The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-08-24
" My actual fortune consists of three

"By no means; and yet, by just NOV
ing my fingers, l can obtain as much
money as | wish."
"You must be magician~
"If you choose, III disclose the magic
of my employ"
List had seen piano in the parlor
behind the shop. He opened it, and ran
his fingers over the keys; then seized by
sudden inspiration, he improvised one Of
those soul-touching symphonies peculiar
TO himself.
AS he sounded the first chords, beau
tiful young girl entered the room. While
the melody continued she remained
speecbless and immo,able; then, as the
last note died away, she cried with ire
sistible enthusiasm:
"Bravo. Liszt tits wondrousw
"Dest thou know him, my daughter!"
asked the jeweler.
"This is the first time / have had the
pleasure of seeing or hearing him. she
replied, But / know that none living
save Liszt, could draw such sounds from
the piano."
Expressed with grace and modesty, by
young lady of remarkable beauty, this
admiration could not fail to be more than
flaltering to the artist. However, after
making bis best Acknowledgements, Liszt
withdrew in order to deliver the prisoner
and was accompanied by the jeweler.
Grieved by his mistake, the worthy
merchant sought to repair it by inviting
the Two musicians to supper the honors
of the table were done by his amiable
daughter who appeared no less touched
at the generosity Of Liszt than astonish-
ed at his talent.
That night the musicians Of the city
serenaded their illustrious brother. The
next day the mobiles and most distinguish
ed inhabitants of Prague presented them
selves at his door. They entreated him
to give some concerts, leaving it to him
self to fix any sum he pleased as remu-
neration. The jeweler perceived that
talent, even in peeuniary light, may be
more valuable than the most precious dia-
monds. List continued to 60 to his
house, and, TO the merchants great JOY,
that his daughter was the cause of these
visits. He began TO love the company of
the musician, and the fair girl, his only
child, certainly did not hate it.
One morning the jeweler, coming TO
the point with German frankness, said to
List:
"How do you like my daughterl"
"She is an angel"
"What do you think of marriagep
"I think so well of it that have the
greatest inclination to try it,"
"What would you say to a fortune Of
three million francs 2"
{" | would willnglyaccept il"
"Well, we understand each other, my
daughter pleases you-and you please
my daughter. Her fortune is readyi be
my son-in-law."
"With all my heart"
The marriage was celebrated in the
course Of the following week.
And this, according to the chronicles
Of Prague, is true account of the mar
riage Of tie great and good pianist Liszt.
-e------s------
THE scene at the blowing up Of the
rebel fort was horrible. Our letter says:
"Shapeless masses, once men, were
found in the debris, and some were hall
buried, and dug out with bayonets, sticks
and swords. An officer sitting on the
ruins, resting his hands on the loose earth
thrown up by the explosion, fancied that
he discovered a motion beneath. Taking
q piece Of board and commenced explor-
ing the dirt, and in moment uncovered
the face of rebel who had been buried in
the ruins. Strange to say, he was unin-
jured, although nearly suffocated by bis
premature burial. The crater formed by
the explosion was oblong in shape, about
one hundred and fifty feet in length, and
twenty-five feet in width.
The attention Of the people cannot be
called to frequently TO the solemn fact
that the man who now directs the desti-
nies of the nation has resolutely deter
mined that the Union shall not be restor-
ed, and that the Constitution shall be
thrust aside, that the country shall be
reyolutionized and its government chang
ed from democracy to machine " Of
one man power.
AN exchange has positive assurance
from an experienced lady, that salt and
water is n certain specific for bed-bugs.-.