The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-04-27

: lieFitsrcr hr1uaattIsst 10 he's hg de
/ taHt relative. Whom she came be- !
10 BetIip, les weeks #itefvsr !
she showed me quite y collection 81
pretty and ess.tIy iewelfs. shIel
formed part u her ihheritsnee. This
IL q curious old ring sahl | 10 her,
- | pHt this bli -tsshianesl little ring
on my finger. Does Il no, lo'lk
queer and cunpingg PERHAPS Il a
On old relic or talisman. and mat'
haye been worn fcr eentaries aga by
q riom lady who received Il isaa,
her kairht staftiue hoe tho Hely
land i triel 60 take the ring
from my hpger again, but could moi
ge. il off; for | was i little liesbier
than now, sad Charlotte, smilinxiys
"My eovefness iusstedfea my'ioeep-l
ing the ring sss q souseDir. Il as-.
cipted her present, and the ring has
l,een ON my 6nger eyer since, Some
time afterwafd, when Twas conteih.
phtipg its strange workmanship,i1
succeeded IN pulling " RomyIiih
ger, and was much surprised at see-
ing engraved on the inside some
words, which, though nearly rubbed
out by the wear Of time, were still
Iegible. Now, your imperial hssh-
ness, what 10 you think were ths
words engraved tn itl Il ithisk
when yoa hear them you will take
more interest IN the ring
Alb! and pray what were theyf'
"The words engraved on the in
side weres Empress Of Russia. y This
ring had undoubtedly been presented
BY an Empress of Russia to the relr
alive OF Nine, Wildermutt, for was
told that both this lad, and her
mother had formerly belonged to the
household Of czsaiha, your august
grammother.93a s4s .ipai ~ lo
g"9ThiS is really remarkable said
the. Grand Dnkt, tboughtfully. u
am quite snperrtitidu., and am rcai-
y inclined 10 regard this hing, i'll
should be happy enough to receive
it from you Ms pledge of your love,
~ an omen ot very suspicious signif-
SatCe. ri $a ,MyEsI n 44f
In answer 70 this secoad aud even
more direct appeal tolhet heart, the
Princess took 4 small piece ot bread,
cafelesslyawith It, and man aged to
press the ring deeply into tie sott
crumbs, Then she dropped il play.
iully on the table quite c'ose' to The
plate o. her ncigh6or. I eAiter this
adroit exhibition OF her skill IL an
actress, she continued to eat as yun-
concerned rs il she had performed
the most insignificant action ot her
life. '"W r.
With the same apparent GOODNESS
and Indifference the Grand Duke
pickedup thu bread inclosing the
ring, took the latter ont ofits ingen-i
ious envelope, and concealed II in
his breast, for It was too small to lit
any Of his fingers. II was this ring
--both the pledge Of Charlotte's
oveand suspicious omen of his own
elevation to the imperial diguity---l
which Nicholas wore on IA golden
chain around Bis neck To tkc Very
last day of 'hls 'lifs, and With, N ISL
said, has even adescended with him
Into the vault ot his ancestors s,lg
NJ Three years after, In J8l7, PFinsl
cess Charlotte, then only nineteen
years of age, and in the, full splcndor |
Of beauty and happiness, nmdeT her |
entry into 81. Petersburg blythe side
Other husband, whose eye had never
locked ProudeF, and WHOSE peblel
bFowahad meyer bsen molc serene
than lot this happiest inomept Of hisl
fife. Az NJ 'lboked down upon ihe'l
great multitude who had Aooked'l'
frotnalt parts of tilnrvsstI anpire tof
greet theyoung Princess with aholtst
and rajoicings, and then again npoaI
The fair young bride, perhaps tho ind
scriiption Of the fing REQUIRED to'his
mind; for, bending bic head daitcl
shlss 10 the. eat. !. .ot Charlotte,, hsi
whispered, Nov 'emnIplsss or thsI
hearts, and perhaps sumo dsy EN-,
press of the realm" ,siinpaa in0i III,
n Ato this moment the procession
reached the main entrance ofrlfcfs
Winter iJaiacs, who're Alexander Il, y
The EmperUr, surrounded by,A, bril- n
liant sait OF generals and eourtiers. n
same, To meet bis beautiful lister in
|aw and conduct her Tito the eAdmp-
luous drawing rooms ofths magnif-
ceht palace ofathe Cssrsa Who would
have ersdtsd Il THAT eight ysarA all,
the brilliant young Emperor
would have breathcd his iaAt, aiyll,
that Nicholas aud charIatteswbnid| I
sfcceedlhim Oh thethfpns of Russia!t
verify the inscription upon thst
Grand Dukes engagement ring had
proved prophetic. ..,,, \. rs .sl
t3sAai ss1TT - ss.''-<.rT TT N,
!, Somebody locates the following IN
the Granite State: 'ss'a*s''ns' ~
a couple had 4uhrislsA during
the whole term of tlleisaDarfied lifes /
htiast the husband osaa tskenilHI
and evidently about 10, die, Hin, wife,I
came Ia his hedsifld where. aftAf she /