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-
buffing."
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 playfelIow. 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" II know
who Her Majesty Is" said Prince Ed
| ward; 'it's granny"
and who was the naughty little prince
''It 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>q queens hand in
| the 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 1t can be readily understood how
1 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
| mendOuS event, and he was vastly taken
! 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 czar and
| czarina, with their infant daughter, the
| Grand Princess Olga, were visiting the
| queen at Balmoral. 1t was very pretty
| to sec the two children together The
| Grand Duchess Olga was just beginning
| to walk, and Prince Edward. having In
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 alliace:'' However,
| the matrimonial intentions Of Prince Ed
ward have not yet been declared, and we