Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30

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After the union had been solemnized
the pair returned to Sweden, where
the royal blessing was bestowed upon
them, and the prince restored to his
many privileges though, under the law
he could not regain his place in his
succession to the throne. The prince
is now vice-admiral in the Swedish
navy, has five children, all of whom
have received titles from the king and
resides with his wife in beautiful pal
ace In Stockholm. His wife's piety
has had strong influence upon Prince
Oscar, and recently his attempts to
force all the sailors in the Swedish ma
w to attnd divine services regularly
caused him a little trouble, but, fortu-
nately. neither of a lasting or serious
nature.
Princess Elopes by Rope Ladder.
Princess Isabella and Princess Jose
phine, two of the aunts of the present
king of Spain, contracted what the
Spanish throne is pleased to term NOR.
ganatic marriages, one of which was
full OF romance and happy and the 9th
er full of romance and unhappy. Prin
cess Isabella met and fell in love with
handsome young nobleman, Count
Gurowskf, but rumOrS of her affair per
colating to the throne itself caused
her to be confined in the palace in such
manner as to make her practically
prisoner. In some wondrous way
known only to lovers they managed
to communicate with each other and
an elopement was determined upon.
One night the count, disguised as a
coachman, drove to one of the less fire..
quented gates of the palace, in room
near which the princess had secreted
herself. After many attempts the count
finally succeeded in throwing cord
through the window, to the end OF
/ which was attached rope ladder. Thi.
the princess drew up and fastened Sc
curely in the room and climbed down
to her waiting lover. They succeeded
in getting out of Spain before her alb.
sence was noticed, but did not stop If
their fight until they reached England.
where they were married without de.
lay. The pair took up their residence
later in Paris but the marriage turned
out most unhappily and few years
later they separated.
Newspaper Man WEEDS Princess
The marriage of Princess Josephine
is not only a part of a very pretty
story, but was singularly happy ant
fortunate union. There lived in Ha.
vana few years before the marriage
Of the Princess Josephine started Eu.
rope, a young fellow of good parentage,
but very poor, who was earning llv
ing on newspaper as reporter. He
tnp of01x ~, law -
daughter of wealthy planter, but
when he sought permission to press
his suit he was rudely repulsed and
asked how he dared to have the temer
ity to aspire to the hand of planters
daughter. Smarting under the stint
of the insulting language. he announc,
ed that they should find if he was not
good enough to marry a planters
child he was good enough to marry a
princess. Gathering all his funds to.
gether, he found he had scarcel.
enough to pay for his passage to Ell
rope, but without hesitation he resign
ed his position onsthe paper and started
| for Madrid.
For several days after his arrival
there his life was full of hara7hips and
privations. but finally his writings be-
gan to attract attention, especially his
poetry and at last publisher express
ed his willingness to publish collec.
ton Of the young mans poems. The
volume was dedicated to the Princess
Josephine, whom the young man had
frequently seen in public places, and
a copy of it reaching her she became
so interested that the noet was COM
manded to appear at the palace and the
beginning of the end of the romance
was attained.
1t was case of love at first sight,
but the princess kept her affaire du
occur so completely hidden from the
court that when she was missed one
morning no suspicion of what had
really happened presented itself until
the news of her marriage was wired
! to Madrid Then there was stormy
time at court and the princess was
stripped of all her titles and preroga.
| tives, but later the good sense of the
| queen prevailed and the Princess Jose.
phine and her poet-husband were in.
vited to return to Spain. There the
young fellow became so popular that
| the princess was soon restored to her
4 former rank and position and the mar
riage was proven one OF the happiest
3 that European royalty had ever
known.
Royal Marriage Turns Out Happily.
The recent marriage of the Arch
duchess Stephanie of Austria, daughter
of King Leopold of Belgium to Count
Lonyai, is of too recent occurrence tc
/ need any mention here, save that it APP
pears to have turned out very happily
but the fact that Kink Leopold /, OF
Belgium was married to an actress is
! an almost unknown thing The king
/ when he was Prince of Coburg, mar
ried Charlotte Bauer, a popular Ger
man player, and lived with her very
happily until he became heir to the
/ Belgium throne. when he acted in {
/ rather despicable manner, not an un
common thing among royal personages
/ however, by trumping up a lot o
charges against the unfortunate WON
an and securing divorce from her OF
clearly false evidence.
1 Archduke John Weds Village Maiden
The archduke John of Austria, heat
of the German confederation during
the early part of the past century, wen
e..