The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-26

garrish throng, be tn simplicity " his attire,
he bein' clad in tn ordinary garb " an Amer
lean citizen whin he goes to New York, black
pants, vest an coat, an white shirt. He showed
his contmpt f'r tn foolish pomp iv these rile
doings be wringin' his hands an askin' tn man
next to him, Ought to get down on me hands
an knees or on'y on me knees whin his rile
highness is brought IMP
suddenly tn massive oaken dures were flung
open be sthrong hand, an tn exquisite Count
ess Maria Suzette Annabella Corossa Ann y To-
boggo, flushed with her glad tidings, fairly
flung hersilf into tn room, an cried: My lords
an ladies, it is a Il f'rgot to ask There was
q moment iv suspense, an thin a sthrange sound
reverybrated through tn long an costly halls
Hark!' cried tn British Ambassadure. what's
that?' 1t is tn palace cat exclaimed tn Jock
iv Tobasco. 1T is ayether a cat or King said
tn bluff an hearty Gin'ral Escraminto del Bam-
hillo. Alfonso dashed firm tn room exclaimin',
Here's where 60 to tn batp
In minnyit he reappeared carryin' above
his head plate. An what dye think was on
tn plate? Yell niver guess. I'll give ye eight
guesses an yell not guess. It was tn child. Yes,
Sir, l tell We l have it straight. No, didn't
read it wrong. Yell know what to do next time.
In tn front parlor we'll be gathered-me in a
stovepipe hat, with tn medal got IF tn hun
chred yards dash in sivinty-thrce; Corporal Han
ngan iv tn Hibernyan Rifles in his full UNIFORM,
tn polisman on tn beat, tn letter carrier an
tn dhriver iv njine five. An in We come carryin'
yc'er iliventh (or is it twelfth?)"
"Twelfth," said Mr.. Hennessy.
Carryin' ye'er twelfth on platter. Ye can
zee it here in black an white. King Alfonso
enthered carryin' tn heir to tn throne on a
silver plate. lie walked around tn room pre-
sintin' tn infant to wan afther another, sayin',
Jock, tn Prince iv tn Astooryas." An as
each person was presinted they cried: " Long
live tn Prince iv tn Astooryas."' An Hinnissy,
sthrange as it may seem, he did live.
Outside, tn sthrccts were thronged with
excited taxpayers Ivrybody wanted it to be
such as they are, in tn Spanish rile family. 1t
people know whin to cheer or hiss, Ninety-three
explosions f'r girl an ninety-four f'r boy
Nv sudden, gun doomed out, not in. They
counted. Boom! Ninety-wan. Boom Ninety
two Boom! Ninety -thrce. Thin pause. It's
girl No, wait What's tn use? Let's
60 home. Hurrah f'r susy' TIL sportin' ilimint
that'd been bettin on tn filly we're prcparin' to
cash whin-Boom Ninety-four. Nincty-four
booms. A boy. Hooray! TIL popylace wint
wild with Joy OF home, as it happened. An tn
next mornin' tn news was flashed into twinty
rillyon American families an boordin' houses
that wan " tn great cvints " tn wurruld had
happened, an that tn future King iy Spain
was boy.
Since thin, tn excitement has died down
to some cxtint, but we're still gettin' news firm
tn nursery. Th' Queen is raypoorted to have
walked down stairs. Th' King is full " anec-
dotes " his heir, who RESEMBLES his grandfather
Til King iv England in his caustic wit. nh rie
parent goin' into tn rle nursery tn other day
an obsarvn tn rilo young with his foot in his
mouth, exclaimed: 'Wot is tn little doodle,
doodlcdcums dom; to which TIL spirited infant
replied, Cab On Thursday tn capital was
thrown into CONSERVATION be TIL announcement
that rash had appeared on tn back " tn,