The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-27
TT0r0Rra,s HALLU0INITIoM.
The Story Of George III = Thaoketas
R.autiful and touching Skstch'


A contemporary remarks that IL Is huo"n
that oneen Victoria has been laoorlns ior
MANY wears past under at least one phase OF
m.ntai inarmiry. She has firm conviction
,ha, Prince Albert is always present with her,
and that she can hold communion with him.
Her prlyare rooms are arranged "a they were
when he was alive. His chair Il placed oppo-
allie to her own In the library; aud The oouks
which he delighted to read 10 ner are arranseu -,
lovingly In order, upon The taoe. IN some VI
her muods she will CONVERSE with MN 1or az
hour together, conducting her oWu snare ol
the conversation, ulond. and with Tue VIso,
and Interest of olden times. he naa tauSnt
her by his example the SUCCESS ~, y, MS onsi-
ment of the Dachy Cornwall-lo superin.eno
as much as possible all her private affairs
herself, 10 reduce all unnecessary e&peu'
diLurss, and to forbid eXtravagaucs. Hence
the greatest simplicity ls observed at tlie
OIeen's taple, aud she imaglnes That her nus
band lsoks on, well pleased. AT Times, "iieu
ahe la more than ordinarily impressed Win d
sense of his presence, the pour, iond woman
will order knife and fork 10 % placed on we
dinner table for him, AMI cause Tue attenIan:s
to place every course before Tue rnhp om"1'
as il the master sLill occupied u. every l9oa
ino q naIr of boOIs are cIeaneG aud set down
ag,jnsl The door of the chamber Whlcn ne
once occupied; aud at breakfast, Wnen 10
Scotland she vii, Oilen sC q long llme III
silence, waiting for the Prince.
The o Ieen's strong belief in the communion
of the living with he spirits OF the dad. she
receiy I'd, no doubt. from Prince Albert him
self. who was sort OF theosophist-a some
thing between jacob Behmen, the my site, and
]. G. FIchte, the philosopher cf transcendeh-
tallsm. Whatever may ba thought OF IL as
theory of philosophical or religious nelieI by
sober, common sense people, II is To victoria
a source OF great consolation, and she often
talks with the Priuce concerning the slate OIL
the soul after death. She has been gradually
Withdrawing from public lie Tor some years
past, and lives In world of her own. Her
harp and her easel are both neglected, and she
neither sings, plays, nor paints, except al
rare intervals, when she will sweep her harp
strings tor few moments In ms@ory OF some
sweet German air that her husband loved 10
sing or to have sung.
"SImplp, stubborn, affsctionate, bigofed"
George fII-grandfather TO her gracious Nal
esty, Queen VicCorIa-nas been sadly brought
to mind again by tho extraordinary state |
ments attributed (whether falsely or not. he
cable telegraphprs are not agreed) to mr. Dis
reeli. Should the condition Of the Q leen De
really what Mr.. Disrael is reported to nave
declared tits. the theory concerning congenial
disorders, mental or physical, Will fnd a sig
pal Illustration.
The third George s'worked according to his
lights" 30 Thackeray tells us in the mastery
plcLured-.sWnat virtue he knew he tried To
practice; what knowledge he could master he
sCrove to acquire. He wished nothing but
good-thrrefore, every man who did not
agree with him was sconndrel. Pure IN hiI !
life, courageous and honest, The awful will of
Heaven made him dull OF comprehension, Oh
stinate Of will, aud at many times deprived
him Of reason" Victoria is as pure In her
lite as her grandfather was; not, perhaps, as
"sOciable,D chatty, unr-served as ne. OUT stll
nA
as woman, II useless as ruier-ont since
the death OF the Prince ConSort she has rarely
appeared In pnbIic. aud has taken scarcely
any other part In aff,irs Than that Of afixinS
the royal signature. and bv seduous'y ao-
staining from the duties Incumbent upon the
mouarcn, has made herself the subject OF
sharper anlmadversion than Eiglishm have
been wont to best0w on their kings aud
qne.ns- Her gloomy mood and her Continued
seclusions have uuquestionaoly given some
degree OF color TO the rumOrs which have
been indnstriou.ly circulated without authOrl-
ts,ive contradiction.
II Ia inter. sting 10 refer to the history OF
George III, In order to trace The progress OF
bis mala iy-and We again qnote from rnaeke-
ray, who saya: "All history presents no sad'i.r
figure than that of the old man. olind and de-
prived of reason, wandering through the
rooms of his palace, addressing imaginary
parliaments, reviewing iancied troops. hold
ing ghostly courts" And then the kindly sat-
trist goes on:
II have seen his picture as 1t was taken at
this Time. hanging In THE apartments of his
daughter. the l.and.,ravine OF Hpsse HON.
bourg-amidst books and'Windsor furniture.
and HUNDRED fond "reminiscences OF her Eng-
ltsh' home. The p or old father Ia represented
in purple gown, his snowy beard falin. oveT
hIs byrast-the star of his famous Order sttl
Idly shining on It, He was act only siyht'ess-l
be became utterly deaf. All light. all reason.
all sound of human voices, all the pleasures OF
this world of God. were taken from him. Some
light lucid moments he had, In one US which
the Queen, desiring to see him, entered The
room, and found him singing hymn and ao-
G, mpanying himself with a aharpsichord. Wnen
he had finished, he knit down and prayed
aloud for her, and then fos his family, and
then for the nation, concluding with prayer
for hlpself, that It might please God to avert
his heavy calamity from him, but If not, 10
give him resignation to submit. He then burst
into tears, and his reason again fed"
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