News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-12-20
A GOOD-NATURED PRINCE.


Prince William Henry-Duke of CIar-
ence afterward William IY.-was the
third son of George Ill, and he was
doubtless sent to sea by his royal father
in a spirit Of spite. The Duke of Cum
berlaud, younger brother of George Ill,
had fixed his hopes upon the Office of
Lord High Admiral of England; but on
a certain occasion, when Admiral Kep-
pei was on trial, Cumberland behaved
in such manner that the king was bit
terly incenscd, and he declared, in his
own thought, that his brother should
never hold the highest office in a navy
one of the grandest veterans of which
he had outraged. So he sent his son
William Henry-then in his tenth year
to become a midshipman il the navy,
bidding him that he siIUd5l study hard
and strive to excel. "AIake of thyself
complete sailor, my son, and thine uncle
of Cumberland shall yet look up to
thee p
Very likely the boy-prince donned his
sea-going garb in high glee and glowing
anticipations, but when he had become
rated as a midshipman on board fine
frigate, and found himself the youngest
MILDLY in his mess, he discovered in a
very short time, that nobody cared any
thing about his title He must rough |
it with the rest, and look out for Num-
ber One. He had not been at sea a week |
before he contrived to get into trouble.
He unfortunately put on big airs at mess,
and really insulted ono of his mates.
This mate was another midshipman, only
a year older, but not a whit larger than
the prince. He called the prince aside,
and gave him a sound drubbing, ex-
claiming, as his antagonist cried aloud
for mercy: "There 1 don't think
you'n wag your impudent tongue at me
any more T.
The prince blubbered, and said he
would tell his father. 'I'H tell my
father, and you'll catch it ! Now, see If
you don't 7"
Said the mate in answer, 'Let your
father come and act as unlike a gentle
man as you did, and I'll serve him as [
have served you! Just you remember
that !"
This mates name was Dadmun. When
Prince William, as Duke of Clarence,
had become Lord High Admiral, he
heard of Dadmun as having just come
in from the West Indies on board a sloop-
of-war, with only the grade of past-mid-
shipman. He at once summoned his
old shipmate to come up to town and
call upon him. Dadmun came; and as
he entered, the Lord High AdmiraI's
presence he was stricken with a great
fear
ooh, your royal highness - he ex-
claimed, putting out his hand, 81 hope
You haven't laid up a Erudge against me
am very sorry for what 1 did =
--,,I,at You are the mail, uhon, WHO
gave me that drubbing ?"
eyes, my lord. But"
'sPshaw - broke in the duke, with a
kindly smile and fervcnt hand-grasp.
''You need be sorry no more, for I have
never been sorry since [ came to know
how much good it did me. 1t opened
my eyes, dear friend, and gave me my
first valuable lesson in the real life of
Dadmun took lunch with the duke,
and returned to Portsmouth with
epauIette on his shoulder.
A few years later Lieutenant Dadmun
was sent for to come to London again,
this time by the eking-William IV.-and
once more the two messmates sat at
table together; and, when Plympton
Dadmun next went to sea, it was as post
captain, and in command of fine |
frjgate.
Such things are worth telling and |
worth preserving. They are as CLEANS
Of CHEEKY, happifying light falling on the
highway of life-always pleasant and
healthful to look upon.