The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

Teck, when Prince Edward was paying a
visit to White Lodge, took him with her
to call upon a lady in Richmond whom
she honOred with her acquaintance The
lady happened to have a grandson slight
ly older than Prince Edward staying with
her, and the children were allowed to
play together. Before long Prince Ed
ward seized the other little boys toys,
and declined to give them up. The owner
tugged at them in vain, and the lady
apologiZed to the Duchess of Teck, say
ing, MY little grandson does not know
that it is his future king whom he is re-
bufffng"
THAT does not signify" replied the
duchess. Prince Edward must be taught
to give way to others, and the Duchess of
York, who was present. promptly took her
little son in hand and made him restore
the toys to his pIayfellow. A few salutary
lessons of this kind have considerably
modified Prince Edwards behavior, and
he is now getting quite a little man and
above being aggressive.
1t Is customary for the royal children
to kiss the queens hand and not her
cheek. Prince Edward objected to this
arrangement, and declined to fall in with
1t. One day he heard two of the servants
speaking about Her Majesty" 81 know
who Her Majesty is said Prince Ed
ward; ''it's granny"
who would not kiss his grannys hand?'
ut was me-" said Prince Edward, I'M
abashed, land I'm not going to kiss gran
ny's hand"
Now, of course, being five years old, and
considering himself quite a big boy,
Prince Edward kisses the queens hand in
tie most approved fashion, and doffs his
cap quite prettily when in her majesty s
presence. He had a great fancy for hold
Ing her stick when tiny, and some of the
prettiest photographs of our future king
show him standing by his ''granny's'
side, holding her stick His pretty little
ways and airs of Importance are vastly
amusing to the queen, and afford her
many good laughs.
There Is nothing Her Majesty enjoys SO
much as listening to childish prattle, and
almost any child, even the peasant chill
dren whom she meets in her drives when
staying in the Riviera, afford her diver
sion; so it can be readily understood how
warm place the bright. affectionate lit
tie Fellow who is an heir to her throne
has in her motherly heart. Prince Ed
ward always calls the queen granny -
while the Princess of Wales is grand
mamma"
The longest Journey yet undertaken by
this future king was to "granny's" cas-
tie in the Highlands. This was a ire
up with the Balmoral servants In their
| picturesque Scottish dress. and is longing
for the day when he may don the kilt
and perchance blow the pipes and fish in
the Dee as his grandfather, father and
grand uncles have done before him This
memorable visit took place in the autumn
of 1896, at the time when the car and
czarina, with their infant daughter, the
Grand Princess Olga, were visiting the
queen at Balmoral. 1t was very pretty
to see the two children together. The
Grand Duchess Olga was just beginning
to walk, and Prince Edward. having IL
the far distant past overcome the initial
| difficulties Of locomotion, supported the
uncertain footsteps Of his fair playmate
in a most chivalrous fashion. The story
goes that the queen. seeing Prince Ed
ward and the Grand Duchess Olga tod.
| ding across the room together. smiled
and said la belle aIliace." However
| the matrimonial intentions Of Prince Ed
ward have not yet been declared, and W