The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-09-04

happy IL ! would make her the sacri-
fee of sharing her life with me. for
shelsaid she looked omit as a sacrifice;
the only thing which troubled her was
that she did not think she was worthy
of me. The joyous openness of man
ner in which she told me this has
quite enchanted me, and I was quite
carried away by it. She is really
most good and amiable, and I am
quite sure Heaven has not given me
into evil hands, and that we shall be
happy together. Since that moment
Victoria does whatever she fancies I
should wish or like, and we talk toge-
ther great deal about our future life,
which she promises me to make as
happy as possible. Oh, the future!
does it not bring with it the moment
when shall have to take leave of my
dear, dear home, and of you! I can
not think of that without deep me-
lancholy taking possession of me. 1t
was on the 10Th October that Victoria
made me this declaration, and have
hitherto shrunk from telling you; but
how does delay make it better?"
To his college friend, Prince Low
enstein, he wrote thus:
'You know how matters stood when
L last saw you here After that the
sky was darkened more and more.
The Queen declared to my uncle of
Belgium that she wished the affair to
be considered as broken off, and that
for four years she could think of no
marriage. Iwent, therefore, with the
quiet but firm resolution to declare,
on my part, that [ also, tired of the
delay, withdrew entirely from the
affair. 1t was not, however, thus Or
dained by Providence; for on the Sc
cond day after our arrival, the most
friendly demonstration were directed
towards me, and two days later was
secretly called to private audience,
in which the Queen offered NE her
hand and heart.
On the 10th January, 1910, the
Queen opened Parliament in person,
and announced her intention TO mar
ry Prince Albert. The marriage took
place on he 10th Of February, 1910.
Hundreds of years hence, when 1nen
look back upon the records of our
kings and queens, (says the London
E,ntnline7,) they will read the tender
record of the love of the most spotless
of our sovereigns for prince worthy
of herself, and wonder at, if ever they
hear of, the petty carpings of the hour
mt the long sense of bereavement. In
her journal, the Queen wrote, on the
departure of her husbands family:
'He said to me, that I had never
known father, and could not, there
fore, feel what he did. His childhood
had been very happy. Ernest, (who
remained for some time in England
after his brothers marriage,) he said,
was now the only one remaining here
of all his earliest ties and recollections;
but that if I continued to love him as
1 did now, [ could make up for all.
Oh, how 1 did feel for my dearest,
precious husband Mt this moment!
Father, brother, friends, country
all has he left, and all for me. God
grant that L may be the happy person,
the most happy person, to make this
dearest, blessed being happy and
contented. What is in my power to
make him happy, 1 will do"
The Prince had much prejudice to
contend against in the peculiar posi-
ton in which his marriage placed
him. He himself writes thus to his
father, in 1910:
Victoria allows me to take much
part in foreign affairs, and L think I
have already done some good. I al
ways commit my views to paper, and
then communicate them to Lord Mel
bourne. He seldom answers me, but
1 have often had the satisfaction of
seeing him act entirely in accordance
with what I have said" And again,
in April, 1841: "All I can say about
my political position is, that 1 study
the politics of the day with great in
dustry, and resolutely hold myself
aloof from all parties I take active
interest in all national institutions
and associations. Ispeak quite open
ly with the ministers on all subjects,
so as to obtain information. and meet
on all sides with much kindness. I
endeavor quietly to be as much use to
Victoria in her position as I can."
Slowly, but surely. acting on that
principle, did he establish his posi-
ton; and so entirely was it recognized
by the Queen herself, so unreservedly
did she throw herself upon her hus-
bands support, relying in all ques-
tions of difficulty on his judgment,
and acting in oil things by his advice,