The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-19
INTERVIEWING THE PRINCE OF
WALES.

INTERVENING THE PRINCE OF
WALES.
At the time of which | write there
vas connected with the Buffalo, n. Y.
Courier corps of young reporters who
made it point not to get cleft" If there
vas possibility Of covering the ground.
On the occasion Of the visit Of two Of
he children of the royal family of Eng
land, Prince Edward and sister, to Can
ida, it became known that they were to
visit Niagara Falls aud of course there
vas the utmost rivalry among the rep
'eJentatives of the press to get full and
detailed reports Of all that they did and
aid so far as possible. When the Prince
and Princess reached the American side
If the rlvpr, a score or more CT reporters
we're on hand TO CLEAN all the informa-
ion Obtalnable, aDl the Canadian news
paper men attached to the party were
At once beseigned by their American
brethren. With the usual John Bull
stiffness they snhbpd 1.-THE boys unmer
Hifully, only condescendlng to tell very
little, and it later leaked out that they
lid not know anything worth telling.
young man named mmy Black and
he writer had been detailed by the
Courier to go to the Falls. and "dO the
royal party in great shape" To tell the
truth it was not a job much to my llk-
ng, but Jimmy was delighted, and de
cared that he would show those Eng
IIsh snobs thing or two before be got
through with them"
After arriving 1T the Falls we divided
our work SO that the writer was to get
he details OF the makeup party, where
they came from, now long they were to
stay and generally look after the routine
work descriptive Oi their visit. Jimmy
was to act the part of Free Lance" and
watch his opportunity 10 get any good
hing of a personal nature that he could.
OF course the tirsV part required no par
Icular exhibition Of cheek, for all the
information could be obtained from at
taches of the party and by keeping ones
-yes open.
What Jimmy Intended to do had no
idea, neither had he other American
reporters or Canadian fiunkeys. The
latter felt supremacy happy because they
mad, as they declared, got solid with
Nut OdRBdSVlIldll VI tIt pdl anu NhuN
uniformed servant had COndesCended to
lei them look at the trunks of their Roy
Al Highnesses But Jimmy turned up
his nose at such truck, as he expressed
lt, and kept his eyes open. Toward the
middle of the afternoon the distinguish
ed couple started from the hotel alone
to view the Falls, the crowd of newspa-
per men, myself among the number,
,agerly watching them; but | missed
Jimmy. Where was lie was question
that was agitating my mind when Judge
Of my surprise at seeing him step out
from by path, ant, jauntlly lifting his
hat. join the couple in their walk to ta-
BILE rock. There vas a great wonder
among the other reporters as to who the
presumptuOus individual could be who
dared intrude OH the society of the
Prince and Princess. | kept silent, and
soon found my way to our room to finish
my writing, fully convinced that | had
no more to do, for If jimmy had once
got after them there would be no room
for any further business on my end of
the job,
1t was fully an hour later when he
bounced into the room, threw his derby
in one corner, pulled of his coat and
shot that in another, aud, with Hur-
rah for our side! began to write. After
he had ratified off nearly two columns,
and our united report had been sent 10
the home office, he said, Well old man,
I've got the best OF the whole party
Mr.. James Black. the writer responded
you have got the most colossal cheek OF
any man ever knew. But tell me how
you worked it,
We'll, you see had become disgusted
with those Canadian chumps and be
-pangied fluukeys, and had started out
for walk, when who should | see com
ing but the Pr nee and Princess. In
medlately the idea of personal inter
view suggested itself, and | braced up
and sailed in. OF course | did not let
them know l was reported, but posed
a. visitor tO the great natural curiosity,
like themselves. They talked quite free
w, especially the Princess, although the
Prince was inclined to be stiff at first.
They expressed themselves delighted
with the Falls, and |, being pretty well
posted as to the points OF interest, vol
unteered all the Information possible,re-
ceivng the thanks of the Princess for
the pointers | gave her. After had
conversed with them for some time the
Princess asked my name and residence.
| told her my cognomen was James
Black. and that was u reporter on the
Courier, of Buffalo. Well, you should
have seen his royal highness CONCEAL.
Why, he became an iceberg instanter,
but the lady laughed right heartily and
insinuated the sane thing as you have
accused me of. You may infer that !
did not press my company on them
much longer. although l think the
Princess would no. have been averse to
my remaining. politely lifted my hat
and bade them good afternoon, taking
occasion TO let them understand that |
knew who they were
As result of this exhibition OF nerve
the Courier was the only paper in the
country that published personal inter.
view with the distinguished people, and
Jimmy received the thanks of the man.
aging editor for his enterprise. This
stroke of work was a great thing for the
Courier, and gave it the right to claim
to be most wide-awake paper in western
New York, one which got the news OF
interest regardless of EXPENSE Man up
Tree in Argus Il Patriot.