Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-05

cover his affinity during his sum-
mer's trip, quite the opposite is
true. In fact. it is stated that he is
deeply, madly in love-so much so,
in fact, that he can scarcely eat or
sleep; and it is added that he also
has all theI 'other we'll known
symptoms, that are as old as the
story Of the human race. But the
trouble is that the object of his af-
fectlons is not princess, Ouch
ness, a countess, or any other per-
son OF noble rank and title, but
merely plain American girl, with
eyes that are described as mag
netlc, lustrous, deeply, darkly,
beautifully blue, and fringed with
lacing of jet-black lashes." Her
nome is said to be in Chicago, and
Alfonso met her while he was do
ing the sights of the British capital.
And a thrilling tinge is given to
the royal romance by the additional
information that this interesting
young female had the audacity to
turn up her pretty nose at the
youthful ruler who has not long
been released from the leading
strings of his devoted mamma, and
in spite of his entreaties she frankly
confessed to him that she loved an
American railroad man, and would
not leave him for all the kings in
the European deck.
And SO Alfonso mopes and
mourns, and refuses to be COM
forted in the thoughts of what
drawback it is to be a king, and
how .much rather he would like to
be an American brakeman or con-
ductor,' or almost any other old
thing if he could thereby win favor
in the sight of the young woman
with those bewitching ords. Ard as
for the American girl, she is pro-
badly dreaming of how romantic it
all was to have been loved by
king, and then to give him the
mitten. Perhaps she thought just
for moment of the great fun it
would be to figure as real live
queen, with Jewels and servants
galore and fawning subjects on
every hand! currying favor to her
face, and probably secretly plotting
against her when her back was
turned. But then she remembered
John Smith of Chicago, or what
ever else his name may be, and like
true little Yankee she quickly
made up her mind to stand pat,
possibly saying to herself, Its
John Smith for me or nobody"
Of course no one can blame AL
fonso for who wouldn't love an
American girl? In fact the boy
king seems to have considerable
judgment and taste in such mat
tiers, in spite of the bringing up he
has had. Neither is it his fault if
he fails to measure .up to the
standard of the American girls
ideal, while on the other hand the
lucky John Smith cannot help it if
he has been the innocent cause of
causing deep disappointment to a
king, who in many matters is able
to command and have his wishes
obeyed to the letter. In fact it is
all tragic mistake in which John
Smith and his bride will hurry back
to dear, old, dusty, smoky Chicago
while poor Alfonso will turn weari-
ly to the sad and depressing duty of
reigning over several million peo-
PIE, who will not end cannot I'M
derstand ibis distress and the feeling
of goneness that preys at the pit of
his stomach. But Of course he will
get over it in time, and then he Will
probably wed some faded little
princess selected for him by the
council of state. But never will he
forget the thrills that chased them
selves up and down his spinal
column, and the flashes of exquisite
bliss that tsurged over him to the
very roots of his hair, when that
peachy, dazzling charmer from
Chicago turned on him those eyes
of magnetic, lustrous, deely dark
ly, beautifully blue, fringed with a
lacing of jet-black lashes." Poor
Alfonso? He is not the only one
who has had the same sensations.