Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-10-30

and character entirely foreign to her'
The personal inclinations Of Marie
Louise were all for the clolsIer'
where. indeed, several OF her sisters
have since found home. but in def
erence to her father'Ffwishes she gave
her hand to Ferdinand and set OH
with him to work for the advancement
Of Bulgaria.
Almost every educational and charl-
table institution in the country owes
its origin to her initiative. In snort
time she achieved what he had VANITY
attempted-the reconciliation OF MS
subjects to a foreign ruler. Legends
Of her bounty and devotedness still
survive among the people today
When an heir to the throne was porn
nothing seemed wanting to the happy
outlook. But this very child VINO
should have set the seal on her hap
piness, became the cause OF discord
and ultimately led to the untlme
death Of his mother. Russia, who 19E
viewed with disfavor the consS 2
ton of Bulgaria under prinea9 20,
whose election she had not
consulted, now came foT G.
her inexoraDie uemanS Fri
to the orthodox creed or forfeit
milton by the powers
Refuses to Be Apostate.
Ferdinand's mind was soon made
m but it remained to him to per
shade Marie Louise. Thunderstruck
at the alternative, she at once re1uSed
| IN consider what her conscience told
her was an act OF apostasy during
two whole years she succeeded III
| getting the baptism deferred, but as
Russia grew more insistent, ana FER
dinand more anxious for his crown
she was forced to face the inevitable
Resistance awaited no longer, and as
a last protest she left the country.
The baptism of Prince Boris &C
cording to orthodox rites was carried
out with great pomp in the presence
Of Russian ENJOYS, and Ferdinand
position was henceforth secure
Strange to say, his own subjects re
VOTED against the breach of faitf
which weighed so heavily on their De
loved princess. and even Russia's APP
proval did not mend matters. A wave
of criticism and contempt which fount
EXPRESSION in the Bulgarian pres:
proved the general indignation. Many
seized the opportunity to vent ther
private spleen against a prince whose
affected superiority wounded thel
democratic pride.
Returns to Her Husband.
Nevertheless, Ferdinand. having &C
complished his purpose OF ingratla'
ing himself with Russia, now began Z
nut things straight with the rest Q
tbe world. and for this to succeed !
was necessary that his wife shoul'
return. But Marie Louise desire'
nothing more than oblivion, her ma
ternal instinct, however, strengthened
nv the insstence of the Pope AM
Ferdinand's expostulations and eN
cnses finally prevailed She returne
TO her old duties, resuming her goo
works, but with the joy OF life exui
puished for ever within her. II /
said that no reproach ever passed he
Inns and she gave no outward sig
that her husband had forfeited re
snect. 10 the last she remained hi
faithful. devoted partner, and he
careful advice saved him from man
nitfalls such as those into which II
, since has sunk. With terror sh
sounded the depths of the dark soI
that could instigate the assassinatio
: of his premier, Stambouloy, when h
I dared to oppose him Vainly did sh
b. Mead with him to bride his ambitio
t and devote himself to the real pro-
J. ress and solid development of tn
+ country rather than to his own pc
c sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Whlle 81
+ lived he made pretense of dissocia
Q ing himself from the work OF IL
n Conitadiis IN Macedonia, whose GU
n RACES filed Europe with horror.
[ God will never bless crime, WI