Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-19
lover; then she wrote to him and received

! "Y on lle!'
"Why should lieY" ..... Isl
"What is the name of his bride"
"Princess Agrafine Slobuda."
''Is she pretty!'
beautiful, young and rich"
| A strident and hideOus laugh burst
from her lips
"Will you shed tear for me, only one.
if die for you?r1said Edgar, "and if |
avenge you and kill him?"
| sNo, Edgar, you must not sacrifice
yourself, not you"
stMust that villain be left unpunishedr'
"Certainly not" she replied, TRANQUILITY
and firmly.
"Then let me kill him." said Edgar.
with trembling lips
! sNo, said HERNIA, "leave him to me. 4"
The next day, Prince Maniasko was
sitting in the charming little boudoir of
his bride and rolling cigarette for her,
when the Princess, with a hooking smile,
expressed a wish to see once more the
celebrated lion-t tanner who was so much
admired by everybody.
"How can such an idea come into your
| head9" said the Prince, and the cigarette
trembled in his hands, and the yellow to-
bacco slipped from between his white
fingers.
this person that l have taken it into my
head-to be present at one of her perform
ances, and that too, this evening, and in
your company, Prince"
When HERNIA entered the cage that
evening she saw Maniasko, and at his side
a ravisning creature, who fixed her opera
glass upon her in a provoking manner.
She felt it, and started, but only for a
single moment, and then began her feats
with the lions with her accustomed cool
ness When, after successful feat, she
reclined on the back of one of the largest
lions, while the others walked round her
in procession, the Princess cried loudly,
''bravo," and threw purse of gold into
the cage. A murmur of disapproval rose
from among the spectators HERNIA be-
gan to tremble and tears flowed from her
beautiful eyes; she lost empire over her
self and the animals which surrounded
| her; the big lion raised his head, looked
at her with establishment, and suddenly
| crippled her left arm. A cry of horror
sprang from hundred mouths, but
HERNIA had already recovered herself; a
| look and a command, and the lion loosen
ed her arm; she sprang up, seized the
beast by the name, placed her foot on
him, and dashed him, until he was COM
pletely subjected and lay docile at her
! feet
Enthusiastic applause and shouts Of ap-
prevail rewarded her courage.
"When will the wedding take placer"
she asked of Edgar; when she left the
stage.
i "a -
"Will you undertake to give him a
letter yourself, and to him IN person"
eff you command me-"
III beg you to do So" HERNIA pressed
Edgar's hand, but he seized hers and COW
cred it with kisses.
The next morning the lion tanner wrote
to the Prince. She wished to see HIM only
once more, and begged him to come to
the inenagerie at the usual hour, prom
ising in return to leave Bucharest on the
day of his wedding. Edgar gave the let
ter to the Prince himself, who read it,
smiled and said:
81 will come"
An:llour before midnight, the Prince
appeared at the little back door of the
menagerle; it opened nOiseiessiy, as usual
HERNIA appeared, dressed in short fur
Jacket, in the pale light of the stars and
the snow. She took him by the hand and
led him eagerly, swiftly and eau
tiously along the dark passage. AS US
ual, a second door grated on its hinges,
and HERNIA led the Prince into that COM
pleteIy dark space, put her arms around
his neck and kissed him with savage ten
derness.
Then she suddenly Disappeared; the
door was shut violently, and the Princes
foot touched something living, which
moved. What was it? Had she not as
usual led him into her little salon?
A moment afterward bright red light
appeared. HERNIA fixed torch in a ring
in front of the lions cage, and IN the
midst of the prison, in the midst Of the
lions, was the Prince. HERNIA stood with
her arms folded before the cage, and fixed
the Prince coldly with her large blue
eyes, diabolical smile playing on her
lips
The Prince, with rapid movement,
tried TO open the door, but in vain.
s'In Heavens name, HERNIA, what is
your intention?'
al am celebrating my marriage with
you. and my lions are to be my wedding
| guests
care you mad?"
'sI am in full possession of my senses.
Yeu have betrayed me. have con-
demned you to death. Now to work, my
| friends! en- avant!' And she woke up the
sleeping lions and excited them with her
whip, while the Prince cried for help.
But his cries were drowned by the wintry
storms. The lions, irritated and encour-
aged by Herma's cries, sprang upon him.
His blood was already flowing. He sup
plicated and defended himself desperate
", while she, her face leaning against
the cold bars, Toasted her eyes on his NOR
tai anguish.
Some time passed before the lions had
finished their bloody work. When the
Prince lay dead upon the floor of the den
the lions skunk away frightened, and be-
gan to lick their bloody paws.
That very night the beautiful lion
tanner disappeared from Bucharest, and
has never been heard of since.
Squire Bray's COurtship.
Squire Bray, of Caswell, North Caro-
lima, was hunting another wife. But his
son Bob, wild blade, knocked him all
out of it. In the capacious breast pocket
of the ,Souire,s preat-cOat reDOSed a pint