The Portland daily press., 1898-08-18

MAGNIFICENT and very extensive royal
marx which is olosedito the public, and
onened only to very few who must OBJ
tain card every time they wish to enter
it, had once seen the King there with
two humble. looking boys, but I did not
know at the time who they were. My in
telocutor went on: "He is always playing
with those boys. don't say that they
are not excellent company for him, but 1,
doubt whether the King ought to become
intimate with any of thu lower orders of
his subjects" ''And Is his Majesty init
| mate with any of his comrades of the
| Casa de Campo?'' l asked.
Oh, yes, with one of them. They are
great chums; always together, two insep-
cradles, in fact; but of course. they only
meet and amuse themselves In the Casa
de Campo ''And who are all these
boys, them" "They are only the sons of
the keepers. tvery humble folk for King
| to associate with. I dare say they are
quite as good as any other boys Of their
age, but / cannot look at the matter in
quite the Same light as the chief Of his
MaJesty's studies, General Sandui, and
have often told him So" "And when
does the King run wild about the park?''
inquired. ooh, generally in the after
noon. You see, he is busy during the
day, and he likes to take the air when
his work is practically over" And has
he much work to do2' well, enough Tor
a delicate boy Of his age. fl have never
been one of his Majesty teachers, but
know the King and them very well, and
can say that great care; is bestowed
upon his studies.
"Does he learn Latin?' MOST certain
ly No Spanish education would be COM
nlete without that. Yes, and he has read
Il col ~ jrrrH md
anyhow, he is getting on splendidly and
him. Senior Lorigo." III dare say history
is one OF his favorite studies?" inquired.
sob, yes, and so, too. is geography; they
complement each other, don't you KNOW
WHO is the Kings professor of geog-
raphy?" ooh. he has an encyclopaedia
head, has Senior Lorigo--a wonderful
man. firmly believe he would teaon
Chinese or astronomy tomorrow il asked
Nobody knows what mines of knowledge
lie there une Exploited. l don't believe he
knows it himself" "And what other Ian
guages does his Majesty learn French.
native tongue of his royal mother, and
English. Does the Queen Regent super
intend his studies herselfP' eyes. in gem
eral way. But the chief superintendent OF
hir Majesty studies is General Sandu1,
who has to fix the hours, see that every
thing and everybody lis in readiness to
report progress, etc. 7"
of bis Majesty?" Mathematics, of
course, being the basis of all military
science. rhis is taught by Colonel
Caste1or Of the military staff. Then
religion, Christian doctrine, ethics, etc.,
are very important for modern monarch
and these are all taught by Father Don
Regime Zaragosa, who tells me that his
Majesty is extremely apt at learning. and
remarkably ingenious at picking a hole
in an argument and detecting a flaw in
web of logic" .'And does this exhaust
the list of his Majesty's occupation?'
"Oh. not at all. He has many others,
which vary according to the days. The
Queen Regent is very musical, you know
/ believe all Austrians are. She there
| fore wishes her son to play. He is con-
seq uently taught the piano by the March
| ioness of Mirafores, and is making pro-
gress." "He seems to be making pro-
gress in everything. them" I remarked
seeming only. can tell you. He is q
bright lad. Between ourselves, he is just
| too bright-precocious is what | should
call it, and fancy 1T is one of the results
Of his physical health, which has always
| been poor. livery much fear.t lad bears
| inherited from his father I sincerely
hope not, for all our sakes as we'll as his
own, but I can give you my own impress
| sion, Well nnd strong he has never been.
Anyhow, whatever the cause, it is certain
that he is intelligent beyond his years,
and his intelligence extends to practice
as we'll as theory, and imparts infinitely
more tact to his deeds than most OF his
countrymen possess.
"For example: One day. when playing
in the Case de Campo with that intimate
| friend of his, the keepers son, the King
asked the lad what O'Clock it was. I
have no idea, was the reply. ooh, but
you ought to have an idea,' said the King
why have you none2' Because have
| no watch. Him On the following
day the boy received a splendid gold
watch to supply him with ideas about
time" One afternoon his Majesty on
returning home from a walk, assembled
the staircase and looked in vain for the
officer who should have been in command
of the royal guard on duty. His Majesty
called for an Adjutant and asked him the
name of the officer on duty that day. "It
| is Captain x, your Majesty" will you
kindly remember me to Captain x. then,
and tell him often think of him, though
have not had the pleasure of seeing him
| por nuifa A. long timo'