The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-11-04

Hencedt had happened that the
kussian guardsman had been intro
duced into many family which 9TH
erwise could not have hoped for such
a distinction. Upon the evening at
which am now arrived, the twenty
second Of January, 1915, the whole
city, in its weather. classes, was as
sembled beneath the roof of trades
man who had the heart of prince.
In every point our entertainment was
superb; and remarked that the
music was the finest I had heard for
years. Our host was in joyous spir-
its; proud to survey the splendid
company he had gathered under his
roof; happy to witness their happi-
ness; elated in their elation. Joyous
was the dance,-joyous were all
faces that I saw,-up to midnight,
very soon after which time supper
was announced and that also, I
think, was the most joyous of all the
banquets I ever witnessed. The ac-
complished guardsman outshone him.
self in brilliancy; even bis melancho-
ly relaxed. In fact, how could it be
! otherwise ? near to him sat Margaret
Liebenhelm,-hanging upon his words
more lustrous and bewitching than
ever I had beheld her. There she
had been placed by the host and
everybody knew why. That is one of
! the luxuries attached to love; all
men oede their places with pleasure
women make way. Even she her.
self knew, though not obliged to know,
why she was seated in that neighbor-
hood and took her place, if with a
rosy sufusion upon her cheeks, yet
with fullness of happiness at her
heart:
The guardsman pressed forward to
Miss Liebenheim's hand for the next
dance; movement which she was
quick to favor, by retreating behind
one or two parties from 3 person who
seemed coming towards her. The
music again began to pour its volup-
tuous tides through the bounding
pulses of the youthful company again
the flying feet Of the dancers began to
respond to the measures; again the
mounting spirit Of delight began to
fill the sails of the hurrying night
with steady inspiration. All went
happily. Already had one dance
finished some we're pacing up and
down, leaning on the arms of their
partners ; some were reposing from
their exertions when-O heavens!
what shrek what a gathering tu-
multi!
Every eve was bent towards the
doors, every eye strained forwards to
discover what was passing. But
there, every moment, less and less
could be seen, for the gathering crowd
more and more intercepted the view;
$50 much the more was the ear at
leisure for the shrieks redoubled up
on shrieks. Miss Liebenheim had
moved downwards to the crowd.
From her superior height she over
looked all the ladies at the point
where she stood. In the centre stood
a rustic girl, whose features had teen
familiar to her for some months. She
had recently come into the city, and
had lived with her uncle, a tradeaman,
not ten doors from Margaret's own
residence, partl y on the terms of a
kinswoman, partly as a servant on
trial At this moment she was ex-
hausted with excitement, and the ma
ture Of the shock she had sustained.
Mere panic seemed to have mastered
her; and she was leaning, unconsci-
Gus and weeping, upon the shoulder
Of some gentleman, who was endeav.
oring to soothe her. A silence of hor-
ror seemed to possess the company,
most of whom were still unacquaint-
ed with the cause of the alarming in
teruption. A few, however, who had
; heard her first agitated words, finding
that they waited in vain for fuller
explanation, now rushed tumultuous-
ly out of the ballroom, to satisfy
themselves on the spot. The distance
was not great; ana within five min
ntes, several persons returned hastily,
and cried out to the crowd of ladies
that all was true which the young
girl had said. "What was true p
That her uncle Mr.. Weishaupts fam.
lily had been murdered; that not one
member of the family had been
Ispared,- namely, Mr.. Weishaupt him
self and his wife, neither of them
much above sixty, but both infrm be-
yond their years two maiden sisters
; of Mr.. Weishaupt, from forty to for
ty-six years Of age, and an elderly fe-
male domestic.
+ An incident happened during the
recital of these horrors, and of the
details which followed, that furnish
ed matter for conservation even in
these hours when so thrilling an inter-
est had possession ofall minds. Many
ladies tainted; amongst them Miss
Liebenheim, and she would have fall
en- to the ground but for Maximilian,
who sprang forwagd q and caught her
in his arms. She was long in return
.ug to herself; and during the agony
Of his suspense, he stopped and kissed
her pallid lips. That sight was more
than could be borne by one who stood
a little behind the group. He rushed