Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-12-31

and the prince gave him an audience
rHe says that the queen sang for hiao
very p-ettily, and that she was a mos
thorough musician. He gives 6filcS
ful picture pf that EroyaR int& &rios, lth,
qheen and shsr young Husband binaine
! duets and the praise and admiratiof
which they gave to him was, in his idea
or % most delicate, hnd discrinlinatiri1ti
character.
The queen, has always appeared d
great advantage In her grateful care b
her old servants. Hampton court. ST.
James's palace, and I don't know hon
many other palaces were filled with hel
disabled copftieFa. sm her patronage q
to less advantage, but in this she may
be dependent on others, and under OBJ.
legations to the civil list. Her i'm.
more literally. The foreigners who
and we all know how weary tho English
got of her prolonged mourning, md her
determination not 10 ba seen What part
avarice may nave nati in nhe ni deiiiberatte
seclueion + do not know. Certainly she
ls not fond of spending her money.
/ Those who have seenEherof late years
have beheld q very plain lady, with q
very red face, that heavy face of the
Georges, and a short, dumpy figure.
Her only beauty is o very small, exouis-
ite white hand. It is q pectiliarity of
her family. Her unoles had lie emil
nently. Her manners are very dignified:
they eyen give her height, SShe wears
her great rank worthily in this respect,
knowing. to the last shadow of shade,
just how much affability to show.
The rumored disaffection of the queen
with the Prince OF Wales was probably
true. She, however, melted toward
him mother like, during his sickness,
and watched by him and prayed for
him tenderly. She. dislikes, his lady
frlends-those fast women of England
who have brought him into disrepute.
Her court had ever been sone OF Che
severest morality until tho prince began
his firtations. The very popular and
good little Princess of Wales is an I'M
mense fayorite, and often, it is said, in.
tercedes for her naughty spouse with
the queen, which Is certainly very
pretty and noble of her to do 80.
THE QUEEN, AS AN AUTHORIZES,
has not added much to the literary
reputation of her family. Perhaps some
sponging censor went over. the books
and wiped, out all " individuality. She
never says clever things, il we may
Judge of her by her books, but they
speak loudly from her heart. They are
pure and. sweet pictures Of domestic
happiness, love Of nature, and soft and
womanly affection. One lady Of high
rank in England told me that the queen
always bowed and kissed her hand to
her children. She is remarkably fond
OF her children, and takes much notice
of them.
Among her accomplishments, she
numbers the possession of five Ian
guages, all OF which she epeaks flu
emily, except Latin the faculty Of
painting we'll in water colors, and some
cleverness st modelling in clay. She
has acquired some knowledge of In
dian dialects, finding it necessary from
her possessions in onquered India; her
reading !s vast and various, as we learn
by her books, and by her occasional
letters, to tho authors. Yet, with all
this culture, she cannot be called an
intellectual woman; she has no genius,
unless it be for affairs. Probably, in q
less exalted station, she would have
been d very good and. frugal house
keeper. She haas eertainly kept her
large and various household sin good
order SO far. She is Very kind and
thoughtful about the sick. The atten-
tion to poor Mrs. Warner, the actress,
who died swearily of O cancer, and at
whose disposition she placed one of the
royal carriages, was much marked, and
gave great comfort to the poor sufferer.
1t seems yery little to us, who remem-
ber her vast powers of doing good, but
we musg also remember how nIucn is
expected OF her, and how much she has
to think of. Charity often consists
of thoughtfulness.
Across this varied existence has hung,
it is now almost universally conceded,
occasjonal'clouds of finsaaity.s-After.th
prince consort's death for more than n
year the queens state Of mind gave
great uneasiness to her immediate
friends. At this time, and through this
intirmity, arose the miserable scsnilal of
John Brown, when sho was accused of
being in love with her servant. Even
Punch forgot its loyalty $50 far as to
make cartoon, representing her majesty
stooping to- 'fiunkyisn. Tho truth'was,
that the faithful Scotchman became a
kind of keeper to this afflicted women.
a gentleman come cted with the court
described scene which he frequently
saw. The queen would imagine. that
she was stepping into gulf as she de.
scendcd from tho, carriage. 'andAi was
John Browns function to say, in broad
est Scotch, "Na, ma. yer mawi ,sty,
there is ma goolf, there !" and, BY the
power OF very strong will, aud the
confidence she felt in him as an old and
faithful gillie to Prince Albert, lie sue.
oeeded in getting her across the
goolf." ~, -