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THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER.
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A TALE OF THE PEU88IAH t?ry
campaign. "nc<
lie i
Tiiic dreadful campaign of 180G will be onH
lon^ remembered in Prussia?a year of
timid Councils was followed l?y a month of
maduess and a day of ruin! Europe has ^r?"
no other instance of nutional downfull, at [
once so simple, so instantaneous, and so J V1
sweeping. It was a thunderclap. The w.in
nation was not merely l<roken down. It w'"
seemed to have Iwon extinguished. The ?,,r
blow ap|?earcd to liave not onlv boa*en m*)
the kingdom to the ground, but to have ^er*
reduced it to dust. Politicians regarded **'
it as undone for ever. lint the great wrnr *^n'1
of t!.e Kevolutioii was made to ridicule all
theories, and the theories <.?f j>oliticiuns
tl?e most of all. Prussia was in the grnve. ftn^1
Tlio Frenchman's heel had trnmpied on
k? day. Hut the soul eould not be buried.
In the hour of mortal extinction it arose no "
but the more enfranchised: it was on the 'ff'
wing, and it hovered over the tomb of the ^ronl
country. In the np|<ointed hour, it re- S1
animated the body, and Prussia rote a- j'"-(
gain. that
It was the depth of midnight of a wild wort
and stormy day, wheu the trumpet sound- tl
d U?r the Tiger lluaaars to saddle and ?f ?
mount. This wits one of the most hrilli- n,il"
ant regiments of the Prussian cavalry.? g'ct
The Knt|ireM Catherine had sent it |>elis- "hoti
aes of tijp>r-*kin, from her admi ation of cipli
its amices, and it lield the dr?t rank in ftb'PI
the Prtgwian army for iwiivitv,.courage, coup
snil ^ a*
old man, who had learned his lesson un- Tn? '
der that capital schtaJmaster of the sold- j *pm
ier, the tlreat Frederic. 'His officer* were | hot I
among the noblest l*?ro, or tl?e most di?- j gene
?.? .?-?' ?II-...? : I ?
ungwwtivM *'J |'v.i v?rii?i ^?si train1y 1(1 n*l 1>
army wlite nil n-w gallant. They had Steii
now the |xwt of honor, and mini in ad- illusl
vximv of the army, which was encamped hill <
on tht frontier awaiting the approach ??f he <
the French. , liorii
"What new* i? it that brought n* out j dayof
our bed* lliia rough niifht, Steinforthf" > to ri
said the old colonel, Von Wahlen, to the lie hi
adjutant who had just delivered the order tlagi
from head quarter*. enen
"That rewt* with hi" royal highness, the ed tl
commander-in-chief," wa* Sleiufbrtli*s an- twet
awer. "Bui I believe expresseshave come the
in from Kluiafeld, giving aune Recount a of conf
movements of the French hussars; at all Iioim
event* it would not l?e to our credit to l>e the i
caught asleep." theii
"Where are the enemyI** asked the col- to' '
unci wrapping hi* pelisse lighter around he <J
hiui, n? a hitter gu*t, direct from Siberia, ?d ?
whirled over hi* achako. the
"They are invisible, inaudible and undiscoverable;
at least so say all at head Man
quarters," said the adjutant with a smile. If*1?
"Yes, at head quarters they find it always
easy to raise armica, and to annihil *
ate them. Prussia has at this moment
three hundred thousand men, on paper, *'
and the French armies arc melted dowif
to a third of the numtwr, and those t?*> ,no'
mailing but invalid* and coiiscnp ??mi*- '
erablea come out of the liospital, or only Krul
fit to go into it. Hut I know better. Wo **.' 1
siiaii have to tight with men who know his
their trade, mtrr ao??, Napoleon is a dif- 1
fereut kind of soldier from the Duke of ,nf*
Brunswick." ,0''|
"Well, colonel," said Ste'nforlh, "we |,,a'
shall probably know something on (lie sub- "on
ject by this time to-morrow. Our rcgi- '1
sunt will do its duty; but unless we ex- mu<
hihit a little ii?>rc steadiness in the field I*"*
limn they arw eahihiting Ht head quarters, ??igl
ww aliull have but a slight chance of add- th?-i
ing to our decorations. There, even in the torn
short lime of tuy waiting for order*, I the
coii 1?J see so much confusion*, so much fo*
want of reel intelligence, snd so inueh of I
tardiness in making use of what they had, hro
that I cordially wish the ueit twenty-four ver
I tours were fairly over and all well. I run
tremble for Prussia." full
"Why, ftteinforth, I am much of your the
opinion. The duke is brave, but lie is no Hrii
general The army ia brave, too, tart, it car
is twenty vear* since it has seen a shot pk:
fired; and the king is brave, but be ia no ly,
more experienced than hie army; and too
now, all tlmt is to be said about tlie inat- on <
tor la, that we fight as well as we can, for
and trust to tbe chapter of accidents. To the
what point do we moref" wn
"Three mike si teed, to the mill of El* Hn
bersdorf, thereto wait for tbe llulan brig* but
ede, who will join us within two bcurs; coo
the srbok then to advance and fell on tbe pos
enemy wherever we cen And him." on
The word "forwards" waa given, and pie
the Tiger Kcghaeet rode on, tlivotigh a the
burst storm wkioh shook the forest a- tra
Ui*e their pleases meet diisstroasly, scat- Bs
taring away a feather oa the wind, that fins
had flattered gaily at many a review; fiasl* tkw
ing hmg streakaof HghfAgoght UtehfiMea, are
and ) toughing up th? ground under Uteir <4
homes' hoofe, by (W mere weight of the poi
Bheaw ???I?
i. It wan about two in tlie morning, the
>n the sound of scattered shot in their with
it gave the first signal of their having the
rochod the cneinya force. Tho firing veil,
I thickened, the regiment halted, and insti
II forth was sent galloping back to head S
rters with the news. e?pii
'here the scene which he anticipated ttTri
r realized. All was contrariety. The old <
te of Brunswick had Ikjcii roused from Vro<
slumbers, ami a crowd of general offi- erea
were soon assembled. Stein forth was boso
ired in to deliver his intelligence; his Hell
was a brief one, but it produced no shru
it confusion among the grave sages whic
whom the fate of Prussia was to de- of tl
1 for the n.;xt twelve hours; the moat Hash
ions period of her existence. Tliey whic
i one voice pronounced that the officer thou
t have been deceived; that the French neve
d not have more than passed the front- an <
and that there was full time to move ing i
heir flanks, out-mancruvrc them, and cour
h the war by sending the French Ein- pren
>r a prisoner to Herlin. An iuvolun- and
smile stole over Steinfortli's counten- and
5 at tlrs wise decision; it was seen, and almc
xas asked the reason of so presumptu- godan
exhibition. m 1*1
Your Koynl Highness," said the young sand
utant, "must look for your information his i
i higher sources. I have told you all had
. I know. But if you ask my opinion, been
all give it fairly; that unless the army Tl
i march before day- break, the enemy lad v
throw themselves in our rear, hum and
magazines, and leave us to fight as we tlio
. without bread, brandy, or gunpoxv- gazii
* gin n
Insolence!" exclaimed a haughty per- one;
igo, a Major-Heneral, excessively in- a sin
unit at this easy way of expressing a It w,
"Your lloyal Highness," said the wolf
ry General, "would do well to consider, wingl
re you act on this advice. This man's Gaul
" ?n m uuvtij im[ios*ioic. I nm l>v uim.
neans sure that lie in not n French woot
I hanged two of the profession in and
I of my .piartcr* hut ycntwUy." wore
tcinforth's check blazed; lie gave Ma- vn'ul
cnerul \ on Koller tlie shortest denial ^"ar
oonl.1 be expressed by the shortest wuu'
1, an.l instinctively clapped bin baiul '
lie hilt of lii* sabre. The result w as,
nurse, bi? instant arrest. The com- ot'lcl
der-in-chief^ mihlly expressing his r??that
an oftieer of hi* appearance n,ar:1
ild be guilty of audi a breach of dis- l',nt
ne, nodded to an aki-decamp, who,
^>ing out aide the tent, retufWiid with a cr? P
*tt'?*^marilr to 4f>h
rear; with orders to Iw forwnrded to ">u,,,
idau?the usual retreat of heroes too %w,,ri
to know the respect due to major- u'nl
rala, however tyrannical. |?ack
lit fate ha.1 otlierwise ordained, ami (
iH?rth waa not to figure among the j * |
irioiis of Hpamlaii. From tho Hrat y j jc
which he reached with his two llulans, wj|oj
)l?-erved a broad light, covering the
ton towards the cast. Could it la* ?
break! Impoaaible. The sun was not iMrj."
so for three hours; if in such weather
liould ri?c at all. It must Ui a con- ' j,
at ion. And by whoiul if by the ^
ivy, then tlie French had already turn- T^y
lie flank of tho army, and were Ik?- .
'ii them and lk-rlin. lie implored r,
llulans to let him ride luick with this .
iriuatioii of his intelligence; but those H.(
*st fellows would not have ventured JJ
?trap|>ado for three arinio; they shook |
r heads, ami pulled at his bridle, pis- j | .
ii hand. There was nothing now to
lone for it, but to go on. They reach- _
mother rising ground, and from it was t|(
whole sneetaelo?tlie town of \'?nni
witli nil the magazines of the Prus- *Vrto
army, in flame*; the French cavalry ,*r
iboiling from fire to fire, jterfcctly at (
r ease, towing aaclu ol corn and piles , '*
traw into the blaze, bulging iu the . '
Js of brandy barrels and bear cask* !y
i their carbine*, and amusing theme*
with throwing lighted matchl-* a- J""*1
ig the piles of fagots that were intend- "*
0 warm the bivouacs of the Prussian ''
ladicrs. Htciuforth would liavo charg- ,m'n
iniong them with all his heart; but a* ,^t'1
force consisted but of two llulntis, 00*
l? the enemy displayed twenty regi- nun
its of lancers and hussars, prudence
dulg
1 him that there was no chance of hi* '*cr?
icing any very effective diversion in ul' 1
or of his country. anot
he business of his escort was now as
L-h to save themselves a* to keep their .,cr'
oners in safe custody. They uccord- j C5'
ly struck out of the high road, wound 'n'?
r way through the thickets which ex- e?;'!
J in the rear of Jena, and watched fi?r ''' 11
sound of the French bugles; as the '
may Ixj *upj?osed to wateb for the cry lwo
ilio bounds. Hut this devious route
ugbt them Into direct contact with the C'crfl
y thing which they to av?ad. The ^or,?
ibling of carriago wheels, coming at 'oV0
speed along the rough causeway of *ou
forest, first caught their ear*; then the
ig of pistols, and the trani|>ling of W'KI
airy in pursuit. The liulans were per- I***'
leJ; iih) as in the iwmwnl of perplexievery
men ie inoet flexible, Hteinfortli cr,lj
k the command, |wt(ed Mi two heroce *)U'
opposite aides of Uie jmtli, and waited "!?
f'Wtune. J list as the carriage reached ,'"M
ir ambuscade, it was overtaken by the t*>?<
were, and brought to a dead halt.? '
ibdenUng Dosulliotia may be brave; thw
, a dueea ? baiaw are sot to be en*
mtered without ooarjderation. The ^i11
tillion dropped the mine, next dropped ** ?
hie knees, and the capture was coin- ?*ll
tc. The French instantly threw open '"P"
doom, and bewaa to make themselves H
state of the Prussian property within, thin
4 a part of this property wee an eld lad'
>ale oomsrtir, withn young lady,man* inn
I so deeply in a veil, that whether the of a
re a Venue or a Witch of Endor, was to <1
oily undisooveraUe. The French cor- had
a! set about ascertaining the poiut in bou
style of his country, tliat is to say, i ^
i the greatest possible activity, and ' w
least possible respect.?tore off the j *'
and dcveloiMxl the fair traveler at the i 11
int. j?'
teinfortli bad seen the seizure of tbe i
page, with no small inclination to in- I
ipt the operation; but the sight of the
Joincstic had cooled his ardor. The *
iv Ursula was certainly never made to j f
te the spirit of chivalry in the human 11"
m in her best days, and now Don ? 111
ianis of (Jreece himself would have j e5
nk from there-capture, llut the veil, | C*J
h wiis plucked from the countenance ; HV
le younger member of the party, i
led on his mind a crowd of ideas j 1,1
:li lie felt to be perfectly new. lie l''
glit that, till that moment, lie had
r seen beauty in his life. Of course 1"
officer of the Tiger Regiment?dunea
hundred quadrilles a week at the ;l
t balls, welcomed as one of tbu su- a
io km ton in every saloon of Roilin, I
looked upon by all the l?elles, young 1 1,1
old, in country quarters, as a being j 1,1
>st of another sphere,a dancing denii- , 111
?mnst have seen all that was lovely i
russia, and been in love with it a thou- j
I times. This was all true, and vet, I
mprcssion at that instant was, that he ^
never seen real loveliness, nor ever w
in real love before. I
lie corporal proceeded to take off the
's necklace; she gave a sudden scream, 1,1
fixed her eye at that moment u]?oii
sjH?t where Steiliforth was eagerly :l1
ng from among the bushes. That
ee alone was a call, if lie had wanted M
but he wanted nothing, but to make | NV
gle bound on the French corporal.? ;
as done, with a roar like a roused ( !M
; he gave his horse the spur, made a or
e spring, and rode over the unlucky !
I. 11 is two llulaiis rushed out after ( to
The day had scarcely dawned, the l l-v
I was dark, the attack was a surprise; ; su
the enemy, iftcr a few sabre thrusts, ! lo
glad to chooao the better part of i
r, nnd turned their horses' heads as
om the *cene of action as the time i |s
d let them. A couple of hcrcx* wounMi
the ground, and throe lionet, two ! ',l
em loaded with the plunder of some 1 u
r foray, were the trophic*, The 11 u- la
were indignant at the escape of the i cr
Itider*, and swearing by their sabres, I*
they would ask no better service than j lil
ing sueh miscreants for a vcartogeth- l''
roreeded to sack the carriage xuuto ;
ea'tion ??f their principle, however,
1 a chock in the Hal of Steiuforth's j 0,1
d ; the 11 ttl.ans were forced to becoti- j 'V
with the horses, and a handsome
et of rix iiollars which the routed en- | 'J'
had stowed away craftily in the stuf- j lJ'
f one of the saddle. The ladv, all j
lot ami terror, was re-seated in her j >J"
:lc ; the pttntillion remounted, and the | 11
u party moved forwartl, at the pace I 1,1
ral to those who expected, orwiw "in ! l!
r hush an ollieer," and heard every
of a village nir as the bellow of a j /*?
ling park of artillery.
fore they had emerged from the for- fH
r the sun had shown his cheering face | 1,1
u the horizon, the young adjutant r
the re-captured lady had made a still , j
rapid advance in the confidence,
It, determined to conceal every thing, J?
eds to reveal all. Stein forth was a . "
Isome fellow, and in Berlin had a i
Ired times been inclined to pronounce ! I"!
elf irresistible; but prestige had ad- I
eil on the present occasion, in a do- |
inconceivable by any hussar brigade j1,1
ie serv-ee ; his fluency of tongue tied
him with his gots| opinion of his ?
ms; he talked, and dropped into sud w
silence; he felt his face glow, and was ? '
w..Mt ?rt.;- ..n i
IHVU vs inn I unvivitj) | Mil ftirill* I
> fail iiiui; every subject seemed to j j*
from liim like a snake. In fact, lie
list he had become in a moment the
t tiresome, common-place, and ridicupewonage
in the world,
lie lady might be of the same judge- j .
t; but as lie rode occasionally ahead I
ie oarringc, or spurred to the rear, I
ing out for the return of the French,
her bright eyes certainly never in;ed
themselves in the resources of slumaud
when at intervals lie galloped
o the side at which she sat, and made
her abortive attempt at beguiling the
by the topics of the court or camp,
l' can be no <|uestion that her color
>ened, her bright eyes glanced more H
litlv. ami she waited with tli? nn?i
iordiunry complacency for tlio com- J,'(
on of hi* tardy periods,
here are in this world, notoriously, t?
kind? of the tender passion ; one of Hl
ii which exhibits a remarkable tenless
for ourself in all the shape? of comap|H-tite
and indulgence. This is the u
of die msgiiitiqiiu French U-au ; who n
Id not l>o a sup]>er the less for all the d
ms that ever set the world at war; ?;
>, in tho utmost rapture of the In-lit ,,
lion, thinks of his dinner, and who |
tea the ipiality of tho champagne a t|
:rion of the constancy of his glowing 0
. And this is the lovo which carries t]
question of the heart by a majority of M
i hundred and ninety-nine in every |(
isand. Hut there is another kind of
i, which feeds upon the smile* without ^
wine, dreams of living upon air, roses t,
moon light, and when summoned to t,
ik of terrestrial things, ia utterly aston- t
d to find that they can form any part v
lie coocern of any creature above a v
dog. g
itciufortli's astonishment was some- f
ig of this order, when he followed the 44
i s carriage up a long avenue of limes i
all lieauty, and on halting at the door r
i vast mansion, waa invited by the lady t
lismount and take refreshment Ue t
I been In a reverie fbv the lest half j
r, was plunged five hundred fathoms ?
eep in delightful improbabilities,
as thinking at the moment how
luuld preface his suit lor the fairest I
i the world, by frankly confessing
e was not worth a rix-dollar?and
lis happy recommendation to the la
ivor, ottering her the captivating cli
f living with him, unknowing and
iiowu, in the wilds of l'russia 01
eppes of Poland, keeping sheep, or te
ig village boys, or dressing vines, 01
ig any tiling or nothing to the end c
listence in which poverty, obscurity
tile were to be all forgotten in tliatgi
veetener, love !
Hut the sight of the palace at w
inrble threshold he now alighted, or i
awoke, gave a new turn, if not a
nt shock, to all his meditations. Ii
mipoiis conl-of-arins, carved by the i
of some family sculptor, a linudre
thousand years gone to tin-dust, he
terrible iuipedimeiil to his project >t
ittitge. llalf-dozen grooms and v;
grecn-atid gold hahiliiueuts, w!
ight have moved the envy of a r
aster of the falcons, seemed to him v
le giants of old times, and troiibtu
,les, appeared to the adventurous knij
bo tilled for the love of the, imprisi
ady Adelitnlas and Corasindas. If
as when lie followed a wave of the
i\tier's hand, and advanced, with
lence of an Indian slave, into an a|
cut of all but regal luxury, and
wn with the, implicitness of a Kr?'
iloniatoii?lor every thing else in hr
is a will of its own?to a table cov<
it It tin: elegant profusion of a <l<j<i
orthy of the chief cook of a Pari
inker, that ho felt the misery of his I
siliou. lly some fatality, which ho\
happens to lovers at first sight ci
iv of the calendar, it had never ocett
him to ask the lady's name, ller In
had absorbed bis inipisitivc fat ultie
II. I
uuemy, mm h ii.im not giv< n iiim I
a-k ;i single question of (Ik* kin.I.
It was now noon, and lie was n<>t <
ions that it was not midnight. Tl
no accounting for what w o do in <1
in J and ho would not have sworn I
! had spoken a syllable, or even dr:
breath since sunrise. lint the ladv
inly did not follow his example. Wli
she thought hint oik* <*f tho handsvi
irsonnges whom s>lio had soon tor ?s<
110, or not; or whether she was now
on inclined to wish that the intcM
cut iiaait mvi' mo" ~tji
ow that sometime* succeeded tin* <
t? paleness of a cheek, which 1'hi
iglit have modeled in marhlc, gave
fas that cottages and (lipids were
ig before her mind's eye? it is cor
at she exhibited her terrestrial natui
e extent of touching the exquisite via
t before her, and even of rccoinuiciK
em to the abstract of man who pla
e statue at lior table. Still, lie si|i
sted, all unconscious, while he gazci!
ose twin stars that sparkled in his I
n. l>nt even drjcHwr* cannot be in
last forever. The lliilans were In
racoling tlnir steeds on the esplan
front of the. palace, and a valet,
oidered to the neck, aniiouneod "I
? captain's charger was rea ly 11
id come to tell the captain that In*
shoot within the next live minutes "ii
rami Parade in Ib rlin, his iulelligt
uId not have received with greater
ise. It fell on his ear like the disclu
a boiuh.
The true way to oscnjie his enihart
cut would have been to state the wl
,*e fully, and at once; got up, thank
vely entertainer for her hospitaiit
isli the llulans hanged?devote
airt-niartials to the lower regions?t
s leave for Spandau?and implore
jrinission, "if he was not shot," to in
veto heron the first opportunity.
ie words "stuck in his throat." He i
aide attempt at a speech, which satn
im perfectly that Nature had not in
i*d him for an orator; received soiii
? i'.l _ ?.. -1 I -
io inosi graeenii ncKuowiciigmciiis n
irn that coiil.1 proceed from the rosy
"grace ami Inanity, stool stock still,
ihly waiting for more acknowledgtne
uti might have sloe.I there until i
lit for a rather abrupt opening of
ix>r, ami the entrance of one of the
nih into the room. The man Inn
>me eager to make way to war. h
.iimev's end, for the doiihlu piirp.?
i*iug out of the ehilchcs of tho cut
nd of being in the lieer-shops of
n. Kvery man has iiis motive, i
>ul<l find it out ; and the 11 iil.au nm
onalily had as good a right as a mi
? cover his panic with the public en
nil to reconcile bis love of beer wi
Mine of his duty.
lint t .is vulrr was worth a whole
me of eloquence. The unlucky liei
nt was saved from all tho emburri
etailiug his offence, his arrest, the
tin loss of his commission, and the |
ble loss ot his lilnil'tv and love togul
he kick with which rlio llnlan's
iirew open tlio door, was expre
hough, lint his Sclavonic candor se
lie wholo difficulty at once. He i
umed "his prisoner" to march wit
>*s of time. The gallant officer vv
avo ^la?llv smitten him to the ot
>ut the fair lady now claimed all hi
ration. The light had broke in ra
oo Maidenly upon her viaion ; am
xcossive patents*, and the tottering
nth which she reached a sofa em
ritli a thousand tapestried flower*
[littering with ormolu, showed thn
Bit the full etfc-ct of unwelcome suq
Prisoner?in arrest?going to Span
rere the few words, which a tongue
ninutes before eloquent with all the
iest forms of human speech, could
rire to utter. The lieutenant had n
?l a nation to offer, but stood gating n
ofa and its fair burthen. The I!
I n t nt all in love, and therefore ill posses-1 J he
sioii of 11 is senses, took up a flask of chain- forth
imikI puisne, and having first tried its merits hy the u
that swallowing a bumper at the side-board, refusi
after presented a glass to the lady. Hut she, f|iiicK
* had by this time recovered ali but her as- [ was t
ancc toiiishiucnt, and her<piick wit had found | they
u"* out the remedy for the young soldier's ill ' by rii
r the pick. "Arrest J" said she, in a spirit, half and i
aeli- iii.jiiiry and half indignation, which the h
do- , brought the color i:i tenfold liveliness to tonisl
fan ; |u.r ,-heek?"It is impossible. It inii.-t j nuiUi
n,u' ; not be. Sir, you have rendered my ser j with
rand vices too important this day to allow of I He j<
i this otleiicu to your feelings, and I will j the '1
hose I 8Uy to justice. Von must permit me to divisi
ath- ^vllt| 0|j' H courier immediately to my fath- with
v,?* | er, the Count V'oii Koller." ! hiiust
i the The name shot like a twelve pounder Uu
-his- i j), Steinforth's heart. That the vety man ! been
' with the frowning face, who had caused sioii v
s:,n his being consigned to durance vile, should been
be the t.-illier of all the cx<plisite colli- J fate u
li'1 j miicI < f -< n>il>iht v. sofnn-ss, taper fingers ike fi
1 ami ros\ iips i ;'*?i 11:111, was next t? im- I moiis
oval po-sible. \ i.e h.i.i b< r w ord for ii ! be no
k',Ml j tlial it was true, w hat was to he done?? j the l?
lour \\ !,;it. mi-chief of hlaeker dye could fate rals o
ghts
invent for him' 11 - might have preferred j divisi,
'" 'd his suit to a royal tiger w ith nsmiteh hope j or pe
"I |l J as to the impel ions count. Still "there | marc!
'i,ir ! might he twenty of the satin- name." l'.ul ! Solc
t'"> no, the ivory liaml of the lady accidental- chain
| ly p< iutcd at that moment to a picture J three
' over the niatith-pieee, and there was the I'retic
neh (teller.d himself, in his full uniform, head- thus 1
llu''' inga charge of cavalry against the l urks, had
i and as fierce-looking as anv pasha on the ; (-* renc
j face ot the globe. It was the veritable' pt<>vi:
*l:"' | count, with exactly the same visage which j force!
| had commissioned him f? r the dungeon of ju tin
v,'v" , the Prussian fortress. 11 felt like tl?? .-? , atid. i
'TV \ who have the intrc of |>aute'.s tiates of j |,j|y ,
; l-lv il?- | 'ul r/ii fusrinlv Dtpti threw
*w"" J ajh rauzo? The sight had tin-efli-el, ln?w j
s so ,.vcr, of restoring biin to a sense of what ros. ;l
ime | v\as ifoing. paveii
, lie felt that lie had been actually niak-' J|t
"M" I ing love to this enebaniress during the j j
1 whole morning, and be. began to perceive t vvboll
H'r* that lie had been thus doing bis best to | Q)| xvj
' ,a' j make her miserable, if be succeeded.? hour
,WM ! What right bad he, if she bad been lying I
?'r" at bis feet, to poison all her future hours ,ivo
'ft'* with the rcco.lection , f an unlucky subal- plle (
nest | who probably tor t' e next half-d07.cn | cj^v
nine years, would be speculating on the world ' olt'i,.r
and j |f,,m wiiliia a tissue of bars half a font . j;|
iew, | ihj.-k: or who i? *lm ??? ??n %? ' ???- .......
*"'* roil, and pas-jnirts ot thai ungbtv jail brotj,
Icli- j which men call Prussia, must get her |v
'li:,s bread hv singing or dancing, begging by j t c
line ! .1 1 1 ' '
mi*' way >ni?*, or punm lung the history **l u., , ||
" 1 Ii?t adventures as a warning to all etia- I i .
lain i * *ii " 1,0
in?*r? ?l mm*!-; ?n, . ,
'c to .... . I
tnl I fchciuforths nature was soft, but it was a))l|
.. i manly. Hv an elfort which cost him tin- whet
veil I lM,,? 'K' briefly t**!<l 1 hv ll
( | ' the fair listener that the eonnt was the sj"an
|'< n I '"Niiidabie in<li\i*lual who l:a*l |?ut him; wav
. ! under the rough guardianship of the I In- j
nde i :|1"' explaining the impossibility !
' j J of his ever repaying her politeness, made I had
I his how, without (blowing himself at her | micIi
em l c'v'"" look the hand that was of- jn<r ,,
' ' fere* I t<> him in farewell, an*l whieh he tell | hesti
. | trembling in his own, without so miieh as { *-.l iut
touching it w ith his lips. The lady blush- ment
. | ed deeply, but seemed disinclined to speak Some
I 1114* j , * | , I ? 1
1 ?Imt \ivsifsty hau 1 (?,|% m
) d; slie even offered lio ohjeelion to the j jn th,
" J young soldier's departure, hut sat with j was i
? j hands supporting her tbrehea*!, wholly un- i *.f Sti
j conscious of the pretty disorder which it ! thud
li'ole I '"'""hived among her tresses. Ami even laid <
j . j when Steiuforlh had It'll ih*- palace, and atteii
? I stoppe*I on a sinaM green knoll to indulge j pause.
|| : in a last view ot its marble facade, he J horse
could see that she only changed her posi- The ]
>r (ion from the sofa to the casement, and ! more
'ke there sat with her forehea*! still leaning j jticati
llu't "I""1 ',, r haiel. One indeed, as he was right
I ilesccmling the knoll, she looked up, and 1 calioi
iti *d f?HVe n *'?w wave of her hand, had i
And never did his bosom swell, I ever
*?n" As at that simple, mute farewell." ' jjre w
; However, he had gained one point. 1 hat tile"
.. i parting hand made it perfectly itnlilfereiit ^he s
j to hint to w hat corner of the earth he went and 1
',r" (or how he went out of it. lie was now and <
ow' ' ' jhly prepare*I for Spamlau. had '
the I Hntliieday will go on, wSiatever else swell
llu- Ini,y linger; and even fell, in colors and I and
| |,e- : histers that might have charmed any eye I stall!
|(js but a lover's tilled with one image which I prcln
s? of eclipsed earth ami skies. The miii sank ( his d<
...... I in a canopy of gold ami crimson Worthy j the I
|;(.'r I ot the sultan; and all was the peaceful! a ten
f we lf'ory l'lu autumnal twilight, when a' there
ines- r":ir eatuion aid a succession <?|" |>ro;i< 1 i dcsir
llion j spires ami sheet* of tlaiiio shot up r?>uml liini 1
iu?<* i 1horizon. 'l itis bail been the fatal day belie
ill, ? I ol I'rttssia?the battle bad been ft High I mn'o
| at Jena which rivitel the chains ol man
vol- | 1'eland, ami smote the kingdom of the ' failiti
Hen- I Frederick to tin: earth at one stu- liver
is of iwndotui blow. A low booming of artil-' bran
cer- hke thunder muttering in the di*- I liana
>rol>- ' ,}?nec, had continued during the day, and ']'|
t|,,.r bad stimulated tin- alertness of tlic Uulatis 11(. ,
lMM,t J i" no slight degree; bill Sleaufortli had tnr<fi
ssive i beard nothing, and would have, heard ?y,.n0
tiled 1 nething less than an earthquake at his |,;ln
mm- beels, or nothing hut a volcano, deset
bout before his eyes, il' he would have conde- J,jm
'ould ccr.ded to regard either. It was now, (|av
irth however, undetiiahle; that lli? French v,.yu
ft at- wm" 111 advance ut Ilium, and the gram I from
ither ' ?j??-*stion became, liow to escape. The At ?n,
I her iHilan* hehl a council of war, as no conn tup
w,,r ?u feoonl has ever decided on ftjvn
rcred anyll'f'Jh ""I?* when it decided on run- ftuee
i and 'nK they turned t? the right aboat, <;arn
t she a1"' turned the hridlo of the adjutant's ?n(|
prise. I>ur*? along with them. j,jH ,
dau" Hut an hour1* wandering convinced the <
, Ave them that they had mistaken their way; origi
prct- and the trampling of cavalry, the clamor tena
on- of voice*, the rolling of geneai riage*, and uttei
o ex- all the other signs of a great military aftei
it the coneoame, soon tohl them that they were that
ulan, dose to a?tn? largo division of troop*.? 1dm
Ilulans were iiifaiii for Hying; Site
, weary of doubt, resolved to exanii
laturc <>f the forces for himself, a
jd to follow them. A new uprt
:ened their deliberations, and as
heir duty to save the king's trou]
put the principle ??:U> speedy practii
ling oil' Steinforth advanced aloi
caching a height which overlook
igli road to I.uhee, found, to his i
iineiit and sorrow, that the retreatii
tude were Prussians, hurrying *
all appearance of ruinous defeat.>ined
them without delay, found th
iger regiment formed a part of tl
on, was received by his comrad
acclamation, and sable in hand, wi
If again.
it all was ruin. The battle h:
unaccountably lost and the dispi
if the finest army of (iciniany h;
as unaccountably suffered, until tl
f tbt country was irretrievable. A
u trcsses w ere falling at the first sin
, and in those there could, of coili>
refuge for retreating troops. I'dm-ln
ravest and most faithful of the <?cii
>f i 'rtissia, was at the bead of tl
uii; and indignant at the wenkue
rfidv on ad sides, he resolved
i through the kingdom while he hu
lier to follow him, and take the la
:cs of fighting for bis country. K
days of perpetual struggle with tl
li corps detached in pursuit, tin
hurried through the land; but tin
a more resistless enemy then tl
h dragoons. All their magazincs
?ions had been burnt; tlicy we
I to live "ii weeds and roofs dug I
fields; famine makes valor tiselet
us a filial resource against the indi
f surrendering on the field, 1'ditch
himself into I.uhee.
er one melancholy night of sin
> they could find by lying tl
nent iii the streets they were rousi
i break by the tiro of the From
dcocs tit the gates. The town w
y open, and the battle was earr'n
th desperation until noon. At th
the remnant of the cavelrv receiv
s to make a desperate attempt
oil a division of chasseurs, who
liSil tded the principal si root uf t!
Siu iil'ortli, weary of life, heard t
wiih gloomy delight, and givii
ist thoughts to the memory of h
ers iii arms. The chasseur* instai
ve way before the impetuousity
barge, and the Prussian sabre dc
>le revenge, lint what was to
by hundreds against thousands ?
trumpet sounded for their letre
the hussars were galloping l?a
i Slieliforth's quick eye was cattf
le eoiitliet of a few men in the IT
uniform, struggling to make th
into tlie city, and limited down
i"hole sw arm of French dragoons. J
I was hot with the action which
ju-t fought, the struggles agaii
odds roused all his feelings, and poii
ut i<? his troops the spot ofciieount
nek spurs into his charger and plun
0 the middle of the fray. A n
later would have been too late.
ol the J Tussiatis had be?'ti di?mout
lid an ollicef, already, wounded, w
grasp of a large Frenchman, w]
Milling Iii in oil liis lmrse. A swo
eiitortli's sahre effectually disqualify
alii for the operation, and anoth
>n the ground his comrade, who lu
ipled the same feat. The enon
? 1 at this new ussnult, reined up tin
ami began to look to their rear.Prussians
came on, and after a IV
sahre cuts, Stienforth had the gri
ion of seeing the enemy face to ti
about, and the still higher grati
1 of conveying the ofheer whom
esened into the city. There, ho
me worn w war going on; a lion1
as shattering doors, windows ai
canon-shot was rattling throiij
iroots, and the musketry, Prussia
blench, from the roofs of the lions
walls, kept up an incessant rotir.
wound on the officer's forehead In
e.l his features and covered his fa
body with blood, rendering iiim
ing figure; and it was with some ?
iision of Ids dying in his arms tl
I'liveier was enabled to earry him
liotcl, which had heen converted it
iporarv hospital. On their nrii"
the wounded man partly reviv
ed to see Stien forth, and thinki
for his gallantry, said that, "us
ved himself to be dying, lie woi
?. one request; and that was, that I
who had so bravely saved him fr<
ig in the enemy's hands, would <
his jiocket book and his dying remc
ce to Ids daughter, tlio Countess J
i Von Roller."
o nniiio uiiii: n al>< w?L' i?l rii't
now recognized in the disfigured f
. the physiognomy of the hattgl
rnl who had been so near consigni
to min. lint it was impossible
rt the father of Juliana, lie sat
during that night of dispair, and
break obtained nn order for his n
nee from the city. A* he retnrr
Hlucher's quarters, lie saw a carri;
ling by tlie door of one of the in
j were not time* for ceremony, and
meed; to make prize of it for conv
i of the wounded general. Hot
tgo was tenanted; he opened the dr
the first obji'Ct that presented itsell
new, was the old female who had b
companion of the lady Juliana in tl
ir.al adventure; the next was theco
nco of the lady Juliana herself, i
red almost a scream of joy; which
rwards insisted, was nothing nr
i an exclamation of surprise at sec
! lint the explanation was r
iii- given. Nlii' had been compelled to fly
ine from thu palace by the approach of the
ml enemy after the fatal day of Jena, and
>ar tlnough a hundred difficulties had taken
il refuge at Lilian.', from which she was about
[>s, to run into ]>ctimurk within the next five
L-e, minutes.
ic, Sticnforth had then bis story to tell,
ed which closed in his bringing General Von
is- Koller from his chamber, placing him in
ig the carc of his lovely and terrified dnuglijii
tro, and seeing them through the gates on
? their way to a place of safety, 'Ine look I
at which Julina gave him at parting would
lie have been worth his dying at her feet.?
es Hut this was no time for such indulgences. j
is The sound of French drums advancing to 1
the attack, and the roar of the Prussian
id artillery in the letura, tore him from the
I- spot where he would willingly have
,d inge.red for a month, or for ever; and after
,<> one long gaze in the direction of the flying
dl equipage, he returned sadly to do his duty
ii- ?and be shot, lie never felt his warlike
enthusiasm at so low an ebb in bis life, nor
>r, j the dream of love and a cottage so lempic
ing. J tut the storm now raged anew;
ii,, blood, lire and bayonets were all that met
ss his eye for the next six hours, and the
to evening fond him with two sabre wounds
id and a prisoner; by the general cnpitu'atiou
st I of the army. The pursuit of a mistress is
ur ! out of the question w hen a man has
i?> marched three hundred miles in the o[> v
posite longitude; and by the time that the
V fair Juliana might be supposed to have
it* reached llolstciu, Steiuforth was on liis
of melancholy way to the general depot of
I,. German prisoners, Mayencc. In three
ip mouths after, tho forced submission of his
.s, unhappy country was pronounced to be
ir. 'TV.'uc with I'm s'ii,'' ai d l.o, with twmty
or thousand other sons of ill luck, was let
loose to return, and strive, if he liked it.
A Flench officer,to whom lie had oncw
ie I rendered some civilities at the Piussian
| court, invited him to accompany him to
.j, . 1'aris, and see ro much of the "(franrte
as ' -M""/'," before throwing himself into the
.,1 i Ncckcr or the Thine. He accepted the.
at I "'b-r. and on the first evening of his setL'd
! ting foot in that eni]H>riuin of nllthcplcato
i sures. was gazing at the. crowd of equin,M.
I ages which carried all the fair and fasli* J
|u. j ionable of l'aris to the grand opera; when
lie bis eye glan^d npon one vision fairer to
his ideas than that could Ikj furnished l?y
ier Pajis or the world ttcside. In a stately
nt_ witlt a" officer covered with orders face to
0? race. lie instantly vowed the deatli of
|4]t his rival or of himself, but his belligerent 1
he propensities were cooled, on discovering
1 bv the blaze of the opera portico, as thev . I
at ' "lighted, that his rival was no other than
| then thmeral! Slcinfortli too, had l>ecn
,jlt j recognized. Von Koller had forgotten
as- every tiling, but bis thanks for the affair
t.jr I at I.uliec; and the lovely Juliana, after a
j,v i few attempts to say something congratulalis
i tore, and a total failure, began to jiosthe
! P?"c the delight of hearing Catalant for
|st | that evening, and return at once to their
lt. I hotel for the simple purpose of hearing
,.r i the last news from Prussia!
! Tut were they married, as Voltaire used
to ask when lie heard of any of his ne
quaintaneos complaining of their peculiar
ill luck. That question I cannot answer.
!ls 1 leave it among the secrets of tho w orld
|lo of romance. As the Persians close their
(,j, epistles ; "If 1 am mistaken, I am mistak,.t[
en; and the sun is not golden, not tho
,.r moon silvery?What can I say more?"
iv i Jt-tf' An Irishman, wlio had commenced
ir building a wall round his lot, of rather un?
| common dimensions?viz., four feet high,
w ; and six feet thick, was asked the object by
it- ! a friend. "To save repairs, my honey,
lie ' don't you see that if it ever falls down, it
li- : will be higher than it is now."
lie ??
w-1 S*r A Y oting lady of sweet sixteen,
v v with blue eves and dark broMn hair, ad- 'i
| *
vertices in the I.ouisville Courier for a busband.
She speaks French and plays on
,cS the piano. A young tnan who is handA
some and agreeable is all she wanta.?
'd Money is no object, as sho desires to livo
on love alone.
lat I J-*?" There is nothing beautiful that is
to not true. There is nothing true that is not
to beautiful. It was in searching for beauty
rK' that truth was discovered.
"g i ? ?/" The niorc tenderly and warmly ono
" , loves, so much more docs he discover in him"l'
self defects nitlicr than charms, that render
)tJ) him not worthy of the beloved.
]Z X4T E yes are the electric telegraph of
[?. tli.) heart, that will scud a message any
distance in a language only known to tlio
ly. two souls who correspond.
l5)' S-iT A meeting of the citizcnx of St.
"g Louis was held on the 18th ult., to ndopt
j v measures for aiding in the good work of
?t | carrying forward to completion, tho mourn
utneut which is now rising at Washington
>?d in honor of the father of his Country.
JC-tf A petition is in circulation in Boston,
for tho re^wal of the Maine law iu
(1,0 Massachusetts.
ftn iMrotiTAKCR or iTTahiho.?The late eceen
centric Dr. Mitchell, of New Y' rk. once
icir lecturing in behalf of the Deaf and Dumb
un- Institution, illustrate*! the importance of
<ho hearing by describing the deplorale condi he
tion which La rami would have been in,
tore had he been a deaf man, when the Savior
ing called Upon hitn to come frrth from th?
oon sepulchre.!
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