The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS,


glimpse of waving plumes could be seen on the draw
they could live at court where everything lively
and where the king and his merry party always
present. ~. .a...r ~.
But the ruler of France had left cyclone behind
him in the old paacecastle Of Plesssles= Tours,-a
storm the effects of which felt by all who dwelt
beneath its ancient roof - .~t.< -. ':*
{" Oh, my dears,' said the marquise to the twins
"somethng dreadful has happened! Her highness the
princess has seriously offended her royal uncle.'
..But she seemed to love him much, madame
said Petronla. @-.~ ..s- r. -. H.. . 49,
"And she always has, but he wants her to be
married; and the idea is most distasteful to her.
t''ro be married! Why she is not tall as am!'
''Irue, she is nothing but child, but his majesty
thinks best for her to the duke of Ceves who
marriage will be most pleasing to the king of France
But when he mentioned his plans to her the princess
burst out crying and begged her uncle not to force her
to wed Monsieur de Cleves. The king angry, for,
you see he is not accustomed to having any say
to what he proposes He has commanded that shall
out for Paris at once where her hghness will be
presented to the bridegroom -.- >.-
- care we all going, madameF' asked Petronlla
Yes; the whole household, except some Of the ser
vants''
We all human, and, in spite of the fact that
Jeanne was in great trouble, the twins experienced
wild hrob of delight at the prospect of seeing Parsa
city which they believed to be earthly paradise.
The marquise went talking about the effects of
the kings visit. MADAME de Silly has told her high
that if she behaves in this manner she will not
produce very favorable impression upon her future
husband but she says she does not care and insists
that she does not the advantage Of leaving her own
t'But good queen will not let her daughter be
married if it will make her so unhappy, said Pedro
The marquise shook her head. 'tThe queen of Ma
loves her royal brother much that her opinion
is always the his own; and believe that she
would part with her daughter for if she thought
that the king would be gratfed by the separation
Tho the time had been when Francis could not have
his way, as, for instance the field of Pavia he
could rule he liked in his country; and when he
commanded that the household at Plessisles- Tours
should be broken up and its inmates leave it for
other abode there to say him nay. This time
all glad of the change the little princess who
insisted she going to her doom.
every few people travel as much as we do,'' said
Petronia, they again set out journey. "Why,
Aunt Catalina has not travelled much tho am
she would that to Queen Isabella worth
than anybody anything that we have seem -
The little girl riding pllion behind her
brother and the twins very happy at being thus
close together and able to talk to each other which they
could do when riding little apart from the Others
|And every time we trave' said Pedro 1--WE have
and soldiers to guard u.s. This true.
seemed to them to be splendid their second
gorgeous STILL for had been ordered by the queen of
Navarro; but at present they travelling by COM
mand of the king Of France and there was in the
party princess of the boodroyal, everything mag
ncent from the glded filters to the fine damaskeened
of the horsemen for they not guarded alto
gether by soldiers, but by of noble birth.
The journey to Paris broken by stops at the
mansions of the nobility along the way where Princess
Jeanne feted if she already queen tho
this did not to dspe the gloom that had settled
uncle IS wishes
To ho