Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-06
Car and Lady.

Every autumn Inc OZarina Dau oee"
in the habit of going with the Car to
Copenhagen to visit her parents, the aged
King and Queen of Denmark. AT the
same time the Princess of Wales would
Journey northward to Denmark's shores
accompanied by the Prince, and from
Greece would come King George and
Queen Olga, until the Danish King and
Queen had all their children about them.
Three years ago an American lady and
her daughter were visiting Copenhagen
at the time of the royal gathering.
One morning the younger lady wanted
to do little shopping She went to
toy store to buy few of the queer-look-
ing Danish playthings to take home to
her little nephews, and she also wanted
to buy box Of the queer shaded candies
made there. The toy store was crowded.
There were nearly dozen children, and
with them half a dozen maids. The
whole party seemed to be in charge of a
tall stout man with fair beard and a
pleasant face. He had the build of an
athlete and the mild expression of q
woman.
"Wait on the lady first" he said pleas
antly in Russian to the shopkeeper, and
then to the young lady he said in Eng
lish /: 81 will not allow you to wait and
be served after this horde Of youngsters.
They can wait"
At this the youngest child of all, boy
carried in the big mans arms, began to
kick and cry and behave very badly.
II will wait" said the young lady,
laughing at the youngsters screams and
kicks, "for l see you have an impatient
member of your party"
With a bow of thanks the athletic
looking man picked up small drum
with the Danish colors upon it and hand
ed it to the struggling child in his arms.
Then the others each received a pretty
present, while some town children who
had wandered in were treated to gifts OF
toys and pretty trifes. When all had
been served with playthings the gentle
man whispered to the child in his arms
and a minute afterward the little one
stretched out his little hand toward the
young lady, and handed her book.
"Uncle 'Xander says | must give you
this because l was so rude" he said il
fairly plain English, "and | will give you
this myself" handing over stick o
many-colored candy.
When the company had fled out ;
great sleigh-lke affair on wheels drove
up to the door and all piled in. Their
was struggle to get near the gentleman
whom the little lad had called "Uncl
'Xander," and tiny but pretty chilC
who spoke nothing but English began t.
cry and showed as much temper as tn
2 other had But they were wel.behave'
r children considering that they were al
, the way from two years up to fourteen
! and the American girl and the shopkeep
= er cast admriug eyes after them as the
b. drove away. From the back seat of tn
4 queer-looking vehicle child waved hi
e little hands as far as he could be seen.
/ "That is the Gar of Russia" said tn
It shopkeeper. "He is on his annual visi
e to Copenhagen, and this is the way b
amuses himself. He buys alternately G
n all the shopkeepers and is friend
r every one.
n "And who was the child in his arms ?
e "Oh, that is the son of our Crown Prime
Y He may be the King of Denmark som
a day. And the little girl who cried b.
e cause she could not sit on Cars knt
d was Lady Alexandra Duff, who come
, here every fall with her mother an
e grandmother This year her father, Il
- Duke of Fife is here also. The child
1t a dainty mite, aud if she were to come
d the English throne (the Duke of for
e had not then married the Princess May
everybody around here would rejoice
The baby waving his hands from the bac
of the wagon is the Crown Prince
II Greece. His father is the best of all I'll
, % family, think, aud that is saying a gre'
e. deal"
1t The Gar nodded back at the your
If lady and the shopkeeper just before Il
vehicle went out of sight, and his ia
J. shoulders and fine head we're outlined iii
|. silhouette against the sky.
te 81 have read great many pref
things about the Gar and have know
D people who received friendly words fro
Sc him at their presentation to the Russi'
Of Of court" the young lady said afterwar
e. "but think | am the only Americi
OF girl who ever saw Alexander at his be
among his little nephews and niec'