Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-12-11
Two Sovereigns at Algiers.
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A,an early hour ,a>t evening wns seat
e3 am tho terrace. Of o,, Of ,,,r ,rcat raf..
stust.d an boulevard de IA Kepubljnue
palina ab.,rtly toward. fh. snowy sum.
mi, of piur,Iiu-a. which surmouu,s our
bay. was abandonin. lnv,clf 10 the de-
lieioq> ,np.oyncDt of KILN. thought. A
task sw.eter than >,e,p. and one which Is
- familiar 10 u Algierisn,
A >ii.lt ru.tliu.of robe, suddenly drew
me from nv r,yelje. two ladies. uuaccom-
panied took seats Al q uej.hboring table
AMI ordered icc~
Ice, AT six O'Clock, This detail attract
ed nv attention.
looked with some sunrise N the new
arrivals. they were dressed very simply in
black. wearing black straw hats trimmed
with black pluines. one wore tight-dt-
ting Jacket. hord.red with a>trakhan
could not help admiring her very di,tin-
gui,hcd air. iinc supple li.urc and wai>i
which could easily be encirclcd lN ten I'm
gers; both ladies we're blondes and wore
their hair en- chiguon. VERY low on the
neck
They are probably English Of the mid
die class. school-teachcrs doubtless" So
thinking / turned again to resume NV form
or occupatiop. when nv attention Nas
once more attracted by the entrance Of an
individual very well known IN Alairrs A,
internrrter ana guid. lie aDproachrl my
n.fgbbnrs aul dano>it.d >,,aral ,arc,ls an
a chair r,.ar ,b.n -alu,.d and ra,jrad
one or the Isdj4. She who's, 1,purr "a
od,rir.d -..ac,,.,i 49, 10 ,,ra,.a,. a., nm.
hr,la from, falIiug ami hy mis- movement
I csuglt . ,,Iimn.a of her b,,d-unyIov.d
snd wi,bout levels and sim - remarkabla
,hs, il halJ me ott,n,ion whe,ber ar not
II >ys. ma, IN. lsrge "a, hand of tho aa.bv
woman neither w,s II ma, of a common
,er.on 'rba a,o.rs ara lana, .,d ,onariug
and tb.. ensemble shaved narve and ,.i.,or
IN. veins ar. worry snns-er+ tho bend.
~ nr,fe.sor ~ H.. Mana
rhai..o,..l .e.o,io,s
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.,,.ora, IL IN. ,,a,lo. l.f. H. ,o ir,ar
,ra,ar
A. ,ha,. uall.d I..i.,r.,,. a,,or Jbed
+i,,s J., ,,o,., a,.ar,. a.,ait ~ ,b.ir co.,r,oa
a. wer a. Of their psit apd manner anew
/ WAS charmed bv the apnearaoce and ma
ie.tic contour of the taller lady. in cor.
trast win the heavy ,yne of her compan
ion.
The next morning these two ladies pre-.
sented themselves at the palace Of the 81
perior MustapLa. and asked TO see the
Governor General.
The usher introduced them into the lit
lie parlor where functionaries and solici
tors await in their turn an audience.
Whom shall announce, madam" ask
ed he, Of the taller lady.
The Empress of Austria" was th,
prompt reply.
without making his surprise or per
haps his incredulity too apparent-h,
thought She was some fraud the ushe
entered the cabinet of Mr.. Firman.
MIR. Governor. two ladies' wish to speal
to YOU. one toM ne she teas the Empres
Of .iustria."
Mr.. Firman, despite the gravity an,
quasi -sacertotal nature of his high func
tions, started when he heard the name
and hastened before his illustrious visitor
| But the Empress in the most simpl
manner put him quite at his ease by oper
ing a conversation in very pure French.
An invitation to breakfast from the Go,
ernor General had to be declined. for tn
very coed reason that her majesty had a
ready partaken Of that meal.
Mr.. FIrman regretted it, not only on hi
own account, but because she would los
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