Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-02-02
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NEW YEARS flIGET.
From :he German Of Iei1rich I3ohokke.
Translated Cor the Civilian and Telegraph.

A MAMrLyaE accostca him, and said hastily
" Luckily, Domino | haze found you. Is
the Flower girl in the cabinet - The Nam
eluke looksi into the room, and came Instantly
back. a word alone with you, Domino"
said he, snd led Philip to a window III I.
distant part Of the hall.
What are your commands ~ ASKED Philip
II sdjure YOU" said the Mamcluks. with
suppressed but fri:ht!.l voisc, whyre is the
FlsHer girl" :"
What have to DO with the Flower girl!"
Bat, ], 50 much the more replied the
M4melnks, whose broken voice and restler.
NOV -meIt betrayed the violent excitsnent OK
hi. mind. |, 50 much the more! She is my
wife. She will make me desperate. Prince
I b.sescL You, do not drive ne to insanity
Let ur wife alone
with al NY heart" answered Philip.
d.yly, "Whst have | to do with your vie Z"
"Oh Prime. Prince" cried the Nam
sisk-, - am determined 10 procaed t, ox-
Gemities, should it cost HE my life DisssiA-
! be not an instant longSr with me. have
| discovered AL. Here tLaa look you-hcre is
The Billet which nay false wife placed in your
aanj and you, w;:hou: having read it, drop
ped j, in th- crowd
Philip ,ooh the Billet With pencil in
feminine hand was written, Change your
mask. All know you. .l.s husband is watch
Ing you. He does not arow me. ifyou will
MAKE yourself Agreeable, will reward you"
Him" mut,ercd Philip. That is not
wrt,ca to me as trac a, live. trouble
! myself little about yorr wife"
:" Heaven and Hell. Prince make ~. not
mad. Do you know who you have before
you? am the Marshal Eanhenschverd
Since the last masquerade at Caur;, it i, 40
longer unknown TO ina that you lay snares for
my wife"
"Sir Marshal" replied Philip, Take it
no. ii Of me, but jealously blinds you. If
yos rightly and truly knew me, you would
not even tsiah such thinss OF me. give
you my word Of honor your wife may rest in
peace for me-
Z" Are You serious, princs!'
Perfscty."
" Give me the proof"
" In what way do YOU AK III"
Il know you have long prevented her from
accompanying ME to her relations i'll Poland
! pnrsusin nr IN a., - ,,,p -
:" With all my heart, if it will be of any
service to you"
q" Eyerythng, your royal highness, every
thing you prevent most horrible. Other.
ui.e unavoidable misfortune"
The Mamcluks chat:ercd long time, now
sorrowful, now suppicatng, now threatening
until the good Philip became .;lxious, lest the
man, in his madness, should make mass be-
fore all the world. And that would not BE-
at all con .enient. lie was glad to &c. away
from him.
Hardly had he mixed himself with the
crowd, when female mssk, dressed ia deer
mourning, pinched him friendly in the arm.
and whispered, Where then? butterfly
Have you no sympathy for lonely widow ?
Philip answered courtcou,ly. " Beautiful
widows find only TOO many comforters. May
l be reckoned among the number of yours 2
Why are you 80 diaobcdient, and chang
not your mask % aaid the widow, lcxdng him
aside, where they could converse more freely
&c Do you believe, Prince, that you are un.
known to any body here %
They are uncertain" replied Philip. "and
are mistaken in me-"
Certainly not, Prince, and if you do net
change your dress on the spot. will leave
yoI for the whole evening. For 1 would not
give my husband an occasion for ecene---'
Philip knew now with whom he had to do
4" You were the beautiful foSsr-girl Are
the roses faded so roon r.
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