The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-04

lous. AT last her eyes net those of the
organist, in long, yearning look, and
then the melody lost its joyons notes and
orce more walled, and sighed, and clam
oTed.
"By my faith" whi.persd the king 10
his daughter, "tlIis organst has master
hand Hark ye, he shall play at your
weddingP
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 filed the vast edifce.--
Aye. full well she knew who he was,
and why the instrument seemed
breathing out the agony of a tortured
heart.
When the service was over and the
roya! party had left the cathedral, +, he stole
away as mysteriously 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 commenced his task =.
As he played veiled figure glided 10.
and knelt near side shrine. There she
remained till the worshipers dispersed,
when the sexton touched her ON the
shoulder and said: ...
MADAM. everybody has gone but YOU
and me, and wish to close the doors.
81 am not ready to go yet" was the
reply, "leave me--leave me!''
The sexton drew back into shady
niche, and watched and listened. The
mysterious orgauist still! kept bis post, but
his head was bowed upon the instrument.
aud he could not see the lone devotee.
At length she arose from the aisle. and
moving to the organ loft. paused beside
the musician.
"Bertram." she murmered
| Quick as thought the orgauist raised
his head. There, with the light Of lamp
suspended 10 the arch aboye, falling full
upon her, stoodt princess who had that
day glaced the royal pew. Tho velvet
court dress with its soft ermine trim.
mipgs. the tiara, the necklace, the brace.
lels, had been exchanged for gray serge
rooe. and long thick veil, which was
now pushed back from the fair. girlish
face.
"Oh, Elizabeth Elizabeth" exclaimed
the organist, and he sunk al her feet, and
gazed wistfully into her troubled eyes.
why are you here, Bertram." asked
the princess. M t# e.
II came to bid yon farewell, and as ]
dared not venturs into the palace, 4 gained
access to the cathedral by bribing the
bellringcr, and having taken the vacant
seat OF the dead organist, let my music
breathe out the abieu l could not trust
my lips to utter" '...H.t
| A low moan was the only answer, and
he continued.
"You are to be married on the NOR.
row." E
"Yes," sobbed the girl. "and, oh. Ber.
tram, what trial it will be to stand a,
yondcr altar and take upon me the vows
which will doom me to living DEATH"
"ThiDk of me-" rejoined tie organist
your royal father has requested me tc
play at the wedding, and have promised
10 be here. If were your equal, could
be the bridegroom instead Of the organist
but the poor musician must give you up
"It is like the rending soul and body
asunder, to part with you," said the girl
Tonight will tell yon this-iell you
how fondly / love you, but iu few hours
liz will be a sir! Go, 90, and God bles!
you'll.
She waved him from her, as she woul(
Danish lin while she had power 10 do 80
and he-how was it with him? He rose
10 leave her, then came back, held her tC
his heart in long embrace, and with
balf.smo,hered farewell lel, her.
The next morning dawned in cloudlesI
splendor, aud at an early hour the calbe
dral was thrown open. and The sexton be
gan 10 prepare for the brilliant wedding
Flame. colored flowers nodded by the way
side--Aame- colored leaves came rushinI
!, down from TIE trees, and lay in ligh
: heaps upon the ground; and the rip
wheat was like golden SEQ, and berrie
dropped in red and purple clusters owe
the rocks along tue Rhine.
At length the palace gates were spened
and the royal family appeared, escortini
the princess Elizabeth 10 the cathedra
where her marriage was to be solemuizec
1t was brave pageant; far brighter tha
the antwined foliage and blossoms, whcr
: the turfIs Of plumes which foated fror
Q stately heads, and the festal robes lha
streamsd down over the housings of th
superb steeds. Bul the princes, mounte
l on r snow white pefrey, and clad in snow
white velvet, looked pale and sad; an
when, on nearing the church, she heard
: gush Of organ music, which, though jub
8 liant 10 sound, struck on her ear like fr
neral knell, she trembled, and would haV
. fallen 10 the earth, had not a page sur
II ported her. A few moments afteTwar
she entered the cathedral There with b
a rstinue, stood the oyal bridegroom, ,whol
Il she had never before seen. But her glant
J. roved from him 10 the organ loft, whel
she had expected to see the mysteiiot
organist. lie was gone, and she was ol
liged to return the graceful bow to II
;. king, whom she had been betrothed fro
= = motives Of policy. Mechanically 81
, kuslt at his side on the altar stone: M
A chanicaliy listened to the service ar
- made the reponses. Then her husbal
4 drew her 10 him in convulsiye embrac
:. and whispered:
10 elizabeth, my queen, my wife, loo
a up."