Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-13
The King is Dead-Long Live
the King

King Edward, of England, was an elder
ly man when he passed away last Week.
for he was born in 1871, and yet he was
king only nine years. His mother, queen
Victoria. outlived all the companions OF
her youth and for a time it seemed as il
she would eutliye her oldest son. But ne
had a long life of gayety and 1rlvontS
before she died, and but nine very Drill
liant years on the British throne, as KING
and emperor of India.
He has his panegygrists, but who lacks
them in his exalted position? II Is tile
thing to do to praise and to flatter the
great.
If he had been bern in his father
country, in Germany, ne Woulu NAY
be en- only a small princelet, but he might
have been a better man as FRINGE Al
bert, his father, was infinitely Edward s
superior.
I remember we'll the time when the late
king came to the United States, and was
entertained at the White House DURING
President Buchanan's administration De-
fore the war He could dance Well' 50
they had a grand dance entertainment
in his honor. Those he danced with also
made much of the honor.
/ was once shown the dress ana orha-
ments that a lady in Washington city
wore on that occasion and when the
nrince asked her to dance with him she
was duly elated. Her daughters treas tiel
the dress and ornaments as helFloohls
in the family, The jewels were anne
TWISTS and the ball dress had the same
color in ribbons.
If was pathetic to look on the faded
face of the lady when | knew her, Wa
ow, with scanty means and her husDahu
in the asylum for the insane. So passeth
the glory of this world.
The new king George has eight chill
dran-tWo of them born when ne ala
net expeet ever to be king. He fell IN
love with a pretty girl at Malta anu
married heF-but after his elder PROM
err died, and he became next In success
sion, the royal family made MIN leave
the little woman in Malta ana marry the
hetrothed wife of his dead brother. The
two little ones at Malta will be fed ami
clothed but the succession goes to the
last wife's oldest son. So royal folks
have their ups and downs like the rest
of the multi-rich. King George Will
doubtless be we'll managed by his wife,
the new queen. She took him-not Tor
love. but for the throne, so she has not
erucifed her affections and has won
what she went after.
1t is not at all likely that King George
will follow after fast women or spend
his fortune in riotous living;' and II his
wife can keep him straight We are ready
to say, we'll done!
1t is understood that both of them
the king and the queen, had little pa
thence with King Edwards fast life
and there will be a new order of things
around Buckingham palace, under the
new regime g..
There are six children to be reared,
and we may be glad to see soperness
and deeency prevail in the kings palace
should it so happen, FL
The new king will be wise If he al
lows his fathers experienced ceunselors
to carry on the public business. He is
not popular as kings go, but he may
nevertheless make a safe ruler for sne
British empire If he has prudence and
plain, old fashioned common sense.
King Edwards widow, Queen Alexan-
dra, is remarkable for fher beauty and
dewager empress of Russia, she can
have conjugal company in her declining
days, and doubtless she will enjoy a
restful old age, with her kindred and
her children.
The new queen and the dewager
queen have but little in common, so far
as their leanings OF likngs went, but all
the civilized world has tear of sympa=
thy for the widowed Alexandra and |
trust a sincere greeting for the new
queen likewise.