Telegram-herald., 1890-04-18

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bird Ghar kAi 5ro1gns ain tEere, and
slap p@az saaoss kis heart - tie ts4
uSasurs u bis sretcks5ness vas re-
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sztdealy he assertes . vcznzn ID
y1ncanx t0~4rd hin She Is yoozg snd
5s.4tif4l ani With seznsIs1ing ar,
vet gracious aa3 ktnd Is ..s the
Princes taking her daily stroll On sAe
ROOT sho. assoaisbsd a. the slgAt ot the
youth. exclaimed Who art thoU2
Hos eamesE thoa herer
Il an Jew q Aoco." was the reply.
'sIt 80 bird that sro1ght ms"
But yoa ars tired and tsttsred, she
oontinaed. Your face bears the marks
Of misery. Y0a look troubled and
suffering. Come. tell ne your histoEy-
tie told her OF ais -Anderlngs and
hO- he h@d sunk 70 rest IN tia skeleton
{ al Ox. and then Of his flght Through
Tho air. And she hstened sntrsoced %
his story, sdniring his courage and
ympsthlzing With his sorrows- she
had him clothed n Dew garments Her
servants b4Ehsd and annOintod him
Then ais eyes shone with ae~ radiance
ard lis whole bsinZ assumed lOveller
ssDSok As they spoke and strolied to-
gethsr kindred tastes were revealed.
For the first time the Prigeess realized
tho beauty In her fathers words
which 10 had written d-CaGss before:
NY friend u mine and / an his;
While ths youth, as he contemplated
tie solitary tower and the Imprisoned
maiden, exclaimed with solomon: a
lockeo-ap garden Is my sister-oride, a
lOcked-up spring, . sealed fountain"
The north wind blew aud the south
wind blew. They loved. for both were
beautiful 70 each other and the world
WAS before them What should they
do2 Fly. and seek happiness in soDe
distant spot far away from the King?
NAY, my beloyedl' she exclaimed.
"My fathers Wisdom would disoover
our hiding place, and his chieftsin Be
naiah would drag Us back 10 Jerusa-
lem"
There Is one resource, dearest" he
replied. after pause. Marry che
here"
Marry you? Yes, that | will; bat
how can we marry according 10 the law
/ OF Israel? Where is the ink with which
~ write the marriage oertiacate?"
"Dospai not, beloved. am prepared
/ FOR every emergency" He bared his
arm. and opened small vein, used hi,
blood IS ink and the marriage was
secretly solennized, with tho words
MAY God be my witness to-day, AND
the angels Michael and Gabriel"
Their spell OF happiness was brief
The custodians of the Princess were
thrown into the widest CONSERVATION
when they discovered what had takeI
place. They stormed, they ragged; they
threAtened. But It wns too late Il
argue with the pair. No more time wa
TO DO lost, SO they hastily sent the
swiftostfoote OF their number TO tn,
royal palace, and the story was sooI
told
Solomon az once ordered his mantle L
be brought. 1t was Of green silk. inter
woven with fne gold and embroideret
with images OF all kinds. He sat upoI
it. and swiftly was borne on the wind q
the solitary tower.
Where is the youth" be criod, as h
gained entrance, who has dared MARI.
ny dRughterP"
Nay, fathor,' tho Princess pleaded
''be not angry with him. Rsproach me
but spare him, for love ia our master
and thou didst write in thy Song o
songs Love Is as strong as death
$50 thou art the man who has pre-
sUmed 10 marry Princess he ez
claimed, soornfully, as the youth wa
brvvght 70 him
30 King, be not too severe. i bu
obeyed tho words Of Solomon: Man
waters are not able 70 quench love, no
can the rivers food it away"
who is thy father, and where tn
dwelling placer" inquired the King
II am the son Of q poor Jew Of Acco,
was the answer. "Altamar is hts name.
And tho youths heart grievod as b
thought Of bis fanily's poverty
What" quickly rejoined the Kin;
'"The son OF Altamar of Aoco, the poo
est man in lsrsel?"
eyes, o King" and the youth treu
bled. but regsined his courage as he sa
the Princess step forward and take be
place proudly a. his side.
He is ny husband" she exclaimed
according 70 the laws OF Israel. Wit
his blood he has scaled our troth.
He is indeed thy husband and n
son. said solomon, beckoning both !
approach his throne Thou srt ID
very man who the stars told ne vas de
tined for uy daughter. Thy name, ID
lineage. thy estate proclaim thee th
sane. God Is the ruler of the univers.
Blessed is He who giveth a wife TO man.