The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-20
HISTORIC HATFIELD.
! Fcbvrc. the French Actor. Tells OF His Visit
| 10 Lord salisbury.
From the Taviois

One evening IN January. 1850 Lord Lviton.
the amable and regretted En- glish Anbsssa
dor 70 France. came into my loge and asked
ME to let Lady Salisbury and Lady Lytton
SEQ the ancestral gallery Of the Coincide,
So. of course, became the cicerope. of the
three noble visitors. After having examined
all the old works Of art. Lady Salisbury said
to me. with the most perfect courtesy If
you return once more TO En- gland. as hope
you will, !! will be happy To present you to
Lord Salisbury. who will bn glad 10 take
you through the historic gallery OF Hatfield
The following spring | was with my wife
in England Remembering the fattering
invitation Of Lady Salisbury We went 10 tn"
castle Of Hatfield. We were invited TO spend
the day there, to meet the illustrious states
man whose recent death put the entire king
dom in mourning.
Hattteld is oily short distance from the
metropolis. 1t was there that Queen Eliza
beth received. not without shedding many
tears. the news of the death of Mary Stuart.
After Lady Salisbury mad introduced Us 20
Lord Salisbury, We passed into the dining
room. where there werc already assembled
quite a number Of guests. After breakfast
We had coffee. served on little tables in the
garden which shades the front OF tina, ideal
dwelling Then his Lordshlp arose and
offered to conduct us 10 the gallery. which
makes Hatfield a veritabie museum. When
We had passed through that portion OF the
building formerly occupied by Queen Eliza
beth. we we're astonisbed 30 learn that since
her death in 1908 nothing has been changed in
the order OF the royal apartments. The old
locks we're in the doors. and the furniture, the
tapestry, and even the prie-dleu of the Queen
remained intact. Everything was In its place
so that, if, BY any undesired miracle. Queen
Elizabeth should return to this world. she
would find Hatfield just as it was In the days
of her wicked life, Suddenly his Lordship
STONED in front of 4 red chalk sketch
{" here. said he to US, is something which you
have not in France. list the portrait of Rhvail-
lac. nv Porbus. the painter and the friend OF
yorr Xing Henri ". What do you think Oft?
II think" said !, that the red chalk was
well selected to picture the features Of thst
Of him in France. . i, ..
portrait OF lady: ;,,r o.uod Lord Cali.
bury. Hooked at it closely and was Obliged
TO admit my ignorance; ,
What" he exclaimed Iou, = frenchman.
We'll" said I, probably the reason Is
that for ali Frenchmen the unfortunate and
martyred Queen vas the person nc icatlon o.
now before MY eyes is that Of homely and
True enough, said Lord s Saiishn1y: Win at
forget that IL was Elizabeth who had that
1t the end OF the gallery, which is filled with
rare pieces of furniture. all kinds OF drapery,
mpo mo an Immense canvas representing Eliza
beth in a brocade robe. all embroidered With
Majesty s'N saw everything aud heard every
thing She was very fortunate. 81,
You may think So said SALISBURY VIII III
smoke u 1, osarin the park. which is also worthy
The pobis Lord was right o. Ih toI park .ds is
SssutS av ws s@sssssa By q
venerable trees But why. NJ, tebvre.
! asked bis Lordship, do YOU compel me metz 70
SPEAK SPEAK , french "a .pe esn it, u"' "
Vow that was n piece OF vanity on the part
| of his Lordship. because he spoke our IAN
E Ssss WI w. OF Pg Of the sfa c, Haer
I'm FRANCE, I replied. the Euglish which
they teach us in college nsyeT T, ssts se{ond me
ourselves. During the past twenty years my
| vacations have been spent in ngland, and
have now come to the conclusion that there are
s manY ways Sl s 5pneak h"ssN rs 'ne''
What a paradox! 4 genuine Partisan "a.
method Of arsung e1ci d,sa ny k 6t ~ ths
noble rasn' Of the eighteenth century that q
biting of or expressing the last syliabss Of
words, and that makes their meaning drncult
our aid hs BIZ of shortening everything"
Charles l.. said thoughtlessly, was
conspIcuou. ample Of The tha'' ., nv msmorr
serves me correctly, It seems 10 me that in
y y"ur country there was king called Louis
XVI. But look at that great dsea PLATED ok.
! n'orninp in i5s, Queen Elizabeth vas seated
| on bc,ich waiting for news from'L London, A
messenger arrived end; dToppinf upon pSin one !.
| done" The head OF Mary stuart had fallen.
And. strange to say, at the same moment :
th,lnderholt struck the tree. and its head Tell,
| like that OF the 'unfort'nat" danshter OF
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