Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1895, Page 18

THE OMAHA DAILY BI SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1895. A B B W L 0 0 D S TS PETE’S RABBIT PLANTATION Mystery of a Reservation and Riches BY MARIAN [~ R el RSl IS g ISl Rl RaSleag laSieagl i BN (Copyright, 1895.) Orié Brght December afternoon in the year 1869 Pete and Jim were out rabbit hunting in the piney woods of Arkansas. Pete was the likeliest young negro on the plantati and Jim was the smartest cur dog. T being a faitlful darky, was allowed consiler- able liberty, and even at times honored by | the 1oan of Mars John's gun. As for Jim, he had his own way in everything, and when- ever Pete, grinning from ear to ear, shoul- dered the coveted gun and started off for the woods the dog always had a mind to go a-hunting too. | Sooner or later they were always succ ful, never failing to bring back enough birds, rabbits or squirrels to win a smile from Mars John's wife and the promise of another hunt | from the overseer himself This afternoon the companions had wan dered far over the pine w, through thick ets and along branches, before Jim announced | by a shrill bark that he nad started a rabbit from iis grassy covert. The dog bounded | after the bouncing rabbit and«Pete followed as fast as his long legs could carry him. The evergre les of the pines | glancing , but the dead leaves had fallen Trom black‘jack and gum bushes, so that Pete could see a long distance between the straight pine stems. But by some mis- chanco his usually nimble feet were caught in the meshes of a_dewberry vine and he fell flat just s tho rabbit disappeared in the hol- w brink of a fallen pine, and had it not been for Jim nelther rabbit nor fortune would ever have been found by him. Jim, however, had been close to the bob- bing trail of the hare and was half way into the log himself, the visible half of his body quivering with excitement and his tail wav- ing frantic signs to Pete that he was keeping a death watch on the rabbit, while from with in the hollow tree arose his shrill though smotheced importunities to the doomed beast it represented.” Pete, instantly on his running with cocked gun, but seeing that the rabbit was sure game, like the prudent dar- key that he was, he determined to save his shot and secure his game by a simpler method. He cut the straight branch of a holly tree, stripped off the prickly leaves and sharpened one end of the primitive weapon. Then he pulled Jim from the hole, and, kneeling down, peered into the hollow tree. The aperture was quite dafk, but hardly an arm’s length within he perceived a whitls glitter which he naturally took to be “.e rabbit. Without a moment's hesitation he thrust in his horney hand to grapple with the creature. But Lo his surprisc, apstend of meeting with soft fur and sharp {eeth, his hand struck a sub- stance of considerable hardness that gave forth a sharp metallis jingle. Instinctively his hands closed on the object and he drew it forth. It was a stout canvas g of no great size, but of considerable weight, containing shifting metal bits that struck musically together as Pete turned th; bag over and over again in his hands. “Lordy®' muttered Pete, his teeth chatter ing and his face turning gray with fright, “dis yea am money, sho."” Now Pete had no intimate knowledge of money. Indeed, he bad never owned a pica- yune In his lite, but he had seen mouey and he had handled’it, and he could guess some- thing of its value from its very scarcity, and ho knew, moreover, that he himself was val- ued at $2,000. The first thought that occurred to the startled darky was that he had found the hoarding place of some white man, perhaps the overseer himself, and he looked sharply through the woods to make sure that he was not ohserved He was about to thrust the money back into the tree and run away, but Jim's shrill in- sistence and his own hunter's instinct im- pelled him to secure the rabbit. To do this | was the work of a short moment. Then hav- | ing pushed the bag to where ne had found it he took to his heels. 1L Pete did not return immediately to the plantation. He was too agitated by his dis- covery to dare & look a white man In the face. He wandered about the woods until he had treed a squirrel and his shaken wits had been somewhat composed by the natural excitement of securing it. However, the darky was so disturbed by the consclousness of his secrets that the marks of troublo were on his face when he went to the great house to put up the gun and present the rabbit and the squirrel to the overseer's wife. Miss Sally, belng & woman of discernment as well as of great good nature, added an extra dimple to her genlal face and asked choerily: ““What ails you, Pete? toddy ? “No, thankee, Miss Sally,” replied Pete, shifting his eyes and hanging his head. You look so down in the mouth and un- natural like, T 'lowed you might be sick,” sald the good woman. Pete raised his eyes and looked at her wist- fully. He had a half notlon to confide in her then and there, but some undefined fear made him hesitate and he shrunk away more With the air of a thief than a lucky fortune finder. He thought the matter all over in the darkness of his cabin that night, and de- cided to wait and watch. If anyone should €0 to the hollow tree, why, he would shun that part of the woods as if it were haunted, but if, on the contrary, nobody claimed the treasure, then it was his, sure. His! A throb of emotion shook the strong frame of ‘the black man as the new Idea entered his mind. Never in his life had he owned a thing, not even the jack knife that he car- rled In his pocket. His absolute depend- ence, the fact that he himself and all that pertained to him belonged to the master, was 50 inbred in his nature and so em- phasized by training that the thought of pos- sesslon—and of such untold wealth—was a tremendous shock to him. “‘Howsomever, I recken hit's dat away. It “taint nobody elses, an' nobody carn't get n | were | feet again, came Do you want a hot PETE STRUCK HIS MASTER. hit “thout I gives hit to ‘em, den obcose hit's mine. Mine! mine!” he muttered over and over to himself. . t day Pete went about his work e state of ecstacy that called down upon him the raillery of the other megre and every now and then his Nps would move in_silent repetition of the precious words: But, although the dignity of the possession waxed large within him, Pete did not galn e to disturb the treasure for two long He watehed the hollow pine tree with zealous eyes, haunting the region by day and by night, whenever he could leave the planta tion without exciting suspicion, but neither trodden pine etraw mnor broken burr nor bended grass ndicated to his keen gaze the coming or going of any human creature. Oune moonlight night, having stolen forth unobserved from the plantation, he crept to the tree, and after many glances about, again drew forth the heavy bag. Seated in the long shadow of a pine, he cut the string and thrust | ail That Brought Freedom to a Slave. BREWETRER, 4 . 4 \ - his hand among the cold, hard coins. Then, leaning forward, he let the moonlight play upon the glittering wealth. The touch and the sight of the money over- come all fear and scruples. With a chuckle of delight he thrust the precious bag under his jacket and stole back to the cabin, where he hid it on a beam under the loose plank | floor. His strange moods Sher darkys. “I *clars to goo: Pete, countin’ on yo' dese s, Sometime yo' stalks about wid yo' head up in de air lak yo 'ls Lord of all creatures, an' doan wan' to speak to common folkses. Odder days yo' des sneaks erroun’ lak a thief ani dasn't 1if’ yo' eyes to look yo' ole frien's in de face. Wa yo' is mo' dan dis niggah ken mek out reckon yo' all boun' ter mek up yo bout dat curiosity ‘thout any he'p from Aunt Jane, fo' I doan know wat yo' is in’ ‘bout,” retorted Pete. w, the hope that buoy day was the intoxicating i money was his—his—he might it to bu; his frecdom. He could not count the money, but he had handled it over and over, and he knew that there was a great deal—enough, he believed, to make him a free man. On the other ha were the wonder of the dar ain't no min's me, up Pete a that on on since the use nd, the burden that bowed him down in other days was the haunting fear that he would be found sccreting this fabulous, treasure, that it would be tak from him and that he would receive dire punishment. Now that Aunt Jane had betray:d the curiosity of the negroes he knew that there would be no rest in the quarters until his secret had been ferreted out and betrayed. He went on his way to the great house with his load of light wood, his face drawn with fear and his eyes full of dread and per- plexity. 1v. The overseer's wife was standing ‘in a doorway, and she watched Pete amiably while he piled the wqod on the edge of ti% gallery. Pete always sel:cted the straight- est and fattest logs for her fireplace, and she appreciated tlie distinction. Had he been a great, faithtul dog, sh> would have patted his woolly head and spoken kind words to him, but as he was only a nigger, apt to be spoiled by too much attention, she discretly held her peace and refrained from thanking him. Pete, however, needed no words to assure him that she was .his friend, indeed, his one friend in the world. He looked i her kind face with twinkling eyes and denly made up his mind to do what he had decided for and against a dozen tlmes— tell her his secret and ask her advice. Ac- cordingly, he doffed his ragged cap and mounted the gallery step: “Well, Pete? she said, encouragingly. “Ise got somefin in my min' wat I wants to ax yo' 'about, Miss Sally, ef yo' ain’t got ;Il ‘Jections to listenin' at me," tammered e tertainly not, boy. Speak right out.” Pete hesitated and looked about uneasily. 'I'lllli‘s a secret, ef yo' doan' min’, y. Jh," said Miss Sally, glancing at the rious-eyed darkeys who, on one pretext or other, were loitering near. ‘“Just feten an armful of that wood into my room, Pete, and build me a good fire,”" she ordered in a loud and matter of fact tone. Then, turning upon the other negroes, she cried sharply: “What do you shiftless niggers mean by loafing around here? Go about your business this minute or T'll call up Mars' John and have you all whipped within an inch of your lives.” Pete’ carried the wood into the room, and when Miss Sally had followed and closed the door he revealed his discovery in a haif fear tulwhisper. Miss Sally was amazed at the marvellous story. “‘Pete, you must never breathe a word of this to another living soul”” was her first solemn injunction. “That inoney ‘s yours, I reckon, but if you want ta keep it, yorve got to keep mighty still about it."” “Yes'm," agreed Pete, “But all de rig- gers at de quarters done got scent of somefin mysterious, an’ dey ain't ewine to be sutie- fled till dey runs hit to hit's hole.” “‘Dear, dear,” said Sally, nervously. “If that Is the case you must bring the bag into the house and let me hide it for you, I reckon. I hate to do it, though.” “Yes'm,” sald Pete, meckly. Then he stammered, his voice husky and his words broken, for it was the first time that he had even ventured to articulate the fluttering hope that had stirred his timid heart. *I *low how mebby I ken buy my freedom wl' dat bag ob’ money.” Miss Sally started and looked at him curi- ously. “if yon want to do that,” she sald, after a moment's reflection, “‘you're bound to tell your master all about that money, how you came by it .and al, and you'll be running a risk—a great risk,” she repeated impres- sively, “of losing every cent of it.” “Yes'm," assented Pete, with bowed head. Miss Sally looked at him compassionately. “After all,” she sald, considerately, *‘per- haps that is the safest thing for’ you to do. You can take the chance. If you succeed, well and good; if your master refuses to give you freedom and takes the money from you, why I reckon you won't be any worse off ‘than you are now, for there's no way for you (o get the good of the money, so far as I can see, without exciting suspicion. 1t you say so, Il speak to Mars' John first and see what he advises.” Pete worked his great hands nervously. Just now a greater fear of the money than love of it was upon him. “I reckon hit's bound to git trouble ef I keeps It,” he muttered uncer- tainly. “I wants my freedom. Ef I can't BIt dat, dar ain't nufin dat T does want no- how."" Well, then I'll speak to Mars' John, shall ** asked Miss Sally, encouragingly. Yes'm, Miss Sally, I reckon.” “Youd' ‘better bring the money In as soon you have a chance,” advised Miss Sally. “Yes'm, I'se boun' bring dat money to you tonight,” said Peter, and he went back to his work with an air of intense relief. “Why doesn't the idiot take his money and run,” muttered Miss Sally to herself. "I bad half a mind to put the idea into his stupid head. She did nothing of the sort, however, but informed her husband of the strange story as s00n s he came in from the plantation The overseer, being a man of more sense than sentiment said at once that the money must be turned over to his employer, Pete's master. When Pete brought the money into the house the overseer counted the gold and the silver coins, which were sterling United States money, and announced that there was the round sum of $11,000, considerably more, Pete had wit enough to know, than the sum at which he was valued. V. The next morning, with the money in his saddle bags and Pete on an old mule, in his wake, Mars John rode to town and delivered the money to Pete's owner. He told the story of its discovery, stating, in accordance with the promise made to his wife, the desire of the negro to purchase his freedom. The master, who was a keen-headed north- ern man, examined the coins curiously. “I shouldn't be surprised,” he said, “if this were the very money that the govern- ment paid to the Indlans for the reservation where my pluntation lies. The red rascals not knowing the valye of money, probably stored it out of their way in that hollow tree. How- see what comes of that there'll be time ever, I'll advertise the money, and when we enough to talk of other things. Time passed and no claimant came for the mysterious bag. After a reasonable period of walting the master summontd Pele o come to towa for an interview, ‘S0, boy,” he began, smilingly, whea the trembling negro stood before him, *“you think you're worth $11,000, do you®* “‘Yes, Mars,” faltered Pete. The master looked him over critically. “A be said at last, shaking . “I think & heap more of you than . You're a fine, lkely nigger, young and spry and good natured, keen enough, too, to find mosey bage in hollow trees. No, mo, s me into boy, T ean't let you go for that momey. It's big sam, but twice the amount wouldn't buy you, eome now, tell me what you want your freedom for." The negro shifted woeastly from one foot e other. “Don’t they take good care of you down yonder?" persisted the master. “Yes, mars." “Give you plenty to eat?" “Yes, mars.” “Work you too hard?" “No, mars,” “Have a right whole, don't you®' “Yes, m “Then you don't want your freedom.” “Yes, mars,’ “No, you don’t, you fool. You wouldn't know what to do with it if you had it. Now, listen, I'm going to do the handsome thing by you. John will let you come up to town once a we Come right to my office and I'll make you a present of something to spend. Here, take this coin from the bag to begin with, Don't be afra'd to spend it. I'll see to it that people know that you come by it honestly.” The master clinked the coin en- ticingly and proffered it to the slave, with a complacent smile, But Pete withheld his hand and shrank back “The money bag am all mine, Mars,” he taltered “Yours!" thundered the master, his smile changing to a menacing frown. “See here, you fool nigger, you don’t know what yo talking about. What are you honing for anyway, the world?” “I wants my freedom, sullenly. “Well, go on wanting it,” roared his mas ter, brutally, “and go on wanting this money, He chucked the rejected coin back into the bag, which he tiel with an energetic twitch the string and carried toward the safe Peter's mien suddenly changed. From a cowed darky he straightened up a strong and determined man. The mist of abje that had clouled his eyes was burned aw by the fire of manhood and daring. prick of resentment hal freed the struggling soul With one impulse the intellect burst through the vell of suppression and the man threw off the shackles of slavery. With a quick blow of his fist Pete struck his master sensel He seized his money bag from the slackened grasp and stalked with proud and defiant step from the room No one noticed him as he passed through the building to the street. His was a familiar figure and he was known as a meek and trusted servant Not until afterward, when his master, hay- ing recovered his senses, came clamoring forth in search of him, people remember that, about an hour before, they had seen him mount his mule and ride leisurely away toward the plantation. And that was the last seen of Pete in those parts. For though they searched for him far and wide they never could drive the wily woodsman from his lurking place nor trail him far through the swamps, and, at last, it was generally supposed that he had escaped with his fortune to the north. His real whereabouts, however, was never discovered and the disappearance of the money bag re- maing as great a mystery as its first appear- ance in the hollow log. THE 100/ easy time of it, on the Mars,” said Pete CHMAN, A Strange Tale of Madagascar, By (Copyright, 159.) Few indeel are the experiences in this | light, world that have never been duplicated. One of these few, however, must certainly be placed to the credit of the young Frenchman, | Louis Bergaz, for certainly no other indi- | vidual, in this nineteenth century at least, has | joyed the privilege of looking upon a | wooden Image of himeelf, surrounded by wor- | shipers humbly kneeling before it with | prayer and burnt offering. The true story of that remarkable happening runs as fol- lows: In the summer of 1818 the good ship Dido sailed from Mauritius, bound for Sumatra, with a cargo of French manufactures, which were to be used in barter for spice and coffee one day to be dining at an Englisheboarding house in Batavia, Qpposite him at the table were seated twq learned gentlemen who had been sent out by the British government to inspeet the countrles,lying near the equator. His name being anenloned, one of the savans looked up and maid: “Who owns the n ‘I do," responded Louls. “1 wonder If, you know," sald his Inter- rogator, “that yon hear the same name as a god of Madagascar?” “Indeed,” sald Louls, smiling, “I was not aware of the fact,” When the dinner was over, the gentleman took from his vallse 4 selentific journal which contalned one of his artcles. Marking a passage, he hapded It over to Louls, who read as follows: “It is a mistake to believe that the Malagasys worship the devil, and that they have at Tientingua a tree conse- crated to the Bvil One. They have but one temple, dedicated to the god Bergaz (beer, well or source, in the Chaldean, and gaz, in the Malagasy tongue). this divinity they are ardently devoted, and at stated periods they offer him the sacrifice of a cock, as the ancient Greeks did to Aes lapius."” “That s very curlo and presently the conversation another channel Two years had passed away, and business cares had driven the whole affair from the young man's mind. Louis was now on his way to Madagascar to purchase ebony. I destination was Cape St. Marfe, but a fi gale compelled the vessel to seek shelter at Simpai, on the Avas coast. While she was undergolng repairs, Louls shouldered his gun and started off in search of game, He had pro A4 several miles inland when he came to border of a thick bam boo jungle, and there hie beheld a number of natives prostrate before the entrance of a large hut. They were chanting a mo. notonous gort of hymn, the burden of which was the word ‘‘Bergaz,’’ pronounced distinetly that it instantly brought to his remembrance his interview with the philoso- pher in Batavia Recovering from his surprise he stepped forward and peered into the temple, and there in the center of the floor stood the god, Dergaz, One glance at it was suffi cient to convince him that he was looking at himself in effigy. The figure was a rude representation of a man in Buropean costume, wearing on his head a wide straw hat. He was stainl- ing in the attitude of one who intercepts a blow, and his right hand was 4 with red. The features were not exactly flattering, though in a rough way some at tempts had been made at imitation. The dress also resembled that worn by Louis at the time of the incident on bourd the Dido, and around the god’s neck was tied a cravat, with the initials L. B. in one cor- ner, which Louls remembered having given to Neptune, the cook. As he stood there £8P a preecpesion af pativas came up And entered the temple. After some minor monies, they kindled a fire in a sort of & Lesu @ud placing on it a dead cock, y burnt it as a sacrifice to their deity amid loud acclamation. The wooden image e of Bergaz?" ald Louis, simply, turned into gazing on his wooden took all this quietly enough, but the original could no longer preserve his gravity. He burst ints a fit of laughter, and as a consequence was instantly pounced upon by the offended worshipers. With shouts of rage they dragged him into the temple d held a council as to what pun. ishment should” be meted out for such a heinous cffense. It was finally decidel to sacrifice him to their outraged deity, and for this they were making speedy preparations when the loud clashing of cymbals announc the approach of their chief. At the door this dignitary was met by the high priest, who made known to him the sacrilegious’ conduct: of the stranger. With r-flashing eyo the incensed chief turncd and seeing a Malayan creese rushed forward to take vengeance upon the offender, when Louts leaped wp: and faced him. Instantly there followed cries f mutual recognition and surprise, and the next moment Neptune was once again embracing the feet of his never- to-be-forgotten protector. “Why, Neptune, what is all this?" askel THE BURNT OFFERING. with the nabobs of the Sunda lsles. After bowling along right merrily for a few days the vessel was becalmed, and so long did she remain in this condition that the supply of meats, fruits, chocolate, flour and other pro- visions began to get low, and the passengers and orew had to be put on short allowance. Of the live stock there remained nothing save a patriarchal rooster, who spent most of his time perched on the rail mourning over his devastatel harem. Belng something of a pet, his execution was delayed as long as possible, but the cravings of the passengers for fresh meat became at last so strong that ntence was passed upon him, and his head fell beneath the cruel hatchet of Neptune, the cook. The Neptune was a Madagascar negro, & fairly intelligent fellow, with, however, an amazing fondness for napping. And it Is one of his naps that is responsible for this story. As the savory odor of the sizzling. rooster penetrated the ship, the hungry passengers could scarcely restrain their impatience. By a sort of tacit arrangement, they had all re- mained in the cabin, keeping each other in sight, lest some of them should be tempted to seize the lusclous bird with violent hands. All of a sudden their sense of smell tels- graphed the alarming message that all was not right, and simultaneous with this dispatch there came a cry of terror and despair from the caboose. At this all hands rushed on deck to find the unfortunate Neptune ringing bis hands in agony and affright, for while he slumbered at his post, lo, the precious fowl had burned to a cinder. Naturally, the disappointment and anger of the passengers was very great, but it was not to be compared with that of the mate. A passionate man at the best of times, hun- ger now converted him Into a flend. Utter- ing a fearful oath, he seized a large kaife and made a l:ap for the cowering creature before him. “Dont' kill him! don't kill him!’ cried a sturdy young fellow, and he rusbed forward Just in time 10 save the negro from the de- scending stroke. In deing so, however, he re- celved a severe wound in the wrist, from which the blood streamed coplously. The murderous mate was seized by the crew and disarmed, and Neptune, realizing that his life was saved, kissed and cmbraced the feet of hio protector, until he had to be dragged away. That young man was one of the passengers, and his name was Louls Bergaz. A day or two after this episode, a breeze sprang up and the Dido soon arrived at her destination. Four years later, Louils Bergaz happened Louls, pointing toward the image. “Bergaz Is my god,” cried the negro. The two passed arm in arm through the astonished multitude, and on the way to the palace the chief related his history. It ap- peared that the powerful Radamus, sovereign of Madagascar, had concluded a’ treaty of peace with Rene, his enemy, and the wife of tho latter was named Queén of the Anas. This woman was the sister of Neptune, the ex-cook of the Dido. As soon as she was seated on the throne she lifted her brother from his lowly position and gave him ab- solute authority over the. small province of Simpal. Neptune's fisst act of chieftanship was to andeavor to manifest his gratitude to bis preserver, and so he had the god Bergaz set up, and made the sacrifice thereunto to be a rooster, in remembrance of the inciner- 'utledl critter that had so nearly cost him s life. PRINCESS VICTORIA. Girihood and Offclal Kducation of One of the Grewt *overelgns of Europe. By Marie Dronsart, author of the “‘Life of Bis- marck’” and {'Life: of Gladstone. Copyright, 1595, Dolls were Pincess Victoria's favorite play- things, and until she was 14 oceupled her imagination and her fingers considerably. Perhaps they filled in some sort the vold of her companionless, childhood. When sho was taken to the theater her dolls were dressed and named after the personages represented in the play, court ladies, a few gentlemen, theatrical personages and babies. “Her favorites,” writes the queen's late private secretary, Sir Henry Ponsonby, “‘were small wooden dolls, ugly Dutch dolls, which she could dress according to her fancy; they had a house, in which they were placed in great order; they had even their archives, which showed tho care and atten- tion the royal little mistress lavished on her lilliputian subjects. These records are to be found in an ordinary copy book, mow yellow with years, on the Inside cover of which is written o a ehildish, straggling, but deter- mined hand: ‘List of my dolls.’ Then fol- lows in delicate feminine writing the name of each doil, by whom it was dressed, and nerally, though not always, the personage it represented Of the 132 dolls preserved, the queen (with oocasional help from Baroness Lebzen) dressed thirty-two herself, a fact scrupulously re- ported in the book. The needlework of the trocks is simply exquisite, tiny ruffies, hemmed with fair stitches; wee pockets on prons for dolls of five or six inehes, deli- cately finished off with tiny bows. Pocket handkerchiets not more than half an inch square, with fnitials embroldered im red silk and open hemmed. There are chatelaines of white and gold beads, so minute that they almost slip out of one's hand. The deftness of the little fingers, the amount of patience the care, the attention, the precision, the extreme nicety lavished by the youthful fash foner of these dainty trosseaus strike one with _astonishm. We evoke the scenes which excited her imagination, and in these childish achievements we see the same qual- ities of self-control, steadfastness of pur- pose and womanliness which have constantly been exerclsed by Queen Victoria in the the- ater of life, TOUCHING HER COURT ETIQUET. Baroness Lehzen had the happy thought of turning the dolls to account, and by their ceremonies of the court. Receptions and pre- sentations were rehearsed by numerous retinue of puppets dressed in full court costumes, with feathers and lappets. A long board full 'of pegs which fitted into hol plerced in the feet of the little mannikins served as the stage on which these mimic ceremonials were performed. Thus a juvenile pastime was utilized to attain an important end in education, and the future queen and empress learned unconsciously to perform with ease and grace the functions of her high | position Princess twelve Victoria, until she was PRINCESS, heir presumptive to the throne. So far her mother was intent on guarding her from no- tions of pride or grandeur. She was nine yars old when Sir Walter Scott was one day invited to dine with the duchess of Kent. He made the following entry in his jour “Presented erday to the Princess Victoria. This little lady is edeuated with much care and watched so closely that no busy maid has a moment to whisper ‘Yon are heir of England.’ I suspect it we could dissect ‘the little heart we shonld find s bird of the air has carried the matter Sir Walter was mistaken and thres more years were to elapse ere the princess loarned her real position. REALIZATION OF HER GREAT ESTATE The queen herself has placed before her subj a letter written by Baroness Leh- zen and which shows how it happened. I ask your majesty’s permission to cite some remarkable words of your majesty when only twelve years old, while the regency bill was in progress. 1 then said to the duchess of Kent that now, for the first time, your maj ty ought to know your place in the suc sion. Her royal highness agreed with me nd put the genealogical table in the histori- cal book. When Dr. Davys was gone the Princess Victoria opened the book again, nd seeing the additional paper, said: never saw that before.” “It was not thought necessary you should princess,” I answered. “I s [ am nearer the throne than I g madam.” T said. After sore moments the princess observed: i , many a child would boast, but they don’t know the difficulty. There is much splendor, but there is more responsibility.” The princess having lifted up the forefinger of her right hand while she spoke, gave me that little saying: “I will be good. I un- derstand now why you urged me so much to learn even Latin. My aunts Augusta and Mary never did, but you told me Latin is the foundation of English grammar and of all the elegant expressions, and I learned it as u wished it, but I understand all better now,” and the princess again gave me her hand, repeating, “I will be good.” A STUDIOUS YOUNG GIRL. The queen in her journal states that she cried much after making this discovery, from which dates a new era in Princess Victoria's lite, Her studies were to be, if possible, broadened and deepened. She already spoke English, French, German and Italian fluently. She read Virgil with ease. She was studying Greek and mathematics, and about the same time she began the study of the English con- stitution under the dircction of Mr. Amos, a gentleman deeply versed in the subject. Neither were accomplishments neglected. Dancing she learned with Madame Bowdin, music_with De Sale, drawing and painting with Mr. Westale, who said had she not been destined to become queen of England, she might’ have been the first lady artist of the period. In aften days the queen told her old master that her pencil was a source of great delight to her, and, when fatigued by severer studies, 1t was always refreshment to her mind to devote an hour to drawing. It is well known that wherever she goes, she carries an album with her and sketches all views and objects of interest. The same with music. She sang with Lablache and acquired great proficlency. Her voice was a rich and flexible mezzo-soprano. A GREAT MUSICIAN'S EXPERIENCE. When Mendelssohn visited England in 1842, and went to Buckingham palace, “the one English house,” he sald facetiously, ‘“really pleasant and thoroughly comfortable where one feels a son aise,”” he was agreeably sur- prised at the great musical talent of the queen and Prince Albert. “I thought to myself,” said he, “one must not pay too many compliments,” but he found he could pay them with the best conscience in the world. It was quite a pretty familiar scene, When the queen entered the room where the prince and the great composer were play- ing together on the new organ, she ex- claimed: ~“Goodness! what confusion!” The wind had blown the music leaves all about the room, all three knelt down to pick them up; then Mendelssohn asked the queen whether she would sing something for him. Yes, she would, “but the parrot must be carried out first, or else he will screech louder than I shall sing,” and the two men carrled the great cage out. Then the queen sang charmingly some of Mendelssohn's songs, and as he complimented her, she said: “If only T had not been so fright- ened; generally I have such long breath' It was in spite of fright one of the things the composer had sdmired. HER OFFICIAL EDUCATION. An important change In respect to the tralning of the future queen, introduced at the time when she became aware of her pros- pects, was the appolntment of the dowager duchess of Northumberland as her instruct- ress In matters relating to state ceremonies. (Of course the religious education of Princess Victoria was most carefully attended to. The bible was read to her as soon as she could understand its teachings. It was deemed only advisable that she should not attend the parish church, where she was the object of too much attention from the congregation, so Dr. Davys used to preach every Sunday morning in the chapel of the palace for the princesses, and Princess Victorla was expected to glve her mother an account of the sermon after church. One Sunday Dr. Davys had chosen for his text: ‘‘Whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” His young pupil asked him after church: “Do not men reap anything but what they sow?' “They may reap something else,” answered he, “if they allow some one to come and sow (ares amongst thelr wheat” “Ah! I know who that tome one is, sald the princess, “and I must keep him at band's length.” “'At arm’s length, only, your royal highness.” “Well, if 1 keep him there, he won't do much harm,” was the prompt reply. On the 30th of August, 1835, the princess was oonfirmed by the archbishop of Can- terbury, assisted by the bishop of London, in the chapel royal of St. James. She ex- hibited great seasibility duriug the pa thetic exhortation in which the archbishop represented ber future responsibility and the necessity of her looking up to the king of kings for counsel and support in her trials. Her composure gradually gave way till at length she was bathed in tears and unable means to initiate her pupll in the forms and | the | years old, utterly ignored her prospect of | to subdue the violence of her emotin, she lald hor head upom her mother's shoulders and sobbed aloud. It has besn sald that the princess seldom appeared In court. She was seen at two or three drawing rooms and occasionally at the theater. In 1835 she witnessed the Ascot races with the royal family; she was just 1 beaming with youth, health and happiness, o middle weight, In short, a real May flower, as | she had been surnamed by her grandmother of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Her fair hair was braided In Clotilde bands (the ancient style of the Plantagenet queens), which became the contour of her fi exceedingly well. She wore a rose-colored broche satin dress with a pelerine cape trimmed with black lace, and a large pink hat. N. P. Willls, the American writer, who was present at the races, wrote at the time: “During one of the intervals I walked under the king's stand and saw very distinetly the young Princss Victoria. Sho f8 much better looking than any pleture of her in the shops, and for the heir to such a crown as that of England, uunecessarily pretty and Interesting.” A PRETTY ACT OF GENEROSITY. She was already popular and received with acclamation whenover she appeared as soon as she was recognized. Pretty anecdotes are told of her kinduess. One day, for instance, at a jeweler's where sho had gone to make some purchases, she was kept some little time waiting, as the attendant was busy with another young lady who wanted a gold chain At last she chose one and asked its price, on hearing which a look of disappointment over spread her face. “It s too dear,” she said ‘T cannot afford 1t,” and decided on taking per one. When she was gone the cesa asked the shopman if he knew her, and being answered in the affirmative, she said: “Send ler the chain she admires and say that the Princess Victorla wishes her a ceptance of it for her s:lf-control in resisting the temptation of buying what she could not afford The young princess could quite appr the moral courage required to declare “I can- not afford it,” for she herself had sometimes been obliged to utter the same words. For some years the duchess of Kent was left in somewhat poor circumstances, and but for the help of her brother, Prince Leopold, would often have been embarrassed. Consequently the household arrangements were of necessity conducted with scrupulous order and strict economy. The princess had her allowance and was expected to make it suffice. At a bazaar held at Tunbridge Wells in 1837, she spent all her pocket money in presents for her friends and relations. Suddenly she re remembered another cousin and wished to buy for him a little box marked half a crown The bazaar people wanted to inclose it with the other articles purchased, but the gov- erness said “no. You see the princess has not the money, and so, of course, she cannot buy the box.”" Then it was proposed to lay it ‘aside until purchased, and no sooner dfd quarter day come around than the princess mounted her donkey, claimed the box and bore it away: in triumph. 1t is not to be wondered at If in later years order and judicial economy were the rule in the royal household. The queen gave proof of her sense of honor and justice as soon as she came to the throne. “I want to pay all that remains of my father’s debts,” said she to Lord Mellbourne. *“I must do it; I con- sider it a sacred duty.” The prime minister said that the earnestness and directness of that good daughter's manner, when sqeaking of her father, broughit tears to his ey Parliament at last voted £10,000 a year for the maintenance and education of the princess, and when, In 1837, she attained her legal majority, fhe king offered her another £10,000 a year from his privy purse, if she would consent to his appointing the officers of her establishment, her proud and independent spirit revealed itself in declining the money on_the stipulated conditions. 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