Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-01-09
GOOD QUEEN BESS.
Her Childhood, Girlhood and wonds
Career on tho Throne.

Queen Elizabeth was born in En-.
gland, and simultaneously in 1888.
Her father was Henry Will, who was
a professional widower. Her mother
was Anne Boleyn, and, like most OF
Henry's wives, she met her death ac-
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 /
forbear. n.
Little is known about the infancy oil
the young Princess. Doubtless she
went thro lgh the ills peculiar TO all
children. In all probability sho had
trouble Matching teeth, and her gums
swelled up and refused TO declare their
intentions. and had TO be lanced 10
bring things to focus.
AS she grew older Elizabeth OBJ
tanned good education in Latin,
Greek, French and Italian, and she
graduated with honors.
1t takes terribly homely 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 girl She was Sc
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 1t 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 a 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 heI
troubles began. Pope Paul refused "a
acknowledge her, as did Plus V. Pope
Sixtus even went so far as to treat hei
like a poetical contribution that goes
into the editorial waste-basket. The
result was an communication
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 Invinciblt
Armada. His original intention was
to take possession of England and rur
it according to his own notions, but he
was induced TO modify his plans. i
was bad year for Invincible Armadas
Some OF the Spanish ships have mo-
got back to Spain yet. Philip ID
reported as feeling worse than the
small boy who has just tried to smoke
his first cigar.
IL the Spaniards had actually landed
they would have had to fight Queer
Bess, for she reviewed the troops in {
suit of armor-an old-fashiond knigh
dress, so to speak. She rode white
horse and had red hair, thus making ;
fine appearance. rr
Mary Queen of Scots wanted to 81
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 o.
Mary, and there was no moro trouble
Elizabeth never married Her pc
sition was similar to that OF female
witness in Texas court, who declared
that she was not widow, neither was
she single.
What are you thenp" asked tn,
Judge.
"I-I--am an engaged woman" wal
tho reply.
Queen Elizabeth was an engaged
woman. While engaged in her officia
duties she was also engaged to the
Duke of Leicester, Essex, ct al, bu
she never married. Quite a number
OF distinguished noblemen were known
to have, at one time or another, pear
powder on their coat collars when they
emerged from the royal palace, bu
that was as far as they ever got.
Eliza beth was quite vain Of the gooi
looks she didn't have. She never an
swered call through the telephone
without smoothing down her hair
working up smile, and trying tC
make a good impression on the trans
mitter. She also had bad temper
and was one OF "the red-headedest ant
green-eydest Queens" as it were, tina
ever sat on the throne of England; bu
she had pluck and good sense, ant
made nice Queen for those days
She died March "a, 1903. TEXAS SIT
mas