Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-13

then barking low in their sleep. The
weather-cock on the battlement of the
castle likewise slept soundly and mo.
tionless not the least breeze stirring
the atmosphere. The flowers in the
park with closed cups bent their
drowsy heads to the earth, and the
white statues between the dark green
shrubs appeared even more motionless
than in the daytime. Even the paw.
ing.stones seemed to sleep, since they
had no footsteps to echo back in the
lifeless streets.
In their high tester.beds the Duke
anu the Duchess slept the feverish
sleep of sickly persons, and in his
princely room slept the little Prince in
his cradle trimmed with blue silk and
gold tassels,-the Baroness Larghetto
on her couch, and the nurse in her
wide, comfortable, easy.chair. The
night-lamp seemed to open an eye only
occasionally and shut it again immedi.
ately. Even the fountain in the mar.
ket.place gurgled sleepily away into
the mOOnlit summer night.
All at once the officiating Chamber
lain, who was in waiting in the long
corridor of the castle, and dreamed in
bav-window of a duel, uttered a
piercing cry and rose staggering.
At this cry, a groom with convul'
sively-opened eyes, moved out of his
room. and saw the white trail of fe.
male figure disappearing at the end of
the corridor.
The Chamberlain, nervous and trem'
bling all over, caught hold of the
groom, who was about turning round
to retire safely to his room.
''For Gods sake. Jasmin, stay will,
me. Did you also see!"
"Whom -
swell she, the Dame Blanche!''
1.-THE dame Blanche! II I saw her
Let me 60, Herr Baron! -
Il to let you go! Not for the
world You must take me with you
to your room. Have you got bell
there We must sound the alarm -
''Sound the alarm!'' <Jasmin said,
moaning and gnashing his teeth. 20,
Herr Baron, what good will that do
against 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 impending. God
have mercy on us -
"Amen!' trembled the pale Cham
berlain. ''You are right, Jasmin, we
must make no noise about it, lest ou1
most high sovereigns should suspect
what is to befall them. This cursed
stopper of smelling bottle! You try,
Jasmin, perhaps you can open it,
81! l don't know how, Herr Baron,
my hand is so shaky. o, my God, up
on whom will it fall! They say that
to die -
"Indeed Heaven be mercifuf unto
us!''
II saw only the trail!''
''But saw quite near and distinct.
ly. l was slumbering-suddenly ]
heard something rustic. l 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 yonder-the white silk
dress, the chain, the frill, the gloves
in her hand, the padded sleeves, and
the barret with feathers-God be
with us!'' who is it to be! Not our
most gracious master, l 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 the Chamberlain in 4 swoon
was sliding from his arms to the floor,
and, having true servants constitu-
ton, 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 simultaneously startled out
of their doing by current 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 of
the child. Dim as the moonshine was,
they saw land later, testified on their
OATH that the ghost was dressed exact
ly like the portrait in the Knight
Hall, with the white silk trail, the red
border, the wide sleeves, the big frill,
and the head-dress. The Baroness,
and the nurse flew to each other,
shrieking loudly, and clinging to each
other trembling. Only after the White
Lady had disappeared behind the door
drapery, the two women recovered
their speech.
"La Dame Blanche - said the Bar.
oness, crashing her teeth.
''Whom does it meant
''Not the Prince, / hope!
Both approached, hesitatingly, the
cradle-but the child lay there alive,
only it was whimpering ipiteously.
They cried for light and alarmed the
whole castle. They came and searched
without being apparently able to de-
tect anything.
Next morning the whole residence
knew that the White Lady had ap-
reared in the castle; and at the same
time the news spread that the little
Prince had been taken i'll suddenly
during the night; the flourishing child
had within few hours been turned
into yellow.faced, sick little thing,
whose features death had altered en.
tirely, q real chang ling.
That evening tho ghostly apparition
was the public talk everywhere, even
iii the club room Of the olden Duck. g
There the chief Of the district, NJ.
Felington. the acknowledged Free.
thinker Of the residence, declared s All
this talk 6houf thu w hitA Gady