The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-10

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From the Nct0 York Post. ...5.
Messrs. Harper i Brothers have in
press, and will publish in few days,
a volume of extraordinary interest, a
lite of Prince Albert, the greater part of
which is from the pen of Queen ViCto-
ria. The title OF the volume is: 1.-THE
Early Years of His Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, compiled under the di-
rection OF Her Majesty the Queen, by
Lieutenant General the Hon. 9. Grey"
The Queens share in the authorship of
this book is much greater than is indi-
Gated in the title. No small part, and
that decidedly the most interesting, is
written by the Queen herself. The
translations of the letters of Prince Al
bert have been made from German into
English by the Princess Helena, the
eldest unmarried daughter of the
Queen. Saving some historical de-
tails, there is hardly u page ofthe book
which could have been written without
the immediate direction of the Queen"
The period covered by this volume
extends from the Princes birth 10 his
marriage, and the birth and christening
of the Princess Royal. The story of
Albert'S childhood is chiefly told by
himself, in extracts from his diary and
his correspr ndence, while his marriage
is described by himself and the Queen.
There are few personal narratives so
touching and beautiful as this, and the
book will be read with intense interest
everywhere. a.s
An English paper says: "The book
was originally intended-along with
the continuation which Mr.. Theodore
Martin is carrying on-for those eyes
alone that had the right of blood, or of
close friendship, to view nothing as un-
important which might revive forgot
ten touch, or deepen Il familiar trait, In
the picture OF u prince whose life and
death have given new meanings to roy
atty. This biography was to be for his
sons and daughters, and in its compila-
ton as free and natural n use was made
of the most domestic and everyday de-
tails as If 1t had been the printed home
chat of the palace. But as the preface
says, her Majesty feared that imperfect
copies of II might come into circulation,
and good advice WAS given her that the
better course would be the bolder, that
namely, of making her people mem
bers OF her family. Accordingly, as it
stands nobly written for her, she has
trusted that ''the free and unreseryed
Vi hGE AttAAbB5 6uCl tAAdb
1t will command the sympathy and
good opinion of every one whose sym
pathy and good opinion is to be desired;
and that there is not one word coming
from the Prince himself which will not
tend to a better and higher appreciation
of his character. This pathetic book
glowing with household fondness, and
plain to boldness in its resolute wish TO
let nothing go OF the dead that can be
saved-will speak to millions the things
they understand best. A certain sur
prise will be felt on the part OF some
that Queen can be SO wholly woman
and wife, but all will be glad that her
Majesty makes friends of her readers,
and tells them, like one who is not afraid
put her love 10 the test of the utter
most truth, how much she loved this
man, and what good reason she had for
her devotion"
We give considerable space to ex-
tracts from this most interesting vol
ume.
PRINCE ALBERT's CHILDHOOD.
Prince Albert was born on the 2Ist
of June, 1919, at Rosenau, "A summer
residence of his father the Duke OF Co.
burg. His mothers marriage WAS not
happy one, and she was separated
from his father when the young Prince
Albert was only five years old. During
the remaining seven years OF her life
his mother never saw her children.
Her Majesty writes that 1.-THE Prince
never forgot her, and spoke with much
tenderness and sorrow of his poor
mother, and was deeply affected in
reading, after marriage, the accounts
of her sad and painful illness. One of
the first gifts made to the Queen was a
little pin he had received from her
when n little child. AT two years of
age little AlbeTinchen" was described
AS with large blue eyes and dimpled
IN n FTr 81 IL
as weasel," or again. as ''lively, very
funny, all good nature, and full Of
mischief" The Prince aiterward spoke
10 the Queen of his childhood, when his
mother WAS yet with him, as the hap
piest time of his life. He and his
brother Ernest, IA year older than him
self, were educated under the direction
OF Mr.. Florschutz. In 1924, aged six,
he enters in childish diary, Il cried
at my lesson to-day, because 1 could
not ind verb; and the tutor pinched
me to show me what verb was.
And cried about it."
Why the marriage was unhappy, and
what the cause of n separation SO com.
Plete that the mother never saw her
children afterwards, are not stated, nor
Is the unhappy lady often mentioned.
About the DOwager Duchess of Coburg
We read much more, for she IL was that
gave TO Prince Albert, and to his elder
brother Ernest, the care that mother
should have given them. She seems to
have been careful and affectionate, and
devotedly attached to her boys. Queen
Victoria says of her:
The Queen remembers her dear
grandmother perfectly we'll. She was
most remarkable woman, with a
most powerful, energetic, almost mas
cultne mind, accompanied with great
tenderness OF heart and extreme love
for nature. The Prince told the Queen
that she had wished earnestly that he
should marry the Queen, aud she died
when her grandchildren (the Prince and
Queen weIe only twelve years old, sne
could have little guessed what n bless
ing she WIS preparing, not only for
this country but the world at large