Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-06-22

The princess cid not stop TO anal.sie
either her preferences or her aversions.
She loved Alexis; that was enough.
Love at 20 has aspark Of divinity i'll it.
1t does not even care to understand it
self.
One day Alexis swore to the princess
that he would only put his lips to the
hem of her gown, but carried on by the
torrent Of his youthful love he kissed
her passionately She fed to her favor
tie blue salon, which she never allowed
: any one to enter There she permitted
the count to join her.
After that they sat there whenever
they were alone together.
So it was that, seated on divan op-
posite the long window, the princess
saw kneeling before her him who was
not yet her lover, but to whom she felt
already that she entirely belonged.
''Ah, my life how I love you!'' he
was saying.
His arms were about her Drawing
her closer to him, he sought her lips
She was uneasy and made as if she
would release herself, Wien, suddenly
conquered by the CONFUSION which rent
her heart, she closed her eyes, and her
lips met his.
Yam Barsouck watched. Before those
two young creatures rapt in an ecstasy
Of love he smiled.
This love, what was it? A pit into
which man led woman, and she ran to
it blindly, careless Of her fate.
Yam understood this love. No one
could initiate as he could the moaning
love lamentations of the otter to his
mate. How many had he shot, to save
them from their "doom," as he ex-
pressed it.
Meanwhile, his eyes fixed on the
count, Yam silently leveled his carbine.
InGamed by the long, voluptuous en-
brace and moved by the strength of his
passion, Alexis arose. Little by little
he pressed closer against him the slight
form lying SO INCREASINGLY in his arms
With his impatient fingers he tore aside
the silk folds Of her gown.
But the princess stood erect The
adorable modesty of her gesture, the
look of amazement i'll her eyes, accom-
panied by so much love, so much fear,
reminded Alexis of his promise. Fall
ing once more upon his knees, respect
fully, revereItly, he laid his lips to the
hem of her gown.
Barsouck saw all, even the look Of
mad passion with which the princess
thanked Alexis, unconsciously promis
ing to repay him a hundredfold for the
sacrifice she now imposed on him.
A veil was suddenly torn away from
the soul OF the brute. His savage ma
ture was electrified by the ray Of un-
derstanding which penetrated his very
heart. It was a new exquisite, ell
evating-that of woman's modesty.
Now he understood pure love.
As Alexis rose from his knees the
prince entered. Certain of satiat1ng his
hatred, gloating over the horror into
which his unexpected entrance had
thrown them, the prince advanced de-
iberately toward the lovers, who stood
trembling before him. He went eau
tiously, like caterpillar creeping I'M
der the petals Of a flower.
Alexis threw himself in front of the
princess. But quickly disengaging her
self the woman boldly confessed all.
Then, with a superb audacity, she stood
staring in her husbands face.
Old Horostienbo was beside himself
with rage Grasping the handkerchief
which was to serve as signal to Bar
souck, he threw it with the force Of a
blow in his wife's face.
Surprised to see the count still erect,
he turned toward the window-and
fell, shot through the eye.
Like the otters!-Translated For San
Francisco Argonaut From the Russian.
An African Kings Family.
The following is an extract from a
letter written by a French lady in Sene-
gal and published in Paris newspaper,
referring to visit to King Behanzin Of
Dahomey, OH board the SECOND: ''The
king followed by five wives and four
children, of whom one is handsome
boy, then came forward in a silk man.
tie striped with black and blue and
elegantly draped. His head was bare,
and he had on his feet sandals held on
by crossed bands embroidered in woods
of many colors. He smoked a large
ebony pipe, the bowl and shank of which
were circled with silver. His French is
limited to bon jour and ami, and am
Modes of Divination.