Show KING ALFONSOS TALISMAN A very in interesting te resting story of king alfonso Is told by the cri de paris some time previous to his journey to england king altonso alfonso of spain encountered an old gipsy woman man to ehg whom he offered some douros but which 1 were hastily refused king said the woman keep thy money my aly race is older than thine I 1 am the last of the who ruled over morocco and the south of spain in the eleventh and twelfth centuries it Is I 1 on an the contrary who will present thee with a piece of gold with this the gipsy offered the king a sequin bearing the effigy of ishag son of Tac heHn the last of tho the kings rings of the AImor avides take good care of this talisman she added it will guard thee against all dangers there exists only one other sequin like it I 1 gave it to an exquisitely beautiful and highly charitable young lad hajy V when I 1 fell into a ditch one day I 1 was badly wounded and she dismounted and bound up my forehead with her handkerchief those who accompanied her addressed hor her as her highness king if ever thou should st marry wed this young girl she alone can inako thee happy this legend Is spoken about a good deal in madrid arid azid it is asserted that the king icing was just showing to sequin to 21 loubet when the bomb was thrown at him on his last official visit to paris this tali talisman iman thus saved his life the atory also goes that when in london tho the king ascertained that the other golden sequin was in the possession session not of princess ena of battenberg As soon as he klis discovered covered this he resolved to make her his bride and that is why she reigns as queen victoria of spain tit ti t bits its |