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Show A Itoyul Itomnnuo. "There's a turned-down page,"ftssome writer has said, "In every human lifo." Bvon stout, comfortable, gouty Quucn Victoria in her stuffy mourniu";, worn io persistently nil tlieso years fof liar royul cuusnrt, has had hur romance. Lord Kllonborougli. whoso death .recently .re-cently took place, was, so says an Ku-glsh Ku-glsh writer, n sweetheart of tho youthful youth-ful Queen many years ni;o. Tho two lovers woro very ilovotod toench other, and thu Qucon pleaded with her counsellors coun-sellors and advisors for tho privilege of choosing 111 tn as her consort. Hut with thu usual perversity of nffulrs of the heart matters of state mado tho union undesirable nnd reason prevailed over Jove. Victoria proposed, instead, to tho Gorman l'rincu she wedded, nnd Ellcnborough was prusontod with a commission in the nriuy, which transported trans-ported htm safely out of the way to India, where ho distinguished himself after tho matinor of disappointed lovers by his reckless -daring and bravery. Hi oro are somo disadvantages in bo. ing Qucon and having plenty of spending spend-ing money. To bo required to propose pro-pose to one's future husband is something some-thing of an ordeal, nnd bolng compelled com-pelled to -propose to the man tho nation chooses, nnd at the samo time sign tho papers which banishes the man you iovn by tho vory peoplo over whom you aro supposed to reign, must be almost ns annoying as getting along Id lifo without a coronet or crest. 15 ut all that happened years ago, and the royal lady is a great grand-mother now. and has forgotten all about such trlflos, and is as happy as a pot pussy if only her shoes aro loose ami easy, If tho royal butler doesn't forgot her favorlto dish of walnuts at dlunur, and if her stock of India shawls supplies her wedding presents. |