Evening star., 1919-08-21
His Job No Sinecure.

Yet those nearest him almost pity
him. They often say: ''It is hard
might like all this fuss and feathers.
Another bright-eyed, brassy youngster
might revel in these attentions. I be-
lieve the Prince of Wales actually
suffers.
| Today he was called upon to walk
to the center of a hollow square and
address the Association of Veterans
| Of the great war. His knees shook
under him as he spoke. He made an
impromptu address to the Study
his right hand on the table, his elbow
/ fairly vibrated. In replying to an
address his voice often quavered.
Quite against his will he fidgets when
oratory is poured at him. He bushes
easily as girl For all that, he main
! tains his self-control. His unre-
hearsed talks are sometimes hating.
but are always clearly phrased and
gracious. When a local official does
the wrong thing. as sometimes hap
i pens, he knows how to put the wor-
| ried man at his ease. His embarrass-
ment disappears the moment the op-
| portunity comes for action.
How does he feel toward this sort
of things?" 1 asked a member of his
party who has known him for years.
speaker said the prince detests social
fiummery from the bottom of his
heart. But he takes himself and his
position very seriously and is trying
| to prepare himself for the position
he will one day inherit. He Is deeply
touched by the manifestation of Cana
dian friendship because he sees in
it loyalty to the empire.
Just a Boy After All.
But to the judicial minded specta-
tor ne is just boy. One obscure
| ly feels that a wrong is being done
in taking away from him most of the
pleasures of boyhood. He should be
driving car or fishing, or perhaps
has very keen blue eye. for all his
1ikable diffidence. If few titles and
responsibilities were Topped off, he
would be as boyish as the next boy.
He greets all ladies. young and old.
with the most perfect courtesy. But
he pays the pretty ones the compli-
ment Of a second glance: He is an
attractive .youngster, too. and the
ladies are justified in Rlancing back.
The records make him twenty-five,
but In appearance he is a iscant twen-
ty. His hair is parted very low down
on the left side and he wears the
white cap of his naval uniform with
distinct air. His slender figure is erect
and jaunty. He was at his most like
aoie pest today when rough and
I
friendly dog) sought to fawn on him.
Here. said the prince, swapping his
| nngers. For moment he ceased to
be the Prince of Wales visiting his
! dominions and bcame a sunny, smil-
ing boy. The dog would have kissed
his hand with quivering wet tongue.
but a Mortified official drove him
away.
He stands it very WE'LL" said one
of his suite. Very patient and all
that. but sometimes he kicks over the
| traces. There are things he will do
and things he will not do. no matter
who says what. After all he is hu-
| man, you know"
The human side of him came out
strongly today. He visited a hos
still unhealed. He spoke to many,
and no one could mistake the SYM
pathy in his voice or misread the
| troubled expression in his eyes. Like
any other boy seeking to comfort a
hurt stranger. he had difficulty in
could hardly word a fitting phrase
Another might have armed himself
| with pat formulas for such occas asions
What Wales said he really felt. I
think there. can be no doubt of that.
When he climbed into his automobile
after the days corperstone laying,
| some one called for cheers, "for our
democratic prince" That seemed a.
distinct hit. No doubt Wales has
been well instructed in democracy,
yet he left the impression of a manly.
friendly. courageous boy. There
seemed not an ounce Of side" about
him. He never seemed to play down
| to his audience
He is considerate. They say that at
81. Johns some one called his atten-
tion to various stfff-kneed old ladies
practicing courtesies on the lawn.
prior to their presentation, and that
he turned away without a smile.
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