St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-11
borough came of age almost simultane


ousIy with the death Of his father.
The young duke is an undergradu ate
of Trinity college. Cambridge, and i'm
mensely popular there-not merely with
the tuft hunters, who worship title
without any regard to the man VINO
bears it, but with the reading men and
the athletic men alike-for he is both
an assiduous student, lover of manly
sport, and of most amlabie dlSpoSl-
ton. He inherts his fathers keen in
; tellpct am, his mothers high-minded
nature, and there can be no doubt as to
the future OF BIenheim in his hands.
The young duke inherits in Blenheim
one Of the most perfect palaces in the
country. Splendid in itself and its con-
tents, which comprise some or the most
famous pictures in the world. it is at the
same time as comfortable and home-like
as though it were something less than
the offering of great nation to Its
greatest soldier and statesman. John,
the great duke of Marlborough, of
whom it might be said, as Of the duke
OF Wellington, that he was
A statesmanwarrior moderate. resolute,
Whole In himself, common good.
a tower OIL strength,
Which stood four-Square to all the winds
that blew.
The reception rooms. although not
| large, are very beautiful, and the cell
| ings and walls are maryelS of the art of
Laguerre, who, forsaking for while
| his sprawling saints" has recorded
with his brush, in vigorous, vivid and
| floridly emblematical fashion, the
/ glorious victories of the great
/ commander-in-chief of the allied forces
/ in that campaign in Flanders, where.
we have it OH good authority, our sol
diers ''swOre so terribly"
But the whole place, the magnificent
| palace and the lovely park, TEEN with
| interesting associations. 1t was i'll the
| Old manor house or Woodstock that
| Elizabeth, banished by Mary, listened
! TO the milkmaId singing at her work
| shame upon you Robin!
shame upon you now!
| Kiss me. would you! with my handS
Milking the cows?
I Daisies grow again,
Kingcups blow again.
; And YOU came and kissed me- milking the cow
A ''sweet violence tempted by q
''sweet craft" said the unhappy prin-
cess, who wished that she were such a
milkmaid. 10 sing, love, marry,
churn, brew. bake and die. Then have
my simple headstOne by The church,
Ana all tningS llVeu ana enuHu HOn-
estly." The old house is gone, and
twin trees stand on its site, but the
memories of Elizabeth are undying.
In the park. too, is ROsamOnd's well.
most poetic and picturesque in fact and
association, recalling irresistiDly that
pathetic figure in the Dream of Fair
Women"
am that Rosamond whom men call fair,
If what was be.
ould InlIot son3 N lida coarse and
poor!
me- that should ever see the light
Those dragon eyes of anger'd Eleanor
DO hunt me. day and night!
All this superb property is still held
by the dukes of Marlborough ON the
quaint terms imposed originally by
Queen Anne, and each year, on the an
niversary of the battle of Blenheim,
the duke has to visit Windsor Castle
| and place small flag over the bust of
! the great duke in the grand chamber.
The Duke of Wellington's property.
Strathheldsaye, is held upon a similar
tenure, and he has to renew on each
| anniversary OF Waterloo flag sur
mounting the bust of wellington, which
stands opposite that of the Duke of
Marlborough.