The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-19

stand tho tcrrlhle logic which Insists that
misery, when 10 can stand no moro pcr.c
oution, turns upon the prosecutors and
ronds thcm limb from llmhf
Nothing can console her Each new dc.
tail ~ the uprising Ia Sicily, OF tho mad
r'yol, Of anarchists at MasTa "a Car-ara,
OF the explosion Of bombs IA Rome, OF the
tcMposiuous speeches OF tho socialist dcpu
TICS ~ the chamber but confirms her no
lief th.lt the revolution Is 40 the gates OF
the Eternal City, and that upon its palpi
tatinc wings come ruin and death for the
royal family In Italy.
Marghcrita Of Savoy Is no coward
Her terror is no- the failing OF veal
mind IL Is the impression OF destiny
hanging above her and hers which has fas-
toned upon her this dread monomania.
Her personal bearing Is such as becomes
a queen No doubt she would walk as rcs.
olutelv up the steps OF tho scaifold as the
beautiful Austrian did long years ago
She waswiih the king when Passanantc,
who now languishes in a lunatic asylum,
attempted to assassinatc him. Although
She was just then in weak health, she was
brave and did not even faint until the
danger was over.
Yet her mind doubtless rocelvcd its first
serious shock on that occasion Certain il
is that some time after the Passananto in
cident she was afflicted with mental trou-
BILE, followed by nervous prostratlon.
Months OF carr brought her back 20 her
old Independent. quecnly and stately man
ncr. But then she did not have the cx-
hausting ard dangerous worries which
have come 20 king and queen since the do
cline Of the monarchy began.
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night and day by the needy Of all classes, is
afinancial crisis which has prompted Hum
bert 70 sell all the royal palaces Of which
he has the disposition. which has even
prompted tho rumor that the jewels In the
historic crown Of Savoy wcrc to be sold to
the queen Of England. How can an i'm
questionable woman, with the weight of a
great dread sinking deeply into her brain,
resist the temptation to yield TO the mono
mania?
The scaffold rises before her, and sho
means as she wandcrs in the palace: II
shall end like Marie Antoinettel The rev
olution is az handI
One gusty day, when the purple Mcdi
terrnncan was az play with the capricious
winds which 50 easily ruflle its surface,
Queen Marghcrita. with the Prince Of Ma
pies, was making the voyage from Naples
TO Genoa
The sea rose i'm an alarming manner,
and tho royal steam yacht, which was
stanch enough for ordinary gales and
"bourrasques, began 10 labor heavily.
Her prudent captain, mindful that he had
on board the heir Of the house of Savoy,
vonturcd 70 ask the queen If she desired TO
make tho nearest land.
She said No.
In the middle Of the night frightful
gale threw the yacht into a perilous posi-
ton. If the gale subsidized speedily, there
was no reason for not going on; II the ship
were compelled TO labor long against 1t, the
chances were uncertain.
The captain seized his pencil and wrote
respectful message, stating the exact
facts. which he ordered taken to the queen 5
stater0oms az once.
Should he go on and take the risk' Or
should be put about and seek shelter in
the nearest port In "a few minutes back
came the answer, written by Margherita
herself in "a manuscript Her message
ran.
"Avand, Savoia," Forward, Savoy)
the watchword the battlccry Of the royal
house The captain put the ship through
tine waves, and. half drowned, the party at
last arrived safely at Genoa
Surely "a woman who In presence Of such
sinister peril for herself and for her son
a future king-as a maddened sea could