The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-09

QUEET MARIA on NAVARRO
A CoWarllB soVsreigls Revenge.

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On the l4th of December 1886, Qneen
Maria, the beautiful consort of King Phil
ip Ill, received letter whicl caused her
the most intense anxiety and uneasiuess.
She read and re-read it. Stamping with
her beautiful little foot, she exclaimed
"Who can have sent me this insolent
epistleP" u.1
She read II once more aloud: % '''
MARIA OF NAvARRE To. morrow your
husband, who does not care a fig for you,
willinfict deadly insult upon you and
the country from which you come. And
you, Maria, will not have the spirit to
resent it. The eyes of the people of
Madrid are upon you. Ifyou value your
honor you will do something to protest
against Philips malignant schemes
When the clock strikes eleven tomorrow
morning your fate will be sealed, unless
yoa show some spirit, which you will
hardly do. Your uncle, Henry w, of
France, sold his conscience for crown,
and justly met premature death. Un-
less You assert your dignity tomorrow,
Maria of Navarro, your husband, King
Philip the Third, who is tired of you, and
who has long since sought the gratifca-
tion Of his armorous desires in the arms
ofan Andalusian beauty, will gladly pre-
pare fol you the fate which Philip ii, of
accursed memory, prepared for the blonde
and pale Elizabeth Of France. Will you
take warnihgp We are afraid you will
nOt"4 iaita .9'ni 'a1.I.5
The signature Of this singular letter
consisted Qfthree crosses, surmounted
by unsheathed daggers, 2's'ii s5i
Queen Maria put the letter into her
heaving bosom and rang her bell. A
duenna entered. at5t
Dolores" she said, II feel unwell
send for DR.. Desmartins" ~ l@
The duenna made low bow. " 20
"Your Majesty" she replied" is not
is not aware, perhaps, that DIR, Desmar-
tins, having incurred the displeasure of
His Majesty, the King, is now in one of
the subterranean dungeons of this palace
and I..... $500.
5"And ?" asked the Queen, in breathless
suspense.
"And he is to be executed tomorrow
morning at eleven o'clock in front ofthe
royal AIcezar." yoI m0l
Executed p gasped the Queen. "My
tea her, my physician, my friend This
Is too horrible2 Oh, Dolores, send for
Valdevin." -, 4, --- e.. cs,,--7 c-..
"Alas your Majesty. Valdevin, too,
10 10 suffer.death tomorrow morning"
For what ?" cried the Queen a in as
tonishment.
j"His Majesty. replied Dolores, 'has
feasOnato believe that all your attendants
from Navarro have conspired against his
life, 80 that you might marry the hand-
some Duke of Lepanto, of whom every
body thinks you are enamored." ~ ''-
'Ah, meln she exclaimed when alone;
why did set footin this accursed coun-
tryR Why did / accept the hand of this
ugly, disgusting King ofSpain, compared
to whom the monster Philip the Second
was true gentleman ? Now, he has got
an9AndaluSian woman upon whom he
bestows his loathsome cafresses. Who
canishe be2 do not trust Dolores >he
is deceitfilin the highest degree. But
let me see !; there is young Hernandez,
the lieutenant OF the pal CO guard J.
know he admires me, and he will do
anything for meiif 1 only smile upon
him" ............'......'...... ..... sl Hagf-
The beautiful Queen quickly threw off
her rich brocade dress, and put on
white lace. wrapper, which made her look
more charming than ever. Then she
opened the door and looked out into the
long corridor. At the end of the latter
she.sawl a bansone young officer. 4a4 |
II was Lieutenant Hernandez, the man
she wanted to speak to. She beckoned
to him and he hastened to her with the
utmost alaCrity.. lA.' .1'A
',Your Majesty" he said, seizing her
Z She smiled upon him in the most Sc
duCtive manner and allowed him to kiss
her hand again and again. At last she
said: No a.. s-sf ,,r ,r.s ssrsra
"Senor Hernandez, will you do me
faVOr7" 'oslh' tl0h'l'ChA
"Oh, your Majesty" he cried enthusi-
astlcally,"'I II will die for you il you bid
me do so.",.....,..........,if siu099 % Hlal49
For that you are tho young and hand
some" she replied, stroking his fine black |
hair In his veins flowed the hot blood
of CASTLE. Maria OF Navarro was great
beauty and when she wanted to accom-
plish something she could madden the
coldest of men. What wonder, then,
that this inf4mable young lieutenantIof
the royal body guard clasped the seduc-
tive Queen in his arms and told her
again and again that he loved herP
ut Is enough now, Hernandez" said
the Queen, disengagihg herself from his
arms ,l"And now tell me one thing"
what isit, your Majesty /" "yalfat., T
"Tell me- has his. Majesty, the King,
a mistress ?"
"ShaIl 1 tell you the truth dearest
Queen2" 2NU,yv,7tgavv !!
If you have the slightest regard for !,
me, Hernandez, YOU will tell me all,"t '7
Know, then, Queen Maria, that the q
King is in love with Donna Esmeralda =
de- Spoleda, the daughter of an Andalu- .
sian nobleman.p }l.sIl-0'' =
Where does she live, Hernandez% =
SAt NOal4 Gale de MdnzanaresHy I
s9'Ysry, well Now I ask you to DO Na !
service to me- ny5s sSf nj yjago9 SS3 No sS9rs1 y
Nhellieutenant bowed.ib eqz9 bda sgl9ogI !!
you shall arrest this woman" pro-
,eededl othe Queen imperiOusly, "and =
bring herbefOEe me without delay" =
Tue Lieutenant was somewhat per =
plexed upon receiving this order. - y y
"Your Majesty" he stammered. Il p
"Hsve you heard my order, lieuten- y y
ant2" IVIl0l 'NfOlN
"But what will his Majesty say Pp Il / IoI
"Leave that to me, Sehot Hernandez" y y
,aid the Queen proudly. Il shall pro. y
;eCt you. Now do what have told you" y !.
Halt an hour later beautiful woman y y
was ushered into the presence ofJthe " "
Queen. She was one of those voluptu- Y
,us brunettes of whom so many Charm- u u
ng specimens may be found in the glo- q y
'ious old province OF Andalusia. p
Are you Donna Esmeralda de Spole- az
Ia 2" said the Queen. 3..rq.1.r T.
II am, your Majesty" replied Donna =