The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-24

thrust their chubby cheeks under the orowds
eloows; and the concert over we *, sne ea and
| talled to take his enormous cooked nas ons s,u
men," ar 49,,
! This of Kew OF Windsor cannot be imagined.
Rain or shine, the king rode every 1ay ot ,t, .vu,s,
poked his red face into hundreuS vi ~ sgod
| round about and showed that shovel nav an1
! Windsor uniform 10 farmers, to pig-boys, 10 Ola
! women making apple-dumplings; 70 all sorts OIL
people, gentle and simple, about whom inc count
dipni6ed than these stories. When Haroun
Airaschid visits a subject incog., the latter is
sure to be very much the better Tor the caliDh's
maenidcence. Old George showed no such
royal splendor. He used to give guinea some
times; sometimes feel in his pockets aud hnd he
bad no moneys. often ask man q hundred
questions--about the number of his family,
about his oats and beans, about the rent he paid
for his house, and ride on. On one occasion he
played the part OF King Alfred, and turned
piece OF meat with string at cottager's house.
When the old woman came home, She found a
paper with an inclosure of money and note
written by the royal pencil, Five guineas to
Duy JACK" IL was not splendid, but it was
kind and worthy of Farmer George One day
when the king and queen were walking to-
gether, they met a little boy-they we're always
tond OF children, the good folks-and patted the
little white head. Whose little boy are your
asks the Windsor uniform. "I am the kings
beeteater's little boy,n replied the child. On
which the king said, "Then kneel down and kiss
the queens hand.r But the innocent offspring
OI Inc DeeFeater OeCI1neQ this treat, mo"
said he, 81 won't kneel, for if do shall spoil
my new breeches.n The thrifty king OUGHT to
have hugged Him and knighted him on the spot.
Georges admirers wrote pages aud pages Of such
stories about him. One morning. before any.
body else was up, the king walked about Glou-
cester town; pushed over Molly the hodsemaid,
who was seTubbing the door-steps with her pail;
ran up stairs and woke all the equerries in their
bedrooms; and then trotted down TO the bridge,
where by this time dozen of louts we're as
sembled: What is this Gloucester New
Bridge?" asked our gracious monarch; and the
people answered him, yes, your majesty"
why then, my boys" said he 'let us have
huzzay!p After giving them which intellectual
qualification, he went home to breakfast. Our
fathers read these simple tales with fond plea
sure; laughed at these yerv small Jokes; liked
the old man who poked his nose into every cot
tage; who lived on plain. Wholesome roast and
boiled; who despised your French kickshaws;
who was true, hearty old English gentleman.
You may have seen Gllrays famous print of him
in the old wig, in the stout old hdeous Wind
sor unitorm-as the King Rrobdignag, peering
at little Gulliver, whom he holds up in one
hand, while in the other he has an Opera-glass,
through which he surveys the pgmy. Our
fathers chose TO set up George as the type of
great king, and the little Gulliyer was the great
Napoleon. We prided ourselves on our pre-
judices; we clustered and Dragged with absurd
yainglory; we dealt to our enemy monslrous
injustice Of contempt and scorn; we fought him
with all weapons, mean as well as heroic.
There was no lie we would not believes no
charge OF crime which our furious prejudice
would not credit thought at one time of
making collection OF tie lies which the French
had written against us and we had published
against them during the war: ii would be
strange memorial of popular falsehood.
Their majesties were very sociable potentates;
and the court chronicler tells of numerous visits
which they paid to their subjects, gentle and
simple; with whom they dined; at whose great
country houses they stopped; or at whose poorer
lodgings they atiably partook of tea and bread
| and butter. Some OF the great folks spent enoT-
| nous sums in entertaining their sovereigns. As
marks of special favor, the king ana queen
| sometimes stood as sponsors for the children of
| the nobility. We find Lady Salisbury was so
| honored IN the year 1886; and in tue year 1902,
| Lady Chesterfield. The Court NeIos relates how
her lady ship received their majesties on a state
| bed, dressed with white satintand O profusion
| of lace; the counterpane of white satin embroi-
| deTed with gold, and the bed of crimson satin
! lined with white" The child was first brought
by the nurse to the Marchioness of Bath, who
| presided as chief nurse Then the marchloness
handed the baby to the queen. Then the queen
handed the little darling to the Bishop of Nor
wich, the officiating clergyman; and, the cere-
| mony over, cup of caudle was presented by
the earl to his majesty on one knee, on large
! gold waiter, placed on crimson velvet cushion.
Msfortunes would occur in these interesting
genUaectory ceremonies of royal worship. Bubb
| Dodngton, Lord Melcombe, a very tat, puffy
man, IN a most gorgeous court suit, had TO
kneel, Cumberland says, and was so fat and so
tight that he could not get up again, "Kneel
| sir, kneell" cried my lord in waiting to a coun-
| try mayor who had to read an ADDRESS, but who
went on with his mpliment standing. "Kueel,
sir, kneelW cries my lord IN dreadful alarm.
81 can't, say the mayor, turning round; don't
you see have wooden leg?"
In the capital Burney Diary and Letters, the
home and court life of good old George and
good old Queen Charlotte are presented at por-
tentous length. The king rose every morning
at six, ana had two hours to himself. He
thought IT effemnate TO have carpet in his bed
room. Shortly before eight the queen and the
royal family were always ready for him. and
they proceeded TO the kings chapel in the castle.
There were no fires in the passage; the chapel
was scarcely alight; prncesses, gOYernesses,
equerties gIumbed and caught cold; but cold
or hot, IL was their duty to 90; and, wet or dry,
light or dark the stout old George was always
in his place 10 say Amen to the chaplain.
The queens character is represented in BU1Tey
al full length. She was sensible, most deco
rous woman; very grand lady on state occa-
sions, simple enough IN ordinary life; well read
as times went, and giving shrewd opinions
about books; stingy, but not unjust; not gene
rally unkind TO her dependants but invincible
in her notions OF etiquette. and quite angry IL
her people suffered i'll health in her service.
She gave Miss Burney shabby pittance, and
led the poor young woman life which we'll
nigh killed her. She never thought but that she
was doing BuTney the greatest favor in taking
her from freedom, fame, and competence, and
killing her of with langnOr in that dreary court.
IL was not dreary TO her. Had she been servant
instead OF mistress, her spirit would never have
1 broken down; she never would have put pm
out OF place, or been moment from duty she
was not weak and she could not pardon those
who were. She was perfectly correct In life,
and she hated poor sinners with rancor such
as virtue sometimes has. She must have had
awful private trials OF her own, not merely with
Ill 1,ns hNanlN uWaA An