The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-29

you are my own, my only child Yes,
baron," she added, noticing the in.
credulous expression of her husband,
''the supposed death of a daughter
has wrung from mothers heart the
despairing cry that betrayed her Sc
cret. In former days, I married, Sc
cretly, Col. Schonfeldt, q brave soldier
of the Emperor, against whom my
parents cherished q deadly enmity.
He fell upon the field of battle, and
this poor girl, the: fruit of our love,
committed to the hands of strangers,
till such time as I could take her to
my heart. I avow it without shame;
nor can you, baron, whose noble
qualities won my heart, reproach me
with the love I bear this dear girl"
"She is my child now," said the
baron, cas- well as yours" Let us
take her back to the castle; she is a
precious charge"
81 will see to her." said Rudolph;
''and it shall not be my fault if she
ever has another protector.
So the party regained the castle,
where Won Steinburg and Julia were
anxiously awaiting their return.
When Adelaide had been carefully
attended to, Rudolph sought his uncle
and guests in the great hall
'Miss Julia Won Steinberg," said
the soldier, ''since confessions are the
order Of the night, 1 must place mine
on record. 1 met you to-day in obe-
dience to orders, believing my heart
was my own. The event of tonight
has told me too truly that had un-
consciously lost it. But 1 am q man
OF honor, and if you will accept my
hand without my heart, it is yours -
Captain Ernstein,' replied the
beauty, II thank you for your frank
confession. / cannot possibly accept
your hand without your heart. Nay
do not frown, father-I have u
secret for your car, and if you do not
wish to wreck your daughters happi-
ness, you will urge me no farther -
Won Steinberg frowned and pshawed
and pished, and then, clearing his
voice, addressed the baron.
"Come, Won Rosenburg," said he,
confess that we have been acting
like couple of old fools, in trying
our hand at match-making-it is u
business for the young people them
selves, and not for old soldiers like
us. Say, shall we reduce the mutt
necrs to obedience, or shall we let them
have thei1 own way?"
circumstances alter cases." an
swercd the baron. ''When / proposed
for J,llia's hand, I didn't Know my
wife had daughter to marry. And
If that were not the case, am in
c11ned to think the secret alluded to
by the young lady would prove an
insuperable obstacle to the ratification
of our treaty.
This secret was no other than love
affair between the fair Julia and a GER
tain count who had waltzed with her
at the baths Of Baden-Badcn the pre-
ccdinS summer. We are glad to say
that the Irritation thus happily COM
menccd ended i'll matrimony. As for
Rudolph, he was shortly after united
to the fair Adelaide, on which occa-
sion the baron gave such n rouse as
the old towers of Won Rosenburg had
not known since the rollickiug days of
Its first feudM masters. 1t was illnlni-
mated at every window and loophole,
so that the waters Of the Rhine rolled
beneath it sea of fire, or as if their
channels were overfowed with gene
rous Asmanihausen; and the old but
Ter discharged his swivel so many
times that he had to be taken down
from the battlemcnts with Rhenish to
preserve his life.
Thus ended all that is worthy COM
memorating in the modern history of
the Castle on the Rhine.
THE following gentlemen are respectfully