The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-29

which he had travelled so many thou
sand miles for the purpose of Witness
ing. AS for myself, 1 never was so
wound up in all my life, and at the
Crucifxion scene such state of ten
sion was / in that, when my companion
accidentally touched me, I actually
cried aloud as If In bodily pain.
81 guess they come here pretty
often" he inurmured, as we returned
to our lodgings; "ahd take it in act by
act-they are SO near. That is the rea.
son of their not reappearing."
After dinner he proposed stroll
toward Ettal. Evening in the Bavarian
Tyrol is divine, and this particular eve
was q perfect glory. Rain-washed and
luminous, the sunset sky held Hesper
! trembling in solid green of beryl,
while high up in the heavens the snow
capped mountains were flashing in o
dozen shades of pink, the valleys glow
ing in deep, soft purple.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that
we struck the mountain road for the
Schloss Starnberg, and an hours saun-
| ter brought us to the great gilded
gates, the pliers adorned with the fam
lily arms on brazen shields supported
by rampant boars.
cts no use, Lester" I laughed.
"Your republican simplicity won't
hold water against that, my boy. You
must be able to show that a Lester
rode with Ludwig, the Bavarian, up the
hill at Ettal in 1880, when the miracu-
| lous-"
Hush there is some one at the
gate. Perhaps it's Count Alexander"
The stately portal slowly swung back
to permit the exit of an old man in Il
Tyrolean suit The old man smoked a
pipe, and on perceiving us, respectfully
lifted his hat.
Lester was for moving rapidly on, but
1 crossed the road and entered into
conversation with the venerable re.
tainer of the house of Starnberg, for
such he proved to be.
Presently called out to Lester.
"Here's newa for YOU" / cried
"The whole family have fitted"
"WhatW and he actually staggered
"Went Off for the 3 o'clock train tc
Murnau for Munich"
"No. II cannot, will not believe
it,"
ASK the old chap yourself"
Lester poured whole broadside o.
questions into the gatekeeper which til,
other answered seriatim. He knew thai
the noble family had gone to Munich
but whether they intended remaining
he could not say. The housekeeper a
the ScIlOSS could tell. Wouldn't the
we'll born sirs walk up and ask her?
We adopted the suggestion. Tho
housekeeper-a staid, serene, elderly
lady, who wore spectacles, and scruti
nized lis over them--received us in {
great oak hall surrounded by CALLER,
and adorned with trophies of the chase
EAigies in armor grimly confron'e us
and couple of stuffed wolves seemed
ready to go for the calves of our legs
fixing us with their glitteiing eyes az
the Ancient, Mariner riveted the wan
dering attention of the wedding guest.
From the grim ianitress we learned
that the family had departed
for Munich, en- route to Vienna; tha
the countess rs en- service was maid-of
honor to the empress of Austria; tha
the imperial lady, who had been visit
ing her mother at the Garden of Roses
on Lake Starnberg, had telegraphet
for the young countess to come int
waiting at Munich and that the young
countess had had but few hours' no
tica.
"Well, MARSHALL" L exclaimed, a
We emerged into the moon-lighted car
riage drive.
" I'm off to Vienna" he said.
" Bosh !" ..
"You may pooh-pooh me as you will
Noel ; but one glance passed between
that beautiful girl and myself whicl
has sealed my fate"
81 should like to see her glance
you asked her to become Mrs. L., sn
go into a French fiat in New York? p
laughed. -
"She would 60 into a shanty wit
the man she loved" ....
"Yes, with prince, on a margrave
or an elector, or a grand duke, or
serene high mightiness."
Glove levels all ranks low, Noel"
"'And lays the scepter beside th
shepherds crook Claude Melnott
takes the stand, if you please" "
I reasoned, bullied, cajoled an
eventually laughed Lester into abandon
/ ing the idea of following his ignu
fatuus.
Z 81 could get presented at the Aul
} triau court by our minister" he urget
"That would not present you to th
r Countess Starnberg."
e "I could at all events see her, b
near her, bathe in the sunshine of ht
e beauteous presence" ....
"The imperial family are now goin
( to Ischl, / see, by the Ectrdbldn. Thel
: they live in complete retirement. An,
S how, wait till the court season nel
January. Try and get on the legatio
: staff. A second secretary is somebody
G We visited Vienna, and spent da
e at Schonbrunn. A young officer wit
a whom we got into conversation at tn
charming palace, and who dined wit
us in the evening at the celebrate
Ronnacher's, had the honor of beir
j. acquainted with the Starnberg famil
and when he announced that the your
Countess Katrinka was engaged to I'll
Y grand duke of some place with var
long name, 1 thought poor Marsh
= Lester would have tainted. ,..~
" He actually dropped from that hol
h became silent, moody and moroS
,r and was glad when We struck Hav
3. and the good ship st. Laurent on o.
l. return trip. .,
II On board was Mr.. Dysart, the banke
is of Wall street, very agreeable gent