Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-06-24

CUTS, Vaninka, said madame BPeptano,
handing y small package 70 her daughter,
''as you are to be married to m orrow, and
il is now quite late in the evening, l
think there will be no more
Mother said the young girl, in .
frightened tone, holding ~ small Jet
necklace, the contents Of the package,
''ses it is black 1t is ominious. Oh,
what grief can be in store for Henry and
me p
None, none, Vaninka, this is mere
folly said her mother in a tone Of re-.
buke.
But it was some minutes before the
young maiden recovered her calm ness
Then, conquering her weakness by vio-
lent effort, she said lightly:
Il am not 81 y, mother. You will laugh
when tell you it: but my blood ran cold
aud my flesh seemed to creep as touched
this bauole. a, II 1t had been q serpeut.-
See, | d, not MUD it now
Naninka Brentsno was the only child
ola wealthy Prussian commoner She
had been long betr0thed to Henry Wer.
der, a young officer in tho Prussian army;
but owing to the wars in Europe their
wedding had been long delayed. Now.
however, there was peace, and the lovers
were to be united the day after the one
toward the end of which my story com.
mences. Vaninka was devotedly attach.
e1 to her be.rothed, and too happy at the
near approach of their nuptials to allow
the black necklace to disquiet her long.
Her parents left the room, and throwing
herself in a chair, she leaned her head
against it's back, aud sank into a reverie,
her fingers mechanically playing the while
with her last gift. |, was easy to see that
her reflections were OF "A pleasant nature
tor ever aud anon d beautiful smile over
her features, aud fading gradually away,
still lett the same expression OF quiet hap
pness She had been sitting there some
time, when another person entered the
room. The intruder was young, hand.
some man, dressed in full. Pru>sian uni
form HIS face was pale, and wore All
tataL look strong iy contrasting with the
peaceful smile on Vauinka's lips. She
did not hear him enter, and he stood tor
moment looking, with h- eyes beaming
with tenderness, upon her; then, with the
air OF II. an who has a dIsiressions duty
to perform, he advanced and stood be.
fore her
"Hrnry!' she exclaimed, starting to
her feet. | d,d not expec, you this even
ing; has 'hcre anything happel?'
"luch, mucn, Nauinka. Sit down
again, and will take this stool at your
feet. My own beloved, came to tel you
that our welding must b postponed"
Postloned!' cried tLe eslonished
girl
" Even so! You are astonished, per.
haps hurt; have l told you abruptly p
Lock in my face, Vauinka, and see what
| suffered b,1ose l would gf.eve you With
my bad news
Bat. Henry, l do not understand -
Why must We wal, still longer
because | must leave you in twenty
minutes"
Leave me-
Yes! Napoleon has left Eba, and
is even now in Par's; our troops leave the
city in half an hour
Henry. am Awake? NJ, no. Henry
you are not in earnest. Ah!' she said,
shuddering as she csugh. eight Of the neck.
lace, Il snid it was ominous! IL
Henry you cannot leave me- Tonight,
too the very nigh. before the wedding.
"Vaninka!.' be cried, strs,ning be- to
his breast, Il mus, g.; seq, the clock
points to the time | set to leave YOU
\auinks! She has tainted Better
SOL And kissing her pale face again
he laid her on the sofa, and went in search
of her parents. A few words told them
all, and bearing their lerveut blessings, he
departed
Weeks passed, aud V.ninka heard
nothing from her lover. She grew pale
aud thu; her movements were lanyud,
and her former Ii hit step grew slow and
heavy. She no longer sans ut her work
bot would let her hands fall lsslrssIy into
her lap, aud heave dep signs, while SON.
times the great tears rolled UNDECIDED
d wn her cheeks <'.s -. .. r
At length there came the news Of the
battle Of Waterloo; Napoleon had been
defeated, and all Europe was risnins with
the nilngs. Naninkas suspense now
amounted TO perfect agony. -" Henry
She wo"Id cry, is be killed p Oh when
will he co,ne?'
One m"rnlhg when she was seated with
he's moi har. sewing, she was told that IA
Prussran officer wanted 10 sea her. With
her heart trembling between fear aud
hope she obeyei tho summons AS she
slowely entered the room, = stranger rose,
and advanced to meet her
Nademoisele Breutano?" he inquired
bowling.
"The same viii! you be seated sir 2"
Il ana Friedrich Lis'on. served in
the battle Of Wntsrlou, in the regiment
With Henry Werder, and be requested NE
to deliver this to YOU And a, he finish.
ed he placed q small package ia her
hauds.
why don't he come himself? He is
not deai7 Q, say he is not dead!' she
said in voice OF such imploring agony
that the young soldier lelt The tears rise
in his eyes .-
Lady," he said, in sad tone, "Henry
fell at " aterloo /" -~.sa
She did not scream nor faint, but sank
into tue chair near her, With only moan
of agony. He mistook her silent, tear.
less agony for calmness, AID began to re.
late the particulars of his conrade death,
and delivered his dying message to HIS