The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-04
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THE LOVES OF THE Es0RNE1s.
THE EARLY AprAcHMENTs or TREaaAR.
oUIs AMI. aGARcHloNEsS o. AOnNE.
The departure &c the Rev: Canon
Duckworth, A. NJ, for India, ss men,
Der of the Prince of Wales suite, and
chaplain to the royal party, bears ne
particular outward significance, but his
appointment to that coveted position
calls forth a host of memories, makes 3
world Of reflections, in which love, con-
vents, a girls hot-headedness, q mans
firmness IN honorable decision, . forced
marriage and marital misery for one,
and gradual promotion and honor for
the other, in sorereign's displeasure
and approval, torn the warp and wool
upon which the story weaYes. In its
details it may be near to- you. The
Princess Louise, before sho became the
Marchioness of Lorne, and while YET
under the immediate eye OF her royal
mother, found a tator in the person of q
rather obscure yet thoroughly intcllectu-
al curate, the Rev. Mr.. Duckworth, A.
NJ. He was then, as he is now,
a YOUNG AND FASCINATING MAN,
with dark eyes aud hair, winning man.
ners and soft voice. A fine vocalist,
every thing aesthetic found Ia him a cor.
dial patron, and he was in great favor
with the royal family, the younger
branches of which were under his care
As consequence, the handsome Prin-
cess was soon much more engrossed with
thoughts of her tutor and his well-cut
face than pages of philosophy. or intri.
cate tense OF verbs. Her feelings ripen-
ed into affections, which she did not
hesitate to show. While in Scotland
she frequently, in company with her
brother Arthur, Duke of Connanght,
visited her tutor at his humble inn, and
after taking tea, the evening would
pleasantly pass in singing and social con-
vcrsation, proceeding harmless enough
in its way if the young lady was not a
royal Princess and guided by an affec.
ton Tor her tutor Which she thus sought
to crafty. This love soon became too
potent and strong for the curate's sense
OF propriety, and he considered, in view
OF the circumstances, that it was his
duty to inform the Queen. This he did
in delicately worded letter, in which,
with consummate art, he tried to shield
his pupil as far as possible, but suggest
cd another tutor for the Princess should
be procured at once. The Queen was
very much troubled at the hint contain
ed IN Mr.. Duckworth's brave commu-
nicatlon, and when tue Princess was
called and spoken to, the strength of her
passion showed itself as size declared
size would sseither marry him or go
into convent Her manner of saying
and frmnees in maintaining it left no
shadow OF doubt as to her intent in
the matter. Her lover was her life, and
In it she determined to cast her destiny.
There seemed indeed no loophole
through which influences might be di-
rected with view Of changing her de-
termination. The Queen was in a
quandary, the royal mind perplexed for
royal tate. There was no unmarried
Prince IN Europe with which England
cared to wed. Majesty and its advisers
were fioored. The matter OF marrying
the curate was, OF course. ont OF the
question. and the qnestiom u b convent
was soberly considered. At Cieuf there
is situated q convent conducted by the
HIGH CHURCH INTERESTS
in the Church cf England, and so high
as to be almost out OF sight to an ordi-
nary cfurchman. The discipline is ex-
tTaordinarily strict, the lie rnonastic in
form and rigid in daily duty. In fact,
1t seems TO have been convent kept
from forgotten centuries of ancient Eng
land. 1t is, Of course, headed by 8
mother superior. To this establishment
the Queen determined to go and exam
inc into It's system, so if the worst came
to the worst, and Louise should seek q
convent. the place would have been de-
cided on. Commands we're given the
mother superior that the visit should
be kept profound secret. No sister
was to know who the guest was within
the convent walls. So Her Majesty
come. and while examining into thecon.
vent discipline, Q sister passed in one 81
the long covered corridors, and In passing
made the most profound obeisai1cs, bend
ing nearly tOl the ground. The Queen,
farming quickly te the mother superior,
said
Y thought / commanded that my
visit should be unknown to any ono. 2
" Your orders have been obeyed !; the
reverence made by the sister was to me
IS superior of the order: no one knows
Of ycssT Majesty s visit e 7
This incident ard answer were hard
" calculated TO pour oil ON ) troubled
conscience but whether it bad any de.