Iron County register., 1889-01-03
MARRIAGE a Ia MODE.
How Pretty Princess Became Engaged
to the King of CASTLES Hope.

MARRIAGE A LA MODE.
How Pretty Princess Became Engaged
| to the King of CASTLES Hope.
| ''Oh, mama" exclaimed the Prin-
.ess Eugene Victoria Josephine Ma
talie Louise Beatlce of Hohenstauffen,
bursting into the Queens apartments
one morning about noon, as Her Maj
esty was eating her roll and coffee
preparatory to rising: ''Oh, mama, l
see by the morning Gazetter9ram that
am to be married to the Duke of En-
cumberland. They've got his picture
in the paper, and he's as homely as
that little Prince l was going to be be-
| trothed to last week. -4n' / going to
marry him?n This. petulantly.
| The Queen took another bite of the
roll, to gain time, and then sighed
| deeply.
My dear" she said. gently, ''you
must ask Prince Bizpfennig; he ar
ranges all such things. you know"
But don't want to marry such an
insignificant puny man. The Ga
zettergrdns says that he doesn't reach
dp ~ SliouiUCIf anu iiio DbNAAS 40 q
| mean little thing on the edge of the
Black Forest"
Il don't know, really, my dear. "
again expostulated Her Majesty. 81
wish you wouldn't bother me about
such trivial things"
But why can't | marry whom |
please? The Gazettergrana said that [
~, he,
m after"
Newspapers say altogether too
much nowadays. You must recollect
that you are Princess"
Being thus rudely recalled to her
self, the Princess gathered up her
morning dress of sky-blue satin, and
swept out of the room in true royal
style to seek the Prime Chancellor
We'll. my dear Genie Vic Josie Nat
Louie Triv, what's the matter with
you?" asked the Chancellor, as she came
into his presence.
"Oh, I'm all-no, 1 amt. DO have
to marry that horrid Duke of Encum-
berland?"
$50 your father and l arranged last
night-but how did you hear of it9"
Il saw all about it in this morning 5
Gdzettergranl-and the Dukes picture,
too"
The newspapers probably got hold
of cut of some defeated presidential
candidate from Amerfca-they all are
homely," answered the Prince with a
well-bred air of diplomacy. The
editor of that paper must display
more sense or else the Press Censor
will pay him visit, and he will have
to quit business. But don't worry, my
dear; some ambassadors arrived this
morning from the King of CASTLES
Hope, and / am inclined to think that
perhaps it would be better for you to
marry him. Your farther will agree
with m he does in every thing"
The suave old diplomat drew out a
miniature set in rubies and pearls and
presented it to the girl.
"Why, he's nothing but baby! But
he's awfully cute!" exclaimed the
Princess, looking at it.
Certainly, certainly said the sly
old man; 'but he will grow, and you
will be Queen"
The Princess thought a moment, and
then turned suddenly: II would like
to marry him; may 1? How long will
| have to waltz"
Only matter of fifteen or eighteen
years. my DEAR" said the Prince, per-
suasively. Would you like it?"
Yes; oh. yesr' cried the maiden in
delight.
..Wen, dear you SHALL" and the
Prime Chancellor put down his foot in
a determined way. Now, that is set
tied to your satisfaction, perhaps l
might suggest that l am very busy
casting a horoscope as to the next
war;
The Princess took the hint and re-
tired slowly; but at the door she
stopped: .'Can keep the miniature
as a present, to make sure that the
GdzetterQrdna doesn't print the Kings
picture?"
The old Prime Minister toddled up
to her as fast his eighty years would
permit, and whispered, as he placed the
portrait in her hands: ''Are you salts
fied?"
Il guess am" whispered the Prin-
cess to herself, as she trod the halls of
her ancestors. I'm the first Princess
of Hohenstauffen that ever had any
thing to say about her own marriage.
Fifteen or eighteen years-well, may
be by that time l shall be so old and
ugly that the King won't want to
marry me. and then I'll be too old to
be worried any more about it--F7arel
Scott Mines, IN Puck.
AN OLD ORGANIZATION.