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JOHANNA KINKEL. 301
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* I<N • «»• The Decease Papers Of Johann...
train . Two ladies sat near her and conversed upon the late events . From them she heard that Kinkel the Prussian professor had been
shot ance the an day inward before irresistible . She neither longing turned drew pale her towards nor changed him in counten whom
her soul ; was bound up and assured her that he was alive . Arrived at Carlsruhe she hurried to the prison . Assuming a gay
countenance and answering the sentinel in the dialect of Baden , she prevented From them suspicion she and heard made that her Kinkel way to was the not famil dead y of nor the his turnkey wound .
severebut she could not see him without leave . She had already , formed a plan of interesting the Prussian commander , Herr with von
Brandensteinin her husband ' s fate , and to him she hastened - deny out delay that . the Herr , frankness von Brandenstein with which the received professor her coldl had y acknowled , but did ged not of his
and adhered to his principles had gained him the esteem jud consi ges deration . Frau whereupon Kinkel hinted the that general his talents like a oug true ht to military be taken despot into
men remarked who , have " , Qui forgotten te the themselve reverse , m s adam so far , as the to number side with of the talented demosuffer
crats is the cause of this great misfortune , and they must according l-was ly . iven " She . However then asked she leave knew to how see to her overcome husband all ; an obstacles evasive g
rep and y in the afternoon the prison bolts were drawn . Love had conquered the A danger gain : they Frau which were Kinkel still united threatened was , thoug alone , h and her only husband she for p a lanned quarter ' s life how . of She an to ward hour resolved . off
upon arose . a Plow petition was to she the to Princess frame her of request Prussia and , but to _coiich another it difficulty in terms
that might touch a woman ' s heart without compromising the prin-Years do ciples any of thing ago her the to husband save princess her ? husband had To her been was the painted ordin a false ary and by say Begas shameful ing summoned * that , and a ap wife horism at to may the be .
request guile the of time the illustrious with music artist and , Johanna songs . had In been remembrance of these - hours Frau Kinkel wrote to the princess as follows : — " A poor
artist has nothing to offer a high-born princess , while a single word of hers may either cause happiness or misfortune to the former .
this And same yet in artist reference now ventures to past times to ask , for a the favor sake in which of a forgotten her whole smile life ,
is involved . " Then followed an account of her husband ' s career , which she concluded bbegging the princess to speak in Dr .
Kinkel ' s favor . This petition y she sent to a faithful young friend in Berlin who was to forward it to the princess , and then she returned
home to her children . The first few weeks . passed quietly enough . Representatives of
nearl generall y all y believed parties presented that he would petitions be released on Kinkel . ' But s behalf it was , and not it long was her
before rumours to the contrary reached her ears , till one day
Johanna Kinkel. 301
JOHANNA KINKEL . 301
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1859, page 301, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011859/page/13/
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