Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18

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"fu tel BoU ,chB I'm going to the dogs
changed he was. His face had grown
thin. his hair was slightly worn ut
the crown and temples, and there Were
dark circles under his eyes. Yet. for
all these signs of dissipation. he was
still remarkably handsome man.
Though not so robust as when | last
saw him. his form was yet elegant In
the old days we had called him AdOuis,
and DOME had chung to him long after
the Cambridge time.
Now" said lie when we had lighted
our pipes. III tell you why I'm going
to the dogs. I've got to tell 1t To some
one or 20 daft. and | cant say that
I'm not daft as 1t is
1T is woman" said | after reilec-
ton. who causes man to drink, 10
lose all ambition"
1T is"
1T is II woman" went on. holding
| the amber stem of my pipe before the
| light which cleaned golden through
the transparent gum. who causes a
man to pull up stakes and prospect for
new claims. to leave the new country
for the old"
1T is woman indeed" he replied.
He was gazing at me with new inter-
est. IF the woman had accepted him
he would not have been here
NO; he would not said |.
''In either ease, yours or mine"
"In either Ease. 60 ON with your
story There's nothing more to add to
mine
Some time passed. and nothing bat
the breathing of the pipes was heard.
Now and then | would poke away ut
the ashes in my pipe bowl, and Dan
would do the same.
"Have you picture of her." | ask.
ed. reaching for some fresh tobacco.
NO: | am afraid to keep one
To me this was Il new phase in the
matter of grand passions.
"A likeness which never changes its
expression means nothing to me-" he
explained. Her face in all its moods
is craven in my mind. | have but to
shut my eyes. and she stands before
me in all her loneliness. Do you know
why wanted this vacation? RestE'
His shoulders went up, and his lips
closed tighter. "Aly son. | want no
rest. 1t Is rest which is killing me.
am going across am going to see
her again. If only from the curb as she
rolls past in her carriage, looking at
me, but not recognizing me. telling her
footman to brush me aside should |
attempt to speak to her. Yet | would
suffer this humiliation To see that glo.
riOus face once more, to hear again
that voice. though it were keyed to
scorn. ! am fool Jack, What. have
| gone all these years free heart to love
chimera in the end? Verify am an
ass.
"She is a princess. She has riches.
She has a principality. She is the
ward of a king. What has she to do
with such as |? Three months in the
year she dwells in her pretty palace.
The other months find her here and
there-paris. st. Petersburg or Rome
as fancy Wills. And II love her! Is
it not rich? What am |? A grub bur.
rowing at the root of the tree in which
She like bird of paradise, displays
her royal plumage. Masters. remem-
Der that | am an ass. Though it be
not written down, yet forget not that
am an ass The father of this prin.
cess once rendered the present king
father great service, and in return
the king turned over to his care prin
cipality whose lineal descendants had
died out. 1t was with the understand
Ing that so long as he retained tho
kings good will, just so long he might
possess the principality, and that whel
he died the sovereignty would pass L
his children. The old king died, ant
his son sat upon his fathers throne
) The father of the princess also died
The king of today made the same
terms as his father before him. The
, Princess Hildegarde accepted them
not counting the cost. Last spring sh,
was ollOItly btlOlt lllt Ctl u
nation Prince Ernst of Wortumbor:
, became a sutton for her hand. Tb'
king was very much pleased. Prince
Ernst was cousin of the Princes
, Hildegardes father and had striven
for the principally in the days gone
by. The king, thinking to repair the
| imaginary wrongs of the prince, forced
the suit. He impressed upon the prin'
: ess that it was marry the prince OF
E give up the principality. She gave liel
r consent, not knowing what to do un
, der the circumstances. Prince Ernst
! is prince without principally or reve
MUGS. In marrying the princess he
o acquires both. | shall tell you how
9 became concerned"
Hillars laid his smoking pipe in the
!. ash pan. He got up and roamed about
r the room, stopped at the window ant
4 stared at the inken sky, then returned
to his chair.
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