Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-03-05

Troyte must have taken my advice and
mentioned the proposed marriage.
HE wants me to marry black
princess" said Norheys. Now I'm
not a prejudiced sort OF fellow at all.
Any girl may be lady, don't you
know? and fellow ought to marry
her, supposlng he wants to, like the
king that the POEMS about who went
round pretending TO be landscape
painter and then married beggar.
always say he was quite right there.
II he really fancied the girl. But
well. hang II all, Uncle Bill. however
unprejudiced fellow Is, he must draw
the line somewhere, and | do think it's
bit thick asking me to marry black
princess"
But" I said, ''the Princess Calypso
isn't black. What makes you think
she lsf"
| 'Sure to be. All those desert
islandy places are governed by black
| priDcesses. I dare say she's good
looking enough In her way. Uncle Ned
seemed to think so. But l don't like
them black. And-well. hang 1t all,
no fellow can possibly be expected
to be pleased when he finds his wife
IL tattooed all over; and they all are.
| Quite right OF her, Of course, II It's
the thing TO do In her own country.
I'm not blaming her In the least.
Only just don't like IT,"
my dear boy" said, I'm not adj
vising you to be king, or to marry
the lady. But think ought to tell
you that Lystrla isn't an island. It's
miles, perhaps hundreds Of miles,
from the sea. and don't think that
the Princess Calypso can possibly be
black. I met her father once He's
certainly white. The daughter wasn't
born at that time but her mother
was an Engllshwoman and q cousin
OF your own. It's most unlikely that
the girl Is black"
Even So" said Norheys. shell be
more or less savage, and I don't care
for savages. It's not that I'm par
ticularly keen on civilization. What
l always say about that IL that lot
Of II In rather rot. Still, that's diff
ferent thing from marrying u savage
A girl ought to wear corsets, you
know, and go to decent dress
maker"
you're wrong about that" I said.
"The Central European aristocracy--
and that's the class she belongs to-
are quite civilized. She probably
speaks half dozen languages and
gets her frocks from Paris-or used
TO. She can't now, poor thing. for
her father Ia stony broke. That's
the reason she's had to take to dane
Ing. And I'm told that she's quite
a good looking girl"
"She may be-" said Norheys, "but
my point is--that is to say, what
really feel Is"
There he stopped.
IF she Isn't black" I said, "and
isn't tattooed. and has ordinary man.
ners and wears corsets, which I'm
perfectly certain she does, don't see
what your objection Is"
"The fact is," said Norheys, that
I'm engaged to be married to Miss
| Temple"
did you tell your uncle thatr' I
asked.
"No, didn't. l diGht want to ruff
fie the old boy, and that would have
ruffled him. My idea Is that you
might break II to him, gently. don't
you know. 30 as not TO give him a
shock. What I always say Is this
II there's q Earring kind Of thing
which has to be said. It's better for q
fellow to get some one else to say It."
you realize Of course" said.
''that II you refuse to marry Princess
Calypso you can't be king Of Lystria."
"fd be sorry for that. I don't mind
saying that I'd rather like to be king
of that country. II viola and I could
go there together"
"vioiaT
THAT'S Miss Temple II she and
could set up there as king and
queen, we could have a high old time
and really make things hum. Viola
would make splendid queen, abso-
lutely top hole"
"You may put that Idea out Of your
head ut once" I said.
Uncle Ned and that stockhroker
friend OF his could have all the oil.
We shouldn't want a drop for our
selves. and I'd make the good. old
Lystrlans dig like the devil. You
might try to get Uncle Ned to look
az II from that point Of view"
1T won't do" l said. 1T really
won't"
Il don't see why not I mean to
say think II might be worked II we
went the right way about Il. I'm not
much OF n whale on court etiquette
and ecclesiastical Law but I've always
had q notion that there's some sort
Of recognised dodge by which you
can be married on the double II you're
q king. both marriages being perfect
ly o. X"
There are morgsnatic marriassG-
I said Its Q left-handed and unsat-