Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-03


of poverty.
The condolences OF history are as
founding Almost at thu very hour,
certainly during the very month that
the present czar caught sight OF the
woman who has influenced his whole
life twlrling on her pink toes on the
gorgeous stage OF the warsaw opera
house. with the plaudits OF russian
Poland deadening the music, he was
introduced 10 the Princess AK. who
now hears the title of czarina, Little
Mother" OF the Russian empire. The
courtiers OF the royal palace won
dered that the proud and dainty prln-
cess Of Hesse-Darmstadt did not I'M
press the young Nicholas more. II
was an open secret that this girl or
sixteen was intended to become the
next czarina, and the court treated her
me young people saw each other
every day, but. ON the part of the car
eyitch. at least the friendship was
"A pathetic one. Il. could not
we'll be else with the image OF the
Labousknla in his heart and his hrst
great passion then at Its flood.
The car ignorant OF the tragedy
then building up and soon to be played,
asked his son twice n he would mar
~ Princess AK Twice the answer
came In the negative. Yet 80 anxious
was the ear that Nicholas felt some
excuse was necessary. Crafuly ne
fegncd a liking for the Prin1ess Ma
subterfrtss TO gain lime. and one not
involvin,s much risk for the relation
shin bnfuacn tite two dvnngtles was
,crv close ON lust these grounds the
queen Of Greece objected, and ein-
phatcally refused her consent.
Another DELAY was occasloned by a
n,hsnert vnung Nicholas suggested of
n marrIaye 10 one of the daughters
Or III. raipntnr prtnce OF Montenegro.
This fell throUgh from the nnal lack
Of Interest ON tho cznrevltch's part and
mo cgnr discoura ycd for the time be-
Ing Iet The matter rest.
Meanwhile the beautiful cx-dnncers
and mistress OF charming villa was
livjro a ITO of anse md luNu.v. That
She expected TO wed her lover at soma
limo there ia little doubt Cprtninly
Inc cards were all played that way.
she must have known how 1t would
all end. nevertheless.
Until his diving fathers fiat came In
tho carly DAYS of last fall that he
must marry with all speed the prin-
cess AK ana close thlg cbnptcr Of
Illicit love. Nicholas had seen little
of his inamorata since his return from
ms long tour. once the Imperative
orders FOR narrinre came howovcr
he went posthnstc 10 Warsaw and
welded his MARTHA quietly In the III
tie town of KnlIscb. Russian Poland.
Immediately after this the I,nbousltnia
went To ST. Petersburg and was Sc
crctly placed by her husband I'm a small
but beautifully Gtted-up pnlnce in the
suburbs. purchased In her maiden
name by an officer OF the cheyaller
guard regiment netting under. me in
structions OF the czarcylch,
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