Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-06-06

taSS hltA MS HdHus.
The grand duchess did not dare to
stir or To speak. Quietly, Ike a victim
waiting for the death stroke of the cx.
ccutIouer, She bowed her beautiful
head, ready 70 undergo the wrath OF
tn emperor, which might burst upon
her head az any moment.
~ this man whom YOU love in Rus.
~la: tile emperor at last resumed his
examination.
Yes, your majesty.
'Ah lie is here, IN st. Petcrsburgh z
~, father.
The voice of the grand dutchess grew
/ fainter and fainter, am for the second
/ time it seemed n If the anguish and
: emotion Of her heart would oyrrpower
her physical strength. But. rs il to
counierbalance these impressions. and
10 diSpel her nervousness by his stern
'nes>. the ear suddenly asked her. in a
meuacinJ tone.
And where can see hlm,'
'lon can see him tomorrow morn
lng At the military review.
And how am to recognize himE
IN The green pIumage of his hat j..
and by his splendid black horse
Very well, shall look out for him,
replitd the czar, and dismissed hs
daughter without another word.
Ihe grand duchess, almost paralvzed
with fear and excitement, rcelcd out Of
the room.
A, soon as the ear WA, alone ho he-
Inu - pace the room in the most
violent agitation. Tile trrmulou, mo
tlyn NJ hl, lips ami the fu.httul pallor
which mautlrt III, noble features gave
evidence of the tempest raging within
his breast. \ Terrible struggle took
place in thc heart Of tin, proudc,t
monarch % inuitrn times. between MI.
Pudt Aud ms pAtctnal love.
'ish1~ !. H. ,jtcuiaici at last: the
Whole affair Is nothing bat ridiculous
".in ef MIrla',. AIN foolish. .niecd
to attach so much impo.tas to il.
au1 - allow IAN self to hc alarmed.
81 viii soon yet over her childish
fancy. She must forget IL, shall
compel hci - forget it,
But the yvfy moment hr hal come to
thl9 pcrcmp'ogy conclusion of crushing
the tender dover Of i.yc in the heart
o.: h., ilugHt,r th- teatiHl face Of the
Na"4- -it. ht..l before HI, iua-jna-
tiau. AMI lppcalcl To hi- heart. which
throA1ei warmly ;or t,r.
bI thc aav following. Ihc ra.Ic I'VE
Of tnr czar Ioo,,i nith strange rest
lr,ste,, 4t thn brilliant -lcctacl, OF
thc AultarN r,yIrw which wu, passing
before h'ru Win a.i thc ~plcnlur aud
regularity of 4 grand opera perform
au.e. ll4gEIrliN thc eur glanced from
uue regiment tu the other 4, II search.
lng lur One slngle object OF greater lin-
portancr 10 him than all the rest 81
the world. Not one of tie princes
and generals rounding him dared
10 interrupt or u address him. for
there was lrown on the brow Of
Nicholas. which seemed 10 he portcmt-
Gus OF terrible storm. With some
disappolntmt nj the car suddenly
thrhcd round tD Prince Galiizin. one
OF his aids. n If 10 make an inquiry.
bat at the same moment he closed his
Ids. which hal already opened, and
his eyes remained fixed upon = ,oung
officer IN bis own suit whom one Of tur
group of officers in the rear of the
emperor AIi uutl. then concealed from
L,s view. The young officer va, the
very IDEAL ut manly beauty ami grace.
and tho splendid uniform ol BlSarlun
colonel Of cavalry seemed tp ~ the
most appropriate 70 set oiI hi, person
al charms 10 the greatest advantage.
There was 4 thou.utlul and kinl cN-
preston ia his face which immediately
prcpOs,c>sri tile brho.lcr III liS favor.
while the classic mould of his irututcs
hal hcyn admired i'll Iii, father ami .i,
grandmother, both of whom hll p,a,
ed conspicuous parts in tAc history oil
Europe. The Young m1n, WHO IT.
tracigi ile cInlcrur'> attention h5,u
~ tAe large tuit NJ erero feathers la
his hat ami hv tAr ~p.rUuit l.acA
steci he mounted. Was none other ttian
the Young Dukr Of L.uchtcub-i-. rnc
son Of Eugene Beiuhurnais. AMI the
grandson of tile Empress Jo>cphnc
Napoieon's first wife.
An exclamation bJ' IA Of surprise and
relief escaped the lips OF the ear. Ia
the twiLkling OF an eye he hl.i co.nprc-
heEded how difficult il would be To get
such an accomplished lover ont OF he
way, but, at the same time, the thought
of the high descent of The object Of hi,
daughters affection consOlcd him q lit
tie. The Duke of Leuchtembera was
the son Of Prince Eugene by his mar
ragc Slth the daughter al the King of
Bavaria, 50, III not the son Of /; kim,
lie was, At least, the grandson OF a
king by his mother, and the grandson
ot an empress w his father. This was
something 10 compensate for the loss
| of 4 crown. But, at all events, the
czar resolved to send the Young duke
away from st. Petersburg. and to dis
miss him in suln a manner as to give
him To understand that it would be
better for him not to return. He
| turned 10 one Of his aids, and ordered
the Duke Of Leuchtenburg to appear
before him.
In two minutes the duke was in the
presence Of the czar. But at the very
moment when Nicholas, with stern
and almost contemptuous face, turned
toward him in order to tell him to
leave the capital and the empire with
in twenty-four hours he, cast side
glance on the imperial carriage, in
which both the empress and the Grand
Duchess Maria were Witnessing the
review. And the sight which there
presented itself to his eyes restrained
the words which he was about to utter :;
for, with faint cry of terror, the
Young duchess fell back in swoon
upon her seat. She had followed with
her eyes every motion Of her father,
and when she saw him spu,ljnJ for the