The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-29
-. STORY FoRTHELI LITTLE FOLKS.
Being IL Queen.
RY MARION coNANT.

"Oh. wouldn't it be splendid to be II
guccnw exclaimed Flora Bacon, rs she
closed book OF pictures of the Royal
family Of Europe.
81 don't know said her aunt, without
looking up from her work.
Why only think, Aunt Carrie if !
was "a queen | could have everything |
wished; all the money and all the beauti-
ful things was mind to buy Wouldn't
| be happy
Il don't think that is So plain as TO
me as to YOU said Aunt Carrie, kindly.
Il think you make two mistakes; one
in supposing if Il queen you would have
all the money You wished, and the
other in supposing if You had 1t you
would be happy, In the first place,
probably no queen ever had all the
money she wished for
why can't they make people give it
to them? Can't they do just rs they
please, Aunty?'
"No, there Is no queen or king in the
world that can do just as he pleases, and
never was. There is all old proverb that
saws: "The king goes as far as he may,
not us far Us he would.
"A great many of the wars Of the
world have been in consequence kings
and queens trying to do what people
would not allow them to do. So you soc
there is limit to the money and the
power to do as they please, even
for queens. If you were queen YOU
might have more money to spend then
Flora Bacon ever will, but there Is one
thing YOU would certainly have that
Forv Bacon has not-und that i,
enemies.
"Oh, no, Aunty, should be the best
queen in the world. wouldn't hav,
enemies
yes, both good and bad queens have
enemies Even us good woman and
harmless queen rs Victoria Of EnglunC
has euemies-cncmies that would tax,
her life any moment if they could.
IL shouldn't like that, said Flora
shaking her head slowly. But it woul,
be so delightful to have 50 many me,
thinls'
Even YOU, little girl as you are, hav,
discovered that many nice thing, don
bring happiness.
Flory looked surprised. Her Aunt
went on: Don't you remember the
week YOU spent with your rich little
cousins, Lester and Crawford? 1t taught
YOU what you have tor II moment tor.
gotten, that many possessions do not
bring happiness. You never saw in
one house so many beautiful play.
things or wonderful devices for making
children happy, and you said they were
unhappy and fretful all the time and
even wishing for more things"
would YOU like to hear story
said Aunt Carrie, after something of {
pause, during which her little niece was
silent and thinking.
"Ch, yes, ye>, said Flory, all anina'
ton, and drawing her chair close to hel
uuuts side. AS ii Il true story ora make
up story, Aunty.'
1t has truth in it, said her aunt
smiling, but it is story manufactured
for the OCCASION
Then it is a new one, said Flory, re.
turning her aunts smile.
There Is no doubt about that, but
the truth in it is old, not new,
Let me sec, how shall ! Begin
said Aunt Carrie laying down her
work and looking up at the ceiling:
Queen Mary was a sovereign of q
very greet Island, full OF people who
were rich, industrious and happy OPP,
positc to her country, beyond narrow
SEA, rcigncd Queen Anne overa people
also rich, industrious and happy, Both
queens had beautiful palaces, great
ships. and a great deal Of money. al
though not as much as they would have
krd to have 10 spend, dare say. They
had splendid clothing and costly jewell
ry. Handsome ladies and courtly gen
tlrmen we're their friends and attend.
ants"
"Qucens do not often travel or pay
visits. but one day Queen Anne received
a polite invitation to journey to the
ucighboring territory and visit the royal
IaIy, Queen Mary.
Aunt Carrie paused to take breath, but
FIury feared she was going TO stop ana
said bescachingly, please 60 on, Annty.
Queen Anne and her people
We're very much pleased with this at
tention from their powerful neighbor,
and began at once to prepare to accept
the invitation. The best and largest ship
was chosen for the journey and put in
the very finest condition. The queen
and her ladies had new and costly adj
ditions made to their already splendid
w"rdrobes, and the gentlemen of the
court who were to follow in the royal
train bought new feathers and ruftles and
ornaments TO adorn themselves and
eclipse ifpossible, the gay attire of the
ladies.
"Ail the preparations consumed much
time and much money, at which good
many of Queen Anne's poor people be-
gan to grumble. But everything was in