The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29

set aside and the little girl Mercedes was
made queen while her mother acted as le-
gent.
But the queen was not liked aad sic
felt her position keenly She was IN
strange land speaking foreign ton9no.
trusting TO collnseiors almost unknown TO
her and defed by the people; but one day
Senior Sagasta came out and made 4 proc
lamation. Its effect such upon the
Spanish people that they quoted down aud
| watched events When the poor little post
humous child was born six months later,
Senior Sagasta stood upon the royal Steps
and cried viva eli Rey' and the watching
populace knew that a little king was born
I'm the palace.
| Immediately upon the receipt Of the news
| the little boy VINO was at once named ~
| phonso XIII, was proclaimed King and -da-
| ria Christina regent, TO reign until no
was at the age OF IL. Immediately reli-
gious tendencies OF the queen regent
showed themselves. She had always been
| a deyout Roman Catholic. and now that
there was greater responsibility thrust
upon her by nature and by government,
she turned TO her religion for hes un.Ire
| strength. She begged his holiness, he
pore to be- the godfather of her n i'll and
his Holiness accepted. From that day 10
this the queen has devoted herself 10 htr
church and her country with equal Edediy.
4
where tbs court moves in summer she
made it her first act on her arrival there
TO visit the church, where she MAS re-
| ceived by the bishop in full canon Gals.
There she knelt for his blessing-thlS ts-
fore she went 10 the palace whore she
spends the summer with her chill irel.
In lighting the queen regent, the United
States must in one way hight the chufcp'
fer the queen loves the church ana ale
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always cbeyed his holiness. she ras fe'
supported and upheld by him as iar as her
cabinet will permit
Immediately upon his birth the queen
regent began TO train her BOY. Won
yersed in the rigidlty Of inc Laws OF the
iSpanish court. she studied them all and
followed them out with an eXaatness revei
before eaualled. According TO the street
Spanish discipline she was got allowed
| to sit at the table with the king, and the
boy. as soon as the little fellow could b'
supported upon his pillows. dined by HIM
self with his suite, The queen molhfi
and his aunts sit at another table, ana az
the third sit his sisters and their gov,
ernesses. This is the custom day IN ar
day out, year in ana year out III ths e'"NN
Palace at Madrid.
Fer her sons sake the queen FORGOT mel
native tongue and learned Spanlsn Sh'
sneaks IL perfectly. with the best o. az
cent. although spaniards say, win nv
terence She has as nearly renouneei ~
own country as any one person coui' arc
has given up herself and her Work en-
tirely 10 the little Alphonso and MS eo""-
try. ,-,,, 90.
Tho ouesn has never been happy wo'
ran she bas he'd so many things y i
which 10 contend. Not the least OF pe'
troubles has been that OF being Tor
s,sner and It was not until the pres nj
crisis that she overcame me last 81 m
objections that were held oit asaipst ~
In respect OF her nationality.
urhnr an her recent speech to the COZ its
.na said Gin thus identifying mystn WIZ
y1,, there came cheers of Long l'y'
he aueen.'' long and loud. and the nsuo' y
inaassiye and cold Marta Christina p,rse'
10 her speech and bowed she eou.i pc
control her emotions at that moment.
II can be said Of Maria chris'inf tn0