The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-09
Two ROYal Lovers,

The Princess Mary has lover in her
cousin Prince William, the only son of the
Kings brother, the Duke of Gloucester.
They were of the same age and early
destined for one another. Growing up
with this understanding, they seem
quite readily to have fallen in love, and
here at least a marriage, and happy
one, appeared to be in prospect. So
stood the affair, when the appearance
of little Charlotte on the scene over
turned such q romantic plan. To pro-
vide husband for the heir to the throne
was of the first importance, and the
Princess Mary could wait or 60 without
one altogether. For Prince William
must remain single now until the little
Charlotte is grown; in case no suitable
wooer can be procured for her she may
find match in her cousin!
Prince William went to Cambridge,
distinguished himself in the Army in
Flanders and was in every way worthy
of the interest and affection the Prin-
cess Mary gave him. They were TWEEN
ty-one when the Princess Charlotte was
born and for twenty years from this
time they must wait before they can be
united. Poor princely lovers. All over
clouded and uncertain is your destiny
now in '96, with a long future before
you in which it lies undetermined. And
little Charlotte, unconscious OF the
heart-aches she is causing, grows like
her handsome father and is very for
ward in her understanding, as Hannah
More tells US a few years later. She
shows off her little accomplishments,
dances for Hannah and the Bishop OF
London, repeats the Little Busy
Bee" and sings in sweet child
ish treble, "GOd save the King"
Madame D. Arblay describes an as
sembly at the Queens palace in 1914,
when the foreign princes are enter
tained-the Emperor of Russia, the
Prussian princes, six in number. Here
also are or own royal Dukes, with the
Princesses Augusta and Mary. The
Princess Amelia was no more, and the
King, though living, had ceased to
reign. A new star had fairly emerged
above the horizon, and all England 5
hopes were centred on the young Prin-
cess Charlotte. Madam D'Arblay is
ready with her homage: "Princess
Charlotte looked quite beautiful. She
is wonderfully improved. 1t was i'm
possible not to be struck with her per-
sonal attractions, her youth, and splen-
DOR And where is the fairy prince
who is to marry this paragon? Poor
Mary's lover has been waiting all these
many wears, in case he should be want
ed. But how there is hope for Mary;
the Prince of Orange is to marry the
Princess Charlotte. Then Mary's sky
is again overloaded, for this match
will not come off. At length all suS-
pense is over. The fairy prince arrives
in the person of Prince Leopold, and our
patient, dutiful pair are to be rewarded
at last. Miss Martineau, in her sketch
of the Duchess of Gloucester, writes
that "when Princess Charlotte de-
scended the staircase at Carleton
House, after the ceremony she was met
at the foot by Princess Mary with open
arms. and face bathed in tears" In a
few weeks after this marriage Princess
Mary became Duchess of Gloucester.
Her wedding was, we may be sure, an
affecting tone. Lord Eldon, it was said
was moved to tears on the occasion.
He was an ardent admirer of our Prin-
cess and enjoyed telling it as joke
that Queen Charlotte used to excuse
him of flirting with her daughter Mary.
X. NJ ROWldnd, in HIrper'S Maya
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