The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-08
Our New York Correspondence

Wig the Prince Of Wales came to
Vlsit America - Mayor Woods
Love Affairs = Persian Eever
Charm.
New York, aug. 2, 1860
Mr.. EpIToR There is rarely q ru-
NOR without some basis of truth, In.
other words, people don't generally
make stories out Of the whole cloth.
Talk about lie travelling a mile while
Truth is putting on her boots-I doubt
If lie can travel q foot, unless it has
more or less truth behind her TO push
her along.
am led to these reflections By ru-
NOR which / hear this morning, ON
what is said 60 be good authority, in
respect to the reason of the Prince Of
Wales visit TO This continent. There
can be little doubt, if am rightly in
formed, that it was, as first reported,
o matter of the heart or in plain
words, a love affair. The fact is, that
Princes ere, after ali, as hnman as
peasants, and therefore quite as likely
to be Influenced by the tender passions.
The idea that they are peculiar
race of beings, exempt from the ordi-
nary frailties of human nature, is not
an uncommon one among certain peo-
pie in the Old World, but it can hardly
be passed of in this country, especially
since it is known that the Prince was
very seaSick coming over, an6 that the
last news from Halifax tells rs that he
drinks Ike fish, and waltzes like
nter-jumper.
But TO return to my story. Itseems
that while the prince was travelling
few years since in Scotland, as young
Renfrew, he met with charming
young lassie, just in her first teens,
who was so much handsomer than the
young ladies whom his Royal High
ness had been accustomed to meet at
Court, that the moment she made an
attack on his heart, (which she did at
once, of course he was compelled to
come down from his high position
forthwith and surrender, very much
otter the fashion of tie famous coon
when be saw Davy Crockett.
After the young folks had separated,
clandestine correspondence is said TO
have been carried on, addressed, on
both sides. 20 imaginary names "a
course which Victoria, at any rate,
could not object to, since her son had
more than once assumed an alias by
her express commands, and was, in
fact, as have said, travelling under
an assumed name when he lost bis
heart.
The course Of true love ran much
smoother than usual at first, but spies
about the Court soon discovered how
things were going on, and, as in duty
bound, reported all the facts. not only
co the Queen Mother, but to her Ma
iesty's Ministers, who were so much
shocked at the idea of the young prince
disposing of his own heart Gust as if
1t belonged to him instead of TO the
State) that measures were at once de.
vised to get the royal youth out of the
country, and asfar from the loved one
as possible, while other measures were
taken to prevent the possibility Of any
future correspondence.
The name of the Princes first love
may De known in some high quarters
outside the Royal Family, but it is
not at all likely to be known here
Nor is the name of any consequence,
1.-The only important thing to know
being that young Master Alfred has
very susceptible nature, like most young
men, and that it becomes our Ameri
can girls, therefore, to be very careful
how they fash their bright eyes on
him; since who knows but what if his
heart should again get caught, he
would insist upon having his own way,
and thus disturb the friendly relations
DOW subsisting between Victoria and
Brother Jonathan.
Moreover, it is important for our
Yankee girls to know that if they send
the Prince any letters, they will first
be read by an old fogy Of Duke, who
as like as not, win use them for shaving
paper. By no means pleasant thing
for gushing and romantic nature to
look forward to.
There is still another love matter,
nearer home, about which people talk
a good deal inst now. One of the il.
lustrated journals recently announced
that our worthey Mayor, Fernando
Wood, was about to be joined, in bonds
hymenial, to gifted lovely, and fash
ionabie young lady, Miss Georgian
Cream, sister to Mrs. James Gordon
Bennett. Both of these ladies are
celebrated in the social world as ex-
ceedingly accomplished and charming,
and TO receive invitations to their
splendid receptions and fstes ia the