Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-02-13
A BOY VISITS A KING.
FINDS EDWARD OF ENGLAND AN
AFFESLE NAN.
Lad on Camera Tour l. Forbidden 10
Take Picture OF Mar borough Houss,
but Is Given an iuterv sN by the EuI-
er and His QIeeu.


cratic il h.s manners - The new cccu-
pant OF the White House.
This lad : Wilbur johnson. son OF
s Washington s,o-yk-eps-- be sci OF;
alone OF : Gamer. -ouE~ot England, and
incidentally came 10 Marlborough
house, King Edwards residence.
- handed :ls guam! : p!ecs % Si!
ve-." remarked Tie c8de;- II IeIlin. his
adventures. -aud wen. inside the gales
Securing good view. planted ny
tripod and Eo- me focus. when ! was
startled 10 So al elderly gentleman
standing directly il t-ln, Of mt.
Hello, sonny. VIVA, are you going
70 dc:' re asked.
He to.G me I could no, take : picture
O. Marlborough house. ina, The camera
mus; be stopped somewhere, and that
rney drew the line al the Kings pal
sCe-
= tanc.rd he was q clerk. and hand
ln- him my card, asked for his Then
! nearly dropped. :o- LIE SAID:
4 haven't = card; IN the Duke of
Argyle
Well when I had recovered. he
asked NE i l wanted 10 see the king.
That I assured him, was just what
mos desired. He smiled and said be
might De able 10 arrange il. I was 10
present myself a Marlborough house
a $50 O'Clock. Al that hour I handed
my card 10 one OF the Two guards He
disappeared. and . moment later was
back again. bowling and calling my
name. Nj Johnson
That room was the most beautiful I
ever saw. AL mosaic and giIded chairs
and beautiful furnishings. Al the far
Their end-it seemed : long way of 10
me-Stood Z man in Z black Prince
Albert coat alone ! looked al him
and my first though, was a big bury
man Then. when I 60; 10 thinking
that this man was a the head of all the
British empire. I became nervous.
As I walked toward him I was al
g loss 10 know what 10 do. I had 70
decide in a hurry, so just raised my
hand and saluted him as would salute
any officer Of our cadets.
The Kings face was very pleasant,
and ne smiled little. He returned my
salute and extended his hand TO ME.
We shook hands.
~ see you ara an officer began the
King, in some military company.
No, sir. am only Z private. l an
swe7ed.
"'Ah. l thought you We're an officer.
Then explained 10 him that our
officers wore shoulder straps. He asked
ME all about the high school cadets,
saying that he'd heard Of our compan-
les and I told him.
The King smiled now and then. He
seemed inttrested, and asked many
questions about the cadets.
( y was terribly upset. for I had NO
idea wha, 10 do when with q king. Ny
T face was burning red and was always
afraid he was going 10 ask ME some
thing I could not answer. He asked
me how ! liked London. and I assured
him tina. I could not complain.
There was an interval Of silence. l
was very much troubled. and would
have given q good deal 10 b we'll away
from that place l wanted TO leave
m0S- Of the talking 10 the King. and
{ things We're getting awkward
+ Al last the King leaned forward and
tapped little silver bell = servant
F II gorgeous livery appeared and bowed
low before his Majesty. Then he bowed
u me. The King ordered tea. and the
man brought il to Us 1. was served
in The smalles, kind Of cups. and with.
out milk or sugar. was about 10 ask
io- these, when I thought that some
people don't Use them and that l. might
10: b. just the right thing. That Tea
was hne
Jus, after We had Jea-1he King and
Ia tall and very beautiful woman en-.
tered l; was Queen Alexandra. bu,
she did not look a. all Ike any OF hel
pictures. She IS fa- better looking
Now, hadn't expected 10 see the King
and 10 NEE; King and Queen both was
trying ordeal. My face became more
red than ever. I suppose. for I did no,
know Just the right thing 10 do.
The Queen held our her hand
walked 10 her. kneeling. bent over II
Now, knew better than 10 kiss he,
hand, for had read something about
tina, il books. took her hand in mine
and kissed the hack OF my own hand
Then the Queen raised ne. as vou
might say"
Young johnson admits that he was
in gr,at confusion. and heartily wished
himself safe hack in his ho,e,. The
Queen, however, asked him few cues
tons. and ae 1old her Of his little s.s,e,
and brother. who admired her greatly
lie asserted. The Queen said:
Dear little girl" OF the sister. and
sent both her hove. After & few mo
menrS she left the young American
sgain alone with the King.
Again did not know what 10 saw
he remarked 4 had read something 0.
the rcyal jewels having been movet
s short time before from the Tower o,
London 10 Marlborough house. I bat