Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-22

utmost to keep him in the background
as much as possible. This she cannot
always do, for the people must see their
king as often as there Is any great court
tete or ceremony.
The royal family and their court were
much concerned when the time came for
opening the newly elected parliament on
April ., because the queen regent was
To take her son with her, aud he was to
sit on the throne by her side Us she read
her opening speech. And 10! few DAYS
before this date his mnjesty's two front
teeth got loose and the grave anxiety
was whether these teeth would keen In
place long en0ughl lilo was mnde 10
eat with care, to brush his teeth with
caution 10 rump hess than usual: Il was
bad enough 10 take him to the cortes
looking TIM and worn and pale from
recent 'ilness-but tOOthess In front!
However, the teeth kent in and he wns
able 10 70, though he looked less lively
than usual, as he, too, was anxious about
the teeth; but all went well The teeth
actunliy dropped one ON the day after
aud the other since.
LITTLE ALPHONSE SPEAKS FOUR
LANGUAGES.
His majesty speaks several languages
quite iiuently, though he has never
learned them dramatically
w . AAltil lAN lNNll7 ilhlli MS mother.
who from his hHbyhnnd always has spo,
ken TO her child 10 the Language Of her
pwn rountryll Spanish " lls
picked mp from courtiers and attendants.
and of course 1t comes ~ natural to him
TO use the Cusiillau i1lom rs
TO any other little Spaniarl.
French he has acquired To SOME
extent, from hearing dplomatists
and other foreigners, and even Spanish
ladies' conyerslng In the palace snluna:
but he does not speak Il very well aud
cannot chatter away as he does IN Eng.
lish, which be- las learned from his
nurse aud his sisters gQyertess.
GARTIeN.
The king knows his letters and mum,
bers quite we'll The governesscs Of the
two priuccsses have lately given him
kindergarten lessons and the monarch
has taken great delight ia them.
He has n little red note book for his
conduct marks. 4 blue mark mems
good, aud black means bad. As soon a.
lessons are over If The blue pencil has
hecn used. the king jumps down from
his chair aud PUSHES OF with his book
60 show IT 10 the courtiers and attend
ants.
When the black pencil has been EN-.
poyed. lac goes away solennly with
his little red book under his arm aud
does not show it to anybody.
A CHANGE.
But all this is passing. A great change
is 10 be made IN the palace, presently,
The little monarch Is years old on the
17tb of May. According TO The trndi-
tons of Spain. be Is then old enough TO
be taken away frotu wumen's care, and
placed under mems tuition.
A complete independent household Il
g.. 10 Hr.nafrf..I fnr him Lac will hu Va.
his military household to begin with
military aud naval aides-de-camp at bis
command from morning to night. tie
will also have his vnlcts and men ser
wants,
What n change Il will be- TO the little
fellow and his royal motherN who has al
ways heretofore rested content a. night,
knowing that Ia the little chumer above
hers her child was asleep Qn his simple
iron bed beside that Of his English nurse
Who his attendants are to h. is not
YET fully settled. One thing Il certain
Queen Christina is seeking worthy
men TO be about her son.
THE LITTLE MONARCHs CON
FESsOR
The confessor Of the future ruler Of
Suaiu r almost certain ia hc AionNEuQfr
Merry del Val. This Catholic priest is
n most worthy churcl1nnn, son Of the
spanish Ambassador in Vienna. lie
early developed vocation for q religious
calling. Hn became q priest at the aye
~ ~ and now. though barely 10, ha.
bssn one Of the favOrite chlplans Of
no pope. II Is sud thai Leo Mi him
ssif M wished Monsignor Merry to be
eoufessor to his royal godcbiid
According 10 ancient custom the king
-, snain must be brought up nj home.
o,.,n Chriaiiann Will therefore not lose
Iii Of her son until the end o. bis
rninority. Owing 70 peculiar circum-
s,arces AlphonsO XII, father Of the !
s,,,-1s,t kiua. was brought up abroad. |
HI. ~ ericd with his mother when be !
ras only 10 years OH This explains
'.,ll,.o., ~ Viepla and 10 the English |
,.,9ij,srr College nj Sandhrst nitrrwari. ,
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