The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-10
TILE QUEEN OF SPAIN.
ov A BEAUTIFUL GIRL HAS
~ prTLED A GREAT COUNTRY.

"a Thlone-strange Story of Span
aRoyalty'
From the Pittsburq Dispatch
the world knows how successfully and
.'i.,llv the young Spanish Queen has
.1ts,ned her most trying position. The
.ot Victoria sailed through fifty years
4.ro.perity, guided by the most comps-
advisers, but this young girl came IN
~.ctedly to the throne of country torn
= civil wars, a country where she was
'.Ead upon with hatred, and she has made
sition strong, not only with power,
ID. Eith love-
,I,bonso was handsome and good nat
a romantic from bis many amours aid
= nstbetic story Of his first queen. This
- intruder was an Austrian. She had
ssnnointed the nation twice il giving
- IN Girls. and it was thought the throne
If 90 TO pieces or to the everlasting
ISIS when she rallied herself. as it were,
~-o birth TO a son and took the reins of
s-rarnn1ent with such tact and ability that
! f. "a now loved with almost fanati al de-
Totion
| II is always herself on the spot reviewing
tba army in person, opening the cortes, at
ending all national exhibitions, going to
he fnrtbest part of her kingdom in case of
calamity. taking active part in all govern
,,,ant ref5rms: in fact, proving herself one
If the most active and able of existing SOW
ereigns -,
the colrt Of the baby king, his nurses and
LIs uniforms. 1t is of the kinglets great
granJfathe. that my revelations will this
FINE sneak. For | remember a story an
old S1ani-h grandee once told me, under a
nledoe Of secrecy, in little old Bohemian
SPANISH inn IN Paris, frequented by For
tu1v and MadTagar, where | was staying
to get bis OF color for a francois Danish
novel Ipromised never to tell, but moth
ing was sad about writing.
the story is different from that pub lishe d
in court history, tut the grandee was dis
tant relation of the hero, aud the story of
snch nature that / do not think he would
have told it if it had not been true.
a LOYAL CHILD.
The ruler who preceded Queen Isabella
was a strange, coarse man of violent temper
and repulsive exterior. Extremely suspi-
cious Of his subjects, he was always tryi0g
to test their affection, to penetrate by dis
Cnise into their homes that ne might learn il
be was beloved by MS people. 1t was point
be was exceedingly tender on. One evening
toward dusk he left the palace disguise.
Some new rumors that he was unpopular
had distut bed him, ana he could not rest
till he rad Investigated them. AS he ap-
preached the borders of the royal park he
found that he had forgotten his tobacco,
aud seeing light CLEAN from little shop
where MS soldiers we're supplied, he bent
his steps toward it. On entering be only
found boy who had been left in charge by
bis father, the tobacconist. Will making
bis purchase his majesty noted the singular
beauty and Intelligence of the child's face,
and asked him his name. which the boy
said was Lorenzo. The king then lighted
cigar, and skillfully led the conversation
Till he had induced the boy to speak Of his
feeling for his sovereign. when the uncon-
scous child disclosed a heart of such loyalty
and love for his ruler in spite of his faults,
which he freely baboled off, that the mon
arch exclaimed: Would all my people
we're educated like this; then would my
throne stand firm!" Then he left him
gazing with establishment at gold piece in
bis hand.
The next morning tho king called his
chamberlain, and said: The tobacconIst on
the borders of my park has a son of great
intelligence; wish him placed in tine royal
College" but, your majesty, the college
is only for the sons of nobles." "Obey my
orders"
Some time after this the king paid visit
to the College to learn of the progress of
his new favorite. The teachers praised the
boy. but complained that the other students
il-treated him, and would not associate
with him because he was not a noble.
Lorenzo, come here" the king cried; and
putting his arm round him said before them
all: kiss me, my boy" Then taking deco
ration from his breast he pinned it on the
child and said: Il make him noble; treat
him as if be were my son."
Tne poor old king had married his fourth
wife, and still was childlesS. His infirmi-
ties grew upon him, and he was now strick-
en- with a fearful disease-so horrible and
repulsive that all fed from him. Lorenzo
had now left college and entered the army,
and the king had lost sight of his little
favorite. The boy had grown up to be a
handsome young officer of the most luscious
spanish type
DEATH AND INTRIGUE
One day the monarch, i'll aud almost de.
serted, heard some one playing sweet lit
tie melody on a mandolin from the garden
outside. The air soothed him, and he cried
who is that!n SIT is Lorenzo, your
majesty" 'Send him to men Then, a,
the young officer stood before him. he dis.
missed his attendants and said: ''Do you
love me, Lorenzo" Tue poor old king was
disgusting to behold, swollen beyond SEM
blance to humanity, ''sans eyes. sans teeth
sans everything" and in the clutches of his
dreadful disease. LorenZo'S great feeling
could forget all, and bursting into tears, he
tlrew his arms around that mass of corrup-
ton, crying: II love you, your majesty.
Would give my life 10 save you ono mo-
mems pain" Then you shall never leave
me-
>, After this Lorenzo was always at his side.
put now comes new actor on the scene Of
onls strange drama-the queen. The PI'in-
ceSS CHRISTINA, daughter of the king of
naples As the disease progressed even
One attendants fled, and in all the crimson
anu gold of the royal chamber only Lorenzo
ana The queen were left to watch the bed of
ue9th. Lorenzo was one of those who seem
40 40 oe born to die for their sovereign, but
Sue young queen did not look with the same
t foN eyes on the dying king, and she soon
leIl IN love with Lorenzo.
before her child was born she caused a
ne Jew law to lie passed securing succession to
:. whether male or female, and that is how
1'@ 1n came to the throne.
me young queen now plunged deeper
.aVo guilt, and fearing for the future began
W secrete great sums of money, and even to
-episce some of the crown jewels with
paste In this she wanted Lorenzo to be-
tune tone her accomplice. Reluctantly led
oelure he now saw his chance for power
oYer her. Soon the time came when they
90 On either side of q bed with a corpse be-
sIIeeh Them. Lorenzo" she said, 81 will
lays remember your services. l will
.,N %aru you with great honors and titles. "