Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-11-17
ROCKED BY A QUEEN.


md modest ircoCnito under the title Of
he Countess of SeptchateauX, accompa-
lied only by old Baroness Gcorgenthal, her
lady in waiting, and General korschowitz,
her gentleman in attendance.
In spite of furs and foot warmers the cold
in the saloon carriage was intense, and
when the queen. tired of her English novel,
wished to look ont on the snow covered
landscape she had first to wipe with her
handkei olref the carriage window in
crusted with sparkling mica and delicate
ice ferns
The Journey bad proved trying one
The whole Of Europe was covered with
snow, and they had traversed the half of
IL, with many delays and difficulties, on
railways where the seventies of the season
had disorgani2ed the service.
At night. although The foot warmers
were nearly cold and large snowiiakes were
falling in the darkness outside, the baron
ess and tt general were both fast asleep
under furs and russ.
But the qEeen WIS not asleep. Feversh
and shive,ing IL her cloa'i Of silver fox.
with her large eyes wide open ir the
shadows, she YVES listening mechanically
to the vague and faraway music that
seems ever present to the ears of weary
travellers in the rustlirg speed Of an cx-
press.
She passed in review the whoi. of her
short Ife, poor young queen. and thought
herself most unhappy.
She saw first u lit &c princess with red
hands and slim figure side by side with
her twin sister--she who was married lip
in tn, north, the sister she loved so fondly
and whom she resonbled so closely that
when they woe the same frocEs they had
to hay. bows of different colored ribbon
tied in their hair to distinguish them.
This was before he revolution overthrew
their parents throne. and she loved the
quiet, drowsy atmosphere of the small
court whore etiquette was tempered with
simplicity.
Then came her marriage and the grand
presentation bail that July night when
the murmurs Of the throng in the ilumi-
mated gardens entered the open palace
windows.
How she trcmbled when for an instant
they left her alone in the conservatory with
the young king But she already loved
him, had loved him from the first moment,
when she saw him coming toward her,
with the white aigrette in his cap. so hand
some and SO distinguished looking in his
blue uniform covered with diamonds and
his gilded spurs clanking at every step.
After the first waltz Ottaller had led her
into the conservatory, and there, standing
before her. lie had taken h.r bonI Wiz
grace and DIVINITY and oozine, Iono int,.
hcr eyrs had said "p,inccss will To,, Ina
my, ,,;fo5r '
Blnshinc and dropr;nc, her eyes she had
pressed one hand TO her FOOLISH. tbrobbino
heart and answered. Yves. sire
4 lns how short lived had bean barbor,i
ness, Six months Of iIlusion bareIv xiv
r,op,bs ord ,l,an ,,,a do, orI,ot aoni.1,,..
bpd shown her She was deceived. that ths
kjru did not love L,.r had rn,.o,, lovod Iar
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