Middletown transcript., 1876-08-19

. her hand
"And what have you to tell me no
'Trella ?''-the Spanish abreviation
Estrella
Sire" she replied, "pothing abor
ne her Majesty"
Il would not have liked you half 8
we'll if you had brought me any tidiDg
about her in6delities."
"They are shocking, your Majesty
"Who knows it better than l ?" b
exclaimed bitterly "But what bring
you here ?'
p "My august mistress, Donna Larga
has intrustM me with very strang
mission, your Majesty"
"What, my sister %
eyes, sire, she has commissioned mi
to ask the young Count Sidonia de Ne
dina to see her without delay"
king looked Estrella full in the
face.
"'Trella," he said to her. ''when
( was mere boy l liked you. You did
not repel me- Now swear to me that
you tell me the truth"
"Your Majesty, l do swear that
tell you the truth. Shall I 60 and de-
liver the message to the Count Sidonia
de Medina 2"
go J"
She took one of the royal carriages
and rode to the palace Of the young
head Of that proud family, whose very
name indicates that they have both
Spanish and Moorish blood in her veirs.
When the young count was told by the
handsome duenna that Donna Larga
wanted to see him, be could hardly re-
strain his joy.
"What % he exclaimed, "the Donna
Larga wants to see me"
''In her boudoIr, Senior Garcia"
I'm her boudoir? And she is not
angry with me ?"
Angry? Not at all. Senor on the
contrary, | am sure she loves you
"Are you joking ?"
II am in dead earnest, Senor."
And then the grandee, with the
proudest name in Spain, took Estrella
and danced around the room with her.
Fifteen minutes later be knocked at
the door Of the princess She opened
it to him, and asked him to sit down
opposite her.
Count" she said, "here is my
hand. You may kiss i'll beg your
pardon"
He was not slow to do so
Princess he said.
lone moment" she interrupted.-
"Look at this note 1t is yours, is it
not 2"
Certainly, Princess"
''And you still mean what you say
in it, Count?"
"Mean it! To the last day of my
life p
"Then you may have this Princess
for a wife,"
There was long outburst Of tender
ness.
When they at last sat down side BY
side, with their hands clasped together,
the princess said:
'Now, Garcia, my beloved, l will
confess the whole truth to you. My
brother does not want me to marry,
because he is fearful lest, in such an
event, l should become happy mother,
and then ascend the throne. I have
acted once meanly toward you, and l
hope to make you not only king of my 8
heart, but-King Of Spain p I
1t is needless to dwell any longer on ]
this curious interview, which had an s
eavesdropper, who was none i
other than the king. q
He left the room adjoining the prin- q
cess's boudoir, with a seemingly calm {
air, and remained for long hour buried t
in thought in his own room. Then be /
sent for Donna Larga. She came un- {
hesitatipgly to him. {
"Dear brother" she said to him, n
will you congratulate me ? 1 am going b
20 become the wife of Garcia Sidonia de a
Medina !" n
He kissed her on the forehead. The Z
sinister smile with which he bestowed e
lis caress upon her she did not notice. d
"Now, Largita," he said to her, in 1
lis sweetest voice, "you must 60 down d
With me to the wine vault, and there Il
rink with me in honor of your engage a,
nent glass of wine from the old tub t,
# Alicante which our ancestor Philip s,
be Fifth bought. and which is finer o.
han any wine which can be bought in le
spain" a,
They went down to the cellar. The 9,
utler disappeared upon beck from the e,
ing The celebrated wine tub Of Philip NJ
he Fifth was found to be open at the A
op. The Princess Larga, noticing it, Of
aid to her brother a,
"But, Carlos. who had the tub fe
pened ?" b,
"Who 2" he cried in terrible rage. Of
Who? I did it. And what for To y,
rown you !" b
So saying he pushed her into it. She II.
tered single scream. and then all te
'as silent n
Next day the royal herald passed er
trough the streets Of Madrid, crying vi
"Put on your mourning clothes ! 6c
he sister of his royal Majesty is dead !" Sc
A curious feature in connection with O(
lis horrible affair is that the Count III
arcia Sidonia de Medina became Min su
ter of Justice under the same king IN
ho murdered his betrothed I'll
cr
This, from the Mobile Register, is mi
ugh, but we can stand it +: II know'd ga
Il kpow'd it," remarked cnlored tn