St. Landry democrat., 1879-10-25
The Legend of the Ivy.


thiuk-aud il runs il this wise:
Once mon time there lived, beside
tbe Rhine, a beautiful young lady. She
had q lover who loved her, and whom
she loved in return; but, after he had
wooed her, not one year, but three, he
asked her to marry him, and snr,
anxious to slow her power, merely
answered, "walt.'
81 have waited three years. he said,
"hut ut your bidding, vii! wait one
molc-iust one more. ! will 20 away
from you, and return, when the year is
over tn ask your h;tnd.'
Then he went away and became :.
soldier. and the praise. OF Bis bravery
! By the Thought that he had been ahlc to
returned, she determined to punish
hu though ali the time she loved him
we'll.
He I>nrlt ii her feet, and took her
hands in iiIs. and said:
Lady, have come back to Claim
/ you Tor my wife,
But all she answered Was:
; Wait longer, i patient waiter II not
4 inht'r.
! The soldier arose. lie sighed, but he
SAID 10 WORT Of remembrance.
Il will wait for two years longer" he
! sa;,l c.'u|y. If / do not lus,.. all is
WE'LL"
Then H." left her again. >h" had
hoped that he woHlI plead with her,
and tha; she should he forced TO change
her miuN: but nov he wax eone-gone
: for two long Years. How she lived
+ through them ais, could no! tell; but
! thev nns.,I ,ni AGAIN ;,rr lover Was
! n..f,rn he,
~ have. waited ,r4fieutIy.~ was All h.
-.if.
, III, ja,iv y4aYnf5t 70 east herself into
III. .ro,s iu,f nria,. wax 4tron. Within
: her.
AWAIT LONGER" she said
NO." he answered. "Th;. is tnc
las, tinn,. II wait NOW will wait
forever"
ar fLjs her l,lnnd bnijrd: he, exc,
lja,hci she aros;, a;ri drew back
i,augItilv.
"Thnn wait forever" She said, cnIdlv,
Surely s!lt, Thought, h. would sink Ut
her irrt and hcxe.ch her forcivr,rsz.
but he did no sucl, thing. He left her
without 4 word. And now her llr;.:
sank IN her l,osom. She vept bitter
tenr5. and rti,cntrd in dust and aSlirS.
When Il wear had gone by. size :ould
bar her vut. no luns:r, aud >tc sent
her LITTLE. fool page 10 ner old In1cr.
bidding bin. bear this message:
i "Cout back ~ me-
But the message The little foot PAGE
brought back was lust this:
"Wair."
! Again she, wax left to her sorrow, aid
two wears yli,lcd by; thcn once more
she bads. her page ride over the lnuun-
t.ins . her lovers castle.
Tell him am waitius.7 she said
The page rode away and rode hack
He stooi before. his lady and dotted his
can. and repeated the message that had
been given him:
vThc patient waiter is not A loser"
Gle is furnishing me- thought the
lady. and for Two wears longer she re-
manned in her castle. Her heart was
breaking. Her health failed. She
knew that her death WAS near.
4 longing to we him seized her soul.
Again she sent her cruel lover a mes
sage.
Tell him. she said, THAT am near
NV end. and that if | wait longer be-
for. see him shall wait forever
But nothing soften.d the heart her
: own cruelty had turned to stone.
The uage returned and stood beside.
his lady = couch. Ills eyes were iuii OF
tears. Ills bead Was bent upon his breast
he sig},pd and hid his face. in his plu1ned
hat. The lady lifted her wan face.
"Sucak," size said, 1.-THE message"
= "Alasr sighed the page. Il would
it were y more tender one"
Whatever it NAV be. sneak" casped
. the lady.
) THE. only message that have, ire
piled the page. /" is :.wait forever"