Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-22


written in the following jubilant Ian
guage, and is signed in a bold, round
hama. Ii reads:
Victoria, by the grace of God, queen
OF the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, defender of the faith, etc. 4,
etc, etc, 10 the president of the
United States of America, sendeth greet
ing:
Jour GOOD FRIEND The celebration
of our marriage with his royal highness
the Prince Albert Francis Augustus
Charles Emanuel, second son of his Sc
rene highness the reigning duke of SAKE
Coburg- Gotha, having taken place at
London on the 10th of the present
month, we lose no time in notifying to
You this event. The sentiments of
friendship which you have already man
ifested toward us on other occasions, af-
ford us the assurance that you will take
an interest in an event, which by the
blessing of the Almighty will, we trust
contribute to the welfare of our people
and secure our own domestic happiness.
And so with our cordial wishes for your
welfare and prosperity, we recommend
you to the protection of the Almighty.
''Given at our court at Windsor Castle
the fourteenth day of February, in the
year of Our Lord 1870, and in the third
year our reign.
Signed. VICTORIA, r. -
The next letter Is dated the 18th of
December, less than a year after her
marriage, and it announces the birth of
her first child. She writes as follows:
1.-THE Almighty having in his infinite
goodness been pleased to grant to us
princess who was born at ten minutes
before two o'clock on the 2lst of No.
vember. we hasten to notify you of this
happy event in the full conviction from
tho sentiments of friendship which you
have evinced toward US on former oc-
cassiOns that you will take an interest in
an event so important to our dOmiuions
and so gratifying to ourselves and to the
prince cOnsOrt, and so with our cordial
wishes for your welfare and prosperity
we recommend you to the protection of
the Almighty, - etc, etc. "Your good
friend, VICTORIA K. -
Just one year later comes the an
nouucement of the birth of Albert Ed
ward, prince of Wales, which is
chronicled as follows:
"Victoria, by the grace of God, queen
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, defender of the faith, etc.,
States of America, sendeth greeting:
"OUR GOOD FRIEND-The proofs which
we have received of your friendship and
of the interest which you take in all that
concerns our person and family, do not
permit us to defer announcing to you
that the Almighty in His infinite goodness
has been pleased to grant lis prince,
who was born at Buckingham palace on
the morning of the 9th inst. In COM
municating to you an event so highly
important TO our people, and so joyful to
and the prince coGsort, we
embrace the opportunity of assuring you
of our constant friendship, and we re-
commend you to the protection of the
"Given at our court at Buckin CHAM
palace, the Both day Of November, in
the year of our Lord 1871, and in the
fifth year of our reigen. Your good
friend VICTORIA RI
Two years later another princess came
and few pages further on we find the
birth of a prince recorded, and so it
goes, princes and prinoesses pepper the
pages of this great autograph book and
at each new birth Victoria expresses her
thankfuluess TO the Lord aud recon-
mends us to the protection of the AL
mighty.
Altogether the queen has had seven
children and she has enough grand
children TO start a township. She has
q number of cousins and her family
costs England about 81 900 900 n year.
saw Queen Victoria in Scotland about
three years ago. She is fat and dummy
now and all the romance has faded out
Of her face if it has not gone out of her
soul. Her silly attachment for John
Brown made her ridiculous, and were
'he not the queen she might be taken
FOR an old woman of German descent
who takes in washing. She has an
immense private fortune from which she
mas big income in addition to that re-
,eived from the government, and she |
manages her money so well that it |
crows from year TO year. Her husband |
Then he died left about So, 900, 200 and |
he letter chrouicling his death, which [ |
ind in this autograph album of the state |
department, was written by Albert |
Edward, prince of Wales, who was then
years old. This is the first |
line that Albert Edward s name occurs |
u our state correspondence. 1t is prob |
IDLY the first time he had anything to do
With the governing of England |
md it is worthy of record. 1t reads as
ollows:
"AlberL Edward, Prince of Wales, to
he president of the United States of |
america, sendeth greeting:
"MY VERY GOOD FRIEND The queen,
ny beloved mother, has sustained an
loss in the death of my be-
owed and mourned father, his royal
liGhness, the prince cousort, Prince
Albert Edward of SAKE Coburg- Gotha,
Duke of Saxony, which took place at
Windsor Castle at ten minutes before IL
: CLOCK, IN the night of the l4th ultimo,
fter q short illness, in the forty-thir
ear of his age. You can well conceive
he utter desolation and grief of the
ueen, under the unexpected bereave-
nent which her majesty, her family and
Ter country have undergone. In these
eeply affecting circumstances l have
'een commanded to write IN this one iu-
lance on behalf of my disconsolate
mother, for the purpose of announcing
he fatal event. The queen Is persuaded
hat you will kindly receive this notifica-
ion as from herself, and that you Will
i've her your kindly sympathy under the
eavy trial which it has pleased divine
providence to visit her. And so 1 recon-
lend you to the protection of the AL
mighty.
"Osburn House, the 9Th of January,
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