Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-08


Just now tla world Is full and reck-
Ing over with tragedy. Here great
empress r. Killed. In another place an
unknown boy falls by the colors that he
was 80 proud 20 protect then way OF
IN some lonely corner bitter. cynical
man bids roodby 10 the world. for he
hes found nothing sweet Ia w. while
among a party OF gay companions
handsome woman surprise them nll
By the shot OF pistol because there
have been too much ne. too much love
and too much 10 called happiness In
hcr career
Did you ever slt down and think out
the terrible life OF the Iiapsburgs3 what
a doomed family they secml From the
days OF Marie AntOincttc. who walked
40 proudly 20 the gulliotlno there seems
TO have been nothing but unhhpplnrsa
and sorrow. The fair haired Marie
Antolncttc saw her non and heir beaten
starved and M treated ny rough jnller
tlli the tears no longer lowed doun her
face. ahe could no longer weep. ana
when tears are taken from a woman
surely her last refuge IL gone
The dark haired Elizabeth shc also
OF the house Of the IiapaburTa, saw
very young son XIII himself simply be-
cause the morbid line Of hcrcdity was
stronger than he could bear And yet
he was only u year, oidi Justly h.
feared tho future. Then rirl OF y
was murdered. q pretty. dainty rose
bud 10 whom even life was cnvicd.
Afterward there was that most awful
death. the death OF the rnn and h0ir,
a.. I..ta ~ IA. sfaU and f.ss.fa Iua
doiph. who. seeming. like his brother,
TO look into the future. murdered the
woman he loved and then killed him
self. This was at the supper table. the
gay, festive board whcrn each was
drinking the health Of the other and
from which some one had 20 carry the
news "a that lonely mother. She had
grown lonely by this time. Gradually
her children had been taken from her
by the dagger or tho pistol. and she
wandered over the face Of the earth.
finding no place TO rest Always the
word murder seemed 10 hang. like
the sword OF Damocicn. over her head.
Last year the greedy flames found
her beautiful sister. the Ducheaae
d'Alencon. one who was eager TO help
the poor. and beautiful In her desire 10
ofrer bread TO those who lacked Il. She
was caught by the whirllng. pltilcss
wind u fire that IN taking away her
sweet breath was even brutal enough
IN death 10 render her body unbcautiful.
10 they all went. and Nine IN Du-
cheese. ~ the empress preferred TO be
called. since she could hide herself un-
der that name. sought refuge In Eng
land and ireland. She was followed
here. there and everywhere By the
friends who loved her best and who
spoke words of consolation aH wen aa
by those dumb friends that. when she
WINS told that she must no longer ride.
since some bitter bastard might take
her HE from her. would come 10 hor
and eat Jumps 81 nuFar from the dainty
hand that never hurt. but always ana
good. one who saw Il said that there
was never more beautiful picture
than that OF the empress OF Austria.
surrounded by her favorite pets. each
gently pushing the other In it, eager
ness TO get nearest 20 hor or 10 gain
from her the bits Of sugar that were
held out and she. like a child. expecting
the loving looks az thanks In return.
And now she has gone away. The
great cathedral bells toll the masses for
the dead. and those 20 whom she has
been n friend raise their hats and honor
her by tina, great silence only given "a
the dead. Here she lies, magnificent In
death. aud yet In death she and you and
! are all equal. To her 10 you and q
me there can only be said "Au rovoir'
because OF that certainty that We vii
meet again.
Think Of the going homei Think o.
the empress. and then think OF the sol
der boyl There IA no great difference
Do you remember going home after
pleasant partyG The day over, yol
reach the time TO say laughing Good
by"
DO you remember the time when
pleasant group, after studying the mag
nllcent eoloru used by the great Mnste
20 achieve the wonders Of the worlt
uttered the somewhat awcd "Goodby ?
Aud yet there come into everyday no
situations that are quite as wonderful
and they all lead 20 the going homi
Just today there Il young and prott
girl In one Of the rough. everyday car
that ny over the great mountains carry
Ing home hundreds Of soldier boys som
dead. some wounded and some no happ
because they are going home There
an accident. The whole train Ia delay
ed for four hours. A young boy go,
through the car begging. not for none!
not for whisky. but FOR quinine. N
health giving bark that viii brln
strength, aa he explains, TO that 9th,
fellow that l am taking home 90 h
mother" when there II an opportunit!
my pretty girl takes her qulnine 20 m
dusty, wounded soldier boy and find
him gnaplng. signing, WORKOUT and a
most dead, The quinine IL quickly ri,
en-. and then. with tho daintness 81
Eentlewoman, line handkerchief
dipped In a cup OF water, and the 20
dier's face IA freHhened up, while b
hair n made TO look a little more lh
that Of n human being. There the
stand, the pretty maiden ana the bn
for he Is only that, who few mont
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