The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-19
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cneekS or every man ana woman IN the
room. The tears of old age do not come
readily, and to a woman who, during her
long life. has probably schooled herself
in their repression they must be doubly
trying. The fine chord of human SYM
pathy and compassion had been struck
with no uncertain hand and the white
haired Empress Of India and Queen OF
Great Britain bowed before the physical
sorrows Of the young battle-scarred hero
whose life has been practically ruined In
her service.
Queen Margheria consti utes a very no
table addition to the extraordinarily long
list of royal and imperial widows. says a
correspondent In fact IL may be assert
ed that there is hardly court In Europe
where widows weeds do net form a con-
soicuous feature destined in way to
remind its members that above all the
brillancy the pomp and grandeur which
character'zes IL, there hovers always the
shadow of death. In Russia we find the
widow of Emperor Alexander III playing
an important political role, while the NOR
ganatic widow of the murdered Alexander
II, Princess Yourieffska, lives in exile
abroad In Germany there Is the widow
of Emperor Frederick, whose political In
fiuence has become impaired by falling
health, ard who, indeed. is reported to be
is wisely and carefully governed by a re-
gent who is the widow of King Alfonso
XII. while in the neighborlng Kingdom
of Portugal the widowed Queen Pia may
he said like the widowed Czarina at st.
Petersburg, to head a species of opposi-
ton 10 the court and government OF her
son. The widowed queen Emma OF Hol-
land, surrendered a little more than
year ago TO her now grown-up daughter,
ali ha n n
ment, which she had held as regent DUR
ing the minority of her child, and near
by confined as a lunatic in the Belgian
Chateau OF Rouchort, is the widowed
Fmpre IS of Mexico, who has been bereft
of her reason ever since her husband was
court-martialed and shot in Mexico thir-
ty-three years ego. The Court of st. James
has sometimes been described as The
court of widows" owing to the fact that
not only Queen Victoria and two of her
daughters, as well as a daughter-in-law.
but likewise the majority of her ladies'
in-waiting, are widows, while among 9TH
or royal and imperial willows may be
mentioned the Empress OF the French. the
Empress OF China, the Khediviah mother
and The widow Of the reigning Prince Of
Servia, who was murdered in 1868.
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rs there anything in your past" the
beautiful girl asked, that you have kept
from me? Oh. Arthur, think before II IL
too late Surely you cannot wish to mako
us both unhappy. as we should be IL
were to learn after we are married that
you had not told me all-that there was
something YOU had kept back. Arthur"
she exclaimed, drawing away from him,
there is-there is something you have
kept from met You are pale, and you dare
not look me in the eyesl'
YES, Adelaide, 1t is true. have not
told you all 1t was not my fault Be-
fore heaven 1 swear Il! I had hoped that
you might never need to know. You will
learn to love some other. l can go away
somewhere and drag out my days in
shame and sorrow"
Then, woman like, she put her arms
around his neck. looked up into his strong,
manly face, and said in low. sweet
voice.
Arthur, let me help you to bear your
burden. Have i not promised to share
all your joys and sorrows? Perhaps
can forgive you and thus save both our
lives from being wrecked
with an effort he pulled himself to-
gether and replied:
"My mother used to dress me as Little
Lord Fauntleroy,' and once she had my
picture taken In that costumel"