Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-06
Prince Albert's First Visit to Vic
tOria.

lUII0s
When the Princess Victoria was
seventeen, developing into woman
hood, and the moment evidently ap.
preached at which she must assume
the crown, it became time to bring To-
gether the two who had been trained
for each other. Whether any knowl-
edge had yet reached the Princess
mind of this family hope We are not
informed; but the young Prince could
not be entirely ignorant that his fate
hung in TIE balauce when. in the
month of May, 1886, handsome and
nobly gifted boy of seventeen, he Came
with his father and brother, with NO
fear Of the event, but some Of the sea
aud the terrible crossing which lay
between them and England, to pay u
visit to the aunt aud cousin whom he
had never seen. With what excite
ment and suspense the elder people
must have watched this first eucount' r!
The young people wee of tho Same
age, agreeable, and attractive in looks,
two blue-eyed human creatures, look
ing their great life frankly Ill the face,
as hopeful, as unclonded, IN became
their years. What the Princess Was
will be seen from rhe youthful portrait
with which 10y this time even those " no
remember it of old must have grown
notwithstanding the fair, young,
candid cOuntenance in the mnturer
face SO familiar to us. What Prince
Albert was is described by BIron
Stuckmar in letter written, on the
eve of this evcutful meeting, to the
anxious uncle, King Leopold, whose
long cherished plans were now to be
put to the test
ALBERT is tine young fellow, we'll
grown for his age, with agreeable and
valuable qualities, and who. ii things
20 we'll, may i'll few years, turn out II
strong, handsome man, Of u kindly,
simple, yet dignitiei demeau0r. Ex-
ternally, therefore, he possesses ali that
pleases the sex, and ut all tluies, and Ill
all countries, must please
| The boy was merry ana light-hearted,
us became his ag., tull eli youthful
laughter rs we'll as youthful Wisdom,
and AS capable Of Keeping his i, How
students i'll u roar Vt Yeniai fun Ms VI
winning the appreciation of the elders.
The Duke Of Saxe-CoDurg uuu bis suue
arrived at Kenslngtou Palace In the
.nd Of May, and there Is no record ~
the meetIhH except III the brief letters
Of the Prince, published il Ills Xemvir.
.hich give few details. HIS aunt ana
cousin Were Every kind, ami most
umlaUle." The father and sons stalu
some weeks in LONDON, an were ~
leveGs, and court dinners, and coLcerts,
long prolonged, dufing when til.
JOung visitor had mauy lizard bat
ties to fight against sieepiness," 50
young WAS he, Tad 80 untrIed in FASH
| al least, there was "a brilliant ball vi
Kenslnston Palace" at which the
young Germans, unused to such lat.
hours. remained till four O'clock In the
uIornlng. Tue curious reader wouId
ilhe 10 know how often the cousins
danced together, and if each threw Ii
chance to the other. as happens some
timer, over all the music and tue
mlrtu. There were stories going,
which We remember to have heard
some cite, of flowers bestowed AN
looks exchanged-the gossip Of the
o.ii-room; Dut these are not things
likely to be specified in letters to the
nIuther at home.
When the Prince eft England, how
ever, anxious King Leopold in the
background, who was still, as always.
Watching over verything, broke the
silence, and wrote to his niece. The
Pnucess replied warmly, with frank
ness which must have made the heart of
Ler careful and anxious guardian r..
j,ice, entreating her uncle to take iuto
uls special protection lone now ~
dear to me"
Tins, however. was not revealed to
the world, nor even, it would seem, to
Tho cAlef person concerned, who, still
linked in thought and fancy to the
pretty cousin uf whom all his attend
ants had spoken to him all his life,
thought Of her still AS he went forth
upon his travels, sending her such u
token Of remembrance as an Alpine
rose gathered on tbs Right, book OF
pruts to show his route from time to
umo-very natural, simple tokens of
tne deilcaie amity ripenlng into warmer
emotion, such AS pass every day be-
"een youth and maiden on the verge
vi luve.-MRs. OLIPHAHT, in Harper s
Mayaztne.