Black-listed In Germany

Not very long ngo n officer who U'. retired with distinction from llie Gernvn service settled in Cassel. He liad marrlf .d an attrnctive and wealthy lady, bad several grown up daughters, took pains to mnke his house agreeable to his broiher offleers stationod in the neighborhood, and soon acquired the reputation of beiug onu of the most agreeable of hosts. On onc occasion his wife gave a large ball. The dny before a deputation of offleers from tho garrison waited upon liim with the request that they might Boe iiiin alone. As he entered the large drawing-room lie delected iramcdiately by tho formal attitude of liis visitóla that they had come under orders. He was not kopt long in suspense. The ofliccrs of the neighboring earrisons had b;cn "ordcred" by their superiors, never mind who, to cease viailini; bis house or to have any social intercour e with him. "Give me a roason!" asked the amazed man. The reason he received was that ït had reached tho enrs of the government that lie had at the last election voted f or a Liberal! ThU is not an idle tale, nor is it an individual instance only. It illustrates Germany to-clay as nj laws, constitution, or offleial report can. It shows us that the government can not only suppress public meetings held by Liberáis; lmt that it can imprison editors whocriticise officials. It can do far more than tuis. It can order its aristocracy, its offleers, its official classes to chooso their friends and associates according to the favor or disfavor of the crown In its prime minister. If the plague had suddcnly struck tl e home of Ibis Germán retired officer Uit; effect could hardly have been more disastrous. He, his wife, and daughters at once dropped to social insigniücance. Ko officer thereafter darkencd their door, no entertainments could be given - there was no one to entertain. Had they been ordered into exile by the Emperor we shou'd have said he was a tyrant. They were, tiowevor, subjected toapersecution which, in the eyes of Germans at least, had more terror to them than banishment. And yet the Germans say they have a constitution, and even pity the poor Kussians who have none.