Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-24
The Bride Of the Carnival.

"DoEs she really love me?" said
Captain Ernest Won Steinberg, aide
de-camp to King Louis of Bavaria, a!
he left the presence of the young ano
beautiful Baroness Anna Won Graf
fenburg, the belle of Munich, or il
she really the heartless coquette
which common rumor makes her 2"
AS he passed down the staircase
he encountered the baroness's pretty
chambermaid, Lisette.' - 7
"Lisette, you are looking charm
ingly to-dSay-do you know it?"
9My mirror told me so this morn
ing" said the soubrette, looking up
boldly into his face.
"What lipsl what eyes and what
a figure /" said the soldier. But
do you know, I think you would look
infinitely prettier in lavender-col.
ored silk robe, with cherry-colored
ribbons?''
livery possible, monsieur, answer
ed the waiting-maid {" but that
costs money-and how is a poor girl
like me to dress like a lady?'
81 have thought of that difficulty,
said Ernest, "and have provided q
remedy. Will you allow me to pres
ent you with slight token OF my
gratitude and admiration p
As he spoke, he drew forth little
net silk purse, through the interstices
of which several newly-coined gold
pieces showed their pleasant, bril-,
liant countenanc s. Lisette's eyes
reflected their brightness.
Monsieur is altogether too gener-
ous," she said.
But the little white fingers clasped
the glittering Offering, and convey,
ed it to one of the pockets of the
coquettish black silk apron that she
wore.
"Now, tell me, Lisette, is your
mistress going to the masked ball at
the place tomorrow night? p
"Ah, but that is great secret
monsieur, which I promised madame
not to reveal" replied the Parisien-
ne, archly, laying her fingers on her
lips.
",she is going, then?" said Ernest.
Monsieur says So, answered the
soubrette, smiling.
"And what else did your mistress
charge you to keep secret ?" asked
the officer, smiling in his turn.
THAT she was goins to wear 6
rose-colored domino, with bunch O
sky-blue ribbons on the right shonl
der" replied the waiting-maid, hur
riedly, and she ran upstairs, as if tt
avoid further catechising, fully salts
fed that her indiscretion mad beer
an ample offset to the aide-de-eamp'
present.
Very good. Madame Anna, sait
the young officer to himself. Ct"
have now reconnoitered the ground
and I shall know where to open m,
trenches. Ais fair in love and wal
And now to my friend the sculptor
if his ingenuity aid me, my sue
cess will be certain. :"
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On the night of the masked bal
the royal palace of Munich was
blaze Of light. Every window glewe'
as if the interior were a mass of fire
and the, brilliant rays, streaming fort
upon the night, fell on the glitterini
helmets, breastplates and sabres Q
the mounted cuirassiers, or were re
hected from the bayonets Of a de
tachment of the infantry of the lin
drawn up as guardsof honor in tn
. square without.
Chamberlains stood at the entranc
, of the palace, and files of lackey'
with wax-tapers faring in the eve
ming air, shed almost the light c
day on the grand staircase. Cal
riage after carriage rolled up in sue
cession, with their living freights
: beauty and youth, and.as light fee
Hell like snow-hakes on the carpete
marble, as graceful forms vanishe
within the portals, the ears of tn
bystanders were lulled by the pleas
ant rustling of silks, while the breez
was perfumed by a thousand delicat
odors.
But if such were the e1terns
manifestations Of the fete, how ia
more brilliant and bewildering We
the interior of the palace Of pleas
ure How those lofty halls glove
with the dazzling efulgence of thou
sands of wax-tapers How softl
beautiful were the marble statue
that graced the inches, lined the CO.
ridors, and looked down from thei
pedestals on the grand ballroom
How Oriental in their magnificent
were the gorgeous draperies of We
vet and satin, with fringes Of gol
bullion but, above all, what mus
I. streamcd on the enchanted air fro
an orchestra composed of hundre
:, of the best instrumentalists in tt
citv And the life, the animation
r the throngs that filled that brillial
saloon-who shall describe it?
h Ernest Won Steinberg, who locke
: but for one person in that brillial
multitude, was so masked and mu
fed that mis- disguise was perfect
uncomfortable. Therefore, when
found the -colored domino atlas
n he hesitated not to address her.
d "Good-evening fair mask
: Good-evening, gallant cavalie
! But how know you that 1 am fair ?
o "Were l to pronounce you Il
fairest in Munich, none would dl
pute your title"
: "Do you know me?" Il.
"The belle of Munich hides h
face in 1ain," answered Ernes
j. "That inimitable foot and hand a
her betrayers."
mVou nov he mistaken. after all