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 save when something extraordinary occurred to excite her keen sense of the ludicrous. On such occasions as these she would laugh with degree of heartiness and even violence that would have completely staggered those who had never seen her without that half sad, half sour droop in the corners of her mouth.
 Even in her childhood and girlhood previous to her accession Go the throne in 1857 Queen Victoria seems to have given evidence of this underlying cur rent of rnerriment and fun in the con- stitution of her character. True, everything was done that could be done to check it by her mother, the Duchess of Kent, whose severity and even harshness toward the young princess called forth on one memor- able occasion, at a state banquet at Windsor, a violent and public rebuke from King William ".
 Queen Victoria was small in stature and during the latter part of her life very stout. This, however, did nos prevent her from retaining most re- markable grace and majesty of de- pertinent. It was impossible to con- ceive anything more captivating and winning than her smile. Always plainly and even shabbily dressed in black gowns that were often rusty, it was impossible not to feel when in her presence that that little old woman had ruled for more than half a cen tury over the greatest and most eX- tensive empire of the civilized globe, and with all that true, warm hearted woman. full of tenderness, a broad minded, una .7scted piety and sincere sympathy for all that are in trouble or distressed, a thoroughly human em press in fact. whose affections, thoughts and utterances were understood and appreciated at their true value by her
 
 subjects.
 Although Nictoria's reign was es- sentially one of peace, it was.in no sense an uneventful one. Here ia a brief summary of the more important events directly affecting the British government;
 lS37-5 Rebellion in Canada.
 1889 -42 Afghan war.
 IS4O-War in China.
 ls45- Repeal of the corn laws.
 1s47-Famine in Ireland.
 ls4S- -Chartist agitation. Small re- bellion in Ireland.
 ls53-5- Orimean war.
 1s57-s- Great sepoy rebellion.
 lS59-Direct government of India taken.
 1881 Expedition against Mexico.
 lSG5- Fenian troubles.
 lsB7.-Reform bill passed.
 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia.
 1sIl- -Disestablishment of the Irish church. Alabama claims settled.
 lS73-Growth Of Home Rule league in Ireland.
 1875 Suez canal purchased by Eng land.
 1878 Russia checked in Russo Turkish war. Cyprus acquired iron Turkey.
 1880 Beginning of the Irish agita ton of the present.
 1881 ? Trouble and fighting in zu l luland.
 1884 New Guinea annexed.
 1887 $ Troubles in Africa whic are still on.
 During all these years Victoria throne stood firm, thanks probabl quite as much to her own good sens as to the constitutional form of th English government But during thi penod the governments of the worl underwent more changes than perhaI was the case during the reign of an monarch of the modern era exceptir that of George III, who was on En lands throne during the French rev lution, and the reign of Louis XIV century and half earlier. Here is brief resume of the chief wars al political changes outside the BritiI empire during Victoria's reign:
 lS4s Louis Philippe overthrow Second French republic establishe with Napoleon III at it's head. 1852 Napoleon III, by treacher 5 overthrow second French repub and established second empire. [ 1859 Unifcation of Italy begu
 War of France and Sardinia agair 3 Austria.
 r ls6l-5-Civil war in America. 9 1866 War of Prussia against Aust
 1867 Union of Austria and Hu l gary.
 1868 Isabella, Bourbon queC E driven from the Spanish throl ,- Provisional government establishe, e 1s69--Spanish regency under NJ l. shal Serrano established. F 1870 Franco PrussiaD war begt n Downfall of the second empire ,f Erance and re-eStablishment of in