Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-09-09
a LEGEND OF THE RHINE
He Waited. But Too Long "A
Broken Heart and a Creeping

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/ Once upon'a time there lived
beside the Rhine a beautiful la
dy, She had lover who loved
her and whom she loved in re-
turn. But after he wooed her
not one year, but threc--hc ask
ed her to marry him; and she,
anxious to show her power,
merely answered: 49, 1g4
~ swat. " ss..s,r s,'1.sl
sI have waited three years;
he said, E'bnt at your bidding ]
will wait one more 4just one
more.0 s
Then hewent away apdElbe-
came a Soldier, and praise for
his bravery filled the land; but
the lady was plqued by the
thought tina that Il he ,,l had been able
to leave her for even V I 4 ral y and
when he returned she determin-
ed to punish him, though all the
while she loved him Yell,{tao
He knelt at her feet, took her
hands in his, and said: IN
Lady, ! haye come back to
claim you for my wife" -
await longer; apatient wait
er is not a loser - -
az will wait two years longer, y
he said, calmly. = "Tf 1 do not
lose, all is well. "'.''i' '2f3l'''
Then he left her again. She
had hoped that he would plead
for her, and that she would9be
forced to change her mind; but
now he was gone-gone for two
long years. How she: lived
through them she could not tell /;
but they passed, and her lover
was before her. jIooA bn'l'f
IL have waited patiently, was
all he said. rl b-
The lady yearned to cast her.
self into his arms, but pride was
strong within her. ~
"Walt longer" she said. o
"No,'' he answered. l"This is
the last time. If wait now |
will wait forever"
At this she drew back haugh-
tily. n 49, l
s;Then wait forever" she said,
coldly.
He left her without a. word.
And now her heart sank in her
bosom. She wept bitter tears
and repented in dust and ashes.
When a year had gone by, she
could bear her woe no longer,
and sent her little foot-page to
her old lover bidding him bear
this message: rfCome back to
me-" l..S -
But the message the little
foot-page brought was just this:
watt an-rrr7tn -Fangss
Again she was left to her sor-
row, and two years glided by;
then once more she babe herpage
ride over the mountains to her
lovers castle. g $40 rfnrFf'
"Tell him / am waiting,pjsh
said.
The page rode away and rode
back. He stood before the lady
and dropped his cap, and-repeat-i
ed the message that had been
given him: '"The patient wife is
not a loser.nl0a II q 7ltigi
'ttHe il, furnishing me,aa thought
the lady, and for>two years lohg-
er she remained in her castle.
Her heart was breaking-her
health failed--she knew death
was near. zOE04 Eycr
, Again.she sent her cruel lover.
a message. n ~ -, go = ~
"Te1l him. she said, athat I
am near my end, and that if /
wait longer before | see him ]
shall wait forever"
The page returned and stood
beside, his lady's chair. His
eycsewels full of, tears; his head
was Bent upon his breast; he
sighed and hid his face in his
plumed cap.
The lady lifted her wan face.
"SpeakS.l!n' she llyP said i. "Ihe mesz
sage! sli85 ym IS guiilf3 20 daGs ~
"Alas!' sighed the page: 81
would it were a more tender
one. fas az AMI iar roaa
"WKateyer it may be, speak!'
the lady. ri
'eThe 5only message that Al
have,,p remarked the page sis,
wait forever LII / III i ! !
II am well paid in myoown
coin," said the, lady. At last
| have received all my own am
swers back 'o.,s 20 d f''a - Il. 4.
Ina little while she died, andt
they buried her in the old church
yard with a stone at her head
md n c%ono Of bo1, foot lrri 30 4