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


everyone knew him spoke Of the iniln.
encc that these foreign beginnings *
ways exerriscd upon his mind and his
actions
ldule King Alphonso NH will never
have these advantages. Not oniy must
/ he be- brought IN ~ Madrid palace. hut
his professors aud almost all his sur
Vundings must he Spanish.
THE KINGS ago.
His printipal mentor. his ayo as Span.
iarls say. is the most difficult selection
to be- made, as this great parsonage viii
not only have TO govern the kings house
hold, Int he will also be entrusted with
the superintendent Of his niaiesty's cd
ucation, lie must be n Spaniard " high
rank, a Spanish Catholic aud person
TO inspire confidence In himself with
both tue queen and the government.
Centuries have passed since the govern.
ment OF Spain has had 20 select an ayo
for q reigning male sovereign. Hitherto
all the ayos have been appointed TO pre-
side over the education aud households
Of heirs apparent Princes ~ Asurias
as royal children are styled In Spain
The uyo " Alfonso XIII Will hold q
high position at the Spanish court. aud
very confidential anl responsible one,
too. For years he will SCAR ely have n
moment 10 himself Ms he must he as
much MS possible with his royal pupil
lie will receive lnrge salary aud
have every comfort man can desire.
but from the day he accepts his post he
will be obliged to lead q secluded life
II he is contentious man he VIII un-
dcrsianh that all his thoughts and ef-
forts must be entirely devoted 70 max
Ing a good and powerful man of the
child king. II In future years Tilt curly
haired, liappy child becomes gaad
aud wise king, his aye will be givnN the
credit Of IT, But II he does not 'turn
out well his aye viii pi alnoSt all
the blame.
No wonder II people say thar the
queen has long beer pondrring over
this problem Of the ayo.,She knows She
can mot appoint u Foreigner because
that would give offcnse 10 all the no
biliiy, She knows the future governor
Of her sons household mtist be- a man
OF energy and prestige 20 rule the other
members Ut the kings family lie must
also he voting aud strong enough to
follow his royal charge closely. He must
have tact and fondnpss and a kind dispo-
sition TO control the boyish ptnnls of
his majesty, lie must both advise aud
aulusc him, aud above all he must hr
able TO win his confidence.
The queen could lind many clever and
competent young men IN Spain but I'M
fortunately the younger generation Of
able men are IN the most part kcpnh
licans
THE POPE LOOKS OFT FOR THIS
LITTLE KING
The queen has OF course consulted her
usual advisers
The first person naturally is the pope.
who has ia often proyrl himself
true friend TO her. Leo Nil II sure 10
|tss 4 a. d 81.
his gOdchild, he has never missed an up
portm,H Of showing The interest he
takes u his national welfare and Do the
ability Of his throne.
The Austrian imperial fan ily have NO
doubt had a word Ia say, though the
qurcu keeps very secret nh the corrt-
suondCnce that passes between her and
the Ilnpshurgs. Not even her mother
is allowed to show how close are the
relations which she keeps M with her
daughter. the regent Of SPAIN with
much tact her visits TO Spain have been
few aud long between, Her Majesty has
also consulted the leaders Of mi the
great political parties then, after
listening very attentiycly 60 whit they
have to suggest she Is most probably
carrying out her own desires, and these
are said to be- 10 make her son IA good,
manly, energetic prince and MS thorough
u Spnninrd Us possible"
Alfonso Nil. will have the nblcst
professors to direct his Intellectual de-
yelopment, To luake him good linguist
TO push him on In the classical and semi
Catholic, mi.philosophical Studies OF the
| Spanish universities, TO hstill iu him a
| taste for national history, ara and iitprn-
turc. The broader fields Of European
aud modern science ind thought foreign
literature aud history, where his fathers
mind rose above the range of ordinary
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