Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21

Copyright, 1907, by FRANK G. CarpenterJ
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LONDON.
give YOU today letter on the babyhood
and boyhood of the English monarch, who
will be crowned on the 18th of this month.
The advance sheets of a new life of the
king lie before me. and large part of my
Information comes from them.
The king first opened his eyes in Bucking-
ham Palace at twelve minutes before IL
o'clock on Tuesday morning on the 9th of
November just sixty-one years ago. lit
tie baby girl had come before him. but his
advent made all England ring. His very
birth was matter Of ceremony. When 1T
was known that he was coming dispatches
were sent out from the palace to the chief
ministers and officers of state to be present
The archbishop Of Canterbury the Duke of
Wellington. the bishop of London and a
large number of others came post haste,
clans in attendance.
The prince was born in a room in the
northwest corner Of the palace. The high
officials were kept in an ante-room at the
time and only Prince Albert, his father
DR.. Locock, the queens physician, and Mrs
Lilly, the nurse, were in the chamber. The
first person among the waiting mobiles 10
see the baby was the Duchess of Kent, but
moment later he was brought out in the
arms of the nurse and shown to the lords
Of council. The first person who had
good look at him was the Duke of yelling
ton, who bent his gray head down over the
rosy-cheeked infant and asked, in tones of
intense eagerness:
rs it boy?'
1T is prince, your grace" replied the
proud nurse.
AS soon as the announcement was made
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Tower The bells of London and all over
England were rung for JOY and the follow
ing bulletin was posted on the palace gates:
THE queen was delivered of prince this
morning at forty eight minutes past 10
o'clock. Her majesty and the infant prince
are perfectly well.
JAMES CLARK. MD.
CHARLES LOCOCK, MD.
ROBERT FERGUSON, MD
RICHARD BLAGDEN, MD.
buckingham Palace,
Tuesday. H:3O am, Nov 9, 1s41."
England Wild With Joy.
England went wild with joy at the birth
OF the royal baby. God Save the Queen"
was sung at all the theaters. The lord
mayor gave banquet, at which the health
OF the prince was drunk three times in suc
cession and Punch published a poem on
the princelet, two verses of which were as
follows: Wv 90
Huzza! We've a little prince at last
A roaring royal boy;
ana all cay long the booming bells
have rung their peals Of JOY
And the little park guns have blazed away
And made tremendous noise
whist the air hath been filed since elerer o,c,o.,
With the shouts Of little boys "eA
AND We have taken our little hell
And ratified and laughed, and sang as wel,
HOo-too-tO Oiti ShaIlabella!
Life to the prince Faalderallar
Our W, little prince when he grows a boy,
VIII be taught by men of lore
From the dusty tome" of the ancient GAGE
AS kings have been taught before
But Will there be one good, true man near
To tutor the infant heart?
To tell him the world was made for NIL
And the poor man claims his part?
We trust there will; we'll rattle orr hell
And shout and laugh, and sing as well
Roo O-tOOit! Shallabella!
Life to the prince! FallalderaIlai
The Baby Duke.
King Edward started in life as a duke.
AS the eldest son Of the queen he became
the Duke Of Cornwall at his birth. and at
first he was known as "the little duke" He
was healthy baby and lusty. His nursery
was just next to the queens bed room. and
his father, Prince Albert divided his fine