The Lincoln County herald., 1873-04-23
gAe Sorsews oran Amerleax Princess


Miss Ray Of Boston, was married som,
time since t. the Prince Of Schlesweig
Holstcin- Noer, lanj was therefore 4
princess and q member of the roya
family Of Denmark. Being a princes.
and better than that, q Yankee, she de-
'ermiued to have oil the rights pertain
ing to her position. The prince died
shortly after marriage, and the widow
vas refused recognition By the royal
family as one of its members. She was
lifting in superb style, 10 one Of the fnes,
houses in the city, with plenty Of money
and servants, and bad for companion
Miss B-w, a very handsome aud charm
ing young lady, who had also had at
affair Of the heart, having been engaged
10 be married to Count Rantzow. She
broke off the engagement. however, in a
very abrupt! manner, whereupon the
count sued for breach Of promise. VIII ich
suit is still pending. One would natu-
rally suppose that dashins young widow
borrowing for a prince, and an equally
dsshing young maiden cordially de,est.
ing a count, Twin, together. impariiug
condolences, both free as air, having
plenty Of money and nothing TO DO but
to spend i, oush, to be supremely happy.
But such is the perversi,y Of the female
tex, that the princess was not happy.
There is no,hire to show tha, she wa.
specially overcome BY the death of
the prince, but the thorn ir her side
was tha: she couldn', run into the
royal household and make morning calls
and chat with the scions Of roynlty on
the Copenhagen bonnets and latest court
gossip. Being plucky American wo
nan, aud 10 her own estimation at least
as good as any Dane, she brought sui.
against the King Of Denmark. in the
nature Of mandamus to compel him to
admit her claims. The Supreme Cou,.
of that country on the lst Of March
last, rendered decision against her, on
the ground that, when she married the
Prince Of Schlesweig. IIols'eiu Noer, the
marriage did not confer upon her the
raDk Of princess in TIE royal house, and
that, not being princess Of the blood,
The could only obtain the rights and
privileges of the royal family by decree
o. the King.
Having thus checked the widow, tie
King ordered police officer to call upon
her and exact written pledge from her
tlat she would no longer moest the
royal family, and that she would cease
calling herself a Danish Princess. a
s"ene ensued. Mrs Schleswei. flolstein
er.Ray, of Copenhagen and Boston,
flew into Berserker rage. Her Yankee
blood was up, likewise her Danish deter
m nation, and she informed the police.
man, in choice but concise Danish, that
she shouldn't do any,hin, of the kind.
1he should continue to assert her rights
regardless Of consequences. The officer
Informed her that the consequences
would be very unpleasant, as his instruc
tious were to remove her from Copenha
gen and send her across the Danish from
tier, If she didn't quit playing princess
This was only adding fuel to the fame.
She would like to see the King Of Den
mark or any of his menials lay hands
upon her, the widow of the Kings
cousin, and as if to invite an operation of
this sort, she solemnly swore that she
would never leave Copenhagen Of her
own accord. Having thus thrown down
the gauntlet TO the court, she politely
bowed the officer out of her az artmeuts,
and retired to coniide her grief to her
friend, the charming Miss B W. The
King of Denmark, being practical sort
of man, and withal obstinate, registered
an oath that she should 90, n instructed
the police to carry out his instructions.
After consulting with her lawyer, the
Princess decided that discretion was the |
better part of valor, quietly lef, for
Lisbeck, German seaport on the Baltic.
There is a little episode in the story
which is even more amusing than the
rage of the princess. The charming
Mis- Bw was no child. Her friend, the
princess, having been snubbcd by the
Danes, she determined TO get even with
them, aud at the same time to revenge
the widow. The Danish Court, in which |
the breach of promise suit was pending,
had ordered her not to leave Copenhagen
while suit was pending She snapped her
fingers IN the face Of the Danish Court.
and when the widow left for L,sbeck, all
forlorn, the charming Miss B-w went
with her, leaving the luckle.s Count
Rantzow TO pay all the costs of his suit,
and nurse his damaged feelings alone.
Tho King got ahead Of the widow, and
the widows friend got ahead Of the count
and the court.
There is double moral which adorns
this veracious tale. American girls who
are not content TO espouse Republican
Smiths and Browns, but have aspirations
towards royalty, and are dazzled with the
sheen Of princely tiaras and Jewels,
should be careful how they marry Danish
princes who are base enough 70 be
counted poor risk by a life insurance
agent. They should select healthy
specimens of royalty only, as a Boston
widow, after the princes death, is only
Boston widow. nothing more; cannot
support her title and faunt her robes in
the face Of her transatlantic sisters; can