The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-20
REAL ANCIENT HISTORY
Great Britain and France Get Into
War on Account OF
Portugal
ENGLISH GOT MUCH TERRITORY

weIlingtin Liked the Looks of Mad !
rid-Waterioo Changed the Map
of the World and Gave Longtime
Peace-A King and Queen Live a
Warm Life for Twenty-Five Years
Great Britain Now a Good Country.
OF The Caucasian-En-
terprise:
Bilkinsville, \. c., Mar. II, 1913.
In 1910 Great Britain wuz drawn
into a contest, or went into hit with
France, on account ov Portugal. The
British troops occupied the frontier
ov Portugal an the French placed
10000 troops in the country, under
Mahsena. Lord Wellington comman-
ed the British an Portuguese. A bomb
fell in the powder magazine establish
ed by the British at Almeida, causing
a disastrous explosion. Wellington re-
treated toward Lisbon, destroyin' awl
food and forage supplies along the
line ov march, which. wuZ SO dis
couragin' that pursuit wuz given up.
This war, while not noted for a great
number ov battles, lasted for more
than two years. At the end Ov hit
Great Britain had most ov the islands
east ov the cape Of Good Hope. In
the meantime the Prince ov Wales
had the executive duties az regent
and the regency parliament wuz
opened.
Wellington had hiz eye upon the
capitol ov Spain and finally made hiZ
way there in spite ov the French SOL
diers and what opposition Spain offer
ed. Joseph, the Spanish King, re-
mained in the field and Wellington
marched to Madrid. Theer a strange
thing happened Wellington, the
commander ov the British army, wuz
placed in command of the Spanish
soldiers. But Wellington returned to
Portugal, war bein' hiz trade, he
didn't seem to enjoy civil life, even
though he had a chance to step to the
front politically. For some months
there wuZ heavy fitin' on the part ov
the British, French and Spanish, the
armies Ov each country bein' divided
and placed at points supposed to be
to their advantage at the time. At
Burgos Wellington began a seige
which lasted thirty-five days without
rixyin hn
ov the capture ov that place. But
Wellington mite hev Jared worse at
this time if Napoleon Bonaparte had
not been on hiZ disastrous campaign
in Russia. France wuZ actually fitin'
Great Britain, Russia and part ov
Spain awl at the same time.
Durin' the followin' year Yelling
ton made another trip to Madrid with
hiz British army. But he found the
new King out ov town and there wuZ
not much goin' on in the way of war.
But on hiz return he found a large
division ov the French army. A battle
took place and one hundred and fif-
teen cannon and four hundred and
fifteen wagons loaded with ammuni-
ton fell into the hands ov the vic
torious British.
The battle ov Waterloo wuZ a
great event in the history ov Britain.
Hit decided the fate ov Napolen Bon
aparte and gave peace for a long
time to the whole ov Europe. To-
gether with several other less i'm
portant battles Wellington obtained a
firm foothOld on certain French ter
ritory which he held for quite awhile.
George the Fourth had married the
Princess ov Wales. The King decld-
ed to get rid ov hiz. wife. Royalty
had been in trouble more or less
since time began. But real divorce,
a somewhat modern institution. wuz
rather new. The Queen had been
away from home. When she return
ed a royal salute wuz fired in her
honor. The trouble between the
king and hiZ wife had been going on
for some time an there wug no let
up. For twenty-five years they
wrangled.
The King became very fat before
IL.
az ossification ov the heart. He
died practically friendless, havin' no
gift in the art ov maxim friends.
Only a servant wuZ present when the
King died. Ov him hit wuZ said
that he early,in life selected the very
worst characters az his boon COM
panions. After he reached the throne
he contracted debts to an enormous
amount, which, however, were finally
paid by the British Government. He
wuZ ruler over the people ov three
great countries, though classed az
one, and yet be didn't hev even one
friend who cared enough for him to
be present when death came. Hit
hez been said that kings have no
friends" Some ov them have proven
the truth ov this.
William the 4th became King
ov Great Britain in 1880. In hiz first
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