Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-11

eddy with the thought Of all tha. had
happened. I followed with the chaplain
who was hardly les as,Opshsd than vas.
the king and bis suite to III. palace. and rs
.ocn as We had entered the aodienee-rOom'
where all the court was assembled together
with bis majesty, and this young lady, tho
king advanced. and asked me"
"who doe. he think be has 10 thank for
all ihis3"
81 answered, with low bow"
Beside. God. ny most gracious king,
and hi. mos, illu'rioas eOn'ort."
To which biz majesty remarked,
There he's right, bu, look 70 here, this
young aud charming woman did the most
for him. Has he nothing to say to hers
She Is no, proud and know not married.
VIVA, does he think o, herr lie. now a
dean and has hi. poke, full Of duca,'.
Will be try his luck, AID fancy be i' all
alone with herr"
Half with joy and hore, | raised my
eyes. and looked at III. poor girl who was
blu.hine and trembling before me. and who
could no, raise her eyes from the ground"
IAN were silent, though q, intervals n
Sigh. sound Of laughter could Be heard in
the room. In spite Of all my good fortune,
va, even moro embarrassed than he'd
been an hour before when torcej TO noun,
the drums bot collected myself, and In
a few minutes said"
His majesty the king. TO whom owe
all my my good fortune, Ia. inspired me
with the courage to ask you, before this
great assembly, whittier YOU will Aecompa.
ny me in my wandering on the troubled
path Of lie, as the angel Raphael formerly
guided the youthful Tobias"
she Immediately gave me her hand, ii.
lent and trembling, which | pressed with
sri,r to nv lips. and her majesty had
scarcely hidden God to bless Us, wbsr the
king Adied."
Resimental chaplain. come hi,her and
marry them. A'crvari, we'll have our
dinner, bat mus, Sc, them or my hands
today"
The chaplain, with a deep bow, remark.
ed"
cit !. Impossible. your majesty; the
yOan. couple have not yc, been asked in
church"
"Nou,,n.s q" the king ohject,I 81 a'l,i
them myself long ago. Come and marry
them s. quickly a, you can, for | an hun.
rry. Mex, sunday you can ask them in
eharch A. many times a. you like"
Although the chaplain urged VARIOUS
reasons, all W. Of NJ avail The marriage
took place that very hour, and ny parents
can now so Why !, vas impossible Tor me
to invite them"
- really mus, h dreaming" the old
pastor now .aij "why ., i stranger than
any story in the Arabian nights" a
srcuadisr made a ds,n But What iil the
member. Of the oon.i,'ory 'ay ,oi'' lean.
NJ; imagine A"
" Thy kept me 80 long" The young man
rcrlici. - or should have come 70 shar,
my joy with YOU eight day. aso. hal
scarcely announced myself, AMI handed in
nv iIrloua, with rcques; to - ordained.
when The gentlemen, a. may bc easily eon.
eeiycl. declared the whole aT4ir impo-sibls
and .5ush, to d-non,tra,e this 20 his mai.'
~ in a long petition. The king returned il
with tbc.e words written with be own haEd,
on the margin
"Ihayc examined him rny.e't lfhe DO
%. understand latin can aE "a 20 keep
some one who dos. 10 uo, uuisr'iani
Latin myself FamrRicN wuihu."
~, they d.l no,daro to trouble the king
sslin IN The matter, they proceeded to or.
dam me. after an examination, To which |
voluntarily submitted"
The young man thu, ended bis story, AL
our kind reader, can easily imagine the rect.
We necI 0oly icuark, that our hero made
sn sE.sl!en, dean, and iJr many years held
the living Of p.
In conclusion, We are bound to state, that
the above anscl1,s i, historically true, and
tha: We have merely repeated the family
tradition. STILL We though, !, better to IT,
frain from giving the reel names, a' the De.
,cendants VI on: illgstriou. grenaiisr might
no, desire the story to he pub!icly known in
connection with themselves.