Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-27
PRINCE LEoPoLDss WIDOW.
A Pretty German Duchess Who was
Sold by Her AYaricious Parents.

london Truth.
A girl of nineteen who is brought up to
be queen bee of some sort or another in a
dull German town does not know what
she is doing when she marries a confirm
ed invalid, afflicted with the terrible ner-
vous disease of which the Duke of Albany
died. Those instincts which prompted
English heiresses in the last century
to run away from Bath with Irish adj
venturers have been suppressed by those
charged with her education. The man
himself IS secondary consideration;
the position and the settlement
are pretty nearly everything. Princess
Pauline, of Weldeck- PyrmOnt, revolted
| against the proposal OF her father and
| mother to marry her to the King of Hol-
land, and insisted. on being the wife OF a
! tne-looklng young officer to whom she
was attached. Her sister Emma snapped
up the monarch who had burned incense
more than fifty years ago before the shrine
of Malibran. He had great wealth. and
his two sons were almost sure, useu up as
he was, to die before him. Not only would
he ''cut up splendidly" when he died, but
his crown might be inherited by a daugh-
ter were his second wife to be denied a
son. ''L'Gppetit Uient en- n1dngeant.'
The Prince and Princess of Waldeck-
PyrmOnt encouraged the Duke OF Albany
to pay attention to their youngest daugh-
ter. The f25,0 coo year which the Grand
Duke of Iiesse-D armstadt told them the
English Parliament would certainly allow
the Duke, and the 5000 year which it
is customary to grant the widows of
Princes who have stood on the steps of
the throne, Outweighed other considera-
tiOns. The Prince and Princess of Wal
deck-Pyrmont have all they bargained for,
and they drove their bargain with full
knowledge. Men pay a price for hand
nd a.
husbands who are worth having. If their
parents insist upon their espOusing in
ValIds for the sake of rank and wealth.
tdnt piS pour les parents.
Is the House of Commons altogether
bIameless did it return jim ignorance of
the Duke of Albany's morbid symptoms
an affirmative answer to the Queens Mes
sage? Perhaps not. But wherever there
is court to lead a nation it will be the
right thing to believe false prophets, who
say all is right when all is wrong. If
Parliament had been guided by facts in
stead of by courtiers the Duke of Albany
might be still alive.
The Wedding OF III. r. II. was happy
one SO far as the affections were conc4rn-
ed, but it was soon followed by danger.
GUS illness, from which there was never
complete recovery. | saw him and the
Duchess last spring. His face was drawn
and haggard. She looked as if condemned
never to enjoy a moments freedom from
care. At Cannes the Duke acted as if he
was under sentence Of speedy death, and
was impeIled to enjoy TO the utmost the
few days Of life that remained to him.
The false prophets encouraged him to
burn the thin candle at both ends. They
complimeuted him upon his apparent
health and spirits. Journalism echoed
what they said. But one person-the
Count de Parie-blurted out what he
thought. He said: 'sMy cousin, you look
dreadfully cut up" II am afraid an
swered the Duke, 'that have plunged
too deep intO1he amusements of the place.
really must tear myself away from Can
nes."