Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-06-10

change.
We'll, Mockzinska,' said the pricess,
with childish air that suited well her
| innocent face, confess | shall be so
glad to give my father this curious snuff.
box, and adorn my mothers cabinet
with those pretty ornaments, that if
the young man will give them for my
| louis -'
THAT is just what NJ. Levi offered me
for them yesterday said Michael.
And you refused?'
& refused him, madame, but shall
not refuse you. Please to take them.
keep them for moment, will fetch
the money
The false Pole was waiting for the
return of Maria, when suddenly his
countenance changed, and Selling his
basket, he ran of'with all speed
The person whose appearance seemed
to cause him such terror, was poor
woman, well known in Weissemburg
| for her extreme restitution and her
honesty.
The princess returned looking regret
fully at her beautiful sparkling louis-d'or
but when she raised her eyes the por-
celain merchant was gone.
very strange!' she said; and calling
the poor woman, who was the only per-
son in sight, she asked her whittier he
had gone.
4 have not seen any one, madame
replied she in so feeble tone that
Maria's kind heart was immediate touch
ed.
'What ais your she inquired.
Gold and hunger, madame
Dear Mockzinska,' said the princess,
will you kindly desire the servants TO
bring this poor woman something to
eat?'
The governess willingly complied,
and Maria, turned to the medicani, said,
Have you any children?'
1.-TWO, madame, son nearly grown
up, and daughter, ten years old, who
is dying.
'What is her disease?'
Misery, lady; we live in damp cell
lar, have nothing but rags to. cover us,
. and nothing to eat but what we pick up
in the street
Here good woman, said the princess,
take this;' placing in her hand the treas
ured louis-d or. totally forgetting both
its brilliant effigy, and the porcelain it
was destined to purchase.
'All this! cried the woman astonished
at the sum.
1T is very little to relieve so much
misery said Maria gently. Tell me
where you live?'
The medicant named n wretched lane,
and burst into tears while she tried to
thank her benefactress.
Just then Mockzinska returned, fol-
lowed by servant carrying provisions
which he gave to the woman. May !
, take them homer she asked.
Certainly replied the princess, and
: expect visit from me to morrow
Uttering heartfelt thanks and bles
: sings, the poor woman departed; and
ere the princess could enter the castle
) the false merchant re-appeared.
Here are the ornaments, princess,
he said.
my friend, replied she, 4 advise you
to take them to NJ. Levi. I have just
! disposed of the very last piece Of gold
that | possessed
Michaels features assumed an eX-
preston of such savage disappointment
that for moment Maria felt frightened
However, her kind heart attributed his
!, anger to his poverty and need, so she
added: IF you do not sell them to NJ
Levi YOU can return, and | will see about
! buying them
Il shall return, replied Michael, il
! a tone that sounded like menance.
The porcelain, as our readers vii
readily conjecture, had not been offered
to NJ Levi, nor to any one else, SO thai
:, Michael retired the next day to the
castle where dwelt the unfortunate king
! of Poland. He could not see the prin
cess, she had gone ont; and the same
> disappointing answer was given him OF
, the succeeding day, when he again re
turned.
The boy walked slowly away, and a
" he was passing through an obscure
> street neighbor met him.
: Michael cried he how is it tina
: you have not been home for the las
three days?'
Il had business to attend to- was The
n, grutt reply.
2 'Ah, very WE'LL said the neighbor
: you'll see something new when you &c
to your mother's-that's all
And though Michael called after him
he did not vouehsafe any further ex
i PLANTATION, but walked quickly away
. whistling a tune.
! The words, 'you'H see something me'c,
!. troubled the young man; for like al
whohave been accustomed to misfortune
fortune from their cradle, he torebod,
:, nothing but evil, and his heart was no
SO utterly depraved but that he still re
/, tanned some feelings of affection. II,
!. fastened to the squalid dwellidg whicl
: he called home, and had his foot OF
the threshold, when child, who wa
playing outside, said:
. Michael, your mother is not here; sh'
y lis gone to live in nice little cottag'
: beyond the fields which you see from
1.-THE end of The next street.
= Greatly astonished, the boy proceeded
. to the place mentioned, and was doubt
: inc whether he should enter the nea
Z little garden which surrounded the cot
tage, when voice from the door adj
dressed him:
'Ah, Michael, welcomed
! And little girl, very pale, but Whose
: eyes beamed with joy, advanced Il
: meet hun.
1t was his sister, who, three days be
o fore, had been so i'll that she could NO
I raise her head without assistance, and
e now she was up and walking alone.
Louisa, cried he darling toward
! her. what miracle is this?'
Q "A miracle, dear brother, done by Al