Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-11-25

the higher authorities again drew u
new reports, and these, having been re
duced to one general statement or table
were handed to the prince, who fancied
when he examined these tabular accounts
that he was surveying the whole exter
Ral condition of his domains. The goot
mani He imagined he was making hi
government work like a machine. H
took credit to himself for the simplicity
of the mechanism, and was displeaseC
when any one professed to understand
it, although it belonged only to grea
minds, like his, to manage it. 1t neve
occurred to him that his mechanical gov
eminent was the most heartless of al
governments; that his people remained
in their ancient ignorant state, wills
their neighbors were making rapid ad
vances in the arts, sciences, and in ma
tional prosperity and power, and tha
there was as little progress in his acad
emy as in his manufactures.
where's the rub? 1t costs me mon
ey enough" asked the old duke, one
day, il full assembly of his court
The question passed from mouth to
mouth, but no one ventured 10 give to
the patriarchal inquiry an honest answer.
At last rose the Baron Leinau, an en-
lightened young man, appointed but a
few days before TO the office of private
secretary. The baron judged that this
was the best moment yet presented to
express his gratitude and reverence fol
the duke, and, accordingly, he replied:
"May it please your highness. only
more air, more freedom, is wanted from
above. and more activity, instead of pa
per, from below. Armies are machines,
but those who show the best on parade,
will be broken to pieces on the field OF
battle, xhen they meet other armies, in
which one great thought animates every
individual"
Here superannuated field marshal
shook his gray head, bowed low TO the
duke, and said, "The state, like an ar
nv. must, shall, can be nothing but
dead machine. The spirit Of the regent
animates one, the mind of the general
the other. Thus. whilst the prince leads
his millions of auxiliaries to one point,
he is sli-powerful; and the general, too,
is .inrincible, when his hundred thou
sand soldiers await only his nod. He is
the soul, the army the body of the soul"
at is exactly there. as il appears to
me-" replied the Baron Leinua. modest
ly, "that the great mistake lies, which
must be fatal both to state and to army.
Men are regarded as mere puppets, and
TIE spirit is thought less. An army, an
imated by great idea. even when heat
en-. still lives in every part, like the Ler
mean serpent, new heads supply the
places of those cut off. and continue TO
be formidable A dead machine of an
army will on the CONTRARY"
Hold your tongue. impertinence!"
thundered the old duke, "and do not
presume to teach field marshal, you
who scarcely know how TO make pen."
The Baron of Leinau blushed fiery
red, both from shame and anger. as the
duke motioned him 10 the door. Bow
ing with flashing eyes. he retired.
The duke threw after him look Of
contempt and indignation. The court
noticed the look, and every one involun-
tar;ly initiated it. The field marshal
went on 10 spesk of the freedom of GER
tain young people, who did not know
how to restrain themselves, and who
presumed to give advice there he
locked reverently at sthe duke) to the
wisest and most beloved Of all princes
The chancellor. who wanted to see a
nephew of his in Leinau's place. he also
spoke, all young people were not so for
ward And the court marshal spoke
100. whose homely daughter had failed
to cap'iva'e the young Baron Leinsu.-
And SO. to the same tune, spoke all
Tie next day the Baron received n
gracious order to travel for some years.
and after that to present himself at court.
JOURNEYS AND AcoUAIYTaNCEs.
The Baron Leiuau struck his forehead
madly. for he saw that he had done
wrong. not in fact, but in form. II is
always wrong to be imprulent. lyon
old fool. will you never be prudent
willyou alwaysstsnd in your own light"
Such were his EXPLANATIONS whilst he
was packing up. and the tears started to
his eyes. But it is necessary to observe
here, that the aforesaid old fool was Just
four ndtwenty years of age. There
are older fools, but this does not excuse
the young ones.
He SET cut on his journey TO learn to
make pens. or the like. He had no pa
rents. but he had property enough, and
so he was frse in the full sense of the
word.
lie went to Swizerland. The majes-
II of the mountains impressed him; but
the institutions of that country. patched
together with variety of privileges and
what not. repulsed him. He went to