Connecticut western news., 1874-08-07
B1SMARCK'S DAUGHTER.
Faithful Love for Young Lieutenant Rejecting the Highest offers in the Land--A Knot that Puzzles the Prince.

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 In number of the Boersen Courier
 of Berlin, an incident is related of
 Prince Bismarck's domestic life which is
 uncommonly interesting. Most people
 who read the newspapers have heard of the great Ohancellor's daughter. The young lady, though not beautiful, is amiable and accomplished, and accus- toned to the homage of the high so- cieCy in which she moves. With her father she has been 8 great favorite ever since she grew up. When in Ber- lin he has been wont to spend with her | whatever leisure moments he could snatch from his laborious occupations, and in the country his idle hours have been usually passed in her society. The Prince observed with concern that his daughter repelled all proposals of mar riage made to her. Though wooed by the most eligible suitors, among the heirs of the richest families, members of the most ancient nobility, gentle men filling the highest official posi- tions, even prince, the young lady de- clned them all.
 After breeding for long time over the possible reasons of his daughters conduct, the Chancellor, believing at last that he had fathomed the secret of her severity, opened his heart to her on the subject. He told her he felt sure that she must have become profoundly attached to some person inferior to her self in position and wealth. He then begged her to mention the name of the man to whom she had given her heart, as he, her father, was rich enough and powerful enough to change the condi- tiOns which might seem to render her lover an ineligible match. With flow ing tears the young lady confessed that she did cherish such an affection as her father suspected, an affection that was returned, but that her lover was sim pie lieutenant in the army.
 The next day the lieutenant appeared in the presence of the father. The Chancellor hardly gave him time to speak before saying: CT know why it seems to you impossible to become my son-in-law !; notwithstanding the differ ence of social position, your wish shall be accomplished. Though I do not know you, the love of my daughter is to me sufficient guarantee of your worth"
 But instead of the joyful thanks which the Prince naturally expected, he received reply of the following tenor !" I thank you for your infinite good ness, but this union is impossible. I belong to an old Catholic family. II cannot take home as my wife the daughter of him whom my family To- gard as an enemy of the Church, whom I myself am almost compelled to look upon as such."
 The officer then sadly took his de- parture, leaving the Chancellor utterly confounded. Having summoned his daughter, the Chancellor told her that the officer wholly refused her hand, and that she must forget him.
 The daughter, becoming paler than ever, replied "He is too honorable to deny his religious faith. I will not ask of him such a sacrifice, and if he de- sires it Hess believing than he-will adopt his religion, to render our mar riage possible" The father saw his child become more inconsolable from day to day, and at length he was thrown into state of fearful excitement, which was not without consequence. So things stand at present.