Show portugal boy king spends much time with parent before tragic events that raised him to throne he was educated for the sea will visit eng land in near future lisbon an active good humored very vital young man Is the imbres slon given by dom manuel the 19 ear old king of portugal who la ex pecked to visit the united kingdom in november the comprehensive and strenuous education considered necessary for his exalted position has not dulled the ready wit which he has inherited from queen amelia and he also shares her open air tastes spending a good part of his leisure in tennis fencing and riding he has moreover artistic accomplishments being both a and a painter defore the tragic events that brought him to the throne he was be ing ed as a sailor and threw himself eagerly into the study of mod ern science and mathematics and the technicalities of naval construction two years ago therefore his out look on life was rather the sailors than the king s and a strenuous course of study was mapped out for him it included according to a writer in the bao philosophy political science and the physical sciences he arose at seven every morning and studied plato and greek pallos ophy for an hour before he went to breakfast in his mother s apartments the morning from ten to twelve clock was devoted to astronomy in organic chemistry and general science and the afternoon from one to four to history and jurisprudence in the evenings he relaxed into music and less serious literature re tiring to bed at nine this scheme ol 01 study was pursued tor months with scarcely any interruption he has displayed an unusual aati tude tor mathematics and speake french spanish and italian fluently the thesis he submitted for his doc tor s degree at the university dia I 1 bayed a very creditable knowledge of the history of portuguese literature on account of the dangers that hedge his throne his education was conducted in the palace and its scheme was not generally understood and consequently misrepresented it was apprehended that he was being trained as a student and recluse rath er than as a king not long ago there fore he visited the university of coimbra and was received in state by the professors and uproariously by the students the latter removed the horses from his carriage at the station and dragged him through the streets with enthuse aftic cheering until carried away by their excitement he alighted and joined them on toot in the degree hall he conversed with the rector in latin showed such an extensive knowledge of contemporary science and criticized criticised a dissertation on ethical philosophy with an astuteness that quickly brought the critics of his edu cation to confusion one of the most pleasing features of his life Is the close relationship be tween him and his tragically widowed mother queen amelia in his child hood he used to rise at six every morning and read poetry and art crit to her while she painted till time during the weeks he lay ill after the assassination of his father and brother she nursed him assiduously performing all that be needed done for him with her own hands the habit of breakfasting together is till kept up and the oung king spends his evenings in her company the following anecdote shows the closeness of the friendship between them and also the graceful repartee in which he excels when during his training tor the navy he was anxious to return to lisbon to continue his studies queen amelia asked him somewhat piqued why he was so eager to leave her because if I 1 do not leave you at once I 1 shall be unable to leave you at all he quoted prettily from one of her favorite poets he Is quite a sportsman and is very fond of dogs A danish boarhound box and a terrier tagus are his principal pets |