Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-26

ried at Genoa and are now on their honey
moon.
That is one story.
Now we receive from Vienna sundrv sin
lister rumors to the effect that the wedding
was not regularly celebrated, as aforesaid,
but that the couple eloped and thus forced
the reluctant recognition of the royal fam
lily.
At any rate it is certain that. however it
was accomplished. the princess is in possess
sion of her handsome lieutenant, and a SYM
pathetic world will unite in the sincere wish
that he may make her happy.
1t is believed that Emperor Franc, Jo-
seph'will give a large Tyrolean estate to
Baron Seefried and raise him to the dignity
OF count after he has left the German army
and Joined that of Austria. The baron is
the son of Baron Ludwig Won Seefried-But-
tenheim, chamberlain to the Bavarian
court. The family is ancient and honor
able, but is now very poor. Seefried is "a
years old, and Princess Elizabeth is 20.
A Berlin newspaperw which claims to have
private sources of information published
the other day some ''leaves from the diary
OF Princess Elizabeth Of Bavaria" which
shed some light on the unsophisticated
character of that young woman. Her con-
LESSONS possess the peculiar frankness
which characterized the diary of Marie
Bashkirtsef. Here are some passages that
give her love story in her own words:
MUNICH. Jan. &, 1sSs.-We were very happy
today. 4 am now to enter the dancing
school. where / will meet real gentlemen,
though they are only pages and cadets. The
grand mistress of Germany tells me that I
must treat them in a naughty manner-'fullo of
0nTor{rrffu. - che efr1nS e. hi { -
they came to congratulate me 1 tried to follow
her advice.
Only once did I lose my composure-when
young Seefried made his bow to me. All. such
eyes as he has! If I had had my will, 1 would
have fallen upon his neck. They say tina can
never be. Well, I must content myself with
embracing my dear grandfather in my dreams,
All, l wish he were here!
Feb. IA, 1851 danced last night with real
gentlemen, though none of them had a mus
tache. They were all young men ordered to
come to the castle by the master of the pages.
They are all talking about me and young See
fried. They are making fun of us-of me at
least.
March 10, 1851 wonder what his majesty,
my dear grandfather. at Vienna, would say if
he knew that there Is somebody in the world T
love as much as himself. If anybody had told
me q year ago that such a thing could happen.
would have laughed at the very thought. But
Ao~ONy 0AnAA Min" u AOb cVtu guess III. A00 =
will not tell Augusta either, before whom l
have no secrets whatever.
March 20, 1888-Ah, this infamous, this val
ent1ne, picturing me sitting in an open barrel.
which is being carried up the mountains! tits
q pun on Otto's second name-Buttenheim
Nbarrelhome). have cried a good deal over
this cruel Joke" as they call 1t. All, why am
la princess9 I am forbidden even to look at a
man. But really, If they knew how much l
love him, they would not be so cruel.
Feb. II, 1892-1t is now Eve years that I have
not seen Otto, but did 1 forget him2 No, no.
And he has become a man meanwhile. 1t
struck me as very comical when IEhad to give
orders that he be formally introduced to me,
Yes, am royal highness, and I must ''order'
people about. 1t Is my duty as we'll as my pre-
negative. And while all this ceremony was be-
Ing enacted trembled inwardly. l felt as IL I
were going to cry. A ,wondrous feeling over
came me when ! saw him appear before me-
him whom I thought lost. God is good to me.
March 10, l8a3-How It frightened me when.
we met without announcement! He looked at
me long and with much emotion. And when. I
read In his true eyes.what I had expected to
md there ! felt 80 happy. And as I smiled
upon him his face assumed an earnest look.
He seemed to be manlier then, more perfect.
almost as II I had offended him.
Offended? Who told him to fall in love with
= prtncess7 All. I wish I:were entirely sure
that he was in love with me! The fact that he
is living opposite the palace and that his win
do~s look into those Of my boudoir is almost
too good to believe: 1t reminds one of the
stories in the children's picture books. But in
the books it would be written that the poor
lieutenant who dared to live opposite a prin.
cess and dared to correspond with her by way
OF his eyes across the street must die. Fin
de steele love affairs are much nicer.
If l ever remembered how he squeezed my
hand, how. he looked at. me, he asked. He has
worn the Flhh0n he SfO1a from ~, 1,.
ing the dance on his heart ever since. But then
we were children, What a conversation to en-
ter into for q princess! Should a royal high
ness act in such a manner? Idare only ask one
human being that question-my dear grand
papa. his majesty