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

=" Here the queen intsrpO.ed, and begged
bis MAJESTY, Who was ia very good hnnoF
that day. not to torment me iGrshsr. lhad
opened nv whols heart TO Der, and was de-
terminsd on having this grenAdisr. or ne Ons
else for my husband. Il must be- your
MAJESTY to remember the queen continued,
how carefully this good girl attended to
our child in It's last sickness
"wsll," the king remarked. "vs'il sc.
The captain praises the fellow bu, still she
cannot, By any possibility, marry SIMPLE
surAie. Well. as said. we'll sCe. IllsI'
anime The fellow myself bu, sprsPOI. sup.
pose be wall no, have y0u 20
IL die not knov what answer 70 make TO
this inquiry, save BY letting uy eyes sink to
The ground, hu, the queen came to my as
'i'sAnSe, by saying, Your majesty will be
ssst Cited ~ arrange that matter"
"wsll, that's very true" The king re-
Piled. "ws1l zee, then the fellow will
no, be such a fool a. to refuse" And With
these word, hi, majesty left the room, ap.
psrnuy in dep thSusht.
"Tha, j. the end Of ny story" the young
LADY sad. "And my husband mus, prOOecd
with bis now"
Carl therefore continued:
81 naturally believed thu, had been
gate unnO,ioed. especially ., nothing Of the
slightest Importance occurred duriug the
remainder Of the DAY that might nOuri'h
ny hopes"
The ncI; morning. however. a, parade,
the king cred out, after b bad finished al
other asAir-"
"whsrv !. the fellow who stood a. ssntry
yesterday msrung, between eleven aud
twelve. at n, queen, door?-ls, hin step
out o. the ranks"
with a beating bear, oS-yed this or.
der. on which bis maCs,y without moving
feature, fr't measured me IRON b.al 20 foot.
an ssen said, two under cf5cer, here, take
ihe fellow. ccat Of" could fancy Moth
Ins else than ,ha, was going {, b. tied ur
% the halber,s Tor nv uuscasonasls singing
and therefore began TREMENDOUSLY, d" ! i'm
plore your MAJESTY, with all .ubmi..ion-''
bot the king interrupted me- " Dln't ar
gae-nke bis wai,.-eoai og'" The under
Othesr, did what they were commanded. AMI
ih. king in the same tone. and wiihoa,
moving feature said. now b.. g1i;sr..
&" nov hneisl vas goin. 70 be impal.
81 at Ihs least, and enireatsi. in my lear.
81 bes your MAJESTY on my knees, to Be
nsrcifal 10 poor fellow g" bat the sane
answer va. given ne" Don, argue"
4. stood there in my shirt sleeves, the
king ordered. " nov bring tia, black she,,
hitler TO tie front"
81 VAS now certain OF death. when |
saw this ehe.; brough, up, in which ! ian.
eied an e1ecu,ionsr's sword, AZ the least,
vas contained. cla.prd my hands. and
commended nv soal 70 God. when the king
before whom the ehc.i bad hcsn deposited.
cried out % me. "now look ia. AMI sc how
Aha, suit. you"
AZ soon a. raised tie I'D. saw no, a
sword OF any instrument, Of torture, bat a
black clerical drss.. and the band laid on
abe top o. it. THIS change in nv feeling,
slno'; took my senses away bat TIE king,
voice again aroused me. " Now, drc.,
yourself Immediately. and listen 20 what
cay. Bang four drums here, AMI lay a
aOIsn I'D. arms arros. then. 81 that he cat.
No; tumble through. The grcnati-r shall
Pr-aeh u.s. ssrmon, f5r I must hrst eNam-
iue him, and &c Il be has learned anything
n be ste frm in the saddle, as the sayiu.
i, he can keep the black s;uG. and al IL
contains bu, II he's stupid. III make bin
pot tie eoa;ss on again. Now then, up
90 the drums; you need no; give it Us lops.
b., "a mus, BE- god"
=" A.,areIly." the youps nan continued.
should have talked nothing bat non.snsc
through the asiiaisi nature Of nv feelings.
and ih, fact iha, such terrible alternative
was offered me, but, TO nv grea; good Tor.
tune, during the whole duration Of nv
~rs,cbsd .rrviiud., I had daily thought Of
my favorite text, and de,,rmi9sd | would
preach on il the very f-si Sunday alter ny
r.lea.c. Ia fact from eoniinually thinking
On the subject. h,i the whole discourse
lons before ready 10 nv mind. therefore
boldly mounted the drums. and began i'm
rn,iaie'y With ihs word. est. Paul
says. in Rom. viii. ., And We know that
ell ,hias' work together for them ,bA. love
God =" after which gave detailed ac-
count Of nv own misfortune. which work
81 to sethsr for good by ih- Confirmation OF
nv faith. and then mad, uui,,r-al and
particular application 90 70.
had noticed that the king. Who stood
close before me. and never once took h..
syss or me. could ne; keep the tear. from
pouring down he cheeks, and bad scarce
uttered the word Amen, when he said 70
ne, 'Nov come down from your pulpit;
JOa can keep the black coat, and all tom
nin'. You had better iasp-S, the pockets,
and go what they hAv, got in them"
During my discourse, had rOiieed that
enc of them seemed heavier than the other
I therefore put nv hand INTO tina, one first.
and who could picture my a'tOnishm"nt
when drew 90; = gold iala'i'rs, flled with
dueA,'. was silently regarding it, when
The king aid, " That il a present from m
vile but now look and see whether there
isAny'h'ng in the other pocket, !" AMI no,
Je, able 20 utter word through surprise, !