The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-08

adding: "a single line from your ma
jesty moves the queen more tEan two
hours of my reasoning"
The last ietters grow sweeter and
g~entler. The older woman asks for
a new portrait: That | may see the
face and carriage that l do not
know, but all the world SO admires.
Having known my dear daughter so
small and such a little child, the de-
sire TO know her now will excuse my
Importantly. In the hall where als
the family portraits hang shall this
charming queen not be among
them?"
Happily the good mother died be-
fore the awful shadows darkened
about her youngest child, her charm
ing queen"
What is royalty to motherhood?
Rather, what is motherhood but roy
atty? One recalls the Princess Alice Of
England bending over the bed of her
dying daughter. kiss me, mamma"
She pressed her lips upon the child's,
dying herself soon after of the malig-
nant %diphtheria.
The present queen of England, her
self a royal example of daughterkood,
has been a mother in the best sense OF
that term. Some years ago." says a
well-known artist, Il happened to
be standing in the vestibule of a Eutel
as the princess of Wales and ner
daughters were leaving. The prC2ri-
etor was at the foot of the staire to
take leave of them. They shook Dim
by the hand and thanked him for his
attentions and the flowers he had sant.
Nothing could have been freer IcOm
condensation, and it produced the
best impression" Not least of all
upon the daughters thus trained to
show themselves true ladies. Queen
Alexandra was 60 years old a few days
ago. May she live until she lo0ks
it," was the neat way in which N
congratulatory message was sent.
Il
Balzac wrote a letter to his little
niece about the young daughter OF
Madame Hanska, his future wife.
The young countess has never said
thou to her mother, and yet infinite
tenderness and infinite respect are
perfectly expressed. She disputes with
others the honor of waiting upon her
mother. She is magniicently accom-
plished, and the thing which has given
her this splendid education is work"
A century and a quarter ago was
born in England the little girl who
became the famous Mary Schimmel-
Penninck, whose mother had been a
child friend of George III. Never
give way to what is little" Mary's
mother once said to her, 'or by that
little, however you may despise it.
you will practically be governed"
For every custom in her house she
always gave TO her children's why" a
because" emanating from a clear
principle. You cannot be without
faults" the wise mother said, "but |
wish my Mary to be like Elzevir, who
as fast as he printed a sheet put 1t
up at his window, offering a reward
to anyone who could find a mistake.
EIzevir was much beloved, and his
True 1I1CuuS 1OOhCd u " CNNAy Vi
rOr; and thus his editions are the
most perfect In the world"
Truly an exalted ideal to hold up
before ones daughter, and 1t was
cherished as fondly by Mrs. Schimmel-
Penninck's friend and relative, Madame
Bunsen. "Will you try, my W
child" this brilliant, noble woman
wrote to the youngest of her Il chill
dren, Ito perfect and polish yourself?
Let the daughters be a. the polished
cornerstones of the temple The pol
ish lessons cone of the supporting
power, while rendering them Deauti-
full to- look upOn."