Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

object for the interference Of a8
queen" She arose, went 10 he t.
bic aud tOOka paper FRONT e. New,
II / were queen, l would approach
the king, e / do you, with this pa
per IN my hand" She walked ND
10 him with dignity. I would ~
10 him, Sire, your honor and your
glory both require that yen should
put your name to this-sign."
He took the paper from her In
surprise, and looked ct L.
"a for Captain Remodel
he exclaimed, and hissbrOw darken.
ed angrily. "Indeed ! then, my dear
little friend, II l were Charles the
Twelfth, this would be my answer"
He tore up the paper. Nothing
discomposed, she Immediately drew
another paper from her pocket.
"Thep," she said, and knelt ct his
feet pleadingly as she spoke, "King
Of sweden, your eyes are blinded,
not by justice, but by anger. When
Captain Reinold was intrnsted with
that order, he found the battle Of
PultOwa irretrievable lost ; II be had
delivered It, be would only have
causeda massacre Of the Swedish
prisoners by the remorseless Rus
SLAMS. For this reason alone he did
not deliver Il, aud thus incurred your
majesty's disp'easure."
II desire to know the reason Of.
the extraordinary:interest you take
In this young man" be asked, cue
rlOusly, and she thought by his tone
that he was jealous.
"You shall know, count" she an.
swered, "when you have promised
to obtain his pardon from the king"
II will make no such promise"
cried Charles, sternly.
A timid knocking at the door dis
turbed them. Ikla would have
opened 1t, but Charles, aware Of the
ridiculous manner in which he was
dressed, restrained her, Then the
voice Of the baron was heard, In
very tremulous accents, declaring
that the royal council was assembled
and awaited the presence Of the
count. Charles, in dismay, begged
Ikla to remove the dress, for he
found It impossible to do 90, but
she only laughed at his prediCa-
ment.
"Wretched grill" he exclaimed,
aDgrily "you force me to declare
myselt-I am the kingp
But she only laughed the louder.
"Sire," she answered, with q
hooking courtesy, IL have known
It from the first. Sign the pardon,
therefore, or | will at once admit
the council, and let them see how
you look in my grandmOther's
clothes"
The king was obliged to acknowl-
edge himself fairly vanquished. He
signed the pardon and Ikla freed
him from the obnoxious garments.
Then she admitted her uncle, and
Informed the king that he was all
the council there was assembled,
and treasured the poor baron, who
looked half frightened to death for
the share he had taken in this little
plot.
Baron dc Gortz," said Charles,
"for certain reasons | have pardon
ed Captain ReinOld. Let this par
don be sent at once"
Ikla took the pardon.
"IhGrc is no occasion to send It,
SIRE" she said, archly. II a de.
liver it myself. Gustavus is con-
cealed iu this chateau"
"Gustavus again !" cried the king,
sharply, ais this man your lover?"
"Hc Island would have been my
husband"
"Then you have deceived me eve
ny way"
"No, sire ; you deceived yourself.
Had | been ambitious, | might have
sealed your ruin; as it Is, | have
saved Sweden from a queen who
would not have been worthy other,
and restored her TO "A king who is"
He was determined she should
not beat hin every way.
okla" he exclaimed, ~ will re-
store Reinold to favor and make
him a colonel and as / still have my
doubts about him, marry him. No
doubt you will teach him to obey
orders in future; and may lie not
find"
"What? z"
"That he has caught q Tartar