Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-17
ROYAL LOVERS.

and love of the world, he at least
fell in love, really and truly. 1t
has been said that all the world
dearly loves a lover-and it undou0t-
edly does, for some reason. His sweet
heart was Princess MAY, girl, who'
from all accounts, was built to be loved.
She is bright, pretty and sweet-tem-
pered, and what more could lover, roy
al or plebian, ask?
Among the good and bad traits
which ALBERT VICTOR inherited from
his ancestors, was the excellent trait OF
being able to fall in love with lovable
woman and to inspire her with areclp-
rocal tender passion.
1t is said that the Queen, herself
was so much in love with her late hus-
band that it was she who popped the
question, the answer to which gave
Great Britain King. her
late husband, we are told
was an occasional visitor at
Windsor in his single days, and it is re-
lated that the Queen danced with him
and showed him many attentions that
she never showed to others. At one OF
the balls Her Majesty presented him
with a bouquet; but his uniform packet
was fastened up to his chin, and ne had
no buttonhole in which to place the gift.
In the spirlt Of Sir WALTER RALEIGH,
when he threw his cloak for Queen
ELIZABETH TO step on, Prince ALBERT
seized a penknife and Immediately slit
an aperture in his dress next his heart,
and there deposited the royal flowers.
This great act, of course, would have
caught the heart of any wo-
man, queen or peasant, and 1t
helped to edo the business" nightly.
Owing TO her superior station, ALBERT
did not dare TO propose, so VICTORIA
had TO do it, herself. She first took
care TO be sure Of his feelings by asking,
one evening, how he liked England.
The Prince replied: Every much"
Next day there was the same query,
and the Prince answered that he liked
England exceedingly. Then" added
the Queen, cit depends on you TO make
it your home" To this dead open
and shut" proposition the Prince could
make but one response, which was as
follows, to quote ALBERT himself;
''The Queen sent for me alone to her
room, the other day, and declared to me
with a genuine outbreak Of affection,
that had gained her whole heart, and
would make her happy if would make
her the sacrifice Of sharing her life with
her, for she said she looked on it as
sacrifice; the only thing that troubled
her was that she did not think she was
worthy OF me-" This did not seem to
trouble Prince ALBERT, as he promptly
accepted the offer, which made him vir-
tually the head Of the largest empire in
the world.
Also, the late Emperor FREDERICK, Of
Germany, introduced his suit for the
hand of the Princess Royal of England by
Offering her a piece of white heather.
He was then the young Crown Prince Of
Prussia, and the Princess was still in
her teens. They were among the Scot
fish gleus when the Prince picked the
white heather, the emblem OF good
luck" and presented it TO his future
wife. At the same time he alluded to
his hopes in regard TO her. The Prin-
cess met his approach so faYOrably that,
when the day was over, they were en-
gagged.
The Prince Of Wales IS said to have
fallen in love with picture Of the Prin-
cess ALEXANDRIA, dressed as a country
girl. He had then never met the love
lest Of King CHRISTIANS daughters.
When he did, however, ALBERT EDWARD
was charmed by the sweet manners and
beauty Of ALEXANDRA, and the Queen
and Prince Consort were well satisfied
with the match, which, the official an
nouncement stated, twas based upon
mutual affection, and the personal mer-
its Of the young Princess"
So il will be seen that the deceased
young prince in falling in love with
Princess MARY was simply acting in &C
cordance with the laws Of heredity.