Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-23
a Sensation.

The most extraordinary sensation has
been produced in the high circles of
Rome. About three years ego. Gays
the London Court J0nrnal, the old
Prince NJ WAS married TO the very
juvenile daughter of the noble house
of ". Tie prince was enormously
wealthy but old. decrepit and some
what deformed. The young girl in
all her youth and beauty was taken
from the convent in which she had
been brought MP and under the
guidance Of her needy and ambitious
family ami the oppressive coercion ex-
ctcised by Eer mother, was married to
the venerable prince with great pump
end ceremony, and "ali Rome worth
mentioning failed not to congratulate
the mother aud felicitste the needy
brothers on the good luck which had
befallen them all No sooner WAS the
marriage concluded than the aged
bridegroom carried his YOUTH III bride
away to his castle in tie country,
leaving however his magnificent paazzo
a. II )me entirely at the disposal CT his
mother in-law, and the feas.ing and
reveling going forward soon rendered
the Palazzo M the most popular
rendezvous in the city. The mother,
bedecked la the family diamonds LEFT
by the young princess for her use.
riding abou, in the princes carriage
and entertaining all her friends in his
palace, was for three years the happiest
woman in the world. Meanwhile the
fair young victim, resigned to her fsie
and resolved to do her duty by her
husband, remained alone with him in
the old castle attending to his comfort
and affording every solace to his
infirmities. AT length the cid man
died and his body was brought III great
state to Rome. The young widow was
summoned to the city, and the family
convoked for the reading of the will.
Tue astonisbment and delight of the
ambitious mother and the needy
brothers may be conceived when it was
announced that the whole of the
prince fortune-hi money, jewels and
estates-were left Internationally to
the widow, with tbs touching re-
quest THAT she would seek another
matrimonial alliance more satisfactory
than the one with him had been,
and recommending her not to wait
until she found u man worthy of Eer
love, for such n man she would never
find in the whole world" The scene
which followed has never had parallel
in history. The Young widow rose,
and in her mourning robes, with
pale, calm. determined countenance,
looked" says the correspondent.
like the avenging angel" She
stretched forth her arm with imposing
gesture, and in stern voice reclaimed,
" If all this be really mine, as you de-
clare, then the first use | naake of my
wealth and freedom will he to chase
forever from my presence thoss who
sold mo into slavery by which these
advantages have been procured. Let
the palace be cleared Immediately OF
every member of my family and all
other strangers. The building will be
shut up at once, as 1 am about TO
travel" With these words she dis
appeared through side door AMI the
sound of carriage, wheels 10 the court-
yard announced to the assembly that
she had left the palace. In vain have
friends and relatives sought to inter
fere, in vain the highest authorities en-
deavored to soften her decision. The
princess remains obdurate and refuses
all conciiiition. The ambitious mother
has retired to u convent for awhile to
repent OF her sirs, and the needy
brothers are driven into exile to es-
cape the ridiculeNf their position.