New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
Education of q Prince

No doubt the little people OF. to-day are
,r+o,, thankful that they are living just
uher ti,ev arc for there aresa great MANY
,t,f,,s <o- 7her17 TO enjoy that children in
d. gone by knew nothing about Yet IL
,,-,,,,15 l,e quite a mistake TO suppose that
,h;lsrer IN the long ago never had any
rood times or that none Of the grown-up
,,aoYle cared or knew what was good Tor
,,,e,,, and in the year 1855 there was born
IN England a baby boy who, one would
,l7;nk. csald scarcely have Jared better than
10 did had he lived in our own times The
father Of this little boy was delighted when
he WAS horn. ana made number OF rules
for The hest care and management OF the
hole realms most precyouse Joyeiie- as
ss he called him. or the Wheie realm ;
-,ost precious joy." a. We would say. Al
though they didn't know anything III those
dsvs bout the dangerous hacilh mat are
travelling about everywhere trying 10 co
all the harm they can. one OF these rules
said that no strangers were TO see lhe
haby without special order-and the oroer
was seldom given-and that no visitor WAS
30 touch him except 10 kiss his hand Inns
is q very good rule for those who have 10
care for babies and is just as useful to-
.lsv as ii was in the sixteenth century. but
he made il hadn't any idea that too much
handling and kissing was bad fer babies.
Probably the real reason for making it was
that the baby was a prince and was TO be
KinS Of England some day, and of course
no one could be allowed 10 take liberties
with 4 prince. even If he happened 20 be q
hs ry-
This prince was the only son Of King
Henry VII and became King Edward VI
when he was nine years old Although he
LOST his mother when he was only about
tro weeks old. he seems never 10 have suf-
fe-ed for the want Of care and affection
lie had several nurses. one OF whom Mrs
Jackson he always called Mother Jack
One Of The court ladies gives in letter
very particular account OF his progress IN
cutting teeth, and says she wishes the KING
could have seen him on Easter night, Tor
his Grace was marveIowess pleSauntly des-
posed The menstrels played, and his
Grace dawansed (danced) and played so
wantow-iy that he cold (could( not stand
stn, and was as full of pretty toyes tways)
ss ever saw chyld in my leyf-" All who
wrote about him agree that he was very
pretty child and praise his brilliant, starry
eyes One great diguitary who visited him
said he had never before seen so goodly
& Cnllo OF Ms dse, 50 hle-S' - Psod-n i1'
50 good and so ernest"
At the age Of six Edward was considered
old enough 10 have household Of his own.
<irh tutors instead Of nurses 10 care for
him About the same time his father mar
ried again. and his stepulother was as kind
as possible TO him. He enjoyed many pleas
ant visits al feT palace. and there stu eH-
isis letter that he wrote 70 her Perhaps
Il may not sound very pleasant for little
boy Of six TO be shut up in a house OF his
own with ever so many tutors, who taught
him all sorts OF things, but even IN those
davs people knew that children must have
some fun. 50 the little prince had several
,onnsaions who studied and played with
him. He became so fond of some Of these