Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-10-11

My actual fortune consists of
three ducats.'
lien you are maglciann
by no means; and yet by Just mo-
wing my fingers, | can obtain as much
money as wish for
you must be magician'
Ifyou choose, Ill disclose to you
the magic employ.
List had seen piano in the par
lor behind the shop. He opened it
and ran his fingers over the keys;
then soized by a sudden inspiration,
ne improvised one ofthose self-touch-
ing symphonies peculiar TO himself.
AS he sounded the first chords,
beautiful young girl entered the room.
While the melody continued she re-
mained speechless and immovabIe;
then, as the last note died away, she
cried, with impulsive enthusiasm,
Bravo, Lisztl It's wondrous!'
'Dosl thou know him, then, my
daughterl' asked the jcwelIer.
This is the first time have had
the leasure ofseeing or hearing HIM
replied she, but / know that none
living, save Liszt, could draw such
sounds from piano
Expressed with grace and modes
ty, by young person of remarkable
beauty, this admiration could not
fail to be more than fattering to the
artist However, after making his
best acknowledgements, List With
krew, in order to deliver the prisoner,
and was accompanied by the jewel
Ter. "
Grieved at his mistake, the worthy
merchant sought 10 repair it, by IN
vlting the two musicians to supper
The honcrs of the table were done bv
his amlabie daughter, who appeared
no less touched at the generosity of
List, than astonished at his talent.
That night the musicians ofthe CITY
serenaded their illustrious brother.
The next day the mobiles and most
distinguished inhabitants ofPrague
presented themselves at his door.
mey entreated him to fix anv sum
he pleased asa remuneration. Then
the Jeweller perceived that talent,
even IN a pecuniary Aght, may be
more valuable than the most precious
diamonds. List continued to go to
his house, and, to the merchants
great Joy, he soon perceived that his
daughter was The cause of these Wis
ITS. He began to love the company
OF the musician, and the fair girl, his
only child, certainly didnot hate it.
One morning, the ieweller, coming
to the point with German frankness,
said 10 Liszt-..
How DO you like my daughtcrp
She is an angel!'
What DO you think of marriagcr
Il think so well of it that | have
the greatest possible inclination to
try IT. ,-.... t...f
What would you say to a fortune
of three millions francs!'
4 would willingly accept it,
swell, we understand each other.
My daughterp!eases you-you please
my daughter: her fortune is ready
be my son in-law.'
With all my heart
The marriage was celebrated the
following week.
And this, according to the chroni-
cles of Prague, is true account of
the marriage of the great and good
pianist, L'szt.-Marps's Magazine.
b A"tANECDoTE OF BERNADoTTE.-
1t was some lime during the short
peace of 1902 that foreign gentle
man came to Gibralter with letters
of credit and introduction from a
mercantile house in Italy to a house
of business on the rock, the ostensl-
bic object ofthis visit being to open
transactions between the lwo firms.
The merchant of the rock having
read the letters, received the bearer
with cordialty, and made him vel
come as, an i'rmate of his house.
The foreign merchant, when introdu-
ced by his host to the Governor, ex-
pressed, as must every stranger, as
tonishment at the stupendons works,
betraying BY his observatio.l ls the
mcst profound ignorance Of the SCI
ence of fortifcation, and at the same
time expressed a natural desire %
''see the liona," which The Governor
readily asst,nted to, and introduced
him 10 one of his staff as cicerone.
The extTayagant wonder and puerile
observations of the man Of commerce
at all he saw afforded no small
amusement to his CONDUCTOR, who,
after q day or two, tired Of doing The