Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-16

bling for the first time in his life, "is it then
only as an act of obedience that you will receive
husband from my hands,"
The young girl was silent and concealed a
tear
lis your faith already pghted?'
The young girl was still silent
exp lain yourself, Marie; command YOU
At this word, which sways sixty millions of
the Gar.
"Yes, father. i'll must tell you, my heart is
no longer my own is bestowed upon young
man who knows it not, and who shall never
know it if such be your wish. He has seen
my but two or three times at a distence, and
we will never speak to each other if your Ma
jesty forbids it,"
! The Emperor was silent in his turn. He
grew pale. Three times he made the circuit of
the saloon. He burst not ask the name of the
| young man.
He who would have braved, for caprice,
the monarchs of the world at the head of their
| arnies-he, with his omnipotence, feared this
unknown youth, who disputed with him the
| possession of his dearest treasure.
SIS it kng?" he demanded, at last.
"No, father!'
"The heir of king, at least"
"No, father"
"A Grand Duke?"
"No, father"
"a son of a reigning family"
"No, father"
At each step in the descending scale, the
Gar stopped to recover breath.
"a stranger"
ayes. father"
The Emperor fell back into an armed chair,
and hid his face in his hands, like Agamemnon
at the sacrifice ofIphigenia.
SIS he in Russia?" he resumed with an effort.
"Yes father"
''At St Petersburg?"
ayes, father"
And the voice of the young girl grew faint.
"Where shall see him." said the Gar, rising
with a threatening aspect.
Tomorrow, at the review"
"How shall recognize him. repeated the
Car, with stamp of his foot.
"By his green plume and his black steed."
'Tis well. Go, my daughter, and pray God
to have pity upon that man." The Princess
withdrew in fai9tng condition, and the En-
peror was soon in thought
"A childish CAPRICE he said at length. 81
am foolish to be disturbed at it. She will for
get it. She shall forget it," and his lips dared
not utter what his heart added. "It must be;
for all my power would be weaker than her
tears"
On the following day, at the review, the Gar,
whose eagle eye embraced all at glance,
sought and saw in his batallions, nought else
than green plume and black charger. He
recognized in him who wore the one and rode |
the other, simple Colonel of the Bavarian
Light Horse, MaximiIlian Joseph Eugene Aug
uste Beauharnois, the Duke Of Leuch,enberg,
youngest child of the son of Josephine (who
was, for brief time, Empress of Frsnce) and
of the Auguste Amelia, daughter of Macmillan
Joseph, Of Bavaria, an admirable and charming
cavalier, in TRUTH but as far inferior then to
Marie Nicolewna, US simple soldier to an EN-.
peror.
"ls it possbe!" said the Gar to himself, as
he sent for the Colonel, with the design of dis
missing him to Munich.
But at the moment when he was about to
rush him with word, he stopped at the sight
If his ughter-fainting in her calache.
"There is no longer doubt" thought the
Gar, "'tis indeed he."
And turning his back upon the stupifed
tranger, be returned with Marie to the Impe.
ial Palace.
For six weeks all that prudence, tempered
With love and severity, could inspire, was es- !,
aged to destroy the image of the Colonel in
he heart Of the princess. At the end of the ,,
rst week, she was resigned; at the end of the ,,
econd, she wept; at the end Of the third, she
'ept in public; at the end of the fourth, she !
'ished to sacrafce herself to her father; at the I
nd of the fifth she fell sick; at the end of the
xth, she was dying.
Meanwhile, the Colonel, seeing himself in !
sgrace at the court of his host, without daring
confess to himself the cause, did not wait
" his dismissal to return to his regiment.-Ia
e was on the point of setting out for Mu. y
ch, when an aid.de.camp of the Gear came
II him.
II should have set out yesterday" he said to '
mself; Il might have avoided what awaits me. n .
the first flash, save yourself from the thun. o
.rbolt." .
The bolt in reserve for him was the follow. D
Gle was ushered into the cabinet, where o
ings alone are allowed to enter. The Gar
as pale, and his eyes were moist; but his air !
as firm and resolute. 81