The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-06-02

been successful in her diplomacy: but
successful, at last, she was, for Anna
Lise would never waver in her truth
and loyalty TO the unselfsh and lefty
love she bore
Let US now see what the pupil and
tutor are doing on their travels. After
going to Berlin, and there obtaining the
Anhalt regiment from the Elector, the
wild Prince and his governor" started
for Italy. The tutor had no easy task
when he attempted, as he sometimes did.
to influence or control his Eisenkopf
pupil. Impossible TO educe from Leo
pold much enthusiasm for the beauties
of Italian literature" or for museums
of curiosties and antiquities. On the
other hand, he took the most vivid in
terest in every army, in every parade
ground and drill thar he could find, and
was always in the fencing schools or in
the saddle. \ man instinct with inter
est in the living present, and wholly
wanting in love for scholarship or love
for science-except the science Of war
he had many adventures, and was
source of constant trouble and anxiety
to his kind hearted but weak-headed
"bear-leader." Always original is this
young Leopold, full of fire, force, vital
ism and energy. He did not speak much
of Anna-Lise. If Intercepted BY the
timid Chalisac, he answered curtly and
fierceiy, but invariably spoke of his mar
riage as a matter of course. His young,
strenuous manhood has not IN it a stain
of depravity, or a tendency to dissi pa
tion. Capable Of noble love, he was
also capable of a noble constancy. The
tone Of manner Of his day did not
much affect this strong original; and he
remained utterly faithful TO the one
woman that he loved. His trust in her
was the measure of his truth TO her
There was a high knightly ideal IN the
rough, strong soul of the born soldier
Prince.
1t is just TO Chalisac to record that
the little French tutor had some insight
into the greatness which lay hidden be-
meath the rough force of the young
Dessauer. He foresaw and foreteld the
great man latent in the wild youth. He
understood the Prince much better than
the Princess Regent comprehended her
son. To her conception he was want
ing in elegance, in sentiment, in all good
taste. To her he appeared bearish, un-
manageable, dangerous, self-willed; and
then with such a terrible tendency to-
ward marriage with an apothecarv's
daughter! But Chalisac saw the restless
yearning for great deeds, the nobleness
beneath the surface roughness, the ener-
gv, the originality. the genius oF his
pupil. Leopold arrived at Turin inst
as war began, and plunged into action
with wild ecstacy of delight Life be-
came earnest and calm for him as soon
as he got to real work. He here found
the trne ontle. for his unqniet yearn-
ings. In his first campaign he made
his mark a great Captain, and was
raised to the rank of General. When
peace followed victory he burned to share
his trinmphs and his laurels with his
Anna Lise, and marched the Anhalt
regiment impetuously back to 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 that their letters
would be intercepted. He 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 SUGGESTION argument, or
of the effect which it had upon his no.
BILE Anna Lise; and SO, singing with his
soldiers his own Dessauer March, Leo
pold nears his own city.
And now, from afar, comes on the
wind strain of martial music, and all
Dessau prepares to welcome back its
young hero Prince The Princess Re-
gent, surrounded by her court, expects
the Princely heir; the mother longs 10
see her long absent son. Hark! there
are his drums; and now the shouts of
the people and the tramp of marching
men. He will be here directly to paw
his duty to his mother. There can he
no doubt about that. That must be bis
first object in Dessau. Strange! the
noise seems not to come toward the
Scholoss. Presently Salberg announces
with horror that Leopold has marched
straight to Fohse's "Apotheke, and is
now with Anna Lise, while the Anhalt
regiment stands at 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 salutation to any
there he demands angrily, "Wer has
dem Madel die Mucken in den Kopf
gpsetzi?" C"Who has been filling the
girls head with whima and nonsense?"l
Without replying to the question the
ing for bis mother, but obtains no an
swer. 1t is evident that Anna-Lise has
used the succession argument az a reason
for breaking off their intimacy, and
that Leopold, rightly enough, suspects
his mother. He is furious with the
whole Court, and announces his atten-
tion of marrying Anna Lise there and
then. Leaning out of a window, he
calls for company of his regiment and
for the chaplain. A dreadfully impe-
tuous young Prince, with very danger
GUS fire in his eyes, and not at all In the
mood for polite argument! The Re-
gent is conquered, and asks only for
time TO deck Anna Lise as a Prince s
bride. This request is graciously
granted, and the Prince and his mother
are reconciled. Leopold sends for the
whole Fohse family, and ordains that