Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-05
THE HAPPINESS OF QUEENS,
Some Of the Experiences Witch Sever.
eignS or Enropc Have Passed Through,
Translated nom the ffcnch,

us epvious with their marvellous stories
Of life in the palaces, Can We ever for.
set the Prince Charming and what the
princess wore her dress the color Vt
the sun; how she rode i'll y carriage or,
uamented all over with big ruhieS; that
ncr seepter WAS \ single diamond, and
her crown mado ot stars sNatChcd from
heavens
Later the dhRaaacl de tSo,bu recalls
these golden fables OF our infancy, and
we see again tNe queens with their
blonde hair and bright eyes, their
crowns high upon their heads, and
their great cloakS VI velvet Nailog
from ,aeir naked shoulders. They
smile with the smile " tranquil god.
dcsses; they are beautiful among the
heauilul, happy among tho happy; be.
fore them one bows w goes Down upon
his knees; the earth is made sweet by
the eareSS ul their feet; men DULY
breathe MS they nod; JOY is everywhere
about them.
| Q, sovereigusl Q, rularsl look what
destiny has done Tor YOU.
Queen Victoria reached the throne
adorable, charmtugl Crowned at West.
minister when just IT, she married tho
| husband of her choice one Of those
! Cohurgs, who were the handsomost mon
of their time She loved SO passionate
ly ;hat she poisoned her own life and
that of her husband, who WAS martyr
to her idolatry. Her Jealous imagna
ton saw indefinitely everywhere and al
ways; ladies once her dear friends be.
came 0dious TO her. She drove away
the ladies Of honor, and, AZ a court bali
she slapped the face of u pretty girl, to
whom Prince Albert had addressed u
few words.
A day came when death called this
husband, So londy loved, and ON that
day died, also, highlands queen. The
heart had Como out of the body Of the
woman, and nothing WAS left Every
thing seemed 20 have been hrlpquely
torn away, and 50 great was her de.
spair, and 80 long did II last, that, yoars
atierward, they discussed u regency in
parliament. The motion was defeated;
but alter that tho living corpse OF her
who had been Victoria came, from
time to time, To open parliament. The
| English, who respected the dynasty,
lowered themselves before the eternal
grief of this old woman, for they saw
still the crown of the queen above the
widows cap. But she never SMILED
save when, perchanee, the name OF
Prince Albert was mentioned.
The queen OF Belgian has nj only
son. The child OF 10 years il ms sweet
and exquisite rs n cherub. The royal
infant il sick II ia night, aud he suf.
ters. for he burns with fever. He tries
10 smother his cries of pain. The
queen, notwithstanding her agony, worn
ont with long Watching, and oheying
the application OF her ladies, retiros
for little repose. But abe cannot
sleep. She leaves her bed and returns,
in haste, To her son. She approaches
softly. The prince appears to be sound.
" sleeping, Ills breathing il equal
and easy. The pale face Of Marie Hen.
riotte hghtons with happiness. Her
boy ia then saved, since he can sleep
She goes ont Then the royal baby
calls the doctor. Then the doctor
bends over him. do not tell mother"
lac says. 1T makes her happy to think
that sleep
That child viii never be king. 70.
morrow, il the evening, ho is dead.
II il ten years since the Belgian
prince IL dead, and no other child has
como 10 the queen. AT Brussels thoy
seldom see her. She il always with
herself III sho goes ont she hears moth
ing, sees nothing. Her hair il white,
Her dress il always black Her ladies
OF honor are old aud ugly, and made
still more ugly by the ugly ennm Of thie
court in lothargy, No one dares smile
before the queen, who still weeps,
who weeps always, and who cries, "For
mo there is nothing moro in the
world"
All alone the empress Of Russia
plungos into the intoxication of her
tears. She knows that, for n long time
the true crown of the empress is moi
| chat which she wears. oho has alwlye
with her the portrait Of tho emperor
the likeness Of tho man who loves her
no more.
Margaret Of Italy dies slowly with 4
terrible malady. She knows that her
days are numbered.
The Empress Eugene Hes upon tho
ground with seven spears right through
her heart. Throne, husband, son, beau.
ty--all are gone.
For having touched the crown Of
Spain, two young queens fall rs i
struck by lightning. The Duchess OF
Aosta flies 70 Italy and wastes, in sick
ness and apony,to death. Mercedes, the
queen Of ls years, for whom life seem.
cd 40 fall ofioy, is cold as marble in her
tomb.
Christina, Of Austria, hears nothing
but the noise Of tho pistol; gees nothing
but the CLEAN of the dagger.
Macmillan went to Mexico, and paid
for his ambition with his life. When
the grave closed over him, Il held also
the world for Carlotta. Since then her
present is the past. Her brain is blind
cd, and she does not even know that she
suffers.