The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-05-18

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ty-three years old.
He had come to demand the hand of So.
phe. He had seen her. She would do The
Wittesbach, though plain home folks. were
OF exalted blood. fit to espouse Hapsburg
His own mother had arranged the match He
would ask Duke Macmillan after the banquet
and make a prompt getaway to Vienna.
where pleasure waited
Alone beneath the trees, pup came ro1np-
ing to him; and a fresh, sweet young voice
cried: Dick come back" And he marveled
at the vision, beautiful girl of sixteen supple,
slender. of proud, pure type, laughing flower
on tall forest stem She had been running.
and stopped, blushing, GREATNESS: please ex-
'cuse Dick, monsieur!"
Don't apologize for Dick, mademoiselle.
His friendship is recommendation know
the ways of the house he answered.
Father thinks so,' she laughed.
Your father? Then you are
Elizabeth Amelia, duchess in Bavaria"
Francis Joseph had already started in for
Irritation. He stopped. troubled. Holding
Nout his hand, he asked:
why have not seen you before?"
Very young, serene and naughty, yet i'm
ipulsve and tender, unafraid Of the youth in
tourist tweeds and struck by sudden admira-
1tion. Elizabeth held out her beautiful white
hand.
II am too young TO figure at the banquet"
fshe said. And Francis Joseph understood His
uncle wished to marry off the elder daughter
first. He whispered to the younger girl laugh
ling, tempting:
BE dressed, ON the lawn. before the ban.
;quet. I'll arrange"
1t was the first escapade Of Elizabeth. and
1T had the excuse Of love at first sight. She
dressed and descended calmly. pursued by
laffrighted firing women. On the lawn Francis
Joseph offered her his arm. The effect was
theatrical. Duke Macmillan was wild with
anger. After the banquet the young emperor
drew him aside:
MY UNCLE he said, Il have the honor to
ask the hand, not of my cousin Sophie, but OF
any cousin Elizabeth"
MY nephew" said the duke. ut is impos-
sbe"
Then I'll ask for neither" said Francis Jo-
seph.
So he quilted Possenhofen Three months
later. on the birthday Of the emperor, all Ischl
was en- fete To the imperial villa many great
ones were invited. notably Duke Macmillan.
his duchess. their three sons and four daugh-
tiers.
The church OF 1schl was packed for morn
ing service. To universal surprise, as the i'm
perial cortege entered the proud mother of
Francis Joseph humbly stood aside, and mo-
toned young Elizabeth. the blonde Elizabeth.
to pass before her.
+, And the young emperor took her by the
hand. Approaching the altar, he said to the
priest.
MY father. here is my fancee Bless u.s."
Their wedding tour passed in Morava 1t
was an ideal honeymoon in mountainous
country, where the young emperor was wor-
SHIPPED by a loyal peasantry They rode from
town to town, almost alone. Francis Joseph
triumphant, Elizabeth happy. She had found
the Prince Charming of her dreams
All changed when they returned to Vienna.
y. The first morning the blooming beauty
was refused entrance to her husbands study
An usher in green and god with gold chain
and ivory wand, barred her way bowling cere-
moniously: Pardon, your imperial majesty
may not enter to his imperial majesty without
being announced"
AS Elizabeth, simple Bavarian princess, pro-
tested that she would pass, high officer cor
roborated the dunkey's words. Ashamed.
wounded, angry, she forced to wait, feel
ing the smiles of the courters behind her
back until word came that the emperor would
receive her. Bitterly she complained to him,
but Francis Joseph declared that etiquette
must be observed.
Scarcely seventeen, Elizabeth had no ex-
perienee to struggle against a hundred con-
spiracies Of the court suggested by the brutal
diplomacy Of her motherin-law.
This relentless woman had desired her son