The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-03-09
THE LOVES OF THE L0RttES,

The Boston Herald says The de-
parture of the: Rev. Canon Duck,
worth, A. M, for India, as a member
Of the Prince Of Wales suite! and
chaplain to the royal party, bears mo
particular outward significance, but
his appointment to that coveted posi-.
ton calls forth a host Of memories,
makes a: world of reflections, in
which love, converts, girls! hot
headedness, a mans firmness in hon:
orable decision, a forced marriage
and marital misery for one, andgrad-
ual promotion and honor for the 9TH
er, in a sovereign's displeasure a.d
approval, form the warp and woof
upon which the story weaves. In its
details it may be new to you. ::The
Princess Louise. before she became
the Marchioness of Lorne, and while
yet under the immediate eye Of her
royal mother, found a tutor in the
person of q rather obscure yet thor
oughly intellectual curate, the Rev.
Mr.. Duckworth, A. NJ. He was
then as he is now,
A YOI1Na AMI, iFAaCTNATTNG MANI
with dark eyes and hair, winning
manners and soft voice: A fn e 70!
calist, everything aesthetic found d III
him a cordial patron, and he was in
great favor with the royal family,
the younger branches Of which were
under his care. AS a consequence
the handsome princess was soon much
more engrossed with thoughts of her
tutor and his well.cut face than pages
of philosophy or intricate lenses: Of
verbs. Her feelings ripened into 'af
fection, which she did not hesitate to
show. While in Scotland, she fire.
quently, in company with her broth.
er Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Wis
tied her tutor in his humble inn, and
after taking tea, the. evening would
pleasantly pass in singing and social
conversation, a proceeding harmless
enough in its way if the young lady
was not a royal princess and guided
by an affection for her tutor which
she thus sought to ogratify. This love
soon became too potent and strong
for the :curate's sense Of propfiety,
and he considered, in view of the cir
cumstances, that it was his duty to
inform the queen. This he did in q
delicately worded letter, in which
with consummateart, he tried to shield
his pupil as far as possible, but sug-
gested another tutor for the princess
should be procured at once. The
queen was very much troubled at the
hint contained in Mr.. Duckwor orthh' rs
brave communication, and when the
princess was called and spoken to-,
the strength Of her passion showed
itself as she declared she would
'either marry him or 60 into con.
vent" Her manner Of saying and
firmness 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
mi ght be directed with view ot
changing her determination. The
queen was in a quandary, the royal
mind perplexed for a royal fate
There was no unmarried prince in
Europe with whom England cared tc
wed.: Majesty and its advisers were
floored. The matter Of marrying the
curate was, of course, out of the ques'
ton. and the question Of a convent
was soberly considered. At Cleuii
there is situated a convent conducted
by the
HIGH CHURCH INT1RE6T6'
in the Church Of England, and Q,
high as to be almost out Of sight t
an ordinary churchman. The disci.
pline is extraordinarily strict, the l,fi
monastic in form and rigid in daily
duty. In fact. it seemed to bea con
vent kept from forgotten centuries Q
ancient England. It is, Of course
headed by mother superior. tt
this establishment the queen deter
mined to go and examine into it's isys
tenn, so if the worstscane toths wora