Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-24

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Marguerite, the teacher. 10 despair, felt
that her authority Was Shipping from her
and with rap On the desk that made
every one jump, said sternly, "Nercedes'
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grieved to see you encouraging this con.
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and stand at the door till the class ID
quiet" All was hushed in an instant
and the girls we're aghast; for to stand al
the door was one of the most humiliating
of punishments, one seldom resorted Ia
except with the youngest of pupils. The
girls looked wonderingly at each other
and then at the Princess, to see what che
would do. For q moment she hesitated
then turned and walked quickly, with
head bent down, to the door, opened it
went out and stood there with her hands
folded and with very red face. After
class the penitent went up to the Sister
and thanked her for having given her the
punishment, saying, "You have reminded
me that in my position ought always to
give the highest example. l hope never
shall forget it," At the end of the term,
the impartial class report was that
Madame" had given perfect satisfaction
in her behavior and had studied very
we'll in class, but that she did not make
such progress as could be wished in hel
private lessons, and was especially averse
to using any language but her own. Al
examinations she chose as her recitation
Longfellow's "Psalm Of Life" but when
half way through she broke down and
disappeared from view, being 80 mort.
fed at her failure as to drop into her seal
with such suddenness that the whole
audience burst out laughing. Nothing
could persuade her to get up again. In
March, 1874 We have picture of the
Princess standing up before Mgr. Capel,
the fascinating priest of "Lothair," who
had visited the school, among the Span
iards, "for she is very proud Of her ma.
tionality and devoted to everything Span
ish. The poor child is in the deepest
mourning now, for she has just lost hel
brother and playfellow, the young Prince
Ferdinand" added her Republican
schoolmate, who caught final glimpse
of her in July of the same year, when she
said:
Madame has just been formally be-
trothed to the Prince Alfonso. There has
been great family gathering, and she
was absent from school for several days
and when she came back we knew it had
all been arranged. Poor childl I am
afraid she will have an uncomfortable
life of it in such an unsettled country as
Spain.
Nevertheless, three years later, the an.
nouncement of the approaching marriage
stirred all Spain, and surprised Sagasts
and the statesmen who had been seeking
a German Queen. $50 far as the political
part of the Constitution is concerned
the King had said manfully enough when
that instrument was drafted, "thar is en-.
tirely in the hands of the nation, but in
anything affecting my marriage l can ad.
nit no interference" From childhood
he had called his cousin his "little wife; ,
to obtain his own opportunity for q
declaration he had run away in the most
delightful manner with her in state
carriage, leaving q bribed coachman, a
surprised duenna and scared and scan.
dalized family circle behind at the door
"Your father-in-law is the most unpopu.
lar man in Spain," one councillor had
said. "But I am not marrying him." re-
turned the King, wittily. It was not
long ere all difficulties were surmounted
The brides wealthy father bought off the
Princess of the Asturia's opposite. W
paying her debts; Queen Isabella threat.
ened q scene, but was packed over the
Pyrenees by Canovas del Castillo - il
she had been Maria do Nedici and hs
Richelieu. When she went to the Pops
to complain, his only reply to her prayes
that be would refuse the dispeosafioa