Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-08-30

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happy person, the most happy person, to
make this dearest, blessed being happy and
eontented. What is in my power to make
him happy viii do
In chapter describing the first year Of
marriage, the demeanor of Prince Albert
in his new position is alluded to-:
1T must be admitted, however, that
constantly, unostentatiously and persever-
ingly as he now gave himself up to the
discharge of new duties, he was exposed,
almost during The whole period of his life
in this country, to much misconception and
much Misrepresentation. Not for that,
however, did he for one moment relax in
his efforts. or allow his zeal to flag. in
seeking to promote all that was for the
good Of tie British people. His actions
might be misunderstood, his opinions might
be misrepresen,ed (of which there was
more than one notable instance) Note By
the Queen Especially at the commence
ment of the Russian ar]-but, supported
by his own conscious rectitude, he still
pursued the even tenor of his way. Not
a complaint, not muimur, ever escaped
his lips not single hasty expression did
he ever indulge in, even toward those who
we're most unjust TO him. He accepted
such injustice as the inevitable lot OF one
LILA ha ,,,h L. s,,i,
surely TO the coming of the time when his
motives and actions would be better un-
derstood and better appreciated by his
adopted county.
The principle on which he always acted
was Ito use his own noble words) to sink
his own individual existence in that of his
wife, TO aim at no power by himself or for
! himself, to shun all ostentaton to assume
no separate responsibility before the pub
; lie but making his position entirely
5 part Of the Queens, continually and anx-
A iously to watch every part of the public
!. business, in order 10 be able 10 advise or
a assist her at any moment in any Of the
: muiiifarious and difficult fne-tions brought
/; before her sometime political or social,
y or personal. as the natural head of her
e family superintendent of her household,
# manager of her private affairs, her sole
9 confidential adviser in politics, and only as
d sistant in her Communications with the Of
o ficers of the government"
+ 1t appears that efforts were made TO de-
prive the Prince of that authority in the
: domestic circle which properly belongs TO
j. the head of family, but, we are told
i. .nc IInce nilnseH easiiy saw lne heces-
I. sity of his asserting that authority. In
my home life,' he writes to Prince Low
enstein, am very happy and contented.
i but the difficulty in filling my place with
e the proper dignity is, that am only the
Y husband, no; the master in the house.
e The subjoined extract is of interest in this
connection
i Fortunately. however, Tor the country,
t. and still more fortunately for the happi-
is ness of the royal couple themselves,
j, things did not long remain in this condi-
f. ton. Thanks to the frnness, but at the
e same time genteness, with which the
RS Prince insisted on filing his proper posi-
S, ton as head Of the family-thanks also to
is the clear Judgment and right feeling o.
the Queen, as well as her s:ngularly hon
CT est and straightforward nature--but thanks
II. more than all, to the mutual love and per
tie feet confidence which bound the Queer
land Prince to each other, it was impossi
so bic to keepup any separation or difference
en- of interests or duties between them. L,
Us those who would urge upon the Queel
IT. that, as sovereign. she must be at th
ad head of the house and family, as well a
xe of the state, and that her husband was
er after all, but one of her subjects, He
II, majesty would reply that she had solemn
e ly engaged at the altar 10 obey, as wei
at as to love and honor, and this sacred oh
le- legation she could consent neither to limi
ch nor refine away"
II From the first the Queen consulted he
is husband on all public affairs, and 500
I'm came to place implicit confidence in hi
ito judgment and act in all things on his ad
TO- vice. He prudently kept wholly alot
from parties, and viewed all questions frol
at a patriotic standpoint. The Princeard
nd ly loved the country, and the Queen SOC
ur acquired his taste. In 1910 she wrote ;
Ike I" / told Albert that formerly / WIS Il
happy to go to London and wretched
,ok leave it, and now, since the blessed hol
he of my marriage, and still more since Il
nd. summer, / dislike and am unhappy
mt, leave the country, and could be conte
in and happy never to 60 to town. II
lily pleased him. The solid pleasures Of
peaceful, quiet yet merry life in the cou
wn try, with my inestimable husband a
hat friend, my all in all, are far more dural