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the time. But she knew the meaning of
such d gift from such a person, and she
clearly whispered Yes" loud enough for
the happy lover to hear. For when they
reached home there had to be telling to
'pa pa" and mamma" of something that
had happened. And the next news heard
was that the Crown Prince of Germany
was betrothed to the English princess roy
al.
Happy and loving indeed was their
union, so Economically and so charming
ly begun on the Scottish moor Little won
der that the place has had such attractions
for the widowed Empress ever since the
day she received that piece of white
heather
The Queen herself has in her book
Leaves From the Journal of a Life in the
Highlands" told the story of the engage
plent of the Princess Louise to the Mar
qus of Lorne. now Duke of Argyll. She
says, under date of Oct. g. 1870:
This was cn eventful day. Our dear
Louise was engaged to Lord Lorne. The
event took place during a walk from the
Glassalt Shiel 10 Loeb Dhu. She had gone
there with jamie Ely, the lord chancellor
and Lorre. I had driven to Pannanich
Wells on the south side of the Dee with
Beatrice and The Hon. Mrs. Ponsonby.
I'VE got home by Z. Louise. who re-
turned some time after, told me that
Lorne had spoken of his devotion to her
and proposed to her. and that she had ac-
cepted him, knowing that I should APP
prove. Though I was not unprepared for
this result, i felt painfully the thought
OF losing her But / naturally gave my
consent, and could only pray that she
would be happy"
How simple and charming description
of royal proposal this one is. 1t is such
as might have been written by any woman
in the land about her daughters own en-
gagement, in its unaffected beauty. 1t
shows us, after all, how much matters of
the heart are these affairs of royal fami-
lies just as much as are those of their
meanest subjects.
The Glassahlt Shiel is somewhat
plain. stone-buit house, and a spot often
favored with visits from Her Majesty
during her stays at Balmorai 1t is a
very convenient stopping place during a
long drive TO refresh ones self with a Gun
of tea, and abe Queen has thus made use
of its hospitality more than once on each
visit to her Highland home. The wild
scenery OF the mountains all the way on
the celebrated walk from here 30 Bal
moral would appear to have affected the
head Of the clan Of Campbell and caus-
ed him to screw his courage 90 the
sticking point as perhaps few things
could. Anyhow, this district has the
honor OF seeing first, for the space Of
many. many years a direct British Prin-
cess accepting the love Of a man who was
not of royal birth, and thus becoming the
originator Of a much to be commended
system that has been followed by the
Princess Louise Of Wales and the Duke
of York of British royalty marrying those
of British birth and parentage rather
than going abroad for royal oonsorts.
The Gear proposed 10 the Princess Alix
OF Hesse during a family party at Copen-
hagen in 1894. He had made up his mind
long before that II he married he would
marry whom he pleased rather than one
commended to him by his counselors for
state reasons And his choice had fallen
upon the Queens granddaughter from
Hesse. Accordingly, the party at the
Rosenberg palace. the scene Of that for
mer proposal in 1863, had been arranged
on purpose 10 allow Nicholas to meet his
lady live under the happiest auspices.
Some say that the Car proposed duyink