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Berne by no means excepted, the attach- under the name of "Jeremias Gotthelf," ment to the freedom of communal life is was a zealous adherent of that of M. Neufar stronger than to that of the state." haus.

“The utmost that could be effected was that security should be given for the poor-funds, and that they should be placed under some control by the State with a view to their better administration; and

The schoolmasters-a body of far more consideration in Switzerland than with us -are more favorably disposed towards it. The state of popular education in Switzerwhere it appeared that the funds were not sufficient land is, it appears, by no means so satisfacfor the support of the poor, the State should supply tory as has sometimes been supposed. Out at least one-half, but not more than two-thirds of of 70,000 children in Berne capable of rethe deficiency. By this, of course, a considerable ceiving instruction, scarcely 20,000, acburden is laid upon it, which must be supported cording to the testimony of the above-menby the citizens at large. tioned Jeremias Gotthelf, really received "Not less important, perhaps, is the second clause in the same paragraph, which sweeps away it; and of their proficiency we may form titles and feudal burdens of various kinds, order some idea when we hear that the pupils of ing that they shall be purchased from the proprie- an elder class, at a school examination, tors for the half of the price stated in the law of confounded the three original Swiss Confethe 20th of December. On the other hand the derates with the three kings of Cologne, government undertakes not only to indemnify the and asserted that Goliath lost his life at proprietors, but to return to those who had pur- the battle of Sempach! chased them at that higher rate one-half of the In this, and in many other departments, purchase-money. "It was quite natural that this measure should the party at present dominant in Switzerhave the warmest support of the small land- land is pledged to effect great improveowners, but the State will of course have several ments. How far it is likely to fulfil the millions to pay; it must be recollected, however, expectations it has held out to various that Berne has not only no national debt, but a classes of the community, and the hopes fund in her treasury of twenty millions of francs most difficult to realize, which were greatly -collected in old times, and which is now destin- instrumental in raising it to its present posied to serve the worthy purpose of clearing off the tion, must now soon appear. We cannot last remains of the feudal burdens." be so far dazzled by the success which has The victory which Colonel Ochsenbein crowned the efforts of the victors, as not and his colleagues have achieved over their to perceive that they have obtained the rivals has, it appears, been so complete, prize by an act of unprincipled aggression, that the greater number of the members of wholly unworthy of the principles they prothe former government have not even been fess, and of the party to which they claim elected again as members of the Great to belong. History, however, presents us Council.

with many examples of a usurped authority Neuhaus, so long the first man in the re- having been made the instrument of propublic, who struggled so manfully for the ducing ultimate good, not to the aggressors support of liberal principles and who is as but to the aggrieved; and whatever sympathorough a radical as his successor, and as thy we may feel for the sufferers in the premuch opposed to the Jesuits and the Son- sent instance, we do not overlook the fact derbund, has returned to his place in the that the state of society in the old cantons, counting-house, and seldom, according to now overthrown, was one of utter stagnaMr. Mugge, is any voice raised to give ut- tion, wholly incompatible with the best interance to aught but blame of the man terests and the noblest tendencies of the whom at one time no one could praise human race.

enough. Yet he possesses many qualifica- * In our last number, our readers may possibly tions most valuable in the chief of a party: remember, we took occasion to introduce some of courage, self-control, foresight, and an im- his clever and popular productions to their notice. movable strength of will. His manner is earnest and thoughtful, but eminently calculated to inspire confidence. Of his integrity a tolerable proof is offered in his present narrow circumstances.

HENRY FIELDING. A correspondent of Douglas Jerrold's Newspaper says" It may not be generally the western suburbs of London, obscure and unknown to the public, that, in a humble lodging in known, resides the grandson and legitimate offspring The clergy of Berne are, with very few of the author of Tom Jones.' His present descendexceptions, opposed to the government of an is about 50 years of age, and albeit with the prestige of so great a name, and not without talent, Colonel Ochsenbein; and the well-known is I believe, wholly unknown to the literary world. "Parson Vizius," of Luzelflue, who writes He is happily provided with a small independence."

From Sharpe's Magazine.
MEMOIR OF MARSHAL TURENNE.

CHAP. I.-THE GHOST.

"And one who will some day be your lord and master; do your hear, Berthier?" "May God grant it, my lord." "Then why will you not obey me?" "I would willingly do so, my lord, but two lessons of drilling in one day at your age

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"At my age! do you know that I shall soon be a man?" interrupted the child quickly.

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"Do I know?" replied the old soldier, smiling, were you not born in the second year of the reign of our ally the King of France, Louis XIII. ?"

"The 11th September, 1611," said the child, haughtily.

"WILL you leave off your old ghost stories, Berthier? they are good for nothing but to frighten old women; just look at Marceline, how she opens her old eyes, and stares about on every side, and looks at those old armors as if she expected they would carry her off in their iron arms to the witches' nightly meeting. Come and give me a lesson in drilling; that will be better." He who thus spoke was a child, of such a fair and delicate complexion that he would not at first sight have been taken for more than seven years of age. Berthier, whom he addressed, was an old soldier of the league, under Henri IV., and had lost a leg in 1594 at the taking of Laon. Retired into the principality of Sedan, his native country, he passed his time in polishing, arranging, and keeping in order those arms and warlike weapons which to his grief he was no longer able to use. Brave soldier as he was, and accustomed to make the enemies of France tremble, he often indemnified himself for this privation by telling the most absurd stories, in order to frighten the servants of the castle; but the most amusing part of this was, that the You are right again," said Berthier, simple and good-natured old man, while" but your lordship will have the goodness relating those stories to others, used to be- to recollect that Gérard is twice as big and come so frightened himself, that, almost as strong as you are." invariably, both narrator and auditors remained in breathless suspense, the one being no longer able to proceed, or the others to listen.

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He was at this time seated beside his sister, old Marceline, near a window of the armory, polishing an old halberd, and finishing a story he had commenced the previous evening, while his sister, unmindful of her spinning-wheel, sat with her eyes and mouth wide open, as if the better to take in her brother's story.

On hearing the child's interruption, Marceline cried out, "Softly, my lord, softly, you interrupt Berthier."

"I have given you a lesson this morning, my lord," said Berthier, "a second would fatigue you."

Fatigue me! my good Berthier, for what do you take me, pray?"

"For the son of my lord and master."

"And is not this the 10th January, 1622, which makes you, let me see one, two-” And while Berthier was slowly counting on his fingers, the child quickly replied,and four months to-morrow; years am I not, Marceline ?"?

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"You are right, my lord," answered the old woman, whose spinning-wheel had again resumed its motion.

"The age of your nephew, Gérard, whom you make shoulder arms all day long."

"And what does that signify?" resumed the child, "am I not made of flesh and bones like him, and are the largest men anything better?"

"Certainly not, my lord, but you are still weak, and much fatigue might make you ill."

"Upon my word you are all queer people; I am weak,-I am weak, I must not be fatigued! I hear nothing else all day long-first my father, then my mother,but that is not so surprising, mammas are always frightened about their children. fact, every one about me seems to be greatly concerned for my health. This is bad, Berthier, for I am determined to be a soldier."

"And why, my lord?"

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"That I may one day become a great captain."

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coming a great captain," said another boy, with the fiery lance," said Gérard, seating who just then entered the armory, "for himself on the floor of the apartment, and whatever you may do, you must be always crossing his legs; pray, my lord, ask my uncle to tell you that; it is wonderful, and, besides, it is true, is it not, uncleyou saw the phantom?"

illustrious."

"Illustrious! even if I should, like the old Duke de Valapide, pass my days in hunting and my nights in drinking." "Gérard is right, my lord," replied the old soldier; " are you not the second son of my Lord Henry de la Tour d'Auvergne, Duke de Bouillon, and Sovereign Prince of Sedan ?"

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"And of Madame Elizabeth de Nassau, daughter of William I. of Nassau, Prince of Orange ?"

"You saw it?" repeated the viscount, drawing near the group.

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"Not exactly, my lord; but it was Pe

"Peter who saw it ?" again interrupted the viscount.

"Peter did not see it himself, my lord; but his grandfather, who did not see it either, was assured that his great-uncle had seen it, and, what is more, had spoken to it."

"Well, what has that to do with it ?" "It has to do with it, my Lord Viscount "And from that time the phantom has de Turenne, that when one descends from disappeared, as no person has ever seen it the ancient and illustrious house of La since," said Turenne, seating himself on Tour d'Auvergne, whose blood is inter- one of the velvet cushions that surrounded mingled with that of kings, and who has the armory. given princesses to all the courts of Europe"

"I know my own history

"Pardon me, my lord, it is seen every night," replied, in the same breath, Berthier, Marceline, and Gérard.

"But how do you know, as none of you have ever seen it ?"

"You have absolutely nothing to do but to fold your arms, or lie and rest yourself all day long, if that is your good pleasure; "None of us have seen it, but we could but as to becoming a soldier, believe me, see it if we wished," said Berthier, serimy Lord Viscount, you are not strong ously. enough for that.”

"That is to say, if we dared," added

"That is to say, that you know nothing Marceline. at all about it," cried the young Turenne, "Speak for yourself, sister," replied the angrily; "you are an old dotard, and it is ex-leaguer, angrily; "for, if I have not you, who have labored all your life, that gone to see it, it was not fear that preought to fold your arms, and lie and rest vented me. A man who has fought in the yourself all day long, if such is your good wars of the league, who has seen Henri IV. pleasure; but as to me, I must fight in the face to face, as I have the honor to see you, wars; my brother will inherit the sove- my lord, cannot be called a coward, I flatreignty of Sedan, and I must preserve and ter myself." defend it for him, if required. Therefore, "But, uncle," said Gérard, "I think one no more words; leave your old pikes, and might look Henri IV., King Louis XIII., come and drill Gérard and me; we are your or even my lord, the Prince of Sedan, in army, you are our captain, command the the face, and even speak to them, yet, for movement.' all that, not like to go and broil one's-self in company with the phantom of the fiery lance."

"You would do much better, my lord," observed Marceline," if you would sit down here, and let Berthier finish his story; it is so beautiful, my lord, so fearful !”

"Another ghost-story, I wager," said Turenne, shrugging his shoulders; "what nonsense!"

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"But what is this phantom of the fiery lance ?" demanded the young viscount, stamping his foot impatiently.

"You have undoubtedly heard, my lord, of Tiger-heart, the miller?" said Berthier, leaning upon his halberd.

"No more than of the phantom," he re

"Nonsense!" cried Marceline, making the sign of the cross, a condemned soul that appears every night at twelve o'clock." plied. "In the castle ?" inquired the child. "No, my lord; upon the ramparts of who lived a hundred, two hundred,-perSedan," replied Berthier.

"Well, my lord, this miller Tiger-heart,

haps, as no one now alive knew him, three

"Oh! it is the story of the phantom hundred years ago, was a miller.

"That is probable enough," said young | his halberd, which glittered like gold, and Turenne, laughing.

"I must beg leave to observe, my lord," said Berthier, with a litle uneasiness on his countenance, "that if you interrupt me, I can never recover the thread of my story." "Go on, go on," said Henry laughing. "It is very serious, my lord," said Berthier, with an air of mortification," and you should not laugh while I am relating this story, or it may bring some harm upon ourselves.

went to the ramparts. He has never been seen since, my lord," added Berthier, in a a low and trembling voice, "except on snowy nights, but then no person speaks to him."

At that moment the door of the armory creaked on its hinges, and a scream issued from every mouth.

"What is the matter?" demanded a young nobleman, advancing into the room, followed by a numerous retinue.

"My lord-my lord-" stammered out Berthi, bowing respectfully.

"Now," continued Berthier, "it is a long time, a very long time, since, under the reign of Louis IX., in 1260, the insur- "It was Berthier who was telling us the gents caused so much tumult, and the town- story of the phantom with the fiery lance," bailiffs were so few in number, that the answered the viscount, running towards the Parisians, and at their instance the other Prince of Sedan, and kissing the hand held cities, requested leave to defend them-out to him.

selves. The Trades' or Citizens' watch "And you took me for the phantom," was then instituted,-when one very cold said the prince, laughing. "That is good, evening, just like this, with two feet of very good. Come, my lords," added he, snow on the roof of the castle, in the streets, turning to his suite, "to horse; we shall and on the ramparts,-exactly such a day have fine hunting to-day, let us not lose as this, the door of the mill opened, and time." a pale and sickly young man entered. 'Brother,' said he to the miller, it is my turn to go to the ramparts to-night; I feel very ill, I have got the ague, do me the kindness to go in my place, and I will do the same for you another time.'

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“ ‘Ithankyou for the preference, brother,' said Tiger-heart; but though am well, I can feel the cold as well as you.' "But, brother, it will kill me.' “Well! I shall have the better inheritance for that.'

"Brother, I ask you once, twice, will you do me this favor?

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"My lord and father," said a little beseeching voice, behind the Duke de Bouillon, who felt himself pulled by the end of his cloak," will you permit me to follow you to the hunt?"

"You!" exclaimed the duke, taking his son by one ear, and presenting him to the company, "see the audacity of this child, my lords." The boy held down his head and blushed.

"Then at least order Berthier to fence with me," he muttered.

"What martial humor has taken hold of you to-day, Henry?" replied the duke, "Thrice no!' answered Tiger-heart. bursting out laughing, "you would hunt, "At that moment the castle clock struck you would fence; but, my dear child," addtwelve. His brother exclaimed, May you ed he tenderly, you are too delicate to be thrice cursed, and may you through all be exposed to the frosty air, and too weak eternity mount that guard on every snowy for fencing. What have you to oppose to night; he then retired, and Tiger-heart those objections?"

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went to bed. The next day his brother "But, my lord," said Henry, almost in was found frozen to death upon the ramparts, and, behold, that night it was the miller's turn to mount guard.

"Will you go?' asked his wife. "Yes, certainly, I will go,' he answered.

"And if you should be frozen ?". "Well, you would be a widow.' "You ought to confess, Tiger-heart, for recollect your brother's threat; you might die in a state of mortal sin.'

tears, "if I am never allowed to mount a horse, and if I am always to_be_afraid of the heat and the cold, how can I ever become a great captain like you?"

"Oh! you want to become a great captain?" repeated one of the lords of the court. "Bravo, nephew, I will take care of that."

"I thank you for your kind intentions, Lord Maurice de Nassau," replied the Duke, "but the delicacy of this poor Tiger-heart, who was an infidel, only child's constitution will prevent his ever laughed at these words of his wife; he took being able to take advantage of them;

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choose some other profession, for, believe not be made lighter; however, it is pleasme, Henry, a military life would not suit ing to be able at all times to tell the hour: you; how could you, weak and delicate as what do you think of it, young ladies? It you are, bear to have sometimes nothing is a present from the duke." but the ground for your bed, and a stone or a gun-carriage for a pillow? Nature excited kept every tongue enchained. never intended you for a warrior, my son, In the meantime, one of the ladies, who and you must be satisfied; go, and find had left the apartment to transmit some your mother, Henry; go and ask her to order from her mistress, returned with a hear you read in her missal. A fine cap- pale and embarrassed countenance. "What tain, truly, you would make !" added the is the matter, Mademoiselle de Gouterot?" Duke, laughing, and affectionately patting said the duchess, fixing her eyes on that the pale cheeks of his little son-"a cap- young lady; "has anything happened to tain that is afraid of ghosts!" you, or to any person in the castle? Speak, mademoiselle, you terrify me !"

Henry remained struck by this reproach. "Afraid of ghosts!" said he, after his father had departed, "I will soon show them whether I am or not."

"Tell me, Lord Henry," said Gérard, with rather a sarcastic expression, "why you did not answer your father when he said your constitution was too delicate for the military profession,-yesterday you had so many fine arguments.

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"I have something better than arguments to-day," said Henry, "I will give an unanswerable proof."

CHAPTER II.

"Madame-madame," stammered Mademoiselle de Gouterot, "on leaving this room, I met Madame de Vienville, the Viscount de Turenne's governess.

"Well, go on," said the princess, seeing the hesitation of the lady.

"The young prince cannot be found." "Impossible!" cried the princess, rushing towards the door of the apartment, "impossible! Henry is playing in some corner of the castle; it is some trick e wishes to play his governess: but for pity's sake, ladies, send out all my people, and let every place be searched."

And as the princess followed her ladies, The curfew had long since sounded, the to see that her orders were properly exelords of the court were still in the banquet-cuted, she encountered Madame de Viening hall, occupied with the pleasures of the ville, Berthier, Marceline, Gérard, and sevetable, and in relating anecdotes of the day's ral other attendants.

hunt, as well as of their own prowess; the "Oh! madame, pardon, pardon," said duchess had retired to her drawing-room, the governess, throwing herself at the feet where, surrounded by her ladies, she was of her mistress, "I assure you it was not employing herself in those works of tapestry my fault." which formed the amusement of all noble ladies in those days.

"I am willing to believe it," said the princess, whose uneasiness restrained her "Ivonette," said the duchess, suddenly anger, "but what are you all doing here breaking the silence which had continued instead of searching for him? How long is for some time, "pray bring me that little it since you have seen my son, madame? box which is on the table." Speak! You, Berthier, whom he loved so much, have you seen him lately?"

A young lady rose at these words, and having brought the article requested, the duchess opened it, and took out a very large gold watch, curiously wrought, and which. she hung round her neck by a chain of the

same material.

"Oh! how beautiful!" exclaimed all the ladies, clasping their hands.

"It is the fashion at the French court," said the duchess; "a new invention, it is called a watch clock, and I am assured that

"Alas! madame," replied the old soldier, wiping his eyes, "not since morning."

"No," added Marceline, crying bitterly, "not since the story of the phantom; he laughed, the poor child, he laughed." "And that has brought some misfortune upon him," added poor Berthier. "Alas! warned him of it."

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The steps of the duke being heard hastily advancing, put an end to this conversation; it tells the hour as well as the great castle the duchess fell into his arms. "My son!" clock, only it must be wound up every she faintly uttered.

night. It is very heavy," she added, poising

"Compose yourself, my love," said the

it in her hand, "but it appears they can- duke, tenderly; "I have given all necesVOL. XIII. No. II.

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