Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-02-26

JEALOUSY IN HIGH PLacE'.---Jeai1nSy
is an ignoblc passion--an ~"uncourtiy' pas
sion--and yet, it seems, it will sometimes
visit nobility even royalty itself, and find
its way into the sanctuary OF courts and
palaces. Every one who takes a newspa.
per, knows (those who do not, know SO
little that It is hard to believe they
know anything at all, that England il go.
vernsd by a jolly little queen, rather pretty
in face, and rather dumpy in form /; that
said little queen, finding it '.not good to be
%alons," took unte her royal self, near two
years ago, n tall young Dutchmap, Of
agreeable mien and parts, for a husband
and furthermore, that sineet the interesting
epoch just mentioned, two little heirs, OF
nm heiress and an heir, to tho crown oil
England, have made themselves apparent.
Hence, by way Of parenthesis, these are
called, The 'heirs apparent" Well; the
papers said tho wifi, loved her husband md
the husband his wife, and that the pair
we're MS happy as royalty and love could
make them. This fact was never doubted
until recently, andhe-e are the causcsf from
which these doubts sprung.
The Queen, n short time since, invited
a select few, mobiles, their wives, daughters,
sweet.hearts, etc, to Join her in an eve.
ming cup Of tea. The party met en- ta-
mile, in n social familiar, domestic way
in Il word, it was what an Englishman
might term, "a proper comfortable party
Rank, however, was not forgotten, and Al
bert occupied the second place, listening
attentively and smiling discree!ly when
tho royal lips spoke Or smiled, and occa-
%sionalIy risking a word of respectful fiat.
terry to her most charming majesty. Un-
fortunately, the conversation turned on
thcatrieals, and Vic accused Albert Of hay.
ing cast ~"atnorous glances," into tho box
Of the beautiful lady s.. 50, the previous
night. Albert denied the charge, and SO
we'll established his Innocence that little
Vic got vexed, and threw a cup of hot tea
into her dear Albert's face. The blood of
the Cobnurg waxed warm under this indig-
nifty and putting his hat on his head, and
his handkerchief to his smarting face, the
young man eoeEy walked QUITO cool him
self, as was supposed. Remaining ra'h-
er longer than was expected, one of the ug-
ly old NATIONS with whom Victoria permits
him to keep company, followed him, and
overheard tbs finale of a very important
consultation, which the young man was
holding with-himself. 1t ran thus:
81 shall renounce these grandeurs; I
have played the part of husband to the
queen long enough; the illusion is past.
| shall tender my resignation, and go Be-
sides, England, for the moment is in no
need Of my services; the crown has two
heirs. If, hereafter, these should be found
insufficient, why, ] can+return and resume
the charge; but to remain here and drag
Perpetually these chaips of gold? No! /
would prefer mediocrity in my small pro-
vince of Germany ia who!-l would, Ply
Cott"-said he, emphatically, at the same
moment casting his beaver on the ground,
and stamping it violently, first with n
foot, then with the other.
The matren reported these words, to
"the crown" after it had gone to bed, and
"tho crown sobeed, and cried, and wiped
its pretty eyes, and poated out it's pretty
lips, talked Of laying an embargo on all the
Dutch in the kingdom, called for It's dear
Albert, and then sent him word not to
come, and then-fell asleep.
This is jeaIously in ''high places"