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sirable property, what need to say more, We

has not displayed much Of the impsssivity and
reposc which are generally supposed to mark
impatient was he to reach England that he ar
rived at SpithoNd hours before he was due, and
had TO wait, for the Duke OF York was TO receive
him.. A correspondent who was on the SlamesC
yacht at ~Spithcad says:
1T was soon made clear that the King ia
very popular with. his officers and crew. Not,
said one OF the former, that he enters very
much into our recreations. For example, wo
part In the game. Ills, great recreation is read.
Ing. He has quito a large library on board
about 9 hundred books, I should say, and no
ure English books. and these include Mr.. Stan
Toys African travels and Nanscn's Polar expo.
talking with his Ministers about the affairs Of
hiS own md other countries. He is a great
And ever since that first day the King has
confirmed this in person. He has mode himself
popular wherever he goes, has displayed CON
%.raturc, and, beyond all. Tho is a great talker.,,
lie Keeps up n constant fire OF questions and
wants TO know nbout everything he secs; and
and invariably shrcwd. When he reviewed
the body gulrd, of Bluejackets at spithoad
many q Briton will echo his words with
q sigh. The very first night he spent in London
Nc wSn w0 10 see a fiomifn o Ierdorc The y not weather we 1,,nnr
ness seemed TO have an exhilarating effect on
the King. On. the second day he went to Har.
After greeting his son he caught sight Of DR..
Weldon; ,,,
having by this time become a thorough English
sChoolhoy, must have been rather shocked. He
was still more embarrassing to tho young Har.
r rSG'" ass sh'9 a e pG s' iSa e r. =" f BSt ddsp iRsS his
interest IN education Harrow seemed to bore the
m mlhsbi r ynw SsYn st pr cons.p1' yoM at a cricket ri ,Ss
."roll.cal," hut was Interested in the ehutup
bie,ls Of the dormitoriss. His yowns must have
turned to town he was fresh enough TO 70 to the
Aihombre and enjoy himself thoroughly.
co since then sTr he has been n trotting about the
for the Kings walk is OF the briskest and ARREST
description. But before leaving London he did
the sights MS cOnscientiously rs any country
cousin-the Tower of London. where he some
what shifted at the Crown jewels. asking II
displayed deep interest in Mary, and wanted to
know where the other" was. Beheaded
monsrchs we're EVIDENT, running in his mind
where no put the famous poser. WHO'S Moses n
Chulalongkorn proved himself most interesting.
The following account Of his visit to Edinburgh
Rain, Sunshine. Rain. That has been tho
order, Of tho day. First Of all we visited the
Here i saw his Majesty in a new character.
He is very fond Of children. and their sufierings
touch his heart. Beside the sick beds the King
was fnll OF compassion and tenderness, First
we travcrscd q surgical ward. in which lay men,
women, and children. He raised his hat TO every
he spoke to sSery child. with many a little HiI
invalid be had quite a long chat, STOPPING over
the cot e cares dlmtnGtivs white cheeks and
tons: Wei. and how arc your I'm much
up soon, aren't you, and play with your toysi
Yes; nurse says l wont have to keep in bed
e. RsH Gyui HeF and S" xsi q ,Mis', w;s siHG'd- sSm li'a1s one he
asked, DO you fee. in much pain = and when he
received the Gnswor; No, sir, he said, I'm SO
sir and the King took her hand and whispered,
I'm So sorry
1T wac tho same in the medical wards. He
spoke only TO the children, and always mani
tested deep solicitude. In many cases he studied
the temperature record, and questioned the
doctor whispered a gloomy forecast, and the
King went oyer to the child and sald: Poor
little dear. Try and get better soon He was
these places Interested him SO much as
marked 1 am so fond OF little children. and 1
have hospitals for them IN my country Then we
drove dn9 sn to the +. beautiful SIX *. Chiidren,s HOSPITAL.
unfiaGging interest. In one ward his conductor
apologized for taking him through a part Of the
whereupon the COMPASSIONATE King Exclaimed
But am very glad TO see those empty beds.
Majesty had signed the visitors book prepare.
tory TO departing, when some one dropped the
remark, that the convalescents in tho nursery
would be disappointed not to have seen the
he H'H Unmarked. but the a"' n iSf sasfi IS Se at the the h top e.
stayed longer than you had Intended But in
go there; repeated the benevolent a~utocrat. and
After luncheon we drove to the castle. but
the afternoon being well advanced the King re.
l%nctantly resolved not to inspect the interior.
afforded the royal visitor infinite delight. He
was in the merriest possible mood and made
ments Of Mary Queen Of Scots. Judge Dunior
acting as guide. He explained that the great
ruined bed was that on which Charles l, had
Very interesting. very DID, the
monarch: then suddenly pointing to q canvas
E!!izabeth's portrait put in one OF Mary's rooms !
This was a complete poser for tho Judge, who
had to confess that he did not know the answer
picture, which seemed to annoy him. Suddenly
disappearing through a doorway into darkness,
There is no trap door in here. is there i he
cried. No trap door that | might fall through 7
Judge Dunlop hastened forward to allny what
ne supposed 10 be a genuine apprehension, but
ere he reached the entrance tho King reap.
peared. and 2 broad smile informed us he had
OF his face, he observed:
VERY fine old tapestries.'
Early IN the evening a special train took us
10 inc forth Bridge. The persistent heavy rain
Hunter. the local engineer. indicated Where The
mus WI oiioNCh " lHO tAuuISlOn ana con.
traction OF the metal. Ito was proceeding 10
explain the principle when the King cut him
short.
"'Oh. It's too wet his Majesty remarked. and
We all, including Mr.. Hunter. agreed that he
was right.
the Theatre Royal AMI witnessed A Midsum.
mer Nights Dream Not content with seeing
things from tho front, he must needs 20 behind
the scenes, where his experiences afforded him
no little entertainment"
The most famous event which has happened
on tho tour took place in Edinburgh. The story
is this:
BE It known that the monarch has appealed
powerfully to Scotch childhood. Hardly ar
hour OF the day but YOU might zee a row of bare
legged urohins seated on the curb outside the
Balmoral Hotel. They were waiting to see the
KING yesterday morning. His Majesty drove
out soon after IL o'clock, and two little girls
saw him leave. but an alteration arose between
them. One. who looked about 10, snid she knew
II was the King, because she saw his black face
Her companion, younger by about three years
was equally certain it was not the King, because
she did not see his crown. The point was dis
cusscc with some little heat, and Mt length Tho
younger disputant, growing impatient 1T the liz
norance and obslinacy o. her companion, ros.
ana announced her intention OF putting the mat
ter TO the proof OF optical demont tration. Rub
olng her fpco viii the back OF her hand to In
sure a prcscnthbie appearance, and adjusting
her faded red shawl about her shoulders, hi
trlppel across the road. taking BrruDuloua pa I'M