The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-08-19

cnu oI every WOmans 8 history Is that she
finally falls in love, and such was the be-
ginning of the end of the story of Ruka-
vina- Eltz. She went to England one
summer, and there was n young Lord
Ronald Somerset, or II Lord George
Leycnson Montague, or young Lord
Howard Plantagenet (they mix them up
SO, these English words, they are not
half so individual as our Hungarian
namcs,) who could ride better than she
could. This was terrible blow to the
Baroness and she wished herself dead
But when at dinner the soft-voiccd,
handsome, tall young Englishman, Sir
Lyster Howard Lyster Chat was his
name after all) sat next to her and talked
so well and was so complimentary to her
seat, cross country, and noticed the pearl
cOlored pearls, and the emeralds, with
his lips, and the neck underneath with
his eyes, l'ukayina Eltz forgave him,
and he began to talk of her home neal
Somlyo, and it ended in large English
party coming to the Er Nalley,under the
shadow of the Er Mellek for long sum
mer visit. And how they raved about
everything-the wine, the horses, the
scenery, the wild, balbaric splendor ot
the Baroness housekeeping, and how
they all hatel Newsletter and his big
black browed wife, who were invited ~
to the balls
There was an English lady, one will
very long teeth. and very long nose, anc
very high eyebrows, and they called her
Lady Louisa She was very grand auC
lofty, and Madame Pasteur heard he
say one day
"Do you know, dear Baroness, thinl
you are so very careless don't yol
! know ?--about those beautiful jewels o
yours--do you know
But who could steal them ?" said tn,
Baroness, laughing. "There are non,
like them in all Hungary, and no on,
would dare to wear them, they are st
rare!
"Ah! but some of these wild people o
yours they might swallow your emel
aids, those fierce Croats,th Roumanians
and then you keep them in such opel
closets and boxes Madame Pasteu
nodded her meek head, too She ha'
trcmblcd for the jewels always.
But the Baroness and Sir Lyster bega
TO think of other things and jewels; ther
were moonlight rides and walks, an,
there were long talks and many reveries
Lady Louisa went home, they all went
but Sir lystcr came back.
And then. one evening, Madame Pa,
tour said afterwards that she saw Neu
siedler come in and bully the Baroness
and she heard him hiss out the words
"Rcm,mber ifyou marry, you lose al
Remember the Baron's will"
And Rukavina- Eltz turned pale an
said, Bully, traitor, fend," between he
shut teeth She went off to Paris on on
of her long visits, and Neusiedler squeeze
the tenants and made every one mi,
cradle. The castle was shut up an
black Tetenyer grew thin in bis stabl,
/ When she came back she looked olde
and more sedate She went often t
, see the nuns at the foot of Rcz GcbirgC
She saw the priest also very often, an
Madame Pasteur thought she was grow
ing dccote, But she dressed in her u,
ual dashing colors (for she was yer
; Roumanan at hearth and she wore on
wore one of those scarlet quilted pett
coats that the English ladies wore $
much and very pretty it looked, wit
her dark habit and her dark dresst
: loopcd up over it. This, with a scarl,
, feather in her hat, looked MS if the Ba
oness was thinking of England.
: 1t was a miserable day. that, whe
| Madame Pasteur and Matilda cam
| screaming down the long corridor.
; "Thc jewels are gone gone! gone!
: The Baroness had the great bell of tn
= castle rung, and Neusider was sent f'
, at once. She was very pale for she love
those pearls and emeralds.
Ncusiedler was composed, every loo
was made to say, Il told you so" /
! had always warned her about the jewel
: What can be done 2" asked I'll
: Baroness.
! search, whip, imprison all who a
tempt to leave the province" said Neusi,
: dler calmly.
/ "Excelt wom nj will have no wome
whipped" said the Baroness.
! ~ am glad to hear that, said Neusie,
| Ter, laughing his malicious laugh, ''fc
Madame Neusiedler goes to Vienna t.
morrow"
} "Ah y said the Baroness, "you know
could not mean,at any rate,that Madam
: Newsletter should be disturbed send h,
} in my little carriage with the three ponit
to Erdiosegh."
J "YOur Excellency is very condescen,
: ing" said Neusiedler, bowing to Il
r ground.
} The local police sought eyerywhei
for the lost jewels, but no traces of thel
! could be found. The Baroness sat in
} sort of stupor and looked out of IL
window.
r II will go to England, said she hast
ly one day. "Neusiedler, some none
and arrange for me to be gone thr,
4 months"
at is well, madame" said the stew
l ard.
} 1t was very roundabout route th;
, the Baroness took for England. Whe
| Matilda and Madame Pasteur rcachc
, the station at Erdioscgh they were a
tonished to see the Baroness dash int
the ticket-oflice and buy tickets tc
Vienna, and when they arrived, all {
, them, at her fine hotel at Vienna, VII
+ should step out to meet them but S
, Lyster Howard Lyster,
!, Nothing but the well-known eccentr
city of the Baroness apologized
, Madame Pasteur for what followed. 81
commanded two dresses to be made, al
3 that Madame Pasteur should go with h,
, to a Jewish masked ball at the Opel
: House in Vienna.
"Sr Lyster Howard Lyster will 6
| with us said she, as a shade passt
over the pale face of her companion.
f. Oh that the lady of sixteen quartz
. ings should be seen in such low place
No; she was not seen She was maske,
but that she should even go What
sacrifice of pride and of decency, MADAM
Pasteur thought it, as she saw Il
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