Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11
Passed by Royal Physician.


girl baby, Mrs. Roberts was ordered by a
royal messenger to call on DR.. Farr. one
of the royal physicians, in Harfort street.
Mayfair. who. after thorough examina-
ton and many questions as to family
history. pronounced Mrs. Roberts to be
in every way fitting to become the foster
mother of a royal prince. Mrs. Roberts
then applied for permission to spend a
few days at her old home in Bethesda, IN
order that she might see her brothers and
sisters and visit the graves Of her parents.
She had intended to leayes for Wales the
last day of May. 1865. bun. becoming un-
easy lest her services might suddenly be
called for, she hesitated, changed her
mind, and finally abandoned the trip.
1t was well that l did so,' said Mrs.
Roberts. relating the strange story of her
entrance upon royal service, FOR on the
night of June =, couriers we're sent to
Bethesda TO fetch me at once. Mounted
messengers secured the hills around my
old home all OF that night in search OF
me. My people in Wales, who knew
nothing of my appointment. were thrown
into CONSERVATION and terror. Royal
couriers implied nothing but terror to
them. They probably concluded that
their poor Ann had committed some ter
rible crime.
IAN of this time / had remained i'm
London, and the city bulletins had in
formed me of the state OF affairs. re-
ported for duty at 10 O'Clock on the
morning of June 3. and began Immediate
ly to nurse and to mother the little baby
prince George. l had left my own child
in the care of an older sister. who was
10 manage the household and dairy bust
ness for my husband while l was away.
few days after my departure my own
baby was taken ILL., IL pinned for its
mother, but i was not acquainted with
this fact One of the doctors OF the royal
household called to see her each day.
The child died on the eighth day with
out my even knowing that she had been
ilf@-
Blow a Cruel One.
Il will never forget the hour that was
told that my beautiful child was dead.
The cruel news brought me to my knees
on the floor Of the royal nursery. The
splendor Of my surroundings appeared to
me as 50 much dross. 1t seemed TO me
that / had been turned into a block of
cold marble The loss of my own beauti-
full child had that effect upon me regard
| ing the little prince that / soon grew al
| most to believe that he was truly my own
child. was kept In this position just
| about one year. When my services were
| no longer required King Edward. then
| Prince OF Wales. sent for me from the
nursery TO tell me that / had not only
\ won his own esteem but that of his
| beautiful Alexandra. and that / was also
esteemed and respected by the royal
| household
When / arrived In my own home
once more. after nearly a whole year
| of absence. IL was to find that fortune
had withdra wn her smiles and that my
husbands business had been ruined. A
cattle disease, then raging. had killed
nearly all of our good cows, and every
penny that We had saved during our
time of prospecting had been expended
in a vain attempt to stem the disas-
trous food. On the very afternoon
that I arrived a butcher delegated from
the cattle commissioners also arrived
to kill the last two remaining COWS OF
/ what had been an excellent dairy.
These appalling conditions at home
caused me TO decide at once to take up
nursing as profession. ] immediately