The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

On joining the legation. | was particu-
| larry attracted by my chief. the Minis
ter. His manners were OppreSSively
polite: and his sense of his own impOr-
tance was not sufficiently influenced 10y
diplomatic reserve.
Ny colleague. the first secretary. was
q far more interesting person. Bright.
unaffected, and agreeable he at once in
terested ME when we were introduced
10 each other.
We took walk together in the palace
gardens on the evening of my arrival.
Reaching remote part of the grounds.
we We're passed by a lean sallOW sour
looking Old man. drawn by a servant in
a chair ON wheels. Ny companion stop
ped. whispered to me- Here Is tile
Prince" and bowed bareheaded. fol-
lowed his example asa matterOf course.
The Prince feebly returned our saluta-
ton. Is he ill?n l asked, when we had
put our hats on again.
shakespeare" the secretary replied
tells us that one man in his time plays
many parts. Under what various as
poets the Princes character NAV have
presented itself. i'm his younger days. |
am not able to tell you. Since | have
been here. he has PLAYED the part of a
martyr to Illness, misunderstood bv his
doctors"
And his daughter, the Princess
what do YOU say of herr"
"Ah, she is not SO easily described I
can only appeal to your memory of
often have seen-Women who are tall
and fair. and fragile and elegant; who
have delicate aquiline noses and melt
ing blue eyes-w0men who have often
charmed you by their tender smiles and
of rVDf, ont 9
for the character of this popular young
lady, | must not influence You either
way: study it for yourself
Without hint TO guide meF'
with a suggestion" he replied,
which may be worth considering. If
you wish to please the Princess. begin
by endeavoring to win the good graces
of the Baroness"
"Who is the Baroness?"
"One of the ladies in waiting-bOsom
friend of her IighnesS. and chosen re-
pository of all her secrets. Personally,
not likely TO attract you: short and fat,
and ill-tempeTed and ugly. Just at this
time, happen myself to get on with
her better than usual. We have dis
covered that We possess one sympathy
in commOn-we are the only people at
Court who don't believe in the Prince S
new Doctor
is the new doctor a quackY"
The secretary looked round, before he
/ answered, to see that nobody was near
US.
1T strikes me-" he said, that the
/ Doctor is a spy. Mind! l have no right
/ to speak of him in that way; it is only
my impression. He is in the service of
our nearest royal neighbor, the Grand
/ Duke; and he has been sent here ex-
/ pressly to relieve the sufferings of the
/ Dukes good friend and brother. our in
/ valid Prince. This is an honorable mis-
( sion no doubt. And the man himself is
/ handsome. well-bred, and l don't quite
/ know whether this is an additional re-
/ commendationl a countryman of ours.
/ Nevertheless / doubt him, and the Bar
oness doubts him. You are an indie
I pendent witness; | shall be anxious to
4 hear if your opinion agrees with ours =
! / was presented at Court, toward the
/ end of the week; and. in the course of
/ the next two or three days, | more than
I once saw the Doctor again. The i'm
/ preston that ne produced on me sur
/ prised my colleague. 1t was my opin-
+ ion that he and the Baroness had mis-
/ taken the character of a worthy and
/ capable man.
The secretary obstinately adhered to
/ his own view. wait a little,n he an
swered, "and we shall see"
| He was quite right. We did see.