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Who at her bosom
Wakes thee to gladness, —
Gladness and life?
Pilgrim thrice blesséd!
Thou who still sleepest
Peacefully resting
Close to thy mother’s
Quick-beating heart;
Babe of our prayers,
Yearn’d for so fondly,
Lo, in yon angel,
Thy mother behold!
Do not read this to Agatha, if you think that it will excite
her. You know that every thing which I write is more or
less helter-skelter work, and that these poetic effusions are
founded upon my blissful ignorance of rules and correctness,
so important, however, if one wishes to produce any thing
above mediocrity. I shall send you the verses which you
have asked for in my next letter. I have no time to-day.
I have nothing more to-add to the description, which I
gave last, of the ie led by the Arsta colony, except that I
am painting most industriously for a certain General, who
has implored me on his knees for a picture, and — that we
consume a great deal of water-gruel.
August fancies himself in heaven with his cornetcy and
his uniform. General H. is very kind to him. He
will probably begin? to pass his grades for the military
service in February. F is his oracle, and what
“PF says” and “F thinks” is as incontrovertible
as the Bible. It is quite delightful to witness his happi-
ness. And fortunate it is that, while life is fresh and we
are still young ourselves, Fate shows itself like a complai-
sant and loving bride, and not like asurly and quarrelsome
old woman, Sho; grumbling, follows our every step, — which
often happens to many an honest wanderer.
1 Jn order to obtain an accurate acquaintance with the details of mili-
tary service, an officer has to do duty for some time (in the cavalry from
four to six months) as a private, as a corporal, and as a non-commissioned
ofticer. This is termed “ passing the degrees,” or “going through the
grades.”
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