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Show Tho Prince and the Boll. i jjH When Udwnrd VII. of Kuglnud wns r1! Prince of Wales ho was lu l'hllndel- , l! phla lu lKilO, nnd he took grent Inter- IH est lu the lellcs of the Itcvoliitlounry CibbbbbbI period, nlthough his visit to Indepeud- , fll cuco hall was projected purely lu a J'bbbbbbI spirit of mischief by his entertainers. !bbbbbb1 In rummaging lu the garret tho party j ; discovered the old cracked bell, which ' fH had been somewhat contemptuously ll hidden nwny, nnd this more than any , jl other relic seemed to fascinate tho l Iirluce, whoso words hnvo been thus , l reported: r lB "This old bell Is the greatest relic f this republic has today. Instead of f &M being here, covered with this nccumu. El lated dirt, It should occupy thu chief ifl placo In this hall of Independence. It iaBBBBBa! Is to you whnt tho Mngnn Chnrta is Ibbbbbbb! to Knglnnd. It Is cracked, but It Is an iil lusplrntlou. Believe me, my friends, ll It affects mo more than anything I tl hnvo been shown." . i Tho good senso of this suggestion np- j fH peiili-d luiniedlntcly to the pride and , ' sensibility of thu custodians of tho j relics, nnd from thnt moment thu Lib- Ibbbbbbb! erty bell took Its "chief place lu tho (bbbbbbb! hall of Independence." |