The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-09-14
ars, and, averting her face, said, hur-

tears, and, averting her face, said, hur-
riedly:
"Gustavus Adolphus, in spite of all
you have made me suffer, still love
you. I am proud of your glorious Ca
reer. / have come all the way from
Vienna, where I have lived with my
father for the past five years, in order
to warn you against q great danger
which threatens your life. But, before
| 1 proceed, let me ask you to give me
your royal. word not TO injure my father
in consequence of what I am now going
to reveal to you. You know he has had
to leave Sweden on your account, and
he has been drawn into the meshes OF
this conspiracy gradually, and because
his evaporation against you has been
skillfully famed by your mortal enc
mics in Vienna. viii you pledge me
your word not to hurt my father, King
of SwedenP''
"Iwill; but tell me what danger
threatens mep''
| swell, then, when it became known
in Vienna that you were coming with a
Swedish army to Stralsund, the court
clique on the banks of the Danube re-
solved to bring about your death"
elm what wayp"
"By poison"
"Oh, J" he said lightly, "I am always
on my guard against that
sYou are going to banquet which
the Burgomaster and the municipality
of Stralsund will give you to-morrow?''
"Yes, Rosanna."
"Your favorite dish, partridge pie,
will be offered you and the other promi-
nent Swedes there.''
"Very likely" remarked the King,
almost laughing.
"That partridge pie will contain a
deadly poison. All WHO partake of it
will die in less than "a hours.
"Who will put the poison there?"
"a Spaniard, DON Esteban de Ceval-
los"
"What! the dplomatist who pretends
to be here on secret mission to me
from the courts ef Bavaria and the
PalatinateP"
"The same. He is an impostor. He
is here to poison you. He has estab-
lished communication with the Burgo-
masters cook, and I heard him say to
my father this afternoon that the poison
was already in the huge partridge pie
destined for the royal table,
Humph; that is serious affair.
But what has your father to do with it,
Rosannap"
"The Spaniard understands neither
Swedish nor German. My father is to
throw himself on his knees before you
and solicit permission to return to Swe-
den. He believes you will grant it, and
then the Spaniard is to be introduced
to you by him, SO that the poisoner may
have access to you, and administer
more poison to you and your generals
in case the original dose should not
produce the expected effect
The King reflected for several min
utes. Then he kissed Rosanna's hand.
s'What reward do you expect for this
important servicep'
"None."
"Don't you want to return to Swe-
denP"
eyes, with my father"
every well, l will issue orders to one
VI our SulpS 10 Gbk0 ulIu anu you Lu0T0.
When do You want to start for Stock
holmp'
"Oh, want to leave with my father
tomorrow morning, if possible.''
eyes, but will he goP''
81 will prevail on him to CO."
|. "Leave your address with the Bargo-
master. The necessary papers will be
sent you tomorrow morning."
They parted after mute but fervent
pressure of the hands.
Next day there was an air of festivity
about the city of Stralsund. Two whole
oxen were roasted on the market-place
for the poor people, and the troops
were treated to extra Injuries on &C
count of the Kings arrival. At 10
o'clock the King held gala reception
at the City Hall, where the royal BAN
quet was to come off. Among the dis
tinguished persons that were presented
TO his Majesty by the Chancellor Ok
enstiern was Don Esteban de Cevallos.
Gustavus Adolphus received him in
the most gracious manner, indeed with
such extraordinary cordially that the
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