The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-07

Edward. aged 5. nearly submerged be-
meath his fathers cooked hat, stand
ing on AN imaginary deck isuing per-
emptory order TO crew consisting Of
his royal father and one small brother
who spring TO do his bidding is not
ore to be easily forgotten. The prince
is model father and is never so happy
as when he is joining in his childyens
games and sports
There IS an amusing anecdote of his
nursery days which Queen Victoria
used to tell. Once when he and bis
brother and sisters were staying with
their grandmother. King George who
was very small boy at the time. elect
ed as very small boys sometimes do, to
be very naughty and troublesome dur
ing luncheon and was sent under the
table as a punishment. At the end OF
the meal his grandmother secretly
wondering at the quietness with which
he behaved in his ignominious retreat
gave him permission to come out He
did so smilingiy and with great aiac-
rity but minus all his clothes. of which
he had been happily divesting himself
during his sojourn beneath the festive
board.
II is an open secret that for King
George the tolerably wide bounds OF
the British Empire inclose all that In
terests him and makes for his enjoy
ment, and that he regards with some
Impotence the fashion of incessant
fitting to the continent in search OF
pleasure which SO many OF his fellow
countrymen follow at present. He
holds that the slackening OF the ma
tional girths and the growing disre-
gard for such institutions as English
home life and the English country
pursuits which are our heritage are
due to too liberal imitation of certain
continental fashions which somehow
do not suit British life. Rightly or
wrongly he is much less cosmopolitan
and much more insular than his aug-
ust father was.
Seldom has any heir apparent to the
British throne filled his difficult and
delicate position with more tact and
wisdom. His devotion to his father
was no ordinary one. 1t is no exagger-
ration to say that the implicit fulfill
ment of the slightest wish imposed
uopn him by the king wars regarded ~
his chief human duty. However diff
derent their characteristics. however
varied their interests. pleasures and
pursuits. the most perfect bond OF SYM
pathy existed between the sovereign
/ and his son. sympathy which ena-
bled them both in their different ways,
but with one mind and purpose, to
labor for the stability of their crown
and the welfare of their people.
/ The following anecdote illustrates
King Georges sense of humor az well
as his preference for short sermons
when at church. A Scots parson went
to Balmoral by special command to
preach before the late queen. Natur-
ally he was overcome with nervous
ness. He was waiting for luncheon af-
ter service when greatly to his sur
prise he was Informed the them Duke
of York wished to see him. Shaking
hands with him warmly his royal high
ness thanked him heartily for his SER
mon, especially for the brevity OF 1t.
. adding. MY dear sir. you can't think
what a relief It was. have known
) sermons SO long here that the very
/ collie dogs have gone up the pulpit
t stairs and yawned in the preachers
+ face"
II It is perhaps not generally known
that the prince Is an expert carpenter
, and ii necessity arose could handle
ii plane or use q chisel with many a
man who earns his livelihood in this
way An interesting story is told OF
) him in this respect. Some years age
, the late Duke OF Clarence locked hfs
younger brother out OF q room into
: which he particularly wished to enter
The king, then Prince George simply
. limited that II his brother did not open
I the door he would put his foot through
a panel OF it. No heed was paid to
|, this threat and after lapse of q min
81 ute or two Prince George proceeded to
carry it into execution. After this WAS
done conscience smote him and SO he
, obtained the necessary wood and set
to work at once planned another panel.
8 put 1t in the door, and no one was any
q tho Wfcor