ELOPING PRINCESSES.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 346, 25 December 1902, Page 6

ELOPING PRINCESSES.

Um Hit* Roa Away«t& KM f x ..|ttß«aMth «to. ■ Miirr •« h.r*irr«*«*etJ*rt-o* L >a - - ' Even royalties are not immune from *he darts of Cupid, and, although unsVe the laws of all European nations | ssrsncesses ar* forbidden to wed bus- I hnnd* of inferior- rank to their ovra, snany have surrendered to a-handsome face or a dashing manner even though their possessors were men of plebeian hirth. say* a London exchange. Princess Isabella, grcndaant of the ■reseat king of Spain, sloped with the fVihah Count Gurbwski. One dark night the count repaired with-a carriage to' Enghien, near Paris, where his inamorata lived. Learing her house by mean= of a rope ladder, she soon joined him, and the couple escaped safely to- this country, where •hey were married. Alas, the glamoui •eon faded, for afteY awhile" the pair quarreled and a separation ultimately ensued. Seen more romantic was the elope-1 t&ent of her sister. Princess Josephine. A certain Senor Renede, a poet of promise and a journalist attached to a ■avana paper, asked a rich planter for his daughter's hand, with the result that he was ignominiously shown the ftoor. Furious at this treatment, the' young poet swore that he would show the world his worth hy marrying a princess. Qui fang. Cuba, he journeyed to Madrid, where", after years of" want andanfferilrgy he- gsfinefl a rfeputStion as a poet. At- last his genius attracted the notice of Princess Josephine, to whom he had dedicated .several of his effusions: The royal lady mUde his acquaintance and became enamored with the poet. Her love was returned, the? patr eloped to Paris. On hearing the new*' ta»eV princess' family were aghast and strove by every means to hare the marriage annulled. Their effort! were, however, futile, and, common sense at length prevailing, the poet and his royal bride were for* given and taken into favor. - Some six years since Princess Elizabeth, a giSsnTfakugnler-of the emperor -of Austria, fbced her affections-upon Baron Otto it&Df SeWried, a youug» infantry lieutenant. Her relatives* efforts tee prevent the mesalliance were of no jTaii, for one morning the*lovers escarped to Genoa, where they were married., Another Austrian royalty. Princess Elvira, .likewise contracted a runaway marriage by eloping with a Bavarian count, while the'mother of the present oneen of Italy eloped with an artillery" oiHeer, who, on the union corning' oat unhappy,- committed'suicide. Some two years since a desperate duet was fought between Lieut. Geza De Matachich and Prince Philip of Sexe-Cobarg, in which the latter was wounded.. This encounter was the outcome of the action taken by the prince's wife. Princess Louise, eldest-daughter of the king of the'ltelgians", who, driven to by her husband's cruelty, had, after vainly appealing to her tether for protection, thrown herself upon the honor of th*?: Hungarian officer of hoaestrs, with 1 whom nht B*d to Spain. An elopement that failed was that planned by Grand Touchess Olga, daughter of Nicholas I. of "Russia, add lie'ut. BarisntlnsltL At the last moment the lover's courage*fiftled and" he made a full The princess was promptly married to Prince Charles of Wurtemburg, while the treacherous officer received such rapid pro motion as to attain the highest rank-in tha army before ha m 50. Count Louis Batthyany,. who -was shot in th* market place of . BudaPesth by the imperial troops for his complicity- in the rising of 1848, might have escaped his tragic fate had he sonsented to desert his wife and family and elope with Archduchess Maria, who was madly in love with him. f "H»%l.t" by Deaf Mute; Very useful work is done by the adult deaf and dumb institute in -Manchester in keeping up. a link of ■association- and interest among; deafmutes scattered over a large area. Some travel great distances to take part in a reunion in Manchester, that has now become an annual event. This year it took place at the Hulme town hall, where a tea party in the evening was followed by a performance of "Hamlet," by deaf-mutes. Probably (the- feeling for dramatic representation is as strong in them»as in others, but to those who can hear and speak - it is difficult to imagine that it can he fully satisfied by signs and gestures, more especially when they are trammeled with the rapid and complicated movements of the finger language. The' performance was, however, a great success. Last year the same "actors" gave "Borneo and JuBet," so that the success was not altogether due to novelty. The dressing of the play was effective, the scenery was good, and there was spirit (n the acting, and the audience, judged by their attention, felt a real concern in the development and, the Incidents of the play.—London Lancet.

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