Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08
How they Woo in ROYAL Lire.

The recent visit Of the Empress Dowa>
ger of Russia to Berlin has recalled many
anecdotes with her early life. A letter
from Berlin gives the following account Of
the young princess engagement to Grand
Duke Nicholas in 1916. The Princess
Charlotte was given to understand by her
parents that if the Grand Duke. during
his stay at Berlin, should take fancy to
her, they would have no objection to her
returning the penckdnt. The time origi-
nally fixed for the Grand Duke stay had
come, and he was seated at supper on his
last evening next to the Princess Char
lotte, when he abruptly told her that he
must leave Berlin the next day. He ho-
ped to surprise her into some demonstra-
tion of feeling on the occasions, but her
msidenly pride withheld her from making
more than some very gay nothing remark
in acknowledgment. The Grand Duke
thereupon soon assumed another plan of
operations; ); knowing that. however little
the eyes Of the company might be actually
fixed on him and his fair neighbor, they
were, nevertheless, the object of general
observation, he commenced telling her; but
in an apparently unembarrassed manner,
and playing with ring of his the while, that
he had devoted himself during the short
stay there, ,tomake himself acquaiuted with
her character and disposition, DO, and
that he had found in her every quality
that he believed best calculated TO make
him happy in welded life, &c.s but as
they two were at that moment the object
of scrutiny to many present he would7not
press her for. any reply to hisoyertures,
but if it were agreeable her that be
should prolong his stay at her fathers
court she would, perhaps, have the
goodness-to take up the ring he had in
his hand:y The ring he then, apparent-
Iy while playing with the two objects,
thrust into the roll Of bread lying on
the table before him, and went on,
seemingly in all sang Jroia. With bis sup
per- With an equal appearance Of un.
concern. the Princess presently put out
her handy and took -up-Ghe roll. as il
installing it for her own, bread, and I'M
noticed by the company withdrew the
ring, and put it in her own hand. The
rest requires no narration, 81, .ssssu
SINGULAR EFFEcToP EIEcTRIcT.
TX ON NEGH0E8.f sSs r
During the thunderstorm on last Eli.
day q friend related the following ~
A gentleman residing q few miles nal
of town, recently carried home small
electrical machine for making expefiments
AS soon as he got home the negroes aoCb,
ed around him as usual, eager TO ssl
what mester had got. There was BOZ
among the darkies that had etinced. 1
strong disposition 20 move things wher
they did not want moving, or In othel
words to piifer occasionally.
" Now Jack - says his master. '.lool
here this machine is 70 make people tel
the truth, and If You have stolen anything
or lied 70 me, il win knock yon down.
Why. master.' said the boy. |" ne
yer lied or stole anything in my life. !"
.'Well, take hold Of this - and N
sooner had the lad received eight shock
than he fen on his knees and bawled ont
I'ss oh, master j did steal your eigsf
and q little knife. and have lied ever 8,
tmany tines please forgive me. "
The same experiment was tried Wit
Ike succsss on half dozen juveniles
i Al last an cid negro who had been look
.EiHg on very attentiyely. stepped up.
:. Master said he, g. let dis ger u.
Dat mashen Is well enough 10 scare q
n children Mid. but dis bigger knows bei
y ter. . - "a
I The machine was then fully charged
II and he received stunning shock. II
] looked first al his hand, then st,the ms
), chine, and at last rolling his eyes :. Aias
> ter. said be, it amt best % kno" 70
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