The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-16
W EIC Won an Emperor.

A correspondent thus relates the ro.
mantle way in which the Empress OF
Austria captured her Emperor: The
Empress is the youngest daughter of
Duke Macmillan Joseph of Bavaria,
and sister of the cx Qleen Sophia of
Naples. Francis Joseph was to have
been atlianced to the Princess Sophia,
to make acquaintance with whom he
went to make visit to his uncles of
Possenhoifen, where his four young
lady cousins had been born and brought
mp. The Princess Elizabeth, then in
her sixteenth year and remarkably
beautiful, was not to have been allowed
to see the young Emperor, both be
cause on account of her youth-she
was not supposed to he "Out and
also because, being much handsomer
than her sister, the WY Duke desired
10 secure his Imperial nephew for his
eldest daughter before the former
should be allowed to catch sight of his
youngest, as he felt very sure that the
hand of such beauty rs she promised
to be would be sought far and wide
when it should be in the matrimonial
market. SO the young lady was told
that she was to stay with her goyerness,
and not to presume to show herself in
the drawing room during the visit OF
the Austrian cousin. But being lively,
spirited, aud brimful of curiosity to see
the youthful Emperor, who had SO sud
denly succeeded to the troubled but
brilliant crown of Austria, the Princess
Elizabeth contrived to give her atten-
dants the slip, and to hide herself in
corridor, along which the Imperial
guest, who had arrived an hour before,
and WIS then dressing for dinner III the
roo us set apart for his reception, would
have to pass in going to the banqucting
hall. As tho young sovereign passed
along this corridor the Princess, who
was Watching for him, sprang out OF
her hiding place, laughing at the sue
cess of her man9uvre, and crying gaily.
cousin Franz Cousin Franz |
wanted to see you, and they wouldn't
let me, and so hid myself here to see
you go by" 1t appears that cupid's
bow, 80 iunocently shot of by the
merry girl, who had M thought beyond
the qualification of her curiosity to see
the grand youug cousin, whose quality
as Emperor had excited her ina gination,
went straight to the mark. The young
Emperor fell over head and ears in love
with the gay aud beautiful vision that
had presented itself 40 unaflectedly be
fore him. What passed between the
two yonDg people has never transpired; (;
but, few minutes after, the Imperial
guest entered the drawing-room with
his Young cousin on his arm, and pre-
sented her 10 the amazed circle OF rel
atiyes and conrtiers who wlre awaiting
his appearance as the Empress of
Austria, my engaged wife," The anger
OF the elder sister is said to have been
quite lively, as was, perhaps, quite
natural under the circumstances. The
young Princess dined that day in the
banqueting hail, seated beside the
cousin Franz so suddenly metamor
phosed into her Imperial spouse :
end, the Duke, though veIed for the
disappointment Of his eldest daughter
had at least the satisfaction Of having
this splendid mach secured for hi
Youngest. The marriage took place
when the Princess had reached tht
mature age Of sixteen, aud all her hus
bands subjects we're enchanted will
ner youthful bean,y and her remark
ablc grace and kindness.
He was smoking cigar On Market
street car where there were ladies. 0i