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sxssgsee Of an unaffected and natural
warmth Of kesisn.s which reaches all
hearts. ard OF m1seh ssGs herself - tne
lszst conscious Many an eye he's
Faosssned at the queens Kind words,
when an gugs aeT majesty has felt sur
,srised wsIy those before ter were 50 ruGca
touched. Those who are awaiting AZ In
,erv.es FOR the first csr0e often speak 81
their nervousness. and express wish
that the "or2esF' fas some are too apt 20
call fp rere over, bat Il needs very
few minutes only 20 dEsp@i their nervous
neSs and there are few. If any who have
ever left the queens presence without re-
gret that The interview could not be pro-
longed. and also with warm desire 10
be received again.
The moment her iesty enters the
room those who are awaiting her feel
that, beyond the presence OF great SOW
sy.ixn. q true friend has come TO them
one Ia whom they can trust; one whose
Kindness of heart and sense OF justice will
never TAI. them. and further and more In
innate knowledge OF the queen and OF her
life but sntenssfes and justifics their first
Impression.
There IL a natural dignity In her man
ner which probably has never been
.sgualEed. and 1t has nothing of that chilli
ing influence too often diffused by those
whose dignity" is a mere assumption.
and not as with our queen. an outward
and visible sign Of Inv ard grace. She
has heart which never forgsts. no mat
ter hou long the interval may be, she re-
members and inquiries after all connected
with these 10 whom she is speaking.
There In not Il servant IN her several
households OF whom che does not know
something, and In whom che Is no.,
occasion. quickly and sinesrely interested.
The sympathy of her majesty In sill ac-
cidentg. misfortnEes, and personal sTiefs
II TOO widely knexn to need remark here.
hut I may add that the soicituds OF the
queen which Is made public bears no pro-
portion To the eyer-actiye sympathy -he
feels and :sstlfics 10 in private. aud which
IS OF daily almost hourly. occurrence.
Amid affairs OF state. family interests
and the numheriess and incessant calls
upon her time and attention. the queen
always has a kind thought and a kind
word for those who need either, and ia all
the domestic relations OF her Iife-~as
daughter. wife and mother~-she has set
the most touching as well az the most
exemplary OF examples.
BY this train OF thought am brought
10 the queen as 81 mother and surely there
cannot be "a mothers heart amongst us
that viii not warm up towards her who
has SO truly been q mother 10 her people.
SIS she has indeed been q beloved and hon
ored mother To her own children.
Fssga ty.ft
the immense factor for good Of our Eng
lish family life. and In the carrying out
OF this principle the prince consort and
herself devoted themselves 90 the per-
sonai superintendenec OF their children.
making their palace simple home
in many ways far simpler than those Of
numbers Of their suhJects-and spending
In the nursery what spare moments they
could steal from their royal duties. TO