The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-04

performing the gracious duties OF her
high Office. The bereaved nobleman-
one of the most distinguished of living
diplomatists-wa 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 it's mistress. the mbassa-
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 an iuvi
tation to lunch with Queen Victoria.
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 a private room, and taking her
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
t:mation 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 d gesture of appeal, which
the queen checked.
You are of the same age that |
was" continued the queen, gravely,
when | was called to the duties of a
queen of England. / do not expect
you at once to do all that your mother
was able to do. She was one of the rar-
est flowers of England. shall not adj
wise you about this duty or that in
detail. knowledge will come with
the everyday requirements of the
position. But | wish you to
carry out with you one suggestion from
me which | hope you will not forget
You will meet many people. my dear,
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 | 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 IA
Their to her high duties and large op
portunities for doing good or Ill. A re-
cent resident of the empire, who has
had every social opportunity for ac-
quaintance with the ambassadors
family and with the most ex-
elusive drawing-rooms of its capt.
tai, lately told the writer that
the career Of this young girl in
ambassadorial circles had been a re-
marl1a BILE one. The queens personal
advice had evidently done much toward
crystallizing naturally fine character
into one of uncommon strength and
usefulness. Such an earnest and devout
young life in diplomatic society made
it natural for men and women brought
into contact with it to be the best. and
to do the best. Even the most unprom-
Using attache became a better man for
meeting her. He had to. for her white
hands buried the bad, and kept alive
the ''good" in him.
Victoria's advice was both queenly
and womanlv. 1t touched the sources
of royal truth. The Christian queen
knew well the power of a pure, divinely-
influenced life, that seeks in human
hearts only that (which is good and
true. Her own life has exernplihed 1t
Youths Companion.