The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-08-14
Her BIenniish
8y eNOE OLCOTT

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eel thlt Sh" should ." ar".Eht up with.
out ever seeing o. reflection IT her face.
Her mother, ria, queen. who was o
very beautiful WOMAN. rpu.rr~,d in
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ont I'm. child ,y,s L.-.- 60. ,..,rt,,,.,.t.
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5nr WIS directed ON pai, ,, 5..I,r. 81,
ragrgi, .r,u, r,uri,pir,, r. ra ...
The yrtp.,~~ wa, carefully hr.n,bt
up TO rouf.u..,arr the rood All self
ishue~, uptrgfnfprun,s and other evil
thing, were h.,i g., be, something aparr
from her Generous motives. hou1ra
bic treatment. rit, for the uufnrfu
nate were h.lJ mn +, her us models
The cousrguencr wa, That she having
naturally Inherited Il sweet di.posiri,u
grew up with an iurun.ruity between
her spiritual and her material self
beautiful character. but the defect i'm
tier eyes gave her di~a.rreable OK
preston.
II is quite possible that had the priu
cess grown mp cousciou, Of this look
on her face her disposition might have
partakru Of il. At any rate. it is prob
able that the beauty OF her son,
would not have developed as it did had
certain ma,ignanre there was In her
face been constantly before her
When the princess became Of an age
10 marry the problem before the king
and queen. her parents. was 4 serious
one Nevertheless she must marry,
and the king entered into negotiations
with a ucighboring prince for an al
lance. The prince came. saw the prin-
cess and went away. making some cx-
cu~c for not proceeding further with
tn. negotiations Again and again
King Exagercs entered upon plans for
an alliance for his daughter. but when
ever the sutton saw the lady he was
10 marry and her bIemish he withdrew
his suit
Then the queen came forward with
her womau's wit to accomplish what
her husband could not. She persuad-
ed the king to enter into negotiations
another time for their daughters hand.
but this time TO introduce the sutton
10 the princess soul before permitting
him to SEQ her I'm the flesh
II so happened that king Of
neighboring island died at this time
and was succeeded by his son. Chalcus
This Young sovereign. being ambitious
IN extend his domain and knowing
that King Exgg.rc. having no son. his
d,uobtar vouId no oueau NJ his death
SOM nm ambassador asking for the
princess hand. Word was returned
IN tho king that his suit was accepta-
bIa IN the king and oueen and inyit
Ip, him IN cnter unon n courtshIn but
that no must do his wooing bliudfold-
Oh Only tho day bafora tho wedding
could no Soo bis hrida and ~ ba chose
bo oouId roS,sa +o marry bar
kim CbaIcus NOT having heard NJ
tho nripcesS, hIomisb vos ot a loss IN
rndarstord Srcb nrov,s,op Raing
,,o,,,, and With bJt of romonca In
bia ho,no no corsontod and arranged
- ,oo,o h;, l,;,c,Jor, for n soosop ond
,noLo tho v,si,
tn ,,r,,,oo,, ,,-to bod boor told nv
- ,anaD,,, .ho. bor ,r,,o- Voc ,o
-, 80 loo ha. co., srIr,tuoI roosons
81 .hor Lor ,,hrs,ooI COLI vos
- ,,oa~as ,,.I,b En- ,,Io, and gladly
-, - ,,,,1,oIdo1 s,,,,or Cboi-
on, ,,.os r.oII Formed comaIv accom-
,IIshod ond In ovarv vav ftted IN
,Iooso q Young gJrl Tho nripcess
strotob+rov covo him bar beort and
30 ,is,o,,,,c, 20 tho IovobIa words that
,oII rror, nor limo snokan I'm n very
S,yoo+ ,-oice was NOT sIovv I'm annre-
c,otirc bor good Qualities
For q month no remained ot the
oorrt Of L,,rg rvogoros going ohout
,roo 10 IooI, unon everything and every
norson a,cnnt tho nrincess When
aver ba was usberad into her nresence
h, ,vos bIirdfoIdad ond whom no loft
bor rho bondopa was to,en off his eyes
Evorv dov no conversed with her. and
averv dov no became more pleased
with TINT IoveIIness Of disnosItIon
thara was in her