Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-05-22
Special Correspondence Of the Sentinel.


Special Correspondence Of the Sentinel.
LONDON, ENGLAND, May 1o.-The
two literary men in England most do
serving of pity are the Poet Laureate
and the royal biographer. Baron
Tennyson d'Eyncourt fills the former
place and Sir Theodore Martin the
latter.
Whenever by birth, marriage or
death the royalty of England are
shifted from one state or condition to
another, the Laureate is expected to
drop naturally and easily into poetry
and let the world know the royal feel
ing on the matter. The biographer's
task is not quite so exacting, although
the five inflated volumes Of the life
of the lake Prince Consort and the ed
iting of the Queens voluminous are
no easy tasks.
Sir Theodore Martin has now before
him the cheerful task Of writing life
of the late Duke of Albany. What
he can find to fill volume, unless he
clips the comments of the newspapers,
it is difficult to imagine. But as he
has received his title and for many
years his bread he must, of course, do
something to earn it.
Society is much concerned at the
apparent anxiety of the Queen to Sc
cure as a husband for Beatrice the
rather aged widower of Beatrice's sis
ter, the Princess Alice; and the ma
jority of the English people are indig-
nant over the Grand Dukes ungal-
liant behavior in proposing to enter in
to morganatic alliance with Nine.
DeKalamire pending the removal of
the present legal impeachment to his
marriage with Beatrice, to whom he
is believed to have long been betroth-
ed. The Queen is severely censured
for not abruptly breaking off relations
with the Grand Duke, instead Of at
tempting to wean him from the Rus
sian widow by bringing him to Wind
sor and placing him under the infu-
ence of Beatrice.
There has been much gossip over
the recent union of Miss Josliu OF
Pittsfield, Mass, with young and
wealthy Scotchman. Miss Joslin is
one of the cleverest and most admir-
able of girls. Her marriage is quite
romantic affair. She met her pre-
sent husband in Rome where, subse
quent to the death of her father, hel
mother and she were spending few
weeks. Miss j. was not of course, go
ing out at all, nor was she receiving
calls at the time, so the young lalrc
with whom it was case of love al
first sight, was in pitiable state fol-
days and weeks. When his imam
orata left the Eternal City he prompt
ly followed and finally obtained per
mission from Mrs. Joslin to addres
her daughter. TO make a long story
short, everything on enquiry, proving
more than satisfactory, the youny
man proposed and was accepted
The wedding was set for the next fal
some time.
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came soon after to make the acquaint
: ance of their future daughter and tn
result was the total subjugation of tn
entire family by charming Ameri
can girl. Usually it is the prospect
i've groom who pleads most strongl
for short engagement, but in thi
case the expectant father-in-law wa
, SO enchanted with his sons choic
that he joined in the former entrea
! les for an early wedding and to sue
!, , purpose that three weeks after h
!, , presentation to his sons fiance the Ii
: tie party went quietly to the Mari
where the cival marriage took place
!, and from thence to the little Amer
: can chapel and were made one.
= = OLD NORTH STATE.