. The Princess Margarethe . like two happy children, withtwo old servants, who clung to them intheir misfortunes, to supply their few wants. One day a band of huntsmen came totheir door and asked shelter for the old duke gave them such hospitality as 37 The Princess Margaret he. he could afford. After dinner, while theysat in the decayed old hall round the crack-ling log-fire, his daughter played on the harpairs that once had been popular in thecourt, and sang for them quaint songsof chivalry. A week after they weregone the duke learned that theirhandsome leader, who hadmade such pre
. The Princess Margarethe . like two happy children, withtwo old servants, who clung to them intheir misfortunes, to supply their few wants. One day a band of huntsmen came totheir door and asked shelter for the old duke gave them such hospitality as 37 The Princess Margaret he. he could afford. After dinner, while theysat in the decayed old hall round the crack-ling log-fire, his daughter played on the harpairs that once had been popular in thecourt, and sang for them quaint songsof chivalry. A week after they weregone the duke learned that theirhandsome leader, who hadmade such pretty speechesto the girl, was the youngPrince Rudolph, heir tothe kingdom. He heardthis from the princehimself, who returnedto the castle to tell theduke he had fallen inlove with the beautifulLouisa and had comeback to woo her. Theduke in his exile had lostnone of his family pride and hedeemed his house, in spite of its fallenfortunes, worthy of the honor the princewished to pay it. But Louisa herself became alarmed when 38. The Princess Margaret he. she discovered what a great personage thehuntsman was. She had been charmed withhis bronzed, frank face and delighted withhis fine compliments. She had thoughtof him during many of the long eveningssince he had left them as she sat in herlonely hall, weaving visions out of the fan-tastic flames in the fire and for the first timein her life feeling the loneliness of the the prince wooed her patiently, just asif he were not a prince and had not thechoice of any other maid in the at last, after a few months, he won herconsent, and just a year from the time ofher first \vooing she was made the princessof the realm and the future queen in thegreat cathedral at Schlafenburg. It was only fifteen months later that the j old king died. During this year the prin-cess had learned the ways of the court; itwas wonderful how quickly she becamefamiliar with them. Soon after she wasmade queen every one declared she seemedalwa
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