, 1870-04-10
FAMOUS EUROPEANS.
Fritz BcuxGr.

Nrtten Eor Thx G1iea3o 7fI1tas-
u one could imkgins compound Of the pA~
thos of Hood md Of tho hunor at Lowell or
Holmes, u more accuyato Idea OF the character
snd style Of tho most popular hun,orist OF
Germany might b. Obtained Born in 1910, in
Mecklcnhu.g- -Schwe1in, whlo his
father was Burgotnaater of that queer old
town, sn tho quaiut innusuces Of town and
province have been Illustrated IN his eArlior
workn. Al IN iostanca OF tho discipline to
which ha ~ss subjected by tla nAttar-ot-facs
father. he telates bow. upon oz1e occasion,
when Joung EnAn, tho good BarBoraastsr de-
from ball, because ha lad failed to return 70
carly ~ desired, aRd because, ~ good Havs-
rim boar was the chief tefreahne1t Of tbs
bu7KeHok, Entz vas presumed 10 be unsble
to coma without guch a&saudanta- Ths police
men found him dAacing in quite proper fseh-
ion, ard, regardless ot Protcstelona, tore him
away from that enchanting waltz, to the 81
traordipAry alarm OF the young lady, his
partner.
In 1851 neuter entered the Univernty Of
1ostock ~ student Of jurisprudenoe, but, IL
I few months, Repaired 10 Jens. His pereonA
Appearance 1t that timo Nas 70 long: lank, and
poculiax Aat he soon Won the tiuo Of tho 81 Az
tet1luyian." He did not work himself Into
brain faver studying Law, but cultivated tho
" Burse14en&eAaJLr and threw hlnAen with Ill
his enthusiastic GeaaAu soul into the seething
mass OF politics e than understood bT the
student world. The old Buzgomaster becAma
Alarmed It tho stormy prospect OF the times,
and ordered Maater F1stz hons but 1t was too
late. Fritz VIE zrrested in Berlin, while on
: the Hay homo, and, aB pessl1exoua dem1-
Eogue, thrown into prison. whare 10 rc1n2lned
for year without tTi.l. Guilty OF in1p1 actea-
BILE Liberal ideaa waa tho actual political sin--
guilty Of revolutionary Intentions wss tho un-
Droyen accusation,
Il il told Of Hautcz th,t, during lis irapsis.
o,,tneut, ho discovered in corner OF hin cel
Al old 1eaden, Epood, which he rubbed and
whetted on tie stono window-sin until ho hid
knife fit to cut bread with; then out OF 4
PARTON of tho handle mAds pen out OF
burnt walnut ahells q sort Of eof1y ink, and
then from memory wrote, upon scrap OF
paper, Byrnn's ''JepthAs DauShtar." Soon
after. louteE Was transported to tho Fortzeas
OF 6i1sctberg, md aftsI three years implison-
ment the two hundred students were finally
sentencsd nauter, with forty others wsA con
demned 10 dsath; finally. lis sentence was
oommuted to thirty years close confinenent.
From fn1tresa to fortrasa ho WAS dragged
abont - an example to rcbellious people.
cape bad not Ills old father implorod him to
abandon The idea, for there was hppe OF paz-
don 6il1io panicos tottures And p1iTAuons
were almost mid when compared to the bar,
barity thu PruBsian Government prsctisAd
upNu pouI Ae0tc1 Anu 4uAu9 otne4n IL t4au$a
desperate tinAs. Upon ths application @, tbe
Grand Duka Of Neclenbcrg, ho wzs II Last
ronaored to fortress in his own province.
The death Of the old King and the sIunestJ Of
fczed ty his successor, IN 1As94o. st
Length salessed our hero nd -. .atsr ~
he MA thrown upon the world st 50 years Of
stinins III gt livelihood. BIZ 1ather % dsspstchsd
4 him 70 Heidelberg, but the habit Of such ap-
| piication to study was lost. At tba end Of 4
year he returned to his fAther's houBs, while
| masters Fritz wAs turning out Git1ing fellow
| after aL Els natural hveiiness returned, and
| he Has soon fAmous as choice boon com.
panion. Time passed on, and Reuter- nhle
merry with his frien1s, had hobby for Gar
dening, and At last, At 40 yoars Of age, fell IN
Reuter seemed to have 1t last an Incentive *
/ 1abor and accumulate, that he might offer I
wife home. Hc returned Ia TTepdon, ba
CAME a private tutor, painted the portraits o.
the notable dames of the town, and ha1d1,
enough earned the meana Of subsistence To-
modest little volurno OF poems, In the Lov
Dutch dialect, to tbs World. The next yea
6Aw freAh volume, and 4laSe was Juror
ovcr the new humosist Of Germany. From
that 6mo SUCCESS has followed ~ hia efforts
Then ho entered tho field Of 10
| 4ua AGEA pSAUAt
ton Of the fol1ies, Auiable and othaswise
Of human nature; lis quiet sati1c, and his sen
uine lore for humanity have given him 1al]
deserved fame Is novel writer. Theaa 70
mances bave been dramatized, making thei
author more widely known For several year
past Reuter- has boen living IL Eisenach, hay
ing built tiny country house at the foot Q
the Narth1zg. 0ver tie door OF the itt1
white house hangs painted Hign-boAZ1: HDl
Frtz Reuter- receives no rtslLs in the fote
noon" The caution IL necessary, it ia sAia, 70
he ia beBet by 3isitors-
| He |. lazge, broad shoulde1el portly nan
with the most gcnlal, thoughtful fsce imasiu,
bic, He IN near-sishted, unfortunately, =
though TIN glAases he Is compelled 10 vsat d
net de.rAA from ths beauty of his large, Glen
eyes, He Is OF SO 6,.nny disposition thu
happiness scculs to have abiaed with him sine
his marriage. No children al his houso an
his heart, but bin vito is ever bis most ptlze
eoxapnniqn md f1ieud. A 4