rful hand on my head. Manna
remains at Dr. Fritz's. Eric has probably already told you of his
entering the army with the rank of Major. I have a comrade, Hermann;
Lilian's brother, who bears a strong resemblance to Rudolph Weidmann,
and is of the same age, but much older in character. Here, one is much
older at eighteen than with us. He talks very little; but what he says,
is so sensible and decided! Ah, he has had a beautiful youth!--but I
will say no more of that. I left Griffin behind, in Lilian's care. We
are in the cavalry. If we only had our Villa Eden horses here! Tell the
Major to write me word who has bought them. My heart aches if I think
of Villa Eden.

Just now, having written that word, I was obliged to stop. Have
patience with me: you shall see that your great goodness to me has not
been thrown away. You shall hear of manly behaviour on the part of
Your
ROLAND DOURNAY.

I have taken the name of Dournay here. You will understand why.

[Manna to the Professorin.]

.... I long to throw myself upon your breast, and there to say,
"Mother!" and nothing more. The pen trembles in my hand, but I hear you
say, "Be strong." I will. I dare not think how it will be when we are
again with you. You are our home. We must wait, who knows how long? Who
knows with what sacrifices? I dare, not think that Eric may be taken
from me--from us.

It seemed like a dream to me, when we trod the soil of this
continent--of my native land. I would gladly have floated on with the
ship forever. I am living in the house of Dr. Fritz. Eric and Roland
have to-day gone to Washington to see Lincoln. I do not realize that
Eric is not with me, and yet I must soon let him go, how differently!
We will not be afraid, will we, mother? A wonderful destiny has brought
us together and preserved us together; it will remain true to us.

I should like to tell you much of the home where I dwell, and of all
the good, intellectually wide-awake people, and often, when I hear the
wife and children talking and see them acting, I want to say, "That you
get from Eric's mother, from my mother." There exists, over the whole
earth, a common fund of noble thought, as every one finds who bears a
portion of it within himself. This is, to me, the meaning of the words,
"Seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you." You
have given me the power of seeking, of