Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . ; and I assured her that I would be better pleased if Lajos were not wealthy, and your fortunes were more equal. But in that case he would not be able to benefit these poor people, for whose welfare he is so much concerned. The countess tells me that thereis no longer any probability of anyclaimant appearing, said Mrs. New-ton. Long ago she exchanged apledge with a dear friend, that thechildren in whom they were most in-terested should marry; but the friend died, and the niece has neverbeen heard from, though search has been made for her in Europeand America
Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . ; and I assured her that I would be better pleased if Lajos were not wealthy, and your fortunes were more equal. But in that case he would not be able to benefit these poor people, for whose welfare he is so much concerned. The countess tells me that thereis no longer any probability of anyclaimant appearing, said Mrs. New-ton. Long ago she exchanged apledge with a dear friend, that thechildren in whom they were most in-terested should marry; but the friend died, and the niece has neverbeen heard from, though search has been made for her in Europeand America. She will probably never appear, and her little fortunewill remain in Lajoss care, its income legally at his disposal. And as long as it rests in this way he can use the income forthe poor miners. It is this that reconciles me to the giving up ofmy work in Bulgaria. The Board can find some one else to takemy place there, but there is no one interested to send a missionaryto these poor Magyar miners. Lajos says I can go on with the. ON THE FICHTELGEBIRGE. THE WAGNER FESTIVAL. 189 same work that I have been doing; it will only be a change of sceneto people a little more forlorn and forgotten of the world. You will have an opportunity to see them soon, for the countessdesires us to visit with her. She wished the marriage to take place ather chateau; but it seemed to me better that you should proceed toyour mission, and take charge there until some one can be securedto take your place. I think I might take it, Alice, if the Board wouldaccept me. I am not so young as you, but I am vigorous, and canlook forward to twenty years more of active service. Dear mother, Lajos wishes you to make your home with us. Not at first, dear. I shall come to you when I can no longer beuseful at the mission; but I shall be happier to feel that I have stillmy own work in the world; and it will be better for you to grow tounderstand one another without me. I shall be very near, you know,just over the b
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