Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-13
KATE FIELDS ROMANCE.
A Rejected SuitOr Tells a Tale of Senior
LOpezy Jesue de Eatz.
Rec. E. Field IN CAicrgo Tins.


Rec. E. Field IN CAicGgo Tins.
There is not an iota of truth 10 the
Philadelphia News rumor that Miss Kate
Field is about to be married to Western
journalist. Miss Field will never wed, and
the secret of her ceiibacy is to be found in
singularly sad and romantic tale viii CHI
has never yet, we think, been put in
print.
Some years age Miss Field made visit
to Spain with view OF aequainting her.
self with certain old Castilian legends
which she desired to make literary use OF.
she took with her many letters of intro
ductton to Spanish grandees, among them
d letter to Marshal Serrano. This wealthy
and Influential nObleman received her
most cordially and entertained her at his
castle in Madrid for several weeks, his
wife, a sister of the COmte de Paris now
deceased) }, being particularly charmed by
the vigor OF Bliss Fields intellect aud the
insinuating grace OF her manners. It
happened that during her stay at Ser
ranO castle the beautiful young American
met among other Spanish nOblemen the
Young Alvaredo Lopez Jesus de Ratz,
one of the wealthiest, handsomest, and
braviest scions of Spanish royalty. He
was a hIdalgo OF the thirty-secOnd magnI-
tude, heir apparent to the dukedOm of
Aragou, and what was considered better
than all else he possessed large political
influence and stool high in the favor of
the dominant party. Alvaredo Lopez de
RatZ fell willing victim to the personal
and intellectual charms OF the fascinat-
ing American girl, and with the pre-
cipitancy peculiar TO the impassioned
sons Of stately old Spain he aVowed his
love at the second meeting. Somewhat
startled by the suddenness OF his ferVid
declaration, though not inseusible to his
exceeding eligibility, Miss Field coolly
employed those eVasive, Fabian arts
which so admirably beseem her sex and
which render beautiful girl all the more
beautiful In the opinion OF mankind. So,
! therefore, Alvaredo set himself braVely 10
the task Of melting the marble heart of
| the proud American at whose impe-
rious feet he had incOntInently cast down
| his heart. his titles, his hopes, mis- all. Day
I after day he weaved s0nnets to her eyes
and hair. or pursued her with sighiDgs
/ and avowals; night after night he fingered
! beneath her window, blending his rich bari
/ tone voice in Rmorous serenades with the
| throbbing tones Of mis- mandolin or lutte.
One day Miss Field, accompanied by the
Young Alvaredo Lopez de Ratz, went to
| the amphitheatre TO witness bull fight,
the same being "A celebration Of the feast
! of ST. IsadOre. When they reached the
place they found that their seats were on
the other side OF the amphitheatre, and
20 save time they thought to cut across
the arena, the combat not yet having be-
gun, Scarcely. however, had they reached
the centre OF the arena, when, by some IA
tai blunder, the door OF the bull pen was
thrown open, and out rushed a mOnstrOus
Andalusian bull, lashing his tail wildly,
paving the earth, and believing tercely.
"Suave miol Shave miov (Save mel
save me cried Miss Field, in tones that
would have wrung the most callOus heart.
"Carissima mlaw answered Alvaredo
Lopez de Ratz, ste suavo spezzaV Dear.
est, will save tboel
Then, drawing his stilettO, the brave
Young lover threw himself between the
Infatuated bull and the red parasOl which
Miss Field had unfurled, and behind which
she stood, pale, shrieking, trembling.
When the bull gored At Alvaredo Lopez
de Ratz, that valiant young nobleman
carved aud whitfield the shaggy monsters
frothing nostrils right dexfrOusly; mean
time divers picadors, matadors and cava-
liers FASTENED 20 the rescue OF Miss Field,
who was borne insensihle from the arena.
But what OF Alvaredo Lopez y Jesus de
RatzY Alas, his gored and liieless re-
mains, mutllated beyond recognition,
were raked up and gathered together ar
ter the matadoTs bad slain the iniuriated
bull A drawer man was never borne from
the battlefield on two-score and ten dust
pansl
Ever since that tragedy Miss Field has
dlsdained the advances Of the mascu line
sex. POndering on the fate OF her young
spanish suitor, she never hears an impas-
stoned avvwal that she does not drOop her
pretty head and regretlully murmur
'Ratzpv