The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-02-21
MEEkER HERALD.
.srIrr, Colorado.
ROMANCE OF A KING.
Tho Late William III. and Mme.
MusQrd.
\ Low. Ar.ir vha, Placed an American
Hotel servant Girl Upon a Ihrono
Amidst Royal sur
IounsiIHs-.

II Il a dismal ending to tl.o male line
Of tho rlnrirus race Of ouurr- Nassau,
III. H. and hl tory ~ H. latest ruprc-
sentative. William III, II the Neither
land, may have Leen a fasiy good
King, hat h. was an uuCoInmunly
vicious man in private life, writes Lucy
II. ii1aper la tho Chicago Tribune,
lie had not even the rood qualities Of
his defects. be.ng neither F,uiai s-1r
Food-humo0-.i. In fact he was royal
maseuli1e prototype - the celebrated
little girl WHO hated cEgryho.iy and
wl,hei tiai everybody was drad." lie
hated his dEt wife, tho ligh-spiri,ei
md intellectual Sophia ~ MUrteEibcrs.
liz hated both of hls sous, ans it II in
decd saii that the iiasraHtly immoral
llir and premature death II his eldest
son AMI Heir was owing To HE father.
ll-tnalmvnt no lrai than Ia la. fathers
examp,e.
Tbs Prince was mssir unut,crnbiy
wrvtris.d At hoIae, owing Ia the kllg'.
jealousy - him, and ~ hu took refuge
Ia iaris unl plunged over head aad
cars IL t,ir dissipation 81 - gay
city, dying finally, b7ni.cn-ipNn de-
haurhr, while still In tho PRISE - life.
HI scuuHd ron, Alexander. il'rritcd a
dis.ared brain frum h.s asI gncs;-
grandfather, thr l.mT-rur i'aul - Rue
his, - q wal rather cuulfr-, o. his
family. ns wgll nH fls lls pc ihie
future aubJrrts, whru hr took IL de-
plFturc felgu t'ir world wkigA hi. witt
had icii l.-'rr5 De- dii,
Ola King william Il -iHg ~ lorv
dIsTraerfai career, iuAglsri In Ia
ngiaerlll- &c si,a.i, -,s.c g: o.
fsr.uus, les % 30 ilg i've s-.all., u,s,
b. ~ ~ t,c ieit si,ir 81 hii ihrpas, t'r
mot UrmITi,ahlr wa ga NEz-ri-
wuinau, tie criehrliah iiias. AiusarlL
She Wa1 r, ..liE..iiun Il ,hc Nycil,,gH .yyn
line % byron; 'ii1rn la gurfv,. Ia
Kit lrn lr.L" Yet. notwithstanding
tie uisrgf.iy - hrr aFigiH ari hyF lack
81 vllrat.ua lui hry,A.uf', tho hl1oH.gil
forth Into og, 81 tho most Gle 20 4; woin-
en- 10 Europe. she wnI N-w-En-
Fiafl,lrF ty birth, anil b,rau iiSc In
p1ggc mrniHl capacity IN . lpici 20 ,.p.-
,un. shr n ssit ip hHvs ,-rH cs,rr me-
~ beautiful la her youth in Fraccfsl
spanish style, tcg o JIn' bying II on-e
tlrgt!rr and slspgly. anil perfect
enough Ia L. CONTOUR 10 hrvc driven
any sculptor a. despair who ilight Lave
,ric,i TO TcprslEe, Il
Hex eyes VERY lario, and dark. her
head small ani fairly iurss,l. aHd her
feature 81 q r.lr1ri dgligaey Of out
line. Her vart fHTtrar raasr t. her
,rlm her royal l,inFrr IN a yrTy tinrt,-
lar way. ~, Dow l7t, pa "a with
her au one orraf iu;i, sud. catching -
the urau'.; Hhieet that &. f..E hardy. hC
hur'r,! Il a, hrr bead. The lady clever.
Is ,.uaissi t'sr missile. which was a
bailey p-r'in.fc Il plpyr-, but. ,E,sing
persecution ~ i, 49, carried i n In tFl-
gmph. IL wns uilie - - E.1rr, la
.-rtain unproiur,ixs 81 .--,.. -. g.
liria. y low year, later - cu1rnny
"sirucls OIL" and that qraIr.l w.:h
King William made II Mao, hrhari
one II tho rielrrt women In Eas,pc.
Like Nine. Duh-rry. who IN her
chil'.h cd poi'iiicd pins aal .t--lgs,s
ah,li Ito street.. s & Paris, g.J VII bc-
gan lie az q dn-ssa ilalscrs apprentice,
tho gS-hu;-l lg1id-y - isust4n h---sac
nU,.sd i0T lie ys7'T. ~ -'.ssgl.. - Lcr
surTuuniina sal Tho perfect rr1.ria,y
Of lrg iHmgarug. I'gr ;4.tc ~ dg5aE
was iall;..r. hrr hDiol, or cqJF .s-ca,
her ig'yrla, vor' uli renowned i.r their
,ilrulur. She camr g. re i.i' In Paris.
ani wal O. maniL rut pa;rBs.s-zs OF Eh
ariisiic OF charitable s.trTriso.. 4
stroke ~ r-rs'gais. which brought
about nu iuCugFDlr jronp ~ usc ~ her
cyciids, deprived icr % lcr hcauiy be-
fon' she bad Jttiiagd middle az.
Covered w.tb ~ magnificent jewels. hcr
slender wGis, "a iTllcd witA rirstc Of
gems that mlta..eG tie rect q her
paruvc, aud s.rultiiuag her eyes e. m the
ligl, with rn antique IAN. piiuicS ~
Vatican or !ioU.hrr. and worth Ia Itself
n fortune. her dark hair Gcc!lld with
roses, and her aiili esq iy':c GgIrs Nct
oil by the beat Efforts II & Pa4..iln
drcf,-uia!tCrs. t'ic SEES. % noted ID note
worthy iirir, T. the lart WIN q. 10
believed that the last year, % l,sr inag-
niliccnt cNi. tygrc s.grc vmhEtrrcd ~
vain craving to Dc received ia rc..rct.
bic spcic'y2 she ,'ii ~ thir- that
tao, and in;clii.5rcc .nI lavish lilc-al.
i,y could Durlcr t. lrir.f Ebar. that
end but all TO ~" E-rpg@r.
She subscribed t. all fashi nallc
charities. She ratrauised an the relief
funds and benefit. tl.o hHsagr5 and the
balls, making mauiiccul rita tp each
of them. She alv'.yE enjoyed the rno.,
expensive box IN tic house Whenever n
new operate cutgrFri was started.
Her life. from tho hau hat size quilted
Holland. was Cutir, Is sJns rcprochc.
But none Of the fashionable ladies of
Partisan society would receive her or
invite her - any ont rrtaiuseGts. Once
she offered to certain philaf.thropic
Duchess . subscription q ton ihoA.and
dollars for that iady'8 pet charity IN re-
turn for an invitation to dinner. The
offer was courtcously declined.
Finally she fol- vic;in 70 the insid-
ious effects OF the maiady that had rob
bed Icr OF her beauty. shc went mad
and died. The sale 81 her effects. al
her sumptuous hotel near the Arc dc
Tripmphc, was one q the most cX-
trnordinary sccur. that have ever wit
messed. iiar choice laccs filled huge
Saratoga trunk. Her rllt stpclsincr
were brought ont Is tlc clothcs.bnsl,ct-
full. The eli play OF her fans took ,p
half dozen plHss cascs. Her tiny
gloves and u3iHisturr slippers were the
admiration OF all tic bchuldrrs. Nobody
was sad and nobody was q, pccinlIy in.
tcrestcd. Perhaps FAR AWAY ut HIS pal-
ace at The ligguc. old William Of
Orange. rlancinr over tho Purisian pa
per- OF the day, may have given a 4 IA
to the memory of the woman he hld
once adored. But / doubt yer, .arch If
he did.