Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-01-23
a Charitable Opinion Of the Prince Oi
wales.

Not long ago | happened to meet the
Prince at the Cosmopolitan club, and found |
that bis face was not all outside. There |
was something genial and kind about II, aud l
| could see something of the lrankness Of |
the boy TO whom had been introduced 10 |
Pixies Opera House. He is not remarkable I
Tor profundity, but his conversation is that |
Of an educated man, with some humor. |
What struck me most was his entire OPEN |
ness, and the entire absence Of ateclation. |
lie was surrounded by score OF young
men, most OF them literary characters, and, |
30 far from lis manner showing an arro
gance Or demanding any recognition of his
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only as bore-a thing he would like TO I
ding of and mix with the others on equal
terms. When he rose 10 go, and the gentle
men in the room stood up-a usual form in
the presence of royAlty-the Prince showed
some honest confusion, bowed 10 those pre-
sent with Difference, and lett the room
modesily and quickly. The impression he
left on my mind was that there is much
more good in him than is popularity sup
posed-mOre good nature and good sense.
1t IS Just possible that his entire frankness
and opcnness have caused him to be LAM
pooned, when secret fellows get the Tcputa-
ton of bamelessness.
The public generally believes that he was
guilty OF licenilous conduct in the Mordaunt
case. l have IL from an intimate Of the
Queens family that when his name appeared
in that case the Prince Immediately visited
the Queen, and, entering her presence, said:
81 have come, my Queen and mother, TO
say that ] am entirely innocent OF any mis-
conduct in the matter with which my name
is connected" asked my informant, "Dld
the Queen believe him2" "Believe himW
was the reply; "the Queen knows tue Prince
too well 10 believe he would come to her
with lie in his mouth" There have been
many statements to the elect That the
Prince is a drunkard. 1t 10 quite untrue.
The Prince smokes more than the anti-
tobacconlsts would recommend, but there Is
no race in his face or eyes oi excessive
drinking.
Al the same time II must be understood
that am remembering here only his goou
traits, and saying what is due against ialse
rumors; ! do not underestimate his laulls
because ] do not choose this moment 10
mention them. One thing may be regarueu
as a fault, or the reverse, according 10 'no
} mind OF his critic: the Prince has shown a
} singular insensibility to the demands maue
, upon lin as the next representative ol
, English royalty. My own opinion is that nc
was so bored through all his childhood ana
. youth, by being officially guarded, protector,
watched-the nurse delivering him 10 the
i doctors, the doctors to that endless series oil
i household officials of whom Sir Charles
! Dixie has told us so much lately-that when
he became his own man he fulfilled the re-
: mark of Solomon or somebody else; "Train
!. up a child and away he'll 60"
!. He has made no secret OF his belief that h'
u will never sit on the throne, and it is pair
this belief has given him no sorrow. h'
y loves English sports-hunling, shooting
II horse.racing-an1 good company, splae'
v with filtration; but have no idea that he i
in any respect, beneath the average o
n European aristocracy in intelligence o
le character--nay, l am sure he is above II
ie The rumors that he is not kind to hi
at princess were rife several years ago, bu
they have sptirely passed away the bloom
or ing happy lace Of the princess coniradiole
II, them steadily until now, when, worn ava
be until she has become mere ghost, he
IN utter anguish altests the love between then
+ After the prince bad been delirious lot
&c week, bis first interval ol consciousness wa
IS shown in the words-"Ths is The princess
cl birthday"