Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

was another aspirant Tor her nand, Dut
he got the mitten, too. At 2s today
she would have Abruzzi.
Proud of Daughters Stations.
There are FIVE living daughters OF
King Nicholas, and three of them
have made matches far in advance OF
anything their own Montenegro might
AFFORD, as the king himself bosted not
long ago to questioning Briisher at
Cettinje.
Its too bad" remarked the English
man. who was a man OF great impor-
tance. that Montenegro offers such a
poor field for exporttion."
ION the contrary" answered the
king with spirit, 1--WE have here the
most beautiful articles for exporta-
tion,"
"And what are they, your nsajestyr
queried his guest
why, my own daughters" answered
Nicholas with hearty laugh. "PHn-
cess Helena is queen of Italy, Princess
Militia married the Grand Duke Peter
of Russia, Princess Zorga, had she
lived, would have been queen Of Ser
via, Princess Annastasia is now Grand
Duchess Nicholas, and Princess Anna
is Princess Francis Joseph of Batten-
berg. Now you must admit that | have
placed my articles of expectation very
favorably on the foreign markets"
It is only too true, and 1t is chief.
ly due to Princess Helena, now the
wife of Italy's King, that this newest
royal match is about to be made. And
also to the promise of an aged sooth'
sayer in whom Xenia believes implicit
ly. It is weird story.
soothsayer's Warning.
No people of all Europe are so super
stitious as those of Montenegro And
Princess Xenia feels the same as her
fathers uneducated peasantry. She
is said to believe in signs and tails
mans and. fortune telling, which, after
all. is not astonishing when one con
siders that she was brought up in the
court Of the car, who is much addict
ed to consultation with priestly sooth
sayers. il the report is true. Supersti
ton has been In the Slavic blood too
long to be eradicated in one genera
ton.
"The Crown of Happiness"-sucf
Is the gift she has reason to believ'
the duke of the Abruzzi is holding ou
to her. She heard the words even be
fore she was called to meet Alexande
and ever since then she has been ex
pecting their fruition. There was al
aged soothsayer who toiled about tn
Montenegrin mountains with his wifi,
and daughter. telling their futures L
the simple folk who dwell on the rock,
slopes of the tiny kingdom. So tru
were many of his prophecies-he wa
clever man-that he was held In tn
greatest veneration by the peasantry
and what he promised was held to b
Gospel truth,
Nicholas heard of this wonderful
man years ago and bade him come :
the palace.
81 shall not GOMEZ" was his curt al
swer to Nicholas messenger.
shall we fetch him by force, you
royal highness?" asked the retainers-
"Oh. no, let him alone In his tent!
. laughed the prince, dismissing the ma
ter.
Foretold the Future.
d But Princess Xenia had heard Of tn
j strange old man and she resolved
/. seek him out She found him In b
= tent on a mountainside, where his Wi
g and daughter, HIS tent bearers Away
n had pitched It. A fire burned in frol
to shut out the chill airs Of the mou
s tain.
y "Will you tell my fortune. sir
y asked the princess. laying good
piece Of silver on his outstretchs
II palm.
e Certainly my lady" said the o
+ man. taking her pink and white han
!. in his.