The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-24

ter knotner, the wife of a common
sailor = who occupied a cottage not far
from osborne castle, and piled his
trade within plain view of the Royal
Yaclpt club. There is a comfortable
free fnasonry among all mothers, and
they sailors wife, accommodated with
lodging In the castle, brought with her
her year-old boy, Alfred Barton. The
fishel rman's son and the princess
playdkd together and evinced so strong
a muN ual attachment that, when Mrs.
Bartonas services were no longer need
ed, shes-continued to bring her child
to the castle to play with the little
lady of exalted lineage.
"This happefEed for years. Every
summer the littl& princess was brought
to Osborne by hefs parents; every sum-
mer she insisted lpn playing with AL
fred. It was not until he was thir-
teen and she twelve that the old
queen, who had viewed the childish
attachment complacently. took alarm
at an intimacy which seemed likely to
continue. The princess parents en-
deavored to break the friendship. but
proved powerless in the face of their
little daughters obstinacy and her evil
dent misery. In fact, the children
could no more live without each other
| than a flower can live When plucked
| from its stem.
There was a long family confer
ence, at which the old queen made the
| sensible suggestion that the acQuaint-
ance should be permitted to continue
until the princess was put into long
dresses. Then, she said, nodding her
head sagely, thoughts OF social con-
quest and royal lovers Would quickly
make her forget the fishlrman's son.
But in the meanwhile, 70 prevent
Bertha from suffering anyll from the
association, she proposed TO have Al
fred Barton educated at pne or the
fashionable public schools
"And here, to everybodS astonish-
ment, Ned Barton, the fiserman, ~
terposed his veto. One light nave
thought that he would haveWelcomeo
the opportunity and have hen prooo
of his sons royal patronsi But the
monarchy of England is fouHed upon
certain we'll understood finclples'
, and the subservience Of the pD]ect Is
, based upon an immutable sfrespect
, and jealous maintenance OF ngnts
and liberties. Ned BartonF tanolng
, bumh,v in the nresence of teen Vic
. toria and their serene Ihneoses'
Y Princess Bertha's parents, fuuy saiu
, .t.t 10 viewed the intima with as |
J, much misgiving as they 2 'na' ne
Q was a plain fisherman az intended
8 that his son should follq tae sea-
e he would not have him 0e ineo
o shoddy gentleman at HaI " Hton'
And Queen Victoria hap aoanoon
/, her program.
l. $50 the acquaintance tlmueo ior
= $50, vaors more arbefore the
b princess had been in'o ions
70 dresses her parents WI laceu VIII
3 the fact that she loved.eu Dal'on
Is with sisterly affectior.cn sno"eu
% 800 svnnton of deping into
d stronger feeling. SHas an oniy
n s,..1s 90 r,led them he would not
l. 80 society or mker royal low
,e ers. or do anything Ppehu naii u
s. each year at Osbortnu san win
!. 80 Dor+on and Thim to tea in
in the grounds at Osbf
g. "os oorrsa vou guessed who
es Alfred Barton wa n"u eo
"a back to birth tot n,s Doioseu'
he - IT. death haE solitary, near
ri. ooo raars befoIut he had con-
no -. ,,arooT He had come
ne back wrong, just tla, taAine .ue
on -. - IN a M track, and yet
ms wind up at st. Ans'e@u "a on
ne cago. $780,
st. "Thev were eu lovers "neA
,es .at+e- wasght to my knowl-
co. 40 hv Sir Hebulkes, physician
an .uso a., =; n dVictoria. And 1t I
va 49, .ha+ b this discovery
old " ap,,t - the Is of the princess !
ALL could not brei 49, : .a.~;a !
at least they IA
ha' which would :
"A marriage und i"" -. :. 'o ~ :
III land and e.. mere was ~ : :
'no ,.sAs believed. Theft v
Ill youne h;gJ resigned them
III se,en soIeir daughter remain l;
IL seises % 800 Of those royal old p
/ II al .holus is so eloquent t
\ lnus - nacity OF their mis- b
| t,u ~ The lovers met 9
pi"e Ned Barton had been p
lnoi a small steamship o
maui light and occasionally tt
"en two between South b
49, erbourg, and it was Il
occasional periods Of a
oy that he came to the p
1p a.,a ere he had won such G.
sterling integrity, his b
his manners, which c.
III nobleman rather than d.
# lsherman's SON, that he 81
o. : complete confidence OF al
the az :, .ao,. =
Embarked upon the step 81
VIZ ishe thought, put an end W
now notorious in all the II
Hope. She summoned Al .