The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-02-22
LAST HOURS OF PRINCE ,sLpsRr.

j Ii has fallen 70 the lot Of few aoAlr m.n
to leave az bl.nsd nemsrs as Prince
Albert. The aecssnt given bslsw con.
eern,ng he death 10 taken irsa an Eash,s
periodical ia ssr bonds. II will be read
with interest, net ssly because or HE Ell
,ltss STATEN, - The husband Of the Briii.s
Qasen, but sDaccsurt alss Vt hisswa great
private wsrrh asa truly sssd saA. II sav
shsw ~ lee thar rsyalty 10 80 rsfsxs Re.
surrsw asd death; hat the ianaiss Of the
~sst splendid palace feel. uadsr affiietiss.
like thr Aunelsst 81 The earth, Aad dat &c
saved. IL naI be, Is With s;hsrs &c ssr
race. BY = bs,rty rrlisses epes he Friesa
Of Sisnsrs.
." There has rsachrd a. iron ahrsad a
ssst intsrsstias sxtrsct fron litter wsck
uss sr,ttsa sv a nsmo-r al he Queea's
hassehsld shortly after the death Of Prises
Albert. The xtressly cuafdentisl pest
iisa which the ~riirf held al the time, net
only gres the assurance 81 perfect rslia.
bilits. bot invests the following liAes With
aserv special interest. After deserisns
tho grief and Tears Of the whale hsusshsld
tor the Queen. The writer sneak. OF The
prrsensl toss sustnned 10 the death Of
Prince Albert: Nav shalt miss vi. CO.
ysrsasisn shout tie chlldfent Tie ussa
often 20 cums into the sci,@sl 70 N 10 .pvAk
absat me educ ION 81 the rhlldren, and he
never LEI, me withou' NJ ire;irs that he
had s,rrns 'hsnsd -, hard, ara r4i>sd The
standard WAS s,mihg al. Satkiag ms.D
Or ir,. oIogs could sxisi ~ Tie alns.phsrs
that surrounded hnn: he cantetsaiiss
- I'D not be ,naing II hs Ms 10 the fcom.
| dread the rstafo 1t ,Prlns TOR rRY dear
lads. VI was hls fssor,te tinr u me wear
1.-The spenns iease,. tie esrly Hawsr.,
aud fresh gfeea we're ,oei ad.hght 70 hls
aud he so ipseJ 10 psin' out their beauties
to his children. that ii will b. terrible 10
see them ~ithuu, him. The child,rn kept
his table supplied with pr,mrsses, which be
especially loved. The last SUNDAY ~ psss.
oil on earth as very blessed rnr Tor the
Princess Alice 10 losk back 0pan. lls
vas very vi and very u.sk. aud 81. spent
the sfterueon slsne with him. wsls the
others were ~ church. iIe begged to hass
hs ssia drawn 10 rhe si1dss, that he
nighi see the sks aud the clouds sailios
past u. theh s.ksd her to plav 10 him.
and .be went ihrsugh .eyeral rf bis "a
! ter,te h.mns and chotal,. Alter ~. Tad
pla, Ell SEINE ti0r. size Locked reGnd apd
saw him iyiug hack. hls hspd. falirj ~ Is
in PRAYER. anil ~, s,ss shs;. II, las -
] long without moving tLat she thought he
had iailrn asleep. Prescnti, NJ lssked up
and smiled. She sad, Nets yDu asleep,
dear papa ? on, ne NJ answered. anlr
have such sweet ,housh;.. During BIZ,
illness HI, hands wr- otter folded IN
prayer, and whsn be Al p speak. his S-
rene face showed that III. happy thoughts
were With him 10 tie rni. The Princess
Alice's fuft,tode has anszsd Us All. She
saw from the hrst that both her lathsrs
and msthsr's 6rmnes depended on her
! iirmness. and che set herself 10 the duty.
lie loved 10 speak openly Of bis condition.
aad had many wishes TO express. Tie lev
ed ~ hear hymns and prayers. He css!d
not speak 10 the Queen Of himself. Ter she
eoaid net bear TO list.n, and sbut her eyes
10 the dagger. His daughter saw that she
must act differently, and she never let her
voice latter OF shed single tear IN his
presence. She sat BY him, listened 10 all
he said. repeated hymns. and then. when
she could bear IL no longer, wsuld walk
calmly TO the door. and then rush away -
her room, returning SOM with the same
calm and pale face without any appear
ance Of the agitation she bad gone through.
have had several interviews with the
poor Queen since. The frst time she said.
i Voc can iesl for me, for yoS have gone
thrsvgh this trial. Another time she said
hsw strange IL seemed, when she licked
hack, 10 see how much for the last SIT
\ uystAs die princs's misd had drslt upga