Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-16
How she Won N Emperor.

correspondent Tins relates the roman
TIC way In which the Empress OF Austria
cansured her Emperor: The Empress
i the Youngest daughter OF Duke MAXI
milisn Joseph. of Bavaria. and sister OF
The ex-Queen Sophia, of Naples Francis
Joseuh was 10 have been aff1anced 70 the
Princess Sophia, to make acquaintance
Win whom he went 10 make visit 70 ms
unrle's castle of Possenhoffen, where his
four Young lady cousins had been born
and brought up. The Princess Elizabeth,
then in her sixteenth year and remarkably
beautiful. Was not 10 have been allowed to
seq the Young Emperor, both because on
account of her voufh--she was not sup
posed TO be . oui--and also because, be
ing much handsomer than her sisters,
the willy Duke desired TO secure his Inn
perial nephew for his eldest daughter DC,
fore the former should have been allowed
to catch sight Of his youngest, as ne ieil
very sure that the hand of such q beauty
as 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
goyerncss, and not to presume to show
herself in the drawing room during the
visit OF the Austrian co.sin. But being
lively, spirited and brimful of curiosity to
see the youthful Emperor who had so
suddenly succeeded TO the troubled Dut
brilliant crown Of Austria, the Princess
Elizabeth contrived to give her attendants
the slip, and TO hide herself in corridor
along which the imperial guest, who had
arrived an hour before, and was then
dressing for dinner in the rooms set apart
for his reception, would have TO pass
In going to the banqueting 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 maneuver, and crying gayly
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 bow, SO innocentiy
shot off by the merry girl, who had no
thought beyond the qualification Of her
curiosity TO see the grand young cousin,
whose quality as Emperor had excited her
imagination, went straight to the mark
The Emperor fell over head and ears in
love with the gay and beautiful vision that
had presented itself so unaffectedly before
him What passed between the two young
people has never transpired; but, few min
utes later, the imperial guest entered the
drawing-room with his young cousin on
his arm, and presented her to the amazed
circle of relatives and courtiers who were
awaiting his appearance 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 natu-
raj under the circumstances. The young
Princess dined that day in the banqueting
hall, seated beside the Cousin Franz so
suddenly metamorphosed into her i'm
perial spouse;' and the Duke, though
yexed for the disappointment of his ED
est daughter, had at least the satisfaction
Of having this splendid match secured
for his youngest. The marriage took
place when the Princess had reached the
mature age of sixteen, and all her hus-
bands subjects were enchanted with her
youthful beauty and her remarkable grace
and kindness"