The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-03
THE DAUGHTER OF A KING
CAROLINE GUELPH, COUSIN OF
QUEEN VICTORIA,
Destitute and FOrlOrn, Goes to q
PosrhOuse TO End Her Days
Her Sad History.

Her sad History.
LONDON, September 24.-Caroliue
Guelph, an ag ID WON az, appeared a.
the Chamberwell WoIkhoute yester.
day and asked for relief, supplement
ing he answer to the usual r qut st
for her name with the information
tat she was the d4ughtar of Geo ge
~. Your correspondent hearing
her application and remarkable 81 e.
menL Concerning her origin, Wis ted
Ihe woman today at her lodgings. She
ia a handsome old lady, dtspits Der
years and evideat s'rusg'el with p)v-
erty, and besSs unmist kabls trac of
high brsedirg. Her hair is silve' y
white, her carriage stately and her
features undoub' eddy thcss of the
Gu lph type She was foupd in g
scant ~ furnished room in a house cit
u-ted on a fairly genteel street, uoon
which was naled a signb ard an
nouncing that othts were mangled
within. The bed in one corner OF the
Ii tie room was CT the primitive sort
known as a "ttraw shakedown," and
was placed on t13 bare floor for want
If a bedstead. The old lady bad just
bought fifty-six pounds of coal, wlich
the boy wno delivered it placed in a
locker.
She crested me with the utmost po-
litenets, and in the most ladyllke
manner plsced FIR me ths only chair
the room aft rdej, seating berself up
on the coal box. Learning the Cbjsc
OF my viIt, she walked TO the door
and locked it to prevent in ru ion,
and Teeumed hsr coat with an exyres-
zion of il quiry upon her face.
"You sert, l understand, that
George ~ was your fsther2"
"Yee, | do; and mo cover, / can
prove It. Why, only two years ago
the Queen visited me at Vauxhall, aud
ii tened to the whole OF my story.
Her Majesty vept freely durlrg its rs
cital, aud upon leaving gave me
shilling. Her attendants suggested
the prJp,iely OF sending me pure
OF G500, but as have since r cived
nCtnirg, | conclude that Her Msjesty
has forgot n me. am poritiNe that
my visi or was the Queen, for she htr-
self told me 80, aud / was al o mi
lsrly if rmed by d ffeient members
of the suite EFT, nding her.
"George ~ Coniracte a morganatic
marriage with my mother ia Ger
many, where / was born. was christ
ened in st. Peters Canrch in Vienns,
and the Duke of Westminster hes in
bis possession the certificate showing
that / was born on ia uary 10, 1916.
l do not ZEN mber my father, nor
have l any recollect on Of ever seeing
Queen Caroline.
"Wben / was years of age / was
handed over to the cure OF Mrs.
Spsnton, who received large sum of
money to adopt me. The Span OBS
lad ia their possession great many
Listers and documents referring to me,
including my mo hers MARI age GER
lificats. These the Duke of Westmin-
ster obtained from the Spsntons by
csjo cry, Fl st promising them money,
in expectation of which the Spantous
surrendered part OF the papers, and
atterwai d, failing to fulfill his prom
is 9, If ght nng them into relinq uish-
ing the rest by threats.
I'm addition to the fact Inst am
the law al daughter OF George Nv,
am entitled, as t Q nearest 70 alive of
the Duke OF B u5swick. to money
amounting to G2O, 900, 900 sterling. The
Duke of Brunswick made love to me
while / was living with the Spantons
on their farm in Suffolk, and made me
an ofer of msrriage, which l ref0ssd.
have wrlten t. the EN- e1or Villa u
OF Germany, begging him to sssist me
In obtaining my rights, but have re-
Ceived no answer to my appeal. The
la Duke OF Bedford had In his Gus
tody some OF my papers and the
present Duke upon succeeding to the
tide transferred them o the kes ping
of the Duke d'AumaIe, to whom be
gave e700 annually to preserve them
and prevent Their falling into other
handP, fesring, no doubt, that it would
not be we'll FIR him to be known to
The Queen as their custodian. / have
no proofs now, but though they are
beyond my reach they exist, and they
in whose session the proofs are
dare not destroy them. Sooner or
later they must come to light.
ia ques, Of these proofs, i went 10
the hou,e Of the Marquis OF Tavistccs,
he eldest son Of the Duke Of Bedford,
but his servants wire ordered to shut
he door in my face. St Ii hoping to
lbtain come proof that | am what |
claim to be, / went again, and this
ime / was admitted by the Marcbion-
sss of TavissoCk, to who / explained
he obi ct of my witt. She treated
ne very kindly, AID expressed her be-
if that had been shameiully de-
orived Of my righs. She unhe itat-
ng y said che thought the least my
prosecutors could do was 10 provide
tor me as long as l lived,
mt confessed her inability to in
luence the improvement OF my con-
ltIon, to which she believed me en-
tiled. Beirg thus left powerless 10
eCure my ri hts or even to provide
myself with the actual necetsaries of
lfe, l was compelled to apply to the
Vorkhouse for relief"
Ia conversation with tie autbori-
les al the Workbouss your CORES.
,ondent observed one of the most
iugular features of this poor woman's
ace. Accustomed IS they are to
lesring all soItI OF MuU chausen tales
oncocted for the purpose Of working
Ipon their feelings, and inclined as |
hey are to receive every story with a
opious sprinkling of salt, the reliey-
nG officers give full credsnce to the
romans statement.
SINGING SLAVLS.
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