Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-02

woman stood revealed.
The guards FRUSTRATED themselves
and the prime minister bowed low.
John Henry stood like one paral-
yzed. He had read of feminine love
illness in the weekly story paper; but
he had never before seen anything
to equal the vision Of loneliness
that now held him spell-bound.
Ihatis what he saw: Great, glori-
Gus dark eyes, fringed with, lcngcuri-
ing lashes, in whose wonderous
depths there shone lustrous light
that changed with every thought;
half parted, rosy lips revealing teeth
that CLEANED and sparkled with
pearly irridescence; aperfect face from
whose low, broad brow, great waves
of shining black hairrose in sweeping
curves to fall again upon a pair OF
shoulders such as Venus would have
enyied; form whose every graceful
curve was in itself n poem. But this
vision of beauty had large feet. John
Henry noticed it at once, and it gave
him pain.
What seek you in the hand of O.
wha-ta-faik," spoke the queen in
sllyery, fiute-like tones, clear yet soft,
like moonlight changed to sound.
Great queen, but a moment ago /
had but one purpose in mind-to 90
home; yet now it seems to me that |
could tarry here content forever. Are
you Observation-Disclosures
band?"
The queen smiled; she saw that she
made an impression,
THAT is the meaning of my name;
! perchance you think it strange that
such as should be compelled oseek
a spouse, and yet tbs true; for / know
that in my country beauty's meas
ure is the understanding size, and
mine, yon see, is small, at least COM
paratively SO, and none there is in
my domain who'd link his fate with
mine, because, alas! my feet are far
to small"
You don't say" remarked John
Henry, who knew not what else to
remark. "Why don't you advertise
for a husband?"
Advertise? and what, pray tell,
is that? You speak to mein riddles. ="
ooh yes, forgot where | was; of
course you don't know what news
papers are
Come sit beside me on my throne;
rather like yourlooks-who can tell;
perchance tn. goal is nearer than l
thought"
John Henry complied with alacrity.
He had never experienced the sensa'
tion of sitting ON the throne by the
side of beautiful woman. At sign
from the queen the guards withdrew
leaving the prime minister only to
witness the further proceedings.
How did YOU know my name?'
asked John Henry as soon as he was
comfortably seated.
II know the name of every one
who comes to my domain-not only
that but everything about him; thus
your history is like an open book tC
me 'Tis not for naught l have {
private seer.
"The deuce" muttered John Henry
under his breath. He didn't quits
like the idea that this foreign poten
tate should know all about his past
record. Then he added, aloud: Il
YOU know all about me it is but fai
that you should tell me something
about yourself. Who are you any
( way?"
II am the last descendant of tn,
, Aztecs who in times long past di,
rule this country's vast eNpanse from
, isthmus to the Horn. They Ion!
have passed away, and ] alone re
main. 0-wha-ta-faik my parent
. called me, and the Patagons di,
: choose me to control their destinies
. | am their queen, beloved as such
, oheyed without a murmur; vet, WITT
! al. my life is lonely. since there's non
who'll take me to his heart and max
of me his welded wife.
"Those Patagons are a pack c
fools, angrily replied John Henry
"None of them wants to marry
r beautiful queen, who converses j
blank verse? don't understand it.
4 "Ah. no, YOU cannot understand
4 your notions are so different froI
+ ours. Among your people non
Y would have chance to wed who's
feet were cen but half so large a
@ those of our women. So with us tl
n opposite is true.
4 at seems to meyourfeet are ofger
@ erous size, Queen.
Q eyes, yes, as you regard it"
n John Henry pondered q momer
/? as though revolving an idea. a
q with a sudden resolve he blurte
IS out:
"Queen. since no one else will HAY
Is you, suppose YOU bestow yourself q
Y me- / have known you but a fe
. minutes, yet already | love yo
/. right we'll. True, your feet are
n tritle larger than we consider Il
Il right thing, but we might go
a. Chicago to live; there no one wou
notice anything strange"
a 81 know full well that it won
A: come to this, that you would TIN
propose Go me. do accept, b'
ID know that | can never leave my n
% tive land; here must live and di
II our customs and our laws do so Q
- dnin. STAY here with me and he