The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-28
From the Ri verside Nag zine.
SIXLlTTLE PRINCESSES.
And what They Turned Into.
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MONA caught up the robe she was
preparing for Delicieuse, and took
pleasure in completing it. MosOlla and
Papeta returned to their music with
fresh ardor; while Reima drew forth
the balf-fnished portrait of Delieieuse,
which she had begun as work Of
love, and put to it some finishing touches
Noyella seized her pen as a lost
mariner seizes the compass he thought
gone overheard in the storm. Ali her
papers had indeed persisted in the
tempest, but her brain was full of images
of grace and beauty, and her imagina-
ton did not care whit that its sails
had been taken in during stress Of
weather.
The Countess went from one to an.
other, admiring their work, and putting
| in the right word here and there.
"This family circle is nearly perfectW
she cried, at last. awe have not here
race Of workwomen, nor half dozen
musicians, nor a set of artists, nor a
row ofauthors, nor six good-for-nothings
like Delieiense. We have a little of
every sort, AID if l can catch and kill
the hideous creature who disturbed
your peace, l see nothing 10 prevent
your complets felicity"
81 believe she is already Dead" said
Delicieuse. ''Here she lies, ,shriveled and
shrunken, and does not move limb"
"Give me the corpse, then" said the
Countess, laughing. "She shall have
state-funeral."
From this time the Princesses led a
happy and harmonious life together,
and the Queen when weary with the
burden of royalty, found among them,
with all their refreshing variety of
character, solace and JOY that made
her life continued feast. One morn
ing, however, the King, when he set
forth to hunt, entreated the Queen to
accompany him, to witness some rare
SPORT
al am ashamed to refuse you," she
Isaid," but my heart misgives me. l
have a presentimeut that some mis-
fortune will befall our children"
"One should put no confidence in
presentiments," replied the King. "For
my part have a foreboding Of evil as
awaiting lnys If; 1 own it is weak to
yield to it, yet it makes me shrink from
going forth to the hunt without you"
These words decided the Queen, yet
she took leave of her daughters with
Tenderness that bordered on sadness.
The Prineesses, on their part, respond
ed with unusual warmth to her earesses;
never had she seemed to them so dear.
They employed themselves in her
absence with little devices for her
pleasure. Moina began bit of choice
embroidery; Reima designed a picture
for her private cabinet; Mosela and
Papeta composed music for song of
welcome, written by Novella, as her
welcome home; Delieieuse ran to the
window every five minutes to see if she
were coming. But night fell and the
gay eayalcade was neither seen nor
heard.
The Princesses assured each other
that the delay betokened no evil. To
beguile themselves of the time, they
worked with more industry. AT bed
time there was still no news of the alb
sent party.
"What can it mean 2" they whisper
ed to each other, while Delicieuse cried
herself to sleep.
At midnight wheels were heard, and
the Countess Reynosa appeared, pale
and fearful.
any childrenp she cried, and could
say no more.
They clustered about her, and elung
to her, without daring TO answer a
question. She gathered them in her
arms, spoke a few ineoherent words,
and then pushing them away, began
pacing the room like one beside herself
Then came confused sounds flOm
without.
"They are bringing them homel."
she said, in whisper.
One cannot dwell on such scenes.
The King and the Queen had been
thrown from their chariot. Both were
dead.
The days of public mourning aud |.
were over. Their private
grief the young Processes concealed
in the retirement of their own apart
ments. They did not ask themselves,
for their lives had been simple and un-
worldly, who should reign over the
desolate kingdom. But others, less
simple, more worldly, did ask the 9ues-
ton, aud presehtly dissension and
clamor arose and filed the land. Some
of the people looked upon Novella as
heiress 10 the throne. It.was she whom
the King aud Queen lad first adopted
as their child; she exeelled her sisters
in learning if not in talent; if the blood
in her veins was not royal. her educa-
ton was. Others contended that De-
hcieuse, as the favorite of the Queen
and Of tbe people, was best fitted to
ascend the throne. a third party elppg
to tie aristoeracy Of birth, and elamor-
ed for the rights Of the young nephew
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