The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-07
How Would You Like to be the Queen.

AlOW VFOulu i Ou LINZ ~ US AnC Vu~Chs
Last Wednesday in Madrid princess became the bride
of king acquiring thereby the right to sit beside him
the throne to have the entire nation to bow the knee in
vude. In the midst of unprecedented magnifcence she
was welded in the grand old cathedral while Jewels sparkled
and thousands of flowers gave their perfume in her ho
age. Cannons doomed and flags nfured from every
tower throughout Spain There a solemn pageant Of
priests and gandees through the streets of the Spanish
capaal.
But the of rejoicing changed to of blood
shed within the hour and the princessqueen carried
back her husbands palace through pathway of blood
and pile of manged human bodies, a covering and
frightened thing before she had assembled the throne
| wonder how many American girls would like to
change places with Ena today.
Reading of this royal marriage with its pomp and spen
or takes ones mind back to marriage that took place last
February when another princess became the bride of
king TO be sure she only called princess Alice by
courtesy, but after all she had the homage of SOOO0O00
loving subjects all of whom wished for her nothing but
happiness for this young girl who taking the of
wifehood.
Her husband was king because he was the scion of
dying of royalty but because every man is king in
this country.
The young people went on their honeymoon amidst the
best wishes of thousands of people who deep down in their
hearts, hoped they would be really and truly happy No
body thought Of a bomb Everybody felt good
naured in the happiness of TIE newy-wedded pair and
short trip and then settled down, just like old
red folks.
And yet everywhere the young Princess Alice gees
she is shown the adulaon that will be shown the
Spanish queen At foreign courts she will be oved--gen
timely ovedbecause she is representative of the American
girl every of whom is princess Because she is a
typical American her husband will be honored wherever he
goes not with the empty honor that consists of bowling the
head and bending the knee but genuine honor that
from the heart And wherever they the haunting fear of
a bomb dagger will not follow them.
But what of this other BRIDE this princess now queen
this bride OF untried and acked ruler of decrept
and discreded monarchy? She knows that on his should
the burden of keeping rotten togeth
er a few years ongera government that is reeking with
anarchy and dsoyay. This task will fill his soul with the
worry that kills love, worry that is enough to eat out the
heart and spirit of any young This is an awful
price to paya terrible chance to take for the privilege of
being queen.
If Alphonso had enjoyed the inestimabe benefit of be-
ing born plain young American he would have known
that his nation would have helped him. instead of being al
burden to him. He would have had eighty millions of SUBJ
ects, all of them his equals, and nearly all of them good
fellows He coula have to sleep every night with the
knowledge that he would wake up whole instead of in
pieces His wife could walk the streets of the capital
in knowing that she would return home alive She
could if she wished be allowed to attend bargain sales
without first asking the chamberains if she might
No, this being the wife of king is really not worth
wishing for It's all very nice to dream of being queen
sitting upon throne, holding sceptre in the right hand
md wearing diamond crown. But sceptres are uncom
ortab!e things, and not becoming to the
veage girl 1t is better far better to be plain every
lay American princess.
Aphonso and Ena when the anarchists make if fool
lo for you in Spain they surely WILL put yonr
owas and your ermne robes in moth balls and come to
America, and be plain everyday citizens You will have
ust good time you having now we will promise
you.