The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Tribune.
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.

In the year which circled 1880, the
Jolly drayman at the alc-house bar, or the
rosy gardner in his market field, was wont
TO lay down his mug, or lean upon his
spade, to look with proud and pleasant
Smiles after pretty little Shetland pony
whieh was wont to -canter every morning
through the green shades and shady hooks
ofkensington. This little Shetland ponv
carried yIcroRIA and her fortunes. The
future Queen was then a Fat, fair, and ra-
ther ordinary looking girl, with bright,
sunny ringlets, large German blue ewes,
"teinper as spoiled as usually belongs to
an only child, and that child heir to
throne, ana awiii as obstinate and way.
ward as the frisky Hlander she rode.
The early history Of Victoria is almost as
shrouded as the early history OF Rome.
Poet laureates, indeed, and historians who
have dined at court, or Celtic editors who
have fancied that the Queen smiled softly
OH them in the Park, have endeavored to
surround IL with a texture of romance.
But We have reason to believe that she
laughed and cried, and danced and sang.
AMI was good and naughty like ordinary
little girls of her age and da-.
The name she received at the font wa.
ALExASDRIA. being called (what strange
revolutions time brings) after Alexander,
the then Emperor Of Russia. rhe elder
sister of the Queens mother, the Duchess
OF Kent, was married to Alexander's
brother, Constantine, the capricious ty-
rant OF Poland, three Of the Coburg god.
tesses having been actually posted of to
St Petersburg for this Russian Paris to
examine and select from. $685. The
cruelty with wbicl, Constantine treated
his purchase drove her into an intrigue
with Young Russian officer; but Alex.
ander, with gentle pity, not alone protect
ell her from violence, but gave her an al.
lowance. upon which she quietly and hap
PLY lived in Switzerland. This Kindness
was Acknowledged at the font of the fu-
ture Queen; but on the death of Alexan-
der, the memory dying with the monarch.
her eldest name exchanged places with
its younger sister Victoria, tie tutelary
deity of the house of Coburg.
Up to within aycar or two ofVictoria,s
attaining the age Of eighteen age at
which the sovereign is considered entitled
by English lay to assume the throne
hersmolher, the Duchess Of Kent, lived a
life ofitrasquii felicity 10 the enjoyment of
Che society Of Sir John Gonroy, an I,ish-
manor Welshman Of low birth, whom
she had raised TO the position of eauerry,
treasurer, aad director General Of her
ionssbold- The Duchess WAS and ~, one
OF those gross German women, whose
coarseness Of feature ia unreIieved by
single line OF spirituality of those
mere machines for converting so mucl,
sausage and sauerskvauf into human ma
tnrs. And though tilial affection has al
ways induced the Qaeen not to forgot the
mo'herin the woman, !, is impossible that
The daughiet's love could assume that
elevated tone which a-highes and more
re'ined nature would have inspired.
Beyond stray mention Of some kindly
visit to'a neishboring cottage. or ofsome
early token Of sympathy with the suffer
ingpcor. England know little and thought
littlecf the lady who, was one day to
grace her throne. Az Malvern, indeed,
betpecn wbicl, and Kspsington she spent
most Of her time, the old woman at the
sp6ngs tails. with sofening memory OF
some ofber gay girLjes,s aud pranks, and
wlisn cccasionaily semo far. sesing corpo.
ratioa prsseated an address 10 her mother
ashley passed through the town, and tAe
bslls sent scstl, a'prescisht peal, i. wa.
ssgely soId;a tI,e papers of the day tim,
''beside tbs Duelc,s stood . girl, wi,l. her
fsif fAais gathered behind her ears, who
appeared 10 Iis.en viii. marked attention.
70 every thing which occurred.r put
suddenly eame ! whisper that Eagiand's
-seilor hing was N. The whisper grew
into = report shs report into balletin.
the istssest Of slle world, as its wont, i'm !.
meaiateiF fassncl< the dana y,;ns IL. -,