Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-24

eleven o'clock. As soon as | heard voices
within commenced singing a verse of the hymn
she had commanded However. | expected in
vain To be summoned again. The honr passed,
and fancled that no attention had been paid to
me and ] despaired, for did not dare sing
another verse"
"And yet" the young lady here interrupted
the narrator, "aI proper attention had been
paid TO your hymn, and may he permitted to
give an account of it, as Carl has already be-
come my dear husband"
Another cry Of astonishment was here rails
ed "Whai! what your husband !" all ex-
claimed. 81 ianced you were deans wife,"
the old pastor remarked. 81 never heard of
such thing the patron murmured; for he
knew the lady was OF very old family, and both
he and the pastor seemed scarce to know wheih-
er they were awake or dreaming.
"You must then hear my story" the young
lady remarked, with a smile
The voice delighted both of their maiesies
greatly, and as soon as perceived this began
saying everything could in favor ofthe Young
man without, ill the king laughed and said
why, she must be in love with the fellow.
felt that blushed al this remark, but still
answered boldly:
Yes, your majesty for lie saved ME, two
years ago, from frghtiul wolf
'Diaben the king added. You are of
very old family, and might get lieutenant, as
far as know
Here the queen interposed, and begged his
majesty, who was in very good hunor that day,
not 10 torment me further. had opened my
whole heart 10 her, and was determined on hav-
ing this grenadier, or no one else, for my hus-
band. Il must beg your majesty to remem-
ber,' the queen continued, 'how carefully this
good girl attended 10 our child in its last ILL
ness.
! WELL the king remarked, 'we'l see. The
captain praises the fellow; but still she cannot,
by any possibility, marry a simple curate.-
Well, as said, we'll see. I'll examine the
fellow myself; but dpropos, suppose he will
not have your
did not know what answer TO make 10 this
inquiry, save by letting my eyes sink on the
ground but the queen came TO my assistance,
by saying, Your majesty will be best fitted to
arrange that matter
We'll, that's very true the king replied.
We'll see, then; the fellow will not he such
a fool as TO refuse And with these words
his majesty left the room, apparently in deep
thought
That is the end of my story" the young la
dy said, "and my husband must proceed with
his now"
Carl therefore continued:
81 naturally believed that had been quite
unnoliced, especially as nothing of the slight
est importance occurred during the remainder
Of the day that might nourish my hopes.
The next morning, however, a, parade, The
king cried out, after he had flushed all other
affairs:
Where is the fellow who stood as sentry
yesterday morning, between eleven and twelve
at the queens door let him step ou, of the
ranks
With beating heart obeyed this order
on which his majesty, without moving feat
ure, first measured me from head 10 foot and
then said, Two under officers here, take the
fellows coat off,. could fancy nothing else
than that ! was going 10 be tied up TO the hal
beris for my unreasonable singing, and there
fore began tremuously, Il implore your majes.
ty, with all Submission but the king in
lerrupted me Don't argue-take his waist
coat off, The under officers did what they
were commanded, and the king, in the same
tone, and without moving feature, said, Now
his CATERS =
| now fancied was going TO be impaled a
the least, and enlreated, in my fear, Il beg you
majesty, on my knees, 10 be merciiul TO poo
fellow; but the same answer was given me
' Don't argue
"As stood there in my shirt sleeves, th'
king ordered, Now bring tina, black chest hllh
er 10 the front
was now certain OF death, when ! saw hi
chest brought up, in which ! fancied an execu
4 ed. clasped my hands, and commended m
soul 10 God, when the king, before whom tn
chest had been deposited, cried out TO me, Nov
IL, look in, and see how that suits you
" As soon as raised the lid, saw, not
sword or any instrument Of torture, but blac
clerical dress, and the bands laid on the top G
it. This change in my feelings almost too
4 my senses away, but the kings voice agai
aroused me. Now, dress yourself immediate
ly, and listen 10 what say. Bring four drun
., here, and lay dozen side-arms across then
! So Nhut iO NnNhot thiOuPH. hS SiS'
- adler shall preach us a sermon, for must fr'
examine him, and see if he has learned any
-, thing. If he sits firm in the saddle as the say
ing is, he can keep the black stuff, and all
e contains; but if he's a stupid ass, I'll max
= him put the coatee on again. Now, then, u
on the drums; you need not give it us long
a but it must be good
= "Assuredly," the young man continued, 8
u should have talked nothing but nonsense
81 through the agitated nature of my feelings an
the fact that such terrible alternative was OF
4 cred me, but, 10 my great good fortune, durin
- the whole duration of my wreched seryitud
~ had daily thought of my favorite text, and d
~ :, termned would preach on it the very fir
vi Sunday after my release. In fact, from col
inualy thinking on the subject, had the who
y" =" discourse long before ready in my mind.
= therefore boldly mounted the drums, and begi
-, Immediately with the words :-'St. Paul say
~ in Rom viii. %, "And we know that all thin
7 work together for good to them that 20
ID God;"' after which gave detailed accou
of my own misiortunes, which worked iogeih