Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1890-10-30

and pomp that became hes station IN
life Toward evening the Counties
grew tired q all the Rayety and fes-
uvitics that we're going Oh in the cas-
tie. anA slippeA eat into the park, &C.
companied only BY myselL The air was
cool aud refreshing, and the twilight
fast settliag into darkness under the
huge Ga chestnut trees Dor the irst
time al that day The Countess seemed
10 feel quite happy, and danced about
like little fairy among The deep shia-
avs oi the park
'sudaenly she stopped. and rave a
little startled scream. ran 90 lsr
side, and Was nearly a. scared a. h@-.
self nhen I saw the dark. bent form ~
an old Fypsy woman standing In Ger
waN Tho gypsy mutterea nometh as
and Efasped the white htsle hanA %
the Countess. and Id. without saylng q
Word farther, the fFlghtenefgirI : little
cat u the way. in.a the lingering rays
Of light y hieh still played on the vest.
ern hoFison. In low, husky yoice !
heard the gypsy say, after she = mo-
meat had glanced - the iass in the
Coahtcss hand. ~ pretty Tirl, ke
careful not - throw away thy heart q
any one u Thy many wooerA AobodY
bat kinH shall ever take thee ANag.
Be patieht u be should tarry lie seail
come. even 10 ~ q late
The gypsY disappeared - sadaealy
a. she bad cnu'e; seared anA treniblinz
al Ns leave the para ani Fetarn ~ ths
castle. On oar way back the Countess
told me that year ara just tas very
nirht before her sixteenth birthday,
she had had . dream T. the same & feet
- that the old gypsy bal told her-taa'
nobody bat . King would ever carry
her away from the castle of her an.
oestors AnA she could not help End
ing In this meeting with the gypsy and
her prophecy a very strange cpihUidenos
% her dream u year ago She tooA
ny prumiso - keep all tbs q secret
and diA - until this time
"From this iay she was mofe reserved
thaa ever 90 al the rentipmgn thai
came Ntthiu ber prcssncc. aud nobgd J
won her heart or hand Thus year,
passol away, and for every year ths
humlgf 81 hsr suftors decreased tlel
old par,nts began % despair. and laght
a. last sumc rras1n Dor their dtugh-
ter strange way % rrfusiag evea The
thourht 81 marriage When they would
not give hvr any rest she told them al
about tho dr'am and The gipsy, and AFT
81 that they iet heF DO a. sAe liked u
I peace
"A fcw years mere and che Counties.
was left aiUne in The World staiI "a
In her service even after ny marriage
ny husband bcing The Countess steW
ard NJ business manager ull his death
and contiuuai to bo her maid % yom
panlon
''on every birthday she ordered me /,
bring out her costly trousseaa and mar
nlaccht wedding -dresA. WorthF %
queen. ior her inspection. an4 after Sd,
had looked al thls wealth u laaes aas
silks. diamonds ana pearie SO ~anll
tura sway. sighiaw anA Teres< II 49,
~eif tAe sogds ofthe &gpxF Kxaa IL h,
larry yet be wiii eome. IIn sA III n4<.. t.
even Z 10 - lkte- hat fos twenfx
years she has never repeated these
words - me. ana the King has not eorne. :
Inls Is the story the ola housc keapel
told on her dcathbed The faithful
friend proceeded her mistress a. the
grave few maathN suu half cinr.
ing % The gypsYs prophecy. although
the Countess hal oaly hyo more bIrta
days 20 celebrate all shr reached ~,
/ centennial
A. ! said before, the Countess dII no,
live many months after hsF trur frieni
and faithful servant hal left her She
died. a. she had lived, In praro and In
faith and 'the girls" trembling old
hands dressed the Countess al last In
the queeulv bridal gown. not for the
altar. but ior the grave Ard lel wheu
che uudrrtaker scrambled up the hill la
The Old castle All gave hls name az tho
iron wates bis name was Klnr and tha
gypsy's prophecy vas fulhltel
When this king lad the Countess a
her royal attire dosn IN the marrow
oohn % be takea away At last .hs
neither caah smlle nor cry al the bit
tcF irony that Nas In this moCkery u
her doNtiny -Strup AnkarfaIt