The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-01-28

was another aspirant for her hand. but
he got the mitten, too At 20 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 a questioning Britisher at
Cettinje.
ITS too bad" remarked the English
man. who was man of great impor-
lance, that Montenegro offers such a
poor field for exporttion."
ION the contrary" answered the
king with spirit, I'VE have here the
most beautiful articles for exporta-
tion!"
And what are they, your majesty?"
queried his guest
Why, my own daughters" answered
Nicholas with hearty laugh. "Prin-
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"
1t 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. 1t 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, II the report is true. Supersti-
ton has been in the Slavic blood too
long to be eradicated in one genera
ton.
1.-THE Crown of Happiness"-such
Is the gift she has reason to believe
the duke Of the Abruzzi is holding out
to her. She heard the words even be-
fore she was called to meet Alexander
and ever since then she has been ex-
pecting their fruition. There was an
aged soothsayer who toiled about the
Montenegro mountains with his wife
and daughter. telling their futures to
the simple folk who dwell on the rocky
slopes of the tiny kingdom. So true
were many of his prophecies-he was
a clever man--that he was held In the
greatest generation by the peasantry,
and what he promised was held to be
Gospel truth.
Nicholas heard OF this wonderful
man years ago and babe him come to
the palace.
II shall not GOMEZ" was his curt an
swer to Nicholas messenger.
Shall we fetch him by force, your
royal highness?" asked the retainers.
"Oh, no, let him alone In his TENTH
laughed the prince. dismissing the mat
ter.
ForetoId the Future.
But Princess xenia had heard Of this
strange old man and she resolved to
seek him out. She found him In his
tent on mountainside, where his wife
and daughter. his tent bearers always.
had pitched It, A fire burned in front
to shut out the chill airs Of the noun
tain. af
"will you tell my fortune. sirf"
asked the princess, laying a. goodly
piece of silver on his outstretched
Certainly my lady" said the old
man, taking her pink and white hand
in his.