Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-05-13

place Yet he was finely educated. had
the most distinguished private tutors
and finished his university course ut
Oxford. He spoke several languages
with ease and in his day was perhaps
the best royal linguist in Europe. Tho
Gift of many tongues is Il social ac-
complShmcnt, and in anything that
pcrlained to social life he WAS ut home.
The first really important event in
Edwards life was his visit to the
United States and Canada in 1860.
While in Washington he stayed with
President Buchanan at the White
House. On Il visit to Mount Vernon
he planted Il chestnut tree by the side
of the grave of Washington, the man
who had whipped the princes royal
ancestor. George Ill. There is evil
dence that Albert Edward did not care
much for King George. however, since
he was Unfortunately fond Of Thackeray,
who dashed the four Georges with Il
whip ais cutting as that of Junius. 1t
Is not on record that this trip to the
United States had anything to do with
Queen Victoria's friendship for the
north during the civil war, vet it Is by
no means impossible that her mind
was unconsciously influenced by talks
with her eldest son and prospective
successor. The very fact that he had
been here and knew the situation Mt
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.
1t mattered not what fate overlook
them. his hand was open to them still.
There is the we'll known case of the
officer in the Boer war who came home
practically disgraced, but who found
no change in his former crony and
then royal master. AS Prince of Wales
Edward had not access to state Sc
crets. but 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
Gambctta. the republican leader Of
France 1t was one of the most con-
| spicuous intimaces of the princes life,
but was by 10 means the only indica-
ton 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 We're 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 protect the name of Il
woman. Tile perjured himself like Il
gentleman"
Another charming trait of his char
acter was his loyalty to his mother.
Before his accession lie uniformly for
babe he drinking of his health stand
ing. renlarling that he was only q
subject. He went often to the theater,
but refused to have his coming or 60
ing noticed or announced. He also in
sisted on paying for his boxes and or
,lered that ii he were late the play
should not wait for him. The same
th"ughtfulness for others was shown
in other ways. Lord Savile, who often
entertained the king, was once asked
about his royal guest.
"My 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 to the servants. and nothing an.
noys him more than to think he has
put any one out of the way. He falls
in with any suggestions made for his
entertainment, and have in my time
had many guests who occasioned me
considerably more trouble