Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-19
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Royal Letter writsr-Prinee Alfred % Albert
Edward % the Mordaunt Divorce nasineS
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The Madrld Mail prints a frcc-and-easy
letter from Prince Alfred TO Albert Edward.
We mako thosc extracts
CONVENIENT i,svss Niin ms
'MY DE,n BrRrrn; Tomorrow am re-
turning TO the Galatea. l have been more
than three months In India and have seen a
very large number of towns, and millions Of
people. Chamberlain has regularly sent yun
the newspapers containing descriptions OF
how have been treated, and he Il now making
up for me very bulky book % photos which
have asked Lady Napier 20 send 70 Windsor
by the nrst opportunity. am very tired, In
deed, Of all these festivities, and shall be glad
70 he In my own quiet snuggery anoaL Truly
these Indians are stunning iellowa, and / can
Imagine that had you and Alexandra came
out, ~ Argyll suggested, you would have re-
turned 70 Marlborough Housc sun-burnt and
laden with oil kinds Of souvenirs. Mayo z
On awfully good chap, and was most kind.
He treated me well without worrying me with
over-mnch attention, and shah be 80 glad II
something Il done for him.
"Here, 10 tell the truth, am rather bored
by her ladyship coming the mother over me.
She Is very chatty and clvil and all that but
! would like her better u she would leave me
little more alone. But she saws he Queen
commended me 10 her maternal care, and
maternal care have had, sure enough. La
Mere docs not quite understand these things,
but you do, and u you casually remind her
that am now full-ncdged, rising six and
twenty, and not In need Of leading strings, |
shall be much Obliged. Napier hlmselfls
oily fellow.
Most Of the fellows | meet here seem
ihorw knowing, They don't cadger up tome,
and that Il what like In aman. One fellow,
sort OF secretary, or something, gives him
aelf great airs, and governs the Governor
whoec face betokens anything for q quiet
life In his own house. Then there's droll
dog irrevercntly called Bob q rather big
Official, who Is full Of good stories, plain and
de-camp At nj least and rs pleasant fellows
as / have met anywhere. One little fellow
IN a cooked hat n, indeed, wonderful sight.
The 'Baron's' sou Is a hearty Kind Of youth,
somewhat like friend Blandford.
And this reminds me, Berthe, Of those let
ters Of yOurs To Lady NJ was dreadiuliy
yexod at seeing them In print, and I swore q
trihc, you may depend, when read the artl-
cies In the London papers about them. Con-
found u cant those papers find something
else 20 do than bully you about such trinesP
People think, no doubt, that ID Il fine thing
to be prince, but l think differently, when
sec how we princes arc lecturcd nt and mlsun-
derstood on the slightest proyocation. Never
mind, dear old BERTHE, the people Will soon
forget al about your Inflated notes, or at
least take them at their proper worth. The
Baron says that the feE 4 vicious, and should
be loved but not written to-
81 have been wonderfully well treated by
the mild Hindoos They have spent heaps OF
money and showered addresses upon me, and
Chamberlain has replied 10 the latter 80 well
that every one seems pleased. Chamberlain
and Blanc are capital men, and have been
most useful. don't knowwhat Ishould have
done without them, for the English officials in
India are triae stuck up.
But no more to-day, Berthe shant In
Met long letters upon you often. Writing Il
not my forte, and my list a. you sec, does not
improve. Love 10 Alexandra and the olive
branches for whom have got all kinds Of
brorades and shawls
81 look forward 10 SEQ you all In time for
The sandringham partridgcs. I shall then
have had enough Of yoyaging for year or
more. The Emperor has sent me a very kind
Invitation 20 Compiegne In September. I'd
like to 20, and have told him so, Fred. and
Vic. want me 10 go afterward 10 Kissengen to
stay with them, and Dagmar sends word that
the Gar would be glad to sec me after my
tour round the world. VIII Thya be staying
with you or with Dagmar In the autumn
Many thanks for her portrait, which Il charm
Ing Yourahectionate brother, ALFRED"