The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-23
U0W She Won an Enger9Y.

/ a correspondent thus relates the 70
mantle way in which the Empress OF
Austria captured her Emperor. The
/ Empress is the youngest daughter OF
Duke Maximilian Joseph Of Bavari:
and sister of the cx-Queen Sophia ol
/ Naples. Francis Joseph was 10 have
been atiianted to the Princess Sophia,
10 make acquaintance with whom he
went 10 make visit ID his uncle's cas-
/ tie Of POssenhoffen, where his four
young lady cousins had been born and
brought up. The Princess Elizabeth,
then in her sixteenth year and remarka-
big beautiful, was not 10 have been al
lowed TO see the young Emperor, both
because on account of her youih-she
was not supposed to be "0ut"-and al
so because, being much handsomer
than her sisters, the willy Duke desired
to secure bis Imperial nephew for his
eldest daughter before the former sEou Id
have been allowed to catch sight of his
youngest, as be felt very sure that the
hand Of such beauty as SIZE promised
to be would be sought far and wide when
il should be in the matrimonial market.
SO the winning lady was told that she
was To stay with her gOverness, and not
to presume to show herself in the draw
irg.room during the visit OF the Austrian
cousin. But being lively, spirited, and
and briniul OF curiosity - sec tie youth
iui Emperor who had 80 suddenly sue
cceded TO the troubled but brilliant
crown Of Austria, the Princess Elizabeth
contrivcd to give her attendant the slip.
and TO hide herself in . corridor, along
which tho Imperial guest, who bad ar
rived an hour before, and was hen drcs
sing for dinner in the rooms set apart for
his reception, would have 20 pass lingo
ing tot DO banqucting hall. As the young
sovereign passed along this corridor the
Princess, who was watching for him,
sprang out OF her hiding place, laughing
at the success OF her vancouver, and cry
ing CaiIy, Cousin Franz. Cousin Franz,
| wanted TO see you, and they wouldn't
let me, and so ! hid myself here to see
you 60 by" 1t appears that Cupid's
blow, so innocently shot of by the mcr-
ry girl, who had no thought beyond the
qualification Of her curiosity to see the
grand young cousin, whose quality as
Empeio or had excited her imagination,
went straight TO the mark. The young
Emperor tell over head and ears with
the gay and beautiful visson that had
presented itself so unaffectedly before
him. What passed between the two
young people has never transpired but
a few minutes later the Imperial guest
entered the drawing-room with his
young cousin on bis arm, and presented
her 10 the amazed circle of relatives
and courtiers who were awaiting his APP
pcarance as the Empress of Austria,
my engaged wife" The anger of the
elder sisters is SAID to have been quite
lively, as was, perhaps, quite natural
under the circumstances. The youGg
Princess dined that day in the banquet
ing hall, seated beside the cousin
Franz" so suddenly mctamorphosed in
TO her "lmperial spouse; > and the Duke,
though veXed for the disappointment
of his eldest daughter, had at least the
satisfaction of having this splendid
match secured for bis youngest. The
marriage took place when the Princess
had reached the mature age OF sixteen,
and all her husbands subjects wero en-,
chan,cd with her youthtul beauty and
her remarkable grace and kindness.