Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-07-04

IN vhItscEapeT prepared b tie lord
mayor q London Tor a number OF
crippled children The future king. ae-
companied bv his wife. a number q
princesses and Prince Charles 81 Den
marx. went % see the spread here
was a long programme of talks anu
recitatIons and musical numbers The
kim looked on in silence Tor a time.
seeing the eager. hungry faces n the
little cripples- and reading there the
impatient anticipation Of the feast 10
come. Stiu the talks and rotations
and music kept up.
Finally Edward lost patience, cut the
programme" short with q few words
and then said % the little guests;
Vow. then, children. begin Just
pitch In And pitch In the little ones
did. not awaiting any secoud invita-
ton. the royal visitor showing his De
light with smiles and laughter Ine
heir apparent even entered into the
spirir Of the occasion so heartily tlal
be- thought il necessary 10 taste the
gingerette which was served To the
children.
1T was WY face the king made,
said one Of the spectators. recalling the
event after the prince bad assumed
the throne. but he insisted on being
one Of the children Tor the time
He played with the royal children
lust as heartily Incidents were often
told Of days at Copenhagen when the
late emperor Of Russia AMI the king or
England were staying nc the Danish
court. These stories related how tie
autocrat u al the RUs-ias aad Ed
ward played hide and seek with the
little Russian and Danish prineeiings,
Jolly. large hearted and even truttIus
about on all f1urs 70 amuse them
As q prince Edward was uiscnie-
vous youth and often received bis just
deserts. VS. walking along the shore
at Osborne one day be sp.ed boy
gathering sLeilhsh. Waiting until his
back was turned. the prince upset the
basket. The owner turned and. seeing
his work uudlue, seized upon tie cul-
[ prit and struck him.
/ The prince returned the blow with
/ vigor. and light ensued one Of the
/ Osborne gardeners separated them, and
the prince was led to his father IN
battered coalition. The father had
viewed the scene from distance ami
at once saw 10 il that his son had an
additional spanking.
As a youth King Edward showed q
keen interest in matters Of science, at
tending the lectures Of Professor Fara-
day in London and Dr. Lyon Flayfair's
chemistry classes in Edinburgh uuiver-
sity On one occasion Dr. Playfair de-
sired to impress upon his pupils mind
the harmless action Of certain stage
OF heat and told him thar he mi-hJ
safely thrust his hand into a boiling
caldron OF lead.
If you tell me to do it, VIII, said
the prince.
Your royal highness may do 1t with
safety" said Or. Playfair.
Thereupon the prince, barring his arm
to the elbow boldly thrust il deep into
the white hot mass and triumphaatly
withdrew it uuscathed. He had ira.
pucit confidence In the word OF his In
structor and did not fear to carry out
his suggest lions to the letter.
Earlier in his life King Edward
could make a tour Of the golf links as
quickly as any amateur, and his Prov
ess at elephant hunting is history In
the jungle country. He could handle
a yacht as we'll az any sailor befor,
the mast His bags at deer stalking
have made records In the game pre-
serves Of England.
Only d few months 8 20 the king dur
ing the few days he spent az Balmora
showed that his aim was as sure q.
when during his Indian tour in bis
early life he established the record o.
bringing down six tigers in Que day
Years ago he showed his skill a. deeI
= stalker. In the forest Of Mars sever
stays fell before his gun in one day
Once when shooting ut Chillinghau
park he brought down In a single sho
the king of the herd OF the famou
wild white cattle there
More than once in stag hunting tn
king, then the Prince Ut Wales. ha
had narrow escapes. On the occasion
I of the big hunt at C0mpiegne with En-
peror Napoleon III. huge stag sud
denly turned and charged his horse a
lightning speed. Animal and ride
2 were hurled to the ground with
T shock. but the prince regained bis fee
! at bound, and his frst effort was :
: 81 We the horse