Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-12

acclamations of her townsfolk under
the window of the great sala, she said
she would like to salute them before
going to the church for the religious
ceremony, and Humbert led her out on
the balcony, a dream of beauty in her
bridal robe, and the sight of her called
forth frantic outbursts of cheering. In
the church, where were assembled an
immense concourse of people, foreign
princes and ambassadors. an anus
ing incident took place. The old
archbishop of Turin made a speech in
which he said that Prince Humbert
had shed his blood for Italy-a mis-
take, for it was Amedeo who had been
wounded at CustoZa,-and it caused
the bridegroom great annoyance; he
flushed crimson, and Victor Emmanuel
pulled his mustache fiercely and
looked impatient. A young officer who
had mounted on a monument, the bet
ter to see the group at the altar in
dulged in such burst of stifled laugh
ter that he fell on the pavement, with
a great crash of armor. The bride
was probably quite unconscious of
this by-play and when the party re-
turned to the palace she was as
merry as lark and said she would
like to dance only her train was so
long.
The young people made a wedding
journey throughout all Italy, Rome
only excepted, as IL was not yet united
TO the kingdom. Beautiful Florence
was transformed into afairy garden,
with garlands and festoons and illumi-
nations, to greet the prince and prin-
cess of Piedmont Margherita became
a loved daughter to Victor Emmanuel,
on whom he lavished kindness. at is
useless to give presents to Margherita
at Christmas" he said to his son once
1T will please her better if l give her
some money for her poor
In November, 1869, at Naples, Mar,
gherita's son was born, to the great
delight of her husband, who called
him Victor Emmanuel, for his illustri-
GUS grandfather, whom he is thought
to resemble in his kingly qualities.
Margherita was the most devoted
mother Imaginable. She watched over
her boys education, cultivated his re-
markable intelligence, and helped to
impart to him her own mental culture.
When the child was eight years old,
she had the great grief of losing her
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father, and seeing her husband deeply
afflicted b. the misfortune, that raised
him to the throae which he never de-
sired lie was not born ruler, but he
did his Cuty bTc1ely. to the best of his
ability and his generosity, charity and
people. ! saw the young king and
queen on the day when he made his
first speech from the throne il the
parliament house. which was draped
in black. They both looked sad and
pale. He was in uniform, with a black
band on his arm and the star of Savoy
on his breast, his brother and cousin
at each side of the throne. The queen
in deep mourning, sat with her little
son in gallery opposite. She knew
the tenor of the kings speech, but not
the compliment to his beloved con
sort" which he inserted later. When
he named her, he looked across to her
The audience burst into cries of Viva
la regina," and she flushed and bowed,
with her enchanting smile. which
won all hearts. 1t was reported by
some senators that when the king and
queen met outside the hall in lobby,
Margherita impulsively threw her
arms round his neck, and Humbert
with tears in his eyes. pressed her to
him and kissed her forehead.
Toward the end of this year of their
ascension to the throne, 1873, the royal
family made a tour throughout the
kingdom, and in Naples. in the midst
of an immense applauding crowd, an
assassin made an attempt on the life
of the king. Humbert always allowed
the poor people to surround him and
give him petitions Che was called the
father of the people,, and so it was
easy for the murderer to leap upon the
carriage sep and aim at him with a
dagger thrusS. The queen sprang to
her feet ar1 cried, Carroll, save the
king" Carroll, the prime minister,
seized the man by the hair, but re-
ceived a severe wound himself in the
struggle The murderer was arrested,
and the carriage moved on amid the
crowd, who knew nothing of the dis
aster. The sovereigns bowed right
and left. the little prince remained
quiet but pale as death, and the min
lister was bleeding, but smiling all the
way till they reached the palace Once
inside Margherita tainted. After this
she had a nervous illness. but kept it
in check as much as possible. The
ovations the sovereigns and the min
lister received on their return to Rome
were soulstirring. Such universal joy
and thankfulness was never be-
fore Witnessed. The fields were