Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-19
! The Power Of Song.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lCopyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Queen Margaret Caroline Frances
Josephine Stephanie Lucille Eulalie de
Raganza succeeded to the throne at
twenty under the title Of Margaret III.
From her earliest childhood she had
shown an independent disposition. In
these times she would be suffragette,
for she believed not only in women
having voice in the government, but
in their governing. Scarcely had she
been proclaimed when she startled her
people by calling for the resignation of
the cabinet and filling the places made
vacant with women.
The queen flied other Offices With
women, and the men were stand
ing about, holding their hands. Then,
: fat political job being given to wo-
man, the men thought it time to bestir
themselves. They sent the most &C
complished, handsomest and most Sc
ductive men to the queen on one pre-
text or another, hoping through her
heart to attain their ends. But the
queen saw through their designs aud
laughed at them.
One day knot of politicians hungry
for plumber were discussing the situa-
ton when a little, half deformed, home
" man said to them: eff you will
back me up will go to the queen and
accomplish those things you desire.
All want is suit Of fine clothes
A shout of laughter greeted his offer.
Then some one suggested that for
joke it be accepted.
Not long after this the Q,.cen re-
ceived a message that special am
bassador from a neighboring sovereign
had arrived with view to making a
treaty.
Margaret expected to see man of
imposing appearance and, being some
what tlmorOus Of such men, stecled
herself to meet him. She was sur
prised to see man barely five feet
three inches high, with long arms and
legs and slight curve in his back.
Nevertheless his head was large, and
he possessed one feature of remarka-
bic beauty and intelligence-his eye.
Margaret unbent to this insignificant
creature at once, assigned him a wing
Of the palace and as soon as he was
In tn,
to talk over the terms of the treaty.
Whenever the queen made a demand
for slice Of territory, payment Of
indemnity or any such matter the am
bassador would say in soft voice:
"Your majesty's modesty in your de-
mands is what is to be expected from
a woman Of such loneliness. shall
advise my sovereign to double the
amount you claim"
There was no difficulty in making
treaty on such terms, and the queen
closed the negotiations, delighted with
the envoy. Then the treaty was sent
to the other sovereign interested for
confirmation, and the ambassador,
obliged to wait for an answer, re-
turned 10 MS apartments.
That night the queen heard voice
singing in the ambassadors wing, ac-
companied by guitar. It seemed to
her that it was the voice Of an angel.
She listened till the song had ended
and, not hearing more, sent request
for the singer to resume. He did so,
and Margaret went to bed filled with
the most enhancing thoughts.
The next day on inquiry she learned
that the singer was the ambassador
She asked him to sing to her. but he
excused himself, saying that the spirit
OF music came to him only in accord
ance with its own sweet will. 1t came,
however, on balmy nights from pleas
ant distance and sounded especially
sweet when the moon cast it's soft
light over the palace and the grounds
In which it stood. Queen Margaret al
ways listened to it sitting at her bed.
room window and continued under its
spell long after 1t had ceased. Gradu.
ally the singer and the song became
one. OF the homely body nothing re-
NAMED, but from the ambassadors
eyes the queen saw spiritual body
OF transcendent beauty, a soul that
seemed to beckon her to higher.
holier existence.
Meanwhile during the day, there be-
Ing no treaty to talk about. the queen
began to speak to the ambassador
about her affairs. Never had she heard
such wisdom. such farsighted sugges-
lions. He told her that such a queen
as she would be blessing to every
people, but in all kingdoms there was
low grade work that only coarse ma
tured men could properly perform.
The treaty never came back, and the
ambassador at last confessed that he
was no envoy, but one who, having
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