The Red Cloud chief., 1877-05-31

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accompanied BY . large rettnue OF 80.
wants.
With him was . beautiful woman.
When the elector Of the Palatinate.
whose capital Heidelberg then VA. re-
ceived him, be aid to the elecsor:
Behold your Empress, TIE fairest
daughter Of Hungary
The chivalrous elector Of the Palati-
nate knelt down, and kissed the fair
ladyis hands.
Then followed great rejoiciDgH-
The huge wine tub in the Heidelberg
cellar was ~opened-a tournament was
held-Nd all possible attentions to
please his Imperial Majesty were paid.
When the Emperor Sigismund left the
beautiful university city on the banks
Of that most enchanting Of rivers. the
Nectar, the Elector Of the P~alstinate
made him q costly present Of . four
diamond ring, and to the Empress he
gave two bracelets set with rubies and
sapphireA
Moreover, he sent with the Emperor,
who said he was goingto F~rankfort-on-
the-Main. an escort Of fifty Pslatine
cavaliers.
Two days later the cavalcade arrived
in Frankfort The Emperor did not
meet with q very favorable reception.
The sturdy and liberty.loving burghers
Of that ancient free city refused to turn
out to do honor to his Majesty.
On the Zeil. tho main street Of Frank
fort, the Emperor and his Empress
we're not only verbally insulted, but
pelted with rotten eggs.
Vainly did his Majesty rise again and
again in his gilded carriage to address
the unruly crowd. Their jeers and
scornful objurgstions silenced him until
he gave it up in despair.
When he sat down tho last time in
the carriage, by the side Of his beauti.
full wife, a drunken fellow threw at
him q stone which hit him on the fore
head. He sank back with q groan, and
was believed to be dead. Hi wife
flung herself upon him.
The escort charged the crowd, killing
a number Of them. The wounded En-
peror was taken to the house of the
Burgomaster of Frankfort, where he
was tenderly nursed, and five days later,
arose from his sick-bed.
Then q deputation of the burghers of
Frankfort waited upon him. In the
address which they presented to him
they stated that his treatment of John
Huss had deeply offended them, but
that they hoped his Majesty would be
able to explain to them why he had vi.
Olated the parole given to the Professor
of Prague.
He arose slowly from his chair and
said:
my good friends, in due time the
motives that actuated me in ordering
Huss' execution will become patent to
you. Until then I hope you will not
fail to bear true allegiance to the head
Of the empire; and in order to show
you how solicitous I am to protect the
interests Of your noble free city, I will
on this very occasion grant to you five
years immunity from paying Imperial
taxes, provided you pay into my hands
/ nnv tho ann Of $4,000 Aueets."
The burghers consulted for . mo.
ment, and then respectfully informed
the Emperor that they accepted bis
offer with many thanks. They also
told him that the money should be in
his hands the following hour.
Then the ladies of the Frankfort
aristOcracy were ushered unto the par.
l0r where these deliberations had taken
place.
The Empress took her place by the
the side of her husband. She held heI
hands out and many fair lips kissed
them.
Suddenly the wife of the syndic
stepped up, looking sharply at her.
The Empress extended her hand to
her.
The syndic's wife refused to kiss it
"How dare you refuse to do homage
to my consortP" cried the Emperor.
Because she is no Empress at all"
replied the syndic's wife, scornfully. Il
know her very well. Her name is Anna
Won Staaden. Her own father has dis.
owned her on account of her bad con.
duct"
The Empress had turned very pale.
The Emperor said to his escort:
Take that foul-mouthed woman into
custody"
"IRdeed." exclaimed the syndic's wife,
Il know the privileges of the wife Of a
Frankfort Senator. Even the Emperor
of Germany cannot order my arrestY'
So saying, she sailed out Of the room
Her bold declaration had produced q
profound impression upon the burghers
in the room.
Shaking their heads, they slowly went
out.
Next day, 500 Austrian cuirassiers
galloped into Frankfort At their head
was the younger brother of the EN-
peror Siglsmund. He proclaimed the ~.
founding news that Emperor igismund
had not left the city of Constance at all
and that he who had personated him ii
Heidelberg and Frankfort was . base
impostor.
An hour later the self@tyled Emperor
and Emnreaa vera in fail. Rut no Grim.