Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-03

PRINCE ALBERT IN lo4Z.
from the London Pail Mall Gazette.l
FRANKFoRT, July 19, 1912.
My dearest little mother: must tell
YOU a little more about London and of
the days after our trip to Manchester.
could not make up my mind to 60 to
Dublin, because of the twelve hours sea
journey, the thought of which crushed
all my ideas. We spent two peaceful
DAYS in Manchester with the uncles ana
aunts, but as soon as we got back to
London the whirl began again. | shall
tell you all about it verbally how dis
gracefully Cecile carried on with Sir
Edward Bulwer, and how old Rogers
(Sam Rogers, you know squeezed her
hand, and begged her to bring up her
children to be as charming as herself,
and TO speak English as well (this made
a sensation), and how Mr.. Robuck came
in (ask Dirchlet who he is), and how we
PLAYED charades at the Beneckes's, and
Klingemann acted West Indian plant
er and Sir Walter Scott, and how the
directors of the Philharmonic gave me
fish dinner at Greenwich with white
bait and speeches, and how they sang
my Antigone music at the Mocheles's Il
must initiate that on the piano for your
benefit see Rebecca laughing already,
but why does she never write p and how
| waited for Herr Won Massaw at the
Brunswick hotel, and spoke to Herr
Abeken at the Bunsens's, and how we
had great dinner at the Bunsens' sail
this shall describe minutely when l see
you but must at once tell you all the
details of my last visit at Buckingham
palace | know how it will amuse you,
dear mother, and me too.
1t is, as G. says, the one really pleas
ant aud thoroughly comfortable English
house, where one feels a son aise. OF
course, do know few others, but yet
on the whole, agree with him. Joking
apart, Prime Albert had asked me 10 60
with him, on Saturday, at o'clock, so
that / might try his organ before | left
England found him alone, and as we
were talking away, the queen came in,
also alone, in simple morning dress
She said she was obliged to leave fol
Claremont in an hour, and then sudden
ly interrupting herself, exclaimed, But
goodness, what a confusion y for the
wind had Uttered the whole room, and
even the pedals of the organ (Which, by
the way, made very pretty feature il
the room), with leaves Of music from a
large portfolio that lay open. As she
spoke she knelt down and began picking
up the music Prince Albert helped, anC
|, too, was not idle. Then Prince Al
bert proceeded to explain the stops t
me, and she said that she would mean
while put things straight begged tina
the prince would first play me some
thing, so that, as l said, l might boas
about it in Germany and he played g
chorale, by heart, with the pedals, 81
charmingly and clearly and correctly
that it would have done credit to any
professional, and the queen having tin
ished her work, came and sat by him
and listened and looked pleased. Thei
it was my turn, and began my choru
from St. Paul." How lovely are th'
messengers Before got to the end 0
the first verse they both Joined in tn
chorus, and all the time Prince Alber
managed the stops for me so cleverly-
first flute, at the forte the great organ
at the d major part the whole, then h
made lovely diminueudo with tn
stops, and so on to the end of the piece
and all by heart-that | was really quit
enchanted. Then the young prince 0
Gotha came in, and there was NOR
chanting; and the queen asked Ii ha'
written any new songs, aud said she wa
very fond of singing my published ones
"You should sing one to him" sal
Prince Albert; and, after little beg
ging, she said she would try the Frut
lingslied" in B flat" If it is still here,
she added, for all my music is packe
up for Claremont." Prince Albert wen
to look for it, but came back, saying
was already packed. But one nigh
perhaps unpack it" said l. "We mus
send for Lady -" she said. q di
not catch the name.) So the bell wa
rung, and the servants were sent after i
but without success; and at last th
queen went herself, and while she Wa
gone Prince Albert said to me, Ssh
begs you will accept this present as r'
! membrance," and gave me . little cas-
with beautiful ring, on which is Ell
! graved "V. r. 1872" Then the quee
/ came back and said, Lady -
gone, and has taken all my things wit
her. 1t is really most annoying. GO
can't think how that amused me.)
o then begged that might not be mad
3 to suffer for the accident, and hoped sf
would sing another song. After SON