The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-02-23

this happy recommendation to the ladv's
tavor, Offering her the captivating chance
OF living with him, unknownr and I'm.
known, in the wilds of Prussia or tLc
steppes of Poland, keeping sheep, or teach,
ing village boys, or dressing vines. or do.
ing any thing or nothing to the end of nm
existence IN which poverty, obscurity and
exile were to be all forgotten in that grand
sweetener, love
But the sight of the palace at whose
marble threshold he now alIphted. or r,tI,.
er awoEe, gave new turn, if not a vio-
lent shock, to all ',is medta,ions. In the
pomPouS coat-ot-arms, carved bv uhc CHS
eI OF some family sculptor, hundred or
thousand years gone to the dust, hc saw
terrible impeachment to hi> project Of the.
cottage. ualt-dozen groom, and vair,
IN greenland gold habilirnrntS, which
might have moved the envy Of a roval
master Of the falcons, seemed to him win,
the giants of old times, and troubadour
tales, appeared to the adventurous kriohts
who tilted for the love of the inpris9n.d
Lady Adclndas and CoraSindas. But il
WAS when he followed a wave of the fair
owners hand, and advanced. with the
silence OF an Indian slave, INTO an apart
mcnt Of all but regal luxury. and sat
down with the impiicitnc>S If a French
automat"n-tor every thing else in France
has a will Of It's own-to II table covered
with the elegant prolu,ion of a dcjcnD,y
worthy Of the chief cook of a Pari>i,r
banker, that he felt the misery Of lts false
position. By some fatality, which howrv-
er happens to lovers at first sight every
day of the calendar, it had never occurred
to him to ask the lady's name. Her beau
ty had absorbed his inqusitivc faculties so
suddenly, that it had not given him time
to ask single question of the kind.
II was now noon, and he was not con.
ac'ous that 1t was not midnight. II ere
Is no accounting for what we do in dclir-
ium and he would not have sworn that
he had spoken Il syllable, or even drawn
II breath since sunrise. But the lady Ger
tainly did not follow his example. Whcth-
or She thought him one cf the handsurnst
perS"nagcS whom she had seen tor some
time, or not; or whether she was now and
then inclined TO wish that the interview.
silent asfit fvasy ,.'i>'.-I'"ovuvT me lpycE
glow that sometimes succeeded tile deli
cate palcncss Of Il check, which philias
might have modelled in marble, gave any
signs that cottages and cupils were fiji
ting before her minds eye it is certain
that she exhibited her terrestrial nature to
the extent Of touching the exquisite viands
set before her, and even Of recommending
them To the abstract of man who p!aved
the statue at her table. Still, he slipped
tasted, all unconscious, while he ga2rd on
those twin stars that >parklrd i'll his hori-
zon. But even dCc"M"rS cannot hc made
To last forever. The llulans were heard
caracoling their stcrds on the cSpanadr
in front of the palace, and valet, en-
broidcrcd To the neck, announced that
the captains charger Wa, rca Is :" II he
had come Ia tell the captain that he was
t. shoot within the next five minutes On the
Grand Parade in Berlin, his intelligence
could not have received with greater sur
prise. 1t fell on his ear like the discharge
of bomb.
The true way to escape his embarraSs-
mcnt woald have been to state the whole
case fully, and at once; get up, thank his
lovely entertainer for her hospitality
wish the Hulans hangcd--,icvotc all
cOurt-martials to the lower regions-take
his leave for Spandau-and implorc her
permission, "if he was not shot" to make
love to her on the first opportunity. But
the words "stuck in his throat" He rose,
made attempt at speech, which satisfied
him perfectly that Nature had not intcn-
ded him for an orator; received some of
the most graceful acknowledgements in re-
turn that could proceed from the rosy lips
of grace and beauty, stood stock still, pro-
bably waiting for more Acknowledgements ;
aud n:ight have stood there until now.
but for rather abrupt opening OF the
door, and the entrance OF one of the llu-
ians into the room. The man had be-
come eager to make way towards his
journeys end, for the double purpos" OF
being out Of the clutches Of the enemy
and Of being in the bccr-shops Of Bcr,
lin. Every man has his motive, if VIC
could find it out and the Ilulan unqucs.
tionably had as good a right as a million
to cover his panic with the public cause
and to reconcile his love Of beer with q
sense OF his duty.
But { is entire was worth whole vol
umc OF eloqucncc. The unlucky hcutcn
ant was saved from all tho eD,barraS OF
detailing his offence, his arrest, the Ger
tain loss Of his commission, and the prob
able loss OF his liberty and love together
The kick with which he Hulan's boo
threw open the door, was expressly,
enough, but his Sclavonic candor settled
the whole difficulty at once. He sum
moned "his prisoner" to march withou
loss Of time. The gallant officer woul,
have gladly smitten him to the earth
but the fair lady now claimed all hIs at
tsntion. The light had broke in rathe
too suddenly upon her vision; and he
excessive palencss, and the tottering steI
with which she reached sofa c0verec
with thousand tapestried flowers anc
glittering with ornolu, showed that sh
felt the full effect Of unwelcome surprise
"Prisoner--in arcst--going TO Spandau'
were the few words, which tongue, fiv
minutes before eloquent with all the pret