The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-11-30
A Child Queen.
ST. Nichols

1
am sure you will like the story l am
| about to tell you, of little French Princess
who was married and crowned Queen of
England when only eight years old, and
who became widow at twelve.
This child sovereign was born many hun
| dred years ago-in 1387-at the Palace of
| the Louvre in Paris, of whose noble picture
| gallery l am sure you all have heard !,
| if, indeed. many of you have NOT seen 1T
yourselves. She was the daughter of the
poor King Charles VI, whose misfortunes
made him insane, and for whose amuse-
ment playing cards were invented, and of
his Queen, Isabeau of Bavaria, a beautiful
but very wicked woman. Little Princess
isabella was the eldest of 10 children. She
inherited her mothers beauty, and was
petted by her parents and the entire Court
of France. ia -2 ag8
King Richard II. of England, who was
widower about 80 years old, was urged to
marry again: and, instead of selecting
wife near his own age, his choice fell upon
little Princess Isabella. '1E
"she is much too young he was told
6 Even in five or six years she will not be
old enough 10 be married." The KING,
however, thought this objection too trifling
to stand in the way of his marriage, and
saying, "rhe lady's age is y fault that
every day will remedy" he sent magnif-
cent embassy to the Court of France. head
ed by the Archbishop of Dublin, and con-
sisting of Earls, Marshals, Knights, and
Squires of Honor uncounted, with attend
ants to the number Of 500.osi
When the embassy reached Paris, and
the offer Of marriage had been formally ac-
cepted, the Archbishop and the .Earls asked
to see the little Princess who was soon to
become their Queen. At first the French
Council refused, saying SO young alehild
was not prepared stn4appear on public oeca-
sions, and they eonld not tell how she
might behave. The English. nobleinen
were so solicitous, hewever, that'at lastshe
was brought before them. Fhe- Earl Mar
shal immediately knslt before her, and.
said, in the old.fashioned language of the
time ~ as z@-s & a.
.zi '' Madam, IL it please God, 5pa shall be
our Lady and Qneen.''J seen -a
Queen Isabeau stood at a little distance
curious and anxious, no doubt, to know how
her little daughter would answer the for
NAL address. To her great pleasure, and
tho great surprise of all present. the Prin-
cess Isabella replied !:
..Sir, if 1t please God and my father that
I be Queen IF England,e1 shall be well
pleased, for am told I shalt then be
great LADY, ssf sle
Then, giving the Marshal her tiny hand
to kiss, she bade him rise from his kneeF,
and, leading him to herme ther, shespre-
seuted him to her with the grace and ease
Of amature woman. sse
According to the fashion OF the time.
Princess Isabella was Immediately married
by proxy, and received Ithe title of the
Queen Of England. Froissart, the celebra-
ted historian living at that epoch, says
!" 1t was very pretty to see her, young as
she was, practicing how to act like
Queen
{ In a few days King Richard arrived from
England with a gay and hume, ous retinua
of TITLED ladies to attend his little bride.
After many grand festivities they were
married, end were taken in state 20 Eng
land, whersth Baby Quesa wasscroWned
IN the world renowned Westminster ABB
Dey.