Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-21
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The Future King OF EnsIa nd.

Albert Edward, Prince cf Wales, attained
hs fortieth tirthaay the first week If Noyen-
bar. The Prince il is well knows, is true
chip of the cd tltcs. Fee time his ezcesses
not ooly nrgsred the @ Iceo, but aliensted The
affections of tie amiabls Alexandra, lis wife.
| Ga the publication Of one of the III Isl ouIsp1k-
an Of tho Prices scandals she gathered her
chidcn about her and determined to 60 10 her
| father. the King of Denmark. Tne Prince
dared not approach her. for he had no sxoule
to Offer. His ials,n was open, persistent, fa-
graft.
10 this dilemma Gladstone iI:ervene3. The
young tenp:ress was rem .vsd from L,ndon.
The scandal was huahed The Qu.ea vas in
duoad TO receive the mature scspegraos, and
the Princess. frightened by the fsci that she
could not take her chiid:sa 9ith her. sutmis
sveIy received tho prodigs But what 10 born
ln the bone must come out IL The h!sh. Bsr,-
ly bed the pssoe been patched up when The
clubs -pesi-houses of tat!le snd the titst to
gather 10 the s;raWs Of sssBda!-began 70 wAis
per the seosatioDsl details cf threatened rug
ture 10 high life. Oae unfortunate Journal
| went SO fer, indeed, ss to give the 1smss, and
we'll it might. for tho writer had seen the app-
cation for divorces filed at Somerset House. The
pames were given iu full-Mr. Llrgtry, Corr-
| wallis West, with the Prrc, of Wales aud the
| wicked scapeprace, Lord Lonsdale. az co-res-
ponderts. No sooner had tbis stattliog bit OF
scandal reached p;int thar csEtain powerful il
| huorces were broug ht to bear and the records
were cleared of every vestige OF tie aciioc.
Then libel suit was Instituted against the
journal publishing the fae:, and. thspks to the
iruckllne subservisnoy OF British oour! and
British jury the unhappy editor vas ssnterced
| 10 en- encrm9us fas and gear or more in
prison.
The Prime, is as much George " SIS George
~ Wss like auy ono Of dtz:n OF bis stipgs,
| iguorsnt, Wioe-bbblug, womar-achauchlog
progsniura, tho bozgar!y Dukes Ct Hanover.
| Of The House Of CelIe. 10 ooe instGpos Albart
Edward mat bis match. Il #ss in the sual.
| mer of 1871 A youag American girl OF rare
beauty bad Just made hcr appearance 10 Lol-
| doo. At West Ead breakfast party she was
paosd near The Britiah Ssrdsoapelus. Every
| body remarked du:cg the meal that The
Prices had eyes oa!7 for The bewi' ching Amel-
! ic3n. He commanded the hostess to present
tho lady. She ss!onishsd him by treating
| tin j ust as she treated any other gentleman.
| The Prince, accustomed 10 have ell Homankind
! Il ug themselves at him, was lncrsduous. The
young womsn c!u!dn't have understood bis
rsnk. She must have confused him with some
one else. He offered the youug girl bis lrm.
| Sbe took it without particle of citation, hesi-
ta.iop, or embarrassment. With tho intention
evidently CT testing her kno&lsdge Of his rank
he remarked that be bad ben in America 10
| 1860. YES" responded his cbarner, II We
hesrd my father telk of the visit. You Glned ut
our house." The Pfiucs WAS visbly nettled.
Everybody saw it and wondered As tbs two
Wa ksd 10 the garden tto Prince p!ucked q
bunch of geranlums from tho hesvily- laden
bushes ard presented them 10 the lsdy. She
burst cut aughing. The Priuce k.d puzzled.
"Whst am | to do with these ?" she said
" cant wear them, because | havo roses ia
nv hsir can't CRY them, because my hsads
| ere otheraise full. You will have to teke them
to some one else,' The P,lnce wss ss!oniabed
o. such perversity. Here was girl actually
Returning him what be kuew aby woman ia the
hous, or garden would havo cherished end
kissed AID wapt ovi 10 transports as aouvcnisr
of royalty.
At many other sonsi Festivities it was re-
marked during the succeeding weeks thut the
Prince would slasyS be found at those 10
| which the American was knGWa 10 be invited.
To several she had been invited, as wss inti-
mated to her by oommaGd of the Price. These
she refused uader vsrious pretexts The Prince
became more nys!i6ed aud enamored lbsn
ever One day at breakfast party at Lady
Wadeerave's The heir to the throne Informed
the young lady that ne would do himself the
pleasure Of calling on her the ptxt mGrniog.
The day passed, however, and ne didn't como.
About elk O'Clock coupe drove up aud the
Prince unattended, entered tho hotel and sent
hir card up to the American. Hs VAS iCvited
up and remarked on enssrng thu; be he'd
made bold to como at tea time hoping
to bs asked to join. He was asked. Ho wss
, about America snd the Americans. and SUI
gesed that The Princes would hs charmed tc
SEQ Miss AT S,ndriugham Paac, Tea
being ready. the Ptincs srcss with slscritg
His countenanoe fell, however, when entering
the iuuc' -rjom, as they are called ia small
Eoelsh hotels, tall young gentleman wss
wai:iog. The young gnl. with mischi,vlu:
, twinkle, merely said "Ycur Royal H,shuess
my brother" The Priuos didn't even look al
the gentleman. He was constrained aud a.,
mcst awkward dutirg the tea. which mus! mol
he confused With au American supper The
Eoglish upper C asses SEW. tea 90 hour or mote
; before dinner, sometimes by passing it arount
but more generally in the breaktss:room Oh
luuct-.oom. At this tea there is very thiI
toast, with, perhaps. matm.lsde or lam"
The Princes ll!-aunor, not TO ssy bis rsge
may be better understood when it is borne IN
mind that when royalty makes visit the per.
t son visited i5 90 longer master or mistress O.
the fanny, at least 10 this extent: That N
member Is permitted to be present save the
parson upon whom royslty has put sush ar
honor as personal visit. Hence the obstinate
Intrusion OF the brother was doubly irrtatir
to the imperial and royal Lov.lsee. Rairt
: from the table, be waited for the lady to pas
) ioto the draHing,room, clearly indic,tiog b!
ignoring polntedIy the young man that hiG
presence was no logger desired. But the lady
as she reached the threshold, turoed and see
ing the brother evidently irresolute said, gsily
Come, Frad. perhaps the Price will jjin ir
our American game, thret-hsuded."
Here sgain was an cu.rage upon rtyal inl
: tiative. No private p:rson may enter an arsrl
ment 10 which royalty is, without spscal con
msnd; once entered. be may not open his mouth