Leo Bertram Or The Brave Heart

Excerpt from Leo Bertram, or the Brave Heart: From the German of Franz Hoffman These words were spoken by a fine lad of nineteen to his younger brother. They had been out fishing. The appearance of the boat, upon which a pile of nets was lying, and the garb of the two brothers betokened their trade very plainly, and there were also proofs testifying to their skill and success, as they loaded themselves with the spoils. Willy would have taken the oars also with him, but his brother objected. Leave them there, he said; I must start for Bremen at day break to-morrow; no one will trouble the oars to-night - at least I advise them not to. Willy threw them back in the boat, and followed his brother's rapid steps along the shore, until they turned to the right, and saw a one-story tiled-roof house standing in a thick grove of trees. Perhaps our readers some time may have seen a house so home-like and attractive in its appearance that they have exclaimed in voluntarily, I would willingly pass my life there and this cottage, the home of the brothers, would have prepossessed you in its favor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.