New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-14
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Among the other families into which he was
here introduced, was that OF Herr Meyer, mem
Der of the secret council at Berlin. This gentle
man was one Of the most accomplished and re-
epected officers OF the Prussian Government
His family consisted of three daughters whose
education and requirements were OF the fIrst or
der. A mutual esteem sprung up between Caro-
line the second eldest of these ladies. and RICH
TER. on the first occasion of their meeting, which
soon ripened into love, and though without
dollar except such as he could coin " from the
rich mine of his intellect, and stamp with the
rank of his genius" the high minded councillor
refused him not the hand Of her whom ne so
highly priced.
His circumstances were by no means such as
would warrant an immediate marriage, and this
his friends knew. Some of them, therefore ad
vsed him to petition the King Of Prussia, whose
subject he was, for such all allowance as might
place him beyond urgent necessity lie followed
the advice The King promised him prebcud,
but es to illustrate more iorcIhly TO FIGHTERS
perception the truth OF the counsel, not to repose
any trust in princes, his majesty never kept hs
royal word, and RICHTER was never indicted
into prcbend's stall.
1t was on the strength, however, OF tins royal,
though empty PROMISE, that RICHTER was united
Oh The 9th OF May 1901, to the above accom-
plished young lady, and forthwith set out on
lour to visit various friends.
Having completed this bridal tour, he eStab-
lished himself at Meiningen where in the month
of September 1902 he was blcst in the birth OF d
beauteous blue eyed chcrub.llke daughter. Con.
temporaneously with the birth of this lovely In
FAINT, the last volume of Titan" RcnrER's
chef d'Ourre, was given to the world.
This great work, written to enforce the solemn
truth that all power which seeks to exceed lis
Just bounds, will most uuerringly break down
that all who would violate the laws of eternal
Justice will necessarily fail-that "every heaven
stormer finds hell as assuredly as every noun
tain its valley''-occupied ten years in lis CON-
position. It's four volumes were printed in three
successive years They were, however, received
with feelings of disappointment. The style OF
the work, and the winding up Of the plot satisfied
but few.
In the fortieth year of his age he began to feel
q longing to return nearer to his native mountain.
This yearning came upon him whilst writing his
next work the "Flegelyahre," or Wild Oats"
the most faultess, the gentlest, the most beauti.
full of his peculiar romances. All the Duke
Meningcn could do 10 retain him near his court
was OF no avail, and he took his departure in
1903, and in year after finally settled in the
gebirgc. Previous, however, TO residing here his
family was increased by the birth of son.
HIS habits at Bayreuth, are represented as DO
,nestic, and his intercourse with his humber
neighbo.s kind. lie had his dark moments some
times, and paroxysms of Impotence, especially
after he had been long occupied writing Blu; 10
his children and family nc was dear. They
would hang around him, break into his study,
and none were happier than they when in the
evenings, he would romp and dance with them,
or tell them all sorts Of stories. With his SUI
periors-especially the nobility-he always re-
tanned a marked degree of independence, and in
return was highly esteemed by them, both on
account of his worth and talents.
In tho midst of this happiness his temper was
considerably rutiled by the impairment oiicious-
ness of the Dean of tie Faculty at Jena, who
took umbragc at some passage in the dedication
of the next work which Richter published and
refused his imprimativc to the publication. His
proud spirit kicked against the despotsm of the
censorship, and at the end of three weeks he
launched u thunderbolt entitled " Freedoms
Pamphlet" being bold appeal to the public
against this instrument Of tyranny. A step like
this, which no other literary character would
have ventured on in those days in Germany,
drew a royal frown on RICHTER. He was soon
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Queen OF Prussia, when he took occasion TO re
mind their majcsues Of the prebend, which they
had formerly promised hm. To his great as
tonishmen; he was given TO understand that since
the publication of I" freedoms Pamphlet" " ces
MANS sans .aenourre" did not intend to recollcct
that promise.
Perhaps twcre as well that II were so. Rich
ter returned 10 his desk with renewed energy,
and pext us ye In the world his work on education
entitled Levana,' which was more iavorsbly
received than any book he had before published.
The popular feeling was SO strong that the
whole OF the edition sold during the disas-
trous year OF 1907. Even Goethe who was
rather uniriend!y to Richter, having seen an ex-
tract, expressed inpatience to have the whole
work.
This was an epoch discouraging to German
authors. The whole country was overrun by the
armies of France. Yet Richter even under all
these discouraging circumstances, did not de-
SPAR Of hls country. He published his &" Dawn
ing OF Germany" in which, with courage Dor
dering on rashness, he s,rove to rouse the people
from that sort of fatality which caused them to
deem Napoleon invinciblc and all efforts OF theirs
useless. But his patriotism did not protect him
from pecuniary embarrasSments. He had now
three children to provide Tor; bat though he had
already published more than forty volumes, the
war caused so much suffering, that three of his
booksellers had failed, and he found himself in
straitened circumstances, ana what was worse,
III bad healh. Fortunately however, nc found
generous patron in Prince Dalberg, Archbishop I
of Ratsbon, who Oh leaning his difficulties, |
sent hun handsome present and Afterwards set
tied pension on him of $500 yea, which
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