Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-07-17

was Young and handsome, and true.
Nearly every one loved him, and yet so
gentle"
"And he loved beautiful princess" B."
put in Cissy.
| saw The spasm cross Kate's face
again but it was calm directly after, and
she went on.
mo dear" she said. "ho did not love
n beautiful princess, but poor, simple
girl, who loved bim, too, with all hcr
heart, and they were so, so happy.
When the flowers blossomed they
seemed 10 blossom only for them. and
The birds sang their sweetest songs Tor
them in the sunshine"
"Yos, and they were married, and
lived happy ever after. "cried Cissy. ''go
on"
There was once more that pitoous
look upon Kate's face. seen only by me /;
but it passed OF. and she went on.
No. Cissy, they were not; for the
poor, hondsome young prince had enc
mies-cruel bitter enemies-who Sian
dered him, and said that ho had made
false keys, and opened the treasure
chests OF great man and stolen away
his gold aud precious stones"
"Oh !" whispered Cissy, now deeply
interested.
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
aud bare false witness against him pre-
vailed; and the great judge said that he
was TO be cast into prison, and wear
heavy chains, aud be kept there for
twenty one long years
oh = cried Lii.
Yes said Cissy. Il 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 though | could do nothing but
gaze up in the wild face before me. for
now change came over it. No she
cried, tho poor GIRL could do nothing
bat 81. and weep, aud feel her broken
heart bent beat beat beat. in its own
prison, wearing itself out till-tIll she
died, and % Frank Frank what
have We done that we should suffer thisv
loapcd up TO throw my arms round
her, while my sisters shrank away
,larmcd; lur cousin Kate turned from
us with n bitter wall. buried her face in
her hands. and threw herself half over
tie arn uf the old gardeu-seat, so5bing
inawid hy yStorical way, such as | had
never seen. X lie. dear cousin Kate
so5bed bu, evea rs | spoke, there
was a hasly step on the gravel. tho bush.
es were dashed aside, and the shadow OF
A tall man was cast over ~.
.Kate-darlinen ho cried, catching her
in bis arms, as ! was thrust rudely aside.
Il am innocent and free.
She dbl not hear him, for she gave il
faint gasp and sank back insensiblc.
We three girls were almos, stunned;
ba! we saw lhe lall, !hin. pa'e-iooking
stranger hastily lift poor Kate from the
seat. and literally run with her to the
honse, while we followed more slowly.
As We reached the porch it was TO
meot papa running out. and in a short
time he returned with tho doctor. But
this doctor was The wrong one; tho right
one had come to us at the garden-seat.
and il was his words that brought dear
cousin Kate back to lite, and in the
course of few months to health.
For Frank Roberts was rein stated 10
the government offices from which he
iell-in higher post. one which gave
him the confidence of the higher officials.
while the man through whose treachery
poor Frank had suffered year and
half before, diod coniessing that he had
been the guilty party alone.
Oh those happy days when the roses
were coming back day by day into cous-
in Kates cheek, and when Frank. who
was down at the old place every SAtur-
day TO stay till Monday. used to be sent
to play and romp with US girls. l can
hardly believe that thirty years have
glded by since then. but so it is; aud to
this day we call the dear old grey-whis-
kered Frank, "Kate's Prince"
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