The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-18

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= Roberts, ut the suggestion of
= friends. r. writing the English =
= sovereign Of her condition and =
= asking some recognition at hts =
= hands for what she did for him =
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Mrs. Roberts IS the mother OF Cap
tain Henry A. Roberts OF the Voluu-
teers of America. She is native Of
wales. She has been living for the
past several years with her brother.
kIlichnrd W. Edmunds OF Nunuery Hin.
North Side. She was a member OF the
troya1 household Of Great Britain for
ten months and three days. Her own
tShild died In the night without her
AIRS. Roberts Is the only woman In the
world who ever nursed the king OF
England. Including his own mother.
Meets Queens FnvorItc.
Mrs Roberts went from Bethesda,
North Wales when quite "a young girl
TO seek service I'm London. She was
Eventually married there. Her husband
was respectable tradcsmau residing
close 20 buckingham palace. They
were happy and prosperous. Among
their friends were some or the most
Influential Welsh people iu London.
AmonE these was n Mrs Jones. then
ar 90 HIS street. EnightsbridEe. also
Welsh woman. Mrs. Jones was a
great favorite with the late Queen
Victoria. under whom she held author
ify 20 select and engage all tho do
mcEticS Tor tho royal nursery Mrs.
Roberts was then n Comclv young ma
iron, of splendid physique and In the
enjoyment or perfect health anG n TO
bust constitution which had boon de-
vclOped while rompinE az "a girl over
the rockbound and hcather-clad hills OF
her native Wales.
Mrs. Roberts was at that time about
u become mother. She knew. as did
oil Britain. that the then Princess
A To- rHan HHa sH.HH 90
condition. Mrs. Roberts had dream
fn which 90 appeared 60 her that she
had been selected 20 nurse the eN-
pected child n royalty. Within day
or two thereafter. not then knowing
the fun extent Of Mrs. Jones' author
ttv. Mrs. Roberts called on her and
related her strange dream and told her
also or her seeming impossible amhi-
fiOu. The surprise OF Mrs. Roberts NAV
Be imaEincd when Mrs. Jones Informed
her that if 10 was hor wish she would
then and there appoint her 90 the po-
rition. provided. OF course. that the
royal physicians approved of her choice.
After the birth of her child. "a beau
tifui Eirl baby. Mrs. Roberts was or
dcrcd hV royal messenger Co call on
Dr Fa-r. one or the royal physicians.
in Harfort street Mayfair, who. after
thorough examination and many
questions as 90 family history. pro-
rounced Mrs Roberts 10 be I'm every
way fitting 60 become the foster
mother Of a royal prince. Mrs. Roberts
then applied FOR permission 90 spend
q few days 90 her old home m Beth
cEda. iu order that she might sec her
brothers and sisters and visit the
graves OF her parents She had in
tended 90 leave Tor Wales on the last
day Of May. 1865. but. becoming nm
easy lcet her services might suddenly
be called for she hcsitatod. changed
her mind and finally abandoned the
trip.
Summoned ny Couriers.
eft was well that I did so.~ said Mrs
TNnnrrfr. rn|uNfmw tho Ufrn Of
her entrance upon royal service. "for
on the uiEht Of June couricrs were
cent 60 Bethesda Co fetch me at once.
Mounted messengers secured the hills
around my old home all OF that night
fn search u me- Ny people In Wales
who knew nothing or my appointment
were thrown into CONSERVATION and
terror. Royal Courlcrs implied Moth
fnE but terror 90 them. They prob
ably concluded that their poor Ann
had committed some terrible crime.
"AI OF this time 7 had remained IN
Iondc n. and the city bulletins had in
reported Tor duty az no o'clock on the
morning 81 June and began imme-
diately 90 nurse and 90 mother the
little baby prince. George. I had left
my own child in the care o. an older
sister. who was 20 manage the house
hold and dairy business for my hus-
band while 7 was away. a few DAYS
after my departure my own baby was
taken iu. ~ pinned Tor its mother. but
7 w~s not acquainted with this fact.
hold called 90 sec her each day. The
child died on the eighth Gay without
me even knowing that she had been nl.
T viii never forget the hour that 7
was told that my beautiful child was
Head Tho cruel news brought me 20
my knees on the floor Of the royal
nursery Tho splcndor OF my sur
roundinEs appeared % me as so much
dross. 70 seemed 90 me that 7 had been
turned into n block .of cold marble.
Tho loss n my own beautiful child had
that effect upon me regarding the lit
tie prince that soon grew almost 20
child. 7 was kept On 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 90 tell mo that T had
not only won his esteem but that OF
his beautiful Alexandra. and that 7
was also esteemed and respected By
the royal household.
Husbands Business Ruined.
when I arrived I'm my own home
once more. after nearly n whole year
Of absence. 80 was 90 find that fortune
had withdrawn her smiles and that
my husbands business had been ruined
a cattle disease. then raging. had killed
away nearly all 81 our good cows. and
every penny that we had saved during
our time 81 prospering had been cN-
pended IN vain attempt TO stem the
disastrous flood. on the very after
noon that 7 arrived a butcher dele
gated from the cattle commissioners
also arrived to kill the last two re-
naming cows 81 what had been. an eX-
ccllcut dairy.
caused me 90 decide az once 90 take up
nursing as "a profession. 7 immediate
Is arranged 60 lay out the money
had earned I'm the royal service in a
course Of nursing and midwifery. In
due time 7 won my diploma in both
branches and nursed among the noble