Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-04-04
Queen Vic.oria's Tenderness
There is so much cruel forgetru'

Queen vic,Oria's Tenderness
There is so much cruel forgetru's
lnCss Of the rights Of interiors and ser,
wants, On tie parts Of the 'pIiyileg-
ed classes generally, that we are al.
ways pleased and refreshed to read
the stories which are told of Victoria,
good heart aud kind considerateness
Grace Greenwood relates the following:
When | was in England / heard
several pleasant anecdotes OF the
Queen and her family, from a lady
who had received them from her
friend, the govern IS of the children.
This eoysrness, a very interesting
| young lady, was tn, orphan daughti
| of asScottish clergyman. During the
first year of her residence at Windsor
her mother died. When she first re-
eeiv d the uewsaof her mothers
serious illness, she applied to the
Queen t. be allowed to resign her
situation. feeling that to her mother
she owed even a more sacred duty
then to her sovereign
The Queer, who had been much
pfeased with her, would not hear OF
her making this sacrifice, but said in
a tone Of the most gentle sympathy.
60 at once to your mother, child;
stay with her Os long as she needs
you, and then come back to us. Prince
Albert and will hear the childr ems
| Lessons; 50 in any event, let your
mind be at rest in regard to your pu-
pills.
The eov,ruess. went ard Lad several
weeks Of sweet, mournful communion
I with her dying mother. Then, when
She had seen that for m laid to sleep
under the daisies in the old klrkyard,
s she returned to the palace, where tie
. loneliness Of royal grandeur would
have oppressed her sOrrowing heart
beyond endurance, had it not been
for fha FRACTIONS. womanly sympathy
of the Queen, who came every day tt
her school-room, and the considera!t(
Kindness Of her young pupils,
Ayear went BY, the first anniver
sary Of her great loss dawued upon
her. and she was >overwhelm'd a
never before, by the utter loueliaess o
her grief. She fel, that no one in al
the great household knew how muei
) goodness and sweetness passed out Of
mortal life that day year ago, 0
could give ore tear, one thought, t.
IN that grave und,r the Scottish daisies
lie Every morning before breakfast
% which the elder children took wit
~ their flher ard mother il tie pleas
ant crimson parlor looking cut on tn
terrace at Windsor, her pupils came
the school-room for a brief religion
ie exercise. This morning the voice Q
the eoyerness trembled in reading tn
f. Scriptures oftbe day. Some words @
divine tenderness were too much TO
3 her poor, lonely grieyiog beait-he
d strength gave way, aud. laying he
1t head on the desk before her, sh
: burst into tears, muTmnrng, (
ID mother. mother?' -' ..a
IS One after another Are-chiliren stol'
N ont Of the rom And wcut to thel
"a mother to tell her how sa dly thei
ie goycrntss was feeling, and that kind
q. hearted MONARCH exelaiGing, oh
poor girl, it is the anniversary of he
mothers DEATH hurried te the Schoc
room, wliete She found Miss
struggling to regain her composurt
My poor child she said, I al
sorry tue children disturbed you thi
81 morning. l meant to have given order
~ that you should have this day entTel
, 10 yourself. Take it rs a SAD an
1 sacred holiday will hear the lesson
ef the children And then she added
: TO show you that have not to'
gotten this mournfll anniversary
uring you this gift claspiOg on he
arm tcautiful mourning bracelet
etIwith. lccket for her mothers ha1
marked with The date Of he
p mothers death. What wonder tina
,he orphan kissed with tears, thI
...sal Ia. O.,