, 1880-07-16

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rpe,, qaeon, received th~m AZ the ,op
q The ruyal stsiroAse, amidst al shs
navuiSo~ncs oi Windsor CaHsln. a. y
,5ss. two wandering knights hsd bran
suporurx But Afsrr this grand reoep-
,,cn. the comnonsSt Of incidents hrinss
L.ek the princely travellers and the
roral circle Into the Gympsthsrs II AoHae-
Gsr life. Their eorsznantnanA IL "a b.
be Supposed, had gone aStray As hapPens
"A 40 many Of us---or at least dad not
arrive in time--and the dnEer hour
w,s near. Their clothes not having
arrived" the queen writes in her jour
nal, 'they could not appear at dinner,
but came in after it, in spite OF their
morning clssAes.,,.a Thsse rpaS-a circle
of visitors assessbl a, and 80 doubt
some littls8rspnr in Nshss airrzssonder-
ings and whisserisss-snd-ciese~asehing
Of all the looks apdcwords sgintsrehanged
between the 60 SAs.a Prince Albert
was now fuasgtSwa ia aa tie frssHhess
Of twenty, the age at which handsome
youth is Aapdsomest, before ANY Of the
bloom has been rnbbed Of 'Thera was
in his countenancePa goatleness OF ex-
preston, ana peculiar Sweetness in his
smile, With look of deep thought ana
high intelligence III big oieat btpsT eyes.
and expansive Sf0tehead shat "addeE a
charm to th';sgscE Ae pfSaqGfA, II tA4QFe.-
who saw Ailns lfar Boy ohH that derived
from mere'reg,,Mfity orr Beauty 4bf -feal
lures" He was as good ,ss~ hs was
handsome, fuu of high purpose and post
delicate conscientiousness. 4k
And the lifeiin the beautiful old cas-
tie in those mellow Autumn days WAS
gay and bright as heart could desire
The head Of the house was, young and
light.hearted, the visitors all proud and
happy to contribute to her amusement
and to keep ths palace gay, The way Of
life in Wintlsqr during the stay of the
Princes was much as follows; The
Queen breakfastinss; in her own room, 3
they after@ard paid shefia visih there,
and at 2 O'CLOCK had luncheon with her
and the Duchess Of Kent, In the after
noon they lfp1ode, the Queen ant
Duchess and thetwo Princes, with Lord
Melbourne and, tnest1ef 5tAeJ ladies and
gentlemen in attendance, forming elarge
cavalcade n Bhers ryasrsrgrsat iIinasrij
every everEhg, with. La -aahee -aitep IL
three times week., TLp brothers had
arrived on the .Sth, CPriacea Albert and 4
Queen Victoria being then both of
mind Ito believe their own statements)
that the tacit understanding between
them was over, and they would not
marry-not they--for years to come.
But before the 18th had come something
had changed the notions of the young
pair Yet the wooing was not all easy
and plain before them, as before other
pairs. These were not the days in which
any noLle knight even a prince, would
address queen What had to be said
must be said by her, not by him-a
strange necessity Butt no doubt it
seems more different matter in talking
Of it than it was in the doing of it, When
the young Prince was summoned alone
to the young sovereign's presence no
doubt the first glance the first word, was
enough to tell him that his cause was |
won. After few minutes conversation
the Queen told him why she had sent for
him. A happy mist falls over all that
was said and done. When the young
pair emerge from it and are seen again
OF ordinary men, there is maze of glad
ness about them which finds expression
In the same words all unawares: These
last few days have passed like a dream
to me, and am SO much beYildered by |
1t all that I know hardly how to write,
but l do feel very happy, writes the
Queen to her uncIe-he to whom this
good news would be so welcome. And,
more cant write to you, for at this
moment / am too bewildered, says the
Prince on his side, striking, as became !
him, boider note, and throwing his |