New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-25

and the prime minister bowed low.
John Henry stood like one paral-
yzed. He had read Of feminine love
liness in the weekly story paper; but
he had never before seen anything
to equal the vision of loneliness
that now held him spell bound.
Thatis what he saw: Great, glori-
Gus dark eyes, ringed with, long Curl
| ing lashes, in whose Wonderous
depths there shone lustrous light
that changed with every thought;
half parted, rosy lips revealing teeth
| that cleaned and sparkled with
pearly irridescence; aperfect face from
whose low, broad brow, great waves
OF shining black hairrose in sweeping
curves to fall again upon a pair Of
shoulders such as Venus would have
envied; a form whose every graceful
curve was in itself poem. But this
vision of beauty had large feet. John
Henry noticed it at once, and it gave
him pain.
What seek you in the hand of O.
Wha-ta-faik, " spoke the queen in
si1very, fute-like tones, clear yetsoft,
like moonlight changed to sound.
Great queen, but a moment ago I
| had but one purpose in mind-to go
| home; yet now it seems to me that
could tarry here content forever. Are
you notwithstanding -for-arhus-
band?''
The queen smiled; she saw that she
made an impression,
SThat is the meaning of my name;
perchance you think it strange that
such as | should be compelled to seek
a spouse, and yet tbs true; for know
| that in my country beauty's meas
ure is the understandings size, and
mine, you see, is small, at least COM
paratively SO, and none there is in
my domain who'd link his fate with
mine, because, alas! my feet are far
to small
"You don't say" remarked John
Henry, who knew not what else to
remark. "Why don't you advertise
for a husband?'
Advertise? and what, pray tell,
is that? You speak to me in riddles
ooh yes, / forgot where I was; of
course you don't know what news
| papers are
"Come sit beside me on my throne;
rather like your looks who can tell;
perchance the goal is nearer than I
| thought"
John Henry complied with alacrity.
He had never experienced the sensa-
ton of sitting on the throne by the
side of a beautiful woman. At sign
from the queen the guards withdrew,
leaving the prime minister only to
witness the further proceedings.
Glow did you know my name?"
asked John Henry as soon as he was
comfortably seated.
II know the name of every one
who comes to my domain-not only
that but every thing about him; thus
your history is like an open book to
me. IT'S not for naught I have a
private seer.
"The DEUCE muttered John Henry
under his breath. He didn't quite
like the idea that this foreign poten-
tate should know all about his past
record. Then he added, aloud: eff
you know all about me it is but fair
that you should tell me something
about yourself. Who are you any
Way?o
II am the last descendant of the
Aztecs who in times long past did
rule this country's vast e1panse from
isthmus to the Horn. They long
have passed away, and alone re-
main. O-Whaeta-faik my parents
called me, and the Patagons did
choose me to control their destinies.
/ am their queen, beloved as such,
obeyed without murmur; yet, with
al, my life is lonely, since there's none
who'll take me to hisheart and make
of me his welded wife. y
Those Patagons are a pack Of
fools, = angrily replied John Henry.
"None of them wants to marry a
beautiful queen, who converses in
blank verse? / don't understand it. .
''Ah, no, you cannot understand;
your notions are SO different from
ours Among your people none
would have a chance to wed whose
feet were cen but half SO large ais
those of our women. So with us the
opposite is true
1T seems to meyour feet are ofgen-
erous size, Queen
eyes, yes, as you regard it,
John Henry pondered a moment
as though revolving an idea. AS
with d sudden resolve he blurted
out:
"Queen, since no one else will have
you, suppose you bestow yourself on
me. [ have known you but a few
minutes, yet already I love you
right well. True, your feet are a
trife larger than we consider the
right thing, but we might go to
Chicago to live; there no one would
notice anything strange
Il know full well that it would
come to this, that you would thus
propose to me. do accept, but
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