Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-19

rcd at Genoa and are now on their honey
noon
That is one story.
Now we receive from Vienna sundry 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 posses
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 Francis Jo-
seph will give large Tyrolean estate to
Baron SeefIied 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 SeefredBut-
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 newspaper 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-
fessiDns possess the peculiar frankness
which characterized the diary of Marie
Bashkirtseff. Here are some passages that
| give her love story in her own words:
MUNICH, Jan. 8, lsss.-We were very happy
| today. 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
must treat them in a naughty manner-"full Of
/ superiority" she styled it, This morning when
/ they came TO congratulate me tried TO follow
her advice.
Only once did | lose my composure-wheh
young Seefried made his bow to me. All, such
eyes as he has. If had had my will, would
have fallen upon his neck. They say that can
never b.. Well, must content myself with
! embracing my dear grandfather in my dreams
| All, wish he were here.
Feb. "A, 1851 danced last night with real
/ gentlemen, though none of them had 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 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
| love much as himself. If anybody had told
me year ago that such thing could happen,
| / would have laughed at the very thought But
nobody shall know it, not even guess il, and |
will not tell Augusta either, before whom |
have no secrets whatever.
March ~, lSSS-Ah, this infamous, this val
entine, picluriug me sitting in an open barrel,
which is being carried up the mountains! 1t is
a pun on Otto's second name Buttenheim
(Barrelhomel have cried a good deal over
this cruel soke," as they call it. All, why am
l a princess? am forbidden even to look at a
man. But really, if they knew how much
love him, they would not be so cruel.
Feb. II, lSl}-It is now five years that have
not seen Otto, but did | forget him2 No, no,
he has "A
struck me very comical when | Ind to give
orders that he be formally introduced to me.
Yes, am royal highness, and must order
people about. 1t is my duty well as my pre-
negative. And while all this ceremony was be-
ing enacted trembled inwardly. | felt as IL
were going to cry. \ wondrous feeling over
came me when saw him appear before me
him whom thought lost. God is good to me.
March 10, lScI-IIow it frightened me when
we met without announcement! He looked at
me long and with much emotion. And when
read in his true eyes what | had expected to
find there felt happy. And as | smiled
upon him his face assumed an earnest look,
He seemed to be manlier then, more perfect,
almost as If had offended him.
| Offended? Who told him to fall in love with
a princess7 All. | wish | were entirely sure
that he was in love with mel The fact that he
is living opposite the palace and that his win
dows look into those of my boudoir is almost
TOO good TO believe. II reminds one of the
stories in the chldrcn's picture books But In
the books it would be written that the poor
lieutenant who dared to live opposite prin-
cess and dared TO orrespond with her by way
Of his eyes across the street must die. Fir
de steele love affairs are much nicer.
II ever remembered how he squeezed my
hand, how he looked at me, ne asked He has
worn the ribbon he stole from my breast dur.
ing the dance ON his heart ever since. But then
we were children. What conversation to en-,
Ter into for u princessl Should a royal high
ness act in such manner? dare only ask one
human being that question-my dear grand
papa. his majesty.