The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-30
PRINCESS LouIsE's LOVE.
t0rne's Unwilling Marriage Canon
DuckWOrtl's Trouble.

The dust kicked up by the English cleo
tions probably drew from slight incident of London
life the attention that 1t would have received in times
of ordinary quiet. The Rev. Canon Duckworth, who
enjoyed pleasant little living In st. Johns Wood
resigned 1t and the consequent care OF his parish
Scandal 1t is ntimaed, is at the bottom of it, This
Is probable. This Is the same Duckworth who was
tutor to her Maiestys children several years ago. He
Is handsome, with strong English clerical face has
dark hair and clear compexion is polished In his
manner, and sings admirably. He is the pattern
numbered " iie royal h9,sehoid ia ad under his
charge the rlncess iohis lnie the best looking Of
liking to the y0nng priest; In fact, she was devoted
to him pointedy that 1t became for him serious
question of what he was to do with 1t. Counseling
with himself he took the wisest course possible and
wrote to the Queen Informing her Majesty that she had
better get another tutor Had the Canon been foolish
and attempted any nonsense he would have incurred
the dspeasnre OF the Crown and been forever under
the shadow OF disgrace. Acting as he did, he was OF
course sure of the smile from the throne, which In
very much disturbed by the communication OF the
Rev. Canon, and hardly knew how to act. At first
she thought of placing the Princess In Of the HIg
Church converts for term. For this purpose she
visited Clever to inspect located in that hotbed Of
ritualisn strict orders Were given THE Nother supe-
Iior thai n9 one was 10 know 81 tho Queens visit.
passed aud made Very deep reverence. Her Ma
lesiy, turning sharply to te Mother Superior, said:
- thought commanded that should know Of
my presence?'' "Your Najesty's order has been
obeyed. The reverence made by the Sister was made
rior.h This reply so incensed the Queen $ dignity
that she retired In disgust and the Idea of placing
the Princess In SsterhO0d was abandoned. Then IL
was that In consultation with the Prime Minister she
carried out the plan TO marry her daughter to the
Marquis OF I.orne The Marquis was not the one
originally intendel, but happened to be the only one
available. The Marquis OF Hamilton on learning ths
Queens praable Intention started at once for ireland
and proposed to the lady who Is now his WIFE, The
other SONS Of Dukes who happened to he In the me-
tropols fled the royal command. LOrne happened to
be IN London on his way home from Berlin. lie had
became too devoted to Margaret b, q fascinating
anil fair Amerlca.a girl whose face suggested Tepny-
sons "AargareI, ana his rather feirig an alliance
recalled his sandy by telegraph In London
he gobbed for harder and less paatable fate than
he had himself selected. The Queens command
reached him and ho was obliged to obey. His mar
rage settled lie dncnlty innOcently started by the
handsome Canon, who became u Canon of WestmIn-
sier and was presented by the Queen with the living
In 81. Johns Wood, with round 20. 900. He was
selected chaplain to accompany the Prince OF Wales
In his trip Ia India, and In time would, no doubt,
have succeeded TO greater dignites and generous
einouments. just what has caused his downfall has
not appeared, but perhaps II another affair Ia
priaoeSse. And being this lime a plebean Duck
worth may not have feared the consequences, which,
however appear to have been too much for him. IL
3d. he has probably retired Ia Idle nook obscure,
bounded by English hedges and scented with English
clover, and Is, maybe, deep Ia the pages Of Haw-
ihorne's most powerful, heart touching story.
Times.