Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07
YAe Prince Who Made History


,,n ,rTuon OF "nUNrLlNG Rail-
,Sp "ruR Nrw KING NHfuuR"
~ aon,t know that will do IT," said
n Prince Mazarine'
iput his majesty your father, desires
n NV greatly that you should replied
81 S,fanac, his private tutor, VINO hud known
n KIM since he was BABY
nDh. I'm very well aware OF thai, said
81 ,he prince, looking az himself with re.
q .nect IN an immense mirror which Gov
n .rrd one.hali of his sitting-room. But
n napa IA always wanting me 10 do what ]
n felke.p Prince Malarlne continued TO
survey himself while he thus spoke,
n rhe vast mirror showed hlm a
E syure OF 6ne height and excellent SYM
mr,ry IL was clad ~ no means In
y M fashion Of his time; the prince
4 hoach, nearly all the fashions Of his time
NJ oulle odious. lie nttired himself az he
nose, in black velvet, very picturcsquoly
b mi revealing the harmonious lines of
III M lower limbs and putting into holder
a .lIei the cloar-chiscled beauty Of his re-
ID sned face, ON which he permitted no
II Aafd TO grow, and which he had CON
n spted TO let nature frame 10 u sllkcn
n mass Of flowing, curly golden hair.
III five hundred young men In aud about
N Ae royal court had Initiated him TO The
4 n eies A. regarded personal gear and
y n ,dorument Some OF them, having hair
NJ 4 black MS night and as straight M an
Eprow, had dyed IL yellow aud curled II
#nInclnlly others had exposed their
WOSer limbs, yet In despair at the bony
/, W,m,our thus disclosed had rcsorted
\, lin the most shameless resources
Hd calfpadding. still others, who
licked the delicate peach.llke bloom
UEich Just tinted the face of the prince,
& iad no more, had employed cosmetics 20
Improve their faded, dingy or Over.forid
ampeyions. And yet others again had
' nttand their feet into pointed shoes of
n kllngly slender pattern, in order that
| #Hy might seem to he shod like the
\ Ehuce, whose foot was model Of small
\ tss and neat proportion.
In is for Mazarlnc, when he had heard of
hsc ardent copylsts, he had merely
Whken ais head with n weary air.
How stupld2" he had exclaimed.
- rhsy will not permit me Ia he original
:, NJ SIS one OF the misfortuncs OF being
III 81 90 royal, Rarely rs | appear abroad,
Devoted ns am to my library, my re.
~ se, my privacy, they yet watch me with
~ guxlke keenness. IL IL terrible to feel
re's SELF so watched Ivy the present, |
Aof the present and care only for the
nv Why can they not let me alone UNI
u comes my turn TO reign In my
Aer's steadY Then shall bow myself
Ae burden OF my great requirements.
WAen shall accept the present and bid q
MI melancholy farewell TO my beloved
a,ul, onVI mn, ua,' }" 'u,o !" ~,
|. N ca nsiVSs nv rus n,guS AluEion y,
rSo%s Sn, w" do ~" t,oi "p, gbpit AIN, "
,nc II N bonrlo h,. horod irh.n I shatl mo
lUjI n myseli 40 ma hor,d ana nrront nv
Mbdable fatc mi mill lint raio il
Nm immlncn, I .hall rrmain nmnnp NV
beks nacnc nv chn,,bcrs ,hsnrhed IN
rs,rospccilons nllryiani 10 tho INST
neu
NS.nnae IN, t,,tor ,yhn,, Nayarhe
aheslt Inn loycd Lnd tn vain nra,cstrJ ~ /.
Wted nnd or.,ued M nr,uco ron.
Mrd IN lcaI th, ma NM hn Tactical
aom slIrring ont sidn of his anartn,rnt
unIlj M on sta,n orreslons ar when ~
kkpl&ht Tho nond sct,cd rim ~ ASSUME, i
tllIl| 3,alse ana con,t,,,,d ,hat lls i,tthfni
NV mac should accomn,nw Mn, an so,no
kM etnedi,Ior tIro,,"h thn s,rrrts ~,
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j 10 y dune 40 1 rha I'm, ~ n spn,, asg
mn Ma ~, ihe hiIg ,,au ~, l9ug VIZ
Hass S masa'luV !" uospau w g'vs,
N, %a many years ago, ana althougl
IA sf,lnan u'ul sh' hau ever 'o,u'
~ IN ss Ma King pamoelan OF he'
.tNt.ss was nothing IN ms sou ~
GIN " 's ~,ay disposition That went iorlhel
'" pieaslhS retn'n'seehee'
n do nothlng whatever with th'
Wong and unfortunate youth tn,
Aa said 10 Saranac when Mazarln,
usaed his twenty third year. "il'
.ailI " ne present, which is absurd HI
s9NI @p' the past, which is more so. ll'
IN y marry princess dcsigneC
wv lheir births 10 become M
Iy'W w,,.he nonsenslc0l reason thai sh'
wv i Of the actual breathing
.s,l mo memoirs, he futiously says h,
nj u |. h NJ being a acsh and blood EMIT,