Middletown transcript., 1875-01-16
HE does not knos me, signed the
.av ssIm muat hava altered

lady. II must have sitered
Mascsli bad however Hhispered
single word into the Dukes ear, ant
BE started as il struck BY thunder
bolt; but Instantly recovering hinsel
he hastily took of his bat and bowed
nearly 70 the ground.
Il beg your forgiveness. said be
'.but my eyes are grown 80 weak. snd
/ could so little expect to have th'
honor Of meeting you"
..For the love Of God, !" interrupted
the lady hastily. name me not here
A title would too strangely CONTRAST
With my present circumstances Have
you been long in Cologne :"
Three days. I am on my way from
Italy. Itook refuge here when our com.
| mon enemy drove me forth and coufs.
Gated all my earthly goods | am going
to Brussels.
"And what are your adyioss. from
Francei Is the helm still in the handl
Of that ..wretehed caitif?"
"He is 10 ths senith Of bis power. .
..See,' my lord. Duke. your fortunes
and my own. sre much alike. You,
the son of man Who. had be not too
much despised danger. might we'll have
=, the crown on his own head. and l,
once the queen Of the mightiest nation
in the universe; and now both Of NJ
sliks-bat adiea," !" she said suddenly.
and drawing herself up; r'ths sight oi
you. my lord Duke, has refreshed me
much. and ]. pray that fortune may
once more smile upon your steps. "
Permit me 10. attend your majesty
to-" ..se5i,.'i iss''7, .....i. i..7.' i.....a
"A slight color tinged the lady's fea-
tures a. she answered with . gentle
commanding tone
l~,s Leave rs, my Lord Duke. It i cur
pleasure. t'sasl issii'i.'as 'sslitl
Gaise bowed low. and taking the
lsdy's hand. be pressed it reverently to
his lips. At the corner Of the street
he met some one, to whom be pointed
out the lady, and then hastened away.
The next morning ! knock at the
door announced . person who was in
quising for Monsisur Maseali; 4 had
: small package for him, and also :
billet. zIssids of this was written
.'Txo hundred louis dor constitute
the whole Of my present fortune; one.
hundred | send for your. pss. Guss"
And the package contained = hun
dFsa lpai5 d'yfiV H FHH
ihhsus fhsu sam thus obtained snficed to
supply the wsnts Of the pair for two
long years !; but the last louis dor had.
been changed and the lady and her
comPanion wers still without friendly
succory The sboeneksr and his vife
had undertaken journey to Aix-la-
Chapells 70 take up some snall legacy.
It was the 18th Of February, 1882 A
low sound Of moaning might have been
heard issuing from garret; . withsrsd.
female form. more like ! akelstop than
I thing Of fssh and blood, vas lying.
On 1 yretched bed Of straw. in the
sgonies Of death. The mosns grew
more asd moro distinct; q slight rat
Ting in the throat was 1t length the
only audible SQUAD. and this also esas-
ed. hour later an old man dressed
in rags and tsttArs sntered the chamber; !;
but, one word had escaped his lips % be
stumbled up the rickety staircase.
Nothing !! Nothing &c drew, near
the bad listlsssly. but 10 moment be
seissdasa arm Of the corpse with con-.
vulaiye motion; and letting it sad
denly fall. he cried: W u. as s1.' wei fly 4
dead. dead Of hunger. cold and
starvationr' s ;.'. ~ 4
{ And this lady ~ss Mary de Mcdicis
--wifc Of Henry ~. Queen Regent Of
France, mother Of Losis XIII, Of Iss-a
bella. Queen of Spain !; Of iHenristta,
Qusss Of England; Of Christina. Dut-.
chss Of, Savoy Of Castor. Duke Of
Orleass of hsngsr, cold and
misery and yet Louis XIII. the cow
ardly tool Of Riehsliss, bis mothers
murderer. Is still called .ths Just"