The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-11-09

SAO4Ts on tAof Aafl Motley
chs death OF Queen Anne, when 33aIali
returned trinmp hantly to Enc lands phe
cOntrived to get this dangerosis paper
from among the papers Of Harley i1o g
) Oxford then deceased sfoTge ting That
the Stuart, papers ponlr produce ~ ~ a =
they did.
When the Princess Anne was 8 years
az Sarah Jennings, one Of a needy family
Of good birth. came to be her playmate.
Sarah was then four years older than the
royal child. She was, besides, preco-
eioue, arrogant and domfneertng. 50
great an ascendancy did she establish
cvsr Anne that for thirty years she was
in the hands CT Sarah, and the instru-
nent which Sarah pleased to make her.
They had early adopted in correspond
ence t1ie names OF Mrs. Morley tPrincess
Anne, and Mrs. Freeman (Sarah), in Or
der that they might address one another
with greater freedom and without form
atty. this unreserved confidence IN az
ter years causing Queen Anne mucn n
trouble and anguish. After the death OF
her only child, the Duke OF Gloucester,
leaving the queen without an helr, sue
fell into the habit Of designating herseiI
id those letters as poor, unfortu na. $
Mrs. Morley" taking on very humble
air
freedomrarfiIdo-I1s oitr Gnbarvi ybJmn
The political falsehood that branded
.une's brother 1.-THE so-cailed prehender)
a spurious child has been said to be
largely due to the restless mind Of Sarah
Jennings, and zApe's participation In 1t
credited also to that source. At anyrate,
sccorSr,enieti by Sarah Jennings, Anne
sel from her residence, "The Cockpit,
on receiving the summons to be present
a. bis birth. in eredr to avoid the knoWl-
edge of it. and that she might. as she
aftarward did, testify that she was not
sire .kaa he was ner brother.
Arne's bitter ouarrels with her sister,
Queen Mary. were due to her refusai 10
dismiss from her service Sarah Churchlli,
and the amnesty that prevented recon
cillia,ion between these royal sisters be-
4o7e Mary died was due to the same
csEss.
When Anne became Queen of England.
2-.d the full! tide of Lady Marlborough S
rover SET in, she appropriated to her own
T,se the great Offices of mistress OF the
r,,5es. groom of the stole, ranger OF the
s,sst and little parks of Windsor and
keas,er OF the privy purse, besides DIS
;,osl,,s OF many other offices in the gift or
the crown. Wish the privy purse IN her
gexp:nc. she took care to dole out to the
caaen, very spaTingiy, the quens own
money, anu to cali her majesty to strlct
account for each expenditure she MADE;
once u,,on time making fearful to-do
BECAUSE Queen Anne ordered fks SICK
servant bottle OF wine without first
having consulted Lady Sarah.
De-. 20, 1702,. two days after queen
Anne opened her first parliament, she
,=rote TO Lady Marlborough: ut is very
uneasy 20 your poor, unfortunate Morley
10 think that she has so little IN her
rover to show you how sensible am OF
all Lord Marlboroughs kindness, espe-
c:s:iy when he deserves all that a rich
crown could give. But since there is
asfhins else at this time, l hope you will
give ne leave, as soon as he comes, to
make him duke" AS, however, no
-,royision was mentioned to support this
elukeso1n. and the Marlboroughs were
-az Door. Lady Marlborough said: When
read the queens letter let it drop out
IF nv hand. and was for some minutes
ike enc that had received the news Of
DEATH
Some days later the queen sent mes
ssge to the house of commons, saying that
II was her pleasure to create Lord MARI
borough a duke, and she requested that
= s-ts.nsion CT E5 900 per annum might be
~. .iTe,l to him and his heirs from the
o,sstnaice. The house refused the re-
Quest for pension on the plea that Lord
asariborcugh's services had been suf-
iiciently rewarded" Upon which the
queen wrote Lady Marlborough: i can
not be satisfied with myself without doing
something toward making up what has
heen so maiiciousiy hindered in parl1a-
ment and therefore | desire, my dear
Mrs Freeman and Mr.. Freeman would be-
50 kind as to accept of $4,000 year out
Of the privy purse. At That time, 10
punish The queen for not being able to en-
forge her proposition to parliament for
the grant of Is 5000, Sarah refused the
e. oGe. but demanded and got it nine
years after. principal and interest, when
the Marlboreughs were enormously rich.
Two ye,ars later, when the battle of Blen-
helm was fought and won, the English
peopIe. intoxicated with JOY over that
great victory, were beseeching the queen
10 reward Marlborough, and the house OF
commons begged that the queen would
please devise means to perpetuate the
: l,e:nors of the great service performed
ey the duke OF Marlborough.
5 Unfortunately. says Strickland, "the
asieen chose to ALLEVIATE one CT the most
,teresfing historical desme5nes that per-
med to the crown OF England--Wood-
=, ock, with its Norman antiquities, its
; erncries OF Plantagenets. its nynph-lle
baths, its mysterious labyrinths, and it's
b annted bowers, whispering of royal love
End :. queeniy vangeance-Wo odstock.
Wnsre ths peerless "Cheyalier. Of the
Islack Arnnor,' first born of the third I'd
ward, Enclosed his eyes to the light;
where his mother, "Phillippa the good"
Scent her young married life-Wood-
stuck; which Challcer sang ana described
VIII Typographical fidelity, every court,
evtsy pleasaunce, every mighty tree
Elm, nook and embrasure; and not
CHANGER. but elder poets Of exquisite
lefty have told the tales pertaining
5 glades in strains not even now Ell
Iron English memory. Yes, the
.ctAtnck of henry the beau clerk, and
-. HeAry the Piantagenet, the Woodstock
OF his much wranged Rosamond, whether
wife o. deceived. fiancee; the Woodstock
Of Ed Yard and Philippa. Of the regal Eliz-
absth Of the beautiful Henrietta, was de-
liyere4 to- yanbrngh and Sarah, OF MARI
heroushsas a prey, to be defaced and de-
ss1royedS and, worse. TO, load its green
.giaies ard lanes with heavy hideousness.
I The DQtehe architect himself struck with
the gr3nae yir; spared them awhile for
rheiEuar,sa OF prospect :, as he said, but
she, wit sthes taste of a thorough parye-
me. peter rested until !, the tpwers OF
fo67f 5rts1,n blasted With ord, nnu-fsd,.