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daunted her. and she explored the mummy
caves and the dark catacombs with unfag-
ging spirit. The party returned to Cairo,
and after another sojourn in their Orient
al palace left the land of the Pharaohs and
proceeded TO Constantinople where the
Sultan entertained them in his palace on
the Bosphorus. They spent ten days see
ing the sights of the beautiful city and
derived much amusements from shopping
incognito in the bazaars as Mr. and Mrs.
Williams" On the homeward journey the
prince and princess passed through the
Crimea and paid a visit TO the tombs of
our brave officers and men in Cathcart
Cemetery, and proceeded TO Greece, where
they explored Athens and its neighborhood
along with the princess's brother, King
George. They reached Marlborough House
May y, 1859, after an absence of six
months, and a happy reunion with their
four little children. In the following No
vember their Majesties' fifth and youngest
living child, Princess Maud. was born.
a SERIOUS ILLNESS.
The almost fatal illness from typhoid
fever which the King suffered just as he at
tanned his twentyninth year is regarded as
marking turning point in his career. After
role as heir-apparent, and, in grateful
memory of the universal outburst of affec-
ton and loyalty shown not only at home
but throughout every portion of the empire
devoted himself very assiduously to the
promotion of the civic and philanthropic
side of the nations life. The seizure took
place at Sandringham in November, 1871
and the crisis was reached on the annver-
L,
previous hope of his recovery had been al
most abandoned, and indescribable excite
ment prevailed in London. Business was
almost suspended, except in the newsshops,
where people jostled each other to see the
latest bulletins. Meanwhile at Sandring-
ham his mother and wife. and his sister
Princess Alice. kept watch. Prayers were
offered UP in all the churches. Protestant
and Roman Catholic, Greek, Jew Moham-
medan and Hindu Joined in the universal
supplication. In the village church at Sand
bingham the princess, snatching brief in
terval from the sick room, bowed her head
in prayer along with her humble neighbors.
BY Christmas the prince was sufficiently re-
covered for the princess to make her usual
distribution to the school children. and to
himself dictate message to the people on
the estate. a young groom of the house
hold had been attacked with the same dis
ease as his master. and as he lay in his
room over the stables a sweet vision came
to his bedside. 1t was the srncess who
had climbed the steep steps bearing some
nourishing delicacies She subsequently at
tended the poor lads funeral and caused to
be inscribed on his tomb the words, 1.-The
one was taken and the other left"
day of public Thanksgiving for the
princes recovery was observed on Feb. %,
1872, when an impressive service, attended
by Queen Victoria and all the members of
the royal family, together with representa-
tives of various national bodies, was held.
A few days previous the happy princess had
driven her dear convalescent for his first
outing in the park.
HIS TOUR IN INDIA.
The prince had long entertained wish TO
visit India, and Queen Victoria was equally
anxious that he should represent her in that
vast country which owned her as a ruler
Accordingly the prince sailed in the Scraps,
with distinguished retinue and a veritable
cargo of presents for the native princes. He
landed at Bombay in October, 1875 and was
received by the viceroy, Lord Northbrook
A more charming welcome was given him
by Hindu young ladies from the Alexandra
School, dressed in flowing bright-colored
robes, who strewed flowers before him and
! advanced bearing garlands of jessamine and
singing royal anthem. They greeted him
with the picturesque words: Il would glad
ly give up my life for your safety" and one
| lovely Parsee, in a robe of pink satin,
! placed a garland around his neck
The tour was inaugurated with great
reception Nov. 8, it being the princes
thirty-fourth birthday. Seated on a silver
! throne and surrounded by state magnifi-
cence which is unknown at st. James, he
received the respondent princes and rajahs.
During the four months of his tour the
prince travelled 5000 miles by land and $500
| by water, visiting the chief cities of India
and many historic spots. OF the various re-
ceptions which he held the most brilliant
was a chapter of the Order of the Star of
India, when he invested the chief native
princes and that great lady, the Begun of
Bhopal, with the order. The Begun looked
like ball enveloped in blue silk, it being
against Hindoo etiquette for her face and
! form to be seen.
On his return from India the prince is re-
ported to have said that he had accom-
| plSueu the dream or MS lie. he has
since shown a keen interest in all Indian
questions, and is in sympathy with a liberal
| policy toward the natives of the vast coun-
| try which now calls him Emperor. The gifts
and memorials Of the tour were arranged in
the Indian room at Marlborough House. and
in the Scraps room at Sandringham, which
is furnished with the belongings of the
Kings rooms on board the vessel of that
name which bore him to and from India.
Queen Alexandra did not share this tour,
as it was feared the long journeys under
the burning heat Of an Indian sun would
be too trying for her strength.
THEIR MAJESTIES' CHILDREN.
When, in March, 1883, the King and Queen
! celebrated their silver wedding, il found
them with an unbroken family circle.
! Prince Eddy was a young man of singu-
lar amiability of character, dignified and
calm when before the public, but showing
a good deal of vivacity in private life. He
was his mothers son in every respect
-strikingly like her in face, manner and
| disposition; and the tie between them was
| exceptionally strong. From the day when
his majority was celebrated in good old
English style amongst the tenantry at
| Sandringham, he had been earnestly en-