The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

and character entirely foreign to her.
| The personal inclinations Of Marie
| Louise were all for the cloister,
where, indeed, several of her sisters
have since found home, but in def
erence to her fathers wishes she gave
her hand to Ferdinand and set off
with him to work for the advancement
of Bulgaria.
Almost every educational and chart
table institution in the country owes
its origin to her initiative. In short
time she achieved what he had vainly
attempted-the reconciliation of his
subjects to a foreign ruler. Legends
of her bounty and devotedness still
survive among the people today.
When an heir to the throne was born,
| nothing seemed wanting to the happy
outlook. But this very child, who
should have set the seal on her hap
piness, became the cause Of discord
and ultimately led to the untimely
death of his mother. Russia, who had
viewed with disfavor the consolida-
ton of Bulgaria under a prince about
whose election she had not even been
consulted, now came forward with
her memorable demand that the flu
ture ruler of Bulgaria should belong
| to the orthodox creed or forfeit recog-
milton by the powers.
Refuses to Be Apostate.
Ferdinand's mind was soon made
up, but it remained to him to per
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at the alternative, she at once refused
| to consider what her conscience told
| her was an act of apostasy. During
| two whole years she succeeded in
| getting the baptism deferred but as
Russia grew more insistent, and Fer
! dinand more anxious for his crown,
she was forced to face the inevitable.
| Resistance awaited no longer, and as
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's
position was henceforth secure.
| Strange to say, his own subjects re-
volted against the breach of faith
F., loved princess, and even Russia's ap-
| prevail did not mend matters. A wave
of criticism and contempt which found
expression in the Bulgarian press
proved the general Indignation. Many
seized the opportunity to vent their
private spleen against a prince whose
| affected superiority wounded their
| democratic pride.
Returns to Her Husband.
! Nevertheless, Ferdinand, having &C
! complished his purpose of ingratiat-
! ing himself with Russia, now began to
put things straight with the rest of
! the world and for this to succeed it
was necessary that his wife should
return. But Marie Louise desired
nothing more than oblivion. Her ma
! ternal instinct, however, strengthened
! by the insistence of the Pope, and
Ferdinand's expostulations and ex-
cuses, finally prevailed She returned
| to her old duties, resuming her good
! works, but with the joy of life extin-
guished for ever within her 1t, Is
said that no reproach ever passed her
/ IDS ana she gave HO outward sign
that her husband had forfeited re-
spect. To the last she remained his
faithful, devoted partner, and her
| careful advice saved him from many
| pitfalls such as those into which he
since has sunk With terror she
sounded the depths of the dark soul
that could instigate the assassination
of his premier. Stambouloy, when he
dared to oppose him. Vainly did she
plead with him to bride his ambition
| and devote himself to the real prog
ress and solid development of the
| country rather than to his own per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. While she
lived he made pretense of dissociat-
ing himself from the work of the
| Conitadjis in Macedonia, whose out
RACES filled Europe with horror.
God will never bless crime" was