The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-06
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LcOpOld'S Romantic Career.

and rs as romantic as any that forms the
staple of sensation novels:
One other circumstance, of domestic
interest in its origin, but of vast impor.
7 tcnce i'll its ultimate results, deserves to
be recorded Of this cventful period. At
Paris, during the stay of the allied mon.
archs, there was Lord -, who had
filed with acknowledged ability high
diplomatic situation at their headunatrrs
during the latter period Of the war. His
lady, Of high rank, had joined him 10
partake i'll the festivities OF that brilliant
period, and with her young relative,
equally distinguished by hi auty and
talents, then appearing in he fresh.
ness of opening youth, A frequent visi.
tor at this period in Lord --'s family
was a young officer, then an aid de.
camp to the grand Duke Constantine,
a younger brother of the ancient and H.
lustrious family in Germany, but who,
like many other scions OF nobility, had
more blood in his veins. than money in
his pocket. The young aid .de.camp
speedily was captivated by the graces
ofthis English lady; and when the sove.
regns were about to set out for Eng
land, whittier Lord was to accom-
pany them, he bitterly lamented the
scantiness of his finances, which prevent.
ed him from following in the train of
such attraction. Lord - good hu.
moredly told him he should always find
place at his table when not otherwise
engaged, and that he would put h,m in
the way of seeing all the Me.ld in tile
British metropolis, &hicl he would pro
badly 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. Hewas there spcedi.
~ introduced to and ere long distinguish.
jected alliance with the Prince of orange
had recently been broken OF. Thong
the Princess remarked him, howeve itA
was nothing more at that time, than a.
passing regard. for her thoughts were
then more seriously occupied by anoth.
er. Having reccived' at the same time,
what he deemed some encoura cement,
the young soldier proposed to the Prn.
cess and was refused, and subsequently.
went to Vienna, during the sitting Of
the Congress at that place, where his
susceptible heart was speedily engrosscd
in another tender affair. Invincb.e OBJ.
stacles, however, presented themselves
to the realization of the Princess Char.
lotte,s views. which had led to her. fist
rejection ofthe gallant German he re.
ceived a friendly hint from London to
make his attention to the fair. a ustrian
less remarkable ; he sreturred to the Eng.
lish capital, again proposed to the Eng
lish princess, and was accepted twas
Prince Leopold, of SAKE Coburg; anal
his subsequent destiny, aid that Of his
family, exceeds all that romance has fig,
ured Of the marvellous. He married the
heiress ofEngland; after her lamented
end he espoused a daughter CT France:
he was offered the throne of Greece; he
accepted .he crown Of Belgium. In
consequence of his elevation, one of his
nephews has married. the heiress of
Portugal, another the Queen of England;
and the accidental fancy ola young Ger.
mhn officer for beautiful English lady
has, in its ultimate results, given three
Kingdoms to his family, placed on one of
his relatives the crown of the greatest
empire that has existed 10 the world
since the fall Of Rome, and restored to
England in hazardous times the ines.
timable blessing OF a direct line of sue.
cession to the throne.
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THE CASE STRONGLY PUT.-In
special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,
dated Washington, January 22d, we
find the following;
The, President to day in conversation
with Hon. Mr.. Lawrence, Of Pennsyl'
vania, asked the following question ::
"Would you, justify the Governor Of
Virginia, or the Governor Of Tennessee,
signing a bill passed by the State Leg.
sisla'are, against which nine.tenths Of.
the citizens OF the State had entered