The sun., 1910-05-22

classes at Edinburgh University, and
played his iirst game Of golf. TOml3Fown,
a renowned caddio oi those days. CARVED
the Prince's clubs. Seeing on one OF the
greens his employer give the ball puah
instead Of the legitimate tap. he NJ Ouco
let the future King know his faule.
The result was a reprOof from no
Princes escort, SIR ]. q. Baird, 20 which
Tom, n his Royal Highness's amuae-
meut. at once retOrted'
but the Prince maun learn. for II he
had done that in a match he'd have lost
the holel'
rHR CIGARS oF THK HOST.
King Edward was never a man % toler~
ate EnOhbery. He was n member once
Ia the late '0Os of a large house party IN
tho Midlands. On the table in the billiard
rpom were two or three boxes of cigars.
and tho Prince was helping himself %
one, when an ambitious fellow guest APP
preached him. and taking from his pcckst
a cigar case held Il out to hts Royal
highncss, saying:
! think. air. vOu will find these better"
The Prince turned and regarded the
other steadily for moment, and
replied -Mr ---. II man's dinner "a
good enough for me, his cigars are good
enough for me-
N"yt morning unexpected business
Calleu the snoD - town.
PATRON oF THB THEATRE.
Nowhere will the loss ~ Edward VII.
he more severely falt th1n in the theatre
world, Both a. Prince and as sovereign
he WIS n devoted pllygo"r. He saw all
the great actors and actresses ~ his time,
and made the personal acqu1intance %
most " them. he forbade ~ ceremonial
on his visits q tho theatre. generally
entered his box whom the theatre had
dlrkrned and the curtain risan, aud nearly
.lwavs stayed g. tfa end ~ the play.
Many a plav has had ia fortune made
by timely visit from th- royal patron.
4 notthla recent Ipftl'f was The
Pr.-inc NJ tnn Third F,pn' Back which
did not draw very l1r-e audiences FOR the
first threor four performances Then tho
King returned ~ town from the Continent.
-icrt ono ~ .it iu London and visited the
- Jaiurss Theatre TIE next day all
London discovered that Mr.. Jerome's
plav was a Jring - see and d bec ime one
" t1a >pl rl- 4 Of the year. The hing
hld done Il.
TUE tosr oRpRa
An Old friend desircd AZ sudiance OF the
King nd o1 l-"'rGi1g the stairs was led
by a. oQu'ry wearing a very solemn
ggrs.
let me warn you, s7id he, that things
are not VI u thsy wer"
whist 10 you m'gEP
We'll. vnu cnnt ~ into ths Kings
p-rsanca ~ the old ire aud aasy way.
You'll hgvs - Ioa "a an obcisancs.1
a wh7tg' hlurtrd cat tho visitor, a
genial lrisil nObienan. who had never
made an olsstnca io hip life.
-Oh. it's how from the small OF your
hack Th1t isn't all. The king may offer
YOU an order; bat lelore taat you'll
have - kis, his hlnd''
This wl- tlo much for tho Irish noble
man who hoindignlntiys sputtered something
10 IA. eHs.t that y" had never kissed a
mans hand and was not going 20 begin.
The cC""rTy looked still morc solemn. and
the visitor Oonrinued hl8 way unstairs
with brow II perpiexity. Tire hing re-
ooiycd him very grayciy With slight In
cuaotion Of the head and no other sign Of
r,coyritiDn.
Faith. it's tho bleaaed e,psiaaRce.
suppos.a,- thought the Irish nobleman,
and n" cid his beet with the manRuvre
from the small ot lbs back.
Something glimmercd acr1ss the Kings
face. then DO si,av.iy oXteuded hia hand
With the rack of n uppermest. His
faithful subject stared az the hand. grew
very rcd iu tho flcC. made a clutch and
caught tho kiER by the wrist. They
looked az each other and tho KING burst
into h"1rty laughter.
You're not Sissing nv hand. said he.
highly delighted: You're tickling my
wrist" Then he put his hand into drawer
and added. After that | won't daar you
an Order