The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-09-14

EuZtDeGu CCudrC WenC OH lnUO the VHCn-
olic Church this one, luckily for her
family, remained, can not say faithful,
to the Reformed Religion, but at least
she adopted no other. An agent of the
French Kings, Gourville, ac0nvert HIM
to a sense of the truth and tells us that
he one day asked Madame the Duchess
of Hanover of what religion her daughter
was, than q pretty girl Of thirteen years
old. The duchess replied that the prin-
cess sc0s Of no religion az get. They were
waiting to know Of what religion her
husband would be, Protestant or Catho-
lie, before instructing herl And the
Duke Of Hanover, having heardall G0ur.
ville's proposal, said that change would
be advantageous to his house, but that
he himself was too old to change.
This shrewd woman had such keen
eyes that she knew how to shut them
upon occasion, and was blind to many
faults which It appeared that her hus-
band, the Bishop Of Osnaburg and Duke
of Hanover, committed. He loved to
take his pleasure like all othersovereigns
was merry prince, fond Of dinner and
the bottle; liked to 60 to Italy, ~ his
brothers had done before him and we
read how he jovially sold 600 Of his
Hanovefians to the seignioTy Of Venice.
They wentbravely OF TO the Morea, under
command Of Ernest's son, prince Max,
and only 14OO of them ever came home
again. The German princes sold q good
deal of this kind Of stock. You may re-
member how George IFS Government
purchased Hessians, and the use Womade
Of them during the Ware Of Independence.
The ducats Duke Ernest got Tor his
soldiers he spent in q series Of the most
brilliant entertainments. Nevertheless,
the j0vfal prince was economical, and
kept a steady eye upon his own, interests.
He achieved the electoral dignity for
himself; he married his eldest son, Geo.
to his beautiful cousin Zell; and sending
his sons out in command of armies to
fght-now on this side, now ON that
he lived on, taking his pleasure, and
scheming his scheme, merry, wise
prince enough; not, I fear. q moral prince,
of which kind we shall have but very
few specimens in the course of these lee
lures.
Ernest Augustus had seven children
in all, some Of whom were scape-gracee,
and rebelled against the parental system
of primOgeniture and non-divisiOn of
property which the elector ordained.
"Gutschen," the Electress writes about
her second son SCI Poor Gus is thrust
out, and his father will give him no more
keep: laugh in the day, and cry all
night about 1t; for I am fool with my
children" Three of thesix died fighting
against Turks, Tartars, and Frenchmen.
One OF them cOnspired, revolted, fled to
ROme,. leaving an agent behind him,
OF whose early education we have made
mention, was married to the Elector Of
Bradenburg, and so her religion settled
many on the Protestant side.
A niece of the Electress SOphia-who
had been made to change her religion
and marry the Duke of Orleans, brother
OF the French King; woman whose
honest heart was always with her friends
and dear old Deutschland, though her
fat little body was confined at Paris, or
Marty, or Versailles has left us. in her
enormous correspond (part Of which
has been printed In German and French)
recOllectiOnS of the Electress, and Of
George, her son. Elizabeth Charlotte
was at Osnaburg when George was born
1850. She narrowly escaped whip
ping Tor being In the way on that auspi-
cious day. She seems not to have liked
little George, nor George grown up; and
represents him as odiOusly hard, cold,
and silent. Silent he may have been !;
not jolly prince like his father before
him, but prudent, quiet, selfish p0ten-
tate, going his own way, managing his
own affairs, and understanding his own
interests remarkably we'll.
In his fathers lifetime, and at the head
Of the Hanover forces Of 5000 or 10000
men, George served the Emperor on IT,
Danube against Turks, at the sieee ~
knv~ r
When he succeeded to the Elect01A Re
handled its affairs with great m denCa
and dexterfty. He was very N91h liked
by hispeOple of Hanover. ~ IA not
show his feelings much ha4 he cried
heartily On leaving them - they use
an uncommon prudenpe md 00olH u o.
behavior when hecanQ0a Into 0dQmas:
exhibiting no elation ] ieas6nahly douht-