, 1881-10-30
GEORGE w..


goose pie and copious draushts OF milk
punch d. and whisky, and sang
many Joyous = songs;~ so that
when j his loyal subjects first saw
their monarch in dublin he was more than
half seas over:'' However, they got tiilr
to the Phtenix Park; and the Paddles pro
nounceL him Il jolly good fellow. He nlsa
visited Scotland; when Sir Walter Scott.
bubblIng over with loyal enthusiasm, Erusped
the goblet from which his Majesty hal
just drained powerful dose Of toddy.
raised it aloft, declared that the glass shoult
be handed by his family unused to poster
ity, placed it for safety in the tail
pocket Of his coat, and Immediately after
ward, forgetting the treasure, sat down and
smashed il to atonls- This eNubcrant loyalty
was 1nore than matched by the "uen Of
Kent" who erected an oDelisk ut Ramsg1.te,
'",s Il grateful record Of his Majesty,s grace
ful condescensinn in selecting this port for
his embarkation to Hanover; as If the poor
mortal could pass from place TO place "witk-
out traverslng the intermediate space"
If the Kings conduct to his wife WIS
shameful, it was scarcely less so to his only
child, OF whom he becniue profoundly ical-
ons. at first he was led to suppose by his
uncle and others that by divorcing his villa
:
When thus scheme failed he next endeavored
to get her out Of the country. by marrying
the Princess Charlotte to the Prince Of
Orange-a man without the least atfec~
ton fur her, and who .swore like a
trooper, got drunk, and lodged as his tailor's>
lie was ut length told by his lady-loye that
his olIer was decii1ed with thanks. Upon
heariiu, this, her fund father the first gtu
tlenlan in Europe was furious. ua
storllled and swore, placed her under lock
III rf1 IT.
until the Princess ran away in hackney
seelnly = wrangle aba ted. The l;egen1
It icnEth consented ';e 1S ore}t,. TO- her ,, nnon
Otlenburg) with Prince Leopold. whom he
gener:ttly sp'Se Of in terms Of contempt.
This was the father who, in response to tha
health Of tila Princess Charlotte, whom hs
scarcely ever saw. could declare that - hs
had made it his tirst care to instil into t'le
edge and love Of the British CotA.ftu-
ton" This was the father who heart of
thar daughters death. when on visit to
Lord llertford in Suffolk, with profession OF
was in tho best Of spirits, planning most
elaborate funeral By torchlight, md longing
for it to come of This was the father who
could say to an Ambassadors wife. when Al!
England was aglast at the !nour7lful news,
thar = the death OF his daughter had heen 3
would have lu,d.: q very bad Uueel.H
1 man is known by: his friends. and his
character is tested BY friend and foe, and IL
we cali men to Speak Of the character or MIN
'.l;ig Een,'' 1.-THE Kissing Sun" Our Fat
Friend and II, country t.t,ust,,s rs - the first
Gentleman in Europe.' we tind sucI testl-
n.olly rs the following:
tpr,,prhy nj mems lo,y nr reyen .rfuI. but lie,
h.,i crnIur srlfsi, tn !, legree ", nxfr:,yaH;,,t
that H.. seemed to act upon q practical cor
yittitln ri ait r,.nkind being born for his ex-
ti tie least incident that thvarted lis wishes,
liz. was ulilck. lively. gifted with retentiyo
memory, au even with u rcte.ltiye wits en-
toweG. with q ~exuuisit ear for music;
u1>sessiny, too, a tins: sense Of the lutlIcr6us,
ind IN accDulpiisiltti minlic.'' The oid Lord
that he WAS 50 1uan Of very uncullivated
mind, ignorant ot all but the passages OF
history which most Princes read knowing
little Of the dead languages. and nothing
natnral or moral, with crude notions OF gov
eminent picked ,lp from newspapers"
when George ". came to Edinburg,"
saws f}r, Guthrie, 81 diu not move 4 step 10
s:e : one Of the worst men ti.at ever tisgrsced
4 1lrone-a base fellow who had all the bad
without any Of the rettcennluE qualities II
Charles t." Even worse is the verdict In
ls:s.] vf his once Intimate associate. Greyille,
f,.art- nf tha t1uncit. .tt}u. ouinfor haya
innr ha,, Iiat II mort. conteut,tibes cowardly.
nfeeiinsr fin1 ,i,,rS not exist than the Einx u:
whilst Ur. Dt,ran sbpws him I'D iu upori,er
asn..ct. !. Never did s,yai,. make love SO ab-
surtiiv ~ tho i'riIlre Of Wales, For the first
gentleman in Eurvpe' lie was tue greatest
simuie:Dn under the Influence uf pnssfVI1
fhar eyer rylstrt. When lie, >was
not silly he was mean. and he sometimes
was both, and hpartlcss to buot''
From these stubborn facts it is amusing to
turn to the realm nf fancy and tinsl tue first
gentleman III Europe" represented In an al
legorical transparency Mt Enuxhail Gardens,
wiici, i,t pa1rUniZe,!. as ''i-A!,,lg against =:
horst. the never could riNe) which was held
by Il. snupia Minerva held his helmet, whilst
Iirovi,iynrt was engaseh in forcing otl lis
spurS: Fame ;.s,ove, blowing 4 trumpet cnd
Growing him with InureLs" Gazing upon
sucn Il warike representation, no wo1ider
{;rOrst. thought himself Il llern, and when
Slutidison's purch began TO circulate, ht,
Wo,,I ,,qclarr htw he led the. Tenth HussaTs
at thf harfit If S;,iaManca: and rude FIeur-
,1...I;s ,, Yrr the cur, NJ Assent races. chaIfeup-
;ny t;,e ink. nf Wejl;nytnn IL confirm the
st:,temant Fhe iroi, D,.St ,trity :cuiied. II
wv so "te'' ''e''1u S""4 ''o''" 1>'i'e:7 '$*'
dom .ets m Til & it, ti!s. afternoon. THU
first gentleman in Europe will not hear
about death. His cl'ap1a!ils have to t1a'"t!e
the subject much as the Court PREACHER d1u
befnre Louis NlV.: "Ali mel! "re inoflal.
save JOlF MAlpStS.' NlEn hIt1H lIEGIHE'3