The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-02-25

came aE me with head dar0wn and tai
Up. nj locomotive speed. aua as ! dodged
daeown lle struck tie stump, and tore i
up AZ lie roots and shot ne eoui IKE !
was a bHmshel clean over the bank into
I tie creeks and arter me come stamp
ball and alt The forefect, or enc on en-,
u The bull struck me liie on the back--
anl reckon that's what tore The carpet
ilag~-kuockin ms clean daeown 70 tic
mgddy bottom Of the creek When | rir,
the fast thing | seed wur the old lclers
tail and as ! couldn't swim . liab, ! made
grab 70 il and made him tow me a.hore.
When we got there | let 80 and run one
way while tlie bull ran ibe other and
that is The hull long and short ont
i A RonANrc MAkRtAGE IL ArsTRla.
4 One oithe most curious morganalic marri.
ages Of modern times was iliat Of lhe late
archduke John of Austria, the iumous
lord protector Of Germany during tie
stormy days Of 1913. Arrbduke John,
born January 20, 1882 .tbesixlh son of the
emperor Leopold II of Austria, disiu-
gui'hed himseliearly the anti. .Napoleonic
wars, during which he organized Tie in-
surrectionary movement Of Tie Tyrol and
the Alpine countries Of the Vorarlberg.
Becoming thus acquainted with popular
lie and manners, I've never lost his fund
ness for IL; but n The end of the war re-
tiscd to enjoy the pleasures Of rnal life
Tie made frequent hunting excursions, and
in one OF these had occasion to require the
seryie Of the postmaster of Aussee, 4
+ l,tile village in the mountains. II was late
on a cold January evening that he arrived
at the posmaFtcr's humble dwelling. 10
ask for carriage to take him stage on
ward 10 his sde,tinaiou. The master Herr
Plochel, was not at home, and all the
carriages and hor.cs were in use never
theless the smart daughter of The house
volunteered to drive Tie humble traveller,
whom, by his dress, she held to be a pill
+ grim, N q lwo-whecled cart across the hills.
+ that he might not come TO harm ii walk
ing along the lonely rold SO they set
out, the son Of the emperorand the daugh-
I ter Of the postmaster; he silent and pre-
occupied, she merry as a bird, cIatiisg
and singing alpine songs, all The way long.
X Anna Ploehel was not beautiful but mere
+ y what people call interesting; the arch
duke thought she was the most interesting
creature he lad ever sct eyes on. He
shook hands warmly when set down from
The humble cart; and the next day, 10
Anna PlocheFs great astonishment was
again at Aussce. lie stayed three days
at the little village inn, had long chats with
4 litlle Anna, ard Mt the end Of tie time
asked the postmaster the hand Of his dapgl-
ter OF course, the suiior was required
to give hsname and profession. johann,
Archduke Of Austria, late feld-marshall /;
now out Of employment Herr Plochcl,
a serious man, did not like the reply, and
angrily bade the visitor to leave his house,
and never how himself again. In vain
did the stranger plead that what lie bad
spoken was the truth, and nothing but
the truth /; all his arguments had but The
effect Of making the postmaster more an
Igty So nothing was left f)r Prince Jo-
ham but TO 90 to Gratz 10 fetch some
friends who would youch for his erespecta.
bility.' This he did, then got The postmas-
ter's consent, was daily proclaimed in
church, and married 10 Anna Plochel on
the 18Th Of February, 1927, exactly three
weeks aGer he had made her acquaintance
in the two wheeled cart. Prince John
did not in the least make mystery Of the
union, bnt forthwith sent word to Vienna
that be had been morgdnaically married,
and would give himself the pleasure soon
Of introducing his wife at the IIofburg.-
The kaiser laughed, the empress got into
a fury. The npslos came 10 be, tlat Jo-
hams humble spouse was made baron-
ness Of BrandlioH aud countess Of Moran,
with large annual pension. When Arch
duke ioha was lord protector Of Germany,
in 1913, Ills morganaiic wife acted as mis-
iress of the house in the hall Of the Old
ltmpefors at Frankfort-on-the-M Maine. -
Several SONS were the offspring Of the
marriage the eldest, now called Count Of
Merau, born March II, 1899. The coun-
iess is still living, being 1T present. IN her
/ liitysixth year. Gam6ers' J0hrHm
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