The Red Cloud chief., 1878-01-10

An inquisitive contributor to the Fl.
caro-. who writes under the name OF
'.Igustus." has apparently been diving
deep into the secrets Of Balmoral and
Windsor. Some Of his discoveries O.
would considerably surprise her Majes-
ty, ] fancy; but O. the whole. the rev.
Citations Of 'JNstus'' are sufficiently
sober. and. II unreliable. ct least charm.
ingiy recorded. The following extract.
in which he tells the story Of . Royal
courtship n, I think. - dainty . bit Of
writing - any ] have see in . paper
In many . day:
Certainly the young Queen thought
less of England than OF marriage. The
ministers would fain have made her
marriage . sort Of international treaty.
Beyond Ill doubt, Victoria was the fin.
est match In the world. The Queen,
however, was full Of . host Of little pro.
jects, ever shifting and changing. like
the little heaps of sand the children
raise in the Garden Of the Luxembourg.
She told her mother she would wed no
one whom she did not love. The Ouch
ess Of Kent reported the speech to the
Ministers, who thought it revolutionary
in the extreme. Coronation day came,
and next day the ball ut Windsor.
Among the dancers was . tall. hand.
some, slender student from the Univer.
sity Of Bomber cousin, . Cobourg,
like herself. The Queen noticed him,
and Prince Albert did not return "a
Bonn. Even had he not loved, be
would have stayed; and he loved. But
his cousin was the Queen! Here the
woman had to make the advances. Vic.
toria, deeply touched - she was by this
love (which was never more to leave
her). could not easily conquer the maid.
emily timidity due to her severe educa.
ton. Nevertheless, . morning came.
I assure you l invent nothing. Although
the Queen has not consented to relate
these delightful incidents, Prince AL.
bert has told them to his friends.
Nevertheless. then. . morning came.
They were riding together. he and she,
down the great venue of oaks at Wind.
o r Those oaks were younger then,
but old enough already. After agallop
they found themselves alone. We know
how dangerous it is for a man and wo.
man to ride together. Suddenly the
Queen took a sprig of honeysuckle from
her bosom. and, STOPPING, offered it to
Prince Albert. Bending to reach it,
his lips touched the tips of his cousins
gloves. Perhaps twas the fault of the
horses. The woods of England and OF
France know well how many loves the
noble brutes have been the eau of.
A silence followed, more sweet than
anything ever sung to the heart by Mo
Fart.
Next morning Prince Albert still
wore the hOney-suckle in his button
hole. He kept it even when it had ia
ded. A fortnight after that ride. the
Plenipotentiary Minister handed King
Leopold of Belgium a tiny letter. closed
by an enormous red seal. As though il
hid a mighty secret of State. 1t began.
my Dear Uncle" and was signed
Victoria" A month after, the Queen
mentioned her intention to marry Prince
Albert of Saxe-C Oburg-Gotha. to her
Ministers. She asked their counsel
but with a pretty air of decision which
caused them to reply with a unanimous
Yes" The wedding took place on the
10th of February. 1910. The Queen OF
England had married for lOve-like a
bourgeoise. l was going to say, but the
bOurgeoises marry but little for love
now. Lord Melbourne wa right when
he told England that The Queens
marriage was the Queens romance
Chicago Tribune.