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Show , Wales Refused His Autograph. (London Gem.) ....... The Prince of Wales, playfully declin- 1 in to write in a lady's album, said: "A ; little while ago I spent nearly an hour one ' evening writing verses in several albums I even made up a verse so badlv put together to-gether that only a royal prince or a duke j at the best could have had the shame to ! write such stuff. Now, madam, what do you think happened to my verses? Well, they were all sold at a good stiff price a week ' later to provide funds to support the Society for the Restoration of the j Stuarts. Perhaps, Lady ," and the 1 prince laughed heartily, "if I write in j your album, you will sell the book to ! provide funds for the abolition of the ' monarchy in England." |