Evening star., 1923-09-21
COWBOYS ADMIRE
PRINCE OF WALES
Modesty and Ability to Lead
Rough Life Win Hearts \
of 'Ranchme1.
spscinl nisnnten to The star.

Udu ne got 10 stay IN the hlHB UuSi-
ness? He's got the makings of a ranch
man in him-hes good cowboy and
good sport"
That is the Judgment of the. Alberta
range on the Prince of Wales. here
under the incognito Lord Renfrew to
visit his own ranch. The Judgment is
based on recollections of the princes
visit three years ago, before, he became
q ranch owner.
What they say in this neck of the
woods gives a pretty good answer to
this Squestibn, ITO what is due the
Prince of Wales popularity"
Men of the Bar U Usranch, neighboring
ranch to the royal property. where his
highness is now staying. are recalling
the numerous acts of courtesy extended
by the prince when he paid that ranch
a twenty-four- hour visit three years
ago.
Showed Good Manners.
''why. he was just as plain as any
one of u.s. safd one c.. the. men in re-
calling the princes day at the ranch.
Only" he added. bit sheepishly, II
must say he had nicer manners than
most of us. In, ....- -
Fancy the prince out in pouring
rain getting soaked TO the, skin. and
refusing to ride back to the ranch house
in a closed car, just because there
wasn't room for the others who. were
with him. Guess there aren't many of
us who would pass. up anything like
that" reflected this man. who himself
is unaccustomed ais a regular thing to
comforts of this sort
You see. Mr.. Lane, owner of the
Bar L. invited the prince to ride
nrf ne I, 10 nh u nd hhNty
the branding and roundup of young
stock was DONE" he. went on. After
we were out while, 1t began to
rain. not heavy hut enough to make
1t mighty uncomfortable without a
rain coat The prince was riding
one of Mr.. Lanes pet horses.
Didn't Mind Rain. =.
But the prince didn't seem to
mind the rain a bit When Mr.. Lane
told him there was a closed car wait
ing to take him back. to the house.
I. he asked: Well. how about the
+ others here2 There isn't room
enough for them too. is there?
No, Mr., Lane said. they'll ride
their horses back
: Then I'll ride too said the
prince. and he did" =
And would you believe IT." said
this man, 'he was so polite when he
arrived at the house and found that
+ dinner was waiting, he refused to
hold it UP by taking time to change
his wet clothes. and he sat down to
dinner with the rest of us in his wet
: clothes. pockets turned inside out of
his s.1So coat; and seemed to. enjoy it,
ranch like that before" said this man
of the plains. Most people like to
; show off. to make you think they're
something more than you are, but
Took Long Hike.
hAnd ha L..
prising us all that day None of us
thought princes were like that II
know l didn't. Didn't want to make
any. any ,, trouble for anybody. and. say,
Got up, sneaked I. out before
breakfast, and from where he says
ne went, must have been Baines'
store at the ofd trading post-that's
e walk of six miles--before break
fast In the afternoon. Mr.. Lane
arranged some shooting for him,
prairie chickens and ducks and such
Mhen MI Lane suggested that he
[lde, the prince said. just as though
ne hadn't had any exercise that day,
On, II you don't mind, I'd rather
walk across country. And he did.
ana altogether that day. he must
nave walked at least ten miles in
those heavy English boots, and didn't
seem to mind it. r'e
He's No Tenderfoot.
fHe has the makin's Of A. ranch
man in him, I'll say. and it's too bad
ne has to continue to be Prince of
wales when he might. be such "a
success out here. We thought, of
course, before he come out here that
ne was tenderfoot, but he almost
left. ne
:, And modest as. girl, and bushes
IKE one sometimes when anything
out of the ordinary happens Hes
just nice and natural and happy when
hess talk with you. hut when he
Is speaking out before a crowd and
gets nervous and begins to blush,
That's what he did when he
%aIked up to Mr.. Lane just before
!eavlng us and in a few well chosen
cigar holder He did the same thing
with Mr.. Flemtng-Alexander Flem.
ing, you know, the manager of the
6ar =, who went about ts<wfth him
JIdasloeraoly All that day. He certainly
did surprise Mr. Fleming when bs
walks up to him and saws he wouid
nKe 70 give him little token. Of his
friendship, and then he presenfs bi-,,
win solid silver match case with
MS coat of arms on,
Makfngs of Cowboy.
no visitors to the ranch. ever did
any thlhS uke that before and some
or EN- don't even thant5 ,,o,, f,1
showing EN- around so / think If was
rather handsome of the nrjnco a. a.
Try 10 snow this way that what he rea Ilv
salo, when he told us he had the
grandest time of his life SUas raalis;
but say, any of US would do
anything for that kid any time ue'S
the naklns OF a fine cowboy. and it;s
TOO bad, too bad he can't be one 80
one Of the fortunate few to- maat
tne Fflnee of Wales during his nrssN
ent visit is twenty-year-old Dnns1a
srSoilai9, n,I , a cowboy of Aldersyde. a
small village near here. - =. .
mcdonald won the Prince of WaIas,
trophy at the Calgary stampede Jsst
july. Mcdonald is an expert lbuckinr
Prq PprGqneho rider. This trophy the
Ince OF wales is bringing with him
horse and cowboy rider. AZ nrivafa
afternoon exhibition OF the Young
mans riding at the Prince of WaIes
arrived. 80 "a iAi1e
Those who are most closely in
terested in the welfare of the prince
|. nave expressed the hope that he will
not attempt any. of the dangerous
western horse stunts. Knowing his
fearlessness in riding, and recalling
Few of the accidents he has met
with in England, his friends accom-
panying him are hoping that he will
leave such sport to the cowboy. For
as well known ranchman,. speaking
of the danger to be encountered nv
an amateur in. riding : kicking
brochos. explained: When these
horses get going, nothin' STAYS on
their backs--saddie, blankets or men
Its all the same, nothin' will stay
on their backs then but their hair ~
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