The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

whip as cutting as tndI OF Junlu>. IL I
Is not on record that this trip to the !
United states lad anything TO do with
Queen Nictorla's friendship for the
north during the civil war, yet il Is by
no means impossible that her mind
was unconscionsly Influenced hy talks
with her eldest son and prospective
successor. The very fact that he had
been here aud knew the situation at
first hand would cause her to seek
light from him Americans may there
fore owe the dead king more than
they know.
Loyal to His Friends.
One OF the most admirable traits Of
the king was his loyalty TO his friends
X mattered not what fate overlook
them, his hand was open 10 them still.
There Is ihe well known case OF the
officer in the Boer war who came home
practically disgraced, but who found
no change IN his former crony aud
then royal master. AS Prince of Wales
Edward had not access 10 state se-
cretg hut this was more than made
up to him by his freedom to form
friendships with leading men all over
Europe. One of the strangest and
closest Of these associations was with
Gambetta, the republican leader Of
France. 1t was one Of the most con-
spicuous intImacies OF the princes life,
but was by no means the only indlca-
tion of his liberal tendencies.
There must have been peculiar
charm about the person and manners
Of this king that gave him such sus-
tanned popularity throughout life, a
popularity that enabled him TO set the
fashions for the English speaking
world. SO universal was the liking for
him that even the scandals blazoned
abroad were unable to shake It. To-
day about all the world remembers Of
the most notorious one Of these cpl
sodes Is the phrase coined concerning
his efforts to project the name Of
woman, "He Serjured himself Ike a
gentleman"
Another charming trait of his char
acter was his loyaIty to his mother.
Before his accession he uniformly for
bade the drinking Of his health stand
ing. remarklng that he was only a
subject. He went often to the theater.
but refused to have his coming or go
ing noticed or announced. He also in
sisted on paying for his boxes and or
\ dered that IL he were late the play
should not wait for him. The same
thoughtfulness for others was shown
in other ways. Lord Savile, who often
entertained the king, was once asked
about his royal guest.
"AIy dear sir he replied "you
would never know that he is other
than an ordinary guest. He has the
utmost consideration for every one,
down 70 the servants, and nothing an
noys him more than to think he has
put any one out OF the way. He falls
III with any suggestions made for his
entertainment and / have In my time
had many guests who occasioned me
considerably more trouble"
His Marriage a Love Match.
The marriage OF the Prince Of Wales
to Alexandra Of Denmark was due to
love match. One. of the incidents
still remembered was the presentation
of ring to the bride, the setting Of
which was made Of precious stones
whose initial letters spelled his home
$780,. tsr,o..ttoty frhnv xx,ara' haFVl
an emerald, d ruby. a turquoise, ia
cinth and d second emerald In bis
public treatment OF his wife and sons
the king always showed the same nice
observance Of the proprIetles and con
ventlons that marked all the other az
fairs of his life
That fhis courtesy was natural ant
not assumed is revealed by an ol'
story Of a fire and a reporter. Th'
Prince Of Wales one day Went to fir'
with the Duke OF sutherland. Want
Ing TO know the details. he asked then
Of a newspaper man. At the end o
the interview he handed the scribe |
cigar. Tearing a sheet out Of his note
book the reporter carefully wrappes
this up and put It In his pocket. Don
YOU smoke? asked the prluce. "Oh
yes, your royal hlghness." answere'
the reporter, but ! am not likely eve
to get another cigar from the Prince o
Wales The prince laughed and, ono
more producing his cigar case. said
'.You had, better have another one
this time 10 smoke
! King Edward was about FIVE fee
eight inches tall ami weighed in III
neighborhood Of 200 pounds. He wa
not especially devoted to athletics 0
. exercise, but did mors or less huntin
and spent as much time as possible o.
!. his farm at sandringham. He was a
T, lnyeterate smoker, was fond Of mid