The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-20
THE LOVES or THE LORNES,
The Princess Louiso's Attachment for
Canon Duekworth A beautiful
American who Capiiyatcd the Heart
of the Marquis Married life of the
Boston lIernld.l

OF the marquis Married life OF th'
pair,
Boston Hernld
The departure of the Rev Canon
Duckwowh, A. NJ for India, as II mem
Der of the Prince OF Wales suite ano
chaplain of the royal PARTY, bears II,
particular outward Significance, hut hi,
appointment to the coveted position
calls forth host of memories, makes h
world of reflections, in which love, con
vents, II girls hot-headedness, u man
lirmness in honorable decision u forced
marriage and u honor for the other, IN
u soyereigns displeasure and approval
form the warp and woofupon which the
story weaves, In its details il may be
near to you The Princes Louise, be.
fore she became the warehouses OF
Lorne, and while yet under the imme-
date ayes of her royal mothor, was
found tutor in the person Of A rather
obscure yet thoroughly intelligent Gu
rate the Rev, Mr.. Duckworth, A, NJ.
He was then, as he is now, Young and
fascinating man. with dark eyes and
hair winning manners and soft voice.
A fine vocalist, everything aesthetic
found in him cordial patron, and he
was in great favor with the royal FAINT
ly, the younger branches of which were
under his care. As II consequence, the
handsome princes was soon much more
engrossed with thoughts of her tutor
and his well-cut face than pages of
philosophy and intricate lenses Of verbs
Her feeling ripened into affection, which
she did not hesitate to show While in
Scotland sho frequently, in company
with her brother Arthur Duke of Com
naught, visited her tutor ut his humble
inn and after taking tea the evening
would pleasantly pass in singing and so
clal conversation, II proceeding harm
less enough IN its way if the young lady
was not royal princess and guided by
an affection for her tutorwhich she thus
sought to crafty, This love soon be-
came too potent and too strong for the
curate's sense of propristy, and he con-
Sidered, in view of the circumstances,
that it was his duty to inform the queen,
This he did in delicately worded let
ter, in which, with consumate art, he
tried to shield his pupil as far as posi-
ble but suggested another tutor for the
princess should be procured at once.
The queen was very much troubled at
the hint contained In Mr., Duckworths
brave communication, and when the
princess was called and spoken to, the
strength of her passion showed itself
when she daclared that she would
either marry him or 90 into con-
vent, Her manner in saying and firm
ness in maintaining it left no shadow Of
doubt as to her intent in the matter
Her love was her life and in it she de-
termined to cast her destiny, There
seemed indeed no loop-hole through
which influence might be directed with
a view of changing her determination
The queen was in a quandary, the royal
mind perplexed for royal fate. There
was no unmarried prince in Europe with
whom England cared to we'd. Majesty
and its advisers were. forced, The mat
ter of marrying the curate was of
course, out of the question, and the
question Of convent was soberly con-
sidered. AT Cluer there is situated
convent conducted by the high-church
interests in the church of England, and
so high as to be almost out Of sight to
ordinary churchmen. The deciples is
extraordinarily strict, the life monastic
in form and rigid in daily duty, In fact,
it seems to have been convent kept
from forgotten centuries of ancient Eng
land 1t is of course headed by moth
cr superior To this establishment the
queen determined to 90 and examine
into its system, so if the worse came to
the worst, and Louise should seek con-
vent, the place would have been decided
on. Commands were given to the
mother superior that the visit should be
kept in profound secret No sister was
to know who the guest was within the
convent walls. SO her majesty came,
md while examining into the convent
system sister passed in one of the long
covered corridors, and, in passing, made
the most profound obeisance, bending
nearly to the ground. The queen, turn
ing quiakly to the mother superiar, said
~ thought commanded that my visit
should be known to any one.
Your orders have been obeyed; the
reverence made by the sister was to me
as superior of the order; no one knows
of your majesty $ visit.
This incident and answer was hardly
calculated to pour oil on u troubled CON
science, but whether it had any deter
mining influence is not known, In the
meantime the plan of marrying the love
smittcn maiden to nobleman had been
preached and considered feasible, if the
groom to be captured was of sufficient
rank. Of necessity it must be the eldest
son of duke, the heir 10 the highest
nobility next to the crown. The plan
approved, the young men obtainable
were talked over. Whether the young
noblomen then in London knew of the
queens intentions is not known outside,
but certainly their action at the time OF
the queens return from Cluer and the
consideration of the plan of marriage
would confirm that supposition. Lord
Hamilton, the future Duke of Abercorn,
started for Ireland, and his engagement
10 MISS NruLclii WIN was S'''l ING ~ ~.
fathers residence, was announced. Lord
Harrington, the duke OF Devonshire
that is to be, and the coming duke of
Kent, also left London. The marquis OF
Lorne alone remained, and he was sum
moned to the royal presence. As the
coming duke of Argyll, the highest of
Scottish nobility, he was far better for
rank than any halfpenny prince of a
two-penny principally. Then the
marriage might be turned to account in
cementing the loyalty of the Scotch to
the fortunes of the crown. SO, as a Sc
auel after proper time, the duke OF
Argyll became royalty's father-in-law.
The princess was argued and pushed in
to consent, not being very enthusiastic.
The announcement was received in varl-