Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-12-28

who il was | would send him fat buck of m,
own shooting"
"You shall know ere long," replied the electo
with n slight smile.
"And as to the woods, your bighness, | wish
could speak moro favorabIy of their management
they might be better marketed than they are
now. There is certain springald who has beer
preferred TO the place of chief forester in our dis
trict he has too young a head upon his shoulders
your highness, too young for such a responsible
oiice,-too giddy; aud then he is here and there
and every where, sometimes in one place, some-
times in another, and sometimes nowhere at all. -
Perhaps you may see him every day for n week
aud then he is away for month, and nobody
knows where he is to be found, and so the wood
stacking is all neglected and verify believe that
he cures no more for the wood sales than do for
for" the baron could not find any comparison
small enough" and so your bighness that must
be very bad for your lighness' revenue"
{" Tie must be displaced" said the duke: "no
one must hold an Office under us, aud neglect his
duties but we will speak of this again. We hope
that our court will afford some little amusement TO
your lady the baroness. We must have the pleas
ure of being known to her.
On this intlmation which the baron chose to
suppose included his daughter, he hustled off to
his lady, and returned dragging her with him.
followed by the reluctant Wihelmina. Never
had The baroness been so great lady, - never had
she carried her head so high, as when thus stand
ing in the charmed circle OF court, she made the
acquaintance of her supposed future son-in-lnw,
that appointed son-in-aw being an electorate
prince, while all his margraves, and generals, and
counts, and barons were gathered around.
The smiles of princes have the effect OF wine
upon weak heads the baroness was perfectly in
toxlcred The eector then turned 10 Willelmi-
ma, and hsed his eyes searchingly upon her, seek
ing to read her heart in the lines Of her fair face
The barons Daughter looked down and blushed
celestial rosy I'D" What more need young
and lovely woman do? The eoquence OF beauty
is greater than the eltpuence of speech.
That night the elector yave grand ball. Once
more the counts, and baross and mnrgraves, and
andgraves, and generals, anG officers, with their
wives, and their daughters, ana uncles, and auns,
and cousins were assembled in ne electoral pal
ace And there the finest of music of the f.
nest of composers, and the finest OF waltZng and
the finest of wines, and the finest of Women, and
the finest of every thing in the world. There too
was the great little German baron there too was
his lady the baroness, and there too was WEnel-
nina.
"Fair lady," said the eector, to the fraulein
"you look too grave for your young days. Cannot
the gaiety of court steal your thoughts TO- q
while from your quiet home amid the woods and
hills or do YOU really love those forest shades
better than our mrthful halls 2"
81 have loved them from childhood" sand VII
henina; "my affections have taken root like
those old forest trees. l cannot love The last the
best"
d" But we are hoping TO transplant you TO ,
court"
Wihelmiua Immediately put on her pretty lool
of calm determination. She was resolved to say
"no," to whatever it might be.
/" But since you love not gay halls" resumed the
eector, I" suffer me to show you fair prospect. -
Our palace garden looks over hills, and woods
aud dales, that may have the good fortune Il
please yonr eve as well as the forests which lie
beyond the castle of Observation-Disclosures"
Nilhelmina blushed again, but she followed tht
footsteps of the duke as he led her corfi-
der from the 9aHa6tng , room; AZ !1sy RaS5sse
upon the gay scene they were quitting "Tun
your eyes fair lady, and tell me if it be nothing Il
preside over n cuurt,-nothing to assume the stat,
of princes, nothing to reign like queen"
sit is better to have heart at peace" said VII
helmina.
"You are a philosopher" said the duke: "com
then, and will tempt you with natures lowell
ness
And so they passed through the arched porta
| represented in our picture. VI ihelml a, calm
| firm, and determined, yet not without Il feeling O
anxiety upon her countenance; the duke, earnest
| uncertain, dsquieed, doubtful of the issue.
They stood upon the terrace garden on on
hand lay the city, its busy hum just breaking up
on the ear like the rush of distant waters, tn
1 spires of its innumerable churches piercing tn
skies, and the glitter of its multitudes of light
marking its extent: on the other, happy valley
and patrarchal forests, mountains and ravine.
hills and daes, spread themselves out in a
glorious panorama of natures panng,-its ia
off lines melting into II soft twilight oil the ros
evening hour.
They stood few moments in sience,-tha
princey man, and that gentle girl. " ilhelmin
was alive TO all the beauty of the prospect.
Survey this scene !" said the eector
al do" replied Wihelmina sit is both fair an
proud to look upon. 1t may well be a prince
pride, his glory l congratulate your highness
Doubtless it is fruitful and happy land,
replied the duke, Sand now belhink before yo
answer me will you be TO it as queen?"
Your highness will pardon me-" said Willie
nina; 81 am simple maiden, and do not under
stand the words ofcourtly compliment"
Nay replied the prince with sly smile, tn
i intuition OF waman's heart, whether she be ofco
tage or court, teacheih her some things wit hot
the labor of coming lessons. Even you my pre-
ty lady, would be able to guess when the eye aC
mired, and when the heart loved. But come,
+ will tell you tale, and you shall draw the mora
'There was once very pretty maiden,-s l
might be as pretty as yourself, and she lived
romantic castle, almost rs romantic rs the cas,l
Of Rhenshardsbrunn; and there was certai
electorate duke who had an only son, the hered
tary prince, 10 whom his foolish father had trans
ierred all the doDg love which he had once born
for his dead mother; and being tenderly anxiou
for the happiness of his boy, as well as deeply in
eiSSresed for the welfare ofhis people, he had soug
out every prmjncess 0fthe German Empire, rs wei
as some from foreign co;?"rls, trusting that his fan
cy might at last be caught or his j; Judgment influ
ence his decision, so that when the eeciU. pait
the great debt OF nature he might leave the son of
his love surrounded by sources of consolation, thus
falling IN with that benign arrangement of Provi- |
deuce which grarious!y supplies new objects of
Affect old onas drop away But moths
WuyWuri nos was obstinate, inirsctnble self will
edo no beauty ~ one, no merit IN another |
loved not 10 b. the slave of wohpu : capricious
iaUcies; 10 lisp ant sigh, and lriAe his lite away
bound by skeu threads. and chained in wreatlls
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