The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06

heed-keepers wife always had two dainty
baskets ready. niled with pieces OF bread
The Queen put on q large white apron.
opened the kennel door and dist
the contents Of said dainty baskets And tho
authority adds that while the dogs wont
touch bread when offered by q mere keeper.
they will -crupulousiy devour every crumb
coming from the hands 81 their mistress.
After the dog episode the family party
soee TO the pleasantly. the bantam rear
ing ground. the dove house and ~ on.
winding mp nj the dairy tea room for th"
indispensable ! O'clock
Apropo- Of bread there L. "A story OF days
gone Dy which Mrs Tooley tells 10 illus-
trate the Queen's ready sympathy lond
b~oaconsheld was ono, cutting, OF trying
10 cut, refractory dinner roll. tut the act
difficult enough anyway, wa further az
grsvsted 10y his turning To make some
courtlN remark To the Princess OF Wales, whn
sat besid. him. Tn. knife slipp-d aud
lie cat mis- finger. The Princess instantly
devoted herself Ia giving INST aid W the
injured 10y binding up th. statesman =
wound. During the proves he bowed
and said
when I asked Tor bread they gave m.
a stone. but I had a Princess To bind my
wOunds
Another story va about Tennyson. who
had written an ode at the time 81 the
Princess arrival In England. The ode
left nothing to he desired In the way OF
praise and Qualification u vas several
years b-for- IN. Princess met Tenny-on
and then. wanting to he gracious and hav-
ing forgotten Just how lsudstory the ode
had be-sn. she asked him 20 read II "a her
The poet started IN all right but, A. h"
waded deepar and deepsr through tn"
honeyed verses. the praised and the praiser
~.nt from embarrassment to hilarity and
ended with a burst ~ laughter
Countless stories ar. told Of The kind
ness and thought fulne-s Of Queen Alex
andra Charity begins a, home and II Is
worth noting that the Sandringh1m p~ople
ador. their mistress who IL also their Queen.
Al one little cottage a woman says
.Ye-. I've been unable To get about all
winter and A. soon a. the Queen heard |
was too III To attend 10 myself she sent a
nurse TO STAY with me shes been here
four months and her Majesty has been
several times To -es me
The only child 81 the keeper of tho ken
n.ls vas Wing al the point ~ death, hut
IN. mar seemed 20 be ch.ered by a tele-
gram from the Queen a. Windsor telling
Of her anxiety and her sympathy
The Queen thought a lot Of our little
Rirl,' he said. and somehow the Queen
seems 10 have that rare gift ~ making
everybody feel that she thinks a lot Of
them Mir. Tooley visited a neighboring
hospital one day and found tho place hub
bling With excitement because the Queen
had jus, been there in her motor car.
L, wa mos, specially 10 see me ma'am.
tina, the Queen came remarked an old
lady who had burned her fac" hy acci-
dentaIly setting FIRE tn her cap You
.ee I've been ga,ekceper for wears NJ one
Of N. lodges and many's IN" time the dear
Princess hAs come into my cottage and
when stood up respectful-hke, she'd
ssy
Now sit down and tell me how you're
all going on
And she'd bring the dear children With
her Poor Prince Eddy He was never
for from her side and Prince George would
be running all round INV place asking
about everything My accident happened
when their Maje~tie~ ~ere much engaged
in London. but when the Queen cans. To
Sandnngham she said 1 cant leave
without seeing Granny. and sh" brought
me a basket of fruit and flowers and boxes
81 chocolates to the other pstients. She
went round all the wards. but Of course.
ma'arn. IL Wa mot specially To zee me
she came
There - another hospital nearby. n
which wa- sr,rt.d in 1871 In thanksgiv-
iug for the recovery ~ the Prince 81
Wales The Queen rer-ntlv gave some new
hcis to the hospital and nj her first sub
segment visit lay down ON one Of the h'Sis
'o .-a n the mattress and springs were
al right Most Il the patients were taking
IA" an ~ tie time - the royal call. hut
when tlrv came IN and found out What had
harrsusi. thev got what consolation tley
cuuld hv taking turns rolling on the bed
vi.ra she had lain Mrs. Toolry very
I.~r'u"U''y vordorS whether 'hc spring
mattress is siill m good condition after
thai t'~'.
10 Americans o. - ,lmns, n surprise
thai the Prince and Princess ~ Male~ have
had any h,mc life NJ all According to-
the uap,rs they -."mrd generally 'o hc
rurRgot " a mad round of having CORNER
.tun,s. opening hospitals. waiting asvluus
and sin lar doiugS. That this idea - not
without foundation ~ shown by IN" fol-
Lowiux extracts. oul.d haphaysrd. a.
rnr,Iing Ia Mir Torlcy. from the court
journal
IYIy g. Visit To- ~ SAviour's church FOR
lpraf and puiHb.
Iuiv Or~riug ~ new wing 90 French
H.sriial also Pete Francais- on behalf -
Frrurh benevolent institutions
Illv = lINrr 81 foundation stone ~
new h u!iiug Tor ROYAL Hospital for Incur
itlr-
Iulr q Nl-it '" ROYAL Normal college for
~ Vlind
This doesn't sound gay nor calculated
20 mike one Uine 20 br a royal psrsnnagc
w. fact 1t Sounds very much ~ II the QUEEN
- a working woman. and y hsrd-vorking
one. too
TTt DRF>hI\G ~ THF >Ot tn.