The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-05


wear nourniDgz- be said Does she
ns1ru i0r coDspirstors who would
subsert The government and bring
destruction upon their eoualry.1
No, SIRE she answered. Il
wesr mourning for one whom your
msjessy saw fs TO condemn, bat to
whom, by your express command,
promised nv hand"
We viii not discuss the past, -
replied The czsr. coldly Il sent for
you fer different purpose | have
eausen husband for you"
Mercy. sire. exclaimed Natalie,
/ els-ping her hands. inploringly.
DO uoi force me 70 nsrry"
''Force, M.denloiseli-, that Is an
ugly word |. ysar emperor, recon
De8deG yoUr acceptance of the ssit
Of young nsbienan Of high rauk-
There are reas0as VI stale which
Dsse nle expressly desire this mar
risge Aad. Natalie, " De added, his
bsrsh tone snd manner s0fIeuiog
visibly, grief should Cot be eternal.
Life : 8oi given u 10 waste 10 idle
sorrow for WIS; IS irreaeiiabls: and
new ties viii bring y0u soiaee, aad.
Ia line. h-pPlses--"
+ A. -he pressed Der hands 10 her
bosom, in uone1tsTy sps>m .: pain,
D deserved the glilIrrias emerald
hat enriched ber anger
+ So splendid jewel l. hardly De-
6IEi0g q mourning gar5. MslenJ.-
selle. Nav lisee the ring,H
Poor Natalie mufuered fsintly:
Your nsjessy viii nos lake II frym
ueln
Il viii return il. replied the en-
peroF, g be examined tie inscription
Death. The eoasoseF' De muFmured
to himself Yes, death i Ihe sreal
healer and comforter.
His rigid fess0res relaxed into al
expression Of deep piely a. d re-
marked ber wasted appearance aud
p4llid frsr1re-; bar nothing Of tbs
was percepsible in bis tone a. heI
said; 1T is nv viii MaGem0ise.ie,
that you should be married q m0nIh
from this dar The tine viii come
when VOC will thsnk ne for this de-
cision. Yos can DOW retire"
As soon IS Natalie hsd le;l. the
emperor rang bis bell for DR.. Secken-
Gorf his fsyoTiIe physicisn.
'Seekendorf, said the eZar, 90
sad see MedeuoiseIIe Radetski
Find IL II she has any organic dis
ease Retarn here and report. buti
say nothing Of whs; you observe 10
sny one else"
In few hours DR. Seckeudorf
was sgain admitted 70 The presence
OF the ezar.
How your pa,ien,,p inquired
Nicholas.
4 fear very III, your majesty.
She has eneurism Of the heart"
is there any immediate dan ger"
There msy not be. if she Is
not excited. But violeos agitation
OF gllcI Day prove i8.2l
What has eaIsed The diseasezf
Her con-fftutfon has alwsvs been
fr4il; batf thinkr-bere be heSitated.
Say cut what yoa think" said
the ear, impatientlF.
Then. with your msiesty's PER
mission, | think that the sentence Of
Count Pctemkia was her des-h /
blow"
The czsr paced bis cabinet impa-
tiently She will ge. ores IL
Seekendorf A happy marriage viii
make her forget al that here j. /
nothing Ike happiness for 8 womsn's
health
Il 90 not presume to contradic,
your msjesty, bot doabt xbeiber
Nsdenoiseile Rsdetski i able -
bear either happiness or sorrow very
long"
The emperor dismissed bis pbysi-
eisn after enjoining him 10 vi-i, hi.
patient daily ln the meantime the
preparations for the marriage went
on. A Costly frouSseau ass pro-
Eided for The bride. aud all b. beau-
" sud rank # the capital invited
The emperor himself vas 70 grace the
ceremony with bis presence
But siill Or. Seekendorf visited bis
patient, and bis face grew grave as
be looked st her
One morning be reached her man-
sion at later boar than usual. Her
atieodaots informed him that their
mistress bad not vet rang her bell.
aud they hesiisted to disturb her.
he went az ogce TO her apartment.
The attendants drew aside the cur
iains oftbe bed. With one hand
supporting her head. which rested
upon the pillow. lay the pale sleeper.
less brilliantly beautiful than When |
With proud step aad careless grace,
she rod the gorgeous saloon Of the
capitsi, bGi far more lovely.
Death The consoler, hsd stopped to
kiss his victim, and bad no, disturbed |
the pescefal smile that rested on her
lips Ia ber hand she held the ring
Which she bad taken from her 6nger. /
snd she bad passed away u bile resd-
ing its inscription
Gently Seekendorf replaced ii upon
the marble finger, from which i, was
never more 10 be taken
"Truly," be murmurel, '.f1r her, 1
death Is the cnnsolerD