The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-02

chcvalier and his domino to the alcOve.
Replacing her mask after the ast0nislied
minister had recognized her, she drew him
aside, and in suppressed voice asked him
who Madame de Laurent was. The minis
ter was unable to answer her, but before an
hour had passed, courier was dispatched
to France with accurate instructions for the
Swedish minister at Paris. A fortnight
later Christine read the following dispatch:
Madame dc Laurent is fool who led the
Marotte, and attempted to assassinate Anna
of Austria" Christine's face grew livid as
she read, an ugly smile played about her
lips as the trembling hands tore the paper
into hundred fragments and contempt
uously threw them from her.
The next day review of the troops took
place, and the queen, attended by court,
viewed the spectacle. After the review, the
queen had the chevalier called to the front,
created him captain, and invited him to
sup at the royal table. The smiles of the
royal countcnance fell so beamingly on the
fortunate captain, that the less fortunate
envously predicted that the Frenchman
would rule Sweden. When the chcvalcr
left the table, he was intoxicated with his
success. Just ut this day his wife insisted
on leaving the country, and, like Hercules,
he stood undecided which path to take !;
full Of foolish ambition, he let the right
path lie to his left, and wandered the wrong
way.
Thinking that the queen would intrust
him with secret mission TO France, and
promising soon to follow, he pursuaded his
wife to leave without him. The poor lady
did this with very heavy heart, and he,
too, felt as if his good angel had deserted
him when he saw the vessel depart, bound
over the blue waves, and holding the only
creature who truly loved him. Fortune
hunters abandon the most valuable treas
urcs, and pursue the phantom.
The chevalier climbed step by step, in
creasing in popularity, soon became general
of his regiment; and after member of
the state council; indeed his influence was
now so great that Office-seckcrs sought in
every way to gain his favor. AT last the
minister of war vacated his position, and
the court entertained no doubt that the IA
vorite would fill the vacancy. The queen
doubled her favors and tenderness for the
willy adventurcr. To him it was clear that
the queen would ask "A return for the gifts
she had so recklessly lavishcd upon him.
The dangerous path was now entered, and
Chevalicr de Lair did not for an instant re-
alizc the consequences of his headlong
course; he saw only the present, and if he
deigncd to look at the future, only the gold
en- throne of Sweden appeared to his pleas
ed vision. AT the brilliant court ball, as
the chcvalier led the queen from the last
quadrillc, she lcant trustingly on his arm,
and whispered:
I'm five minutes leave the ballroom
through the crimson authenticated parterre
leading to my boudoir by II secret entrance
the guards are ABSENT have a surprise
in store for YOU
The queen disappeared shortly afterwards,
and the chevalier entered the queens bou-
DOR by the secret entrance. The room was
dimly lighted, and the mad beating of his
heart nearly stiAed him. Christine entered
in her robe de chambrc, shedding on him
such angelic smiles, that it made his heart
throb as though bursting. In him voice
cried, Now you are regent of Sweden
but what price-a loving wife's image is
defaced."
Passionately he threw himself at her feet,
confessing his burning love, and as she bent
over him, her cyclids moist and wavering
sought his handsome face.
Can it be true you love me.' softly she
whispered he arose, clasped her to
his breast and swore to the burning lie
snow see how value this love; help.
help! help" shrieked Christine; doors flew
open, officers of the guard, gentlemen in
waiting, and pages swamcd into the room
in the flashing of an eye.
This wretch secretly entered the room of
your queen cried she, with flashing eyes.
He dared make shameful proposals to me,
and as with anger showed him the door,
he dared protane our sacred person by his
unhallowed touch. Have him conveyed to
the mad house at Upsulaw
The officers seized the stricken man who
staggered as if deadly stroke had been
dealt him, and tearing from his captors,
with heartrcnding cry, he once more threw
himself at the feet of this inhuman woman
and stammcred:
"Christinc, you cannot mean this
She answered with hooking laugh:
"Now feel that sChristinc Of Sweden is
more than mere bugbcar; this is how Il
queen rcvcnges herself"
Five years was the unhappy one incarccr-
atcd in the madhouse; and when Charles ~
Christmas successor, released him from his
confinement, he had become I'm IDIOT
He returned TO Stockholm bcggar;
found his home and existence in the streets.
His life was spent i'll looking for vessel
which would take him TO France.
II have lost the way to my country, can
you tell me how to find it, asked he of the
passer-by, in fear, with east down eyes, and
trembling. voice.
Christine laid aside the crown of Sweden,
and went to visit other countries. When
she first set foot on Danish ground, she be-
havcd as If she had been bercft Of all rea-
son; kissed the earth, shouted, sprung
about like one possessed of an evil spirit,
ind cried, AT last! at last am Free"
Later when in Italy and France, she
tramplcd in the dust of human feelings, re-
ligion, honor, morality, everything; she was
compelled to leave the latter country and
return to Stockholm. What was her disap-
pointment, on arriving at her country, to
find instead Of II jubilant people from all