STORIES OF KING EDWARD.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10080, 28 June 1910, Page 4

STORIES OF KING EDWARD.

Stories of the late King Edwaid abcund in the English papers. That he had a ready wit was shown by answer to a person who asked what he would do if his family were deposed. "No doubt if it really did occur, I could support my family by lecturirg on the Constitution in America." Mo one could administer a snub more effectively. On one of hia visits to Hamburg he suffered a good deal of annoyance from the attentions of an American who persisted in making a sweeping bow whenever they met. At last the pushing American managed to place himself next to the Prince at one of the springs, and eaid: "I guess, sir, that you know my face?" "I certainly sesm to recognise the top of your head,'" was the quiet reply. The following story illustrates his fearless confidence. A distinguished chemist, in teaching his Royal High nesH chemistry, explained how it was that Algerian conjurers could apply hot metal to their bodies. He said to the Prince, after taking the precaution to make him wash hia.hands in ammonia, to get rid'of any grease that might be on them: "Now, sir, if you have faith in science, you will plunge your right hand into that cauldron of boiling lead and ladle it out into, tha cold water which is standing by." "Are you serious?" asked the pupil. "Perfectly," was the reply. "If you tell me to do it, I will," said the Prince. "I do tell you," rejoined his teacher, and the j Prince immediately ladled out the j burning liquid with perfect impunity.