The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-06-28
ADVICE OF A QUEEN.
yictoria's Helpful Words to an Ambassa
doris Daughter.


doris Daughter.
An English AMBASSADOR to one of the
great eastern empires had the mis-.
fortune to lose his wife while she was
performing the gracious duties Of her
high office. The bereaved nobleman-
one of the most distinguished of living
diplomatists-was so stricken by his
loss that he felt the need of having his
two daughters by his side; but these
were young girls, in school in far-off
England. Unable to endure the gloom
cast over the magnificent embassy by
the death of its mistress, the ambassa-
dor sailed for home to bring his daugh-
tiers eastward.
On the eve of their departure from
England for the country in which her
father held official position, the elder
of the girls was surprised by Az invi'
tation to lunch with Queen Vic toria
Lady Mary-as we will call her was
true-hearted English girl, and had
many of the high ideals of her dead
mother.
After the lunch the queen led her in.
to private room, and taking hen
hands, said:
LADY Mary, you are leaving En-
gland to take at your fathers side
your mothers place in the high posi-
ton which he holds" The girl flushed
with surprise, for this was the first in
timation she had received of the real
nature of her future. That she must
fulfill the difficult and delicate public
duties falling TO the wife of an ambas
sador had not been explained to her.
She made a gesture of appeal, which
the queen checked.
You are of the same age that
was" continued the queen, gsavely
when was called to the duties of 2
queen of England. do not expect
You at once to do all that your nothe,
was able to do. She was one of the rar
est flowers of England, shall not ad
wise you about this duty or that ir
detail. knowledge will come with
the everyday requirements of the
position. But l wish you to
carry out with you one suggestion from
me which / hope you will not forget
You will meet many people, my dear,
whom you will not understand, and
many whom you can not love. Bury
the bad in people, and always seek for
| the good. Do this and with the intel
ligence and good Judgment which I am
sure you have, England will soon honor
you as she has honored your mother.
The queen kissed the girl gently up
on her forehead, and the interview was
soon closed.
1t is not hard to understand why the
people of England love their queen
when we hear such true incidents OF
her life as this.
Lady Mary went forth with her fla
Their to her high duties and large OPP
portunities for doing good or i'll. A re
cent resident of the empire, who hal
had every social opportunity for ac
quaintance with the ambassador
family and with the most ex
elusive drawing-rooms of its CAPT
tai, lately told the writer ina
the career Of this young girl il
ambassadorial circles had been u re
markable one, The queens persona
advice had evidently done much TOWARD
crystallizing a naturally fine characte
into one of uncommon strength ant
usefulness. Such an earnest and devou
young life in diplomatic society mad
it natural for men and women brough
into contact with it to be the best, ant
to do the best. Even the most unprom
Using attache became better man TO
meeting her. He had to, for her whit,
hands buried the bad" and kept aliv
the good in him.
Victoria's advice was both queenl,
and womanly. 1t touched the source
of royal truth. The Christian queer
knew well the power of a pure, divinely
influenced life, that seeks in human
hearts only that which is good an
true. Her own life has exempli6ed il
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