Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-09
4 RoYni Taie.

When the present Duke Of Edinburgh was
twelve years of age, and then called Prince
Alfred, the queen and Prince Albert were
spending the Autumn months al Balmoral. The
young prince slipped his attendants and wan
dered some distance away. Finding himself
forgotten the way he came, and looked hither
and thither for some outline Of Balmoral. At
length he saw ! boy abont his own age coming
along with basket Of cookies on his head.
"lIallo, boy" cried the prince; but the lad
went on without any response. "Come here,
want you y said Prince Alfred but still the
boy walked on. The young prince then ran
with all speed, and overlook the lad with the
cookies, and said: "Now, | want you to tell
me the way to the castle.
AZ dinna ken, said the boy.
"If you don't tell me, shouted the prince,
81 will knock the basket OFF your head.
g Ma. We Wilma. was the defiant reply
Wont /, said the prince, and the next in
slant the basket was rolling on the sand, and
cookies tumbling about in all directions.
The boys temper was reused, and he rushed
up TO the prince with his clenched hand; there
was tussle for few seconds, but the boy soon
conquered, and the prince ran away, followed
by his assaant. One .! the royal servants
who had gone in search Of the young prince,
witnessed the assault, and coming quickly to
the rescue, took the poor boy into custody,
IN rel tn th,ar asti.a nd
the way the enormity Of his offense, he having
dared to strike prince Of the royal family.
81 dinna ken wha the gentleman was, bu,
he split a my cookies said the boy, sobing.
The young prince thought over the affair,
and told the attendant that he was more to
blame than the lad and he had better let him
go but the attendant thought otherwise, and
marched his prisoner on, and the rumor ran
around the castle that Prince Alfred had been
seriously assauited but that royal youth, with
wise resolve, went to the queen and told her
what had happened, and that the boy was not
in fault.
The poor little prisoner was taken to an an.
teroom in the castle, where, trembling all over,
NC aNiteti hlS stitcnCe. Presently n reverend
gentleman made his appearance; he was one
OF the queens chaplains; and in gentle, en-.
couring tone, he asked the boy his name,
where he lived, his occupation, and all the cir.
cumstances which led 10 the encounter !. and 10
the surprise OF the attendan, he ordered the
boy, by the wish Of her majesty, to be taken
into comfortable room and given something
to eat.
In about half an hour aitorward the same
reverend gentleman returned and told the little
boy that the queen was satisfied that he had
done no wrong that her majesty deemed II
the duty Of her subjects TO protect themselves
whenever they were oppressed. She had taken
into consideration the value Of the cookies and
the time lost, and had sent him FIVE shillings a,
compensation
The prisoner was then released 10 pick up
his basket and his cookies, and ran home rieh
and happy boys bu. his good fortune did not
end here, fol the queen sent TO inquire about
his family, and found that his mother was q
poor hsherman's widow living in great poverty,
and the fortunate boy vas sent to school, aud
aiter~md apprenlieed 10 trade BY her males.
Tvs bounty. Lo'ssios Na1os