New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
4 ROYAL WHIM.
AT THE DAUPHuN's DEATHBED.
From the French OF Alphonsc Daudet.

From the French OF Aphonsc Daudct.
The little dauptIn is i'll the little danphin is dying:
remains exposed nigh, and day and great tapers burn.
for the recovery Of the royal child ne streets OF te
old capital sad and silent. the bell, ring no more
the ,s~sen their pace and creep silently along
they The hoasc where the niue Gauphili; ne
pa acc the curious townspeopc gaze through the rail
ings upon the bcadls with gded paunches. who walk
on important air, Al the castle Is in hutter
Clomoc:lan, and maiordomo> iun up ana down the
marble starways. TIC galleries are iu Of pages ana
Of couers IN Sken apparel VINO hurry rom one grvnn
10 aio;ller begging IN low tones for news. pom tue
VIDE pon c maids q e9nSr IN isnT , GSfnaIs' Gsn eg 0~
hr,lcrci handkcrchics large as'embllge oi rooed
l.. seem through the psues waving Their long black
j eves ana inclmns their pe?iwies with professional
ecsnre Te sovera1r & ANA ore M eeGt c donr S eWons
anXionsy the decision of the .eafncd faculty scuulols
their presence. Tie equerry wears IKE d pisan'
TIE governor quotes verses from Horace. Ahd mean
while tilc.e. IN the direction Oh ,Ae I'D ,,,;
Garphn's sorrcl forgotten by the hoSr'er, and calling
sadly before his empty NANCE. ma inc Nie W.T. n,
ii his hishness the king The King ms locked nm nm
s'li up in room at the other end o tle .aS'.e tla.
lie may mourn alone. Maieaties. you know, 90 nv
sitting by the bedside OF the little dauphn, she bows
her fair face bathcd IN tears ana Ge' sob very i-ud
sick bed Of the little dauphn. with her own hand.
she has hell the Poon Of medicine to MS & lips ,Sa snd
cake or ste of fruit all he could take The queen.
stern and h1ughty. had become gentle ana hind unc
shadow Of coming death had transformed the stafey
ourrD INTO The loving mothcr-te mother WHO counts
nothing in He great bnt the trSs,c she Is bt 70 mls Gs
deuPh wr tgna inc gGGTS G o9c 99 T" hn and nd wora
Tile thrk that he (, 9,lecp: but the little danphn
is not asleep. he hcars all lie inrns toward MS III:
IN hers draws the ewelcd hand Of the Queen 70 me
ips and Kisses It ryyercnty Madame ia, Ia hf',g; &
S ydgc 30 10 Y%H Se weep The Q 9ucS" lee" tries Sob:
prevent her from speane 10 b nG %aune and shss
danphins cannot die thus DO nor weep ep so, hIo iHS
Gcsins to feel frightened. lIoloa' he, do
not want Death 10 come and take ne away. ana
mn "n The spot forty of the stronse. au.quenets TO
HrSep guard around our bed Have hundred big
cannons watch day and night with e'tsd r ase, nnds,
near ns," In order to humor the royal child. the
m" ccat clnnons arc heard rolling in the court,. and
forty tan lansquenet', with hlltErd. IN Their fists,
and dignity OF royal review, md draw up around
tie room They all veterans; with grizzly mus
iaches. The little danphn clar" Ms hands on seens
Iorrain - The veteran makes step toward the bed.
hir sword, If Death wants 70 fetch me, You will Kill
him before he can touch me- wont yon'r Lorrain
roll down his tanned checks. There is a restless
they they hardened and rouelmed as they are, feel sad
dened the strange .tih1ess and sense of loss al
At that moment the chaplain approaches the little
dauphin and pointing % the crucihN AZ the side II
bed, talks 10 MN III ~" Inc little dauphin
listens with atonl>hcd air then. suddenly in'rruptns
him =" | understand sell what you saving Mon
sieur rNbhe but stl couldn't my little friend Beppo
die in nv place. il ave him plenty OF moneyl' The
ch,niain continues 20 talk to him an low tones. and
the little daaphiu looks more and more astonished.
When the chaplain has finished. the lt,lc danphin re-
srmcs with hcafy sign: What you have said is all
very sod NonsicN rAbbc: out thing oles me,
and that That ~ there in The Paradise of the stars.
I Shall stn be the douphin know that the good
God is my cousp, and cannot fail 10 treat according
10 nv rank" Then he adds, turning toward his
mother: Rrlnc mc my aircst clothes. my doublet OF
lock- brave to the angels. ard to enter Paradise In
cIory aud sprndOr. in the dress Of dauphin'
third time IN. chaplain bends the little dauphln
and talks 70 him In low tones In the midst Of his
dscorse IN, royal child tosses rcstlesy. interrupts
him angrily why. them he cries. what is the
use to meto be danphin is nothing at . All - And
turns toward the wall and weeps bitterly.