Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-13
sglonths' Column.
LITTLE ANNE STUART.


The sorrows and misfortunes of
the Stuart family fill many volumes
of history. 1t is only in the lives of
the little children, who fingered upon
earth but a few short years, that we
can find stories in which we do not
read more of sorrow than of joy.
Little Anne Stuart was one of the
few of her family whose whole life
was bright with pleasure.
Her father was the unhappy
Charles the First of England, with
whose story every school-boy is ia
miliar. Her mother was the beauti-
full Henrietta Maria, whom the art
lists of that day so delighted to pic
ture. uufE1
Little Anne was born in great
old palace in London On the 18th of
March, 1857.
How many years must you count
back to find that far-away birthday !?
some one writing to friend at that
time mentions the birth of this little
child, and adds: "the Irish ought to
be glad" l suppose the gentleman
thought the Irish would be especially
pleased to welcome the little royal
stranger, since she was born on ST.
Patrick's day.
She was soon christened Anne,
and sine e she was the daughter of
king and queen, she was spoken of
as the Princess Anne. Besides her
father and mother, the Princess
Anne had several brothers and sis
tiers to welcome her coming, a grand
mother, also, who only short time
before, had crossed the English Chan
nsl to visit King Charles and his
queen. Her oldest brother was NAM
ed Charles for his father. He be-
came Charles the Second of England.
Her other brother became James the
Second of England. The two sisters
Mary and Elizabeth were very beau
tiful and looked so much alike that
some one called them ''two silken
flowers on one STEM" There is much
that is interesting in the story OF
their lives.
Little Anne, too, was beautiful.
During her childhood, the king well
coined to England famous Flemish
artist whose name was Anthony Var
Dyke. He came from Holland. He
painted the portraits of the king anG
queen, the fine lords and ladies'. He
painted too, the pictures of the little
children, Charles and James, Mary
Elizabeth, and Anne. He represent
ed them in several paintings. Some
times their dogs were with them
These dogs were two spaniels O.
which the children were very fond
The king was much pleased with thu
artists success and one picture in
Guiding all the children, was hung il
the breakfast room in the palace a
Whitehall. 1 have copy of ON
of these paintings beside me as
write. / love to look at the swee
faces of the children. Although
King Charles was not good king
he was kind and loving father, AM
the queen at this time devoted her
self to her little sons and daughters
She loved to steal away from tn
company of fine lords and ladies, t
visit the nursery.
She would caress her children jus
as fond mothers do to-day. She ha
q beautiful voice.
Since she was queen she was NO
allowed to sing to the lords and la
dies of her court; but etiquette di
not forbid the mother to sing to he
children, and her songs filled tn
halls of the palace with melody. An
so little Anne's years passed away
encIrcled by love and filed with mt
sic and sunshine.
Not much is told of her life, blu
her dying words have been often II
peated, and have even been recorde
among the memorials of kings an
queens.
AS she was falling asleep someon
told her she ought to pray. II al
not able to say my long prayer" 81
said, meaning the Lords playe
"but l will say my short one Ligh
en- mine eyes Lord, lest / sleep tt
sleep of death" With these wore
on her lips the little princess passe
away, December 9Th, 1910.
THE BOYS CLUB.