The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-08
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Gs All Was tmirthtaud revelfyoin the court of
.he 81 Austrian sQaesn7Tlhe lppghtly, stern
Maria Theresa, coLaueror Of the nations, and
/ fruiet' Of 'Eutopafy bndest "Einga6ih2 NOZZLE
GeHniahy: Gaiety resigned, ,f5r' a:sdaughter
ef,theroyal household, they young and Geae-
tiful Josepha, was .besrothed to the. king of
Naples. Their own country, ere that queen
swayed the sceptre, had been so long down
trodden and oppressed, that to Have one of
its daughters chosen to filFtbe Neapolitan
throne, filed,the peoples hearts with pride
and JOY. ,I,,..,y, ,r,,, ,.,;7;,,,,.,
Therefore, Josepha was welcomed with re-
joicings, whenever she appeared in public.
At first, the young girl WIS dszzled and
pleased by the spleHdor that was lavished up,
on lherIi sbeIwas giddy within applause and
fattery,, But Q change. soen came over her
Look at her now, as, she reclines inr her pri-
sate' Chamber her head feciines Upon the
breast Of her favorite sister, The Young prin-
CESS, iaioAntoinette91 rSheI wasIsobbine
with ak the griefefa passiohateieh Does
shesseem shes Q happy bride All Cupid does
strangely sometimes, and thisis' one Of his
widest freaks. ''|' u '''' w . -
Ie0ne day, as she was sitting IN The private
garden, indulgingin day dreannihg g she Was
aroused blythe entrance ofsaigonng and
graceful page, wearing the costume, Of the
NeoPolitap Court. lie advanced and kpelt
before her, speaking in a deep MUSICAL voice,
tho soft lahguage Of ms natiye 1andA how
well lhe.didi his masters bidding. He told
her Of. the bright, sunny home, of tho noble
heart that was waiting for her, that the king.
wished her fora companiop7-one 20 love, to
till his heart as We'll rs 'tliroiie not
merely aAoold, proud womaR, to7 re- 7
eeiye the admirationsi of the crowd. sAs he
knelt there, gazing with admiration, into her
beautiful face, Was there no danger r. Did The
not fear he Was wronsing himself-hisi mas
terlnaand ,fiie pure, bright being before
him2 Healittle dreamed that treason lay
hidden in hisT devoted hearth None, was
there--=:ttbough to the, cold hearts of. tue
worldly minded it might seem so. 49,.
Again and again they met for he wore
tho signet ring Of his master, and could be
admitted at any hour, while the queen moth
er was arranging her business affairs.
Ere long, he was pouring forth, in impas-
stoned Language, q first deep, leve-but not
his naster's757it was his own. And thegentle
Maria listened with ateaffui eye, yet smiling
lip. 2For days she was ghappy-Lwandering
as if IN the niazes ola blissfrh dream, from
rival of an ambassador from the Gouyt of Ma
which she was rudely awakened by, the, arS
pies announcing that the king, had resolg-
ed to come in person TO claim his BRIDE
and that soon .'"antd Il zril t1ai"Ga Ina -"
Francisco bad that morn batlo her long
farewell, as. he was recalled, by his master,
who perhaps, thought .he was not progress
ing IN his wooipg as lie could wish. 49,.
We find Josepha seeking consolation in
her sisters sympathy!?H'As maidens some
lines think, when in love; she thonght she
could be content with the dress and dover
of peasant girl, with her beloved Francis-
co for q husband, rather, than a crown and
throne shared with the king ;and was sigh
ing over thelet Of royal maidens, who must
bow to the will of stern motlrrs.r'C' lH,r.r.
d Such Were her eomplainings, she. poured
into her sisters eM,who heard her patiently,
then, thinking to console. her, said =,
:, do not weep, sister dear, would not
weep, were / thus situated wonld love to
be aqueen1rtoi hape'the noblecot,rtierstandI
brave knights, boxing at my, feet, as, they do
at her majestys our mother and she tossed
her Beautiful head, as She even even then felt The
brilliant diadem pressing her brow. =
!. Alas tpoor child how little Sic a,ougllt
that the day would ,cop1e-~bai tlratwhonlit
did rest upon her raven tresse$, il would, be
a signal that q life of misery. had commenced
THAT instead Of bringing her happiness, it
led to q prison ard "a gay, scaffold. How
wisely is the future shrouded from our gaze |.
But to Fetufn} to the ewcering ,Joscpha!