The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-24

THElE CHECKERED CAREER.
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BcndIur Under Political aud Mater a
Cares Yet All the lime sweet, Patient
NomaniN

NOUANNtN "''HN
fwriuon Tor the Tnrsl
perhars there arc times when some
one among our foe born American Ciil-
scns may feel c%nNious of royalty yoarn.
ino with infinite longing to DE clothed
I'M nnrnle. hno linen. and fare sumptu-
onsh every dtv TO sit in state, with
ptincc and potentatc 90 DO MIN lcNcr.
cncp. with o~b-rquious% COurticrs ready 90
exccgi, ilc r0tal heho>l or latest whlm ;
ava. fo hold tlc fate of nations in one
fiail human grasp. lie who consuits the
raros of history. OF scans thc daily pa-
per.. will soon Dee convinced that often
times thcir rolal highucsscs are shaking
ip their ROYAL hoois. clutching with fran
fic grasp thc sccptcrcd symbol Of their
mower verifying shakespeare assurance
that,
"Uncasv lies the head which wears a
crown" Death. who is no rcspcctcr OF
persons. has been very busy of lac with
Dc crowned beads
In less ilan d years slime we have seen
,bc Grand old German Kaiser, William.
lay down ls burden of ninety years,
Jcep,nr Dis last long. drcamless sleep.
We have seen bis brave son, "jnser
Fritz in tle glory of ripe manhood,
hattiinr with disease, at last falling a
victim t0 ihc grim destroyer.
We hs,c seen ihf family OF the Rus
sian Car lson of the assassinaied Alex
andcrl barely escaping with their hNes
from ,Ac splintered wreck OF a railway
train.
And now there comes flashing across
the ocean the sad news of The death OF
The Crown Prince of Austria. I'm the
prime of Sic. with ON imperial throne
awaiting Dim 10 nO very distant day, we
see him growing weary of 10 all, wrench
inr a,undcr al ihc holy ties of klnship,
fineinr ava, Dis royal life as q thing TO
De utterly dcspisel. Could we see down
deem into the hearts of the imperial
m0urncrs we would behold ~s0rroWlng
father. mother and wife weeping Ike
Rachel of Ola for her children, refusing
10 he comlancd. because they are not.
Uaein- seen thli we may well reach
ont acr0s. the waters 90 Che mighty SOW
creiens of the world-clasp hands in the
silent. m~nk-dofyinr brotherhood of
death. ict.u urn TO o ilircr picture and
follow ilc h,ii-h steps of some of the
mighty ones of earth as they skipped
ana limhoici ON their way 10 thrones.
The following story was published in
the Berlin GDrm.uiit sOme months ago
and translated reads as follows:
There were once three Joyous liitlcmaid-
ems with long flowing hair, who troliCkcd
and sporiDi iua garden Ou % street leading
to Jun-enleim. Al the people of the
good. free ciiy of Frankfort knew them.
AI fnaf lime. % wears ago. affairs were
generally very dIlercnt on That side of the
Alain. these are tliug- which have since
passed entirely passed. away, q free city,
"a German dies. diplomats of adj national
flies. When these wise gentlemen met
The little mliirus. which occurred very
frequently, they greeted them with
reverence. and murmurcd mysterious
worl- such as. "Iho succession law Of
1853. ~rAleswig, the Dukedom questions,
complications, German confederation,
ofc."
But the little maidcns did not trouble
thcm,olvcs about all This. they had other
matters off much more importance 10 at
tend Go. they must study diligently, and
even make flcir owu clothes.
Dl-mar had been taught 20 DO the
cutting out, all of them knew how TO
sew. and they, consequently. made their
own dresses. To this end each girl re-
ceivcd four thaicrs equivalent To % %
Of our currency. from which sum she
must clOthe herself from head 10 foot,
foot gear included.
They really looked very pretty in their
simple iacouet dresses. lOu see iacO-
net wa, selected not only because 10 was
much cheaper, hut also more durable
than m%uslius. Tar atan and laces) but the
SHOES were SO rapidly used mp. This was
often e source of great anxiety TO the
little mailcns, for they really Jumped
and danced rather too much.
How often DO was impressed upon them
that they should not race around over
the sharp pebbles Of The garden walk, as
j. wa, so destructive TO shoe leather, but
an i'm vain. They soon forgot IL, for
they coulluot help skipping and running
races. because they had such joyous,
unburiencd little hearts. Perhaps II
they had known that one day they would
become empress. queen. and duchess.
they would have conducted themselves
will greater decorum, but who dreamed
Of such 70 thing then Certainly not the
thicc little maidcns, who were simply
the daughters OF the Duke of SchlesWig-
Hol,torn-~onderbu -Glucksourg, who,
I'm expectation of The crown of Denmark,
in the meantime gave drawing lessons in
order 10 patch up his more than modest
income.
Behold. one day the crown really came.
The three little girls were no more seen
in the street leading To Jungenhcim;
when the hour came for the evening
meal. one no longer heard the call: AL
oxandra. Dagmar, ThyIa, come quickly
to supper. your papa has come home
Alexandra. Dagmar, and Ihyra were
now Royal llichncsses. The daughters
of the King of Denmark Christian IN,
of Glucksburrl. and vet this was only
the foreshadOWing of their glory.
Alexandra became the Princess Of
Wales. One dav she will become Queen
Of the United Kingdoms of England,
Scotland and Ireland, and their colonies
and dependencies in Europe, Asia,
Africa. America aud Australia, Empress
ofthe Indies. Pr0tcctress of the Faith.
So SAYS ihc GOtha Calendar, and that
calendar never deccives.
For twenty years has the Princess OF
Wales been waiting for the three-told
crown. bat the Queen of England has
no notion of stepping down from her
throne.
The Princess, however, waits willingly,
for she is. through and through a loyal,
magnauim0us character and tcnderly
Loves her moiher.in-law, the Queen OF
England. Serene, elegant. an undisputed
exemplar of fashion. good taste and
she appears TO the public.
Time leaves no traces upon her her
daughters are growing tall; her song are
bearded mon-she has five children but
she remains ever the same.
Her husband is often away for months,
but This does not disturb her amiablo
serenity; the world knows only the
smiling. coutcnted Princess
She never bushes herself With politics
Attic Castle of>andringham She receives
the friends of her husband, TO whom
alone 10 Is known that, OF late years, the
visitor Is requested to speak "a little loud
when addressing tue Princess.