Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-20

ledge. and not the smallest CohCe Pm
Of the manifold difficulties which SUI
round the Throne and Royal FANNY AZ
the giving of aims and the support "a
charitable institutions. ,.,o,.s
Tho exact contrary 20 these opinions
&c The truth. for. Notwithstanding that
there is no known fortune sufiicientiy
large 10 satisfy q 1.-THE Of the appHca-
tions by which all whose names are
officialIy or publicly known are inundated
I'm these days, the Queen has set
the noblest example, not only IN the
large sums Of money she annually ex-
pends in charity, but far more efiica-
cious assistance she causes personally
10 be rendered where advice, superlh-
tendence. and good sense are far more
needed than a mere monetary supscrip-
ton.
Quietly and unobtrusively, she and her
family have often saved, helped, ana
forwarded many a charity which would
otherwise have had 10 close its doors;
and indeed, TO the far-seeing policy or
the Queen and her noble husband IN the
matter Of the government of charitable
institutions is due their present condition
OF excellence. the increased facillues TOT
helping all deserving cases, and the sun
wider aid and support now given 10
charity in this country by all those able
10 do so.
Little children feel their mothers in
fluence without knowing 1t; we older
children can recognize this Royal infiu-
ence now. and let us hope that on this
great and glorious occasion every man
and woman In Great Britain will say,
Good bless the Queen for the motherly
love with which she has so long nourish-
ed cherished, and watched over her peo-
pie.
side by side with the true womanliness
for which the Queen is so Justly loved
is that intellectual power, almost mascu-
line i'm its strength. which has so often
won. not only her Ministers admiration
and Difference, but that of all the most
Earned and able men who nave ever
Come in contact with her.
Whether we look on our Queen as the
voung girl she was when she inherited
the heavy responsibilities and immense
mower which are inseparable from the
Crown of Observation-Disclosures as young
wife. mother. and, alas. now as widow
we can not only find no fault, not even
an error in Judgment. l may almost say;
for. however high party feeling may have
run. however difficult at various times
both internal and foreign policy may nave
become even those most opposed 10 the
views of the Queen and her Ministers
| AT the period have always known that
Victoria, Queen and Empress, with all
| her gentleness of feeling, had a stern
| sense OF justice, an answering VIII 10
| resist all wrong, and that, above all else,
| she was constitutional monarch, ana
| would. TO the letter, adhere to her corona
| ton oath. no matter how far her own
| personal feelings might unaNoIuaDly run
] in another direction.
/
| nroved how entirely the Queens judg-
| ment was the best when she had never
theless felt il her duty TO defer TO the
wishes OF her Ministers, and allow con-
trary action to be taken.
| There is probably no one now living
whose intimate knowledge of all the poll
teal events of the last seventy years is
so consecutive and so complete as that
| of the Queen. The clearness and activity
| of her mind have always been, and are
now. most remarkable. Her memory Is
| even more so, for few persons can ap-
| proach her without very soon discovering
that the Queen knows quite as much
and often more. on the subject under
! discussion. than he whose special pusi'
| ness II is. At the same time. heI
| Majesty is ever ready to gain informa-
| tion. and is most graciously and consid-
| eratelv pleased to listen to anything which
! Is worth repetition. There is not a trace
| In her OF that affectation of knowledge
which Is occasionally TO be found in les:
I gifted persons; her talent is as Donta
neous as 1t is solid and exact In th'
lighter accomplishments of life she als'
excels: she Is a good linguist, an abi'
musician and artist, and many poo
body's" heart has been gladdened by SOM
warm comfort made by the Queen
own deft fingers.
II has been said that ito the creates
minds the simplest things are great.
and II NAV truthfully be added that no
thing which is worthy Is 100 small 10
the Queens appreciation; all that Il
great in life. in art, in literature, II
science. has her most able and intelligen
| comprehension and praise.
In a more marked and detailed form
than Is at present possible, future his
torians will bring more forcibly TO Ign
the directing influence her purity oil mind
her accurate learning, and her power 10
good have had on her country and 20,
Die. one whose own loyalty to all tina
Is right is so steadfast inspires soyalt
I'm others. Small wonder, then, thaa -ou
: Queen should be so universally befoved
, for her watchword through life had bee
"Duty." Through good and through 1
she has performed It, and no sovereign 4
history has ever had so bright and un
, sullied q record. She has suffered deep
: ~. but her peoples love. as she has
} pathetically told them. has comforte
J her. May we. her people. one and al
rise up now and again and assure ne
: with all our hearts and minds how loyal
we feel for her. how deeply we reverence
her. and how fervently we pray God
.bless and comfort the Queen"
"A stout Baekbons