The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06

sass r..ses .YaIst." k4ng Oscar has
- 49, ala axs,tls as 4 n1Ves.St. Ehs t4ile
- vn,uue wascs ne has just placed
- marke- being ~ Romance OF
:. r,r.ss Of Napoleon and o. Baraassoi-
r. Oecsr has not gone far for a p8oe,
N. hax raoseI as heroine his o8n
..sra.fssr. Queen DeS1Tes. aad the
- a. now SIZE vas Tilted BY the ETst
- ...sc, and subsequently came % marry
s.r~Arss. who died as king o; Sweden.
- n fui!. Nor could King Oscar nav
.ss~fee 4 ncse interesting and pscta'-
-. shec,e. Far strange a. has been me
ssr - tie Eupressss Josephine and En-
- .ad Of Queen Nathalie % ssz-Eis-
~ "a Des.ree Of Sweden was even
esnef.
=. asuxn,er Of MarsesIies stock
.--rsr ~ TIE Zane Of CIAry. she learned
9 srov Napoleon la his very DGyhood.
:. fskrvs being ON terms OF great Inst
~ Nth the Donagartes. who. upon be-
g iyiysa Gu, OF Corsica. had established
.s.nxe.yes az Narcotics. II course OF
- jeEeps. BoaapaTts. afeerEafa king
= nnsin. married Julia ciary. and a. match
ii slresdy bern arranged between neg
q ..sr-<an sister. DesiTee. and Napoleon,
~ their engagement announced. when
sId1nsy he young lover was ordered of
: IN nia regiment. he quickly forgot
z. l.sfs 1zrcee, and the memory Of her
s,aa.nt aaa dainty Iove,iness was soon
SOD b. the more yoiuptuous creole
s,.a,y a Josephine de BeaghaFnais.
t,sssre. wae almost heartbFokea by the
sxrrixcp Of her faltaiezs swain. and ac-
. rsr.ine 70 her grandson. King Oscar,
sxer sofxaye him For, after Indignant
\ .strxnx Generals Dgphot and Juuot.
4 vel a. many other sust0rs supported
"a gsossored by the enysr0r. sEs finally
asrssta B<rnasfoite. not because sae
xft2 aim. bat because In her eyes he was
- oaIy mar eapahse OF facing Napoleon.
n psfch did not turn out happily. Ber-
na1esss, after being elected crown prince
II Sweden and subsequently becoming
ssrx, soa his head 80 completely that. for
ssfas sf the fact that he himself was the
sss n !. peasant from the pyrenees. he
ssoroashed his charming wife with the
asfsess Of her birth. declaring that he
aza besu guilty OF a terrible ne saIiience.
id that II he had only waited he might
AYE had any princess OF the blood IA
Ezsoes for the asking. Queen Desiree
Efvfyed hsi husband many years. and
~ shortly before the F'ranco-GeruIan
s4. universally bsloysd in Sweden, and,
srssxely enough. without ever having re-
sxfe4 her native land since the over
.srox " the great Napoleon.
Klag Osesr's course In thus resorting 10
~ AREA Of his house N order to SECURE
~ to- his fsosel Is one that might bs
anrSss Wit. xress advantage by MS broth
4 and SAFER Sovefegns Of the Old World.
fssFs y scarcely = single reigning house
Europe ftsat does not possess romantic
ssssses Ia Is modern history episodes
Ia are sometimes Infinitely more sira-
zAsls tAan those that ore their origin IA
- Imagination Of the ordinary novelist.
Tsas what more charming or picturesque
lima could al author wish for novel
nsa the story Of the Austrian Archduke
Ia aad his peasant wifef IL IL asfoaish-
~ tat. with the taste for literature that
aat.nSeia1es so many members OF The i'm
Fssai House Of Hspsburg, not one of them
sAsala have made use os the episode as the
sect for romance
he arc5tuke, IL may be remembered
unss5 one day at the post station az
Rfasiaoftn. and demanded e.orSeS and q
ssssslsn Ia order &c continue his Journey.
ne worthy postmaster. u peasant OF the
s1nA Of gioessftsl. gas greatly aYabsr-
ssssys by the demand. for, although he
~ shs ho.ses In the stable, yet ow!nx to
asag harvest time there was no postsi-
"a asaslan.s Or within reach Realizing
- f&'hsss plight. ana aware that ne ran
u rssk OF los.ng bis pos lmaatsrai'p for
- assag position AZ hand as required
ne Regulations. The young eiri sux-
Ssti TO him the Idea OF Disgusting her
M'a possiiior and % driv.ns the arch
saxss carriage herself After a Nftle hes
is''aa fas father gave way. and quar-
W VI an Aeu- later heaeid the fair Anna
e'ssed II the traditional Positions
Ne. snphoots saa huckskln hresohes.
arsaf Of one Of the wheeiers and con
sss'las tse imperial carriage AZ .at-
~ psce along the read !eadin. out os
saraAasea.
ias seod looks 9. tie position soon at
<R'ec TIE attention of the .rtperia Al o 70
ssAas OF the carriage, iTho, before shs
e ne stage vas reached, drew the
Nas sssssiAon Into conversation and OBJ
vxrs,.
sassspsihas to feminine charms. like al
nsEssfs OF his house. Il y-as onfx
s saat The aschdaka should Ne con-
1ssy Interested by sne episode ami
ssauatniance shus formed soon rim
81 sa'a al infaguasion. which finally 49,
ssssS u inorEsGat'c marriage. the fair
50 eesEs created ifse O. al baroness
ssshaaafen asd subsequently Count
aefaa. Fsem th.s union. which AZ.
IA immense amount Of attention
sme. there was only one sas Dor,
as Voant Francis McFan. WA, tss.
great taVoTlte. aot only ~ tha
= es' oas also Of the empress ana ~
q &c members az ghe imperial fauq!lv
49,. las O. noncrs and figngrsss were law
NJ. Pen as;n. incllss4.ug the Order OF ana
!. - 'eeee, aleh raak sn the army ana
- ss'e o. privy councillor. ffa aiss
So year axe. having survived as
go 49, shs exposition. ny os,sy a Few
So ana has funeral wAS attended t,v
- g.iastrsl Members ~ me ~+fs-t,fu.
s.rs 's Nea buried. together w.th IA
- ~ ne his3s cemetery of fha VII.
i y. - AhaaoEsn. where THE FIRST meet
49, ~ ~ me arSA3 duke au3 his nls.Sr-
s.raa.. N'-ee took place aod where eha
| a. - efsStea later a oesut4ta ,ea.
rs =. VISA hS hVed fsT naany years
y - fe.sa.aE family the snnAfs al,
@Ss.s. w Fossantsc eoEan>i@s * sNar
. .ss.ss. s'n0 Il IS 70 ne regretted fhas tse
, s~,- fas sho writes 80 cfaye.r,v hgS
sssx - ~ sst0 The fo~rn - a r,,rf .ha
; s.... ssf sneie, the lste Dan faa> C3g,.n
= AZ. L.sn desc was a reeovse~ ssrylng
sesses.s ss q ene q She sewsssrers -
ssssss saca Ne became s.,,,a-,,.., n..f
n s~.sa via sEri Belonging to 90 -
/ saa go sAna'i'es a. Cusa. tfsS ~
la, egt sAe father ~sr,,e,4 -,
- - We sais. asa onsee8h-,,.s.,srv
xss 80 That 10 49, o. ,xr ;o., f,,s
ssxs..s sESa,n 81 ever u-ar~e5rx IA
asssa sarsgs3 hsyorsd measure fss..,f
sas. saes~iEaeG saa, &. vonLs So
NssSs Vas ~ wedding rayaI
j z ssss sse o>esn. hs arrived e., NJ
Us .ss after ase.las an 49, "a. -,
- 80 ssserSns wast' afs, -. - I
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" :. a.'aselt as a ,,s-~.,.-- -
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w. = : = = Pr'acsss Josenas e~~ ~ .ee
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