Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-05-12
KATE FIELDS ROMANCE.
A Rejected Suitor Tells q Tale of Seuo1
Lopez Jesus de Ratz.

A Rejected Suitor Tells Tale of seno,
Lopez Jesus de Ratz.
Rev. E. Field in Chicago Times
There is not an iota of truth in the Phil
adelphia News rumor that Miss Kat,
Field is about to be married to Western
journalist. Miss Field will never wed, ane
the secret Of her celibacy is to be found ir
a singularly sad and romantic tale which
has never yet, we think been put in print
| Some years ago Mss Field made a visit
to Spain with view OF acquainting hersel
with certain old Castilian legends which she
desired to make literary use Of She took
| with her many letters of introduction tc
Spanish grandees, among them a letter to
| Marshal Serrano. This wealthy and in
f1uential noDleman received her most cordi
ally and entertained her at his castle in
Madrid for several weeks, his wife, a sister
OF the Comte de Paris (now deceased y beinq
particularly charmed by the vigor OF Miss
Field 8 intellect and the insinuating grace
OF her manners. It happened that urins
her stay at Serrano castle the beautiful
young American met among other Spanish
noblemen the young Alvaredo Lopez y
Jesus de Ratz, one of the wealthiest, hand
somest and bravest scions of Spanish
royalty. He was hidalgo OF ths thirty
second magnitude, heir apparent to the
Dukedom of Aragon, and what was con-
sidered better than all else he possessed large
political influence and stood high in favor
OF the dominant party. Alvaredo Lapez
de Ratz fell u willing victim to the personal
and intellectual charms of the fascinating
American girl, and with the precipitaucy
peculiar to the i,npassioned sons of stately
old Spain he avowed his love the second
meeting. Somewhat startled by the sud-
denness OF his fervid declaration, though
not insensible to his exceeding eligibility.
Miss Field coolly employed those evas;ve,
Fablan arts which 80 admirably bescem her
sex and which render beautiful girl all the
more beautiful in the eyes OF mankind. So.
therefore. Alvaredo set himself bravely to
the task Of melting the heart Of the proud
American at whose imperious feet he had
incont :nently cast down his heart, his IT,
ties, bis hopes. his all. Day after day he
weaved sonnets to ber ewes and hair or
pursued her with sighings and ayowala.
night after night he fingered beneath her
window. blending his rich baritone voice
In amorous serenades with the throbbinp
tones OF his niandalin or lutte.
One day Miss Field, accompanied nv tho
young Afvaredo Lopez de Ratz, went to the
amphitheater to witness a bull-fight, the
same being celebration of the feast ~, 81
thQV
found that their seats were on Tho o+hcy,
side OF the ampbitheater. and to sava
time they thought to c,.t across the q rena
the combat not yet having begun Scarcely
however, had they reached the center of
the arena when, by some fatal hlnnder
the door of the bull-pen was thrown onan
and out rushed a monster Andalusion h
lashing his tail wildly, paving the earth
and believing fiercely.
"Suave miol Suave mio! (Savo mn,
save meD cried Miss Field, in tones that
would have wrung the most Gallons beart
"Carissima mia!' answered Alvarado
Lopez de Ratz, Ito suavo sperrar' Dear,
ss., will save theeD
linen, drawing his stiletto, the brav.
voung lover threw himself between the in.
u! u!laGea pull and the red parasol which
~ liss rleld nad unfurled, and behind which
he he $1,000. sssm pale, shrinking, trembling. When
o ho pun un, goreo at Alvaredo Lopez de Ratz.
Whitfield the shaggy monsters fro+S:
lostr'ls right dexterously; mea ntime d;vars
'eadors, matadors, and Cavaliers host
ned TO the rescue OF Miss Field. who ~o.
'orne insensible from the aren. ""s
put what OF Alvaredo Lopel Ja,,s
Iat.! Alas, his gored and lifeless ren,a;,.o
loCnated beyond recognition, were raLa3
p and gathered tog ther after tho naat Aeo I
ois hao slain the lnfuriated bull, A hrava,
'an Na was never borne brom the hatt,n
ela m on two-score and ten dust -nans,
Ever since that adventure Miss F;o,a
isoained the advances of the maso.,1:
y. fondering on the fate Of har wa,,
t,@ntsn sulIor, she never hears an imnos
% oneo avowal that she does not droon ha.
'e''y "eao ana regretfully murmur "Ratzm