The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-16

That's the Distinguished Title Lady Flor
ence Dixie Wanted to Confer on II X IL.
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales--Moa-
esty Prevents Acceptance.
Apropos OF Lady Florence Dixie and her
wonderful adventure with two well.shsyed
lilbernian giants in petticoats, a private
letter from London tells this pleasing tale
OF Lady Florence and the Prince of Wales.
One day not very Iona ago Lady florence
found herself standing like a Peri at the
gate OF that sporting paradise known as
the Saudown Park Race course, where spr-
oial privileges are accorded to members
including a private entrance to the grand.
stand AMI the course. She had forgotten
her pass, and the stern gate.keeper, who
knew her not, refused to take her word for
1t and admit her. She yainly pleaded with
him, while one after another more proyi-
dent dame and damsei swept up, glanced
at her disdainiully and went in. But AT.
ter little came the Prince OF Wales, who
promptly assured the gate-keepcr that he
would vouch for Lady Florence, and offer.
ing her his arm took her into the sanctuary
the gate'keeper bowling low, as became "A low
al Bntton. How to requite this courtesy OF
the good-natured heir-apparent deeply en-.
gagged the Lady florence, and after a time
she hit upon the method. Melton Morbray
US You know, is the grand headquarters of
British hunting, and at Melton. Nor BRAY
there exists very swell club, the mem beers
of which resemble the early Christians in
one point at least as they have all things in
common. Ii one member is athrst anoth-
er gives him to drink; il one lacks a horse
another mounts him; II one is impecupi-
Gus another opens to him or her his purse,
Morality Is lax, II is said, in the midland
counties, but the Melton-Morbray Club ia
doubtless and oasis in the desert. Ii bears
a remarkable tille-for the members call
themselves The Barbary Apes Well,
about week after the Sandown adventure
the Prince received letter from Lady Flor
enoe in which she said asthe strongest posi-
BILE proofofher gratitude hehad done for his
Royal Hlgnness what she would do for no
one else alive. She had herself nominated
him asa Barbary Ape, and the bretheren
and the sisters had elected him unani
mously. Strange 10 say, II. r Ii, did not
take the cleo ion as compliment He
caused bis equery tn reply that while III. Il.
ii. deeply ielt the kindness OF Lady Flor
ence Dixie with OBJ lying him with her com.
pany ut Sandown races he was debarred by
many considerations OF more or less pub
lie sort from accepting, even on her propo-
s'ton, the high and responsible position of
a b r5ary Ape. Lady Florence, not bit
dsunted, replied that IL. X. IL. did not full
ly understand the position. 1t was n RUE
of the society that any one who had once
been made Barclay Ape by election-and
the Prince had been unanimously elected
must remain Barbary Ape ioreverl So
III. X. ii. must hereafter be content to al
low himself TO be described by heralds and
pursuviants and books on the pecrage as IL 4.
X. IL. Albert Edward, Prince OF Wales,
Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothsay. X. q.
and b. A., or Barbary APPEL Are not we
English great and truly wonderful peo-
ple?"-[New York World.