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THE ROYAL FA ALLY.
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capable of making a good record against most ameteurs in
long-distance running and walking calling for great endurance. He
did not let soldiering interfere with his exercise, but, almost every
morning, took a few miles’ run. Of course, when he was serving with
his battalion in the Grenadier Guards. In' found it difficult to do this,
and it was entirely out of the question when he was in the trenches:
but, except when he was actually in the front line, the Prince of Wales
insisted upon taking his morning run. not without sometimes causing
deep anxiety to those who were, to some extent at least, responsible
for his safety. He is a. fine shot, an enthusiastic cricketer, fond of
golf, and a cyclist.
Enthusiastic, simple, and unspoilt, even now just a bit shy with
strangers, quick at grasping the fundamentals of new subjects,
“David,” as he is addressed by his family, is not fond of pomp and
ceremony.
As soon as he could manage to do so after being created a Knight
of the Garter, he hurried into his flannels and rushed off to play
cricket. He is a collector of postcards, and possesses one of the
largest collections in the world, consisting ol more than 10,000 cards.
The Prince of Wales has always expressed the highest ideals.
When he was a little boy he declared to General Baden Powell that
when he was King he would make three laws :—
“ No one shall cut the tads of little dogs :
" There shall be no more fishing with hooks ;
“Nd one shall use bearing reins to hurt the horses.”
A Prince who would be so kind to dumb animals will surely be
watchful of the welfare of his subjects when he is King. His Royal
Highness does not lack power either in speech or writing. Like
King George, he has gained his knowledge of men and life, has
learned to judge character, individually and in the mass, by actual
contact with people, by actual participation in events. This
intimacy with the feelings of the pteople began when he was a boy.
The Royal children had a cricket ground at Frogmore, and played
matches with Eton and St. GeorMfs bovs. 'There. too, a love for
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capable of making a good record against most ameteurs in
long-distance running and walking calling for great endurance. He
did not let soldiering interfere with his exercise, but, almost every
morning, took a few miles’ run. Of course, when he was serving with
his battalion in the Grenadier Guards. In' found it difficult to do this,
and it was entirely out of the question when he was in the trenches:
but, except when he was actually in the front line, the Prince of Wales
insisted upon taking his morning run. not without sometimes causing
deep anxiety to those who were, to some extent at least, responsible
for his safety. He is a. fine shot, an enthusiastic cricketer, fond of
golf, and a cyclist.
Enthusiastic, simple, and unspoilt, even now just a bit shy with
strangers, quick at grasping the fundamentals of new subjects,
“David,” as he is addressed by his family, is not fond of pomp and
ceremony.
As soon as he could manage to do so after being created a Knight
of the Garter, he hurried into his flannels and rushed off to play
cricket. He is a collector of postcards, and possesses one of the
largest collections in the world, consisting ol more than 10,000 cards.
The Prince of Wales has always expressed the highest ideals.
When he was a little boy he declared to General Baden Powell that
when he was King he would make three laws :—
“ No one shall cut the tads of little dogs :
" There shall be no more fishing with hooks ;
“Nd one shall use bearing reins to hurt the horses.”
A Prince who would be so kind to dumb animals will surely be
watchful of the welfare of his subjects when he is King. His Royal
Highness does not lack power either in speech or writing. Like
King George, he has gained his knowledge of men and life, has
learned to judge character, individually and in the mass, by actual
contact with people, by actual participation in events. This
intimacy with the feelings of the pteople began when he was a boy.
The Royal children had a cricket ground at Frogmore, and played
matches with Eton and St. GeorMfs bovs. 'There. too, a love for