The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-31
Story of a Princes Love.
London Telegram.


 The crown princess of Sweden, who is a daughter of the grand duke of Baden and q granddaughter of the Emperor William, had among her maids of honor young Swedish lady, Miss Munck, known for her bcaaty, grace and charming maLner, Wher- ever she went she was admired, and while with the crown princess in Germany sho even attracted the atten- tion of the Emperor William, who has always been worshiper of the fair sex. But although of noble birth. Miss Munck was poor and an orphan, Her father, Colonel Munck, had left her long line of ancestors-all gall lant soldiers-but very little money.
 Eventually Miss Munck, yielding to the pressing advice of her friends, ac- cepted an offer of marriage from & wealthy young officer belonging to a crack cavalry lrg iinent, and every thing was prepared for the wedding. The day was fixed, the "trousseau" was bought, and the presents had ar- rived, when suddenly Miss Munck broke of her engagement for req sons which convinced her that she did not possess the exclu- sive affections of her suitor, She resisted all attempts at recon ciliation, and retired from conrt for some time. When she returned her former high spirits had gone.an her face bore an expression of melancholy 1, which, however, enhanced her beauty considerably Meanwhile Prince Oscar had been for two years trip round the world in the royal Swedish frigatc Vanadis.
 Shortly after his return his friends discovered that he was in love, and the fact likewise became evident to Miss Munck herself. She could not fail to be sensible of the admiration of the gallant and handsome young sailor prince. But what was to be doneg According to the Swedish constitution any prince marrying outside the circle of royalty forfeits his rights to the throne and privilege as member of the royal family. Miss Munck, listcn- ing to what she believed was the voice of duty, again left the Swedish court. She announced formally to her rela- tives her intention never to marry, and assumed the garb of a nurse and the charge of ward in one of the large charity hospitals of Stockholm. Prince Oscar at last succeeded in meet ing her, and finally, after long strug- gle, he wrung from her the confession that she loved him.
 Still the brave girl refused to marry him, and 1t was not until the prince could tell her that the queen had been moved to give her consent that finally she yielded; but the kings sanction had yet to be obtained. In vain did Prince Oscar at first plead that as his brother, the crown prince, already had two sons, his own chances of ever ascending the throne were practically nil, and that he therefore ought to be allowed to abandon the privileges of royalty and to become private citi- zen. But as time wore on and the king saw that his son could not bc in- huenced in the matter his majesty was induced 10 yield, principally ow- ing to the entreatics of the queen, who was on the eve of an operation from which she was not expected to re- cover.
 The king could not resist this ap- peal from his beloved wife, whom te feared he was going to lose, and thus, for the first time for three hundred years, a prince of Sweden will marry the daughter of a private gentleman. In virtue of the Swedish constitution Prince Oscar will lose, besides his rights to the throne, his titles of royal highness and duke of Gotland, the yearly allowance granted by the Swed- ish diet and his palace at Stockholm. He will in future be called Prince Bernadotte. He will retain his posi- tion as commander in the Swedish navy, which rank he has earned fairly in the ordinary course of promotion. The prince, 1t may bc added, seems the happiest of men.