Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
The Prince of Wales.
From London Ttuth.l

sort or Broad Htgl Cnurchman n relig.
ION. Same time ago he pr senreG a cou.
pie Of beautiful altar caDdles,icks TO the
church at Saudringham. But the friends
OF Dean Stanley would no, be likely to go
too far in this direction. His Toryism,
too, Is OF that Kind which IL open ION Ger,
tain questions TO COW ciion. Thus, the
only vote he ever gave in the House OF
Lords was in favor of the bin for legaliz.
ing marriages with a deceased wiie's sis.
ter. His brother Of Edinburgh voted
with him, the Duke of ambridge being
IN the majority, which threw out the bill
Generally speaking, however, the Prince
is good humoredly Conservative on politi
cal questions. OonSvls Gladstone, he
wouI1 lsugbingly express his doubts as to
whether he should ever ascend the throne !;
now he takes q more hopeful view OF the
future. He was always, however, on ex,
cellent terms with Mr.. Gladstone, while
Lord Granville is almost personal FREUD
OF his Apropos OF this subject, | remem.
Der hearing the Prince address some
what tart little speech to gentleman
whose opinion he had asked on some
question of the day. The gentleman
replied that he was wholly ignorant of
political matters. yes" said the Prince,
but not ignorant, | hope, OF your duty as
loyal subject Of the Queen" think
the question was one RELAXING to = royal"
annu,y. On another occasion he Joking
ly ,sked a Radical NJ. p, who was airing
certsin extreme oplniOns, whether he real
ly thought that a member Of the royal
smily ought To drown his children when
they came NO the world, like young pup
py doggy The Prince, i, should be men,
toned, is an excellent father and very de-
sirous that his sons should receive sub.
stantisl education, land be laugh. 10 do
something with their hands" as he puts
II. He is also q good son, and sets the
example Of treating the Q leen's slightest
wish as command, 1t ls out OF defer.
ence 10 her viii that he never attends
horse races on Sundays whilst travelling
abroad He once begged by letter that
this should be relsxed, so as to enable him
to accept Marshal McMahon's invitation
10 see the Grand Prlx" run but mega
Tive answer was returned by telegraph,
and the Prince did not 90 TO the race
Minord cInamus The Prince is bon
rip1nt, and very lev Englishmen know
SO much about the philosophy OF dining
as their future King. He has, indeed,
very great taste in this important matter,
and has labored with some success TO re-
duce the inordinste length OF modern
menus. He has all the irst Napoleons
horror of interminable bsnquets
OF the Princes literary taste there is
not 80 much to be said. Like most moo.
ern Princes, he is, by the mere force Of
circumstances, good liDguist, speaking
French and German AS perfectly as EGG
lish. What is more, he can make an after
dinner speech In French and he can joke
IN the same tongue. One night, being
In Paris, he paid an impromptu visit TO
the office Of the Fgoro, whose staff
organized little tele for him. Mes.
DANES Judic and Theo were sent for
Some comic ditties were sung and great
deal of sprightly talk flew amid the pop.
ping champagne corks. The Prince
made himself So charming, that Madame
Judic gushingly suggested that be should
settle in France, in order TO make royalty
popular there. "Vous ustz vos rois trop
wife dams &C pays" was the demure an.
swer.
He is fond of late hours, but no matter
how late he may 60 10 bed, he rises early
the next morning. He is keen sports
man and Il very fair shot, Al whist he
plays an excellent hand. And whether
the occupation of the moment be whist,
sport or dancing, he enters into ii with a
hearty relish which contrasts strangely
With the base airs OF the golden youth OF
the day HIS constitution is an excellent
one. He rarely has days illness, and
be is living proof that no amount Of
tobacco can enfeeble either mind OF body.
| believe that be WAS he inventor OF the
now popular drink, Lemon and soda"
There is no doubt that on questions OF
foreign affairs, he will insist on havinga
voice. HIS interest Id them IS, OF course,
OF Two fold nature. He is n thorough
Englishman, and very enthnsiasttc about
the necessity OF the maintenance OF our
prestige; he is a!so d GeILIaD Prince. His
German sympathies, however, did not
carry him SO far as to enable him 10 ap.
prove o. the spoistion of De nmsrK and
he even expressed himself with unwonted
bitterness on the subject. Bat tins feel.
ing WAS rather personal than political A
member Of his household, who spoke In
cautiously about The matter 70 the Prn-
cess, received what is vulgarly called
"wigging" for his pains. When the war OF
1866 broke out, the Prince was a. pains 10
estsb ish special telegraphic communica
ton between Marlborough House and the
seat of war. Similar arrangements were
made Ia 1870
Never heless, beside the expression Of
some very decided opinions, the Prince
can scarcely, rs yet, be said TO have taken
serious part in politics. The royal ira.
ditiops Of most countries exclude The heir
apprfeDi from the active exercise of pow.
er. Like the last Prince of Wales, too,
the present Prince has In vain demanded
military employment. II be is q Field
Marshal without ever having seen Skin
mlsb, that is not his fault. The hered
e he. hoe