The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-08


though there latent in her character hereditary
wilfulness and stubbonness which many years later
great and great prcvocaon developed she
yet willing slave to nature far more vivacious and
imperious than her own The person by whom she was
absolutely governed the wife of Churchill,
who afterwards exercised great influence the fate OF
England and OF Europe.
The name of this celebrated favorte was Sarah ]en
nngs Her elder sister, Frances, had been distinguished
by beauty and evity even among the crowd of beautiful
faces and light characters which adorned and dsgraced
Whitehall during the wild carnival OF the restoration On
occasion Frances dressed herself like orange girl,
and cried fruit about the streets Sober people predicted
that gir OF SO little discretion and deicacy would not
easily lind husband. She was. however, twice
ried, and was now the wife of Tyrconne Sarah, less
regularly beautiful was, perhaps attractive Her
face was expressive; her form wanted no feminine
charm; and the prousion of her fine hair, not yet dis
CURSED by powder according to that barbarous fashion
which she lived to introduced, the delight of
numerous admirers Among the gallants who sued for
her favor Churchill young handsome, graceful, lnsln
uatng eloquent, and brave obtained the preference. He
must have been enamored indeed for he had little proper
ty, except the annuity which he had bought with the
Infamous wages bestowed on HIM by the Duchess OF
Cleveland he Unsuitable of riches Sarah poor,
and plain girl with large fortune was proposed to him.
His love- after struggle, prevailed over his ayarce
marriage only strengthened his passion; and to the last
hour Of his life Sarah enjoyed the pleasure and distnc
ton of being the one human being who was able TO mis-
lead that farsghted and footed Judgment who was
ferveny loved by that cold heart and who servely
feared by that intrepid spirit.
The worldly sense the fidelity of Churchills love- was
amply rewarded His bride, though slendery proper
toned brough with her dowry which, judciousy EN-
poyed, made him at length duke of England. sove-
reign prince of the empire, the captain general OF great
coalition, the arbi;er between mighty princes, and, what
he valued more, the wealthest subject in Europe. She
had been brought up frem childhood with the Princess
Anne; and close friendship hal arisen between the
girls In character they resemhled each other very little.
Anne slow and aciturn. To those whom she loved
she was meek The form which her anger assumed was
sullenness. She had strong sense of religion, and
attached even with bgoty to the rites and gov
toft ha IF Enulan arab livaIy
and yOlnbe, dOmineered those whom she regard
ed with most kindness, and, when she was offended,
vented her rage in tears and empestuous reproaches.
To sanctity she made no preence, and indeed, mar
rowly escaped the imputation of irreligon She was
yet what she became when class of vices had
be Se 5 ssp N bw
cess and faery, when her heart had been liberated
by disasters and Notifications. She lived to be that
most odsus and miserable of human beings, ancient
crone at war with her whole kind, at with her own
children and grandchildren, great indeed and rlch but
valung greatness and richess chiefly because they
abled her to brave public opinion and to adulge without
restraint her hatred to the living and the dead In the
reign of James she was regarded nothing than
fne high spirited young woman whe could not then
be cross and arbitrary, but whose flaws of temper might
be well pardoned in consideration of her charms.
1t is common observation that differences of taste,
understanding, and disposition impedIments 10
friendship and that the closest intimaces often exs,
between minds each of which supplies what is wanting
TO the other. Lady Churchill was loved and even
shipped by Anne The princess could not live apart from
the OBJECT OF her romantic OndneSs She married, and
faithful and even atieclonae vile but prince
George dull man, whose chief pleasures derived
from his dinner and his bottle, acquired her in
uence comparable to that exercised by her female friend
and gave himself up with stupid patience TO the
dominion of that vehement and commanding spirit by
which his wife was governed, Children were born
to the royal pair, and Anne by no means with
the feeling of mother; but the tenderness which
she felt for her offspring Iangud when compared
with her devotion to the companion of her early years
At length the princess became impatient of the restraint
which etiquette imposed her, She could not bear to
hear the words Madam and Royal Hghness from the
lips Of one who was more to her than sister Such
words indeed necessary in the gallery drawing
room, but they were disused in the closet. Anne was
Mrs Morley; Lady Churchill was Mrs Freeman; and
under these childish carried during
ty years, correspondence which at least the fate of
administrations and dynasies depended. But, as yet,
Anne had political power and little patronage Her
friend ATTENDED her first lady OF the bed chamber with
salary of only four hundred pounds year. There is
reason. however to believe that even at this time,
Churchill was able to crafty his ruling passion by
of his wifes influence The princess, though her income
large and her tastes simple contracted debts which
her father, not without murmurs, discharged; and
it rumored that her embanassments had been caused
by her prodga bounty to her favorte.