The weekly Butte record., 1866-03-31
A ROMANTIC CAREER.

At Farls, during the stay CT the
allied monarchs, there was Lord -,
who had filled with acknowledged abili-
ty high diplomatic situation at their
headquarters during the latter period
Of the war. His lady, of high rank,
had joined him to partake of the fes-
tlyities Of that brilliant period, and
with her young relative, equally dis
tinguished by her beauty and talents,
then appearing in all the freshness of
opening youth. A frequent visitor at
this period in Lord IS family was
young officer, then an aid-de- camp to
the Grand Duke Constantine, young
brother of the ancient and illustrious
family in Germany, but who, like many
other scions Of nobility, had more blood
in his veins than money in his pocket.
The young aidde-camp speedily was
captivated by the grace of this Eng
lish lady; and when the sovereigns
were about to set out for England,
whittier Lord - was to accompany
them, he bitterly lamented the scan
tiness of his finances, which prevented
him from following the train of such
attraction. Lord - good humoredly,
told him he should always find a place
at his table when not otherwise engaged.
and that he would put him in the way
of seeing all the world In the British
metropolis, which he would probably
never see to such advantage again.
Such an offer, especially when seconded
by such influences, proved irresistible.
and the young German gladly followed
them to London. He was there speed
lily introduced TO and ere long distin-
guished by, the Princess Charlotte,
whose projected alliance with the Prince
of Orange had recently been broken
off. Though the princess remarked
him, however, it was nothing more, at
that time, a passing regard, for her
thoughts were then more seriously oc-
cupied by another. Having received
at the same time what he deemed some
encouragement, the young soldier pro-
posed to the princess and was refused,
and subsequently went to Vienna, dur
ing the sitting of the Congress at that
place, where his susceptible heart was
speedily engrossed in another tender
affair. Invisible obstacles, however,
presented themselves to the realization
of the Princess Charlotte's views, which
lad led to her first rejection Of the gal
liant German; he received a friendly
hint from London to make his attention
to the fair Austrian less remarkable
be returned to the English capital, again
proposed to the English princess and
was accepted.
1t was Prince Leopold of SAKE Co
burg; and his subsequent destiny, and
that of his family, exceeds all that ro-
nance has figured of the marvellous.
He married the heiress of England
after her lamented end, be espoused a
daughter of France; he was offered the
throne of Greece, he accepted the crown
of Belgium. In consequence Of his
elevation, one Of his nephews has mar
ried the heiress Of Portugal, another the
Queen of England; and the accidental
fancy of a young German officer for a
beautiful English lady has, in its ul-
innate results, given three kingdoms to
the family, placed on one Of his rela-
tives the crown of the greatest empire
that has existed in the world since the
fall of Rome, and restored to England
in hazardous times the inestimable
blessing of direct succession to the
throne.
A JOKER in the Washington Repu5li-