Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-03-17
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
'WHhN does your Royal Highness re-
quire the carriage 2? whispered a stout lit
| tie Dutchmau in a bobbed wig.
Not at ALL answered Philip.
'Tis after half past eleven, and the
beautiful singer expects you She will
tire of waiting
Let her sing something to cheer her
How, Prince Have you changed
your mind Would you leave the cap
tivating Rolina in the lurch, and throw
! away the golden opportunity you have
been signing for for two months The
letter you sent today, inclosing the dia-
mond watch, did wonders The proud
but frugle beauty surrenders. This
morning you were in raptures, and now
you are cold as ice
That is my business, not yours replied
Philip
! had your orders to Join you at half
past eleven. Perhaps you have other en-
gagements q
perhaps
"a PETIT S0upcr with the countess Born
She is not present here, at least among
all the the masks | can't trace her out
l should know her among thousand by
that graceful walk and her peculiar way
of carrying her little head-eh, Prince?
We'll, but if it were So there would be
no necessity for making you my confident,
would there p
1 will take the hint and be silent But
won't you at any rate send to the Siguora
Rollina to let her know you are not com
ing
IF I have sighed for her for two
months, she had better sigh month or
two for me l shan't &c near her
SO that beautiful neck lace which you
sent her for new years present was all
for nothing p
AS far as [ am concerned
win you break with her entirely
There is nothing between US to break
Then, since you speak so plainly,
may tell you something which you per
haps know already. Your love to the
Sigpora has hitherto kept silent but now
that you have altered your mind about
her, l can no longer keep the secret from
you. You are deceived
BY whom p
BY the artful singer She would d.
vide her favors between you, aud Jew
a Jew 2
Yes, with the son of Abraham Levi
Is that rascal everywhere 2
$50 your Highness did not know it
but | am telling you the exact truth if
it were not for your Royal Highness, she
would be his mistress. I am only sorry
you gave her that watch
4 don't regret it at all
The jade she deserves to be whipped
Zoo true, too true, your Royal High
nes. For instance, | have discovered a
girl-oh Prince, there is not such anoth-
er one in this city or in the world Few
have seen this angel-PoOE Rosalina
is nothing to her. Listin-a girl tall and
slender as a palm-tree-with a complex
ion like the red glow of evening upon
snOw-eyes like sunbeams-rich golden
tresses--in short, the most beautiful crea-
ture l ever beheld--a venus, goddess in
rustic attire. Your Highness, we must
give her chase
"A peasant girl
A mere rustic; but then you must see
her yourself, and you will love her But
my descriptions are nothing. Imagine
the embodiment Of all that you can con
ceiYe most charming--add to that artless-
ness, grace, innocence. But the difficult
ty is to catch sight of her. She seldom
leaves her mother. | know her seat in
church, and have watched her for many
Sundays past as she walked with her
mother to the Elm-Gate | have asoer-
tanned that handsome young fellow.
gardener, is making court to her He
can't marry her, for be is a poor devil, and
she has nothing The mother the widow
of a poor weaver
And the mothers name is p
Widow Bittsisr, in Milk street and
the daughter, fairest of flowers is in fact
called Rose
Philips blood boiled at the sound of
the beloved name. His frat inclination
was to knock the communicative Dutch
man down. He restrained himself, how
ever and only asked,
Are you the devil himselfF
'Tis good news is it not have ta-
ken some steps In the matter already, but
you must see her first But perhaps such
pearl has not altogether escaped your
keen observation /? Do you know her p
Intimately
so much the better. Have been too
lavish Of my praises p
You confess the truth? She shan't es-
cape Us. We must go together to the
window, you must play the philanthropist.
You have heard Of the widows poverty,
and must insist on relieving it You
take an interest IN the good woman en-