The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-20
THE.

LUDWIG, Prince OF OTIOLUeIlDSfss CstitfC
counting the Princess Osra; for his faith
er had sought the most beautiful lady
OF royal house IN Europe, and had
found none to equal Osra. Therefore
the prince came 20 Strelsau with
great retiuue and was lodged IN the
White Palace, which stood on the out
skirts of the city, where the PUBIC
gardens now are (for the palace ltselI
was sacked and burnt by the people In
the rising of 1S4S). Here Ludwig stayed
many days, ching every day TO pay
his respects to the king and queen, and
TO make his court TO the princess King
Rudolf had received him with the ut
most friendship. and was, for reasons
of state, then Of great moment but now
OF vanished interest. as eager for the
match as was the King Of GlOttenbers
himself: and he grew very impatient
with his sister when she hesitated to
accent IyudwigJs hand, aIledging that /
she felt for him no more than a kin. r.
esteem, and, what was as much 10 me
purpose, that he felt no more for her
For although the prince possessed most
courteous and winning manners, and /
was very accomplished, both in learning
and in exercises, yet he was grave
and pensive young man, rather stately 4
than jovial, and seemed, in the Drin- !
cess eye accustomed as they were to |
catch and check ardent giances), to
his station than on the impulse OF any /
passion. Finding in herself, also, no !
such sweet ashamed emotions as had /
before now crossed her heart on &C /
count of lesser men, she grew grave /
and troubled; and she said TO the king; /
Brother is this love? For I had as I
lief ne were away as here and when he l
is here he kisses my hand as though IL /
were a statues hand, and-and feel
s though it-were. They say you know
what love is Is this lover"
There are many forms Of love- (
smiled the king. This is such love as
a prince and a princess may most prop
erIy feel"
Il do not call It love at all" said
Osra with a DOut.
When Prince Ludwig came next day
10 see her and told her, with grave
courtesy that his pleasure lay in doing
her will she broke out:
II had rather it lay in watching my
face" And then, ashamed, she turned
away from him.
He seemed grieved and hurt at her
words. and it was with a sigh that he
said: My life shall be given to giving
YOU joy"
She turned round on him with flushed
cheek and trembling lips;
Yes. but I had rather 1t were spent
in getting joy from me-"
lie cast down his eyes q moment and
t-e1 taking her hand, kissed il, but she
G"cW it away sharply, and so that af-
tern, on they parted. he back 10 his
p lace. she TO her chamber, where she
ask ng again: rs this love- and
-G-i.g, He does not know love- and +.
rJ1s 7g now and again before her miI-
1nr IT ask her pictured face why it /.
Z ou'd not unlock the door Of love.
On another day she would be merry, +
l. L Ii
e"'uECT air and formal compliments, /.
rnfessing that for haT part she soon .
sew Ueavy of such WOOing and loved .
f- % e-sy and merry, for thus she
%. C3 10 sting him so that he would .
A.r disclose more warmth or fOrsake .
al n-r theU 3 pursuit But he made /
r-11y apologies blaming nature that .
H"-l made him grave but assuring her .
O. nc dyen affection and respect.
"AfTC 5On and respect mUrmUred /
C~r' Ui,h d little toss of her head. oh. /
t'3t I had not been born q princess /
Nd vet though she did net love him. /
Erc bought him a very noble gentle /
Ir"u. and trusted to his honor and sin /
CrEijy I'm everything Therefore, when /
g., SIN pers -sted, and Rudolf and the 4
o-een urged her telling her (the king I
frock'ugIy. the queen with a touch Of 4
SaGTcSs) that she must not look to find /
i'm the world such love as romantic girls /
dream Of. at last she yielded and she ]
odd her brother that she would marry /
Prince Ludwig, yet for a little while
she would not have the news pro-
claimed So Rudolf went alone and
privately. 10 the White Palace and said
TO Ludwig.
Cousin. you have won the fairest
lady in the world. Behold, her brother /
says it,"
Prince Ludwig bowed low. and. tax
ing the kings hand, pressed it, thank
ing him for his help and approval. and
expressing himself as most grateful for
the boon of the princess favor
And viii you not come with me and
find her2'' cried the king, with q merry
look.
Il have urgent business now" an
swered Ludwig. BEG the princess to !
forgive me- This afternoon will crave
the honor Of waiting on her with my
humble gratitude"
King Rudolf looked at him, a smile /
curling on his lips; and he said in one
of his gusts Of Impotence:
BY heavenI is there another man in /
the world who would talk about graf !
itude, and business, and the afternoon, |
when Osra OF Strelsau sat waiting for |
him?"
Il mean no discourtesy." protested !
Ludwig. taking the kings arm and |
CHANGING at him with most friendly eyes |
Indeed, dear friend, am rejOiced and |
honorsd- But this business OF mine will |
not wait"
So the king frowning and grumbling /
and laughing, went back alone, and told |
the princess that the happy wOOer was /
most grateful, and would come, after /
his business was transacted, that after |
noon But Osrar having given her |
hand, would now admit no fault in the /
man she had chosen, and thanked the |
king for the message with great dig |
nifty. Then the king came to her, and, /
sitting down by her, strOked her hair /
saying softly:
You have had many lovers, sister /
Osra, and now comes q husband
Yes, now a husband" she muir /
INJURED, catching swiftly at his hand; /
and her voice was half caught in a sud /
deem sob.
So goes the WOTld-Our world" said /
the king. knitting his broWs and SEEM /
ing 10 fall for a moment into a sad /