The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-14

he put it to the Duke of Wellington,
The Stunned ostentation and sank his
own existence in that of his wife. He
| assumed no separate responsibility be-
fore the public, but he became her sole
confidential adviser in politics and as
sisted her in her communications with
the officers of the government; he was
the father of the royal children, the
private secretary and permanent min
lister of the sovereign.
They shared everything together,
work as well as play. Victoria"
wrote the prince to his uncle, King
Leopold, SIS the treasure on which my
whole existence rests while, on the
other hand, he influenced her in every
thing. I told Albert" said the queen,
that formerly l was too happy to go
to London and dreaded leaving it; and
now, since the blessed hour of my mar
riage, am unhappy to leave the coun-
try and would be content never to go
to town."
The Queens Skill and Devotion as
II Mother.
Prince Albert was a passionate lover
of the beauties Of nature; he was very
fond of gardening. Osborne, in the
Isle of Wight, and Balmoral, in Scot
land, were both sources of great en-
joyment to him. There the royal
babies disported themselves and were
really as happy as little kings. Great
pains were taken to make their edu-
cation as perfect as possible. The
quesn wished them to be brought up
simply and domestically, was anxious
that they should be a great deal with
their parents and learn to place their
greatest confidence in them. She con-
sidered it a hard case that she was
not always able to be with her little
ones when they said their prayers, and
since they have grown into men and
women she has never ceased to in
f1uence them. No foolish luXuries were
allowed in the nursery; one of the
nurses observed that the children
were kept very plain indeed; it was
quite poor living, only bit of roast
beef and perhaps a plain pudding"
The following memorandum drawn
up by the queen for the guidance of
the instructors of the princess royal is
a proof of her majesty's large and toll
Grant mind: Il am quite clear that she
should be taught. TO have great rever-
enGe to God and to religion, but that
she Should have the feeling of deVo-
ton and leYe which our heavenly IA
Their encourages his earthly children to
have for him ard not one of fear and
trembling, and that the thoughts of
death and an after life should not be
SHi EStillGu III al lllIS anu IOG-
bidding aspect and that she should be
taught. as yet, to know no difference
of creeds and not to think she can only
pray on her knees. or that those who
do not kneel are less fervent and de-
Vout in their prayers"
With all her tenderness the queen
was very firm; her children were ex-
pected to be obedient and respectful to
their teachers, kind and polite to all
Trr-n Of
young. one day happened to go into a
room where housemaid was polish
ing the firegrate They insisted upon |
helping her, and when in possession of |
the brushes set to work TO polish the /
poor Woman'S face. She ran away. In !
her flight she encountered Prince AL |
bert and was overwhelmed with shame |
She had to tell the truth, and the /
queen was informed of the delin- I
quency. Presently she was seen cross
ing the court towards the servants
quarters, leading the two little culprits /
by the hand. The woman was called I
out and the princesses were made to |
ask her forgiveness.
Professor TyndaIrs visit to the
queen.
The celebrated Prof. Tyndall has left
an interesting "Reminiscences of his first /
visit to Osborne. 4 was invited he
writes, with three or four very dis 1.
tinguished men to go down to Osborne
and talk to the children on matters of
science. ] did not expect more than
familiar conversation, but found ]
had to lecture before her majesty her.
self, and being entirely undisciplined
in the manners of a court, I fear my
behavior was not what it ought to
have been; my uncertainty in this re /
spect was cause of intense discorns1
fort TO me. But on the following mornA
ing the discomfort melted away like
cloud in the presence of the cordial
merry laughter and pleasant conversa-y
tons of Prince Leopold, then a little /
boy The prince took me over his small
gardens, showing me his imple4
ments of husbandry, wheelbarrows
spades, rakes and hoes allotted to him,
10 his brothers and sisters by their
noble and most wise father He
showed me their museum and told me
to whom each of the objects belonged,
and it was profound comfort to me.
Tor ! felt that 1 was standing, not in