Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-16
ROYAL LOVE.
1t Doesn't by Any Means Always Run
Smoothly.

> "nen cyrus made his famous eA
petition with the 10000 Greeks, h
took his wife along-one Aspasia, O
Mllto, as she is variOusly called. Sh
) controlled him to such an extent tina
the matter was humorously commente.
On in the army. After his defeat an,
death she fell into the hands of Ar
taXerxes, over who she soon acquired
similar aScendency.
The English Princess, Mary Tudor
was in love with an English noblema1
named Charles Brandon, but was mar
r1ed by her father to the old king Oh
France, with the promise that she
might please herself with the nex1
marriage she made. The king fell
LII, and, anticipating his death, she Sent
for Charles to have him handy, and
In less than three hours after the
breath had left This body she had
again become a wife
Hannibal was ruled by love af-
fair at Capua. After having beaten
the Romans in battle, after battle he
went into winter quarters at Capua.
where he became enamored of a lady
winter to pleasure, and as his army
followed the example of the general,
before spring came the whole force
was so demoralized that it was never
afterwards good for anything
| AntiOchuS the Great was ruined by a
woman. After, at the solicitation of
Hannibal, engaging in war with the
Romans, he invaded Greece with great
success. The army made a stay of
some length at Chalcis, where dwelt a
Grecian lady named Eubia. Antiochus
was go unfortunate as to lose his heart,
and for some months gave so little at
tention to business that the Romans
concentrated their forces and drove
him back to Asia
James ". of Scotland lost the bat
tie of Flodden because of a suddenly
conceived attachment for Lady Heron
of Fort Castle Infatuated by her
charms and detained by her entreaties
he remained ait the castle, his army
idly encamped about the walls, until
the English army arrived and took up
favorable position He then bravely
endeavored to amend his error. but
too late, and with most of his nobility
died on the field.
Cleopatra, first captivated Caesar,
who after bestowing on her large
provinces taken from Herod and other
Asiatic kings, took her with him to
Rome. Public opinion was strong
against her, but he would not send
her away, and she remained until
after his murder, when she hastily es-
capped from Rome in disguise An
thOny was her next victim, who di-
vorced his wife, Octavia, to marry her
The fate of this twain is too well
known to need description.
Messalina, the wife of the Roman
Emperor Claudius, was a marvel of
profigacy. She had the audacity to
marry publicly another man while her
husband was still living. Claldius
heard of it and caused her, with her
lover to be arrested He intended to
give them personal audience, but her
enemies fearing her influence should
she be allowed to see her husband,
put them both to death on a forged
order. Claudir1s heard that they were
dead, but asked no questions.
Charles VII. of France would never
have succeeded in eXpelling the English
from his country, even with the as
sistance of Joan Of Arc, had it not
been for his mistress, Agnes Sorelle.
She it was who urged him to exertion
in the war with the English, so that it
was commonly said in France that
Agnes urged the king and Joan urged
the army. Agnes like Joan, was orig
inally a peasant girl, who, being acct
dentally seen by Charles, was invited
to the court and made lady companion
to the queen.
The case of judith and Holofernes
was repeated in later days in Sweden
Agnius, a Swedish king, made war on
a Finnish tribe, and after subdu1ng
them demanded hostage as a security
for their good behavior. Among them
was a girl named Schialvia and. tax
ing a fancy to her Agnius married her
on the spot. A wedding feast was pre-
pared at which the king became
beastly drunk. Taking advantage Of
his condition Schialvia managed dur
my llle ulShI W H>tuS lllIli W tie btdll
of his own tent and make her escape
to her own people.
The downfall of the western Roman |
empire was FASTENED by the act of |
Honoria the sister of TheOdOsius the |
Younger. Having been Imprisoned for
certain peccadilloes, and anxious to es-
cape in order to repeat them, she |
sent a message to Attila, describing in |
glowing terms her own charms and Of |
fering to marry him if he would re
lease her. The Hun took the bait, raw
aged the Roman empire with fire and |
sword, but before accomplishing the !
rescue of Honoria, fell in love with a |
Bactrian princess, married her and |
forgot all about Honoria
The name of almost every French |
king is connected with that of one or |
more favorites. Toe favo1ite of Fran |
els I. was the Duches.;e d'Etampes;
Henry IT, was enamored of the famous |
Diana dc Poitiers; Henry ", who was !
brought to the brink of ruin a dozen |
times by his amours, finally attached |
himself to La Belle Gabrielle; the |
name of Louis XIV is inseparably as
sociated with those Of Mile de La Val
liere, Mime. de Montespan. Mile. de |
Fontage, Nine. de Maintenon and |
few more; Louis XIV. enjoyed the |
of Nine. de Pompadour and |
Nine. du Barry. who headed a formid- |
able list of their own kind.
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