Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-07

novels, one or two of George Eliot's but
chiefly Wilkie Collins, andlNlr. Black
| latter's descriptions OF Scotch scenery
being very dear to her. The queen also
reads and re-reads Walter SCOTS novels
which is more thanm of her subjects
now, more's the pity On the whole,
though, she inclines rather toward the
serious reading OF history and theology,
and the libraries at all her places are
richly stocked with books of chronicles
and memoirs, though it has been noticed
that she never calls tor 4 French book,
having deep objection to French litera-
ture in all its branches. Every one who
has conversed with the queen on theolog-
ical or historical subjects has remarked
| how thoroughly Protestant is her religious
ness, and she yet keeps up quite 4 senti-
mental feeling of sympathy with the
Stuarts. Going one day into the library
at Winsor castle, she discovered the libra
rian engaged in reading some strongly
Jacobite memoirs. "Oh, You need not
put them away;" she said, with pleas
ant smile; ''you know | am Jaeoblte
myself" This does not tally with the
story which Macaulay used to tell OF the
queens opinion about James ii. The
Historian being on visit TO Windsor,
| her MAJESTY observed al have been
reading your history, Mr.. Macaulay, and
am | afraid | cannot say much for my
ancestor, James H. "Your majesty
predecessor, not ancestor. answered the
| historian, who apparently thought that
the queen had not been well Informed
about her own lineage.
The queen leads 4 very quiet. and yet
Il 4. 1.t1 t,,,l e..
compress SO many occupations into 4
daytime as she does. She breakfasts at
9. lunches at >, and dimes at s. From ;
to ) she generally drives or walks out;
but the remainder of her hours is devoted
to state business, study, or correspondence
with members OF her widespread family.
All the queens private letters are written
in English, not in German. rs many think
and, in fact. German is so little spoken
among the royal family that even. when
the crown prince of Germany comes over
he speaks English at court like his wite's
relatives. The queen reads all the daily
newspapers, and the proprietors of the
Da.lg telegraph. with the vein of toadyIsm
that distinguishes them, print several
copies of their Journal tor the royal pal
ace on special paper. The queens de
Nullou tos>tate 'iaIIS - "'4i hi"" Ii, an"
her intervention IN them. particularly
when religious questions are involved,
is not at all hali-heartcd- She also
exercises her own discretion very
freely IN the appointment oi bishops
and peers. Dr. Ian was nominated ny
her to the see oi Canterbury before Mr.;
DiSraell had recommended any one; and
about year, previously her majesty had
1atly refused TO bestow mltre on Dr.
Wordsworth, owing TO the protests which
this divine had emitted when Dr. Stanley
was made dean of Westminster. y little
later she consented TO appoint Dr. Words
worth to the see Of Lincoln, but rather as
a compliment TO his scholarly attainments
then out of any feeling for his views as a
churchman. As TO peers, the queen, an
xious TO preserve the prestige of the no.
bilitv, has made il her rule never to
ennoble men of small fortune unless
they were persons of fairly advanced age,
having no sons. On certain occasion,
when advised to raise to the peeragc a
diplomatist more ambitious than wealthy,
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