The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-06-03

over to the United States, it will prob
ably be upon his wedding tour, for his
marriage to the Princess Mary of Teck
will take place within the next two or
three months. The prince is the sec
ond son Of the prince of Wales
and in consequence of the death of
his brother, the duke of Clarence,
in January, 1892, he is heir pre-
sumptive to the English throne. He is
avery popular young man, % years old,
manly, intelligent and active, He has
been educated in the navy and is q
fine oarsman, an expert sailor, n good
boxer, a famous hand at tennis, and
altogether considerable of IN athlete.
When he was IA years of age he was
put on board Ii. NJ. s. "Brittania, . with
his elder brother, and there the two
boys were trained in the hardest kind
of routine and drill work.
He afterward served on H. M. s.,
"Bacchante," and in 1890 he vas made
a lieutenant and placed in command of
II. nj. S. "Thrush." At that time he
made a trip to the Mediterranean and
thence came to this country by way of
Bermuda. For a time it was thought
he might visit Newport, and society
was in a futter of excitement over the
prospect of entertaining the prince,
who wa young and handsome and
heart and fancy free. Prince George
was not to be enticed, however, but
turned his back upon Newport when
he reached Halifax, coldly r%emarking
that he thought Halifax was good
enough for him.
Prince George has always had an ex-
ubcrant appreciation of life, its curl
ous hunors and variety, it's pretty
women and Its convivial men. His
name has never been seriously mixed
up with scandal, wherein he appears
to have set his royal father n fairly
good example. But he has been much
given to pleasure of n wholesale sort,
and has also sown a few oats of not a
very wild sort. Many stories have
been told of his ~vivacity and dash and
his irreverent humor. One of these
tells of his conducting the Sunday
morning service on bonrd the Thrush
after he had assumed command, on
which occasion he disconnected
his audience by reading the scrip
ture lesson in this fashion: 1--WE
have done those things thnt we ought
to have done and have left undone
those things that we ought not to have
done" On another occasion he and
his brother were at Il ball given in
their honor in a West Indian town.
Prince George devoted himself eSclu.
sively to the pretty girls, while Prince
Albert Victor was left to do the honors
to the old ladies and w~all-fowers Of
uncertain age. This became monotr
onous after a while to the elder
brother, who proceeded TO demonstrate
with Prince George. The latter resented
this Interference with his pleasures
and eSclaiming to his brother, .'Oh,
you go off in n orner and sing Goo
save your grandmother" returned to
the pretty girls.
But since the death of Albert Victor
Prince George seems to have soberet
down somewhat. He was much ut
tached to his brother and felt his los:
deeply. The thought of the future
cares of state that are likely to dcvolv,
upon him before many years has had ;
tendency to sober him. In his marriage
he will also be the successor OF hi:
brother, for it will be remembered tina
the Princess Mary was betrothed to tn,
duke of Clarence. There arg rumorl