Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-08
ROYALTY ANp ROMANCE.
How the EugIish Court Amused Itself
Century Ago.

The Princess Augusta, daughter &c
George Ill, came during coffee for 4
knottng Shuttleof the queens While
she was speaking "a me he Mr. Mr-
bulent evidently privileged character
with the royal family, seems to have
been Frenchmau, whose duty it was
TO read with the Queen and Princess /.
stood behind. and exclaimed Il demie
NoiN. rs il IL herself CONNIE ellie est
iohc &c soir, som AltrSSc Royale And
chen seeing her blush, he claSpcd his
hands il high pretended confusion and
hiding hiS head taled ont Que
foraisicg The princess has heard me,
Pray MIR Turbulent, cried She
hastily, what play are YOU 10 read to-
night
"'You shall choose, ma'am either
La CoQuettc Gorrigce,' or Jhe
Manned another | have folgottcu.l
- Oh, NO, cried she; that last is
shocking; don't lei ME hear that
~ understand yop, maam loa
fix, then, upen la Coqucuc. la
CoQuettc' is vonr royal highnc>s
taStc2
NO indeed ann sure | did not
say that
"'Nc>, ma 10y implication. Aud
certainly, therefore, | will read it 10
please your royal highnc>s.
"'No, pray don't for like nonc ot
them,
None &c them, maam2
50, none no French plays at all,
And away She was running, wtha droll
air that acknowledged She had said
something to provoke HIM.
This is declaration, maam,
must beg YOU To explain, cried I've,
gliding adroitly between the princess
and the door, and shutting it with his
back.
"'No, NJ, can't explain, " pcaN.
Mr.. Turbulent, 10 opcn the door.
Not for the world, ma'm With
such 4 stain unclcarcd upon Nour roy
al hiehncsS' taste and feeling
"Shc told him she positively could
not stay, and begged him To let her
pass instantly But he would hear her
no more than he has heard me, pro
testing he was toe much shocked for
her to- suffer her 10 depart without
clearing hen. own credit lie conquer
"a 1T last and thus forced 70 speak,
She turned round "a us and said We'll,
! ir must then, | Mil appeal TO these
\ ladies who understand such things far
better than | do, aud ask them # il is
not true about these French plays that
they are all 81 like one To another that
to hear them IN this manner every
night is enough 20 tire one
"'Pry, then, madam cried he, II
4 French PLAYS have the misfortune
te diplcasc You, what national plays
have the honor IT yow preference
Il saw he meant something that
she understood better than we, for She
! FLUSHED again and called out. Pray
open the door nj once; | can stay ne
longer, Do let me so, MIR. Turbulent.
Not till YOU have answered thai
question, ma am. What country has
plays to Your royal highncss taste
Miss Burney, cried she inpatient
IN vet laughing, pray 10 take hin
away, Pull him,
Gle bowed to mo very myitinglN
for the Office, hut | frankly answer
cd her, Indeed, ma am, dare no
undertake him, canot manage him
ut all.
"'The country, the country, Princes
Augusta; name the happy country,
was all She could gain,
Order him away, Miss BuneY,
cried she; It's your room. Order hin
away from the door
Name it, maam, name IL eN
claimed he; name hut the chosen ma
ton And then fixing her with til,
most provoking eyes: 'Estcc lie Dane
marck?' he cried
"She colored violently, and quit,
angry with him, called out; Mr.
Turbulent, how can you he such !
fool?'
And now found the prince ROYAL .
Denmark was IN his meaning and i
her understanding.
Gle bowed To tho ground IN gratitud,
for the term fool, but added, with pre-
tended submission Ia her will, 'Ner1
well, ma'am, sill ne faut lire que lei
Comedies Dannises.
go DO let me got cried She. serious
~.
And then Inc passed way, witlia pro
found bow is she passed, saying Ncrl
well, ma'am, Ia Goqucttc, then? lou
royal highneSs chooses III Coqnctt,
Corrigcc?
Corrigcc2 That never was done,
cried She, with all her sweet good-hl
NOR, the moment she got out; and OF
she ran like lightning to the queen.
apartments
THE MASTER MAS AWAY