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Princess Minna arrived in Bonn later in the day. After 

 supper Mrs. von Corvin left for Frankfort at twelve o'clock 

 P.M., and thus closed that very sad day. 



Next morning Dr. Busch came and gave me a letter for 

 Prince Alfred, my brother-in-law in Anholt, and instructions 

 in reference to another which I was to write to Prince Pless, 

 whom the King had placed at the head of the sanitary com- 

 missioners formed by the Johanniters, Knights of Malta, and 

 otherwise. 



I left Bonn together with Minna, who returned to her Castle 

 Rhede, near Wesel. We had to remain three hours in Oher- 

 hausen, waiting for a train to take us farther, ^nd I profited 

 by this opportunity to write my letter to Prince Pless. 



There was great confusion in Oberhausen, for a great num- 

 ber of people for miles around had collected to see the trains 

 pass, all filled with soldiers, and following each other nearly 

 every hour. It was a most lively scene. The soldiers were 

 in the best spirits, for the enthusiasm with which they were 

 greeted by the people on their whole way throughout Germany 

 could not but produce the most cheering eftect. The whole 

 journey from the kir east of the monarchy to the Rhine was 

 an uninterrupted festival. There was no window on the road- 

 side from which the soldiers were not cheered, and even from 

 houses that scarcely could be seen from the road handkerchiefs 

 waved them a farewell. One could see the heart of the peo- 

 ple was in the war, and foreigners who happened to be at that 

 time in Germany were struck with admiration. 



Princess Mmna left me in Wesel, and I took leave of her 

 and of dear old Jimmy, who was to stay with my cook in 

 Castle Rhede. I was very sorry to part v/ith my faithful com- 

 panion, who had been wich me in two wars ; bat now he had 

 become rather old and spoiled, and the hardships of a cam- 

 paign would have been too much for him ; moreover, he was 

 always frightened out of his senses on hearing a shot. 



I arrived in Anholt at half-past one a.m., and found the 

 whole iamily up to receive me. As I had to leave at five 

 o'clock, and Prince Alfred also, we did not go to bed at all. 



Though I had gone to Anholt to say good-bye to the family 

 I also went there in hopes of getting from my brother-in-law a 

 horse, as he had so many in his stables, and I^'elix had taken 

 with him his two and also my horse, i was, however, much 



