Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-11
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nice little article Of gossip for those
British to roll under taeir tongues.
King Edward, eight times, says he has
picked an Arae. ican sir. to be Eng
lands queen; bg, old aldy and the
rest of 'ein say Nay Nay, Wallis,
you'll have TO saa AS FIRST"
But my old namesake has gone to
the mat wiz EN- And Thy shouldn't
he. Where ia tie name of the Brit
ish or any other umpire AN you beat
an America girl for a wife. What
do these tinseleG prime esses know
about buckwhest axes I'D sausages;
hogs jowl and t'hnip Greens; mince
pie; 'possu1n end taters A vanilla
wafer and cup Is tea is a heavy
meal for sone III them, md | never
saw a picture Of me Of hem in my
life that inc heated they new what is
meant by a smile Their muscles OF
visibility have become 'veakened by
centuries of 3igafied solemn poses;
and their sririts have been weighted
down by a load u COVER mental re-
sponsibility. The story 81 their life
has been to hive Is. 70 eitions, and
they know nothing of freea ON in any
sense of the yord. Shadows Of dis
1runtled -ub3ects cross aeir paths;
their days az darkened by clouds,
and their nights disturbed by dreams.
They are automatons in the hands of
state officials-they dare not be them
selves.
Bat you can't scare one of our
American lasses, especially, if she
comes from the good old Free State.
She'd tell any of 'em-wigs and all
to go way back and sit down. Shed
let 'em know pretty darn quick that
she and her Eddie boy could hoe their
end of the row without any help, and
it would look as neat and pretty as the
curls on the bishops sIead gear Talk
about your ancestry; your genealogi-
cal trees; your lines of descent,-a
Marylander's family dates back to
Adam, and Wally Simpsons no simp,
and the sooner those people in Lun'on
find that out the better. When she
and Ned hook up, she'll tell 'em where
to get off, and queen or no queen,
she'll walk the halls of Buckingham
palace with more grace than any first
lady of the realm, from Ethelbert's
queen Bertha down to the dowager
Marie.
Some of 'em over there want to say
that it's not so much that the Ameri-
can lady is not of noble blood, but
that she knows what it means to be
a divorce. Humph! Shades of Henry
the Eighth, Catherine, Anne Boleyn,
Jane Seymour, and the rest of 'em.
Of course, all these pretty women
were the guilty parties, and the King
was exonerated into many trials of
matrimony.
Well, what romance. What plot
for the best seller. What was it
Richard III said? "a horse. horse.
Ny Kingdom for a horse!" Will Ed
ward give his kingdom for bride?
What an interesting page in the his
tory of the United Kingdom that
would be!
Wonder what the sporting aspect
of this situation may be. Wonder
how Lloyds is rating the chances. I'll
wager it's on their books, and they
are offering odds one way or the 9TH
er. To wed or not to wed, that's the
question paraphrasing somewhat the
famous soliloquy of the Shakespeare
can creation-Hamlet. Edward says
he will, and he ought to know. Old
Baly and his Confrees say go slow,
Buddy, take your time to think about
this, and remember the old adage
Marry in haste and repent at leis-
ure."
Well, there's one thing about this
whole affair-the marriage can't be
consummated until the decree of di-
vorce become final. Then, I wonder
who's going to tie the knot. Does
there exist bishop Of the Church Of
England who will pronounce them man
and wife? And what other sort of
marriage would receive the sanction
of the British Government. If marry
ing and holding the reins of Kingship
are such difficult tasks, why doesn't
this bachelor sovereign lay down the
cares of royalty go into voluntary
exile, and live with the choice of his
heart. Does he love that choice
enough, we'll see what we shall see.