The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
BOW A SYREGG BECAME king
A SMILING NIESTWENT ~
ROYAITH ~ LONDON.
Charles RaiteH I.SomIzs EmStlons Ter
ret hut Wl,,lirrctr,l Al the Proelama-
ton of hing GrorEe y. The tere-
man, n IIr saw d IN an Nlie,.


n il fact nevrrthelrss that | am not
very kesn about ceremonies. proce-sions
and The Ike. I eajoy the color and the
decorative quality IL uniforms the glitter
Of hayoneis. the fash II swords, the
ron Il drums thrills me- and the music
of the hand. provided Il keeps time and
tune phases me. hut can $50 Gen.
Nalvneu1- Montague ride by and lord
EHma4nock and Lady Rlesrington roll
along without throb q the heart h !
do not know they are Gen MolyneuN-
lIontAgne and Lord kilmarnock and
LADY Washington
..-Bb ton Il the Royal Rlack Guard Fusi-
kcrs sEeep by do not feoi any especial
heart throh until learn that they fought
hravely AZ Raaklava aud Waterloo and
Sedan Then pump up emotion readily
for even a lover of peace loves Warriors
but am Just ~ likely 10 turn on the tap
az the wrong time II my informant does
not know what he u talldng about
I remember that the first time ! went
10 canada approached Canadian soil
on foot. and my English friend with whom
was walking said suddenly Now
yon arr on Canadian sill
Well. had never been out Of the United
States before and ! felt distinct thrill
PAS through me and ow ~ nv finger
tips. / said 10 myself Now AZ last
YOU have forsaSen the land where your
fathers did not bleed ana stand on alien
anil You ara no longer IN the country
that gave YOU birth and the chance 10
hustle and I was not uninoved. having
a vein II sentiment not uncommon In
Americans
After had stood looking wistfllly
over the border and feeling very home
sick. with haI' a mind to step hack, NV
friend. who had palpably been getting his
bearings. said. -Oh. I saw. old chap. was
mistaken. The border line is a md fur
Their north You are still az home.
tell YOU IL made me feel good. but
am not one "a turn back and deliberately
passed on over the border. although Il
was distinct bore; but having passed
over a second wave II emotion passed
over me and said. Now az last you have
really forsaken the land - your fore
hears and stand on soil that Is British,
but IL was a feeble wave and didn't even
vet my eyelids The thing was already
hachneyed had practically been away
from hons twice.
So the first big procession ever saw
filled me with enthusiasm. | was too
anal 10 sse more than = glimpse II snowy
unifoIna becnuae The people IN front were
stout and was a small boy. hut was
part Of a cruwd and felt emotional.
YeaFs cannot roll on without changing
a mans tastas. and now ! would not pay
Is b Sc tho Germans enter London wav-
lnE their napkins and their swords
lsvellei: and that q the average Ion
doner would be a mighty interesting
sight
However being IN London on the day
Whsn deorgewas ~ be proclaimed King.
bkN "a ellance ~ lifetime. a chance that
ray woIii have crussed the Atlantic 10
embrace. but M ! had much work 70 do
! did not think / should So any Of the
ceremony.
In this I reckOnsd without taking into
acoOunt a certain od tnndoner needy and
full 81 profitable information about men
and thing. a man bent On earning an
honest penny from the first American
Ne might SPOT London u not vet fdll
~ Anericans, the season being young,
and Wis the first he spotted
was on my way 10 late breakfast.
the houg being SIS exactly aud he place
whitehall. where I stopped % see the
Horsa Guards on their grnceful horses
an drawn up in line 4 li,ile old man
Messing by said quite imper-onally.
'Tibe King will he procl'imsd a. -
No one else paid any attention tn him
People were hurrying to wors and they
rad no time Tor prpclamations, even u
there had been but two IN -iVty-odd yearr
or i Il seventy -otdf
let him pass on. but passing him again
IN a moment. for he had stopped ~ l-t
hi- words sink In. hs -aii and this time
directlv to me. The King will be- pro-
ol'imed at .. SIR. Better come and -ee the /
ceremony can show you the wy
Il did seem senseles- not ~ be going |
along II only that ! might tell the children I
how I. a republican. had gazed on royalty /
In a general way knew that King George I
would stand up and that the Duke uf Nor /
folk would say the momsntou= words /
that should clinah the fact II his beinR the .
suoce--or 20 the hest King who ever lived .
but have never followed ths-s things
eInsalv. - followed th" Old man with no
clear idea a. 10 how it was to i,e done
A. W. walked along hs pointed out the
town houses ~ my Lord This and my F..
Lord That The houses were plain and
unpretsntious. bul solid and rich looking
in spite of their severe and boxlike archi- /
lecture. and there were names he men
toned that have adorned history any
time these last go years When right .
among the homes Of the great he pointed
otIt the HOUSE Of Whitelaw Reid / could
have vept for JOY to think that a little
Ohio boy could hobnob on terms OF equal
nv with these lords and dukes White.
Law Reid, by the way, lives right around
the corner from Marlborough House and
oould readily play in the Prince u waless
hack yard were he "a minded
The LtJle old man who seemed 20
uanU everything and vho told me that
he had formerly worked IN the neghbor.
hood. which accounted for IL. said that
there George was waiting FOR the ancient
ceremony. ] WIS sorry that the cars-
nOny had heen mads possible. he
Gauss. hke all good Americans. had a
sincere and very strong liking Tor I'd.
ward thu Peaccm1ker and knew LITTLE
about the Sailor Prince
"Ere's Marlborough 'Ouse. sir. Pol.
low me Ill frko yer % were yer can zee