Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-08

Pope. on sending her son TO him for his
I first communion, is very feeble wait.
/ She writes: teNot little comtort was IL
to me, most blessed Father, when re-
ceiyed your first letter, so sweet and COM
passionate. in which your Holiness mani
tested to me that you directed you pray
ers 10 the Most High for my health, and
for God to restore me to the throne which
belongs to me of right. do not now
aspire to preserve this right to myseif,
recognized even yet in my misfortune ny
the wisest sovereign on earth, but to trans
init it, as say to all who were my SUD
jects on the best and most hitting occa-
sion, to the Prince, my son." The next
paragraph, concerning the manner IN
which she proposes the Prince shall be
educated. and all she has to say about the
good King of Spain, who must not be-
long to any party, for ''God has given
the Kings for the people, and not the
people for the Kings" is so evidently the
disposition of the writers of royal epistles
that il ''does not count She concludes
with az wish not now thatmy boy should
mount throne erected upon tears ana
misfortunes. l do not desire the throne
for him if he is not raised to it by the
legitimate hope and general love OF the
people"
THE GROWN PRINCESS AND THAT DIAMOND
NECKLACE.
Apropos of the Queens eldest daughter,
who is SAID to inherit more of her traits
than any of her other descendants, lady
related to us charming historiette, Illus
trative of the Princess character and the
Princes morals, which my friend declares
to be literally true, as she was IN Berlin
at the time the events happened, mingling
in court circles, and could vouch for all
the particulars. The Crown Princess went
to her jeweler TO purchase diamond
necklace. She instantly selected very
beautiful one, something quite new, but
noticed that the head of the establishment
who, of course, was serving her, tried In
vain to suppress peculiar smile, and
that his clerks smiled surreptitiously also.
The Princess, always excitable, flushed
I'D and asked haughtily if there was any
reason why she could not purchase the
necklace she had selected. ut al
ready belongs to your Royal high
ness" the shopkeeper was startled
into reply, ''though | was not au-
thorized to let your Royal Highness
know it. 1t was ordered some time ago. "
seWho ordered it2 the Prince2 Oh! now
l see-my birthday is in few days; no
doubt he intends this as his birthday gilt.
Be sure you do not mention my visit here,
and | shall say nothing to the Prince. "
The Princess left the jewelers. in high
state of citation. She was touched by
the thoughtful compliment from her hus-
band, who, in those days was neither
noted for his thoughtfulness nor his ten
derness, and eagerly awaited her birthday
in silence. Of she had only spoken y
The morning came, and numberless ca
deaux, according to German custom, were
carried into her chamber. Among them
one that bore her husbands handwriting
on the covering. How odd! This small
case could not hold that exquisite neck
lacel She tore off the wrappings tremb-
ling, almost weeping, and refus-
ing assistance. The little cas-
ket contained very handsome
diamond 6racelet-no necklace. What
could it mean9 Like the Queen, the
Princess Royal is martyr to jealous
rage, and her fury may be imagined. But
to discover what she was determined to
learn she must not betray her feelings.
She hid her rage, her anguish, her sus-
picions, saying to herself, "a necklace
like that would only be fitting cdde0U
TO some one who goes to COURT shall
see it !" And she did At the next comt
ball the searching eyes of the Crown
Princess did not permit any one to pass
unnoticed. At last there entered young
and beautiful lady-s well-kuown belle :;
she wore that necklacel The eyes of
Her Royal Highness flashed as though
giving back the light of the dia-
monds when her glance rested up
on it. She walked deliberately up TO
the lady and asked her, in a tone
quite audible to those near, "Who gave
you that necklace p The lady colored
| crimson, hesitated, stammered, and failed
to reply ''Who made You present o.
those exquisite diamonds?" demanded the
Princess, varying her questions. The lady,
now quite confident from the manner o.
the Crown Princess that she knew the
donor, and there was no mercy to be ex'
pected, stood silent. at was given you
by the Grown Prince Of Prussia, my hus-
band! Deny it if you dare-but you can
not! now leave this palace, and l vii
never more enter it until you have beer
openly forbidden to do So" With that sht
swept out of the salon. Of course the fail
necklace-w earer was then and there dis
missed in disgrace. The Princess woul,
have kept her word if she had not been.