The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-07-30
FrauleIn Blsmark's Love AFFAIR.


In a number of the Boersen Courier.
of Berlin, an incident is related of Prince
Bismarck's domestic life, which is m
commonly interesting. Most people who
read the newspapers have heard Of the
great ehancellor's daughter. The Young
lady, though not beautiful, is aniabIs
and accomplished, and accustomed to
the homage of the high society in which
she moves. With her father she has
been great favorite ever since she grew
up. When in Berlin, he has been wont
TO spend with her whatever leisure mo-
ments he could snatch from his labori-
GUS occupations, and in the country his
idle hours have been usually passed in
her society. The prince observed With
concern that his daughter repelled ali
proposals. Of marriage made TO her.
Though wooed by the most eligible
sRitors. among the heirs Of the richest
families, members Of the most ancient
nobility, gentlemen filing tie highest
official positions, even q prince - the
young lady declined them all. After
brooding 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 teld her that he felt sure that she
must have become profoundly attached
to some person inferior to herself 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 to change
the conditions which might seem TO
render her lover an ineligible match
With flowing tears the lady confessed
that she did cherish such an affection as
her father suspected, an affection that
was returned, but that her lover was a
simple 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, " I know why it seems to You
impossible to become my son-in-lAW
Notwithstanding the difference of social
position your wish shalf be accomplished
Though do not know you, the love of
my daughter is to me sufficient guRran-
tee of your worth" But instead of the
joyful thanks which the prince naturally
expected, he received a reply of the fol-
lowing tenor: [" I thank you for your
goodness, but this union is impossible
L belong to an old Catholic family.
cannot take home as my wife the daugh-
ter of him whom my family regard as an
enemy of the church, whom I myself
am almost compelled to look upon as
such" The officer then sadly took his
departure, leaving the chancellor utter
ly confounded, Who had little antici-
pated such a rejection of his eondescen-
sion. Having summoned his daughter,
the chancellor told her that the officer
wholly refused her hand and that she
must forget him. The daughter, be-
coming paler than ever, replied: "He
is too honorable to deny his religious
faith 1 will not ask him such sacri-
fee, and if he desires it LESS believ-
ing than he-will adopt his religion, to
render our marriage possible" The
father saw his child become more incon-
solable from day to day, and at length
he was thrown into q state Of fearful
excitement, which was not without con-
sequence. So things stand st present.