New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

In the year 1885 q company Of five hun
6,e5 F,nrlisbneu went over 10 France,
,tipe that WAS no; al all surprising al that
time for France and England were con-
3inually at war and the English were quite
.ccustoroed 10 going across the Channel
"a fight the French. But this time they
were not going to fight. but TO arrange
peace and 10 set wife for their king,
Richard H. who was Y idower of about
thirty The company, YOU may be sure,
was e very fine one. for il consisted OF
earls marshals, knights and squires OF
honor. and was led by an archbishop some
of these Were almost as powerful
as the king. and ne often had to 90 things
he didn't like 10 keep them in good humor
This was one Of the times they made MIN
DO something he didn't care much about
n has always been thought necessary Tor
a king TO have A wife, whether he wants
one or not and il happened that after
Richards first wife died lie wasn't a
bit anxious 10 get a new one When at
length he did consent to marry because he
saw that the people would give him no
peace until ha did he thought he might
e. least have the privilege of saying who
his wife was to be He had some fault to
Snd with every one his mobiles proposed,
hut said he would have objection TO
Isabelle. the oldest daughter OF the King
Of France. Now IL Was the turn of the
mobiles 20 raise objections The Princess
isabelle. they said. so young that even
after five or Sin wears she would not nave
reached an age when il would be proper
for her to marry, but the king said that ne
himself vas not old that he could not
wait for her to grow up- AS II seemed un-
likely that they would be able to come TO
env more satisfactory arrangement, and
child wife who would grow older every day
Was better than no wife, IL was agreed that
en- embassy should he dispatched to ask
the French king, with all proper forms ana
ceremonies. for the hand of his daughter
for the King of England.
Charles VI. of France was an excellent
man, but his mind was so weak that at
times he was quite insane. and his wife,
though she was wicked woman, was very
beautiful Isabelle. their oldest child, in
herited her mothers beauty and her fatn-
er's gentleness and goodness, and at the
time the King of England decided that he
would like 20 have her for wife. when
she was eight years old, she was as sweet
and lovabie a child as could be found any
where When one of the English lords
knelt before her and said. Madame. ii II
please God. YOU shall be our lady ana
QUEEN she replied. Sir. if it please COO
snd my lord and father that | be Queen
of England / shall he we'll pleased thereat,
for am told I shall then be a great lady
She gave him lfer hand 10 kiss, and then
led him TO her mother French his
1orian who was liyiI7C at the time says
1t vas very pretty to see her, Young as
she was. prs ctisins how TO act the queen,
and the English lords Of the embassy were
well pleased with the choice of their king.
King Richard came over 10 France to be
married. and brought with him many titled
ladies who were to attend his little bride.
The wedding was very magnificent, both
bride and bridegroom wearing wonderful
garments, embroidered with gold and
precious stones. and after they reached
England there were more splendid cere-
monies TO be gone through with. When all
the excitement was over, the little
Queen as Isabelle was always called in