The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-07
OF THE ALEXANDRIA
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boon as permission to go
u shall lose the Queens ia.
~ place at court if I do not
abed to her as a species of
ever on the prowl for
IS damsels. Harm In that
Fretty boy-absurd! In short
eor capitulated, the door was
and the fortress gained just
page had f~oreseen.
had been charmed by the
the damseI's face seen in the
he was ravished when he saw
length portrait now revealed
Her AndaluSian bodice and
Nuina set off the round but
Eeymmetry Of her form, which
yet, scarcely verging into wo-
ID. Her glossy hair was parted
forehead with scrupulous X
and behind her ear was a
fcke ed rose AS to her COM
It was, of course, dusky, as
mplexion of Andalusian beau
kOuld be-none Of your pink
lite, but rich browns and reds,
nth the glowing warmth Of the
n sun and just fitted to set off
rk and soulful eyes with their
shes which swept the mantling
as she looked down.
saw all this at a glance and
like to just have stood there
dmired for a while; but there
he falcon up on the tower and
was Queen Elizabetta, whose
twas no joke. back there in the
Business first; the page bowed
kanks and sprang up the wind
4fairs as lightly as a mountain
sently he returned with the fall
safely hooded and jessed. He
sthe damsel seated by the foun-
Winding silk in the most demure
Efnnocent way imaginable-Why
But the dear girl was so agi-
by the return of the page that
EQuite by accident-dropped one
er reels of silk. RuyZ de Alcaron
hg and picked it up. Then, drop
upon one knee in the real court
her. he presented it to it's owner.
the fair little hand of the
len reached out to take the reel
t does that naughty page do but
) the tips of the fingers and press
hand to his lips. Never had he
on the fair hand Of Eliza
herself a kiss SO really full Of
,tiOn and respect. But the maid,
sed to the ways of cOurtiers. was
'wn into great agitation. Santa
la" she exclaimed, blushing and
in confusion and surprise.
a~pologized a thousand times for
liberty he had taken: but assured
that it was merely the way they
at court of expressing homage
resnect. The anger which the
had at first seemed inclined to
. vanished at once; but not SO
agitation.
uyz saw the impression he had
le and would fain have profited by
the fine speeches Of gallantry
he started to utter died upon
lips. To his establishment he felt
self becoming almost as much
as the maiden, and he, the
} whose effrontery was equal to
situation in the royal court, STOOD
e lik Il country pumpkin, abashed
IRE a simple damsel of fifteen. In
IT. the children-for they were
lir Sc, although in Andalusia a
OF fifteen is like a young lady of
1teen in these cold and cloudy
les. and q boy of eighteen like a
tn Of twenty-five children We're,
in love with each other at
sight. The artless maiden had,
modestv and innocence, guard
effectual than the bolts and
5 prescribed by her vigilant aunt.
omeWhat recovering their COM
ure, the two young people were
engaged in q pleasant CONVERSE
/, getting along very we'll together,
n Il shrill voice was heard at a
ance. Mercy upon US: There is
aunt returning from mass!" cried
damsel. "Oh. Senior, do go away
'nce. IF she sees you here she will
q us both. [ do not know what
will do! Pray go" Il will not
art, fair maid" said Ruyz gallant
until you give me that rose from
r hair There, there, take it
be 9pne,' cried the maiden.
Silly did the girl. whose name. it
uld be stated, was Jacinta-a
tty name when pronounced in the
.nlsh way-undo the ose and give
nto the hand of the page.
tuyz, the rogue, covered the hand
+ gave the rose with kisses, but,
IN to say. he did it hastily, for he
no desire to meet the elderly
m who watched over this Rose
the Aihambra. He took his falcon
n his wrist and bounded lightly
1V before thn cow 6ar,n o~riraI