Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-22
GOOD QUEEN eess.
Her childhood, G1rlhood end Wonder
Career on tho Throne.


! Her Childhood, Oarlhood and Wonderful
Career on the Throne.
Queen Elizabeth was born in En-
gland, and simultaneously in 1888.
Her father was Henry VIII, who was
professional widower. Her mother
was Anne Boleyn. and, like most of
Henry's wives. she met her death sc-
cidentally. She was executed when
Elizabeth was only three years old.
Henry. once more in the honeymoon of
his widOwerhood. cared but little for
the orphan. Alas! how orphan-but l
forbear.
Little is known about the infancy of
the young Princess. Doubtless she
went through the ills peculiar to all
children. In all probability she had
trouble Matching teeth. and her gums
swelled up and refused to declare their
intentions. and had to be lanced to
bring things to q focus.
As she grew older Elizabeth OBJ
tanned good education in Latin,
Greek, French and Italian, and she
graduated with honors.
1t takes terribly home!y girl
usually to get away with the prizes.
Pretty girls do not care for that sort
of competition. They are after the
male prizes. Elizabeth. however, was
not that sort of a girl. She was so
bashful and modest that she positively
refused to work on improper fractions.
The historian tells US that Elizabeth
accompanied her sister Mary to Lon
don, and was arrested and sent to the
Tower. Perhaps when she went to
London it was on the piano that she
accompanied her sister, for we learn
that Elizabeth was quite musical Her
music was not always in correct time.
for while she played in the Tower she
was always behind a few bars. Her i'm
prisOnment in the Tower made her
morose. as was shown by her flying
into q towering rage at frequent inter-
walls when she got out
At the age of twenty-five she took
her seat on the throne, and then her
troubles began. Pope Paul refused to
acknowledge her, as did Plus V. Pope
Sixtus even went SO far as to treat her
like poetical contribution that goes
into the editorial waste-basket. The
result was an accommodation.
Queen Bess. as she was Familiarity
called. rather liked such treatment
after she had once got used to it.
The King of France also snubbed
her, and Philip of Spain. whom she
had Tilted, sent out his Invincible
Armada. His original intention was
to take possession of England and run
it according to his own notions. but he
was induced to modify his plans. 1t
was bad year for Invincible Armadas.
Some of the Spanish ships have not
got back to Spain yet. Philip is
as feeling worse than the
small boy who has just tried to smoke
his first cigar.
If the Spaniards had actually landed
they would have had to fight Queen
Bess. for she reviewed the troops in a
suit of armor-an old-fashiond knight
dress, so to speak. She rode a white
horse and had red hair, thus making a
fine appearance.
Mary Queen of Scots wanted to sit
on the throne for little while, but
Elizabeth refused to get up. Elizabeth
and Mary were continually quarreling,
but at last the former got ahead of
Mary, and there was no more trouble.
Elizabeth never married. Her po-
sition was similar to that of a female
witness in Texas court. who declared
that she was not widow, neither was
she single.
What are you then?" asked the
Judge.
''I-I-am an engaged woman" was
the reply.
Queen Elizabeth was an engaged
While engaged in her official
duties she was also engaged to the
Duke of Leicester. Essex, ct al, but
she never married. Quite a number
Of distinguished noblemen were known
to have, at one time or another, pearl |
powder on their coat collars when they |
from the royal palace. but
that was as far as they ever got.
Eliza beth was quite vain of the good |
ooks she didn't have. She never an
;wered call through the telephone
without smoothing down her hair.
working up a smile. and trying to
make a good impression on the trans
hitter She also had a bad temper,
md was one of 1.-THE red-headedest and
Queens, as it were. that
,ver sat on the throne of England; but
he had pluck and good sense, and
made a nice Queen for those days.
She died March "a, 1908. TEXAS Sitt-
ngs.
The Course Of Chicago Love.
"Amelia Sassafras," said Marcellus
2oddy. with an accent of pain in his