Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-29
lFron lhe Indensndence pelse.l

"A KOmaa nee of the Enrfs Exhibition.
The day on which the Queen of England
visited the Exposition for the second time,
considerable number OF ladies', Were, by spec
ial favor, seated upon the divans which sur
rounded the Central fountain in great nave.
Gentlemen had been banished from this priv
iliged spot. They were compelled to resign
themselves to the pain of sitting alone within
the inelosure along which the Imperial and
royal rortege had to pass thus they were iso-
lated from wives sisters, mothers. daughters.
aunts and friends-and in some cases from
those whom some of them loved mole than all
together BY this means an elderly English
lady, OF noble and aristoeratc appearance,
found herself side by side with charming
young French lady, whose simplicity was
most beautiful and elegant.
The arrival of,the august visitors was anx-
iously expected. A thousand observations
occurred to the two neighbors and some Incl.
dent soon arose, which led to one of those in
teTesting conversations which in many cases
only commence with some common place re-
marks about the weather. Soon, however,
they passed to others topics, on which they
discoursed with sympathy that speedily be-
came reciprocal. The old English lady learnt
from the talk of her fair C mpaniou that the
young French woman had not long been mar
ried, that her husband was somewhere in the
crowd, and that lie had compelled her to ac-
cepC the place she then, occupied though it
had been given to himself by the Viscount de
Ronville, director of the Industrial Palace.
The manner in which the young lady told
these and other things SO won the esteem of
the old dowager that they soon gained each
other confidence. The eortege passed, and
perfect tide of feathers, ribbons, lace, flow
ers and silks filed up, as it we're, the track of
their Majesties. Carried away by this sea, inn
PEELED little of curiosity, and moved perhaps
by tie excitement which occasionally carries
ladies away in such circumstances of pomp
and granduer, the old English lady and her
new friend got mixed up with the suite, and
as it was impossible for them to separate, they
took each others arms among the wives and
daughters of the high state functionaries who
formed the escort of the Queen of England
and of her Majesty's Imperial host into the
superior galleries.
Hitherto neither of the two ladies knew the
name or the rank OF the other; but in this
way they passed two full hours together pro-
tecting one another from the pressure OF the
crowd mutually offering each the best places
they could obtain, and conversing quite nti~
lnately upon thousand little things arising
out of the circumstances of this rather unex-
pected promenade. What charming young
woman = said lady " to herself. Il won
der who she is; l shall certainly not leave
her until have enquired her name The
promenade at last was brought to close, and
the Queen left the Exposition. A great crowd
again collected at her departure. How ever
shall | find Edward in such a multitude =
exclaimed the young French lady. 'Ah.'
replied the English peeress, SIS your husbands
name Edward? ? 'Oul, ma chere Madame.
n.o1I Il f,- 1,aI
giving about her own son, who bore that
name, and whom she had refused to see for
more than year because he had run away
from England, where she had infinite care ar
ranged great match for him, and married a
French girls whom nobody knew, without
shilling in her pocket. She never would
allow the girls name to be mentioned in her
presence. 'Ah! there he is, suddenly cried
the young lady, as they arrived at the foot of
the great staircase, what lucky chance that
we have met 'What, Pauline, reoined
the young lord, sin company with my moth.
er What has happened 2 The peeress, in
agony, uttered shrek Of surprise, and faint
ed. She was overcome with emotion, and had
to be rested uyon chair in the midst of the
crowd which still encountered the sortie.
'Oh, Edward = when she came to herself
she exclaimed, lis this the girl you have mar
ried against my wish Oui, ma -hele mere
was the young lads answer, and you seem
to get on very well together. Let US go,
Immediately she replied, and the carriage
was called. The whole three of us, mother
enquired the young man. Yes. all three
was the answer. And then taking the hand
of Pauline, she proceeded-'Yes, come, my
dear girl; he who would have said this morn
ing with whom should visit the Exhibition,
and whom l. should afterwards take home
would have astonished me much more than
all Europe is to see the Queen of England
visiting tomb removed from st Helena 10
the vaults of the Invalides'