Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-24
MARRIAGE 4 IA MODE.

MARRIAGE a "A MODE
asv . Pretty Priaees. Bss... E.s.a,A
to the King Of Castils's Hsp~.
'Oh, mama" exclaimed the Prin.
cess Eugenie 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.
SEQ by the morning GaseHergram that
am to be married to the Duke of En-
cumberland. They've got his picture
in the paper. and he's as homely AZ
that little Prince / was going to be BE-
trothed 10 last week. Am going to
marry him?" 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 punya man. The Ga.
zcttergran says that he doesn't reach
up to my shoulder. and his Duchy is q
mean little thing ON the edge of the
Black Forest
II don't know, really, my DEAR"
again expostulated Her Majesty. II
wish you wouldn't bother me about
such trivial things"
But why can't marry whom I
pleasea The Gazettergram said that 1
ought to have something to say in the
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.
''Well. my dear Genie Vic Josie Nat
Louie Triv, what's the matter with
your" asked the Chancellor, as she came
into his presence.
''Oh. I'm all-no, amt Do I have
to marry that horrid Duke of Encum-
berland?"
$50 your father and I arranged last
night-but how did you hear of it?''
II saw all about it in this mornings
Gazettergram- the Dukes picture,
too"
The newspapers probably got hold
of cut of some defeated presidential
candidate from America-they all are
homely," answered the Prince with a
well-bred air of diplomacy. 1.-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 me-he does in every thing"
The suave old diplomat drew out
miniature set in rubies and pearls and
presented it to the girl.
"WhY. he's nothing but baby! But
he's awfully cuter' 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 q moment, and
then turned suddenly: II would like
to marry him; may 1? How long will
have to waltz"
'Only a matter of fifteen or eighteen
years, my DEAR" said the Prince. per
suasively. Would you like it?''
"Yes; oh, yes!' cried the maiden il
delight.
''Well. dear you SHALL" and the
Prime Chancellor put down his foot in
determined way. ''N0w, 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
rs a present, to make sure that the
GazetterQrana 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
ied?"
II guess am" whispered the Prin-
cess to herself. as she trod the halls of
her ancestors. I'm the first Princess
of Hohenstauffen thai ever had any .
thing to say about her own marriage.
Fifteen or eighteen years-well. may
be by that time 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.-FlareI
Scott Mines, tn Puck.
laura'S Dangerous Mistake.
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