Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-10-17

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your wedding =
The pale-lips of the Princess parted
but she could not speak-she was dumb
with grief. Like one in painful dream,
she saw the pale man at the organ, and
heard the melody which filled the vast
edifce. Aye, full we'll she knew who
he was, and why the instrument seemed
breathing out the agony of tortured
heart
When the service was over, and the
royal party had left the cathedral, he
stole away as mysteriousIy as he had
come. He was not seen again by the
sexton till the vesper hour, and then he
appeared in the organ loft, and then
commenced his task. While he played,
yelled figure glided in, and knelt near
a side shrine. There she remained un-
til the worshippers had dispersed, when
the sexton touched her on the shoulder
and said
Madam, everybody has gone but you
and me, and I wish to close the doors
L am not ready to go yet,' was the
reply; leave me--leave me =
The sexton drew back into shadowy
niche, and watched and listened. The
mysterious organist still kept his post,
but his head was bowed upon the instru-
ment, and he could not see the lone de-
votee. At length she rose from the
aisle, and moving to the organ loft,
paused beside the musician.
'Bertram,' she murmured.
Quick as thought the organist raised
his head. There with the light of q
lamp suspended to the arch above falling
upon her, stood the Princess who had
graced the royal pew that day. The
court dress of velvet, with its soft er-
mine trimmings. the tira, the necklace
the bracelets had been exchanged for
gray serge robe and long thick veil,
which was now pushed back from the
fair, gir'sh face.
:Oh Elizabeth Elizabeth = ex-
claimed the organist, and he sank at her
feet, and gazed wistfully into her troub-
led eyes.
why are you here, Bertram ? asked
the Princess.
4 came to bid you farewell, and as
dared not venture into the palace,
gained access to the cathedral by bribing
the bell-ringer, and having taken the
vacant seat of the dead organist, let my
music breathe out the adiep could mo-
trust my lips to utter
A low moan was his only answer, ant
he continued
,, You are to be married on the NOR
. row?'
Yes sobbel the girl. 'Oh, Bertram
what trial it will he to stand at yondo
altar, and take VOWS upon me whicl
will doom me to living death =
!, Think of me-, rejoined the organist
Your royal father has requested me t
play at the wedding, and I have prom
ised to be here If were your equal
I could be the bridegroom instead of th
organist; but poor musician must Civ
you up'
1T is like rending soul and body as
= under to part with you, said the gir
Tonight l may tell you this-telI yo
how fondly love you, but in a fe
hours it will be a sin Go, and Go
bless your ,
She waved him from her, as if 81
would Danish him while she had strengt
;, to do so, and he how was it with hin
He rose to leave her. then came bacl
: held her to his heart in long0 0lbrac'
and with half-smothered farewell, lie
her. ...... .s..
The next morning dawned in clout
less splendor. and at an early hour th
cathedral was thrown open, and the Sc!
ton began to prepare for the brillial
o wedding. Flame colored flowers nodde
} by the way-slde, fame colored leav'
came rushing down from the trees an
u lay in bright heaps upon the ground
the ripe wheat waved like golden SCI
c and berries dropped in red and purp
clusters over the rocks along the Rhine
At length the palace-gates were III
G closed, and the royal party appeared
g cscorting the Princess Elizabeth to tn
: cathedral where her marriage was to b
solemnized. 1t was a brave pageant
9 far brighter than the untwined foliag
q and blossoms were the tufts of plume
+ which foated from stately heads, an
the festal robes that streamed down owe
q the housings of the superb steeds. Blu