Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-22
ADVICE OF A QUEEN.
vIctoria's Helpful Words to an Ambassa
doris Daughter.

I Nlctorta's Helpful Words to an Ambassa
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
I 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
east over the magnificent embassy 10y
/ 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 an invi-
tation to lunch with Queen Victoria.
/ Lady Mary-as we win cali her-was a
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 her
hands. said:
Lady Mary, You are leaving En-
gland to take at your fathers side
your mothers place in the high posi-
tion 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, grayely,
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 rars
est flowers of England, shall not adj
wise YOU about this duty or that in
detail. knowledge win come with
the everyday requirements of the
position. But ] wish you to
carry out with you one suggestion from
me which hope YOU viii not forget
You viii meet many people. my dear.
whom Won viii 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
lirence and good Judgment which | am
sure YOU have England win 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.
It 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 OPP
portunities for doing good or i'll. 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 re- |
marlable one The queens personal (
advice had evidently done much toward |
crvstallizing a naturally fine character |
INTO one OF uhooiiiiioii - 't
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
ising 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
yictoria's advice was both queenly
and womanly. 1t touched the sources
of a 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 exemplified it
Youths Companion.