The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-23

nlnty heart wus appalled,. Garibaida
INVADED Sicily, Victor Emmanuel en-
tered the Abruzzi. wfh the few troops
siIii remaining faithful To him. King
Francis intrcnchcd himself In the fort
rrss OF GReta. known as the Italian
Gibraltar, and there for a time he de-
He'd the siege guns of the besiegers ana
the blockade az their neet.
Terrified for his life he secluded aim
self In u ~bombproof chamber. while his
queen moved along among the men. en-
c~ouraging them by her words ana by
her mere presence In the midst OF the
danger. Once the kings study. protect
81 though u was. Was reached by a
shelf. half covering him ana his wife
la dust. Marie sophie ordered her
horse and ode around the
refining up To use her neid glass With a
hand as steady M though she were
watching a race.
Seeing her thus In the face OF the en-;
.my. dust covering her head ~ her
clothes. the soldiers cheered With WHO
enthusiasm.
The Queens Powdered Hair.
III n not the FIRST time she said
calmly. that soldiers have seen n Bour-
ban queen with her hair powdered!"
Hut her courage awaited her nothing.
ON her 18th birthday. 6aeta fell. and
she and her husband became wanderers
on b earth.
During the long years which fol-
lowed. King t'rsncis u hts consort
depended upon the bitter bread OF
charity. Francis ever consoled himself
with the belief that the Seapolitans
would summon him back to restore hts
crown and sc~pter. This vain hops.
which only a madman could have cher
ished. proved his balm In sorrow. Hut
Marie sophie had no such consolation.
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and some claim that he Indeed was.
she was sane enough to know the hope
less truth. High spirited. noble-heart-
ed, generous. she suffered as only such
natures can suffer. Yet she was loyal
To the end. Her only child. n baby
girl. had died In her arms at Rome
u after the fall Of Gaeta. Her hus-,
band survived the loss OF his crown
for thirty three years and for all that
time the faithful wife watched and
waited and endured.
After w~eathering tempests wilder
than those which have fallen to the
lot Of even most crowned heads. the
evening OF Marie Sophic's life IN now
passing ia calm. Twelve years age.
nj the death OF her mother. she inher-
tied enough money 90 relieve her from
financial worries. and she then pur-
chased the house ON the Boulevard
Maiiiot. Mt Neuiliy. overlooking the
Botr de Boufogne, Where sne mas re-
sided eve since.
To this day. In spite Of her GO years.
Marie Sophie In "A beautiful woman.
Taller than h empress OF Austria. she
has the same erect. graceful figure. the
same elastic step. the same dne bear
Ing. Eight years ago her peace was
again broken by the tragic death OF the
Duchesse d'Alencon. n a year later
by the ASA ssination OF the Empress
Elizabeth. For long years she has
dressed only In sweeping black. wear
Ing for all ornament only n sacred relic
In a iocket given her by the Duchess
i'Alencon.
With the exception OF her morning
rides In the Saint German forest. and
her rare strolls In Paris. and her occa-
sional appearance at Longchamp or
Autcuil when her horses are to run. the
cx-que-n IN almost seen. Even
ut auteuil. her presence IL becoming
less ara less frequent. and she secludes
herself IN a private box In which her
love OF privacy IN - respected that
even those knowing her dare not pre-
sent their respects. Al home. she lives
In a seclusion as great. Her books. her
horses. u few hands at cards with a
iady-in-wsiting. pass away her days.
For she has chung to tire formality ~
ludlcs-ln-waiting. Not To recall her
royal days. but her childhood. when
honors we've due to her not as the con
so.t ~ a King. hut as "a princess born Of
! the hou", ~ Bourbon. This IN the only
vanity l.!i 10 TIL, lonely dcthroned
Queen. g.Uog. hesI now bears Eo other
crown than that OF her silverei hair.
AN.EN. fNN,eng