Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-15
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nasiblp. Tegern?'

SIS II possible, l6gernE
Il have told yDu the truth, MantOw,
She Is here!'
What! The kings misiress@ ~
ives. Nine. CeIestine Won Fraudorl
urrixed last night with little boy and
two servants st the hotel of the Ro
man Emperor, and she intends re-
naming here in Vienna during tbs
whole term of the Congress Of Soyer
eipns that is to place the peace of Eu.
rope upon solid and durable founda'
tions.'
.Ha! ha! hat
sWhat makes you laugh, Mantow"
How can you ask, Tegern? Is it moi
n rood Joke that the moral and pi0us
mask which our noble king. Ffederick
William the Third, of Prussia, the
greatest hypocrite in Europe, has worn
r., long, shall be at length torn from his
sour old face? Heavens, what a scan
dal the arrival of that splendid siren
who has managed to capture His Ma
iestv. will create here In Vienna!
ear, imagine that the King, our gracious
master, is In very bad hunor evel
aimee he heard that Nine. Won Frau
lorf is here
is he not in love with her, then?'
sHah. he is an old rake, as bad az
that crowned Don Giovanni, Louis the
Fifteenth Of France, was, only our no
HE ruler is more tickle In his liaisons
and I have been told that he Is serious
" thinking Of marrying again
Really: / thought he had taken
81 lemn oath that he would not place
upon another woman's head the crown
worn by beautiful Queen Louise?
atPsbaw! The solemn oath of Fred
erick William the Third! You make
me laugh again! Why, don't YOU
know the old hypocrite thinks that 6
being as exalted as he need not keel
any 0aths? But Baron Hardenbure
has nut II into the kings head that il
> would be masterstroke of policy fol
him to marry the daughter of the
Prince Regent of England
THAT is news, Indeed. The daugh
Ter of the Prince Regent and gay
Qdeen Caroline"
lfbe same. Backed by England
Prussia could have everything her owI
say at this Congress-
THAT may be; but this matrimonial
:, heme of His Majesty suggests one
j, ca to me-
And that idea is?
why. our court of Berlin would be
come q perfect love cOurt.'
4.-The two gentlemen. both OF them
seham berlains of King Frederick vii.
liam Ill of Prussia, uho were conver
sing In this manner on the 18th of De
ceu6ber, 1914, Id one of the ante-rooms
t.f the Donhoff Palace, where the king
had taken up his abode while in atten-
dance upon
THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA,
burst into laughter, but they suddenly
assumed very grave faces and bowed
sprofoundiy, for the king himself open
"a tbe door of the adjoining room.
The King OF Prussia, who had play
ed so conspicuous, but far from envia-
HE. part in the tremendous events
that had shaken the Old World for the
past twenty years, WAS tall and gaunt.
His face wore generally an austere ex.
preston, and he liked TO be look ed
upou as pattern Of good morals.
In reality, however, he was exactly
NJ the two cOurtiers had described him
-fnoYdinately foud of women and adj
tjjcted to excessive brandy drinking.
tIo-Ody NC iooAco iiioi0 ih"ie''c 'hoA
ever.
go to some other room,' he said, In
his dry, surly way. Expect impor-
I ant visitors. Want TO be alone with
them. Begonep
The cham berlains left the room, with
all marks of subinissiveness.
When the door closed behind them
hey exchanged significant glances and
milee. 2
II will lay heavy wager that he Is
ooking for her, Tegern.' said Herr Won
Msntow.
,Aud 1 would not take the bet, Man
ow. because I am sure yon would win
t.
They had guessed correctly.
Fifteen minutes later veiled lady,
bove the middle height but Of won
! ierful symmetrical form, and display
ng In her every movement