New-York tribune., 1908-08-23

oested one of the Kings advisers You will thus
make YOUR chief enemy Your friend
The King adopted the suggestion the Pope re-
lieved the grand master OF his VOW OF celibacy; and
splendid preparations were made Tor the approach
The vonno Princess was not all pleased with the
match. for the proposed bridegroom was many
Years her senior was fierce and turbulent N dis
position and his private life was stained WITH the
worst vices of the age. She proved herSel as S'u''-
born as she was beautiful
Before will wed the grand master. l Will starve
myself! she declared
Accordingly she shut herself up in her apart
1,,ent refused to eat and implored Heaven 70 save
her from the dishonor either by her own death or
by that of the grand master
Compose yourself dear Isabella. SAID Beatrlz
Of Bobadilla a faithful friend who vas greatly
affected By the Princess sorrow ne marriage
shall not be consunmated l swear that VIII my
self slay the bridegroom with this dagger
Fortunately the noblewoman was not ooH3ed
10 execute her VOW While on his way to secure his
bride the grand master was attacked by an acute
disorder and dled tour q,.Es a.7i ,,s ~, .'' bs f
tions on his lips says Prescott because ms HE
had not been spared some few weeks longer
Peace being restored in the kIngd dorn soon alter
many s,1itors among them Richard OF GLOUCESTER
+ba Dnl,e of G,1venne and the widower King OF
Portugal sought Isabella 5 hand. tor. III ADDITION
to her graces OF person she the recognized heir
ess to the throne OF CASTLE. But the Princess was
favorably impressed by none OF their offers ,
Il will marry none OF then!' she said and dis
missed their envoys with decided negatives
Presently however. otter came from erdIaIld
heir aDnarent TO the throne of Aragon, Prince
slightly Younger than herself but handsome brave
and OF noble bearing This time Isabella heStated'
and finally gave the AragoneSe envoy Ii'olaoe
answer to his master ; SUIT
King Henry however, urged on by the Marquis
Of Vilena who was IN high favor, wished 70
force her to marry the King OF Portugal
If YOU refuse then. by the mass! L VIII lmprISon
YOU in the fortress of Madridl' he swore
But the people of Ocana, where Isabella was
residing took her part; and even the boys paraded
the streets with banners emblazoned with the arms
Of Aragon and singing songs conterlptuously CON
trasting the old King of Portugal with the Youth
and chivary of Ferdinand.
Isabella now transferred her residence - Mad
rigal There her enemies attempted to seize her,
and after being fojled directed their attention TO
keeping Ferdinand out of CASTLE
The Young Prince in q TRYING position His
father was in the midst of a desperate WAY and
could spare neither the men for protecting his son
entry the money with which TO MAKE II imposing
But the young Prince made OF the right stuff.
' | will 90 if have wear the rags OF beggar!
he declared tiercelV.
II was finally decided that few friends and at
tendants should dress themselves as merchants,
while Ferdinand should assume the garb OF a
servant grooming he mules and serving at the table,
and that the party should endeavor to evade the
vigilance of the CastiIan guards IN this way IraV-
cling chiefly at night they succeeded IN escaping
detection but lost the purse containing all their
money and arrived at Nalladohd without a single
1uaravedi The interview between the young lovers
was the less aifectlonate and few days later
the marriage took place. As Isabella was almost
penniless as Ferdinand, the ceremony was attended
with only moderate splendor-pald for with money
borrowed for the occasion.
But the union was the beginning OF great things.
Ii resulted in the formation OF SPAN. which tor
long time was to be the most powerful Kingdom IN
Europe and in the final conquest OF Granada from
the MohammedanS. And II Is safe u say that II
it had never taken place America would not have
been discovered by Columbus
United Half of Western Europe