Show Romance of Old Portugal The recent deposition of King Manu Portugal and the events In tho young k life that led up to It will no doubt bring to tho minds of some of the older rcsl I of tho city tho story of Elise Hensler Springfield girl who married a king an camo tho Countess Edla The king she married was Don Ferd II of Portugal a great grandfather of Manuel Elise lived in Springfield abo years ago probably for about four years The lion sIers were humble people lived simply The daughters Ellso and Li were well received here and were gin good musical education especially Elise had quite a remarkable voice Signor an Italian at the time a well known tt Jot J-ot tho voice took an Interest In Elise n was when Signor Guldl went to hostS t the Honslers went there largely throes a Influence Ho believed that Elise had n tare as a singer and wished her to be ho could continue teaching her s ail a Elise Hensler after her removal family to Boston continued her studies a was persoverant In her work and progiw Fell that she not only appeared In conce the largo cities In this country but also I rope where she sang before royalty 1 I while singing in Lisbon several years aft death of Queen Maria that King Ferd heard her voice and felt tho attraction s led him to marry hor e Ferdinand was tho titular king of Po having boon tho second husband of Maria II of Portugal Ferdinand n > Maria in 183G when he was 20 The died In 1853 and ho was regent during nerdy of his son Pedro V who was t the of tho assassinated King Carlos grandfather of tho deposed King Manuel regency ended In 1855 and on June 10 ho married Miss Hensler When the European powers decide time had como to restore Spain to a mon following tho overthrow of tho snort re which existed from 1873 to 1875 consl Fei pressure was brought to bear upon to Induce him to accept tho vacant aBut t But his wife could never be queen of and it is possible that this fact alone I him to refuse This absolute refusal on his part to tho throne of Spain with all tho pen in exchange for the splendor of royalty tic lIfo that ho was living with his mar Th wife had farreaching consequences resultant on plications and Jealousies find king acceptable to all tl tempt to a j ers helped to bring on tho Franco b went war and Alsaco and Lorraine had been wren Germany whence they Napoleon Bonaparte hi peculiar In consequence of thoso call facts which geographically practically C all western Europe Ellso Hensler the t < Kdla became famous throughout of E J tho woman who changed tho map During tho life of tho king they lived beautiful castle of CIntra It Is cert Inking 1 their lIfo was above reproach I king died and after that tho countess retirement In a cottage near the castle |