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Doc. 291.] 723
SUNDRY ANECDOTES.
told him to remain easy;’ that ’he did not know what a good
guardian he had at his door.’ His door really remained un
locked, and he never lost anything."
2. The following anecdote was communicated to the editor
of these documents at the Royal Library in Stockholm by
G. Swederus,265 a literary gentleman of high standing:
"An old lady, whose maiden name was Hellstedt, related
the following occurrence of her early childhood : When four
years old she took a walk one Sunday afternoon with her
parents from Kungsbaken (the third part of a geographical
mile) to Swedenborg’s property in Hornsgatan, in order to
visit his garden. This was open to the public, but not to
children whose unruly manners displeased this remarkable man.
At the entrance to the garden, which is preserved at the
present day, the gardener gave the family to understand, that
they could not enter on account of the child’s being with them. *
But Swedenborg, who was at some distance from them in one
of the garden walks, called out to the gardener to open the
gate, as the child was so strictly trained to obedience that she
would do no harm. The little girl thought this remark quite
natural, because she knew it to be true ; but later in life she
wondered how Swedenborg could have known it, as her family
lived at a great distance in the northern part of the town,
and was not in the habit of visiting the southern portion. "
3. The following anecdote was sent to the editor of these
documents by Madame A. F. Ehrenborg,110 Linköping, in a
letter dated January 18, 1869:
"The widow of Professor Risell of Upsal, daughter of
Bishop Halenius of Skara, related as follows : When quite a
child she and her brothers came up to Stockholm in the year
1767, in order to be present at their father’s funeral. One day
the children were asked to dine at one of their father’s friends,
who lived in the southern part of the town. While walking
up Hornsgatan they were overtaken by a violent shower of
rain, from which they sought refuge in the hall of a house.
Here an elderly gentleman came cheerfully towards them, and
told them that they were very welcome. This gentleman was
* Cfr. Document 292, p. 734.
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