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

the same morning.
The count was hurt that the baron
had allowed him, no opportunity OF
thanking him, and of cementing their
friendship. But" he cried joyfully;
"Baron Leinau's friendship is made
He is magnanimous man. true Ger.
man. The Briton is not capable of such
noble things. In short, the Briton is
proud and the German noble. There is
the difference. The Englishman despi
ses his interiors, the German honors
what is worthy in every oae."
The count laid Leinau's letter among
his treasures, "For the man is my
friend" he repeated. He then went out
and searched for Leinau's residence un-
til he found it: But in vain. Leinau
had vanished.
A PRINCES LOOK AGAIN.
Leinau had quilted London for Co
penhagen the same day he sent the noie
to the count. He proceeded to St. Pc
tersburg through Stockholm. At Peters
burg he had the good fortune to be pre-
sented at court. Catherine the great,
then Empress, honored him with her
notice; Leinau himself could not divine
how this distinction befell him. "Hea-
ven bless you!" said the friend who had
presented him, "the Empress is a wo,
man, and you are handsome young
man. You wish to enter the Russian
service. Without doubt, your wish will
be realized. Even in the most excellent
princes human nature will take the lead,
without their being aware of it. Many
deserving officers are passed BY, but ma
ture favors the handsome young Baron
Leinau."
You think, then, that the Empress
will give me the command of the compa.
n.y."
Certainly. Baron. 1 wager you will
receive more than you expect. 1 saw
the look she cast upon YOU as you re-
tiIed. Count Rasumowski saw that look,
and the Princess Daschkow, and Po,em-
kin himself Every one spoke of you
with rapture. Poiemkin begged me to
introduce him &c you, and he SAID much
in your praise. l know besides, that the
Empress mentioned your name TO the
prince. So don't be anxious. Your
fortune is made"
I In few days the baron was summon
ed to the Prince Potemkin, and was
agreeably surprised with the commission
of lieutenant colonelcy in one of the
newly raised regiments of cavalry. The
young officer, in his new uniform, ob
tanned the honor of kissing the hand of
his imperial patroness. Potemkin then
hurried him off to his regiment in the
greatest haste. He followed the stand
ard of Romanzow against Oczakow. He
was present at the .Iorming of the place,
and was disguised with the cruelty of the
Russians TO such a degree, that he had
almost mind TO throw up his commits
sion. But nothing came of the disgust,
for the Empress rewarded him for his
manifest bravery at OczakoW with a
colonelcy. Truly" wrote the new col,
onel TO his friend in Petersburg, "My
promotion must be the fruit of a sunny
princes look, for l had little opportunity
of evincing much bravery at Oczakow.
l merely stood as an idle spectator. be-
fore the fortress, with my regiment. l
was TO lead my men on only in case it
should be necessary. 1 thank Heaven it
was not"
Colonel Leinau received the command
of a regiment in Finland against the
Sweeds. Here he remained a year,
when peace was established.
He had had, all this time, abundant
opportunities of gaining experience of
every kind. and sometimes TO call to
mind the so-caled Count Srrei;enberg.
whom he had assisted in London. The I
count had made no use of the adress of
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Leinau had sent to the count. on the |
morning Of his departure from London.
had reached its destination, there was
no doubt. The loss Of the three or four
hundred louis j 'ors did not grieve the ;
baron so much as the thought lha, il was
lost through one whose countenance had
led; one so devoid of sensibilliy, 90
worthless. that the most generous conf
dence could not mold him 10 honor
Sill in his inmost heart, he could not
wish any evil to the coun'; neither could /
he fully forget him. The man had pos
sessed an inde6nable attraction for him.
And. as often as he thought of the count.
he still tho;ght of some excuse for him;
and at last the excuse became almost a
recommendation. The count might
have become impoverished, or perhap.
he was dead. The baron was lich enough
without the money. and would willingly
have given as much more, could he have
learned the fate Of his debtor.
Immediately after his promotion, Lei
nau had conceived the idea of giving up
his fathellind altogether. and settling in
Russia, as soon as he could find per-
chaser for his estate. He bad no pecu.