The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-08

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tangent in the middle of any conversa-
ton without being brought back tc
the point la not good mental train
ing.
Luncheon with Prince.
remember we'll the way In which
the luncheon party was arranged. Tho
prince had asked me to come to town
one Sunday to meet him at tea. ]
was not In the habit of going up to
town on Sundays. and notwithstand-
ing the unwritten law that tho princes
Invitation is a royal command l eN-
cused myself upon that ground, say.
Ing i was very sorry, but If he wished
to see me he would have TO fix some
week day when ! would be In London.
He took It very :Sraciously and said
was quite right, and so the lunch
was fixed 4 friend, at whose house
tho luncheon took place, said to ne;
II want you to come very much be.
cause ut the present moment there Is
only one person who dares to speak
to the prince as II he were only an
ordinary mortal and tell him the exact
truth. That person is myself. II he
gets TO know you there will be two
OF us"
We had hardly stasted talking be-
fore found myself in a lively polemic
with him on the subject of Madame
Novikoff, concerning whom he was
very preiudiced, and, as l told HIM
| very ill-inforlned Tho conversation
went on so pleasantly that after time
| l remembered my sins, how several
years before I had been guilty OF q
gross affront, in the worst possible
taste, I admit, of which the prince hao
good reason to complain. Ii was at
pr Nistol.iH
described the scene in the Abbey IN
the Pail Mall Gazette from the van
4 tage ground of a screen above tho or
4 gan. In n leading article on The mex
day [ was discussing the question AZ
TO how long the monarchy would las
in England Carried away by my re
membranes of the scene OF the pre-
yious day, | said the monarchy woui
last as long as man lives, but wnel
that little fat man In red, VINO cut sue
an insignificant figure in the Processio'
yesterday. compared with his maShin
/ cent brother-in -law in white, come
to the throne. who can say what ma
happen then"
i Let Remark Go.
II 1t was n brutal thing to say, but TN
picture was so vivid before my mtnd
, eve of the contrast between Edwar'
! then Prince of Wales, and the Grow
+, Prince of Prussia. afterwards Empero
+, Frederick. that I dashed 1t off on tn
spur OF the moment and then struck
out in the proof Unfortunately, M
as sistant editor protested the omission
saving 1t was the most picturesque
phrase in the leader, when was true
and in a weak moment allowed my
self to restore the passage
AS YOU can imagine, there was mighty
offense taken at the time. and the Pal
y Mall Gazette was boycotted at every
IIondon club but one. With this stu
! fresh in my mind, remarked, as W.
were smoking together alone: consul
ering the awful things l have writer
about YOU in the past, 1t is rasher ou'
| that we should be smoking together II
this friendly fashion
The prince smiled and SAID: on
am q broadminded man and bear NJ
grudges." So the incident passed
| What the prince said was quite true
\ He was a broadminded man ana OH
| not bear srudges, except IN 1eV
cases when he believed he had cause
! remember we'll at that same con
| versation the King was nemoanih'
| himself because of the drawbacks o
his position He had lived such
4 suppressed life. His mother would no
let MN AuAt t'hS A'SA''A ~ bNSA'>.~S y
A ali. and so on We had quite a goo
time discussing the relative merits o
| our positions He, as heir apparen
10 the throne Of England, myself a
} editor of the Review of Reviews.
assured him 1 would not change wit
I him for anything. lie said: II ca
: quite understand that You are so II
:, dependent.
: II was always a sore point with II
! prince that his mother would never II
him do anything but take part
merely ceremonial functions. and tn
feeling Of irritation was deepened a
:, ter his nephew, the Kaiser came
Il the throne.
. 1t was very calling to the uncle
!, find himself perpetually RELOCATED to
. back scat while tho nephew was POI
. turing in the limelight of the world
t master of many legions and was 10,
a of the German Empire He once sa1
;, plaintively. Look AT my nephew t
r is but youth but is the centre {
d everything, He orders everything, d
6 reefs everything, is everything, wher'
as | am not allowed to do anyth'n
at all"
d RI Had Her Rcnsons,
Il Tho Queen, however, had her ow
g. reasons for dissatisfaction with II
prince. She was reported TO have sa
a at one time, when people We're tellit
9 hcr he would be n very different m;
l. Don't talk to me about that. No m;
changes his character after he
~ fifty"
~ ~ But this man did change his chars
~ tor after he was nifty. as all the wor
tcStifes To-day a malicious saw