The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-07-03
geIette0 Sturp.
CORA'S DELUSTON.

Cora Depeyster pined for prince.
Not a common prince, like the
snuffy old Russian we used to see
on Broadway, wearing a greasy fur
collar and a long overcoat, eating
garlic and drinking brandy three
times diurnally, and growing at eY-
erything American in the most de-
testible English-Nothing of the
sort.
She pined for a prince such as We
read about in the fine old sentiment
al novels that amused our fathers
and mothers in the flower of their
youth; a Thaddeus of Warsaw, all
talent, and pallor, and tenderness,
and a musical voice, and fine, roll
ing eyes, and pedigree, and that sort
of thing.
For my part I don't believe in
such princes. The prince of Wales
isn't one of that species, and I'm
afraid the breed has gone out with
fine old sentimental novels. Moth
ing else, however, would suit Miss
Cora Depeyster. Being not totally
unlike other fair damsels of twenty
or thereabouts, she desired to exper-
iment upon the state matrimonial,
and had plenty of opportunities, but
common clay would not do. A
prince she must have, or remain
single.
Now, a real good writer Of senti-
mental stories could create such q
being especially for the emergency,
and after the customary amount oi
tantalization through the medium
| of an obstinate parent OF what not,
marry off Miss Cora and her prince
| in the most satisfactory style. But
never was good at sentimental
creation. Imust write about people
that 1 know and see. L am sorry
for the Coras. I've seen lots oi
them; but what sort of princes did
they marry? One now pours tea fol
sharp-nosed, red-headed life insur-
ance agent. Another is the spouse
| of a strapping farmer, who sits with
his hat on and eats in his shirt
sleeves. Another married a sub
dued German, who plays second
Iclarionet in a cheap orchestra, and
has to move every month because
he can't pay his rent. Still another
but the catalogue grows melan
Icholy. Thus with all the Cora'i
lThey 90 on pining for princes who
never appear; marrying all sorts o
people instead; and dying, give way
Ito fresh race of Coras, who fol
low in their mammals footsteps witt
a disregard of experience that say
Iors of the sublime.
One of the sweetest waterin!
lplaces is Happy Valley. 1t is 70
Imantic and comfortable at once
There is delightful bathing, rowing
sailing and fishing in the lake itseli
and the shady groves that line it
shores are cool and green, and mys
Iterious; and suggestive of dryads
Inymphs and fairies and things
THAT is if you happen to be of a po
letic turn of mind. If not, they on
Ily suggest firtations.
1 will not further expatiate upo
the delights of Happy Valley, les
: it should be fancied that have lot
for sale in the vicinity, whereas
b have none anywhere-not even
: burial lot; and that I believe is tn
. common lot Of all.
Neither did Cora Depyster hay
!, |, any real estata to dispose of, but sh
:, thought Just as l do, and passe
: much of her time every summer
q the demesne that lie adjacent to Il
it Happy Valley Pavilion.
y Notwithstanding the round
e-t pleasure in which she every SUNNI
took prominent part, she could NJ
9 stife her inward and continuol
yearning for the music of a prince
voice, the glance of devotion fro
princely eyes, the touch of primo
nc ly hand in the dance, and the sWe
envy of all the maidens who had
princeless through life. S
Isighed a great deal, and began
think the great world a cold, la