.^crr, (5uer ^ferb, eg ift fo rubig, a(g ob eg SBofcg
uort)abe!"
,f)nuf '^cbre unb nat)m bag ^ferb felbft am Sn^d, bag
fogleid jf ,:^nb ben ^op, m f einer <Scf)uIter rieb. 35 on ben
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!J)er <Sci^immcIreitcr
5lrbcitcrn fQf)cn einigc fd)cu ju 5Ro§ unb SRcitcr ^iniiber,
anbcre, ol^ ob haH aUt^ f': nic^t fiimmere, afeen fd^lpetgenb
it)rc gi^ii^foft, bann unb ttjonn ben SD^Jotticn einen SBrocfen
binaufiDcrfenb, bie fi^ ben ^utterpla^ gemerft ^Qttfn unt mit
5 it)ren frf)lanfcn ^liigeln [ic^ faft auf iljre Slopfe fenften. 2)er
Scid)graf btirfte eine SSeilc wk gebanfenlo^ auf bie bettelnbcn
^l^iigcl unb n)ic fie bie jugettJorfencn ©iffen mit if)ren (S^na=
bcin ^Qfd)ten ; bann fprang er in ben (Sattel unb ritt, of)nc
fidj nad) ben Seuten umjufe^en, bat)on; einige SSortc, bie
10 je|jt unter if)nen laut njurben, flangen if)m foft roie |)ot)n.
„5Ba'5 ift \)a^ ?" fprad) er bei fic^ felber. „^atk benn Glfe
rcd)t, boB fie alle gegen mic^ finb ? 5(ud) biefe ^nec^te unb
ficinen Scute, Don benen Diclen bur^ meinen neuen 2)eic^
bod) eine 9Sot)(l)abenl)eit in!§ §au^ niai^ft?"
15 Qx gab feinent ^ferbe bie ©poren, ba^ e§ tt)ie toE in ben
Sloog t)inabf(og. ^on bem unf)eimlic^en ©lonje freiti^, mit
bem fciu frUf)erer ^ienftjunge ben <3d)immelreiter befteibet
fjatte, mu^te er fclber nic^t-5 ; aber bie Seute l)atten if)n je^t
nur fet)en folten, mie aug feinem l^agercn ©efidjt bie 5lugen
20 ftarrten, mie fein 90?ontel flog, unb mie bcr ©c^immel fpriil)te !
So mar bcr Sommer unb ber ^erbft toergangen ;
nod) big gegen (Snbe S^obembcr mar gearbeitet morben ; bann
gcboten ^roft unb <3c^nee bem SSerfe ^att ; man mar nid)t
fcrtig gemorbcn unb befc^lo^, ben ^oog offen tiegen ju laffen.
25 %d)i 5"fe J^OQte bcr jDeid) au^ bcr ^Idc^e f)ert)or; nur mo
mcftmiirt^ gegen ha^ 3Saffer Ifin bie Sd^leufe gelegt merben
folltc, t)atte man eine fiiide gelaffen ; aud) oben dor bem atten
2)cid)c mar bcr ^riel)I no(^ unberiif)rt. So fonnte bie ^lut,
mie in ben Ic^ten breifeig !3at)ren, in ben ^oog t)ineiubringcn,
S)er (Sd)immclrcitcr
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otinc bort obcr an bent neucn ^Jcidje grofecn (Sc^abcn an5u=
ric()ten. Unb fo iiberliefe man bem grofeen ©ott ba^ SScrf bcr
^JiJJcn)d)en^anbc unb fteate eg in feinen ®d)u^, big bie ^rul)--
Ungsfonne bie SSotlenbung wiirbe m5glid) marf)en.
Snswifc^cn t)atte im |)auje beg 2)eid)grafen fid) cin i
frol)cg ereignig tiorbereitet : im neuntcn Qi)t\ai)xe mx nod)
cin Slinb geboren tt)orben. ©g njor rot unb t)u^elig unb mog
jcinc fieben ^funb, njie eg fur neugeborene ^inbcr fic^ gebul)rt,
uicnn fie, h)ie bieg, bcm tt)ciblid)en ®efc^Icd)te angcf)6ren ; nur
join ©efdirci mar munberlid) oert)o^len unb t)atte bcr 2Sc()= lo
mutter nid)t gefallen moUen. S)ag (Sc^limmfte mar, am brit=
ten Xage lag (Slfe im i)eaen gieber, rebcte ^rrfal unb fanntc
lucber itiren 3J?ann nod) it)rc alte |)elferin. 2)ie unbanbigc
^rcube, biv <pau!e beim 5tnblid feineg ^nbeg crgriffen t)attc,
luor 5U Xriibfat gemorben ; ber ^trjt aug bcr @tabt mar is
(\c{)olt, er fafe am Sett unb fu^Ite ben ^ulg unb oerf^rieb unb
jal) rattog urn fic^ t)cr. ^aute fc^iittelte ben ^opf: „S)er
l)ilft nic^t; nur ©ott !ann ^elfen!" ©r ^atte fid) fein cigen
G()riftentum 5ured)tgered)net ; aber eg mar ctmag, bag fein
(^ebet 3urudf)ielt. 5llg bcr alte ^oftor baDongefat)rcn mar, 20
ftanb er am genfter, in ben mintcrlid)en Xag t)inaugftarrenb,
unb mof)renb bie ^ranfe aug it)ren ^t)antafien auffd)ric,
id)ranf tc cr bie |)anbe jufammcn ; er mufetc felbcr nid)t, mar
c^^ aug Hnbad)t ober mar eg nur, urn in bcr unget)euren Stngft
fid) fetbft nid)t ju berlieren.
„9Saffcr! '^a^ Staffer!" mimmcrte bie .^ranfe. „^aU
mid)!" fd)rie fie; „t)att mid), <Qantt\" 2)ann fan! bie
Stimme ; eg Hang, alg ob fie meinc ; „Sn ©ee, ing |)af t)in=
aug ? O, lieber ®ott, ic^ fet)' it)n nimmer mieber !"
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!J>er ©c^immetreiter
2)a JDonbte er fid) unb \d)oh bie SBcirtcriit t)on il)rcm 93ette ;
er fid ouf fcinc ilnie, umfajstc fcin 2Beib unb ri^ fie an fief) :
„(SIfe ! Qik, fo fcnn' mid) bod), id) bin ja bci bir !"
3lbcr fie dffnete niir bie ficberg(ul)enben ^lugen ttjeit unb
a fa^ loie rettung^to^ derlorcn urn fic^.
er legte fie juriid auf i^re ^Stiffen ; bonn fram^ftc cr bie
^cinbe ineinanbcr: ^^^err, mcin ®ott," fd)rie er; nimm fie
mir nid)t! 2)u ttjeijit, id) fonn fie uic^t entbc{)ren!" 5)ann
ttJQr'!^, aU ob er fic^ befinne, unb (eifcr fc^te er I)in,^u : „Sc^
10 n)ciB ja m\){, tn fonnft nid)t attejcit, luie bu mU)t, aud) bu
nid)t ; hn bift allmeife ; bu mufit nod) bciner 3Sei^f)eit tun —
0, |)err, fpric^ nur burd) einen ^;>and) ^u mir !"
©!§ njar, a(g ob pib^iid) cine ©title cingctreten fci ; er ^6rte
nur ein leife^ 5(tmen ; atg er fid) -jum Sette fct)rte, lag fein
15 SSeib in ru^igem ©c^Iaf ; nur bie SSdrterin fat) mit entfe^ten
5tugen auf it)n. Gr ^orte bie Zm ge^en : „SBer rtjar ba^ ?"
frogte cr.
„|)err, bie 95?agb ?tnn' ®rcte ging l)inaug ; fie f)atte ben
SSormforb t)ereingebrac^t."
20 — „9Sag fiet)t ©ie .nic^ benn fo t)erfat)rcn an, grau
ScDfe ?"
„3c^ ? Sc^ t)ab' mid) ob ©urem ®ebct erfc^roden, bamit
betet S^r teinen oom Xobc to^ !"
|)aute fat) fie mit fcinen burc^bringenbcn 5tugen an:
25 „Sefud)t ©ic benn auc^, mie unfere 5tnn' ©rcte, bie ^ont)en=
tifel bei hem t)e([anbifc^en ^(idfdincibcr ^antjc ?"
„Sa, ^err; mir t)aben beibe ben tcbenbigcn ©tauben!"
^auk antmortetc it)r nid)t. '^a^ bamaliS ftart im ©d)mange
ge^enbc feparatiftifd)e Stonocntitetmefcn t)attc auc^ untcr ben
^er ©d^immclrcitcr
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^ricfen fctnc Slutcn gctricbcn; !)cruntcr9cfotnmcnc |)unb«
mxkv obcr tocgcn ^run!e^ abgcfe^te ed)ulmcificr fpiclten
bariii bie .^aiiptroUc, unb !5)irnen, junge unb altc SBcibcr,
^aulcnser unb cinjamc 9Jienjd)en liefcn cifrig in bie f)eim'
lid)cn !!8erfammlungcn, in bcnen jebcr ben ^ricjter jpielen 5
fonnte. %n<^ be^ !Deic^grafen |)aufc brad)ten 51nn' ©rcte unb
bcr in fie tjerliebte ^ienftjungc il)re freien 5lbenbe bort 5U.
.-^-vcilirf) t)atte GIfe it)re Scbenfcn baruber gcgcn |)aufc nirf)t
,^urucfgel)alten ; abcr er t)atte gemeint, in ®laubengfaci)en foil
man feinem breinreben : bag fd)abc niemanbem, unb beffer 10
tiort bod) aU im ©dinap^frug!
So mx eg babei geblieben, unb fo t)Qtte er auc^ je^t ge=
fd)roiegcn. 5lbcr freilid) iiber it)n fd)n)ieg men nic^t; feine
(S5cbctgn)orte liefen urn Don ^aug 5U ^aug : er t)attc ®otteg
mma^t beftritten ; toag roar ein ®ott benn ot)ne 5lIImad)t? is
irr roar ein ©ottegleugner ; bie Sac^e mit bem Xeufelgpferbe
mod)te auc^ am Gnbe ridjtig fcin !
^u!e erfuf)r nid)tg baoon ; er t)atte in biefen Xage.i nur
Dljren unb ?lugen fur fcin 928eib ; felbft bag tinb roar fur
it)n nid)t met)r auf ber SSelt. »
^Der alte ^trjt fam roieber, font jeben Xag, mitunter ^roei-
mat, blieb bann cine gan.^e SfJac^t, fc^rieb roicber ein 9tesept,
unb ber ^ned)t ^t)cn Sot)ng ritt bamit im glug jur ?tpoti)efe.
:i)ann aber rourbc fein ®efid)t freunb(id)er, er nidte bem 5)eid)-
grafen ocrtrautid) ju : M get)t ! ©g gct)t ! 9Kit ©otteg 25
,<r»{(fe!" unb eincg ^agg — batte nun feine ^unft bie ^ranf=
bcit beficgt, obcr t)atte auf |)aufeg ®ebet ber liebe @ott bod)
noc^ eineu ^lugroeg finben fonnen — atg ber ^o!tor mit c^'*
ftrcnfcn allcin roar, fprac^ er 5U if)r, unb feine atten 5tugen
i ■ a
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!^ec ©diimmelreiter
lac^ten : n'^xau, je^t fann tc^'« gctroft Qnd) fagcn : t)cut I)ot
ber 2)oftor jeinen ^^fttag ; e^ ftanb fd/Iimm urn (Suc^ ; obcr
nun 9ct)oret St)r roicber ju ung, ju ben ficbcnbigen !"
3)a brac^ ec( toie ein (2trQl)Ienmeer au^ il)rcn bunflcn
6 Slugcn : „.^a\iU ! ^auU, wo bift bu ?" ricf fie, unb olg er
auf ben t)ellen SRu[ ins; 3ii"»nci^ ""^ «" i^'f ®<^tt ftur^te, fd)Iug
fie bie 5trme urn feinen 92Qcfen : „§aufe, mcin 9Kann, gerettet !
Srf) blcibe bei bit !"
'^a jog ber alte !Doftor fein feiben <3d)nupftuc^ au^ ber
10 Za)6)e, fu^r fid) bamit iiber <Stirn unb SSangen unb ging
fopfnicfenb au^ bem 3ii"nicr.
5lm britten 5tbenb nac^ biefem ^age fprac^ ein
frommer 9?et)ncr — esS ttjar ein uom 2)eirf)grafen ou^ ber
5lrbeit gejagter ^antoffelmac^er — im ^onoentifet bei bem
16 I)oUanbifd)en (Sd)neiber, ba er feinen ^w^i^i^^^" ^^^ CSigen=
fc^Qf'?n ®ottc^ au^einanberfe^te : „2Ber aber ©otte^ ^nimadjt
njiberftrcitet, raer ba fagt : id) tt)ei§, bu fannft nidjt, loajg bu
ttjitlft — tt)ir fcnnen ben Ungliidfeligen \a alle ; er laftet g(eid)
cinem ©tcin auf ber ©emeinbe — ber ift t)on ®ott gefoUen
20 unb fud)t ben 5<^inb ®otte^, ben ^reunb ber 8iinbe ju feinem
3;ri)fter; benn nad) irgenb einem <3tabe mufe bie ^anb bei^
9}Jenfd)en greifen. S{)r aber, I)utet end) Dor bem, ber atfo
betet; fein &tbQt ift giuc^!"
3luc^ ba^ Uef um Don |>au§ ju §au^. 2Bag lauft
25 "'(^t um in einer fleinen ©emeinbe? unb auc^ 5U ^utei^
C{)ren fam e§. @r fprad^ fein ?l^ort bariiber, nic^t einmat
5U feinem SSeibe ; nur mitunter f onnte er fie ()eftig umfaffen
unb an fid) 5iet)en : „33Ieib mir treu, ©Ife ! 93leib mir treu!"
— ^ann fat)en it)re 5lugen ooU ®taunen gu i^m auf: „3!)ir
■■MM
^er ©c^immelreiteT
107
trcu ? ©cm foUtc ic^ benn anberd treu fein ?" — ^a^ einer
furjcn aSeile aber t) "ie fein 2Bort Derftanbcn: „3a, Iwufe,
joir finb und trcu, md)t nur, tocil toir uni3 brouc^cn." Unb
bann fliitfl jcbc^ feincn ^trbcitdtpcg.
!Dag ware fo mit gut getoefcn; abcr cd ttjar bod) tro^ fl
otter lebcnbigen ?lrbeit cine ©infamfcit urn il)n, unb in feincm
"pcrsen niftete fic^ ein Xro^ unb abQcfc^Ioffcncg SBejen gcgen
anberc 3Kcnfd)cn ein ; nur gegen fein 2Bcib blicb cr aUeaeit
bcr fllcic^e. unb an ber SSiege feincg Slinbcd lag er abenb^
unb morgen^ auf ben tnien, aU jei bort bie <2tattc feineS lo
croigen ^iU. ®cgen ©efinbc unb 3lrbeiter aber tourbe er
ftrcnger; bie Ungefc^icften unb gat)rtdffigen, bie er frut)cr
buret) rut)igen Xabel jurcditgettjicfen t)atte, tourben je^t burd)
t)arteg 5lnfa^ren aufgefdiretft, unb (glfe ging mitunter Icifc
beffern.
3llg bcr grii^Ung nat)tc, begannen ttjieber bie 3)eicf)arbeitcn ;
mit einem ^ajebeid) ttjurbe sum <Sc^u^ ber je^t aufjubauenben
neuen (Sc^teufc bie Siicfc in ber njeftlicf)en 5)eid)Iinie gefc^Ioffen,
lldbmonbfarmig narf) innen unb ebenfo nad) aufeen; unb gleic^
ber <£cf)Ieufe Ujuc^g allmat)licf) and) ber ^auptbeic^ ju feiner 20
immer rafd)er fjerjufteaenben ^at)e empor. Scid)ter murbe bem
Icitenben 35eid)grafen feine 5lrbeit nid)t ; benn on (SteUe beg
im SSinter oerftorOenen Seme aWanner^ mar Die ^eter^ aU
5^eic^get)oamac|tigter eingetreten. IganU ^atte nic^t oerfuc^en
iDoHen, eg ju t)inbern ; aber anftatt ber ermutigenben SBorte 26
imb ber baju gef)6rigen jutunlidjen Sdjloge auf feine linfe
(id)ult . bie er fo oft toon bem alten ^atcn feineg SBeibeg
cinfaffiert !)atte, famen i^m je^t t)on bem S^ac^folger ein t)eim=
lid)eg SBibert)Q(ten unb unnbtige (Sinmanbe unb maren mit
IS
108
2)er <3d)immelrcitcr
unnbtigen ©runbcn ^u bcfiimpfcn ; bcnn Die gct)6rtc jraar ,yi
ben SBidjtigen, abcr in 'Deict)fQd)cn nicl)t ju ben Stlugen ; aud)
war Don frul)cr l)cr bcr „®d)rciberfned)t" it)m immcr nod) im
SBege.
6 Xcv gldn^cnbfte <pimmct brcitcte fic^ roieber iiber 9)Zcer unb
Tlax)d), unb bcr Sloog raurbe roicber bunt Don ftorfcn iRinbern,
beren ©ebriiU Don 3eit ju 3cit bie rtcite StiUc untcrbrod);
unablaffig fangcn in ()ot)cr .^immcleduft bie iJerd)en ; abcr
man t)5rtc e^ crft, njcnn cinmal auf cine^ ^tteinjugca Sangc
10 bcr (^cfang Dcrjtummt mv. ftcin Unnjctter ftiJrte bie Slrbcit,
unb bie ®d)lcufe ftanb fd)on mit it)rem ungcftrid)cnen Satfcn^
gefuge, oI)ne bafe auc^ nur in einer 9?ad)t fie eineg ©c^u^c^
Don bent ^nterimcbcic^ beburft t)atte; bcr .t)errgott fd)icn
fcinc ®unft bcm neuen SKcrfc jusuwenben. 5Iuc^ ^^rau m^i
6 5tugcn lad)tcn i()rem 9Jianne ju, ttjcnn er auf feinem Sc^immcl
braufecn Don bcm ^cic^ nac^ ^aufe fam: „5^ift bod) cin
broDcg Xier geworben!" fagte fie bann unb flopfte ben blanfen
.^alg be§ <J?ferbeg. ^aufe abcr, mm fie bag tinb am ^alje
t)attc, fprang {)erab unb licfe bo^ ttjinjige ^ingleia auf feinen
20 airmen tanjcn ; menu bann bcr ®d)immet feine brauncn
5(ugcn auf bos ^inb gerid)tet t)iclt, bann fprad) er n)ot)I:
„5lomm t)cr, foUft auc^ bie ©lire ^aben !" unb er fc^te bie
flcinc SBicnfc — bcnn fo mar fie getauft morben — auf fcincn
(Sattcl unb fut)rte ben <3d)immct auf bcr SScrft im ^eifc
25 fjcrum. ?tud) bcr alte (Sfc^cnbaum !)atte mitunter bie (£t)re ;
er fe^te ba^ tinb auf eincn fd)manfcn 5Ift unb licfe e^
fd)aufctn. 5)ie abutter ftanb mit ladjcnbcn 5(ugen in bcr
|)ougtur, bag tinb aber Iad)te nid)t, feine ^ugen, amiic^cn
bcncn cin fcincg m?^d)cn ftanb, fc^auten ein menig ftumpf ing
TTV
ticv ©c^immelrciter
109
iHn-itc, urb bic fkincit .^>dnbc flriffcn nid)t md) bent 3t5c!cf)cn,
ba\< be t^atcx lt)r l)inl;iclt. .^Qiitc ac^tcte nid)t barauf, er
uuintc and) nid)t^ uoit fo flcincn ttinbcrn; mir tJlfc, lucnn
lie bad t)cllQUQigc aj;abd)cn auf bcm ^^(rin il)rcr ?(rbcit«frau
crblictte, bie ntit il)r .iuglcid) ba^ ifi>od)cnbctt bcftanbcn t)atte, o
fai^c niituntcr fd)mcr3lic^ : ,,'^a^ mcinc ift nod) nid)t jo lucit
luic bcincd, Stina!" unb bic ^rau, il)rcn bidcn Sungcn, ben
lie on bcr .^'x^nb l)attc, mit bcrber iHebc fd)uttelnb, ricf bann
m[){ : „Zci, "(^van, bic ftinbcr [inb ucrfc^icbcn ; bcr ha, bcr
|tal)l mir fd)on bic ?(pfcl aud bcr Hammer, bcuor cr iiber^ lo
,\H)citc So{)r t)inaits( luar!" Unb (fife ftrid) bcm bidcn 93ubcn
join Slraudl)aar aut^ ben 5(ugcn unb briidte bann t)eimlic^ i^r
ftillco Hinb an«i .^^erj.
5lk^ ciS in ben Cftober ^incinging, ftanb an bcr
25?c|*t)cite bic ncuc ®d)(cufe )d)on fcft in bcm tjon bcibcn is
3citcn fc^Iicfjenben ^ouptbeid), bcr bi«$ auf bic Siidcn bei
bcm ^ricljlc nun mit feincm ianftcn 'iprofii ringi^um nac^
bcti 355aficriciten abfici unb urn funt5ct)n ^ufe bie orbinare
A-lut iibcrragtc. 3Son [cincr SfJorbiocftcdc faf) man an ^eoerig-
liadig Dorbci unge^inbcrt in ha^i SSattenmccr f)inau!§; abcr 20
rroilid) aud) tie SSinbe fo^tcn t)icr fd)arfcr ; bic ^aarc flogcn,
unb mc l)icr auojd^aucn iPoUtc, bcr mufete bie SQ^ii^e fcft auf
bcm ilopf l)abcn.
3u (Snbe SfJoDcmbcr, wo (2turm unb 9icgcn cingefatten
luarcn, blieb nur nod) ^art am altcn 2!cid) bie ©d)Iud)t 5U 25
ici)iicjien, auf bereu ®vuube an ber ?torbfcite t>a§ 2J?eerroaffer
burd) ben ^riet)t in ben neuen Sloog tjineinfc^o^. 3" beiben
3citcn ftanben bic 3Sanbc bed !Scid)cd: ber 5lbgrunb jmifc^en
ilincn mufete je^t berfc^minben. Gin trodcn <3ommerttjetter
VP^fSPP
110
3)er Scljimmelreiter
l)dtte bie 5lrbeit m{)i erlcid)tert; aber and) fo mufete fie
getan tucrbcn; benn cin aufbrcd)cnbcr Sturm !onnte ba^
9an5c SScrf 9efat)rbcn. Unb .Spautc fciUc aUc^ baran, urn
jctjt ben ed)lufj t)crbci,5ufitt)rcn. 5)er ^iegcn ftromte, bcr
6 3Sinb vfiff ; abc^ fcine liagcre (^cftalt mif bem fcurigcn
ecl)inimcl taucl)tc balb I)icr, balb bort an^ ben fdjluar^cn
9)icnjd)cnmaficn cmpor, bic oben luic iintcn an bcr ^iorbfcite
be^^ 5)cid)eg ncben bcr ed)lud)t bcid)aftigt njoren. Sc^t fab
man il)n untcn bci ben Stur^farrcn, bie fd)on meitljcr bic
10 Sllcierbc au^ bcm 9<!or(anbc tjolen mufetcn, unb Don benen
ebon cin gebrangter .f'oufcn bci bcm ^^riel)lc aniangte unb
feine 2aft bort abauwcrfcn fud)tc. ^urd) \)a^^ ©eflatfd) be^J
g^cgen^ unb ha^3> Sgraufcn bc^^ SSinbeg flangen uon 3eit ju
3cit bic fd)arfcn Sefcl)l§njorte bc§ 2)eid)grafen, bcr t)cute t)icr
15 aUcin gcbictcn luolltc ; er ricf bie Slarrcn nad) ben 9?ummcrn
Dor unb wk^i bic ^rangcnbcn juriid; cin „§att!" fd)olI Don
feincm aJJunbe ; bann rul)te untcn bic 5lrbeit ; „(Strot) ! cin
5'uber Strot) l)inab!" ricf cr benen brobcn ju, unb t)on einem
bcr oben t)altcnbcn ^ubcr ftur^te c^S auf ben naffen ^tei f)in^
20 unter. Untcn fpvangen 9)fdnner bajmifc^cn unb jerrten e^
au^cinanbcr unb fd)ricn nad) oben, fie nur ni^t ju begraben.
Unb Juieber famen ncuc barren, unb ^aufe tvar fdjon miebcr
oben unb fat) Don feincm ®d)immcl in bie ed)Iud)t t)inab,
unb mic fie bort fd)aufelten unb ftiirsten ; bann marf er feine
25 51ugen nad) bcm C^af l)inaug. (5^3 me{)te fd)arf, unb cr fat),
mic mcl)r unb mct)r ber 2Baffcrfaum am 5)eid) t)inaufflimmtc,
unb mie bic ScUen fid) nod) l)oI)er t)oben ; cr fal) aud), tvk
bie 2cute tricftcn unb faum atmen lonntcn in ber fcf)meren
^(rbcit oor bem SBinbe, ber it)nen bie liiuft am 2Kunbe abfd)nitt
*ii^^:-^^
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!I)er ®d)immclreiter
111
uiib t>or bcm faltcn Sicgcn, bcr fie iibcrftromte. „5(u'o=
gcljoltcn, fieute! 5(u^iget)attcn !" ferric cr 511 tt)ncn tynab.
„9iur eincn gu^ nodj tjrf^c. ; b(7nn ift'^ genug fiir biefc ^fut!"
Hub burd) aUe^ @ctd)> d.\^ 9Bcticu ^drtc man ha^ ©crdufd)
bcr 5Irbeiter: ba^S ^I( tic;cn bcr fi'iieingeftiir^tcn Stlcimaffen, 5
bai5 9tafieln bcr ^anca uno ba§ 9iau)d)en be^ Don oben
llinabgeloffenen ®trol)C!o ging unauf^attfam uorttjdrt^ ; ba=
jiui|(^cn luar mituiiicr ba^ 3Sin)e(n einc^J ficincn getben
i)imbc!o laut geloorbcn, bcr fricrenb unb luic ocrloren jtuii'djcn
lJ)fcnfd)en unb ^uljriucrfcn fjcrumgcftoficn njurbe ; plo^lic^ obcr 10
fd)olI ein jammerdoUcr <2c^rci bc^ fleincn Xkxc^j Don untcn
aibj bcr <3d)Iud)t l)craut. .^aufe blidtc Ijinab ; cr I)attc e^o Don
obcn t)inuntcrfd)lcubcrn fct)cn ; cine jat)c 3ornrote fticg it)m
illy (^efic^t. „^ait ! ^;)a[tct cin !" fd)rie cr ju ben ilorren t)in-
iiiitcr ; benn bcr naffc Sllci lourbc unau[l)alt|'am oufgcfi^uttet. 15
„3Sarum?" ricf cine rau()e Stimme Don unten ^cranf;
„bod) urn bie elenbe A^^unbc^Slrcatur nid)t?"
„|)alt! fag' id)," fd)rie .'^^ank loicbcr; „bringt mir ben
.{lunb ! S3ci unfercm 2Bcr!c foil fcin ^rcDcI fcin !"
5(ber e^ ru()rte fid) fcine .^^anb ; nur cin paar ©paten 20
,Vi()en ^lei^ flogcn nod) neben ha^ )d)reicnbc 2:icr. 2)a gab
cr I'cinem (Sd:)immel bie (Sporcn, "Ha^ ha^i Zkv eincn ®d)rci
aiiciftiefe, unb ftiirmtc "Dm ^cid) t)inab, unb allc^^ luic^ Dor ii)m
jiiriicf. „2)en |)unb !" ferric cr ; „ic^ mil ben |)anb !"
liine |»anb fd)Iug fanft auf fcine Sc^uUer, al^ lodre eg bie 25
|»aiib beg atten Scroe ^JJanncrg ; bod) alg cr umfat), ttjar eg
nur ein ^J^eunb beg Stlten. „9tel)mt Sud) in ad% Xcid)graf !"
raiinte ber it)m ju. „3t)r t)abt nid)t ^rcunbe unter biefen
I'ciiten ; ia^t eg mit bcm ^unbe getien I*"
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mLi..MA^.mL^:^^s&^^^lim^^
112
2)er (3d)immcheiter
!I>cr SBinb pfiff, bcr ^icgcn f(atfrf)tc ; bie Scute ()atten bie
epaten in ben (^runb Qcftcctt, cinige fie fortQcnjorfen. ^ufe
neigte fief) 5U bem 51ltcn: „2i5oUt Zi)v nieinen ed)immcl
t)Qltcn, Cwfe Seng?" frogte er; unb aU jener noc^ faum
5 ben BiiQcl in ber |)anb t)Qttc, mx |)aufe fd)on in bie Slluft
Qcfprungen unb I)iclt bag fleine tt)infelnbe ^ier in feincm
5lrm ; unb f aft im felben ^lugenblicfe fafe er aurf) ttjieber l)oct)
im Sattel unb fprcngte auf ben ^eid) suriid. ©cine ^fugcn
flogen iiber bie WarnKX, bie bei ben ^Kagcn ftanben. „2Bcr
10 mx eg ?" ricf er. „2Ber ()at bie 5!reatur t)inabgeroorfen ?"
einen ^lugenblid fdjioieg aUcg; benn aug bem ()agcrcu
@efid)t beg 3^cid)grafen fprul)te ber 3orn, unb fie i)atten abcr=
gloubifd)e <5urd)t Dor if)m. ^a trat uon einem 3u{)rn)erf cin
ftiernadiger tert uor il)n f)in. „Sc^ tat eg nid)t, 2)eid)graf,"
15 fagtc er unb bife Don einer Otoac ^outabaf ein Gnbd)en ab,
bag er fid) erft rul)ig in ben 9J?unb fd)ob ; „aber ber eg tat,
t)at red)t getan ; foU Gucr ^eid) fid) t)alten, fo mufe lua^
Sebigcg l)inein!"
— „2Bag Sebigeg ? 5lug njel^em Slated)igmug ^aft bu ba^
20 geternt?"
„^ug feinem, ^err !" entgegnete ber Slert, unb aug feincr
Se^Ie ftiefe ein fred)eg 2ad)en ; „bag !)abcn unfcrc 03rofeDatcr
fd)on genjufet, bie fid) mit (£ud) im Gt)riftentum mo()l meffcn
burftcn! Gin ^inb ift beffer noc^; .ftjcnn bag nid)t ba ift,
26 tut'g auc^ wot)l ein |)unb !"
„(Sc^itJeig bn mit beinen ^eibentetiren !" f^rie i^n ^au!e
an ; „eg ftopfte beffer, irenn man bid) t)ineinmurfe."
„Cf)o !" erfd)oa eg ; aug einem 3)u^enb Slel)len Jnar bcr
Saut gefommen, unb ber ^eid)graf gen)a^rte ringgum grimmige
S)er (2d)immclrcitcr
113
C^c[id)tcr unb geUUte ^cm\k; cr jot) luo^t, ha^ ba^ feine
Jrcunbe toaren; ber ©ebanfe an fcincn 2)cic^ iiberfiel it)n
luic cin <3rf)rccfcn: toa^ foUte iperben, tuenn je^t alle tt)rc
2|)atcn t)inn)urten ? — U»i > al^ er nun ben 93Ucf nad) unten
rtcljtcte, fol) er ttiebcr ben gteunb be^ alten Sewe SKanncrg ; 8
bcr ging bort 5h)ifcfien ben 5lrbeitern, fprad) ju bem unb
jcncm, Iad)te ^ier einem ju, {lopfte bort mit freunblic^em
(^c)'irf)t einem auf bie (Sd)ulter, unb einer nad^ bem onbcrn
fantc wieber feinen ©paten ; noc^ eintgc ?lugenblicfe, unb bie
?{rbeit toat n)ieber in toollem ©ange. — SSag ttoUte er benn lo
nocf) ? 55er ^riet)t mufete gef^Ioffen toerben unb ben |)unb
barg er fici)er genug in ben fatten feineS 9KanteIg. 9Kit
pld^Iirf)em (Sntfc^lufe ttanbte er feinen Sc^immel gegen ben
nac^ften SSagen : „<3troI) an bie ^ante !" rief er ^errifrf), unb
idIc mec^anifc^ get)orcf)te tf)m ber ^^u^rfnec^t ; batb roufcf)te eS is
(jinob in bie Xiefe, unb ticn alien ©eiten regte e^ fic^ «
neue unb mit aEen 2Irmen.
(Sine (Stunbe mar noc^ fo gearbeitet; e§ mar nacf) fecf)g
Ulir, unb fc^on brad) tiefe ^dmmerung t)erein; ber 9?egen
batte aufge^ort ; ba rief ^aufe bie 5luffe{)er an fein ^ferb : 20
„i)J?orgen friit) bier Uf)r," fagte er, „ift alle^ mieber auf bem
%4atyj ber SIKonb mirb nod) am ^immel fein; ha mac^en
U)ir mit ©ott ben ©d)Iufe ! Unb bann noc^ eine^ !" rief er,
ai^i fie gel)en mollten : „^ennt it)r ben |)unb ?" unb er na^m
ba^5 ^itternbe ^ier ou§ feinem ^DZantel. 26
Sie Derncintcn ba§ ; nur einer fagte : „^er f)at fid) tag*
lang fc^on im 5)orf ^erumgebettelt ; ber gcl)6rt gar feinem !"
„^ann ift er mcin !" entgegnete ber ^eic^graf. „^crgeffet
r.icbt : morgen frii^ oier Ut)r !" unb ritt baoon.
t '; if
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2)er (Sd)immclrcitcr
m^ cr ^cim font, trat 5(nn' (^rctc quI bcr Zm ; fie t)atte
foubcre SleibunQ an, unb eg ful)r it)m burd) ben Jilopf, jic
gelje je^t jum SlonoentifeIid)nciber : J:>a{t bie ®d)ur,^c auf!"
rief cr it)r ju, unb ba fie c^ unmiUfiirlidi tat, iDarf cr bos
5 tlcibcfc^mu^te aiinblein it)r t)inein: „Srin9' il)n bcr tlcincn
SStcnfc ; er foE it)r ©piclfamcrab tt)erbcn ! 5lbcr iDofd) unb
njarm' if)n suDor; fo tuft bu auc^ ein QottQcfoaig 3Scrt;
benn bie ^reatur ift fd)ier uerflommen."
Unb 5tnn' ©rete !onnte nid)t laffen, it)rcm SSirt ®ef)orfam
10 ju leiften, unb lam beg^alb ^eute nic^t in ben Slontjcntifel.
Unb am anbern Xage murbe ber le^te Spatenftid) om
neuen 3)eic^ getan ; ber SSinb ^atte fid) gelegt ; in anmutigem
giuge fdiroebten 9K6roen unb Sbofetten fiber Sanb unb
SSaffer f)in unb toieber ; t)on ^eberaf)affig tdnte ta^ taufenb^
15 ftimntige ©efnorr ber Sflottganfe, bie fic^'^ noc^ t)eute an ber
^iifte ber 9?orbfee too^t fein liefeen, unb aug ben ttcilen
ajjorgennebein, tt)eld)e bie tt)eite 3Karfd) bebedten, ftieg all=
mdtiUd) ein gotbncr ^erbfttag unb beleud)tete W neue SScrt
ber 9Kenfc^ent)dnbe.
20 ^a6) einigen SSod)en !amen mit bem Cberbeid)grafen bie
{)errfd)aftlid)en ^ommiffdre ^ur S8cfid)tigung bc^fctben ; ein
grofeeg geftma^l, ha^ erftc nac^ bent 2cid)cnmat)l bc^ altcn
Xcbe 3?o«ert§, n)urbe im bcid)graftid)en |)aufc gc^joUen ; alio
2)eid)geooamd(^tigten unb bie gri)Bten Sntcrcffentcn ttjarcn
25 baju gelaben. '^a^ ^ifd)c luurbcn fdmtlidie aSagcn bcr
©afte unb bc^ 5)eid)grafcn angcfpannt; ^ruu Glfc tt)urbc
t)on bem Cberbeic^grafcu in bie tarriotc getjoben, t)or bcr
ber braune SSaUacf) mit feinem |)ufe ftampfte; bann fprang
^:a3?*^,
"Dcr (Sc^immctrcttcr
115
er jdbcr t)intcnnaci) unb nal)m bie Sm^ ^n bic <Qan^ ; cr
woUtc bic 9cfd)eite ^rau fcinc^S l^eid)9rafcn fclbcr fatten, ^o
ainq c^ munter m\ bcr 3Serftc unb in ben Sl^cg i)man^i, ben
^l!t ^um ncuen 3)eid) t)inan unb auf bemfelben urn ben jnuflen
Ixooa krum. G^ tuar inmtttclft ein Ieid)ter gjorbiueitiumb s
anfgefommen, unb an ber ^orb^ unb SSeftfeite be^ neuen
^cid)e^5 tt)urbe bic ^tut t)inauf9ctriebcn ; abcr e^5 war unDcr^
fcnnbar, bcr fanfte ^Ibf att bebingtc einen fanf tcrcn ^Infc^lag ;
auo bent 9JJunbe bcr f)crrid)aft(id)en ^ommiffdrc itromtc ba^$
^'ob beg 2)cid)grafcn, m bic Scbenfen, n^elc^c t)ic unb ba lo
oott ben ©eooamaditigtcn bagegen tangjam Dorgebradit n)ur^
ben, gar balb barin erftidtcn.
- 5(ud) bag ging wriiber ; abcr nocf) cine ©cnugtuung
empfing bcr ®cid)graf cineg Xageg, ba er in ftiUem, fclbftbc.
n^uBtcm ©innen auf bem neuen ^^cic^ cntlang ritt. (Sg mo(^tc 15
ifim m^ bie ^rage tommen, n)est)atb bcr Sloog, bcr of)nc if)n
nidit ba n)arc, in bem jein ed)n3eife unb feinc 5«ac^tn)ad)cn
ftcdtcn, nun f^liefeti^ nad, ciner bcr l)crrfc^aftlic^cn ^rmsci^
linnen „bcr neue tootinenfoog" gctauft fei ; aber eg war boc^
fo • auf atten bat)in get)origen Sc^riftftiiden ftanb bcr 9?ame, 20
Quf einigcn fogar in rotcr grafturf^rift. ^a, atg cr aufbtidte,
fat] er s^ci ^trbciter mit il)rcn ^elbgcratfc^aftcn, bcr erne ctraa
xmnm '2xi)ritte ^inter bem anbcrn, fic^ entgegenfommen :
30 wart' bod) !" l)ortc cr ben ^ad)foIgenbcn rufen ; bcr am
bcrc abcr - cr ftanb cben an einem ^Ift, bcr in ben toog 25
binuntcrfubrtc-rief it)m cntgcgen: „©in anbcrmal, ^cn^l
gg ift fc^on fpat ; ic^ fott t)ier m fc^tagen !"
— „2So benn ?"
,9fJun t)ier, im ^aute^^aiem^oog !"
S?^«BK»'S^-*=s.3^
116
Dcx ®d)immclrciter
(£r rief c^ taut, iiibcni cr ben "illft liinabtrabte, aU [olle bic
gon^^c Tlaxid) c^^ l)iH-cn, bic baruiitcr lag. ^;>auk abcx Wat
C'S', aU l)urc cr fcincn 3{iil)m ucrfiinbcn ; cr l)ob fid) im Sottcl,
gab jcinem 2d)immcl bic Sporcn iinb )a{) mit fcftcii ?lugcn
5 iibcr bic lucitc Sanbfdjaft I)in, bic 511 fciner Sintcn lag.
^.^wifc^iaicii'Sloog!" ti)icbcrt)oltc cr lcii> ; ha^i flang, aU
fonnt' eg allcjcit nidjt anbcD^ tjcincn ! 9)i'od)tcit fie tro^cn,
roie fie iroUtcn, urn fcincn 9?ajncn n^ar bod) nid)t f^erum^u^
fommen ; ber ^rin5effinncn=9kmc — luiirbe cr nidjt balb nur
10 noc^ in alten Sdjriften mobern ? — 2)er Sd)immel ging in
ftoljem ®aIopp, Dor feinen C{)ren aber fummte e^ : „|)aufe^
^aien^Soog ! ^au!e*|)aien=aoog !" ^n feinen ©ebanfen loud)^
faft ber neue 2;eid) ^u einem ad)ten SSeltrounber ; in ganj
grie^Ianb roav ni^t feinesgteirf)en ! Unb er liefe ben ®d)im*
15 mel tanaen ; it)m toar, er ftunbe inmitten aller griefen ; er
iiberragte fie urn ^opfe^^o^, unb feine Slide flogen fc^arf
unb mitleibig iiber fie I)in.
5IlImat)Iic^ ttjaren brei Saf)re feit ber einbeidjung
f)ingegangen ; bag neue SSer! {)atte fic^ bett)dt)rt, bie 9?epara=
20 turfoften roaren nur gering geioefen ; im ^ooge aber bluf)te
je^t faft iiberall ber tDei^e Slee, unb ging man iiber bie
gcfd)u^tcn SSciben, fo trug ber Sommcrminb einem gan^e
SSolfen fiiBcn ^uftg cntgcgen. Xa wax bie 3cit gcfommcn,
bie bigt)er nur ibealen 5lntcile in iuirtlid)c 5U Dcnoanbeln unb
25 alien ^eilnct)mern ii)rc bcftimmtcn Stiide fitr immer eigen=
tiim(id) jujufctjen. -C^aufc mar nid)t miif5ig gcmcfcn. norficr
nod) cinige neue ^u crmcrben ; C(c ^ctcrg ()atte fic^ ocrbiffcn
5uriidgcl)a(tcn ; i{)m gc()ortc nid)tg im ncuen Stooge. D{)ne
S3erbruf3 unb Strcit l)atte aud) fo bic ^citung nic^t obge^en
!J)cr ®d)imme(rciter
117
(imncn ; aber fcrtig mt ca gtcid)root)l gctDorben ; oud) bicfcr
lag lag I)inter bcm 5)cid)grafen.
^^ortan lebte cr einfam feincn ^flidjten aU .^oftuirt luie
aU 2;cid)grQf unh benen, bie i' m am nad)[ten Gngel)ortcn ;
Mc altcn greunbe tuaren nid)t m t in ber 3eit(id)fcit, ncuc b
^u crioerben, tear cr nid)t gceignet. %htx unter feinem :3)ad)
max 5rieben, ben aud) bag ftitte ^nb nic^t ftorte ; e^ fprad)
rocnig, bag ftete gragen, irag ben aufgettjedten ^inbern eigen
in, !am fetten unb meift fo, bafe bent ©efragten bie 5(ntroort
barauf fdjroer ttjurbe; aber it)r liebeg einr'artigeg ©efic^tlein lo
triig faft tmmer ben 5Iugbrucf ber 3ufriebent)eit. 3n)ei Spiel^
fameraben t)atte fie, bie toaren if)r genug: rtenn fie uber bie
©erfte wanberte, fprong bag gerettete gelbe |)iinblein ftetg
urn fie ^erum, unb toenn ber ^unb fic^ jcigte, ttjar aud) tiein
SSienle nic^t mef)r fern. 2)er 8»eite tamerab ttar eine is
Sac^mdroe, unb toie ber ^mib „^erle", fo f)iefe bie Worn
„Sl(aug".
^laug mar burd^ cin ci**eifeg 9Kenfd)enfinb auf bent §ofe
inftaffieri roorben ; bie a^taigjdtirige Xrien' Sang ^atte in
idrer Sate auf bem 5tufeenbei^ fic^ nid)t me!)r burd)bringcn 20
fLiuncn ; ba t)atte grau ©Ife gcmeint, bie toerlebte ^ienftmagb
ilircg ©rofeuaterg fiJnnte bei it)nen noc^ cin paar ftiUe 5lbcnb=
ftimbcn unb cine gute ©tcrbefammer finben, unb fo, {)alb mit
(ycmolt, mar fie toon it)r unb §aufe nac^ bem |)ofe gcf)oIt unb
in bcm g^orbmcftftubc^en ber ncuen ®d)eucr untcrgebrac^t 25
moi-bcn, bie ber ®cid)graf t)or cinigen Sat)rcn ncbcn bem
,V)Quptl)aufe bei ber 3Scrgrofeerung feiner 9Birtfd)aft I)atte
[lauen miiffcn; ein paar ber 5mogbc t)Otten bancben i^rc
-'^■^'•nmmm^JK ^^osmcsmmi i!mf^^''^am^'w
wh«^^m
118
2)cr @d)immc(reitcr
hammer crtioltcn unb fonntcn bcr ©rcifin nac^t^ jur ^^anb
(icl)cn ajiiifl'^ an ben 3l^dnbcn l)Qttc fie il)r altc^ .^auiggcrdt:
cine 3d)atiiUe Don 3ucferfi)tcn()o(,v baritbcr jiuei bnnte 33il=
bcr tooni uerlorencn 3o()n, ein Idngft jnr 9iul)e geftelltc^i
5 3pinnrab unb cin fcl^r fauberc^ ©arbinenbett, Dor bem cin
ungcfiitjcr, mit bem loeifjen ^^ell be^ wcilanb ^tngorafatcv^
uber^ogcner ®d)cmel ftanb. 5(ber oucf) xoa^ Sebigc^ I)atte fie
nod) urn fid) ge{)abt unb mit l)iet)er gebradjt: bos wax bic
Tlowc SllQug, bie fic^ fd)on jat)retQng ju it)r gel)atten t)attc
10 unb Don it)r gefiittert ttjorben roar ; freilid), roenn eg SSintcr
rourbe, ftog fie mit anberen Womm fubmart^ unb !am erft
roieber, roenn am <Stranb ber SSermut buftete.
^ie Sc^euer lag etroa^ tiefer an ber SBerfte; bie ^ttc
fonnte toon if)rem genfter aus nid)t iiber ben ^eic^ auf bic
15 See ^inau^bliden. „®u t)aft mic^ t)ier at^ roie gefangcn,
®eid)graf !" murrte fie eine^ Xage^, al^ ^aufe ju il)r eintrat,
unb roieg mit it)rem uer!rummten ^^inger nad) ben ^ennen
t)inaua, bie fic^ bort unten breiteten. „2Bo ?ft benn Seoer^--
fanb ? ^a iiber ben roten ober iiber beu fcfiroar^en Cd)fcn
20 t)inau^j?"
„23a§ roiK (2ie bcnn mit Set)er§fanb !" fragte |>aufe.
— „?(d) roa^, ScDcr^fanb !" brummte bie 9nte. „9(bcr id)
roill bod) fet)en, roo mein Sung' mir berjeit ift gu @ott
gegangcn !"
25 _ „3Senn ©ie bag fet)cn roitt," entgegnetc ^ank, „fo mun
©ie fid) oben unter ben gfdjcnbaum fe^en, ha fict)t Sic ha^j
ganje^af!"
„^a," fagte bie ^lltc; „\a, roenn ic^ beine jungen Seme
pttc, !3)eicf)graf !"
!J)er @rf)immclreitcr
119
^crgtcid)en bticb langc ber 3?anf fur bic .^^ilfc, bic il)v bie
rcicI)grQf3leute angebeiticn Ucfecn ; bann aba luiirbc c^ auf
cinmat onbcig. 2)er fleinc ftinb^ifopf ^^icnfc^ giicftc etnw
aiforgcn^ burc^ bic tjalbgcaffncte Zm ju il)r l)crcin. „9Ja."
ricf bic 5lltc, H)elrf)e mit ben ^dnbcn ineinanbcr auf il)rcm s
.v>ol5ftiit)I faft, „tua3 {)aft bu benn ju befteUcn ?"
mcx bag Slinb font fdjttjcigcnb ndt)cr unb fat) fie mit il)rcn
fllcid)gulti9cn 5(ugen unoblaffig an.
„33ift bu ba^ !J)eirf)grafgfinb ?" fragtc fie Xrien' ^awi,
unb ta bag tinb tt)ic nidenb ba« ^bpfc^en fenfte, f ui)r fie fort : lo
„3o fe§' bid) t)ier auf meinen @c^emel ! Gin 5lngoratater ift'^
licracfen — fo grofe ! ?lber bein 58ater f)at if)n totgefc^Iagen.
SScnn er nod) tebig tuare, fo !onnt'ft bu auf if)m reiten."
SSienfe ric^tete ftumm it)re Slugen auf bag roeiBc gell;
bann fniete fie nieber unb begann eg mit it)ren tieinen |)dnben is
5U ftreic^etn, mie Sinber eg bei einer lebenben ^a^e ober
eincm |)unbe 5U mac^en pftegen. „3lrmer tater!" fagte fie
bann unb fut)r miebcr in i!)ren fiiebfofungen fort.
„(Bo," ricf nad) einer SSeite bie me, „je^t ift eg genug;
unb fi^'en fannft bu aud) noc^ t)eut auf i^m ; t)ieacid)t t)at 20
bein iyater rt)n aud) nur urn begt)alb totgefd)Iagen !" S)ann
{]Db fie bag ^inb an bciben ?Irmen in bie |)6^e unb fe^te eg
bcrb auf ben ©c^emel nieber. 2)a eg aber ftumm unb unbc^
iDcgtid) fi^cn blieb unb fie nur immcr anfat), begann fie mit
bcm Slopf au fd)utteln : „^u ftrafft it)n, ®ott ber ^err ! Sa, 25
ja, bu ftrafft i{)n!" murmelte fie; aber ein Grbarmcn mit
bcm ^inbe fcf)ien fie bod) ^u uberfommcn : if)re ht6d)crne ^anb
ftrid) uber bag biirftigc ^jaar begfelbcn, unb aug ben 3Iugcn
ber meinen fam eg, atg ob it)r bamit mi)i gcfc^e^e.
m
ssn^^^n -.'^-i^w^Si^M'xUs-
120
Dcr Sc^immclrcitcr
©on nun on tarn SBicnfc taglid) ,^u bcr 5llten in bic Stam*
mcr ; fie fc^te fid) balb uon fclbft ouf ben 9(ngorQfd)emel, unb
Xrien' Sand gab il)r fleine ^leifd)^ ober iBrotftuddjen in i()re
.^dnbd)en, n)c(d)e fie aUc^eit in ^oxxat l)attc, unb liefj fie
6 bicfe Quf ben ^^ufebobcn ttjerfen ; bonn font mit (yefrcifd) unb
Qu^^gcfprei^ten ^lugeln bic SlKdttje au5 irgcnb cinem SSinfcl
I)crt)orge)c^offen unb mad)tc fic^ baruber Ijer. ©rft crfvf)rat
bc^ tinb unb fdjrie auf Dor bem groBen, fturmenben 3<toge( ;
balb aber wax eg mie ein eingeiernteg Spiel, unb rtenn fie
10 nur if)r ^opfc^en burd) ben Slurfpalt ftcdte, fd)oB fc^on ber
93ogeI auf fie ^u unb fe^te ftc^ if)r auf topf ober Sc^ulter,
h\§ bie 5t(te i^r ju ^ilfe tarn unb bie gutterung beginnen
fonnte. Xrien' C S, bie eg fonft nid)t f)atte leiben fonnen,
ba| einer aud) nut Ote ^anb nac^ it)rem „Staug" augftrerfte,
15 fat) je^t gebulbig ^u, ttjie ha^ ^inb aUmiii^iid) if)r ben SBo=
gel oeaig abgemann. Qx liefe fid) miffig t)on if)r t)afc^en;
fie Irug i^n umf)er unb micfette tf)n in i^re Sc^iirae, unb
h)enn bann auf ber SBerfte tttoa ha^ gelbe ^unblein urn fie
t)erum= unb eiferfiic^tig gegen ben SBogel auffprang, bann rief
20 fie mof)!: „^ic^t b!t, nid)t bu, ^erle!" unb ^ob mit i^rem
trmc^en bie Wbtot fo t)oc^, ba| biefe, fic^ felbft befreienb,
fd)reienb iiber bie 9Serfte f)inf{og, unb ftatt i()rer nun bcr
C^unb burd) ©d)meic^cln unb Springen ben ^la^ auf i()rcn
9(rmen ^u erobern fud)tc.
25 gieten aufciflig .^^aufcg ober (SIfeg ^tugcn ouf bicg tt)unber=
lic^e IBicrblatt, bog nur burc^ cincn g(cid)cn SOionget am
felbcn Stengel feftget)a(ten Ujurbc, bonn flog \vo{)[ ein jart^
liefer ©lid ouf i^r Slinb ; fatten fie fid) gcioonbt, fo blicb
nur nod^ ein <3d)mers ouf i^rem 5tntti^, ben jebeg einfam
!Cer Sdjimmelreiter
121
mit [id) t)on bouitcn trufl; bcnn ha^ erldfcnbc SBort Juar
,Viujd)cn il)ncii nod) nid)t 9c)prod)cn luorbcn. ^a cinc«
aommcruormttiagci, qU 'J^icnt. mit bcr 5Utcn unb ben
bcibcii Xicrcn auf ben oroiVn 3tcincn Dor bcr ed)cuntnr
fan, gingcn il)re bcibcn CJltcrn, bcr 3^cid)graf icmw 2d)\m- s
mcl l)intcr fid), bic ^iigcl ubcr bcm ?lrmc, l)icr uoruber;
cr iDoUtc an^ ben 2)cid) l)inau^ unb l)attc \>ai ^^icxt> fid)
fcl'ocr Don bcr Jcnnc l)cranfgct)olt ; fein SiJcib l)attc auf bcr
iiH'rftc fid) on fcincn ?(rm get)an9t. !Dic Sonne fd)icn ujarm
l)crnicber ; ea wax foft fc^roiil, unb mituntcr tarn cin 9Sinb= lo
flon au^ Siibfuboft. !Dem Stinbc mod)tc c^ auf bcm ^la^e
unbcl)agad) tucrben: „2Bienfc roill mit!" ricf fie, fd)uttclte
bic ajiijroe bon iljrem Sd)0B unb griff nac^ ber ^anb it)re^
3>Qter!^.
„(5o fomm!" f<i9te biefcr. i»
— gran Slfe aber ricf : „Sn bem 5Binb ? ©ie fliegt btr
iDcg !"
„Sd) ^att' fie fc^on ; unb I)eut l)Qben loir warme £uft unb
luftig SBaffer; ha faun fic'^ tanjen fef)cn."
Unb eife lief ins |)au§ unb l)oIte nod) cin Xud)Icin unb 20
cin ^dppd)en fur il)r ^inb. „5(ber c^ gibt ein SSctter,"
fagte fie ; „mQd)t, bafe il)r fortfommt unb feib balb mieber
l)icr !"
§Qufe locate : „5)q§ folt un^ nic^t -^u faffen friegen !" unb
l)ob bo^ tinb ju fid) auf ben Sattel. grau eifc blicb nocf) 25
cine 9Bci(e ouf bcr ?Bcrfte unb faf), mit ber |>anb ibrc Slugen
bcfd)attenb, bie beiben auf ben SSeg unb nac^ bem 3)eid) t)iri=
iidertrabcn ; Xrien' Sang fafe auf bem ©tein unb murmclte
Unoerftanblidjeg mit i{)ren todUn £ippen.
i ' 11
122
!J)er Sc^immelrciter
!J)ad Slinb lag rcgung^lo^ im 3(rm bed i^atcrd; cd war,
ali5 Qtmc cd bcflommcn iintcr bcm Xsriirf bcr Wciuittcrluft ; cr
ncigtc bcu ilopf ,^u il)r: „9iun, SKicnfcV" frogtc cr.
Dao Jlinb fol) il)n cine iiBeile on: „ii^atcr," fagtc ed, „bu
5 fonnft haH bod) ! ilonnft bii nirf)t aUccj ?"
„3Sa2! foil id) f onncit, SSienfe ?"
31 bcr fie fdjloicg ; fie fd)icn bie eigcne ^rogc nid)t ocrftonbcn
5U l)aben.
(£d wax |)od)flut; aid fie auf ben ^cid) l)inanffamcn, fc^lug
10 bcr 2lMbcrfd)cin bcr Sonne uon bcm lucitcn Saffer il)r in
bie 5lugen, cin SSirbcliuinb tricb b.e Snellen ftrubclnb in bie
4'>i)l)c, nnb ncue famen l)eran unb fd)lngen flat)d)cnb gc(]cn
ben 8tranb ; ba f lainmcrte fie il)re 4'>ii"bd)cn angftuoU nm bie
^anft il)rev ''■Js'atcrci, bie ben SH^^ ful)rte, bofj bcr Sd)immel
15 mit cincm 3a^ ,^nr 3eite fnl)r. 2)ic blaftblaucn 3lngcn faljcn
in Juirrem Sdjrcd ju ^aute auf : „2)ad Staffer, Skater, bad
SBaffcr!" rief fie.
5lber cr lijfte fid) fanft unb fagtc: „<Bt\ll, £inb, bu bift
bei beinem 35atcr; bad 233affcr tut bir nidjtd!"
20 Sic ftric^ fid) bad fal)lblonbe |)aar am ber 8tim unb
hjagtc cd ttjicber, auf bie 3ec t)inaudsufel)en. „Gd tut mir
nicl)td," fagte fie jitternb: „nein, fag', bofe ed und nic^td tun
foil : bu tannft ha'i, unb bann tut ed und and) nidjtd !"
„'^[6)t id) fann be litinb," entgegnetc Apaufecrnft; „aber
25 ber ^eid), auf bcm n)ir reitcn, ber fd)u^t und, unb ben t)at
bein 3>ater audgebad)t unb bauen laffen."
St)re 5lugcn gingen mibcr il)n, aid ob fie bad ni^t gan5
uerftiinbe; bann barg fie it)r auffaltenb fleined ^ijpfd)cn in
bent Joeiten 9?ode il)rcd 93aterd.
^r* :iL
!Der Sc^immelreitcr
123
.,'Maium tjerftccfft bu bicf), 5Bicntc ?" rauntc bcr il)r ju :
Jit bir nod) immcr bangc?" Unb ein 5ittcrnbc>? etimmct)cn
fain Qug belt i^altctt be« diodes : „2Bieitfc luiU liebcr itid)t
icl)cn ; abcr bu faiinft bod) aik^, ^atcr ?"
liin fcrtter ^Doititcr roUtc gcc^ctt beit iBittb l)crQuf. „C:>oIio!" a
ricf ^ufc, „ba !ommt w !" uiib loanbtc fcin ^st^fcrb .^ur Md-
fclir. „9Jun tuoUcn luir t)cini ,^ur SDiiitter !"
i^a^ Slinb tat ciitcn ticfcit ^acjii^ug ; abcr crft al^ fie bic
Jijicrfte uttb ba^ .t)aud erreid)t l)atteit, l)ob e^ ha^ SiUptd)cn Doit
kinciJ i^Satcrd 23nift. ^^11^ banit ^rait Glfc ilir im ^ititnter lo
bav^ Iud)cld)eit uttb olc Uapu^c abgeitomiiKii l)attc, blieb fie
luic ein tlcincr ftumtner ftcgcl uor ber Wm >. t)cit. „9Jutt,
iisicitfc," fagte biefe unb fdjutteltc fie teife, „nia9ft bu ha^
grone SSaffer leiben ?"
5lbcr ba^ iiinb rife bie ^lugen auf : „(£« fprid)t," fagte fie ; is
„i^ienfe ift bange !"
— „gg fprid)t nid)t ; e^ raufdjt unb tofet nur !"
2)a^ i^inb fat) in^ SSeite: „|)at efiJ Seine?" fragte e^
joicber ; „fann e^ iiber ben 2)eid) f ommen ?"
— „9fJein, 2Bien!e ; bafur pafet bein SSater auf, er ift ein 20
^eidigraf."
,,'^a," fagte ba^ tinb unb ftatfdjte mit blobem 2dc^eln in
fcine §anbd)en; „58ater fann aUe^ — atle^!" 5)ann plo^lid),
fid) oon ber Sautter abroenbeitb, rief fie: „iJafe SSienfc ^u
2ricn' Sang, bie ^at rote ?ipfcl !"
Unb (Slfe offnete bie 2:iir unb lieft bag ^inb tjinaus. ?IIg
fie biefelbe toieber gefd)Ioffen I)atte, fd)tug fie mit cinem Slug'
brud beg ticfften ©ratng bie 5Iugen 3U il)rem 9}?anne auf, aug
benen it)m fonft nur Xroft unb 9Hut ^u |)ilfe gefommen mx
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3)ei- Od^immelreiter
(£r reicl)te it)r bie ^anb unb brttcftc fie, aU ob eg stoifc^en
i{)nen feineg meiteren 2Borteg bebiirfe; fie aber fogte leis:
„9?ein, ^aute, lafe mt^ fprecf)en: bag Sinb, bag ic^ nac^
Sat)ren bir geboren f)abe, eg ttjirb fiir immer ein tinb bleiben.
B O, lieber ®ott ! eg ift fc^ioac^finnig ; ic^ mu§ eg einmal bor
bir fagen."
„Sc^ iDufete eg langft," fagte ^ufe unb ^ielt bie ^anb
feineg SBeibeg feft, bie fie i^m entjie^en h)otIte.
„@o finb h)ir bcnn bod) aUein geblieben," fprad^ fie
10 hjieber.
Hber ^aufe fd)utteitc ben ^opf : „3c^ I)ab' fie lieb, unb fie
fd^Iagt it)re §trmc^en urn mid) unb brucft fic^ feft an meine
Sruft ; urn alle ©(f)d^e rtoUt' ic^ bag nic^t miffen !"
3)ie grau fat) finfter Dor fic^ ^in : „5Iber niarum ?" fprarf)
15 fie; „tt)ag ^ob' i^ anne abutter benn berfc^ulbet ?"
— „3a, eife, bag ^ab' ic^ freilic^ auc^ gefragt ; ben, ber
attein eg tt)iffen tann ; aber bu rteifet ja auc^, ber SlUmoc^tigc
gibt ben SWenfc^en feine 5lnttt)ort — bieKeic^t, meil tt)ir fie nicl)t
begreifen njiirben."
20 er f)atk aud) bie onbcre ^anb feineg SBeibeg gefafet unb
5og fie fanft ju fic^ t)eran : „2a^ bic^ nic^t irren, bein ^inb,
toie bu eg tuft, ju lieben ; fei fidjer, bag t)crftel)t eg I"
Da marf fid) eife an it)reg SKanneg Sruft unb hjeinte fid)
fatt unb ttjar mit il)rem Seib nic^t met)r aUein. 3)ann ptd^Iid)
25 tcic^elte fie il)n an; nac^ cinem l)eftigen ^nbebrud (ief fie
I)inaug unb tjolte fic^ i^r ^inb aug ber hammer ber alter
':^rien' CSang, unb nat)m eg auf i^ren 6c^oB unb ^dtfc^elte
unb fufete eg, big eg ftammelnb fagtc : „aKutter, mein' liebe
aWutter!"
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125
(So Icbtcn bie aKcnfrf)en auf bem 2)ci(!^grafg^ofe ftitt bei=
jammen; toare bag ^inb nic^t ba gctoejen, e« t)attc mel
getctjlt.
9iamdt)tic^ toerflofe bcr Sommer; bie 3ugt)6gel ttjarcn burc^-
gcjogcn, bie 2uft rturbe leer Oom ®cfang ber Serc^en ; nur 5
uor ben ©rf)eunen, ido fie beim 55refd)en ^fimer pxdtm, ^drte
man l)ie unb ba einige freifcf)enb baoonfliegen ; fd)on tear
aM t)art gefroren. 5n ber ^iid)e beg ^auptf)aufeg fa§ eineS
iJ^adjmittagg bie alte ^rien' Sang auf ber ^oljftufe einer
Ircppc, bie neben bem geuert)erb na6) bem Soben lief, ©g lo
mar in ben le^ten 2Bod)en, alg fei fie aufgelebt ; fie fam je|t
gem einmal in bie ^d)e unb fa^ ^rau eife t)ier l)anticren ;
cv! mar feine 5Rebe met)r baDon, bafe if)re Seine fie nic^t
lidtten bat)in tragen fOnnen, feit eineg Xageg fleiit 9Bien!e
fie an ber ©rfiiirje t)ier^erauf gejogen t)atte. Se^t tnietc is
ha^ ^vinb an it)rer 8eite unb fat) mit feinen ftiHen Stugen
in bie gtammen, bie aug bem |>erbtod) aufftacferten ; i^r
cinc'3 ^nbc^en flammerte fic^ an ben trmel ber §llten, bag
anbcre lag in i^rem eigenen fat)Ibtonben ^ai. Xrien' Sang
cr,^at)lte: „®u meifet," fagte fie, „icf) ftanb im 2)icnft bei 20
bcinem Urgrofeoater, alg ^jaugmagb, unb bann mufet' ic^ bie
Sd)meine fiittern ; ber mar f tuger alg fie atte — ba mar eg,
c>^ ift graufam lange ^er; aber eineg 5(benbg, ber 3Konb
fd)icn, ba liefeen fie bie |)affcf)leufe fd)liefeen, unb fie fonnte
nid)t mieber juriicf in (See. D, mie fie fc^rie unb mit il)ren 25
Aijd)l)anbd)en fid) in if)re ^arten ftruppigcn |)aare griff ! Sa,
slinb, id) fal) eg unb t)orte fie felbcr fc^reicn! 2;ie ^'labcn
,^n)ifd)en ben gennen maren alle bcU 9Baffer, unb ber SRonb
)d)ien barauf, bafe fie mie Silber glanjten, unb fie fd)mamm
! <■ .
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S)er ®ct)immelreiter
au0 einem OJroben in ben anberen unb ^06 bie 5trme unb
f^Iug, iua^5 il)re ^nbe rooren, aneinanber, ha^ man C!^ lueit-
!)er flatfd)en l)orte, aU ttjenn fie beten tooUte; aber Sinb,
beten tonnen bicfe itreoturen nid)t. Scf) fafe t»or ber ^au^tiir
6 auf ein poar Molten, bie ^um 93auen Qngefat)ren n)aren, unb
fat) n)eitt)in iibcr bie ^-ennen ; unb ha§ SBofferweib fd)tt)amm
nod) immer in ben ©rdbcn, unb tt»enn fie bie 5lrme auft)ob,
fo gli^erten aud) bie luie ©ilber unb 2)emanten. 3"^^^* f^()
ic^ fie nid^t met)r, unb bie SSilbganf unb 9KiJtt)en, bie ic^
10 all bie 3eit nid)t get)6rt t)atte, jogen ttjieber mit ^feifen unb
<Sd)nattern bur^ bie fiuft."
2)ie Sllte fd)n)ieg; ba^ £inb f)atte ein SBort fic^ aufgc--
fangen : „^onnte nicbt beten ?" fragte fie. „SSag fagft bu ?
2Ser ujar e§ ?"
16 „tinb," fagte bie 5ltte ; „bie SSafferfrau toax eg ; had finb
Unbinger, bie nid^t feltg toerben fonnen."
„9^ic^t felig!" tt)iebert)oIte ba§ ^inb, unb ein tiefer ©eufjcr,
alg i)abz fie bo^ Derftonben, f)ob bie fleine 93ruft.
— ^Irien' Sanig!" fom eine tiefe ©timmc »on bcr
20 Sliid)entiir, unb bie 5((te 5udte (eid^t jufammen. ©^ tvat ber
3!)ei(^graf ^aufe |)aien, ber bort am (Stanber Ie()nte : „9So^
rebet ®ie bem itinbc Dor ? §ab' id) ^{)r nic^t geboten, S{)re
Wlixxm fiir fid) ju bet)alten ober fie ben ©anf unb ^ii^nern
5U er^titjlen ?"
25 2)ie 3llte fat) it)n mit einem bOfcn iBlide an unb fd)ob bie
Eleine oon fid) fort: „2)ag finb feine SWdren," murmelte fie
in fid) ^inein, ,M^ ^at mein @roBot)m mir er^dt)!!."
— „SI)r ®rofeot)m, Xrien' ? Sie looUte eg ja eben fclbft
ertebt f)aben."
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127
„^Q§ ift egol," fogtc bie 5Ute; „aber 5f)r glaubt nic^t,
,<}aufc Apaien; Si)r ttJoUt n)ot)t meinen @rofeot)m noc^ jum
iiiigncr niQcIjen !" S)ann rucfte fie nat)er an ben |)erb unb
ftrccfte bie |)dnbe uber bie glammen be^3 ^cuerlorf)^.
Xa 2)ei(f)9raf warf einen SBticf gegen ba^ genfter ; braufjen 5
bammcrte e^ nod) faum. „^omm, SSienfc !" fagte er unb 509
jcin fd)roac^finnige^ ^inb ju fid) f)eran ; Jomm mit mir, id)
roid btr brau^en com Seid) au^ etrta^ jcigcn ! 9Jur muffen
luir ,^ii 5u§ get)cn ; ber <2d)immel ift beim Sdjmieb." 2)ann
giiu] cr mit il)r in bie ©tube, unb (SIfe banb bem ^inbe bide 10
roolkne 2iid)er urn |)q(^ unb (2d)ultern ; unb ^-alb banad)
ging ber 3?ater mit it)r auf bem alten 5)eic^e nac^ ^Jorbioeft
llitiQuf, SeDer^fanb oorbci, bi^ njo bie SSatten breit, faft
uniibcrfc{)bar h)urben.
^alb ^atte er fie getragen, batb ging fie an feiner |)anb ; is
bie ^dmmerung njuc^g allma()(id) ; in ber ^^erne berfdjroanb
allc'^ in 2)unft unb 2)uft. 5tber bort, n)of)in nod) bag 5tugc
rcid)tc, f)atten bie unfic^tbar fd)n)eUenben 33attftr5me bag
liiy vrriffen, unb, tt)ie .^aufe |)aien eg in feiner Sugenb
,c{)en ^atte, aug ben Spalten ftiegen n)ie bamalg bie 20
■A :ben S^Jebel, unb baran entlang njaren luieberum bie un=
l)oimlid)en narrifd)en ®eftalten unb biipftcn gcgeneinanber unb
bicncrtcn unb bc()nten fid) plo^tid) fd)redt)aft in bie 3^reite.
^ag Hinb !(ammerte fid) angftooU an fcinen 35atcr unb
bccfte beffen ^anb iiber fein (yefid)tlein : „^ie Sceteufcl!" 25
laiiittc eg jitternb 5tt)ifd)cn feinc 5i"9^'^r "^^^ Sceteufet!"
tir fd)iitte(tc ben Slopf: ,Scm, SSicnte, njeber 3Saffer=
Jucibcr noc^ Seeteufel; fo ctmag gibt eg nid)t; ttJer l)at bir
baiiun gefagt?"
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!J>er S^immelrciter
©ie fa() mit ftum^fem SBIicfe ju i^m t)erauf ; aber fie ont^
iDortete nicf)t. ©r ftricf) i^r jartlic^ iibcr bie SBangen : „©ie|
nur roieber bin!" fagte cr, „bag finb nur arme ^ungrigc SBogel!
<Sie^ nur, toie je^t bcr grofee feine f^Iiigel breitet ; bie t)olen
5 fief) bie (^ifc^e, bie in bie raud^enben ^palten fommen."
„(5if^<^r" toieber^olte SSienfe.
,,'^a, Bnh, t>a§ atte^ ift lebig, fo njie ton ; eg gibt ni(^tg
anbere^ ; aber ber liebe ®ott ift iiberall !"
£Iein SBienfe \)atk it)re 5tugen feft auf ben Soben geri(f|tet
10 unb t)ielt ben 5ltem an ; e^ xoav, aU fa{)e fie erfd)rocfen in
einen Slbgrunb. ©^ ttjar t)ieUeicf)t nur fo ; ber SSater blicfte
lange auf fie {)xn, er bucfte fid) unb faf) in i{)r ©efic^tlein;
aber feine 9?egung ber t)erfcf)Ioffenen <SeeIe h)urbe barin funb.
©r f)ob fie auf ben 5(rm unb ftecfte if)re berffommenen
15 |)dnbcf)en in einen feiner bicfen 9BoIIf)anbfc^u^e : „<Bo, mein
SSienfe," unb bag Slinb bernafjm h)of)l nid^t ben ^on Don
f)eftiger Snnigfeit in feinen SSortcn — , „fo, njarm' bicf) bet
mir ! 2)u bift boc^ unfcr ^inb, unfer einjigeg. S)u ^aft un^
tieb! ..." 2)ie Stimme brac^ bcm 9)?onne; aber bie Sleine
20 briicfte jarttici^ i^r Slopfc^en in feinen rauf)en Sort.
(5o gingen fie friebtid) f)eimtt)artg.
9?acf) SfJeujafjr toax njieber einmat bie ©orge in bag ^oul
getreten; ein 9)Zarfd)fieber f)atte ben S)eic§grafen ergriffen;
aud) mit il)m ging eg naf) am 9f?anb ber ©rube f)er, unb al^
25 er unter ^rau Glfcg ^flcg' unb Sorgc luicbcr crftanbcn toai,
fd)ien er faum berfelbe 9J?ann. ^ie 9Kattigfeit 'cc^ ^firpcr^'
lag aud) auf feinem ®cifte, unb Glfe faf) mit ©eforgnig, luie
er all^eit Ieid)t jufrieben mar. 2)ennod), gegen ©nbe be^
2)cr ©ci)immclrcitcr
129
mxh, brangte eg it)n, fcincn ed)immcl ^u befteigcn unb aum
cn'tcn' 9J?ale ttjieber auf fcincm :3^cid} cntlang ju rcitcn ; c^
roar an cinem g^adjmittaae, unb bic eonnc, bie siiuor gc^
jcl)icncn l)attc, lag langft fd)on luicbcr t)intcr trubem ^uft.
^m SBintcr t)atte c^S cin paarmat 4-)od)iDafKr gcgcbcn ; aber 5
e3 mx nid)t uon Sclang geraefcn, uur brubcn am anbcrcn
Ufcr roar auf eincr |)aaig cine .^erbc ®d)afe crtruntcn unb
cin 3tud t)om «orIanb abgeriffcn worbcn ; l)ier an bicfcr
Seite unb am neuen tooge war cin nenncn^merter (2d)abcn
nicl)t geidjct)en. 5(ber in bcr Ic^ten 5«ad)t t)atte cin ftdrfercr lo
3turm getobt : jc^t mufete bcr 2)eid)grar fclb[t I)inaug unb
alle^s mit cignem Hug' bcfid)tigcn. @c^on ujar cr unten Don
bcr 3uboftede aug au[ bem neucn Xdd) t)crumgcrittcn, unb
CO luar am ttjot): erl)alten ; aU cr abcr an bic S^orboftcdc
(^c!ommcn mx, bort, mo bcr ncuc ^cid) auf ben altcn ftSfet, is
iuar jmar bcr crfterc unberfcl)rt, abcr mo friil)cr bcr ^^ricl)t
ben attcn crrcidjt t)attc unb an it)m entlang gcfloffcn mor, fa^
cr in grower Srcite bic ©ra^narbc scrftbrt unb fortgcriffcn
unb in bem Ebrpcr bc^ 2;cid)cg cine bon bcr glut gcmii()ltc
Mol)tung, burd) mcld)c iibcrbic^ cin ©cmirr toon 93Mufcgangcn 20
Mofigclcgt mar. ^aufc ftieg tjom ^^fcrbc unb bcfid)tigte ben
2cl)abcn in bcr 9?dl)c : \ia^ 9J?aufcunl)cil fd)ien untocrfennbar
iuh() unfid)tbar mcitcr fort^ulaufcn.
(vr erfc^raf t)eftig ; gcgen aUc^ bicfeg t)atte fd)on beim Sau
bco neucn 5)cic^cg Cbad)t genommcn mcrben miiffen ; ba c^ 26
bamaUi uberfct)cn morben, fo mufjtc co ,v^t gefd)et)cn ! — T)ag
^5iol) mar noct) nid)t auf ben ^enncn, bag ©rag roar unge=
molmt suriidgeblicben, rootiin er blidte, eg fat) it)n leer unb
ijbe an. Gr beftieg mieber fcin ^ferb unb ritt am Ufcr t)in
I ;,
130
!I)cr S^immclrciter
unb ()cr : c^ ttjor Qbhc, unb er gctt)Ql)rte n)ot)l, mi bcv ^^'Tcm
Don aufeen I)cr fid) loicbcr ciu ncucsi iBett im Sc^Iicf geioul)!!
Ijv.ttc unb jc^t Don 9JorbiDc)'tcn auf ben alten 2)eicf) geftoBen
luar: bcr neue abcr, foiucit c^ il)n trof, l)atte mit jcincm
5 janftcren profile bcm ^Inprall h)ibcrttet)cn fonncn.
(iin |)Qufcn neucr ^^log' unb 5lrbcit cvl)ob fid) t)or ber
ecclc bc^5 :Deid)9rQfcn : nid)t nur bcr oltc ^cid) mujite t)icr
ucrftcirft, and) bcffcn ^^rofil bcui bc^ ncuen angenaf)crt iucr=
ben ; uor allem obcr niuRtc ber aU 9efat)rtid) iuiebcr oufge^
10 tretene ^riel)l butd) neu ^u legcnbe 5)ammc ober 2at)nungcn
abgelcitct tt)crbcn. 9Jod) cinmal ritt cr auf bcm neuen 5)ci(^
bii^ an bic dufjerfte ^lorbmeftecfe, bann tuicber riidraart^, bic
^;>lu9en unabliiffig auf ha^i neu gciDui)lte i^ett be^ ^rie{)lcg
l)cftcnb, ber it)m jur Scite fid) beutlid) genug in bem blofegc^
15 legten <Sd)Iirfcjvunb ab5eid)netc. '3^er (Sd)immcl brdngte bor=
ludrt^^ unb fd)nob unb fd)(ug mit ben 3_^orbert)ufen ; aber bcr
ateiter briidtc it)n juriict, er ttJoUte langfam reitcn, er tooUte
auc^ bie innerc llnrul)e banbigen, bie immer toilber in it)m
aufgor.
20 SBenn cine (Sturmfhit wicberfame — cine, Juie 1G55 bage^
lucfcn, njo C^ut unb 9)cenfd)cn ungc5dl)It t)erfd)Iungcn ttjurbcn
— luenn fie tuicberfdnie, luic fie fd)on me^rmal^ einft gcfom=
men umr ! — (5in tjcif^cr 2d)auer uberriefelte ben 9ficiter —
bcr alte Xeid), er luitrbc ben Stofe nid)t ou!S()aIten, ber gegcn
25 il)n t)crauffd)offe ! 3i>a^:t bann, \va^ foUte bann gcfd)e()en '? —
yiur cinc'^, ein einsig Wind luiirbe e^^ gcben, um r)iclleid)t ben
alten Sloog unb (^ut unb i\'ben barin ju retten. ^aufe fut)ltc
fcin .^m,^ ftillftclien, fcin fonft fo fefter .Slopf fd)minbelte ; er
fprad) ci" nid)t am, aber in it)m fprad) C'5 ftarf genug : Xcin
2)cr @cf)immctrcttcr
131
Soog, bcr |)aufe^.^aicn^'Sloo9 mufetc prci^flcgcbcn unb bcr ncuc
Xcici) burc^ftoc^cn lucrbcn !
2d)on fat) cr im ®cift bie ftur^cnbc ,t)od)flut t)crcinbrecf)cn
„„b ©ro^ unb SUcc mit il)rcm fa^en fct)Qumcnbcn ®ifci)t
bcbccfen. (Sin ©porenftrcid) tut)r in bic 2Bcid)cn bc.^ edjim^ 6
nicl'-^ unb cinen ®d)rci au^ftofeenb flog er ouf bcm 2)eicf)
cuttung unb bann ben 5«t l)inQb, ber bcirfigrofUdien
SScrfte ju.
2)cn ^opf toott t)on innerem (Sd)recfm§ unb ungcorbneten
^Uincn fam cr nad) §aufe. Gr ttjarf fid) in fcinen Se^nftut)!, lo
unt) at^ mt mit ber ^od)ter in ^a^ S^^^cx txat, ftanb er
luicber Quf unb t)ob ba^ ^inb ju fid) cmpor unb fufetc eg ;
bann jagte er M gelbe C)unblein mit ein paar teid)ten
ed)tagen t)on fid). „Sd) mufe nod) einmal broben nad) bem
^irug!" fagte cr, unb nat)m feinc 9J?u^e i)om Xurt)a!cn. is
n)ot)in er fie cben erft gcl)dngt t)atte.
Seine grau fot) i^n forgooU an: „3Bag toiUft bu bort?
G^3 roirb fd)on ?lbcnb, |)aute !"
„Scid)gefd)id)ten !" murmclte er t)or fid) t)in, „ic^ trcffc
Don ben @ct)olImad)tigten bort."
(Sic ging it)m nad) unb briidte if)m bie ^anh, benn er mar
mit biefen SSorten fd)on ^ur ^iir t)inaug. C^aufc ^mn, bcr
fonft am bei fid) fclber abgefd)li,M'fcn t)attc, brcingte c^ je^t,
cin SSort bon jcnen su ert)attcn, bic er fonft foum emcg
^^Intcilg mcrt get)alttn t)attc. Sm ©aftjimmer traf er Cle 26
-|>ctcr§ mit amcien ber ©cuonmoe^tigten unb cincm Sloogg*
cinmotiner am tetentifd). „^u fommft mo^t toon braufeen,
:i}cid)graf ?" fagte ber erftcre, nat)m bic t)alb au^gcteiltcn
ilartcn ouf unb marf fie micber ^in.
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3)cr ©rfitmmetreiter
„Sa, CU," crtoibcrte ^aufc : „i^ tvat bort; c« ftcl)t iibel
„U6cI ? — 9?un, etn pact ^unbert Sobcn unb eine SSeftif-
fung njirb'g njot)l toftcn, id) toar bort auc^ am 9^arf)mittafl."
5 „<Bo tt>o{)IfeU wirb'^ md)t abgcl)en, Die," emibertc bcr
!Deirf)graf, „ber ^riet)l ift njiebcr ha, unb iDcnn er jc^t and)
nic^t toon 9^orben auf ben alten !J)cid) ftdfet, fo tut er'c bod)
oon S^orbweften !"
„5Du t)Qtt'ft it)n loffen foUen, too bu it)n fanbcft !" fogtc
10 Die trocfcn.
„S)Qg t)cifet/' entgcgnetc ^oufe, „ber neue Soog gct)t bic^
nid)tg an ; unb barum foflte er nicf)t ejiftieren. 2)a!^ ift beinc
eigene ©c^ulb ! Stber nienn loir £af)nungen legen muffen, urn
ben atten 2)eic^ ju frf)u^en, bcr griine ^lee Winter bem neuen
16 bringt bag iibermafeig ein !"
„2Bag fagt St)r, ^eic^graf ?" riefen bic ©eooamarfitigtcn ;
„2at)nungen? SSic oiele bcnn? S()r liebt e^, aHe^ bcim
teuerften @nbe anjufaffen!"
!Die Garten lagen unberiit)rt auf bem ^ifc^. „Sc^ toill'^
20 bir fagen, 3)eic^graf," fagtc Die ^eter^ unb ftemmte beibc
5lrme auf, „bein neuer Sloog ift ein freffenb 9Serf, rva^ bu
ung geftiftet t)aft! 9^ocI) laboricrt oUe^ an ben frf)n)eren
Soften beiner breitcn 5)eicf)e ; nun fri^t er un^ aurf) ben alten
5)eicf), unb njir foUen il)n ocrneuen ! — 3""^ ®t"^ M'*'^ "irf)t
26 fo fc^limm ; er t)at bie^mal gct)alten unb n)irb eg aurf) nocf)
fcrncr tun ! (stcig nur morgen roieber auf beinen Sdjimniel
unb fiet) eg bir noc^ einmal an!"
|)au!c tt)ar aug bem ^^neben feineg ^aufeg t)iet)er gefom=
men ; l)inter ben immert)in norf) gemafeigten SSorten, bic er
!J)cr ®d)immetrcitct
133
cbcn ti5rtc, tag - er f onntc c^ nicf)t berfcnncn - cm SQt)cr
^Ktbcrftanb, il)m mx. als fc^le it)m boQcgcn nod) bic oltc
.uvaft „Zd) im« tun, me bu c^ ratjt. CIc," fprarf) cr ; „nur
nucln' id), ict) lucrb' c^ finbcn, me id) e« t)eut gefctjen t)Qbc."
- (vine unrul)i9e 5RQd)t f olgtc biefcm Xoge ; ^auk wal^tc s
,-icl) jd)laflo^ in feincm ^iffcn. „m^ ift bir?" fragte i^n
^ilfc iucld)e bie Sovgc urn it)rcn aKann wac^^ielt ; „brucft
Mcl)'ctoag, fo fprid) eg bon bit; rtir t)Qben'g ja immcr fo
nclialten!" _ .,
' „(v.^ t)at nid)tg auf fid), GIfe !" emiberte er, „am 1^eid)e, lo
an ben ®d)lcufcn ift m^ 5" rcparieren; bu toeifet, bofe id|
^ao aU^cit mm in mir su berarbeiten t)Qbe." SBciter ^agte
cr nid)b:J ; cr iDoUtc fid) bie grcit)eit feine^ |)Qnbeln3 t)orbc^
iHiltcn ; m unbcraufet war bie flare einfid)t unb ber traTtigc
(s5cift fcincg SSeibcg it)m in feiner augcnblicfUdien ©d)n)aa)c i5
ciii .s>inbcrnig, bem cr unwiUfurlid) amm6).
1 _ %m f olgenben ^ormittag, al^ er mieber auf ben
Xcid) ()inaugfam, iDar bie SSclt cine anbere, aU tt)ie er fie
tatv^ 5UUor gefunbcn t)atte ; jttjar n^ar wieber tiot)!' ©bbc,
abcr ber ^ag war noc^ im ©teigen, unb cine lic^te Srut)lingg^ 20
jmnic licB it)rc ®trat)lei: faft fcnfred)t auf bie unabiel)baren
^Ts^ittcn faUen ; bie tt)cifecn ^omn fd)roe6ten rul)ig ^m unb
uncbcr, unb unfid)tbar iiber itjnen, l)OC^ unter bem aaurblaucn
Mimmct, fangcn bie £erd)en i^rc en)tgc gjJelobie. :^aufc ber
nidit tmifete, n)ic un^ bie ^atur mit il)rem 9iei5 betriigen fann, 25
ftanb auf ber gjorbweftecfe beg 3)eid)cg unb fud)te nad) bent
itciien mt beg ^rie^lcS, bag ibn gcftern fo erfd)redt t)atte ;
abcr bci bem uom 3enit l)erabfd)icf5enben ©onnenlic^tc fanb
cr c^5 anfanglic^ nid)t cinmal ; erft ba er gegcn bie blenbcnben
V ' *|
134
!Der ©c^immclrciter
10
<Btxal)kn fcine ?(ugen mit ber |)Qrb (icfrf)Qttcte, fonntc er c«
nid)t Derfcnncn ; obcr bcnnorf), bic Sdjottcn in bcr geftrigcn
J)ammcrung mufetcn il)n getoufdit f)abcn ; e^ fcnii^cidjnete fic^
jc^t nur fdjtoad) ; bic blofegclcgte SD^aufeioirtfc^aft mufetc mc^r
5 al^ bie 5Iut ben ©c^obcn in bent 2)eic^c beronlafet ^obcn.
greilic^, SSanbel mufetc ^ier gefd)Qfft rterben; obcr burc|
forgfditigeg 5(ufgraben, nnb luie £k ^eter^ gcfogt ftottc,
burc^ frifd)e Soben unb einigc 9{uten Stroljbcftidung toax
bcr ©c^obcn aug5ul)cilcn.
„(5g njar fo [c^Iimm nid)t," fprac^ er er(eid)tcrt ju fic^
felbcr, „bu bift gcftern bod) bcin cigner ^Zorr gcnjcfen !" —
Qv bcrief bic ®et)oIImac^tigten, unb bie ?(rbeitcn rtjurbcn oljnt
SSiberfpruc^ befdjioffcn, tva^ bi^t)er noc^ nie ge)c^e{)en toax.
25cr 2)ci(^graf meinte cine ftdrtenbe 5RuI)e in [cinem noc^ gc^
16 fdittjcic^tcn ^orpcr fid) bcrbreitcn ^u ful)len ; unb md) einigen
2[Bod)en tvax aCe^ faubcr Qu^gcfu()rt.
2)aig Sat)r ging iociter, aber je njciter eg ging unb jc ungc
ftdrter bie ncugelcgten JRofcn burc^ bic @troI)bcdc griinten, urn
fo unruf)iger ging obcr ritt ^^Qutc an biefer ©telle t)oruber,
er ftjonbte bic 5Iugcn ab, er ritt ^ort an bcr ®innenfeite bc^
Xdd)c^ ; cin paarmol, mo er bort ^otte Dorubcrmuffen, Hefe
er fein fd)on gefatteltcg ^ferb ttjicber in ben (BtaU 3urudfii^=
ren ; bann tt)icbcr, nio er nic^tg bort ju tun l^attc, rtanberte
er, urn nur rafd) unb ungefe^en oon feiner SSerfte fortju^
25 fommen, plo^lid) unb ju ^ufe ba^in; manc^mal ouc^ hjor
er umgcfcf)rt, er ^atte c^ fic^ nic^t 3umuten fiJnncn, bic un-
f)eimlic^e ©telle oufg neue ^u betrac^ten ; unb enblic^ mit ben
|>dnbcn I)dtte er alle^ wiebcr oufreifeen mogen ; benn hjie cin
®ert)iffeni8bife, ber aufeer i{)m ©eftalt getoonnen I)atte, lag bie^
21)
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185
Stiicf beS !X)cirf)c« it)m toor ^tugcn. Unb boc^, fctnc .^lanb
toimtc nic^t mct)r baran ru^rcn ; unb nicmanbcn, fctbft nidjt
fcincm SBcibc, burftc er botoon rcbcit. So mx bcr (2cptfm*
bcr gcfommcn ; nQrf)td t)attc cin mafeigcr Sturm flctobi unb
iiKir julc^t md) ««orbtt)eft umgcfprungcn. ?ln trubcm t^ov- s
inittQfl banac^, jur Gbbcjeit, ritt Ciaulc auf ben !Dcid) t)inaui^
unb c5 burd)fut)r it)n, alg cr t«nc ^lugen ubcr bie ©attcn
jcl)iucifcn Ucfe; bort, Jjon 9?orbnjcft tjcrouf, foi) cr plb^licf)
luicbcr, unb fd)arfer unb ticfcr ou^genjiU)!!, bag gefpcnftifrf)c
ncuc 93ctt bc3 <prie{)Icg ; f o fctir cr fcinc 5lugcn anftrcngtc, ciS lo
luoUte nic^t mcl)r tt)cicf)cn.
51U cr nacf) ^ufc tarn, crgriff GUc fcinc |>anb : „©ag
l)a)t bu, |)au!c ?" fprod) fie, qI^ fie in fcin buftcrcS 31ntli^
jal) ; „cg ift boc^ fcin ncueg Unf)cil ? SSir finb jc^t fo gliid^
lid) ; mir ift, bu fjoft nun gricbcn mit i^nen aUen !"
:i)iefcn SSortcn gegcnubcr t)ermod)te cr fcinc tjcrttjorrcnc
;^urd)t nidjt in SBorten funb^ugcben.
„9?cin, GIfc," fogtc cr, „mid) feinbet nicmonb on; c^ ift
nur cin ocrantwortlid) 9lmt, bie (5)cmeinbe t)or unfere^ ^crr^
i^ottg 9[Rccr 5U fd)u^cn."
(Sr mad)te fid) log, urn tt)citercn gragen beg gcliebten
il^eibeg augjunjciien. '^^ ging in <BtaU unb Sc^eucr, alg ob
cr oUcg rcoibicren miiffe ; abcr cr fat) nic^tg urn fic^ l)cr ; cr
iDor nur beftiffen, fcuicn ©enjiffengbife jur 9?uf)e, it)n fic^
fclber atg cine franfbaft iibertriebene ?(ngft jur Ubcrjeugung 25
511 bringen.
,,55ag Sa{)r, Don bcm id) S{)nen cr5at)lc," fogtc nac^
ciner SSeile mcin ©aftfrcunb, bcr (Sd)ulmcifter, „iuar bag
:Sat)r 1756, bag in biefcr ®cgenb nic oergeffcn njirb; im
15
20
t ,
136
Xcr Sc^immclrcitcr
C-wufc .^uk s\aicm bvadp c^ cine lote. S^ ®nbc be« € p»
tmbcx^ tvar ui bcr .Maimncr, n)cld)c il)r in ber Sc^cunc cin^
flcroumt mx, bic foft ncun,vgidl)ri9c ^ricn' Sons am
etcrbcn. Wlan l)atfo fie ,'arf) il)rem 5i^unfcl)c in ben Sl'ffcit
5 aiifi]erid)tet, unb njx: "lu.vn giniV'n burd) bic ficincn blciiK
fafjten 3d)eiben in hx ^crao ; e<i mu^te bort om .^liiitmcl emc
biinncrc i?uft[d)id)i !ibcr :ijuT bid)tcrcn licgcn ; benn e« wax
Ijo()c Slimmung, unfi bic ^-picgeing I)ob in bicKii ;>iagcn=
blicf ha& ®?ccr nnc utcn lummcrnDcn 3i(berftreifcn ibcr b :i
10 9JQnb bc5 Xnd)c^, fo bof. cc^ bicnbcnb in bic ftammcr fi')im=
mcrtc ; audj bic 3ub)>i(jc uon ^cuerv^fanb toor fiditbar.
?lin 5iif}cnbe btv, 33ctttv5 faun- ote f! inc SiMcnfc unb I)iclt
mit bcr eincn ^lanb fid) fcft an bcr it)rc^3 S^atci-J, bcr bancbcn
ftanb. 5n ba^ ^Intli^j bcr Stcrbcnbcn grub cbcit bcr ^oo br
I)ippofrQtifd)c ®efsd)t, unb ba^ .Slinb ftorrtc remrp^ auf bic
un()cimlid)e, i()r unucrftdiiblid)c 9>ciiuanbluni] bcis unfd)6ncn,
abcr i()r Dcrtrautcn 9rngefid)tiS. „3Sn mad)t fie? 2Bq^ ifj
bat^ i?atcr ?" fluftcite fie ongftuoU unb grub bie ^ingerndgcl
in il)rcg SSotcrs .^anb.
„^^\' ftirbt!" fagtc bcr 'Dcid)graf.
,/Stirbt!" n)icbcrf)o(te bo^ ilinb unb fd;icn in Dciioorrei. »i
3innen 5U Derfatten.
^J(bcr bie 9[Ite ru()rte nod) cinmal il)re Sippcn: „%n^l
vsin^ !" unb frfifd)cnb tv^e ein 9?otfd)rci, brad) cv Inxtox, m ^
25 i{)re fnoc^crncn ^Irme ftrcrftcn |id) i]cge!' bie braufeen flin,
mcrnbe aiJccrc^fpiegcIung : .,.mp mi! r ^(i) mi! bu bift \a
b(Sucn :Bdtcr . . . ®ott gn5b be onnern !'
S()re 5(rme fanfen nn leifeS ^rQd)(v - g^ettuatt r uri
t)inbar ; fie Ijattc aufi^ rt 5U leben.
15
2()
^cr 2rf)immehciter
18T
Xai S ..lb lat cifitn ticfcn Seufjcv unb ruarf bie bUiffcn
%\in,m vd it)rm ^^^oter auf : „®tirbt fie nod immer?"
fragte cs.
„(2ie l)at ed i«oabrjct}t !•• fafltc ber l^cic^Qraf unb aal)m
iiac* SUnb auf fcir.en ^Irni „ ^ic i)t nur 'Kit oon una, beim
liebc:t (isiott. "
„ibfim t ben <%.£!*' irTcfir-tjoiti oa^ Jilinb unb fctiroicg
neSBcilc. o'5 miifu eg ^^ortr uadifinncn. „Sft aiS
(]ut bciii tiebt ®ott "
:Jq, bt^ Ml Dc^ ^ift'
!lan. fcbTwn btv letjt '^be ^
!" fr^" "! e^ 1
^i! ^nncrcm ubcr lo
, benbc , (^ott gnSt* be
2i3as> njoU e bie alte .N>i*e ?
awv
3inv ocnn le .u iDen ^ropt)etcn ?
Balb, nuqou.i Irien' ^an^ oben bci ber 5? rcf^e
r^ttflegnbcn roar cgann man immer tauter too rlci is
llrJwl tb felf'r 1 ®efd)mei§ ju rebcn, bag bie n
n aorbfriec mo a|C^r ft l)aben foUtc; unb firfjcr u
im Sonnta :tare ar broben l»on ber Xurmfpii
. olbi. A'^abn ^uxd) cmci. 2Birbeltt)inb t)erab9cnjorfcn njorOcn ;
luft) bi a roar .cf)ti9, im ^ocf)fommer fiel, luic ein @d)nee, cin 20
^: n '*mei§ t)om ^immcl, bafe man bie ^lugen baoor
licia auftm founte unb eg t)emac.; [aft t)anb^oct) auf ben
vcnncn lo. u'^b t)atte niemanb je fo mag gefe^en ; alg aber
nad) Gnbc .)tember ber (^ro^fnerf)t mit Slorn unb bie 3J?agb
^Inn' ©rete mit Sutter in bie etolit ju 9Karft gefa^ren maren, 25
flctterten fie bei il)rer 3iucHunft intt fd}recfenableid)en ®cfid)=
tern t)on if)rem SSagen. ,Ma^ ift? 2Bag t)obt i{)r?" riefen
bie anberen ^irnen, bie t)iKauggelaufen roaren, ba fie ben
S53agen roUcn t)6rten.
i
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2)er @d)immetrctter
?tnn' ®rctc in i^rem 9?citcQn3ug txat otem(og in bic ge^
riiumige ftudjc. Jim, fo cr^tit)!' boc^!" riefen bie 2)irnen
njiebcr, „h)o ift ba^ Ungliicf lo^ ?"
„5lc^, unfer licber Sefu^ njoUe un^ bef)uten!" rief STnn'
6 ®rcte. „Z^x n^ifet, uon brubcn, uberm SBJaffer, bog alt'
9J?arifcn t)om eiegelijof, n)ir |tcl)en mit unferer ©utter \a
all^cit sufammen an ber 5{pott)eterecfe, bie t)at eg mir cr-
iai)it, unb Socn 5ot)m3 )agte auc^, „bag gibt ein Ungtucf !"
fagte er; „ein Unglucf iiber ganj ^orbfrieslanb ; glaub'
10 mir'iS, 5lnn' ®ret'! Unb" — fie bompfte i^re @timme —
„mit beiS 35ei(^grafg ©djimmel ift'g am (Snbe auc^ nidjt
ric^tig!"
„Sc^t ! Sc^t !" moc^ten bie anbern 2)irnen.
— „Sa, \a ; niag tiimmert'g mid) ! Slber bruben, an ber
15 anbern Scite, geljt'g noc^ fc^Iimmer olg bei una ! ^id)t blofe
gliegen unb ®e)d)mei§, auc^ Slut ift mie 9?egen bom ^immel
gefallcn ; unb ha am ©onntag aJ?orgen banac^ ber ^aftor
fein aBafc^beden borgenommen I)at, finb funf 5:otenfdpfe, luie
erbfen grofe, barin gerocfcn, unb aUc finb gefommen, um bag
20 3u fe()cn ; im ISlomt 5tugufti finb graufige rottbpfige JRaupen*
njiirmcr iiber bag Sanb ge^ogen unb ^aben torn unb 3Ke()l
unb Srot unb mag fie fonben, meggefrcffen, unb f)at fein ^euer
fie ocrtilgen fbnnen !"
3)ie Gr^atilerin Ocrftummte plb^Iidj ; !eine ber 9Kdgbe ^atU
25 bcmerft, bafe bie |)augtrau in bie Stiic^e gctreten mar. ,,'maS
rcbetiljrba?" fprac^biefe. .fiafet bag ben SBirt nic^t ^5ren !"
Unb ba fie allc je^t erjatilen moUtei: : „gg tut nic^t not: ic^
I)obe genug baoon oernommen; gel)t an eucre 3(rbeit, bag
bringt end) befferen (Segen !" 35ann mf)m fie ^Tnn' ©ret' mit
35cr (Sc^immelreiter
139
[id) in bie Stube unb t)ielt mit bicfer ?tbrec^nung iiber if)re
a)iarft9efd)dfte.
^o fanb im §aufe bea !55eid)grafcn ba§ abcrglaubifc^c
oicictiiocie bei ber .t>errfd)Qtt fcincn 5(nt)Qlt; abcr iii bie
iilniijcn 4-)aufer, unb jc :Qn9cr bie ^tbcnbe lourbcn, urn befto 5
lctd)tcr brang C5 mcl)r unb mc()r Ijincin. 2Sie jd)njcrc Suft lag
cc> auf aUen ; unb l^cimlid) fagtc man eg fid), cin Unveil, ein
id)jucreg, ttjiirbe uber S^orbfrie^lanb fommen.
{^i mx t)or 3iaer^eiligen, im Cftober. Xaguber t)attc e^
naif aug Subroeft gefturmt ; abenb^ ftanb ein f)alber 9Konb lo
am ^immd, bunfcl'-raunc SSotten jagten uberl)in, unb @d)at=
ten unb trubcs^ 2id)i flogen auf ber Grbe burd)einanber ; ber
3turm njar im a3?ad))cn. Zm dimmer be^ Deid)grafen ftanb
nod) ber gcleerte ?lbenbtifd) ; bie Stned)te mxcn in ben Stall
gciuiefen, urn bort be^ 95iel)eg ju ad)ten ; bie "iDfdgbe mufetcn is
im 4^aufe unb ouf ben Soben nad)fet)en, ob ^urcn unb Sufcn
iuol)l uerfc^loffen feien, bafe nid)t ber Sturm l)ineinfaffe unb
Unbeil anrid)te. 3)rinnen ftanb ^aufe neben fcincr S^^au am
;ycnfter ; er t)atte eben [eia 5lbenbbrot l)inabgefd)lungen ; cr
mar braufeen auf bem 'Iicid) gemefen. 3u gufee mt er t)in- 20
au^ogetrabt, fd)on friil) am ^ad)mittag; fpi^e Sl^m^ «"^
3drfe ooll ^lei ober Grbe Ijatte er bie unb bort, tt)0 ber 5)eic^
cine Sc^rocic^e ju uerraten fd)ien, jufammentragen laffen;
iiberoll Ijatte er fieute angefteUt, urn bie ^fat)le einjurammen
iiitb mit ben Saden oorjubammen, fobalb bie ^lut ben 2)eic^ 26
311 fdjdbigen beginne ; an bem SS^infcl ju Slorbmeften, wo ber
alte unb ber neue ^eic^ jufammenftiefeen, t)atte er bie meiften
^11^cnfd)en bingeftellt ; pur im 9^otfall burften fie Don ben
1.)
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S)er ©c^immelrciter
10
Qngetoiefenen ^tQ|cn tueic^en. 2)ag I)attc cr juriidgetaffen ;
bann, Dor faum ciner SSiertelftunbc, na% jerjauft, toot er in
fcinem |)Qufe angcf ommen, unb je^t, ba^ Ol)r nad) ben 9Binb=
bfien, n)eld)e bie in S3Iei gefolten ©c^ciben raffeln mad)tcn,
6 blidte er toie gebanfenlosS in bie njiifte 9^ad)t t)inauig; bic
2Banbu{)r t)intcr il)rer ©la^fc^eibc feeing eben ad)t. !£q^
ftinb, bog neben ber 9}?uttcr ftanb, ful)r jufammen unb barg
ben ilopf in beren J^Iciber. „S(qu^ !" rief fie weinenb ; „ttJo
ift mein ^taug?"
®ic fonnte tool)! fo fragen ; benn bic 9}?dtt)C t)atte, rtie
fd)on im toorigcn Sat)re, fo and) je^t i^re SSinterreifc nic^t
met)r angetreten. ^cr 35ater iibcil)5rte bie ^^Qge ; bie 3J2utter
aber mljm t>a^ .^inb Quf it)ren ?lrm. „2)ein Sttaug ift in ber
<2d)eune," fagte fie ; ,M fi^t cr njarm."
„9Barm ?" fagte SBienfc, „ift ba^ gut ?"
— „Sa, bag ift gut."
!^cr ^ausljcrr ftanb nod) am ^^nfter: 㩤 ge^t nirf)t
longer, ©Ife!" fagte er, „ruf cine oon ben ^irncn; ber
Sturm briidt un» bic @d)eiben ein ; bie Sufen miiffen angc=
20 fd)robcn ttjcrbcn !"
5(uf bag 23ort ber |)augfrau ttjar bie HKogb t)erauggc'
laufcn ; man fal) oom 3in^>ne'^ o"^. ^jic it)r bie ^odc ftogen ;
aber alg fie bic ^(ammern gelOft t)atte, rif? it)r ber Sturm ben
Sabcn auo ber ^anb unb marf il)n gcgen bie ^cnftfi-. i^^fe <^'"
26 paar Sd)ciben jcrfplittert in bie Stube flogen unb eing ber
Sid)ter quolmenb augtofcb. |)aufe mufete felbft hinaug, p
l)elfen, unb nur mit 9?ot famen aUmdl)lid) bie Sufen Dor bic
^enftcr. §llg fie beim 9iMebcrcintritt in bag ^aiii bie 5iir
aufriffcn, fu^r cine S3iic tjintcrbrcin, bafe &iasi unb Silbcr im
15
2)er <3rf)immelrcitcr
141
3i^aiib)rf)ranf burd)cinanbcr flirrtcn; obcn im ^aufe iibcr
ihrcn iliJpfcn jittcrtcn unb trac^tcu bic Solfcn, al^ luolle ber
3turm ha^ 5)Qrf) toon ben 2Kaucrn reifecn. 5lb€r ^utc fam
nid)t juicber in bo^ ^iJ^i^cr! Glfe l)5rte, n)ic er burc^ bie
Icniie nad) bcm Sialic frfjritt. „55en (Sc^immel! 2)€n 5
3cl)immcl, Sotjn ; rafd) !" 3o t)5rte fie it)n rufcn ; bann
fam cr njieber in bie 8tubc, ha^ ^ax jerjauft, obcr bie
giQucn Slugen Ieud)tenb. „2)er SBinb i|t umgefprungen !"
ricf cr — , „nad) S^orbiocft, auf t)albcr Springftut! Sein
iiMiib ; — itoir l)abcn fold)cn Sturm nod) nic^t crlcbt !" 10
(ilfc war totenblafe gciuorben : „llnb bu mufet no.ct) cinmal
l)inau2( ?"
(Sr crgriff if)re beibcn ^iinbe unb briirfte fie tt)ie im
ilrainpfe in bie fcinen : „Xaii mujj id), Site."
Sic iiljob l-ngfam i()re bunflen 9(ugen ju it)m, unb ein 15
paar Sefunben lang fal)cn fie fic^ an ; bod) mar'fif wic eine
iiiuigfcit. „^a, ^'wufc," fagte ba^ SSeib ; „id) toeife e^ njot)t,
bu mufet!"
^a trabte e5 brauf?en toor ber ^au^tiir. Sie fiet if)m um
ben A>alig, unb cinen ?(ugcnblid luar'^, aU f5nne fie if)n nid)t ao
lafkn; obcr aud^ boi^ luar nur ein ^tugenblid. ,,'^a^ ift
iiiijcr Slampf !" fprad) .^')a;itc; „if)r feib t)icr fitter; an bie«
i^am ift nod) fcinc ^tut gcfticgen. Unb bet' ju ®ott, bag er
and) mi :. fei !"
ioauh dtc fid) in fcinen 2)?antcl, unb ©Ifc na()m ein 25
^udi unb mirfcltc ci ihm forgfom um ben .^IS ; fie moUte
ein 3Sort fpred)en, aber bie jitternben fiippcn toerfagtcn ed i{)r.
I^raufecn h)iet)ertc ber Sd)immet, bafe e«J njie Xrompeten*
i'Mll in ba3 ^culcn be5 SturmeS ^incinflang. G(fe mar mit
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35er Sc^immelreiter
■■t i '
it)rem ^ann ^inauggcgangcn ; bie altc Gfc^c fnarrte tiis ob
fie au^H'iuaifbcritiiraen foUte. ^©teigt auf, ^rr!" ticf ber
^nccl)t, „bcr @d)immel ift Juie toll ; bie QuQd fannten reiBen."
^auk fcIjtuQ bie ?lrme urn fcin SSeib : „33ei ©onnenaufgang
5 Din id) luieber ha \"
Sdjon tuar er auf fein ^ferb gefprungen ; bag Xm fticg
mit ben 93orbert)ufen in bie |)6t)e ; bann gleirf) einem Streit^
^engft, ber fid) in bie 8d)Iad)t ftiir^t, jagte es mit feinem
9?eiter bie SSerfte I)inunter, in 9kd)t unb (Sturmge^cut ^inou^.
10 „SSQter, mein SSotcr !" fc^rie eine ffaglic^e Einberftimme I)in=
ter il)m barein : „mcin lieber 3?ater !"
SBienfe xoav im ^I^unfeln I)inter bem gortjagenben fjergc
loufcn ; aber fdjon nad) t)unbcrt (3d)ritten ftraud)eltc fie iiber
einen (Srbf)aufen unb fiel ju S3oben.
15 2)er Sned^t Sben Sotjn^ brac^te bag tt)einenbe ^inb ber
3J?utter juriid; bie Ief)nte am Stamme ber @fc^e, bercn
3n)eige iiber i^r bie Suft peitfdjten, unb ftarrte h)ie abmefenb
in bie 'Sla6)t ^inaug, in ber ii)x SCRann uerfd^rounben ttjar;
menn bag Sriillen beg Sturmeg unb bag feme ^lat)d)en bcs
20 SDJeereg einen ?Iugenb(id augfe^ten, fut)r fie mie in @d)rerf
jufammen ; i^r toax je^t, alg fudje alleg nur \i)n ju derberben
unb n)erbe \a{) berftummen, menu eg it)n gefa^t Ijabe. Sl)re
^nie jitterten, it)re ^aore t)atte ber ©turm gelaft unb tricb
bamit fein Spiel. „^ier ift bag Sinb, ^rau!" fc^rie 3ol)n
25 \[)x 5U ; „I)aItet eg feft !" unb brudte bie Stieine ber 3Kutter
in ben 5(rm.
„35ag tinb ? — 3c^ I)atte bic^ bergeffen, 2Bicn!c !" rief fie ;
„®ott tjerjeil)' mir'g." 2)ann ^ob fie eg an i^re SBruft, fo
feft uuv 2iebe faffeu fann, unb ftiiratc mit i{)r in bie Knic:
5)er ©c^immeircitcr
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„|)crr ®ott unb bu mcin Zm, loft «n^ "id)t SS^itroe iinb nid)t
Saxic luerben ! Sdjii^' it)n, o licbcr ®ott ; nur bu unb id),
luir fcnncn il)n aUcin!" Unb bcr Sturm jctUc nid)t mct)r
QUO ; C2( tdntc uub bonncrtc, alg folic bic gon^c SSclt iu ungc^
Ijcurcm ^ali unb ®d)aU 5U ©runbc gc[)cn. s
„@ci)t in bad .t^aud, grau !" fogte Sol)n ; Jommt !" unb
cr l)olf it)ncn auf unb leitetc bic bciben in bad .'paud unb in
bic Stube.
2)er 2)eic^graf C^aufc 4^aicn jagtc auf fcincm
2d)immel bent 2)cid)c 5U. ^cr fd)male 5Bcg roar grunblod ; 10
bcnn bie 2age uoi{)cr mar uncrmcnlid)cr iKcgen gcfallcn;
abcr bcr naffe, faugcnbc SUci fd)icn glcid)tt)ol)l bic ^ufc bed
licrcd nid)t 5U ^altcn, cd war, aid hiittc cd fcftcn 8ommcr-
bobcn untcr fid). 2iMc cine loilbc Sagb trieben bie SSJolfen
am 4^immel; unten lag bic lucitc aJ?arfd) roic cine uner- is
fcnnburc, Don unrn!)igcn 8d)attcn crfiilltc 2Buftc ; tjon bent
3i>affcr {)intcr bcm ^cid)e, immcr ungct)curcr, fam ein bumpfed
4:ofcn, aid miiffe cv allcd anberc iicrfd)lingen. „^^orn)drtd,
ed)immcl!" ricf |)aufe, „njir rciten unferen fd)limmften
diitt!" 20
Xo flang cd njie cin Xobcdfd)rci untcr ben |)ufen fcined
Tioffcd. ©r riB ben 3iigcl ^uriid ; cr fat) fid) urn : it)m jur
Scite, bid)t iiber bcm S3obcn, t)alb flicgcnb, t)alb 00m Sturme
i]cid)lcubcrt, jog cine <2d)ar uon rocifeen 9)?i)n)cn, cin 1)6^-
nifd)cd ®egadcr audftoftcnb ; fie fnd)ten 2d)u^ im 2anbe. 2b
(rine t?Dn il}nen — bcr 9J?onb fdiicn fliiditig burdi bie SBoIfcn
— lag am 2Beg jertreten : bcm ^)icitcr njar'd, aid flattere ein
rotcd Sanb an it)rem C>alfe. „SUaud!" rief er. „5lrmer
iUaud !"
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SJer (2cf)immeircitcr
SSar c§ bcr 3SogcI [cinciji Slinbe^? |)attc er 9io§ unb
3iciter erfannt unb fid) bci il)nen bergcit luoUcn ? — !I)er
JRcitcr luufitc c^ nirf)t. „5Sorn)artg!" rief cr tuiebcr, unb
fcI)on I)ob bcr @d)immc( ju ncucm 9icnncn fcine ^ufc, bo
6 )cl3tc bcr Sturm plo^lid) ou^, cine XotcnftiUe trat an fcinc
Stcllc; nur cine (Scfunbe long, bann tarn cr mit erneutcr
SSut ^uritcf; abcr 9JZcnid)enftimmcn unb ucrlorenci^ ^unbe-
gcbcU njorcn injmiidjcn an bcsi SJcitcr^ Ct)r gcfd)Iagcn, unb
al^ cr riicfruiirt^ nad) fcincm ^orf ben Slopf wanbtc, erfannte
10 er in bem SDionblidjt, baii t)cruorbrad), auf ben SSerftcn unb
t>or ben |*QU)ern 9)?cn)d)cn an l)od)bclabenen 5Bagen uml)cr
I)anticrcnb ; er fat), tok ini ^h'Q^' "od) anbcrc Sagen cilenb
nad) bcr C^iceft I)inauffal)rcn ; ©cbrull Don SJinbcrn traf [ein
£\)v, bic an^ ben njarmcn Stdllcn nad) bort t)inaufgctricben
15 njurben. „(^ott 2)anf ! fie finb babei, fid) unb il)r ^ki) ju
rettcn !" ricf e^S in il)m ; unb bann mit cinem ?tngftfd^rei :
„9)?ein 953eib ! Wk'm Slinb ! — 9?ein, nein ; auf unfcrc SBerfte
fteigt basJ. Si^affer nic^t!"
3Iber nur ein 9lugcnblid mar cs ; nur mie einc SSifion flog
20 oUes an it)m uorbei.
Gine furd)tbare Soc fam briiUenb Dom 9Keer f)eruber, unb
if)r entgcgcn ftiirmtcn 9Jou unb ilicitcr ben f^malen 5Ht jum
2)cid) l)inan. %Us fie oben maren, ftoppte ^a\ik mit QJemalt
fein ^^fcrb. 9(ber mo mar ba^ SOZcer? 3So Scoerlfanb?
25 3Ko blicb ba^ Ufcr briibcn? ^m Serge oon SSaffer
fat) er uor fid), bic brciucnb gcgen ben ndd)tlic^en ^immel
ftiegen, bic in ber furd)tbarcn !X)dmmerung fid) iibereinanbcr
5U tiirmen ijd)tcn unb Ubcreinanber gegen bad fefte fianb
fd)lugon. Wit mcifecn Slroncn famcn fie ba^er, t)eulenb, aii
3)cr 3d)immclrciter
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jet in it)ncn bcr ed)rei oUcd furd)tbarcn JRoubflctier^ bcr
iaiilbni^. 2)cr ed)immcl fdjlug mit ben iyorbcri)urcn unb
iri)nob mit fcincn 9^uftcrn in ben iiorm l)inau^ ; ben 3leiter
abcr njoUte c§ iiberfaUen, aU fei t)ier aUe aKenid)enmad)t
,^u Gnbe ; ai^ mufje jc^t bic ^ad)t, bcr Xob, ba^5 9iid)ts
l)creinbrcd)en.
^oc^ er befann fic^: e« tuar ja Sturmflut; nur t)atte er
lie jelbft nod) nimmer fo 9efel)en ; fein SSeib, fein Einb, fie
jajjcn fidier Quf ber t)ot)en SBerfte, in bent feitcn |)aufe ; fern
3^cid) aber — unb njic cin ©to^ ftog e^ it)m burd) bic Sruft lo
- bcr ^aufe^^aicn=5^eid), luie it)n bic Scute nannten, bcr
mod)tc jc^t beweifen, wic man 2)cid)c bauen muffe !
giber — was ttjarba^? — ©r ^icltmt bcm SSinfcl jmifdicn
bcibcn 55eic^cn; m maren bic 2eute, bic er t)ict|cr QcftcUt, bic
bier bic 2Bad)t ju tialtcn t)Qttcn ? — ©r blidtc nad) 9?orben is
ben alten ^eic^ tfinauf ; benn and) bortt)in t)atte cr cinjclnc
bcorbert. SScbcr l)ier nod) bort ocrmocfite cr cinen aHenfc^cn
p erblidcn ; cr ritt cin Stud l)inaug, abcr er blieb attcin :
nur bag a5}et)cn beg Sturmeg unb bag Sraujcn beg aJiccreg
big aug uncrmeffener Seme jd)Iu9 betdubenb an fcin Ct)r. 20
Gr manbte bog ^ferb imud ; cr lam micber ju bcr m-
laffcncn (Sdc unb liefe fcinc ^luQcn langg ber fiinic beg ncuen
teid)g glciten ; cr crfannte beutlid) ; langfamcr, iueniger gc=
raaltig roUten t)ier bic aScflcn ^cran ; faft fc^icn'g, aU marc
bort cin anbcr SSaffcr. „1)cr joU fd)on ftet)cn !" murmelte 25
er, unb mic cin 2ad)en fticg eg in \\)m l}erauf.
^bcr bag ?ad)en merging it)m, alg feinc Slide meitcr an
bcr 2inic fcincg 55cic^eg entlang giitten : an ber 9florbmcft^
ede ~ mag mar bag bort ? ©in bunfkr §auf en mimmcltc
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2)er (2(f)immclrcitcr
burd)cinanbcr ; cr fa(), uuc cj fid) cmfifl riil)rtc unb brangtc —
fciu 3'y^''K^' ^'^ iDorcn il!)(cn)d)cn ! ii^ao luoUtcn, \va^ arbcitcten
bie jc\5t an fcincm ^cid) ! — Unb )d)on fa^cn fcine ©porcn
bcm 3d)immc( in ben 3^cid)rn, unb "Oaii Ikx flog mit il)m
5 ba()in ; bcr Sturm fani uun bcr 93rcitfeito, mituntcr brongtcn
bic 33ocn fo gcnjaltig, bafj fie faft uom 2)eid)e in ben neueu
Sloog I)inabgcfd)(cubert ludren ; aber Dtofe unb 9Jeiter ttjufeten,
tt)o fie ritten. Sd)on gematirte ^^auk, bafe mot)! ein poor
'Xufjenb 9}?enfd)en in eifrigcr ?(rbeit bort beifommen feien, unb
10 fd}on fal) er beutlid), bofe cine Stinne quer burd^ ben neuen
2;eid) gegraben wax. (5Jen)aItfam ftoppte er fein ^fcrb: „^alt\"
frfirie er ; „l)alt ! 9Sq^ treibt if)r {)ier fiir 'Jeufel^unfug ?"
Sie IjQtten im ®d)recf bie Spoten rut)en laffen, ate fie auf
einmat ben !Deid)graf unter fid) gen)al)rten ; feine 223orte f)attc
15 ber Sturm it)ncn jugetragen, unb er fat) Ujof)!, bafe mc^rerc
il)m 5U antujorten ftrebtcn ; aber er gett)at)rte nur if)re f)eftigen
©ebdrben ; benn fie ftanben atle it)m jur Sinfen, unb toa^ fie
fprad)en, na()m ber Sturm t)inn)eg, ber ^icr brau^en je^t bie
9}?enfd)en mitunter tuie im ^aumel gegeneinanber ftjorf, fo
20 baf} fie \id) bid)t 3ufammcnfd)arten. ^aufc mafe mit feincn
rafd)cn 5(ugen bie gcgrabenc 9?in:.e unb ben Stanb bc^
Staffer!?, ba^, trot) bc^o ncucn ^^rofilcc\ faft an bie ^o^c be5
2^eid)o l)inaufflatfd)tc unb 9io^ unb 9iViter iibcrfpri^te. 'ur
nod) 3el)n SDiinul^oi 3(rbcit — er fat) e^ n}ot)t — bann h\ad)
26 bie Apod)flut burd) bic 9Jinne unb bcr |)aufe=.^aien=^oog
nmrbc nom iDJccr bcgrabcu !
Xcv Xcid)graf njinttc cincm ber ?frbcitcr an bie anbere
Seite fcine^ i^fcrbc'3. „9inn, fo fprid)!" fd)ric er, „n)a^
treibt i()r tjicr, lua^ foti ba^ I)eifeen?"
!Der 8d)immclrcitcr
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X
Unb bcr SKenfd) fd)rie bagcgen : „mx foUcn ben ncucn
cid) burd)Mcn, ^crr! bamit ber alte 2)cicl) mcf)t bric^t!"
,.5Sa« foUt it)r ?"
— „2)cn ncucn Dcic^ burc^ftcrf)cn !"
„llnb ben Sloog Dcrfd)uttcn ? — 2Bc(c^cr Xcufet t)at cud) b
Mi? bcfot)tcn?"
„9Jcin, |)crr, fcin Xeufcl ; bcr ©ctioamaditigtc Clc ^ctcr^
ift l)icr gcmefcn ; bcr l)at'^ bcfot)lcn !"
:Ser 3om fticg bem 9iciter in bic ^tugcn : „tent it)r mic^?"
id)ric cr. „2Bo id) bin, t)at Clc ^ctcrg nid)t ^u orbinicrcn! lo
,5Drt mit cud) ! 5tn cuerc «pia^c, wo ic^ cud) ^ingcftcnt. "
Unb ba [ic jbgerten, fprengtc cr mit fcincm Sc^immcl
jn)i)d)cn fie : „gort, ju cucrcr obcr beg XcufctS ®roBmutter !"
„.f)err, ptet (Sud) !" ricf eincr aug bem ^ufen unb fticfe
mit jtinem Spaten gcgen bag mie rafenb fic^ gebdrbenbc Xier ; is
Qbcr cin ^uf)d)Iag fc^Icuberte it)m ben ©paten aug bcr ^nb,
cin anbcrer ftiirste ju ©obcn. 2)a plfi^Uc^ erI)ob fic^ cin
3rf)rci aug bem iibrigen ^aufen, cin ©c^rci, mie i^n nur bic
lobcoangft eincr 9Kenfc^enfct)lc ^u entreifecn pflcgt; cincn
^^higcnblid raar aUcg, auc^ bcr 3)cic^graf unb bcr ®d)immcl, 20
luie gcld{)mt; nur cin 5Irbcitcr t)atte gteid) cinem SScgnjcifer
icincn ?lrm gcftrcdt; bcr wicg noc^ bcr 9?orbrocftcdc bcr
bcibcn ^eic^e, bort njo bcr ncue auf ben atten fticft. 9iur bag
4:DJcn beg Sturmcg unb bag 9laufd)cn beg Saffcrg wax ju
luncn. |)aufc bre^te fic^ im ©attet: m^ gab bag bort? 25
3cinc5tugcn njurbcn grofe: „.t>err ftJott! ©n 93rud)! (Sin
^^Huc^ im alten 2)eid) !"
„(Sure Sd)ulb, ^eic^graf!" fd)ric cine 3timmc aug bem
Axiufcn : „(£urc (2d)ulb ! ??el)mt'g juit uui 03ottcg 'I^ron !"
1 ^
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5)cr Sc^immclrcitcr
^u!e« ^ornrotc^ ?lntli^ loor totcnb(cid) flcioorbcn ; ber
SWonb, bcr c5 bejd)icn, fonntc ca nicl)t blcict)cr madjcn ; jciiic
9(rmc t)ingcn fdjlaff, cr luu^tc faum, bau cr ben Sw^ ^)^^^^-
%bcx and) \>ai \mt nur cin ^lugcnblid ; fd)on ridjtctc cr fid)
a Qiif, cin ^artc^ @ti!»l)ncn brad) an^ fcincni 9Jhinbc ; baiiii
njonbte cr ftumm fcin ^fcrb, unb bcr 3d)immcl )d)nob unD
roftc oftwart!^ auf bcm '^cic^ mit il)m ba^in. jDc^^s 5Reitcrv5
3lugcn flogcn [d)arf nad) alien 8citcn ; in fcincm ftopfc
hjuf)ltcn bic ©cbanfcn : 3Sa^ t)atte cr fiir Sd)ulb uor (Mottc^
10 ^^ron ju tragcn ? — l!cr !iDurd))"tic^ bci^ neucn 3!)cic^g —
bielleid^t, fie ^dtten'^ fcrtig gebrac^t, locnn er )ein Is^ait nid)t
gcrufen t)atte ; aber — es roar nod) etn^, unb c^ )d)oft ibm
I)eife ju l^rjen, er mufete c^ nur ju gut — im Dorigen Som*
mer, !)dtte bamalg Clc ^eter^' bd)e^ 9Kaul i^n nic^t 5urud'
w gel)alten — ba lag'fis ! ©r atlein ()atte bic ^d)tDa6)t bciS oltcn
!Deid)g erf annt ; er t)dttc tro^ allebem baig ncuc 3Serf bctrci^
ben miitfen: „§err ®ott, \a ic^ befenn* cd," rief er pld^lic^
laut in ben ©turnt tjinauS, „\d) t)abe meinciS 5lmteg fd)(cd)t
genjartct !"
20 3" f^i""^^ 2in!en, bid)t an be^ ^fcrbe^ .f)utcn, tobte baiS
Tltcv ; Dor if)m, unb je^t in dofler ^i^ftcrni^, lag ber altc
Soog mit fcincn SScrften unb ()cimat(id)cn .^idufcrn ; bo'?
bleid)e ^'^immcl^lidjt roar Dbllig au^getan ; nur Don eincr
©telle brad) cin 2id)tfd)ein burd^ bag 2)unfc(. Unb roic cin
25 ^roft tarn e5 an be^ 9D?anne§ |)cr5 ; cd mu^te Don feineni
^am l)criiberfd)eincn, c5 roar il)m roie cin ©ruij Dom SScib
unb Sinb. ©ottlob, bie fafjen fid)er auf ber l)o()en SSerfte !
S!)ie anberen, geroi^, fie roaren fd)on im (^ecftborf broben ;
Don bortI)er fi^immerte fo Did iJidjtjdiein, roie er nicmalci noc^
!t)er (Sc^it? nctreitv'r
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(^cict)cn f)Qttc ; ja fclbft t)od) obcn am bcr 2uft, (nj mocl)tc
iiHiljl uom ftircl)turm )cin, brad) jolc^cr in bic 'Jiad^t l)inaui8.
,.3ic wcrbcn aUc fort jein, aUc !" jprad) ^ufc bet fic^ jclber ;
jicilirf), Quf mand)cr JScrfte roirb cin |)aui< in ^riimmcrn
iicrtcii, id)lcd)tc :3at)rc roerbcn fur bic ubcrfd)it)cmnucn ^cnncn 5
fommcn; Sicte unb ed)lcufen ^u rcparicrcn fcin! 3i^ir
miiffcu'^ tragcn, unb id) roiU t)clfcn, and) bencn, bie mir
I'cibiit gctan; nur, ^rr, mcin ®ott, )ci gndbig mit un«
a\'cin'd)cn !"
Xa loarf cr fcine Stugcn fcittoart^ nocf) bcm ncucn .toog ; 10
urn il)n fd)dumtc ba« iKecr ; aber in it)m tag cd wie nac^t*
lid]cr griebe. Sin uniuiafurlid)c^ 5aud)5en brad) au^ beg
JUcitcr^ 93ruft : „2)er ,daufc^.t)aicn^2)cid), er foil fc^on t)alten ;
cr luirb e^ noc^ nad) t)unbcrt 3al)ren tun !"
Gin bonnerartigcg Staufc^en ju fcincn gtifeen medte it)n 15
au'5 bicfen ^rdumen ; ber Sd)immel tooUte nic^t mc\)X t)or»
ludrt^. 3Sa§ tuar bag ? — ^og «|8fcrb fprang ^uriid, unb er
tiililte eg, ein 3)eid)ftud fturjte oor it)m in bie ^iefc. Gr rife
bic ';?Uigen auf unb fd)uttelte alleg Sinucn oon fid) : er t)iclt
am QUcn ^eid), bcr ®d)immcl f)atte mit ben 93orbert)ufcn 20
id}on barauf geftanben. Umi iUfiirlic^ riB er bag ^ferb
,Virud ; ba flog bcr tc^te 2i?olfcnmantcI oon bcm SlJJonb, unb
bog milbe ©eftirn bclcud)tcte ben ©raug, ber fd)dumcnb.
,y)d)cnb oor i{)m in bie ^icfc ftiirjtc, in ben alten Sloog t)inab.
iBic finntog ftarrte |)aufc borauf I)in ; cine ©unbflut roar'g, 2a
liiii ^ier unb STccnfijcn 5U ocrfd)lingcn. ^a blinfte n?ieber
i(nn bcr 2ic^tfd)cin in bie 3lugen, eg roar berfelbe, ben er Oor»
I)in genjat)rt ^atte ; nocf) immer brannte ber auf fciner SSerfte ;
inib alg et je^t ermutigt in ben Soog i)inQbfaf), gcn)af)rt<' er
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!Der Sc^immetrcitcr
loot)!, bofi l)intcr bciu finnt)crtt)irrcnbcn ©trubct, bcr tofenB
\)ox it)m t)inab)tui,;c. aur nocr) iv. Srcitc oon ctiua l)unbcrt
i?ct)rittcn ubcrflutct luar ; bat)intcr fonntc ct bcutlid) ben ©q
cvfcnncn. bcr uom .Slooii t)cranfut)rtc. (^r fat) nod) mcl)r : cin
5 iBaflcn, ncin, cine ,v»cudbcilge Slarrioie tarn luic toll gcgcn
ben 1}cid) l)cran9efat)rcn ; cin ©cib, ja oud) cin Slinb jafjcn
barin. Unb jctjt — wax ba^ nid)t ba^ frci)d)cnb€ (MebcU cinc^
fleinen ^^unbc^, bad im Sturm uorubcrfloo? SlUmdditiget
Oiott ! Sein 5Seib, fein ftinb loarcn cd : fd)on famcn fie bid)l
10 l)eran, unb bie fc^dumenbe SSaffcrmafie brdngte ouf fie ^u.
Gin 3d)rci, ciu 93er5n)eif(un9S)d)rei brad) au^ ber Sruft be^
9leiterd: „Glfe!" jd)rie er . „Glfe! 3urud! 3urud!''
?lber Sturm unb 3)?cer luaren nid)t barm{)er5ig, it)r 5:obcn
jcrioet)tc feine ©ortc . nuc feinen 3Kantel t)atte ber Sturm
16 erfafet, eg t)dtte it)n balb uom ^ferbe I)erab9eriffen ; unb tai
5ut)rnjerf flog o^ne 31ufentt)alt ber fturaenben glut entgegen.
®o fat) er, ban bad 23ctb Ujie gegcn i()n ^inauf bic ?lrme
ftredte: t)otte fie i()n crfannt? |)atte bie Set)nfu(^t, bie
^obedangft um il)n fie aud bem fid)eren |>aud getricben?
20 Unb je^t — ricf fie ein Icljited SSort if)m 5U ? — 5)ie gragcn
fut)ren burd) fein .f>irn ; fie blieben obne ^;>(ntn)ort : toon it)t
5n il)m, uon xtyn ju ilir marcn bie Sorte all uertorcn ; nut
cin Sraufen njie oom aL^cltcnuntergang \i\\itc it)re Ct)ren unb
lie^ feinen anbern 2aut t)inein.
25 „9J?ein tinb! D Glte, getreue Glfe!" fd)rie ^ufc in
ben Sturm t)inaud. 2)a fan! aufd neu ein groped Stud bea
!J)cic^ed oor il)m in bie ^iefe, unb bonnernb ftiirjtc bad 9Kcei:
ftc^ t)interbrcin ; nod) einmat fa^ er brunten ben ^opf be^
«Pfcrbed, bic 9idber bes ©efd^ite^ am bem toiiften ®rcucl
3)cr ®d)immclrcitcr
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mportaucI)cn luib bann (|utrlcnb borin untcrflc()cn. X\(
ftarrcn ^JUiflcn bed ^KcitmS bcr fo ciitfam auf bcm :i)cul)c
htcit. iat)cu wcitcr nicl)td. ..1)Q« CJnbc !" fprad) or Icifc uor
,ui) Din ; bann ritt cr an ben ^Ibgrunb, luo unter it)m bie
iiiajfcr, anbeimlici) raujd)enb, fein ;^imat<Jborf 5" ubcrftuteii r.
iH-.^aiuien ; nod) imnier jab t bad 2id)t uon fcinem .^•>ante
fdiiinmcrn ; cvJ mx it)m rok entfeclt. Gi ric^tete fid) l)od) auf
,nit» ftien bem ed)immcl bie eporen in bic 3»cid)cn ; bad
licr bdumtc fid), ed t)dtte fid) foft ttbcrfdjlaQcn ; aber bic
Hraft bc« ORamc^ buidtc ed t)cruntcr. „SornjQm!" ricf cr lo
nod) cinmol. irie cr cd fo oft jum feftcit 9?itt ftcrufen l)atte :
,..\Scrr @ott, nimm mid) ; Dcrfd)on' bie anbern !"
9Jod) ein Sporenftid); ein ©c^rci bc« (5d)immctg, bcr
2tiirm unb ©cUenbraufen -bcrfc^rtc • ^a.m untcn m^ bem
limabftura. nbcn Strom ein bump?.-, -c^alf, ein f'.. ^crSlampf. w
ter 3)bnb fal) Icuditenb aug -i 4 ^.- a'^c^, untcn auf
bcm Xeid)c mar fein Seben me^r, i m- ^ le mitben 33affer,
r . bQlb ben alte . ^'m Ht ^o^-b «^ '^-'Htct t)attcn. 9Jod)
iiiinuT aber ragtc bic Scrftc bon ^ufc ^^iend <Ooim ^"^
^cm 3d)njaa t)crt)or. nod) fcf)immcrte Don bort bcr 2id>tfd)cin, 20
unb won bcr ®ecft f)er, no bie |>dufcr affn nfilidj bunM .our^
ben, luorf nod) bie einfamc £cud)tc am .:rm SUrd)turm it)rc
yttcrnben fiidjtfunfcn fiber bie fc^dumenbcn 2BcfIcn.
ter Gr5al)(cr fd)ttjitfl; id) griff nod| bcm gciur-n ©tafc,
Dcio jcit (ange oor mir ftanb ; aber id) fiitjrte c, aid)t 5«m 25
ai(unbc ; mcinc ^anb blieb auf bcm ^ifd)c ru()cn.
„Xai ift bic ^e)d)idite m\ ^wufe .fwien," begann mcin
^>in'rt noc^ cinmat, „toic u1) fie noc^ beftem SSiffcn nur bcrid)tcn
a, I
-J^'Lk ,:--tt^r-
152
:^cr Sc^immelrcitcr
m
fonntc. Jrcilicfi, bic SSirtjc^aftcrin unjcrcS l^cirfigrafcn tuurbt
fie 5^nen anbcr^ cr^dtjlt t)abcn ; bcnn and) botS tt)cife man
ju bcricl)tcn: jcnc^ tucifec ^fcrbSgerippc ift nod) bcr ^lut
roicbcrum, loic oormalsi, im 9Konbjd)cin Quf ^cDcr«Jf)aaig ju
6 jcl)cn gctocjcn ; bas ganjc 2)orf iBitt eg 9efct)cn t)aben. —
eo Diel i)'t fid)er: ^aufe ^aien mit SSeib unb ^inb ging
untcr in bicjer glut ; nid)t einmal il)re (SJrabftdtte t)ab' id)
broben auf bent 5liid)t)of finben fiinnen ; bie totcn ^drpcr
roerben uon bent Qb)tr6menben ©affcr burd) ben ©rut^ in^
10 aKccr l)inauggetrieben unb auf beffen ©runbc aamdtjlic^ in
it)re Urbei'tonbteile aufgeldft fein — fo ^aben fie 9lut)e Dot
ben 9)?enfd)en getjobt. 3tber ber §aufe*|)aien^!Dcic^ ftel)t nod)
jc^t nad) t)unbert Sa^rcn, unb ttjenn Sic ntorgen md) ber
3tabt reiten unb bic t)albc ©tunbc Umroeg nic^t fc^cucn
15 iDoQcn, fo werben ®ic it)n untcr ben ^ufen St)re5 <|8fcrbcS
I)aben.
5)cr ^onf, ben cinftmatd Sewc SO^anncrg bei ben (Snfcdt
fcinem Grbaucr oerfprod)en l)atte, ift, wie Sic gefel)en t)abcn.
QUi^geblivbcn ; bcnn f o ift ed, |Krr : bem ©ofratcd goben fie
20 ein ®ift ju trinfen unb unferen .^rrn et)riftug fc^lugcn fie an
bag Slrcuj! 3)q»5 getjt in ben te^ten 3citen nic^t mct)r fo
Icid)t ; Qbci — einen ®en)altgmenfd)en ober cinen b5fen ftier^
nodigen ^^faffcn junt ^^iligen, ober einen tud)tigen ^erl, nur
lucil cr und urn Stopfedldngc iibemadifen JDar, ^um Spuf unb
25 3Jad)tgcfpcnft ju mQd)en — ba5 gct)t nod) ade Xage."
?lle bad ernfti)afte 3)?dnnlcin bad gefagt t)Qtte, ftanb ed auf
unb liordjtc nad) broufeen. ,M ift bort etujae onberd roorben,"
fagtc er unb jog bie Si^oUbede Horn genfter ; e^ wax l)cUcr
aJionbfc^ein. „«cl)t nur," fut)r cr fort, „bort fommcn bic
3)er ©c^immelrciter
163
10
(iJcDoamarfitiQtcn surucf ; abcr fie jcrfttcucn fid), ftc 9ct)en
nad) .^aufc ; briibcn am onbcrn Uf cr mufe cin «rud) cicfd)c()cn
jciu; bag SSaffcr ift flcfaUcn."
:scl) blicfte nebcn il)m t)inau«f ; bic ^cnftcr t)ier obcn tagcn
iilHT bcm ^anb beg 55cicf)eg ; csJ mx, iuic cc cjcfogt l)attc.
M) na^m mcin ®Iag unb tranf ben 3?cft : „.^aben Sic ^anf
iiir bicfcn ?lbenb !" fagtc id) ; „id) bcnf, mx fijnncu rul)i9
id)lafen!" „
„Xad fbnncn n>ir," cntQcgncte bcr flcinc ^rr ; „\d) mmm
m\ C^crjcn cine ttJO^lfd)lafcnbe 'Slad)t\"
SBcim |)inab9ct)en traf id) untcn auf bcm glur
ben ^eid)9rafcn ; cr tooUtc nod) cine Eartc, bic cr in bcr
3d)cnfftubc 9claffcn t)attc, mit nad) C">aiM> "ct)'"^"- -"^^^
uorubcr!" fagte cr. „9lbcr unfcr ed)uln;ciftcr l)at St)ncn
ii-oDl fd)5n ma« mcig9cmad)t; er 9ct)5rt 5U ben ^lufflcirern !" 15
- „er fd)cint eitt ucrftonbigcr ^lam."
„Za, \a, gemiB; abcr Sic tbnncn ^l)rcn cigcncn ^lugen
bocil) nid)t miBtraucn ; nnb briibcn; an bcr anbercn eeite, id)
iat]tc cd \a Doraug, ift bcr 1)cid) 9cbrod)cn !"
':Nd)sudtebic?ld)fcIn: „^ad mufe bcfc^lafen merbcn ! ®utc 20
litacl)t, ^rt :Dcid)9raf !"
^rlod)tc: „(^utc <«ad)t!"
?lm anbern SKorgcn, bcim golbcnften Sonncnlic^tc,
bao iiber ciner mcitcn ^crjoiiftung aufgcgangcn luar, ritt id)
iibcr ben ^ufc=^icn=^cid) jur Stabt t)inuntcr. 26
r
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NOTES
tuhoriiinair ttiiUnvr.
1^ fc^*»*«- 'to narrau; 'to make import about ' (erja^len.
Kxpn-HH by relative clause. - 6 ^aptft . t it ^appe . ^
1 ...r th« hack as well as the sides. — (5 mm . . . Cltn«"»eB • ""^
,.,a.s user the back a^ ^^.,, ^^^^^ ^,i,i„,ny genmve
TluraH are now uaetl a« iude.liuable adjectives. - 7 9{»« f«V J^^ "
,,luralH, are now ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^„ ._
I, , what does ed refer . -8 balKt . J"" ^ . j„^^. , ,5^t linger
.t mimwet . D»' BerMttien : thin seems to b*- a mix-
usual construction, that conveyn ui hdheitett :
biirae*: 'vouch for' (oerfi<^n, ©emfir letften Ut). - ^^ W"«^
•ti;;::krcir£.T: w^^^^^^^^^ .-vem. what ... of
^'T'i«f.S^r.'andthat.'-««kcft«gHd,f»tr: = unbequem^^^^
Tle-ii^hltistheforceof a««h«re?-4 «B«ufl,»rl.d, : v ^ -y-
ta«aen,«9: explain the appUoabU.ness «^;';»;;. ^^^ ;re„ "
, , what doe« ba in ba^tntet refer?- . "•rt«'^*''*"--''*"f ;"•*,-
, m.i«»: also metften^, meiftentrile. - ikbtrmtn y^^^f' " »JJ
V^, ..amet....^^)^^
156
156
NOTES
Bynonyin -16 U| Ijorte . . . ©offer: replace ©ejt^tei and Toben
by iirfinitives and leconstruft the wntent-e. -- !'.> td| IOUnfd)te ...:
note word-order. —20 Clttorticr': = Se^aufunci, '^»ol)nung, (ba«) Cb=
bac^. — 21 DaHCrte i'lft: what tense is used in English to translate
the iinperfe-! here? — in )>en britten lofl : "..tc '.ihcr cases where
m is followed by the accusative. — 22 fiber ®cl»ul|r : = met)r al5
gejicmenb, mel}v ale fd/icflic^ ift. - 23 ^alten loffen : when Ls tliis form
of tlie past participle used ? — 24 ^arbetl : bie I'^atbe is in Schleswig-
Holst«in a municii)ality (Wcmeinbcbeur!) comprisinf; several villaf,t8
and neighboring estates (.'OiJfc u.j.ro.). mrbe is of Danish origin
(Aerrecf). — ging e« Itidjt longer: express otherwise in (ierinan. -
2ft SttlKben : Stunbc = tlie distance traversed in a Stunbe (= \ 'iildk
or 2'^ English miles when walking is meant). — 28 felbftgejogeneit :
bie er felbft i}atte tnac^fen [aflen.
5 3 uorbefiolten : give synonym. - 4 einen ^tuflenblirf : w hy ace. "
— 7 ftt^r . . . Rop^ : express otherwise in (icrmaii. Why is this upisiHle
inserted into the <le.scription of the storm '.' — n»o^l : = frcilic^, in bet
lot. — 13 flcflen midi Jjcron: = mir entgcgcn. — 14, wenn: why not
qI^V — 15 forged : give synonym, opposite. — ju crletineit : when is ^u
used with the infinitive?— KJ fo^ id) e« : what does e« refer to'.'-
17 ^ogeren : give the opjMJsite. — 18 im sBorbciflicgen : n.Honstrui t
by turning the phnu* into a clause. —21 fiel mir bei : cf. fiel tnir
ein, fid mir auf. — 22 ^eudien: hard breathini,'. — 2;J unb So^ . . .
OOrbetgefoliren : reconstruct by turning the sentence into a clause. -
25 3ll Qtebonfcn : on what does in depend ? — 27 mir Wor . . . : recon-
struct, using ed fam mir oor or ic^ glaubte. — al4 ftrcifte : l">w is the
{Kisition of the verb here to be explained? —28 GrfdjeiltMg : = ®e=
ftalt, ©pfpenft, 6piif. - 2S» ttorubergeftobcii : cf . oorbeigefa^ren.
6 3 ritt id) Mntcrbrein : = foigte id> nac^. — 3 ?ll§ : what otli.r
connective might be u.sed? — 4 Ijort om : cf. Engli.sh hard by. -
fiooge : see p. 2, also vocab. — C »rud)e : ' breaches,' ' gaps.' — 1) Uo»
unbemegt : i.e., after making all due allowance for the protection
which the dike aflonled, there was still something remarkable about
the stillness of the water. — onf f oOenb : = mcrltuurbig. — 11 tin
ottbered (^^iny). — 18 «Renge serftreuter £id|tf*eine: after words
denoting weight, measure, or nuinber, the following word is placed ni
apposition when unmoditied by an a«ijective, otherwise .n the genitive.
— 14 longgej»rc(ften : = langfit. - 15 ©erften : local expression. See
p. 2. — 2(» Witr liiiiobflefdjritten : what verbs are conjugate! with fctn?
— auf ben SJeg om Xeic^ : why does an govern the dative here ? 9luf
NOTKS
157
u . 2r, turn anbinben : turn into a clause. - 27 an eiwen : cf .
«: '; *; - Sieie -""sft l,icr ajcriommlttng : express otherwise m
1 .,..tif»i ri.nturv • of Low tJermaii origin.
^''; t » U fT««t : in mi ^0 .a., ' it is probably ^.othing o
,lH ki uf - SjJattbeutfd, : the .liahct of L- -w ( iennan spoken as a rub
tiu KiiKi. 4.ia»«u , ^ . jj, . jii^, a Low German dialecL
s„ ,„,n.auction. - :. im ed,«a«flc : = m Okbtau^c ubU^. -
.;, ?;« onb «;« intcientcm la. iff urn bco l,ot,c« ^.afier. ^eflen
,, ..... letter d in this wonl is Seau-linaviau. It is soancle.l nearl, hk*
Jlsl^a in renter. T.e letu. was prol^U^y use.l by theauthor^^
, ,ii, ite the riatt.leuuseh pronunciation of the word. -12 mS. what
;: ;:,:;;Unt.-in fleft«ttet»urbc: .xi-ssin U. aet.ve vou^
- 1 . «crbt« i^re 9i.t J,abcn : = n,erbe« faum .mftanbe iem, ba^ Janb
-u nnutjen wetDett mit mm. 2c^ut> letitcn lonnen. - <» erwibette .
•" .ri^tet::^- ^^i.^^ •. i..-. t^e wictte .. ^^^^;-^^z
,, iuU.b.tea island in the North Sea, and thus the CU^et e a. com
,,,., .m. this .sland. - 20 ^mt^ '-= ;^<=,^^'>'>'^^.^''Xn
•t Cftc . . . lumttC : reconstnu., usu.g the verb befteUen - 2o »«
Mnflffdiobtn : why this word-ord.r •- - 28 fei : why subjunctive ?
■ ■ '.. VflCflnuna: reconstruct the sentence, usinji the verb begefltxen.
8 •> wtSummt war: -^ ««tflebbtt battc.-.i crfd,rcrfcn : st rons or
V, ,k''-7 anno 17: :- im Csabte IT. t>.l). 1817. - bencii bruben : see
': l'. in.-flcfloltcn: - anfleflangen. - h oorflefa^t : give sym.nym.
■' narbtraalid, : nartjher, Deripatct; as wouhl luive happened at the
,;„..• had h.' understoo.1 the nature -f the phenomenon, as he now
.1...^ -Wraucn: = Scbauet, qebeitnninuoUcr 5d)rcden. -flbeHoufeti:
iaiicn, erqreiien, bcfaUcu.- 12 «bfeit<5 : -apart from the rest of the
, .n,,.;inv' (etioa^ entfernt t)on bet ubtigcn WejeUfcbaft). - LJ ab||e=
fdlflbten : = abcctta<icncu. - 1 » aucflcwad,fcn : = bucfli^. met alo bu
anp.Tc.-2;J «?irHd»afte"n : -''^' syi'uny.n. - bef*«ffcn: - tun.
■^<> ',ur Seitc ftcUen : Ktglccben.- 2H Xrad»cii : tnulUumal KuanUan
i.< ..Hasures, e.g. Fafnir in the Nibeiuiigou »aga. — IB I8erwal»ni«| :
- oetioabtt, outgeljoben.
158
NOTES
ik
9 1 »ir . . . SRetnuttf) : expresH otlurwise In German. — 2 eilt ftber>
(cgencS I'ddieln : 'a Helf-complacent siuile,' • a Huiile which betrayed
a feeling of ^.^|)enl>rity.' — 4 roUBtC ; = fliiftertc — Ti ^od)mfiHg : =
ubermuttg. (iive the correspoiidinj^ opposite. — eincr . , . WCgen:
'owing to a l)roken-<3ff engagement' (roeil feme Srautfc^aft aufgeloft
tBot). — 7 bcljanflen gebltciien : = ftecten geblieben. — 11 eraa^lt nnr:
— eruUjlt, bitte. — ricfcn : why pi. '.' — 13 niiU . . . feiw : expre.s8 otlier-
wise in (ierman. — 14 ^a,^iotfd)en : = barin, barunter. — 15 eine Stun\t:
b.li. CO bebarf flrofien Wefc^idd (ober) einer groftcn Aiif)iflfe»t. — 17 (Bpttn,
)Bei,\en : explain liie ligniv. (Jive the meaning in non-tigiirative Ger-
man. --1H fottbern : = ttennen, unterfdjeiben. — 10 Wun olfo : = gut,
fc^ijn, id) oeginne alfo. — 21 brfttmmcn : = be^etd)ncn. — 23 Sielfai^cn :
'sluice matters.' — Sottern Mltb .^ofbcflltcr : often synonymous; lure
.t»ofbefit>er denotes a higiier class than ^Jauer. — 24 refute : give syno-
nytn. — benn . . . gelcfcn : reconstruct, using main sentence first.
— 27 auSgefonnen : = ausgebac^t. — 2'.» ^am 3Rpintnfcn : probably
some local celebrity, of whom the chronicles do not speak.
10 1 8n{fo(en : iionbineffertompafle. - 2 ttlt\toptn : give syno-
nym —3 noe^ljengen : = folgenben. — 5 ^entten: „eitt burc^ ©ruben
einflcbegtes Stiirf ^JWarfdilanb.'' See vocabulary. — haute : ~ htltioiertt.
— (> unterwetleri : = baiin unb roann. — ging aufd Sanbmeffen: 'took
i)an in land surveys "(befc^dftigtcjic^mitl'.). —7 foft . . .juri^eil. . .:
tl>« present participles of ri^en and pricfclu would also be iH'rmi.s8ible.
Other possible constructions an; made by turning the infinitives ti^in
and ptidelu into finite verlis and constructing either with or without
|a§. — H ratteWc an : cf. riitteltc + ace. - lo ;^ibel : = Glementarbu*.
— 14 pelltc . . . fliif : = fd)lug . . . nor. - '20 ber Chitlib fiitfi : expres.-^
with -Kamett without a verb. —'22 ^u Voben : what other preiwsitions
niiglit Ih- used? Note how the imperfect is the tense of narriition.
How is the use ill ihc pluperfects jpor . . . gelaufen and ftatte . . .
iKfunbeit to be justilied? - '2<S .^oUiinbifl^ : a Low (Jerman language.
See footnote to Intnwhution. - 2i> beutfdjcr : what word is to be
supplied ?
11 1 Don rtjcnig iBoiten : =- wortfaig. 4 mie^ par: give syno-
nym IJ ftarf int 3d)ttiangr : - I'iel ftubiert, in ber Siobe. ~ 14 Qi
. , . nnbefannt: -x press afthniatively. 1.'. Umftanb : give synonym.
— n» aufgelaben : uiiiefdjnebeu (' iiuputed [to]," 'iiHcHbed [to] ).
— J0> (frnft obcr S^im^f : cd^iiiipf has here Ui* older .signiacatitm,
viz 2^r?. cpafi. Mriibt : auoi^itbt. "Heriiben bat baufiger ben
ciun: €^tec^te<} bcge^en ( iKrj)eti-.ite ). — 22 weber fflr . . . 3inn
NOTES
159
Hotte : = fl($ weber fur «U^e no(§ Sc^afe intercffierte. — 27 be^l^H :
= flebei^cn, fie^ ^alten, auflbouem. — tiig(eid|eit : cf . weitw^in, 1. 26.*
- ba§ er tit^t . . . gefomnteu fei : = baft c9 i^m nidft geglUdt fei.
12 2 fMriercn: give 8yiu)nym.-4 ^tikmd: = intitt gril^ftilcf,
urn 10 U^r Sotmittags. - ^t\ptx : = SBefperbrot, cin fIcineS Gffen urn
4 U^r aiac^mittagg (lunch in the middle of the afternoon). — 6 nntge'
itMpttn : = umgeftursten, umgefcfitten. — 7 mand| etn 9Ral : generally
iiiatK^mal. — eingefteUt tocrben mu^te ; express otherwise in Ger-
man. — 1 ^ &taamtbc : high-water mark down to which the grass
gnw._i2 fiberfpult : = bcneut. - 13 ti|m tttd Oteftiilt: cf. English
1.1 lom. — 14 $u§ : in exi)res«ions of price, weight, measure, time, and
Kinm-iimes age, the pluml masculine and neuter is identical in form
with tlie singular, being either an old pluml, e.g. brei taufenb SWann
('i.ll.G. man), or else, a.s in the present insUnce, formed by analogy
•.vith .such. Feminine words retain their ordinary plural form e g
brci CUen SBanb, oier SUoc^cn alt, etc. - 10 urn ober fiber i^m': uni
r.MjMirc.s the accusative. The phrase as here written is more compact
and euphonious. _ 18 mitt, ttilbe 2Baffer»fifle : note the use of al-
literation in the various desc-riptions,
13 1 «f« er fo . . . pn^tt : what other woni-order would be per-
missible ? _ 2 aWcftfleraten : = aJJefeinftrumenten. - on . . . pntU : aho
us,(l transitively ; on .It-notes continuity of the action. — fu^r blefer
ouf: = fa9te bicfcr jorntg. — treibfi : give synonym. --3 uerfaufen:
s incwhiit coarst- expn-.s.sion for cvttinfen. — 12 33? "^ fflr wa^ ' = roaJ
jat^ft buy roao tft bas^- 17 bad 'Bunbrrfinb au^ JJiibecf : viz. Chr
11. ilnneken, hori: lY-bniary (i, 1721. At thr age of fifteen months
hv wius iiLstrucled in universtil history, and on completing his third
y.ar he showed an intimate knowledge of Danish history lie died
ni Lis fifth year. _ 18 Ueg ftdj titii,t irreJ! : i..-. he did not let himself
!- put off by the scornful remark (abtx ber Simge liefe fic^ tjon feinem
aiiH-d m<i)t abroenben). - 19 fttH : give the opix)sit*. - 21 erfanfen •
-' uerfaufen. — 22 brcfjte einen Si^rot ob: give synonyms to Drebte
;i".l (cd)tot. - 23 totevici : generally nie ptelc ; -c in plural when indi-
Mdualizing or enumerating ; singular, referring to mass or quantity
- -« tiertretben : cf. auorotten.
14 2 I>eil^8rof : ngularly declined weak otherwise colloquial or
.l.al.-ctical. -This description of Hauke's early yean. I„rm^ a basis
for the following story. The character of the boy with his strong
'"■'•t for .like mattei-s i.s .leve!o{)e.i in .i m.«t consistent manner.
Kuch new advance is merely the workinj; nit of what has already
u.
^Ik ..." - ■ k
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NOTES
been foreshadowed. — 8 CFltbe Cltoberd : also with article, Gnbe be<5
Dftober. — ^of : = bod SJicer. A Frisian or Danish word. — 10 Untcr
(altnng : - (bcr) iJeitDertrcib. — 9Ueri|etlisenta0 : tin- first of NovemlM r
— 12 cnoartete er : cr = llauke. — in G^riftfeft : K'ive synonym. —
®tanb . . . tenor : account for wonl-order. — 14 Sturm ttwb IBctter :
emphatic repetition.— lomuttcrfeelenoUein : = ganj aUein.— 1« tobtcn :
= fliirmten, l)0(^ fc^Iugen. — 17 JJc^rn : = I'appen, b.t Stiide, leilc.
— 19 5^r: wliat dirt's i^r refer to? — 21 tm (Vtnfiern : = in bcr
ginfternid. — 22 aufflefdjoifene : = f)o^e unb fc^lanfc. — 28 91oI|rbafi| :
= ©c^ilfbad). — 24 bantnter burdj : = baburc^ ; untcr emphasizes tiu-
idea already contained in niebrigc liir. — 2(1 i^n . . . (ieft : 'allowid
him to do as he plea.sed ' (lie^ if)n naU) Selieben ^aubeln). — 27 Un=
fi^Uttter.u : = lalgfcrje. — aQcrlei : indeclinable.
15 1 9ludf^ulung : the action of tlie waves against the shore. —
noi^jumai^eti : = nac^jua^mcn (' reproduce "). — 2 ^rofil : see p. 2. —
6 3Hit . . . »er!c^ren : express otherwise in German. — i^nctt . . . fei:
= fie nic^t oiel dou bem Irdumer I)ielten, fic^ nid)t oiel u.n ben Iriiunier
lummerten. — 10 unabfc^bare : = grenjenlofc. — K> babei' : = ^ugegcn,
anraefcnb. — 16 rcbfcHg : = gefpriid^ig. — lit gittbbcrfd)ioar5 : I^ow (ki -
man form for fnitterfc^roorj = runjelig (' wrinkletl ') unb fdjioarv —
20 fie angefnobbert : = fie angefreffen.— 20 tS mat nidft su fogen,
IVoUte er . . . ; note word-onler.
16 3 Sinfen : in which direction would Ilauke be going according
to tliis ? In which direction was his usual walk ? Is there any dis-
crepancy ? — 7 blteb . . . fte^cit : = mat^te . . . 5'ttlt, ~ 8 fi^nieiften weil
timber : = fc^auten in alle iHic^tungen, cr licfe bic 3lugen im Atrcifc rocit
^erumgefien. — 17 ftarrcn : = unbenjegtcn. — 10 fo gro§ wie Vtenfi^cn:
in the twilight young Ilauke's imagination can easily transform ihe
shapes that the steam a.ssumes as it rises from the water, or the binl.s
diving nnJ rising in it, into forms something like human beings, ("f.
pp. 127, 128. —21 <3pa(tcn : = Stiijen (1. 14). — fpajicren : when is the
infinitive used without ju ? — 22 nn^eimUt^ : = gefpenfiig.- 28 febrten
. . . @if|rei : = fiijnmerten fic^ nic^t utn. — fonbcrn : when is jonbetn
used ? — 20 993efcn : — 2un tmb Xreiben, 93cncl)men.
17 3 ^uU : provincialism = iu-pf, 3BipfeI. — 4 9Jttrfen : = ioalg. -
6 ^aifen: == Slbfdtje. — O fab . . . Unwefcn ,vi : cf. fab barauf bin, P- 1".
1. 17. — poffen^ten : = ldrf)etlic^«:n fomiicben, broUigen, fcltfnnten.
— Unuefen : = rounberlic^eo 'flJcfen, rounberlicbe (Sricbeinung. — 7 fort
fpielte : = fortfuf)r. — o tiertrciben : = fottjagen. — lo ftcifen, Iniiq
fanten ®d)ritted : what kind of genitive ? — 11 bittter . . . breiit : lien
*'
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NOTES
161
,1 prop. ; = nnd). cf. p. <i. I.;5. — I'J daUcnbti^: =:ert5nenbco. — H nle=
mnlct foU er . . . : ' i' i^* '•'>' known tUat ho ever ..." — ir> biijbrd:
-ivc syiuiiiyiu. — KJ woitiit fpfitt r . . . : = hai ber vcrrgott il)m ^\'alet
•,ur I'aft flab. — 17 2afle0= itnb C^a^ret^iteit : what hour and st-ason aro
iiiciiiil ? — 18 foil firtj bcncit : K'^<' synonym for ber^eJt ; what is the
si-nilioation of loU lu re v .f. joUe, 1. lU. — 2:5 !iBJci^ Olott, i&err,
u.l'.iu. : (leviations lioni tin* luiirs*' (tt :i sioiy wcsiktu tin- intorust an
I nilf. Is this tin- tii.sc' lien- '.' — 2'.> Xaiiati^quatm : «ivo Hynonym.
18 1 eiitftanb : k>v« synonym. — 3 uitoertiaiigenen : - o^ne (3ot=
^incn (iJior^iiUfle). — tricb ber Sturm . . . ; storm's descriptiunK have
|i(» II appropriately d('sij,'niitLd as aciuanlii-s. Why dots he make
use of this picture here '.' — Qorbctfoufcn : onomatopoetic word. —
l'> bcffen : more generally ba^u. — 12 meilttC : colloipiial = fagte. —
i 1 pci'bu^tcn : = ucnuirrtcn. — 15 fu^r . . . fort : reconstruct using
foiticticn (tr. ). — 18 ^agevcn : the same adjective is u.sed in describing
tin- Sdjimmelrcitcr. Why ? — 10 eingefegnet : = fonfitmictt. — onf tin'
mnl : frive synonym. — 21 oemngluifter : in this ca.se = ertrunfener.
■-.'4 fiatt : = ^iitte. — 26 Unform : = ^d|li(^e ©eftalt, Ungetjeuer. —
-T inatt,^te . . . an : = maute, miaute, ... an. Customary or repeated
;i< tion is here denoted by the imi)erfect.
19 2 am ^ctdj : cf. auf bcm Xeid)e. — 3 bem IBajfer ^u : ju i.^
iui adverb. In cases like this, ju = ' tovvanis,' an<l governs the dative.
— (! ooU Don . . . : what other oonstruction is permissible with ooU ?
— 7 bloffgelegt : = unbebecft geloffen. — H idi)linf{it : = plo^lit^. —
I I 3d|itifc : see p. 2. — 13 apportiercnbcn : = ^erbeit)olcnben. — brcf»
ficrcn : = ft^ulen, eiiiiibeu. — 1.'. fo(d)cnfaHd : = in fo cincm gall, in
ciucjii folc^en ^a\i. — 1(5 hZi fetner 9{U(fte^r : make into a clause. —
17 nii^t JU bcrgcnber : turn into a relative clause. — 10 feine Qiade :
what ca.se ? — trufl . . . .^aufc : reconstruct by turning the attributes
"f itogel into relative da ises. — 24 Wier: = ^eftiged, unmafeigcS «e=
(\il)ien. — 2r» Umfd)id)t: 'turn about,' 'every one in his turn' (ber
:iicil)e nac^). The same idea is contained in ^cute mir, morgen bir. —
-7 ^crangcfdllil^en : note the use of the past participle after fommen
to nspresent the English present participle.
20 2 fiirba^ : a somewhat obsolete expression for oorrodrtd, wciter.
— 3 JHurf: 'quick motion,' 'jerk.'— f||^ entrtffen : give synonym.
What case is fic^? — 4 «rimm : = 3orn, ?Dut. — 5 gleirfifaQd cine*
^Haubticred : express otherwise. — 7 Qitnidt : = lladen. ~ ge)ia(tt : =
(icfdHt. — 8 margte : - erbroffeltc. — l» niif|t ad|tenb : reconstmct. —
to Scrfleifi^ten : = serriffen. — 13 fdflaff : give antonym (opposite). —
^m
'Ff'^'smp.
-iJLy«j>. ' ^i
162
NOTES
•it :
Ifi rfi^rtc: give .synonym. — in itui^fClaffrM ; ^ fiintetlafferi k«:
= aid. — 2 1 ^orrenfangeH : IJorre = pmwn. — ^atte Jjelftn ipsllen : ex-
plain the word-onler. — 24 ^rtem : = .^loflflefdjiei — grilte : = f(^arf
ettkinte. — 25 kavor: wi .t U Uie antccedfut of ba ? — om 0oteA;
auf Is generally used in wich caws. — 20 flog i^r : expluiti tlje dative
il)r. — 27 briiuenb : poetic for broi)enb.
218 \^9h . . , tM'. - fiug ... an. — fi iBift bu balb fcrtig : explain
the tense uw t| hero. — « fc^affeit : = flebcn. werfdiaffcn, iu einem ilater
Det^elfen. — 8 ft^cinbar . . . ai^tenb : recoimt uct tmliig two different
kinds of claiuwH. — 1) 9Sirrffl( : = ScrtBtrrung. — H» bcm . . . tjorbei :
the ordinary construction is an i dat oorbci. 'J bCT Stabt ju:
for ju see note to p. lit, 1. :}. — 13 ^nmittelf^ : =^ in^roifc^ien. ~ 14 ftiffeii'
&ber)ng: other expressions are ittfjenbiJljre, ftiffenbejug. —17 ®ie: the
third iterson siniruiar form of achlress (tr and ^xt) in used generally
with depreciatory effect. —22 fd)r8g : -- fc^ief. Antonym is qerabe. —
26 iraftenb : = (euc^enb, fc^ioer atmettb. Cf. p. 6, 1. 22. — 27 92eited :
what case ?
22 1 ®o# gingen ... an: express otiurwiso. — O 3o: expand
into a Si-ntiMico, — fanbcr : give antonym. — 8 3i9feln '- = Gcfeu.
10 @eill : why this form of the posse.ssive adjective ;' — 11 bcganil
. . . SBetnen : reconstruct by turning 9i- men into an infinitive plira.se.
— 18 fo fflott: supply the elli|>si.s. — 19 ooit Widjt ocrfriimtntett :
turn into relative clause. — 21 Ifcbigd : short collo({uial form for
Sebenbigeji. — 24 xapptVx : = riitteln.
23 2 mir fait wurbc : = mic^ fror ; cf. English idiom, —ed batierte
tttl^t (ang : replace by an adv. —5 ^ufttmmung : = SiUigung, @ene^mi=
gung. — 7 bebdc^tig : = mit Sorfic^t. — 3i^ wiei§ . . . Wat : complete
the sentence. —8 S^atuUe : = ©(^a^taftcn. — 10 oom SJebcn gebrat^t :
= getatet, umgebrod)t. — 11 (i^rifttan bem $ierten : king of Denmark
and Nor\vay from 1588 to 1048. He participated in the second part of
the Thirty Years" War. — 12 gegerbtCiS : = jubcreiteted. — 14 tttt tOP^I :
- gibt iDO^I. — 16 92aifer : = gc^inbet, 2lbbe(I«t. In this sense the
word is Low German. It is generally used a.s a term of opprobrium :
' dog,' etc. — 22 IBettbtt^r : see not* to p. 21, i. 14. — 23 ftafte : = jt^rttt
langfatn. — 9ergi§ er : 2nd pers. sing, imperative, the cr being
.siiperJlaouH. Note how without Uiis er tin; H|>eech scans, as do al.so
the following ones, and many throughout the book. This metrical
quality of so many speeches, as well as of much of the n.iirative,
suggests a poetic (possibly a dramatic) origin of the work. ' >:; the
'.jther Iiand, the rhythmical (piality of such speeches and passages
NOTES
163
.
may well b« the exprrsulon of heightened feeling. See Introduction.
— 27 bunten : = ptelfnibiflen. W(i§flcftl|cuerteti : = roetBgepuijten. —
2»< ^latte : = bie obece ^ladtt (bes Itjctiee).
24 1 blieb ftcl|cii : - Ijbrte auf, roeiter ^in unto l)fr ju geljeu (' ceiiwil
walking up and down '). ~ Mcj : what pronoun i« generally uwd in
fiu. h coiwtructions ? Wlicii is road iwed iw a relative pnninuii? —
'^ maiden: explain tin- t'orm of the verb. — 3 fd)0^ ta . . . (Hcfid|t :
( xprcrts otlierwiHe. — « entblii|te : give antonym. — 11 rein gemof^t :
abflcmot^t, jutec^tgcmodjt. — 12 Slatt: refers not only to the nit-
tagf but also to the land itcTtaining thereto. Syiifcdoche. — 14 befot'
(jtn : = onf(^affen. — 18 mon'd: what dues c» nfer to? — 21 Idnntc
. . . WCrbeit: how ?— 23 bad: what does boa refer to? — 27 Sootgattd :
citie 3ltt pon roilbet 0anS, ' l)ean-goo8e.'
25 1 abittan : = fcrtig gemac^t, oerfertigt. — 3 ^e^enlrtngcln : -
Srejel, a kind of knot-shaiK'd cracknel, 'pntzel.' — ft Oergdnn* :
— Detflelte. — a93o<* fann er rcf^nen : * how he can figure ! • {n fann
auisgejeit^net rcc^nen). —7 broil : = botan otbetten, i.e. tet^nen. Or
barange^en. — 1 1 lounbertc fidj . . . Wime : was Kun)riHi'«l at such a flow
of language. Why is Idnne subjunctive?— IH beb8d|tig : = longfam
unb abgemeflen. — 1» Soife : cf. SBongc. — 23 lief uiit feitten TOunb :
if. lief i^m um ben aJJunb. Which is the more onlinary coiustruction ?
— 24 meiiiettalb : roa^ mic^ atige^t. — 27 Sif|toff)att : = S^lofftube.
— Settlante : = Settranb. — 2» ranfe : = fdjianfe.
26 6 woOte . . . ^obe : ' he meant to observe her more closely in
order to see what kind of a girl she was.' — 7 abjage : give syno-
nym. — 9 gnteit SWntS : = fro!) unb mutig. — lo o^en : = bftU(^. —
1(1 toaren bergangen: 'had died' (roaren nic^t gebie^en). — 10 iitiab>
liifligen : = beftanbigen, immer roc^cnben (bcr nie abliifet, outsort ju
n)el)en). — 23 4>ottd»irtd : = ^audbefi^erd. — 25 im 9Ifiifen : = ^in=
ten. — 28 tiit ^tme . . . Oergolbete : this is another of Storm's
aquarelle descriptions. With a few rapid strokes he gives us from
time to time perfect little pictures which lend color and charm to
the story.
27 4 an ber ©erfte liinan : = bie ffierfte ^inouf. — r. @o . . . bSfig :
tlio force of fo depends largely on the emphasis which one gives to the
sentence in reading it, = alfo, rool)l, or roie jie ba ftc^t. JJiJfig = bumm,
iibcl. See p. 29, 1. 18, and note. — 6 ju i^r tretettb : turn into a rela-
tive clause. — guitft : give synonym. — 8 aOe 9Ibcitb : more exact
would be aUe 9lbenbc. — bor fi^l gtljt : give synonym. — 9 nic^t JU
fefff tt ifl : why not ? — The two main characters of the story come
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together here for the first time. — 12 jutotber : give synonym. —
13 bo . . . ^tenft : complete the sentence. — 16 fo toaS : = etroag.
— fdjlonfcrig : explained by the following remark ; = l)agec unb unent=
toidclt, fc^Ionf. Cf. oufgefc^ofjene, note to p. 14, 1. 22. — 18 btifter : =
finfter, juriictfto^cnb. — 19 lo^ unS ^ineingclicn : what probably took
place withm? — 20 anbereit : give synonym. —21 geriittintge : give
antonym. — 22 Saiftln : a kind of tile used generally for stoves. —
bclletbet : give synonym, — bcitctl : what is the antecedent of this
pronoun ? — 24 belt Sefj^ouer tiergnagctt tonntt : express otherwise.
— 26 ttttterbwd)cn war . . . : why this word-order ? — 28 nebeit
gelaffen : what is noticeable about the word-order :>
28 1 aiiftogenb : = ndc^ftliegenb. — ^efet : see p. 2, and vocab. —
3 ftath : give synonym. — fdjfagpfftge ; apopleftifc^c. — 4 im ficlnt=
ftnfjl : why not auf ? — 7 ©ttbct ttUb Wt^tt : why no article ? — 11 ber
@ttmme . . . anju^Sren : or an ber Stimme . . . ju pren. — 12 ein
flut etftif : = einc gute Strecfe (SBcgeg). — 13 Ijerttbct: note the force
of ^cr ; cf . ^iniibcr. — 16 on . . , loufcnbe ; turn into a relative clause.
— 16 8etbrtt§: give synonym, — 17 fcib . . . gcworbctt: express
otherwise. _ 18 i^n . . . fc^cn : jencn burc^ i^n ju crfe^en, — 20 ®on
Mft' und : = ®ott fegnc ung. — 21 mS ; = ettoag, i,e. ein HIHttel. —
23 Seibkiogel : = SieblingSnogel — be^aglic^ : give synonym. —25 bod
fic^te tiberl^0renb : ' without paying attention to the last remark ' ;
' not noticing . . , ' — 26 Uttljetl . . . gemad|t : give synonyms, —
28 aWopSbtoten : = Summfopf. — gebotmt: = getranlt. — 29 fcftrie
»>or ^urft: cf. locate oor gceubc, jitterte vox Bixlte, roeintc vox 2lngft;
ftarb oor hunger, but ftarb am fircbS u,f,n).
29 2 bobei . . . befieljeti : = fo lann ber §of nic^t gebei^en, —
6 ^otte . . . yiadtn: 'had thrown back his head.' — ^enjfterra^mcn:
= bte einfaifungen ber ^iJenfter. — 11 ber @d)urmctfter . . .: it is
chiefly on the report of the schoolmaster with regard to Hauke's
arithmetical ability that the latter is engaged by the dikegrave, —
12 ®la» mit Sroiintwein : generally without the preposition, ©(as
Sranntroein, — 14 ^ufprud} : = (grmutigung, Jroft, — 18 auif fo nt(f)t
bdftg ; cf. Hauke's former exclamation, p, 27, 1. 5, and note. While
thus engaged (fo), too, the looks of the girl appear to please Hauke as
they did on the previous occasion. — 21 ttcrfogt: = oerroeigert ; give
the antonym. — 24 tierfi^tetten : = ju ©runbe ge^en, abgenu^t fein.
— 20 filter tierbtt^t : gi • e synonyms.
30 1 Kic^t fflr ttngut : synonymous expressions are ne^mt e^ mtr
nic^t iibel, ocrbenft (ocrargt) eg mtr nid^t, _ 4 ^^r . . . loffeti : ' you
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165
must not believe such old women's stories.' What is peculiar
about the word bergleic^en ? — 9 fo mantled . . . mitb : where is the
pleoiv^m ? — ptoi^titxtn : = SBotteil batauS jie^en. — t^m : fc^aben
guvHKis the dative. — 12 Sergtinfttgntigeit : = SBorteile. — 13 fti^ au»-
3uf'?bingen : = ju ocrabrcben. — abettbi^^ ttor^cr : express otherwise.
^v hat kind of genitive is abenbS?— 14 behad^t : = in Setrac^t gejogen.
~<Bo: give synonym. — 16 im ^ttb\t: note the use of the definite
article with names of seasons, as also with months and days. —
16 3i>0al>e : = 3"fot- — 2o^neS genie^en : give synonyms. — 18 war
. . . UiQig : express otherwise. — 21 @ott triift' btl^ : = ®ott f)abe
aKitleib mit bir. Cf. p. 28, 1. 20.-24 fioff* Qx mt: express other-
wise. — 25 Wecbett : i.e. gut tpcrben. Hauke's ambition has been
aroused, and he is fully persuaded that he will bring matters to a
happy issue. — 26 fo : what does fo refer to ?
312 ottf . . . attgemtefen toat: unob^angig ^anbcln mu§tc. —
3 (SintV freilil^ . . . ; the main character of the opposition makes his
appearance for the first time, and from now on tries to frustrate all
Hauke's plans. — 6 tiid|ttger: give synonym. — maulfcrttger : gcfprd;
c^tgcr (mit bcm SWaul fcrtig). — 8 Ijatte labcn . . . Jjotte Ijcrttmftofecit
Idimen : in the case of parallel clauses the auxiliary is often expressed
but once. Why not here ? — 10 fiberragenbett : give synonym. —
11 betjulommett : = be^anbeln + ace The hostility of Ole Peters
towards Hauke is partly n;otivated here. See p. 32, 1. 12. — 13 fatten
. . . fSiinen : supply the conditional clause. — 16 bent . . . ^anb :
express otherwise. — 17 tttit aWfl^fol : give synonym. — 19 obauftcUeit :
= Su ftcuern, abju^elfen (dat.). — 22 tierberbcn ; = ju ©runbe ge^en,
untcrge^cn. — 23 ^wit^palt: give synonym and antonym. —24 ni^t
beffcr: roarum nic^t? — 25 jut JReBifmn: = urn noc^malg unterfuc^t
5U rocrben. — 29 meifen : give synonym.
32 8 fiber Sog : = roa^rcnb beS 2;age3 (' in the course of, during,
theday'). — 10 Srenfe: eine2lrt3ugel.— 11 wotte : why subjunctive ?
— furs nnb Ileiit ^auett: = jerftildeln, in ©tucfc ^auen.— This scene is
calculated to awaken a dislike in Elke towards Ole Peters, all the
more so that she has already been favorably impressed by Hauke.
16 fi^ott: = fic^er. — 21 an bent fie nun meUerftriifte : note the force
of an ; cf . cr fc^rieb an fcincm Srief, er orbeitetc an fctncm Sluffat?
('exercise'). See also p. 13. 1. 2.-22 ^rcaturctt : = (Scfcbbpfc. —
27 in »Iei gefa^ten Orenftern: i.e. ^enfter, beten ©c^ciben ('panes')
in SBIci befeftigt roacen. — 28 Mtgcfdjlogen : = sugemac^t, gefc^loflen
— 29 |)o(tern: bogegen ^eultnb fc^lagen.
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NOTES
33 4 ^tt tot . . . Sl^non^er : express otherwise, substituting foi
©c^narc^cr tlie corresponding verb. — 21 ^ielf . . . ^atftn : = interef=
fiertc fic^ nut fur Siatjen. — 22 jielj* • = juc^tet. — 24 bajloifdien ge=
fommeit: 'got among them,' 'worke hi.voc among them.' — 27 bo^tt:
= ju biefem Broedt. — 8e^m : = Son. —29 fionscffioit' : give synonym.
34 3 aSoiS ^on^effton : complete the phrase. — 6 borgetragen : give
synonym. — 7 @ott trijft' . . . : = ®ott erbarme fic^ beg 2)eic^grufen.
See note to p. 30, I. 21. — 9 ^oufe . . . ^crj : = §aufe bebauerte fe^r
(' Hauke was very sorry,' ' regretted very much '). What ia the case
of §aute in tlie text?— 10 He^ . . . obftnbcn: i.e. allowed himself to
be silenced by the dikegrave's remark. — 12 3wtifer : = Scrroei^
(aCifc^er). — 13 t^n : refers to bent unb iencm. — 13 &tt>oUmaitttiqtcn :
see note to p. 7, 1. 6. _ i4 auf . . . ^affett : = fur . . . forgen. — 16 »o(°
IcnbS : give synonym. — 19 ?f rii^IiitflSfj^lOU : inspection held every
spring. Why should there be a ^rii^Iinggfc^au ? — 20 geliitfd)t :
= geeggt (' harrowed '). — 21 Stiegli^er : also known as 25iftclfinf. —
23 JQJicgc : = atusp^lung.
35 2 bcr Wcbe . . . jimicl : case of SRcbe ? juniel' Is sometimes
written as two words, with accent on 5u. — 8 l^fl ffopp : words used in
driving horses, 'get on.' — ft^riig : see note to p. 21, 1. 22.-11 i^rctt
^opf fdiuttclte : roarum fd^utteltc fie i^ren ^opf ?— 13 bro^ntc : = erf c^oU.
— ^a . . . breinfj^logctt : = ocrflu^t ; breinfc^lagen is often replaced
by the simple verb fc^Iagen. — 16 »rfid|c : = ©elbftrofe ('fine'). —
10 Wlttt^di (bas), pi. -er: applied in general contemptuously to women
only. 2)irne is as a rule used in the country without any bad mean-
ing.— 17 toeggefattgen : synonym? — 22 fi^naufcwb : = f c^noubcnb. —
24 im ilirigcn : = ubrigenS. — 20 nirfte . . . bebcutfom : roorum?
36 3 93eftt(fungdar6ettcn : i.e. the mixing in of straw in the por-
tions of the dike being built, and the overlaying of these portions
with straw. — 4 ftelj noi^ : = prufe. — 6 HittUt^ . . . ®«Iummcr : ex-
press otherwise. — 9 tttitcrlicg : = fdumtc, oerfoumte. — 10 haS cine
. . . ^eil^far^en : ' this or that case of injury to the dike or of negli-
gence in the performance of dike duties. '— Unterlaffctl : = SJid^ttun,
Sernac^Iti^tgung ; used for variety of expression. Cf. unterlie^ above.
— 12 unttcrfcljenS : synonym ? — 13 bie, totldfe . . . Ijatten : ' those who
had gone on sinning in the old manner,' i.e. injuring the dike or
neglecting their duties, — 16 frcttfeu ober fOMfctt: of. with fc^abltc^cm
2un ober Unterlaffcn above. — fa^en ftc^ . . . urn : the second stage
of the counter-movement is here reached, when the hostility of those
who are unfavorably affected by the new dike-administration is turned
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against Ilauke. — 17 faitmte : cf . note to 1. 9 above. — 18 m3fl(tl!^ft . . .
oerbreiten: turn otherwise. — 21 benen . . . wax: i.e. bic urn bi^
ric^tigc Seforgung bet Xtidfavbnt bemii^t roaren, bic an ber rtt^tigen
SJejorgung ber Xeid)axbext intcrcffiert rooren. — 23 ettoaS . . . tfabt :
= ben 2lltcn cnblic^ ouf feine ^flidit oufmerlfam gemac^t f)abe (' had
stirred up somewhat'). — 24 ben . . . f^at : = bag notroenbigc Seft^tum
i)at. — 27 ^entat : a surface measurement used in North Germany,
IJ acres.
37 1 Smtmann : ber SSorgcfc^tc bcS SanbcSamtS. See vocabulary.
2 Sd^auung : = ^crbftfc^au ; of. §rii^ling§fc^au, p. 34, 1. 19, and note.
— 6 toarnt gemail^t : express otherwise. — 7 toenn . . . toerben : com-
plete the sentence. — 8 mirb fl^Ott : complete. — 9 fd^ntttttjelnb : give
synonym. — 12 uitt bie SBege : = in ber 9la^e. — 14 metned . . . f iinnen :
= mein 2lmt cin paar Sa^re gliitflid) belleiben (' fill ') ju f onncn. —
I'J baraitf : what does ba refer to ? On what does auf depend ? —
23 f^urfe : = ^eugabel. Cf . as to construction ^urle J?eu with ©c^iiffcl
2ll)faU, 1. 19. — 24 92aufen : ladder-like racks for holding fodder,
placed over the manger.
38 1 aSfll . . . ntir : reconstruct with ange^cn. - 3 SRenfii^en : see
note tc p. 36, 1. 16. — 4 bamtt fegellt WlBft : express without the figure of
speech. — 12 mti^ auiSgeftoi^en : = mir ben Jiang abgelaufen. — 13 ^d^
^ob* has . . . : replace baS by its antecedent. — 14 jag^aft : = \d)U^-
tern. — 17 ^citf* nut nid^t . . . : Elke's growing interest in Hauke
becomes very evident in this scene.
39 1 bctm . . . Mftentttintc : turn into a clause. —3 fianbftitcfe : =
^ennen. — 4 au^gegoffenen : = gefuBlter.. — 6 SogouS, tagetn : ' day
after day.' Cf. ftdnbtger, 1. 1. — 10 angenomtnett : give antonym. —
aufgefteUt : = ernannt. — 11 Dbmantt : = Sc^iebgrid^ter. — 14 imS . . .
r iirfen : express otherwise. — 16 eitt luftig SRunblQerl gotten : ' had
a ready tongue' ([bic] ret^t rebfclig roaren). — 21 ^ir«l|fpicIfrttgcS :
= SDBirtS^aufeS. — 9[n5a^( Don ben SBerfcrn : also 3lnja^l SOBcrfcr. —
24 ni(^t ttoBctt : what is understood ? — fcittcr ttmrfgciibtctt Strme :
why this case? — 25 ttinrfgcilbtctt : cf. p. 19, 1. 10. — 27 Slicbcrlnge:
= 2)cmiitigung, Sw^wcJfe^ung. — ft^ fparen : give synonym, — 28 ben
Sinn genianbt : express otherwise.
40 3 fertig bringt : = juftonbc bringt, tut. — 5 fti!^ ben 9Rnnb
aift^cn : = leer auSge^en, einen ^orb befommen. — 18 gut 23?cttcr
morgen : cf . „a[benbrot gut SBetter bot'' or „2lbenbrot unb aWorgcn^ell
finb ein gutcr Slcifegefell''. This weather prognostication seems uni-
Tersal. —29 ta^teren : = fd^at}*""
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NOTES
41 2 @te ^abett . . . : what characteristic of Ilauke's is brought
out here ? — 6 mit tttir . . . ^ofcn : i.e. ca roirb tnir nic^t gelingcn. —
6 menit . . . oerlatigen : supply tlie conclusion. — 7 ^idj fc^on ^erau£i=
fretcltt : ' wrangle you out all right ' (that is, in the speaker's sense,
out of difficulty ; in the sense of Hauke's answer, out of the list of
players). Emphasis on " you." fireteln = janlen, jraiften. — 10 nur :
= abcr. — 13 fti^ broi^: = fc^Iug (gcgcn). — 14 gScit . . . bnnnen:
'whom were they discussing inside ? ' — It, n>ic§ fluf ^Otlte: express
otherwise. — 17 wolitt . . . maiden : i.e. rooUtc i^n fiir ju jung i^altcn;
itJoUtc glauben loffen, bof( er nod^ inimcr cin Rnabe toar.— 20 ©Hit bo:
i.e. fei ftiU ba ! — 24 unfert^olb : = roas ung ange^t, irir geben bad ju.
— 26 Unb Wcr ift . , . : another foreshadowing of what Hauke's
future is to be. — 28 lanttt : as here used, undeclined.
42 10 ^eif : = 2ox, (also) 3aun. — 21 9luf ber . . . weiterrflifctt :
resolve this sentence into its elements, riiden = fid) beiDcgen. — 28 alt
ttltb jung : used in a collective sense without declension.
43 10 an i^t ^ing : = won \t)x ^ing . . . ab. — ha§ ganjc $orf : i.e.
Mat^d)- or ©ceftborf as the case might be. — 14 jc nai^bcm : iia(f)bem
eS bcr geroinncnben ober oerlieri iben ^rtei gc^orte. — ^nerfennung :
= 3uftinimung. — 18 (^efproi!^ett . . . : why this word-order ? — 23 an§
bet fiulc : = jum 25ac^fenftec ^inauS. — 26 get . ♦ , gemefett : express
otherwise. — 27 bctt 9frm ^intcit ottSf(f|ttiang : = aug^olte. — 29 trof
. . . ^ugett : = ftro^Ite (leucfitete) i^m gerabe in bic 2lugcn.
44 2 SJummciiS : unevenly frozen ice. — 4 partner : = ©pielges
ttoffcn, awitfpiclcr. — 10 too geflirft tocrbcn : roo = irgenbroo ; geflidt =
oerbcffert. — 12 t>a8 3Jlanl . . . I)0fi : ' can use your tongue. ' See p. 39,
1. 16. — 14 mUmatfiiaS : = Unfinn. — 20 leierft : = fpric^ft. — 26 !8e=
fi^ctb : = Urteil, ©ntfc^cibung.
45 3 aScm juKebe : = voe^f)alb, auS Siebc ju mem ? — 7 benn bu ^oft
. , . : roicfo ? — 12 am SBurf war : other expressions are an bic Slei^c
lam, an ber Stei^c roar, roerfen roolltc — 20 utii^ Dcrtragen : = un'j vn-
fii^nen. j5teunbe roerben. — 28 ^(ntocifung : give synonym.
46 3 pat^dite : = flatfc^cnb fd}Iug, fd^Iagcnb jufantmenbriitl*?. —
7 bot. . . an : cf. bot e^ i^m, p. 46, 1. 19. — 11 mUuntcr flogcn firo^en
. . . ; cf. similar pictures, and indicate their aesthetic purpose. —
16 ntu^te . . . fSnncn : mu^te = roiirbe geroi^. A modal auxiliary does
not generally depend on another in German or English. Expand into
a complex sentence, substituting ed unterlag leinem Q^c'ff' ^or
mu^te, a' d making other necessary changes. — 17 frcibige : r^ive syn-
onym. — 20 ti gtng fi^orf ^cr : = eg rourbe eifrig urn bie SBette gefpielt.
NOTES
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fi
— 21 im Sotteil : = t)orau§. — 22 Tie ^oflere ®efta(t . . . : what is
the autJior's purpose in this repeated mention of Ilauke's physical
features ? — 27 uitt . . . »ertattftJ)Ctt : also constructed with fur, gegen,
and mit ; = an bic Stelie . . . fe^en. — 28 !3d| werfe . . . : read these
two lines with proper emphasis.
47 3 aScifeit : '•omplete the phrase. — fteUte fi(^ in ^ofittir : =
inac^tc \\<i) jum JCerfeu bcreit, fteUte fic^ jum aEerfcn. — 4 brattflte :
= [\6) brdngtc, brang. This intransitive use is rare. — 8 taumcUe :
give 3ynonym. — 12 toie eittC Sta^Ifraft : reconstruct with loerben.
— 14 IfoUt er ouS : cf. augjdiroang, p. 43, 1. 27.
48 1 Ztnpp : = Saufe, a«engc, aJJcnfc^entnaflc. — 4 entf4(iM>ften :
iri ve synonym. — 7 noi^bort: = ?— I5l)inauffii^rte: cf.^inaufbog, 1. 4.
— 21 entfl^ttiunben : verbs of motion with the prefix ent- govern the
dative. —27 @tlbcfaa(: = aSetfammlungsfaal, offentlic^ec <Sool.
49 6 enblic^ — : complete the phrase. —9 fiimmertett : transitive ;
also used reflexively, fic^ liimmern urn . . . — fi^napptett , . . ob : =
I)orten . . . plofeUc^ auf. — 12 SBort Iialtett : roa^ ^atte eife i^m vtt-
fproc^en? — 15 bci . . . mitaubolten : = ftc^ on biefem 2;anje got nic^t
ju betctltgcn. — 18 fcljtc . . . cin : = fing . . . an. — 27 auiSgefi^lagett :
of. einen ^oxb gcben (dat.). — 29 fcljte . . . ab : cf. fefttc . . . cin, 1. 18.
50 4 aufS 9tUcntciI mitffen : will be obliged to live on his reserve
income, having handed over his farms etc. to his children. iUItenteil
= aSorbc^alt cine^ 3(lten beim 2lbtretcn fciner Oe^ofte u.f.ro. — 14 gc=
giinnt : = geftottet. Complete the sentence. — 16 mac^te fcine Wnfrolt :
' made no show of accepting her offer.' — ^di banfe : implies that he
djclines. Often so used in German. — 17 ftorftc : = ixad) . . . ab,
fc^roieg. — 24 tti„^ntc loum ^iirbor: 'whispered meaningly. ' — 25 <Bo
. . . 3lngcftrf)i : = ba errotete fie tief.
51 1 9Joc^ . . . burd^ftromte : express more concisely. —8 funfeften
bic (Sterue : why this bit of description? Cf. note tc p. 46, 1. 11. —
During this whole scene Ilauke and Elke have been brought closer
, and closer together, while the chasm which separates them both from
Ole Peters has been growing ever wider. — 11 toorbett : = geroorben.
— 2 fidj fluf citt 'Iiittfl bcfonnen : express otherwise. — 13 ftj^ gebac^te :
= beabfic^tigte. — 17 il|m : how is the forn if)m to be explained here ?
— 22 uei m^t : = ctftaunt, oerlegen. — 25 fc^o§ : what is the subject
of this verb?
52 6 bie ®clegen^cit . . . tooQen : turn into a causal clause. —
7 fic^ ergcben : = fic^ barbieten. — 9 tior feinen 9Birt binptreten :
roarum roar baS i^m burc^ ben Kopf geflogen ? — 10 Gingefeffener : =
^SS,
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NOTES
hai i.
Sonbbefi^et. — 12 andge(od|t : = oer^b^nt. — 16 feinen <Dlciift gefflif
bigt : express otherwise. — 17 ^ot^jeit gemat^t ; = fic^ 'jcr^eiratet. —
21 ^ro^fnei^t geioorben : the second step in Hanke's advancement.
— 23 ttioUcn ouf riitfen (offen : not« the position of rooUen. — 26 »or
ge^alten : = gema^nt. — 28 tro^ beffett: expand into a clau e. —
^eii^graffc^aft : = ^Deic^grafenamt.
53 2 fummerltd) : = frdntlic^. — 3 t&ttn^d : = geniigten. — 6 ber
gro^cn @f(^e : under wliat circumstances has this ash-tree already
been mentioned ? — 9 bad JHec^te trcffeit : = ric^tig cntfc^ciben. —
10 bann : expand the word into a clause. — 2' eg . . . anfommett :
express otherwise. — 25 ermannett : = crmut' — 20 tiifte : give
synonym. — 27 vHfttt ftl^ : give synonym. - Untnut : = UnroiUe ;
njarum bicfcr Unmut ?
54 6 6tn SSinbftO^ . . . : cf . with regard to tone-effect the picture
which sets off the return from the ball (p. 61, 1. 8). — 7 ntad^te . , .
tlappttn: <■(. p. 32, 11. 28, 20; also p. 140, 11. 4, 26, etc. Why the
similarity . — 10 ;^uriJ^ . . . uorben : turn into the active. — 3^^^ *
= SSermittelung, ^at. — 13 9Joc^ . . . Scbc ^aiett : express otherwise.
— 14 Sagerftatt : elevated expression for Sett. — 16 matttv I give the
antonym. — 22 2HS btt ♦ . . : here again the direction in which Hauke's
destiny has been shaping itself from the beginning is brought clearly
into view. Cf. other pa.s.sages where his future is foreshadowed. —
24 ^a^ ifotte mti^ angefterft : = ic^ tourbe bafiir eingenommen. —
26 Qtit : also ©rbfc^aft, ©rbtcil.
55 2 aufjnric^ten ; give synonym. — 4 ^ofumettt : = Sdiriftftiid.
6 frfi|)pe(^afteu : compounded from firiippcl and f)aft (< ^aben), i.e.
having (or possessing) the nature, character, etc. ot . . . Cf. ftanb=
^aft, Inoben^aft, mann^aft, etc. — 7 nidft me^ir burrfifittbcn : express
otherwise. — 9 SRenfi^ : cf . note 16 to p. 35. — 10 itbcrtragctt : =
iibergeben, ocrmac^t. — gerid^tUd^ fcrtig : ' arranged in accordance with
the requirements of law,' ' legalized,' ' complete in due legal form.' —
16 aWgg' . . . bieneti: i.e. mog' cS boju bienen, bit boS iieben ange=.
ne^nter ju madden. —20 txat . . . on : = na^m ... in 33efi$. — 22 ctn=
gurfft : give synonym. — 27 JHijfctt : = Umrtffen. — ttii^t . . . gcfe^en :
i.e. liimmertc fic^ nic^t otel urn Crbnung. — 28 lebig : dialectical for
lebenbig = rool^nbar.
56 3 att^lttannten : = in Crbnung 5U bringen ; cf. Hauke's speech
just preceding. — 4 abgepubt : = com Staube befreit, geteinigt. —
7 has ®tv&tt : = bic 9Kobelftudfc. — 14 he» <Btpttmfttt8 : note the
various ways in which such dates are expressed in the text.
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57 8 ift in Sinnarf^ : = no^t, nfi^ert jic^. — 4 ffauS^oit : give syno-
nym, — 6 itm ein gut <3tflrf : = oiel. — borgeUgt : = blo^gefteUt, an
ben Xag gelegt. — 13 oerf|iifleit : = oeryeuben, oetfc^roenben.— 10 'SDlon-
be: in elevated style for SRonate. — ind ^a^rigingett : give synonym.
Free construction ; imperfect instead of pluperfect. — 19 tiom . . .
att§ : = in bcm ^ausflur. — 20 toutbe . . , li'otiat : = ^ortc mon
trampeln. — -einet : = jentonb.
58 5 ha^ ttftt 3RaI getnefen : complete the sense by means of a
clause. — 8 too . . . ^imoiO : = too bie ®efa^r bro^t. — 10 itattf aaf :
= oerlie^ bag 3^>"'"^>^' — 14 fa^ . . . jagte : the logical or grammat-
ical sense may be completed here by supplying bemctlte after unb ;
otherwise a zeugma. — bet Stltynt , . . jagte : cf . with previous de-
scriptions on similar occasions. — 22 nnter . . . Stt^teiS : = mit t\-
nem fiic^te. — 26 Siii^enegal : = Siic^crbrett, Suc^ctgeftcn. — 29 einige
Sorf : = einige ©tiitfe lotf.
59 8 ntnnter : = roat^. — 8 untergebrai^t : = bcfotgt. — 14 beffen
Sttim . . . : refer to passages confirmatory of this statement. — 28 ffattt
. . . be^olfeit : = ^atte aOetn unb fparfam gelebt. — 24 fti^ etttaogen
Ijotte : = gefpart ^atte. — 26 et ; = Hauke. — 28 wenn er e« . . . : i.e.
rocnn et eS \>uvd) tiid^tige aicbeit (rooburc^ er fein SSermogen oermc^rtc)
erjroang, ^atte er bo(^ roegen feinet ©trenge bei bet Serraaltung beS
2)etc^gtofenamteS feine ijteunbe, unb Die ^eterS, fein alter ®egner, . . .
60 6 nor . . . ttorfiber : what preposition is generally used in such
caser 9 why ©ot in this case ? — 10 berufen toar : = (oom ^immel) be--
f* jrr r. . — lie^en : = oerliegen. — 12 @^rftti^t : note compounds
fi^ M -fuc^t. — 18 Derfi^(o§ et ttef . . .; what indication of
cbau er ' — 18 trof eS fii^ : give synonym. — bnrii^ bad SuiSbleiben :
an example of brevity. Expand into a clause. — 21 teUna^mloiS :
transform into an infinitive construction with o^ne. Which turn is
the more effective? why? — 23 ^tffU bit ettoaiS: give synonymous
expressions. — 28 fibet i^t ©^toetgen : on what does the preposition
iiber depend ? What other preposition might be used ?
61 8 ^inf&nigen : = Iranllic^en. — 4 l^aften : synonyms ? — 5 i^m
. . . ftttt : express otherwise, using verb corresponding to 2ltcm. —
18 Wtnu^S . . . Slbfe^n f^at : use the verb bauetn to express the same
thought. — 19 tin nafftS: supply the ellipsis. —22 bet meinet fieb=
jett ; cf . note to a similar turn on p. 60, 1. 18. — 25 bet anbetet @e=
legen^eit : = unter anberen Untftanben.
62 1 @et3fe : = anboucrnbeS 2:ofen ; synonyms ? Cf . ®efliifter and
gliiftern; Slaufd^en, ®ctaufc^; paubctn, ©cplauber, etc. —4 ff^an:
\ l\
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NOTES
n
hi
■i
■/-
•■4
= roenn aud^ nur. — 5 um . . . 2roti9fentii0d : negen or toiQett is to be
iiiiderHtood in order to explain tlie case of traupfennigd. If expressed,
it wo.iH. stand after 'i{}a)'tu<; and be intiarmonious. It is omitted as the
lesser of two evils. Here and in a f jw other instances, our author
dep?.rta fiom his usual correctness and precision. — 7 in GrffiQiing
gegangen : = oertrictlidit. Give other equivalents. — 9 man fa^'d . . .
geff^rieben : man \af) ed an feinem 3(ntltt, bag ein tu^ige^ dnbe i^m
befcfjiebcn (jutcil gerootben) roar; or, man fa^ ctn ru^igcd Gnbe auf
feinem Slntli^ gef c^rieben ; or. man fa^ an feinem 2lntli^, bag er ru^ig
geftorben roar. — 11 SebendfibeYbru^ : = fiebcnSilbcrfattigung. — ge--
Su^ert : = jum SuSbrucf gcbrac^t. Cf . this with the description of
Tede Haien's death. — 14 fieii^e : = SegtfibniS. — 16 nm^egte : =
umjaunte, mit eincm §cd {Qavm) umgebene. — 21 <Cot iS . , .: = 2)a3
ift ber lob, bet oUeS frigt, nimmt ilunft unb SBiffcnfc^aft mit (rafft . . .
mit fic^ fort). 2)er fluge 3Kann ift nun oergangen (gefc^iebcn) -®ott
gebe i^m felige^ 2luferftc^cn. — 26 Soltert Sebfen : cf . the name of tlie
last dikegrave, Vede Volkerts.^ — ®rttbe : ti. ®ra6.
C3 3 ilanten : = glanjenben. — 4 9nberg : = Mn^b^e, 3ln^ang. In
a flat country a small elevation seems a mountain. — 6 WiMt : cf.
5iJlauer, aOBanb. — 7 bent gemanerten lore : explain. — ^niften : =
^odten, faffen niebrig auf ben ^erfcn. — 10 IGBn^ngelo^ : = SBo^njimmct.
geriiftet : = ootbcreitet. — 11 ®ebei( : roaS s""» ©croieren einer ^erfon
bci Xi^d) jugef)drt, namlic^ Setoiette, aWeffer, ®abeln, SBffel u.f.ro.,
^UDcrt; English, 'place.' — 12 ni(^t audgeblteben : express without
the negative. Rhetorical force of negative in such cases ? — 13 fiang-
forf : eine feinerc ©orte 3Bein. — 16 fietd^enfu^r : And synonym in pre-
vious paragraph. —23 fflDten . . . Srfinen : = gingen bie Slugen i^r
iibcr. — 26 8oter . . . ^imntel: gortfeftung ift: bein 5Ramc roerbc ge*
^eiligt; bein SReid^ fomme; bein SBille geft^e^e, roie im §immel fo auf
(Srben; unfcr tciglic^eS Srot gib unS ^eute, unb oergib un3 unfre
6(^ulben, roie roir unfren Sc^ulbnem oergebcn, unb fii^re unS nic^t in
aSerfuc^ung, fonbem etlofe und auS bcm tibel, benn bein ift baS Mcic^,
unb bie Kraft, unb bie £»crtlic^feit auf croig, Slmcn.— 26 ^nbrunft: =
Snnigfett, ©ifer. — @ebet be« ^errn : = ^errngebet, aSoterunfer. —
28 ©ebanfctt . . . ftretten ; roie ? use the verb corresponding to ®es
banic to express the thought.
> It would seem that we have here surnames In the making. The patronymic
Tedsen (son of Tede) stood as a surname for old Volkert, but was not inherited
by his son, who took instead the new patronymic Volkerts (-8 being geii. = -fen
of Zeb(en), which became in his case a true sun :ine, as it was inherited by ui>
daughter. Hauke, her contemporary, also inherued his surname.
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64 1 toeilte: cf. tnot^cn. Knumerato othtTsuch couplets. — 2 nm
ben attberen: = md) bem anbcrcn. — « ^jcrgcftcUten : = eingeric^teten.
— 7 iHumoreit : = Uiirm, loie in ber itiictjc gemac^t roitb. — 10 j^uge*
ftfrft: = bebedt. Cf. witli (mr ciLstom. — !Bet(tgcrofen : = Dfen roortn
(spcifen, ©eridjte, sum abarmetjaltcn beigelegt roerben ('heater').—
1 1 blitthe : = gliinjtc ; cf . blanf. !^arum blinlte nidjti ? — 14 ®ina=
f^irui^ : = ein finnreic^cc i^cnffptudj ('motto'). — ic .^eft bn bin . . . :
= ^aft bu bein 2:ogn)ctI ric^tig gctan, Xa fommt bcr Sc^Iof oon felbft
f)eron. — ^agtoert, b&n : cf. note to p. 7, 1. 7. The High German form
is lagerocrf or Jogroerf. — 20 ^^otal : = grower sOei^er, ^umpen (' gob-
let '). — ber i^rem 9attv . . . juteil geuorbeit wot : - ben iifx SSoter . . .
geroonnen f)atte. — 25 an ber SBerfte: why not auf . . . ?
65 1 ttid)t (ange : complete the sentence. —2 tm ^efel . . . ^aftoT :
supply the eMipsis. — 6 oil . . . i^ttum: why not um . . . Return? —
7 berfe^en : = iiberfeljen. The prefix vex- often negatives the simple
verb, as here. — merbe : or roerben foUte. — 10 cngebrannt : = ange^^
junbct. — 11 gefi^aftig : = beft^dftigt. — 12 anaubieten : = I)erum}u«
reic^en (ober nur ^ier). — auil^ ber : what is the antecedent of ber ? —
13 ftanb . . . im ®ef)>rfic^e : rearrange, substituting for ftanb the verb
corresponding to ®cfpra(^. — 15 WUeS gut : may simply refer to the
words of the Dbetbcic^graf immediately following, or may be taken
thus : Mei mu§ gut fein ; ndmlic^, ber alte 2)ei(^graf tft fc^on gut bets
gefe^t, je^t mu| ber neue gut gerod^It roerben, or je^t mu^ ein guter
neuer emannt roerben, or also 'well.'— 17 beigefel^t: synonym? —
18 6tt«^ . . . nnter}ie^en : substitute iiberne^mcn or onne^men for
untcrjie^en and reconstruct sentence accordingly. — 22 old . . . ^etfl^<
grof : supply the verb. It is common to leave the virb of a clause to
be inferred from a following sentence or clause, but not often after
al3 in temporal sense, as here. — 24 nnb . . . ^Oljre : unb, being a coor-
dinate conjunction, unites similar constructions, which is to be taken
as the case here : unb (bo) bin {id)) cS . . . Make into a relative clause.
— bin . . . fi^on ; note the use of the German present with fc^on etc.
for the English perfect, meaning condition or action in time up to,
and including, the present. Cf . the German imperfect with fcfton etc.
for the English pluperfec. — 25 ift lein SRangel : express the thought
with the verb fd^cben. — 20 nit^t 9?0t . . . : synonym for 5Rot? — 28 fo
loufe . . . mit : express in non-figurative German. What is this figure
of speech ? Its object ?
66 1 ftanb t^m bet : = ftimmte mit i^m iiberein, unterftiitfte i^n. —
7 fienten tUoa§ : note the relative position of the direct and indirect
^1- H
11
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NOTES
objects in the sentence. — 1 1 QftUt : synonym ? — 18 ben . . .
mufiterntt : expaiul in (Jerumn into two cliiiwes. — 18 in Vorfl^lail
tarn : exprt'«8 in (iemiaii by means of tlie verb corresponding to iJJoi-
fc^lag. —21 ttm in . . . einjuriiifen : = urn . . . anjutretcu. — 25 gut
jtoansig : = obUig jiuonjig. — 29 einmenben : = bagcgen fogcn, Gin=
fptuc^ er^cben. Wliat are tiie corresponding nouns?
673 flu«. . . werbe: raie?— ll flberfftiffiBer Oljren: wanim toUtbcn
bieClirenuberfluffigfeinV — 2U paffiert: synonym?
68 1 geraumer : synonym ? — 2 ntfinbig : = ooDja^rig. — 4 itft ; =
ie^t. — 6 mm geborgen: = rco^l beforgt. — audgefcf|»irgen : = bot-
iibet nic^td gefagt. — moOen : = ijabt bie 0utc (mir baa ju . . .)•
Plural verb used with singular subject In address as mark of resj^ct.
— 12 lie^ . . . betoenben : = lieft . . . bleibcn ; beroenben is used only
In the infinitive. — 17 lo^ii'tclfefit in : = ooUfommen beroanbert in,
erfa^rett in, ganj oertraut mit. The fapi'tel of this compound refers
to the chapters (Kapitel) of the Bible. Note the rhythm of these
lines. — 24 menu iift . . . }nfommengebe : = roenn id^ ben jungen Xeidj-
grofen an bca alten 2orf)tcr ocr^eirate (bcdolten Zod^tn [dat.] antraue).
— 27 anbat^Hg : = ooU Slnbnc^t, Slnbat^t ^abenb. The suffix -ig ex-
presses possession of, or similarity with, the idea of the .stem.
69 1 in Bttfnnft : = funftig. — 2 ;rettnblid)eren : = gludlic^eren. —
4 ^nngfer : abbreviated from ^ungfrau. — How far may this be con-
sidered the goal of Ilauke's ambition and, therefore, the climax of the
action ? Is there a more effective climax, and why ? The opposition,
which has already been indicated, becomes from now on more marked,
and brings about, indirectly perhaps, the hero's destruction.
70 2 rflftiger : = Iroftigcr. — 9 Jj^ierobenb Iioltcn : = nat^ bet Xaqei^
arbeit auSrufjen. — 11 nnerlebigter: - ungetaner, unwerric^tetcr. —
on bie . . . ffattt : = beren Serdnbcrung ouc^ er batnalS ^otte nic^t
raten rooUen. — 13 aUtS auS bentSege: = aUeg ocrbeffert roerbcn. — er
fegtc : if. Spric^roort (proverb), SReuc Sefen fe^ren gut. — 10 gleii^^
ttw^t: = tro^bem. — 19 cin 2cbcn fortgefc^ter 'Krbeit: the part that
bie airbcit plays in the development of Hauke's character and of the
story is worthy of notice. — 21 ein ftiircnbcS SBort : note the cause
and the effect of this SBott. — 24 ant trunU : = beim Jrinfen. Sub-
stit'-te a clause.
71 3 infcnbcrS : = tn^befonbere, im befonbeten, ^auptfadiUd^. —
5 ^Stten . . . ntiic^te : why the subjunctives in these lines ? — re^o=
rotfir'bcbiirftig : = au^befferung^notig. — 7 bcr Seufel . . . Ijolen : =
etne ^iibft^e SBefc^etung. — 9 griibeltt : = nac^benfen (gewb^nlic^ in
NOTES
to
!i
fc^Icc^tem Sinn). — 12 l^iiiterfliinnig : = liftig. — beim . . . modien : =
btim Dbetbeidygtafen fid) gut anf^reiben }U (affcn (' to stand in with the
(lii<t'grave '). — 16 anfduifeii laffen: = aufbr.ajgen laffen; or, roarum
^abt i()t i^n )u eurem Xe\(S)Qta\en madftn (affen ? — 10 bar beja^Ien :
= teuer besa[)len {' Now you have to pay cash for it '). — 18 boQoii . . .
ob^utro^en : = bae ift nic^t s« beftteiten (leugnen), bad mu^ mon flc=
fte^en. — lu ber neue bon feined 993eibe« wcgen : thiH use of oon is
btcoming obsolete. Cf. p. 70, 1. 21. —27 ^unbe : how does this corre-
.spond with p. 00, 1. 13 : 3lber biefe beiben (Gbrfuc^t unb &o6) . . . ?
72 19 fo . . . oerfleffen: turn into a clau.se by substituting for fo a
temporal conjunctioi -21 andgebai^t unb : the use of unb here might
be considered unnecessary : ben er fcit ^o^ten nur ^albausigebac^t mit
fief) berumgetrogen f)atte (' which he liad only half thought out and [had
so] larried about with him for years'). —23 beniSl^HgtC fic^ fetner: =
iial)m SBefift oon iJjm, gab ii).;^ ju tun, befcbaftigte i^n. Cf. p. 74, 1. 3 :
cine anbcre ilolfulation iiberlam tf)n. —24 ibm : antecedent of
i^tn ? — 25 Staum . . . ^afbcil^ : invert the order of clauses and
u.se beoor.
73 1 Sorlanb : = bad (Sebiet (Stiid iJonb) jroifc^en ©ee unb '^ct(^.
- gerii^tct : = geroanbt, gcbcftet. — tx botte e« feben muffen : what
is irrctjiilar about the word-oixler? — 2 etnbringttif|e : = ftrenge. —
8 llottt tmmer . . . borbanben war : the description of the '^ocianb is
necessary for the comprehension of later developments. This is suflB-
cient justification for its introduction. — 19 eiw . . . oblSf * = bie vox
tl)tn Itegenbe breite SJanbflac^c niiebcr ju einem fdimalen St ;n griinen
aUeibelanbS routbc. — 19 ^riel^l : = aJiectesftrom. Cf . M .^. In the
land (3ieulunb, SSorlanb) abandoned or built up by .ne sea, tliere is
a .sort of system of faint elevations and depre \:,ns. At ebb tide
the water recedes through these depre. • is, graJui'iy deepens them,
and thus forms the ^rteOle. These are oi course full of water when
tlie tide is in and dry when it is out. —27 neu . . . profiled : this is
the practical application of Ilauke's early dike experimenting.
74 1 fpradi ju fii^ fclber : cf . fprac^ ct (Saule) bci fid) felbft, p. 73,
1. 5. — 2 nil^t gro^ ju^ ; abcr . . . : complete in German. —3 Qint . . .
il)n : = er mac^te etuc anbere ilalfulation (JRec^nung). Cf. note to
I). 72, 1. 23.-6 ^nteilen: Slnteil = Jcil, ber an cine ^crfon sufdUt (i^r
?u?ommt). — ©cmeinbcbcsirf : - ©ebiet (lerritorium) ber ©etncinbe.
— jit Mtdit beftebenber : = gefeftUc^ iiberfommener (er^altener, be=
fommener).— 8 v»aS an folt^ett : = roie oiele folc^c (ilntctlc). — 11 (3i^af=
jut^t : = ©(^af^erbe. — anfebnlicbp : = betrad^tUc^e. — 13 jnm Serbm§
i,
fr--ll
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NOTES
. . . war : = gcfirgcrt ^otte (ace). — 17 9{an)ier : the ©c^ltcfftteifcn of
the paragraph descriptive of the 33orlonb, not only those along the
^rie^l, but also those facing the SBattenmeer. — 20 JKie . . . 6)cl)tnt :
= ber ®cbanfc bcraujc^te i^n, tnac^te ifjn roie betrunfen. — 25 entlang :
if connected with an and governing SHanbc, entlang would immediately
follow the latter. It seens more a verbal prefix here.
75 15 @ci^(enbrian : = nac^Idfiige @en}o()n^eiten. — 20 aitf Zoi unb
fiebeit : = mac^tig, oerroegcn, toll.
76 3 bamm . . . toerben : = borum burftc man nic^tg bamit anfangen.
— 4 ajorWttiib : = Gntfc^ulbigung, oorgefc^ii^ter ©tunb. — 7 8pit(ung : =
©tromung. — 14 abgc^anbelt : = abgcfauft. — 17 fester : = faft.— 21 it-.
bac^t : = batiibcr nac^gebadit.— 22 toa§ . . . iibcr^olcn : = ber ©eroinn
tnirb ftc bet roeitcm iibertreffen (ber ©eroinn roirb oiel me^r al^ bte
Soften fein). — 23 and) . . . untct : = auc^ bic Grfialtung^toften beg alten
25eidE)eS roetben burd^ ben S3au be§ ncuen 2)ctc^cg grb^tenteilg gefpart
loetben.
77 1 nieberge^ttift : = auf ben guB^oben niebergefe^t. Cf . p. (53, 1. 7.
— 13 bnmpfen: = bebriidenben unb mobrtgen. —20 ^a^nenfra^t : = ba§
Riixben beg $o^nS. — $u 2BiIIen war : = ju ©ebote ftanb, ben er . . .
genie^cn fonntc. — 24 fu^r cr ju Soot : cf. 5u ^fcrbe, ju aSagen fal;ren.
— 26 ittt\pttxtt: = jufc^Iofi. — 26 fiot: = ©enfblei, ein Sleigeroic^t an
etner ©c^nuc lum SBeflen ber ^tefe beg SGBafferg. — 28 jittcrte fflr : cf.
jitterte oor.
78 3 i^ . . . fcin : = tc^ mu^ juerft mir jelbft alleg flat gemat^t
l^aben. — 4 9lntrag ftcHe : = ^(an oorfc^lage. — 5 ^cr JRittc : case ? —
13 @nbli^ . . . getOtt : rearrange so as to have a regular clause with
nad^bem. — 16 eingabe : = fc^riftU^eg ©ejut^, fc^riftlid^e 23itte. —
83efiinoorhtng ; = (Smpfe^Iung. — 16 Scbcit^ittng : cf. Ginbeic^ung. —
19 Pdlftberfelben : respectfully and formally for berfelben. — 20 co, :
= jirfa (' about '). — 21 attttegenben : = inliegenben. — 23 Hontiolut :
= Umfc^tag (obcr beffcn ^n^alt). — 27 gSir . . . sufammcn^oUcn : why
is Elke made to say these words ?
79 5 ficierenb : = anfe^enb. — 7 UberKcfcntngen : = Seric^tc, 2;ro»
bitionen. — 8 juf ammengefunbcn : = gef ammclt. — 9 enblic^en SBerlouf :
= ©^lu^. — in (Sinflang bringen : = jufammenretmen, fiarmoniiieren.
— 13 an $tt f(^nurren fangcn : note the word-order. What is the
more usual one ? — 14 SJott bcr ^offtettc : on what word does oon
depend ? — 18 fie : why not man ? — ^(CDerdfanb : pronounce v as ro. —
20 jur Sti^aftoeibe : expand into an infinitive clause. — 24 tterfiimmert:
= am SBac^gtum ge^inbert. — 25 au^er bon : what is the ellipsis?
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n
80 1 ^noil^engeriifte : = ©crippc, eielettc. — 10 MuffoOtflel : = bie
3lufmerffamfeit erregcnbeS, Ungeroo^nltc^eS, roog bie 3lufmctffam!eit
erregte. — 14 ein (Brouen . . . ^inburi^flang : = i^m gtautc, toie eS fei=
nem iod^cn anjufibren roar. — 15 Gi toaiS : = Unfinn I — 18 fcnft : tran-
sitive corresponding to intransitive finfen ; cf . fprengen, fpringen, etc.
— 10 SBttS . . . mog : complete the sentence. — 21 na(^ ^au8 : why
not noc^ Saufc here and elsewhere where the present form occurs? —
25 tester : = ftarfeg SScrlangen ; cf . Jlcugier. — 27 unterfe^te : = ge*
brungene, Heine unb bide.
81 15 Sorfringeitt : = 3;orf^oufcn. — 16 f^rtngt eS : how is this
illusion to be explained? — 19 tior fti^ ge^eit: = gefc^e^en. — 20 ant
$»tmmel: cf. im ^immel (SSater unfer, ber bu bift xm §immel). —
bcfdjieit : = fc^ien auf (ace). See p. 80, 1. 4. Cf. bclat^en = lateen
iiber (also with gen. or dat.) ; be- makes an intransitive verb transi-
tive. Give other instences from the text. — 28 ttnterl^rai!^ bic @tiOe :
the simple form brec^en is more usual in this connection, bie @tiQe
btcc^en. Cf . p. 79, 1. S : unterbrad^ bet ©c^ulmeifter feinc (Srjol^lung.
— 29 f^imtaent : cf . blenben, funfein, gldnjeit/ leut^ten, fd^einen.
82 2 tttS . . . pimidi : = alg fieic eS i^m plft^Iit^ ein. — 16 i^nett
im fnudtn : = Winter i^nen. — 17 SUemeUdbengel : = einen mutigcn
(ocrrocgenen) ^erl, einen ledten (!ii^nen) ©efeCen. — 18 utiterfitil^en : =
crforf(^en. — 19 nad^tcagUi!^ : = roie cr frii^er ^atte tun foQcn. See p. 8,
1. 9. — It is here skillfully suggested how ignorance, combined with
a vivid imagination, can conjure up in the vague moonlight any
phantom demanded by the occasion. The technical object is to
afford the enemies of Hauke further ground for their opposition.
83 11 9lebelfleif : cf. p. 79, 1. 29. — 16 ^ndt'» bid) nodj : = fe^nft
bu nod^ barnac^, bege^rft bu eS noc^. The turn is colloquial and vul-
gar.— 26 onlegen: cf. lanben (1. 27), beilegen (p. 84, 1. 3). What
difference in meaning? — 29 unternt Tctl^ : = unten am Deic^ cntlang.
84 7 filr . . . angefe^en : = fiir . . . gel^alten. — 10 ftu^c : = iibet=
rafdit fei. — 14 loei^e 933affcrftrctfcn : what, and why mentioned ?
Where has a similar mention been already made? Cf. note to p. 83,
1. 1 1. — 17 9{n(egen : cf . note to p. 83, 1. 26. — bteiSfetttgcn : antonym ?
— 19 Ijeraufftcigen : cf. bic f(0^e SQSerft ^inanftiegen, p. 82, 1. 29.
85 1 gottoergejfener : = oerlaffen. — Stewiet : = ^iebi^. — 4 f Iatfi^»
tc : = fnaSte. ^'ote the different occasions on which Karsfpn uses
his whip; also that nails are in the lash, and that iron is vulgarly
supposed to be a protection against demons. Why does the SunS*
take his whip along ? — For the connection of this scene with the next,
«' d
178
NOTES
cf . Part First of Coleridge's Christabel and the end of l^nrns' Tarn o*
SharUer. — 13 Uttloefen ; = ^fiantom. Explain tiie difference in the
impressions made. — 15 fecfett : cf. p. 82, 1. 17. — 19 oerrebeti : =
ocrplaubern, fccfonnt mac^en. — 27 bo : = alg. — ^etmlam, . . . nadt
^anfe : has this redundancy any object ?
86 3 toaS . . . Sc^tmmel : supply in German the ellipsis. Does
the tone of this scene differ from the prevailing one ? and why ? —
6 ttlltcr ber ©ft^e : has the frequent mention of this Gfd^c in the story
any significance ? In Germanic mythology there was a SBeltcjci^c over-
shadowing the earth, at the roots of which sat the three S'Jornen or
fates and decided the destiny of mortals. — 15 bic 3)'2a^nen : also used
in the singular. —22 »aS . . . Stnoiftn: = roa^ fcf)U bir? — 28 tote
5ttm @l^u$e : cf. note to p. 85, 1. 4, above.
87 1 IB^artnbier : a sort of punch made of beer, sugar, and spice.
Such a lunch is generally called 3mbi§ (ber). — ffattt bcrcit, toorett
... jut @telle : could these two turns be interchanged ? Why are
the two used? — 3 toar ba(b gcfottiflt: = ^atte fic^ balb fatt gegeffcn.
— glitg tm 3immev ouf unb ah: cf. ging in bag 3immet.— 6 trie
. . . bin : =■ roie ic^ bo§ Xicr befontmcn ^obc. When is fetn used as
auxiliary in German ? — 8 ^nbe : = 3lad)xid)t. — 10 ofseptiert :
synonym ? — 12 Sllfo bo^ : expanded = alfo miiffen tnir '§ bod^ ou^fiil^ren
(bod^ = tto^ meinct ocrborgenen ^offnung bogegen). — 13 ^ort toirb^d
l^erge^en : = eS roirb cin fc^ioct ©tiid 2lrbcit fein. — 15 eitt . . . nc^mcn :
transform into a clause. The neuter adjective in nominative and
accusative singular is optionally used in popular and poetic language
without the ending -eS ; cf. ein onber SBeib and other instances out of
the text. — 16 uitt : cf . um eincn Jtopf grower. — 26 ber . . . freuett :
this verb is also used with iiber and an. Get instances from text and
note any difference. — 29 Oerjagt : = mutloS. Cf . note to p. 87, 1. 15.
88 11 <J)omin : = crp^ter ^o^rrocg. — 12 ru^j^iger : = fd^abtger,
in ge^cn gefleibeter. — Sagabunb : = Sanblaufcr, Sanbftrcid^cr. —
13 ^effcipicfcr : = einer ber lefjcl flidtt, ausbefjert. Gin ^tgeunet
('gypsy') ift auc^ ein ^effelflidter. Cognate of ^effel ? — ttifli^ benn
fonft : roa^ e^ benn fonft roar. — 14 am ^alfter : note the use of an
in this End like cases, e.g. an ciner ©c^nur fii^ren. Cf. p. 82, 1. 2.
The ^alftcr seems necessary to continue the enchantment; cf. the
story of Prince Bedr in the Arabian Nights. — 16 ij^ toat . . ♦ rct{^
Senng: rote? — 17 Sattblmann: cf. SJanbmann. — 18 Srorfe: =
fc^Iec^teS ^ferb. — 19 9}ertatifeti : supply in German the ellipsis. —
28 tttttet . . . Zalttn : express affirmatively with roert. — 26 nid^t
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179
xa^ltn : is it on account of its leanness that this horse is so cheap?—
braudjen : = gebrauc^cn. — Berlommt : = Derl)ungett. — 27 %n\tt^n: cf.
2lu9fe^en. — 28 fal| bem . . . maul : cf. the proverb (Sincm gefc^enfteu
@aul fie^t man ni^t in3 Wlanl.
89 4 geb' i* end) batciit : = ... in ben Rani obenbrein. —
6 in bie . . . etnflcfi^laBen : = bic ©a(^c burc^ cincn ^onbfcfalag C hand-
shake ') obgcmac^t (' settled ') . — 7 wo^tf e« : = biUig. — 10 ben ®IoM»o=
fen : = ben Sanbftrcic^er. ©lonja! = originally inhabitant of Hungary,
gypsy here, — 11 ttnb Ifll^te : cf. Chamisso's Peter Schlemihl, after
Peter's bargain with the devil. — 13 nit^tiS . . . Sttbtingt: roa^? Cf.
1. 6, rote cine «Ioue. — 16 c0 : what does eg refer to ? — 20 fortflit : =
ton ie^t an. — litft ... bent Zittt : = forgte beftonbig fiir bad Xier. -
22 Bcrfeljctt : = iiberfe^en, oernoc^ldfligt. — 23 wetttg : rocnig, like oiel,
Ls al.^0 often inflected. — ^altung : = 2luSfef)en. Cf. note to 2lnfe^cn,
p. 88, 1. 27. — 25 geo))fe(teS : = fc^ccfigcS. — 27 boi^te US : what is
the more usual construction?
90 7 e8 flog . . . aWecre JU : note the way in which the adverbs
are used in this sentence. The course of the horse and his speed are
graphically depicted by the arrangement of the words and phrases. —
10 bent 9Reere S« i "^^^^ suggestion here ? — 14 bett 2)eiift : this, like
eine ©ttcde, is an accusative of way or place. — 16 toatttittt bcr :
cf. roarten auf (ace). — 17 JRarffuttft: note other compounds with
-lunft ; -lunft < fommcn, as ©unit < gbnnen, etc. Such formations
are feminine. — 22 abfl^ttaOte : = ablofte, abtot. — 24 beffett : why
not yeine ? — 27 bie fi^otten Slttgeit : case ? - 28 fieibS getott : usually
letb getan.
91 1 eS geftt ttiM^ : = ic^ Bo^e mid^ nid^t oicl Dctle^t. = 3 oitt 3figel :
cf . note to p. 88, 1. 14. — 18 attf omntett : = anrcben. — 19 ttiei|t . . .
^eberdfattb : supply in German the ellipsis. Distinguish roiffen from
lennen.
92 7 i^ ttiet^ Sefd^eib : = i^ lann bit bie etllfirung gcbcn, ich fann
es fagen; cf. 1. 1, 3c^ . . . i[t. — 11 ««eitt--2BeibergIouben : cf. 2llt=
roeibergloube. 2llt, though forming part of a compound noun, is made
here to agree like an adjective in the dative with aSeiberglaubc. The
object is to intensify the idea by so emphasizing 31U-. — 13 bete^rett :
= uberrcben. — 15 unt befto ff^Hmmct : b.^. lebcnbigcr. — 16 erfi^recft :
also crfc^ro(fen ; note the strong and the weak conjugation of crfcbtcclen
and change of meaning. — bett @toU bctTOt ; = in ben ©tall ttat ;
cf. note to p. 81, 1. 20. — 21 ®o tflt . . . ttttt : = er fuc^te eine neuc
©teUung. — 22 Mevljeiagett : why at 2iaer^eiligcn ? What other
n
180
NOTES
events of the story take place at this time of the year, and why? —
26 Qtrufeitt : = Sc^oubern, cine mgfteribfe ^urc^t.— 28 on . . . gotten:
cf. '^6) f)abe meine greube baran. Note that berort is uninflected, as
also words in -lei and -^anb. How is this peculiarity to be explained ?
What is the first part of these formations ? — The effect of the spectral
creation of ignorance ant. imagination, and the reason of its intro-
duction, are here shown. Cf. note to p. 82, 1. 9.
93 3 bcricf jufttmrncn : = lub ju einer 3?erfammlung ein, fagtc
eine SBerfammlung an. — 10 namoljndj tjcrlaufcnb ; = fanft oerlaufenb
(abfaUenb). — 13 bo . . . Scft^cmnfl ; = ba ^aben roir nun einen bijfen
SorfaU, nun ift ber Jeufel lo^. — 14 «Protcftc: = Ginfpriic^e. — 16 un=
ferent . . . ft'aU : = unferen 3)eic^grafen unterftu^t. — 17 ftcftt t>ot ber
Z&v : = roirb balb ^ier fein. — 18 ntiUtOttcnlongci: : = unge^euerer, un=
ermelUc^er. — bo . . . filcibcn : = bo mu§ aUe anberc SIrbeit ouf^iiren.
— 21 fo . . . gcfiroi^cn; = fo tafc^ roirb bic 2lrbeit nic^t ge^en. — 24 ouf
bic SJfl^it : = auf ben ?tcppicf), i.e. einen neuen ©egenftanb berii^rcnb. Fr.
meUre aur le tapis. — 25 fo . . . toor : = breitcr alS Sarorenj' 5linb long
loor. This proper name is in H.G. Sorcnj. The present form is L.G.
94 1 atQctliditS : - oerbricfelidie^. — 9 tterf^ont : = gcfport. —
10 ofier ^uttbctt : = roieber hunbert. — 12 ctttgegcnftcUt : = borbietet.
1(5 Somil: antonym = 3iuajteil. — 17 ^icrottf; on what does ouf
here depend? — 21 tjcrfilicfictt : = geblieben (p.p.). Instances where
Dcr- alters meaning of simple verb ? — 25 beftreitcn : = in grogc
ftcttcn, beldmpfen. — Show whether Jewe Manners is consistent in
what he says. —26 JrogljcU ; = goul^eit. _ 29 cS . . . tto^eit : urn is
to be understood.
95 ] fiottfllttttt : = ©ebulb. What are the other compounds with
-mut ? Note tlieir gender and the reason, if any. — 2 bouen unb
brei^ett fe^en: note here the use of the infinitive with a passive
meaning. Cf. loffen and infinitive with a passive sense. — 4 ^ro)ef=
ticn : synonym ? _ (,ci . . . Ijot : = Don ber §erTfd)aft fur cuc^ f)at
biUigen loffen, bie $errfcf)uft fiir eud^ Ijot onne{)men loffen. — 12 unon=
toftborcr: = tobelfreier.— JRcc^tfc^offen^ctt: = 2(nfric^tigfett, G^rborfeit.
— 15 hitidf : corresponding verb ? — 22 etncr : distinguish carefully
between the pronominal and adjectival uses of this word : e^ ift einer
meiner ^reuube; eS ift ein ^reunb Don mir, u.f.ro. — 27 bo^er: cor-
responds to rooFjcr above.
96 3 bcrufen: jemonb roirb „berufen« ('called'), urn cine ©tcQung
JU befleiben ('fill '). — 4 obftcrft : = obmifet. ~bci StuSorbcitung : beim
aWocIien. — 5 bc^UfUc^ : = nii^Iid; (niimlic^, mcinOJe^ilfc).— bojttlJflffeB:
NOTES
181
= baju bienen. — 7 @tur^Iarren : = 5larren, bie bur* eturjen abgclaben
roerbcn. — & @teamad|ern : = SBagnern, aBagcnmac^en, iHobemac^ern.
— oerbingen : = beftellen, bafiit einen «ontta!t mad^e.t. — »ir merben
gebraitl^en : for the better insight into the construction of this
sentence, compare the following transpositions : 5Dteoicl l)unbert ^ubcr
©iro^ roir gebraurfjen roerben fiir bie Durc^bammung be§ ^rie^l^ unb jur
Sefticfung be^ Xtidfti ncc^ ben asinnenfeiten, too roir cttDo mit Sanb
fiirlieb ne^men miiffen, !ann t(§ i»^t nic^t fagen; or, ©it roerben ge=
brouc^en fiir bie . . ., id^ lonn nic^t fagen, roieniel ^unbert guber ©tro^ ;
or, ^6) f ann ni(^t f ogen, roieoiel ... roir gebrau(^en roerben fiir bie ... —
10 ffirlieb (Borlieb) ne^men ; = fic^ be;»nugett mit. — 11 Ofuber : = eine
Harrenlabung. — 13 wirb entie^rli^ ;ei« : note the word-order. —
entbe^rlii^ : = 8U ^obcn. — beratett ; = befprec^en. — • 16 ^erfteflunji : =
3ufamnenfeiung. — 21 ^njielittng: = Serufung. — 25 @ef«l^wr*enen :
the strong declension is regularly used. —26 and eigener : indicates
the broadness and soundness of Hauke's views
97 8 ftier . . . gefteti = bcS SDeic^grofen Soter iibertrcffen (uberrogen).
— 5 tourbe . . . ttet^ttttbelt : = bie beiben gelbmeffer rourben befprot^en.
—6 fibertragett : = iibergeben.— 8 lant ... an ^au\t an: why is ju
used here and not nod^? — 11 gettil^tigett . . . (eit^ter : note contrast
and explain. — 12 ftamntte: = ^erlam.— lb ft^malen: f d^mal and ^ager
are favorite expressions of our author in describing his principal
characters. — 17 aitt . . . tterben: express in simple German. —
23 abgeftedt : see note to p. 96, 1. 4. — 26 einsnbeii^enben : substitute
a clause. — ingleii^en : = roie aud^. — 27 tierfammelt worben : cf. bt-
tufen, gufommenberufen. — 28 8ei:teUttttg:= (Sinteiluug.
98 1 ettoaige : = etroa eintretenbe, eoentueUe. — 7 jugeotbnet : =
jur SScrfiigung gefteUt — 11 ttetfteHtem : = jum ©c^ein angenommenem
— 12 ttoUgemeffen : = reic^Hd^. — 18 nad^td (ad gen.) ♦ = roa^renb ber
5?ad|t. This genitive -8 has arisen from analogy to forms like tagg,
abenbS, etc. — 15 jjerlefctt : = oorgelcfen (in einer SScrfammlung). —
16 pr @tnftc^t : express in German by means of passive infinitive. —
18 jttgegen : antonym ? — S^rerbiefttng : = ^o^ac^tung. — 20 5ln=
fa^en : = IJorberungcn. — ft«^ nntertsarfen (dat.) : = anna^men (ace).
— 22 tterfinftert : = rerlauft, obgetreten. As to the word-order cf.
roirb entbe^rlic^ fein, p. 06, 1. 13. —23 befditnerten fii^ : = be!lagtcn (fic^
baruber). — bo^ . . . fcien : -^ baft fie bie Soften bco neuen 5Tooge^
mit beftreiten foUten. — 26 entburbet : = oon Soften befrcit. — 29 fcil :
= }u oerloufen, oerlcuflii). — unbifligen: = unmaBigcn. — XJciftungcn
. . . aufgebftrbet : = gorbmingen . . . gemac^t.
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NOTES
99 2 htfttf^tn : = auiffalien, bauetn. —6 aijtitonbeht : = abjulattfen,
gu loufen. — 7 beil^en : what compounds of this verb are in use ? any
variations of meaning ? — 12 mii^ tierlenmbefit : = oon mit \Xnmaf)tei
fagft. — 14 ntil^ beioirfft: change into the passive. Cf. Beaumarchais'R
Barbier de Seville, II. 8, "Calomniez, calomniez, il en restera toujours
quelque chose." What is the corresponding saying in English ? — 16 lo§'
fcitt tuslltcft : note the construction with losi. — 17 nngctoaft^ene : =
»erleumbcrtf(^e ; cf . ucrleumbcft, 1. 12 above. What is gained by using
ungetDaj(§ene here ? — 19 aufgerfittelt : = aufgctegt. — 22 Srfigft . . .
©roll : = jiirnft bu mit abet. — 26 feilbietett : cf . p. 98, 1. 29.
100 2 ou^etnanbergingen : = ttennten \x^. — 6 jufommenbeit : =
gcblifitcnbcn. — 7 ^pngftglorfctt : ^fingften, ein am 50ften logc no(^
Dftcrn gc^oItenc3 ^irc^cnfcft. What figure of speech in the use of
this word ? why the figure ? — 10 gletd^ertoeife : note this gen. adv.
formation. — 12 neuett aufjulabett : what wort! is understood ? —
19 ©raSfoben ; = SRofen. — ftenentoeid : = au ©teQcn. Cf . formation
with gleid^cviDeifc. — 21 Sufferer : = Snfpeftoren. — 22 aufgeriffencn :
= roeitgcbffneten. aSorum ? — 25 in @elirani^ ^jotte : = gebtaud^te. —
26 Slnorbnungen mai^te : = Sefe^le ga6. — 28 and bev Stbeit toitS : =
cntlief; (oon, aug, or genitive).
101 1 uerberben : = 3" ®runbe gc^en. — 3 fa^en . . . Srbeit : = otbei«
teten fleifeigcr. — 4 3f«>W S>* ♦ = ^"i^t'S^ fd^neU. — 6 ^aufetitoetd : cf .
ftellcnroeiS p. 100, 1. 19. Synonym ? — 8 (ieberlidfe : = ac^tloS unb
nad^Iafftg ; cf . p. 36, 1. 4.-9 auSeinanberfe^te : = etilartc. —
17 faubeced : = oorjitglit^eS. Often used ironically. — bevtii^tet : = ?
— 24 bit : note the pronouns of address used in the book. — aid . . .
fet : = toic oom Sonnet getroffcn (^bc^ft etftaunt). — 27 oor^abe : syno-
nyms? — 28 am 3>iscl« ^^' ^^'^ preposition with an of next line.
192 8 ^afd^ten : synonyms ? — 13 tiott benen btelen : stxbstitute
genitive for oon bcnen. — 19 ttie . . . f^itii^te : cf. the description of
the supposed phantom rider at the beginning of the narrative. Note
alliteration. — 26 ?lil^t . . . ^Ctttor : express this with the verb fein.
103 1 ansnriiJ^tett : = ju ocrutfac^cn. — 2 Unb . . . (Sc^n^ : a repeti-
tion which rounds off the sentence harmoniously. — 4 loflrbe ntoglil^
maiden : cf . similar cases of word-order already noted. — 7 ^tt^eltg :
= runjelig. — 10 berlio^Ien : = etftidt. — 'Btftmutttv : = ^cbammc.
Cf . ^elferin, 1. 13 ; aBdttertn, p. 104, 1. 1. — 18 fii^ . . . jnrei^tgereii^ttet :
= feinen rattonaliftifd^en Slnfc^auungen ('views') ba3 (S^riftcntum ange=
pa^t (' adapted '). The term rec^nen for madden is in this connection
well chosen, for Hauke, and Elke as well, are gebotene dit^ntx (see
ll^
NOTES
183
:|
p. 31, 1. 21).— 22 ^f)oirtiifteii:=90o^nfmn,3rtn)a&n(beS5ieber«n)e8cn).
-23 fdjrfiiifte . . . jttfonimen : = faltetc . . . sujammen. — 24 "Mnbodjt : =
anbetcnber Serc^rung, religibfem ©etu^l.-26 aBojfer . . . Ijinoud:
why is Elke made to rave of bo^ aBafler and bie ©ee ? — wimmcrte :
= njinfeltc.
104 8 fte nid)t eirtMwn : = o^nc fie nx<S)t lebcn. — 9 Icifcr feljte er
^injU : this prayer of Hauke seems introduced to intensify the preju-
dice already existing in the popular mind against him as being in
league with the evil one. It may be based on the popular story of a
parent who prays in peremptory language for a sick child : the prayer
is heard, but the child grows up to be vicious or imbecile. Heve it is
the mother that is prayed for, the child that bears the curse. —
16 IjSrte . . . gefjen : = ^Brte . . . juflappen. - 20 Derfaljren : = x)cr=
roirrt, oerbu^t. — 22 ob: = iibct. — 26 Sefttdit Sie: the established
Lutheran church does not encourage religious fervor. Doubtless
Hauke belonged to it, nominally at least, but he is in his own way
an 2luf!loter. Cf . p. 103, 1. 19. — 25 ftotwenti'lel : = ^eimlic^e rcli=
gibfe gScrfommlungen, ^eimlic^e 58erfammlungen ju religififen Sroedcn.
Sonoentilelroefcn (1. 29) = baS Salten folc^er SBcrfammluusen. —
29 ^atte . . . ittxitittt : = wot . . . gcbic^cn, roar . . . im ©d^roarig.
105 1 l|crattter8elommeiie: = ftcGungSIofc, bic ofineSttitfe^cn rootcn.—
2 ahQt\ttitt ; = cntlofjcne. — 4 gfoulettser : = Saugcnit^t^. — 6 irai^tett
JU : cf . oerbringen. — 8 Sebeufen : = ©frupcl, 3roci^ cl. — 10 breiitrcben :
= roiberfttciten. The tolerance of Hauke's views is here brought into
relief. — 16 befhrittctt : = in groge geftcUt, cerneint. — 21 ^er . . . a»ei=
tnal : note climax. — 22 mt^tpt : = Sltancinorf c^tift. — 23 im gflng : =
eiiig. — 27 hndt ito^: = tto^t^m man $aule fiir einen ©otteSleugner
^ielt. — 28 ^uSioeg : = 2RittcI, cine 3lrt unb SBeife bi.^ i^ronl^-'it su
bejiegen (futieren).
106 1 gettoit : = ^offnungSDoU. — ^at . . . gfefttag : roarum ? —
7 gercttet: complete sentence. —8 ^^ . . . biv: cf. roir rocrbcn feft
jufammen^alten, p. 78, 1. 27. — 11 fo^ifnirfcnb : roarum? -16 m»
einanberfe^te : synonym ? — 17 bn lamft . . . WiUft: Hauke's prayer.
See p. 104, 1. 9, and p. 103, 1. 18, ©r . . . jurcc^tgerec^net, and note
thereto. Cf . Goethe's poem Das Gottliche, the lines :
I'.i'
i, ■< ,
gjatft ewtflen, e^tnen,
@io6en ©efe^en
OTufJen wit one
UnfeteS SJofeinS
fiteife ooOenben.
184
NOTES
It is doubtless somewhat in this sense that the objectionable clause
of Hauke's prayer is to be understood. Cf. the Pantoffelmacher's
views. — 28 mtH Mtir treu: cf. 1. 8 above.
107 2 gio . . . brauc^en: add in German the clause necessary to
bring out the full sense. -4 gtng . . . 91rticit§wefl : = ging jebca an
fcine arbeit. Neuter referring to antecedents of different gender. —
7 oii0efii)(o{Tenee : ^ jurucfgcjogencg. — 14 »nfal|ren : - Scrroeifung. —
fling . . . beffern : roosJ beffertc fie? -17 ^ojebeidj: = (aufgeroorfener)
JBorbeit^. - 21 immer . . . t^erjafteQenben : roarum immer rofc^er?-
26 iutunmtn: = fteunblic^en. - 28 einfofriert; = cr§alten.-29 SKi.
berljolten; = SBibcrftonb. - uiib toorett . . . belfimpfen: change into a
relative clause.
108 1 geliarteau: cf. ge^5rcn+dat.-3 „@d|»eiber!iiedit": roarum
bte ©anfcfufee (quotation marks)? -6 <X)tt gISn}enbf^e ^immel. . .:
18 any change of tone noticeable in the first part of this paragraph,
and why? -10 oerfhtmmt ttior: = aufgcfiort ^attc — 13 3ntertmS»'
beidj; = ilajcbeic^. Cf. note to p. 107, 1. 17. -fdjien . . . jnauttcttbett:
what IS to be noted with respect to the relative position of the ob-
jects? Which is the more usual position? — 24 oaf . . . ^ernm: why
ouf ? Cf . an ber SEBerft . . . Return. - 26 fdjuanfen ; antonym ? *
109 14 aig . . . ^ineittfltng : express otherwise in Gennan. —
18 ptbtnare: synonym? - 21 fasten fdjorfcr: = roe^ten, fc^lugen
ftarlcr. aOBorum ? — 24 wo . . . toaren : = jur 3eit bcr Sturmc unb bea
SJegcnS. — 26 (Druttbe : = Sobcn. -28 ber abgtuiib . . . »erf(4»ittbett :
toie toar ba§ ju madden ?
110 2 aufbredjenber ©♦•rm : expand into a subordinate clause. —
S gefolirbett : = in ®efa^r fe^en, ber ©efa^r augfefeen. — fe^te atted
baron : = roar borauf fe^r crpic^t, fiielt fe^r baton, tot fein tuBcrftcS.
— 18 t»o« . . . ^imtnter : = einer oon ben oben fte^cnbcn barren ftUrjte
feineSobung ^inunter. —20 jcmen : = jogen ^efttg. — 26 Ijinoufnimntte •
also ^inaufflomm. — 28 trieften : also troffen = trdufelten. The weak
conjugation tends to supplant the strong.
111 1 Sn^gc^aUen: P-p.usedintheimperativefor greater emphasis,
as if the command were already obeyed. —3 cittcn ^ufi : what accu-
sative? What other uses of the accusative arc- there in German?
Find instances in text.— 4 Uttb . . . ©infern: what effect does the
author aim at in this accumulation and arrangement of noises ? The
whole description is excellent. The details are so vivid that the action
seems to pass before the reader's eyes. Cf. other vivid descriptions
in the book. — 6 Platfdjeii : cf. ©eflotfc^, p. 110, 1. 12. —6 9Ianfdien:
NOTES
186
cf &n&m, P- 1". 1- 4.-23 aOed: instead of aOe for greater
emphasis. - 29 Ifi^t . . . gefjeii : = beliimmett (Sud) urn ben ^unb
ntc^t. ,,ft I A
112 1 ber JReflen flatfdlte: cf. bet SRe^en fttomte, p. HO, l. 4.-
8 fpreitfltc : synonym ? — 12 aberglaubtfdic J^urdit : roee^alb ? — 17 foU
(Juer iJeil^ . . . : tlie superstitiou-s element comes into play once more,
and a-ain to llauke's detriment. This superstition has already been
referred to. —The popular antipathy to Ilauke may be a reflex of the
author's personal experience, before he had to abandon hLs country
owing to popular hostility (see biography). — 23 bic . . . burftcn : an
allusion o' 'jstioning the orthodoxy of Ilauke's belief.
113 3 aUe : cf. aUeS, p. 112, 1. 11, and note to p. Ill, 1. 23. Why
aUe here ? - 18 fcd)d UI)T : cf . uter Ufir three lines further on. What
is the inference? -22 ^Io<?: = StcUc. Any reason for the use of
<pia^ here ? Cf . an Ctt unb ©teUe.
114 7 fo . . . 9Berl: an insUnce of the broadness of Hauke'a
theology and the tolerance of his views. lie is an aiuftlatec like the
Schulmeister. Cf. with these words Coleridge's
He prayeth best who loveth best
All things bot?i great and small.
— 8 Betflommen : = »ot ^alte erftarvt. — fonnte mdjt loffen : = fonntc
ni(^t um^in. — ®cI>orfom leiften: express with the infinitive corre-
sponding to ©e^orjom. - 12 ber . . . gelegt : = cine ffiinbftiUe roar
eingctreten, ber SCinb roeljtc nic^t mefir. -15 @eInon:= ®c?c^rei (bet
roilben ®anfe). Onomatopoetic — JR9ttB0ttfe:= SBilbganfe: 93etnt'fel=
gdnfe, JBetna'tclganje, roei^roangige ®anfc (' barnacle-geese," routhe-
rocks.'-fi(l>'8 wo^I fcitt ticfeew: = ^ gefielen, fic^ be^oglic^ fuf)lten.
— 18 golbner ^crbfttog : find other instances in text of golbcn so
used. — 21 Ijcrtfi^oftlii^ett fiommipre : = ©taatsbeTJoUmat^tigte.
115 2 @o . . . ^enim : note how the words are employed for vivid
effect, particularly the separable prefixes. —8 bebingte : = tJCtutfac^tc.
— fonfteren : what adjectives are compared without stem-vowel modi-
fication?— 9 ftromtc . . . : express the idea with loben. — 13 @entt8=
tttuttfl : = Seftiebigung. — 14 in . . . Sinnctt : = mit bem ftiUen S8en)u|t=
fein, ba^ et etroog Sebcutenbcg geleiftet f)attc. — 22 ^elbflerfitft^oftcn :
= 3l(Ietgetate. — 23 ftd>: antecedent ? — 27 fr^lagCtt:^ au^graben.
116 1 er Ticf . . . fiber fic Ijin : is the state of Hauke's feelings,
as here so well described, justified, or does the author intend it for
^oc^mut to foreshadow his fall ? Cf . ^od^mut fommt oot bem ^aUc. —
luJi
\^^m-
186
NOTES
t '
T^-' -"^
8 nerfBnben : = befonnt mat^en. - 8 ii«i . . . lenrataufommcti : = fefn
S«ame root ni(^t ju ocrmeiben, i.e. fein Siome foUte fortbouem. —
15 i^iit war, er . . . Sf'iefen : reconatruct with one or two conjunc-
tions. — 19 tlingegangen : cf. oetgongen etc. — fii^ bttoofitt : = fic^
aid gut beroiefen. — 22 einem : decline in full. _ 26 aOett . . . anjit'
fe^ett: note the legal phraseology. Was it familiar to the author?
— 27 tteirbiffen : = Ubler Soune (unb eigenftnnig). — 29 and) fo : force
of fo?
117 1 oiidl . . . Ijinter; find from the text other turns to indicate
the passing of time. - 5 in ber BeUadjtrit ; = im «c6en. — »« . . .
geeignet ; = ^atte et nic^t bie geljSrige ®igenf(^aften. — 10 tnftaOiert :
= ein9efetft, untcrgebrac^t. — 26 KorbloefHUibdien : roorum?
118 1 s«r ^attb geljett : = be^ilflic^ fein. —6 ungefiiger : = grobet,
fc^Iec^t gemoc^ter. — 9 fidj j« i|^r gel^atten : = fic^ su i^r gefeUt. —
18 Hefer : = tneiter unten.
119 2 angebei^en lielett: = gaben. The use of such expressions
for simpler ones gives elevation of style. —21 nm bciS^alb : note how
the old woman's language is adapted to her character. — 23 berb : =
unfonft. — 25 I)u fhroffl i^n : why are these words put in the old
woman's mouth?
120 4 nfeld^e . . . ffattt : = roooon fie immer ettoaS ^atte. — 6 ®f-
heifd^ : cf. hcifc^en and see note on (Setbfe, p. 62, 1. 1. — 6 andgc
ipttiittn mitini cf. p. 16, 1. 18.-7 niad)te ... ber : = fing on, fie
su frcffen ; ging borouf Io8, urn ju pidfen. — 16 ^afi^en : = fangen.
121 1 erljifettbe : = befreienbe. - 'J bie BttgeC : case ?— 12 asieitfe
ttiB mit: after a modal auxiliary, „ verb of motion is often repre-
sented only by an adverbial modifier, sometunes its separable prefix.
See rooUtc above.— 21 t§ gibt eitt ©etter: why the present tense?
122 10 JBiberfi^rin : in compounds roibet = 'back,' roiebcr =
' again.' — 13 etranb : = ben ©tteif SSorlonb oot bent 3)cic^e. — 16 2)a«
SSoffer, Sater: as if she had a presentiment of danger from the
water. Cf. p. 103, 1. 26.-27 ^f^tt . . . iljn ; = fie fa^ i^n an.
123 4 bod| aUt» : cf. Hauke's prayer. —8 tat.., atemjug: ex-
press by means of verb atmen.
124 3 3ltxn . . . bleiben : this is bag erlofenbe SBort mentioned
on p. 121, 1. 1. Cf. p. 29, 1. 23, benn im britten ®Iieb u.f.ro. —
13 tttijfctt : = entbe^ren. — UwM... bcrfi^ttlbet : as if the law of
cause and effect applied here also; cf. ;,njer ^at gcfunbigt, biefer obcr
feine ©Item, bo^ er blinb geborcn warb?" 3o^. 9, 2. 2 2Kofe 20, 5.
34, 7. 4 aWofe 14, 18. — 16 ben, ber ... : explain ben here by supplying
NOTES
187
the elllpsU and stating the effect aimed at. — 21 Sa| bi^ «i<^* *»««
. . . : = fllaube nit^t, bafe bu trrft, toenn bu e« liebft -, lafi btd> booon nidjt
abroenbeit; ti su lieben. — 28 tvcinte fU^ fott : = loeinte fic^ auii.
125 7 hciff^Cltb : cf . ©efang, 1. 6. Is our author an accurate ob-
server of natural phenomena ? — 12 ^fantiereii : ■= roirtf d^often. — 23 e^
ift . . . ier : = e« roar vox cinet fe^r getaumen (langcn) 3eit.
126 16 bad Itnb Unbinger : note tlie neat. sinK. of the demonstrative
pronoun with plural verb and predicate. Cf. ed and mtld^ei in similar
constructions. —28 JBl&ttn : = pfjantaftifc^e ®ef(^ic^tcn = 5DJQt(^en.» —
Qonf nub 4>&^neni : note tlie apostrophe after &&ny for -en ((Sfln*
jen). This omission is colloquial and to be supplied by the full end-
ing of the following word. —28 woUte . . . ^abeit : give another turn
tu this expression.
127 1 aaV : = gleic^, einetUi. — 9 beim Sc^mieb : urn befc^Iogen
juroetbcn. — 16 l|atte gettagen: why the pluperfect ? — lo bie3)am*
tnernng t»U^8 . . . : cf . a similar descrii)tiou at tlie beginning of the
stoiy, p. 16. Why the repetition ? — 17 in ^unf» unb ^uft : = in
iliebel. A harmonious repetition. Note tlio alliteration. — 23 bienet'
ten : = cerbeugtcn ft(^ (rote 2)iener cd tun). Cf. note to 1. 17.
128 4 ber gwte . . . : complete the sentence. — ^o(en ftd^ : syno-
nym ? — 7 t8 gibt ttidjtf anbere« : complete, using ale. — 18 aber . . .
funb : = aber barauS !onnte etnic^t fc^Uefeen, road fie fu^lte unb bac^te;
or, borin \aff et !ein 3eit^en bed Serftanbcd. Cf. mit ftumpfcm «li(fe,
1. 1. — 19 <Ble . . . 9Ronne : = bic etimmc bed 2Wanne« jittette. —
23 ergriffen ; = befaUen. — 24 @rnbe : cf. ®rob. Express this phrase
in plain,non-flgurative German. — 26 @orge : cf. 6orge, 1. 22. — ttiiebet
erftanben: = roieber aufgeftanben. — 26 J)ie ^{attigleit , . . : show
whether Hauke's illness is a link in the chain of events leading to the
catastrophe. — 28 ©nbe bed 9)ior3 : the definite article is regularly
used with the names of the months, but in expre-ssions like this it ia
colloquially omitted : ^nfang SKors. Collect such turns occurring in
the text.
129 4 <Dttft: synonym? — 5 ^oi^ttaffcr : = ©turmflut. — 6 uon
belong : = bebeutcnb. — 12 befic^tigen : = prufenb anfe^en. — 10 ttn»
nerfe^rt : synonym ? — 21 blo^gefegt : = ju 3;ag gelommen (roar),
entblofet (roar). Antonym? — 22 aRanfenn^eil : = aKoufejc^aben. —
»Mo8t Siai^en ('fairy tales') are based on, or are remnants of, the old
German mythology, which was largely a personification of natural phenomena
or the forces of nature. Thus the SBaffetftauen were the forces of water.
Cf. KottfiptiAen ('Bed Riding Hood').
; f ' t£ oi
gwgyf
188
NOTES
nnBcrfennfiar : = unjnxifellioft. What does thia word modify ? — 24 (Ji
erfdirot ^efttg . . . : the piVHentlment of coming III. The posHible con-
Bcciuenee of the damage to the dike becomes at once clear to him. —
26 Oboist gcnommen : = SDJoBtegeIn getroffen. — 27 unflcwotint : =
ungerob^nlid). — 29 am Ufer ^itt unl ^er : = bad Ufec entlang (or ^in)
unb roiebet juritct.
130 2 gewil^It : = audgegrabett. — 6 9lnptaU : = ®to^. — 8 oui^
. . . merben : supply the ellipsis. — 10 Ifa^nungen : see p. 2. —
13 geioii^Ue : cf. 1. 2 above. — 14 ^eftetib : = befeftigenb. Kxpress the
idea with tlie use of onftorten, or feft ini 2luge faffenb. — 20 loie 1655 :
note chronology of the story. Cf . pp. 8, 0. — 21 ungejS^U : = }a^l=
Ios>. — 23 fiberriefelte : = ilberfiel (mit einem ©t^auer). — 24 ®to|: cf.
ainproU above. — aud^olten : = ftanb^olten (dat.). — 25 ^erauffi^SfTc :
why ^etauf-?
131 2 bitri^ftoi^ett tserben : how would the flooding of a small place
like the new ^oog lower the sea level enough to save the old dike
from danger? — 6 {log . . . jtt : note the rhythm and its significance.
— 20 Hon ben : = einige oon ben, or einige (gen.). — 24 eiii . . . er^olten :
loanim? — bie . . . fjatte : = bie et fonft loum file wert ge^olten ^attc,
ju 9iot gejogen ju toerben.
132 8 Seftil^fnng : for Sfftidimg. The standard German orthog-
raphy TV [uires that when d has to be divided at the end of a line it
Rhall become f^I. — 5 obge^en : = ablaufen. — 8 oon 92orbioeflten : cf .
ibm }ut ©eitc . . ., p. 130, 1. 14. What is the direction of the north
end of the new ftoog ? — 11 bcr . . . Oil : where has this been already
treated in the story ? Why both there and here ? — 16 brtngt . . . eill :
= entfc^abigt. — 20 ftemmte . . . auf : = ftii^te bie beiben ©Uenbogen
auf ben Xijc^. — 21 wai : how is the use of road here justifiable ? Cf.
Slut, rouS, p. 24, 1. 1. Find other instances in text. — 22 laboriert
(an) : = Icibct (on).
133 2 fe^le. . . »taft: cf. note to p. 128, 1. 28. — 5 folgte : what
verbs govern the dative ? — 7 totliit : bie (ber, bod) would be prefer-
able, as it is used in the spoken language. — 8 fpri^ eS oon bir : if
Hauke had acquiesced, what would the probable consequence have
been ? What was Elke's position with regard to the building of the
new dike? Cf. Goethe's Iphigenie : ^p^igcnie: 3t§ Ubetlege nic^t,
%(^ fii^Ie nur. — 10 e« ffat nic^tS Ottf f«^ : = ed ift eine lileinigfeit,
ed ^ot nid^td ju bebcuten, ed ift nic^t roic^tig. — 12 toerarbeiten : =
(plonmofsig) orbnen. — 14 Hare . . . ®tift : see note to 1. 8. — 10 au#=
toii^ : synonym ? — 21 feiifrei^t : - perpenbilulot. Cf. a>ormittag,
NOTES
189
1. 17, and Im eteigen, 1. 20 above. — 24 ettlge VIeltMf : »i« i1» biefe
JHelobie «roifl? -~ Welobie: *■• - 26 tetrflgen Im«: wie lonn bie
iliotut betciiflcn? — 28 noin 3e«it l|etoM(l)le|e«beii : how is 3enit hew
to be iinderatood ? Cf. fenhtdjt, 1. 21, and note. See also 9nbc bei
iUJdrj, p. 128, 1. 28. It looka as if the author were nodding here,
but even Homer and Shakespeare do that at times. —29 mfft>|fU|:
Hynonyiu ?
134 1 fonitte . . . »erle«neii : = lonnte et nit^t um^ln (oetmeiben),
ed ju ctfennen.— e« : to wliat does tt refer ?— 3 gettaf<M: "ynonym?
-8 Wnte: ein fianflemol. English cognate?— 9 attiS»^Ueii: = ju
tepatieren. — 14 cine ftMtnU 9hilje : wiejo ? — 26 e» . . . »««« : «
er ^atte fic^ ni(^t beroegen I&nnen.
'^5 7 tS bttril|fu|« iJja : = e8 ilberlief i^n lolt, i^m fc^oubette. —
St ou 'Wttlitt : cf . p. 180, gewil^It, 1. 2, neu gewil^lte «ett, 1. 18. —
10 on^engte : = f c^ftrf te. — 14 ttnljeil : = Unglttd. — 17 Iiiiib|«seleii :
= ouajubtiltfen. — 22 ®4eneT : synonym ? — 28 tebibieuK : synonym ?
- 25 jttt fibersengnttg bti«ge« : express by one word, a verb. —
28 bad 3oI}t 1756 : see note to p. 180, 1. 20.
136 1 Gnbe be« <Btpttmitx9 : cf. like turns throughout the book.
-2 eingerautnt : = eingeric^tet. — 26 9Reere«f)iiegeIitng : = ilimmung.
-^Mp , . . anneni : = $ilf mtt 1 bu bift ia Uber bem aBoffw. ®ott fei
ben anbetn gnSbig 1 The dying woman sees again in imagination her
drowning son, and hears his cry for help, (|&(p mi I her encourage-
ment to him, bu bift . . ., her cry when he goes under, ®ott gnib ....
prophetic of calamity. This seems introduced in order still f u'^.her to
prepare the reader for coming disaster. Note also previous l^iances
and climax.
137 18 ®inb . . . ^ro^i^cteii : the words of the old woman Increase
Hrvuke's agitation. — 16 eingcgraben : cf. begtoben. — 20 flel . . . »»w
Jgtimmel : an ignorant and superstitious way of explaining the sudden
}il-i)earance of this plague of insects. —21 Qlcf^meit : = Ungesiefer,
c^^nfeften. — 24 Snbe Btptmbtx : cf. note to p. 128, 1. 29. —26 fUM'
tunft : = mAhfft.
138 4 be^iiten :=f(^il1}en.— 5 wn brfiben: see p. 8, 1.7, benen btttben.
-10 bambfte iljre @tioime:=fptoc^ icifet.— li ^eiil|graf«: dialecUcal
strong form. Cf . p. 14, 1. 2. — 14 brfibett : cf . »on btiiben, 1. 6 above.
139 1 i)teU . . . 3RoTftgefd)afte: = priifte bie Sit^tigfeit i^m 3RaxH'-
rec^nungen. — 4 teitien ttn^ott: = lein ®ef)5t.— 9 Zagiber . , . im
SSai^fen : cf . the description of the storm (Unroettet) at the beginning
of the story.- 10 ^albet 3Ronb : this moon Is at her highest elevatloa
m
190
NOTES
at nightfall, as the text confirms in several references. But high
tide does not occur at half-moon, yet the tide that now occurs is
unusually high for even high tide. How then is this to be explained ?
It is to be noted that a hurricane (Drfan) is blowing, and that it
suddenly changes direction (umgefprungen) from S.W. to N.W. ; and
further that the channel, or rather lagoon (aBottenmcct), between the
§au!c=$aicn=,Roog and the opposite inhabited island (the britben of the
text) is comparatively narrow. — 13 toar ittt 933a(^fen : = roud^S iminer.
Cf . roar im ©teigen. — 16 beS Sie^e« Stt aditeit : = bag aSie^ ju bcforgen
(be^aufen, fiittetn unb Irdnfcn). 2ld^ten is now usually followed by
auf and the accusative. Poetry and elevated style prefer the genitive
in such cases. — 16 2u!en : = Saben. — 17 fetett : how are the sub-
junctive forms in this and the following line to be explained? —
19 ^ittabflef(t)lttnflett: roarum ^atte er fein aibenbbrot^inabgefdilungen?
— 24 einjitrammen : = einjufc^Iagcn. — 20 (eginne: why the subjunc-
tive here again ? — gBittfcI JU 9Jorbtt»cftett : follow carefully in the text
with the help of the map the Sc^immelteiter as he rides from one
SBinfel or (gde to another, and see whether the points of the compass
are always consistently given. The German editions have been fol-
lowed, but an error may have crept into them. The sense is, however,
clear. — 28 ^ingefteOt : = angcftcUt, 1. 24. — im SlotfaO : = roenn eS
notrocnbig fein foQtc, roenn cS nbtig roarc.
140 1 angeioiefenen : = sugeteilten. — 2 jcrjauft : of. p. 141, 1. 7, ba§
Jpaar jerjauft. — 21 Stttf bad 9Bort : = auf bog ©e^ei^, auf ben Sefe^l.
— 26 £id)ter : cf . Sic^te. — 27 !amen »ior bie J^cnftcr : = rourben juge^
ntac^t unb angejt^roben. Cf. preceding page, 1. 16, and also p. 32,
11. 28, 29.
141 8 ifittmflef|>rttngett : = ift umgefc^Iagcn, fiat fic^ (feinc JRic^tung)
plb^lic^ gcanbert. — 9 ouf ^olbet Sptinflflut: at flood tide, half the
height of spring tide. — jjcitt SBtttb : what is to be understood? —
19 tvabtt t§ : note this impersonal use of verb and cf. eg flopftc.
142 1 bie oUe Gfi^c htorrtc : on what occasions has the alte (Sfd^e
already figured, and what effect has been aimed at ? See note to
p. 86, 1. 6. — 20 OttSfe^ten ; give synonym and also antonym. — 22 ticr=
fhtmmett : give synonym. — 29 fiietie : had the author any special
object in the creation of Wienke ?
143 3 ber (Sttttnt . . . gc^cn : a suitable prelude and accompani-
ment to the catastrophe. — 5 ^ofl ttttb St^ofl : = ©etdufc^, SJdrm. An
alliterative and euphonious repetition. — 5tt Otrunbe flc^cn : synonym ?
14 (^itte toilbe 3oflb : the German superstition of the " Wild Hunt "
NOTES
191
that flies overhead in stormy nights is doubtless based on the old myth
of VVodan (Odin) who rode through the air on his horse Sleipnir. —
29 5ltmcr filouS : the first step in the catastrophe.
144 12 ^oitttcrettb : = befc^aftigt. — toie itn ^luge : = oI« ob fie an
ihm DOtbeigeflogen lamen. Cf. flog below, 1. 19. - 13 ®thtm : corre-
.sponding verb ? -trof : cf. fc^lug an. - 18 ftciflt . . . ttidjt : where else
is this idea expressed ? Why ? — 19 gSifion : = ©efic^t. — 23 fto))pte :
= I)ielt an. This is a word borrowed from English. —25 9Jur Serge
Don aBoffet : cf . similar descriptions elsewhere in this work.
145 3 ben . . . iiberfaUett : = bet ©ebanfe rooUte fic^ bc3 SReitetS
bemdc^tigcn.-6 bte 9lod)t, ber lob, ba§ 9Zid)tS: noie the climax.
-12 beweifen; synonym? — 13 aBinfcI: cf. Gde. — 18 crblirfen: cf.
blicfen. In many verbs er = to get, by doing what the simple verb ex-
presses: erbeten = to get V)y praying (through prayer).
146 6 tion ber Srcitfeite : = oon ber 3tic^tung ber SBmtfeitc bc3
^ferbe^.— 8 flewo^rtc . . . feien, ... fall cr beutUc^ . . . wor: why
the subjunctive in one case and the indicative in another ? — 10 Siinne :
^ ^urc^c. —Utter : = freujrociie. — 12 SettfcISttnfttfl : = Ungebiil)rlic^eg.
leufel intensifies Unfug. — 22 $oI|c beS ^eic^eS : rcie I)oc^ roar ber
2)etc^? — 26 begraben : = iibcrfcfiroemmt.
147 2 nic^t bril^t : why the indicative? How would the breaking
of the new dike save the old one ? Cf. note to p. 139, 1. 10. — 5 Dtf
\mtttn: cf. begraben. Cf. note to p. 146, 1. 26. — 10 orbinteren: =
befe^len. — 12 f|>renflte : = galoppierte. - 22 9lorbtt»eftcrfe : cf. note
to p. 139, 1. 26. — 28 eure Sc^ttlb : in what sense is this so ?
148 12 no6i einS : does this mean boc^ cincrlei or noc^ ein Sing ?
- 14 Ijiitte . . . sttriiifgelioltcn : complete the sentence. — 17 be!en«' :
synonym?- 18 meine^ ^mM gewttrtet: = iiber mein 21mt geroaltet,
mein 2lmt beforgt. — 23 ottSgeton: synonym? — 24 fiie^tfi^ein: how
is this to be accounted for? Cf. lamen oor bie ^enfter, p. 140, 1. 27,
and note.
149 12 ^ottli^xett . . . : cf. the following verses from the author's
Ostern :
i&iet ftanb i* oft, wcnn in iRooembetnacfit
aufgot ba8 SJJeer a" ei{rf|tbeftoubten Jpiiaeln,
ffienn in ben Suften wot bet Sturm etmacfit,
SJie Xeid^e peitftftenb mit ben OJeietfliigeln.
Unb iauitiitnb iiee i4 an bet fefteii ®eljt
Xien SBeQenJcftlag bie fltimmen Srttine teiben;
titrm motfttloS, gijctjenb fdioH jutiid bad 'iUleet —
«a8 aanb ift unfet, unlet foU ea bleiben!
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NOTES
19 fdjftttelte one« ©imten fton fidj : Hauke's action in the supreme
moment is true to life. — 23 &tan» : = boS ben QJtauS ettegenbe,
namlic^ bai, tnilb tobcnbe SWeer, bad in ben olten Koog ^inobftiltjte. —
28 ixanvit . . . ©etfte : cf . p. 148, 1. 24, and note. What is the
object of the introduction of this Si(^tf(^ein ?
150 1 @tntbel : = bie f(^aumenben ^inabftUtjenben SBoffet. - -
6 eine jweirabertge ftomale : where has this Kouiole been mentioned
already? — 16 oi)ne «ttfentliolt: synonym? — 25 o gettene QIU: cf.
aUit rooaen feft jufommcn^alten, p. 78, 1. 27. - 26 aufd nen : elsewhere
in the text oufd neue regularly occurs. The German editions have oufd
neu' here. The omission of the final e before the following e is for
euphony. - 29 bed ®efai|tte8 : cf . ^u^rnjerl of the preceding para,
graph.
15 11 oiiWettb : = ftc^ ic^neU umbre^enb. — 6 fibetfliiteii : cf. fiber=
ft^wemmen, begraben, oetf c^iitten. — 9 iattmte fid| : = rit^tete fic^ auf
ben ^intctbeinen ^oc^ cr.:por.-fii^ faft flbetf*Iflgett : = foft vMvo&tti
geftUtjt. — 14 bann Utttcn . . . ftumpf : cf. the disappearance of the
Schimmelreiter as it seemed to the traveler at the beginning of the
story. How far is poetic justice observed in this catastrophe?—
17 feiii fieben me^t: how are these words to be understood? —
20 @i^wot( : = bie fc^meUenbe ^lut.
152 5 wia . . . ^abeti : = be^auptet ... 8" ^abcn. — 11 Urtefilanb=
telle : = (Slemente. — 14 bie Ijolbe Stttwbe Umweg : b.^. urn ben $au!e^
$aien=«oog Return. -17 <Der ^onl . . . ouggebUeben : cf. Goethe's
Fauat, Part 1, 1. 690 ff.
Sie wenigen, bie tt»Q8 boson ettonnt,
!Die tati^t o'nufl il&t ooHeS ^et3 nicftt wal&tten,
»em *dbel i^t Oeffllftl, i^t ©(ftoueit offenbatten,
^at man Don ie Qelteuaiat unb tietbtonnt.
— 19 audgebUeben : rate ? — 24 unS . . . flberwoi^fett wot : = unS Ubet=
legcn roar, unS ilbertraf . - @M unb <«tti^tgef|ienfi : a repetition for
effect. — 28 fBoQbeife : = rooUencr Sot^ang.
153 2 ein »toi^: cf. p. 147, 1. 2. — 16 metdgemadit : roeiSmat^en
= jcmanbem oorreben, iemanb ctroaS Unroa^rcg glauben mac^en. —
9luft(arem : 3luf!I5ret = einet, bet oUen Slbetglauben ouStotten rotU.
— 20 §urfte bie «<^|eln: roatum? — bcf^flafen: - ttberlegt (rocS^renb
bet 9iac^t). — Note the appropriateness of the tone and style of the
narrative in the events leading up to, during, and after the catas-
trophe.
EXERCISES
WOED-OKDEK IN THE SENTENCE
The following exercises for composition are based on the text,
which must '.herefore be carefully studied in connection with
them. It is supposed that the student has already a fair knowl-
edge not only of grammatical forms but also of constructions. An
outline of word-position is nevertheless herewith given.
I. Sentence .
n. Clause (dependent)
a. Assertive or declarative
b. Interrogative
. c. Imperative
' a. Adjective
b. Noun
c. Adverb
I. Sentence
a. An assertive sentence may be in the normal order, i.e.
1. Subject 2. Verb 3, Complements
or in the inverted order, viz.
1. One complement 2. Verb 3. Subject and other complements
the verb being always in the second place but not necessarily
second word ; e.g.
Normal Order : §ou!e ging am nttt^ften Xage ouf ben Deic^
^inaud.
Inverted Order : Sm nic^ften Sage ging ^aule auf ben 2)ei(^
^inaud.
198
194
WORD-ORDER IX THE SENTENCE
h. In interrogative sentences the verb takes first place when
there is no question-word (rocr, roaS, roelc^cr, too, toann) introduc-
ing the sentence ; otherwise second place.
©or c3 ^aufe geglucft, feine ^Ifine auSjufii^rcn ?
aQoiitftbU;@Ife?
c. In imperative sentences in the second person the verb is
always first, the subject beiag often omitted ; in the third person
the verb may either precede or follow, e.g.
fio§ un3 ^ineinge^en.
er lomme nur ; or, lontme er nut.
Remarks : (1) When the verb is used in a compound tense
the auxiliary is considered as the verb and the participle or in-
finitive complements come at the end of the sentence, e.g.
eife l^at i^n nic^t ^oren fonncn.
eilc fonnte i^n nic^t gc^brt ^aben.
(2) In the case of compound verbs the separable particle comes
at the end of the sentence if the verb is in a simple tense, but
precedes the past participle and infinitive, being separated from
them only by -ge- or -ju-, e.g.
35er erja^Icr teifte an eincm DttoDernad^mittog a(.
(Sr tDunfc^te ^urfirfjufe^rcn.
2)er Sd^immelmter ift an i^m ttortcigegangen.
II. Clause
The verb in the clause comes last (transposed order), the order
of the other members being the same as in the sentence, viz. sub-
ject, adjectival and adverbial complements, object (as in sentence),
participle, and infinitive ; e.g.
2)et 25eic^graf fagtc, ba^ er $aufe anne^men ttcrbe.
Remarks: (1) With auxiliaries of mood and verbs similarly
used (laffen, fe^en, ^5ren, etc.) the auxiliary comes before the par-
ticiple or infinitive when these govern another infinitive, e.g.
eife fagte ju £«aufe, ba^ er Ijnbc mitraerfen foUcn.
■nmenMi
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WORD-ORDER IN THE SENTENCE
195
(2) In accordance with the general rule that the verb stands
last, the separable particle in compound verbs precedes the verb in
the transposed order, and is written as one word with it ; e.g.
25er 3Binb roe^tc fo ftarl, bofe cr cinigc ^enfterfc^eiben ein=
fii^Infl.
(3) When the conjunction roenn or ob is omitted, the verb of
the clause stands first instead of last, e.g.
^fitte ct ben ©c^aben teporiett, fo mate bo8 Ungliid ni(^t
gefc^e^en.
(4) When the conjunction bttf; is omitted, the word-order is the
same as in the sentence, e.g.
^oufc glaubte, fein Seid^ wfltbe noc^ noc^ ^unbert Soften
feft blcibcn.
(5) Unb, bcnn, ober, abet, fonbern, oQctn, do not cause inversion
or transposition, for they are coordinating conjunctions and really
connect two sentences in the normal order.
(6) Parenthetical and exclamatory words like namlid^, bo(^, io,
nein, likewise do not cause inversion.
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Other Members of Sentexces and Clauses
1. The order of objects in a sentence or clause is as follows :
n. Objects governed by a preposition follow all others, e.g.
©r fc^idttc ben 9ii§ an ben Dberbcid&grafen (on i^n).
h. Pronoun objects (unless governed by a preposition) precede
noun objects, e.g.
eile btoc^te t^m fetnen ©turmniantcl.
c. Of several pronouns in different cases the order is accusative,
dative, genitive ; e.g.
@r erinnerte fid^ fetner.
2)e- "^".tet gob e8 i^m.
rf. Witl I ejects the da ■) precedes the accusative, e.g.
(gt ^ut bem Dbe-tbeit^gtofen ben 9»i| gefd^tdt.
ETT'SS^nTVE!!!'
196 WORD-ORDER IN THE SENTENCE
2. When there are several adverbial complements the order is
1, time; 2, place ; 3, manner ; e.g.
©t fom htuU ouf ben Xtt^ fc^neO geloufcn.
Remark : Other adverbs like fe^r, ^(^ft, precede the word they
modify. 3l\<^t, if it modifies a special word other than the verb
precedes it; if it modifies the verb or the general idea of the sen-
tence, It is placed toward the end of the sentence or clause ; e.g.
et ftonb bo ^5(^ft ctftount.
^dfy ^abe es i^m ntc^t gegeben.
Unter folc^en Umftdnben fiirc^tet man ben Sob ni&t, mon
meibet i^n nut.
^h^.Z\7^V^' T?'"" "' *•'' ^"^' ^''"''" P««'*'°° *« »l^»y« invari-
able m the sentence (and in some cases also in the clause), the relative
position of the other parts of speech, as laid down above, is often departed
ir; TT ?'"'**7 ""'^^''' "' '"^ ''"P^^^y- *he emphatic position
bemg the begmn.ng. An adverbial phrase, i.e. a preposition followed bv
its case, particularly if long owing to modifiers of thVcase. is very often
put after the verb or verbal form at the end of the clause or ^ntencT- TWs
18 particularly true of the spoken word, and the written tends to iLftate i
WORD-ORDER IN THE SENTENCE
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EXERCISES FOR TRANSLATION INTO GERMAN
BoBed on the Text
Page 3
1. I intend to tell you a story that I read long ago (oor oielen
Sa^rcti) in my great-graudmother's house. 2. It was in a news-
paper (3citun9). 3. I do not now exactly remember the name
(bcr Zitel) of the newspaper in which it was (fte^en) ; but I do
(mlfl) remember how the old lady stroked (fasten mit ber §onb
ubet, or ftrcic^en uber) my hair while I was reading. 4. I have
searched for that paper since, but without avail. 5. I cannot,
therefore, vouch for the truth of the facts, but I can assure you'
(dat. or ace.) that I have not forgotten any of them.
Pages 3-4
1. The man who told this story said (fogen) it was in the
fourth decade of the century that it occurred (gef(^e^en). 2. It
took place (ftattfinben) one cold night on a dike in North Fries-
land. 3. The North Sea lay to his right, as he rode southward,
and the moorland to his left. 4. The sea was uncomfortably
near, for the waves splashed the rider OJeitet) and his horse with
their dirty foam. 5. The land was deserted. 6. No cattle were
there. 7. It was undoubtedly (genji&) too cold for them. 8. As
the twilight fell it became (roerben) difficult to see the island near
by (na^e liegenb [attrib.]), and impossible (unmoglic^) to distin-
guish between sky and sea in the distance (bic petite).
Pages 4-5
1. The rider had been detained at a relative's by the bad
weather longer than he should. 2. This storm had lasted a
long time, so that our story-teller, who had business in the
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EXERCISES FOR TRANSLATION
199
town, could not stay any longer. 3. He rode off, therefore, on
this cold October afternoon, taking with him some home-grown
apples, which he had not yet had time to sample. 4. When he
came to the sea, it was so much colder that he pulled the collar of
his cloak up around his ears. 5. Then he trotted along upon
the dike. 6. It was evening twilight, and the half-moon wao in
the (am) sky. 7. It was covered from time to time with the
driving clouds, which cast their shadows on the earth. 8. The
gray waves beat against the dike and the crows aud ^uUs flew
inland before the wind, cawing and cackling as they flew.
9. The rider did not blame them for it either, it was so bitterly
cold. 10. His hands were so benumbed that he could scarcely
hold the reins. 11. As it got darker, he could see nothing ; but
he could hear the cry of the birds and the roar of the wind and
the waves. 12. He had met no one since leaving his cousin's
house. 13. It never occurred to him to turn back, though his
relative had called after him that his room would be reserved.
ni,
Pages 5-6
1. Then, once, as the moon appeared in the sky, he thought he
noticed something coming towards him on the dike. 2. When
it came nearer, he saw that it was a man in a dark mantle,
riding a gray horse. 3. As the form flew past, it stared with
fiery eyes out of a face that was very pale. 4. Our rider, how-
ever, heard no sound. 5. But before he had time to think,
the same apparition passed him again from behind, as noiselessly
as before. 6. Then, some distance in front, its shadow seemed
to go down on the inside of the dike, where it disappeared.
7. On reaching this spot the rider saw a small, deep pond, the
water of which was remarkably still. 8. It could not therefore
have been touched by the strange horseman, who, however, was
nowhere to be seen. 9. Our rider did not think long about the
matter, for he saw something which pleased him much more.
10. This was a number of lights that came from houses in the
Koog. 11. These houses were built on Werjle of varjdng heights.
12. One of these houses was right in front of him on the inside
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of the dike. 13. He saw men behind the Lghted windows, and
he heard their voices in spite of the storm. 14. This house was
an inn. 15. The horse took the road leading to it, and was tied
to the Hicka.
Pages 6-8
1. On entering the hall a man met the traveler and told
him that on account of the storm there was a gathering there of
the dikegrave and others interested in dike matters. 2. This
man did not 8p«ak in Low German or Frisian, the dialects of
this country, but in High German ($0(^beutf<^). 3. On going
into the room our traveler saw a long table, at which there
sat about a dozen men, drinking punch. 4. They asked him to
join them, which he willingly did. 5. Then he ordered a glass
of punch from the host, aud entered into conversation with the
other guests. 6. He told them of the strange appearance he had
met on the dike. 7. They were frightened so much at this that
they stopped talking ; but the dikr^grave told them that they need
not be alarmed, as the matter did not concern them, but those
on the other side. 8. The dikes on that side would have a hard
time of it, said he. 9. The stranger then stood up, begged to
be excused, and asked who the " Schimmelreiter " was, for some
one had mentioned this name after he had told of his strange
meeting on the dike.
Pages 8-9
1. A little man, who was sitting behind the stove without
taking any part in the conversation, now got up and sat at the
table beside the stranger. 2. He did it at the request (ouf bad
©e^eife) of the dikegrave, that he should tell the story of the
"S. ' immelreiter." 3. He had studied theology in his youth;
but, because of an unfortunate love-affair, he had remained a
school-teacher his whole life long. 4. The dikegrave s house-
keeper could also tell the story, but not so correctly as the
schoolmaster. 5. They were not of the same opinion in this,
as in other matters. 6. She could not tell it without the super-
stition which was interwoven in it. 7. But the traveler did not
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want this left out, as I >ught he could separate for himself
the chaff from the wheat, that is, the sujHjrstition from the
truth. 8. Then the old man began to tell the story. 9. There
was once a dikegrave, who knew very much about dike matters,
although he had read nothing of what had been written on tne
subject. 10. He had thought out liis knowledge for himself.
11. The Frisians are all good mathematicians. 12. Every one
has heard of that.
Pages 9-11
1. The father of this dikegrave was a peasant, who owned
just enough land to pasture a cow and grow some beans. 2. But
he was also a land-surveyor ; so sometimes he went surveying in
spring and fall. 3. In winter he would sit thinking and sketch-
ing in his room. 4. One evening he answered the boy's ques-
tion, why what he did had to be so and could not be otherwise,
by sending (bobut(^, ba| . . . ft^idte) h'm to the loft for a Euclid
which, he said, could tell him. 5. The boy got the book and
also a Dutch grammar, to enable him to understand the Euclid,
which was in Dutch. 6. With the help of the grammar, i.e was
able to read the Euclid in spring when the gooseberries were in
bloom, for he was very diligent (f!n|ig).
Pages 11-12
1. The father's name was Tede Haien and the son was called
Hauke. 2. When the old man saw that the son did not care for
cows or sheep or beans, he sent him to the dike to cart earth, in
the hope that it would cure him of his Euclid. 3. But that did
not happen. 4. Hauke carried the book in his pocket and studied
it at every opportunity. 5. If the work had to be stopped on
account of a storm, Hauke, instead of going home like the others,
would sit the side of the dike and watch the beating waves.
6. After so staring for a long time, he would make a line in the
air with his hand to indicate a dike with a greater slope. 7. When
it got so dark that ' oould not see anything at all, he would run
o£E home.
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Paoes 13-14
1. The father, whose own life had not been an easy one, did
not like this. 2. So one evening, after the boy had come home
late, the father naid to him that he might have been drowned.
3. Ilauke replied that a.s a matter of fact he was not, but that
they all might be some day yet behind their dikea. 4. These
were no good, as the side towards the water was too steep.
5. The father was vexed that the physical (!5rpetli(§) labor, the
work on the dike, had not put a stop to the boy's mental activity
(Xdtigfeit). 6. But he laughed and said that perhaps he would
1)6 dikegrave some day. 7. He could then build the dikes differ-
ently. 8. "Yes, father," said Hauke quietly. 9. Then he went
out. 10. At the end of October the work on the dike was
stopped. 11. Hauke's favorite amusement then was a walk
northward on the dike. 12. Whenever a high tide came on, he
would lie on the side of the dike next the sea, and watch the
roaring waves. 13. Then he would laugh at (iibct) the waves and
say to them that they could do nothing that was right. 14. They
were just as stupid (bumm) as men. 15. After that he would
hurry (eilen) home on the dike and slip into his father's lowly
house.
Pages 14-16
1. lie always came home in the dark, and often brought a
handful of clay with him, with which he made dike-models.
2. lie would also alcetch such models on a slate, as he thought
they should be. 3. It never occurred to his father that Ilauke
would one day build such i. dike. 4. Ilis school comrades did
not care for the dreamer, so he had no intercourse with them.
When winter came, he walked further out on the dike than ever.
5. In February corpses drifting shoreward were found. 6. They
had probably been floating in the sea since November, said Tede
Haicn. 7. Hauke, v-ho was standing silently by, then ran out
on the dike as far as he could. 8. To his right was the broad
expanse of marshland, on his left the boundless sea. 9. He
then stood still and looked all around. 10. He could only see
the ice rising and falling in streamlike lines.
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Pages 16-17
1. The ^iext morning he was there again and saw strange,
(l.irk forms rising out of the fissures which were now in the ice.
J. llauke thought that they were the spirits of the drowned.
;{ Hilt they were neither spirits nor lierons, but strain from the
water. 4. Hauke thought also of the terrible sea-ghosts about
which the captain had once told him, but was not frightened
and did not run home. 5. lie stuck his heels into the clay and
told them tliat he would drive them away. 6. lie stood there
till it was quite dark. 7. Then, with slow and dignified 8tei«,
ln' walked home, and did not even turn round when he heard the
flapping of wings behind him. 8, He is said to have told this
to no one but to his daughter. 9. That was much later, when
he once brought her out on the dike at the same time of day and
in the same season of the year. 10. As Hauke was neither a
fool nor a blockhead, he explained (etlliircn) this to her so that
she would not be afraid.
Pages 17-19
1. She looked at him with stupid eyes, but without interrupt-
ing him. 2. As he was going to continue his explanation, the
light and shade made by the driving clouds frightened her as if
she had seen a spirit flying past. 3. She was neither (piite wise
nor quite foolish, and did not know that there are all sorts of
things on earth. 4. Ilauke's favorite intercourse was with wind
and watv-r, and so he grew up to be a tall, strong lad. 5. A year
after he had been confirmed, he once, according to his custom,
went past an old woman's hut, which was on the side of the dike.
0. A white Angora cat, which was sunning itself in front of the
door, mewed at him as he passed. 7. He turned towards it and
took it with him quite a distance out on the dike.
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Pages 19-20
1. His pockets were full of pebbles. 2. He took one out and
threw it at a bird, which fell on the slime, for the tide was out.
3. The cat fetched the booty, and was going to eat it, but Hauke
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seized it by the back of the neck, held it up, and choked it till
its hind legs fell down limp. 4. The cat had not really known
his boy-friend. 5. Then Hauke turned round, and, with his
jacket on his shoulder, went back. 6. The bird hung in one
hand and the cat in the other. 7. When he was opposite the
old woman's hut he threw down the cat, and was about to con-
tinue his way home, when Trinji came out.
Pages 20-22
1. This cat had been left to the old woman by her son, the
sailor, afterwards drowned while he was helping her to catch
prawns. 2. When she saw her dead cat she began to rail at
Hauke and said : "Curse you for killing it, you good-for-nothing!
3. You are not worth a dead cat." 4. But Hauke did not mind
her, and when she was through, he walked on. 5. He went quite
a distance past his father's house. 6. The old woman, too, came
in the same direction, carrying her dead cat iu her arms. 7. She
held it as carefully as if it had been a child. 8. She said to a
peasant who met her that she was carrying something more valu-
able than his farm. 9. Old Haien's house lay below on the side
of the dike. 10. He was standing in front of the door when
Trina came. 11. She asked him to let her in, and when she got
in she shook the cat out of the pillow-case, in which it was, on to
the table. 12. After this she left the house, howling at the same
time. 13. Tede did not know what that had to do with him.
Pages 22-23
1. But when the woman had stopped howling and said that
Hauke had killed her cat, he knew what he had to do with her.
2. He had often seen her spinning of a winter evening in her hut
while her cat sat beside her and purred. 3. So he went to his
money-box, took out a coin which he gave her to buy a good
lambskin to keep her warm in winter. 4. He also told her to
pick out the largest of the kittens. 5. The kitten and the coin
together ought to be worth her old Angora, and, as far as he was
concerned, she might also sell her dead cat in the town. 6. But
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she would have to liold her tongue about its lying on his table.
7. That was his advice. 8. Then she took the coin, put it in
her pocket, put the kitten bao\ '»i 'he ;Jllow-case, took the dead
cat in her arm and stalked o" t of the door, .iter telling him not
to forget Hauke.
Pages 23-25
1. The old man walked up and down the room till Hauke
came in carrying his bird, i, lie threw it on the \»ble, on which
the dead cat had lain. 8. The father stood still and told him
that he had made that blood flow which had caused the stain
that he saw on the table. 4. When he then wanted to know
why Hauke had killed the cat, the boy bared his arm to show
the blood, and said that the beast had tried to snatch away his
bird. 5. The father answered that he had settled the matter
(Sad)e) with the old woman, but that Hauke would have to look
out for a place, as their cottage was too small for two masters.
0. The boy answered that he too had thought of that, for he
always got angry when he could not vent his energy on a piece
of work. 7. He could do the dikegrave's work all right, and
the dikegrave had paid off his hired-man and needed (brauc^en)
another. 8. Hauke knew that this man was dikegrave not on
aciouut of his own cleverness (^lug^eit), but because his father
had been dikegrave before him. 9. He was too stupid to make
iiji his own accoimts, but his daughter Elke knew how to fig re,
and Hauke thought that perhaps he could help her.
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Pages 25-27
1. The father did not at once answer his boy's words. 2. Then
he said he might try his luck, for aught he cared. 3. Hauke
tliereupon went up to his room in the loft, sat down on the edge
of the bed, and thought about Elke, although he did not know
her very well, as he had scarcely ever spoken to her. 4. But he
thought that, when he went to her father's, he would be better
able to see what sort of a girl she was. 5. As it was not yet
evening, he put on his best jacket and his Sunday shoes, and set
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out at once lest any one else should get the job. 6. The dike-
grave's house was visible a long way off, owing to a tall ash-tree
standing east of the door. 7. It had been planted there by his
great-grandfather on the morning of his wedding-day. 8. It rus-
tled in the wind, which was always blowing (n)ef)en) here. 9. The
sides of the Werjie, on which the house stood, were i>lanted
with turnips and cabbage. 10. Elke was standing beside the
door as Hauke went up, looking at the setting sun, which gilded
her with its last rays. 11. Hauke thought she was not bad-
looking, stepped up to her, said good evening, and asked what
she was looking at. 12. After telling him this, she asked him
what he wanted. 13. "I want," said he, "to get work with
your father. 14. My arms are good, but my eyes are better."
15. She struck her hand on the wall and looked at him some-
what coldly as he spoke, but he did not flinch. 16. «< All right,"
she said, " let us go into the room, where my father is." 17. They
went, and Hauke was accepted (angenomtnen).
Pages 27-29
1. On the following day likewise Hauke entered the dike-
grave's room. 2. This time his father was with him. 3. The
room was large, the floor was scrubbed white, and its walls were
covered with a wall-paper (Xapcte), the pattern (2Kufter) of which
was a steer lying in front of a peasant's house, and a ship with
all sails set. 4. A cupboard was in the room, through whose
glass doors were to be seen china dishes and silverware. 5. The
sliding doors between this room and the adjacent one were shut.
6. The master of the house was sitting at the end of the tablo
eating his favorite dish, roast duck, which was on a plate be-
fore him. 7. The fork was in one hand and the knife in the
other. 8. When Tede spoke to him, he turned round before he
answered, and told him to sit down, as it was quite a walk from
his place. 9. Seating himself on a bench in the comer opposite
the dikegrave, Tede said he had come to close the agreement with
him about Hauke. 10. He was sorry (bebauem, leib tun [dat. of
pers.]) he had had trouble with his boy help. 11. The dikegrave
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said he had a remedy for such troubles, raressinf? at the same
time with his knife the remains of the duck, on the plate before
liiiii. 12. "I could not sleep the whole night," added he {^inju=
fiigen), " for the noise of the cai.le, which bellowed with thirst.
i;5. There will be no danger of this with Ilauke, who, accord-
ing to the schoolmaster, prefers figuring to drinking whisky."
11. Hauke, instead of listening to this commendation, was look-
iu" at EIke, who had just entered the room to clear the table.
Pages 29-30
1. This time too Ilauke thought that she did not look bad.
2. After she had gone out, her father said that a son had been
denied him. 3. Tede consoled him by saying that anyway (ieben=
falls) the intelligence of a family came to an end in the third
generation, and that his grandfather had been intelligent, and a
protector of the community. 4. The dikegrave looked nonplused
at this, straightened himself up in his armchair, and answered
that he was of the third jfeneration ; but he added, as if to com
fort (troften) himself, that the intelligence of his daughter, whom
Tede did not know, was not played out, for she understood (fic^
uerftc{)cn auf) how to figure. 5. Ilauke could be useful to them
in making out their accounts, and it would not hurt him either.
0. Then Tede Haien began to stipulate for some more favorable
terms than Hauke had thought of the evening before. 7. For
instance (jum Seifpicl) Hauke was to help him with his own work
several days each spring, and so on. 8. The dikegrave agreed
to everything, for Hauke seemed to liim the only right man.
!). After leaving, the elder Haien said to his son, " I do not
tliink that the dikegrave will give you much insight into life."
"Never miud, father," said Hauke, " I'll get it all the same."
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Pages 30-31
1. And lie was right, for the longer he stayed in this house,
the greater was the insight he got into life. 2. This was because
he was thrown upon his own resources, as for that matter he
always had been. 3. Althougli he was the right man for the
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dikegrave, he was not so for another in the dikegrave'a employ.
4. This other was Ole Peters, a good worker and a great talker.
5. Hauke's predecessor ('Uorgdnger), a lazy, stupid fellow, whom
he could knock about to his heart's content, had been more to
Ole's mind. 6. He could not treat Ilauke so, who was mentally
his superior, although of fewer words. 7. All the same (nid^t^:
beftoiBCuiger) Ole devised tasks for Hauke, which might have been
dangerous to the latter's undeveloped frame, if Elke, or her
father, had not countermanded them. 8. Elke took an interest
in (fid^ intcteffieren an) Ilauke, j)erhaps, because he and she were
both natural reckoners.
Pages 31-33
1. The difference between the hired men became still more
pronounced in winter after the dike accounts had come in for
verification. 2. The reason is not far to seek. 3. On a cold
May-day when the siu-ge could be heard roaring far inland ((anb^
nidrtS), the dikegrave requested Hauke to come in to show how
well he could figure. 4. Hauke replied that he had the cattle
to feed. 5. The dikegrave sent Elke out to Ole, who was in
the stable busy hanging up the harness to a post, 6. She gave
(ertcilen) him her commission (Sluftrag [ber]) and left him. 7. As
she left him, Ole cursed Hauke and uttered (auSbritdett) the
wish that the mischief might take him. 8. Nevertheless Elke
reported that Ole would attend to Hauke's work, and sat dowu
in the room on a chair opposite Hauke. 9. She took a stocking
and knitted at it, while Hauke was engrossed in his accounts.
10. A snore from the direction of the dikegrave attracted (jie^en)
Hauke's attention (2lufmerffamleit). He raised his head, smiled
at Elke, and asked her where she had learnt the art (bie ^unft)
of knitting bird-patterns. 11. She smiled back and said it was
from Trina, who had been in service at her grandfather's, and
was in the habit (pflegen) of coming to the house off and on ever
since. 12. Hauke had thought that Trina was only interested in
cats, but now he learned further that she had raised ducks for
sale, till her cat was killed, when they were destroyed (fteffen)
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by the rats. 13. Elke added further that the old woman was
now going to build a duck-house in front of her cabin, and had
already brought stones and clay from the Geest for (ju) that pur-
pose (Sroed). 14. This information made Hauke give a whistle,
which awakened the snoring dikegrave, and the conversation was
at an end (aud).
Pages 34-35
1. Hauke had now to inform the old man of the substance
(Sn^alt [ber]) of their conversation. 2. The dikegrave, however,
laughed when he had heard it, and said he couldn't be bothering
himself about old women and duck-houses. 3. Hauke was really
sorry that he had been the means of (laflen) exposing old Trina's
ducks to the rats, but he promised himself to make amends to
her for (i^r (Srfa^ fiir . . . geben, fie cntfc^abigen fiir) her loss (95crluft
[ber]). 4. " But," said he to the dikegrave, " you must look
after the dike, for there are holes in it, where children roll ; and
thistles and other weeds are growing here and there, that have
not yet been mown down. 5. You must pinch those people or
have the commissioners do so for you." 6. The old man's eyes
kept growing always bigger while Hauke spoke, as if the latter
were saying too much for him. 7. Finally he asked Hauke if he
was through. 8. But Hauke was not yet through. 9. He went
on speaking, and told how Vollina Harders fetched her father's
horses home from the field, riding one of them straight up the
dike at a gallop (tm ©alopp), while the others followed. 10. He
then suddenly stopped talking, for he observed that Elke was
shaking her head at him. 11. He had not looked long at her
when he was terrified by the loud voice of the dikegrave, com-
manding (fieifecn) him to put Vollina down for a fine, not only
for riding up the side of the dike, but also for carrying off some
of his ducks. 12. But the rest of Hauke's charges (3lnflo9e) he
would not listen to. He had ridden past the places mentioned
himself and had not been able to see anything of what Hauke
was complaining about. Elke excused (entfc^ulbigcn) Vollina by
saying that it was an otter that ate the ducks ; but she did not
convince (iiberseugen) th" old man.
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Pagks 35-37
1. The old man looked significantly at the young people and
told them that, if they ever became dikegrave, they would liave
many things to look after, and could never hope to have undis-
turbed repose. 2. Then, as if (gleic^fam) to confirm (beftdtigen) his
words, he lay back, shut his eyes, and began to snore. 3. The
next time that they sat together Hauke did not let the old man
close his eyes so easily. 4. Hauke's own eyes were sharp, so
that he had seen where the dike had been neglected or injured.
5. To this he now drew the dikegrave's attention, and the lazy
or guilty parties soon got their fingers soundly cracked, so they
angrily looked round to see whence the blows came. 6. Ole
spread the information without delay, and ill-feeling arose in
the community against Hauke as well as his father. 7. Others,
however, who had not been affected or whose own interests were
at stake, were pleased that the youngster had wakened up the
sleepy dikegrave. 8. It is a pity, they thought, that he has not
land enough to be dikegrave, for he would make a good one.
9. At the next fall inspection the dikegrave astonished (iiberra:
fc^en) his superior (SJorgcfe^tcr) with his many suggestions. 10. "I
hope we will be able to carry them all out to-day," said the latter.
11. The dikegrave smiled, looked round to see if Hauke was near,
and replied that he hoped to be able to attend to his duties for
many a year yet.
Pages 37-38
1. When they got throuo], their inspection the dikegrave
made his superior take breakfast with him. 2. Before they got
up from tlu> table, he ordered a bottle of wine and they each
took a glass. 3. While they were still drinking, Elke went into
the stable, where Ilauke was feeding the cows, which had to be
taken up and stabled on account of th-' cold weather. 4. When
he saw Elke, he punched a cow in the ribs with his fork, and
said. " Stand aside till I give you some hay." 5. Elke told him
he had now cut her out in dike matters, but that she was not
jealous of (eifcr|iicl^tig auf) him as that was really a man's business.
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6. lie did not think she spoke the truth, bnt she gave him her
hand on it, and then went out of the stable so fast that the ducks
and hens quacked and cackled about her. 7. She stood there
and called Hauke. 8. He had not heard the ducks quacking, but
came out with his fork to help her. 9. The blushed aud said she
was not afraid of poultry.
Pages 38-50
1. Every year in January, if it freezes steadily for some days,
a winter game is held. 2. It is called Eisboseln. 3. The game ia
,>layed between two villages. 4. The best players on each side are
cbnsen, and also tv;o Kretler, whose business it is to discuss all
disputes. 5. There is also an Ohmann, who gives the final decision.
fi. Each party has a small ball filled with lead. 7. A goal is placed
at a great distance, and each side tries to strike it first with the
ball. 8. A pole is stuck in the ground where the ball falls, and
the new throw is made from there. 9. The young men of the Geest
had won the year before, so that this time they were challenged.
10. They accepted the challenge with great pleasure, for they
expected to win. 11. Hauke was proposed as one of the players
for the Marsch, but he was afraid the jealous Oie would have him
rejected. 12. Elke said that Ole would take care not to, for fear
(axxi jjur^t) that she would not dance with him. 13. A dance is
always held in the village inn on the evening after the game.
11. Hauke became one of the players in spite of Ole's opposition.
15. The day of the game was very cold, but young and old were
nut to watch it. 16. The crowd moved on with the players.
17. Hauke's first throw was a failure, but the second time he
struck the goal, winning the game for his side. 18. Elke, who
had displayed great interest in his play, was very glad. 19. Both
w.M-e at the ball, although Hauke did not dance, for he could
not. 20. He thought the dancers looked like fools. 21. They
went home together. 22. It was colder than during the day, but
thev did not think of the cold.
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1. Sei went wo^nte bcr aScrfaffcr aid jtinb? 2. 2Cie foO i^m biefe
®cft^i(^te funb geroorbcn fein? S. fflie fteUen ©ic fit^ bie oltc ^rau
unb bast jtinb oor ? 4. 2Bog mad^tc bie 2llte, rod^renb baS ^inb log?
5. fflcnn war ba§ oQeS pajfiert, was er aug bet 3citfc^rift laS?
6. SBorum fanr. er nic^t aOe latfac^en oetbutgen ? 7. SEBieoiel lann et
»etfi(^em? 8. 3n roelc^em Sa^rje^nt beginnt bie Oefd^ic^te? 9. 33ei
woS fur aBetter reifte ber bamaligc ©rja^Ier ? 10. SBorauf ritt er ent=
lang? 11. Sefc^reiben ©ie bie QJegenb. 12. 2Bie fa^ bag SReer auS?
18. ^onnte ber Sleifenbe roeit ^inauSfc^en ? 14. 2Die fo^ ber 2Wonb am
^immel auS ? Ifi. SBelc^e Soute rooren ju pren ? 16. 3ft i^m jemanb
begegnet ? 17. 2Bo3 mac^ten bie aSogel ? 18. SBaS roiinfc^tc er fic^ mit=
unter? 19. aSie longe bauerte bad SBetter fc^on? 20. aUen l^atte ber
ffleifenbe befut^t? 3Bo? 21. SBarum ^attc er fid^ oon feinem ^reunbe
nic^t longer auf^olten laffen? 22. aSo ging er je^t ^in? 28. fflo lag
bie Stabt ? 24. 3Ba8 ^atte ber Sertoanbte i§m not^ger ,cn, aid er
banonritt? 25. 2Ca8 fufir bem SSeifenben burc^ ben jlopf, aid er in ben
©turm ^inoudritt? 26. SBad fiel i^m ein, aid cr im Segriffe war
jururfjufe^ren ? 27. SKan erja^Ie aufammen^ongenb ben Serlauf ber
obigen (Sefc^ic^te.
(@. 5-8)
1. 3BaS fam jetjt auf bem 3)eic^e gegen i^n ^cran ? 2. SEaS fur eine
©eftalt roar eg ? 8. 2Bad mac^te fie im SBotbeifliegen? 4. feorte ber
Sieifenbe ctroad, aid 3io& unb SReiter an i^m oorbeifu^ren ? 6. ©a^ er
bie ©cftalt roieber ? 6. 2Bo ritt fie je^jt ^in ? 7. 2Bad fa^ er, alS er bie
©teHe crreic^t ^atte, mo bie ®eftalt oerfd^rounbcn roar ? 8. 3Ba§ ift eine
SBe^Ie ? 9. 2Bie fa^ eS in biefer 3Be^Ie auS ? 10. 3Bad fiel bem SReifenben
angene^mered je^jt in bie 2lugen ? 11. 2Bo famen bie Sic^tft^eine ^er?
12. aSo lag baS ^aud? 18. aSad geroa^rte ber 3ieifenbe oor ben gen=
ftern? 14. aBoju bienen bie fogenannten „mm"? 18. SSaS fragte et
212
^ragen fiber bie ^QUptbc9cbcnt)eiten 213
ben ilnec^t, bet i^nt entgeflenfam ? SBatum? 16. 3" welt^e': ^v^adft
am rottet? t^m bet Stmift? 17. aJJoS roar bet Snfialt (substance) jeinet
SlntiBOtt? 1«. aSeflen routbe bet Seifenbe beim ©inttitt onft(^tifl?
19. SButbe e3 t^m fleftottet, fic^ ju ben anberen ©iiften ju fetjen?
20. aJJotauf lenlte et fofott baS ©cfptdc^? 21. 2Bo lag bie ©efo^t om
Seiche? aCatum? 22. fBaS mac^ten bet Deic^gtaf unb feine iieute f)tet
im fflittd^aud? 28. iibet roelc^cS SegebniS untet^ielt jtc^ bet 9ieifenbe
mit jeinem ^Rac^bat, bem 3)ei(^gtafen ? 24. SBie nannte man bie Gt=
jc^einung? 26. aSelt^en ©inbtutf mac^te biejet 5Rame auf bie Sctfam^
melten? 26. 3luf roelt^e aSeife oetfuc^te bet !Dei(^gtaf bie Slufgetegten
JU betu^igen? 27. aBie root eg bem Weifenben jelbet ju aJlute, alS et bed
Grjt^tedena bet ottbetengeroo^t routbe? 28. a0el(^e5ra9e fteUte et?
(@. 8-12)
1. aBet fafe ^intet bem Dfen ? 2. aBie fa^ et au8 ? 3. §atte et on
bcr Untet^altung bet anbeten teilgenommen ? 4. aSaS moc^te et benn?
5. lEBatum moc^te bet Seid^gtof ben 9ieifenben auf biefen aWann aufmet!=
jam ? 6. aBelc^e anbcte ^etfon root mit bet ©efc^ic^te beg @(^immcl=
reitetS gut netttaut ? 7. aBat bet St^ulmeiftet juftieben, bo| man i^m
bie alte aBittfc^aftetin sut ©eite fteOte ? 8. Set roem foDten betlei ®e=
jc^it^ten am beftcn in Setroa^tung fein ? 9. aBat bet ©(^ulmeiftet biefet
aRcinung? 10. aBod ^otte biefer in ftii^eten 3eiten ctlcbt? 11. aBat
et beteit, bie ©efc^ic^tc su etsa^lcn ? 12. aBaS foUte et beim etsa^lcn
nic^t auSlaffen? 13. aBaS fiit cinen 35ei(^gtafen gab cS ^ict um bie
ajlittc bed ootigen Sa^t^unbettS ? 14. aBie routbe i^m fein aBiffen t>on
2)eic^= unb ©ielfac^en beigcbtac^t ? 15. 3n roelc^et aBiffenfc^aft jeic^nen
\\i) bie gttefen ouS ? 16. aBaS fut ein 9Rann roat bet ajatet be8 25eic^=
grofen ? 17. aBie fa^ eS mit jeinem SBetmbgen ouS ? 18. aBaS mac^te
bet Sunge, inbem bet ajatet ma^ unb betec^nete? 19. aBaS ftagtc et
einmal ben Sotet ? 20. aBelt^e 3lntroott et^ielt ct ? 21. SBelc^e Siic^et
fu(^te fi(§ bet «nobe am nac^ften 3;oge auS ? 22. aBoS nii^ten i^m biefc
«uc^et? 28. ilbet roen fonfi roitb biefet Umftanb etsd^lt? 24. aSad
mae^tc bet 2Wte, al§ ct falj, ba§ fein ^unge letnen ©inn fttt 2onbroirt=
fc^aft Iiatte? 26. aBat bet SHte felbct auf einen gtiinen 3roeig geIom=
men ? 26. aButbe bet Sunge but* bie f(^roete !Dei(^atbeit oom (Sullib
futiett ? aBatum nic^t ? 27. aBie nu^jte et feine fteie 3eit auS ? 28. aBie
btat^te et bie 3eit ju, fobalb bie aitbeit eingefteUt roetbcn mu|tc ?
I
■E"X7SR
214 5i^<i9C" "^ci^ i>ic |)auptbcgcbcnf)ettcn
jiiil!
(S. 12-16)
1. SBad betraditete er f)ter ^auptfdc^Iid^ ? 2. ^aS aeic^nete er mit bee
^anb in bie I'uft nac^ langcm ^inftarren ? 3. SBa^ foUte bag bebeuten?
4. SBelc^e Slntroort gab er bem SSater, aid biefer tf)n fragte, nai ex ba
braufeen treibe? 6. ffiarum taugten bie Xeic^e nic^ts? 8. 3Barum
drgette fic^ bee Sater iibec bie ^ntrooct feine<i 8o()iieS? 7. SSelc^en
5lat erteilte i^m bet 2Hte ? 8. ©laubte ber ijunge, bafe et eS fo loeit
bcingen f^nnte? 9. SBclc^en Ginbtucf mac^te biefe Slntroott ouf ben
SSater? 10. 3u roelc^er 3eit pflegen bie Squinoftialftiicme ju tofen?
11. 2Do roar Saufe immer }u finben, aid eine ©pringflut bcDOtftanb?
12. 3QaS fc^rie er aui, ali bie 3Bafjer gegen ben ^Deic^ ^inauffc^Iugen ?
13. 2Qomit befc^dftigte er fid^ oft, alS er nac^ ^aufe gelomnten nat?
14. 9Boju biefe GEperimente? 16. SJerfe^rte ^oule mit ben anberen
^ilnglingen bed ^orfe§ ? 16. SSaS ^ieUen feine frii^eren Sc^uIIameraben
oon xi)m ? 17. M^ ber ^vo ieber ^ereingebroc^en roar, roo roanberte
er ^inauS ? 18. 'Bad rourbe im ^ebruar aufgefunben? 19. 3Qomit
oerglic^ ein junged fBetb biefe Seic^en ? 20. SOar ber alte ^aien mit
biefer SRetnung einoerftanben ? 21. SSelc^er SReinung roar er ? 28. 20o
lief ^aule ^in, fobalb eine @elegen^eit fic^ bot ? 23. SBie fa^ ed ^tet
au9 1- 24. -dm ndc^ften 3lbenb, aid er benfelben Ort befuc^te, rote fa^ ed
aud ? 25. 2Qad glaubte ^aule in bem 92ebel ju fe^en ? 26. 38ie gebdr-
beten \\u) biefe ©cftalten ? 27. 2Bofiir ^iclt er fie ?
(3. 17-23)
1. 2Bad lam t^m in ben @inn, aid er biefe ©eftalten anfd^aute?
2. ^iirt^tete er fic^ oor i^nen ? 8. ^at er fie iemald roieber im Seben
gefe^en ? 5Dann ? 4. SBie erildrte er ju biefer 3eit bie ©rfc^einung ?
5. 3lld ber alte Sd^ulmeifter feine QJefdiic^te fortfe^en rooQte, road fc^ien
brau^en oorbeijufaufen ? 6. 5Bie roar babei ben 3uprern ju HBute ?
7. Unter roelc^en (Sinfliiffen roud^d $aufc ouf? 8. SBie rourbe ed mit
i^m auf einmal ganj anberd ? 9. (grjd^len Sie bie ®efd)i(^tc oon
irien' !3and unb i^rem ^ater. 10. fS^a^ ^atte J^aufe uon ilinbedbeinen
an gelibt? 11. 3Bad gefc^o^, aid er etned 2:oged mit einem erbeuteten
33ogel an 2:rien' Son^' 3;iir oociibergtng ? 12. Slid ber 5later t^n fo
angriff, road flog ^au!e ind 99lut ? IS. 9Bad ma(^te er in feiner 9But?
14. SQad rtef bie Sllte t^m nac^, aid fie i^ren Sieblingdiater tot fa^?
^ragen itbcr bic ^ajvttic9cbcnl)citen 215
16. midft SBerfptec^ung gob il)t fcaufe? 16. 2lld biefcr roeitcr in ber
jjit^tung na(^ bet ©tabt gegangen root, too roanberte Itien' "^ani l)in ?
17. fflod f(^leppte fie mit? 18. «ei roelc^er Sendftigung fonb fie ben
oUen Spoien ? 19. SBotum bot fie H)n ? 80. 31U fie in bad ^aud ein=
getteten root, roelc^en «efel)l gob fie ? 21. mi aUti in Drbnung root,
ioas moc^te fie ? 22. SBen Ilogte fie on ? 23. fBelc^en 9Jat roufete bet
alte ^oien bagegen ? 24. aRit roelc^et SWo^nung oetobfc^iebete et fie ?
(IB, 23-30)
1. 3Ba8 oetmutete ^oule, old et not^ §aufe lorn unb ben Slutflecl
out bet roei^geft^euetten ^lotte bemetfte ? 2. 2lld bet SJotet i^n mdf
bet Utfo(^e bed lotft^Iogend ftogte, rooS moc^te et ? 8. fflelc^en 9?ot=
fc^lag moc^tc i^m je^t bet Sotet ? 4. SBot $ouIe bomit cinoetftonben ?
5. 33ei mem ^offtc et eine SteUe ju Ittegen ? 6. SBelt^e SWeinung ^otte
bet alte ^oien oon bent ie^tgen 2)ei(^gtofen ? 7. SBet mot^tc bie 2)ei(^^
rcdinungen? 8. 2Bet ^olf bobei? 9. SBod root roo^I fouled 3lbfi(^t,
al3 et fi(^ biefc ©teQe ou8fu(^te? 10. 2BeI(^en ©influ^ ubtc boS ®e«
fptdc^ ubct ®He aSolfettS ouf $oufc aud ? 11. SBoS befc^Io^ et ju tun ?
12. fflotum rooUte et fofott ge^en? 18. 8ef(^teiben ©ie bic ®egenb,
too be« ajeic^gtofen $ou8 lag. 14. SBcn fo^ ^oulc neben bet ^ouStut
fte^en? ®o8 tnod^te fie ba ? 18. tBoS bot^te ^aulc bet fic^, alS et on
bet SBetftc ^inonftieg ? 16. 9BeI(^e Sntroott gob i^m (SIfe, olS et il)t
jeinen SBunfd^ mtttetlte? 17. 9Bie rooten bie SBanbc beS 3immetS
belleibet, rootin ^oule unb fein SJoter om noc^ften 'iioge ^ineinttotcn ?
18. SDBoS mo(§te bet §ou8roitt? 19. SBaS root feinct ©timme unju^
^bten, oI« et ben olten §aien ontebetc? 20. aBa§ fUt SSetbtu^ ^otte
bet 3)eic^gtof mit fetnent itleinlnec^t ge^abt? 21. SBofiit moc^tc fic^ bet
alte igoicn uetontroottlit^ ? 22. SGBelt^en C^otaftet routbe ^oufe t)«m
St^ulmeiftet jugefc^tieben ? 28. SBet root injroifc^en inS 3immet ge=
tteten ? 24. 2Bo8 boc^te §aule bet fic^ felbet, alS jcine Slirfe auf fie
fielen ? 25 . aCoS f oUte bet ajetc^gtof fi(§ nt(^i Itanlen laff en ? SCatum ?
26. SBclc^en Sat ctteiUc et bem alien §aien ? 27. Set roelt^ct «ef*af=
tiflung foOtc ^oule in bet ©tube beS SJeic^gtafen befiilflic^ fcin?
28. SBelc^c Setgilnfttgungcn begonn bet oltc ^oien fic^ bei bent 2JJiet=
lonttoft auSjubebingen? 29. SRit roelc^ct «offnung ttot §oufe feinc
neue ©teDe an?
I i
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%sjim
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216 Jragcn ubcr bic ^auptbegebcnt)eiten
(fe. 31-38)
1. 5Ut wen im ^oufe fd^ien $au!e nit^t bet tec^te ^u iein ? fBorum?
2. SBoton roar §ouIe bent ©to^fnec^t uberlegen ? 8. ^n roelc^er SBeije
rerfut^te Die Vetera ben neuen Jlleinfnet^t ju unterbriiden ? 4. ©elong
eS i^m, feinen SSotjat} burc^a"f"^'^<n ? SBatum ntt^t? 8. SBoburt^
rourbe bet 3n)iefpolt jroifc^en ®xo^'- unb j«einlne(§t bteiter gemac^t?
6. 2Scr foUte bag ^Uttern be« ^ungoie^ed beforgen, inbem $aufe
rec^nete? 7. SBie roar cd Cle ju SRute, ali (Slfe iftm bie 99efe^[e ilirea
ajaterg iiberbroc^te ? 8. SSj^in fetjte ftc^ ©He, al« fie com StoBe jurucf^
gelommcn roar ? 9. SBoran ftridtc fie roeiter ? 10. SBorein oertiefte fit^
^aufe? 11. 3Ba3 mad)te ber 35eic^graf ? 12. SBie faf) eS im Simmer auS?
18. 5nac^bem ber Xieic^graf eingefc^Iafen roar, ,t)oriiber plouberten bie
jungen ^cute? 14. SUoburc^ rourbe ber Sllte roieber roa(^? 15. ^urc^
roelc^e 3Riffetat §aule« roaren Irien' Sans' (Snten ben Satlen ptei8ge»
geben roorben ? 16. Tlit roelc^em ©inroanb Iie| fic^ §aule abfinben '
17. aSer foUte auf bie ^eic^orbnung paffen ? 18. 3[uf vatldft SWi^brfiuc^e
mat^te §aufe ben iJeit^grafen oufmerlfam ? 19. Sei ©rrofi^nung roeldicr
3Riffetat rourbe ber 2)ei(l^graf gang ou|er fi(^ ? SBarum ? 20. 9Ba3 bac^te
er im aUgemeinen oon §aufed SWa^nangen? 21. fBaS unterlie^ §oufe
nic^t, ali fie fo beifammen fafeen? 22. SBarum entftanb baburc^ ein
SBibcrroiOen gegen §aufe unb feinen 93ater? 23. SBie rourbe eS ben=
jenigen ju 9Kute, bie burc^ bie neuen SKaBregeIn nic^t getroffen rourben ?
24. SBelc^en SBunfd^ fprat^en fie auS ? 25. SBarum erftounte ber Dber--
beic^graf roaf|renb feineS SBefuc^S bei Sebe SJolfertg? 28. SBeld^eS 2ob
erteilte er i^m ? 27. SBer erso^Itc $aufe oon bcm, roaS im ^aufe paffiert
roar ? 5Bei rocld^er ©elegen^eit ? 28. Snbem ber Dberbeic^grof ben SBirt
lobte, roen lobte er roirflic^, i^rer SReinung nad^ ?
C^ 38^5)
1. SBie nonntc man ba3 SBinterfeft, rocIc^eS im Sanuar oon $aufe«
brittem 2)ienftia^re ge^alten rourbe? 2. SBer roar jum SBettfampf ge»
fotbcrt? SSott rocm? 3. Sei StreitfaHen befonberer 3?atur, rocr gab
ben aiuSfc^lag (decided)? 4. SBa§ fiir Seute rourben genommen, um
bie ©ac^c ber ^^Barteien ju ocrfec^ten (defend)? 5. SBoUte ^aufe mit
ben anbcren roctfcn ? 6. SJor roem furcfitete er fic^ ? 7. SBer iiberrebete
i^n, fein (Slud ju oerfuc^en? 8. SBaS ^atte Die ^eterS gegen $aule«
5raflen iiber bie 4iauptbeQcbcnl)eiten
217
SHa^l einjuroenbcn ? 9. SBotcn bie anbeten berfelben Sleinung?
10. mt fUI)tte Die i&enW.-. bie ^\af)l burt^ ? U. 3lld ^aufe roiebet noc^
<^>aufe lam, toet begegnete m bmnten am 5>ec!? 18- 3B<r wat »«=
jammelt, urn batf Spiel anjuje^en ? 18. SBo flanben biejenigen, bie an
bem Spiele beteiligt waten ? 14. IBotin beftanb bad Spiel ? 18. SBie
brudtcn bie 3uf(^auer i^ren SeifaU au«? 16. 3Ba« fur &m rourbe
oaule beim etften 5Burf suteil ? 17. 3n bem SBottftteit, bet batauf
folate, tat Cle ^etct« ^ein 2)Jbglit^fte« flit bie iJJarfc^partei ? 18. 2Bet
ftanb i^m sur ©eite? 19. ffiie fa^ fie auf i^n l)in? 20. gSJie ent=
jc^ieb bet Cbmann? 21. fflasi taunte Glfc bem ©tofefncc^t ju, al8 et
an i^t ootbeige^en tnoUte? 22. SCatiim atgette fic^ Gl!e iibet Cle3
aettagen ? 28. ffiie glUdte i&aufe «etn jroeitet ^Jutf ? 24. SBet btdngte
fic^ burd) ben $aufen }u i^m ? 2ft. ffla« bot fie i^m an ? ««• 3Ja^m
»aule ben angebotenen 2nml an? 27. fflie oetfb^nte et • .:, .t ber
ilUen ?
(@. 46-54)
1. ffiie na^e bem 3tel roaten bie SWatfc^leute, al6 fie roiebet an bie
«eil)e famen? 2. fflet foUte roetfen? 8. ffielc^e ^attei root im a3ot=
teil? 4. «13 i&aufe ba ftanb, nai tief il|m Die ^etetd ju? 6. ®etabe
al9 et roetfen rooUte, road mac^te Die v 6. mai gefc^a^, noc^ beoot
&aufe felbet etroa3 bagcgen «ntetnef)mcn fonnte? 7. HRit roelc^em
erfolg roatf ^aule bie Sugel? 8. 3Beffen SBeifaU fc^fi^jte §aufe am
tneiften ? 9. 9la^ bem ©piele roo roanbette bet SJlenfc^enttupp ^in ?
10. aasie btac^te man bott ben aibenb ju? 11. SBad mac^te ^au!e,
nac^bem bie ©efa^t, ©He einju^olen, ootiibct roat? 12. SBaS flog i^m
butc^ ben Jlopf, aid et ba ftanb unb bie 3;anjenben muftette ? 18. aSet
roat Die ^etctd' ^attnetin? 14. aJloc^tc Sllc aUe lanje mit? 18. 2Bo
fanb ^au!e fie ? 16. SBie ^at fie Die '■^Jetetd be^anbclt, aid biefct fie urn
einen a:ans bat ? 17. SBatum rooUte ^aufe nic^t tanjen ? 18. fflarum
fonnte bet 3lbenb nit^t f(^onet fiit if)n oudgcljen ? 19. ffiotauf ^atte
^aufe fi(^ befonnen ? 20. SBei roem rooUte et ben Sting bcfteUen ? 21. 3ln
treli^em S^nget foUte ber Wolbftfimieb meffen? 22. 3Bad maAte 6au!e
mit bem Wngc? 23. SBatum rooUte et nic^t bci bem 2)ei(^gtafen um
fcie $anb fetnet loc^tet on^alten ? 24. IBeldje ©teUc iiui $au»e ie^jt an ?
25. SBatum ^atte bet Deic^gtaf i^n etft rad)t rooUen auftuden laffen?
26. SBie ftt^tte Clfe bie @a(§e bwtc^? 27. SBooon tebete $oufc j.egcn
f
218 i^ragen iiber bic ^aupt6cgebcnt)citcn
@IIe nad) einem ^ia^r ? 28. 3Boju fu^lte er ftc^ gegroungen ? 29. SBotan
erinnerte (Slle \f)v 93e)u(^ bet bent alien ^aienf 30. 3BeI(^e Setjprec^ung
gaf) i^c ^au!e ?
(8. 54-61)
1. 3Qag n>urbe butc^ @I!e3 3"^"" erroicft? 2. SBaS teilte bet alte
2:ebe §aicn fcinem ©o^ne mit, benor er ftatb? 8. SBaS gefc^a^ am
2:age na<S) bent SBegrabnid ? 4. 3Barum roar @Ife gefontmen ? 6. SBaiS
ntac^te fie, nad^bem fie bte (SrlaubniS befommen ^atte, Orbnung ju
fd^affen ? 6. SBeld^e Sinlabung er^telt je^t ^aule ? 7. 3Bie rourbe er
oom ^Detcbgrafen entpfangen? 8. SBoju rooQte biefer t^n braud^en?
9. SOBar ^aufe banttt jufrieben, bie 2!)et(^arbeiten ju oetric^ten ? SBarunt
benn? 10. aCBartim ^ielt ber Grja^Ier inne? 11. SBcr roar eingetreten?
12. SOBeld^en Seric^t erftattete er ? 13. 9Bo ^atte er ben Sc^immelretter
gefe^ctt? SBie oft? 14. SBaS befc^lo^ ber Iieid^graf, fobalb er t)on
ber @rf(^etnung beg ©c^intmelreiterS prte? 16. 311^ ber Stetfenbe unb
ber ©d^ulntetfter [id) aUetn fanben, wai f(^(ug biefer oor? 16. SBie
iDurbe fein SSorft^Iag angenommen? 17. 3Jad^bem fie in bent 3iin»nw
ted @c^ulnteifterS angelangt roaren, roaS ntac^te biefer? 18. SBad war
in ^aufe feit ben le^ten IBorten feined 93aterd aufgeroac^fen ? 19. SBaren
i^m fd^on fritl^er fol^e ©ebanfen bur(^ ben Aopf gefa^ren? SBann?
20. 2)n roelc^er SQeife lonnten i^m roo^( bie SQo^Ierf c^e %exme nit^^en ?
21. Jtonnte er auf oiele ^reunbe tec^nen? SBarum nic^t? 22. SBer
erfc^ien i^m aid fein ^auptgegner? aSarum? 23. SQeld^e ©efil^Ie
roud^fen in feinent ^erjen auf roegen biefer i^einbfd^aft ? 24. 9ei roel^er
Slngelegen^eit fanben fic^ ^aufe unb @(fe nad^ 92euia^r sufammen?
25. 2Qie betrug fic^ (Slle rod^renb ber ^eftlic^Ieit ? 26. 3Bie nu^te
^aufe bie @elegen^eit aud? 27. Sie| @lfe ben 91ing fi^en? Unter
roelc^er 93ebingung ?
(@. 62-69)
1. 9QeI(^e SSora^nung ^atte ®(fe ge^egt (ge^abt) ? 2. SBie roar fie
in (SrfitQung gegangen? 8. Sefc^reiben @ie bad barauf fo(genbe 9e=
grdbnid. 4. 9Bad rourbe injrotfc^en im beic^grd^ic^en ^aufe getitftet?
6. 3Qad mad^te @Ife, aid ailed fur bie @dfte beforgt roar? 6. SBelc^c
@ebanfen flogen i^r roo^t burc^ ben ^opf? 7. SQelc^e roo^Ibefannten
@egenftdnbe fielen i^r ind 9(uge, aid fie roieber bad SBo^njimmer betrat?
gragen iiber bie ^auptbcgcbentjeiten 219
8. me max ber gc^c^liffenc ^ofal bcm alten SJcic^grafen juteil qemx--
ben ? 9. 3n roel(^cr ©ttmmung f cfirten bie ©fiftc com ScgrabntS jurud ?
10. asomtt bejc^aftigtc fxc^ eUe, nac^bem bad aWal)l beenbet roar?
11 acotuber untcrfiielt \i<i) bcc Cberbeic^gtof mit bem ^aftor unb
bem alten ^me aJiannetS? 12. fflad WH i>ct Dbetbeic^graf oor?
13. aeiUigtc bet roei^fioarige Deic^gcooUmac^tigte in biefen SSorjc^lag
ein ? 14. 5Bie fam bet ^oftor barauf, §aufc ^aicn fur bad 2lmt uotju^
fc^lagcn ? 15. aSte alt roar $aule ju biejer 3ett ? 16. SBoran fcljlte ed
i^m, urn baS Deic^grafenomt ubetnef)mcn su Ibnnen ? 17. ffier nxijc^te
fic^ in bicfem aiugcnblid in bie Unterf)altung ein ? 18. SBelc^e 9Kit=
teilung nxat^te ©Ife ? 19- 5Bie wutben t^rc aSorte oon ben ainroefenben
aufaenommen ? 20. ffiatum ^atte jie big jeftt gejc^roiegen ? 21. SBelc^e
GiniDenbung mac^te ber Dberbeic^graf ? 22. 2Sie bejeitigte ©He bie=
ielbe' 23. SBiUigte ber Dbetbeic^graf bie aBa^l ^aufeS? 24. mi
Idjien i^m boS aSunbctbate an ber ©at^e? 26. 2Bic rec^tfertigte jic^
eile?
((S. 70-78)
1 gBerwo^nteiefttim^aufeXebc^aienS? 2. SBo war ^aule mit
jeinem SBeibe eingejogen ? 3. 2Ba3 fUr ein 8eben fii^rte ber neue 2)etc^=
ataf ? 4. aSarum ^ielt er eg fur ungeroten, jur Sebjeit be8 alten 2)etc^=
grafen an manc^eS ju ru^ren ? 6. Sa^en fic^ bie beiben G()eleute otel ?
^IBorum nic^t ? 6. aSag mac^te ber 3ufriebenl|eit if)reg Sebeng etn ©nbe ?
7 asoruber rebeten einige ber iungeren 8eute eineS ©onntagS im firuge ?
8. 2Baren fie mit ber SCeic^oerroaltung §aule3 jufrieben ? aSarum mc^t?
9 aCeltbe Semerlung Die ^eterS' rourbe mit aUgemeinem SeifaU auf=
aenommen? 10. aSie bena^m fic^ feaule, alS fie i^m ju Dbren
iam? 11. aSiefuc^teeife, i^n jubem^igen? 12. aSelc^er ®eban!e
bcmac^tigte fic^ je^t be3 neuen 3)eic^grafen ? 18. aCaS fprac^ er bet fic^
felbft, nac^bem er auf ben O^tic^ binauSgelommen war? 14. SBaS
befic^tigte er t)om 25eic^e l)inaud? 15. 2Bie fa^ baS aJorlanb aud?
16 aSag beabfic^tigte §au!e, baraug ju mac^en? aBie? 17. aUelc^e
anbere i?alfulation Uberfam i^n? 18. aBie foOte i^m baS nutjen?
19. asem ^attc Die ^eterg fcine famtlic^cn Mnteile verfauft ? aSorum ?
20 ajlit welc^en gemifc^ten Oebanlen ging ^aule na(^ ^aufe ? 21. aSad
liatte eife gegen ben SSorfc^lag i^reS aJlanneS einjuwenben ? 22. aBeldjer
aberglaube mit Sejug auf bod ©topfen bed ?rie^l8 roar unter bem
220 Sragcn fiber bic ^auptbcgcbcn^citcn
uif,
■J
i
m
SoIIe im Umlaut ? 28. SBie ftonb c8 mit ben 5toften ? 24. aBanxm max
$ouIe fo eifrtg bemu^t, bag aSet! butt^a"f"^r«n ? **• ^JHt toel(^en 93ot=
atbeiten mufetc et fic^ ie^t bcfc^oftigen ? 3Barum ? 26. SBelc^e onbere
atbeiten fomen baju ? 27. ffiaS ent^telt bie (Singabe, wclc^e bet 2)eic^=
graf jur Sefiirtoortung on p^erem Dtt bem Dbcrbcic^gtofen einteit^te?
28. SBelc^en ®egen fd^entte ®lle ber neuen Slxbeit ?
(®. 79-92)
1. 9lu8 roelt^en DueQen ^otte bet ©(^ulmctftet bo8 bi3^er Seric^tete
gejogen ? 2. SBie roar i^m bet ^ietauf folgenbc Xnl bet ©efc^ic^te iibet»
liefett TOOtben ? 8. aSad wot notbrofittS oon bet ^offtellc bed SJcic^^
gtafen t)om ICeid^ au8 ju fe^en ? 4. SBoju ^atte mon biefc ^aUig ftii^et
benu^t? aBotum ie^t nic^t me^t? 6. gSBaS root botouf ju fe^en?
6. aSet befonb fit^ eineS 9lbcnbg om Deic^c biefet ^oQig gegenilbet ?
7. aBoS gloubten fie ouf bet ^nttig su fe^en ? 8. aUet !om noc^ bem
aibfc^ieb beS Sogelb^netS uom 3)otfe ^et? aSotum? 9. aCotouf
mod^te i^n bet Knec^t oufmetffom ? 10. aSofut ^ielten fie bie ©eftolt ?
11. aJioS root bcutlic^ ju fe^en, olS eS ^eEet routbc ? 12. aSoS root ouS
bem ^fetbSgetippe bonebcn gerootben ? 18. 3u roelc^em fcften (gntf(^lu&
fomen bie beiben ouf bem aBege nod^ §oufe ? 14. Sefc^teiben @ie bie
om nfic^ften Slbenb ftottfinbenbe Untetfu^ung. 16. SBie root cS bem
Sungen sumutc, oIS et ben »eti(^t bes om 2)ei^e sutildgebliebenen
^nec^teS ^otte ? 16. aBo3 gefc^o^ einige Xoge fpfitet ? 17. aOic fo^ bet
©c^immel oud ? 18. aBoS boc^te ©Ife oon bem ^onbel ? 19. aSoS fut
cin ®efi(^t mod^te bet 2)icnftiunge, ol8 et ben 6c^immel geroo^tte?
20. aBelc^en »efc^l gob i^m ^oule ? 21. aBelc^c gutc ^unbe teilte jefet
iCioufe feinem aBeibc mit ? 22. SiQigte fie bic ncue 9ltbeit ? 28. aBie
root §oufe 8U bem ©c^immel gefommen ? 24. aBo8 ^5tte et ^intet fic^,
old et mit bem ^fetbe roegtitt? 28. aBoS routbe ouS bem ©c^immet
untet bet fotgfSitigen ^flegung bed 25eit^gtofen ? 26. aBie ieno^m fi(^
bod %\et, old §oufe im Sottel fo$? 27. aBod gef{^o^, old bet fine(^t
fic^ ie^t ouf feinen Sittden fc^roingen rooDte ? 28. aBod teilte bet J)ienft=
junge einige abenbe fpStet bem SinedfU mit ? 29. SBot bet 3un9«
juftiebcn, bei §oufe im Xienfte ju bleiben ? aBotum nic^t ? 80. »ei
roem ttot et je^t old iSnec^t ein? 81. aBie wutben feine ffitjo^lungen
oon bem ZeufeMpfetb ^iet oufgenommen f
^rogcn fiber bic |)aupt6ege6en^citcn 221
(3. 93-106)
1. 3Bad mac^te ^atife, nad^bem ber Sefe^I }ut neuen (Sinbeic^ung
eingetroffen roar? 2. ffiie routben bie neuen Slntrdge oon ben 2)ei(6s
geooUmdc^tigten aufgenommen ? 3. SBelc^e Stniudnbe mac^ten fie bos
gegen ? 4. 3Bte teat ^aule ben Ginroanben cntgegen ? 5. 9Ber etgriff feme
^artet ? 6. SBcIt^e ^rop^ejeiung ma^te biefer ? 7. SWit n»el(^en SDBor*
ten beenbete ^oufe bie oQgemeine Scfptec^ung ? 8. SBo^er foUte man
bie nbttge (Srbe ne^men ? 9. SOeI(^e anberen Ginric^tungen naten bei
biefer Sexfammlung ju tteffen ? 10. SQie rourbe bie (^elbmefferfac^e ev
lebigt ? 11. 3)2it roelc^em ©efii^l ging ^aufe an bie Arbeit ? IS. 3Bel(^e
Serfammlung rourbe einige SQoc^en fpdter betufen ? SBantm ? 18. SBanim
rourben aud^ biejenigen einge(aben, bie nut Sdnbeteien Winter bent alten
Seiche befa^en ? 14. SBelc^e fc^roere Slrbert rourbe ie|(t ^aule ju. 2aft?
16. SBarum befd^roetten fid^ oiele bariibct, an bent neuen SQetle tetl*
ne^men ju ntUffen ? 16. 5Ba3 ricf Die ^ctetei bajroifc^cn ? 17. fflie
mberlegte $au!e biefe SSerleuntbung ? 18. 2Bad mugte et auf ftc^
ne^men, beoor aQed georbnet roat? 19. 3luf roeld^e 3Beife fii^irte man
bie Slibeit aud ? 20. 2Ber mad^te bie Slnorbnungen ? 3Bie? 21. SBte
iDutben bie i^aulen (bie (^lei^igen) oon i^nt be^anbelt ? 22. 9Qe((^e
l-^altung seigten bie iDeid^atbeitec vov i^rent !Deic^grafen ? 9Barum?
23. 3Bie roirlte biefe ^d(te bed S3oI!ed gegen i^n auf ^aute ? 24. Sis
tvann arbeitete man an bem neuen !Deic^e? 25. S5ad roar noc^ baran
ju Derric^tei \3 ber SOintcr ber 2lrbeit (Sin^alt tat ? 26. aBelc^ fro^eS
(Jreigni'' '.'■ a ^ im ^aufc beS 2)ei(^grafen oorbereitct ? 27. SBie roar
^aufeg 'i iju 2:riibfa( geroorben ? 28. !Dur(^ welched ®ebet (am ec
in 5Serru, •. > a ber ®emeinbe? 29. SBeld^e religi5fe SBeroegung roar
bamald ftarl im @c^roange ? 80. ^elc^e 9(rt Seute fpielten barin bie
S^auptroQen ? 81. 9Qer im beic^grdflid^en ^aufe ge^orte baju ? 82. SBar
l^Mufe bem Jtonoentifelroefen freunbUc^ gefinnt ? 83. 3Bad foQte er in
ieinem (Sebet beftritten ^aben ? 84. SBie rourbe biefe ^u|erung t)on ben
Zocfeinroo^nern aufgenommen ? 8S. 3luf roen aQein lonnte ^aufe fi($
oerlaffen ?
(@. 107-116)
1. SBelc^e neue Arbeit rourbe im ^rii^ting oorgenommen? 2. fSer
roar an SteQe bed oerftorbenen ^eroe banners aii :Dei(^get>oamd(^tigter
eingetreten ? 3. SBar $aule mit ber neuen SQa^l jufrieben ? SBarum
222 i^ragcn iibcr bic .Oaiiptbccjcben^citen
nic^t ? 4. Untet roelc^en Umftonben rourbe bie 3lrbeit am 35et(^e fort,
gefe^t ? 5. asjclc^c ei)re rourbe bent Sc^immel oft suteil ? 6. 2Cod roar
im Setragen be^ ilinbes feltfom ? 7. fflie roeit roar baS fflcrl oorgeriidt,
als ber DItober roieber ba roar ? 8. 2Bad blieb noc^ ju tun ? 9. fflorum
fc^te ^aule aUeS baran, ben ©c^luft fc^ncU ^erbeijufu^ren ? 10. «ei
roelc^em SCetter fe^tc man bie Slrbeit fort? 11 Beic^reiben ©ie bie
©jene. 12. SBa^ fur ein ©direi fc^oU plb^lic^ oon unten aud ber ©(^luc^t
^erauf? 13. ©e^orc^te man bem „£iaU« ^aufe^ ? SBarum nit^t?
14. aSa^ mac^te biefcr nun? 18. 2Ber rooUte i^n oon feiner Slbfic^t
ob^alten? 16. 2Bar ipaule roiUig, ba^ Xierc^en im ©tic^e ju laffen?
17. aBie rettete er eS ? 18. 2Ca3 rourbe i^m auf bie ^rage geantroortet,
roer ben $unb ^ineingeroorfen ^abe ? 19. ©eleven fc^orfen SBerroeid
gab ^aule bem ^erl? 20. gjjie roirften jcine 3Borte auf bie 9lrbeiter?
21. 3n roelt^er aCeife rourbe aUe^ roieber gefc^lic^tet ? 22. ffiie !am
^aulc in ben »efi^ beg ^unbes ? 23. 3Bag mac^te er bamit, al§ er nac^
§aufe lam ? 24. aBie fa^ eS am ndc^ften aWorgen au3 ? 28. aSaS fiir
ein Seft rourbe nac^ 93oUcnbung ber 2lrbeit ge^alten? 26. aSelc^e
©enugtuung cmpfing ber 2)eic^graf bei ber aSefic^tigung bcS 35ei(^e8 ?
27. aCie rourbe ber neue iloog getauft ? 3la^ mm ? 28. aWit roelc^em
$Ramen rourbe er oom aJoKe bejeic^net ? 29. 3Hit roelc^em ®efii^l ^brte
^aufe biefe aSejeic^nung ? aSarum ? 30. aBie roar ti bei bet leilung
beg Sanbeg im neuen itoog ?
(®. 117-128)
1. aBelc^e ^flic^ten beanfprut^ten (claimed) je^jt ^auIeS 3eit ? 2. aBag
^atte fcin «inb ©igentiimlic^eg an fit^ ? 8. aSer roaren i^re ©piel=
lameraben? 4. Unter roelc^en Umftdnben roar Jrien' 3an3 in beg
2)eic^grafen ^aug cingcjogen? 8. aBie fa^ eg in i^rem Simmer aug?
6. aBoruber tlagte bie 2llte? 7. aBie rourbe eg auf einmal anberg?
8. aBie empfing Irien" baa 25ei(^grafen!inb ? 9. (Srbormte fie fi(^ beg
Hinbeg? aBarum? 10. aBag ereignete fi(^ ieftt tagUd> im 3immer
ber anten? 11. aBie oertraa ft* bag ^inb mit ibren ©piellameraben ?
12. aBo^in rooUte fie eineg Xageg mit bem Sater ge^en ? 13. SBag ,«c
aBetter gab eg ? 14. aBie bena^m fic^ bag Hinb roa^renb beg 9iittg ?
18. aBooor filrc^tete fie fid>, alg fie auf bem 2)ei(^e roar? 16. aBog
fragte fie bie 9Rutter, nac^bem fie roieber nac^ &aufe gefommen roor?
^ragcn fiber bte ^auptbcgebent)eiten 223
17. 3BeI(^ed ©eftcinbntd macule (Site i^retn SRanne ? 18. SBelc^en Zroft
tDu^te biefer ju geben? 19. SQarum fii^lte fic^ @lfe ie^ft leic^ter?
20. 3BeI(^e @ef(^i(^te erjdl^lte Xrien' ^and eineiB Zaged in bet JtUc^e
ber !letnen 3Bienfe? 21. SQec untetbtac^ bte Srjd^lung? SBarum?
22. 2Qie gefiel ba§ bee 3llten ? 28. So ging jetft ^aufe mit bem ^inbe
{pa3ieren? 24. Um roelc^e 2:agedjeit roar eg? 26. 3Qte fa^ ed oom
:^eic^e aug ? 26. 93ei roeld^et @elegen^eit ^atte ^aule fru^er ^t^n-
licked gefe^en ? 27. SBofiic ^ielt SBienfe bie im 'Slebel \id) beioegenben
@eftalten? 28. 9Qte erfldrte ^ufe bem etjc^rodenen Jtinbe bie St^
fcfjeinungen ?
(®. 128-139)
1 . SQeld^ neueS Unglud traf ^aufe nad) 92euia^r ? 2. 3Be((^e SBithing
iibte biefe ^tanfl^eit auf i^n au6 ? 8. SBaS routbe er bei 9efi(^tigung
bee ^Jiorboftede bed 2)ei(^eS geioa^r? 4. 3Bie l^atte ber $rie^( feine
^ic^tung gednbert? 8. 9Qo lag bie @efa()r ? 6. fJHai roar ju tun, um
ber 'Sefa^r oorjufieugen? 7. SBenn eine ©turmflut roieberldme, road
rodre bann bad etnjige SRittel, ben alten ^oog ju retten ? 8. 9Bo ging
i^aute am felben 3(benb ^in ? SBoju ? 9. Somit befc^dftigten fid^ bie
(^eDoQmdc^tigten, aid er an!am ? 10. 3Qie rourbe fein 93orf(^lag, 2af)i
nungen oor ben alien 2)ei(^ ju legen, oon ben anberen aufgenommen ?
11. aSeld^en 9tat erteilte i^m Die ^eterd ? 12. SBarum rooUte er nic^t
feinem SBeibe bie ©ac^e anoertrauen ? 13. SBie fam i^m bie ©at^e am
anberen SRorgen vor, aid er roieber auf ben ^eic^ ^inaudgegangen roar ?
14. S^atU ^aule Stu^e, nadibem bie ^teparatur audgefii^rt roorben roar?
fflarum nicbt? 18. 2Bad merftc er nac^ einem ©turm im ©eptember ?
16. aBad ereignete fi^l ju (Snbe ©eptember im ^aufe $aufc §aiend?
17. gyer ftanb am ©terbebctt ? 18. ffielc^e 9iaturerf(^einung fanb gcrabe
ict3t ftott? 19. aaSie roirlte biefe auf bie Sllte? 20. aOad fdirie fie
im ©terben aud? 21. SBad erfc^redte um biefe 3c»t bie einroo^ncr
con JJorbfriedlanb ? 22. SBurbe bad Ungliid iemanb .' nugefc^rieben ?
ffiem ? 28. aSorauf beuteten aUe biefe 3ei(^en ?
I >
(®. 139-144)
1. SSon roelc^er ©eite lam ber ©turm ? 2. SDelc^e Sorbereitungen nuts
ben bagegen im beic^grdf lichen $aufe gemac^t ? 8. jBelc^e Sorfe^rungen
ii
Hot*'?
224 graflen iibcr bic 4-)auvtfaecjcbcnl)citen
(anftolten) ^atte ^aule ^c^on am 2)eic^e getroffcn? 4. SBonoc^ Ttapte
bad «inb? 6. ©eleven »efe^l flab Jetjt ^aule? aBarum? 6. ©ae
aefc&a^, ola bic SWogb bie «lammetn flelbft ^ottc? 7. 9Jac^ raelc^et
©eite wax bet aSinb umgefprunflen ? 8. SBarum mu^tc Saufc \)xmm ?
9 SBaMiireinegiac^ttDorea? 10. SBer roar l)intcr $aufe ficrgelaufen ?
11 ffio ftanb eife, noe^bcm i^r aJlann fottgcritten roar ? 12. 3Bte roar
ibt, old fie in ben ©turm ^inauSfa^ ? 18. 2Bie roar ^atife, aid er auf
ben aseic^ ju iagte ? 14. 2)urc^ roeldjed Oejc^rei rourbe er aufgeic^redt >
16. aBo lamen bie 3Woroen ^et? ffiavum? 18. SBaS fa^ er, alS bet
HJlonb fluc^tig burc^ bie SBolfen fc^ien ? 17. SBofur ^ielt er ben SSogel ?
18. 2Beld)e Saute fc^lugen an fein Dl,r, aid ber ©turm eine ©efunbe
auSfe^te ? 18. SBo flogen feine ®eban!en ^in ?
(@. 144-151)
1 5Bie \aff bo§ 9Weer ouS, aid er am 3)ei(^e an!am ? 2. SWit roelc^en
©ebonlen fa^ er ben oon i^m gebauten ^tx<i) an? 8. fflo fanb er bte
IMenicben, bie auf bem Xtx6)t bie SBac^t ju ^alten I)atten ? Sfflad mac^tcn
fie? 4 SBet ^atte i^nen befo^len, biefed 2BerI ju tun? SBarum?
6. SBeK^en GJegenbefe^l gab ieftt ^aule? 6. 2BaS roar injroi^c^cn ge=
ftbeben? SBarum? 7. 2Ber roar bafur oerantroortlic^ ? 8. 2Bel(^e
©ebanlen roiil)lten in feinem Kopf, aid er nac^ bem SBruc^ ritt ? 9. SBa^
roedte i^n aud feinen 3:raumen? 10. SBad gcroa^rte er, aid er tn ben
5toog ^inabfa^ ? U. SBer lam in ber Carriole ^erangefal)rcn ? 12. SBad
batte eife mit i^rem Sinbe in ben ©turm l)inaudgetrieben ? 18. OJelang
ed fiaufe, fie juriidiufdjeuc^en ? 14. SBad ma(^te biefer, aid er ben
Untergang feinet ^amilie fa^ ? 16. SBad ift aud ben 2Rdnnern geroorben,
bie ben neuen SJei^l burc^ftec^en rooUten? 16. 3Bie roirb barauf im
%e^t ^ingebeutct? 17. SBelc^ed ift bad SBirlungdDoafte, etroad plump
^eraudjufagen, obet barauf, roie ^ier, blo| ^injubeuten ? 18. SBarum ?
(@. 151-153)
A
1. SBle fa^ ed aud, not^bem ber alte 5?oog tiberflutet roar ? 2. SBarum
lafet ber 2)i(^ter bie SBerftc oon ^aufe ^aiend ioofftatt aud ber glut Ijer
Dorragen ? 8. SBarum Id^t er aucf) ben Sic^tfc^ein t)on bort fc^immcnt?
i^ragcn iibcr bic ^auptbcgebentieitcrt 225
4. ffiatum Wfet er nod^ baju bic Scutate au§ bent flitc^turm i^re 2i(^t»
funfen iiber bic SBellen toerfen ? 6. aBo roar biefe ^itc^e ? 6. &ab ei
auc^ einc Stixdfi m aWorft^botf ? 7. SBonad^ griff ber 3u^5rcr, no($bein
ber Grjafilcr gefc^roicgcn ^attc ? 8. ffiarum f ufirtc er baS ®Ia3 nic^t sum
I'lunbe ? 9. 3Bic anbcrS roiirbe bic ffiirtfc^ofterin be^ Seic^grafen bie*
felbe ©cfc^td^te erja^lt ^aben ? 10, SBicDiel abcr con ber ©efc^ic^te roar
fic^cr? 11. aBaS roar i^rcn totcn ^orpcrn gefc^e^en? 12. SBie rou^te
ber 6(^ulmeifter bag? 18. 3Sie roar bag ju i^rem Seftcn gefc^e^en?
14. fatten fie itn Seben otel Unru^c vox ben SKcnfc^en ge^abt ? 15. 3fl
e^ irgenb einem 2Kenfc^en gegebcn, oofligc Slu^e oor feinen SKitmenft^en
ju I)aben? 18. mt ^atte §aulc feinen Untcrgong ^erbeigebtac^t ?
17. jjerbiente er biefen ia^en Untergang ? 18. SBar bie ©inbeit^ung be3
SorlanbcS lobenSroert ober ftrafbar ? SBarum ? 19. SBie er^ielt er bot^
feinen 2o^n bafiir ? 20. SBoS roar bie ^rop^cjeiung Seroe SWannerd'
betrcffg beS neuen tDeid^cS ? 21. 2Sar fie in ©rfiiUung gegangen?
22. SBarum nic^t ? 28. ®eben ©ie aug ber Oeft^it^te Seifpiele d^nlic^et
Se^anblung oon gro&eren 3Bo^Itotem ber SWcnfc^^eit. 24. 3Borum
gabcn fie ©olrateS ®ift ju trinfen? 25. SWon erjfi^Ie etroaS oon
6ofratc§. 26. fflarum freujigten fie G^riftuS ? 27. SBie finb ©olroteS
unb G^riftuS fonft ju T)crglei(^en ? 28. 8D3erben SBo^Itdtiger ^eutjutoge
d^nlid^erroeifc be^anbclt ? 29. ffiorum ni^t ? 80. SBaS gefc^ie^t obet
tf)nen ^eutsutage ? 81. SBog gefd^ic^t ba^ingegen ©croaltSmenfc^en obet
bofen ftierndcfigen ^faffen ? 32. SBad ift ein ®eroaltgmenf(^ ? 2Ba3 ein
ftiernadiger ^faffe ? 33. ilennen ©ie oielleic^t ©eroaltSmenfd^en ober ftiex<
nddige ^faffen, bic fo be^onbelt roerben ober roorben finb ? 84. jtennen
gie etroa SKenfc^en im roirflic^en 2eben, benen fo etroaS gcfd^ie^t roic bem
i^aule ? 85. ©inb bie ^faffen ^eutjutagc ftiernfidig ? 86. SBie roaren
biejcnigen, roelc^e G^riftug freujigten? 37. SSaren eS ©eroaltdmenfc^en
ober ftiernadigc ^faffcn, bie §aule3 Untergang t)erurfa(§ten ? 88. 3n*
roiefern roaren eS folc^e ? 39. 3BaS ^ei^t cS, einen tilc^tigen Jlerl, roeil
er un§ um itopfeSldnge iiberroac^fen ift, jum ©pul ober 5Rac^gefpenft }U
madden ? 40. aSaS ^eifet eg, eincn ©eroaltSmenfc^en ober einen fttet*
ndcfigen ^faffcn jum §ciligcn §u ntac^en ? 41. 3ft baS ein t^etotif(|e«
33tlb, unb roenn bem fo ift, roie ^ei^t cS ? 42. 3ft e8 immer ber ^aQ, boB
bie gjJenf(^en auf bie i^nen llberroac^fencn neibif(^ finb ? 48. 2Ba8 ift
cine 2lUegorie ? 44. jlann bet ©(^immelteitet oUegotif c^ gef a^t roerben ?
226 gragcn ubcr bic |)auptbc9cbent)eitcn
-¥
B
1. 3Ba§ tat bcr Sc^ulmeiftcr, als er fcinc Semcrfunc^en isbct $ou!eS
©c^idfol DoUenbct l)atte ? 2. ffiarum f)orct)te er md) brauften ? 8. aCarum
aog er ben rooUenen SJoi^ang com ^enfter? 4. fflie root cS btaufeen
etroaS anberd geroovben? 6. 5Ben fa^ er jurudfommen ? 6. SBatum
lamcn [xt nad) bem SUirtsfiauic ni(t)t jurud? 7. 5Uie n)u|te er, bafe em
SBruc^ am anbern Ufer gefc^e^cn fein mufetc? 8. SBarum fatten bte
©et)oUmd(^tigtcn fic^ jerftreut ? 9. SBenn in unfrer ®ef c^ic^tc ctn SBruc^
am neuen 2)eic^c gemac^t roare, ^atte bad ben alten 35et(^ vox ©efat)t
gefic^crt? 25ie ©riinbe ju S^ter Slntroort ? 10.2Bo^inblicItcbet3uf)brer'.'
11. Seftdtigtc (confirm) er, roa^ ber Sc^ulmcifter gcfagt ^attc ? 12. 3Cie
^atte cr bag tun lonnen? 18. ffiarum roaren aUc bcibe juerft ^ierauf
geftiegen? 14. 5BaS tat ber 3"Prer mit bem 9ieft feined 0laje«?
16. fflofiir bonfte cr bem (grjd^ler? 16. 2Cie glaubten aUe beibe,
ru^ig f(^lofen ju Ibnnen ? 17. 2Barum ? 18. 5Ba§ rounfc^te bcr ®c^ul=
meifter feinem ®aft ? 19. 3Sarum roar bicjcr im aBirtSt)au[e eingelcf)rt ?
20. SBo ging cr, nac^bem cr oon feinem 2Birt 2lb|c^ieb gcnommen ^atte?
21. SBcn traf er unten auf bem ^lur? 22. 3Barum roar bcr 35ei(^graf
Surutfgefommen? 28. 2BaS beftatigte auc^ cr rociter? 24. SBcIc^cr
SBermutung gob er SluSbrud ? 26. 2Bic bcftotigtc ber ®aft beS 25eic^^
grafctt aRutma^ung? 26. Barum joUte bcr ©c^ulmciftcr bem ©aft roaS
roeiSgemac^t ^obcn? 27. SCaS ift ein 3lufIIorcr? 28. SBcr in bcr ®e=
f(^i(^te gc^brt ju ben 3luf!larern? 29. SBar bcr SJic^ter felbft ein 3luf=
Iiarcr ? 80. 3ft ein 2luf!ldrer immer ein oerftanbigcr SWann ? 31. 3ft
umgef c^rt ein SJcrftanbiger immer ein 3luflldrcr ? 82. SBarum foUtc ber
©aft feinen cigcnen augcn nic^t mifetrauen ? 83. SBarum judtc ber 9l.i=
gercbete bie «(^feln? 34. 5Bie fc^icben fie Boncinanber ? 38. SCoriiber
ritt unfer erjd^ler am anberen SKorgcn jur ©tabt ^inunter? S3ei roelc^em
aSetter ? 36. SBoriibcr roar bog 2it^t oufgegongen ? 87. SBaS roar biefe
roeite SSetroUftung ?
m^mtint gragen ii6cr ben ^^Sc^immclrcitcr"
1. 2Bo foU biefe ©cfc^ic^te oorgefunben rootben fein ? 2. 2Bec fott fie bo
erja^Ien ? 8. SBie etsd^lt er fie ? 4. SBo fpielt bie eigentUdje ©ejc^ic^te ?
ffiet foQ fie erjo^Ien? 8. 2Bod ift bie ejpofition biefet ®efc^ic^tc?
6. 2BaS ift i^re ©teigerung ? 7. §at fie einen ^b^epunft, unb roorau^
befte^t er? 8. fflaS ift bie Umle^t ober bet '^aH einet btamotifc^en
^anblung ? 9. §at biefe ^anblung folc^ einen 2eil ? 10. ^olgt bet
©c^lufe folgeric^tig auf ben oor^erge^enben Xeil? 11. 5ol8«n ^ie
onbeten leile gefetfmoBig aufeinonber ? SBie ? 12. 3ft biefe (Sinteilung
beftimmt genug, urn ber ®ef(^ic^te eine tegelrec^te bramatifc^e ^orm
beijulegen ? IS. aOieoiel fonft an ber ©efc^ic^te ift bramatifc^ ? 14. 2Do«
ift baron poetifd^ ? 15. SBeifen @ie ouf Seifpieic booon ^in. 16. ae=
jptet^en ©ie bie (gin^eit ber ^onblun?. 17. ®eben ©ie Seifpiele ber
3lnpoffung beS ©tils ber ©timmung ol er bem Snftolt. 18. 355ie ift ber
etil im oOgemeinen ju (^oralterifieren ? 19. 3BeI(^e SluSno^men boju
finb erweiSbor ? SKbglic^e ©runbe ju benfclben ? 20. 3ft bie Oefc^ic^te
sjeeignet, ben Sefer benlen ju loffen ? SBie ? 21. 2Bcifc man ouf ©teQen
^in, bie me^r o^nen loffen, ol3 fie fagen. 22. 3ft fo eine 2lrt beffer, old
aHeS plump ^erouSjufagen ? SBorum ? 28. QJibt eS Unroo^rfc^einIit^=
!eiten in ber ©efc^ic^te ? aBetd^e ? 24. ©timmt boS mit ber Slnfic^t bcS
SlriftoteleS ttberein ? SBer wor biefer ? 28. ^olten ©ie mit ^ec^ner,
ba^ ber ©til einer ®efc^i(^te ongene^m fein foUte? 3^re ®runbe?
26. Snmiefem ift ba3 ber ^oU im „©(i^immelreiter« ? 27. 3ft ber
,©c^immelreiter« ibeoliftifc^ ober realiftifc^? 28. aOelc^eS fmb bie
©riinbe S^rer antmort? 29. erllcren ©ie bie sSuSbrude ,,realiftifc^,"
„ibeoliftifc^* unb i^r SSer^oltniS 8" einonber. 80. 2Ba3 ift romontifc^
an tit 0ef(^i(^te ? 81. (grfloren ©ie biefen SluSbrutf. 82. ©oOte ein
ibealiftifc^eS ffierl ^ormonifc? fc^lie&en? 88. Snroiefcrn burfte ber
©t^lu^ biefeS SBerfeS ^armonifc^ ^ei^en ? 84. Jpattc ber 2)ic^ter etroo
onber« fc^liefeen Ibnnen, unb roic ? 88. 2Beifen ©ie ouf etrooige fieitmotitje
im SBerle ^in. 86. 9luf bem litelblatt &ei§t biefeS SBerl ,,eine SRooeUe".
Untcrf^eiben ©ie eine S^iooelle oon einem Sioman.
227
Sfvagen ftBer ben ^it^ter
1. 5n welc^em Sa^re wutbe bet tClc^tet geboren? SBann ftorb «?
2. gBel(^e8 rooten bie etften einfliiffe, bie fetne (Sinbitbungdftaft roetften
unb i^m 6toffe iu lunftigen fflerfen floben? 8. aXJaft filr beutfc^e
fiitetatut ttieb mon bamal8 in bet SBoII^c^uIe, bie Z. Stotm befut^te ?
4. 2Bel(^e8 ®9mnafium beaog et ? «• fflie roitfte fein 2lufent^olt ba ouf
fein litetatif(^eS Xolent ? 6. 3luf roelc^en Unioetfitoten ftubiette et nai)
5Be[te^en feineS abitutienteneEomend (final examination)? 7. 2Bie
TOitrten bie ^odjfc^ulen auf i^n litetatif c^ ? 8. mt welc^en fpatet betu^mt
gewotbenen SWcinnettt oerfe^tte et aut 3eit feine8 ©tubiumS auf biejen
Unioetfitoten ? 9. SDelc^en SRongel ttogen feine etften ffietle jut 6c^ou ?
10. gajatum mufete et feine ^eimatftobt cetloffen? 11. 2Bo be!am et
eine SteUung ? aSon roem ? SBatum ? 3Ba8 max fie ? 18. SBie roitfte
biefet aufent^alt liinftletifc^ auf i^n? 18. SBann teifte et noc^ ©ub=
beutf(^Ianb unb roatum? 14. SBo ^at et feinen Sefuc^ bei SWBtife
gefc^itbett? 16. fBieoiel S^nlic^feit gibt e8 jroifc^en beiben J)ic^tetn?
16. 3Bie ^o(^ fte^t SWbtife in bet beutfc^en fiitetatut? 17. SBa« roat
etotmg nftc^ftet SBo^nott ? 18. 2Bie roat biefet feinet litetatifc^en
Xdtigfeit ootteil^aft ? 19. SBonn unb roatum le^tte et nac^ feinet
gjotetftabt autild ? 20. aSelc^e politifc^en ©teigniffe roaten ba feit feiner
JBetbannung gcf(^e^en? 21. 3u roelc^et bffentlit^en e^te gelangte et
balb noc^ feinet Siiidfunft? 22. 2Bic beeinflu^tc bet jrocite 9lufent^oIt
in bet Speimat fein litetarifdieS ©c^affcn ? 28. 3n roelt^em Sa^te legte
et fein offcntlic^eg 3lmt niebet ? aBaium ? 24. SBo roo^nte et feitbem
bis auf feinen lob ? 26. SBomit befc^aftigtc et \xd) ba ? 26. SBie vtt-
gleic^en fic^ bie litetatifc^en ^tobulte biefet ^ctiobe mit ftu^eten?
27. 5Bie ift bag au ctflaten ? 28. aSelt^eS ift fein le^teS ffietf ? 29. ffiie
ift eS mit feinen anbcten SSctfen ju Dcrgleic^en ? 80. SBie mit ben beften
betfelben (Sattung in bet ncueten beutfc^en fiitetatut ? 81. $at et mel
^oefie gebiditet ? 82. (Strod^nen ©ic befonbctc Stlebniffe, bie batin aum
poctifc^cn auSbtud lommen ? 88. 3Bag ift bie 2ltt biefet ^oefie ? 3^t
SBett ? 84. 2Bag ift bet 5Rett feinet ^tofa ?
228
X^^mata jn betttfc^cii «iiffa^eii
I. ^n^altdangabe,
(a) Som «nfonfle bid ^ufe beim Deic^gtofen jlleinfnfc^t roirb;
(b) Son $auW (gintritt beim Dcic^fltafen bii et felbft jum
3)ei(^0rafen emannt lokb;
(c) ajon $ou!e« Gtnennung jum Deic^fltofen bid jur ®ene^mi=
gung feined aSorjt^Iagd iut neuen einbeidjung ;
(d) S5on bet Scfonntmac^ung bet neuen ©inbeic^ung bid auf
Ranted Jtranl^eit;
(e) Son fouled fttonf^eit bid jut ilotofttop^e.
S. Utfo(^e unb SBithmg in bet ^anblung.
3. 2)ie poetift^e ®etec^tigfeit bei bet Salofttop^e.
4. a)ad 2)ei(^n)efen.
5. 9latutfd|ilbetungen unb bcten 3n)ede.
6. Dei angef(^logene Ion in bet ©efc^ic^te,
(a) old aibbilb (reflex) bet Siotut;
(b) aid aibbilb bed SSoIfdc^atattetd ;
(c) aid Mbbilb bed 2)i(^tetd in feinem ^o^en aitci.
7. 2)od wiebet^olte Sluftteten bed ffi|(§enbauTnd unb befien Swed.
8. 25ie Detmeinten ttbetnattttlic^en (Stfc^einungen unb beten oet*
Hiinftige etiltttung.
9. 6timmungdbilbet.
10. 35ie SoUe bet Stouen.
II. (Sine e^otaftetlt^ilbetung jyow-ed.
12. (Sine (S^ataltetfc^ilbetung (Slfed.
18. a)ie eroigen unb aagemeinen fBa^t^eiten, bie in bet 0ef(^t(^te
sum audbtud lommen.
14. 3)ie pet^bnlit^en et^abningen ©totntd,
(a) bie in bet @ef (^i(^te petroettet finb ;
(b) bie ouf bie (»efc^i(^te einen ©influ^ gettbt ^aben.
229
230 XljcniQta ^u tcut)d)cn 9(uffd^cn
16. Cine Sc^ilbetung be^ S*ou|>Ia|e« bet ^anblung.
16. Xat Sidbofcln.
17. Die &e\d)\dtU l-f neuc; Tieic^e«.
1%. ®rilnbe jut Slnno^me emet poetij(^=btomottf(^en Utfotm biefe*
aBerfe« mit ©ejuflna^me auf bie Ginteilung in (a) Gmleitun9+ erregenbe*
aWoment. (b) eteigerung, (c) i&b^enputift (+ ttagifc^ed iJioment), (d) %a\i
ober Umfe^r (+ aJioment ber U-iev epmnungn (e) Aatofttop^e.
19. Umgeftaltung geeignete- . ttl'e.i in Blanloeta (reimlofe Serfe),
entnjfber bramatifc^ obet etjr'ili-n&.
20. 2)ie9ieligionbed9Qet't:^
SI. X^eobor ©totm alfi ©. olacfi+'t.
22. 6d)ilbeTung be8 beicftgn ilidj. t>i>^I^Ci.ie« unb (Se^ftfte*.
28. Xai bei(§gtofli(^e ^aut- unb ."v^o'wcjen.
24. 2)er S)umot unb beflen SBeirjevxun., neb« ©tUnben »u feincm
anebr= ober 5Jiinbergebtau<^.
26. Die dtoVie bet «r&eit iinb ber i^t betgftrate ^SSert.
26. Routed SBetbegang untet Sejugnaljnit luf feine (gr-iebungtocife.
27. 2)ie geologtf(^e lotigleit be« Weere^ • n ber SBeftfufte Sc^lesiBigs
(jie^e untes onbetcm ,Deut1(^e 9lunb,(^ou«, ^uni 1907).
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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE VOCABULARY
AND NOTES
aee.
accusative
a4i.
adjective
adv.
adverb
art.
article
aux.
auxiliary
eS,
compare
d.
clause
comp.
comparative
conj.
conjunction
daL
dative
def.
definite
dem.
demonstrative
b.^.
bad ^ei^t (that is)
e.g.
for example
f-
following
gen.
genitive
ie.
that is
imperat.
imperative
imper8.
impersonal
ind^.
indefinite
w.
infinitive
int.
interjection
interrog.
interrogative
itUr.
intransitive
Lat.
Latin
num.
numeral
ord.
ordinal
P-
page
Pl-
plural
pp.
pages
p.p.
past participle
pr.
pronounce
prep.
preposition
pron.
pronoun
r^.
reflexive
reg.
regular
rd.
relative
sent.
sentence
aep. prfif.
separable prefix
sing.
singular
sup.
superlative
tr.
transitive
trana.
translate
u.
unb
u.f.ro.
unb fo roeiter
(and so on'
<
derived from
232
MM
VOCABULARY
r 1 following a word contains the e: .Sanation of any peculiarity of pronun-
^^ cTSn, e.g. m'm m means .hat Wcfi'iel is pronounced «ltiel.
9(
ab adv. and sep. pr^- down, off ;
auf unb ab up and down
flb'=l>te^en tr. to turn off, twist off
tt'betli adv. evening
Det a'bciib (-e) evening; «ined
2lbenb8 {gen.) one evenin-^
baS «'bettWrot (-e) supper
boS «'bettbtOt sunset sky, red
evening sky
o'benbS adv. in the evening
bet «'bcnbfdjotten (-) shades of
evening, evening .shadow
bet «'benbfd|eitt evening twilight,
brightnesB of the setting sun,
gloaming
bie «'bettbfhittbe (-n) evening hour
bet W'benbtifdj (-e) supper-table,
supper
o'benteuetUcij ac^}. adventurous,
hazardous; wild, romantic;
strange, odd, fantastic
o'bet conj. but, however; adv.
again, once more
Det «'betflliittbe (gen. -ni, pi -n)
siiperatition
a'bevgiattbifdi adj. superstitious
Det «b'f«B re) fall, slope, de-
scent ; refuse, pickings
ttb'=foaett (f«at, fiel, gefatten) intr.
{aux. \e\n) to fall down, drop
down, fall off ; to slope, slant,
shelve
ab'foBenb a^. steep, sloping
down abruptly
bie «b'f oaU'Bie [ie = ie] (-n) slope
of the face
ttb''f»nbe« (a— u) tr. to satisfy,
CO. .tent, pay off
bie «b'8abe (-n) delivery ; tax,
duty, tribute
{aux. fcin) to go off, pass off
ob'gefdiabt adj. worn out, thread-
bare, shabby
ob'flCflllloffeil adj. secluded, re-
served, exclusive
ob'=Bewi«iie«(a-o) tr.to wlnfrom
bet ab'gtttttb ('e) abyss, gulf,
precipice
ob'=l|Oiibel« tr. to buy from (dot.)
ab'^fiangev (tt-i-a) ifUr. to
hang down ; Don Jemanbetn,
ettooS, abljongen to depend upon
somebody, something
ab''|ageit tr. to get from, wrest from
aV-ttHttn tr. to turn off, turn away
. ttb'=lr««e« tr. to scrape off,
scratch off
288
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234
VOCABULARY
Sr
W'
ab'^Iaben (Icibt (labet), lub, gcta^
ben) tr. to unload
ab'^leiten tr. to turn off, divert
ob'^lSfen tr. to replace (in turn)
ab'^ne^men (mmntt,na^m, genom^
men) tr. to take away, take off,
take down
ob'^raten (a— ie— a) tr. to advise
against, dissuade from
bie ab'redjttttng (-en) discount ;
mit jemanbem aibrec^nung ^al=
ten to balance accounts with
somebody
ab'-rei|ett (ri^, genflen) tr. to tear
off, break off
ob'=fd|Ue|en (Wo^ i^Wo^^^) ^'^^
to conclude, settle, wind up,
terminate
ab'^fi^naQeti tr. to unbuckb, un-
gird
aV'\iiinapptn intr. and tr. to snap
off, break off abruptly
ab''fd)uetbett (fc^nitt, gefc^nitten)
tr. to cut off
ab'=fd|reibctt{ie — ie) tr. to copy,
transcribe, write out
bad ^Ib'fe^en conceivable end,
prospect of realization
ab'feitd adv. aside, apart ; prep.
{gen.) at a (little) distance
(from)
ab'^fe^en tr. to set down, deposit ;
to pause ; to dismiss, discharge
ab'-Pttben tr. to free from dust,
dust
ab'^fteifett tr. to mark, stake out
ab'^fteOen tr. to redress, remedy,
put an end to, countermand
ob'^ftrdmen inir. to flow off, ebb,
retreat
ob'^fHIrgett intr. (aui. fein) to fall
headlong down, rush headlong
down ; tr. to precipitate, dump
ab'^trennen tr. to separate, disjoin
at'-tttitn (ttttt, trot, getreten) tr.
to kick off, scrape (one's boots)
ob'=tttW (tot, getan) tr. to put down,
put off ; to abandon, lay aside ;
to execute, wind up (business),
settle
ob'iofirtd od». downwards; off,
aside
ab'^menben (wanbte, gewanbt ; or
reg.) tr. to turn away
ab'=werfen(i— 0— 0) tr. to throw
off, throw down ; baS 3lbgcn)0t5
fcne thf dumped (material)
ob'iDefetib adj. absent ; distracted,
lost (wrapped) in thought ; roie
abroejcnb absently, vacantly,
absent-mindedly
aV'V?\\ditn tr. to wipe off
ab'^jei^nen tr. to delineate, de-
fine, set off, outline
ad| int. ah ! oh ! alas !
bie «d)'fel [I] (-n) shoulder ; bie
ac^^eln juden to shrug one's
shoulders
ai^t num. t -o'lit
bie9(d)t attention, heed, care ; ficb
in ac^t ne^men to be cautious,
be careful, be on one's guard
Oll^'te ord. num. eighth
odj'ten tiitr. (auf , ace. ) to heed, pay
attention to, take notice of
Odlt'selfn num. eighteen
Odjt'jebttjobrifl a(i}. eighUjeu-year-
old ; ber il(^tjebnio^rige youth
of eighteen
(l4t'itg num. eighty
VOCABULARY
235
odit'slgiaijrig cw^'. eighty years old
oVnen tr. to anticipate, divine,
surmise, apprehend
fiftn'Udi a4j. similar, resembling
otjoi' *"*• *hoy !
bcr aft (-e) act, action, deed;
cattle track, footpath
at^eptie'rett tr. to accept
oU adj. and pron. all, every
ol'leJiem pron. tro^} allebem for
all that, in spite of all that
aUeitt' adj. alone, by one's self ;
ado. only, merely ; cortj. but,
yet, still
aCletnol aav. always, every tiuie
mtxfttVliitn, bet «aetI|ei'Ugen=
tog, All Saints' Day (Novem-
ber 1)
al'Ierlci adj. all kinds of
bet «flfrweit«'iettgel (— ); bet
Hfletweltt'jttnge (-n),capltal fel-
low, fellow icaUy fc anything
aVM pron. everything
al'Ieseit adv. see alljeit
aa'gemoi^ adv. by degrees, grad-
ually
aU'gemein adj. general; im aU=
getneincn in general
bie ^(Q'moi^t omnipotence, al-
mightiness
bet mm&ij'tiqt (declined as adj.)
the Almighty
aUmaVHdl adv. gradually, by
degrees, litf * ' little
oUwei'fe adj. ■ <
ttll'jeit adv. .
til rough all time
aid conj. as, when ; than, but
at'fo adv. thus, so ; conj. conse
quently, therefore, so then
3
,8.
evermore.
alt adj. (camp, 'ex, sup. 'eft) old,
olden ; bet 9llte the old man ;
father, parent ; bie 9lUe the old
woman
baa «l'teiiteil (-e) reserve; auf
ailtenteil ge^en to retire
baS ai'ter old age
ol'te¥Sfl||»a(4 adj. age-worn, de-
crepit
bet aitvei'ierglaube (gen. -ni,
pi. -n) old women's belief, old
women's superstition
o'ntett adv. amen
bad «mt Cet) office, charge, em-
ployment, .K)8t
bet flmt'manti (gen. -i, pi. atnt=
leule) district judge, district
magistrate
bie Smtd'ffiDning administration
of an office
bad «mt«'gefiljatt (-e) official
duty, business duty
bad «mt«'1tegel (— ) seal of office
on prep. (dot. and ace.) and adv.
on, at, to, by, from
bet «ii'berg (-e) slope, rise of
ground
on'-btcten (o — o) tr. to offer,
tender
bad ^tt'binben tying, fastening ;
jum Slnbinben for tying up
het ««'blltf (-f) look, sight, view
ott'^bltifen tr. to look at, glance
at, glance upon
on' brennen (btannte, gebtonnt)
tr. to light
bie «n'bo4t (-en) devotion, de-
voutness ; act of devotion
■ on'bfi^tig adj. devout, religious,
pious
236
VOCABULARY
on'tier adj. aecoiA, other, next,
different; tin cnoevti. some-
thing else ; hit (bte , bad) onbere
the other
on'bermal adv. ein onbcrmal an-
other time
an'bern tr. to alter, change
an'berd adv. otherwise, differ-
ently, in some other way
aneinan'ber adv. together
bie «ti'ertennmt9 (-en) recogni-
tion, approbation, appreciation
on'=frtliren (a — u — a) intr. (aux,
jein) and tr. to drive up; to
chide, drive
bag «lt'foijKtl blowing up, brow-
beating ; rebuke, snub
ber an'fong ('e) beginning, com-
mencement
an'^fongen (d— i— a) tr. to begin,
commence
an'f&ngU(4 adv. in the beginning,
al first
ail'=f«ffeil tr. to take hold of, lay
hold of, set about (undertake)
something
an'^fetnben tr. to persecute, ma-
lign, intrigue against
bie «n'fertiB«iig (-en) making,
manufacture, fabrication
an'^f&tten tr. to fill (up) ; to stock,
crowd
aa'^gebet^en {generally only with
loflen) to accrue to, fall to;
i^c $ilfe angebei^en loflen to
grant her assistance, bestow
help upon her
an'^gelien (ging, gegongen) tr. and
intr. (aui. ?ein) to approach ; to
apply to ; to concern, regard ;
roai gtngen i^n bie 3lugen on
what did he care about . . .?
ma^ ge^t bad mi(§ on ? what is
that to me ?
a«'=flel|3ten intr. {dot.) to belong
to, pertain to, be related to ; to
be connected with
bet (bie) an'gemelbete {declined
as adj.) applicant
bet (bie) an'gefebete {declined a*
adj.) the addressed, the accosted
ba« an'flefiiljt (-e) face, counte-
nance, visage
on^getrtefteu adj. drifted ashore
ber ango'talater (— ), bet ««=
go'rer (— ) Angora cat
bet «n'griff««mnlt (-e) point of
attack
bie aitgfl ('e) anxiety, disquiet,
fear, trouble, alarm
bet «ttgft'f(f|rei (-e) cry of alarm,
cry of distress
angft'boQ o^;- anxious, fearful,
frightened; painful
an'=l|abe« (^otte, ge^obt) tr. to
have on, wear
bet an'ljolt hold, support
an'=l|aUen (d — ie — a) tr . to arrest,
hold, stop ; to rein in, restrain ;
ben 3ltem onlialten to hold one's
breath
Ott'^^cbcn (0 (u) — o) intr. to begin,
commence
an'-\tittn tr. to listen to, hearken
to, lend an ear to ; bet ©timme
(dot.) etwod on^bten to perceive
something by the voice
on'=!ottfen tr. to buy, purchaiie
bet «n'fet (— ) anchor
OB'^hiobbern tr. to gnaw, nibble
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an' fommen (fam, flclommen) intr.
(aux. ^ein) to arrive ; to behave
to, uddn-ss ; tr. to befall ; e«5
roirb i^n \6)mn anfommcn it
will come hard upon him
on' (iil^eln tr. to smile upon
on' lotigen intr. {aux. jein) to
arrive at, get to ; tr. to concern,
regard
t.et «n'lofe {pl. Slnlafle) occasion,
cause, motive
on' IcflCil tr. to put, place, apply;
intr. to put in, put to shore,
moor, land
bao «n'Ie§eit landing etc. (see an-
legen)
an'Uegentl oAj- adjacent, accom-
l)anying
ber «n'mttrfl^ ('e) marching on,
approaching; in 3tnmotj(^ fein
to be approaching, be advancing
on'mnusen tr. to mew at
on'mutig adj. graceful, pleasing,
i;entle, elegant
on'nolieril tr. to bring near, ap-
proximate
bie «tt'lialjme (-n) acceptance,
acceptation
on'ne^meti (nimmt, na^m, gcnom^
men) tr. to take, accept, receive
an'no (Lat.) in the year
bie «ti'orbmt«g (-en) direction,
arrangement ; order, injunction
bie an'^lfloitjttttg (-en) planting;
jilantation
tix ^tn'^raa shock, onset
an'-rid|ten tr. to pi'epare, sene ;
to cause, make, do
nn'mfen (tc-u) tr. to invoke,
cliallenge
ber 9(n'fo^ ("e) assessment ; extra
demand
bie «n'f«^ttUttnfl (-en) view
on'fdjcineii (ie — ie) tr. to shine
upon ; intr. to appear
ber "«n'fel)lafl ("e) stroke, beat
bie 9ln'fd)Urfunfl (-en) the filling
in with nuul
an'^f Aroubcn (o — o ; or weak) tr.
to screw on, screw to
m'\tf^tn (ie — a — e) tr. to look
at, eye ; to look upon ; to take
for {ali or fiir)
bag 9ln'fet|cn sight, appearance,
air, aspect; consideration, re-
spect
on'febnlidl «'0- conspicuous, con-
siderable, i-especUble, impor-
tant
an'=f|>annen tr. to put (the horses)
to, hitch up, get ready (car-
riage)
bie fltt'ftolt (-en) preparation, dis-
position, arrangement ; institu-
tion, establishment
att'-ftarren tr. to stare at, gbre at,
stAre upon, glare upon
ttnfttttt' (ftott) prep, (gen.) instead
of, in place of, by way of
an'^fteifett tr. to stick on ; to in-
fect
an'-fteUen tr. to place, put, post,
appoint ; to arrange, institute
ttlt'ftilcnb adj. adjoining, adja-
cent (an, to)
an'^ftrtngen tr. to strain, stretch,
exert
bet «n'teil (-e) share, portion,
lot; participation; sympathy,
interest
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dn
t)cr «n'tctlbcft^cr (-) owner of a
share, owner of shares (iMftien^
infiobcr [5] = shareholder)
ba9«nt'lil? (-c) face, countenance
ber «n'trofl ^e) offer, proposition,
proposal ; motion
on'=treteii (tritt, ttat, gctretcn) tr.
to set forth on, set out on ; to
tsike possession of ; to enter on
(functions or duties) ; intr. (aux.
jein) to step up, take position
bie «nt'»0rt (-en) answer, reply
Ollt'WOrtCII tr. or Mr. to answer,
reply ; antroottcn Sic mtr ntc^td
auf tncine t^rage do you give me
no answer to my question ?
ber«ll'W0dl« [f] increase, growth
aii'=weifeti (ie — ie) tr. to assign,
appoint ; to show to; to direct,
order; to refer to; ouf feinc
eigene Kraft ongeroicfcn fein to
be thrown on his own resources
bie «n'weifuttfl (-en) injunction,
instructions, onler, advice
bie «n'50ljl number, quantity,
multitude
«ii'=}teljen (^og, gejogen) tr. to put
on, pull on
bet «p'f<I (") apple
bie«<>otlje'fe(-n) drug-store, dis-
pensary
bie «^)Otiie'fere(fe drug-store cor-
ner
oWOttie'tenb adj. fetching, carry-
ing
bet aquiHof'ttal'ftttm [!t= fj] Ce)
equinoctial gale
ber «'tttlier (— ) Arab
bie «r'beit (-en) work, labor, tosk
ar'beitcn intr. to work, labor
ber «r'beltet (-) worker, laborer
bie«r'l»Ctt0fTOU(-cn)work-woman
bet ^r'beitoweg : feinen 3ltbeitS'
roeg gel)en to go to one's task
arg adj. ill, bad, wicked, mis-
chievous
ber «r'get anger, spite, vexation,
mortification
or'flCrUdi adj. angry, vexed, irri-
table, annoyed
arm adj. poor
ber %tm (-e) arm ; bie 3lrme uber
fc^tagen to fold the armsov«r
. . . ; auf it)tcn 2lrm in her anus
bas «inn'«^e« (-) l»"le arm
ber ir'mel (— ) sleeve
bie «rt (-en) species, kind, sort;
nature, way, manner
ber «rst ('e) doctor, physician
ber 9lfl ('e) branch, bough
ber «'tem breath
a'temlod adj- breathless
bet «'temjMfl ('e) breath
at'men tr. and intr. to breathe
badUt'men breatliing, respiration
aui^ adv. also, too, even ; obet aut^
or else ; roenn ouc^ even though,
although
auf prep. (dat. and ace) and ado.
on, upon, in, up, upward ; open ;
auf« neue anew
auf'^banen tr. to build up, erect,
construct
attf'-blilfen intr. to look up, glance
up
aitf.breifien (i — a — 0) tr. to break
open ; intr. (aux. fein) to break
up, burst ; to set forth, depart
anf^bftrben tr. to burden with,
saddle with
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onfcinan'ber adv. one upon an-
other, one after another, all in
a lieap
ber «uf 'ent^alt (-e) stay, stoppage,
sipjourn, abode
auf foljrciHd — u — 0) intr. (aux.
iein) to ascend ; to start, start
up. flare up, fly into a passion
bio «uf'fa^rt (-en) ascension, as-
cent ; carriage-drive, approach
(to a house)
ouf foUenb, oufffiUtfl, adj. start-
liiij;, remarkable, conspicuous ;
noticeable, strange, unusual
attf'=fanflett(a — i — a) <r. to catch
up, collect, snatch
ouf pttben (a — u) tr. to find out,
discover ; to meet with
ouf'=f!o«feni intr. {aux. jein) to
riare up
ouf'frcffen (frifet, frafe, gefreflen)
tr. to eat up, devour
bie 'Xufgabe task, aim
auf garen (o — o) intr. to work
up. seethe up, boil up
ouf flcJjcn (Qing, gegangen) intr.
{aux. fein) to rise, arise
auf'gcfc^offen adj. tall and lank
ouf'flCWCrft adj. brisk, lively,
brii^ht, clever, smart
^l^•i'iHttf'gro^»endiggingup,trench-
ini^
ouf'ljebeit (o (u) — o) tr. to raise,
lift up ; to lay up, keep ; to break
\i\) ; to cancel
ouf liclfetl (i — 0— 0) intr. to
iit'ip up, lend a hand, succor,
assist
auf t|orcn intr. to cease, discon-
tinue, end, stop
ouf'=Men (-Ijocfcw) intr. (aiu, fein)
to get on (cling to) some one's
back ; tr. to take on one's back
bet «ttf'fiater (— ) eniightener,
rationalist,freethinker;bic'ilaf'-
tldter {pi.) these scientific men
auf '^fommen (fum, gelommcn) intr.
{aux. jein) to get up, spring
(grow) up, thrive, come into
fashion
auf 4oben (lubt (labct), lub, gcIo=^
ben) tr. to load upon, load up
auf'=ieben intr. {aux. jein) to re-
vive, return to life
auf'=I3fcntr.todiss«)lve,resolveinto
auf'merffam adj. attentive
bie «uf'nal|me (-n) admission,
reception, accommodation
auf'=|)affen intr. to attend (auf, to),
take care of, keep a good look-
out for
auf'^ranmen tr. to put in order,
set in order, clear away
OUf'rcc^t adj. upright ; auftec^t eX'
fjalten to sustain
auf '=rei|cn(rife, geriff en) tr.to rend,
tear up; totearoi>en,bur8topen,
throw open; mit aufgeriffenen
TOaulern with mouths wide open
auf'=rtd|tcn tr. to raise up ; fic^
aufri^ten to raise one's self up,
draw one's self up
auf'^riiifen intr. {aux. fein) to move
upwards, move up ; to rise, be
promoted
anf'=riitte(n tr. to shake up, rouse
auf fdilagcit (a — u — a) tr. to
strike up ; to break open ; to
put up ; (eyes) to cast up, lift
up, turn up, raise, open
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#
t
attf'=f*Terfett tr. to frighten up,
rouse, startle
attf'=fdireie« (ie — i) intr. to cry
out, scream, (give a) sliriek
anf'^fi^ittten tr. to heap up, put
on, pour on
ouf'=fel)WOl|en tr. to persuade to
take, make to believe
0«f'=fel)eil(ie— a— e) intr. to lookup
t»cr «af'fel)er (-) overseer, in-
gpector, superintendent
flttf'=fe<jeB r^. to sit upright ; to
mount (hors('l)iick)
ttttf^fcufjCtt intr. to heave a (deep)
sigh
attf'=fieljen (ftonb, geftanben) irUr.
to stand open, be open, stand
upright ; (aui. ^ein) to stand up,
arise ; to stand up in defense of
auf'=fteiflett (ie— ic) intr. (aux. fein)
to mount, ascend ; to arise, rise
anf'=fteaen tr. to set up, put up,
draw up ; to propose, put for-
ward ; to appoint
«ttf'=i»emmen tr. to lean upon
startle
auf^fudien tr. to seek out, search
for, inquire after
•aaf'=ttctett (tritt, trat, getreten)
intr. (aux. jein) to step forth,
come forth, enter, appear
attf'tun (tat, geton) tr. to open
attf'=wad)fett [I] (a-u- a) Mr.
(aux. \exn) to grow up
«ttf'=weifeii (ie — ie) tr. to show,
produce, present
au\' wtxitn (i — a — 0) tr. to
throw up
bad «tt'fle (gen. -i, pi. -en) eye
bet Utt'genblirf (-e) moment, in-
stant
ouflenblid'Udi adj. momeuury,
present ; adv. at present
bie «u'flenl|i»l|le (-n) orbit of the
eye, eye-socket, eye-pit
Sngn'fti (Lai.) of August
anS prep, (dot.) and adv. out, out
of, from ; over, through
bie «u«'orbeit«ii9 workmanship,
making, elaboration, execution
a««'=l»ebingett (o (or -te) — u) tr.
(\\i)) to reserve, stipulate, con-
dition for
ouS'Meiben (ie — ie) intr. (aux.
jein) to stay out, fail, not to be
forthcoming, be absent ; to be
left out ; to stop, discontinue
baa «ttS'bleiben non-attendance
oud'^brcitcn tr. to spread out,
stretch out
fltt«'=beti!e« (bac^te, gebac^t) tr. to
think out, conceive
ber 9lUfii'birwl ("e) expression
auiSeinait'ber adv. asunder, apart,
divided
ottgeinon'berfoUen (faUt, fiel, ge=
foUen) intr. (aux. \e\n) to fall
asunder, fall in pieces
ottSeinoii'Jiit-fleljen (ging, gegon^
gen) intr. (aux. jein) to fall to
pieces; to part (company), sepa-
rate, disperse, break up
ottSeinan'ber flielten (glettet, glitt,
geglitten) intr. (aux. \tin) to
slip nut of each other
onSeinan'berfeljen tr. to put
asunder, put apart ; to analyze,
explain, expound, set forth
(clearly)
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oii8eiiioii'bet»fHltjeii intr. (aux.
jein) to fall apart, break in two
ott«inaii'ber=jemtt tr. to pull
apart, haul apart,
oua'-fftftren tr. to lead out ; to per-
form, execute, carry out, linish
oui5' flclien (ginC; fleflangen) intr.
(aux. fein) to go out, proceed,
issue ; to end, terminate
ouo'geftJreiit ac^j. spread out
aufl'gicften (giefet, gofe, gcgoffen)
tr. to pour out ; to fill up (with
lead); mit Slei ouSgegoflene
i^oljlugeln loaded wooden balls
ott^'=l|ottett (d— ie— a) *r. to hold
out, endure, stand, support ; to
continue; augge^alten (<m im-
perat.) stick to it
Ott0'=ljfltteii (^ieb, ge^aucn) tr. to
hew out ; to carve, engrave
oud'^^eilen tr. to heal thoroughly,
remedy perfectly
aud'>^oIett inir. to draw back the
arm for striking, let fly
aud'^ail^en tr. to laugh at, deride,
laugh to scorn
oug'=Iflffcii (im> I«B' gela^en) tr.
to let out, leave out, omit : to vent
aug'4iege» (a— c) intr. to be
exhibited, be exposed
aud'=l8|(^cn (i — o — o) intr.
be extinguishwl
on^'^reifett tr. to stretch out
nuo'sfi^anett int^. to look out
fluo' fdjlttflcn (ft — u — 0) tr.
beat out, strike out, knock out ;
to refuse, reject
aucifdjUcft'lid) adv. exclusively
ou«'=i*attcn tr. to shoot out,
shake out, empty
to
to
iro«''fd|Wcigeii (ie — ie) tr. to re-
main silent about
oud'^fdiwitigeti (o— u) tr. to swing
Ott«'=fel|eit (ie — — e) inir. to
look out ; to look, appear
ou'leit (Kiv. outside
ber an'ijettbeiill (-e) out«r dike
bie «ti'6etifeUe (-n) outside, ex-
terior
bie an'Seutfir (-«n) outer door
au'ler prep. (da<.) out of ; besides ;
except, without
fitt'Ser adj. outer, exterior, ex-
ternal
a«'|erl|«Ii prep, {gen.) and adv.
without, out of, outside of, be-
yond ; on the outside, externally
Stt'gerti tr. to utter, express, mani-
fest
attleror'bentlid) adj. extraordi-
nary
an'lerft adj. outmost, extreme,
uttermost
bie ttt'ljenutg (-en) manifesta-
tion ; expression, utterance, re-
mark, observation
ou«'=fe^eti tr. to set out, expose ;
inJtr. to intermit, pause, stop,
discontinue
attd''1itmett (o— o) tr. to contrive,
think out
au&'-^ptxxtn tr. to shut out, lock
out., bar out
bie«tt«'f)|>fllttttg (-en) washing out,
washing away, erosion
ott«'=fteiI)en (i — a — o) tr. to dig
out, cutout, carve ; jemanb aus=^
ftet^en to get the better of some
one ; to supplant somebody, cut
out somebody
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•««'«e« (b-ie-o) tr. to
thrust out, expel
att8'<fireifcn tr. to stretch out
ott«'=ftteiiljeii (i-i) «''• '» ^™'*
out, filrike out, erase
aud'-Men «*•. to select, pick out,
choose
attd'<teUen <r. to distribute, deal,
share
oi»«'=ttt« (tot, fletan) tr. to put out,
blot out, efface
ttit8'=W0*fen[f](ii-u-a) tnir.
(aux. ^ein) to grow out, shoot
out ; tr. to outgrow
ait«''»afif|eit (ft — u — o) tr. to
wash out
bet «tt«'tte9 (-€) '^ay out, open-
ing ; way, expedient, means
att«''Wei«^ett(i— i) intr. {auz. \txn)
to give way to ; to evade, shun,
avoid
Ott«'=WflWett tr. to root up; to
wash away, wash out
bie «»ofet'te [ro] (-n) avocet
osnr'blau adj. azure
bie »o'i!e (-n) cheek
bo'rfen (bddt, buf (boctte), gebadcn)
tr. to bake
bie »at|n (-en) pathway, road,
way ; track, course ; aut bie
58ai)n bringcn to introduce (a
topic)
ba(b adv. s. on, shortly, presently ;
almost, nearly ; balb . . . balb
now . . now, at one time
at iiother, alternately
bcr Sal'Ien (— ) beam, joist
ba« ©ol'teilflefflge (-) timber-
structure
boa »onb («er) ribbon
bae »anb'd|en (— ) small ribbon
bftn'bigen tr. to tame ; to subdue,
check, restrain, master
bon'ge, bong, adj. fearful, timid,
dismayed, uneasy, anxious
bie ©OttI ("e) bench, fortu, seat
bar adj. bare, pure ; ready, in cash
bie So'renftimme (-n) bear like
voifo, gruff voice
bormlier'jtfl adj. merciful, com-
passionate, pitiful, charitable
bet »ort ("c) beard
be 1 8ott (-e or -ten) building, erec-
tion, construction ; evlifice, etc.
bet «flttll| ("e) belly, paunch,
stomach
bott'en tr. to build ; to cultivat/; ;
gum «auen for building pur-
poses
ber Sou'er (ger>- -« (-n)r P'- -»>
peasant, rustic
bcr »ott'embnrf die (-n) peasant lad
boS »flU'enil|Ott« ("et) peasant's
hut
bcr ©flum ("e) tree
b&u'men r^. to rear
beob'r»*t«fl«" *''• *° ^*^® *" ^*®^'
intend, propose
bebai^'ttg adj. deliberate, careful,
cautious, iliscreet
bebe'detl tr. to cover, obscure
bie »ebe'(ftttlfl (-en) covering
bie Sebci'dinng (-en) embank-
ment, diking in
bcben'Icn (bebat^te, bebac^t) tr. to
consider, bear in mind ; to take
care of, provide for
i.'k. AIUW-
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248
POft Sebcn'fen (-) consideration,
reflection ; hesitation, doubt,
Hcnij)le
bcbea'ten tr. to signify, mean, de-
note
bebeut'fom adj. ainnificantly
bcbie'nttt r<;fl. (gen.) to make use
of
bebin'gen (o — u and weak) tr. to
condition, contract ; to involve,
imply
bcbflr'fen intr. {gen.)ortr. to need,
require ; to have occasion for
btcn'ben tr. to end, conclude
Uefol'IcB (befdUt, befiel, befaUcit)
tr. to befall, attack; fall on,
come over
ber Sefe^l' (-e) command, order
befefl'leil (ie — a— o) tr. to com-
mand, order
oaa »efel|l«'wott (-«) word of
command
befe'fHge" *''• ^ ^**^"' °^*^^
fast, attach
befin'ben (a— u) rij/l. to be at a
place, find one's self ; to do, be
(well, ill, etc.)
beffif fen adj- intent on, diligent
beftci'eil tr. to free, deliver, re-
lease, clear
bie »eftei'ttttg (-ctx) freeing, de-
liverance, liberation; rescue,
release, relief
befrie'biflt adv. contentedly, sat-
isfied
bie Sefflr'wortttttg recommenda-
tion
bcfleg'tieniiitr. (aux. fem)tomeet,
encounter (dot.)
bie Sefleg'ttttBg (-en) meeting
bcge'fieti (beflinfl, beflauflen) tr.
to celebrate, solemnize, kwp ;
to do, ciiiniit, i^'iiK'trate
bie ©Cflict' desin-, piWHion, eager-
ness
bie ©cgier'be (-n) anxiousness,
eaR«nu'ss ; see ton iBeflict.
begin'nen (a - o) tr. lo begin,
commence, set in
begtet'ten tr. to accompany, at-
tend, conduct
begra'ben (d — u — a) tr. to bury ;
Idngft begtabcn long since past
and gone
bas SegTo'ben burial
ber Bcgta'bene (dedin^i as adj.)
buried man
ba9 9egriib'tt»« (-iO burial, fu-
neral
bet «cgrob'wt«ptttU {'e) burial-
place, cemetery
bie »egrob'itt«f»atte (-n) burying-
plot
begtei'fcn (begriff , begtiffen) tr. to
understand, comprehend
begrii'fecil tr. to salute, greet,
hail, welcome
be^ag'Iii^ adJ agreeable, easy,
comt" rtable, complacent
beliorten (d — ie — a) tr. to keep,
retaui
be^an'gen adj. attached ; be^aitgcn
geblieben remaine*! a fixture,
remained stationary
be^eCfen (i — a — o) r^. (\\<i) mit
etrooS) to make shift with, re-
sort to, have recourse to
be^i(f'Ud) adj. helpful, useful;
conducive to ; bet etvoai be^ilf*
Ixd) icin to assist, help
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¥
leP'ten tr. to gimnl, pr-scrvt',
ket'p
bci prep, {dat.) and ndv. at, ni-ar,
by, to, in, <.i', with, among, n«>i-
witlistanditis; b?i fiartem Un
tocttet in \' ry stormy weather;
lu-im cc^mieb at ilio smith's
bei'Dc udj. both, the two ; allc beibe
hofli
beicinan'ber adt. together, side
by side
bet SJei'foIl applause, approval
bei'^fallen see einfallen
baa li^et'faUi^murmctn murmur of
approval
bci'^tommen (lam, gefemmen) Mr.
(aux fein) to come at, get at,
get round, come round (einet
^erfon dat.)
bei'littftg adv. incidentally, by
the way, in passing
fiet'-legett tr. to adjoin, add, at-
tach to, attribute ; to bring to
(ship); inir to come to, heave to
ber Sei'lcflctofen (') heater,
warming-oven
bad »eitt (-e) bone, leg
Beina'^e odv. almost, nearly
ieifarn'men ado. together
ficifei'tc, ieifeit', adv. aside, stand
asidi', (stand) out of the way
6ct' fc^ftt tr. to lay to rest, bury
bci'ftcn (bife, gebiffeii) tr. to bite,
gnaw
liei'=fteftcn (ftanb, ^eftanben) Mr.
to iissist, suj.iiort, st'iuiid, b;it k
up
beffimp'fcu tr. to combat, fight,
attack, withstand
ittamV adj. known
bcfcfi'ren tr. to convert
bclcn'ncn (befannte, befannt) tr.
lo confess, own, acknowledge
betla'riCU • > deplore, lament
betlei'bcn tr. to clothe; to co\t'r
over, face; to vest with; to
occupy, till, hold
bcflom'mcn f«tO- oppressed, breath-
ing with difficulty; uneasy,
anxious
befom'men (befatn, befommen)
tr. to get, receive, have, ob-
tain
bee belong' amount, weight, im-
port; oon S3elattg of conse-
quence
bela'ften tr. to load, burden, en-
cumber
befe'ben tr. to revive, acimate,
enliven
b'*le'gen tr. to overlay, cover
bete'gcn adj. situated
bie 89e(e'flun0 overlaying
bclcud^'ten tr. to illuminate, light
up
bemoi^'tigen r^- (gen.) to seize
on, take possession of, make
sure of, usurp
bentert'bar adj. noticeable
bemcr'len tr. to remark, observe,
notice
bet »cn'gct (— ) clown, lubber;
chap, fellow
benut'jen tr. to use, utilize, era-
ploy, turn to account
bie Sesb'adjtang (-???) observation
bcor'bcrn tr. to order, command
bepflan'.^en tr. to plant, set out
(mit. with)
bdinetn' adj. comfortable
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245
kfro'ten (d-ic — o) tr. to give
lulvice ; to consult, tlelilerate
bercdi'nen tr. to calculatf, com-
pute, CHtimate
bcrcdj'Hgen tr. to entitle, to
iUitliorize
bctcit' adj. ready
berci'ttn tr. to prepare, make ready
bcrtita' at'"- already, as early as
btrett'wiilig adj. ready, willing,
eager, prompt
bcr HJcrg (-e) mountain
bct'gen (i — o — 0) tr. to save,
shelter, secure; (= oecbcrgen)
to conceal ; wo^i gebot^en fein
to be well cared for
bet »eri*t' (-e) report, account
berte^'ten tr. to report, give an
account of
beru'feti (ie — u) tr. to call, con-
voke ; to appoint ; betufen ffin
to be adapted {or i 'ted) for ; ft(^
betwfen au» to cit«. aiake use of
one's name, quote as authority
befaumt' oAi- edg«i. fringed
bcfdittf 'fen tr. ( = ft^aff ett) to r ake.
do
bcf(^of'fett a4j. conditioned
befdjaf'tifle* tr. to occupy, em-
ploy, busy
bcfc^amt' adj. ashamed, abashed
bcfc^fit'tCtt tr. to shade, shadow
bfr Sefdjott'er (— ) ^'l'«ctator,
looker-on
ber Sefdieib' (-e) answer, deci-
sion, judgment : knowledge,
information ; 93efd)eib roiflen u)
know, be conversant with
bcfdiei'neii (ie — ie) tr. to shine
upon, illumine
bie ©efdje'tUBB (-f") Klvlnfi, pre-
senting; ba l)ab<«t wir nuu bi«
»ef{^etunfl {ironically) here we
are in for it now
kcfdila'fett (d - »« - a) '''• i" ^"■^*'
counsel of one's pillow, sleep
over (something)
befdjlie'ften (beic^bfe, bejc^loifcn)
tr. to resolve upon, determine,
oc. ie; to conclude
teff^rfttt'Ien tr. to limit, confine,
restrict
iefd|l0e'rcn r^- to complain, make
complaints, complain (iiber, of,
about)
bet »e'feii (— ) broom
ieii4'ti(ett tr. to inspect, view
bie »e1ld|'tifl«nfl (-en) inspection,
survey, visitation
befie'gen tr. to defeat, conquer,
suodue
0) rfsfi. (fi£^. ibet
..r' ,. r, jc ibf 1116,
rJ :.v^'s seh
f;.. <is'..' aration, de-
...^«._ , .*^''' »on
bet»eftU' (-e) possession, property
befU'aen (befafe, bcfefien) tr. lo pos-
sess, own, "njoy
ber »efU'jer (— ) pr .jine tor, pos-
sessor, owner
befon'ber a4j- parti'^uiar, peculiar,
special
befon'betriS adv. particularly, espe-
cially
befpr'flen tr. to apprehend, f r ;
to take care of, attend to. L-ok
after
bie»eforfl'ni« (-fe) apprehension,
ffsr alarm, misgiving
bcfbi'nett
ttmai) t '^
reflect, • f'
ba8 Bciln'r-.i
liberatic
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VOCABULARY
befprtt'sen tr. togplash, bespatter,
sprinkle
l>ef))tt'len tr. to wash
bcf'fer ofO". {comp. of gut) better ;
roaH Seffered something better
bef'fent tr. to better, improve,
mend
teft a^iy. (*WP- 0/ 8Ut\ best ; om
beften ado. best ; bed 5ffentli(ben
9eften of the common weal
bie 9efilc'ctnns sticking (covering)
over
befte'^en (beftanb, beftanben) intr.
to last, endure ; to exist, subsist
beftei'»|eit(ie— ie) tr. to step upon ;
to ascend, mount
beftel'Ien tr. to order, appoint,
arrange ; mai ^aft bu benn ju
befteDen what do you want?
bie 8efiiel'(«n0 (-en) ordering;
order, appointment
bie Qeflt'ifttng (-en) covering of
the dike with straw
bie titftVdanq9at%tit (-en) straw
work on the dike, putting on
the straw
be^tm'meii tr. to fix, appoint, de-
cide
befHmmt' adj. decided, fixed, ap-
pointed, destined, definite, cer-
tiiin
itftttVttu (befttitt, beftritten) tr.
to dispute, question, deny
bet HJefni^' (-e) visit, call ; com-
pany, visitor
befn'dieu tr. to call on, visit,
attend
bctSn'ben tr. to deafen ; to con-
found
be'tCR intr. and tr. to pray
betrfii^'teii tr. to look upon, view,
examine ; to consider, contem-
plate, reflect upon
itttt'ttu (a — u — 0) tr. to amount
to, come to
ietrei'iieti (ie — ie) tr. to hasten,
urge ; to pursue, transact, man-
age, carry on
ictre'ten (betritt, bettat, betreten)
tr. to tread upon, step upon ; to
enter
betrfi'geii (0 — 0) tr. to cheat,
defraud, deceive
bad Sett (gen. -enS, pL -en) bed
bad JBett'bfi^r (-e) pillow-case,
bed-tick
itVMu intr. to beg
bie VtWUmtt (-n) edge of the bed
bie eett'ftatt ('en) bedstead
iena'niMsctt ^^- ^ disquiet, dis-
turb, worry
bie Sen'te booty
ic»0r' cot\f. before
iciior'>fle!|en (ftanb, geftanben)
intr. to impend, be near, be at
band, approach
beiaa^'ren tr. to keep, preserve ;
to save, guard, protect (oot)
Umiti'ttnr^. to prove itself good,
stand the test
beveg'Hi^ adj. movable, moving
bie Sewe'gttng (-en) motion, move-
ment, gesture ; emotion, feeling
bevci'fen (ie — ie) tr. to prove,
show, demonstrate
(eiWIl'ben (uaed only in inf.) ti
benenben laffen (bei) to ac-
quiesce (in), let the matter rest
be»er'fcn (t — a — 0) tr. to throw
upon, throw at, pelt with
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247
bif eeMirt'f^aftttnt management
bewu^t' a4i- known ; conscious,
aware, sensible of
bejo^'len tr. to pay (for)
bie m'M (-n) Bible
bie mttliPtfttV (-en) library
bie'tcn (o — o) tr. to offer, tender
bas SBilfc (-et) figure, image, pic-
ture, representation
bil'ben tr. to shape, form ; to
constitute, compose
bil'lifl adj. equitable, fair, just ;
cheap, reasonable, moderate
bin'ben (a — u) tr. to tie, bind,
fasten
ber Sin'nenbeiifa (-e) inside dike
bin'ttenianbifdi culj. inland
bie Sin'nenfette (-n) inside, land-
side (of dike)
bet 8ttt'neit»e0 (-e) land^ide of
the road, highway
bt<$ prep, (ace.) and adv. to, till,
as far as ; coty. until
bidder' ado. hitherto, up to this
time, till now
bad bi^'l^Ctt pron. little bit
bet t}if'fett(— ) bit, morsel, mouth-
ful
bie iBU'te (-n) prayer entreaty,
request, demand
bit'tcii (bat, gebcten) tr. to a»k,
iK'g, re(|ue8t, entreat
bit'tet adj. bitter
bit'terlit^ «<^''- bitter, bitterly
blant ad{j, bright, iwlished, shin-
ing ; blanf gejc^euctt scoured
br'ght
b(ff^ adj. pale, pallid, faint, wan
bla^'blon adj. pale-blue, bluish
ban 9latt ("et) leaf
bie eiat'terhrone (-n) leafy top
blau adj. blue ; blau farriert blue-
checked
bet Bledj'feffeJ (— ) tin kettle
bad Viet lead
btei'beii (ie — ie) intr. {auz. fein)
to remain, abide, stay : fte^cn
bleibett to stand still, stop ;
liegen bleiben to be left lying ;
^angen bleiben to be left hang-
ing
b(ei4 *e« ^laB
blei'gefflfft aee faflen
bet Blei'frift (-e) lead-iiencil
blen'benb adj. dazzling, glaring,
brilliant
ber Oliif (-e) look, view, glance
btt'ifen intr. to glance, look, cast
looks
Mill'feK intr. to gleam, shine,
twinkle
btin'jeln intr. to blink, wink,
twinkle
bet Win (-«) lightning, flash
Wt'^tu intr. to lighten, flash,
sparkle ; tr. to strike like light-
ning
blB'be ac^}. dull, silly, imbecile ■
dim, weak (of eyes) ; shy, diflB-
dent, timid
blonb adj- blond, fair
blS^ adj. naked ; nakediy ; only,
Miert'ly, simply
Mifl' Itfitn tr. to lay bare
blu'^en intr. to bloom, flourish
bad »Iut blood
bie ^Wtt (-n) blosHom ; Slitten
tteibet^ t« put forth blossoms
bet !&(nt'|lrif(en) (— ) blood-stain
bfu'tig ac^f' bloody
.
mi
248
VOCABULARY
bet So'bett (') ground, bottom ;
loft, garret
bie 8S'e (-n) gust, squall
bie Oo^ne (-n) bean
boll'ren tr. to bore, drill, dig
ba^ !Soot (-e and SSdte) boat
bdr'meit tr. to water
bS'f^en (u) tr. to (bank with) 8od(8)
bie Vi'f^nng (-en) bank, slope
bS'fe adj. bad, wicked, evil, angry
bod'^aft o^;'- malicious, wicked,
mischievous
bet tSo'te (-n) messenger
bran'bcti intr. to break, surge,
rage (against the shore)
bie Oran'bnng (-en) surf, breakers
ber Vrannt'ioeitt (-e) liquor,
whisky, brandy
bet Sra'ten (— ) roast, joint
bie Bra'tenf^iffet (-n) disb for
serving up roast meat
bnm'l^eit tr. to use ; to want,
need
bie Vrau'e (-n) eyebrow
btan'eit intr. to brew , tr. to
brew (ale etc.)
bntvn a4j. brown
bt&ttli'ttl4 odj. brownibb
badOrctt'fen roaring, rush, boom,
blustering
tie Sront ('e) bride
bet {(rfin'tigam (-e) bridegroom,
intended
bie iBraut'fi^aft (-en) engagement
broB [f] adj. brave, gallant; gooil,
honest, upright
bta'QO [id] int. bravo! well done!
bte'l^Ctl (i — a — 0) tr. to break;
fic^ brec^en to break (of winds,
waves, etc.)
brcit adj- broad, wide
bie Srei'te (-n) breadth, width ;
ftd^ in bie Steite be^nen to
broaden out
brei'ten tr. to spread out; ft(^
bteiten to extend itself, spread
over
bie St eit'feite (-n) broadside
bren'nen (btannte, gebtonnt) tr.
and intr. to bum
brtn'nenb adj. burning, glowing,
ardent
britt'gett (btacbte, gebtac^t) tr. to
bring ; ei )um Seid^gtaf btingen
to get to be dikegrave
bet fdto'dtn (— ) crumb, frag-
ment, bit, scrap
bad Srot (-e) bread
bad VtoffHiif^en (— ) little piece
of bread
bet Snti^ ('e) cleft, breach, fis-
sure, opening, hole
bie Orfi'f^e fine, punishment
bet 8ni'ber«f«iii ("e) brother's
son
btfil'Ien intr. to roar, bellow, howl
bad 8rfil'lett roaring, bellowing,
howling
bniw'WCM inir. and tr. to growl,
grumble
bet Vmn'nen ( — ) well, spring,
fountain
bie Wruf* ("e> breast
brii'ten inir. nnd tr. to brood,
brtKHi over
bet SJu'be (-ii> boy, lad, urchin,
ba« 9>Vi&^ ("er) book
bad iBfi'dierregar (-e) book-ca«i,
book-shelf
VOCABULARY
^9
m »fld|'Ieiii (-) booklet
ber iBwIl'ftflbe (yen. -nd, pi. -n)
letter, cliaraoter
bu'rfeit r^- t" Htoop, bend down
baa »umm'cifll unevenly frozen
ice and snow, shell-ice
buirt variegated, gay, gaudy ; col-
(•red,staJne«' ; moMey ; confused
Der ««r'f. -n) fellow, lad,
youth
bwr'fteN tr. to brush
bu'ft^ett tr. to harrow out, to weed
bU 8aff»'Ie (-n) surveyor's com-
pass
bie »«t*ter butter
ba^ Sl|H'fkei4KrS [(] {gen. -en6,
pi. -en) Christian (heart)
bas aijri'fteBtWtt [I] Christianity
bad (Utirfefl [f] Christmas
ba adt- there, then ; eonj. when,
iiH, since, because
babei' (ba'bei wAen the object i»
emphcuixed) adv. thereat, there,
by, 80; therewith, in connec-
tion with, at the same time;
thereby, present; besides : babei
jein )(U retten to be saving
bU9 'tait ("et) i-oof ; house
baburdl' adv. thn»ugh it, by this
lueans, thereby
bafftt' adv. for (or of) it (this,
that) ; inMtead of tliat, in return
bOfle'ge« ode. against this (thai,
it), in opposition
ialltr' <"*"• thence, hence, there-
fore, so ; in compounds along
bO^tn' adv. thither, there, to it,
tlien
ba^inein' ai^v. into it
bolHn'=fil|r«iten (ic^ritt, gcfc^rtttcn)
int. . ((tax. jein) to stride aloag
bal^tn'ter adv. behind it (that.
this) ; Iwyond
bo'mfllifl adj. at ihat time, of
that time
ba'mal^ adv. then, at that time,
in those days
b«mit' adv. therewitli. with it
(that, this) ; conj. that, in order
that, in order to
bet ^M«l (*e) embankment,
breakwater, dam, dike, raised
roadway
bSn'men tr. to dam in, dam up,
dam off, embank
bet l^ani'mer see 3Jdr.,nctun9
bilm'ment intr. to grow dusky,
spread a twilight, dawn
b<t ^arn'merfdjein ««« Damme^
tunfl
bie Xaw'iiiettiitd (-en) twilight,
gloaming, dusk, falling night
bet Xaw|»f Ce) steam, vapor
bam^fcn intr. to steam, smoke
bSm^'fca tr. to suppress, subdue,
i-epn's.**, smother
b«ic4' adv. after that, there-
upon, subsequently , accord-
ingly
baRe'beR adf iiear it (that,
this), cl().se by , besides, like-
wise, moreover
bet Xicit thanks ; ®ott (fei) DanI
thank God !
*. \l
-'^.j
^
Ki*'-^-
ri'AA.J<tK-!.
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VOCABULARY
ban'fra intr. to thank {dot. of
liersont
bos Xan'fedwvrt ( e) word of
thanlcH, word i4 gratitude
tann adv. tlien , iiext, thereup-
uii . tann unb wann nuw ami
tlieit
bati'iMN crfe von bannfB thence,
from ihMict', away
fearan' adc thereon ; on (or U),
at) it (this, that)
%«xan' i(t1Sttt tr. to venture, HUke ;
alleo baranfe^jen to do one's ut-
most, Ica\f nothing unchine
barouf udv. tti^ri'on, Uu'rt^niM)n.
on (or ,it, to) if (this, tliat),
after that ; tagd barauf on tlie
day folh>vving
baraiio' adv. tlierefrom, thence,
from (or out of, of) that (it, this)
bar' bietcn (o~o) tr. to offer,
proffer, tender, hoUl out
barcin' adv. thereinto, into it, in-
to till- bargain ; ()inter . . . barein
(breiu) (following) after
barin' adv. llierein, in it (that,
(liiN)
bar'legen tr. to show, exhibit;
to exiR>.st'. explain
barii'ber lulc. thereover, over {or
of, on, about) it (that, this)
barum' adv. around {or about)
that etc. (- beo^alb), for that
reason, on that account
barHn'trr adv. thereunder, under-
neath, under it (this, that) ;
among them
ba' fein (bin, war, geroffen) intr.
{aux. |ein) to be there, be
prBseut ; to exiat, subsiBt
bad ^Q'fetti life, being
bfl§ "»u. that, »o that
bou'eri)aft ad^. durable, lasting
baa'ern intr. u> laHt, loutinue,
endure
baa'ernb adj. lasting, unbroken,
permanent, Hieiidy
bcr j5aa'Biea (— ) thumb ; i^mben
Daumen fatten to supjiort him,
countenance him
ba»»a' adv (hereof, of it (that,
thin); off, away
hatton' vtittn (ritt, gcrttten) intr.
(unx. feiit) to ride off, ride away
baoor' adv. before there ; before
{or from, for, of) it (that, tJjis)
bfljB' adv. thereU>, to thac (it,
this) ; for that, to timt eml,
besides
bojnt'fdfrn adv. between them
(tlitre), between
bas ttd'bttt {gen. -cs, pi -en)
feather coverlet, " puff "
be'(feti tr. to (((ver
beb'nen tr. and rtfl. to exteiKl,
stretch
ber ^eidj (-e) dike, dam, em-
bankment
bie '£)eid)'orbeit (-en) work on the
dike
ber Seidl'bou diking; building a
dike, construction of a dike,
erection of a dike
ber^eilft'b»te(-n) dike-mesKenger
bei'dien tr. to raise up a dike,
dam up
bic ttWq,t\^\i^tt (-n) (like-
affair
ber tteidi'geMaotidptiflte (decline
as adj.) dike-coniuiis«ioner
VOCABULARY
251
ber Xtet^'sraf (-tn\ coll. -t, note
ti> 14 2) dikejrrave, dike-reeve
bao ttidi'ivaftrumt Cei) dike-
firave's office
bag ^etdi'grafrn^and ("er) dike-
;.'riiVL lOiise
bctdi'grdflidi adj. pertaining to
the tlikegrave, dikegrave's
;u- Teid)'groffd)oft dike-manage-
iiH'iit, dike-admiiiistratiun
ber t>etl4'grafei^of ("r) dikegraves
baa ^cti^'grafdfinb (-et) dike-
j,'rave"8 cliild
bie ^eid)'0raf£^(ente pi. dike-
- rave 8 people
bt Xetdi'lafit (-en) dike-impost
btc X'eidi'ltnie (-n) {pr. ie = je)
(like-line
bridi'Iod adj. without dike
bii'j £ei(^'«l«bcB' (-e) model of a
like
bte '^cidl'orknaRg (-en) regula-
tion {or arrangement, dispoHi-
tion) of the dike
bic Teit^'rci^nniig (-en) dike-
account
bie X)ei4'fai4e (-n) dike-matter,
dike-affair
ber ^eidi'fdKibr (gen. -no, pi. *n)
damage to tlie dike
ber 'Setdi'fdiretber (— ) secretary
for dike-matters
bte ^eidl'fitene (-n) place in the
dike
bif ^eiiii'fitteffe (-n) section of
dike, stretch of dike
bae ^eidi'ftid (-e) piece of the
dike
Uin {-t, — ) pom. adj. thy, your
ber ^e'maiit (-en) {poetic for
Xiamant) diamond
ber X^e'tnat (-e) a land measure-
ment, as much as can be mown
in a day, tranal. acre
bie ^c'MatjaM (-en) number of
acres
bew'gemi^ adv. according to this,
according to that
bie ^cnf'arbttt mental work
ben'ftn (bac^te, gebac^t) inir.
and tr. to think, contemplate
bad 'istn'Utt thinking ; wr Den-
len for thinking
bcnn ado. then, therefore ; pray ;
conj. because, for ; XDt» beun
what do you mean ?
ben'noi^ adv. yet, still, notwith-
standing, nevertheless
ber (bie, bafl) def. art. the ; dem.
pron. this, that, that one, he ;
rel. pron. who, which, that
ber'artvtfl) adj. of such kind, such
like, such
berb adj. firm, solid ; sturdy,
sumt. i-obust; hearty; rough,
vehement
berglei'i^en see berlei; unb road
bergleic^en me^r roar and other
similar conditions
ber'Iei indecl. adj. such, such
like, the like
berfePbe (biefel'be, badfel'be) dem.
adj. and pron. the same
brr'jieit adv. at that time, then,
at present
ber'^etttg adi- of the time being,
at that time
be^'Mlb adv. for that <-ea«on, on
that account, therefore
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VOCABULARY
be'ffo adv. so mncli, the more ho
beut'lil^ adj. diHtinct, dear, plain,
obvioiiH
beittfl^ aijy. German
bil^t adj. tight, dense, thick ; close;
bidyt oor mir close to me, close
in front of me
bid! adj. thick ; big, large, fat,
stout, cliubby
bie'ttcn tr. to serve, attend
bie'nertl intr. to make bows
bet ^tenfi (-e) service, place,
employment ; im 2)ienft fein to
be employed
bet ^ienft'tierr (pen. -n, pi. -en)
employer, master, lord
bats ^ien^'ia^r (-e) year of serv-
ice
bet Xtenfi'iunge (-n) servant-boy
bie <Sienfit'magb ('e) se-vant-girl,
luaiii
bie ^ienft'jeit (-en) period of
service, time of service
bie'fer (bie'fe, bief'e«>) dem. adj.
and pron. this, this one, the
latter ; bieS = biefe*i
b;?rt'tn«l adv. this time
bte£)'fetttg aG{j. on this side
ba9 1£iin% (-e) thing, person
ba9 ^tnfl'Iein (— ) little thing
bie ^ir'nc (-n) girl. las.s, damsel
Pie '^i'ftelblume (-n) thistle-top
bM^ adc and conj. yet, but, how-
ever; nevertheless; still, you
ksow, 8un>ly ; though, any-
how , «lfo £io(^ ? it is decided
(settled) tlien '.' id) benfe bo(^
oh, I tbmk m: nun, jo erjaM'
bodi come «k# tell , bocft einmal
for once
bet $0!'t»t (pen. -i, pi. 2)ofto'ten)
doctor
bad ^ohimeitt' (-e) document,
deed
bet ^on'ner thunder; ali ob bit
bet 3)onnet in bie Seine gefa^ten
fei as if thunderstruck
bvn'nerartig adj. like thunder
bon'nern in^r. to thunder, peal
t>ai $orf (*et) village
b*rt, bor'tCtt, adc. there, yonder
borti|tn' o<2v. thither, there, that
way
bor'ttg ad{j. of that place, there
bS'fig adj. sleepy, 'slow,' lacka-
daisical
bie Xtpffie'rnng (-en) slope
bet tta'ift (-n) dragon
bran see baton
bran'gen tr. and intr. to press,
drive, hurry, urge; ei btiingte
i^n he showed a desire, was
anxious to; fi(^ btdngen to
force one's way, crowd
brfin'en in^r. to threaten, menace
brau'^eit adv. outside
bre'^tn tr. to turn
brei num. three
bvet'mal adv. three times, thrice
breitt see batein
btein' reben intr. to put in a
word ; to interrupt, interfere
(with)
brein'^f^iagen (d — u— a) intr.
to strike in. strike at random ;
ba foB boo Setter breinf^llaflen
there's goin^ to be trouble there
bret'^ig num thirty
bad '!3bre'fl^en thrashing
bref^e'tKM tr. to tnuu
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253
bnn'neit ado. within, inside
brit'te ord. num. third ; bee (bie,
bao) 2)ritte the tliird
bro'beit adv. above, up there,
iiluft, overheat! ; upstairs
bri)l)'neit intr. to rumble, boom,
thud, reverberate
brit'ben adv. on that side, yonder,
(ivi'r tliere, or he other side
eer tmd (-e) pressure, impulse ;
I Hint
brii'ifen tr. to press, oppress,
wfigli upon, sijueeze ; fic^
briidett 8<iueeze one's way, edge
one's way
brum see batum' {/or accent see
babci)
brun'tcn adv. there below, down
yonder, down there
bcr tv\t ("e) odor, fragrance,
IKTfume ; vapor
buf ten intr. to exhale fragrance,
Hiuell sweet
buf'tcnb adj. fragrant
bul'bcn tr. to bear, endure, toler-
ate, suffer
bnmm adj. stupid, silly, dull,
idiotic
ber ^nmm'toilf ("e) blockhead,
simpleton
bum)if adj. hollow (voice etc.) ;
iluil, gloomy, airless, close
bun'fclad/dark, gloomy, obscure,
vague
bao ^un'fel darkne&s, dark
biinn adj. thin
ber Tanft ("e) vapor, steam,
tiKiie, exhalation
burdj^re/). (c:c. ) andadt. through,
by, because of
bnri^bre'i^eii (t — a — o) <r. to per-
forate, pierce, break through,
burst
ttttdi'-htinitn (brac^te, gebrac^t)
refl. to maintain one*s self,
pick up a livelihood
bie tutd^'t&mmung the damming
up
bun^brtn'genb adj. penetrating,
piercing, sharp, keen, search-
ing
bart^etnait'ber adv. confusedly,
promiscuously
bun^ctnan'ber^fliegen (o — o) aee
bucd^einanberjagen
bnrt^etnan'ber^jaflen intr. to fol-
low each other in rapid suc-
cession
bad Sur(^einan'ber=9Iebeit con-
fused discussion
bnrdffa^'rett (a — u — a) tr. to
pass through, flash through ;
eo burc^fu^r i^n a shiver went
through him
bttr(4'=^iiben (a — u) intr. to make
out
buri^'^fieben (gtng, gegattgen; intr.
{aux. fein) to go through, pass
through
burdinii^t' aiij. wet through, quite
drenched
bnri^'^fdlReiben (fcfjnitt. flefc^nit
ten) tr. to cut tlirough, cleave,
pier*:^
bnn^'^fetKX <»"• to carry through,
carry out
bwridfte'i^eR (i — a — o) tr. to
pierce, cut through
ber ^itnil'fHif' piercing, cutting
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m'
bnrd)ftrii'in(n tr. to stream {or
rtow, run) tlirouKh ; U) fn)Wil
(or tliroii^', jiri'HB) tliruugli
burdi' i(iei)eii (jog, gejogen) intr.
(aux. \e\n) to i>aKK through
bflr'fen (barf, butfte, gebutft) intr.
to dare ; to b« permittetl ; may,
can
biirf'Hg adj. scanty, thin, needy
ber Turft tliir«t ; oot 2!urft jdjrcicn
to cry from thii-st
bA'fter adj. jjloomy, dark, cloudy;
sullen, sjid, mournful
bos <:&Ut'SCnb (-e) dozen
e
bie (Sb'ht (-n) ebb, low-tide
bie Qb'bt^tit (-en) ebb-time
r'bcn adj. even, flat, level ; just,
exactly; just iu»w ; cben erft
but just
bie CF'bene (-n) plain
e'benfoUd adv. likewise, equally,
rtls«), too
e'bcnfo ailv. just so, as ; likewise
eb'ncn tr. to level, flatten
bie G'rfe (-n) coriier
egal' adj. bas ift egal it is all one
e'be conj. ere, before
bie @'be (-n) matrimony, mar-
riage, union
bas G'ftcjflJir (-c) year of matri-
mony, wedding year
bie CF'lieiettte pi- married i)eoi)le
e'^didl adj. niatrinionial
ber ff'^cliebfte (declined as adj.)
husband
bie Q%'xt (-n) honor, glory, repu-
tation
bie eb'ren^aftiflfeit honorable-
ness, lionesty
bet ^b'rttitrnnS ("f) wreath of
lionor, crown of honor
ber e^'rcnppfiett (— ) post of
honor, dignity
bie (fbv'CVbictllRg reverence, re-
spect, veneration, deference
bie Qflt'fut^t veneration, rever-
ence, awe
ebt'Hd) adj. honest, honorable
bie ($bt^'fuci|t ambition, thirst for
honor
ei int. ah ! ay ! why ! ijideed ! ei
roaft oh, nonst'ns*' !
bie CFi'fcrfuC^t jealousy
ei'fetfitf^tig adj. (auf) jealous, en-
vious
eif'rig adj. zealouo, earnest, eager,
passionate
ei'gcn adj. own, 8i)ecial, iM-cuiiar
bie ei'gcnfdjaft (-en) pn.iwrty.
attribute, quality; bie Gic^en
fc^aften ©ottea the divine attri-
butes
ei'gent(i(^ adv. properly, exactly,
really, actually
etgettttim'U^ adj. own, propr;
peculiar, singular, character-
istic
cig'nen tr. tx) qualify ; geeij^nct
(lualilied, fit, a«lapted, suiutl
(for)
ei'Ien intr. (aux. fein or ^aben) to
hiisten, iuirry
Cl'lifl adj. hasty, sjH^edy
cin (-e, — ) ind€f. art. a, an ; num.
one
einon'ber pron. each other, one
another
^ma^m
itutmLtm '-CKm'^'a ^w rnllu Tr.Fwra<
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.
tin'^btnben (o — u) tr. to bind in,
tic lip; bind (a book)
tilt' brittflcn (brac^te, flebradit) tr.
to bring in ; to make up fur,
loniijensate for
tin' beii^etl tr. to dike
Dtc(fin'beidjttllg(-cn)diking,build-
iii<; of tiie dike
tiit'brinflltl^ adj. impressive, for-
cible, penetrative, nearching,
deep, energetic
tin' briiifen tr. to pnss in, knock
ill, eriwli in
ti'ner (-e, -fi) pron. one
Ber (fin'faU ("e) falling in ; inva-
sion, inroad ; idea, tliought,
fiincy, conceit
tin' fallen (fallt, fiel, (^efallen) intr.
{aiix. fein) to fall in, collapse ;
to set in (of weather) ; to occur
to, enU^r tlie mind, strike
tin'fiilHg adj. simple, plaii., :irt-
liss, innocent; stupid, silly,
foolish
tin' frcienr^rt. to marry into one's
liosifion, marry money
^I^■ (Pin'gabe (-n) pres«'ntatictn,
nii'morial, ivldress, {letilion
tin'i(rfoUen adj. sunken (of eyes),
. ..Ilow
i'l v (^in'flefeffcne {declined as adj. )
l.in(h'<l resident
tin' graben (d — u — a) tr. to in-
uv, bury
Ciu' Dllrfeit intr. to ItMik in, peep
ill
tin'^alten (d — if — a) intr. to
'!i^<l'oIltinue, cease, leave off,
tin' Ijcflcn tr. to fence in
tin' l)olrn tr. to overtake ; to
join
ei'nifl adj. united ; einig toerben
(iib'T) to come to an agreement
(about)
ei'niocr (-e, -ei, pi. -t) some,
K«-veral
ein' tdfficrcn tr. to call in, cash ;
to receive
bcr (^in'ttang ('e) unison, accord,
harmony ; in iSiuflana bringen
to atlapt, accommodate, recon-
cile
cin' (aufcn (d — ie — o) intr.
{anx. jcin) to come in, enter,
arrive
etn' (ernen tr. to learn, get by
heart
etn'mal adv. once; auf etn'ma[
all at once; nod) ein'mal once
more, again ; einmal' even ; nic^t
ciumal' not even ; oerfuc^' ein-
mal' just try ; fam gem einmal'
liked to drop in
eiii'=ncl)men (mmml, na()m, ge^
nommen) tr. to take in, take,
occupy
r'H''nifiteR rejl. to nest, nestle,
creep into
etn'=rommen tr. to ram in, nun
down, drive in, drive down
etii' riiutncn tr. to put (furniture)
into a room, furnish ; to cede,
yield, give up
eill' rtd)tcn tr. to order, arrange,
reiiulate
ein' rticfcil tr. to insert, put in
cill<* mnn. one
ein'fam adj. solitary, alone, lone-
ly, setpu'Stered
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bte (KiN'fsmteit sulitude, luiieli-
eiii'=fd|lofe« (a — ie — a) intr.
(aux. fetn) to fall ualeep, drop
asleep, tn> to sleep
eia'^fdjlagen (d — u— o) fr. to
knock in, drive in, buret in,
buret open ; to wrap up ; intr.
to shake liandH, clasp hands
ein'^fcgnen tr. to bless, confirm,
consecrate, oi-dain
cin'^fe^en (ie — a — f) tr. to look
in, look into, underetand, per-
ceive, see
eilt'^fc^cn intr. to begin (of music),
strike in, chime in
bie (StnTt^t (-en) insight, judg-
ment,di8cernment, penetration,
examination
eitt'fllSnnig ad;. one-hor8e(d),
drawn by one horse
el«ft, ein'ftend, adv. once (upon a
time), in time pa«t, formerly ;
some day, in time to come
citt'^fleigcn (ie — ie) intr. {aux.
fein) to st«p in, get in
ehi''fitcaen tr. to put in ; to leave
off, discontinue
einft'malS mh. once, one day
elii'-treffen (trifft, ttaf, flcttoffen)
intr (aux. fein) to arrive, come
in ; to hapi)en, come to pass
eiu' trelen (ttitt, trat, getreten)
intr. {aux. fein) to step in, enter;
to set in, commence, happen
bet ein'tritt (-e) coming in, en-
tnuiee, admission ; bcim (Sin=
tritt on entering
bet Stn'wonb ('e) objectiou, ex-
< "ption
eiii''Wenbtti (loanbu, oeioanb:,
olao rey.) tr to object, oppow.
ix'ply
bie Gin'»enbtinii (-en) objection,
exception, renonsirance
Cin'sdn <*^./- 8">g'*^< wparate, in-
dividual ; ein^elne some, several
ein'iig adj. only, ingle, sole;
bad einjige the only thing
bo« (5i« lee
ei<('bebe(h adj. ice-ctKttvd
bas (Sid'bofelll ice siM.rt, winter
golf
bet (SiS'MIet (— ) ice "hosier,"
wint -r golfer
bet dt'fenring (-e) iron ring
ei'fern adj. iron, made of iron
bif QiU'fl&dit (-n) ice-surface
ei0'l«U <»(/. aa cold as ice, likn
ice, icy
bet diS'Wqtl (') kingfisher
e'lenb <"ij. miserable, wretched,
lamenuble, ill, p oc/riy
elf'fe ord. num. ek^renth
bie QVttxn pi. parents
empfan'geti (d — i — a) tr. to re-
ceive, take, get ; to welcome
em))or' adv. on high, up, up-
wanls, aloft
tmpox'■-\a\^ten (i — u — o) inir.
{aux. jein), to ascond, mount,
rise
ein|>or'=flnBitnen(o— o; alaoweak)
intr. to g!o\7 up faintly, glim-
mer up
tmpot'-iiaUtn (a — ie — o) tr. to
hold up, hold on high, hold
alaft
em))or'=tatt(4eit intr. to rise "p,
appear
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257
mp9t''tMii\tn [!] (d — u — o)
intr. {aux. fetn) to grow iij),
spring up, rlne
tm'fifl (i(fj- M'dulouH, diligent, in-
iliistriouH, active
eil*'die«(— ) little end, frag-
incnt, bit
baa (ftt'fce (gen. -d, pi. -n) end,
conclusion ; aim, denign ; isHue,
rcmilt ; }u tnbe at an end, ex-
hatwtcd ; e<i tft am (Snbe auc^
nit^t ttc^tifl . . . you'll find too
that it is not all right . . .
rn'ben tr. to end, finish, conclude
ritb'lil^ adj. finite, limited ; final,
ultimate, la^t ; finally, at last,
at length
en'fle, eng, aij. narrow, close,
tJKht ; c(»ntracted, restricted
^'I OPn'gel (— ) angel
bet ©n'tel (— ) grandson, grand-
child
rnttieli'rcn tr. Ui be without, do
without, dispense with
cntbe^r'ItC^ ady. dispensable, to
spare
cntblo'Sen tr. to (lay) bare, un-
cover ; to deprive, strip of
rntbfir'bett tr. to disburden, un-
burden
entbe'ifett tr. to discover
l>ie Qn'tt (-n) duck
bcr (Sn'ttn^aU {'e) duck-house
cntferitt' adj. removed; distant,
remote, far, off
rntge'gen prep, (dat.) against,
contrary to; towaiils; adv. con-
trary
cntge'geii'brtngen (a — u) intr.
(aux. fein) to press towards ; bo
rtn Cirrdufrf) mir entqrqrnbrang
an a noise broke on uiy ears
cntgr'grn rommtti (tarn, (tefotu-
men) intr. (aux. jcin) to come to
meet, ailvance towanls
entge'gen=nifen (ie — u) tr. to
call to
entgc'gctt fteOcn tr. to oppone,
pn'wnt
entgc'gctt ftretfcn tr. to stretch
towards
Ctttgeg'ltCtt tr. to reply, rt^join
cittge'^cti (entgittg, entflanc^en)
intr. (aux. fein) to e.sca|H>,
avoid, elude ; einem entfle^cn
to escape one's observation, es-
cape one's notice
ent^ol'tcn (a — ie — o) tr. to con-
tain, hold, comprise
CttUoitg' adv. along
entlaf'fctt (entlnftt, entlieS, entlaf^
fen) tr. to dismiss, discharge,
release
entret'lctt (entti^, ettttiffen) tr. to
snatch (away), tear, wrest,
wring ; to rescue
bie Gntft^ei'bnng (-en) decision,
determination
etttfl^tc'bctt adj. decided
etttjd)(ii)t'fen intr. (axu. fein) to
slip away, escape
ber Gtttfl^Ittl' ("e) resolution, re,
solve
Ctttf^ttPbtgen tr. to excuse
etitff^wtn'bett (a — u) intr. (aux.
fein) to di8api)ear, vanish
Ctltfcclt' a(Hj. inanimate, lifeless,
dead
bo« Glttfet'iiett terror, horror,
amazement
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entfc^t' a^j- terrified, horrified,
amazed, aghast
eMtfm'ncn(a— o)re;!. (gen.) to re-
member, recollect, call to mind
entftc'^Ctt (entftanb, entftanben)
intr. (aux. jein) to come into
existence, arise, spring up
Ctttjic'^cn (entjog, entjogen) tr. to
withhold, withdraw
cr pron. he ; Gr you
bas (Jrbor'mcn pity, compassion,
mercy
ber Grbatt'cr ( — ) builder, founder,
erector, constructor
ba^ Gr'be inheritance, heritage
crbcu'tct adj. captured
erblt'cfen tr. to perceive, behold,
see, catch sight of
bie Grft'frfinft (-en) inheritance,
heritage ; einc Grbfc^aft tun to
inherit property, come into
property
bie Grb'fc (-n) pea
bic Gr'bc (-n) earth, ground, soil ;
auf Grben, auf ber Gtbe, on earth
ba^ Gr'bcnbittfl (-c) object
ba?j ©r'bcnlcbCtt life in this world,
this life
ber Grb'^ottfc(n) {gen. -m,pl. -n)
heap of earth
ber (Srb'^itgel ( — ) mound of earth
ba5 Grcifl'nid (-fe) event, occur-
rence, incident
erfoVrcit (ft — u — a) tr. to learn,
hear, be Informed of, under-
stand
crfof fen tr. to hold Oil, grasp,
seize ; to conceive, comprehend,
imuerstand
erfolg'rcic^ adj. successful
Ctfrctt'cn tr. to delight, rejoice,
gladden
erfiilUen tr. to fill, replenish ; to
fulfill, perform
bie Srfitl'lung fulfillment ; in
GtfiiUung gel)en to come true,
prove correct
erge'ben (i — o — c) rejl. to sur-
render, submit ; to devote one's
self to, be addicted to; to re-
sult, follow, appear, occur,
take place
erfltcl'fett (ergriff, ergriffcn) tr.
to seize, catch, catch hold of,
grasp
et\}aVttn (a — ie— a) tr. to keep,
maintain, uphold, preserve ; to
receive, obtain
bie Sr^al'tungigfoften pi cost of
maintenance
er^e'bcn (o — o) tr. to raise, ele-
vate ; fic^ crfiebcn to rise, arise,
raise one's self
bie @rtn'nerung (-en) remem-
brance, recollection, reminis-
cence
erfen'nen (erfonnte, crfannt) tr.
to perceive, make out, under-
stand, apprehend
tvlla'Vtn tr. to explain, elucidate
erlou'bcn tr. to allow, permit, let
bie @r(du'terung (-en) explana-
tion, elucidation
etie'bctt tr. to live to see, experi-
ence, witness
crleid^'tcrn tr. to lighten, relieve
erlcuc^'tcn tr. to illuminate ; to
enlighten
erlie'gcn (a — e) intr. {aux. fein)
to sink under, succumb to
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259
erlo'fc^en (i — o — o) int.: {avx.
fein) to go out, be extinguished,
die away
erlo'fen tr. to redeem, release,
rescue, free, deliver
crman'neit r^. to nerve one's
self (up), summon up courage
ermu'tigen tr. to encourage
enien'nen (ctnanntc, ernannt) tr.
(;u) to name, appoint to
erneu'en tr. to renew
crnft, ernft'^aft, adj. serious, ear-
nest, grave, stem, solemn
ber (S;vn\t seriousness, earnest;
ift baS bcin 6rnft are you in
earnest ?
ero'tiecn tr. to conquer, capture,
take, gain, win
erre'gen tr. to raise, incite, stir
up, agitate, provoke
errei'i^en t^- to reach, attain
erro'ten intr. {aux. jcin) to red-
den, blush, color up
crfott'fett see oerfaufen
tt\i\aVltn (0 — o ; also weak) inir.
{aux. fein) to sound, resound,
ring
erfi^ei'neit (ic — te) intr. {aux.
fein) to appear
bie Srfi^ei'nting (-en) appear-
ance ; apparition, specter ; phe-
nomenon
crft^ii^ft' adj. exhausted, spent
erfc^re'ffen (erfc^ridt, crfdiraf, ev
frfirodcn) intr. {aux. fein) to be
frightened; r^, to be frightened
(Ubcr, at) ; tr. teg. to frighten,
terrify
ba^ @rf(^re'lfen fear, terror,
horror
erfd^re'ifenb adj. alarming
erfi^iit'tert adj. quaking, trem-
bling
erfi ord. num. first ; previously ;
not before, not till ; ber erfterc
etc. the former
erftat'ten tr. to render ; Seric^t
etftatten to make a report
baa @r{itau'nen astonishment,
surprise, amazement
erfte'^en (erftanb, erftanben) intr.
(aux. fein) to rise (from sick-bed)
er'ftetnal adv. first time
erfli'cfen tr. to stifle, smother ; intr.
{aux. fein) to be suffocated, be
suppressed
ertm'fett (a — u) intr. {aux. fein)
to be drowned
ber (bie) @rtrtttt'fene {declined as
adj.) drowned person
ertna'c^ett intr. {aux. fein) to
awake, wake ; to be roused
ertoa^'fen [f] (ci — u — a) intr.
{aux. fein) to grow up ; to arise,
proceed from, accrue
enoaViten tr. to mention
ertoar'ten tr. to await, expect
ertver'bett (i — a — o) tr. to ac-
quire, obtain, gain, get, pur-
chase
bie @rtoer'tong (-en) acquiring,
acquisition
eriiit'bern tr. to return ; to answer
erjii^'Ien tr. to narrate, relate
ber (Srjfirj'Icr (— ), bie erjfilj'Ietitt
(-ncn), narrator, relater
bie Srgfi^'Ittng (-en) narration,
narrative, story, account, state-
ment
bet (Sts'enflcl (— ) archangel
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m
erstoin'gen (a — u) tr. to force,
enforce, obtain by force
tS pron. it ; there
bte g'fc^c (-n) ash
bcr @'fc^etitiaum ("e) ash tree
bag e'fieitblott (''er) ash leaf
ef fen (ifet, afe, gcgefjen) tr. to eat;
ju 2lbcnb efjen to sup
et'WO ad». perhaps, possibly ;
about, nearly
etioa'ig adj- eventual, possible,
likely
tt'WaS indef. pron. some, any ;
something ; somewhat, a little
ea'er(-e,— ),@u'cr, pass, adj.your
e'totg adj. eternal, endless, ever-
lasting, pe~r)etual
bie@'wigleit(-en) eternity; in bet
etoiglcit ever, forever
C£tfHe'rett intr. to exist
9
gfail^'Iettte {sing, bet gad^mann)
professional man, specialist,
expert
fo^l adj. fallow, tawny, pale,
faded
fa<)('fi(onb adj. pale blond
faVven (d — u — a) intr. {atix.
fcin) to move quickly, go (in
boat, carriage, etc.) ; to fare ;
tr. to drive ; = fal)rcn laflen to
let go ; fu^t eg mir roo^l burc^
ben ilopf it flashed through my
mind ; ju 33oote fasten to row ;
f a^rt mir auS bet ^e^le, f o^tt mit
DOm SKunbe, I utter, I give vent
to ; fic^ iibet bie ©titn fasten to
wipe his forehead
bet (bie) ^alfr'Iafftge {declined as
adj.) the inattentive, careless,
negligent
bie gffl^ft (-en) passage, journey,
course
faVltn (fdUt, ' il, gefallen) intr.
{aux. fein) to fall, drop ; aufs
^etji fallen to grieve
bie ^ol'te (-n) fold
fol'tetl tr. to fold
bet ^ami'Iientierftonb [ten = jen]
family intelligence
bie ^atbe (-n) color
fof'fcn tr. to seize, catch, take
hold of, grasp, clasp ; to hold,
contain ; in 33lei gefofet set in
lead, leaded
foji adv. almost, nearly
fotti adj. lazy, indolent, idle ;
rotten ; bet j^aule the lazy one,
the indolent one
bet ^au'Ienjer (— ) idler, lazy
fellow, do-little
bie ^aul'^eit laziness, idleness
bie gttttfi ('e) fist
bet gfauft'fi^Iofl ^e) blow with
the fist
bet ^'bniar February
bie ^'ber (-n) feather, pen;
spring
bag ^e'beroie^ poultry, fowl
fc'flCtt tr. to sweep
fe^Icn tr. to miss ; intr. to fail ;
to be wanting ; fe^lt bit etroag
what ails you? is anything
the matter with you ?
bie ij'*'*'" (-") f^plebration, sol-
emnization, observance ; holi-
day ; rest ; einc ftille jjeiet a
secret festival
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261
ber 5ei'crobc«b (-e) time for leav-
ing off work, time of rest, even-
ing rest
fei'crltt^ odj- festive, solemn,
ceremonious
feil adj. vendible, for sale, to be
had
fcir=btetett (o-o) tr. to put up
tor sale, offer for sale
fcin a4}- fi"e, delicate, polite,
excellent
ber Scinb (-c) enemy
bas J5elb (-et) field
bie ^elb'gctotfi^oftett pi. farming
implements
bag ^clb'meffcii surveying
ber gfelb'meffct (— ) surveyor
taQ 3fett (-e) skin, hide, pelt
ber ^tWbioi {'e) stone block
bie ^en'ne (-n) fen; marshy
low land ; field inclosed by
ditches or tiny canals
bag ^en'fter (— ) window
ber Ofen'jierlaben see Saben
ber ^en'fterra^men (—0*") win-
dow frame
fern adj. far (off), distant, remote;
ferncr {comp.) farther
bie ^er'ne (-n) distance
fcru'lieflcnb adj. distant
fcr'ttg adj. done, finished ; ready,
prepared ; fctttg bringcn to ac-
complish, contrive, do
fcft adj. solid, firm, tipht ; fixed,
fast, sound ; permanent, steady
fcft'=blctbcn (ic — ie) intr. {aux.
fein) to remain steady (at),
stick (to)
feft'fleworbcii adj. settled and be-
come firm
fcfl'=^oItett (d — te — a) tr. to hold
fast, arrest ; intr. to adhere to,
stick
bag {Jfeft'Ianb continent, mainland
fcft'lit^ adj. festive
bag JJeft'mttbl (-e) banquet
bie {^eft'tafel (-n) banquet table
ber Jcft'tog (-e) holiday, festival
fctt adj. fat
ber Ofet'aen (— ) shred, tatter, rag,
piece, slice
bag gfeu'cr (— ) fire
ber 3fett'erl|etb (-e) hearth, fire-
place
bog gfctt'erloi^ (*cr) fire hole,
grate, chimney
fen'rig adj. fiery, ardent, passion-
ate, spirited
bie gri'bel (-n) primer, spelling-
book
bag ^ie'ber (— ) fever
fte'berglit^enb a4}. fever-glowing,
feverish
fin'ben (a — u) tr. to find
ber iJitt'ger (— ) finger
ftn'fter adj. dark, obscure, gloomy
bie gfitt'fterttig (-fe) darkness,
gloom
ber gftfc^ (-e) fish
ber gfifl^'oblcr (— ) fish-hawk, os-
prey
bag5if<t|'^owbl^Ctt(— ) finny hand,
webbed hand
bet ^Iff^'rct^er (— ) heron
fijic'reti tr. to fix ; mit ben 3Cugen
fijiereit to stare at, fix one's
eyes upon
flaiil 04). flat, plain
bie Sflo'i^e (-n) plain, surface,
expanse
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bie Sflont'me ( -n) flame, blaze
bie 51o'fc^e (-n) bottle, flask,
flagon
flat'terit intr. to flutter, float,
hang loose, dangle
flei^'ten (i — o — o) tr. to braid,
twist, interwea\-e
ber ^Ui (-C) place, spot
ba^ i^Ictff^ fl^s'^1 ™^*''
flciflil'IOiS adj. fleshless
ber ^Uif( diligence, industry,
painstaking
fit'cfen to patch (up), repair
ber f^Hif'fdinciber (— ) jobbing
tailor, botcher
I.. JJIie'fle (-n) fly
tlie'gen (o — o) intr. {aux. fein)
to fly, pass quickly, dash, rush
flie'genb adj. flying, flowing
Pic'^eit (flofi, gefloffen) intr. {aux.
jein) to flow, run, stream
flim'mern intr. to gutter, glim-
mer, glisten, sparkle
fiir'ren intr. to flit, twinkle, flare
ber ^{U(^ (^e) curse, blasphemy
fliii^'ttfl adj. flying, fleeting ; slight,
passing, cursory, hasty; careless
ber $Iug ("e) flight ; im (Jluge in
haste, on wings, (roie) as if flying
bet {^iti'gei (— ) wing, pinion
bag ^lit'yttrattfi^cn rustling of
wings
ber ^Inx (-e) floor ; entrance hall,
vestibule ; landing \^sfcaircase)
bie jjlur (-en) meadow
ffiif'ftg adj. fluid, elastic, pliant
fiii'ftcrn tr. to whisper
bie ^Int (-en) flood, tide, billow
foCgcn intr. (aux. jein) to follow,
succeed, ensue
fofg'fidj adv. consequently
for'bcrn tr. (= I)ecaudfotbetn> to
challenge, call out
bie iJfiir'bcrung furtherance, pro-
motion, advancement
bie ^orm (-en) form, shape
fott adv. away, off
fortan' adv. from this time (for-
ward), henceforth, hereafter,
in future
fort'^fafjren (a — u — o) intr. {aux.
fein) to drive off, drive away,
depart; {aux. tfaben) to con-
tinue, go on, proceed
fort'=jagen tr. tc drive away, turn
off, turn out ; intr. {aux. fein) to
gallop {or ride) off (away)
ber (bie) {^ort'jagenbe {declined
as adj.) the galloping (form)
fett'-lauftn (du — ie — au) intr.
{aux. fein) to run away, escape ;
to run on, continue
ber (bte)($ort'taufenbe {declined as
adj.) the retreating (form)
fort'=mac^en r^. to make off,
hurry away
f ort'=rei§ett (ri^, gcriffen) tr. to tear
away, pull away, drag away
fort'^fd^Icttbern tr. to hurl (away),
fling (away)
fort'=feiti (bin, mat, gerocfen) intr.
{aux. fein) to be away, be gone,
be lost
fort'=fe^ett tr. to set away; to
continue, carry on ; fortgefe^te
2lrbeit continuous work
t-ie ^ort'fe^itng (-en) continua-
tion
fort'=f<>«Icn intr. to play on, go on
fort'^fitwbiaeit intr. to sin on
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fort'=tretbctt (ie — ie) tr. to drive
away, drive onwards ; to carry
on, pursue, continue
fort'ma^renb adj. continual, per-
manent, constant ; adv. with-
out interniption, perpetually
fort'^toeiben in^r. to pasture away,
graze away
fort'=tt»if«^ett tr. to wipe away,
brush away
fi)rt'=stcl>ett (jog, gejogen) intr.
{aux. fcin) to draw away, move
away
bie Jro'flC (-n) question
fra'gen tr. to ask, question
ba^ (Ira'geit questioning, inter-
rogating, inquiring
bie f^rattur'fdirtft German text
letters, "text"
bie ^ratt (-en) woman, lady, wife,
Mrs.
frcc^ adj. bold, audacious, insolent,
impudent
fret adj. free ; unobstructed ; vacant
bie gfrei'^ett (-en) freedom, liberty
fret'lti^ adv. of course, to be sure,
indeed
fremb adj. strange, foreign, alien
fref'fcn (frt^t, frafe, gefrefjen) tr.
to eat (of animals), devour
fref'fetib adj. consuming, that
bleeds us
bie greu'be (-n) joy, pleasure,
gladness
freu'en refl. to be glad, pnjoy ; to
rejoice in (at), be pleased with
ber ^rennb (-e), bie $tettn">itt
(-nen), friend
frcunb'ncft adj. friendly, kind,
cheerful, pleasant
bie gfremtb'fi^ttft (-en) friendship
fre'Uel (= frcoel^aft) adj. criminal
ber ^re'ttel (— ) crime, outrage,
malicious mischief
ber ^rie'be {gen. -n^, pi. -n) peace
frieb'It!^ adj. peacefully, quietly
frie'rcii (0 — o) intr. to be cold,
feel cold ; to freeze ; mic^ friert
I am cold
ber t^rie'fe (-n) a Frisian
baS gfrie'fenflefic^t (-cr) Frisian
countenance
bie Srie'fengeftalt (-en) Frisian
form, Frisian figure
bag OrVie'fttl^C (declined as adj.)
Frisian (language)
bag gf"cS'Iflttb Friesland
frifc^ adj. fresh, pure ; recent,
new ; brisk, lively, gay ; frifd^
jU cheerily ! look alive ! go it !
frtfl^'gelltogt adj. newly coined
froll ad;, glad, happy, joyous,
cheerful
tciVltttl adj. joyful, merry
ftomtn adj. brave, honest, pious,
devout, holy, bigoted
bet gftoft ("e) frost
•rfi'ftcltl intr. to feel a slight chill,
shiver (a little) ; mic^ froftelt
I am shivering
bag ^xofi'tottttt frosty weather,
freezing weather
bie JJme^t (*e) fruit; benefit,
product, result
frug -I.OM- German for fragts
frfli odj. early ; morgcn f ii^ to-
morrow morning ; f)CUtc frii^
this morning; fritf)cr (comp.)
earlier, former ; formerly, here-
tofore
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baS ^riiVia^r (-e) spring
bet ^rflfi'jo^rdtoinb (-e) spring
breeze
bie Ofrfill'roft see ^cU^ftud
ber OfritVKng (-e) spring
bie OfriiVling^fi^att (-en) spring
inspection
bie 0frfiVItnS<9f0nne spring sun
ber $rit^'ltngi3toittb see ^titf)ia^rd«
iDtnb
bag graH'ftaif (-e) breakfast
frfi^'fHiifen intr. to breakfast,
take breakfast
ber (bie) ^rtiVftiitfenbe {declined
as adj.) person partaking of
breakfast, breakfaster
bie ^x&Vft&d§itit (-en) breakfast-
time
bag {^tt'ber ( — ) cart-load
fflll'lett tr. tofel
fit^'ren tr. to lead, conduct; to
handle, wield
ber (^n^r'fned^t (-e) carter's man,
carter
boS ^u^r'toerl (-e) vehicle, wag-
on, cart
ffll'Ien tr. to fill
fftnf num. five
fiinf'te ord. num. fifth
f0uf'j(e^n num. fifteen
fnn'feltt intr. to sparkle, glitter,
twinkle
baS {^un'fefn sparkling, twin-
kling, twuikle
fflr prep, (ace.) for; fiir fic| by
himself, apart from others
fUr'tia^ adv. forward, further, on
Die ^urd^t fear, terror, dread, awe
fun^t'bar adj. fearful, dreadful,
horrible
fflnli'ten tr. to fear ; fl(^ fttrt^ten
(oor) to be afraid (of)
ffiri^'terlil^ ac{j. frightful, ter-
rible, horrible
bie gfur'fe (-n) fork
ffirlieb' adv. (ne^men) to be satis-
fied with, put up with, make
shift with
bet Sfug ("e) foot; 3u gu^ on
foot
bet Ofttt'iobett (') floor
bag gfn^'enbe {gen. -8, pi. -r ot
(of the bed)
bet Oful'fteig (-e) footpatu
fn|'tram))elitb adj. stamping their
feet
ber gfnl'lseg (-e) footpath
bad Ofttt'ter food, fodder
ffit'tem tr. to feed
bet ^uVttxplali {'() feeding-place
bie ^&t'tttunq (-en) feeding
bie @a'6e (-n) gift
bie &a'btl (-n) fork
bie ®a'iielbeid)fe( [f] (-n) shafts
(of a carriage)
ga'ifertt inir. to cackle, chatter
bet ®anmat1iVaS (©aDima't^tag)
galimatias, nonsense, balder-
dash
bet ®aioppf gallop
ber ©ottg ('e) walk; in voDem
@ange in full swing
bie ®anS ('e) goose
bet @oniS'litaten (— ) = ®anfe-
btaten roast goose
gonj adj. whole, entire ; quite, en
tirely ; pretty, tolerably
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gar adv. fully, quite, entirely, very ;
at all ; even ; well done (cooked)
tai ^arbi'nenfectt {gen. -ei, pi
-en) curtain-bed
ber ©or'Utt (*) garden
ber &tift (*e) guest, visitor,
stranger
bet ®aft'frettnb (-e) host
bod ^oft'jintnier (— ) inn-parlor,
travelers' -room
bie(Bot'tnit0 (-en) kind, sort; race
geo|>'fe(t acy. dappled
gebaOt' a4j- clenched (fist)
gebannt' a4J- charmed, rooted to
the spot
bie®eb8t'be (-n) "esture, gesticu-
lation
gebSr'beit r^. to carry one's self,
behave one's self, act
geba'vett (ie— o — o) tr. to bear;
gebocen roetbcn to be bom
boS ®ebStt'be (— ) building
boS ®thtW yelping, barking
ge'ben (i — a — e) tr. to give;
ed gibt there is, there are ; ti
gab there was, there tr
baS @ebet' (-e) prayer
bag @cbet8'»ort (-c) . < ^f
prayer
gebie'ten (o — o) tr. to order,
command, bid, enjoin, impose
ber ®ebratt4' ("e) xise, employ-
ment
gebrott'ii^ett tr. to use, make use
of ; to want, need
bad@ebrftQ' roar, roaring, bellow-
ing, lowing
bic @ebii^c' (-en) due; dues,
charges ; iiber ©ebii^r unduly,
longer than necessary
gebfi^'rett intr. to be due, belong
to ; ti gebil^rt fid> it is fit,
it is becoming, it is proper
bie @ebuirt' (-en) birth
bog ®tt&diVm» (-fe) remem.
brance, memory
bet ®eban'Ie (gen. -n§, pi -n)
thought
geban'teitlod tulj- thoughtless, va-
cant
bod @ebeif' (-e) cover, knife and
fork
gebei'^eit (ie— ie) intr. {aux. fein)
to thrive, prosper; jjemonbcm
gebei^en to turn out to some
one's advantage, do some one
good
geben'fett (gebat^te, geboc^t) intr.
to think of, recollect, remem-
ber, contemplate, purpose
boS @ebran'ge throng, crowd,
press
gebrSttgt' adj. narrow, close,
crowded ; condensed
bie Qlebttib' patience, endurance
gebuCbtg adj. patient, indulgent
bie &ttft high and dry land, up-
lands
bo8 @eeft'borf ('er) village on the
geest
bie Qteeft'genteinbe (-n) geest com-
munity
bet @eeft'Iret(er (— ) umpire for
the geest
bie &ttft'ltntt pi inhabitants of
the geest, uplanders
bie @efo||r' (-en) danger, peril
geffi^r'ben tr. to expose to dan-
ger, imperil, compromise
gefit^Y'Hc^ adj. dangerous
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VOCABULARY
bo^ ^cfo^rt' (-C) vehicle
gefaCIen (flefdUt, geftel, gefoUen)
intr. to please
bct@efoI'Ieii(— ) favor, kindness,
service
bog QtefaCIen liking, pleasure
grfan'getl adj. in prison, impris-
oned, captive
bag @effi^' (-e) vessel, receptacle
gcfe'ftigt ojy. consolidated, fully
developed
gefic'bert adj. feathered
bcr ^efrag'te (declined as ojdj.)
the one questioned
bag @efa(l' (-e) feeling
bag ®ega'ifer cackling
gr'gen prep, {ace.) against, towards
bic ^e'genb (-en) region, country,
neighborhood
gegcneinatt'bcr adv. one against
another, one towards another,
opposite each other
bic @e'gen)iartet' (-en) opposite
party, opposing party
ber ®e'genfa$ ("e) opposition ; im
GJegcnfa^ ju contrary to
bie @)e'genftanblt4|feU (-en) con-
creteness, objectiveness
bag (S)e'gcntet( (-e) contrary ; im
GJcgenteil on the contrary
gegenii'Iier prep, and adv. over
against, opposite (to) ; in the
presence of
gegenit'ber'fe^ettre/I. to seat one's
self opposite to
gegenii'6er=treten (tritt, trat, gc»
trctcn) tTitr. {aux. fein) to ad-
vance towards
ge^etm'ntiSooQ a^. mysterious,
mystical
ge'^en (ging, gegongen) intr. {aux.
fein) to go, walk ; eg ging nit^t
Idnger it would not do any
longer; por fi(^ gef)cn to take
place, go on, transpire
bag ^e^enl' howling, roaring
bag Qte^irn' (-e) brain
ge^OV't^en intr. to obey
ge^S'ren intr. to belong to
ge^d'rtg adj. belonging to, ac-
companying; required, neces-
sary ; due, proper, fit
ber ^e^or'fam obedience
bie ®ei'8e (-n) violin, fiddle
ber @eift (-er) ghost, soul, mind,
spirit
bie (StVUtSatbttt brain work,
head work
gei'ftciSfhimlif adj. dull, stupid
gei'ftig adj. spiritual, mental, in-
tellectual, intelligent
gelalft' adj. whitewashed
bag ®etlatfl4' clapping (of hands),
patter (of rain)
bag ®etnorr' honk, honking
bag ®thtijdi'(t) shrieking,
screaming, screeching
bag (Belai^'ter continual laugh-
ing, burst of laughter
gelatt'getl intr. {aux. fein) to ar-
rive, come to a place, reach,
attain
Qtti adj. yellow
gelfi'grou adj. yellowish gray
geleert' at^'. emptied, vacated,
cleared of
bie ^efe'gen^ett (-en) occasion,
opportunity, chance
geliit'gett (a — u) intr. {aux. fein)
to succeed, prosper
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VOCABULARY
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geCIett intr. to sound loudly
gel'ten (i — a — o) intr. to ha\v.
worth, have weight, count ; im-
pers. to concern, be a matter of
bao (Siemad)' (*er) apartment
gcntii'^igt adj. temperate, moder-
ate
bic (Bentein'be (-n) community ;
congregation
bie @emein'beaiigabe (-n) munici-
pal tax, municipal impost
ber ^emein'beliesirt (-e) munici-
pality, parish
gcmcin'fant a4}. common, joint,
mutual
gcmeiit'fi^ofHidi adj. in common,
mutually, jointly
geitou' ac(j. exact, close, accurate,
minute
ba^6)ettiif' (-e) nape, back of the
neck, scruff of the neck
gettte'^Ctt (genol, ge '.offen) tr. to
enjoy ; to have benefit of, have
use of; to take, taste (food)
gcnug' adv. enough
bie @enug'tttung (-en) satisfac-
tion
gera'be adj. and adv. straight,
erect, direct, even ; just, exactly
gevabettloegd' adv. straight, right,
directly
bag &nat' (-c) tools, utensils;
goods, furniture
geraum' adj. ample ; tjor geraumcr
3ett a long while ago
gerau'mig adj. roomy, spacious
bag (StxaxiW (-e) noise, bustle ;
hum
gcr'ben tr. to dress, tan
gcriii^t'Itc^ adj. judicial, legal
gering' ailj. littl", small, trifling;
bad Weringc trifle
bao (^erip'pe (- l skeleton, frame-
work
grrn ado. with pleasure, glatUy.
willingly, like to ; gem Ijaben
to like, have a liking for ; id)
()or'ei nidjt gem I hate to hear it
ber @efang' ("e) siKging, song
bast &t\dt&^t' (-e) business, em-
ployment
gefc^iif'Hg adj. busy, employed,
active, bustling
ber ^efi^iiftd'gang way of doing
business
gefi^e'^en (ic — a — e) intr. {aux.
fein) to happen, be done, occur;
eg gefc^ief)t i^m rcc^t serves him
right
gefl^eit' adj. sensible, intelligent,
clever, prudent
bic @ef4tc^'te (-n) story, tule,
history, " business "
bie @efi^irr'fammer (-n) harness
room
bag @ef li^Ie(^t' (-et) family, house ;
race ; sex
bag ^efd^metg' dirt, vermin
bag (Sef^rei' (-c) cry, shriek,
scream, outcry
bag ^efd^wa^' (-c) silly ulk,
prattle, gossip
ber ®t\itltOO'nnc (declined as adj.)
juror, juryman
ber @efeB'(e) (-ett) mate, com-
panion, "omrade, fellow
bie (Scfeu'fj^aft (-en) society;
company ; party
bag @cfe^' (-e) law
bag @eft(l^t' {-et (-e)) face ; vision
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VOCABULARY
bo8 ®e{id|t'(fin (— ) Ht-le face
bad Qtefin'be domesticH, seivanto,
menialH; tratih
bad Qitipann' (-e) team, span,
turnout
geftieit'fter^aft aclj. spectral, ghuHt-
like, phantom-like
geffen'ftifc^ see gefpenfter^aft
bad &t\ptadi' (-e) talk, conver-
sation, dialogue ; ind @efprd(^
fommen to enter into conversa-
tion
bie ^eftaU' (-en) shape, figure,
form
geftat'teti tr. to permit, allow,
grant, consent
gefte'^en (geftanb, geftanbcn) tr.
to confess
ge'ftertt adv. yesterrlay
bod ®tftitn' (-e) star, planet,
luminary
gefitreng'(e) adj. severe, strict ;
geftrenger ^ert Dberbeit^gtaf
your worship
geft'rig adj. yesterday, yester-
day's
gcfnrb' a4}. sound, healthy
bad ®tti'\t, @eto'fe, din, clatter
bet @etrei'beiiiogeii (— ) grain-
wagon
getreu' adj. faithful, true, trusty,
loyal
getroft' adu. confidently, with as-
surance, cheerfully
ber ©eOoQ'mSl^ttgte {declined as
adj.) (= SSeooU'mac^tigte) exec-
utive adviser
bad ©eQoa'miic^tigtenotnf ("ec)
office of executive adviser
geWaVren tr. perceive, see
gewa^'ren tr. to grant ; irUr. i^n
genjo^ten laffen to let him have
his own way, allow him free
scope
bie &tWnlV (-en) power, force,
violence ; tnit ©eroalt forcibly
geWOl'tig a(i{j. powerful ; very
great, \ery large, towering
gewaft'fam adj. violent, forcible
bet &ttoaU§'mttt\^ (-en) man of
authority, man who abuses
authority, tyrant
genitt^'Hg a(^". weighty, ponder-
ous; important, powerful
bad ®ettiim'inel swarm, crowd,
throng
gewin'nen (a — o) tr. to win,
gain
bad @eioirr' confusion, intricacy,
maze, tangled mass
gewi^' a4j. certain, sure ; certain-
ly, to be sure
getoif'fen^oft adj. conscientious,
high-principled
bet @etotf'fendbi§ (pi. -biffe) sting
(prick) of conscience, remorse
bie &ttoit'tttlttU Ce) sultry, op-
pressive air before a thunder-
storm
bie ®enio^n'l|eit (-en) custom,
habit
gettlii^lt'Udi adj. usual, generally
gewo^nt' (or o) adj. used ; usual,
habitual, customary; getoo^nt
on accustomed to
bod ©ewtt^C crowd, throng;
tniTiMlt, bustle
gejaiittt' adj. toothed
bie @irt|t gout; ®ic^t on ben
^anben chiragra
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bio (V)ie'bclftube (-n) attic-room,
Kablf-room
bieWier avidity, gree<lineHs, desire
biw (iJift (-e) poison
tcv mi'ttjaal (pi. -fale) feast-
ing-hall ; guildhall ; assembly-
room, ball-room
ber CSif^t foam, froth
bcr &lani brightness, luster,
splendor, radiance, glitter
fllon'jen intr. to shine, glitter,
^listen, sparkle
bao &laS ("er) glass
baci ®(S'fertItrreit clinking of
glasses, jingling of glasses
bie @t(ad'fn0e( (-n) glass globe,
•;las8 ball
bie ©laS'fiJ^eite (-n) pane of glass
bie ©JaS'tilr (-en) glass-door
glofurt' actj. glazed, varnished,
enameled
ber ®lau'bt (gen. -n§, pi. -n) bel ief ,
faith, trust ; creed, profession
ilan'btn tr. to believe ; to think,
suppose. Imagine
bie man'btttS^aiit (-n) matter of
faith, matter of belief
glti(^ ac^. like, alike, equal, sim-
ilar, even ; glcic^ jeftt now at
once
glet't^enoetfe adv. in like manner,
likewise, alike
gleidj'faUiS adv. likewise, also, too
Bleit^'gfittig adj. unimportant,
indifferent; unconcerned, use-
less ; listless, apathetic
Blei(^'miitigaJo. calmly, stoically,
indifferently
glett^'tto^I adv. yet, notwith-
standing, however
gleii^'jcf.'Vi ado. at the same time,
simultaneously ; together
qltVttn (fliitt, fli-glitten) intr. to
glide, pass over
bad C9Iieb (-er) limb; member;
dP!:ree, generation
gnm'ntett (o — o ; or weak) intr. to
bum (or glow) faintly, glimmer
fllU'aern intr. to glisten, glitter
bad IHflcf happiness; fortune,
luck ; success ; jum &IM fortu-
natel."
flftilf'Iift adj. fortunate, happy,
successful
glfi'^rnb adj. glowing ; red-hot
bie @na'be ( v.) grace, mercy;
favor; eucr ©naben your
grace ; you, sir
gnS'btg adj. gracious, merciful,
favorable
gnib'berfd^loarj acy. black and
wrinkled
g9(b'brofatrii acfj. gold-brocaded
gbl'bett aiUj. golden, gold
bee ®9Ib'finger (— ) ring-finger
bet ®8lb'rtng (-e) gold ring
ber attf(b'fd)mieb (-e) goldsmith
gStt'neit tr. to permit, grant, allow
ber ®ott Cer) God; mein ffJottl
good heavens ! gracious
bcr &oVtt§aitt (—) churchyard,
cemetery
ber @ot'tedIengner (— ) atheist
gott'gefaUtg adj. pleasing to God
gottlob' int. thank God !
gott'bergeffena^/. godless; wicked,
impious; forlorn, wretched little
bag ®rab ('er) tomb, grave
Stn'htn (0 — u— a) tr. to dig,
delve
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ber &va'btn C) ditch, trench
bic ©rab'ftotte (-n) grave, tomb,
burial-phice
bet (yrab'ftcin (-e) tombstone,
gravestone
ber @ram sorrow, trouble, sad-
ness, grief
bie @ramnto'ttf (-en) grammar
bag @roS (^er) grass
bie 6)rad'bc(fe (-n) sod
gra'fen intr. to graze
bie ©raS'narbc (-n) grass-line
bie ®ro§'fobe (-n) grass-sod
ber @rni8'wuct)§ [I] growth of grass
grott adj. gray
bag (Brau'ett (— ) horror, fear,
dread, shiver
ber Gratis horror, dread, fright ;
rubbish
grau'fam adj. cruel, inhuman,
fierce ; horrible, terrible
grau'ftg adj. awful, dreadful,
frightful, horrible
grei'fcn (stiff, gesriffen) tr. to
grasp, catch, snatch (at) ; seize,
attack ; er griff roie rafenb urn
fic^ he clutched wildly about
him
flrctS adj. gray with age, hoary ;
aged, old
ber ®retS (-e) old man
bie ©rei'fitt (-nen) old woman
ber @reit'c( ( — ) horror, scene of
horror
ber Cl^rimm fury, rage, wrath
flrtm'mifl, gritlim, adj. grim, fero-
cious, fierce, wrathful
gr9b [grBb when iiiflected] adj.
coarse, rough ; grob gefd)m^t
roughly carved
ber @r8fl grog, toddy
ber ('^roU resentment, grudge,
rancor, spite
grol'Iettb adj. resentful, spiteful,
rancorous
gro^ adj. great, large, grand, tall,
eminen* ; comp. grii^et ; sup.
griifet
bie ©rii'^e (-n) greatness, mag-
nitude, size
ber ®rp^'Inei^t (-e) servant-man
bic @r5^'tnutter D grandmother
bet®r6i'o^iti (-e) (= ®ro^of)eim)
great-uncle
ber @ro§'»ater (') grandfather
Die ®tn^bt (-n) pit, hole, ditch ;
grave (open)
grtt'bein intr. to ponder, brood,
ruminate
griitt adj. green
ber ®runb ("e) ground, soil;
bottom ; foundation, reason,
cause; ju ©runbe gc^en to go
to ruin, perish
ber ®ruttb'bcft^ (-e) landed prop-
erty, real property
grunb'loi^ adj. bottomless, with-
out foundation ; Jig. like a bog
gril'nen inir. to become green
bag ®nt'fe(n shuddering, shiver-
ing
ber ®rtt§ ("e) greeting, saluta-
tion
grii'lfeit tr. to salute, greet, bow
gu'ifen intr. to look (curiously),
peep (nad^, at)
bie ®unft favor, kindness, ^good-
will
gut adj. good ; comp. bcffet ; sup.
beft
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baS ®nt (*cr) good ; possession ;
estate
ba^ ^u'terre^t (-e) "g^t of prop-
erty
gii'tig adj. good, kind, charitable,
gracious
0ttt'=tttit(tat;getan) intr. to do good
ba§ J^oor (-e) hair
ffa'btn (^attc, ge^abt) tr. to have ;
to hold ; toaS l)aft bu what
ails you, what is the matter
with you ?
ber ^a'lfett (— ) heel
bag $af ocean, sea
ber $af 'beti^ (-e) seaward dike
ber ^a'fett (") harbor, haven ;
shelter
ber ^a'fer oata
bie^af'f<^leufe(-n) seaward sluice
^af'tett intr. to cling, remain,
rest on
^a'ger adj. haggard, lean, lank
ber $al|n ("e) cock
ber ^al^'nettfra^t crowing of the
cock, cock-crow
ber ^a'fen (— ) hook, clasp ; dif-
ficulty ; c3 l^at einen ^afen
there's a hitch somewhere,
there's a "but" in the case
^a(b adj. half
ber ^olb'gele^rte (declined as
adj.) poor scholar, second-rate
scholar
^alb'monbfSrmig adj. semi-lunar,
crescent-shaped
bad^alb'ftieg {generally hie ^aW-
fHege (-n)) half a score
ber ^olf let (— ) halter
ber ^qQ sound, peal, resonance,
clangor
^aCIcnb adj. resounding
bie ^aCHg (-en) small unem-
banked island
ber ^al^ ("e) neck, throat ; am
§alg ijaben to have in (her) arms
ber f>olt hold ; halt, stop ; ^alt
mac^en to make a halt, make a
stop
^al'tcn (d — ie— a) tr. to hold,
keep, detain ; intr. to stop ; e^
mit ^a^en ^alten to go in for
cats ; fiir ctroag ^alten to think
to be something, suppose to be
something ; ftc^ J^alten to main-
tain itself, endure, last ; ftc^ ju
i^r ge^alten ^attc had remained
with her, kept company with
her
bie ^aCtnng carriage, attitude;
demeanor, behavior ; appear-
ance
^am'burgcr see Seipjtger
bie $anJ» ("e) hand ; bem gtng cS
oon ber ^onb he did it off-hand ;
icmanbem jur $anb {or an bie
§onb) ge^en to lend some one a
helping hand
ber ^dn'bebrnif (-e) squeeze of
the hand, pressure of the hand,
shake of the hand
^an'beln intr. to act ; impers. and
refl. eg l^anbclt fic^ um, eg
fjanbelt oon, it is a question of,
there is at stake
ba^ ^an'beln action
bie ^anb'fiiii^e (-n) palm of the
hand
mm
m
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lU
l|0ltb'^|5i^ adj. a hand's breadth
high, a handbreadth deep
bie ^anb'(ung (-en) action
bet ^anb'werfer (— ) mechanic,
artisan, workman
!|oii'Bctt (or Ijon'gen) (a — i — a)
intr. to liang, dangle ; to be at-
tached to, cling
l^iin'gen tr. to hang
^antie'rctt intr. to handle, manage;
to work, bustle about
bie ^ot'bc (-n) municipality,
parish
ftavt adj. hard, harsh, rough,
austere, cruel ; ^art an close to,
hard by
^a'fdien tr. to catch, snatch, snap
up, seize
ber $og hate, hatred
^O'fttg adj. hasty
^ot'fi^eril tr. to dandle, fondle,
pet, spoil
ber ^ouii^ (-e) breath, breeze
ftou'cit {f)ieb, gel^auen) tr. to hew,
cut, chop
ber $Ott'fe(it) (gen. ~ni, pi. -n)
heap, pile, great deal, crowd
^OU'fcttBieif(e) adv. in crowds
ber Jg>ou|»t'bet(^ (-e) main dike
ba<s .t>oupt'^aot hair of the head
bag ^Ottlit'^flug ("er) main house
ber |>nu|)t'|)ttnn (-e) principal
point, main point
bie ^ouiit'roUe (-n) chief part ;
bie ^auptroUe fpielen to be the
chief performer
bie$om>t'fo(^e (-n) main matter ;
substance
bas .e>au« ("er) house ; nac^^aufe
home ; ju ^uufe at home
bie ;|^and'cife (-n) comer of the
house
bet ^oug'pur (-c) entrance hall
vestibule '
bie f>attd'fratt (-en) mistress of
the house, housewife
baS ^oug'gerot household furni-
ture
ber iJawg'licrr (gen. -n, pi. -en)
householder, landlord
ffanS'ftOiSi adj. high as a house
ftmS'liif adj. domestic
bie ^and'magb ("e) housemaid
bie ^auS't&t (-en) front door,
street door
ber ^oug'iotrt (-c) proprietor,
landlord (see ^auS^err)
^e int. heigh ! hello ! I say !
^e'lien (o (u) — o) tr. to draw up,
lift, raise; fic^ ^cben to raise
Itself, rise; to improve, begin to
thrive ; jemanb in ben SBagen
^cbcn to hand some one into
the carriage
ba^ $eif (-e) gate
Jef ten tr. to fasten ; bie STugen
auf etxoai ^eften to fix (or rivet)
one's eyes on something
Wtiq adj. vehement, violent,
heavy, earnest, eager, hasty
bie ^ei'beitre^re (-n) heathenish
doctrine
bo3 ^eil welfare, safety ; salva-
tion, redemption
ber (bie) ^ei'Hfle (declined as a^j.)
saint
^eim adv. home, homeward
bie ^et'mot (-en) home, native
place, native country
I^et'matltc^ a4j. native
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ba8 4^ei'miit8borf ('er) native vil-
lage
^eim'^Iommett {tarn, gcfommen)
intr. {aux. fein) to come home
(eim'lti^ a^. secret, private, con-
cealed
^eint'tofirtd adv. homeward
^ei'ratett tr. to marry, wed
ffti^ adv. hot ; ardent, fervent
ftei'gen (ie— ei) tr. to call, bid,
order ; to tell, enjoin ; intr. to
be called ; impers. to mean,
signify ; to be
l^et'ter ajy. serene, clear, bright ;
cheerful, merry, happy, un-
ruffled
b6r 4^elb (-en) hero
^el'fen (t— a — o) intr. to help,
assist ; bag ^ilft nid^t it's no use
ber ^el'fet (—), bie ^el'feriii
(-nen), helper, assistant
^Cll adj. clear, bright, brilliant
^eO'Sngig adj. bright-eyed
bag ^emb (gen. -(e)S, pi. -en)
shirt
ber ^ett'fer ( — ) hangman, execu-
tioner ; roeil ber ^enfer I'll be
hanged if I know
^er adv. here, hither; cS ift longc
^er it is a long time ago, it is
long since ; non . . . ^er from ;
um . . . ^er around (him)
^erob' adv. down, downwards
l^eraH'^^brSngen tr. to press down,
drive down, force down
ftttaVlf&nQtuh acy. hanging down,
drooping
^eroli'=te|fe« (ISBt, rie^, gelaffen)
tr. to let down, let fall
^eratt' adv. on, near, up, up to
bie ^eran'^olnng the bringing up,
drawing up, conveyance
^eran'^tommen (fam, gefommen)
intr. {aux. fein) to come up, draw
near, approach
^erott^fi^Ieit4en(i — i) ivtr. {aux.
fein) to slink ne<\r, sneak up
^eran^tttai^fen (roac^ft, nud)^, ge=
roac^fen) intr. {avz. fein) to grow,
j^row up
l^erauf adv. up hither, up here
(erauf ==ne^men (nimmt, naffxn, ge=
nommen) tr. to take up, harbor
Hetttttf =fd|tefectt (fc^ofe, gefc^offen)
irdr. {aux. fein) to rush up,
sweep up, dash up
^eranf^ftetgen (ic— ie) intr. (aux.
fein) to mount, arise
^erauS' ode. out, out here
ftttauS'-htinstn (brad^te; gebrad^t)
tr. to bring out, draw out, get
out, take out
^erauS'^freteln tr. to get (one) out
(of a difficulty etc.)
l|erottS'=f (fallen (fdiaUte (fc^oO),
gefc^allt) intr. to sound forth,
resound
l^erbct^fii^rcn tr. to bring about,
cause, induce
ber $etbft(-e) autumn [spection
bie ^erbft'fc^au (-en) autumn in-
bcr ^erb (-e) hearth, lireplace
bie ^cr'be (-n) herd
baS ^erb'Ioif) ("er) fireplace
^ereitt'^brediett (i — a — o) intr.
{aux. fein) to come on, set in
^erein'-tretcn (tritt, trat, getreten)
intr. {aux. fein) to cuter, walk in
^er'=flebeit (i — a — e) tr. to hand
over, give up, deliver
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^cr'=geI|Ctt (ginj?, geflaniren) intr.
{aux. fetn) to go here (hither),
walk here (hither) ; to proceed,
go on, go; {)art mxt)'^ (;ergel)cii
it will be hard work; es giiig
fc^arf hec the contest was
close
ftcr'=fommctt(fam,gefommen)in/»-.
(aux. fetn) to come from, come
here ; to originate
^cr'=lflMfcn see ^inlaufen
^ec'^ma^cn refl. (ubev etroa^) to
Bet about, fall upon
^ertiat^' adv. afterwards, after
that
Iiernte'ber adv. down
ber ^crr (gen. -n, pi. -en) master,
lord ; the Lord ; gentleman, sir,
Mr.
ber ^crr'flott Lord, God
bie ^cr'rin (-nen) mistress
^cr'rtfji^ adj. lordly, imperious,
domineering
bie ^err'itl^fcit magnificence,
grandeur, splendor, excellence
bie ^crr'ft^aft (-en) dominion,
government, authority ; master,
mistress, employers ; bie $err=
fc^aft fii^ren to preside
^crr'fl^oftlii^ adj. pertaining to
a lord or master; .C^errfc^oft--
rtc^c ^affe State Treasury;
^errfc^aftlic^er ^ommiffar gov-
ernment commissioner; fjerr=
fc^aftltd^e ^iprtnjeffin princess of
the niling hou.-
■se
ftet'-^itkppen tr. to drag here,
drag hither
^cr'=ftef(ci! tr. to restore, reestab-
lish ; to make, construct
bie .^cr'fteirunfl construction ;
niaimfacture, production
licrii'ticr adv. over, across
^crii'bcrfommcii (fam, gefommen)
intr. (mix. fein) to come over
Ijcni|licr=fd)cincit (ie — ie) inti. to
■siiine over, shine across
Iicrum' adv. round, about ; um
fie fjeriim around about her
^crum'=orbettcit intr. to work
about, work around [ging
f)crum'=bcttelttinT.togoaboutbeg°
I)crMm'=fommeit (fam, gefommen)
inir. (aux. fetn) to come around,
get around
I)erum'=f«feett (o-ie-o) tr. to
push about, thrust about, knock
about, shove about
^erutt'tcr adv. down, downwards
*erMif*er=foDeit(faat,fter,8efaacn)
trdr. (aux. fein) to fall down,
drop dow
^erun'tergclommen adj. reduced
(in circumstances)
Ilcrun'tcrloufen (Iduft, lief, ge=
laufen) intr. (aux. fein) to run
down, run over
licrttot' adv. forth, out (from)
^cr»»ot'=6re(^ett (i — a-o) inir.
(aux. fein) to break forth, burst
^«^th [draw forth
l)ert»or='lioreit tr. to fetch out,
!jcrttor'=fommett (fam, gefommen)
tntr. (aux. fein) to come forth,
appear
!)crUor'=rogcit intr. to be promi-
nent, project, standout, overtop
ftc«.or'=fdiic§en (fc^oB, gefc^offen)
mtr. (aux. fein) to shoot forth
bos ^ets (gen. -enS, pi. -en) heart
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bie $er'jtettd(iift heart's delight;
noc^ ^crjcnaiuft to one's heart's
content
ba^ ^tt^'ttopftn (— ) palpitation
(throbbing) of the heart
^cr^'lti^ cujy. affectionate, loving,
cordial, hearty
ia^ $eu hay
ber ^eu'aobett (') hay-iof t
^eu'Ieit intr. to howl, yell, scream,
roar, moan
ba^ ^ttt'lrn howling, roaring
iien'te, fftnt, adv. to-day; f)eute mir,
mocgen bit to-day me, to-morrow
you, every one in his turn
bet ^en'ttogeit (— ) hay-wagon
i>ie ^e'je (-n) witch, hag
^te, ^ier, adv. here
^ter'anf adv. hereupon ; to this
^icr'itt adv. herein, in this, in it
bie $ll'fe help ; i^m ju ^ilfe fom--
mcn to come to his aid
ber ^im'mel (— ) heaven, sky
bie ^im'meldlldi^e (-n) heavenly
height, zenith
bag ^m'mtmidit light of the
sky, sun, moon
bie ^im'tneldluft ether, air
^in adv. there, thither; to, to-
wards; barauf ^in upon, on (it);
f)in unb toiebcr here and there,
now and then ; ^in unb l^cr gc^en
to go to and fro, to pass and
repass ; too . . . ^tn see rool^in
fttttob' ado. down, downwards
I)ino6'=ffiftrcn tr. to lead down
ia^ ^inab'ge^en: beim ^inabge^en
on descending
^tnob'=f(^UnflCtt (a — u) tr. to
swallow, gulp, devour
5inob'=filjreUen (fc^ritt, jjefc^ritten)
intr. {aux. jein) to stride down.
proceed down
tltnab'^ftnlen (a — u) intr. (aux.
fctn) to sink down, drop down
^tnab'^ftiirmen inir. (aux. fein) to
rush down, dash down
fiinah'-^t&tnttt intr. {aux, fein) to
rush down, plunge
(tnan' adv. up (there)
ljmon'=gel|eit (gtng, gegangen),
^inatt'^fteigett (ic — ie), intr.
{aux. fein) to ascend, mount
liittattf=biegeit(o— 0) tr. and intr.
to turn up
ljtnoaf'=folJMtt (a— u — a) intr.
(aux. fein) to drive up
^iuauf '^IHmmen (o— o ; and weak)
intr. {aux. fein) to climb up
Ijitiottf '=fd>rttgeii (a — u — a) inir.
{aux. fein) to beat up, dash up
Iit«ouf'=fe^eii (ic— — e) intr. to
look up
5inflttf'=fietgeit(ie— ie) intr. {aux.
fein) to ascend, mount
l^tnauf'-ttetbett (ie— ie) tr. to push
up, drive up
l^tnauS' adv. out ; beyond, past ; auf
ben 2)cic^ ^inauS out on the dike
^tnand'^bHnseln intr. to bli.k
out, wink out
^tttattd'ategen (o — e) inir. to lie,
be situated
^tnauS'^ne^men (nimmt, na^nt,
gpnommen) tr. to take out
l^tnauS^ftafcn intr. {aux. fein) to
stalk out
^tnau^^ftetfen tr. to plant out,
run out
^in'bern t to hinder, prevent
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VOCABULARY
bttS ^itt'beniij (-fc) hindrance,
impediment, obstacle
4iti''bnifeit r^. to duck, stoop ;
tocroich; to dive
l^tltbur^' adv. through, through-
out, across, during
liitbnri^^rHitgeii (a— u) intr. to
tinglethrough, resound through,
penetrate, pass over, reveal it-
self in the tone
lliltetit' adv. in, into, inside
ftmetit'=brtii8eit (o— «) intr. (aux.
fcin) to penetrate into
iiiietii'»faffeit intr. to get a hold
(inside)
(tnettt^iiiolleit (mitt, mttie, qe--
toottt) inir. to want to go in
^W'fania o^j- decaying, declin-
ing, infirm, feeble
^in'jfKegett (o~o) irdr. {aux.
fein) to fly there, fly away
itii'.ge^eit (ging, gcgangcn) intr.
{aux. fein) to go (to) ; to pass.
^iit'-fileiteit (glitt, geglitten) intr.
to glide over, stroke lightly
^ttt'=^orteit (a— ic— a) tr. to hold
to, hold towards
^i«''^ttf(^eii irdr. {aux. fcin) to
scurry along
W'lauUn (flu — te—ou) irUr.
(aux. fein) to run (to), run on ;
to pass (along)
(iit^Iebett intr. to live on, pass
one'i life (carelessly)
W'UQtn tr. to lay down, put
down
^iit'=fd|iebett (o — o) tr. to shove
to, push to
^ttt^fi^reiben see nteberfc^rciben
W'^tfitn (ie— — e) intr. to see
there, look there
bag $tn'ftarreit staring (at)
Itin'-ftttttn tr. to put down, bring
forward
ftin'ttn adv. behind
^ttttennoi^' adv. afterwards, after
^tn'ter prep. {dot. and ace.) and
adv. behind, after
bag ^itt'tcrbeiii (-e) hind leg
(tnterbretn' adv. behind, follow-
ing ; after, subsequently ; ^tn=
terbrein reiten to follow (on
horseback)
Wttt^pinnia adj. sly, underhand
in his dealings
bte ^itt'terto^fe (-n) hind paw,
hind claw
flin'-ttttttt (tritt, trat, gettetcn)
intr. {aux. fein) to step to, go to
^iiifi'ber adv. over (there), across ;
iibcr ben a;ifc^ ^inuber across the
table
ftxtttttt'ttt adv. down there, down
below
Hiwun'ter-geljett (ging, gcgangen)
intr. {aux. fein) to go down,
sink down
ljtttwtt'ter=fi^lenbertt tr. to fling
down, hurl down
l^tn»«g' adv. away, off
l|itt'=ttei,'en (i — o — o) tr. to fling
down, throw down
W-mUtn (rota, rooHte, gerooHt)
intr. to want to go, mean to
come (to a place)
^m'=ateJjctt (jog, gejogen) tr. to
draw there ; intr. {aux. fein) to
go, move along
l^twjtt' adv. towards, near
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I|ln5tt'=ffi8eit, 5liisii'=fc^e«,«r.toadd
l|'«P'=«tel|eit (jog, geaogen) tr. to
force to participate in
tfippoha'ti^ii ow^'- Hippocratic
l>o« .^tnt (-e) brain
fftnm int. ..ml
f|di4 adj. high; comp. ffJit^n; aup.
iioii'htimq adj. long-legged
(joi^'belabeit adj. heavily laden
bie ^orJj'flut (-en) ' >od, high tide
lloc^'mflHg adj. haughty, proud,
arrogant
ber ^oc^'fontmer midsummer
ftod|ft'l>erfeIbe pron. the latter,
this, it
pii^'fteiig ado. at most, at best
bag $od|'liiaffer high water, flood,
high tide
bie ^a^f^tH (-en) wedding, mar-
r iage ; ^od^jeit madden to be wed-
ded, be married, celebrate one's
wedding
baS $od>'aeiteffeii wedding break-
fast, wedding dinner
bet ^odj'settgitwrgcn wedding
morning
ber $of (*c) yard, court; farm,
country-house, manor-house
ber ^of lieft^er (— ) farmer
^of fell tr. or intr. to hope
^of'fctttlic^ adv. (as) it is to be
hoped, (as) I hope, (as) I trust
bie §of'ftott, ^offtette, see $of
bie ^of'tiir (-en) back door
ber ^of'ttitrt (-e) farmer
bie i^8'lje (-n) height, summit,
top ; in ber §S^c ftc^en to stand
high in the sky, in the zenith;
in bie §5^e jtc^en to draw up ;
in bie §5^e rooQen to wish to
rise up, wish to spring up ; aud
ber ^o^c from on high, from
above
^0^1 adj. hollow ; ^o^r Gbbe low
ebb, ebb
bie ^aij'Iniig (-en) excavation,
cavity
ber ^o^lt scorn, derision, mock-
ery, taunt, sneer
bos $ol|n'ge(fi(^ter scornful
laughter
PVntfi^ acy. scornful, mocking,
jeering, sarcastic
flolfO' int. oho ! oh ho !
^Ot^o' int. halloo
^o'len tr. to haul, draw ; to fetch ;
^ol'g ber Jeufel the deuce take it
^ol'Ianbtfi^ adj. Dutch
bie^olj'brflife(-n) wooden bridge
%iVitttt adj. wooden
bie ^oli'ftu^t (-n) wooden step
i>c- ^olj'fitalll Ce) wooden chair
bcr^o'nighii^etr (—) gingerbread
liopp int. get up, get on
^dr'bar adj. audible
^or'd^eit intr. to hearken, listen ;
to eavesdrop
ber ^or'djer (— ) listener, eaves-
dropper
lj8'ren tr. to hear ; ^rt fic^ aCjeit
gut is always worth hearing, is
always acceptable
^ii int. haw
tfhh^dt adj. pretty, handsome, fair
^u'lfen intr. to squat
ber ^uf (-e) hoof
ber^uf fj^Idg (^c) tramp of horse's
feet, blow with the hoof, kick
bie J^flf te (-n) hip
w
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VOCABULARY
bos ^nfin i'ev) hen, fowl
^Cl'fe see <ptlfe
Wlen tr. to wrap (up), cover
ber $uitb (-C) dog
bad $nn't>ege6ea barking of dogs
bie^nnbefreatfir' (-en) dog, brute
^un'bert num. hundred
^ung'rtg ad;, hungry
^fl|»'fen in<r. (awa;. feitt) to hop,
jump, skip, frisk, gambol
^ur'ro {also ^urta') int. hurra 1
\)xVttn rtfl. to take care, take heed ;
to be on one's guard (tjor)
^Ut'^elig adj. shriveled
t(4 pron. I ; pi. xoxx
ibcfll' adj. ideal, imaginary
bag 3beor ideal
t^f poss. adj. her, hers, its, their ;
3»^r {in address) your; pron. you
titt'mec adv. always, ever ; how-
ever, 'lowsoever; noc^ immcr
still ; immcr rocitcr farther and
farther
tm'mer^itt (also immer^in') adv.
always; still; after all
in prep. {dat. and ace.) in, into;
on ; upon
bie ^tt'irunft ardor, fervor, de-
voutness
tnbcK:' conj. while, whilst, when ;
as, because, since
inbcf fctt adv. in the meantime,
raeinwhile
tncinoit'ber=fr(!m|>fcit ^. to clasp
ittciuatt'bcr=Ioufcit (du — ic — ou)
intr. (aux. fetn) to run into each
other, meet together
itit.»ua'htf-pnf\tn r^. to be
pressed together
inglei'i^ett adv. also, likewise
inmit'telft adv. in the meantime
inmit'ten prep, (gen.) in the midst
of
tit'iie=l)o«eii (0 — ie— 0) intr. to
stop, cease, pause
ttt'neti adv. within
in'tter adj. inner, inward; bad
Snncre interior, inside ; heart,
soul
tn'ner^alb prep, (gen.) within;
on the inside of
bie 3tt'ntgteit intimacy ; cordial-
ity, sincerity, fervor
bie 3n'fel (-n) island, isle
infott'berig adv. in particular, es-
pecially
ittftaKte'rett tr. to install
ber 3«tereffeiit' (-en) party con-
cemed, person who is interested
because he holds land near the
dike
tntereffte'ren tr. to interest, con-
cern
ber Stt'tertmSbeif^ (-e) temporary
dike
in^ttii'fd^ett adv. in the meantime,
meanwhile
tr'genb adv. some, any; trgenb
eincr any one
tr'rcit intr. to be mistaken ; tr. to
mislead, unsettle, disturb, hin-
der
bag 3rr'foI (-e) maze, labyrinth,
error; ^rrfal rcben to wander
in one's speech
bev ^rr'tnm (^er) error, mistake
im see ie^t
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279
\a adv. yes; indeed, why; cer-
tainly ; ja fo just so
bic 3o'rfe (-n) jacket, jerkin
6ie i^agb (-en) chase, hunt
bie ^aah'btutt booty, game
ber Sogb'^unb (-e) hunting dog
jtt'flen tr. to chase, hunt, pursue,
rush, dash, hurry on
jd^ a(^. precipitous, abrupt;
liasty, rash, sudden
jd^ltngd adv. precipitously, sud-
denly
bo3 3ttljr (-e) year ; iifict 3o§r
unb 3:ag more than a year, a
long time
ja^'relattg adv. for years
bie 3oI)'re«aeit (-en) season, time
of year
baS 3all|r(tu'bert (-e) century,
age
^t^i ^afmtftnt' i-e) decade, de-
cennium
jam'meriion adj. lamentable, woe-
ful, piteous
ber :3a'itttar January
ba^ ^auHi'^ttt shout of triumph,
exultation, cheer
jc adv. ever, always ; je einer su
beibcn ©eiten one on either
side ; jc langer the longer
jc'benfiiHg adv. at all events, by
all means, anyhow
je'ber indtf. pron. and ac^. each,
every
iehoifi' conj. however, yet, never-
theless, notwithstanding
je'ber (or je^er') adv. oon je^et
ever before, at all times
je'monb indef. pron. somebody,
some one, anybotly
je'ner dem. pron. and af(/. that,
yonder ; that one ; former
iet'jig adj. present, now, exist-
ing, actual
|e$t adv. now
ju'lfcn intr. to itch ; judf g bic^
no(^ are you still anxious to . . .
t>»e 3tt'genb youth
jnng a4j. young; new, recent,
fresh ; early ; comp. jiinger ; bet
(bie) Silngcte the younger
ber Snii'ge (-n) boy, lad
ba8 Stttt'ge {declined as adj.)
Sunge werfen to bring forth
young, kitten
3iitt'gend Low German pi. for
Slungen
bie ^ttttg'fer (-n) virgin, maiden ;
Miss
jfittgfit'l)itt adv. lately, of late, the
other day
bo8 l^ttng'tiie^ young cattle
itift adv. (but) just, just now;
exactly
n
bie Sta'ditl (-n) Dutch tile
bte ftaf'feetaffe (-n) coffee-cup
becfta'jebetd^ (-e) cofferdam dike,
dike to keep off water from con-
stmction work
bos ^alh ("er) calf
bie StalMation' [3] (-en) calcula-
tion
fait adj. cold
bie Si&Vtt cold
ber Jtamerob' (-en) comrade, com-
panion
i
280
VOCABULARY
m-
biejrain'iner(-n) chamber, apart-
ment
b« ftamiif i't) combat, conteat,
conflict, struggle, tight
bie 5lait'te (-n) edge, comer
ber RapitaVnnt^ ("e) flret-rate
throw, capital cast
bet Stapitin' (-e) captain
fo|»i'teIfefta<^". thoroughly ground-
ed, versed
bas Stipp'ditn (— ) little cap
bie Staptt'i^t (-n) cap, cowl, hood
farg (uij. sparing, niggardly;
poor, scanty
lar'reti tr. to cart, wheel (in a
barrow) ; intr. to work with the
wheelbarrow
bet §tat'ttn (—) barrow
bie fiarrio'Ie (-n) gig
bic Stat'tt (-n) card, ticket ; map,
chart
ber Stat'ttttti\di (-c) card-table
bic ftaf fe (-n) money-box ; cash
department ; cash
Statafttd'pift [f] catastrophe
bie fio'te (-n) cottage (crofter's)
catechism
bet Sta'ttt (— ) cat
baS ^o'tcrfreffeit cat's food
ber ^a'terletil^nam (-e) cat's car-
cass
bie Sat'it (-n) cat
bet ^at'aenfresnb (-e) cat friend
(dtt'ett tr. to chew, munch
fou'etii intr. to cower, squat ; to
C0U(;h
tau'fett ' to buy, purchase
^ttuni w.'j. hardly, scarcely
bet .^au'tabal chewing-tobacco
M adj. bold, daring, audncfouk ,
pert, aaucy
bet De'grI (— ) skittle, ninepin
bie Ae^'fe (-n) throat
teVren r^. to turn, return ; fic^
fe^ten an to care for, mind,
heed
bet Aeim (-e) germ, seed-bud,
embryo
itVmtn%a4}. budding, developing,
nascent
Fein adj. no, not a, not any, none
Uwtfhwc adj. knowable, distin-
guishable, recognizable
fen'neit (fannte, gefannt) tr. to
know, be acquainted with
(ettit'aeii^neit tr. to mark, char-
acterize.; to distinguish
bet fterl (-e H)) fellow, churi,
varlet, wretch
bet «ef'ferflUfer (-) tinker
bag fteu'i^en panting, gasping
bet ftte'btt; (-e) pewit, lapwing
bet JTie'fer (— ) jaw-bone, jaw
bet JKe'fel (— ) pebble
ber Ate'Wtet see Si\ihi%
bie fttrn'mnng (-er mirage
bag Stint (-er) chiia
bag ftttt'bedbettt ( -e) oon «inbe«=
beincn an from childhood up
bet ^nWitip\ Ce) infant-face
ba« mrdj'borf ('et) village with a
church; parish
bie St\x%t (-n) church
ber 9tr(^'gatt0 going to church
bet fttrdi'^of ("e) churchyani
bag^trj^'fpielSborf Ccr) village in
a parish
ber ffirdi'f|»iel(d)frug ('c) parish
tavern
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281
in Stitdt'tUtm ('e) church tower,
church steeple
bte Slitdi'tntm^piHt (-n) spire of
the church tower
tai IHf fen (— ) cushion, pillow
berftif fenfiteraitg ('e) pillow-case
bie £i'{ie (-n) chest, box, case
tla'gen inir. to lament, complain
na'flenk a<Hf. plaintive
flfig'Ii^l o^/. mournful, pitiful,
miserable
bie ftlam'mer (-n) cramp, clasp,
bracket
flatn'mern tr. to cramp, clasp,
clinch, fasten ; fic^ flammem an
to clasp, cling to
llap'pttu intr. to rattle, clatter
flar o^;'. clear, bright
bie tlarinet'te (-n) clarionet
Ilat'fi^en intr. to splash, patter;
to chatter; to strike; in bie
^(inbe f latfd^en, nttt ben ^finben
Ilatfc^en, to applaud; mit ber
^eitfc^c Ilatfc^en to crack one's
whip; tr. to slap, applaud;
jemanbcm aeifaH Hatft^en to
applaud any one
ba€ l^lot'fd^en splashing, patter-
ing, striking ; thud
bie tlon'e (-n) claw
ber ^Ut clover
ber mti, bte JWet'erbe, clay
flet'fiefl^mu^t acy. smirched with
clay
bag Siltih (-et) dress
bie ftlet'bnng (-en) clothing,
clothes, dress
lltin adj. little, small ; bee (bie)
Jtleine the little one
bet ft(ei«'lMei[|t (-e) servant-boy
baiS ftlei'nob {gen. -(t)i, pi -e
(Jt(etno'bien)) jewel, gem
litVttxn intr. to climb
(Hn'gen (o — u) intr. to sound,
clink, ring
flir'ren intr. to clink, clatter,
clash, jangle
Ho|»'fen tr. to beat, knock, tap, pat
bie ft(uft ("e) gap, cleft, ihasm
f(ug adj. clever, intelligent, wise
bie Ana'benjeit boyhood years
(nal'Ieit intr. to clap, crack
fnapf «<(;. close, strait, tight,
scarce, scant
fnar'ren intr. to creak, squeak,
crackle, rattle ; eine fnarrenbe
©timme a grating voice
bieftnarr'fHmme(-n)gratlnff voice
ber ^ned^t (-e) man-servant,
hostler ; serf, slave
hte'ten to knead, work (clay)
bog ^nte (— ) knee
ber ftno'i^en (— ) bone
bag ^no'd^engeriift (--e; skeleton
fnS'c^ern adj- made of bone, os-
seous
ber fto^I cabbage
(om'men (fam, gefommen) intr.
(aux. fein) to come, approach
bet 5}oinmiffar' (-e) commissioner
ber ^ommttnaCbeamte (declined
as adj. ) municipal officer
ber Kji'nig (-c) king
Hn'nen (fann, fonnte, gefonnt)
intr. to be able, be capable;
can, may, could, might
bo8 ^Sn'nen ability, capacity,
power
bie «ottfhnifti«tt' [ft = fj] (-en)
construction
282
VOCABULARY
ber (boo) ftonoenti'tcl [to] (— ) con-
vt'iiticlt'
bad HoNDenti'felMefeti [to] con-
venticle uuvement
had ftonnolBt' [to] (-e) tubular
case, bundle (of papers)
bie ftonjeffiin' (-en) concession,
license, a iHirmit
bet ^oog (-e) reclaimed land
which has been diked in, polder-
land, koog
ber ^oogd'einwol^ner (— ) inhab-
itant of the koog
ber ^opf ('e) head; i^itt bucc^
ben fiopf fliegen to run through
his mind, occur to him, flash
through his mind
hai Stipf'iitn (—) little head
bie ^op'fedP^e the height of a
head ; um SopfeS^o^e by a head
bie ^op'fedianne see ^opfedp^e
!o|)f'nt(fenb adj. ncHtding his head
basl kotti'tuii ('ex) heaii-cloth,
kerchief for the head
bet Sorb (*e) basket
bad Soxn ("et) grain, corn, seed
bad Korn'Iattb com land
ber Sdr'yer (— ) body
lofit'liar a^j- costly, expensive ;
precious, valuable
fo'ften intr. with ace. to cost
bie fo'ften pi. cost(s), charges, ex-
pense(s)
bie jlrab'be (-n) crab
fra'l^en intr. to crash, crack
bad Sta'iitn cracking
(rai^'Sen intr. to croak ; to groan
bie Sra'ffe (-n) jade
bie ilraft ("e) force, strength,
power, energy; nad^ Ittaften
to the utmost of bis power, with
all his might
hftf'tig actj. strong, powerful,
forcible
bet Jhro'flen (— ) collar, cape
bie ftta'^e (-n) crow
trft'^Cli intr. to crow
bie StxaVlt (-n) claw
bet Jhramilf ('e) cramp, spasm,
convulsion
ber (bie) ffran'fe (declined as adj.)
sick person, patient
fr&tt'teit tr. to grieve, atfiict, vex
Irant'^aft adj. diiteased, morbid
bie Slrant'^eit (-en) illness, di».
ease, complaint
frSnl'Iil^ adj. weak, sickly
bad ftrattd'^aar curly hair
bie ftreotur' (-en) creature
bet StxiH (-e) cancer
bie ftret'be chalk, crayon
hei'big a4j. chalky
ber ftrei* (-e) circle
frei'fi^en intr. to shriek, screech,
scream
Irei'fc^enb adj. shrill
bet kxti'ltx (—) umpire
bas Sreu) (-e) cross; an bad
fiteuj fc^Iagen to crucify
frie'^en (o — o) intr. (auz. fein)
to creep ; to cringe
hie'gen tr. to lay hold of ; to get,
obtain
bie ^tftoQ'flfii^e (-n) crystal sur-
face
bie Ifro'tte (-n) crown, head, top,
cap
frfl'nen tr. to crown, cap, top off
bet ^on'taler (— ) crown, crown-
piece
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288
bet JWrf'pOif CO cnuch(-8tlck)
betfttttg ("e) pitcher, ju^ ; tavern
bafl ftnig'ftana ('er) (= Sdjenfe)
public-houw, tavern, pot-house
frtt>'»e«)flft adj crippled, lame,
maimed
bie m'iit (-n) kitchen
bet Rtt'dien (-) ^'^^e
bie ftn'gel (-n) ball, bullet
bie ftufl Ce) cow
|fim'mcrUl4 a(^'. scanty, destitute,
distres.-"!; miserable, poorly
Ifim'meru to trouble ; to con-
cern, regard; fit^ um ttvoai
fummetn to trouble one's self
about, bother one's self about
funb adj. known, (made) public ;
funb toetben to come to light,
transpire, manifest Itself
bet ftttti'be (-«) customer
bie Jhtn'be information, knowl-
edge ; news, intelligence
IttBb''8eliett (i-a — e), lttttb'=
mai^ett, htab'^tim (tat, getan),
to make known
ffltt'btflett (= aufWtibigen) tr. ben
Dienft tunbigen to give notice,
give warning
fUnfttfl o^;- future ; next ; com-
ing
bit ftunft ('e) art
I.inft'U«i adj. artistic
furic'rett tr. to cure, heal
!ufS adj. short, brief, close ; lurj
unb flein ^aucn to knock into
little pieces (= jerfiauen)
f&f fen tr. to kiss
bie ftfi'ite (-n) coast
bet ftft'ftenwittb (-e) coast wind,
shore wind
laborie'ren if^r. to suffer (an +
dat., from)
Wi^<in intr. to smile
bad l!i'd|eln smile
la'dien intr. u> laugh
bad ijo'djen laugh, laughter
bie findi'mawe ^-n) pewit-gull
la'ben (ii — u — a ; also weak pre$.
and pret.) tr. to load ; (= ein-
laben) to invite
bet fio'ben (- (')) shutter
bie fia'ge (-n) site, position ; pos-
ture ; layer, stratum, bed ;
state of affairs, circumstances
bad fio'ger (— ) couch, bed
biefio'flcrftan resting-place, couch
laVmn intr. to become lame, be
lame, limp
iaV>>>C>t *'■• ^ ^*™^' paralyze
bie 8oVtt»«fl«» P^- ^^^^ hedges
placed in the shallows to help
in the process of filling in the
shore by collecting the >.t
washed up by the sea
bad fiomw ('et) lamb
bad fiamm'fea (-e) lamb-skin
bad fionb ("et, -e) land, country,
territory ; province, district
bet fittnb'beftl? (-e) landed prop-
erty
bet fianb'besirl (-e) tract of land
(an'ben tr. to land, disembark
bie fianbetei'en pManded property
bie 2attb'fia«^e (-n) land surface
Sanb'mann ( -leute) peasant
bad fionb'mufe (-e) unit of land
measurement
bad Sanb'meffett surveying
284
VOCABULARY
bie Sonb'fc^aft (-en) province, dis-
trict ; land8cai)e, scenery
bie Sanb'fette land-side
bet fianbiS'tnann {pi. i^anbSIeute)
(fellow-)countryman
bag Sanb'ftM (-e) piece of land,
tract of land, field
bie Sanb'toirtfc^aft agriculture ;
^an^'- unb Sianbroirtfrfiaft man-
agement of house and farm
latlQ adj. long, tall
lang'betntg adj. long-legged, long-
shanked
(an'ge adv. long, a long time, by-
far, far (from) ; om Idngften
longest
bie Satt'ge length ; cincS 2ltem=
jugeg Sdnge a moment
ber SiiR'gefi^nttt (-e) longitudinal
section
Ittnfl'flcftrecft adj. long
ber Sang'fort langkork (a kind of
wine)
bic Sattg'mitt iiatience, forbear-
ance, long-sufferance
IfingS prep. (gen. or dat.) along
(aiig'fam adv. slowly, slow
longft adj. longest; adv. long
ago, long since
berfifirm (-e) noise,uproar, tumult
laxmentadv. noisily, clamorously,
tumultuously
lof'fctt (Idfet, liefe, gelaffen) tr. to
let, let be ; to forbear, desist
(from) ; to cause to, make ; to
leave, allow; fid&'g roobl fein
laffen to enjoy one's self
bie fidft (-en) load, burden; pi.
taxes, imposts; mir jur £aft
fdUt I am responsible for
ta'fttn intr. to weigh, press heavily
upon
i&ta'vt : ber ©onntag Satore Mid-
Lent Sunday
ber fiottf Ce) course ; run ; track
lau'fen (du — ic— au) intr. (aux.
fein) to run
laut adj. loud, aloud
ber Sant (-e) sound, tone
lan'ten tr. to ring, peal, toll
lan'ttV adv. clearly ; mere, nothing
but
lauVioS adj. soundless, silent,
mute
U'btn intr. to live
bag 2t'bttt (— ) life ; oom Seben
bringen to kill
le'fienb adj. living, alive ; ber (bie)
Sebenbe living being, mortal
(eben'btg adj. living, alive ; lively,
active ; ber Sebenbige living
being
bie Se'iienSregttng (-en) emotion,
agitation, pleasure in life
ber Se'iienSttberbrug satiety of
life, disgust with life
ber fie'benSttiefl (-e) path of life,
career
teb'ffaft adj. lively, active, ani-
mated, smart, sharp
le'big (= leben'big) adj. living;
lebig moc^en to bring to life;
iJebigg (= Sebigeg) living thing
bie ieb'^txt (-en) life-time
leer adj. empty, blank ; vacant,
void
lee'ren tr. to empty, clear off,
clear out
le'flen tr. to lay; ftc^ legen to
abate, subside (of wind)
a-iL:.
VOCABULARY
285
bet fie^m loim, clay
biefie^'ne (-n) arm, back (of chair)
(e^'nen tr, and irdr. to lean
bet fieitl'jihl^t ("e) arm-chair
le^'rett tr. to teach, instruct ; to
show, prove
bet fieili (-et) body ; belly, waist,
womb
baS Setb'geri^t (-e) favorite dish
bet Seib'uogel (*) favorite bird,
pet bird
bie fiei'^e (-n) funeral, burial,
(= Sctc^nam) corpse
bie fici'i^cnfii^r see iieic^enjug
bag fiei'dEjenmo^l (-e) funeral re-
past
bet fiei'c^enaufl ("e) funeral pro-
cession
Ici^t adj. light, slight, easy,
gentle, nimble
Icib adj. indecl. eS tut mit leib it
grieves me, I am sorry
bag 8cib sorrow, pain, affliction ;
wrong, harm, hurt
Ici'beii (litt, gelitten) tr. to suffer,
endure, like, bear, undergo
bag Sei'ben (— ) suffering, afflic-
tion, malady
lei'cnt intr. to play on the lyre,
drawl, rattle off talk
(ci'nen adj. linen
bcr Sct^'jiger ( — ) inhabitant of
Leipzig ; indecl. adj. Leipzig ;
i'eipjiger Sefefriid^te name of a
paper
{eif(c) adj. low, soft, guntle
tet'fitcn tr. to do, render, perform,
accomplish
bie Sei'ftung (-en) doing, per-
formance
{ei'ten tr. to lead, conduct, guide,
manage, direct
bie fier'J^e (-n) lark, sky-lark
hr'ntn tr. to learn
bie fie'fcfrfll^te pi- selections,
Eclectic Magazine
le'fen (ie — a — e) tr. to read
bag fic'fen reading
Ic^t adj. last ; bag Se^te the last
(remark); le|terc(t) the latter,
this one
le^'tenmol adv. last time
bie ficttl^'te (-n) light, lamp, lan-
tern
leui^'ten intr. to light, shine,
beam, gleam
leug'nen tr. to deny, disavow,
disclaim
bie fieu'tc pi. people, men, per-
sons
lidlt adj. light, bright, shining,
clear
bag fillet (-er and -e) candle, light
bet fiidit'fuHfe (-n) spark, flash
bet fiii^t'fl^cin (-e) gleam of light,
shine of a candle
Ucb adj. dear, beloved, esteemed ;
agreeable, pleasing; bet liebc
(SJott the good Lord ; am liebften
'oest of all, preferably
bie Sie'be love
lie'ber adv. rather; bet fi^t lieber
he prefers to sit
bag fite'beSwott (-e) loving word,
word of endearment
ncb'--^abctt (^atte, getjabt) tr. to
love, be fond of, cherish
Ucb'f ofenb adt. caressingly, fondly
bie £icb'fofung(-cn) caress, caress-
ing, fondling
286
VOCABULARY
lie'berni^ adj. careless, negligent,
slovenly ; loose, disreputable
lie'fetlt tr. to furnish, provide,
supply, deliver ; to yield, afford
lte'gen(a — e)in<r.tolie,be situated
Unb adj. gentle, soft
bie fii'ttie [ie] (-n) line
Hnl adj. left; jur Sinlcn to the
left, on the left
bie fiip'<>e (-n) Up
li'pifl adj. artful, cunning, crafty
bael Sob praise, laud, commenda-
tion
lo'bctt tr. to praise, commend
lo'flif* adj. logically
bie fio'^e (-n) flame, blaze
bet fio^tt re) reward, wages
bie Sotalitfit' (-en) place, locality
log adj. loose, free
m'-btttn (0 — e) to pray out,
save (by praying)
loiS^binben (a — u) tr. to untie,
loosen, unfasten
liJ'fCtt tr. to loosen, untie ; to
solve, dissolve ; jid^ Ibfen to get
loose, free one's self
Io8'=fleiett (ging, gegangcn) irUr.
{aux. fein) (auf) to go up to,
rush upon, fly at, go at
(oS'^ofen tr. to detach
(0£l'=mad)etttr. to loosen, unfasten,
detach, deliver, set free
loS'vt'xfitn {n% geriffen) rejl. to
tear one's self away, disengage
one's self by force
lo«»'=fcin (bin, roar, geroeieu) intr.
to break out, come oft, begin ;
with ace. or gen. to be rid of
ba^ 2ot (-e) leaa, plummet,
plumb-line
bie fifl'rfe (-n) gap, breach, break
bie fittft ("c) air, breeze, breath
bie fiuft'fc^ic^t (-en) stratum of air
Ifl'gen (0 — o) intr. to lie, tell a lie
ber fiflg'ncr (— ) liar
bie fitt'fc (-n) dormer-window;
trap-door; shutter
Itt'ftig adj. merry, jolly, gay,
cheerful
ber fittft'ic^rei (-e) shout of joy,
shout of pleasure
bie PS'ril lyric poetry
wta'i^en tr. w make, do; to ex-
claim ; fic^ out ben ffleg ntadien
to set out, set off, depart;
niac^t,bo§ i^r fottlommt hurry
off, take yourselves away
miidl'tig adj. mighty, powerful,
strong; in a high degree; e^
fror mac^tig it was freezing
very hard
baS g»ob'(^cn (— ) girl
tttob'c^en^aft acy.girlish, maidenly
bieSWab'icttUllpe (-n) maiden lip
ber gnab'c^ciwmfl (-e) girl's ring
bie9Kaflb("e) maid, maid-servant
tna'ger adj. lean, meager, thin,
lank, skinny
ba^ 9Jlal)r (-e) meal, repast
bie Wlafi'nt (-n) mane
maVnen tr. to remind, warn, urge
ber aWai'obenb (-e) May evemng
bas 3Kol ( e) time
man indef. pron. one, people, they
ntand; adj. many a; manc^er,
manege, mani)ti, many, many
a one
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mani^'lltol odv. sometimes, often,
occasionally
ber aRan'gel (") lack, scarcity;
fault, defect ; distress, poverty
ber SRonn ("et) man, husband;
dim. aRannlein
bic 9Rott'neiSfail^e (-n) a man's
business, a man's affair
ber SRatt'tel (") cloak, mantle
ber aRai'd^enbuft fairy-like touch,
romantic atmosphere
bie ilRa're (-n) tale, romance,
tradition
maxVUn (= aWariec^en) Molly,
Polly
^(xi SRarl'ftiiif (-e) mark-piece
ber gWorh (''e) market
bag aWorft'gefdjoft (-e) market
business
bie 3Rarf(4 (-en) marsh ; clayey
lowland in North Friesland
diked in against the sea
bag aWorfi^'borf (^er) village of
the low-lying country, marsh
village
bag SRarff^'fteber (— ) marsh-
fever
ber 3Rarfl^'^of ("e) lowland farm
bie SRarfi^'ittgenb the young
people of the marsh
U^ aHorfc^'Ianb ("er) land in the
marsh
bie 9)iarfi!^'Ianb6et>9Ifcnttt8 the
population of the marsh, people
of the low country
bie ?Marfr^'I«ttbf«^aft (-en) low-
lying district
ber fWarfi^'mann {pi SRarfd^Ieute)
inhabitant of the lowlands, in-
habitant of the marsh
bo8 aWorfdj'nfet (— ) low-lying
shore
SRortt'ni Martinmas
bet SMfira March
bic aRar'jenliift ('c) March air
ina'§i0 adj. moderate, temperata
bag 9Raterial' (gen. -i, pi. -ten)
material (s)
bie 9){at4ematir mathematics
ber SJtatro'fe (-n) sailor
matt adj. exhausted, faint, feeble,
languid ; dim, dull, dead
bie SRat'ttgleit faintness, weak-
ness, languor, exhaustion
bie 9Rau'er (-n) wall
mau'ern intr. to wall in, to build
(in stone or brick)
bag 9RauI ('er) mouth, muzzle
(of animals) ; bag Tlaul ^oltcn
to hold one's tongue, hold one's
jaw [talkative
mflal'fertig adj. ready of tongue,
bag SRandlilnt mouse-blood
bet aRan'fegottg ('e) raouse-t)a»-
sage
bag aRSn'fetttt^eil harm {or dam-
age) done by the mice
bie 3Rau'feiiiittf4aft mouse do-
ings, operations of the mice
med^a'ttifdj a4j. mechanically
bag SReer (-e) sea, ocean
ber 9Reer'bobett bottom of the sea
bieWee'redf piegelttttg (-en) mirage
ber aRee're^ftrom ("e) ocean
stream, current
bag Wltiil meal, flour
me^r adv. more, longer; nidft
met)x no longer
meVtere ad;, several
me^v'fai^ ado. repeatedly
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If*
me^r'mald adv. several times,
more than once, repeatedly
mein (-c, — ) poss. adj. my, mine ;
bet (bic, boS) metne pron. mine
ntei'nen tr. to think ; to mean ; to
say, opine
mei'netlialb(en) ndv. for my sake,
on my account ; for aught I
care
bie aKci'nttttg (-en) opinion
tncip, mei'ficng, adu. most, mostly,
for the most part
tneCben tr. to announce
bic 3)2e(obte' (-n) melody, tune
bie 3)2en'ge (-n) multitude, quan-
tity, number; crowd
bcr SRenfc^ (-en) man, human be-
ing, person ; pi. people
bag 3Renfc^ (-er) quean, wench,
jade, hussy
ba§9Ken'f<^enflItcr(—) generation
bic aRen'f^eit^anb ("c) human
hand, man's hand
bee aRen'f^eit^aufe (gen. -ng,
pi. -n) see 3Rcnfc^cnmaf|c
bie aKett'fil|enfcl|Ie (-n) human
throat
baS aWen'fdienlinb (-cr) human
being, man, woman
bie aWen'fc^enmail^t human power
bic 3Ren'fd^enmaffe (-n) mass of
people, crowd of people, clus-
ter of people
bie aKen'fj^enfeele (-n) human
soul ; living soul, living crea-
ture
bic aRen'ftdenfHmme (-n) human
voice
ber mtn'^ditntxupp {-«) troop of
people, crowd of people
bet 9Ren'fi^en»etftanb human un-
derstanding; gcfunbctaJlenfc^eu:
Dcrftanb common sense, horse
sense
menfl^'U^ adj. human, humane ;
reasonable
mer'fen tr. to mark, note, per-
ceive, observe
merrwiirbtg {also tnetlroiir'btg)
adj. noticeable, remarkable
mef'fcit (tni^t, ma^, gcmeffen) tr.
to measure ; ftc^ mit ©uc^ n)of)l
tneffcn burftcn were surely a
match for you, might surely
bear comparison with you ;
tncffct an measure by
bag 3«ef' fer (— ) knife
ba§ aWe^'gerot (-e) measuring-
instruments; utensils for cele-
brating mass
bet aWef'finflfnopf ("t) brass knob
bee SRet mead
bag aKetoU' (-e) metal
bag 9Rte'ber (— ) bodice, vest
bas SRtet'gelb (-er) rent
bctaRiet'fotitraff (-e) lease; agree-
ment
tttilb adj. mild, gentle ; kind
tniaio'nenlang adj. gigantic
mtn'bet ad/, less, smaller, inferior
min'beft adj. least, smallest, low-
est ; am minbeften least of all
min'bcftenS adv. at least
bic aWinu'te (-n) minute
tni'fc^en tr. to mix, mingle
lltiffeu tr. to miss ; to be without,
do without, spare
mi^^an'bem tr. to maltreat, abuse,
use brutally ; mifi'^anbeln inir.
misbehave
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289
mi^tratt'en intr. to distrast, mis-
tmst
mit prep, (dot.) with, together
with ; adv. along, along with
tnit'^bringcit (bradjte, gebracf)t) tr.
to bring with one
ntttetnan'ber adv. together, jointly
bas 9){tt'gUeb (-er) member
mit'=^oltCtl (d— tc— a) tr. to cele-
brate {or dance, etc.) with the
others
intt'=^clfett (i — a — 0) intr. to
assist in, cooperate
bie ^Rit'^ilfe assistance, coopera-
te,.^.
mit'tcibig a^. compassionate,
pitiful, charitable
bie Wlit'nafitat taking along (with
one)
mit'^re^nen intr. to figure also, to
help calculate
tnitfam'ntett adv. together
bie SKtt'fl^uIb participation in
guilt, complicity
ber Wtt'taq noon
baS ajitt'tagcffcit (— ) dinner
bie Wlt'tt middle, midst
ba^ 'SRit'ttl {—) means, expe-
dient
bie 9Wit'tcr«o«I|t ("e) midnight
mit' 'tun (tat, getan) intr. to join
in doing, help to do
mitun'ter adv. now and then,
sometimes, occasionally
tntt'^wonen (roiU, rooUtc, geroollt)
intr. to be willing to come along,
will come along
bie aWo'be (-n) fas'-" ^, mode
Da^ <DiobeU' (-e) i
nto'berit intr. to n. :w'r, uecay
mS'gen (mag, mod^tc, gemoc^t) intr.
may, can ; be allowed ; like to
mSg'Hc^ adj. possible, feasible
mog'tidlft adv. as much as pos-
sible, to the utmost; moglit^ft
roeit as far as possible
ber ^lo'imt (-e) month
ber 3Ronb (-e) moon, month ; l&aU
ber iJionb half-moon, crescent
moon
ber SRonb'bttft ("e) pale moon-
light
monb'Ijell adj. moonlight, moon-
lit
boS 9Ronb'(t^t moonlight
bie ^Ronb'nai^t ("c) moonlight
night
ber 9Ronb'f(4etn moonlight
ber 3Jlop§'bxatttt (— ) (= 35umm-
lopf) mutton-head, blockhead
mora'Hfii^ adj. moral
mor'gen adv. to-morrow
bee ^at'gett (— ) morning ; eineS
3Rorgen6 one morning
baS fflior'flcnbrot (-e) breakfast
ber Wor'gennebel (— ) morning
mist
mot'genS adv. in the morning
bie SRS'loe (-n) sea-gull, sea-mew
ber SRo'ioenfdirei (-e) cry of a
gull, shriek of a sea-gull
mil'be, miib, adj. weary, tired
bie SRti'^e pains, trouble, labor,
toil, effort
mu'^CDoU adj. see mii^fam
bas (bie) gjiii^'fal (-e) diffir.nity,
trouble ; distress, misery
ntft^'fum adj. toilsome, laborious,
h^.A ; with difficulty
bet 'HHunh (-e) mouth
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man'big adj. of age
bag 9Runb'werf (-e) mouth, glib
tongue ; ein (uftig 3Ru»(bn)ett a
ready tongue
ntnn'ter adj- awake, vigilant ;
brisk, lively, cheerful
mur'nteltt intr. and tr. to murmur,
grumble, mutter
tnur'ren intr. and tr. to murmur,
mutter, grumble, complain
bic SUttftf ' music
mflffen (mufe, mu^tc, gcmufit)
intr. must, to be obliged
tnfi'^ig adj. idle, unemployed
ba3 aWtt'ftcr (— ) pattern, model,
sample
mu'ftern tr. to muster, survey,
examine, inspect
ber 9Rttt mood, humor ; courage,
assurance
mn'tig adj. courageous, spirited
bte9Mut'moftung(-en) assumption,
supposition
bic TOut'tet (') mother
mut'terfeelenaUeitt adj. quite
alone, lonely
bie aWftt'se (-n) cap
91
nat^ prep, (dot.) and adv. after;
for, to, toward ; acconling to ;
behind ; nadf imb nac^ little by
little, gradually; nac^ toic vox
as usual, still, as heretofore
ber Sitt^'bor {gen. -9, pi -n)
neighbor
nai^betn' conj. after; je noc^bcm
according as, according as it
turns out
nac^'brfidlic^ a4j. vigorous, en-
' rgetic, impressive, emphatic,
forcible
ber (bie) 9Iail^'fo(gettbe {declined
as adj.) the one following
9{ai4'fo(get (— ) successor, fol-
lower
naif|'=forfl!^en intr. to search
after, investigate
ttaii^^et' adv. afterwards, subse-
quently
nai^'^c'rtg adj. subsequent, future
noet|'=Ioffcn (la^t, lie^, geloffen)
tr. to leave behind, bequeath
nai^'^Ianfeti (au — ie — au) intr.
{aux. fein) to run after {+ dat.)
natt)'=tnai4en tr. to imitate, re-
produce, copy
bet 92ai!^'mtttiig (-e) afternoon
bie 92a(^'mittagdfonne afternoon
sun
bie 9loi^'rii^t (-en) news, tidings,
account, intelligence, informa-
tion
nac^'^rufen (te — u) intr. to call
after, call back (-1- dat.)
ttOi^'=fi^lofcn (a — ie — a) intr. to
sleep on
ttad^'^fe^en (ie — — e) tr. to look
after, look for, attend to ; to re-
vise, examine, look over, over-
look (einem etroag)
wa(^'=finnen (a — 0) intr. to medi-
tate, muse, ponder
md^'--\pttd^tn (i — a— 0) tr. to
repeat (some one's words)
ttOC^'=f|»nilgett (0 — u) intr. (avx.
fein) to leap after, jump after
{+dat.)
bie 9?odjt ("e) night
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291
bie 92ai4t'bammentng darkness
bas 92ad^t'8ef)ienft (-e) nocturnal
ghost, specter of the night
nad\Vii(tl adj. nightly, nocturnal ;
dark, dismal
nadt'tt&qlidi adj- supplementary,
further; subsequently
bie 92a({|t'ru^e (-n) night rest
naiit& adv. at night, in the night,
during the night
bag 92af^t'»a(i|en night watching
ber 'Sla'dtn (—) nape (of neck),
neck, back
ber 9lo'flCl n nail
na'gen tr. to gnaw
no'^e, 110^, adj. new; comp. m--
^er nearer ; sup. ncic^ft nearest,
next
bie 9{&'4e (-n) nearness, proxim-
ity ; in ber 9ld^e befic^tigen to
inspect closely
na'^en intr. (aux. fcin) and refl. to
approach, draw near (+ dat.)
nfi^'ren r^- to feed on, live on,
support one's self
ber yia'mt {gen. -n^, pi. -n) name
ber 9lorr (-en) fool ; fop, dandy
nfiv'rifli^ adj. foolish, mad, crazy ;
odd, strange, droll, comical
bag 92ad'i4en (— ) little nose
bie 9la'fe (-n) nose
ttoft adj. wet, moist, damp
bie Watfir' (-en) nature
ber yit'M (—) mist, fog
ber Wc'bclbunft ("e) haze, damp
ber Ke'bcipcrf (-e) speck of mist,
spot of mist, streak of mist
nt'btn prep. {dat. and ace.) by,
beside, with, near ; besides
tteieneinan'ber adv. side by side
bie 92e'benfht6e (-n) adjoining
room
nebft prep, (dot.) together with,
along with, in addition to,
besides
nel|'men(nimmt, na^nt, genommen)
tr. to take
nei'btfc^ adj. envious (auf)
ttei'gen tr. and intr. to bend, in-
cline ; to be inclined
nein adv. no
bie 9{e('fe (-n) pink, carnation
nen'nen (nannte, genannt) tr. to
name, call, designate
ntn'ntnSwtrtadj. worthy of men-
tion
baS 9left (-er) nest
boS 9?e^ (-e) net, veil
neit adj. new ; aufS ncue anew,
afresh, again
neu'geboren adj. new-bom
nett'gtertg adj. curious, inquisi-
tive
ba3 'Sltn'ia^r New Year
nen'Hf^ adj. late, recent, last
neumobeUie'ren tr. to remodel,
model anew
ber 92eu'monb (-e) new moon
neun'te ord. num. ninth
tteutt'utlbstuattitg num. twenty-
nine
nettn'jtgja^riii adj. ninety years
old, nonagenarian
tttli^t ado. not ; nod^ nic^t not yet
mitts ind^. pron. naught,
nothing; ni(^t§ neueS nothing
new
baS 'iflidftd nothingness, chaos
tttii^tS'nu^ig adj. worthless, good
for nothing
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VOCABULARY
m:
V.
ni'ifdi intr. to nod, beckon
nie'ber adv. low, down
bet ^ie'bergang going down;
beim Sluf-- unb Jiiebergang bc^
Xaged at dawn and at nightfall
ttie'ber-^itffen r^- to squat down
nie'ber^tnicn intr. (aux. fein) to
kneel down
bie 92te'ber(a0e (-n) defeat, dis-
comfiture
itie'ber^fi^Iaflen (d — u— a) tr. to
strike down, beat down, knock
down ; 6ic ^lugen niebcrfd^lagen
to cast down one's eyes
me'bcr=f(^reibctt (ie — ie) tr. to
write down
nie'brig adj. low
itie'mald adv. never
nte'manb indef. pron. no one
uim'mer adv. never
''Jlxfi proper name
uoif adv. yet, still ; as late as,
very; besides; conj. nor; nod^
ein'mal once more; nod^ eincg
one thing more
ber 92or'ben north
norb'frteftft^ adj- North Frisian
niirb'Hl!^ adj. northerly, northern
ber 92orb'9ft northeast, northeast
wind
bie 9iorb'»ftcrfe (-n) northeast
corner
bie 92orb'fee North Sea, German
Ocean
bie 9iotb'fccwelIe (-n) North Sea
wave
bie 92orb'feite (-n) north side
norb'tOflrtS adv. northward
bet9iorb'tticft, 9iorb'n>cftcit, north-
west; nor'wester
bie 92orb'niefiteife (-n) northwest
corner
bas movVmftftubiitn (— ) little
northwest chamber
bet 92orb'tocfhotnb (-e) northwest
wind
nor'Oegifl^ adj. Norwegian
bie 3lot ("e) need, necessity,
trouble difficulty, danger; ti
tut nid)t not it's not necessary ;
not jein to be necessary
ber 92ot'fa(( ("e) case of necessity,
case of emergency, extreme
ca.se, cuse of danger
notie'ren tr. to note, make a note of
nii'ttg adj. necessary
no'tigett tr. to necessitate, con-
strain : to urge, press, invite
ber 9!ot'f(^rei (-e) cry of distress
not'wenbtg adj. necessary
ber 92otiem'bcr [V3] November
bo§ ^ontm'ittmtttt November
weather
nu see nun
mdf'tttn adj. sober, moderate;
cool, considerate
bie 9!Mm'mer (-n) number
ber 92um'mer=9{uf (-e) number-
call; auf fcinen 9lummer=3luf
as his number was called
nun ado. now ; well ; nun frciUd^
why certainly; nun jo why;
nun alfo well then
ttur adv. only, just, merely; do,
please {with imperat.)
bie 9?fi'ftcrn pi. nostrils
ntit'sen (or ittit'sen) intr. to be use-
ful, serve, be of use ; tr. to use,
make use of
nii^'Iti^ adj. useful
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293
ob [op] cory. if, whether; prep.
(dat.) over, on, upon; above;
on account of
bie £b^adit (also Db'ad^t) heed,care
o'ben adv. above, on high, aloft,
overhead; oon obtn bid unten
from head to foot
bet Cbtxhtamtt (declined aa a^j.)
high official, high officer
bet C'berbeii^gtaf (-en) chief
dikegrave
bie C'berbeii^gtaffi^aft central
dike-bureau
o'berft adj. uppermost, highest,
supreme
obgleii^' (ob. . . gleii^) conj. though,
although
bcr jDb'montt ("et) superintend-
ent, president ; (= ©(^iebdtt^-
ter) referee
obfi^oti', obwo^l', cory. though,
although
bcr Di^a [I] (-en) ox
3'be adj. waste, dreary, desolate,
bleak
bie fe'be (-n) desolation ; desert,
wilderness, solitude
o'bet cory. or
bet D'feit (*) stove, oven
bcr O'fenbratett (— ) roast joint
bie D'feneile (-n) chimney-comer
often adj. open
bie Offenba'rnng (-en) manifesta-
tion, disclosure, revelation
Sffentlii^ adj. public, open
dff'nen tr. to open
oft adv. often
iiyttxS adv. often
0^0' int. hallo ! oho !
0^'ne, o^n, prep, (ace.) without
9^0' int. oho ! oh 1
bag O^t (gen. -(t)i, pi. -en) ear
bet OVrenlebnftntll Ce) easy-chair
bcr Dtto'ber October
0r'bentltl4 adj. orderiy, ordinary,
regular, exact
orbinfir' adj. common, regular,
ordinary
orbinie'ren tr. to ordain, order
orb'nen tr. to order, regulate, ar-
range, settle
bie Crb'nnng (-en) order, regula-
tion ; class, form
bie Ot'gel (-n) organ
ber Ort (-e, 'et) place, locality;
authority
2'flett (»fil) adv. east
ber fi'ften East
bie D'ftent pi- Easter
bie £)'fiterf^Ieufe (-n) eastern
sluice
bet Oft'^immel eastern sky
bie Oft'feite (-n) eastern side
oft'lvSrti? adv. eastward
bet Oft'toinb (-e) east wind
bet Ot'ttV (—) otter
bie Dt'ter (-n) adder, viper ; pro-
vincial for ber Dttet
baS ^ttor (-e) pair, couple; ein
paot a couple, a few, some (few)
^aar'mal adv. a few times
pa'dtn tr. to seize, clutch; to
pack
liaf'fen intr. to whiff, puff, emit
whiffs (of smoke)
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VOCABULARY
ber ^aittof'felmai^er (— ) slipper-
maker
bag jollier' (-e) paper
bie $a))'pe pasteboard
bie ^ortei' (-en) part; party;
side
bet ^art'ner (—), bie ^art'nerin
(-nen), partner
paf fen intr. to pass ; to suit, fit ;
(auf + ace.) to attend to, take
care of
^af'fenb adj. fit, suitable, proper,
convenient, appropriate, ade-
quate
paffte'ren intr. {aux. fetn) to hap-
pen, come to pass
ber ^a'ftor (gen. -S, pi. ^afto'ren)
pastor, parson, minister
bie ^ofto'riii (-nen) minister's
wife
ber (bie) ^o'te (-n) godfather, god-
mother
)iat'f f^en intr. to slap, clap together
ptii'finfttv adj. pitch-dark
bie ^eit'fi^e (-n) whip
pcit'fc^ett <r. to whip, flog, scourge,
lash
ber $e'fe( (— ) a special parlor
alongside of the living-room
ber ^fof 'fe (-n) priest
ber ^fo^l ("c) stake, pile, pole,
post, picket
bie ^fci'fe (-n) pipe
tifci'fcn ("^ff, gcpfiffen) tr. and
intr. to pipe, whistle, hiss
ba§ *Pfci'fCtt whistling, hissing,
squeaking
bag^fcrb(-e) horse
bag ^fcr'begeft^irr (-e) harness
bet ^fcr'bemotlt ('e) horse-fair
baS ^fttM'ittippt (— ) horse-
skeleton
bet $fiff (-e) whistle ; einen $fiff
)iel)en to whistle
bie9fitl0fit'0(oifeit pi. Whitsuntide
bells
p^an'itn tr. to plant
bie ^fle'ge care, attendance,
nursing
(ifle'gett tr. and intr. to tend,
nurse ; to attend to, take care
of ; to be accustomed, wont (to)
bie ^fltdft (-en) duty
^fnt int. fie! for shame! pish! tut!
bag ^fnnb (-e) pound
bie ^^antafte' (-(e)n) imagina-
tion, fancy ; pi. ravings, hallu-
cinations
pi'dtn intr. to peck, pick
bie $(a'0e (-n) trouble, vexation,
nuisance, annoyance
bet $(an ('e) plan, scheme, de-
sign, plot
bag ^latt'beutfll^ Low German
bie ^laVtt (-n) plate ; board (of
a table), top (of a table)
bet ^lo^ ("e) place
plau'betn intr. to chat, prattle,
gossip
bag ^latt'bent chatter, conversa-
tion
^(S^'lil^ adj. sudden, suddenly
bie $oefte' (-n) poetry
pot'tWdi adj. poetic
bet^ofaC (-e) large drinking-cup,
goblet
poVtttn intr. to make a noise,
bluster
bag ^ot'renfangett catching
prawns, prawn-fishing
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bad ^ortrat' (-e) portrait, liice-
nes8, picture
baa ^otHtUan' porcelain, cliinp,
bie ^ofitur' (-en) position, pos-
ture
<)0f' fCM^oft adj. droll, funny, ludi-
crous, comical
))ra'gen tr. to impress, stamp,
coin; flcprdfltea fflort coined
expression, saying
ber ivtiS (-c) price ; prize
prciS' flcbcn (i — a -e) tr. to ex-
pose, abandon ; Stiitmen u.f .to.
prciagegebcn fcin to be at tlio
mercy of storms etc.
^ref'fCIt tr. to press, squeeze
pri'delll tr. to prick, prickle,
point, engrave
ber ^rie^I (-e) water-course or
current across tidal flats or be-
tween shallows
bet ^^iric'ftcr (— ) priest, minister
ber ^tic'fter^onbcl {'') good bar-
gain
bie ^^rinjcf r«n (-"«") pr'n^ess
probic'rcu tr. to try, test, sample
ber «Profcf' for (gen. -S, pi. ^rofef=
jo'ten) professor
baa ^rofir (-e) profile, outline of
longitudinal or transverse sec-
tion of the dike
^>rofttic'ren intr. to profit, gain,
take advantage of
Vrojcftic'rcn tr. to project
ber <Uro<)l)ct' (-en) prophet
ber ^rotcfi' (-c) protest
ber <ProtJtn5iotit tu8 (-en) provin-
cialism, dialectical expression
ber ^uH tuft
ber ^ttlS (-e) puise
bad ^ntt (-e) desk
bie ^unfdj'bowle [b3 le] (-n)
punch-bowl
pu'^tn intr. to breathe, blow ; to
pant
imt'jien tr. to clean, polish, bur-
nish, adorn
qu&'Icn tr. to torment; r^. to
labor hanl, drudge
qnaCmen intr. to smoke, puff
(away)
baa Quartter' (-e) quarter(s),
lodging, rooms
queClett (i — — o) intr. {aux.
fein) to spring, gush ; to swell
quet adj- cross, across; quer burc^
stra:^' i across, right through
ber auet'fe^nitt (-e) transverse
section
bet Clttinar' (-e) verse of ure
iambic feet, pentameter
qutr'Icn intr. to swirl, whirl (as
liquid, or in liquid)
ber aia'lfcr (— ) flayer, knacker;
rascal, rogue
baa 5Rob ("er) wheel
ber JRonb (^er) edge, rim, out-
skirts, bonier
ton! adj. slim, slender
ber 9?n^'<>c (-n) black horse
rap'pcdt intr. to rattle
ber {Hops (-e) rape (thin-rooted
turnip raised for seed and
leaves)
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VOCABULARY
.;.'<;•
rofl^ ac^j. quick, fast, swift, fleet,
prompt
ra'fen intr. to rage, riot ; to rave
bcr }Ha'fen (— ) turf, mnl
ra'fcnb adj. mgiiig, furious,
frantic
raffeln intr. to rattle, clattt r
bass SJaffcIn rattle, rattling
ber JWflt (gen. -(c)d, pi. 'MatWm)
counsel, advice ; consultation ;
council ; {pi. dliite) councilors
ro'tcn (ft — ie — a) tr. to gmss,
divine ; to advise, counsel
xat'loS ac^j. unadvised, helpless,
pcrj>lexed
bie Slat'fel&rauc (-n) mysterious
eyebrow, enigmatical eyebrow
bic {Rat'tc (-n) rat
bao 9}at'tenb(ut rat-blood
bcr 9Iau'fier (— ) robber, thief
bas 9{aub'geHer coll. wild beasts,
beasts of prey
bic 92auti'gier rapacity, lust of
plunder
ba^ diaub'tiet (-c) beast of prey
bcr 9Iaud) smoke, steam, fume
ratl'f^cn intr. to smoke
bie 9)au(^'iiiolfe (-n) cloud of
smoke
btc 9{au'fe (-n) rack (for cattle)
roub adj. rough, coarse
rau^'^aarig adj. shaggy
ber 9)aum ("e) space, room
rau'nett tr. to whisper
bet 92au'|icniourm ("et) cater-
pillar
bcr 9{auf^ ("e) dnxnken fit, in-
ebriation, intoxication
rau'fd^cn intr. to rush, murmur,
rustle, sough (of wind)
bad 92att'f(^ett rustling, ruHhing,
roaring
bie 9i('d|cnaiif(|abe (-n) sum,
matheniaticiii problem
ber JHe'c^enflift (-c) slate-pencil
bie JHe't^cntofel (-n) slau>, black-
boaid ; nuiltiplicatioii-table
rcf^'ncn tr. to reckon, calculate,
consider, count, figure
ber 9icd)'ner (— ) arithmetician,
accountant, computer, figiirer
bie f)ic(^ncrct' (-en) reckoning,
calculating
bie iHcdi'nitng (-en) reckoning,
calculation ; account
rc(^t a-Jj. right ; worth while ; bad
Med)te trcffen to do the right
thing, know what is right
bod }Hcd)t (-C) right, privilege ;
recfit ^aben to be right ; ju 3iecf)t
legitimate
reditu adv. at the right, on the
right, to the right
bic 9ied|t'fd)affent)eit righteous-
ness, honesty, uprightness, in-
tegrity
rec^t'jeitig adj. seasonably, in
due time
rc'ifcn tr. to stretch
btc JRe'bc (-n) speech, conversa-
tion, report, rumor ; cd 0cl)t nur
fo bie 3icbc that's only what
people say ; ed mat feint SJebe
me^r bowon thtre was no longer
any talk of it
re'ben fr. to speak, talk, convcr=c,
discourse ; reben pren hear tell
ber 92eb'lter (— ) orator, public
speaker
rcb'fclig adj. talkative, loquacious
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297
re'flcn refi. to be sti.ring, be ac-
tive, be moving, Jtir
bet SIc'iien rain
re0ie'rcn intr. and tr. to reign,
rule, govern
bie Weflie'rung (-en) government
bie iKc'flnng (-en) emotion, agita-
tion
re'gunfl«^lod a^U- motionless
rei'ben (ie — ic) tr. to rub
relc^ adj. ricli
rei'd^en tr. and intr. to reach,
extend ; to serve, pass ; to be
sufficient
reil^'lit^ adj- plentiful, abundant ;
adv. fully, quite
ber Weif rime, hoar-frost
bie JRei'^e (-n) row, rank, range ;
turn ; id) bin an bet 3iuqe it is
my turn
bet 9{ei'4er (— ) heron
rem odj. pure, clean ; rein maditn
to set to rights, settle ; im tei=
nen fein to be clear (about the
matter)
bet {Rel'fea«8«8 ('e) traveling
costume
ba§ JRei'fejiel (-e) destination
boSjReife'brett (- ct) drawing-board
ret'ften (tife, gerif'en) tr. to tear,
pull
bie {Reife'feber (-n) drawing-pen
rei'ten (tttt, getitten) intr. {aux.
jein or ^aben) to ilJe
betKei'tet (— ) rider, horseman
bet iRet$ (-e) attraction, charm
bo3 SRen'nen (— ) running ; race,
course
re^aratur'bebfirfttg adj. out of
repair, needing repairs
bie 9le>«ra«r'lpftcii pl- expenses
for repair-i, costs for repairs
re|>arie'ren tr. to repair
bet Wefl (-e) rest, remains
ret'tcn tr. to save, rescue, deliver,
preserve
ret'tnn0d(o« adj. irretrievably,
beyond recovery, past help
rctiibic'ren tr. to revise, examine
bie dieoifidn' (-en) revisal, re-
vision
bod 9)e3et»t' (-e) prescription, rec-
ipe
rtl^'tcn tr. to raise, erect ; to di-
rect, turn ; to judge ; bie ^ugen
ouf i^n tic^ten to turn one's
eyes to him, fix one's eyes upon
him
til^'tig adj. right, exact, correct
bie Slii^'tttng (-en) direction
bad giitib (-et) bullock, ox, cow
bet IRing (-e» ring
baa JRing'reiten (— ) riding at the
ring
ringd adv. around
ringdnm' adv. round about,
around, all round
bie {Rin'ne (-n) channel, furrow,
groove
riti'neti (o — o) intr. {aux. fein)
to run, flow, trickle, ooze, gush
bie JRi<»'<>e (-n) rib
bet mfi (pl. SBifle) rent, cleft, fis-
sure ; outline, sketch, plan
bet JRitt (-e) ride, riding
jit' jcn tr. to slit, erack, scratch
bet 9lod (*e) coat, skirt, petticoat
bet Sioif'iirmel (— ) coat-sleeve
bod md^ltin (— ) little coat,
jacket
.
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VOCABULARY
i.
boS 92o^r'ba(4 {'er) reed-covered
roof, thatch
bie JRoI'Ie (-n) roll
roCIen intr. to roll, roar, rumble
ba^ 9{oI'len rolling, rumbling
bie JRo'fe (-n) rose
ba^ SJo^ (pi. 3loffe) horse, steed,
charger
tot adj. red
bag 9Jot red ; blush
JRot'6ttttt Spotty
rot'topftg ad;, red-headed
bie 9{ott'gand ("e) barnacle-goose
rot'OioIetf ad/, reddish violet
bie JRii'be (-n) turnip
bet JRutf (-e) jerk, tug, wrench
ru'cfen tr. and irUr. to jerk
rit'cfen intr. {aux. fein) and tr. to
move, stir ; to march ; bent 211=
ten oor bie Slugen riidten to draw
the old man's attention to ; inS
bcfte Sid^t ju riiden to set in its
best light
ber m'dtn {—) back ; im SRiiden
in the rear, behind
bie diM'^afftt return journey
bie 9iti(f'fe^r return
bie md'tttuH see SRucf'fe^r
riid'toart^ adv. backwards, back
ber JRllf (-e) shout, call ; reputation
ttt'fen (ie — u) intr. and tr. to
call, shout, cry
bie SRu'^e rest, repose, tranquil-
lity, placidity, sleep
nt'^en intr. to rest, repose
bag 9{u'{|en tranquillity, calm-
ness, quietness
ru'^tg adj. quiet, calm, still
ber 9}ti^in fame, renown, glory,
praise
rii^'ren tr. to stir, touch, move ;
fic^ ritl^ren to stir, bestir one's
self
bad 9htmo'ren noise, bustling
ntnb adj. round
rn|)'^tg adj. tattered, shabby
rii'ftett tr. to prepare
ru'fHg adj. vigorous, stout, robust,
active
bie JRu'te (-n) rod
rfit'teln tr. to shake, jolt
ber @ool (gen. -(e)3, pi. ©ale)
hall, (large) room
bie Saat'gotiiS ('e) bean-goose,
gosling
bie Sa'l^e (-n) thing, affair, mat-
ter, fact
ber <Bai ("e) bag, sack
fa'gett tr. to say, tell, speak ; to
command
fa'gen^aft adj. traditional, fabu-
lous, mythic
fo(§ adj. salt
fatn'meln tr. to gather, collect
bag Bam'mtttappiitn (—) velvet
cap
\amtprep. (dat.) and adv. together
with
fiimt'ltl^ adj. all together, all,
whole ; collected, complete
bee @anb sand
fan'btfl adj. sandy
bag@anb'lager(— ) sand-bed, bed
of sand, layer of sand
bie (Sattb'fhfcrfe (-n) stretch of sai 1(1
fonft a^j. (fanfter, janfteft) solt,
smooth, gentle, mild
ym'JJ
•y^.v^/
VOCABULARY
299
ber ®o»B ("e) coffin
fott adj. satisfied, satiated, full;
(with pen.) weary, tired, sick (of)
ber ©Ot'tel (') saddle
fat'tein tr. to saddle
fdt'tigen tr. to appease, satisfy,
sate (appetite or desire)
ber@o^ ("e) leap, bound ; sentence
fatt'ber adj. clean, neat, tidy
fau'genb adj. absorbing
ber Sttttm ('e) edge, fringe
fau'men intr. to tarry, hesitate,
delay ; (= oerfaumen) to let
slip (opportunity), miss, fail
fau'fettintr. to rush, whistle, hum,
sing
baS Satt'fen rustling, singing,
whizzing
bet @i^|o'be(tt) {gen. -m, pi -n)
damage, injury, hurt, loss
f(^ob(e) indecl adj. eS ift j(^ab(e)
it is a pity
ber S^a'bel (— ) skull
bie @dia'be(^3^(e (-n) socket
bie (Si^a'belwolbnng (-en) projec-
tion of the skull, prominence
fl^a'bett intr. to hurt, do harm to,
injure (dot.)
fd^ii'btgett tr. to damage, hurt, in-
jure
fc^iib'Hl^ adj. hurtful, detrimen-
tal, injurious,prejudicial, perni-
cious
bag <S(^of (-e) sheep
ber (Si^af'bocf ("e) ram
fc^af'fen tr. to do, make ; to pro-
cure, get, provide
bie (Sc^af 'weibe (-n) sheep-pasture
bie @d|iif'jni4t sheep-farming,
sheep-breeding
ber @(ftttB sound ; peal
fdinl'Ien (fc^aUte (fc^oU), Qemm)
int . to sound, ring, echo, re-
'.c c (fjflv (-en) 11 op, band, crowd,
11 r-k, herd
\l,y, c.:': shr.rp
bie Sdjdr'fe (-n) edge; acute-
ness, sharpness, penetration
ber <Bdiat'Un {—) shade ; shadow
bie iSl^atut'Ie (-n) casket, strong-
box
ber Sl^a^ ("e) treasure; sweet-
heart
fd^au'bern intr. to8hudder,quake,
tremble
f^au'ett tr. to look at, gaze at,
regard, behold
ber (bag) @if|au'er (— ) shudder,
tremor, shivering, chill
bie (S(^ou'feI (-n) shovel
fd^att'feln tr. to shovel
ft^au'ifeln tr. to swing, rock, roll
ber @(^OUm ("e) foam, froth
fc^ou'men intr. to foam, froth;
fc^dumenb foaming, frothy
bie SitiOtt'ung (-en) inspection
bie (g^ci'be (-n) pane, square
ber @«^ein (-e) shine, light
fl^etn'bar adj. seeming, apparent
f^ei'nen (ic — ie) intr. to shine;
to appear, seem
f(t|Cl'mifcft adj. roguish, arch, sly
ft^el'teti (i— a~o) tr. to scold,
rebuke, reprimand
ber 3i^e'me( ( — ) stool, footstool
fi^en'fen tr. to pour out ; to give,
present
bie (Si^enf'fihibe (-n) tap-room,
bar-room, coffee-room
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VOCABLLARlt
ff^er'jen intr. to joke
fdjeil adj. shy, reserved, fearful,
timid
ft^eu'en tr. to avoid, shun ; to
fear, be afraid of
bic ©(^Ctt'cr (-n) barn, granary,
shed
bie Si^eu'ne (-n) bam, shed
bic @(f|eun'tur (-en) bani-door
f«t|i'(fcn tr. to send
fc^tC'tien (0 — o) tr. to shove,
push
bic (St^ie'fertofcl (-n) slate
filmier adj. sheer ; nearly, almost ;
simply, plainly
f^tc'fecn (fc^ofe, gcfc^offcn) tr. to
shoot, fire off ; intr. {aiix. Jein)
to shoot, dart, rush; c§ jc^ofe
i^m ^cife ju §crscn it sent a
pang to his heart
ba^ Sc^iff (-e) ship
bie Sc^ilf'fpi^c (-n) reed-top
ber Sdjirn'mel (— ) gray horse,
white horse
ber 8c^im'inelrciter (— ) rider of
the gray horse
ber ©(^itn'mer gleam, shimmer
frflirn'mern intr. to glimmer, glit-
ter, twinkle, gleam, shine
bet Sdltmt^f insult; ignominy,
dishonor; obsolete, sport, jest;
in (Srnft ober Sc^impf in jest
or earnest, important or unim-
portant
bic Sdjtn'bel (-n) shingle; roof,
eaves
ber @(^(af sleep
fdjla'fctt (a — ie — o) intr. to
sleep
f d|(o{f o4J. slack, limp, flabby
bie Sd^Iaf'fammer (-n) bedroom,
bedchamber
fi^(af'(o^ adj. sleepless
f(^(af'rtg adj. sleepy, drowsy
bie @d)laf'ftatt sleeping-place,
bed-chamber
bet B^llaQ (*e) blow, stroke, apo-
plexy
fc^Ia'gen (a — u — a) tr. to beat,
strike, knock; to strike out,
paw the air ; to shoot (of flames) ;
(bic 2lrmc urn jetnen Staden)
to throw
f(^(ag'flitfftg ac{j. apoplectic
bie Sd^Iag'tt^r (-en) (striking)
clock
fl^tonl adj. slender, slim, slight,
thin
fc^lan'Iertg adj. slight, weak, not
well built
fli^Iec^t adj. bad, base, dishonest;
low ; plain ; simple ; bcr ©C^Icc^=
tcfte the worst
fd^Iei't^en (i — i) intr. (aux. fein)
or r^. to sneak, slink, steal
away
fdllci'fett (fc^Iiff, gefc^Itffen) tr. to
grind, polish
ber Sl^Iett'bnatt (old) humdrum
way, slow course, common
track; im alten @(^Ienbrtan
fortfUnbigen to go on sinning in
the old accustomed manner,
go on in the old rut of their sins
}dHtp'ptn tr. to drag, trail
fd^Iett'bern tr. to sling, hurl, toss,
dash
bie @(^(eu'fe (-n) sluice
bie @c^(eu'fenre)iaratttr' repairing
of sluices
VOCABULARY
301
bet Sii^Kif mud, clay
Die @i^(icf 'fliic^e (-n) mud-surface
bet 8d)(tcf'grunb mud-bottom
ber (?^Iicf'ftreifen (— ) strip of
mud
ba^ @(^Iitf'ft&lf (-e) mud part,
stretch of mud
ft^Iie'ften (fc^lofi, gefc^loffen) tr. to
close, shut, conclude
f(^(te^'H(^ adj. final, ultimate
f(^(tmm adj. ill, bad, evil, sad,
sorry
bie @(f)(uc^t (-en) hollow, ravine,
cleft, gorge, defile, opening
fe^lu'rfeti tr. to swallow, gulp
(down) ; to hiccough
ber ©(^(um'mer slumber, nap,doze
fl^Itip'fen intr. (aux. fein) to slip,
slide, glide (unobserved)
bee <Sd)lufi (pi. ©c^luffe) end, close,
conclusion
fl^ma'^cn tr. to abuse, revile,
slander, calumniate
f(^ma( adj- narrow, slim, slender
fl^tne'cfen intr- and tr. to taste,
savor
bag Sc^mei'c^eln flattery, caress-
ing, fawning
f(^mers'H(^ adj. painful, grievous
ber Si^mieb (-e) smith, black-
smith
baS Sdimie'begttter (— ) wrought-
iron railing
fl^mun'jeln intr. to smirk, smile
ber ^d)mn^ dirt, filth
ft^mat'jtg aflj. dirty, nasty, filthy
ber Sc^wtt'bcl {") bill, beak;
mouth
bee @(^na)ld ("e) spirits; gin,
whisky; dram
ber BiinapS'ttnq ("e) dram-shop,
tavern
ber 8(f|nar'd)er (— ) snore, snorer
ft^nat'tern intr. to cackle; to
g ble, chatter
bag @i!^nat'tern cackling, chatter-
ing
fc^nou'ben (o — o and reg.) intr.
to snort
bag Sd^nau'bcn snorting
fl^natt'fen intr. to wheeze, breathe
heavily, puff, snort
bie Sc^nau'je (-n) snout, mouth
(of animals)
ber 8i4nei'ber (— ) tailor
bag <S(^ittt|if'tU(4 Cer) handker-
chief
bie @(^nur (" e) string, lace, lash,
cord
fi^nur'ren irUr. to hum, buzz,
whir, rattle
f(^Ott adv. already; surely, in-
deed ; all right
fi^iin adj. beautiful, handsome,
fine
ber <Bdto^ ("e) lap
fi^riig adj. oblique, slanting,
sloping, diagonal
ber @c^rc(f (-e) terror, fright
ber (Si^re'tfen (— ) terror, fright,
horror, dismay, panic
fc^re'tfenSbleii!^ adj. pale with fear
fc^retf' ^aft adj. fearful, timid ;
terrific
bag Sc^reif'ttig (-fe) frightful
image, tf^rrihle vision
ber (Secret (-e) cry, shout
fil^rei'ben (ic— ie) tr. to write
ber Sc^rei'bertnec^t (-e) clerk,
scribbler
302
VOCABULARY
bag Sdircift'seUfl writing mate-
rials)
frfirei'cn (ie — i (ie)) intr. to cry,
sliout, scream, bellow (t)or,f rom)
bcS @d)rci'Ctt shouting, crying
fdjrci'tcn (icl)ritt, gefct)ntten) intr.
(aux. feiu) to stride, step, stalk
bie Sdjrift (-en) writing, paper,
deed, record
bag Sdirift'fturf (-e) writing,
paper, document
bag Sc^til'Ietl squealing, squeak-
ing
ber (5rf|rttt (-e) step, pace, stride
flifroff adj. rugged, rough, steep,
abrupt, precipitous
ber (bag) ®«^rot (-e) cut, piece
fd)t int. St ! hush !
ber ©t^ub'Iarren (— ) wheel-
barrow
bie Sdjub'labe (-n) drawer
ber Sd^ttb'faftcn (— ) drawer
ber 3d)Uft (-e) scoundrel, rascal,
scamp
bie ©(^ul'bonl ("e) school-bench,
form
bie @i^u(b (-en) debt ; fault
ber @d)ut'le^rcr (— ) school-
teacher
ber ®«(|itl'mctfter (— ) school-
master
bie Sc^ul'tcr (-n) shoulder
bie S(i)iir'5e (-n) apron
bie StfiUffcl (-n) dish, platter
f(^itt'tcltt tr. to shake
f^itt'ten tr. to pour, shed, fill
ber @(^u^ protection, defense,
safeguard
fj^ttt'jcn tr. to guard, protect,
shelter, defend
fl^niai^ adj. weak, feeble, deli-
cate, faint, dim
bie ®d|Wa'«^e (-n) weakness, de-
bility
fc^tod'll^en tr. to weaken, enfeeble^
enervate
fc^Wtlltl'ftnnig adj. weak in mind,
soft
ber ®(^t»aU swell, flood
ber Sc^wang Ce) swing ; vogue ;
im Sc^roange fein to be in vogue,
be current, prevail
fc^ttianf adj. flexible, pliable
ber ®(^wanj ("c) tail
fc^toarj adj. black, dark, gloomy
fdlWat'jen intr. to talk, prattle,
chatter
bag <SditoaV^tn talking, chatter-
ing
f^toe'bctt intr. to wave, hover,
hang, float (in the air)
ber Si^weif (-e) tail
fi^toei'fen intr. {aux. fein) to rove,
stray, ramble, range
f^wci'gen (ic — ie) inir. to be
silent
bag Si^tDei'gen silence
fi^ttiei'genb adj. silent
fdiwetfl'fam adj. silent, quiet,
taciturn ; discreet, reserved
bag St^weitt (— ) hog, pig
ber S(^loei^ perspiration, sweat
fc^Wcl'ICIt (i — — 0) intr. {aux.
^ein) to swell, rise, heave
ft^Wcr adj. heavy, weighty, pon-
dci'ous ; grievous, hard, difficult
ber ©(^wie'gcrfoljn ^e) son-in-
law
fdiwim'men (a — o) intr. (aux.
t)aben or fein) to swim, float
VOCAIULARY
303
fdltoilt'beln intr. to be dizzy, grow
dizzy, swim ; impers. es f(^tDin=
belt mir I am dizzy
f|{)niin'gen (a — u) intr. to swing ;
tr. to brandish, flourish ; fic^
fc^roingen to leap, vault, soar
fdlWo'ren (o — O) tr. and intr. to
swear; fc^rooren bei to swear
by; fd^robren an to swear to,
swear as to
ft^toiil adj. sultry, close
fellas' num. six
bie See (-n) sea
ba^ See'geflfcnft (-et) sea-goblin,
specter of the sea
bag (Btt'QraS Cer) sea-grass
bie Sec'Ie (-n) soul, mind, spirit
bie Sce'reife (-n) sea-voyage
bie Scc'fcite (-n) side next to the
sea
ber @ee'teufe( (— ) sea-devil, sea-
demon
bie See'u^r (-en) chronometer,
sea-clock
ber See'tuermut sea- wormwood
bag (3e'ge( ( — ) sail; mit DoUen
©egein under press of sail, in
full sail
fe'gein intr. {anx. tfaben and fein)
to sail
ber Se'gen ( — ) blessing, benedic-
tion ; bliss
feg'neit tr. to bless
fe'^en (ic — a — e) tr. to see ;
to look at
bie @e^n'fu(i)t longing, ardent de-
sire, yearning, aspiration
fe^n'fitli^ttg adj. longing, anxious,
ardent, passionate
bie Sei'be (-n) silk
fci'ben adj. silk, silken
feitt (bin, luar, geicejen) intr. {aux.
fetn) to be
feitt (-C, — ) poss. adj. his, its
feine^Sglet'c^en pron. the like of
him, the like of it
fcit prep, (dat.) since
fett'bent ado. since then, since
that time ; conj. since
bie Sei'te (-n) side ; jur Seite
fteUen to compare (with)
bie Sei'tentafi^e (-n) side-pocket,
trouser-pocket
feit'ttJfirtS adv. sideways, aside
bie Sefitn'be (-n) second
fcl'be adj. same
fcl'bcr, felbft, pron. indecl. self,
myself, etc.
felbft adv. even
felbft'beWtt^t adj. (self-)consciou8,
proud, conceited
felbft'gesogen adj. home-raised,
home-bred, home-grown
ber Selbft'Derftanb self-evident
matter; eg jdjien i^m ©elbft;
oer[tanb he took it as a matter
of course
fe'ltg adj. blessed, happy ; saved ;
deceased, late, lamented
fel'tcn adv. rarely, scarcely, sel-
dom
felt'fant adj. singular, strange,
curious
feU'famermeife adv. strangely
fen'ben (faubte, gefanbt; also
retjular) tr. to send
fcn'fcn tr. to sink, lower, let
down ; fid> jenfen to sink, settle
fen('re(^t a4}- vertical, perpendic-
ular
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feparati'ftifi^ adj- separatistic,
secessioiial
ber <3eptetn'tier September
fet'sen tr. to set, place, put ; fic^
fe^en to sit down, seat one's
self ; to settle
feuf 'jen irUr. to sigh
ber Scuf'jcr (— ) sigh
fid) rejl. pron. himself, herself,
itself, themselves, one's self ;
reciprocal — einanber
fi'l^er adj. safe, secure, sure, firm,
true
bie ©i'l^er^eit safety, security,
certainty
bie Sii^t sight ; in Sid)t fommen
to come into view
{tC^t'bar adj. visible, conspicuous,
evident
^e Vfon. she. her, it ; they, them ;
©ie you ; cf. (St
fte'ben num. seven
fte'oen irdr. to vanquish, conquer,
be victorious
boS ®icl (-e) drain, sluice
bie Siel'rei^nung (-en) drain ac-
count, sluice account
bie @tel'fa(^c (-n) drain matter,
sluice matter
ba^ (Sil'ber silver
bad Sil'liergefd^irr silverware
bie <B\VUxvaMt (-n) silvery sea-
gull
bie (Sirbermilnse (-n) silver coin
fin'Ien (a — u) intr. (aux. jein) to
sink, fall, drop, subside
ber ©inn (-e) sense ; inclination,
feeling, taste ; mind ; meaning
^tl'nen (a — o) trUr. to meditate,
muse, ponder, reflect
bad Sin'nen reflection, meditat-
ing, musing
fintt'IoS a/dj. senseless, unconscious
ber Sinn'fprui^ ("e) apophthegm,
device, motto
ftnn'uemirrenb adj. sense-confus-
ing, confusing
bet ®t^ (-e) seat, chair, place
fit'jeit (fofe, gefeflen) ivtr. to sit;
to remain
ber Slowal' (-en) Slovak, gypsy
fo adv. so, thr„s ; well ; conj. then ;
jo einer such a one, the like of
him ; jo (et)roaS such a thing ;
fo, jo? indeed, you don't say
so ; rel. pron. {old) = ber, bie, baa
fobalb' conj. as soon as
bie So'bc (-n) sod
fofern' see foroeit
fogar' adv. even
fo'genattnt adj. so-called
fogleid)' adv. directly, immediate-
ly, at once, forthwith
ber So^n ("e) son
folan'ge adv. as long as, so long as
fwid) ii'lj. such
fol'i^cnfaUd adv. in such a case
fol'len (joU, follte, gejoUt) Mr.
shall, should, ought; to be to,
be intended to, be said to
fomtt' adv. consequently, there-
fore, so
ber ©om'mcr (— ) summer
ber Som'merabenb (-e) sumnur
evening
ber Sotn'merboben dry ground
bie Som'merJuft ("c) sunnntr air
fom'mer£i udi\ in the suunuer
ber Som'mcrtjormittttg (-e) sum-
mer forenoon
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305
t
fon'beni tr. to separate
fon'bern conj. but
bic Son'ne (-n) sun
ber Son'ncnouffloitfl sunrise
ba^ Sott'tienlit^t sunlight
fon'nifl adj- sunny
ber Soitn'tog (-e) Sunday
bic (Sonn'toflgjarfe (-n) Sunday
jacket
fottft adv. else, otherwise, some
other; usually; fonft cinmal
some other day
fon'fitfl a(Hj. other, remaining
bic Sor'ge (-n) care, concern,
anxiety
for'gett intr. to fear, apprehend ;
to worry ; to care for, see to (f iir)
for'genlod adj. free from care,
easy, untroubled
for'genooH see forgoon
forg'f&Ittg adj. careful, attentive,
heedful
forg'fant adj. careful, heedful,
. solicitous
forg'OoO adj. uneasy, anxious,
apprehensive
fotoeit' conj. as far as, ?o far as
fowie' conj. as (also), as well as,
like ; as soon as
ber <SpaU (-e) rift, split, fissure,
crevice
\paVttn {weak, also gcjpaltcnp.p.)
tr. tocleave, split, rend, break up
fpo'ltifl^ adj. Spanish
bic ^))an'nttng interest, excite-
ment
flia'ren tr. to spare, save, econo-
mize
fyor'U^ adj. sparse, s.^ant, scarce
ber <Bpafi ("e) jest, joke, sport
fliot adj. late ; fpoter later, after-
wards
ber @pa'ten (— ) spade
bet S^tt'tettjHi^ (-C) cut with a
spade
ffiajte'ren inf^. {aux. fein) to walk,
take a wai jpajieren ge^en to
take a wah fpajiecen fasten
to take a drive
bie Spet'fe (-n) food ; vipnds
fpert'bettttg adj. astride with
feet wide apart
bet (Spte'gel (— ) mirror
bie 8|)ie'gelttitg (-en) reflection
baS (S^iiel (-C) play, sport, game
fliic'Ien tr. to play, sport
bet<SpteI'fo«erob' (-en) playmate
fpin'nen (a — o) tr. to spin; to
plot ; intr. to purr (cat) ; fi(^
jpinnen to spin itself, be formed
ba§ @^ttttt'rab ('er) spinning-
wheel
^piM a4j. pointed
bie <Bpit'it (-n) point, top, peak,
spire
ber <3rU'aettfhrt(4 (-e) lace frill
ber Sportt (-e ; (f iir 5leitet) © poreit)
spur
ber Stio'venfHil^, Bpo'ttn^tHi,
(-e) dig of the spur
bag ©pott'wort (-C) mockery
\ptt'ittn (i — a — 0) intr. to speak,
talk, say
bet @^re'ier (— ) speaker
f^ren'gen irUr. {aux. fein) to gal-
lop, dash, ride ^<, full speed,
burst
bie <Bpxtn chaff; bie ©prcu oom
SBcijcn fonbern to sift the chaff
from the wheat
^jmP:€M:i ;^^W
306
VOCABULARY
fjirin'fleit (a — u) intr. (aux. fcin
or ^aben) to spring, leap, jump,
bound
bie Sprinq'flnt (-en) spring-tide ;
tlie tide following full moon
and new moon
fprit'jCtt intr. (aux. fcin or ^aben)
to splash, spirt, spout
fprit'ficn intr. and tr. to fly out in
sparks, flash, breathe
bcr Spttf (-e) apparition, specter,
hobgoblin, ghost ; bugbear
Sput'erfc^einung (-en) apparition
f)iu'(en tr. or intr. to wash
(against), lave
bie Spit'Iuttg washing of the
waves and current
bet (Btab i't) staff
bie Sta'd^elbeere (-n) gooseberry
bie (Stabt ("e) town, city
bie Sta^t'froft ("e) strength of
steel
ber @toff ("e) stable, stall, shed
bie StaO'tur (-en) stable-door
ber Stamm ("c) stem, trunk ;
stock, race
ftam'meln tr. to stammer, stutter,
falter
ftam'tnen intr. to come, spring,
descend (from)
ftiitn'tnig adj. full-grown, strong,
robust, stout
ftamp'fen tr. to stamp
ber <3tanb ("e) stand ; state, con-
dition, situation
ber Stiin'ber (— ) pillar, post
\tatib''fiaUtn (a — ic — a) intr. to
stand one's ground
ftiitt'big adj. fixed, settled, con-
tinual
bie Stan'ge (-n) pole, stake, rod
ftnrf adj. strong, loud, violent,
stout, versed ; very much
ftiir'tcn tr. to strengthen, invigor-
ate, refresh
ftttrr adj. stiff, motionless, fixed,
staring
ftar'ren intr. to stare
ffatt prep, (gen.) instead of, in
lieu of
bie Bt'dt'tt (-n) place, stead, room
ftatt'^finbcn (a — u) intr. to take
place, come to pass, happen
ftatt'Hi^ adj. stately
bas ®tau'nen astonishment,
amazement, surprise, wonder
fte'cfeit (ftecftc (ftaf), geftedtt) irUr.
to stick ; to be hidden ; tr. to
stick (in, into), set, put
ber Ste'ifen (— ) stick, staff
fte'^en (ftanb, gcftanben) intr. to
stand ; to remain, be
fte^'Ien (ie — a — o) tr. to steal,
thieve
ftcif ac^. stiff, firm, rigid
bie Stci'flC see ©tiegc
ftci'gctt (ic — ie) intr. (aux. fein)
to rise, mount, ascend; to in-
crease
ftcil adj. steep, bold, precipitous
ber (Stein (-e) stone
bie Stel'Ie (-n) place, spot ; posi-
tion ; an beffen ©telle in his
place ; an Drt unb Stelle on the
ground, on the spot
fteCfen tr. to put, place ; einen
2lntv&g ftelien to make (bring for-
ward) a motion {or proposition)
fteCIenweif (e) adv. here and there,
sporadically
tmt
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307
ber Stca'moi^er (— ) cartwright,
wheelwright
bi*^ etel' anc (-en) setting ; pos-
ture ; position, situation ; ar-
rangement, disposition
bet Stcn'flel (— ) stalk, stem
bic etet'befammer (-n) death-
chamber
ftcr'ben (i — a— o) intr. (ottx.
^ein) to die; am ©terben jein
to be dying, to be at the point
of death
bet ©tent (-c) star
fttt adj. fixed ; steady, constant ;
continual, perpetual
ftetS adv. continually, always, ever
bet Stie'fel (— (-n)) boot
baS Stiefl score
bic Stie'jje (-n) steps, staircase,
ladder
bet Stieg'U^er (— ), ber Sticfl'U^
(-e), goldfinch
ftier'na^g adj. stubborn, intol-
erant
ftif'tctt tr. to found, establish, in-
stitute, make
frtD, fiil'le, adj. 3till, silent, quiet,
calm, hushed, tranquil, peace-
able
bte ©til'Ie (-n) calm, silence,
stillness
fKB'=fie^eti (ftanb, gcftanben) intr.
to stand still
baS @timm'«^ctt (— ) small voice
bie Stitn'me (-n) voice, vote
bie ©tittl (-en) forehead, brow
boS ©tSrf'C^Ctt (— ) small stick,
small cane
fto'lfen intr. to stop, cease; to
break ofE ; to hesitate, stammer
bad StSVnen groaning, groans
ft0l) adj. proud, haughty, arro-
gant; splendid, noble
ber Stals pride
ftop'fett tr. to stuff, stop
ftOp'^etl tr. to stop
ber Stori^ (""e) stork
fti'ten tr. to disturb, interfere
(with), interrupt
ber Stoft C'e) blow, shock, stroke
fto'ften (b — ie — 0) tr. to push,
thrust, knock, kick, shove (see
auS'ftofeen); intr. {aux. fcin)
auf etroaS ftofeen to meet, run
into
ftra'fen tr. to punish
ber Stroll (gfcn. -C9, pi. -en) beam,
ray
bad SttaVlenmeer flood (of joy)
ber 6tranb (-e) strand, beach,
shore
ber Stronb'Ioufer (— ) sandpiper ;
shore loafer
bic Sttanb'nclle (-n) shore-pink
bT Strottb'tlOflCt (") coast-bird
ftrau'^ettt intr. to stumble, trip
firc'ftetl intr. to strive, endeavor
bic <BtXt'dt (-n) tract, extent,
distance, section ; cine roeitc
©tredte a long way
ftre'lfett tr. to stretch
ftrei'i^eltt tr. to stroke, caress
frtci'l^ett (i — i) intr. to stroke,
touch, rub
ftrei'fen tr. to stripe, streak ; intr.
to touch in passing, graze ; to
wander, rove ; i^n mit i^ren
bunfeln Slugen pc^tig ftretfenb
casting a hasty (furtive) glance
at him from her dark eyes
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VOCABULARY
bcr Stret'fctt (— ) stripe, stn-ak,
strip
ber Streit (-e) contention, con-
test, conflict, strife, struggle,
quarrel
flrei'ten (ftritt, geftrittcn) intr. to
contend, struggle, dispute
ber <5tttU'faU ("e) disputed case
ber Strett'^cilflft (-e) war-horse,
charger
ftreng(c) adj. severe, strict, aus-
tere; (^dlte) intense, bitter,
keen, sharp
fitri'ifctt tr. to knit
bag 6tri(f'5eug knitting-imple-
ments ; knitting
bad @troI| Ftraw
bic StM^'ftcftirfuttg (-en) a pro-
tecting covering of straw
bie @tro^'beife (-n) straw cover-
ing
bie ©troVHcferuttg (-en) provid-
ing of straw, supplying of
straw, delivery of straw
ber Strom ("e) river, stream,
flood, tide, current
ftrom'artig adj. stream-like
ftto'mctt intr. (aux. fein and l^abcn)
to stream, flow, pour, gush
ber Stru'bcl (— ) whirlpool, gulf,
abyss, nishing water
ftru'beltt intr. to eddy, whirl, boil,
spout
ber <Sttnmpf ("e) stocking, sock
ftrup'^Jig adj. bristly, rough,
rugged, shaggy
bie Btn'bt (-n) room, chamber;
dim. etublein, ©tubc^en
bie Stu'ftcntar (-en) chamber
door, room door
bao Stiirf (-e) piece, bit
ftiibic'ren tr. to study
ber Qtttttl ("c) chair, seat
fittimm adj. dumb, mute, silent,
speechless
ftttin|»f adj. blunt, dull, stupid;
ftumpfer ^uU short thick tuft
bie iShin'be (-n) hour, league
ftun'benlang adv. for hours
ber Sturm (''e) storm
fttir'men intr. to storm
bie Sturm'Pttt (-en) high tide
raised by a storm ; high waves
bad @turm'ge(eu( howl of the
storm, roar of the storm
ftiir'jen tr. to hurl, throw, plunge,
precipitate ; intr. {aux. fein) to
be precipitated, fall; to rush,
dash
ber Stttrj'farreit (— ) tumbrel,
dump-cart
bie Sttt'te (-n) mare
ftnt'jett intr. to prick up the ears ;
to start, startle; to be taken
aback
fu't^ctt tr. to seek, search for;
= Derfud^en to try, endeavor
bcr (Su'bctt south; nac^ 6uben
towards the south
bie Sitb'ofteife (-n) southeast cor-
ner
bie Sttb'fette (-n) south side
bie Siib'f))t^e (-n) southern tip
ber Oiib'fiiboft south-southeast
fiib'martS adv. southward, to the
south
ber SUb'wcfter (— ) (= eturm'^
fappe) south-wester
fii^'nen tr. to atone or
bie Sum'me (-n) sum
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309
fum'men intr. to hum, buzz
Die Sitn'be (-n) sin
tie Siinb'flut, Sint'flut, deluge,
the (great) flood
ffinb'^aft adj. sinful
fiin'bigen intr. to sin
JAg a4j. sweet
bie Za'haU\audit tobacco-juice
ber ta^baUtafttn (— ) tobacco-
box
ber Za'baldlnoten (— ) quid of
tobacco
bet ta'ialdqnalm thick tobacco-
smoke
ber So'bel (— ) fiult, defect;
blame, censure, reproof, re-
proach
bie %a'ftl (-n) table, board
ber Sag (-e) day
tagand' tngeitt' adv. day out and
day in
ta'g(e)(ang adv. for days
ber Xo'g(e)I3^tter (— ) day-laborer
bet Za'i{t)ltifimt\o^tt ("c) day-
laborer's son
bie Sa'geSfonne sunlight
bie Sa'gedjeit (-en) time of the
day, day-time; iibet Xagedjeit
during the day
bo^ Sa'g(e)»erl day's work, daily
work
tag'Udj adj. daily
tagd adv. by day, during the day
togfi'ber adv. through the day
(past)
bet Xa'itt {—) dollar
bet Zaui ('e) daAce
tan'^tn intr. to dance ; tan^en
laflen to dandle
bet (bie) Xan'^enbe {declined aa
adj.) danct.
bieian'jierin(-nen)dancer,partner
bie Xape'te (-n) tapestry
tap'^tt adj. bravo, valiant, stout,
courageous
bie Xa'fc^e (-n) pocket
bie Sttt (-en) deed, action, act;
in bet lot indeed
bie Xot'fai^e (-n) fact
tat'foi^Hi^ adj. actual, positive
bie Xat'it (-n) paw, claw
bie Sau'be (-n) pigeon, dove
bie Satt'fe (-n) christening, bap-
tism ; aui ber Slaufe ^eben to
stand godfather, stand god-
mother
ton'fett tr. to baptize, christen
bet %anV\dttin (-c) certificate of
baptism
tott'gen intr. to be of use, be of
value, be fit (for)
ber Zau'mtl reeling, staggering ;
giddiness, intoxication
tott'meltt intr. to reel, stagger,
tremble
tStt'fi^ett tr. to deceive, delude,
cheat
tait'fenb num. thousand
tan'fenbfttmmtg adj. thousand-
voiced
tttjie'ten tr. to rate, estimate
bet Ztidi (-e) pond, pool
bet (baS) Seit (-e) part, portion,
share, division
tei'Utt tr. to share, divide
teil'tta^ntlod a4}- unconcerned,
listless, indifferent
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VOCABULARY
tcU'^nc^men (nimmt, na^nt, ge=
nomnien) intr. to partake of,
participate in
ber XcU'ne^mer (— ) participator,
sliarer, i)artaker
tetld n'lv. i)iirtly, in part
bie Xci'Iung (-en) division, par-
tition, sliaring
teiCttieife adj. partial
bos Xcleftop' (-e) telescope
bft lel'Ier (— ) plate
bie Xen'ne (-n) floor, barn-floor
teu'er adj. dear, costly, expensive
ber Sctt'fel (— ) devil
bag Xeu'felSpfcrb (-e) infernal
horse, devil's horse
bet Sleu'fcldunfug work of Satan,
diabolical mischief
bie Sljeoloflie' [2;^ = 2] ( -n) the-
ology
bet Uron [2^ = X] (-e) throne
ttef adj. deep, profound
bie Xie'fe (-n) deepness, depth,
deep, profundity
ttefgrfinbtg adj. deep
bas Iter (-e) animal
bie Xier'fttmme (-n) animal sound
bet Zi\dt (-e) uble ; nac^ Jifc^e
after dinner
bo« lift^'tiii^ ('er) table-cloth
to'ben intr. to storm, rage
bag Zo'btn storming, raging,
blustering
bie Xoi^'tet (') daughter
ber lob (-e) death ; am 3;obe dy-
ing, at death's door ; auf 3;ob
unb Seben at the peril of one's
life, desperate
bie ZottSanqft mortal fright,
agony of fear
ber Zo'bedfi^rei (-c) death-shriek
bie Zo'tt^ftiUt (-n) death-like
silence
tob'milbe ac^j. tired to death,
worn out, dog-tired
ttU adj. mad, frantic ; infuriated,
raging
bet Ion ("e) sound, tone, accent
ber Ion clay
tS'nen m<r. to sound, resound, ring
bie lon'ne (-n) tun, barrel, cask ;
ton
bie lon'fifeife (-n) clay pipe
ber Io|»f ('e) pot, jar
bag lor (-e) ga e
ber lorf peat, turf
ber lorf'ringcl (— ) pile of peat
(consisting of eight or eighteen
peata stacked up for drying)
bielor'^eit (-en) folly, foolishness
to'fen intr. to rage, roar
bag lo'fen roar
tot adj. dead ; ber (bie) lote dead
person
to'tenbla^ see totenbleic^
to'tenbleil^ adj. deadly pale,
ghastly
bie lo'tenfammer (-n) vault, grave
ber Io'tenIo|if ('e) skull
to'tenftiQ adj. still as death
bie lo'tenfKQe (-n) dead calm,
dead silence
t^^'-^fi^Iogen (a — u— a) tr. to kill
b.-^ Irab trot; in 2;rab bringen
to stir up
tra'ben intr. to trot, trudge
trfi'ge adj. inactive, idle, lazy,
sluggish, inert
trn'gen (o — u — a) tr. to carry,
bear ; to have, wear
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811
bie ^CrSfl'fieit laziness, idleness,
indolfiicp, inertnesH
ta^ Ztam'ptln trampling, stamp-
ing
bte tro'ne (-n) tear
trau'en intr. to trust, have confi-
de nee in
bic Xrau'er mourning, sorrow,
grief, affliction
bie Srau'erefi^c (-n) weeping ash
bad Xrott'erjoftr (-e) year of
mourning
bad Irott'erfleib (-er) mourning
dress
bcr Ztautu ("e) dream
ber Xrfitt'mer (— ) dreamer
bcrXratt'pfeitm8(-e) wedding-fee
trau'rtg adj. sad, dejected, de-
pressed, gloomy, mournful
tref'fen (trifft, traf, gcttoffcn) tr.
to hit, strike ; to find, meet, fall
in (with), light (on) ; fi(§ treffen
to happen
treff'Ui^ adj. excellent, eminent,
admirable
trei'ben (ic — ie) tr. and intr. to
drive, move ; to carry on, prac-
tice, do ; intr. {aux. jein) to drift,
be driven (along), race
trcn'nentr.to separate, part.divide
bie 3;rcn'fC (-n) snaffle, bridoon
bie Zttp'pt (-n) staircase, flight
of steps
ttc'tctt (tritt, trat, gctreten) intr.
(aux. haben and jein) to tread,
step, walk, enter
tten adj. faithful, true, trusty,
honest, loyal
ttie'fctt (troff , gettoffcn ; also weak)
inir. to drop, drip
ber trift'wcfl (-e) cattle-track,
cattle-patli
trin'fen (a — u) tr. to drink
ber Irttt'fiein (-e) stt-pping-Htone
tro'lfen adj. <lry; cold, frigid
bcr Xrompe'tenfdiaU (-e) Hound of
a trumpet, trumpet-blast
ber Ztop'Un (—) drop
bet Iroft consolation, comfort,
solace, encouragement, hope
tro'ftett tr. to console, comfort,
solace, cheer; ©ott tt5ft' mercy
on, mercy
bex Xrd'fter {—) comforter, con-
oler
ttotf prep, (gen.) in spit ! tt^
witlistanding
bet Txo^ flaring, boldness ; defi-
ance, scorn, spite, obstinacy,
haughtiness
tro^bent' adv. nevertheless
trot'jcn intr. to defy, be obstinate,
be refractory, be sulky ; (ouf)
to presume upon
trot'jig adj. defiant, insolent, ob-
stinate, sulky
trii'be adj. troubled, muddy, thick ;
cloudy, gloomy, dull, dim ; dis-
mal, sad
trfi'bcn (r. to trouble, make mud-
dy ; to dull, tarnish, obscure ;
to make dismal, sadden
bie (baS) Xriib'fal (-e) tribulation,
sorrow, trouble, calamity
bie Xrfim'mer pi. fragments,
ruins
ber Ztunt ("e) draught, drink;
drinking, drunkenness ; am
2;runle feftgcbiieben roar had
remained long over their cups
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VOCABULARY
ber Ztupp (-S) troop, band, crowd
ttt* = tue, see tun
t>ai tuii (-e) cloth ; {pi. X\xd)et)
handkerchief ; shawl
bog Z&'i^tlditn (-) see ^iic^Icin
bag X&it'Uin {—) little kerchief
tfil^'tig cwy fit, able, capable;
effective, thorough, solid, ex-
cellent
bie Z&ii'tiQhit aptness, fitness,
ability; excellence, proficiency
tun (tat, geton) tr. to do, make ;
tut'g auc^ does instead; load
tut bag mir what is that to me ?
bag aBaffcr tut bit nid^tg the
water will not harm you ; einen
3ltemjU3 tun to draw a breath
bog Zun doing(s), practices, con-
duct
bic Sflt (-en) door
ber Z&t'fiaUn {—) door-hook
ber S^urnt ("e) tower, steeple, spire
tfit'mett r^. to tower, rise high
bie Xntm']pitit (-n) top of the
steeple
ber Ifir'pfoften (— ) door-post
ber Z&t'^palt (-c) crack of the
door
It
U'htl adj. evil, ill, bad
tt'beftooUenb adj. spiteful, malev-
olent
ii'6en tr. to practice, exercise
ii'ber prep. {dat. and ace.) and adv.
over, above, beyond, across
itbcrall' adv. everywhere, through-
out
flberbtcd' adv. besides, moreover,
in addition to this
ber d'Herfatt ("e) sudden attack,
surprise, invasion
ilberfol'len (uberfdQt, iiberfiel,
iiberfaUen) tr. to fall upon,
come upon, impress itself upon;
to overtake
it'berflitfftg ac{j. superfluous, need-
less
iifierfltt'ten tr to overflow, inuu'
date, flood, deluge
iiberfitt'tern tr. to overfeed
flberge'ben (i — a — e) tr. to sur-
render, deliver (up), hand over,
commit
fi'ber^angenb a4j. overhanging
atttlianpV adv. on the whole,
generally ; altogether, at all
fiber^in' ado. over; superficial;
past
iiber^o'Ien tr. to overtake, out-
strip ; to exceed
fiber^d'ren tr. not to hear, to
miss; not to heed
fibertom'men (Ubcrfom, iJberfom=
me«) tr. to get, receive ; to seize,
attack, come over
flbetlof'fen (uberlo^t, ilberriefe,
iiberlaffen) tr. to leave, give
up, commit ; [xd) iiberlaffen to
give one's self up to; to yield
one's self to
fiberU''u'fcn (ciu — ie — ou) tr. to
run over, come over, pass over ;
mic^ lOoUte noc^traglid^ cin
©rauen iiberloufcn I seemed to
feel a belated shiver creep over
me
jlberle'gen adj- superior, surpass-
ing
bie ftlierle'gen^eit (-en) superiority
ilttta
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313
blcflbetlc'flttWfl consideration, de-
liberation, reflection
bic UbetUe'fentng (-en) deliver-
ing, surrender; transmission;
tradition
fl'bcnniiftig adj. beyond measure,
profuse, exceeding
ilberra'gen tr. to tower above,
overtop, overhang ; to surpass,
be superior to
bic fibem'bttnflgfitttfi ("e) art of
persuasion
fibetYte'feln tr. to ripple over, run
through, pass over
flbcrfe^Io'gett (a — u — a) re^. to
tumble over, fall backwards
uberfil)rei'ett(ic— i(ie)) tr. tooutr
cry, rise above
flbctfirei'teit (uber^c^ritt, ubet=
jc^ritten) tr. to cross ; to trans-
gress
uberf^toem'men see iiberflutcn
iiberfe'ljeii (ie— a— c) tr. to look
over, survey ; to overlook
iiberfifnt'sett tr. to splash
itberfpu'Ien tr. to wash, lave
ttberfte'fte» (iiberftanb, ubcrftan=
ben) also sep. ii'bct=fte^en to en-
dure, overcome, recover from ;
to stand above, be above
iiberfttiJ'mett see uberfluten
bic UbetftriJ'mung (-en) deluge,
inundation, flood
fibcttta'flett (0 — u — a) tr. to
transfer, make over ; to com-
mission
fibertrie'bett adj. exaggerated, ex-
cessive, extravagant
flbctwod|'fe« [f] (ft — u — a) «r.
to overgrow, outgrow
u'ber'toollen intr. {aux. fein) to
boil over, gush over, overflow ;
tr. insep. oon tiefcr Dammerung
iibcrroaUf sunk in deep twilight
tiberwei'fett (ic — ie) tr. to make
over, hand over, assign, commit
bie Ubctjeu'fluttfl conviction ; \\<i)
jur Uberjcj-gung ju bringcn to
convince himself
ftbetste'^en (ubcrjog, iibcrsogen)
tr. to cover, deck
ber fi'berjUfl C'e) cover, case
fl'brig adj. left (over), remaining,
other ; im iibrigcn for the rest ;
bic iibrigcn the others; bod
iibrige the rest
baS U'fer (— ) shore
bcr Wftvpiaii ('c) shore
bic U^r (-en) clock ; o'clock
um prep, (ace.) and adv. round,
around, at, for, by, about ; um
fo mtf)t so much the more, all
the more ; um fo roenigct with
the less reason; cincn aCBagcn
um ben anbcren one carriage
after another; um unb um
round about ; \o um about
ttmbtiin'gen tr. to press around,
press about
umfaf fen tr. to embrace, inclose ;
to comprise, contain
tttnge'ben a4j. surrounded
um'gefifilVt adj. tilted, turned over
bcr Um'ljang ("c) shawl, cape,
wrap(s)
nm^egt' odj. inclosed
nm^er' adv. around, about
«m^er''ffl^ten tr. to lead about
ttnt'^Ie^rett irUr. (aux. fcin) to
turn round, turn back, return
m
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VOCABULARY
umllam'tttttn tr. to embrace,
clasp in one's arms ; to cling to
betUm'Ianf Ce) revolution, circu-
lation
um'^Iaufen (fiu — ic — au) intr.
{aux. fcin) to resolve, circulate ;
to expire
ttitt'^Iegen tr. to change about,
remodel
nmrau'fil^en tr. to rustle round,
roar round ; betttubenb i^n um=
raufd^en to deafen him with
their noise
um'fc^tC^t adv. turn and turn
about, alternately
um'=fe^en (ie —a — c) refl. to look
around, look about, look back
tltnfonfil' adv. gratuitously, gratis ;
in vain, vainly; without cause
ttm'-fpringeit (a— u) intr. {aux.
fein) to change, shift, veer
round
ber Um'ftattb ('e) circumstance
um'-tttn (tat, getan) refl. to seek
for, look out for, inquire after
ber Um'loeg (-e) detour, circui-
tous way
um'=ioenben (toanbtc, geroanbt ;
also reg.) tr. to turn round,
turn about
Words compounded with un= regu-
larly have the chief stress upon this
member; but in adjectives and ad-
verbs there is a considerable tendency
to shift the stress to the second mem-
ber. In time German will probably
yield entirely to this tendency, just as
FngliMh did long tigo. — JIempl.
unablfif'ftg adj. incessant, unre-
mitting, continual, ceaseless
unabfe^'iar adj. extending be-
yond the reach of the eye, im-
measurable, interminable
umntaft'bat adj. not to be touched,
inviolable ; unimpeachable
nnoitf^alt'fam adj. impetuous, ir-
resistible ; cf. unauf^dr'Itc^
ttnanf^Sr'Itli^ adj. incessant, con-
tinual, perpetual
ntt'banbtg adj. unmanageable, in-
tractable ; excessive
tttt'beai^tet adj. unnoticed, un-
heeded
ttn'bebetl^t adj. undiked
un'be^agltd^ adj. unpleasant, un-
comfortable
nn'befattnt acy. unknown
un'^rftimmert adj. careless, heed-
less, unconcerned
utt'berii^rt adj. untouched, un-
handled, intact
itnbetoeg'ltil^ adj. immovable, mo-
tionless, fixed
unbetoegt' adj. unmoved
un'betllU^t adj. unknown, uncon-
scious of, ignorant of
un'biatg adj. inequitable, unfair,
unjust, unreasonable
unb [unt] conj. and
nn'beutlt^ adj. indistinct
bag Un'btng (-er) monster, ac-
cursed creature
un'etngebenf adj. indecl. unmind-
ful, forgetful of (gen.)
nnerfenit'bar adj. unrecogniz-
able
uu'erlebtgt (also unerlc'bigt) adj.
not disposed of, unsettled
nnermef fen ac^f. unmeasured, im-
mense
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315
mterme^'Hi^ adj. immeaourable,
immense, boundless, vast
nn'erwortet adj. unexpectedly
ber Un'faQ ('c) accident, mishap,
misfortune, disaster
bie Un'fornt (-en) deformity;
monstrosity; brute
un'gefiige adj. unwieldy, un-
gainly, clumsy
ttttge^eu'er adj. huge, vast, im-
mense ; enormous, excessive ;
monstrous, dreadful
Ult'ge^tlfbeirt adj. unchecked, un-
prevented, without hindrance
un'gcorbnet adj. unregulated,
confused
nn'gefi^iift adj. awkward, clumsy ;
ber (bie) Ungef c^idtc clumsy per-
son, awkward person
nn'geftdtt adj. undisturbed, un-
troubled, uninterrupted
nit'geftric^ett adj. unpainted
tttt'getoaf^ett adj. unwashed,
dirty, nasty ; ungeioafc^ened
SSort abusive remark
att'geWi^ adj. uncertain, remote
nn'gemo^ttt a^' .naccustomed,
unwonted 1
tttt'gejSl^It at ounted, count-
less
baS Un'giarf (pi UnglUdgfaQe)
misfortune, mishap, disaster,
calamity
ber (bie) ttn'glfiitfenge (declined
as ady.) unhappy person, un-
fortunate person, miserable
man, wretched one
nn'giti a4j. ill, amiss; nid^tiS fiic
ungut no offense
ttlt'gfttig adj' unkind, unfriendly
bad Un'^eU mischief, harm, evil,
calamity
un'^eimlic^ adj. dismal ; haunted,
uncanny, weird
baS Utt'frottt weed(s)
ber Ult'mut dejection, gloom, sad-
ness; ill-humor, indignation
tttt'niiHg adj. unnecessary, need-
less, useless
uti'nti^, un'nu^bar, adj. useless,
unprofitable
un'red^t adj. wrong
bad Un'rei^t wrong, injustice, in-
jury, fault ; unrcc^t ^aben to be
wrong
bie Utt'regelntSfftgfeit (-en) /-
regularity
bie Ult'ru^e (-n) disquietude, rest-
lessness; anxiety; embarrass-
ment ; disturbance, turmoil,
riot
tttl'ru^tg adj. restless, disturbed,
troubled; noisy, turbulent
bie Uit'fc^Uttfersc (-n) ullow-
candle
un'fc^dn adj. unbeautiful, ugly,
plain
ttit'fer (un|(e)rc, unfer) poas. adj.
our
ttn'fer(t)^alli(en) adv. foroursake,
for us, we'll admit
tttt'fti^tbar adj. invisible
ber Un'fintt nonsense, trash, rub-
bish
ttnfldr'bar adj. undisturbable, im-
perturbable
nn'ten adv. below, down
VM^ttt prep. (dot. and axe.) and
adv under, beneath, below ;
among; with
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VOCABULARY
unterbre'^en (i — a — o) tr. to in-
terrupt
un'ter'brinflctt (btac^tc, gcbtac^t)
tr. to (bring under) shelter,
lodge, accommodate, stow
tttltertta'cfen tr. to oppress; to
suppress, stifle, crush
««'ter=8eljen (ging, gegangen) inir.
{aux. jein) to go down, sink, be
submerged, be swallowed up
bie Unterljortnttg (-en) conversa-
tion ; diversion, amusement
bieUntcrJjol'tunflSloftetijjI. cost(s)
of maintenance
ttnterlaf'fen (untctla^t, unterUefe,
untetlaflen) tr. to leave off, for-
bear, neglect, abstain
badUnterlaf'fen omission, neglect
nntenteVnten (untcrnimmt, unters
na^m, untcmommen) tr. to un-
dertake, attempt, venture upon
utttetfdjei'ben (ic— ie) tr. to dis-
tinguish, discern
nttterfe^t' adj. thick-set, square-
built, stubby
Itnterfu'C^en tr. to inquire into,
search into, investigate, exam-
ine
uttterioei'len adv. meanwhile ;
now and then
itntertoer'fen (i — o — o) refl. to
_.ubmit, yield to
mttersie'ftttt (unterjog, untcrjogcn)
refl. (+ dat.) toundertoke, Uke
upon one's self
ttn'itberfe^bttr adj. boundless, im-
mense, vast
ttiitierljoti'fleii adj. uncurtained
■twctletitt'bar ac^j. unmistakable,
evident, obvious
bie Un'ttetnunft want of reason,
unreasonableness, absurdity
nn'ttcrnattftig adj. unreasonable,
absurd, contrary to reason
ttMerfe'^eilS adv. unexpectedly,
unawares
Utttterfe^rt' adj. uninjured, safe,
undamaged
Utt'BerfiattbHill adj. indistinct,
unintelligible ; Unoerftanblic^ed
something unintelligible
boS Ull'Wefen (— ) disorder, con-
fusion ; uncanny thing
bag ttn'wettcr stormy weather,
rough weather
Itlt'tOtUig adj. indignant, angry
ttttWiaiar'lii adj. involunUry,
unintended
bet Ur'beftotibtetl (-e) primitive
element
bet Ur'enW (— ) great-grandson,
great-grandchild
bie ttt'groftmtttter (") great-
grandmother
bet ttr'groJiBoier (*) great-grand-
father
bie Ur'fodle (-n) reason, cause
bet Sogobttttb' [ro] (-en) vaga.
bond, tramp, vagrant
bet Sa'ter (') father
na'terlit^ adj. patenial, fatherly
neran'loffeii tr. to occasion, cause,
give rise to
beroiit'WortUill oAj- answerable,
responsible
tterot'beUen tr. to work up; to
digest (mentally)
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317
Oerfitt'^ern tr. to alienate ; to dis-
pose of, sell
toerbiffen acO- sullen, bitter,
soured
ber Serli(et6' place of abode
oerMei'bctt (ie — ic) intr. {aux.
jein) to remain, abide, stay,
continue
tterbrou'i^eti tr. to consume, use
up, spend, exhaust
Oecbvei'tett tr. to spread, dissemi-
nate, propagate
Derb&r'gen tr. to warrant, vouch
for
Derbam'men tr. to dam up, em-
bank
Oerban'fen tr. to owe, be indebted
to ; to (have to) thank for
t>erbe'(fen tr. to cover, hide, con-
ceal
tterbett'Ien (ocrbac^tc, pcrbac^t) tr.
to take amiss, find fault with,
blame
tierber'bett (i — a — o) intr. (aux.
fciii) to spoil, go to ruin ; tr. {also
weak) to ruin, destroy, spoil
tterbin'gett (o — u ; and weak) tr.
to hire out ; to contract for
ber ISerbnt^' vexation, trouble,
annoyance ; jum 3}erbru§ ^(i)la--
gen to vex, annoy
toerbtt^t' Of//, disconcerted, puzzled
OCrein'scU adj. detached, iso-
lated
ticrffl^'rett adj. confused, muddled
oerfaCIett (Dcrfdllt, oerfiel, Der=
fallen) intr. (aux. fcin) to fall
into ; to go to ruin, sink
berfebtt' adj. unsuccessful, badly
arranged, broken off
l>erf[te'^ett(oerfIoB,t)erfIoficn) i>ii!r.
{aux. fein) to flow off, flow
away ; to pass, elapse, glide on,
glide away (of time)
OerflU(f|t' adj. cursed, accursed,
confounded, execrable
oerfol'gen tr. to pursue, follow
up
Oerge'bend adv. in vain, vainly
tierge'^en (uerging, rergangcn)
intr. {aux. fein) to pass away,
vanish, cease, perish, die, sub-
side
ticrgcf'fctt (oergifet, oerga^, vet=
gefjen) tr. to forget, omit, neglect
bergntt'gcn tr. to please, gratify,
delight
tiergdCben tr. to gild
lietgon'ncn tr. to permit, allow,
grant
ttergrS'^ern tr. to enlarge, in-
crease, augment
bie !@ergro'^crung (-en) enlarge-
ment, increase
bie SBergiin'ftigung (-en) permis-
sion, favor, benefit, allowance
ber^an'beln tr. to negotiate,
transact, discuss
berl)an'gcn adj. hung, curtained
Oer^ci'ratcn tr. to marry; fid)
Der^eiraten to get married
ttttfiofl'len adj. concealed ; suj)-
pressed, muffled
bert)un'gern intr. {aux. fein) to
die of starvatiiiii. sta»'ve, famish
ticrfan'fen tr. to sell
bet JBcrfOtt'fcr (— ) seller, vender,
dealer
ber f'crfcfir' traffic, trade; com-
munication, intercourse
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VOCABULARY
II
tierfe^'ren tr. to turn the other
way ; to associate with ; to fre-
quent
»er!en'nett (oerfannte, ©erfonnt)
tr. to mistake, • isjudge, mis-
construe
tterKom'men adj. stiff, benumbed,
cramped ; jammed
tierlom'men (oerfam, oerlommen)
intr. (aux. fein) to go to ruin,
decay, starve, go to the bad
berfrte'f^eit (o — o) r^. to creep
into a hiding-place, hide, ab-
scond
tierfrfimtitt' adj. grown crooked
tiertiim'inerit intr. {aux. fein) to
wear away, pine away, be
stunted (in growth)
tttt&n'httt tr. to announce, pub-
lish, proclaim
tierlatt'gett impera. and intr. to de-
sire, long for ; tr. to ask, demand
ocrlaf'fett {onlii^t, »erUc|i, vet--
laffen) tr. to leave, forsake
bie fBttlay\tntttit abandonment,
desertedness, forlornness
bcr iSerlanf lapse, expiration,
flight (of time), course
ticrlau'fen (iiu — ie — au) intr.
(aux. fein) to flow away, fall,
subside ; to pass, elapse, expire ;
to pass off
ttttUW adj. used up, decrepit,
worn out (with age)
Oerlei'^ett (ie — ie) tr. to lend
(out) ; to invest (with) ; to con-
fer (upon), bestow (upon)
lierte'feit (ie — a — e) tr. to read
aloud, recite
tuerleug'nen tr. to deny
Oerleant'ben tr. to defame ; to slaa-
der, calumniate
ttetliebt' adj. in love, enamored,
fond (with, of, = in -^acc.)
berlie'ren (o — o) tr. to lose
berlo'bett tr. to engage, betroth,
a£Bance
ber (bie) Serlob'te (declined aa
a4j.) betrothed
Derlo'ren adj. lost, forlorn, miss-
ing ; faint
Uerme^'rcn tr. to increase
bie Serme^'mng (-en) increase,
augmentation
tiennttt'bertt tr. to lessen, diminish
bie Senttit'telung (-en) media-
tion, intervention ; instrumen-
tality
tiennS'gen (oemtog, oermod^te,
Dermod^t) tr. could, to be able,
have the power, have the f acul ty
bie 8ema(4'I5ffignng (-en) neglect
tterne^'men (oernimmt, oema^m,
oemommen) tr. to perceive,
hear, learn
tternet'nen tr. to answer in the
negative, deny, disavow
tietttett'en tr. to renew
tientiinf'Hg adj. reasonable, sen-
sible
ttna'tttt (a — ie~o) tr. to be-
tray
kierre'bett tr. to forswear ; to speak
about, tell
benrii^'tett tr. to do, perform,
execute, discharge
bee Ser0 [f] (-c) verse
lierfo'gen tr. to refuse, deny
Derfam'mein tr. to assemble, con-
voke, convene
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319
bie Serfstt'tterten pi. {declined
a» ad{j.) those present
bie Serfamm'Iiiitg (-en) assembly,
meeting
tierfttn'feii (oerfauft, oerfoff, »er=
foffen) irUr. {aux. fein) to be
drowned
Herfdjie'ben tuy. different, vari-
ous, sundry
tterfi^rei'len (oerf(^li|, oerft^Iiffen)
tr. and intr. to wear out, con-
sume ; to be consumed
lierfi^nti'gen (o — u) tr. to devour,
swallow up, engulf
»>erfll|lof'fcn a^j. shut; close, re-
served, reticent, tacituni
tierfi^o'iteit tr. to spare t
tierfd)ret'Iien (ie-ic) tr. to pre-
scribe; to write for, order
Herfc^nCbeit tr. to be guilty of,
cause (mischief), commit, do
(wrong)
•erfdjat'teti tr. to spill, shed ; to
fill up, flood
«»erfd|Wlii'ben(a — u) intr. (aux.
fein) to disappear, vanish, fade
away
•erfe'^eti (ie — a~e) tr. to make
a mistake, overlook; to fur-
nish, provide, supply (with)
tierfi'f^eint tr. to give security for ;
to affirm, assure, promise ; fi(^
oetftc^em to make sure of, sat-
isfy one's self
tierfi'diertib adv. assuringly
*erfln'feii (o— u) irUr. {aux. fein)
to sink down, be swallowed up,
go to the bottom ; to be sunk,
be plunged, be absorbed (in
thought)
Herfmr'gex tr. to provide for, take
care of ; to supply, provide (with)
Berfiier'reti tr. to bar, block up,
obstruct
tttv\piVUn tr. to waste, squander,
dissipate
fetflire'dlctt (i-o-o) tr. to
promise
bet Serftanb' understanding, in-
telligence, sense, brains
•erfiiaii'blg acy. intelligent, rea-
sonable, sensible, wise
bie Serftattb'Kd^tett inteUigible-
ness
ttttHinh'ttiSHoU adj. full of un-
derstanding, intelligent, know-
ing, of comprehension
Herftfir'len tr. to strengthen, for-
tify, increase
Derfte'ifeii tr. to hide, conceal,
secrete
•etfte'^eii (oetfionb, »erftonben)
tr. to understand
HerfteSt' a^. feigned, disguised,
pretended
berftor'bett adj. deceased, de-
funct, late
berftS'ren tr. to disturb
bet 8erfi»ji' Ce) offense, fault,
mistake ; einen Setftofe mot^en
to offend, sin (g^gen, against)
oerfhtn'meii intr. {aux. fein) to
grow dumb, be hushed
»>erftt'd|e« tr. to try, attempt,
endeavor
oertau'fdieii <r. to exchange, barter
bie8ertei'I««|(-en) distribution,
apportionment
•Crtleft' ad), absorbed, wrapped
in, occupied with (in + ace.)
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VOCABULARY
tterttCgen tr. to extirpate, exter-
minate, destroy
ttertra'gen (d — u — a) rq/l. to be-
come reconciled
Bertron'ett (dot. or auf -i- ace.) to
trust, confide in, place confi-
dence in, rely on
bai Sertrau'eit trust, faith, con-
fidence, assurance
tttttxatt'tuSwU adj. full of confi-
dence, confiding, confident
Hertrau'Hi^ adj. confidential,
familiar, intimate
ttVtxauV adj. familiar, intimate ;
conversant (with)
tiertrei'iieit (te— ie) tr. to drive
away, oust, expel, banish
Herfl'Iietl tr. to commit, perpetrate
lierutl'glfilft adj. injured or killed
in an accident, lost, perished
bie Senpa^'ntttg preservation ; in
SBetioa^rung preserved, treas-
ured up
bie Sermal'tung (-en) manage-
ment, administration
toenoon'beln tr. to change, turn
(into), transform, convert
bie Ser»anb'(ung (-en) altera-
tion, change, transformation
ber (bie) Senoanb'te {declined as
adj.) relative, kinsman, kins-
woman
bie Sertnen'bttng employment,
application
tiertotr'ren tr. to entangle ; to em-
barrajBs, confuse, perplex
tierioor'ren adj. confused, wild,
distracted
tenoun'bert adj. amazed ; sur-
prised, astonished, startled
bie Serwfi'fhing (-en) devastation
berjagt' adj. desponding', dis-
couraged, timid, faint-hearted
lier}e^rt' ac{j. consumed, spent,
wasted
tiersei'^en (ie — ie) tr. to pardon,
forgive
bet Serantetf'Iungdfi^ret (-e) cry
of despair
bie 9typtt [f or m] (-n) vespers ;
also = bad SJcfperbrot
bog 9t\'pttixot [f or to] (-e)
afternoon lunch
ber Set'ter {gen. -g, pi. -n) cousin
bad ISie^ beast, brute ; coll. cattle
bad Stel^'jeug cattle
Jjiel adj. much ; oiele many
titelleti^t' [ie = t] adv. perhaps,
possibly
ttielmei^r' adv. rather, on the con-
trary
Bier num. four
bad Sier'blatt four-leaved clover ;
quartette
Bter'te ord. num. fourth
bad Stertelftttnb'djen [ie = t] (— )
a short quarter of an hour
bter'jig [ie = t] num. forty
biM'SigJfi^Hg [ie = t] adj. (of)
forty years
bie Stoli'ne [vo] (-n) violin, fiddle
bie Sifton' [ro] (-en) vision
ber ajo'gel (") bird, fowl
bad So'geltnufter (— ) bird pattern
bad ISo'gelftritfen knitting binls
ber 8o'ge(fitrum|)f ('e) stocking
with bird design
BoD adj. full
BoUbrin'gen tr. to accomplish,
achieve, consummate, execute
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tttUtn'htn tr. to finish, complete
OoCfenbd adv. wholly, quite, al-
togetiier; besides, moreover
bie SoOen'bltng hnLshing, com-
pletion, accomplishment
noa'gctrunfen adj. full of drink
as one can hold, dead dnink
Ddl'Itg adj. full, whole, entire,
perfect, complete
tfoW-mtfitn (mi|t, moB, gemeffen)
tr. to portion out liberally
ber Soa'monb (-e) full moon
tipn prep, (dot.) of, from, by
nor prep. (dot. and ace.) and adv.
before, in front of ; for, because
of, from ; vox oQem above all
bie Sor'a^nitttg (-en) presenti-
ment, foreboding
bic Sot'arbeU (-en) preliminary
work, preparatory work
Horond^fagen tr. to foretell, pre-
dict, prophesy
nor^be^altett (a — ie — a) tr. to
reserve
ttorbet' see tovubn
tn>r6ei'--fo!|reit (ij — u — a) intr.
(aux. fein) to drive past, ride
past (an)
tiorbet'=:fiiegeit (o — o) intr. (aux.
fein) see uotubcrfliegen
bos Sorbei'fliegen flying past
l>orIiei'=mfiff«!ii (mu&, muBte, ge^
mu^t) intr. to have to pass
t>ovitV-\an\tn intr. (aux. fein) to
rush past, whiz past
tcrbet'^tonjcn intr. {aux. fein) to
dance past
^9x'--itvtittn tr. to prepare, get
ready; fit^ pocbeteiten to be
preparing
bcr Sor'teft^er (— ) former pos-
sf'ssor
Bot'=brin8e« {btad^te, gebroc^t) tr.
to bring forward, advance, pro-
duce ; to utter
oor^bSmtnen tr. to dam up in
front of
ttorbem' adv. formerly, once
ber 8or'berl|nf (-e) fore-hoof
bie Sor'berfeite (-n) front
ttor'berfle a^. foremost
bee Sor'gSnger (— ) predecessor
tipr'gefa§t adj. prepared before-
hand ; auf oUeg ootgefofit pre-
pared for all emergencies, ready
for whatever may come
nor'^ge^en (ging, gegongen) intr.
(aux. fein) to go on, happen, pass
ber (bie) 8or'gefe(;te {declined as
(u^.) superior, chief
ber (bie) Vot'qtfttUtt {declined as
a4j.) presented person, intro-
duced person
ttor'=^obeit (^otte, ge^abt) tr. to
design, intend, purpose
»>or'=^ortcit(a— ie — a) tr. to hold
before, to hold up to ; to charge,
reproach, remonstrate with
tior^an'bett adj. at hand, ready,
present ; extant, existing
Borl^tn' adv. before, a little while
ago
Uo'rig adj. former, preceding, last
tior'=^foinmen(fam, gefommen) intr.
{aux. fein) to come before, get
the start of ; to happen, occur ;
to seem, appear
bag Sor'Ianb ("er) foreland, out-
land, that part of the mainland
in front of the dikes
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"4) '' ;
Hor^'Iegeit tr. to lay before, place
before, propose, propound, sub-
mit
Hor^'Iefeit (ie — a — e) tr. to read
to, recite
ber Vn'mittat (-e) forenoon,
morning
toortt adv. in front, before
ti«r''tie4meii (nimmt, na^m, ge^
nommen) tr. to take before one ;
to take up, undertake
t»or'=inieOeii(i— 0— 0) intr. (aux.
fetn) to spring out, spring forth
bet Sor'rat ('e) store, stock
ttn'-'tthtn tr. to tell, speak; to
talk to ; to speak before
••r'-rnfen (ie— u) tr. to call forth,
summon
bet Sor'fi^ein appearance ; }um
Sotf(^ein fommen to appear
bet 8ot'fil|(og (*c) proposal, prop-
osition, suggestion, motion ; in
Sotfc^Iag lommen to be pro-
posed
ttot'^fd^Ingett (a— u — a) tr. to
put on before ; to propose
bie 8or'fi4t foresight, caution,
precaution, care, prudence
tior'fil^tig acy. cautious, careful,
prudent, waiy ; ootftt^tigen
©c^titted with cautious step
bet Sor'teil (-c) advantage, profit,
gain ; im 53otteil ahead
VOt'-tvattn (a— u— o) tr. to lec-
ture on ; to represent ; to pro-
pound, narrate
Horfi'ier adv. past, over, by, gone
titt&'btt-^itqtn (0—0) intr. {aux.
fetn) to fly past; to be borne
along
mxVitt'mifitn (mu^, mu^e, ge<
mu^t) intr. to have to go by
Mrfi'ber'fdjielen (fc^oB, gefc^offen)
itUr. {aux. fein) to shoot past,
dart past, rush past
»9rfi'ber>fKebeti(o— 0) intr. {aux.
fein) to fly past
bet Sar'wanb ('c) pretext, pre-
tense, excuse
toir'lvSrtd adv. forward, on, ahead
ttot'^weifen (ie — ie) tr. to pro-
duce, show (up), exhibit
»9r''»erfeti (i — o — o) tr. to
throw before, throw to ; to re-
proach, upbraid (etnem etvoai)
Kutsei'tett ado. formerly, in times
of yore
nadi'-^alttu (a— ie — o) tr. to
keep awake
Wail^'feil [f] (a— u— a) intr. {aux.
fein) to grow, sprout, increase ;
im SBac^fcn fein to be growing,
be on the increase
bie SBoi^t (-en) watch ; bie 3Bac^t
^alten to hold watch, keep
watch
tva'ffer adj. stout, brave, gallant ;
good, honest
bie SBo'be (-n) calf (of the leg)
toa'gen tr. to dare, venture
bet SSa'gen ( — ) carriage, wagon,
vehicle
tna^'Ien tr. to choose, select
isalft adj. tnie ; real, genuine
too^'ren tr. to keep, preserve,
guard, defend
ivfil^'reilb prep, {gen.) during;
cojv*. while
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M^r'I^ofHg at^f. verily, forsooth,
really, indeed
bie flSal^r'lleU (-en) truth
bieSBttljt'fdleliilJeljreU (-en) prob-
ability
bie SBti'fe (-n) orphan
bet SSaO ("e) rampart, embank-
ment, (earthen) wall
bet SBal'Iadi (-en) gelding
ttffir^en r^. to roll, wallow, welter,
lie sprawling
bie aSanb ('e) wall
bos mauVhtU {gen. -(e)8, pi. -en)
wall-bed
bos SSonb'brett (-er) shelf
ber SSan'bel change, variation
tvan'bern in<r. {anx. fein and
^aben) to wander, walk, ramble
bet SSanb'ft^roaf ('e) cupboard,
closet
bie 2i.;i<A'n4r (-en) wall-clock,
grandfather's clock
bie S^an'ge (-n) cheek
ttann adv. when?
Warm adj. warm, hot
bad SBarm'bter warm beer
tpfir'men tr. to warm
bet aSarm'forli ('e) child-bed
basket
ttiar'ten intr. to wait, stay, await ;
to attend to; meineS 2lmte«
roattcn to discharge the duties
of my oflBce
bie SSar'terin (-nen) attendant,
nurse
ttiamin' adv. why, wlierefore ;
roatum 'jenn why so ?
load interrog. pron. what, why ;
rel. pron. that, that which,
which, whatever ; see also etroad
bag WaWttdtn (— ) wash-basin
toa'fl^etl (0 — u — 0) tr. to wash
bad©arfer(— ) water
bet SEBaf ferbrang pressure of water
bie SBaf'ferfran (-en) mermaid,
nixie
bie Saffergcfal^r (-en) danger
from water
bet SBaf'ferlanf (-e) water-course
bie iSaf'femaffe (-n) mass of
waters
bie 9Baf'ferratte (-n) water-rat
bet 9Bof'ferfoum {'e) edge of
water, border of water, fringe
of water
bie SBafferfette (-n) side towards
the water
bet ©of ferfilteif(ett) (— ) watery
streak, streak of water
baS SBof fertueii (-er) see SBaffet'
ftau
bie 99of' fenoafte (-n) watery waste
bos man {gen. -(e)8, pi. -e(n)),
bie aSat'te (-n), sandbank, mud
flat (on North Sea coast)
basaBat'temneer Wattenmeer, sea
between North Frisian Islands
and mainland ; shallow sounds,
lagoon
bet *? fftrom ('e) current among
tiie .;tiaIlows
loe^feht [f] tr. to change, ex-
change
toe'ifen tr. to wake, awake, rouse
tue'ber conj. neither ; webet . . .
noc^ neither . . . nor
®cett see SBitt
Meg adv. away
bet 9B{g (-C) way, road, route,
path
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in .
Mc'gCtt prep, igcn.) {nlm pon
. . . rocflen, month/ obnolete) ov.
account of, bocause of, on tho
score of, owing to, for
WCfl' fflfirftt(tt — u — a) intr.(nuje.
fein) to drive away, drive off;
t«> coiivt'y, carry away, cart
iiuay
tucfi' fanneit di- i— a) tr. to catch
away, steal away
WCfl' frcffcii (irint, frafs, nefreffen)
Ir. ti> lat up, devour, con-
siiint'
Wcfl' fc^lic^cii (fcftloB, gefc^loffcn)
//'. to luck away
ber !©e(|'locifcr (— ) Ruide, way-
mark, tinker-post, index
loe'^en intr. to blow, wave j to
drift
ba« 993e'^cn blowing
bie '&eff'lt (-n) water-hole
bieaBe^'muttcr(^) midwife
bao Jffieid (-er) woman, wife
tlteiii'Hl^ adj. female, feminine,
womanly, < iTeminate
toctll^ adj. soft, tender, pliant,
weak
bieSBci'c^e (-n) flank, .■ le
toci'c^en (t — i) intr. {aux. fein)
to give ground, yield, retreat,
budge
bie gSci'bc ' n) pasture
bieaBci'bcfiad)c(-n), bag933ct'be^
(anb, pasture-land
loeil conj. because, since
toci'lanb adv. once, formerly ;
defunct, deceased, late
baS SSScU't^en little while, short
space
bie aBciTc space of time, wliile
eer ^ei« (-e) wine
*ci 'Cn ntr. to weep, cry
bas :i:^et'nen weeping
Wei'fc adj. wise, sage, prudent
bie S3ei'fe ' -n) manner, w .ly
toe i'ttii 'ie - ie) tr. to show, Indl-
cai. >oi>r out ; ( - bctcotfen) to
pi' • • ; au i ber 2lrt»eit njetfen to
<ii'!Ili.>S
bie lj>ci^'!jeit 'visdom
Wetv' ma. en tr tr <■ ake one be-
li" t; (fc - ly), impose on
ttlCtW ndj. w'lito
Wci^'bercift aij co\f red with
hoar-frnsc
tori^'gebletl^t adj. \luie-bl. ached
loei^'gefalft adj. \ itewaslied
toet^'gefc^euertaf/;. scoured white,
scrubbed white
lori^'^aartg adj. white-haired
toett adj. broad, wi<Ie; far, far
off; distant, remote , ^nn toeiteiii
from afar; bad SBeite lisUnce
Mi'tct adj. fartiier ; further, addi
tlonal ; on, later ; ic^ mufe roeiter
I must go, I nnist nroceed
tOCttcr^in' adv. further
ioci'ter=riiifett intr. (aux. fein) to
move on
toett^er', mett^ti', adv. far, re-
mote, a long vay
bet aa^ct'jen wiieat
ber aajei'^ewh-ingel (— or -n)
wheat- rackjiel. pretzel
t»el'^er(-e, -CQ) interrog.ad, and
pron. what, which, wh a ;
rel. pron. who, which, it;
indef. pron. some, any
ttielf ■ ' withered, fade!, i^u^
flab Iff
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325
tt SBel'Ie (-n) wave billow,
«urm?
ba9 )^c( "icnlirauf rn bfx n of tue
waves, roar of the Wmes
Me«cU(-eni world
oer S^el'tcnutttergang worhl^ie
stnirrion ; pjuising aw ly of
wor i.s. (l(.omBda)
boa »cl"lf ften life
taiS S^eit'iennber (— ; «obii uf
the world, pn ligy
W' n'bi I (ironbu (leroonbt ; a -d
reg.) tr., iufr., urvi '•^., v, tu •
to change
we'ttjg adj. little; -in i»«iit^
little; roenige few
tve'nigftcna adv. at v*t
rocnn ccjy. whers, if ; lenn g- id)
• enn ar .), ev-'n though
iPCr inierrog. pr who; wd^.
n'/. prim, who* • r, li, miu
ttier'iien (tnurbe, genjori tn^r.
(awz. <etu) to l>ec« ?ne, cume o
be
mer'fen -a- o) Hr. to thro
shy, c. *, flini;. pitc!
- 'Set'fen ing, ) hiiig
i ®cr( en/ i -lUh; irown
•p iii th \rah oii vhich b'lild-
ings or vi agfr- trt erected
5®erf (-f; w =<, actio: , < .1
bt 3Ber'miit i, mwood
Wc flwi;. worth
bcr ?Jert (-e) vorth, value
bC;3 3c'?sa •( : essence, reality ;
manner, '■ neanor ; doings ;
l?: c lire
n»t rii^i idj. essential, actual;
^ M itlic^e the essential
«?iS^a(b' 'wf^ why
ioef fen !?«». of von or toai
:^Ct 9»t icB weat
bie J^^f'lfeirtB^iftf (-n) vest-pocket
bet Sr'fierfgfg (-e) the western
VKk'WCf <u we«t, wesi rn
btefSc t'fettf '-n) ••"-' side
U'Wiirtg nat. y, v.ud
thti
j5»onn, tem-
»e8t,TP tch
nt,
f n
•np<
xa tl
wind (up), ,11,
in
i> St
bet Set?
-*" iou.-,
of inseq'
i r prep, (dec.) against,
i., sition to, contrary to
b ^ SSt'ber^alfen reRisUnre
" SSt'berfac^er (— ) . hersary,
ntagonist, opponent, enemy
St'^erfdiein reflex, reflection
^er a? erf^nictl ('«) contradic-
tion, pposition
oer 'Bi'berftanb resistance, oppo
sit ion
toiberfle'^ett (roiberftonb, toiber^
ftanbcn) irdr. (dot.) in resist,
oppose, withstand
wiberfihret'teit (toiberftritt, tt)ibcr=
ftrittcn) intr. (dat.) to oppose;
to contradict, deny
bcr SSi'bertviae {gen. -ng) averse-
ness, aversion, dislike, repug-
nance
toi'benotOig adj. relucunt, un-
willing
wit adv. how ; conj. as, like, when ;
aa well as, and
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VOCABULARY
!!:
Mte'bcr adv. again, afresh, once
more ; in return, back
ber ^it'htttinttitt reentrance
tvieber^o'Ieit tr. to repeat, re-
iterate, try over again
ttie'bet'fommen (tarn, gcfommen)
irUr. {aux. fein) to come back,
return
tiite'bernm adv. again
bic SBie'ge (-n) cradle; hollow
toie'gen (o — o) tr. to weigh
loie'^ern irttr. to neigh
bag SBie'^ent neighing, neigh
baa ffile'fel (— ) weasel
tuieoieC adv. how much, how
many
totib adj. wild
bic Stlb'gan^ ('e) wild goose
bie mWttiS {-\t:) wilderness,
desert, wilds
bet mvit (gen. -n«, pi. -n) will ;
8u SBiOen fein to do as you
desire, to oblige, please; urn
. . . roiUen for the sake of
IllU'Iifl aiy. willing, voluntary,
ready
totm'meltt intr. to swarm, be
crowded
Mirn'mern iriir. to whimper,
whine, moan
bie aSim^er (-n) eyelash
bet aSinb (-e) wind
bie mnh'Wt (-n) gust; of wind,
squall
bet mnh'fti^ (*e) gust of wind,
blast of wind
bet mn'M (-) angle; comer,
nook
tttn'fen inir. to wink, beckon
toiii'fcdt iritr. to whimper, whine
bog fBtii'felit whimpering, whin-
ing
bet SBIn'ter (— ) winter
bet mn'tttahtnh (-e) winter
evening
bag mn'ttt^tft (-e) winter fes-
tival, winter game
tniu'tttlidi ajdj. wintery
bie ©in'terreife (-n) winter
journey
bet aSin'terfhirm ('c) winter
storm
tottt'jtg adj. minute, tiny, wee;
mean
bet aStt'Iielminb (-e) whirlwind
liitrf'Ki^ adj. real, actual, posi-
tive
bie nirf'famfeit eflBcacy, effi-
ciency, activity, agency
loirr adj. confused
bag ©iw'ftti (-e) confusion, per-
plexity
bet j©trt (-e) host ; landloni, inn-
keeper ; master (of house)
bie «3irt'fil|aft (-en) domestic
management, house manage-
ment; establishment, household
things ; hotel, public-house
bie ©irffdlafteriii (-nen) house-
keeper
bog mm^ltwi (*et) inn, public-
house, tavern
ber«Blrt«'l|iitt«HW(-e) inn-table
bie 8Bitt«'tafeI oitiinary, table
d'hote
tti'Weii tr. to wipe ; ft(^ bie Sugen
totfc^en to wipe one's eyes, rub
one'seyes; ft<i ben SWunb wif (^en
to get nothing, meet with a re-
fusal
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Mif fen {mn% wu^tc, gewuBt) tr.
to know
bog SBif fen knowing, knowledge,
learning
bie aSit'temng (-en) weather,
temperature; scent
bie Wit'tot (-n) widow
mo adv. where; (=ir8enbwo)
somewhere
bie SBo'i^e (-n) week
bag SSo'i^enbett childbed; bag
5Bo(^enbett befte^en to be con-
fined
lOO^et' adv. whence, from where
loo^tn' adv. whither, where,
wherever {also too . . . ^tn)
loo^inettt' adv. in which
tOO^I adv.,ac^j.,weU ; indeed, to be
sure; perhaps ; certainly ; I sup-
pose; {often with auc^) some-
times, often, are apt to; mir
gef(§ie^t roo^I I take pleasure,
I enjoy it, it gratifies me
bagSBo^f welfare, benefit, interest
tOO^Pberettet adj. well-prepared
aBo^'Ierf^ adj. of the Wohlers
tto^Cfetl adj. cheap; bag SBo^I^
feilftc the cheapest
ivo^C^abenb adj. wealthy, well-
to-do
bie SBo^l'^olien^ett opulence,
prosperity, well-to-doism
too^Pft^Iofenb adj, tint roo^Ifd^Ia::
fenbc Slac^t a good night's rest ;
I hope you'll sleep well
bag aSo^Cmoaen friendship
iVO^nen intr. to dwell, live
ber 38pl|n'9ela| (-e) see SBo^nftuf e
bag So^n'gemat^ ('er) aee 9Bo^n=
(tube
bag SBo^n'ort (-e, *er) place of
abode
ber aSo^n'rattm ('e) see SBo^n^
(tube
***€ aSo^tt'ftnbe (-n) sitting-room,
living-room
bie SBo^'nung (-en) dwelling,
bibitation, residence
bag aSo^n'aimmer (— ) set SBo^n*
(tube
bie ©ol'fe (-n) cloud
bag SBorienbttttlel mass of
clouds, dark clouds
bet SQSoI'feitittontel mantle of
clouds
bie SSoI'Ienfi^ii^t (-en) layer of
clouds, l>ank of clouds
bie SBoH'becfe (-n) woolen cover-
ing
tool'leti (win, xooVLit, gemoDt) intr.
and tr. to will, wish, want ; to
pretend, assert, intend; to be
on the point of
mol'Icn adj. woolen
bag ^9Vittip9\^tx (— ) woolen
cus.Jon
ber Soa'l^anbfi^u^ (-e) woolen
glove, woolen mitten
ber aSoO'te^liii^ (-e) wool-tapes-
try
toomtt' adv. wherewith, with
which
loonail^' adv. whereafter, after
what, at what
Moranf adv. upon which
bag ®ort ('et; -e) word ; bag
SBort ne^men to begin to speak,
address thn mpptinor
»ojtt' adv. whereto, whereat;
wherefore
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m<'ltn intr. to root, burrow,
dig up; to agitate
bie SBun'be (-n) wound
toun'berbar adj. wonderful, mar-
velous, surprising
bag SButfberlinb (-er) (infant)
prodigy
ttun'berlti^ adj. strange, singular,
curious
tvtttt'bern tr. and reft, to wonder,
be surprised, be astonished,
be amazed ; bag rounbert mic^,
id) wunbcre mtd^ boriibcr, I am
astonished at that
ber aBnnft^ ('e) wish, desire
toun'fl^en tr. to wish, desire
bie ffiflr'be (-n) dignity, honor;
office, post
ber aSilT'bentraflcr (— ) dignitary
tour'beooa adj. dignified
bie 9Bar'btguttg (-en) apprecia-
tion
bet fflttrf Ce) throw, cast
tvurf'gefibt adj. practiced (in
throwing), trained (in throw-
ing)
bie SBttrf'htiifir («e) the art of
throwing
ber aSurf '<»Ia| (^e) place of throw-
ing
tnJir'gett tr. to choke, throttle,
strangle
»&ft at^. desert, waste, desolate ;
confused, wild, disordered,
chaotic
bie W&'ftt (-n) desert, waste,
wilderness
bie aSut rage, fury
bad Sufgebran roaring rage,
howling fury
3
aos'^uft acU- faint-hearted, timid,
shy, bashful
ja^ adj. tough, tenacious, sticky ;
obstinate
bie 3tt^l (-en) number, cipher,
figure
SoVIett tr. to pay
i&flHtn tr. to number, count,
tell off
bie^a^Ienrei^e (-n) row of figures
bct^o^it (^e) tooth
hatt'Udt a4j. tender, fond, loving
bie^firt'fii^feit (-en) caresses (pi.),
fond things (speeclics), sweet
things (speeches)
baa 3attberg{ad ("er » magic glass
ber 3initt ("e) hedge, fence
it%n num. ten
aetf^'nen tr. to draw, delineate;
to sign, mark
bie 3eti^'tittiig (-en) drawing, dia-
C'^m, plan, sketch
jet'gen tr. to show
bie 3eit (-en) time
cine 3ett'lang for a while
bie 3ett'Hil|fcit (earthly) .ife
baS3eit'fclpriften^eft(-e) number
of a magazine
bet^enU' zenith
aerftei'fi^eit tr. to lacerate
aertei'^en (aerriB, sewiffen) tr. to
rend asunder, tear to pieces,
break, burst
jenif fen adj. torn, tattered
Serfd)nci'ben (jerf(^nitt, jetft^nit--
tcn) tr. to cut in pieces, cut up
htt\p\\Vittn inlr. {aux. fein) to
be shivered; to be dispersed
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329
Ser{it9'retl tr. to destroy, demolish,
pull down, raze
Serftreu'en r^. to disperse, be
dispersed
jerfhreut' a4j. dispersed, scattered,
detached, straggling
aertre'ten (jcrtritt, aertrat, jcttrc=
ten) tr. to crush by treading on,
trample under foot
itttot'tftn tr. to blow away, drive
away
jerjanft' a4j. disheveled
5C'tertt intr. to cry murder, to yell
baS St'tttn cry of murder, loud
outcry, yell
*»ec Ste'jel^flf ("e) brick-yard
Str'^en (309, gcjogcn) tr. to draw,
pull, drag, haul ; (= onaie^cn)
to attract ; to breed, ra'se ; ftcb
Sie^en to stretch, extend ; irur
(aiu. fcin) to move, go, pass,
flock
bttS 3icl (-e) term, limit; goal,
aim, end, object
boS 3i0ett'nerKnb (-cr) gypsy
child
boS 3»w'WM (— ) room
ber Btm'ntemontt (gen. -(c)8, pi.
-leutc) carpenter
ber 3l|»'fel (— ) tip, end, extrem-
ity, comer
5ir'fo adv. about, nearly
ji'fl^ett intr. to hiss, fiz.
SU'tern intr. to tremblt, ake,
shiver, flutter
39'getti intr. to hesitate, delay,
tarry
ber 3oni anger, wrath, rage
jor'ttig adj. angry, passionate,
eorage
jorn'rot acy. red with anger
bie ^otn't'itt flush of anger
3tt prep, {dat.) and adv. to, at, in,
for ; too ; in the direction of,
towards
itt'--1»tm%tn (brac^tc, gebroc^t) tr.
to bring to ; to spend
jn'tfen intr. to quiver, twitch
baS 3n'(fett (— ) quiver, twitch
bag Sn'dtttifttnftoli Havana ce-
dar, Jamaica red cedar, cigar-
box wood
Stt'^brfingett intr. to intrude, press
towards (auf)
ber (bie) 3n'brtttg(t(^e {declined
as adj.) intrudtr; obtrusive,
officious person
SU'=briiifett tr. to close, shut
Stt'ffiOig adv. accidentally, casu-
ally, by chance
jnfrie'ben adj. content, satisfied
bie 3nfne'ben^eU contentment,
satisfaction
bie 3u'0aie (-n) something given
in addition, extra ; supplement
iu'-^thtn (i — a— e) tr. to add;
to grant, allow, admit, con-
fess
^ttge'gett adv. present
SU'^ge^tt (ging, gegangen) intr.
(aux. fein) to go up to, walk up
to ; to reach ; to come to pass,
happen
ber 3a'9el (— ) rein, bridle
SUflfetd)' ado. at the same time,
at once ; jointly, together
ber 3it8'l>Pgr( (') bird of passage
H»'-%iintt intr. to listen, attend
ber S^ffiixtt {—) hearer, listener,
auditor
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in^fomineii (tarn, gt1omm:.\) irUr.
{am. fcin) to come up u, come
up towards, approaoli ; to lall
to one's share, fall to one's lot
bie 3it'fnnft future
Stt'-Iad^en intr. to beam on
iUlttfV adv. at last, last, after all,
finally
iuWb{t) adv. with dot. for the
sake of
Sn'^mntett tr. to require, expect,
demand, exact from
innSill^fit' adv. nearest ; first of all,
to begin with ; next, presently,'
shortly
i»'--ntlimttt (nimmt, no^m, genom-
men) irUr. to increase, grow,
rise, swell
Stt^tiiifen intr. to nod to
SU'^orbnen tr. to associate (with),
adjoin (to)
iUp'ftU tr. to pull, tug, pluck
Sn'^rannen tr. to whisper to
iUttdft' adv. aright, in order
S«reiljt'=»eifeii (ie-ie) tr. to
show the right way, set right,
instruct ; to reprove, reprimand
Sfir'nen intr. to be angry, feel
angry
aarOif' adv. back, backwaids
}ttriiir=iiffommeii (befam, 6efom=
men) tr. to receive back, get back
iurHi'-bltihtn (ie — ie) intr. {aux.
fein) to remain behind, be be-
hindhand ; to be late, be slow
iUtiii''ht&dtn tr. to press back,
rein in
invM'-fialttn (ft-ie-a) tr. to
keep back, hold back; to re-
strain
mrM''U1irtn intr. {aux. fein) to
return, come back
aurfiif =(el^neit r^. to lean back
bo9 ^nrfitfroOctt rolling back
intM'.^pxtttitu irUr. {aux. fein)
to gallop back, dash back
iutM'-^cfittt (ftanb, geftonben)
intr. {aux. fein) to stand behind,
be inferior to
iutM'-ftvBmtu intr. (aux. fein)
to flow back, rush back
mM'tttttu (tritt, trot, jjetreten)
intr. (aux. fein) to step back,
recede ; to be kept in the back-
ground
aarflif'=ipetd|e« (i— i) intr. (aux.
fcin) to fall back, retreat, give
way, recoil
3nriiif'=lQetfen(ie— ie) <r. to send
back, reject, refuse
5«'=rttfen (ie— u) tr. to call to
SUfam'men adv. together, jointly
attforn'men^fo^reit (d — u — a)
intr. {aux. fein) to drive (travel)
together; to rush against each
other ; to shrink back, start
aitfam'meit^ftnbeit (o — u) tr. to
find together ; to compile
anfam'men geiieit (i — o — e) tr.
to join in wedlock, marry
aufam'mett^Iegen tr. to lay to-
gether, put together; to fold
up (letter), close
aafain'men=|io(tent intr. {aux. fein)
to tumble together, knock to-
gether
anfant'men'fd^areit refl. to flock to-
gether, assemble, crowd together
attfam'men^fiiirgnrett tr. to preas
together, lock together
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8itfam'meti<fil|tpiiiben(a— u) intr.
{aux. {cin) to contract, nar-
row
Snfam'meit'{iti§en (5 — ic — o)
intr. {aux. fein) to run into each
other, adjohi
8itf«w'meii»tiro9eit(a — u— a) tr.
to bring together, collect; to
compile
Snfant'ineii'jai^Ieit tr. to count to-
gether, count up
5nfom'wett>}ni(en intr. to start
Sn'<fi4ieben (o— o) tr. to shove
to, push to, shut
iu'-\iiitfftn (ft^oS, fleft^offen) intr.
to rush upon, fly at
3tt'<f4ratt&en (weak, also o— o)
tr. to screw up, screw tight
SM'fdjrelen (ie — i (ie)) to shout
to
3n''fe|en (ie— o — e) intr. to look
at, witness
Stt'^fe^en tr. to add, contribute ;
give to, vest with
ber3«'f<nr«i^(*e) encouragement,
exhortation
sn'^fiteileit tr. to pin (up)
Sn'^fHrnmeit intr. to agree, assent,
consent (to)
bie 3n'fKmmttn0 assent, consent,
acclamation
auteiC adv. jutetl roerben to fall
to one's lot, fall to one's share,
be awarded to
Sn'^trogen (« — u _ o) tr. to carry
to, bring to
Stt'<hratieti tr. to believe, give
credit for
bog 3tt'tHn cooperation, aid ; in-
terference
Su'tnnlii^ adj. attentive, obliging,
complaisant; affectionate
jnoor' adv. before, previously
Sttioe'ge adv. guroege bringen to
bring about, engender
an'^Wcnbeti tr. (wonbte, gewanbt;
or reg.) to turn to
Jii'=»erfen (i — o — o) tr. to throw
to, cast to
iWnVhtt adv. with dot. against,
contrary (to), repugnant (to)
^«e Stt'iieftwng calling in, ap-
pointment
itoan'iiq num. twenty
jtoor adv. to be sure, indeed, truly;
unb jwor and (introducing addi-
tional specification), and that
Jttet num. two
ber 3tpei'fe( (— ) doubt, question,
uncertainty
awei'fel^aft adj. doubtful, ques-
tionable, uncertain
bexr 3t»eig (-e) branch, bough
imi'mal ado. twice
3toei'ribert0 aty. two-wheeled
amei'te ord. num. second, next
bcr 3ipei'tritt (-c) two-step
Sloi'lfeit tr. to pinch, nip, gripe,
torment, worry
bet StoVitv (—) pinch, nip
ber3Mie'f|)oU dissension, discord,
difference
iWiu'ttn (0 — u) tr. to constrain,
compel, force
ami'fiten prep. (dot. and ace.)
between, among