The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
Marian P,ay. win |. PRINCESS.


Marian Plays Win a. prinCess.
w. NJ. F. Round, in Wide-Awake Tor Nov.l
1t was inNienna that Marian played with
the princess, and a glorious time they had
OF ii.
We went to see the Litchenstein gallery.
in the great imposing Litchenstein Palace,
that shows Its front 10 lovely smiling Il Nv
or garden, and turns iis back ON Il very
pompous park.
Now Marian don't care Tor pictures, at
least not such pictures as were going To see.
, She has a copy OF "Niother Goose" and
Alice in Wonderland" that she thinks
more OF than all the galleries in the worid !;
! these books are all abIaze with pictures, and
she knows every picture by heart, and all
about 1t. Marian didn't like To see theS.
pictures, 50 she begged us to leave her out
side in the garden.
aunt.
''Or pick the flowers" said l.
"Or get stones in your shoes, or lose your
hat, or get your sash united, or your lace
dirty" said Aunt Ellinor.
| Marian promised she wouldn't do any OF
these things, but would be as good AZ candy,
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garden while We went inside
So We let her stay.
We had only left her few moments
when Marian saw, on the other side Of the
garden, Il very pretty little girl, who was
with very be-s er-ii-ful young Lady, and
a maid servant with cap, and by hind
them all man-servant with yellow coat
on, and in front Of them little ,og with
| avI
speak Of, and not even the thought Oi a tail
The little girl had hoop-the be-,eat,-
fuieS that's Marian's word, not mine hoop
and hoop-stick, and the maid -s,rgant bad
a wnoie lot more toys, and the mal-servInl
he had battle dores and graee-hoops and
balloon.
The little girl fascinated Marian i'm
menseiy, and Marian fascinated the lirile
| girl when they met "n the walk both
! stopped and looked at each other.
''iiow dye dcy' said Marian, in her best
French.
Pretty wcll,r said the little girl; .'ho.
do you do?"
The lady smiled, and the man-servant
looked amazed. and the nlaid-seryant didn't
have any expression To- speak oil
Are You out here To play ," said Marian.
"ies are you T'
"Yes."
Then let's play together said the little I
girl.
"Oh, no." said Marian, I'D Ike to. but /.
I'm not allowed To play with strtnger--
but S.onLi like TO 50 much"
Then the lady laughed, and the man--tr- |
want look more Mortified, and the maid-ser-
want never stirred MUSCLE
.IDl van Eu.yy my un.,.. .pN .aiH
thinking that might BE- a way Ought of the
difficulty.
NO, but dare say you've seen nv pa.
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"Wha is his name ~ said Marian.
Ills name Is the Emperor -aid the lit |
tie girl, "and mine Is Marie Valerie
''Oh, my :" said Marian, ''are you the En-
perors little girl Then you're Princess |
Why, where's YOU crown, and all Your gold |
coaches and everything. Im ~ glad To- /
speak with Il princess, for there are ever 20
many thiDgs want To know May ask |
some questions
"Yes. if YOU like
"Well, then do Won ever have your
mothers crown to play with ~
My. how mortified the man-servant |
looked, and the little princes replied, 81 No,
but I'd like To"
I'VE saw your mother the other dav. and |
she had her crown on" Marian con,inned |
$ how does she keep it on? With an elias
tic?7
II don't KNOW" said Marie Valerie. 'I'll |
ask her when | 90 homc.T
please d." said Marian, "and tell me
the next time you see me. You don't look |
much like princess-you look just like !
real sweet girln
The lady smiled, and the man servan; |
looked as If he had had an electric shock, |
and the maid-servant put a piece Of bread |
into her mouth on the sly, and began |
munching it.
why, have got a picture OF you al
home" said Marism, but / should never |
have known it-neyer, You were standing |
up to a chair, and looking at pictures in a |
book"
"Oh that was taken when was littler |
They gave me the book To keep NE still |
sit as still a a mouse now when have nv !
pictures taken"
"You had a lovely dress on all lace and |
sashes. And that's such pretty dress |
that you're wearing NV. Why. it l. almost |
all lace. DO you wear lace dresses every |
dayg"
when go out, do"
"Iiow many have you !" asked Marian.
81 don't know" continued the Princess.
Zen ?" asked Marian.
"More than that"
"Myr exclaimed Marian. "Do YOU ever
wear aprons? ~
"Oh, yes, when eat my dinner"
a Princess with an apron on, Why, |
never heard of such thingi" And Mari
an opened her eyes with surprise.
In a minute she recovered herselfenough
to ask, How do you like being Prin-
cess 2" for cur little lady maant to improve
the opportunity TO get all the information
she could
pretty we'll" said Miss Marie Valerie,
-but you haven't told me what your name
is-and I've told YOU all about myself"
1'Oh my name is Marian am an
American. Are those all YOU TOYS"
"Ies-do you want TO piay|
"Why, yes, If you'll let take that hoop,
for lititIe-I should like to take run with
it. We might take turns"
"Yes, we might" said the little Princes. |
looking at the lady, who nodded a consent.
50 of they went, romping, Just as YOU do.
little reader; and 50 when We came out Of |
he palace We found Marian playing with
, princess and right merry, good-natur-
ID little princess she was
But we had to call Jehu, and go away at
asst. and when we did, what do you think 4,
he little girls did? Why, they just put their {
rms about each other, and kissed with
mack that star led the grave msn-servant
Ike fire-cracker; and the princess said
Il like you very much"
And Marian said, $50 do you; and j il
ever should have taken YOU for princess" =
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