Year: 1874

In number of the Boersen Courier,
of Berlin, an incident is related of Prince
| Bismarck's domestic life, which is m


commonly interesting. Most people who


read the newspapers have heard of the


great chancellor's daughter. The young


lady, though not beautiful, is amiable


and accomplished, and accustomed TO


the homage of the high society in which
she moves. With her father she has
been a great favorite ever since she grew
up. When in Berlin, he has been wont
| to spend with her whatever leisure mo-


ments he could snatch from his labori-


GUS occupations, and in the country his
| idle hours have been usually passed in
her society. The prince observed with
concern that his daugl ter repelled all


proposals of marriage made to her.
Though wOoe.! By the most eligible
suitOrs, among the heirs of the richest
families, members of the NEST ancient


nobility, gentlemen filling tie highest
official positions, even a prince - the
young lady declined them all After


'rc'e'trfffsS y f1fs5 efsfftsOver the possffJfo


reasons of his daughters conduct, the


chancellor, believing at last that he had


fathomed the secret of her severity,


opened his heart to her on the subject.


He told her that lie felt sure that she


must have become profoundly attached


to some person inferior to herself in


position and wealth. He then begged


her to 1aention the name of the man to


whom she had given her heart, as lie,
her father, was rich enough to change
the conditions which might seem TO
render her lover an ineligible match.
With flowing tears the lady confessed
that she did cherish such an affection as
her father suspected, an affection that
was returned, bAt that her lover was
simple Lieutenant in the army. The |
next day the lieutenant appeared in the |
presence of the father. The chancellor |
hardly gave him time to speak before |
saying, " know why it seems to you |
impossible to become my son-in-law
Notwithstanding the difference of social |
position your wish shall beaccomplished. |
Though 1 do not know you, the love of /
my daughter is to me sufficient guaran-
tee of your worth" But instead of the /
joyful thanks which the prince naturally |
expected, he received a reply of the fol-
lowing tenor: "I thank YOU for your
goodness, but this union is impossible.
l belong to an old Catholic family. I
cannot take home as my wife the daugh-
ter of him whom my family regard as an
enemy of the church, whom / myself
am almost compelled to look upon as
SUCH" The officer then sadly took his
departure, leaving the chancellor utter
ly confounded, who had little antici-
pated such rejection of his condescen-
sion. Having summoned his daughter,
the chancellor told her that the officeE\
wholly refused her hand and that sh1
must forget him. The daughter, be-
coming. paler than ever, replied: "He
is too honorable to deny his religious
faith. I will not ask him such sacri-
ice, and if he desires it LESS believ-
ng than he-will adopt his religion, to
render our marriage possible" The
'ather saw his child become more incon-
iolable from day to day, and at length
le was thrown into a state of fearful
which was not without con-
sequence. So things stand at present.