The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-11-15
Marian Plans tcitE a Princess.

John S. Adanas, in 81. Nicholas for November.
Marian Plays tciHs Princess.
1t was in Vienna that Marian played
with the Princess, and a glorious time
they had of it.
We went to see the Lichtenstein gal
lery, in the great imposing Lichtenstein
Palace, that shows its front to a lovely
smiling flower garden, and turns its back
on very pompous park.
Now Marian don't care for pictures, at
least not such pictures as we were going
to see. She has a copy of "Mo5her
Goose" and "Alice in Wonderland"
that she thinks more of than all the gal
leries in the world; these books are all
ablaze with pictures, and she knows
every picture by heart, and all about it.
Marian didn't like to see these pictures,
so she begged US to leave her outside in
the garden.
Won't you go Off the path ?" said her
aunt.
cor pick the flowers ?" said [.
g Or get stones in your shoes, or lose
your hat, or get your sash united, or
your face dirty?'' said Aunt Eainor.
Marian promised she wouldn't do any
of these things, but would be as good as
candy, if we'd only let her stay and
play in the garden while we went inside.
So we let her stay.
We had only left her a few moments
when Marian saw, on the other side of
the garden, very pretty little girl, who
was with very be-yeaU-tI-fu young
lady, and maid-servant with cap, and
behind them all a man-servant with a
yellow coat on, and in front of them g
little dog with pug like q door-knob,
and no ears to speak of, and not even the
thought OF tail
The little girl had hoop-the be-
yeao-tJutest CHATS Marian's word. not
mlne) hoop and hoop-stick, and the
maid-servant had whole lot more TOYS.
ana the man-servant he had battledores
and grace-hoops and balloon.
The little girl fascinated Marian i'm
mensely, and Marian fascinated the lit
tie glri; SO when they met on the walk
both stopped and looked at each other.
"How dye do % said Marian in her
best French.
'Pretty WELL" said the girl. "How
do you doa" in equally good French.
The lady smiled and the man-sel want
looked amazed, and the maid-servant
didn't have any expression to speak Of
Are you out here to play ?" said
Marian.
Yes; are you?'
eyes,
"Then let's play together" said tie
little girl.
"Oh, no, said Marian, I'D like to,
but I'm pot allowed to play with strang-
ers-but | should like to so much"
Then the lady laughed, and the man
servant looked more Mortified, and the
maid-servant never stirred muscle.
do you know my uncle ?" said Mari
an, thinking that might be way out of
the difficulty.
No, but dare say you've seen my
papa, said the little girl, "raost every
body has"
=" What is his name ?" said Marian.
HIS name is the Emperor" said
the little girl, "an1 mine is Marie Va
lerie."
"Oh, my p said Marian, care YOU
the Emperor's little girl ? Then you're
Princess. Why, where's your crown,
and al your gold coaches and every
thing ] am SO glad to speak with a
fr1neess, for there are ever so MANY
things want to know May 1 ask you
some questions p
Yes, if you like"
Well, then-do you ever have your
mothers crown to play with?"
Myl how Mortified the man servant
looked, and the little Princess replied,
No, but I'd like to"
Eve saw your mother the other d,.y.
and she had her crown on. Marian con-
tinued "but how does she keep it on
With an elastic -
q don't know" said Marie Valerie.
III ask her when 1 go home"
Please do" said Marian, "and tell
me the next time you see me- You
don't look much like P rincess-you
look Just like real sweet little girl"
The lady smiled, and the man servant
looked as if he had had an electric shock.
and the maid-seryant put piece of
bread into her mouth on the sly, and be-
gan munching it
Why, I've got a picture of you at
home, said Marian, "but 1 should
never have known it-pever! You were
standing up to chair, and looking at
pictures in book"
''Oh, that was taken when I was lit
tier. They gave me the book to keep
me still. l sit as still as a mouse now
wheu have my pictures taken"
You had a lovely dress on-au lace
and sashes. And that's such pretty
dress that you're wearing now. Why.
1t is almost all lacei Do You wear lace
dresses every day?"
When go out do"
"How many have youa" asked Ma
nan.
II don't know" continued the Prin-
cess.
"Ten ?" asked Marisn.
more than that"
MY" exclaimed Manan. Do YOU