. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. nted the General with a beautifulgold pencil-case with his initials, and coat-of-arms,on the emerald surmounting the case, accompany-ing the royal souvenir with an expression of HerMajestys high gratification at the versatile talentsof the General, and also complimenting Mr. Barnum,his guardian, on the aptness of his pupil. TheGeneral then made his conge amidst the congratula-tions of the royal party. Tom Thumbs persona-tion of the Emperor Napoleon appears to haveelicited much mirth,
. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. nted the General with a beautifulgold pencil-case with his initials, and coat-of-arms,on the emerald surmounting the case, accompany-ing the royal souvenir with an expression of HerMajestys high gratification at the versatile talentsof the General, and also complimenting Mr. Barnum,his guardian, on the aptness of his pupil. TheGeneral then made his conge amidst the congratula-tions of the royal party. Tom Thumbs persona-tion of the Emperor Napoleon appears to haveelicited much mirth, the Queen of Belgium, adaughter of Louis Philippe, being amongst theaudience. This was followed by a representationof the Grecian statues, after which the Generaldanced a hornpipe and sang several comic songs. In Punchs Almanack for 1844, under the titlethe Royal Gleaners, another hit is made at theFlemish farm as well as at the simple life led bythe Queen at Windsor. History was repeating itself,only happily John Leech sat in the seat of JamesGillray. Now occurs the first mention of Osborne, destined 146. On the Shores of the Solent during the next few years to play a very importantpart in the upbringing of the heir to the throne andhis brothers and sisters. The original house on theOsborne estate was wholly inadequate for the ac-commodation of a Court even on the most modestscale, and the following paragraph of what wouldhave been called forty years later society news speaks for itself : The Royal Nursery.—While Her Majesty andPrince Albert are inhaling the invigorating andgenial sea breeze, and rusticating at Osborne inthe Isle of Wight, the royal progeny will be domi-ciled at the picturesque seat at Eaglehurst, whichhas been selected in the marine interests of the royalinfants. The stately tower of Eaglehurst is not farfrom Calshot Castle in the Southampton river,commanding beautiful sea views in all directions,and is surrounded with royal plantations. It wasformerly the
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