The San Francisco call., 1899-07-30
SEEN BY ONE
WHO
IS ON THE
SPOT
AND CAN TELL
ABOUT IT.

'T suppose over there in America you
don't know the meaning of the word
loyalty" he said, with smile that was
a trife ironical.
"Oh, yes, we do; but not that kind OF
loyalty We are all kings and queens
in America L said, perhaps a little
f1ippantly
Had 1 declared myself one of the most
blessed Trinity L don't think the old
gentleman could have been more
shocked. From his point of view had
been guilty of absolute sacrilege. had
jested with the sacred name of Queen.
He struggled with himself for several
minutes, then made his excuses and
went to walk in the garden. Il hope I
haven't offended your father" said
to one Of the daughters: You know
royalty is entirely new to me, and I
haven't learned how to consider 1t.
"Oh, you mustn't mind father" she
said apologetically. You see, he Is
very old, and you happened to strike
to the core, and considers 1t wicked to
maintain that all men are equal. But
you mustn't mind him." she insisted.
I'VE understand that it is only the
fault of your education that you think
such things"
The fault of my education was not
as comforting as she intended it to be.
However, I let 1t pass. And how do
you feel about it?" I said, with increas-
ing interest. do you believe that God
intended men to be divided into
classes?" Certainly I do" she an
swered warmly. I'VE cannot imagine
a government successful where the SER
want may say to his master am as
good as you!' Dear me- she shud-
dered, cit must be horrible to belong
to the same class as every dirty man
in the street"
to sit at our family board" l felt it my
duty to explain. cit is not inconsist-
ent with Americanism to class our
selves as the clean and the unclean.
OF course the latter are not irretrfeva-
bly, doomed since it is quite easy to
scrub up, should one feel so disposed.
AS the conversation developed I
found it rather difficult not to betray
the fact that our equality is so largely
a theory, and that we are not much
given to practicing what we preach.
AS I went out of the house l met the
offered me his arm, evidently in a
much better humOr. you do not love
our royal family simply because you
have not learned how noble and gener-
Gus they are,' he said. Mary, tell Miss
Green what you were telling me yes
terday about the Prince of Wales.
And then Mary told me this simple
story with the greatest appreciation,
story which she had heard from her
maid who in turn had heard 1t from
the shoemaker in question.
During the recent trouble Of the
Prince with a broken leg this ind1-
vidual was employed to make sort OF
brace for the imperial foot of the royal
anatomy Naturally all of his ingenuity
was exercised, and the result proved
most satisfactory. One day he re-
ceived notice to call at Marlborough
House on a certain day at certain
hour. Arriving exactly, he found 1t
necessary to wait a very long time for
his Royal Highness, who at length ap-
peared very regretful for the delay. II
must apologize to you," he said in his
most amiable manner. L realize that
your time is most valuable and should
never have kept you waiting, but a
man called to see ne whom L could not
dispose of I must assure you, sir, that
I feel very humble in the presence Of
such genius as yours" Thereupon he
presented him with pin bearing his
crest in diamonds. The shoemaker
since then has undoubtedly raised his
prices, and I have no doubt that his
natrons are glad to pay the increase for
the privilege of patronizing the man to
whom the Prince apologized. me
Prince is certainly very popular
among her Majesty's subjects. Such
acts of affability as the shoemaker In
cident seem to atone most boCnt1fully
for all his many escapades. He Is
very good now," every one agrees,
with most forgiving emphasis on the
.now." In Paris. however. different
tales are told. The Prince spends much
of his time in the, ~ay French capital
under a comfortable incog, and more
than one Partisan actress is advertised
as his favorite. His face is quite as
familiar to Parisians as to the people
of London. and on account of his in
cog there association with him is much
more informal.
GENEVIEVE GREEN.