The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1001, March 4, 1899Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1001, March 4, 1899
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
We first turn to the right, past some trim allotment gardens, then a
sharp bend to the left brings us to the grand, wide, straight road
which leads to the Norwich gates of Sandringham. Here on either side
are grouped the fine old trees and leafy coverts, where the guns are
usually placed for the last drive in the Prince’s big “shoots.” This,
too, is the road down which, day after day, without state or ceremony,
her only escort a smart young groom (or phaeton boy, as he is called
in the stables), her usual equipage a tiny pony and cart, this latter
familiarly known as the “Blues” cart, drives the sweet Princess with
the noble face on her errands of grace and charity. Possibly the time
may be about five o’clock, when the little dots of children are toiling
along the sandy roads from school. Up pulls the little cart, down
drops the smart groom, into the tiny vehicle are crammed as many of
the lucky youngsters as can be compressed into so small a space. On go
the happy load, each item to be duly delivered at its parents’ door
with a pleasant smile and a pretty word of farewell from our gracious
Princess. Or it may be that the call comes from age or sickness or
sorrow. ’Tis all the same. At the door of the stricken cottage stands
the same little cart, while within is the noble mistress administering
with ungrudging hand the remedies, whether mental or physical, which
she knows so well how to dispense. In sickness nothing is left to the
underlings’ care. That which is adjudged best for the sufferer goes
with the royal lady, and is dispensed by her own fair hands. So might
it be with all our poor!
Past the Norwich gates, almost the only emblem of royalty at
Sandringham, we turn to the left by the East Lodge, a lovely little
vision of living greenery, the pillars of its rustic porch being
entirely composed of living box, and the building entirely hidden by
ivies and Virginian creepers.
Pretty as the picture is, we must turn away from it again to the
left, and cross the road to get to our object, the dairy. Through the
fruit and flower gardens, up the centre walk all ablaze with light
and colour, with a great curious fountain in its centre, we go, past
the long ranges of glass-houses with their luscious contents, the
apple-trees trained to a tall cone shape on iron hoops, and their
cousins the plums representing immense fans on a background of rich
red-brick wall, until we arrive at a little secluded garden encircling
the rustic dairy.
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