Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-24
uow she won mn emperor.

a correspondent thus reiates tuc
way in which the empress of
Austria captured the emperor: The en-
press is the youngest daughter of Duke /
Maximillian Joseph of Bavaria, and
sister of ex Queen Sophia of Naples. /
Francis Joseph was to have BEEN afli-
anced to the Princess Sophia, TO make
acquaintance with whom he went to
make visit 10 his unclo's castle Of
Possenhoifen, where his fond young
lady cousins had been born and
brought up. The Princess Elizabeth.
then ia her sixteenth year and re-
markably beautiful, was not to have
been allowed to see the young emper-
or, both because of her youth--she
was not supposed to be "out, and
also being much handsomer than her
other sisters, the willy duke tried to
secure his imperial nephew for his
J oldest daughter before the former
should have been allowed to catch
sight of the youngest, as he felt very
sure the hand OF such beauty as che
promised to be, wonld be sought far
aud wide when it should be in the
matrimonial market. So the young
lady was told that che was TO stay
with her govcrness, and not to pre-
sumo to show herself in the drawing
room during the visit of her Austrian
cousin. But being lively, spirited,an
brimful of curiosity TO see the youth
full emperor, who had 80 suddenly
succeeded to the troubled but brilliant
crown OF Austria, the Princess Eliz.
abeth managed to give her attendants
the slip, and hide herself in CORR
dor. along which the imperial guest
who had arrived an hour before, and
: was then dressing for dinner in tht
rooms set apart for his reception
wou!f. have TO pass in going to thu
banqueting hall. As the young SOW
. ereign passed along the corridor. thu
Q princess, who was waiting for him
: sprang ont OF her hidiDg-place, laugh
ing ut the success Of her manTnver, ant
Grritne saitsa u sa tn III EfaRza riG atHAi'
. wouldn't let me. and go hid mysel
: here to see yon go by" II appear
that Cnpid's bow,so innocently shot oi
:. by the merry girl,who had no though
= beyond the qualification of her ow,
s curiosity to see the grand youn!
4 cousin, whose qualities as emperor
a bad excited her imagination, wen
straight to the mark. The young EN-
poror fell over head and ears in low
a with the gay and beautiful vision tina
: had presented itself so unexpectedI,
before him. What passed betwee,
the two young people has neve
c transpired; but few minutes later
: the imperial guest entered the draw
@ ing room with his cousin on his arm
and presented her TO the amazed crcl
of relatives and courtiers, who wer
: awaiting his appearance as the ''Em
y press OF Austria. my engaged wife.
The anger of the elder sisters is sai'
to have been quite lively, as was, per
: hsps quite natural under the circum
stances. The young princess dine
that day in the banqueting hall, seate
c beside the "Cousin Franz" so sudden
S ~ metamorphoscd into her "imperia
!. spouse and the duke. though vexe'
by the disappointment of his eldes
: daughter, had, at least, the satisfaction
" of having this splendid match for hi
y youngest. The marriage took rlac
Y when the princess reached the matnr
q age of sixteen, and all her husband
subjects were enchanted with he
youthful beauty and her remarlabl
II grace and kindness.