Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-01
The Princes Of Wales.
FROM the London Truth.

no lauS ever returns. ENle Callle lIlIo
the world on the lst Of December, lSA,
when her father was simplya duke with
Il very long title and a purse of by no
means prOpOrtionatc dimensions.
Neither the powers of Europe nor the
the Danes had quite made up their
minds as to who should be king Of
Denmark, failing ISSUE to Frederick,
son of Christian W., who then reigned.
When, however, Frederick, the
seventh of that name, became king lin
ls4Sl, it was decided that settlement
must be effected without further delay.
AS soon, therefore, rs the revolutionary
storm had subsidized, the late Lord Der
by and Lord Malmesbury, together
with Bunsen, "the faithful StOckmar'
and Uncle Leopold arranged this little
matter for the Danes. These, in their
turn, made virtue of necessity, and IN
1873 passed law which, on the main
point, confirmed the treaty of London.
Thus Duke Christian of SchleSwig- Hol-
stcin-Sonderburg Glucksburg found HIM
self recognized heir presulnptlve to the
little Northern throne. But for ten
weary years longer he had To live on
his great expectations and little besides.
His children were accordingly brought
up in Spartan simplicity, and marvel
i0us were the stories told Il couple OF de-
cades ago on this subject. All one can
say is that if certain great ladies mend
their own dresses they showed both
sense and spirit.
The wears of deferred hope came to an
end i'm 1868. In March, Duke Chris
Il Il
of Wales; in June, his second son as
ccnded the throne of Greece; III NoFem-
her, he himself was king. Christian
IN. desccnds from Christian ILL.,, the
first Protestant sovereign of Denmark;
also, on the mothers side from George
II. of England, and the aforementioned
Caroline The prince of Wales is there
fore his wifc's cousin; indeed, it is diff
cult to find a Christian royalty" who
is not cousin to all the rest. The
king of the Sandwich Islands stands al
most alone in this respect.
Most ofus cali remember that early
spring day when the princess made her
entry into London and won all hearts.
She had drawn the grand prize III the
marriage lottery, and yet was deserving
of Just little pity rs we'll as conyratula-
ton. The amount of coaching her
royal highnrss had to 90 through on all
subjects was pOrtcntous while the queen,
with the best intentions, gave 50 many
verbal directions sent 50 meny
kilograms for her Observation-Disclosures
guidance that the latter felt slightly be-
wildered. Al one of the first drawing
rooms after the marriage 4 certain peer
had the pleasing duty of telling her
royal highmcss the names OF all the pro-
pie who came, the princess the not less
pleasing duty Of remembering them.
She has not quite the Guelph
memory, yet sufficiently serviceable
one for all ordinary purposes. "And
who is that" inquired the princcssaS Sir
CresswcIl CrrSswell made his appear
ance. "That," replied the mentor,
smiling, as 4 gentleman of whom
your royal highncss is not likely, hope
ever to have need" Whether joke
on divorce was altogether in perfect
taste especially when addressed to a
lady in the enjoyment of her honey
moon, is another matter.
The multitude of presents she recclV-
ed somewhat Disconnected the royal
bride. With all her ailablity, the
princess has II Just pride, and she SEEM
ed to entertain an uncomfortable feeling
that the acceptance of costly gifts
might appear To place her under ObliSa-
lions to the doners. Hence somebody
coined an anccdutc to the effect that the
princess insisted on having the price of
every present Shcacccptcd stated to her,
with a view of returning its equivalent.
Worse stories hate been invented
touching crowned and cOrnneted heads.
The first year of Il most happy union
was somewhat marred by the tldlngs OF
disaster from home. The princess
could, of course, take only one view OF
the Danish question and was yea ous,
for what she supposed to be her fathers
rights. AT breakfast one morning an
unwisc cqucrry read out telegram
which announced some success OF the
Austro- PrlIssan forces, while the good
natured prince for once lost his temper
and rated the cqucrry in vigorous ola
Georgian style. 1t was about this Tune
that foreign serenity asked the little
princess Beatrice what she would like
ier a present. While the child stood i'll
doubt, the princess of Wales beckoncd
to her. The result of Il whispered con-
ference between the two was that
she should like to have Bismarck s head
on a charger. The queen looked grave,
and the conversation was changed.
As to English politics, whatever pre-
ferences the princess may nave, no one
can complain that i'll her public charac-
ter she has ever displayed them. The
DAYS of Marlborough house are not the
days of Leicester house or Carlton house,
and DEBT Of gratitude is due To the
prince and princess that they are not.
Zen wears ago it seemed too probable
that a regency bill would have to be in
troduccd into parliament, when so en-
tire was the confidence reposed by the
nation in the princess that every one
agreed she must he regent in the event
of a minority. One has no fear OF being
therefore, in saying that
the chances of the princess ever being
called upon to exercise the supreme
power are now happily remote. On the
Sth of January, lSS2, Prince Albert We
tor completed his eighteenth year, so
that even two deaths labsit omen!l
would still leave us a sovereign old
enough to discharge all the functions OF
a constitutional ruler.
The princess is sincerely religious in
a uuiet way. High Churchmen, if not
ritualists, have claimed her for their
own. 1t has even been asSertcd-but
no: the story is too dreadful a one to re-
peat, though it would delight the
hearts of all those nuns i'll French CON
vents who are piously land mendaG2lo!us-
" told that the queen of England Is
catholic at heart. What is true is that
a renowned ecclesiastic of the Roman
who has effected more no.
bic and honorable conversions than any
man living WAS once asked whether
any member OF the royal family had
ever shown feelings of sympathy with
the ancient faith. None, he sorro".
fully replied, "wth single exception
But even in this case one suspects the
wish to have been father to the thought
Is the cure of consumption there is
probably no known medicine equal to the
Syrup Of Hypophosphites, prepared by M.
James l. Fellows, chemist, St. John, y. Il.
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