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

willed; and then with such "A terrible
tendency towards marriage with an
apothecary's daughteri But Chalisac
saw the restless yearning for great
deeds, the noblencss beneath the surface
roughness, the energy, the originality,
the genius OF his pupil. Leopold ar
rived at Turin Just A. war began and
plunged into action with a wild ecstacy
OF delight. Life became earnest and
calm for him SO soon as he got 10 real
work. He had found the true outlet for
his %unquiet warnings. In his first cam
paign he made his mark rs a great cap
tain, and was raised TO the rank of gem
eral. When peace followed victory he
burned 10 share his triumphs and his
laurels with his Anna-Lise, and march
ed the Anhalt regiment ~impetuously
back 70 Dessau.
He had not written To her since the
first letter from Berlin. She had never
written TO him. In those days letters
were serious matters, and the young
couple knew well hat their letters
would be intercepted. lie had remain
ed utterly true to his love in thought as
in deed, and he had the fullest conf
dence in her loyalty to him. He knew
nothing of the succession argument, or
of the effect which it had had upon his
noble Anna-Iise; and so, singing with
his soldiers his own Dessauer March,
Leopold nears his own city.
And now, from affair, comes on the
wind a strain Of martial music, and all
Dessau prepares TO welcome back its
young hero Prince. The Princess-R Re
gent, surrounded by her court, expects
the princely heir; the mother loHgs 10
see her long absent son. Harkl there
are his drums; and now the shouts of
the people and the tramp of marching
men. He will be here directly to pay
his duty to his mother. There can be
no doubt about that. That must be his
first object in DesSau. Strange, the
noise seems not 20 come towards the
schloss. Presently Salberg announces
with horror that leopold has marched
straight TO Fohse's .sApotheke," and is
now with Anna-Lise, while the Anhalt
regiment stands AZ ease before the house.
In the midst of the court CONSERVATION,
the Prince suddenly enters, dragging
the unwilling Anna-Lise by the hand.
Without greeting or s%algtation 70
any there he demands angrily,
"Ner hat dem Madel die Muck
en- in den Kosf gesetzt?" c"Who
has been filling the girls head with
whims and ~nonsense?') Without re-
plying 70 the question the Princess asks
if he has no word OF greeting for his
mother, but obtains no nswer II j.
evident that Anna-Lise has used the
succession argument rs a reason foT
breaking of their intimacy, and that
Leopold. rightly enough, suspects his
mother. He is furious with the whole
court, and his intention OF
marrying Anna-lise there and then.
Leaning out OF the window he calls foI
a company Of his regiment and for the
chaplain. A dreadfully impetuou,
Young prince, with avery dangerous fir,
in his eyes, and not ~ an in the mood
for polite argument The Regent Il
conquered, and asks only for time e
deck Anna-Lise ~ "A princes bride
This request Is graciously granted, ant
the Prince and his mother are recon.
ciled. Leopold sends for the Who'll,
Fohse family, and ordains that his IA
|, ther-in-law shall remain apOthecary "a
la monument to the fact that thu
Prince Of Anhalt-Dessau Ia.
married his people. lie is now Of age
and i the reigning Prince. Anna-Lis'
returns in bridal splendor, full Of mod
est happiness, and Leopold Introduce
her to his grenadiers. lie orders ever,
/ one at once into the church, telling tn,
chaplain TO be brief in his function
He commands the artillery to fire
royal salute, and the band Of the regi
! ment to march before the bridal part,
into the church. Then, after a heart,
! soldiers kiss, he takes the blushin,
4, Anna-Lise by the hand. Love ant
faith have conquered, and the apothe
cary's daughter becomes the happ
I wife Of her long-loved Leopold, and
= now Princess Of Anhalt-D essau.
Z Here the curtain falls upon the on
. worthy love romance in the storm
life Of the old Dessauer. English Nag
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