The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-16

Madam, every body has gone but Iou
and me, and wish TO close the door
a. am not ready to go, yet, was the re-
ply. leave mc--leavc me "
The sexton drew back into shady niche
and watched and listened. The mysterious
organist still kept his post, but his head
was bowed upon the instrument, and he
could not see the lone dcvotcc. At length
she rose from the aisle, and moving to the
organ loft paused beside the musician.
"Bertran :" she murmured.
Quick as thought the organist raised his
| head. There, with the light Of lamp, suS-
peud.d to the arch above, falling upon her,
stood the princess who had graccd the
royal pew that day. The curt dress of
| velvet, with its soft erminc trimmings, the
necklace. the bracelets had been exchanged
for grey serge robe and a long thick veil,
which was now pushed back from the girl
ish face.
"Oh. Elizabeth, Elizabeth :! calculated
| the orgunist and he sank at her feet, and
gazed wistfully into her troubled eyes.
! Why are you here, Bcrtram 2 asked
the princess.
81 came to bid you farewell, and as
| dared not venture into the palace, | gai7ed
access 10 the cathedral by bribing the bell
ringer, and having taken the vacant seat OF
the dead organst, let my music breathe
out the adieu could not trust my lips to
utter"
4 low moan was the only answer, and he
continued;
"Iou are to be married on the morrow?
"Yes," sobbcd the girl. ooh, Bertram,
what a trial it will be to stand at yondcr
altar and take upon me the VOWS which
will doom me to living death" :"
Think of me-" rcjoined the orgonist
yoUr royal father has requested me to play
at the wedding, and have promised him tU
hc there. If | were your equal; could be
the bridegroom instead of the organisl
but poor musician must give you up
alt is like rcnding soul and body asun
der to part with you," said the girl. " To-
night ] must tell you this-~tell you how
how fondly love you, but in q few hours
it will be sin. Go, so, and God bless YOU!
She waved him from her, as if she would
banish him Nhile she had the power to dc
so; and he, how was it with him? HC
rose to leave har, then came back, held hei
to his heart in one long embrace, and Will
a half-smothcrcd farewell left her.
The next morning dawned in cloudlos:
splendor, and at an early hour the cathedra
was thrown open, and the sexton began tC
pref arc for tho brilliant wedding. Flame
colorcd flowers waved by the waysidc-
tame-colorcd leaves came rushing dowl
from the trees, and lay in light heaps upol
the ground and the ripe wheat wavct
like a golden sea- aud berries dropped il
red and purple clusters over the rocl;s
along the Rhine.
At length the palace gates were opened
and the royal party appeared, cscorting th'
Princess Elizabeth to the cathedral, whert
her marriage was to be sOlemni2ed. 1t wa
brave pagcant; far brighter than the mn
twined foliage were the tufts of plume
which h0ated from stately heads, and til,
testal robes that StrCamcd down over the
housings of superb siceds. But the prin
cess, mounted on a snow-whitc paltrey, ant
clad in snow-whitc velvet looked pale anC
sad and whom, on nearing the church
she heard gush of organ music, which
though iubiant in sound, struck on her ca
like funeral kucll, she trcmbled, and wOul,
have fallen to the earth had not page sup
ported her. \ few moments afterwards
she entered the cathedral. There with his
retinue; stood the bridegroom, whom sl,
had never before seen. But her glanc,
rovcd from him to the organ loft, where sht
had expected to see the mysterious organ
list. lie was gone, ana shc was obllScu u
return the graceful bowo oil the king to whom
she had been botrothed from motives o
policy Mechanically she knet at his sid,
on the altar stone; mechanically Listened
to the service and made the responses
Then her husband drew her to him in
convulsive embrace, and whispered:
Elizabeth, my queen, my wife, look up !!
i Trembling in every limb she obeyed
Why did those dark eyes thrill her so
Why did that smile bring glow on he
cheek? All! though the king woro tn
purple and many Il jeweled order glitteret
on his breast, he seemed the same humbl
person who had been employed 10 tcacl
organ music, and had taught her the lor
of lcve.
Elizabeth murmured the monarch
" Bertram Hoffman, the mysterious 0rganist
and King Oscar are one Forgive m,
stratagem. wished to m4rry you, hnt
would not drag TO The altar an unwllin:
bride, Your father was in the secret"
While tears of joy rained from her blu
eyes, the now-made queen returned her hus
bands fond kiss, and for once two heart
were made happy by royal marriage.