The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-07

them, and the birds sang their sweetest
songs for them in the sunshine.
Eyes, and they were married, and lived
\ happy ever after" cried Clssy. "Go on.
There was once more that piteous look
upon Cousin Hates face, seen only by me ;
| but IL passed off, and SIZE went on.
"No. Cissy, they were not for the poor,
handsome young prince had enemies-cruel,
| bitter enemies-wbo slandered him, and
SAID that he had made false keys, and open
| ed the treasure chest of great man, ana
stolen away his gold and precious stones. "
ooh !" whispered Cissy, now deeply in
terested.
"And," continued Kate, "they took the
poor prince, and there was great trial, and
| though he declared he was innocent the
wicked people who slandered him and bore
false witness against him prevailed ana
the great Judge said that he was to be cast
into prison, and wear heavy chains, and be
kept there for twenty-one long years.
"Oh cried LII.
eyes," said Cissy, 81 know and then
the simple young girl who loved him, went
and unlocked the prison gates, and struck
of his chains and set him free.
"No-no," cried Cousin Kate, and her
voice altered terribly, so that was alarmed,
the wild face before me, for now a change
came over it. "No," she cried, "the poor
girl could do nothing but sit and weep, and
feel her broken heart beat-beat-bea in
it's own prleon, wearing itself out, ,ill--till
che died, and--Oh, Frank Frank! what
have we done that we should suffer this p
Ileaped up to throw my arms round her,
while my sisters shrank away alarmed for
Cousin Kate turned away from us with a
bitter wall, buried her face in her hands,
and threw herself half over the arm of the
old garden seat, eobblng in wild, hysteri-
cal way, such as had never seen. kate,
dear Cousin Kate" 1 sobbed bat even as
| spoke there was hasty step on the grav-
ell, the bushes were dashed aside, and the
shadow of tall man was cast over us"
"Kate-darling !" he cried, catching her
in his arms, as was thrust rudely aside,
81 am innocent and free"
She did not hear him, for she gave faint
gasp and tank back insensibe.
We three girls were almost stunned but
we saw the tall, thin, pale locking stranger
hastily lift poor Kate from the seat, and
literally run with her to the house, while
we followed slowly.
AS we reached the porch it was to meet
papa running out, and In short time he
| TeLuTneu Win tHb uOClOI' Dub th'o uOS'Si
was the wrong one the right one had come
to US at the garden seat, and it was his
words that brought dear Cousin Kate back
to life. and in the course Of few months
| health.
For Frank Roberts was reinstated in the
government office from which he fell-in q
higher post, one which gave him the conf
dence OF the higher officials while the man,
through whose treachery poor Frank had
suffered year and half before, died COZ.
Tossing that he had been the guilty party
alone.
Oh those happy days when the roses
were coming back day by day to Cousin
Kate's cheek, and when Frank, who was
down at the old place every Saturday tc
stay till Monday, used to be sent to play
and romp with us girls. I can hardly be-
leve that thirty years have glided by since
then, but 80 it is and to this day we call
dear old -whiskered Frank, "Kate'f
| Prince"