Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. The following possible typographical errors were left uncorrected: Page 173: "musical electicism" should possibly be "musical eclecticism" Page 228: "eflish mood" should possibly be "elfish mood" Page 295: "Dunisnane" should possibly be "Dunsinane" CHARLES AUCHESTER VOLUME II. [Illustration: MENDELSSOHN FROM A SKETCH MADE IN HIS YOUTH.] CHARLES AUCHESTER BY ELIZABETH SHEPPARD _WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES_ By GEORGE P. UPTON AUTHOR OF "THE STANDARD OPERAS," "STANDARD ORATORIOS," "STANDARD CANTATAS," "STANDARD SYMPHONIES," "WOMAN IN MUSIC," ETC. In Two Volumes VOLUME II. A. C. McCLURG AND COMPANY CHICAGO 1891 COPYRIGHT, BY A. C. MCCLURG AND CO. A. D. 1891. CHARLES AUCHESTER. CHAPTER I. Well, as if but yesterday, do I remember the morning I set out from Lorbeerstadt for Cecilia. I had no friends yet with whom to reconnoitre novel ground; I was quite solitary in my intentions, and rather troubled with a vague melancholy, the sun being under cloud, and I not having wished Aronach good-day. He was out in the town fulfilling the duties of his scholastic pre-eminence, and I had vainly sought him for an audience. He had surrendered me my violin when he gave me the paper in his writing, and I also carried my certificate in my hand. Of all my personal effects I took these only,--my bed and bedding, my clothes and books having preceded me; or, at least, having taken another form of flight. Iskar was to come also that time, but did not intend to present himself until the evening. Aronach had also forewarned me to take a coach, but I rather chose to walk, having divine reminiscences upon that earthly road. With Starwood I had a grievous parting, not unallayed by hope on my part, and I left him wiping his eyes,--an attention which deeply affected me, though I did not cry myself.