Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-07

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alast | could not Withstand
tears. | am iron to the world, .
In her hands. | could not live q
her unhappy"
He continued musing thus, and VIZ
ing about his apartment in a trouD
and anxious mood.
At the review on the following day
the emperor soon detected the green
plume and black charger, with its
rider. 1t was a young colonel iof dra-
goons. a Bavarian named Makimilian
Beauharnais, Duke de Leuchtenberg, a
handsome and elegant cavalier, but no
match in rank and station for Marie,
daughter of the emperor. The youth
full colonel was summoned to his side,
and as he rode up to receive the COM
mands of the emperor, Marie, in the
royal carriage close by, was seen to
faint. Her fear for him she loved was
the cause.
The emperor dismissed the soldier
at once, and returned to the palace to
see how serious was EMarie's illness.
He knew now, however, whom she had
chosen in her heart.
Two months passed, in which every
effort dictated by tenderness that could
be devised was resorted to for the pur-
pose of ob~literating the image of the
Bavarian from the heart of Marie Mic
oloewna, but all in vain. The princess
was not obstinate, she was only too
yielding to her fathers arguments, but
he saw her cheek growing paler day by
day. and her form losing its rOundness
and vigor, until at last Marie lay upon
a sick bed. ALI the medical skill of Eu-
rope could not minister to "a mind
diseased and so the emperor found,
and these professionals told the father
that they were powerless; that he must
make up his mind to part with Marie,
for she could not live!
All this while Macmillan Beau
harnais knew nothing OF the secret
which lay solely between Marie and
her august father. In common with
every one about the court, he almost
w~orshiped the sight of the princess,
but he did so as one would bow be-
fore a star in the heavens, and to him
she seemed quite as distant. 1t was
impossible for him not to realize her
exquisite loneliness, and in a certain
sense t o feel enslaved by it. Yet he
had never for one moment imagined
that she looked favorably upon him.
or, indeed, that she had ever noticed
him, as singled out from a score OF
others.
One day he was summoned to the
presence of the emperor, though he
knew not for what. He remembered
that he had once before been called to
his side at the review, when the ILL
ness which had Frustrated the princess
had interrupted them. Perhaps, he
thought, the emperor has mi orders
for me that were then omitted, and
which he now wishes to communicate.
Colonel" said the emperor, as the
Bavarian entered his presence, and
with an abruptness which astonished
the young soldier, Il have been max.
ing inquiries concerning YOU"
Sire, you honor me-"
81 find that your character is unex.
c%eptionable; that you are a person OF
refined tastes. of artistic culture, and q
loyal spirit. In short. a true cavalier"
"Your majesty is complimentary"
What do you think of my daughter,
Grand Duchess Marie Nicoloewna?"
Princess Marie, sire?"
"Yes." ri
Forgive me, SIRE" he hesitated.
Speak freely"
"You ask me, sire, what | think OF
the grand duchess. While your anger
would crush me if | should say what
| really think of the princess, yet |
should be supremely happy If you
would permit me to say it."
do you. love her. colonel?"
"Sire. I worship heru
"Enough-she is in that room"
Sire, would you have me entere"
AS you choose" he replied.
Scarcely yet understanding the
meaning of all this, the colonel hest
tated, until the emperor led him to the
door. where, knocking gently, he en-
tered, introduced the young soldier to
his child, and retired, leaving them to,
gether.
A promise from her father had act
ed like a charm upon Marie. The
color had come back to her cheeks, she
was already rapidly recovering, and
she sat there expecting this visit from
the chosen of her heart.
Love sought is good" says Shake
speare, "but given ~unsought is bet
ter"
AS the colonel entered and knelt at
her feet. she gave him both her hands.
Words were not needed-one look told
him all The light broke in upon his
heart-hc was loved. and by her whom
he had w%orshiped from such a dis
lance. TO have sought whose affection
in return he would nave considered
the widest audacity possible to mag
Inc. This was the ecstasy of happi-
ness. Had not Heaven. he asked him.
self, worked a miracle in his behalf?
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