The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-02
TWIN JOULJ.
INOTE-rhe Story Budapsst In The Present DayJ

By Ida De Lonyay.

hair a bunch OF lilies Of the valley
was nesting.
Upon each side Of The staircase
young cavaliers and knights thronged
Their dresses were beset with spark
ling stones and mine was dusty from
the long journey.
Two servants brought n velvet
cushion, and placed it AT the feet Of
the queen. / kneIt down upon il and
gave her the'message with which had
been sent 10 her.
"She was very kind TO me. She took
my hand in her tiny ones. and bade
me rise from my knccling position.
She had sweet, bewitching voice,
which went through me like music.
But kept my eyes bent on the ground.
for 1 feared that her great beauty,
which had already taken away all my
courage, would take all my senses
away, too.
"I'hc heralds at that moment blew
their trumpets, and the queen motioncd
me 10 her side She desired me TO
take part In ana TO be her companion
at lHe BTNdL ulnHcf.
I'VE went into another large hall
that was quite open on ono side over
looking the mighty sea. In the middle
Of II there stood a table, which was
nearly breaking down under the weight
Of rich silver; vases, bowls, goblets and
dishes, all OF the most beautiful aud
gorgeous designs. Upon one of the
latter-as was the fashion i'm those
days-was placed the head of an OK
wreathed with laurel Near each dish
stood chalices of artistic design for
The golden juice Of grapes.
"rhe queen broke OF a piece OF
white, delicate bread. gave IL to me,
and handed some aftcrward to the
others. Her hand trcmbled as she
held the gigantic goblet, which was
filled with a sparkling, ruby cOlorcd
wine, 90 her lips. She only drank one
draught OF il, then she gave it to me.
A sweet surprise came upon me. !
sought the spot which her red mouth
had touched. / pressed my hungry
lips TO il and drank the whole contents
Mt one draught, and became quite in
toXicated.
Everything ! saw appeared the col
or OF roses-thc sea, the air. the huge
lines OF pillars around me- the smiling
faces OF the elderly knights, the sweet.
childish face Of my queen, as she bent
her lily crowned head over her plate.
Sing us a song said She sudden
1u In IN nc IA ft, IA, IN,
away country and its beautiful women.
Hast thou lady lovcY
No. said / quickly, and our eyes
met
Then silence fell upon us. got up
from my place, a noble page brought
my harp. and 10! through the strings
some trembling lilies of the valley were
wound lovingly. This brought a storm
or joy into my heart. 1 looked up.
The brave cavaliers and young knights
alike were angry with me. but the Ia
dies smiled aud awaited my song. And
so l, the poor. pennilcss messenger
began to sing of love TO my queen. ]
told her everything l felt and all that
l did not dare to utter in words.
81 sang from my inmost heart, and
/ felt that l was understood. The
knights became red with envy, the
hands OF the ladies dropped To their
laps. and tears gathered i'm their eyes;
and saw that my beautiful queen was
pale-palc as the lilies in her hair. Her
large, dreamy eyes became intense
with emotion and her sweet, small lips
trcmbled.
'I could sing no longer. I broke off
with harmonious chord in the middle
OF the song.
"The wild swans. which fingered
along the margin of the sea in long,
white. broken line. answered me with
n loud shrek.
"a storm Of applause broke out
around me, goblcts were freely emp
tied, and every body wanted to shake
hands with me. Down at our feet was
heard the murmur OF the sea; the sky
was nearly white. except for some pink
clouds on the horizon. The noble gen
tlemen went upstairs one by one 10
discuss their horses: the ladies' sat
around the lall and began TO sing an
old spinning song, full of sadness and
sorrow.
Come said the queen in a low
voice. rs she touched my arm.
1--WE went down into the garden The
mir WAS heavy with the smeh of fresh
young grass aud the fragrance OF
roses. We wandered hand in hand up-
on tho lawns like two timid. dreaming
| children The radiance of the sun
| faded slowly away. the moon rose
wrapped in her silver dress. aud yet
neither Of us spoke. A sweet. warm
breeze came from above. The roses
dropped their purple heads down to
us; first they gave careSs TO her soft.
warm cheek. then they touched my lips
cOquettlshly. | felt like hero.
bent down my head like the roses
above us. and pressed my feyerish
burning lips to the snowy whitcncss y.
her hand. And she. without n word
put her arms around my neck. The
moon shonc into her eyes. and I saw
a great untold happiness In their vel
yety depths. How long we sat upor
the grass bank I never knew. Tim,
went by rs quickly as wave of th,
open hand.
"Suddcnly from far OF there cam,