The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-06
piercing cry and rose


rearing al the end of the corridor
The Chamberlain. nervous and trembling
oil over, caught hold of the groom, who
was about turning round to retire safely to
his room.
s'For Gods sake, Jasmin, stay with me.
Did you also see.''
s:Whom?"
sWell, she, the Dame Blanche.'
'sThe Dame Blanche! If | saw her. Let
me go, Herr Baron"'
must take me with you to your room. Have
you got bell there? We must sound the
Alarm
s'Sound the alarm.'' Jasmin said, moaning
and gnashing his teeth. go, Herr Baron,
what good will that do against the Dame
Blanche: You know we'll enough that the
White Lady only appears when to the most
high house a-a-case of death is impend>
ing. God have mercy on u.s.
.sAmen." trembled the pale Chamberlain.
''You are right, Jasmin, we must make no
noise about it, lest our most high sovereigns
should suspect what is to befall them. This
cursed stopper Of smelling bottle. You try
Jasmin, perhaps you can open it"
~? | don't know how, Herr Baron, my
hand is SO shaky. O my God, upon whom
will it fall! They say that often also they
that see the ghost are to die
"Indeed? Heaven be merciful upon u.s."
81 saw only the trail
'But saw quite near and distinctly. l
was mbering-suddenly heard some>
thing rustic | awoke, and saw the White
Lady floating past me.-she was terribly
tall-and dressed just the same as on her
picture in the Knights Hall vonder-the
white silk dress, the chain, the frill, the
gloves in her hand, tne padded sleeves, and
the barret with feathers-God be with us.
who is it to be: Not our most gracious mas
ter. hope Hank. Isn't there something
stirring in the corridor yonder?-There.
Jasmin pulled the Chamberlain into his
room and slammed the door. He felt that
theChamberlain in a swoon was sliding from
his arms to the floor, and, having true
servants constitution, he did likewise
About the same time the room of the little
Prince was ringing with q confused noise.
The Baroness and the nurse were simultane-
ously startled out of their doing by cur
rent of air that extinguished every light in
the room. BY the light of the moon, shin
ing softly through the lace curtains, both OF
them saw distinctly the White Lady moving
away from the cradle ofthe child. Dim as
the moonshine was. they saw land later
testified ON their oath) that the ghost was
dressed exactly like the portrait in the
knight Hall, with the white silk trail, The
red border, the wide sleeves, the big fril
and the head dress. The Baroness, ane
the nurse flew to each other, shriekins
loudly, and clinging to each other, trem-
bling. Only after the White Lady had dis
appeared behind the door drapery, the tw'
women recovered their speech.
LA Dame Blanche" said the Baroness
. gnashing her teeth.
.Whom dose it mean?'
s'Not the Prince hope!''
/, Both approached hesitatingly, the cradl
but the child lay there alive, only it wa
e whmpering piteously. They cried TO
light and alarmed the whole castle. The
came and searched without being apparent
ly able.to detect any thing.
Next morning the whole residence kne,
: that the White Lady had appeared in tn
+, castle: and at the same time the news sprea
= that the little Prince had been taken ill sue
:, denly during the night; the hourishin
= child had within few hours been turne
= into yellow face sick little thing. who's
. features death had altered entirely, o re-
# hanzeling.
. Tha, evening the ghostly apparition VIZ
# the public talk everywhere, even in the clul
y room Of the Golden Duck There II
e chief of the district, Mr.. Feling,on, the o.
kuowledged Free thinker os the resideuc,
!, declared: Ali this talk about the White Lad
- Is sheer nonsence. The Chamberlain probi
n bly, quenched his thirst too freely. and Il
q groom followed his example. The Barone
a Larghetto got the heartburn, and the uur.
% is hysteric. The White Lady is nothing b.
% piece Of stupidity. You don't even kno
Il who she really is. Some say that her nan
n is pcrchta Of Rosenberg, and that she is
: Bohemian lady: while others claim her
70 . certain Agnes Of Orlamunde, noble il
), san,icide. Blu, we know better the tn
N meaning of all this The whole story b.
:. Its origin in the mythology Of our ancie
/. German fore-fathers: Frau Perehta. 4
r. white, TIE brilliant, was the Goddess
4 Snow, and her appearance bodies death
!, the sovereign of the world, the summer, n
il for this season.
70 The learned Free tinker was interru]
III ted By the host. who with great agiiati
ct entered the room and cried:
=, ..Gentlemen. the White Lady was RICH
70 Just now the little Prince Ernestus died"
Of And such was really the case. The lit
m
,erdAy had fadel away suddenly, beyo'
all comprehension. And now he lay de
:, on . bed of state. deckei with silk and =,
q vet. Tue poor Duchess could not endure
y An apopolesic ht sent her three days lat
= TO the grave. after her child. In her Il
- paroxysms she had been crying CONSTANT
My child is not dead. |. was no. my CHI
= tha; died. | do no; recognise the bod
:. They have put dying child into the cradle
=. Thus she expired
The Duke Of Gerolsteia himself was
=. overs By these events that be nomin
:. ted. as his successors. his left handed ste
- brothers, the sons Of the Countess Of Saur
:. and soon after his life was also extinguishs
- like burnt down candle.
The oldest son Of the Countess Of Saur
succeeded now to the throne TN the i
of investiiure, as the old Countess Was va
ne ing with long velve: trail through the c
!! of the castle, the Chamberlain, who j
ne happened TO be in waiting again, soliloqu
ne ed Strange. how the Dukes mother
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