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

trate; he would know the why and where
fore of everything, and Captain the Duke
of York certainly had his hands full to
answer all his sons questions. When
Prince Edward is at Osborne he thinks
he would like to be a sailor, but when at
York house, where his great delight is to
see the changing Of the guard each morn
ing in the Friary court of st. James pal
! ace, he inclines toward a soldiers ca
reer.
Most children do not view sitting to a
photographer with special pleasure, but
Prince Edward likes it, and when scarce
ly more than a baby would assume any
position indicated to him without giving
trouble. The result is that his photo
graphs are particularly lifelike Recent
ly, when series of photographs were be-
ing taken of him at York cottage he
chose his own positions without any di-
rection from the photographer. Indeed
Prince Edward will be taken his own
way, aind he seems to have an artistic
sense Of natural, unstudied attitude
Prince Albert and Princess Victoria were
also being photographed on the same day,
and when their turn came the photog-
| rapher's trials began, as they soon grew
weary of the business and 1t was difficult
to get them to stand in the required man
ner At length Prince Edward said,
Come here and I'll hold you," and. as
Stunning that serious and protective air Of
an older brother, which is so Irresistible
In him, he put one arm around Prince
Albert's shoulder and the other around
his sweet little sisters neck, and so the
group was taken.
At Sandringham Prince Edward practi-
cally lives out of doors. After an early
breakfast he is out in the woods and
lanes, riding his Welsh pony Midget
which at present is led by a groom "a
little to princey's chagrin, for he would
Ike full control of the reins), or he Is
walking in the park. It would be more
correct to say running. for Prince Ed
ward seldom walks. I think he would out
distance most boys of his years in run
| ming match; he is often to be seen fairly
nylng across the park, with a nurse in
hot pursuit. In the afternoon the royal
chilrden usually drive with their nurses
and Prince Edward occupies the seat of
honor and salutes the people who recog-
n1ze him; but the acme OF his delight is
to drive alone with his mother Seated
beside the duchess, in an open carriage,
| he looks the proudest of small boys
| A favorite excursion in the spring is to
| ''grandmamma's primrose garden" where
the Princess Of Wales has an enclosure
in the woods devoted to the cultivation of
primroSeS, blue bells and violets LARGE
quantities of these fresh spring flowers
are despatched periodically to gladden.
the inmates Of the London hospitals, and
| Princey is sometimes permitted to assist
in gathering them
| One day, when he was so engaged, the
! Keepers boy, lad of 10 or so, who lived
In cottage near by, was walking in the
| woods, and, of course, tok off his cap to
Prince Edward. "Who are your" asked
Prince Edward, stopping the boy with an
air of importance, and Where are you
going to-" and upon having these ques-
| lions answered, he piled the boy with
| others, evidently considering it his bust
ness 10 keep a keen eye on everybody
about the estate.