The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-25
THE Legend OF THE KNIGHT CAR.
MEN.

From the private gossip of some of His
Majesty's household, we have learned in con-
6dence OF deeply interesting incident, which
befell his gracious Majesty and the Royal
Court on their way across the seas to the
Crescent City
It seems that some years ago, during the
summer previous to the Kings first visit to
this country, His Majesty, when once on 9
fishing excursion in the royal yacht, came
across beautiful group called the Sunny Is
lands, lying somewhere midway in the ocean
between the coasts Of Araby the blest and the
Azores
These islands are under the sway Of . stern,
unyielding, female sovereign, by name Queen
Candijah; hit, inasmuch as the sweetest
blossoms GROW ever in obscurity at the feet of
the darkest fountains, and pearls lie hidden
beneath thei deepest waters, SO it was this
despotic lady sovereign possessed winsome
daughter, 81 pure as fivulet in Eiom, and
as beautiful as q sunbeam in Siberia. It
would be Impossible to describe the glorious
color of her hair, OF the exact shade in the
depths of hek dreamy eyes. Love lost him.
self in thes raptures of their loneliness.
Suffice it thu Peri of the Seas was then only
a mere chilQ-sporting as . gazslle among
the acacia baaks of her native home.
Still His raclous Majesty, ever retaining
her beauty a the halls of his memory, de-
creed that q detour of three days should be
accomplished on his voyage thither, to note
the growth IND development of this tautless
flower of mid ocean. They found the proud
Queen Candth, remained as ever. relentless,
digni6ed and'cold, but the lovely Ayeshs had
only maturea in perfection and sweetness.
Three days Of joy were fulfilled amid che
spice groves and ottar-of-sose gardens in the
Sunny Islands.
Three days of bliss, and they were to de-.
part, when, 10 on calling the roll prepafa-
tory to embarking on the royal feet in the early
morning, young knight closely attached to
the Kings retinue was missing. while at the
same time anger and grief reigned through
tho vast jessamine bowers of Queen Oandijah;
for alas hT innocent young daughter also
COUlU uOW0o1o No AOOuus xu6huuy y Ool6y
of an hour was ordered, and diligent search
was instituted among the rocks and over the
sands of the little sovereignty. Fortunately
. detective from Paris had accompanied the
feet, and his keen eyes soon discovered the
couple as they were bidding each other tender
farewell, with the signs and tears only known
to the brave and beautiful.
Queen Candijah at once seized her daughter
by her wealth of ripping hair, and the
young knight was dragged away by main
force to his neglected duty, in the ranks Of
his Royal liege.
His Majesty, ever ready to forgive, has re-
stored to favor his gallant young follower;
but. alas what Queen Candijsh may have
chosen to inAict upon her peerless daughter
temains unknown.
1t is said on the countenance Of the knight
look Of sadness yet fingers, and his martial
bearing yet evinces q stride of abstraction.
How far the beaming eyes and the winning
smiles Of the fait daughters of the Crescent
City may prevail to win him from his despond-
epcy, has yet to be told.