Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-14
buried tomorrow; they bury so quickly


tesrs.
You viii tell Nine. II Comtesse," ssid
the princess. show cslm, how happy hi
looks, and that We have had devoted
English doctor all through; be is hare now,
you see, and he will not leave Michael
room, even 10 eat"
looked at the decor as she spoke, and
fanciei saw the ghost Of smile fit over
his face and net feeling kindly disposed to-
ward him, said TO myself, "Heartles,
ike ell the rest" then turning to the
princess. said cnldly:
II viii tell ry mother that have seen
You, madam, and your poor tOa, bot" l
added hesitstipgly, 'does he look calm and
hsppy? Is there not-rather-a look OF
ftar upon his face"
The princess answered shortly, "Per.
hsps you have never seen dssth before ~
''No, madam" ! returned; but If all
dead faces look as beautiful, as full CT
psthos as this one, why shoald people
ever dread sesipg thsm?' With
this cour,eJied tremendously to
the princess and LETT her, and
sfier hastily dressing for drive, l Joined
my mother and related to her sil had
seen ard heard. Ny mother was rather
sta,t when che heard my account; but
seeing had sustained no nerve shock, she
OILY said:
II hope, daIliny, the young man died Of
nothing Infectious"
'tOh, no, mamma; he has bce1 i'll for q
long tine; the princess t,li me &c."
at wish she had not spoken to you,
Muriel; begged the psdroos to tsll yoa
nothing about it for fear Of alarming you.
l ht ps the room You sleep in IA not next
PRINCES, or you will be frightened"
at takes great dsal 10 alarm me mann
ma" I said evaively ard with con-
tamp.uous laugh; 50 after this converse
ii)n resolved to say nothing about my
wish to move, for was foolishiy vain OF
my reputation for coolies ard courage,
and / felt sure, were I now to express
wish to change ny room, it would be En-
dsngered; 80, setting aside my dignity, l
deeme l it best TO leave the distribution OF
the rooms as il was.
A short time afterwards We started en-
sight sseirg expedition, and after a coy
little dinner and short rest on the bal
cony we Ie!iIel for tie night l was
quickly uudressed, and sf.er Sasetts had
lstt me. as thought, for good, she re-
turned, ssying her Io)m was too small,
might she hang her bonnet and cloak, etc +,
in the recess wit hin mine, which bad been
devoted to the carriage boxes. was still
I 10 put ont with her either TO obj sct or
agree TO any thing she might propose; in fact
| fe't that as lcns as she 'e:t me person-
ally 10 re.ce, che might bang herself up
there on = peg till the mOrun2. without
any let or hindrsncs from me. Sd she did
"a she wished, and u t,r replacing the por-
there owe, the recess, she once more lett
me, this time locking my deer on the out
side aud carrying eff the key, SO my
mt Their rather against my vi y had desired
hsr t, d. for fasr l should forget to lock
NV door myself Susette had al:o received
orders to come to me once Ct twice during
TIE night in case / should require any
thjnr. So l now settled myself in b=t
a ID tried to slstp, but in vsin, for either
ftom over fatigue, or ex.lSsm-nt, ot
both, was restless, uneasy, ard tossei
YEARLY from side TO side. After while,
however, gradually Gained down, be-
coming drowsy and Coofased; and all TIE
sights and sounds l had passed through
daring the day revisited me-, but in q
misty, il dis!;rcs way, as though l saw ard
heard them through q veil; bat waking
half dceamirg g. strange fancies, interviewer
with the i'm 2ressions of the last few hours,
haunted my p low. First, was standing
10 the great marble hall, in the
midst of which l saw clta.
faIuue. surrounded by mas of
light and ppm it lay the pale young
prince. while at his f!ot Crouched a
spotted c,psrd, upon whose b:o.d hack q
lovely little girl with long rippling hair
was sitting, and thty two were keeping
watch over the dying by, 80 that zone OF
those black figures winch were lurking
b hind tas MAJ bic pillars dare approach.
parsed Cd, I thought, through tie hall,
which was thiCkly stIesn with !o3es,
violets AID the luscious gardenis, and as,
al lch ste p, crashed tire flowers, sweat,
faint, overpoweIipg odor seemed to rise
higher 4 d higher. till il env4lopsd me in
a disphenous mist, cpiqre at first, but
grad ually melting away, TO as to make me
din ly aware that was standing on tas-
ciu,t ug fairy b1ilt bridge, dreamily
watching tie waters of the silver AIuo,
which laughiDgiy bGrfied by, casting up a
glit.eriug SO Eer Of diamonds, rabies and
emerAlds, and refusing to BE- retained by
tie graceful arches which would IA N have
cls p ID them to their stony breasts. Then
unCO asciously the scene SHIFTED and l
was walking through a narrow italian
street, closely surrounded by grim looking,
prsy stone palaces, with their narrow bar.
red, vinGc.ive looking windows AID their
frown:nS towers; and seemed to distiu-
guish beneath my feet the hollow sounds
of their dreadful dupgeors. ard each
and oil these" a priest whispered in my
ear, ''haye their own tale OF wrong ana
murdeIw At these words l thought l
fastened my steps, for felt sutfoCated,
stiflsd foc want CT cir; the streets seemed
interminable, and the bail6iugs as
though they would close over my
head, when 10! q holy, lovely Presence was
near, and coming towards me- was Young
Mother, pressing her little child close to
her bosom, as though clsspirg Him fast to
shield Him from the cruel outer world.
SIS it besuteous pict / asked 10 a
c0nlus<u way, VI 10 IL - SieoS 1Au'H. AVA
s glory shoae forth from the baby brow,
clearing avsy the wicked shadows aud
shedding Highland blessing on sll around!
Fountains, flo Vers, gardens, statues
now pass giddily before me, glowing
and glis.e1irg in the pitiless barn
ing SUP, with unchsugiog blue sky
overhead and the glsring white fsgstoass
under foot; til at last, languid and faint
ing, turned g atefully ont of tie noise
and heat into dim Lit, high rooted
cathedral, resting alike to eyes aud mind
| in s darkness aud ,lence. That peculiar,
holy church silence, which always tells Of
great Expectancy, Of the hushed and
breathless looking for great and glorious
CoringD 1 s;ood, thought, entrsncsd d,
gazing nisitily st the beauty Of tie opal
isweled windows, at the wondrous
perspective Of the many arches,
IN ed Il said to mysel) like huge shell
tering arms, guarding over the PreRns o.
nv childish heed and stretching fa-, fsl
sway always lifted in ny defense) into
the sha lows of the Future" As gazed
above l beheld t 80 angels come lowering
size by side down the lofty cathedral aisle,
Z a Il