The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-17

QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE WELSH TAILOR
Princess Victoria, now Queen of England,
spent some of her youthful days in Angle
sey, whe.e she seemed to enjoy herself very
much. She occasionally wore the sugar-oaf
hat and riding habit, and went among the
descendants of the old Druids in M0na's
Isle. This was before she took a fancy to
the brown heath and the tartan plaid, and
the pibroCh OF Caledonia In the neighbOr-
hood of the New Palace in Mona, where sAe
and her man." the Duchess of Kent were
$ aging, was an old tailor named John Jones,
who was local preacher with the Wesley
ans.
One Saturday afternoon the Princess Vic
toria had the misfortune, while riding to
tear her riding habit and on her return to
the palace the local tailor was sent for by
the house steward. John Jones went and
asked for ''the Lord Chamberain," but was
told there was no such functionary at the
palace. He, in consequence returned
home. On Sunday morning another mes.
sage came from the palace requesting his
immediate attendance. He sent in reply
that he could not go, that he was to preach
that morning at GorsWen, and in the even
ing at IraethcoCh, and away he went. On
the following morning another message
came from the palace, and he this time
obeyed.
On appearing before the house steward
that functionary appeared much displeased
with our old friend, and asked him angrily
why he had not come when sent for the
day before. II was preaching at Gorswcn
Chapel in the morning, sir" replied john
Jones, land at TraethGoch i'll the evening"
Chapel, indeed" said the officer Preach
ing, indeed! Did you not know that her
Royal Highness Princess Victoria had sent
for you to do some work for her" Yes
sir" replied John, "but do not work on
the Sabbath" The officer simply said, 'Not
work, indeedh' mo, sir" replied John
courageously; II hayenever worked on Sun
day. and never shall" "What," said the
future Queen of Great Britain?' "Well,"
said John, II am now but poor tailor OF
Llanfair, but also expect to be aking some
day in the next world and it is better for
me to lose the favor of princesses of this
world than to forfeit my crown in the
world to come"
The officer laughed, and gave to John the
riding habit to mend When the task was
finished, the officer informed John that the
Princess and the Dutchess were much
pleased with the manner he had done the
work, and especially with his conduct, and
expressed themselves willing to help him
Wnen necessary IafullI Mall.
DIVORCED WITHOUT HER KNowLEDGE.-A
telegram from Peoria, Illinois, on the 9th
Instant to the st. Louis Globe-DemQcrat,
says: In the Circuit Court to-day decree
of divorce, granted in 1875 to VIM. c. Kirk,
was set aside. 1t appears from the evidence
taken by the Master in Chaneery that the
defendant, Margaret Kirk was never served
with process and never had any notice OF
the pendency Of the petition. At the re-
quest of Kinks solicitors, Deputy Sheriff
in May, 1875 called at .
house OF assignation in this
city at an hour designated by the solicitor,
and served a summons upon a veiled wo-
man, who represented herself to be Marga-
ret Kirk, and the decree was granted soon
afterward by default At the time of the
alleged service, defendant was in Valpa-
raise, Ind, and was not at any time during
the year 1875 in the State of Illinois. The
Master reported, the testimony shows, a
scheme upon the part of complainant or his
Isaac L. Lambert, or both of
them, TO practice gross fraud upon the Sher-
iff, the Court and the defendant. Kirk is a
barber in this city, and soon after the de-
cree was granted married another woman,
by whom he has child.
gold ring which is believed to have be-
lOnged to the Black Prince was discovered