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The city OF Tteves. which ereeis he
/ eye Of The traveller Who xends bis way
up lhe charming Moselle, has lie lege adj.
- well a. other places. great or nall, ia
Gernany; and one Of the most striking i.
that which We ere about 10 relate.
| The Elecior 81 Tfeves. aprince Of greal
yslor but Of ioiysnd proud notions, US ,
widower and possesled one chlId--s
daughter Edi,hs vas abou, eighteen !,
the time when The war or The peasant,
broke out--thst terrible resurrection
which shook Getmsny 10 iis very centre,
and was coniemporsnsous with The Re.
formation. Theyoung dsmsel was fash
toned 10 one Of natures most charming
mould. and the fame Of her loveliness
had been waited 10 every court in the
German empire. Many princes made
overiures 10 The eiector for her hand
princes With whom an alliance. consider.
ing the comparative insigni6eance Of the
electors doqinions end lhersvenues. vss
to be eagerly cosftfd. Buts Fumos had
reached the elecior. that Frederick. the
Archduke Of Austria had seen bis dsugh.
ier's portrait ard had become enamored
withthe fair original The srchduke was
very young. and report declared him 10
be handsome and amisble: The elector
therefore entertained high hopes, and &C.
cordingly returned eyasive answers 10
The numerous suitors for bis daughtet's
hand.
But no proposal came from the arch
duke; lime wore on; Ediiha vas now
eighteen Il and the elecior feared that BE
bad dallied too long with those princely
suitors 10 the hopes Of obtaining over,ures
from The heir to The crown Of The German
empire. The Peasants Insure elton
broke out, and The imperial forces were
levied FOR is suppression. The princes of
Germany locked 10 Treves. with their
contingent auxiliaties. 10 join the army !;
and dukes and msrgraves. superior 10 rabk
and fortune 70 The elector. willingly Cd
mi,ted him % their chief 10 conseq uencs
Of bis known courage and tried eaperience. I
Among those princes were The saiiors Tor
the lsif hand o. Edilha; and, on the eve
Of the march Of the army for the seaiIoi
the civil contention, The elecicr now de.
spsiring Of receiving any overtures from
the srehduke. declared aloud, 10 the pre-.
senee d che assembled chiefs, that Of az
bis daughters sniiors. ks who conducted
himself best 10 The approaching conflict
should receive her hand.
Ediiha heard this. aud turned pale; and
tears bedimme6 The eye which csst O.
glance of tenderness on youoR page Who
slood behind The Elecior 81 Trsses. The
handsome countenanee Of the psge wa
animated with ! aush Of pride a. Be d.
lGrusd the sfsctionste look Of the princess
--psThaps be ~ss proud Of having WOO
The heart which 20 many lords and cove.
rign po.enlates bad s,rivsn u vain 10 pds-
sess.
Rudolph. The young page. bad been
three OF four months il the service Of ibe
elecior. Who had listened 10 tale Of woe
and orphan sorrow which The youth hid
narrated 10 him. when be applied 10 BE
admitted into hisservices-a tale thai bed
gained no object From The very ffst
moment that Rudolph sci foot within he
princely dwelling Il Treses. ~ hsd u6n
all hearts 81 bic smishiliiy. and talents
md bls beauty snd Rdiihs bad moi -
mained inssnsihls 10 bic inertia TIE
young couple loved and their rows peis
plieh,ed IL secret.
But slrsEgeiosly, Rudolph' ) eyes uefs
scarcely nolsten1d with lear, when -
ne eve bsiqss re stuy msrchs1 e sosk