Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25

heart leaving her with the cold fear that untoward
fate had befalen her lover She tried to the Mar
grave but he and his mother had left court to
visit friend who lived thirty forty miles from
Berlin where the beer good that it was famous
throughout all Brandenburg
DOOR Adolph despite the fact that the beer was
good, told his mother that the days spent away
from Berlin days of grief and sorrow, yearnng
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Schwedt? was happy there: but now shall never
know joyful moment in all the days of my life l
believed you when you said she would grow to love
me- and after we reached Berlin believed you when
learning the sweet lesson. believed you, though l
knew in my heart you were wrong. believed you
because longed to believe: but was fool You
remember that day at Schwedt you told me was
fool? Good! You were right.
Don't upbrad me. liebling,'. pleaded the loving
old mother 4 thought was right, and God knows
| have no wish in all my heart a longing,
yearning, bleeding. for your happiness! 4ch; my
dear son! you all in the world to me. Don't hate
me- or I'll die-I'n die!
Mother mother!' cried the Margrave, hurryng
to her chair and kneeling by her side. i do not
upbraid you. | could not hate you. You are all
that have on earth. l love you, my mother
OH love you, and if it was not for you, l should
to die!
He wound his arm about her neck, rested his head
her loving breast and lifting her hand to his lips,
kissed her fingers atfect1onately.
She stroked his hair. saying, " Do not grleve do
not you will break my the kiss
ing his mother rising to his feet and whstng to hide
his PAIN because 1T PANIED her.
TWO o'clock of the day the hereditary Prince of
Bayreuth was expected to arrive set for the
betrothal ceremony. Gloom and sadness pervaded
the entire court for it was known to all that Wlhel
nina grieving because she was to be forced to
plight her troth to man she had never seen and OF
whom she had heard none but unfavorable accounts.
The Queen was almost heartbroken because the COM
ing betrOthal was the deathknel to her hopes OF
English marriage, which had been the dream OF her
heart since the day Wihelmna was born
The hereditary Prince had been expected to arrive
in the morning but his failure to appear did not stop
preparations for the betrothal ceremony. In case
the Prince did not arrive the special envoy from
Bayreuth would act proxy.
Again the Mirrored Chamber crowded with the
nobility of Brandenburg awaiting the betrothal of
arrived The King, the Queen the Crown Prince,
and Don't Care were ranged as on the former occa-
sion The brilliantly dressed audience stood in 81
lence Still the hereditary Prince did not arrive.
few minutes before two o'clock. the King began
to show signs of irritation. Let the ceremony
proceed with the proxy he ordered. The roads
in the mud He has tried, probably. to come like
woman in a carriage and has been unable to get
through time. Let the ceremony proceed, l say!
&c on!'
AS on the former occasion, the Princess came down
the aisle but this time she walking in the dark
to plight her troth to man she had never seen She
at least knew the worst that could befaH her when
she had expected to marry the Margrave OF SchWedt
but now it was like plungng into abyss, and she
was almost dumb with fear and grief.
Henry might have saved the Princess this pain
by telling her that he the hereditary Prince of
Bayreuth; but perhaps it we'll that he did
not for had she betrayed her happiness because
of the coming nuptials, the King and Queen might
have changed their minds, or Don't Care might
have concluded to take back her Prince, and
all would have been lost.
There seemed to be belief