Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-10
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BUT ONE WOMAN
TO WED.
torig,nal.l

th,, its no,ni,ii,n ,,,ni,oro, nn,,.
few. thousand ncrsona ,rhoy ,yoro ,,r,.
exclusive. pcyrr nIontiny rorc,gn ,.i;
izcns AMI iu,.rn,rrv,n,, ,,,on,r anal,
vlher. The consequence was that hc
tcdltnry diseases became 80 plentiful
among Them ms 10 threaten thcir ruln
Theodore VII, then prince. at last Is
sued II decree prohibiting marriage he
tween persons related within tho nfth
generation. Under This law norrinr,
WAS extremely difficult
One or the first persons on whom tho
cdlct reacted was the hereditary nrincc
rhcodoric. who. like the peonlc m,st
marry within the Drinclpnlity Al thc
limo Il was issued ic wns stu,lvinr ot
II foreign university, but was about 10
finish his course and was cSpccted 10
return and marry In order TO secure
tho succession. Meanwhile his fnther
directed the hcrallis to examine tho
family trees OF the nobility with
view 10 discovering some family Into
which the young prince could legally
marry. They reported TINT but one
family. the. Count of ycrvln's. came
within the limit In this family was
one unmarried womnn vcrgIla. TWEEN
~ years old, in every way attractive
and Very suitable match for the
young prince.
Theodore at once sent the prime min.
lister 10 the count, ycryilin's father.
will, Il proposition FOR his daughter
The minister returned. reporting that
tho count felt greatly honorcd hy thc
clnrcd Tint she WINS moi Inellnol to
marry. She was Maynard girl who
had always been used to having her
own way. and her fathers command
that she should return suitable an.
swcr To her sovereign had had no effect
mon her.
Theodore was much pcrplcNcd. He
wrote OF the refusal To Ills son. I,ut
Theodore paid no attention 10 1t and
soon after his graduation wrote his
father that he was minded tn travel.
TO this his father replied. advising him
he was overload of the boy and sell
dom commnnded--to como home MT
once, Tint the only woman he could
marry wns accepting the attention OF
young foreign artist who Ind recent
" appeared and solicited the privilege
OF painting Der portrait She snt for
him every day, and iicr father feared
thc hcadstroug girl was In love with
him and would disregard not only the
wish OF her sovereign. hut the national
custom of marrying only within the
country. To this warning the prince
lid not reply. and his father concluded
thut I'm hnA 4. z
his 'ottcrs.
Meanwhile The artist, Rodrigo Nnncz
Il young Spnniortl. was husv Win Tho
portrait. lie was very respectful, keen.
Ing his distance from the higbborn
dame, but she noticed whenever Ito
stroyc To interest her i'm order IA, cotc,
her best expression that he was man
OF cnturc. Gradually az virgllia gave
HIN encouragement ne showed by his
maDner that he loved her. and one day.
forgetting herself. che called ont
declaration. Then Tie girl. with her
eyes bent upon The floor. told him OF
the proposition for her hand FOR the
young prince.
"And will YOU aeccpt?" nskel Eodri-
so monrnfnlly.
have declined Ii thus far"
And In the cnd:"
What would yon consider my ,lniy:"
The artist did not reply. Turning TO
the portrait, he painted nbscntly. The
girl repeated her question.
III Is for you TO make up yonr own
mind what that duty directs" lie said
'lf do not marry the prince our
people will be the sufferers"
AMI IL you do marry him-you will
hc the suifcrcr."