The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-01-11
THE PRINCE OE WALES.
AN INTERESTING SKETCH BY MoNCURE
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From the Cincinnati Commercial.

tam that they are exaggerated In the
public mind by the gossip to which his
iadiscretions have lent too much aid
Those OF us who remember the blonde
boy who attracted not only the curious
but the discriminating by his frankness
and simplicity when he visit ed Cincinnati,
and who have eeen him since his man
hood, might Judge from his appearance
that great change had come upon him
FIR the worse His face has become heavy,
and there is an unmstakable resemblance
to the Georges, especially to George H.,
which is anything but agreeabl to those
who study physiognomies But not long
ago happened to meet the Prince at the
Cosmopolitan Club, and found that his
face Was not all outside. There was soma
thing genial and kind about it., and |
could see something Of the frankn6ss OF
the boy to whom had beer introduced
In Pixies Opera House He is not remark
able for prniundity, but his conversation
is that of an educated man, with some
hunor What struck me most was his
,entre openness, and the entire absence o.
affectation. He was surrounded by a
score of young men. mostly literary CHAR
&C ers, and, SO far from his manner show
ing any arrogance or demanding any
recognition Of his rank, he seemed to me
to be conscious of it only as ~ b0rc-;l
thing he would like to fling off and mix
in with the Others on equal terms. When
be rose to go, and the gentlemen in the
club stood up a usual form in the pres
cnce of royality-the Prince showed some
honest confusion, bowed to those present
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Iy and quickly. The impression he left
on my mind Was that there is much more
good IN him than is popularity supposed
more good nature and good sense 1t
is Just possible that his entire fraukness
and openness have caused him to be lam
ponned when secret fellows get the repus
tatrou of blamcIessness. The public gen
orally believes that he was guilty OF
hcentious conduct in the Moraaunt cnse
I have it from an intimate of the Que s
family that when his name appeared in
that case the Prince Immediately visited
the Queen, and entering in her presence
sad 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 | asked
Informant. did the Queen believe
him ?" +" Believe him + was the reply :;
"The Queen knows the Prince too well
to believe he would come to her with a
lie in his mouth" There have been
many statements to the effect that the
Prince is drunkard. Itls quite untrue
The Prince smokes more than the anti
t0bacconists would recommend, but there
is no trace in his face or eye OF excessiv e
drinking At the same time 1t must be
understood that am remembering here
only his good traits, and saying what is
due against false rumors | do not under
estimate his faults because do not choose
this moment to mention them. One thing
NAV be regarded as fault, or the reverse,
according to the mind of his critic: the
Prince has shown singular insensibility
to the demands made upon him as the
next representative of English royalty.
NV own opinion is that he was So bored
through ell his childhood, and boyhood,
and youth, hy being officially guarded,
projected, watched the nurse delivering
him to the doctors, thedoctorto that endless
series of household officials, of whom Sir
Charles Dixie has told us so much lately
- that when he became his own man he
fulfilled the remark Of Solomon or some.
body else:r : Train up . child and away
he'll GO" He has made no secret of his
belief that he will never sit on the throne,
and 1t is plain this belief has given him
no sorrow" He loves English sports,
hunting, shooting, horse racing - and
good company, spiced with Irritation {;
but I have no idea that he is, in any re
spect, beneath The average of European
aristocracy in intelligence or character
nay, am pretty sure he is above i. The
rumors that he, is unkind to his Princess
were rife several years ago, but they have
entirely passed away; the blooming,
happy face Of the Princess conttrranddccttd
them steadily until now, wher, worn
away until she has become mere ghost,
her utter anguish attests the love between
them. After the Prince had been deliri.
GUS for week, his first interval OF. con
seriousness was shown in the words---"'T This
is the Princesss Birthday eo' ,'1 i. +
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