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F ; Recollections c By Col. D. 1 No. 9. All w Some twenty-five or thirty years ago, a well-to-do peasant living in Austria, four leagues out from Vienna, was . having a family outing in the country i with his wife and three daughters. Two of the eldest daughters had just' J} re.turned from America where they had been attending a special school. I The voungest, Freda, a girl of eighteen j or so, had remained on the old farm j to assist the aged parents. So on the ! Bgday of the coming ?>f the daughters' Hp from Xew York, they had arranged for ' I a picnic, all by themselves, on the estate of Arch Duke Charles, the nephew j of the old emperor. It was a pleasant i day in early autumn, when the leaves began to put on th^yr suit of yellow, j the stubble and hills in the distant a dull brownish red. The returning daughters were re counting to their parents ihe wonders * - tti 3~ r. of the new woria, wmie rreua ?as . busying herself preparing the midday feast. She was exceptionably pretty, vivacious, vibrant with emotions of the 1 happy day, her deep blue eyes spark- j ling like gems while her auburn curls floated over her shoulders covering: that shade of tan so common to the ! peasants of the lower Danube. Just as they were preparing to enjoy their meal a stranger pushed his [ way through the bushes with his gun,' m dog arc! the dress of a hunter. H< costed the party of peasants. He told j them in the most polite and pleasant : manner, that he hoped he was not in^ * truding, but that he had been out gun- j ning and wished to be directed back } to the city. This was readily given, j then the old gentleman, with the hospitality of his country, invited the stranger to stay and partake with them of their dinner, of which they had an abundance. The stranger accepted the invitation. .When we read this account it really does seem that some di? ? Tinn-or r?T cuV> k Viniiy, sunie uiiiui yu..vM ~? consciousness lead us to our fate, "rough hew it how we will." The meal passed off very pleasantly, the young ladies regaling the young huntsman with their experiences in America, while the straDger told of Ihis travels in foreign lands. But while all this was going on Freda sat quietly, not engaging in the brilliant fc conversation, yet the stranger showed I from the first, his interest in the youngest sister. He sat by her in the j afternoon and talked to her of things I I she knew, and in a language sne understood: The day ended with a permission to this young stranger to call next day. He was a remarkably handsome young man, broad shouldered, erect, with all the characteristics of a > full blooded Teuton. He called th? next day to see the Franklins, but it was soon discovered ' it was not all the sisters, but only one, Freda. He had given his name as John Ortli, and lived in a little j city some miles away, he told them, by the name of Missellon. Matters had gone so far the cautious old peasant concluded to look up his antecedents. He had a friend living in Misr sillon, who would know every one there. To him he wrote all the facts of John Orth and of his love for his \youngest daughter and request-ed to be fully informed of who, what and all about this strager whom fate seem to make a factor in their lives. The friend answered very fully. There ) was no man living in the city now of j that name, nor had been, within for- I ty years of his residence there, 'mat the stranger must be an imposter. There was no property registered in the name of Orth nor did the city register contain any such name. However, at the bottom of the letter, the friend said, "Missillon is on the is. land of Orth, in the Danube, and the estates on this island belong to Arch j Duke Charl's. When Orth again visited the home ^ of the peasants he was met with griin and savage faces. They upbraided him for his perfidy in imposing upon their innocent home under a false W name, giving him all the abuse, the bitter tongues of the women, and an outraged father could possibly give. Freda did not join in this arraignment of her lover, instead stoutly declaring her undying confidence in, and her love for him. John Orth met the storm bravely, without a- tremor of emotion, or a sign of guilt. All he asked was to < give him time and he would explain all, now it was impossible. He begged Freda not to doubt him as the others had, and in good time he would explain all, that the friend in the city was mistaken, that he did live in Missillon and gave the names of hundreds of others who lived there. i >f a Long Life A. Dickert I for Love. I So his visits continued without abatement, neither was there any abatement of the family's hostility. But Freda declared her lover incapable of wrong or imposition and she would stand by and with him to the last. To curb and break this unholy pas siori tne agea coupie senuusi^ v^xioiuered the idea of sending Freda to America. The intimacy between the young lovers grew apace. He came regularly every week. But where did fre live? Who knew him? Xone could tell. The great national military manoeuvres were near at hand and these people living so near the capital were enthuiastically preparing :o be present. Of course all expected Mr. Orth to take Freda, but no intimation of such purpose had as yet come from him. One day Freda, in maiden modesty, any coyness, d-elicately hinted the matter to her lover, and suggested how delightful it would be to her to have him accompany her. But here she received h-r first blow. "He could not go with her. Circumstances prevented, of which he would explain some day. He would b? there, yes, but could not see h-:r." The old couple shook their heads knowingly. The sisters taunted the girl with all kinds of sunpositions and insinuations. "Orth had another fraulin to accompany him, no doubt a great lady from the city." "What did he want with his peasant plaything, in this great crowd?" "He was ashamed of her," etc. This rail-1 lery had no effect upon young Freda,! she was still staunch in her belief, that he was honest, sincere and truth- i ful. | The day of the great manoeuvre j came. The whole country round about, | as well as visitors from the extremi-! ties of the kingdom, came in their | holiday attire, the rich and royal in ! extreme finery or gorgeous equipage, i The world loves royalty and delights in pomp and display. Freda and her family came early j and took up their position with thous- j ands of others on the side of the principal street in order to get a close look at their aged emperor Joseph, the cronw prince, his son. After the flare of trumpets and roll of drums, the word came down the long line, the "emperor is coming. Watch for the emperor, nere ne comes," and al!? craned their necks. | First came the aged monarch, a few fe:t in rear came his son, the crown prince, then his nephew, Arch Duke Charles, the next in succession to the throne after the prince, then came generals, civilians of high station and behind' came the great body of Austria's soldiers. When the king and his escort were passing tY ^=ant family, all staring with open mouthed dmazement at the brilliant throng ot royalty, Jtrtua turned pale, began to tremble, then with a smothered scream, she fell fainting in her father's arms. Restoacives were at hand and she soon became conscious. Her desire was to go home at once, or else she would die there on tfte ground. "What is it Freda, what has so frightened my child," asked father and mother iri a breath. "Did you not see John Orth riding next the king and his son?" she asked. Sure enough John Orth had passed in the person of Arch Duke j Charles, one of the richest and most powerful noblemen in Austria-HunI gary, if nojt in Europe. i I will oAiit all the crimination and recrimination that passed, when John Orth next presented himself at the home of Freda. The old people charg ed the^duke with entering their house, | like a serpent. In return for their [confidence and hospitality, he had | stung their young and innoncent girl to her death; thai he had brought re; proach and ridicule upon their honest I lives. These and hundreds of other j reproaches were heaped upon the head of .John Orth, while he stood calm and | unperturbed, saying nothing but, "it i will all come right. I love .b'reaa, ana I she loves me. We will be man and wift." "How!" almost shrieks the old father. "The laws of our land prevent such a union of royalty to plebian. You can't elevate her to your station in life, nor can you descend to hers. Imnossible!" Freda still had confidence in him and his intention^ but the question with her too, was "how." Well, John Orth cut the Gordian knot. He called a council of state, | then and there, in the presence of i the emperor and his cabinet, he vol' untarily laid down all his titles. He gav? up for himself and his posterity all claims to the throne of Austria or to any titles now held or inherited in future. He allowed all his inherited estates, amounting to 8 millions of dollars to be confiscated to tne King, then walked out of that audience stripped of everything that royalty possessed, but he was a free man. History has no account of such a sacrifice of wealth and rank, in order to marry a poor girl. The nuptials were soon celebrated, but only now did mystery and romance begin to surround them. He had giv ?Illmnc- it ie trnp hilt Still WaS CJLL up miiiiuiio, ii. io ?<. ~? comparatively a rich man with money and estates coining from his mother. He turned all his possessions into gold and struck out, as he explained ir, "to rub elbows with the world, and mix cn an equal footing with his kind." He was tired and disgusted with the life of pomp and display, with the annoyances and ethics "that doth hedge about a king." Alter pruvmmg a.wyij ; for th-e family of his wife, they went to London, looking out for some pur| suit in commercial life, best suited to his taste. i He purchased a trim built little j merchant steamer, and with a select, crew, he boldly struck out across the 1 Atlantic in s-earch of adventure. His happy wife accompanied him on all his trips. In South America he found lucrarive employment in the nitrate trade, between the points of Peru and the Brazilian and Argentina r publics. This he kept up for s veral years, having perfected himself in a'l the intricacies of sailing a ^bip. Either with compass or dead reckoning he was equally conip- tent 1o direct his course or find his position on th- seas. .Many dark, stormy nights could John Orth be seen in sailor cap, water proof L ~ ^ i.cjfonrli-ncr nn t T"i o UUU LS>, clliu SLUl ii-l v.ua uvunuiua v?? ^ bridge of his ship battling with the j angry waves. But the wander lust came upon him. He wanted to roam over distant seas and visit countries in the far distant Indian ocean. He recruited and enlisted a picked crew for two years and provisioned his vessel for that length of time. An experienced sailing 1 - ? rtnorr "Kn-rrVi XD3.St6r Was engage U, a. uci tu fixed up for his "wife and child, all made ready for thLs cruise in the unknown waters of the South Seas. When he was ready to weigh anchor at Rio, from which city he sailed, his sailing master, for some reason or other, had to visit some one in the city. Whether the first offic-er wished dcpqiw thic dangerous vovage. or | CP ? w [whether John Orth wished to rid him; self of his sailing master, will never be known, for when he returned, (or |so says), the ship was plowing its way towards the Pacific. That was the | last ever seen or heard of Johq Orth, his wife, child, crew or ship. That was more than ten years ago. But the mystery cotninued and if all accounts be true John Orth is certainly one of the world's wizzard. ! Months and at last a year had pass' ed, and not one word or trace had been h-eard or seen of the missing | ship. Friends wrote and enquired of : every known part. Large rewards offered for the faintest clue, all in vain. About two years after his disappearan^, a tramp, three masted sailling ship, came into a French port and j reported seeing on an island in the I T_ ji: - ? ? ? ->Ilion fVi/Mieanel inuiail UCtJclIl, ILIUI " Liictii cl LiivuouiAVA miles distant fr:>m any other island, a white man and his wife, with a lot of other white men, apparently on friendly terms with the black natives. In fact, it was thought the white man was the ruler. These tramp sailors I were not allowed to land, but water land provisions were carried to them I in boats. This, all thought, was of a surety, the missing John Orth. Frances Jos-eph, emperor, now began to get interested. A fleet of war vessels were uispaix-neu uu a, ivw jyears' cruise to th* South Seas, with | orders to scoi:r the islands and the esas for some trace of the lest Argorauts. But they returned, battered and 'careworn, without a single trace. ! Many curious *umors hava since been j afloat, but no clue run down. Some time after the return of the searching shi;.Ds, 3. nobleman, living in Vienna, a man of honor and truth, who was intimate with the arch duke, declares he met him one day in Paris, had a long conversation with him, told him of the fear and anxiety felt by all his countrymen and urged him to ? ?? * ~ ? nn>ilomon ronnrts +TlP tUI XI Jr\. Is CJL> C IIV UX^/XXIUJU JL VJ^/V* w w V ? W circumstances, said John Orth declared his intention of returning at the proper time, fciat he and his wife were happy and all his crew satisfied. He told nothing of his whereabouts or his business. That night he disappeared. Sleuths weie put upon the supposed track, but failed to unearth anything. Then a report came, of a recluse living way back in the mountains of Argentina, who would give no name, nor fp=sS$s>/y A It tells you h< phone line wi same high-cla; now enjoyed 1 If you ha tell you how xr i i oil ao not 01 . Address n< F, SOUTHERN AND TELE || 163jSo I his country, was engaged as an entomologist, gathering speciments of insects. All the discriptions of the man suited to those of Orth. Explorers were sent iri search of hinj. The hut was found, but no trace of the strange hermit. Then again, after the great eruption at \Tmint PpIpp. a sailor, once an of ficer on John Orth's ship when in the nitrate trade, is said to have come upon a man nearly crazed with grief over the wreck of his home. He said it was John Orth, that while he was away on the other end of the island on business, the great eruption took place. He found his house, like all the others, buried in lava and ashes, but some of the inmates escaped. He hoped this might be the case with his wife and child, but if they were lost in the ruins he would employ laborers ' "* "J r*~?TT/\ i ana dig up me ruiuea uumc auu 6i?c his wife Christian burial. Were these men really lying, or was it cases of mistak-en identity? 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