The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-14
LA DAME BLANCHE.


sY au reter fanI asd MeerJ
T. ducal r,>, Icnc. Il Ger.l.tein /.
situated ia ,ae bottom of charming
yai. = i. 8 neither big nor noi.y. aua
$40 4sl - -1.rs'- eo..y - 30 the ducaI
caste a.. .na-t agu-i9ul bai.Jins u
tie re.sI.tsc- stately and graHd bnllr
in tne u.4-' CrremoI loss rc<o-o - l. a Il
Vers4iI'.-. z 4-aut waik- lei from
tn" castle - ..~ park outside II ;ba
cts g.. .-.- ia th- castle -tsn.!, the as-6
us4gs.l.,.,H' bus BE- m3r- mo,tcrm Islac,
Of the C..l'--~- f ~sursit. ~ho ha.
been bv mor2abaiiG maruag the wits
/ OF tie bate Dake Ernest AID borne Il
/ him iao s,.n-. " ho were brought u- a.
/ Counts 1T Sauran. aud appointed to
high Office = Court They had un
ciHlm - fiIt. su,s,. ssiou. since from the
first u-ht baud marriage Of :he late
Duke with = Princess If Ncmlingen
issued the Crown Pritce Frauc.~cu>.
now isiguiu. - Dnkc Franciscus XIV
II Is trac be- va sickly. IN consequence
f. ot tL- fatigue caused by his studious
-ojourns in Pans ard in Italy but the
/ succession was provided for. since a
~e,k ago lis wife. the handsome Ouch
ess Helena. nee Princess Lauingen Hall
erstciu, had borne him a Prince. who
WI, named Erne, after hi, grandfather
The little baby. the future Duke OF
/ Geral,tcin, was thriving exceedingly "
/ we'll He was as healthy as a goldfish III
( = poad and "a fresh as u rosebud III
summer. His illustrious mother was
/ radiant with happiness, and although
/ still little weak she would not let the
4 child from her arms all day long. and
/ gave il thousand sweet names. Only
nights the little duke slept in his own
room under the charge and care of his
5onne. the Princess Larghetto, and Of
his nurse IA fresh looking peasant girl
from the Black Forest
II was - su!try, vaporous midsummer
/ night The whole little residence OF
Gerolstein slept tine sleep OF the right
cous The sentinel in front Of the cas-
tie was slumberiug standing, both arms
resting or his qua. The hunting dogs
lay coiled mp like ropes IN their kennel,
and were now aud then barking low IN
their sleep The weather-cock on the
batlieinent of the castle likewise slept
! soundly and motionless; not the least
! breeze stirring the atmosphere. ihc
flowers in the park with closed cups
bent their drowsy heads 10 the earth,
aud the white statues between the dark
green shrubs appeared even more mo-
tionless than in the daytime. Even the
paying>stoneS seemed To sleep, since
I !. H., In, 1an an
the litvless streets.
In their high testsr beds the Duke
aud Duchess slept the feverish sleep of
sickly persons. and Ill his princely room,
slept the little Prince in his cradle trim
med with blue silk and gold tassels. the
Baroness Larghett on her couch. and the
nurse on her wide. comfortable easy
chair The night-lamp seemed 10 open
an eye only occasionally and shut it again
Immediately. Even the fountain in the
market place gurgled sleep,ly away in
the moonlit summer night.
All at once the officiating Chamber
lain. who was in waiting in the long
corridor of the castle. aud dreamed in a
bay window of duel. uttered pierc-
ing cry and rose staggering
At this cry. a groom with convnlsive-
ly-openod eyes. moved out of his room
and saw the white trail of female
figure disappearing at the end of the
corridor
The Chamberlain. nervous and trem d.
ling all over. caught hold of the groom
who WAS about turning round to retire
safely 10 his room,
For Gods sake. Jssnlin. stay with
me Did YOU also see -
Whom =
\ Well. she, the Dame Blanche =
THE Dame Blanche Ii SAW her
Let me 60. Herr Baron -
Il TO let you go Not for the world
rcom Have you got a bell there ",
must sound the alarm =
Sound the alarm - Jasmin said
moaning and gnashing his teeth. 20
Herr Baron. what good will that Dc
against the Dame Blanche You know
we'll enough that the White Lady onl,
appears when TO the most high hons,
a--s-cisc of death is impending. GoC
have mercy on us
y
bcrlaiu "You are right. Jasmiu. We
must make no noise about it. lest OUT
most high soyereigus should suspect
what is 10 befall them. This cursec
stopper of a smelling bottle You try
It. Jasmen. perhaps You can open IT.
~ don't know how, Herr Baron
my hand Is 80 shaky .. my God, upor
whom will 1t :all They say that otter
also they that src the ghost are ~ die
Indeed, Heaven be merciful urt'
us :"
| only SAW the trail.
Bat saw quite near and di,tiuc,ly j.
VA slumb~rng suddenly | heard
>omethiug ru>,lIng | awoke and SAW
the White Lady floating pas, me she
was terribly tall-and dressed just th'
same A. ou her pictur, ia the knights
Hall yondor-'he ahi'c silk dress, tn,
chaip ,he friil, the gloves on her hand
the ISsad-a sleeves. AID the l,srret with
teaih, r. CID he with us who l. i, Il
he Nj oar gracious master | hope
iia'k Isn't there some stirring N The
carridor wonder There
Iasmin pulled the Cba,ut@rlln intc
hiS room and slammed the door. II,
test that the Chamberliu in a swooi
was sliding from his arm Ia the floor
aud. having true servants eons;itu-
;ion. he did likewise
About this time the room ct the lit
tie Prince was ringing with confused
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