"Who other than Ingeborg? is it not the third fourth, and fifth
letters of my name?"
"Oh!" exclaimed Bagger, pressing his hand upon his forehead, and,
as he at the next moment seized Ingeborg's hand, added with an eye
which had become dim with joy, "Truly, I have had more fortune
than sense."
Ingeborg answered, smiling:
"That ought he to expect who entrusts his fate to the wind's
flying mail."
THE RAILROAD AND THE CHURCHYARD
BY
BJORNSTJERNE BJORNSON
From "The Flying Mail" Translated by Carl Larsen.
THE RAILROAD AND THE CHURCH-YARD
BY
BJORNSTJERNE BJORNSON
I.
Canute Aakre belonged to an ancient family of the parish, where it
had always been distinguished for its intelligence and care for
the public good. His father through self-exertion had attained to
the ministry, but had died early, and his widow being by birth a
peasant, the children were brought up as farmers. Consequently,
Canute's education was only of the kind afforded by the public
school; but his father's library had early inspired him with a
desire for knowledge, which was increased by association with his
friend Henrik Wergeland, who often visited him or sent him books,
seeds for his farm, and much good counsel. Agreeably to his
advice, Canute early got up a club for practice in debating and
study of the constitution, but which finally became a practical
agricultural society, for this and the surrounding parishes.
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