River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16

Mount Desert. OF the extreme northeast
coast 81 the United States.
Willie You do not abuse, so long you
NAV use your hlerty. Medji, groom, car
riages, horses, every thing You desire, VIII
be yours. Your period OF Imprisonment
wiz not be great. Escape is and will be i'm
possible. 1t that b. Unaersf0Od once ard Tor
81 If you desire again TO communicate
with your family, tell Blanche, delivering
all YOUR letters into her hands In the New
York Heraiis, from time 70 time. You will
find genuine messages from your family
Here are eight copies Of that journal, each
containing cipher dispatches from your fam
ily-dispatches that are to be translated AZ
follows
Thea ensued a careful description Of the
key 10 the cipher
- Again. let it be said, Fear not. Loving
hands care FOR you; watchful eyes observe
your every want, and plan for ycIr comfort
and pleasure. Trust. and al VIII be wei. I"
This remarkable note was conveyed 10 the
Princess IN company with the Asraff's She
perused them all. and although greatly per-
picked. was still more comfOrted by their
contents.
The message from home, while ae-
lmowiedging the anxiety Of the family
babe her be Of good cheer. and all would be
well
SO much did Fairfax trust in this pure
minded, honorable, independent, yet coniid-
ing creature, that he determined to allow
her partial, aud, eventually, full liberty
Natalie really began 10 feel unusually
happy IN living this singular life Of free-re-
straInt. If such a conflicting combination OF
words may be allowed
There was actually no reason why the
girl should be unhappy. Her father she re
spected. but certainly did not, and never
could. love. She had no friend excepting
Lydia. and row both Lydia and her own
family had sent her messages Of comfort;
told her 10 worry no more; that they lelt
sure Of her being in safe hands; that they
had received her own messages to them;
that they doubted not, in good time, she
would return. and that from time to time
they would communicate with her.
Why should she then repinei She was
perfectly comfortable; had every thing she
wanted; really enjoyed the novelty Of the
situation; had fallen into pleasant quarters;
was cnraptured with the lovely and unique
scenery Of the place, and doubly. trebly, in
tinitely more than all this. had now some
thing FOR which 70 live; something on which
10 expend her Observation-Disclosures
For the space of a week matters thus
went on quietly at Eld-Field. The Princess
took her daily walks. drives or rides about
the island; but she was invariably accom-
panied by a groom who never lost sight of
her. Once-as much for the sake of amuse-
mcnt as 10 test the Watchfulness of this
companion. whose constancy was growing
a triae m0nOtouous- she dashed down one
Of the steepest hills Of the island at break
neck speed. But the groom, mounted on a
horse still fieeter, soon caught hold of
Medjis bride. turned him around, and
made the Princess return home all this
without uttering sin gle word. Quite sat
isfied with the result Of her experiment,
Natalie perceived escape, without the assist
ance Of others, was impossible Her posi-
ton being so unusually pleasant there was
really no necessity Of submitting to the
modification of disclosing its siugularity to
any Of her neighbors. She wisely decided
20 keep quiet and await the turn Of events
In fact there was nothing else 10 do.
The first Sunday after her arrival upon
the island. the Princess attended service at
St Saviours. the pretty and quaint little
village church Of stone.
Only a small number Of the cottagers and
hotel guests were now remaining. The
others had been taking wing and joining
the southwark fight. Those few that We're
stIlI constant 10 their lovely Bar Harbor
were surprised by the melodious voice that
sang 50 sweetly and strongly. CHANGING
furtively toward the rear Of the church,
they behold a face even far more beautiful
and attractive than the marvellous voice.
One of the male wOrshippers. during his
travels abroad, had once seen the Princess
Natalie. and, as he now caught sight Of the
lovely couutenance Of the singer, was
struck by its resemblance to that of some
woman whom he had seen before, but could
not at once recall
During the remainder of the service and
Of that day the girls visage continually
haun ted him and kept his thoughts busy at
work, pulling out her identity. Suddenly,
at n;ght-fall he solved the problem and
j0yOusly aid 10 his wife:
Now l know, my dear. who it IS she
looks hle-the young woman who sang in
church to-day. She resembles the Princess
Natalie Radziwill, and the resemblance is
wonderfully strong
Before granting the freedom of the isl
and to his prisoner, Fairfax penned note
that ran thus
viii the Princess Natalie, within three
days time, after the receipt of this, send
her written promise that, if allowed 10
roam about at viii, she will neither attempt
escape. nor inform any person or persons,
as TO her true situation here, or her name!