New-York tribune., 1867-08-29
NRW PUBITCA5vo oarU
TIE QUEENS OWN BOOK.

marks Che composition Of this volume presents
sngulay contrast to the usual etiquette Of royal state
Nc condolences Of private life could afford more eN-
plict revelations OF personal feeling than this iah-
fu record of career in which the character OF the
individual was more or less ccipsed 10y the splendor
OF Official service. The work rs essentially tribute
nj yy,fetv affection 10 the eXcclleuces Of uncom-
Inouiy pure aud beautiful nature. showing tha' the
Hottest public station is not necessarily without
buctuTe of romance, and that the human n'"''
throls with the same vital passions IN regal rhaceS
a. H. plebeian abodes Victoria here figures no, 50
ur,,l a. "a queen as a woman and the history oI her
aaIlv and constant love viii awaken more interest III
MANY readers than would The chronicle OF heI Ie'pn'
The volume was originally designed oniy ior ''I-
cniatcn among the members OF iho T0yal ldnlIl' anu
tle limited number Of persons who had STOOD III
intimate relations with Prince Albert aud the Queen
Bnt iU order 10 prevent any cldndcStlne pHbhcIIN'H
~as deemed advisable to give il to the world III an
sntbeutic shane and IL is now issued under The I'M
mediate direction of the Queen and ia fact II not IN
form great part Of it may he regarded as the pro-
duction Of her own pen.
Prince Albert was born at Rosenau, a Summer resi-
deuce Of hs father in the vicinity Of the little ducal
elty ol C0burg Ills grandmother, the d0Wager-
duchess Of Coburc Saalfcld gives naivo descrp-
lion of the event in letter To her daughter the
duchess Of Kent which commences the series of
domestic disclosures that occupy large space IN
Ihe yolumc. ,... 49,. 90 ,e,o
"Tle date will Of Itself make you suspect that am
Sittmg ~ LOuischens bed. She was Ne>yeoSl d I tL
eafely and quickly delivered Of little boy. senOlu Inc
Acconeheuse, had only been called at three ana ~ ied
htne one gave MS irst cry m TINS WSIp We e BLACK eyes
At quarter 10 seven heard the tramp OF IoIse s M
directIy as v, may imagine, and found the h'e &
slightly exhausted hgt ga'e gsPos, GT Ind lines essages
Louise is much comfortable here than shS ,au
been laid az IN town Ie 9"5 be Nar ate is So Sgsea6ie
mi baG MANY battles fight 10 assist her ID eheCuhR
Nsrsba Thought II impossible particularly the chris
tening was 10 he here also No considered the NOISE
q t see a coDg the shouts , street S e ohu''' anu
"1he little boy IS 70 be cnistenea Io"i,Uw & anu t6 S@
cid pUke hlhert Of saxcTescheu, the Duke of ttoha
tS oe names as Inc sons Of The Elector Frederick the
Mid. who were stolen by kuntz of kaunungGh- -htlleg
Ernest ana Albert Ernest minor (he was then Just u
months odd " runs about like weasel He iS teethhg
and Is little badger nom impauence ,li aI
nvoIuess. He is not pretty now, except DIS beau''u
back eyes ,..,..
dear te love tits. Une bOlne tois, adieu Mss your
husband and children A''ISlN'
The May Flower above spoken Of vas the infant
sousin of the babe, now Queen Victoria, who had
been born about three months previously The young
Prince gave evidence from the earliest age OF the
traits of character which received such a striking
development in after life showing that in his case at
least 4" the boy was father of the man." Some eX-
tracts from his journal written before he was SIX
years old NAV interest readers as SPECIMEN ol
Juvenile experience. o,., ,o,ror
"When got up this morning was very happy
ased and then was dressed after which played
Tor r hg a Tl napa ee to- fetch us 10 breakfast Alter
breakfast dear papa showed ms the tususn hOses 10
rather clumsy After We had seen the horses we % %nu
our lessons, and then put on our boots ana Wet @ 10 e
1t, ,.rda I'm ortrvv
nanns Then went home TO dinner ~. A..
After diuntr drove 10 the Rosenau. Here deSf
papa was shooting, and We went a little way with the
WaIdmsni was always wanting TO run and chase the
parridges but we would not let him. Sometimes how
iver he ran away with the string, and We were forced 10
Saycd and then went down stairs dinner but that had
ODc been over We then visited our cousins, came up
stairs again and diued and then wrote our Journals
"NOw am sleepy, Will pray ana 20 10 9, Dea'
"whcn I awoke this morning I was ill., Nv cough was
worse. frightened that cried Haf the uay
sfteTTooh did a little drawing. then built castle
and arranged my arms; after mat d,d M my lessons ana
made little picture aud painted H.. IDcn played WIN
EOah's ARK, then we dined, and went to bed and
prayed ..,.., ,.,.u.
e" We recited, and cried because could mot
was not allowed 70 play after dinner because had cred
while repeating Ihen Parthenai came ana we talked @
broughtu us some black chalk, with which We drew beau
fn pictures. Then WeloOked over the Picture Aeademy
" Papa took us to breakfast, and there got
beautiful crown piece After breakfast continued
lessons Then we went down TO dear papa, and
took my needles and rings down with me; 500.
". was to reeite something but did not wish to
sosOi that was not rlght-naushty! '..ao1 r.,.-,.r
During our walk told the Rath tine tuto)
story when came home Iplayed with my companions
Bnt had left all nv lessonbooks lying about the room
knd had TO put them away then cried but afterwad
iplayCd aga4l 80 ,.,., y, -,
es 3 Lat my @ lesson to-day e o9Gagss 20 5eI mould I not
AVerb was. And i ered about IT, -,
wrote a letter at home. But because had
made so many mistakes in it, the Rath tore it up and
threw it into The fire. ened about IT,
".. finished writing my letter. Then PLAYED. q"
After dinner we went with dear papa to Ket
schendorf Then drank beer and ate bread and butter
and cheese. ." -,
-" . After dinner we went TO Ketschendorf, andfro
KetSchendOrf went 10 seidmannsdorf ON the road
cried From sedmannsdof We went home by the EckaIls
berg. 4. Then We had French lesson. 49,, =,
e. . got up well and happy; afterward had a
oght with my brother. Alter dinner we went TO
The play. It was Waensteins Lager and they carried
'"' " 10th April
q. had another fight with my brother; that was
not right"
The marriage of Prince Albert to his cousin Victo
ria had been favorte project with his family while
they were both children, and the purpose it would
peem was never lost sight of among his nearest rela
tjyes He used 10 relate himself that when he was
child of three years old his always told him
that he should marry the Queen. and that when he
first thought of marrying at all he always thought
Of herr The first meeting of the Prince and Victoria
took place in 1896 during visit of his father at Ken
nngtOn Palace with the Duchess of Kent. Her I'M
pressOns of her future husband simply recorded
"The Prince was at that time much shorter than his
brother, already very handsome, but very stout
which he entirely grew out of afterward. He was