The sun., 1901-02-24
nn.rmo., heart. n HI. subjects. ,b.r.for.


Just tha man 10 rule . f1lahtv nation
There are few harder workers than he.
snd NJ matter ehsihfr ~ IL ~ ~hs-f sol.
disf' on - battle r~lopms 'hsm on return,
vha'svsf nr s'or he 10 called up"n to Do,
h~ loo. " ,henffllis IN arv .sathsf 10 ne
slensu's fat ~ fp,l
No ha, nsv-t rrsr Brtina IN .vnIsihv
fof 'hps" php sIrsf n~vef failed ~ lish'fn
His illusfrious mother Iaiufs ~ NV uaf'lr'i.
lar sn much lBH I''r vti''rr nrd srld
IN sll those sriIscis 'la' ~ isr.' fs,esssty
~ 10 IN ut nstr here ru' ffur ~, osn
p~fsoral plaervHt,r there have Icon uuu.
sands NJ rood 'hinss drre ~ tho Rvs that
tho oui-lis vorlI trov liue ~ and what
sv"r no iora be- done rhreffull, and sood.
na'ut~dly and rohudy ,pu boob ~ hls healthy,
hsnmirg cornteuarcs vi'hout telling 'hsv
have had tonic
-iie he Ind hl- ahars ~ sorrow. snd 'flsl.
such - 'hts world hcstows or fnof'al- Vhat-
"vrt 'hcir station ie also hos had his tlensutss
and happiness f,er ready 10 sse tlo lflrht
md contest side NJ lfs vith y hsi-fcllov.
voll-us' disrosi'ion. an Infectious lsush
and gentle voice. IN ne other hand h~
I. slvsv. on me loosou, ~ do GOOD and
lend . helping hand All the world knows
him ss keen spof,snsn. hut all The world
Nv N'' NH1 NfNls' tVbfI ~ IlN TFINN' wa
trp. character such s I sm verv poorly
trving 70 describe
II takes all sorts and conditions ~ mon
nnd women 10 nah" NJ world snd ID
ward viI h,. not e.cared c.lumnls'or
anv more thsn others hut whatever hap-
pens whatever is said. he takes ~ kindly
"" hasn't many n any. rtcterslons 10 saint
lin"ss. nor have tho Tnrlish particularly
rrosrered under sanity monsrchs hu' he
is man ~ The world, and NJ man of tho
world ~ will ro'en over his reorle A. ~
same time, he tns tho fear ~ God IN h's soul
and a large heart In the rsht place
King Edward II probably bstter liked per
soniliy In Franc. than any other FI-opean
sovereign Cor'Hlulv he has shown mora
9ymra'hv with mo French temperament
Than "ve- his mother lid Vet the analvsi-
20 which he is now subjected hv even friendly
writer. in Paris is A. least rs cynical ~ n f..
aprrectativ" one ~ them. writing of him
as the kns Of to-day. saw
"tIe IL made up of sntithss.s and contra
dictons Physically. YOU know him a body
which ought 10 have the strength or n giant
and which has not lost the gracefulness Of
youth. hand which secms ready e. crush
and vet has not aIvavs the force to squeeze.
~fep that IL aonorous and vet certainly
does not shake the earth. small
"ar, hut one arutelv open 20 the thou
sand sound. from tho four corners ~ tho
aloh" blue eye. very gentle and smiling
which behind wa'chful brow-. seems always
searching in the distance beyond the Visible
horizon. but stops always on the nearest
objects good indul gent smile on lips rather
bitterly set
Ia Nhts llt.t 10
idcnt man is the most orderly 10 the United
Kingdom We're he not born to the throne
he would have made an incomparabc bust
meas man Hts punCtuality IL provarbial
throughout England he never arrives late
and he never forgets social engagement
The smallest details OF ceremony interest
him He never leaves letter forty eight
hours without reply. or twentv-four hours
without acknO wledgins its receipt All cor
respondence addressed 10 him passes under
his syes and al sent n his name passes through
his hands The letters he writes and the
| letters he dictates arr distinguished by their
| clearness. their sobriety Of style. and that
| absolute absence OF anectation which char
| arterizes his words
He views his own weaknesse. with indu-
rence. but he is rot severe on those Of others
His hand is open for his own caprice.. but
! nev< closed against suffering I believe.
| he said once. 'fI had more money would
DO more foolish things. but believe. too. TINT
] would do more good He is confident to
the point Of being naT. having made many
| friends with many smiles he believes that
each man who snios on him Is his friend
At the funeral Of Alexander III he cam.
back alone In a special train with tho Young
1 Emperor on whose frail shoulders the dos
| tiptpa of IN of punuIr.l rar n rear
| Their conversation was most cordial and
| aTectionatn. The uncle returned 20 London,
| believing he had a brother In his nephew
| and imagining gigantic projects of Join,
| accord Some months later events came
| with a rush in the extreme East. triple al
| lance wss conclu ded between France. Ger
many and Russia the treaty OF Shimonosek
was signed and the corpse Of the yellow mar
| was harrooned by fishermen not one OF whom
| wore a British uniform. Edward VII fel,
| a child's ve1ation over this. not at the stake
! lost but because he believed he had assured
union.
France he said once. Il. IN. country
whe-e I would lke best and least n live
| Tho eass Of getting liked Ia only equalled by
| the ease of getting je"rrl at In that you
have the whole man. he likes popularity
sympathy. confdcnco. as one loves the sun
| able horror Of attack. OF violence. of insults
a. ono shuns all cvil things He i, not nj
! those who feel bitter enjoyment In troadins
I hatred under foot. and who feel their stature
! Increase with every attack launched on them
/ II thcre is one thing he h6tes IL l. hatred
! II is moro odious for him TO think that hs
! has one enemy than II Ia sweet TO recall IN al
! he has n dozen friends.
During his hall century In the most nrduou'
! rtlo Of heir "a the throne he has not let slIr
a word that could make him an advorsarv
| he has even abstain.d from showing his
| prejudIces or Indicating his predil~ctions
! and. even at this hour. those who know hin
! bsst cannot say whether his Tendencies ar,
! liberal or hls tnstns c"nsarva'ive. whethe,
! he ls Whig or Tory. II is not apathy, OF
| tl,nidity or oalcp lation. or sclf-control Il
! Ia tho instructive desire to seek every ina
that binds together, 40 MS 10 suffer hins
! that brings division and discord.-
ONE WRITER'S PLIGHT