The Cairo bulletin., 1912-09-04

G. O L & III.
brought the boy @ EO RG & ~
I'd far more strictly than any clergy
mans son. Young George Augustus
Frederick was kept busy by his tutors,
lectured by his parents and guarded
aeaiust any knowledge OF the worlds
gayety. Ii there was anything in strict
upbringing he ought to have grown
into a sort of a saint. Instead (When
he was eighteen and the bondage OF
tutors and father was removed), ne
became one of the worst blackguards
OF his time.
Thls was in 1850. The moment his
education was finished Prince George
started another sort of education on
his own account. Forgetting every
lesson of decency that had been
taught him he plugged into the Wild
est. most depraved dissipation He
drank, gambled, deiied the moral law.
his life was a national scandal a
liar, libertina, a drunkard,ia man
who gambled with money that was
not his own, he Is said to have added
to his other vices by such crooked
horse racing IDEALS" that the Jockey
club had 10 warn him off the turf.
With IL all he was handsome, had
charm Of manner--when he cared to
and was a slave Las well as MASTERY
to fashion. These qualities won him
the title of First Gentleman of Eu-
rope" His sayings, his dress, his.
manner we're copied by the fast set =,
and his approving rod was coveted by
social climbers. Though ne was often
kindly in a careless sort of way when
It cost him nothing, yet there Is per-
haps no case known where heCsaeri-
feed his own comfort or pleasure for
any one.
His first political act was to join
hia fathers enemies in parliament
In return for his support these poll
ticians tried to raise Georges yearly
allowance from $250000 to $500,00O.
His father, George H., refused to al
low this. And father and son grew to
hate each other. The PRINCE proceed
ed to run deep into debt and to marry
a. Mrs. Fitzherbert. AS crown prince
OF England he had no right to marry
without his fathers consent. When
he was brought to account for it he
calmly denied the marriage and lured
an unsuspecting friend tthe states
man, Fox into publicly backing the
denial.
More and more money he got from
parliament as time went on But
every penny of 1t went into gambling
or for other low purposes. He was
forever In debt. His father went in
sane, partly because Of his sons be
havior. George amused his cronics
by mimicking the crazy kings raw
ings. Then in 1895, during a shcio
interval, King George Ill. offered lts
pay the princes debts If he oWoulf
marry the Princess Caroline of Bruins
wick. George consented.
The marriage was most unhappy
Caroline was frivolous and eccentric
George was brutal and neglectful
They separated after the birth Of theii
only child the Princess Charlotte
(who died in 1870 George then, ma
liciously accused his wife of unfaith.
fulness and of other crimes. Though
a court acquitted her, yet her reputa-
tion was wrecked
h.. George meantime had deserted his
old friends and contracted new debts
Ills fathers insanity became perma.
hent and George was made regent OF
Gpat Britain. His vile life then grew
more and more a public scandal. BY
the time his father died in 1880 and
the prince mounted the British throne
as King George w., the people hated
him. He was Kissed In the public
streets. Once his carriage was
stoned. An attempt was also made to
murder him. He did little for his
country, caring for politics only as q
means to get more gambling money
for himself.
He won a momentary popularity by
visiting ireland in 1921 and Scotland
/ in 1922. He was the first British
king to set foot in Scotland for III
ycars anu he was gladly received
tSir Walter Scott, the great writer
was so proud of the monarch's visit
that he begged leave to feep forever
the glass out of which George took
his first drink on Scotch soil. George
gave him the glass Scott put 1t in
his coat tail pocket for safe keeping;
/ then, forgetful!y, sat down on IT'D
In 1880, at the age OF sixty-seven
George Nv. died, Bad as he was and
hated by decent people, England had
flourished nightly during his reign
!Rut the lands prosperity was accom-
plished in spite Of it's king, not through
any effort Of his,
Worthless George Nv. had unRn
sciously taught England an immortal
lesson; namely, that a king Is largely
a figurehead and that country's
greatness depends not ON him, but
upon its people.
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