The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-05

regular track Of promenaders ard Ioung-
ers. and thanks fn the routine tendencit :
of the human mind, not u creature ever
did come there but the poor fellow and
these girls. So he waited Tor an hour,
and at last she came. she was almost
out of breath, and frightened; said she
had great difficulty in getting away, but
that she was resolved, come what would,
to see him aloDe-for the last time.
''For the last time ?"
Those We're her words, and her firm,
sad face showed that she meant Il. she
told him that she ard her companion had
been doing a very foolish thing, and run
ming = terrible risk, and hat they trusted
to his honor az an Englisi gentlem2=i t.
help them out Of the fix by Just keeping
their secret, aud forge ting all about them
She Was awfully III earnest; no atfecta-
ton, no cpquetry; brave and firm, but
with the fash of a tear now and then IN
her beautiful ewes. She told the fellow
that she was the cousin and companion
of the princess, who was to marry the
Young grand duke of Liebeshiem.
Meta"
''Meta, she told him, was the future
grand duchess. She was brought to Lie
besheim to marry the grand duke. She
was the daughter of a mediatized prince,
and put under the care of his hard and
formal old mother. OF course Dorothea
told the fellow that the princess could
not love her future husband How could
she? Every one knew that he was sell
fish Young cub Dorothea's eyes filled
with tears when she spoke Of the misera-
BILE fate Of her friend. 1 may tell you.
she said to the fellow, that she loves one
whom she will always remember and can
never see again"
''But how about herself?"
eyes, / am afraid that concerned the
fellow a good deal more than the troubles
of the grand duchess that was to be.
'Dorothea,' said-said the fellow, you
know, this mustn't affect US; we must
not part; nothing must separate us
love you and all that kind OF thing. l
would have talked at her like mad man,
and he caught her hand and kissed it,
and begged of her to be his wife, al
though the poor devil--God help him =
had very small allowance to live on,
and was good for nothing as far as money
making goes, and he was only two-and
twenty wears old but she stood there
firm and patient and suffering. All, by
Jove, | know she was it was in her
eyes, for-for the fellow told me so.
She said : My friend, we must not see
each other any moreover again. We
must part You will not ask me why ;
out we must part Then she told the
fellow that the young princess and her
self had taken a freak of going out for
morning walks dressed like city girls, and |
hat they meant no harm and that one |
lay they heard the fellow declaiMing |
rom Schiller, and they listened, and |
hen they got into talk with him, and
hey rather liked the fellow; and so |
IN, you know. Now the princess mar
,iage was approaching, and there must be
10 more cakes and ale. But you will |
lot be sorry to learn said Dorothea,
that your friendship and our pleasant
ak sometimes gladden. the poor prin
ess, and that she will remember you
.lways as friend"
'But what had all this to do with her
elf ?" | asked, little impatiently.
That was just what the fellow put to
Ter but she said that her fate was bound |
Up with that of the princess, and she too
united at some confounded marriage en-
.agement Oh, he talked, did the fell
ow, | can tell you. His eloquence fairly
stonished himself. But it was all to no
purpose. She firmly declared that they
aust never meet any more. Then he
egan to accuse her of having played
With his love; but she looked at him with
UGH grieved and imploring face that
e soon dropped that game. He begged
f her even to give him the comfort Of
cling him that she loved him, that if
Kings had been different, and all that
he only said, My friend, some day you
ed !. will both be glad that [ speak no
ooIish words nov. You will look back
n my memory with all the better feeling
t was growing late; the woods were
arkening-all this, though it seems long,
idn5t tafe a quarter of an hour--she had
} 90 away, She wouldn't even give him
lock Of her hair-Ho, by Jove nor the
over in her bosom. Not n0le,' she
lid fge hays bath gone too far. Adieu;
wont ask you TO forget E;e,' and she
ED out her hand. He caught it and
Used it. There was ring upon her
nger, which came almost loose in his
and. He almost thought Of pulling it
+, and keeping it as relic; but he
idr't. lie presses il Qn Der slender
tile darling Of finger again, aDd in
llf moment she was gone, and the fell
W was alone"
Poor fellow What did he do?"
sDo? He moaned about the wood
+ an ho4r CT iEQ, with his hands .
his pockets, thinking OF nothing,
an odd, dazed sort Of Il way. At last v
went home to his lodgings, and |
ink he wished that he were a woman
7 onee.
WHY that ?"
'sDon't you see2 Because, if he were
woman, be could have a good cry, and
Sc his mind little. But he could only
oke, and when The fellows be knew 4
lde jokes he had to try and make jokes
}. lie went with them to the beer c
rdens and the dancing places, and l
= suppose that any of them ever knew
! PoG.i de$i! vas wretohed."
Did he keep up visiting .ha old places
the :noonings }?
He did, but she never came again. -
E was gone"
ttThen did he never see her again?"
Oh, yes, be saw her once. It was y
the day OF the grand dHkc's marriage. +
posted himself in the crowd, poo. u
low, to see the procession which passed ii
ough the city from the church when dr.
i oo"fp.n4ed brute and cad, the grand
le, took his newly .4.ad.s wife around
show her to his people The fellow
ught, you know, that he would be
G to see DJrothea somewhere in the
at aa.aiaeez, and he longed 10 see her
in us much as Il tue sigs,t gould do him
possible good. There he stood. ana
saw her.