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CHAPTER V.

The day Of the trial arrived. 1t created
great interest both because of the title and
position Of the principal person accused, but
also because Of the novelty Of the proceeding.
The court-an extemporized one, with place
at the side for the jury, was crowded. The
king was present; he was interested with this
experiment, and desirous of seeing how trial
by jury worked. The Countess Lazinka was
also there, in gallery for ladies. The court
was formally opened; the jury took the re-
quired oath, and Lazinka appeared under
conduct of two officers; and Sophie Mans
field brought from Berlin by the jailer.
Count Augustus Lazinka and Sophie Mans
field both pleaded not guilty. The English
system was not followed exactly, because
Aldbury was not clear about the mode Of
procedure, SO that it was, in fact, somewhat
Of tumble. For instance the Judge opened
proceedings by an address TO the jury and
the announcement that il found guilty the
count would be sentenced TO six years i'm
prisonment in Spandau, and Sophie Mans
field to three years solitary confinement in
the prison for female criminals in Berlin
He also Informed the jury that
their decision must be unanimous.
The charge was then read over by
the clerk Of the court. Then the counsel for
the crown rose to state the case for the prose.
cution. He said that the young count had
been received with favor by the king, and
had been about his person for two or three
years, and from his majesty had received
nothing but kindness. In return, he had, If
that wherewith he was accused proved true,
behaved not merely with gross friyolity, but
with objectionable ingratitude. He had in
suited his benefactor. as well as acted treas
Ouably toward his king.
On the table was ths vase, covered with q
kerchief. The counsel unveiled this, and
pointed out the inscription to the eternal
memory Of Frederick the Great Tyrant.
The director, Wegeli, was first called. Hs
sppeaTsd reluctantly and reluctsntly sdmit,
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oi vne vsse, wnen sns mao ner goau pa,nr
mixed, and, sire, / was unable TO cohesive
that the red paint she used could burn TO
gold. Then she invited mo to write the
words, and, sire, with hor quill inscribed
the legend on the vase"
.Hs, hol The tyrant; yes, I heard you
The young count looked At the king In sur
"Hol" shouted tho king. "whsre q the
guardf Arrest them both-both Laxinka
and the girl. They are both guilty Of trea-
SON.
Treason, sirer
.Treason-yes," shouted the angry king.
"You know what you wrote. You know;
but you thought to conceal Il from me, with
dab Of paint, and when the vase reached
your mother you would show IL and laugh,
"A reternelle gloirs de Frederic 10 grand
Count Augustus Laxinka looked with per.
plexity at the vase and started, and tho color
died out Of his cheek.
Thereon stood the words the king had ut.
tered The inscription was TO the eternal
glory OF Frederick the great tyrant. Ono
reproachful glance he cast at Sophie, but saw
that equal amazement was pictured in her
expressive face. Certainly, he had written
there the legend, ITO the eternal glory Of
Frederick the Great" Hirsch, in wiping the
vasc, had wiped away little blue paint al
the end OF the scroll, and, In so doing had
disclosed the last word, a new conclusion,
which altered the whole character Of the le-
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CHAPTER Ii.

Young Lazinka could not forget the pale,
sad face OF Sophie Mansfield; and when, Q
few days later, he met the Englishman, AID
bury, he asked him about the girl. Aldbury
had some acquaintance with the circum-
stances, as he had made friends with Wsgeli;
and good deal of talk had been reused in
the factory by the kings visit, and his repri-
mand Of the maiden. Sophie was girl Of
irreproachable character, the daughter Of .
pastor in the Erz Gebirge, the eldest Of
large family, and as the parents were not
well off, she had been constrained to earn her
own livelihood.
ut is too cruel that Mile, Mansfield should
be retained here in enforced exile" said La
Kinka, who thought more Of the girls sor-
rows than OF the diffusion of porcelain works
and the profits that flowed into princely
pockets
"There are lots Of cruelties that can't be
helped said Aldbury.
II think said the young officer, 'if she
were 10 draw up humble petition TO his
majesty, stating the hardness Of her case, he
might listen 10 II. He 10 good o. beayt sn4
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men.n Then with his elbow, accidentally he
knocked over q magnificent and enormously
costly vase, which fell on the floor, and was
dashed to q thousand pieces. The king was
himself little Disconnected; not so the
countess, who, with perfect readiness, said:
"Sire, you do me too much honorn
"Honor, how sof'
.'The vase was precious before; it Is incal-
culably more precious to me nowW
Frederick grunted, and went away.
The guests looked at the countess, then at
the young man. moment before they
thought him lost; now, by his mothers read
mess, they trusted he was saved.
Next morning, the young Count Lazinka
was again in attendance on Frederick. The
king came to him from his cabinet. holding
piece Of paper in his hand; he had a frown
on his face, and spoke gruffiy.
"There," said he, take it.h
The paper was Sophie Mansfeld's petition.
On the back was written in the kings own
hand:
"Whoever Of the artists In the porcelain
factory at Berlin de dato in one month shall
paint vase as beautiful as that we broke
palace, shall have our gracious permission to
marry or not to marry, to go back to Saxony
or to stay at Berlin, as shall best please him
or her; and we further promise that we will
graciously give that person an annual salary
of $500 should It content him or her to re-
main in our service, in our royal manufac-
tory. Given at Sanssouci, this March %,
1746 FREDERICK"
The offer of such salary was liberal for
Frederick the Great
No sooner did Sophie Mansfield receive the
answer to her petition than she was fired
with hope, and her enthusiasm for her art
rekindled. She asked permission, and re-
the king had broken. When shown them,
light smile played over her lips.
ut was superb" said the countess "Never
was the equal seen, in delicacy of execution,
or beauty Of invention"
"Gracious lady," answered Sophie with
smile, ''it was of my own painting, and can
excel it. Buoyed with hope Of revisiting my
home, and with desire to acknowledge my
obligation to your son, shall certainly sur
pass it.n
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"7redson-yes." shouted the angry king.
gend. That word was "Tyrant,n the word
no had let drop in the hearing Of the king,
when speaking of the treatment of the pot.
tiers to Sophie Mansfield.
He was hardly able to understand the stu
alton. He was unable to account for the
amplification, when the guards took him and
the young girl into custody, and they were
marched off to separate prisons
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A few days later the inconsiderate, hot
headed, warm hearted young man actually
did present to Frederick the Great .
memorial from Sophie Mansfield, entreating
permission 10 be allowed to return 70 hsr
home in the Saxon mountainA Tho king
took II from his hand, grunted, cast . glance
down the page, turned an angry eye ct the
youth and put the paper in his pocket.
That evening there was . reception % the
Berlin, and the king graciously attended.
The countess posse9ed some fine china and
some specimens Of the Russian manufacture.
The king was curious about these latter, and
took them up and looked ct their marks.
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"Humph!n he said, unless my men work
better shall not allow any figure on their
productions-not the Brandenburg eagle
no, nor B crowned, nothing but Wegelis
initial; perhaps, II our porcelain becomes
famous, may allow the orb and sceptre to
stamp 1t, not otherwise. don't know" he
said, roughly, "but that Wegeli's w may
pass for badly drawn crossed swords, as on
certain Dresden pots" He looked sulkily at
some fine Meissen china. "When my factory
prohibitiye duty on ali Dresden ana 9th other e
china, and every one who is a good citizen
and patriot and loves his king will buy
Berlin porcelain"
As the king spoke no one else uttered
q sound, all remained in respectful
silence and attention. Frederick looked
round, and saw the young man, the
son Of his hostess. and said, with
a significant glance, II cannot understand
how any one with respect for the country
and his sovereign can wish to deprive them
OF the services Of the best artists and work.
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"True-but but
"Siref' said the count, "wonld you commit
her to mel will answer for her silence
"Your then the king burst into a roar Of
laughter, and held his sides. He looked at
the countess .nother, who was evidently dis
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-04
IN DOUBT ABOUT THURMAN.
fCout,uuod from First Page.)

co,id with reason complain afterward. California
men, whose chief business at present seems to be 10
nurse the Thurman boom and to dispense their native
wine by way Of advertisement to thirsty
patriots, arc disposed to elect cx-Con'
gresham Taylor who to DO regarded as conserva
tive man. by no means so enthusiastic In the cause OF
FREQ trade as might be descd perhaps, by men OF the
Watterson. Morrison school.
1t Is not to DO supposed, Of course. that thirty
eight men will all of them DO called upon to discuss
Mr. Cleycland's platform before finally recommending
its adoption the Convention That part Of the work
will be assigned to a subcommittee, OF which, u IS
believed, Gorman wattersOn, Cooper and Morrison VIII
DO members There has been an animated rivalry
between German and Scott 10 which OF tho two
should DO chairman Of the Committee on Resolutions
Scott, who stands very close to the White House, no
doubt was anxious to be the chairman, but after look
Ing over the field, to tho conclusion that no
could not be elected without overcoming great oppo-
siton which he was unwilling to do. This at least,
is the impression left upon the minds OF those VINO
have talked with him to-day, and may In measure
explain the discrimination said to have been reached
by the Pennsylvania delegation to elect Coonei
Mutchler TO represent It on the committee. Inc ue-
feat of Mr. Scott by his rival In the favor Of the
President, after contest which was likely TO IN.
tcnsfy the Jealousy already existing between these
two great men, was a matter which friends OF the
Administration wished for obvious reasons to see
avoided however great the composure might have
been with which outsiders would have looked on the
spectacle.
Though Colonel watterson looks. acts and
talks like a man who expects his party to
muster courage enough to show the enemy the
whites Of its eyes, there Is absolutely reason to
believe that It will not drop behind the bushes Inn
mcdlatcy after forming into line. In other words
the Convention will in all probability adopt plat
form cvasive that Of 1884, and as meaning
less that adopted by tho New-York State De-
satisfy Henry Waterson, but he will gracefully bal
on It's tariff plank until after election Is over
and then dcnounce 1t. Morrison will grumble In
his usual fashion, but swallow his disappointment
Ohio Democrats cannot be expected to look upon
Il with much favor II II distinctly approves, as II
is likely TO do, the Presidents views on the wool
question. The Pacific Coast people will be un-
happy, too, as their scheme to smuggle In silver
plank IS destined to be nipped In the bud. To off
set all this disappointment there is to be spread over
Service platitudcs for Mugwump irrcconcilables to
rest Senator German limited to-day that
fine Civil Service plank had been prepared by
Naval Oficer Rasin, Indian Inspector Thomas and
DISAPPOINTMENT Clerk Higgins which had been
placed In HIS charge and which would receive tho
most respectful consideration at the hands Of the
committee
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BLAfyES AND GARFIELDS VOTES.

From The Cincinnati Commerclal-Gazette
The st. Louis Globe Democrat INDUCES In the manip.
ulation of figures to show that there was strong
discrimination against Blaine In 1884, and omts TO
mention the fact of the extraordinary strength that
the Republicans In general brought into the field, and
the fact that Blaine did moro effective campaign work
than accomplished BY any other candidate
for the Presidency. There are three causes
for the figures presented: 49,
l. The dsintcgpating force of the Temperance third
party aided by the loss OF German votes, because the
Republicans have done all that has been done of i'm
portance In the Northern States in antagonsm to liquor
politics. and offended In the saloons the Ger
mans who Will have beer on Sunday according to their
customs.
2 Tho decay in political manhood among the Guilt
vaed or rather artlhcialy propagacd people, taking
form as Democratic Dudery or Mugwumpcry.
3. The faction that grow out of thiru-tcrmery and
opposed Mr. Blaine with malignant and sptefu energy,
because he was foremost In opposing and defeating
anti Rcpubcanism In that shape. This faction could
be concated by spois but estimated itself too highly
for clear headed and practical people.
"The Globe Democrat gives Us these figures Of Re
publican maortcs TO show falling of chargcable to
the candidacy of Blaine:
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VIEWS OF A MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT

Mayor l. NJ. Weston who prcsdes over the destinies
Of Grand Rapids, Mich, by virtue of Democratic
majority of nine votes at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
recently. He Is tho stochy little banker who backs
up Postmaster General Dickinson in Michigan, and
chairman of the Michigan Democratic Committee, has
been trying to persuade the country that Michigan is
for Free Trade and Democracy He said in answer
TO inquiries
"The Michigan delegation to st. Louis are all for
Cleveland, but uninstructed to VcePresdent Mr..
Dickinson is not candidate for the place although
his has been used great deal in the nswsr apers
We shall be influenced by what seems to bc Cor the
good of the party TO select between Black Stevenson,
Gray, Morrison and the numerous candidates who are
In the field. do not think any will be selected
who IS officially connected with the Administration ,
ado you still expect to carry Michigan for Clevo-
lapdls
Indeed DO"
supposo General Alger is on the Republican ticket 2"
"Stlll We think sO.'
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DIR. HAHL's sUMRER HONE For CHILDREN.

Attached TO the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Of
which the Rev. Dr. John Hall is pastor, three
chapels with schools-the Roneyn Chapel, in
East Fourteenth-st; the Alexander Chapel
in Klng.st and the Seventh Avenue Chapel,
Elghteenth-st The children attending these schools
number nearly 1200 and FOR the last the parent
church has rented country house miles out Of the
city, on the Harlem road 10 which children OF the Romeyn
Chapel have been taken for holiday during the hot
months. The accommodations found to be made.
Quate for the entertainment OF the little attending
the other schools and those who enjoyed the change
Of air and recreation IN the country benefited greatly It
was determined to obtain cOmmodous quarters for
the coming summer. For this purpose committee OF
congregation, William Campbell John Patton and Edgar S.
Auchncoss leased for four months old homestead
the old comp meeting ground at Atlantic Highlands ~ j.
The house on tho slope overlooking tho Narrows and
all vessels entering leaving the habor be from
Its windows At the foot OF the HILL within few minutes
walk there is safe saltwater bathing which the elder
children enjoy The house in thoroughly good
don and Is furnished with all necessarics except Sleep
Ing cots, which VIII be supplied for the seventeen
1t is proposed TO take party from each school consisting
OF from fifty TO sixty OF the children for period OF about
two weeks, when party will be taken until all the
children from fourteen years OF have enjoyed
seaside Trip The lrst party VIII be asnt on June To-
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A CLOSER UNION THAN EYER.
GOOD FEELING AMONG THE FREE MAsoNs.
HOW THE ASYLUM PLAN HAS PREVENTED JEALooSi
BETWEEN TOWN AND COUNTRY

BETwREy TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Nevcr since the formation of the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Mlasons Of the State OF new
YorI, has an annual communication involved
matters of SO great interest and SO much I'M
pd4ancs as The IO7th, which will be opened with
IMPRESSIVE ceremonies in the Masonic Temple at
TWenfy-third.st and Sixth-ave., at 2 O'Clock To-
morrow afternoon Three years ago when Grand
Master Francis r. Lawrence was elected, no pro-
posed to raise the money and pay OH the existing
debt-ncarly $500, COCOON the beautiful temple
devoted to Masonry in the city of New-fork But
90 little interest could be aroused that the solu.
ton of the problem appeared out Of reach and
impracticable The'm sanguine of the friends
Of the Grand Master Set $4,000 as the limit
that might be reached Nevertheless, when tic
debt was reduced 100000 and nearly wiped
ont the next year, only si75,OOo remaining to
be paid. the enthusiasm of the Grand Master
extended to the members Of the lodges throughout
the State.
Finding that less than 81 90, 600 of the debt
actually remained unpaid, it was proposed to hold
a fair and by that means endeavor to raise enough
money TO help the weaker lodges pay their deslg-
mated quota. When it became known that TINS
plan was on foot, unexpected opposition was
shown by those lodges that were struggling to
raise their share of the debt. The Grand Master
became convinced that the dividing line between
the country and the metropolitan district was rs
much a fact as before 1927, when the two Grand
Lodges of the State Of New-York were consolidated
There has always existed considerable jealousy
between the two sections. Anything that appeared
to promote the welfare Of one rather than the
other Immediately received determined opposition
After full consideration of the subject In all its
bearings, the Grand Master concluded that the
receipts Of the Masonic fair ought to be devoted
entirely to the erection of the promised Asylum.
It was also decided that the " Asylum should not
be located near the city of New-York When
these decisions were announced emulation was
aroused, especially in the. country lodges, and
the members went to work with will to do
each ones share toward paying of the debt
The result of the great Masonic fair last fall
has been fully and in detail set forth. Over
$4,000 profit was realized and seS aside to
build the Asylum Now SAID Grand Mas
ter Lawrence; t. reporter Of TIE TRIBUNE NE
two Grand Lodges of this State, and later the
metropolitan and the country, districts; is wiped
out The city has the Grand Master the country
the Deputy Grand Master The city has the Seere-
tary and Treasurer, while the country always has
the two Grand Wardcns. Now the city has its
temple or hall, and the country has the Asylum.
Active competition is going on between the eligible
localities to secure the Asylum, Representatives
of Rome, Auburn, Lockport, and Bnghamton
having made liberal offers"