The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25
A Prince Chastiscd.


 Nearly twenty years ago, while Queen Victoria was staying at her summer resi- dence in Balmoral, Scotland, her son Alfred, twelve years old, now Duke of Edinburgh, strayed from the castle and missed his way home. Meeting stout boy, with basket of cookies Ca kind of small shell-ish) on his head, he hailed him.
 The lad paid no attention to him. The young prince shouted again, but the sturdy fish-boy merely looked and walked on. Possibly he resented the rather per emptory tone in which he was called.
 The prince, for his part, was used to being obeyed by peasant boys, and the rudeness or stupidity of this one made him angry, and he repeated his command in still fiercer tone.
 Here, you fellow show me the way to the castle I say!"
 II dinna kent" said the boy, still walking on.
 "Tcll me, or I'll knock your basket off your head !" screamed the prince.
 "Na, ye winna," said the boy, coolly.
 At that the young prince ran after him in a rage, and with splteful blow, sent the baket tumbling to the ground scat tering the cookies in the dirt.
 Then there was a scuffle, and the fish boy soon punished the prince so smartly that he was glad to break away and run.
 It happened that one of the royal att taDdanfC who had hnnn CaOt in Caarcb of the missing prince, caught glimpse of the fight, and ran to the rescue.
 Of course the young peasant had con- mitted serious offence in daring to strike a member of the royal family. He was collared, and led to the castle, sob- ping with fright, but stoutlY pleading his cause. He protested that he did not know "wha the gentleman was" which was undoubtedly true. He was simply resenting the loss of his fish.
 Before they reached the castle Alfred exhibited generosity worthy of his high birth. A little reflection had showed him the right of the matter.
 II was the one to blame," he said. "Let the boy go.
 The attendant, however, had no idea of letting the hoy go. He should give account to the Queen, and she must say what was to be done with the fellow who assaulted her son.
 The little Scot fairly quaked with alarm when he found himself locked up in an ante-room of the castle awaiting his sen- tence. Alfred however, had been the 1 first to see the Queen, and he told her the l whole truth about the encounter, taking | the fault entirely to himself.
 Soon one of the Queens chaplains | quietly entered the ante-room, and kind ly asked the fish-boy his name, and resi- dence, and occupation, and talked to him In such a gentle. assuring way that his fears were quite soothed.
 Then the chaplain made him tell the whole story of his difficulty with the young prince, and when this was done, he smiled and told him that the Queen had said he was to be taken to another room, to eat nice supper.
 Half an hour afterwards the same | clergyman came again, and informed the now delighted boy that Her Majesty re- gretted the damage done him, and sent him five shillings to pay for his loss and delay. The happy boy scampered home with | his money. not forgetting to gather up his basket of cookies on the way. His mother, who was widow and peor, was l as much pleased as himself: but the joy | and pride of both were vastly increased | when next day messenger came from the kind hearted Queen to make further inquiries and offer friendly aid. The re- suit was fortune indeed to poor young Donald, for the royal bounty sent him to school, and finally apprenticed him to a profitable trade.- Youths Compaaion.