The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-12
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Not SO Black as He is Painted.

From o letter of Moncure D. Conway, the
English correspondent OF the Cincinnati Com.
mereial, concerning the Prince of Waless ILL
ness, we make extracts as follows:
There Is general belief that he has injured
his constitution by fast living, and many of
the lower classes think that he Is now paying
the penalty for the same-typhoid fever not
being so fatal among the poor as among those
accustomed to luxury, being fact not so
wisely interpreted by the ignorant as among
medical men. The Radical newspapers in the
Northern cities generally couple with their
hope for his recovery the hope that he may be
improved by his af1icton.
Now, am well convinced that the Prince
has serious faults, but equally certain that
they are exaggerated in the public mind by
the gossip to which his indiscretlons have
lent TOO much aid. Those Of us who remem-
ber the blonde boy who attracted not only the
curious but the discriminating by hls frank.
ness aud simplicity when he visited Clnclnna.
II, and who have seen him since his manhood,
might Judge from his appearance that great
change had come upon him for the worse.
His lace has become heavy, and there is an
unmistakable resemblance to the Georges, es-
pecially to George II, which Is anything but
agreeable to those VINO study pnye1ognomles.
But not long ago l Happened to meet the
that his face was not all outside. There was
something genial and kind about II, and
could see something ofthe frankness Of The
boy to whom | had been introduced In Pixies
Opera House. He Is not remarkable for pro-
fuudly, but his conversation Is that Of an edu-
Gated man, with some humor. What struck
me most was his entire openness, and the en-.
tire absence of afectatlon. He was surround
ed by a SCORE ofyoung men, most of them lite
rary characters, aud, so far from his manner
showing any arrogance or demanding any
recognition OF his rank, he seemed to me to
be conscious of 1t only as bore-a thing he
would like to fling of and mix In with the
others on equal terms. When he rose to 60,
and the gentlemen In the club stood up-a
usual form In the presence Of royaty-the
Prince showed some honest confusion, bowed
to those present with Difference, and left the
room modestly and quickly. The impression
he left on my mind was that there Is much
more good In him than is popularly supposed
nature I'M d and gSod senss end set
ness have caused him to be lampooned when
secret fellows get the reputation Of blameless-
ness. The public generally believes that he
was guilty of licentious conduct In the Nor
daunt case. have IL from an Intimate friend
OF the Queens family that when bis name ap-
peared in that case the Prince Immediately
Visited the Queen, and entering In her pres
ence said: 81 have come, my Queen and
mother, to say that am entirely Innocent of
any misconduct In the matter with
which my name Is connected" I ask
ed NV Informant, ibid the Queen believe
him !n "Belleve him ?" was the reply: 1.-THE
Queen knows the Prince too well to believe
la would come to her with lie In his mouth"
TKere have been many statements to the
effect that the Prince Is o drunkard. 1t Is
the anti-tobacconists would recommend, but
there is no trace In his face or eye of eXces-
sive drinking. At the same time 1t must be
understood tnat am remembering here only
his good traits, and saying what is due against
false rumors. do not underestimate his
faults because do not choose this moment to
mention them. One thing may be regarded
as 6. fault, or the reverse, according, to the
mini of his critic; the Prince has shown
singular iusensibility to the demands made
upon him as the next representative of Eng
lisb ROYALTY. NV own opinion Is that he was so
bored through all his childhood and boyhood
and youth, being officially guarded, protected,
watched-the nurse delivering him to- the
doctors, the doctors to that endless series of
household officials, of whom Slr Charlie Dixie
has told us 30 much lately-that when he be-
came his own man he fulfilled the remark OF
Solomon or somebody else: "Train up child.
and away he'll CO." He has made no secret of
his belief that he will never cit on the throne,
and It Ia plain this belief has given him no
sorrow. He loves English sp0rts-huntlng,
shooting, horse-racing-and good company.
spiced with fiirtaton; but have no Idea that
he Is. In any respect, beneath the average of
European aristocracy In intelligence or charac-
ter-nay, am pretty sure he ls above It,
The ruriors that lie is not kind to the Princess
were rife several years ago, but they have en-
tirely passed away; the blooming, happy face.
of the Princess contradlcted them steadily
until now, when, worn away until she has be-
the love between them. After the Prince had
been delirlous for week, his frat interval of
consciousness was shown In the words-"Thls
Is the Princess birthday"