The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-10-22

ties OF her husband. throwing her
upon the floor. trampling upon her
tearing ont her beautiful ringles by
the handful
isabella. overwhelmed by these sad
udings. sank down and died. By her
will she settled the crown OF CASTLE
upon her daughter Joanna. Philip be.
ing appointed regent until the major
ty o. their child. Charles Philip who
Mas In Flanders. asserting the lncapac-
ity ~ Joanna claimed the throne for
himself a bitter family quarrel en-
sued The widowed Ferdinand siren
uOusiy opposed the claims Of his SON
in-law. and Joanna sided with her
father Philip. eNasperated caused his
wife 20 be placed under rigorous con-
tnement as lunatic. Al length A
compromise was effected, aud Philip.
with Joanna in February. 1903. EN-
barked for spain The fleet was dis
persci by a storm. and the ship in
which Joanna and Philip had en-
barked took fire and came near aoun-
lering The shattered fleet put into
Weymouth England. and the royal
pair were entertained al Windsor. for
three months. with profuse hospitality.
Upon their arrival in Spain civil
war ensued. and innumerable troubles.
But Philip and Joanna triunphed. and
the Co ,es took the oath OF allegiance
20 them as sovereigns OF Castle.
Philip incarcerated his wife as a lun-
attic. and seized the reins OF govern
men himself Suddenly he dissolute
monarch died Of a malignant fever, in
the tWenty-ei g'th year of his age IL
was on the 18th OF september. 1906
The queen sat in silence al his dy-
ing bed 40 word OF endearment es-
capped her lips. not a tear dimmed her
eve When he breafhed his last she
gazed yacantly upon him. lost in APP
parent iusensibiity And there she
remained. mute as statue. in the
darkened chamber. her head resting
upon her hands. in profound melan-
choly she declined all the duties Of
her station. saying
Il have no other du'y now but TO
pray for the soul Of my departed hus-
band
A provisional government was or
gained but Joanna. exhibiting the
widest freaks OF insanity. refused to
sanction any OF their proceedings. or
even 10 grant an audience 70 any com
mitiee Three months after The death
Of her husband She insisted upon hav-
ing the CONN OF wood and lead opened.
that she might view the corpse OPP
position reused her 10 frenzy With
out apparently the slightest emotion
She gazed upon the revolving spec
tacle. placing her hand upon the moul-
dering brow
She determined 10 remove the re-
mains 10 Granada 4 magnificent car
was prepared. 20 be drawn by four
horses. and 10 be followed by a long
train OF ecclestiastiCs and mobiles The
procession moved only through the
night a widow said poor. crazed
Joanna. who has lost the sun OF her
own soul. should never expose herself
20 the light OF day
Before the dawn of each morning
the body was deposited in some
church OF monastery. with funeral sol
emnities An armed guard prevented
any female form approaching the re-
mains one morning the body was
taken into the courtyard Of a con vent
which the queen supposed 10 be occu-
pied by monks To her horror she
found it 10 be A nunnery. Terror
stricken she ordered the remains 10
be taken instantly into the open fields
Ii was dark. and a stormy wind
swept the bleak and treeless plains
The queen insisted that the coffin
should be opened. that by the light Of
a flaming torch she might satisfy her
self that her dead husband had not
escaped 10 meet the nuns.
The Wild aspect OF the queen her
aaggard features. and squalid. disor-
dered attire. shocked her friends. At
length this most mournful Of funeral
professions reached Granada. The
body OF Philip found its final resting
place in the Monastery Of santa Clara
Joanna selected for herself rooms in
the palace from which She could con
stsntly behold his sepuichre And
here poor. crazed Joanna remained, at
her melancholy watch. for forty-seven
years. till death placed her by The side
OF her unfaithful husband Such was
the tragic life Of the daughter OF Fer
dinand and Isabella. the wife Of Philip
The Handsome. and mother Of Charles
v. Emperor Of Germany.