The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-05-12

She has even the very greatest delight
in soldering and in the life of war;
In this happy frame OF mind, full Of
confidence in his beloved, delighted
with the prospect Of -rayel and Of adj
venture, the young soldier Prince leaves
Dessau for the first tine.
Leopold could scarcely have fully an
ticipated the extent a the persecution
which began for poo Anna-l.ise when
he was fairly away. Her W father
and another sutton, female and other
relatives, the Regent, and the Court
emissaries, were all engaged IN trying
TO shake the faith Of the lonely girl.
Leopold. however, knew Anna well,
and he judged rightly in relying upon
her truth. She received from him n
letter, sent BY meas of a friend, which
was written from Berlin, and an
nounced, rapturously, that the Elector
had given him the Anhalt regiment.
He said that he should not write again,
because he knew that his letters would
be intercepted by the Regent and then,
i'm his characteristic way, he adjures
his "herz all~erliebSter Schatz, Anna
Lise,n to repulse all attacks, 10 remain
true TO him, and to believe entirely in
his unchanging truth and affection.
All which pretty Anna-Lise punctually
does.
Won Salberg brings her one day a
forged letter from Leopold, in which
his betrothal to the Princess Adelgunde
is announced. Anna-Lise laughs
at him. and drives the Hof-
marshall half mad with mock
ing banter. She knows the Princes
style, and knows that the smooth, fluent
letter read by Won Salberg was never
written by her rough Leopold. In order
to compare handwriting, she shows
him, with triumphant mischief, a real
letter from Leopold, and the "high-
shifting ENcellency" is at once furious
and astonished. Her father is, how
ever, her greatest worry, for he is
always in the house, j. of a tearfully
pious character, and j. very a~ggravating
in his constant lachrymose appeals but
nothing could shake the love Of the
resolute, true-hearted German girl, until
one day old Fohse, instigated by the
Regent, and in 4 state of more than
usual weeping impressiyeness, explain
ed 10 his daughter that legally she could
not as a burgher- maiden be the full wife
of a prince that her children would be
incapable Of succession; and that a.
Leopold was an only son, the royal race
would die out in Anhalt-Dessau if she
persisted in marrying the heir to the
throne. lie enlarged upon the injury
to her lover and 70 the country. and
upon the wrong which she would do to
the house OF Anhalt- Dessau. This point
Of view had never before suggested
itself 10 Anna-Lise, who looked upon
marriage with her Prince as marriage
merely with her own true love her love
since c~hildhood's years; and she was
terribly affected by the new conflict ex-
cited between love and duty.
She soon took her resolution. Ar
raying herself IN mourning, - a sign OF
widowed hope. she went 10 the Regent,
and formally announced that, for the
reasons above given. she was ready 70
give up her love and To refuse to mar
~ her Leopold. Firm as she was in
her new resolution, the girls heart was
breaking. and the better nature Of the
Regent was touched by the unselhsh-
ness, the dignity, and the deep grief o.
poor Anna-Lise. Where, the Princes.
began to think, where would Leopold
find a more royal bride than this noble,
true-hearted. self-sacrificing burgher
maiden2 The Princess half regretted
that she had been successful in her di
plomacy: but successful, Al last, she
was, for Anna-Lise would never WAIVER
in her truth and loyalty to the unseliisi
and lofty love she bore.
Let us now see what the pupil an,
tutor are doing on their travels. AfteI
going Il Berlin, and there obtaining
the Anhalt regiment from the Elector
the wild Prince and his governor
started for Italy. The tutor had NJ
easy task when he attempted, as h
sometimes did, TO influence or contro
his Eisenkopf pupil. Impossible L
educe from Leopold much enthusiasm
for the .sbeauties of Italian literature,
or for museums of curiOsities and an
tiquities. On the other hand, he tool
the most vivid interest in every army III
every parade-ground and drill that h,
could find, and was always in the fenc
ing schools or in the saddle. A mai
instinct with interest in the living
present, and wholly wanting il
love for scholarship or love for sciencI
except the science of war. He ha'
many adventures, and was a source 0
constant trouble and anxiety to hi
kind-hearted but weak-headed "bear
leader" Always originals this young
Leopold, full Of fire, force, vitalism, an,
virile energy. lie did not speak nue.
of Anna-Lise. If i~nterrogated by th
timid Chalisac, he answered curly an'
fiercely, but invariably spoke Of hi
marriage as a matter Of course Hi
Young, %strenuou manhood has not il
n a strain az denrayity. or a tendenc