Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-11-26

Donken. Then, having made his prep
arations for the journey, taking with
him only two friends who were in his
secret, he set out for the capital of
Brentino. On the way he darkened
his complexion. One of his friends, an
artist, painted little pimples all over
his face, and the prince put on a red
wig. He had been much repealed by
these features on the part of Anneke
and thought they might repel the Prin-
cess Xenia.
When the formal introduction took
place the princess raised her fan to
her face-what for no one knew, but
Prince Carl presumed that it was to
conceal her disgust for him. But it
seemed rather to conceal a smile, for
she offered her hand to him most cor.
daily. He bowed and kissed it, then
looked up at very beautiful girl.
There was that in her appearance to
remind him of some one he had seen
before, but he could not place the per.
son. He tried to say something dis.
agreeable, but the words stuck in his
throat. The princess slipped her hand
on his arm and drew him away from
the others into an apartment where
they would be alone together.
From the moment the prince saw the
Princess Xenia he was attracted to
her, and it was not long before he re.
GREETED having disobeyed his father in
refusing to marry her. The saying
he
err did not pertain to him. The Prin-
cess Catherine being out of sight was
out Of mind Nevertheless he had been
so long dominated by her superior will
that the idea of being unfaithful to her
filed him with terror. At the same
time the influence of the woman pres.
ent became steadily stronger. The
Princess Xenia did everything needful
to concentrate his mind upon herself.
She gave fetes in her honor, and in
each her costume was designed to en-
nance her beauty.
Prince Carl had promised Catherine
that every day he would send her a
message telling her how he was getting
on In repelling the Princess Xenia. The
day after his arrival at Brentino he
wrote that he was acting as brutally
as possible. But those about him no.
tced that his pimples had suddenly
been healed. The second day he wrote
that he had offended the princess. But
while dressing in the morning he wash.
ed off his dark complexion. The third
day he wrote that he was very near
being sent away. This he really be-
ieved to be true, for when sitting by
Xenia she pulled off his wig and ap'
peared to be very much displeased with
him for coming to court disguised.
On the fourth day Carl wrote Cath.
crime that something especial had hap.
pened; he would write her full ac.
count Of it soon. This is what he re.
ferred to:
When he joined the Princess Xenia
he found In her stead his wife, Anneke.
She threw her arms around his neck,
but he repealed her. Then she pulled
off his red wig and, turning to foun.
tain, washed her face. Turning to him,
he recognized the Princess Xenia.
What does all this mean?" he asked.
ut means that your father, King
Hubert, having received from my ia
Their an offer of my hand for you, in
formed us that so far as he was con-
cerned the offer was accepted, but I'M
fortunately you had fallen under the
spell of another woman. If, however,
l would agree to plan to defeat this
other woman devised by his prime
minister he hoped all would be we'll.
I assented and was married to you as
a homely simpleton-"
The princess kicked off her wooden
shoes and displayed a pair of tiny
feet incased in kid shoes. She I'M
fastened her petticoats and appeared
in a morning gown of silk and lace.
Next her bodice came off and showed
a corsage to match her other apparel.
Then the prince folded her in his arms.
The prince at once sent for Van der
Donken, who came posthaSte and was
Informed that Prince Carl and Prin-
cess Xenia, having been married Sc
cretly, desired that preparations for
their public wedding should be made
with as little delay as possible. The
prince never wrote Catherine what had
happened, having forgotten all about
her. Van der Donken returned to
King Hubert, and the king was so
pleased with his management Of the
problem that he at once created him a
duke.
An announcement made that the
kingdoms Of Lituria and Brentino
would be united by the marriage of
Prince Carl and the Princess Xenia
filed the people Of both kingdoms with
delight. A few weeks later a public
marriage took place at the capital of
BrentinO, at which there was great re-
joicing. For many years Queen Xenia
preserved the red wig and wooden
shoes in which she had been private
ly married to King Carl, and after her
death they were removed to the royal
museum.
AS for the Princess Catherine, she
was so cut up by being tricked that
she never married, and after her IA
theirs death the crown Of Pomaria
passed to another branch Of the royal
family.
The Cocoa Bean.
The cocoa is a native of Venezuela
It is a pod bean the size of the first
joint of the finger, six or eight OF
these beans to the pod The wet beans
are shelled from the pods and ther
fermented in heaps for six days unit
cured. During this ferment heat is de
veloped that will cook an egg, so it is
said. The cocoa bush begins bearing al