Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-24
PALACE GOSSIP FROM MADRID.
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MADRID, September 14.-"This 10 q
great bore. said the Duke Of Medina
Sidonia, tifiing his legs Yankee fashion
on the window sill aud gazing reflect
lively at the bottom Of the ninth tumbler
OF punch. Here we've been waiting
eight days for that blessed baby. The
house crowded with grapdees sleepipg
on cots or four in o bed. Yes, sirl four
in a bed! I slept last niaht With the
Count of yillambrosa, the Duke OF HI
dalso Guadalupe and Don Msdre Spin
ola Sacramento. Guadalupe snored like
a beast, and the Duke Of Hidalgo Quad.
alupe had 0 nightmare and imagined
himself o kangaroo. A for accomme-
dations, this place Ii worse than Q New
York three-bed inn. ! had to wash my.
self at the pump this morning. By the
way, General. Why couldn't We adopt
the American plan the ssxt time this
sort Of thing comes OF and send our
proxies 2" i
"wha. are proxies ?" asked General
Guadslquiver.
Proxies" said the Duke. fare sub
stitutes or representatives who can vote
q witness In your place. Now, our duty
here is to see that o legitimate Prince 10
born. Well. II We sent Q proxy With the
proper credentials he could do all this
tedious waiting and witness and sign
for u.s."
you speak Of o Prince" said the
General, cas- II II was an assured fact.
1t may be q Princess"
..I'i bet you 1000 doubloons It's .
Prince" cried the Duke.
II 90 you 1000 better" said the Gen.
eral.
"'Tis a whack!' said the Duke. "But
who'll hold the s,akesi Csrrsjo! Here's
his Majesty. Good morning. King.
King, I have bet the General 1000 doub-
looms that your son will be q daughter"
"a dausht.rr' cried his Majesty.
Never. 'Twould be rank treason.
Spain expects q son. She must have .
son. But this is rough, though. on .
King, isn't III What do you suppose /
was doing last nightf Making Cruel for
his expected Royal Nibs. You know
that by the ancient Law Of Spain the first
mouthful Of Cruel which goes into the
Royal child's jaws must be made BY the
Royal Father. Well, the Lord OF the
Royal Trundls Bed, who bosses every
thing here, set me- to making Cruel, eI-
psrimsntally, you know, SO that the
right kind Of stuff should be insured
when he did arrive. I say, have any Of
you fellows o cigar2 They won't let me
smoke for fear the smell Of tobacco may
annoy her Majesty. I haven't had .
cigar for four days. Give me o cigar,
won't your"
''Not l." quoth the Duke Of Medina
Sidonia.
"Nor l." said the General.
20, come. now. boys. just let up on
the rules OF the court for awhile, won't
your" said the King OF Spain.
Just then three OF the royal Austrian
nurses came rushing into the apartment.
The frst. approaching the King with q
profound reverence. whispered In his
ear. The King turned pale. The Sec
oud. approaching. also whispered. The
Kings cheeks were ashen. The third
likewise whispered. The King turned
light green.
.Duks!" stammsrsd the King. 81
I'm sorry. but you've lost!'
"Car.ramba!" howled the Duke.
"Car-rsjo!" joyiully shrieksd the Gen.
eral. ''I've won."
"w.h.here il it2 IL thought I had It
in my ~coattsil pocket" said his Majesty.
"w-what2" asked the Duke.
1.-THE sslvsr-the golden salver. I've
got to carry the c~oniounded thing into
the court, you know. on q salser-"
Garry whatf" asked the Count OF
villambrosa. who just then entered the
apartment.
1.-THE girl. you know. It's IN Infan.
tai said the King OF Spain.
can Infernol' howled the Count.
1--WE bet 5000 pistoles It would be Q boy.
Say II 10 q boy. won't you, King2"
'.Boys. do come help me hunt up that
salver." beseechipsly asked the King.
Fifteen minutes afterwards the King
entered the grand hall Of the palace
bearing In his hand the golden salver,
and on 1t tho new Infanta.. The hall
was crowded with all the chief digni.
tariss OF Spain. "Gentlsmen. Rrandees.
granuys and royal sons Of Spain" said
the King with q shsepish air. "things
have turned out quite a. well as ex-
p.cted. Excuse the liberty I've taken,
but this 10 Q girl and Maine has gone
Democratic. w never expected this.
We hadn't counted on such an awful
falling OF In the vote this fall. But it's
a grill rs just as I expected. though.
We were too confident. We've relied
too much on the reports OF those stupid
local committees and rural managers.
They've Just taken our campaign funds
and drank them up In spplejsck, and
when they saw double, wrote that they
were bound to roll up big Republican
majori,ies for us. and that's all they have
done, aud you see It's only . girl and
the Democrats have got the State.
You'vs sbouldered all the burden and
responsibility Of this election of on to
me, and now you see where you are. /
can't help Il. Duke. pass the salver
round among the crowd. And mind
that I get that salver back, dye hsarf
It's gold aud It's nothing but q girl that's
on It. You may keep the girl II you
like, but I want that salver back. I'm
sorry I gave some Of you points which
have caused you to lose on your invest
ments. But 1t 10 q girl. and We must
take her for better or worse. Now you
may all 60 home and tend to your own
States. I've got to dress my little
daughter according to the Court rules
and regulations Of the Court OF Spain.
Nurse, where does this thing 60 ONT"