Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
THE STORY.
ROMANCE In REAL LIFE.

discussion too place at Vienna, in the
cabinet of the emperor. Two men were
tohtehding for the supremacy in the
council, and for the political direction Of
Austria. The one, already in years was
shin, his features were hard, and their
expression cold nnd impossible. He
defended, with stern persistence, the old
monarchical ideas; advocated that policy
whose principles were TO stifle, ever and
every where. the germs of liberty sown
in the German soil by the French ar
mics. The other was young, OF an O.
pen and manly countenance; of easy and
independent demeanor. Herepresened,
BY his ardent and generous nature, his
principles and sympa,hles, the new lib
eral aspirations OF young Austria. To
she utmost Of his efforts he was striving
10 allure the despotlc court in the consti-
tutional movement of convulsed Europe,
then following the example of France.
Meiiernich was the former of these two
personages. I he latter whom we shall
name presently, was member of the
imperial family, and held the rank of a
Director General Of Fortifications.
The ministers influence having pre-
vailed in The council, the prince Quilted
Vienna Immediately.
A few days after, upon one OF the
sieepest mountains of The Tyol. troop
OF hunters were practising .crossbows
and carhine. Damascended guns, seen.
ted leather game.bags, lambs adorned
with foliage. ribbons and boquets, are the
prizes awarded TO the mos, skillful Ty-
rolesse. The old men encouraged the
young by recounling their own exploits
Of yore. The matrons and country girls
cheercd and clapped their hands; they
expressed their 10y in merry laughter as
they gazed at their husbands. at their
brothers, and many a: their lovers.
A stranger mingled with the crowd -
He were. with grace and elegance. the
rustcme Of mountaineer; he carried in
his hand bow, Of large dimensions;
from his shoulder was slung gun, well
nrnumen,ed, albiet unornamented. He
sdvances in his turn, and shoo,s with a
firm hand and sure eye. He won with
the greatest facility all the prizes. Be-
hold them gathered at the feet OF the ui.
rivalled marksman. The guns and game
pouches he distributes among the poorest
hunters; the lambs, boquets, and ribbons
he offers TO the lovelies, girls: after W hich
they bear him in triumph over the noun
tain, amid bursts of acclamations; at last
they compel him to disclose his name.
IL is welcomed by cheers. and echoed
throughout Tyrol. The .riunphan. hun.
ter was the German prince, the proscrib
ed rival Of Me,ternich. .
So great became his popularity. tha,
the court, dreadiag the consequences, ex
lied him 20 more distant part Of the
empire. -
The prince retired to Upper Styria,
where for many years he led the hard
and simple life Of the moun,aireers.-
Clad in skins and druggei like the very
peasants; he ate and drank with them,
spoke their language and sung their
songs; he listened to their complaints,
relieved their misery, and lavishly dis.
,ributed his gold among them. He
taught them how 10 manure their fields
and double their crops, he showed them
the means of curing their sheep, and
made them avail themselves Of all the
plants OF their woods and meadows; in
fact, he instructed himself in all things,
and soon became one of the first agri-
culturisis and boianists in Europe; his
scientific discoveries made his name
popular in the academies of Vienna, Ber-
lin. London and Paris.
Meanwhile he continued his sports.
mans life through the deep passes ol
the Alps; the deer falling victims 20 his
never missing shot, even at distance oi
more than two hundred yards. He
slept as calm and happy, enwrapped in
his cloak, in the midst Of the snow, as
though he had rested under the curtain
Of royal couch.
His popularity became greater still in
6tyria than in Tyrol, and from lip to lip
the histor, of the princes life travelled
throughout all Germany. .'"
Fortunately for the Emperor and for
Meiternich, the exile had abandoned
puHitCss clse Hdu he not 6c0rneu the p0ri-
folio Of the old diplomats, and respected
the throne of his kinsman. he might
have oyerthrown both, with the million
OF peasants ready TO march a. his COM
mand.
Al that period another circumstance
made this extraordinay man the idol Of
the Styrians.
On fine morning of August, in the
house of an inkeeper, situate at the
foo. of the mountains at the entrance TO
the village K. a young girl and an
old man were quietly conversing together.
The girl was handsome; a robust child
Of the Alpine valleys. with long silky-
brown hair. frightened by golden hues;
her eyes large, limpid, and expressive Of
innocen, simplicity, her complexion
sparkled with fairness, and the bloom on
her cheek indicated healthy cons,i,u.
tion; her figure was slender and elegant:
her waist was gracefully outlined by
black spencer; the skirt OF her dress was
Of crimson silk, short enough to leave
TO view pretty foot and ankle.
The old man had cnce been the pro-