The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-13

came sweeping in. Among them
; might be seen a young girl with
a wealth of golden hair, eyes like
the vielet's hue, and lips like wild
i.cherries. This was the Princess
Elizabeth, and ell eyes were turned
to her, as she seated herself in the
! velvet-cushioned pew appropriated
to the court. The mysterious Or
! ganist fixed his eyes upon her and
! went on playing. No sooner had
the music reached her ears than
she started as if ghost had
crossed her path. The blood faded
from her cheek, her lips quivered,
and her whole. frame grew tremu-
lous. At last hcr eyes met those
of he'organist, in long, yearn-
ing look, and the melody lost it's
joyous notes and once more walled,
and sighed, and clamoped. -
BY my faith,'- whispered the
king to his daughter, this organ
list has a master hand. Hark ye,
he shall play at your weddingr
The pale lips of the princess
parted, but she copld not speak
| she was dumb with grief. Like
one in a painful dream, she saw
the pale man at the organ and
heard the melody which flied the
svast' edifce. Aye, full we'll she
knew who he was and why the in
struuecnt seemed breathing out
the agony of a tortured heart.
When the service was over, and
the royal party had left the cathe-
dral, he stole away as mysterious
ly as he came. He was not seen
again by the sexton till. the YES
per hour, and then appeared in
the, ,organ-loft and commenced his
task. While he played. a veiled
figure glided in and keelt near a
side shrine. There she. remained
till the worshippers dispersed
when the sexton touched her on
the shoulder and said:
Madam, everybody has gone
but You and me, and I wish to
close the DOORS
I 4 am not ready to 60 yet,
was the reply -'Ieave me-leave
mel
The sexton drew back into q
shady niche and watched and lis
tened. The mysterious organist
| still kept his post, but his head
was. bowed upon this instrument.
and he could see the lone devotee.
At length she rose from the aisle,
and moving to the, organ lott,
paused beside the musician. -.
b. 'Bertram, she murmured. =. :, :.
Quick as thought the organist
raised his head. There, with the
light Of a lamp, suspended to the
arch above, falling full upon her,
stood the PRINCESS who had graced
the royal pew that day. The court
dress of velvet, with it's soft ermine
trimmings, the tiara, the neck
lace; the bracelets, had been ex'
changed for gray serge robe and
a long thick veil, which was now
pushed back from the fair girlisE
face.
Oh!sElizabeth, Elizabeth ex
claimed the organist, and he sunk
at her feet and gazed wistfully
into her troubled eyes.
why are you here. Bertram ?
asked the princess. -.
i came to bid you farewell ant
as I dared not venture into the
palace, I gained. access to the ca
thedral by bribing the bell-ringcr
and having taken the vacant sea
I:of the dead organist, to let my
music breathe out the adieu .
could not trust my lips to utter.
A low moan was the only an
swer, and he continued: ---
You are to be married on th'
morrow
Yes sobbed she, oh! Bertram
what a trial it will be to stand a
.yonder altar, and take upon m'
the VOWS which will doom me t.
a living death J
Think of me rejoined the or
ganist. Your royal father ha
requested me to play at the wed