The sun., 1896-09-22
QUEEN TICToRIA,s FATHER.
Tho Beautirui Woman who Shared HI,
Fortunes While He Was = Rnehelor.

Ahe HeautiTui Woman Who Shared IIis
Fortunes While he Was n BneheIor.
QUEBEC, Sept. 1s.-The preparations for tho
approaching celebration of the longest reign
In British history have revived considerable
interest In Canada and the Canadian career of
oueen Victorias father, when, as a Kay bach
elor, his household, both at Halifax and at
Quebec, was presided over by tho beautiful
ana fascinating Nine. do st. Laurent. She
was In reality the Baronne Fortisson. She is
described as q most charming and fascinating
woman, and she accompanied the Duke to Can
ada In 1901, when he landed In Quebec as
Commander Of tho British forces. He Inn
mediately took mp his residence at Haldima and
House at the Falls OF Montmorency, the large
manor house still visible to tourists on the
west side OF the falls. His town house still
remains, under the name of Kent Housc. upon
st. Louis street in this city, nearly opposite
tho Court House AT both these residences
Nine. st. Laurent was installed as mistress,
o out of Of compliment to her, ho called ''tho cell
i.harsH mass Of , the sorrespondenes Of the De
Kent and his mistress The De Salaberrys,
one or wnom commanded the Canadian forces
At At the battle Of Chateauguay, lived at Beau
port, closet 10 Montmorency. In one OF the Dukes
letters TO this family from Halifax this post
SCRIPT occurs:
by this mail, being engaged in preparations for
on our onr Tourney; She proposes to make amends
Edward De salnberry. who fell at the storm.
ing OF Badajos in 1879, wrote to his royal High
Ins nsss lust before the that was dss-
an she happiness which you, as we'll as Mad.
The Duke was undoubtedly sincerely at
tached to Madame" and she remained his
;Sn SmTanion gn until not very long before his death
dictated by reasons OF State policy. 1t was in
toria's mother, though as late as June 10,
1914. he wrote to Col. de Salaberry from Ken.
sington Palace. after his return to England:
Nine de St. Laurent unites with me in
best tremembrances." and on the 2sth OF Septem-
ber following he concluded another letter TO the
same correspondent MS follows: Thank God,
We are both quite well. Ny life con-
tinues to be very domestic, and see as little OF
this TO you. l am sure you will bo pleased to
learn that what our life was when we were be.
years have snee we m nG
| loye to think that twenty years hence IL may
Little more than four years had elapsed.
however. whom in March. 1919, the year fol-
lowing the.Duke's marriage, and few weeks
Victoria, Nine. de s.. Laurent retired into a
convent. The parents OF many OF the present
Of SGeSeesrs and Of Tesdsn,s Of
dotes o. the life In Canada OF the Queens
father, and to them the picture wns famil-
lar one, of the Duke and the beautiful Nine.
st. Laurent. driving from the Falls into the
night, behind a pair Of high steppiaR ponies.
In addition to being no saint. the Duke, in
Canada, was certainly a martinez Several
men of the Princes regiment at Quebec nlotted
10 seize him and other officer. and unless they
granted their requests. TO kill him and escape
across tho lines. Draper. the ringeader. was
sentenced TO be shot. At his Colonel's inter.
cession he was pardoned, but the alter native was
700 lashes.