The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-30

Ao "A<~a Do you AuOW WHO IL
Is that speaks to you? I am the
Marshal Blenkenswerd. Your ad-
vances to my wife are not unknown
70 me, ever since the last route at the
palace"
my Lord Marshal" answered Phil
ip, "excuse me for saying that jeal-
ousy has blinded you. If you knew
me we'll you would not think of &C.
cusing me of such folly. give you
my word Of honor I will never troub-
le your wife"
"Are you in earnest, Prince?'
ENTIRELY"
"Give me a proof of this !''
"Whatever you require"
Il know you have hindered her
until now from going with me to Wis
it her relations in Poland. Will you
persuade her to do SO now?'
with all my heart, if you de-
sire it"
eyes, yes! and your Royal High
ness will prevent inconceivable and
unavoidable misery"
The Mameluke continued for some
time, sometimes begging and praying,
and sometimes threatening SO furious
", that Philip feared he might make
scene before the whole assembly
that would not have suited him pre-
cisely. He therefore omitted him as
soon as possible. Scarcely had he
lost himself in the crowd, when a f.
male, closely wrapped in deep mourn
Ing, tapped him Familiarity on the arm,
and whispered -
"Butteray, whittier away? have
you no pity for the disconsolate wild
oW?''
Philip answered very politely,
Beautiful widows find no lack of
comforters. May I venture to in
clude myself amongst them ?"
"Why are you so disobedient and
why have you not changed your
mask !" said the widow, while she
led him aside, that they might speak
more freely. "Do you really fancy,
Prince, that every one here does not
know who you are?''
'They are very much mistaken in
me, assure YOU" replied Philip.
mo, indeed" answered the widow.
"they know you very we'll, and if you
don't Immediately change your appar-
Ell, l shall not speak to you again this
evening: have no desire to give my
husband an opportunity of making
scene"
By this Philip knew whom he was
talking with. "You we're the beau
tiful Rose-girl ; are your roses with
cred so soon?"
.:"What is there that does not with
er does not the constancY of man?
l saw you " hen you slipt off with the
Carmelite. Acknowledge your incon-
stancy,-you can deny itno longer.
"Hem, ,''-answered Philip, dryly,
'accuse me if you will, I can return
the accusation
"How,-pretty butterfly? ?"
"Why, for instance, there is not a
more constant man alive than the
Marshal"
There is not indeed !-and am
wrong, very wrong to have listened to
you so long. I reproached myself
enough, but he has unfortunately
discovered our firtation."
':!'Since the last route at Court, fair
widow"
.,"Where you we're so unguarded
and PARTICULAR pretty butterfly"
'*Let US repair the mischief: Let
US part. I honor the Marshal, and,
for my part, do not like to give him
pain.''
The widow looked at him for some
time in speechless amazement.
eff you have indeed any regard
for me-" continued Philip. "you will
go with the Marshal to Poland, to
visit your relations. IT'S better that
we should not meet so often. A
beautiful woman is beautiful a
pure and virtuous woman is more
beautiful STILL"
'sPrince !" cried the astonished
widow, "are you really in earnest?
Have you ever loved me, or have
you all along deceived ?"
"Look you," answered Philip, II
am tempter of a peculiar kind. I
search constantly y among women to
find truth and virtue, and it's but
seldom that encounter them Only
the true and virtuous can keep me con-
stant,-therefore l am true to none !;
but no I will not lie,-there is one
that keeps me in her chains,-I am
sorry, fair widow, that that one-is
not your
"You are in a strange mood to-
night, Prince" answered the widow,
and the trembling of her voice and
heaving Of her bosom showed tho
working of her mind.
'r|o," answered Philip, II am in
| as rational mood tonight as I ever
was in my life. wish only to re-
pair an injury; I have promised to
your husband to do So"
GLOW! !" exclaimed the widow in a
voice of terror, 'you have discovered
all to the Marshal ?"
"Not everything" answered Phil
in. ttOnlv what kno1p
The widow wrung her hands in
the extremity of. agitation, and at