Christophine

But his family knew of his whereabouts, and before leaving the Palatinate he contrived a meeting with his mother and his sister Christophine, who drove over to a half-way village to see him.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901

In November he spent a few days at Meiningen, where his sister Christophine was now living as the wife of Reinwald.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901

Sister Christophine had grown into a strong and self-reliant young woman, the mainstay of the household.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901

Christophine relates that her brother's fondness for this sort of diversion lasted until he was thirteen years old.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901

Sister Christophine carried with her through life a vivid memory of his appearance at family worship, when the captain would solemnly intone the rimed prayers that he himself had composed for a private ritual.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901

Christophine wrote down her recollections in order to counteract the false stories of Schiller's childhood which began to get into print soon after his death.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901

With his sister Christophine, two years older than himself, he was sent to the village school, where he proved so apt a pupil that his parents became ambitious for him and sent him to the village pastor, a man named Moser, to be taught Latin.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901

Christophine relates that her brother's fondness for this sort of diversion lasted until he was thirteen years old.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Calvin Thomas 1886

But his family knew of his whereabouts, and before leaving the Palatinate he contrived a meeting with his mother and his sister Christophine, who drove over to a half-way village to see him.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Calvin Thomas 1886

Christophine wrote down her recollections in order to counteract the false stories of Schiller's childhood which began to get into print soon after his death.

The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Calvin Thomas 1886