The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-03
AN ITALIAN PRINCE.


 some reference has been made in this serles ,o the eager desire of Italian princes and nobenen of various degrees to marry wealthy English or American women. There ate no more affable beings on earth. to foreigners, than the Italian no- 6iiity. almost any one can associate with a prince, which Is a great comfort to the snoddyites, who dearly love to write home ,ha, Last evening Prince Tinzumy sailed upon us. and we spent few hours deligh,tal,y with him v or that 'Yester- day took Prince Whatdecallum out rid ing.' Ma J tourists never would write home were Il not for the privilege of hay ,ng their friends know that they had got into the very best society.
 The Italian prince who is so affable to strangers has a motive for his affability He rather likes 10 descend from the high pedestal of birth on which fortune placed alm. and be familiar with untitled Amer icans and Englishmen. For 1t Is a con- venient thing for him 10 have another man pay for the carriage in which he tltes and it s likewise convenient to have somebody ot whom he can always serfew a hundred francs, without ever hc'ng asked to pay ii; Borrowing he has no eolection to, but paying back That k when the iron enters his soul. And, A Il would hurt his feelings. he has too much respect for them ever te think of such thing. And, as to the poor asses who consider ii a great thing to be seen with nobleman and to have the privi- lege ot talking of my friend, Prince Maearonl.' they make these little ad- Nanees not only willingly but gladly, and never hink of asking them back asan. The prince never thinks of so small matter and so they manage to get on.
 There vas an Italian prince who laid siege ,a m American girl with d very rich papa, and as the girl did appear to be very much in love with him. and as he was very good sort of fellow at bot tom IS Italian princes go, and as he eAptu,ei the bluff old man by frankly coniessing that he hadn', a dollar in the world, and as the prince business was not very remuneratiYe. and that was the only trade ne had. and as the old man could not bear to see his daughter unhappy. he aonsea;ed 10 the marriage and the bar gam was made.
 The father agreed to give for the sup DOT, of ,he pair loo ooo francs year. and the papers wete signed in hurry and the mAiriAge was celebrated with great pomp ana circumstance.
 There was Il great and vital mistake in he whole arrangement. The prince understood 1t to be loo 900 dollars a year, whereas it was loo 600 francs as il stood n the contract. ard as the old man had intended, which made an enormous difference.
 Neither Rome nor Florence was large enough for prince with Siooooo a year, and 50 they came to Paris and launched out in great style, the old gen aeman advancing him the first year $ allowance, Sco.ooo.
 Al ;he end of the first three months the prnce came and asked for his next quarter allowance.
 Mex, quarters allowance, Why, I gave you the first years allowance in ad- vance
 Monsieur is mistaken. It was only S,o,oao. one quarters allowance.
 And have you spent S,o oco in three months:"
 Certainly, am a gentleman, a noble man. and must live according to my means. II Is all gone.
 The old gentleman then whipped out she contract, and showed tha, it was loo.- ono francs year and not SIoo 900.
 Why. that Is only S,o.ooo a year Do you think l would marry youl daughter for beggarly S.oooo year = And then he was foolish enough 10 get angry. and he termed the transaction a ssindie on the old mans part. and threatened him and demanded that the oonuac; be changed. and finally offered to strike his fa,her-in-law.
 That was where he made his mistake. The old gentleman had long slnce tired of h,s princely son-in-law. and the daughter had ohafed somewhat under the fact that she knew her fathers money had gone partly to the gaming table. and partly what was worse, 10 support another woman, after the fashion of the Italian nobility. notably a grea, opera singer then the fashion, and things were ripe all around for an explosion.
 And so when he raised his princely list against him, the old gentleman, who ha been hog-drver in his youth, quietly knocked him down the stairs, and forgo, his dignity enough to open the door him self, and he kicked him into the stree, and around the corner, leaving him the most bruised and battered prince tha, over borrowed dollar or married an American. And then he packed up the valuables and took his daughter. who was quite content, having had enough oi princes, and sailed for America. frs, notifying his son-in-law that il he had claim upon him he could come over and prosecute it. but if he did nof wan, T repetition of the kicking he would do we'll to stay in Paris.
 The end of the story is, tha, the prince did not worry the girl or her father, bu, accepted the protection of the opera singer who happened to want husband to'cover the tracks of her score of lovers and also title so no obstacle was made to divorce, as he wanted to marry the