Show THE PRINCE OF WALES the first time I 1 met the pr to have auy conversation wa with was at the house of a prominent drogine mine biety lady who gave an en enteria ment mr eugene oudin american baritone and I 1 were cited there to entertain the print prin when the prince came in I 1 noti botic his entire lack of formality and 3 his gentlemanly courteous heart and dignified manner made 0 feel that his bis royal highness wag i awfully nice fellow but caused 0 to refrain from being familiar wa him it was strange to see how suming burning all the rest of the men abc him were how full of stiff stiffness hess ft formality they were the alone was perfectly easy in his nuil ner the man whom you w naturally think would be formal forma 4 just the reverse after the eat tain ment we went down to dine As I 1 passed on the right of t prince there was a vacant seat hj side him and he kindly said c wilder be seated so bo I 1 sat d beside him for once in my H felt very tall I 1 know every evelyb will forgive me I 1 shall never get how kind he wasand aasand what I 1 things he sald said about americo america asked me a great many qu about the americans an and to be wonderfully well poe pos ted tediA everything happening here during the evening I 1 wanted K glass of water being a tem man I 1 called to a waiter to baut me the caraffa ca raffe it was right in of the prince who himself pawed ft to me remarking as he did so ao wilder that is water f 5 yes your highness but thon that ft all I 1 take ss he could have turned around I 1 said to me I 1 see here you do often get a chance to drink gitil prince but he was so gentl in his way that he did not at au harass barass me I 1 wish some ami act aar cans could learn manners from id of course I 1 observed every opportunity the man mar the prospective king of euliff el when he appears at a r every one arises the prince fat and greets r ee 0 the host and hostess sometimes e gu m e s shaking hands with them he is very particular about dress on all occasions a military man when he comes into the pres ence of the prince must wear the proper prope uniform if he has any meows medals the man who wins a medal in england has a small miniature model made of it and placed on a ribbon instead of wearing the large medal those the prince nee insists upon his wearing As soon oon as the prince seats himself everybody else sits down no one values until the prince does it is wonderful how he observes everything aud and knows exactly how long to stay and when to get up and lead the way to the dining room As he be walks past the company every one bows As he goes down to the dining room the other guests follow him he stands until everybody is in the room then he sits down and the others follow his example a le when he begins eating they begin eating he is very thought tul all as well as clever for instance no one 3 stops eating until he stops so 90 ho he will keep on eating till he seeb that every everybody body has got pretty nearly enough his exceeding tact and courtesy astonished me so that once IF I made bold to ask him how he re just what to do he said he associated certain ideas his kindness to me at all times I 1 cannot forget he really seemed to have bave me on his mind and to remember that I 1 was a stranger there and whatever kindness lie he could show how me would do me good he was right fight bless him one night I 1 went to mr irvings theatre and the prince was in one of the boxes those acquainted v ith mr mn irvings theatre know that there is a room off on one of the boxes boxe 3 where the prince generally goes to take refreshments As I 1 passed by the prince happened to see me and called out aha little chap back again yes your highness said 1 I As J T walked up the stair he noticed I 1 was urne lame so he leaned down and helped me up the steps then he shook book my hand band and turned to mr ashton of mitchells and said you on must always be kind to this little chap its ita no wonder the en ienglish PI sh people ale are very fond of him botill but YU ar double disco discount u nt any of them at that business ive good reason too afar P awers book 1 people ive with |