The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-03-26
ROM ANCE fN nEAL LEE

Some tnIrIy years ago, an animatet
discussion iook place a, Vienna, in the
cabinet Of the emperor. Two men were
cGntending for supremacy in the council
and for The political directions Of Austria
The one, already in years, was thim bin
features were hard, and their expression
cold and ii.npassable. He defended with
stern persis lance, the old monarcbial
ideas; advocated fha, policy whose prin:
cipies we're 10 s,,fe, ever and everywhere
the germs of libery snwn in the German
soil BY The French armies. The other
was young, Of an open and manly coun-
tenance; Of easy and independent de-
meanor. lie represented, by his ardent
and generous nature, his principles and
sympathies, the new aspirations Of young
Austria. To tae utmost of his efforts he
was striving to allure the despotic court
into the constitutional movement Of con-,
vulsed Europe. Meiiernich was The for
mer oithese two personages. The latter,
whom We shall name presently, was a
mctnbcr Of the imperial family. and beld
the rank of Director General of the For
tifcatons. 1al
The minister's influence having pre-
vailed in the council, the Prince quilted
Vienna Immediately.
A few days after, upon one Of the
steepest mountains Of the Tyrol, troop
| Of hunters were prac,icingcrossbows and
carbine. Damascended guns, scented
leather gamebags, lambs adorned with
foliage, ribbons, and bouquets, are the pr;-
zes awarded those most skillfu Tyrolese,
The old men encouraged the young by
recountiDg their own exploits Of yore.
The matrons and country girls cheered
and clapped their hands; they expressed
their Joy in merry laughter as they gaxed
a, their husbands, at their brothers, and
many at their lovers. lgi
A stranger mingled with the crowd
He wore, with grace and elegance, the
costume of.a mounlaineer; he carried in
his iland bow, large dimensions; from
his shoulder was slung gun, we'll fash
ioned, albeit unornamented. He ad-
yanced in his turn, and shoots with firm
hand and sure eye. He wins with the
greatest facility oil the prizes. Behold
them gothered at the feet Of the unfival-
led marksman. The guns and game
pouches he distributes among the poorest
hunters; the lambs, bouquets, and rib
bons, he offers 10 the lovelesi giIl, after
which, they bear him In triumph over the
mountain, amid bursts Of exclamations;
a. last they compel him TO disclose his
name. l, is welcomed by cheers, and
echoed throughout Tyrol. The triumph.
an. hunter was the German prince, the
prescribed riya of Met,ernich. NJ
So great became his popu lari'y that
The court, dreading the conseque noes, ex-
lied him TO a more distant part Of the
empire. G-
The prince retired TO Upper Styria,
where for many years he led the hard
and simple life Of the mountaineers.
Clad in skins and drugget like the very
peasants, be ate and drank with them,
spoke their language aud sung their
songs, he listened 10 their complaints,
relieved their misery, and lavishly dis,i-
buied 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 in
siructed himselfin in ali things, and soon
became one Of tae first agriculturists and
botanisis in Europe; his scientific discoy-
cries made his name popular in the acad.
emies Of Vienna, Berlin, London and
Paris.
Meanwhile he continued his sports
mans life through the deep passes Of the
Alps; the deer falling victims TO his new
or missing shot, even at a distance Of
more Than two hundred yards. He slept
as calm and happy, ,enwrapped in his cloak
in the midst oflhe snow, as though he
had rested under the curtains OF q royal
couch.
His popularity became greater still in
Stylia than in Tyrol, and from lipto lip
the history OF The princess life Travelled