Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
A ROYAL ROMANCE.
George "a. Thiri and Lady sarah
Lennon.


AZ old Klrg George the second was
taking the Az In kcnsington Gardens
ono nnc sufnner morning In the middle
OF last ccntvtsi. little girl VI some ave
ycnrs. who Mas walking with her sis-
tors and the Swiss nurse broke away
from the party. skipped up TO the king.
dropped n courtcHy. and greeted him
with the rrmnrk. comment Vuua
purtcx-vatia. ~. T. rni9 Nnus ayes lei
unc Rrnudc st belle mniaun, n'cat.cc
paHf" The old kinr. familiar nnd per.
hans bored With Tho pump and etiquette
of his usual relations with his subjects.
was pleased beyond measure at the
oriEinality ~ this PRODUCTION. lie took
notice ~ the child. often had her to
visit him M the palace afterwards. even
rompcd with her. aud put her IN "a large
china jar whore. instead ~ showing
fright she sang "Malhruuck sen vat.
en- guerru' Mt him from under the ild
The little lady was Lady Sarah tennoN:
and M daughter ~ the Duke ~ Rich
mond. great officer ~ the court. she
and her sisters had tho privilege ~ be-
Ing IN the gardens tu see the royal
promenade. II was tho prrtticst en-
trance Imaginable tu the great world
whcrr this young indy was destined for
n time TO play gsrnt part. Ton or
dozen years later an fashionable Lon.
don was ngog with excitement. wrote
letters. reported every movement and
every rumor OF Lady sarah. for IL was
the question of 1861 whether she was or
was not 10 become queen ~ England.
In 1868 Lady Sarah entered London
society. and returned 60 the care 81
Henry Fox aud his wife az Holland
House. "a tall. beautiful, shy Rtrl ~
fourteen Two years later the town
was In rapturca. IN fact and all the
4.
at the beauty u sixteen. There was
my Lord Carlisle; my lord Enrol.
whom she INFUSED; my Lord Nowhottie
whom rh" fiirtod desperately. MIR.
Thomas iipnbury. whom she after
wards married. ANA nn doubt scurc
OF others whose names arr not recorded.
Last 81 all, there was the Prince Of
Wales nov become George the Third
~ England. who was a willing victim.
lie saw Lady Sarah often. Their was
no Irritation here. the king was IN dead.
~ earnest. There was no stupid royal
marriage act In force. this the king.
| perhaps IN the iight OF his own expert.
| ence ihoughtfully provided for his re-
lntiona when they began 10 marry Into
Horny Wnlpolc'H family. hut at pres
ent the King knew his own mind. aud
there IN no doubt that. N Lady Sarah
had known hers. she might have as.
crnded the throne In i5ol ~ queen OF
i
shortly afterwards Lady Sarah went
Into somerrctHhirr. rude out. fell with
/ her horse. aud fractured her leg. The
falthlcHH Ncwbottle made some unfcel.
| Ing rsmnrk when told ~ the accident
| The faithful king was all rolicltude for
the Hunerisx ,ounw beauty. RI. young
giri at last. perhaps. Knew her mind
but II was too late. There was more IN
the rumor u the princess from Meek
lcnhurH than Fox thought II was all
over. there was no doubt about II at
all. The King summoned the council 10
| announce the marriage. and Lord Ilnr-
court went over FOR the princess. and
the little Scif-ponHcrncd lady came
across tho channel 90 Harwich. ana was
not rcuHick Tor above half an hour, but
sang ana played on the harpalchord
nearly all the way. Poor Lady Sarah
and her troubles wcrr not over yet.
either. The King selected her ms one
| ~ the bridesmaids. All beautiful hg-
urcu." says Mr.. walpole. hut with
neither features nor air. Lady Sarah
was by FAR the chief angel" The mar.
riaEc did not take place till ten az
night. There were the pretty BRIDES
maids. with Lady Sarah at their head.
all In row. aud the king had more
eyes for Lady Sarnh than for his bride
all through the ceremony. when 10
was over. up comes my Lord West
morlnnd tho old Jacobitc. who has
hardly any eyes NJ all. mistakes Lady
Sarah Tor the queen, drops on one knee.
aud takes hc- hand To kiss Il. Lady
sarah has TO draw back with q blush.
and cry, II am not the queen SIR" aud
George Selwyn uttcrH that bitter lest.
You know, he always loved Pretend
ers" Did ever romance end In such
embarrassment for poor young girl Of
sixtccnf-lcornhiil Magazine.