Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-21
Why the Eldest SON of an ERgIish
Monarch Is styled "Ths Prince Of
Wales"

Why the Eldest Son OF an RngIIsh
M0naTeh is styled "The Prince OF
From the Greenvills, tAla.l Adyocats.l
The castle Carnarvon is splen-
did old castle of magnificent feudal
structure, which stands like a grand
shelter for a sentry who might
therein guard North Wales against
the invaders tread. For many
years, throughout the reigns of
many kings, there had been bitter
enmity aud cruel bloodshed between
England and Wales. The Welsh
men at last defeated in South
Wales, and the princes of that re-
gion, driven by the conquering
hosts from their strongholds, came
up and joined their forces to those
OF the great Northern hero, Llew-
wellyn, at Griffith, the last prince
of his line, and held castle Carnar-
Won, the key Of North Wales,
against Edward l, who was one of
the boldest and, alas, the most re.
vengeful of the Plantagenets.
Llewellyn was killed after many
terrible days Of battle, fighting des-
perately to the last; and his brother
David was executed by command
of Edward ! as rebel. The brave
Welshmen were dislodged, their
bards massacred, their forces over
whelmed aud finally totally over
come. The conquest of Wales was
finished and the grand old castle
was in the hands of Edward. He
rebuilt it in splendid style, and OBJ
liberated every ravage of war or
time so successfully that it still
withstands the battering of the ele-
ments, and the crumbling OF five
centuries still leaves it one of the
finest old buildings in Great Bri-
tain.
But the spirit of the Welsh was
yet unbroken, their hearts we're un-
surrendered. 1t was found neces-
sary to place there an armed garri-
son under the command of an off.
Ger who was styled the Governor of
Carnsryon Castle. Forces of the
king were also scattered over Wales
to keep the Welsh subordinate to
the British government. Edward
was a passionate conqueror and
might have trampled this brave
people remorselessly in the dust, but
with that fiery nature went a cool
head which calculated every chance.
The Welsh, still burning with indig-
nation at the murder of their bards
who had not borne arms, who had
been massacred, forsooth, because
they wrote poems commemorative
Of Wales and her heroes, because
they sang Of her and grandeur; the
Welsh had vowed never to yield
obedience to any scepter save that
of prince of their own nation and
tongue. Edward, therefore, gladly
thought of an expedient by which
he might strengthen his power
His wife, the beautiful queen'
Eleanor of CASTLE, was making ten
der preparations for the advent of
her first child. 1t was in the mid
die Of the severest of winters, when
she received the command of her
royal husband to arise and make
the perilouS journey from England
to Carnaryon Castle. 0bedient as
she was fair, she went without re-
monstrance at the wish of her lord.
The entrance by which she pass
ed under those walls into the land
of Wales, has from that day to this
been called the "Queen's Gate"
Shortly thereafter she was rewarded
for her wifely compliance by the
safe arrival of an infant to its anx-
ious mothers arms. King Edward
summoned the Welsh chieftians,
far and near, to meet him. They
came. He arose and put the ques-
ten to them, if in behalf of their
people and their own fealty, they
could swear allegiance to a prince
who was born in their own land.
Then every voice was lifted Joy
fully:
"Aye, aye; we will"
"You shall have himp cried
Edward.
Retiring for a brief while, he re-
turned with an infant in his arms,
and holding him up to the aston
ished crowd, exclaimed
Behold the Prince of Wales,
Edward ii, Prince of Wales p
The kings scheme was success.