The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
For, Bonnie Prince Charliel


Queen Victoria. who was staying With
Edward at Balmoral Castle, In tn,
Scotch Highlands. II
One day the Queen. who was a \
sk.iful painter In water colors, was
sitting at her easel on the bank OF
river beneath waterfall. Young Ed
ward playing around her, caught
sight of Highland lad in kills. The
las was making sand castle and 4.
adjoining II with sprigs Of heather. II
The prince advanced to aim and
asked for whom the sand castle was
being built
For bonnie Prince Charlie" was ths
reply of the hoy, who stood with his
hands ON his hips to see the effect Of
thistle on the tower of his castle The
lad had no idea of who Edward wasJ
Edward, however. determined to
make It clear that he and not Prince
Charlie was TO be King some day. He
kicked over the sand castle.
The Highland laddie glared at Ed.
ward and said: lT,B
'iYe'l no dae that again"
~ was challenge. The lad rebuilt
his sand castle very dellbera tely. The
prince waited 10 see the thistle stuck Il
on the tower. then kicked it overFas A
deliberately as it had been built
Yell no dae that n third timer,
challenged the little Scot. beginning
TO rebuild with even more deliberate
The Queen had been watching the
progress of the affair. She Set aside
her brush and palette. hut said moth
Ing; only watched with firm studlous 4!
expression on her maternal face.
y third time her son kicked over
the Highland lads sand castle No
sooner was this done than its Killed Il
builder closed his fists and lowered +.
his head. In another moment the two
boys were hammcring one another. hi.
The Queen sat there and never In V
tertered BY word OF act. The little
prince presently returned weeping,
bruised and bloody -nosed, while the
rebel Gael stood apart, himself con
siderably frayed. waiting to see if any
further service We're needed in the
| training Of royal children.
TO the little princes plea Tor speedy
| justice and vengeance, tho motherlyl *
Queen replied, as she wiped the blood
from tho future Kings nose with
pocket handkerchief: t78&
| 1t served you right!'
The Fncc of Christ. III
Zinzcndorf. known as the author of 4
more than 1000 hymns, wrote the one
WIKI the INES.
Jesus. thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress"
1t was suggested hy picture in the
Dusseldorf gallery. Ecce Homo rep
resenting Jesus crowned with thorna
| From the pathetic face above he turned
| TO the legend beneath: "AI this /
have done for thee what has thou
done for aIe?" The vision and the
question led him to adopt for his life
| hnu lNt,f d
that Is lie. and only He" +i,g
a Christ for All.
| IN an Austrian city there arc twely-p
/ figures of Christ. each representing a
] different aspect The country folk
| crossing the bridge TO the city in the
| morning. worship them as they pass.
The stockmen pray to the Image of
Christ the Shepherd the artisans to
| Christ the Carpenter. the market gar
| deners to Christ the Sewer. the alling
| and, innrm to Christ the Physician,
and the fishermen to Christ the Pilot
| Enlightened minds will never forget
there Is but one Christ, and yet to
1 each follower the thought of Him that +
| Is born of special need will always
be the one that makes Ills image In
| the soul.
/! Apprenticeship to DimcuIty.
| According to James T. Fields, there
is an apprenticeship to difficulty,
which Is better for excellence some
times than years Of case and comfort
great musician once said of
| promising but passionless young singer
who was being educated for the stage:
| she sings well. but she lacks some
1 thing which Is everything If She
were married to q tyrant who would
maltrcat her and break her heart, in
SIX mont tbs she would BIO the greatest
/, tsn ana = ~ II .
The Judas Tree. f3
The blossoms of the Judas tree ap-i
pear before It's leaves, and are a most
i brilliant crimson. The flowers aamingl
forth. attract innumerable insects. The
/ bee, for instance, in quest of honey Is
drawn to IT, But searching the petals +
| Tor nectar, IT imbibes fatal opia te,
! Beneath this Judas tree the ground is
strewn with the victims OF It's deadly
fascination. ~
City Ncighbors.
hear their voices through the floor
and wall X
hear their footsteps passing over-
head. ii.g
i brush against them In the common
Il hall. i
But never knew the child downstairs
was dead I3I, H
Such strangers are my neighbors-tilI
saw, 6li
AS | passed by. white ribbons on the
door
Maud Going, In Success.
She Knew the Author.
AZ large dinner given IN New
York. Mrs. Margaret Bottome. at that
time head of the Kings Daughters. sat Z
beside a German professor of science
In the course Of conversation Mrs.
Bottome said;
The Bible says so and So"
The bible" remarked the professor;
you don't believe the Bloler
Yes, indeed, believe IT." replied
Mrs. Bottomc. M
WHY, didn't suppese that any