Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11

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the sth OF February, 1852, A list Of
his works contains aDfehtef und KAuf-
man." "Schwarswalder Dorfgeschfch-
tenn, "BorfusseIe." "EcdeIwetss,v ~Das
Landhaus ana RheinS ana / number Of
others. Hia- III 1su az 20
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Il GERMAN COURT A Ring state
~ ly'fof bearing sand of good re-
= = port. aatA queen Hsweet and
beautiful, but abhorring these who i'm
the least digress from. the straight and
narrow path. and intent above all else
In preserving, her. own, immaculate
purity. ~ n Irsu Z
The lady Of 1.-The bedchamber, Coun-
tess .Irma Won Wildenort, daughter of
noble sire, who spent his life In Inn
proving his domains and serving his
neighbors, but who. lived alone and
self-centered, leaving his children to
grow up with little of his advice and
not too much expression of'his affec-
ton. DIR. Gunther, physician to- t. >
queen, a man straightforward and
truthful whose wife and daughters
never appeared at court g - ~
These, with Countess Brinkinstein,
the high-priestess Of etiquette and
decorum; Bruno " Countess Irtda's
brother, and others Who appear less
prominently, were the Characters, the
intermingling of whose lives furnishes
story Of the explaining of sin, full Of
warning to those WHO are on the brink
of wrongdoing and replete. with sug-
gestion to the self-sanctified.
The story opens with. the birth Of a
prince in the royal household. "A
nurse from the Highlands is found In
Walpurga, wife of Hansai. an humble
peasant, whom the queen kissed upon
her arrival, and this being so contrary
10 the etiquette yck the eouEts ID taken
up by the scandal-mongers and record
ed in the newspapers, offending the
king and awaKehings His tflbnght that
the queen is weak and sentimental.
Countess Irma, because of her Off
cial position, has access at all times
to the young princes apartments and
It is soon apparent that she Is fast at
tanning royal favor. One day the
king lays his hand upon hers and
looks at her I'M shch manner that
Walpurga tells her it is improper, but
is. advised to attend to her own af-
fairs, and the countess writing to a
friend boasts that the king prefers
her. above all others and THAI he has
given her feather from an eagle that
he shot. -
Later, when they are 'aibne together
the king asks the countess, If when
/ they are by themselves, Ne may call
her hiss"true comrade" and makes re
marks implying that the eueep and he
/ are not In closest harmony.
The devotion of his wife, however
| is abundantly attested by mighty
struggle through which she passes
She was a Protestant and the king q
Catholic and out Of love to him she
resolves to give up her religion, bu
instead of pleasing his majesty, THU
only makes him angry because h,
takes it to be another token Of hel
weakness. and he gets Or; Gunther t.
dIssuade her from such course. Hi
also sends flowers every day to Coun
tess Irrna, who Is fattered, but ava!
down in her heart she Is offended
and she writes her friend that sh'
feels herself altogether alone In tn
world.
4 Soon after this the king goes on |
hunting trip and he asks the queel
to have the countess write to hin
about the baby prince. The queen be
gins to be suspicious of her husban
and the scandal concerning the rela
tons Of the king and Irma increases
In the midst OF the turmoil. tn
countess is called home to her father
but he and she did not Nunderstan
each other, and wnen--after while
letter signed by the king and tn