The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-25
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out the alicu could not trust my
lips 10 utter" Il
\ low ;nnan WIS the answer, aud
lie continued:
"You arc TO be married on the
morrow"
BcrtraIn, what a trial II will be to
stand st yontlcr altar,and'takc upon
me the VOWS which vii! doom me
to living deatllm
"TllinI; Of me-" returned the or
ganist; "your royal father has re-
questctl nc to play at the wedding,
and I have prnn,iscl.to he here.
III were your equal, could bethe
bridegroom instead ofthc 0rganlst.;
but II poor musician must giveyou
up"
.It is like rcnling soul and body
asunder.to part with you," said the
girl. sTo-night l may tell you
.this--tcll you how :ondly | love
YOU, but III u few hours it will bela
sin. Go, so, and may God bless
you'll"
She waved him from her, as &c
she would banish him while She
had power to tIo so; and he, how
was it With him? lIc rose to leave
her, then came back, held her to,his
heart in one long cmbrace,and with
Il halE-smotfered farewell, left her:
Tic morning dawncd in clouGless
splendor, Mt an early hour the ca
thedral was thrown open, aud tile
sexton began 10 prepare for the
brilliant wedding. Flamc-celored
flowers waved BY the way-silc,
llume-colOrrd leaves came rushing
down from the trees, and lay in
light heaps upon the ground; and
the ripe wheat waved like q golden
sea, and berries dropped in red and
purple clusters overthc rocks along
The Rhine.
AZ length the palace gates were
opened and the royal party ap=
pcared, escorting the Princess
Elizabeth to the cathedral, where
her marriage was to be solomnized.
It was a brave pageant; far bright
er than tho untwincd foli0ges and
blossoms were the tufts ofplumss
which lloated from stately heads,
and the festa1 robes that strealncd
down over the housings Of thcsi-
ber5 streds. But tho princess,
mounted ona snow-whitc palfrey,
and clad in snow:white velvet,
looked pale and sad, and when, on
nearing the church, she heard o
.glsli ot:orgalI= music, which, though
jubilant in sound, struckion her
car=likc funeral. knell,lslcH
.tromblc.tand= =have fallen#to
tho earth lladznotfa page supported
her. few moments afterwards
she entered the cathedral There,
with his retinuc, stood the BRIDE
groom, whom she Ind never before
seen. But her glance rovcd from
him to the organ loft, where slo.
had expected to see the mysterious
orgnnist. He was gone, and she
was Obliged to return tho graceful
bow Of the king, to whom she had
been bctrothed from motives Of
policy. Mechanically she kncltat
his side OF the altnr-stonc; me
chanically listened to the service
and made tho responses. Then
her husband drew her to him in q
convulsivc embrace, and whis-
pcrcd:
elizabeth, my queen, my wife,
look up!" Trembling in every
limb. she ol,evcd. Why did those
dark oycs thrill her so? Why did
that smile bring Il glow on her
cheek
All! though the king wore The.
purplC and many q iewclTed order
rlittcret on his breast, lie seemed
the same humble person who had
been employed to teach organ mu-
sic, and had taught her the lorc of
love.
"ISlizaletll," murmurcl the mon
arch, "Bcrtram and King Oscar arc
one Forgive me my strotagcm.
I wished to marry you, but l would
not drag to the altar an unwilling
bride. Your father was in the se-
cret."
While tears of joy rained from
her blue eyes, the new made queen
returned her husbands fond kisses,
and for once two hearts were made
happy by royal marriage.
A quaint story Of S:oncwall
JarkSou's devotion is related hy cx-
Confederate Chaplain J. ". Jones.
II was on the march to Culpcpper
Court House that the Generals ne
gro servant Jim told some officers
who were inquiring about Stone
walls habits: "Ies, tho General
ia n great man for praying at all
times. But when src him gcttlp
IL great many times in the night to-
pray, then I knew there is going to
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