Year: 1874

In number of the Boersen Courier,


of Berlin, All incident is related of Prince


Bismarcks domestic. life, which is un-


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 daughter repelled all


proposals of marriage made to her.


Though wooed by the most eligible


suitors, among the heirs of the richest


families, members of the most ancient


nobility, gentlemen filing tie highest


official positions, even a prince - the


young lady declined them all. After


brooding long time over the possible


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 he felt sure that she
must have become profoundly attached
to some person inferior to herself in
position and wealth. He then begged
her to mention the name of the man to
whom she had given her heart, as he,
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, but that her lover was a
! 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, " 1 know why it seems to you
/ impossible to become my son-in-law
notwithstanding the difference of social


position your wish shall be beaccomplished.


Though 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: 81 l thank you for your
goodness, but this union is impossible.


belong to an old Catholic family. ]


cannot take home as my wife the daugh
ter of him whom my family regard as al


enemy of the church, whom I nyssl1


am almost compelled to look upon a,


such" The officer then sadly took hi


departure, leaving the chancellor utter


ly confounded, who had little antici


pated such a rejection of his condescen


sion. Having summoned his daughter
} the chancellor told her that the Office
wholly refused her hand and that sh
! must forget him. The daughter, be
7 coming paler than ever, replied: "H


is too honorable to deny his religion
faith. I will not ask him such sacri
: fee, and if he desires it LESS believ
ing than he-will adopt his religion, t
I render our marriage possible" Th
: father saw his child become more incoI
L soIable from day to day, and at lengt


he was thrown into a state of fearfJ
( excitement, which was not without COL
( sequence, So things stand at presen