Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-17
The Prince Of Wales.
\ CHARACTERISTIC sKETcHBG LABoCCHFRE.
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4 CHARACTERISTIC sKETcHBY LABoUCTFRE
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Consider how great he is. SAID Mr.
Bright Of the heir apparent; mot Cesar
not the crowned Macedonian reigned ovcl
81 wide an empire as that which he vii
one day be called to rule This is a fact
which must moi be lost sight of III est
mating the character of the prince, any
more than the fac. that he has pedigree
Of some Il centuries in length, and de.
scends ibevond ali cavih from such he
roes MS Alfred the Great and William the
Conqueror Hence il is not strange that
a leading feature of the princes charac-
ter (which immediately strikes any one
brought into contac: with his royal high
ness shonld he strong 'nsa of his own
personal dignity.
= siI,KLTE ruE ETIQUETTE.
Wisely. rs thiuk, the prince isa stick
Ter for etiquette. and well vcrsed in that
subtle knowledge which teaches the cx-
act difference on all occasions between
royalty and nobility. between ''cham-
paniOnship" and attendance. and SO
forth. Al this would be of little use 10
the prince if he failed TO impress others
with an adequate sense OF his dignity !;
but there he has been singularly success
ful. Mr.. Chamberlain Is understood to
have come forth from his presence n sad
! der and wiser man and | myself knew
/ 4 ferveut radical. who also held n high
! municipal office Ia one of the big north
I orn towns, and who waited on the prince
to deliver an address from the corpora
ton OF which he was = member. The
same evening he was nj dinner party
where Il member Of Brooks proceeded to
draw him on the subject. "liow did
you feol?' With rebuko to his ques-
TONERS llippancy. the radical town clerk
replied that he felt he was IN the presence
of tho majesty of England. 'Well,
hardly quite vet, suggested his torment
OF, hui Mr. H. lwho has sinco blossomed
ont into Sir II. could not understand the
point of this last remark. Tie was equal
ly successful III modifying VI. Gamhetta.
Beng introduced to that statesman by
Lord Lyon, nj one OF ". dc Marcere's
parties. the two cJnyerscd for some time,
and . few days later the prince inVitedthe
republican leader 10 breakfast. This
step. 10y the way. had moi been taken
without the queens express consent. At
table the conversation turned almost cn
tlrciE On Inc h"h-polltlciu subjects, III al
coiite time. th' question "i rance : pros
pecI3 was hf"arhrt, and taeh iAe prince
lauEhinglN said he thought every people !
h2d a rl"hi 10 choose lis own ioiln "i gov I
erhineht- cF po"|T"ct L. f"P""ft /
't't'f'" 'H -i"3t"rf', r'''''i, cue &'f"" /
''St'' "a If"''' 80 ANS "''"HN {" dtN 1
So"'ffi"" c"#"'' f"d", was the serl-
"u7 answer. VI. ,'ahheta subsequently
expressed hls opinion "i the prince by |
SAYING hose i.hSiish ARE III constant
luck. lhylr very princes are i"nder "i
popular liberties than oar liberals.
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III It''l| 'ii5 ii'" ''''ii'''H',S ny 'iit way
Sie prime VINO '' an 'A'tiltii' memory
course they afr all submitted to him pre-
vlodsiy TO delivery, and partly perhaps .
rom the similarity IL the phlnsooloGy of
one addieSs to that OF another the prince
Often knows them 10y heart. tehtrally
they nl' presented Ia Inn taken and
read, but occasionally mayor loves the
sound of hla own Voice Too well 10 let the
prince escape 8" easily. think II was
mayor OF chester who was once heading
his royal hShncss lengthy discourse
apropos al nothing III particular. and VIII"
beng short-'lShted, and, Therefore, un-
able to consult the actual document, Tor
got sentence, paused and looked help