The Prince of Wales.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3033, 19 October 1888, Page 2

The Prince of Wales.

1 _ Tho Prince's habits and. vidwi of." life artfforoigu, 6i* perhaps -it were ' ' lieitor to put it negatively, and, say un-Englieh.: He never. really • cared joran outdoor jspoirtjor exorcise, and ' 1 hunting,, he;, positively, Oislikes. At cricket; his one and i only apparknetf in the field.fts a'perfonbor will not readi|y, be forgotten iby any who had the jPrivilego., of, Witnessing that Hois.a gopd shot ( ■ ana a Jve'ry. luoky i lupkynvlien,playing fyr big stakes' than-for small;- but •bis-billiard:. pitying w indifferenf,' and his tetiriia execrable, - His 'greatest pleasure in '' can.iay that this is MghSh ?) !is dawdling and talking" fwq. iiearmg soaridal Wa saj.dawd. • ling, inßtead. ofc for it 1 can' liaraly. be caljed-fliriiiigto lounge by tho Bids of'-'^jijttif..woman foif an !l9®:.aVft'M§t :merely' smiling, and nodding your head, or- else r retailing . •none long, unbroken; uninterrupted monologue the latflst'scandkious mis-, c; adypuro befallin;ti a'mut'ual friend.' H)o,Prinlpo ! plenty of it,:hinjself, !, 91$ a' very keen Appreciation of it iii other--is indeed deoidedly Qalljo, and, . perhaps a littlo too highly seasoned to meet with unqualified'"approval in English circles that have not been educated up to it, His great delight is to hear the last wioked Paris 6 fc ory recounted;' and a very, olever and oharmingi/iW Stakes very goodoare to keep herself' alwayß well up in the latest edition'of the chrmihue iwndalm. in order to aaiuee- nee * very liberal Eoyal "patron.—Modem''. SOOWty, ' '• . ■ ' i ; '!■ • ■

,i ' JO - VS| "'o elder thirteen and the younger ton, says a telegram in tlio New "lork Tribuuo, had a trying experioMMn Lake Michigan on July j a " ( ' boys, Gerald and Leslie Mnboney, live ut Lakeside, a httio village eighteen iniles north of Chicago, They had always been in tlie .babit of playing nlong the beach, On the morning of July 3, tliey went down to (he beach and got ou board a littjo raft they had built. Their experience after tlio launch of their little craft is best told in young Gerald's own words. It was nice at first, and we did n notice that we. were drifting • away from shore. I saw after wo were out a long time that wo eould'nt : : Ret back, but I didn't say so to Leslie | that it should niako him feeli bad, Lois of pleasure boatyjassul in j and I shouted to thenHtako us! aboard, Some didn't lieWus, but others did, and they only finished and I would'nt stop. I think it was about! 4 o'clock in tlio afternoon when I put I a white handkerchiet on a paddle and | held it ifein tho bopo that some vessel wWm take us in tow, We woro then about two miles or so from shore, What to do I scarcely know, but I kept up my spirits and deter-

mined that we wouldn't drown. I , was only afraid wo might starve to death, unless somo one camo to our rescuo. Leslie and I paddled along until dark, and tlion we became satisfied that we were in for all night. I was anxious about mother and tlie children. Leslie had nothing on but his kneo pants, cotton shirt, waistcoat and sboes and stockings. His face, hands, and legs were all sunburnt but he did not complain. ' Ho just' kept on paddling along liko inyself. Our jjjptest trials camo with the storm. The lako grew duvk.and the waters commenced to roll, whon the. wind besjtin to blow.' Tlio waves washed over our raft, urid sometimes wo would'A through 'them and be covered with water,, I told Leslie to hold on to the boards, Before tho rain began to como down it commenced to lighten and wo. could sco where wo were. But every flash blinded me, and then I had to feel around for Leslie, When I could not feol him I called and ho would answer" lam hero," It was worse when tho rain began. It camo down so hard that at fiist I thought ft was hail, Leslie bad lost his paddle, but 1. urged him to keep a tight hold ami. bo cheerful, The storm seemed as if it would never end, Tho sea was running rough, and ono wave would lift us and wo'd be drivon through another in the trough, We felt weak and hungry. Leslie was getting weaker all the time, and grew flighty. Finally the rain stopped, and the lako Setome calmer, Then Leslie fell asleep. He was chilled through. I took the paddle in my teeth, aud unbuttoning my coat laid it over him, He was raving in his Bleep, talking about home, and mamma and- Jcroino, Just appeared towing a vessel tovSßb Chicago. /We weie at tho mercy of tlio wind and .the lake, and I saw that tlio tug was coming right for us. Tho sky grew dark again and tho lightning flushed,' I put up the handkerchief on my paddle and commenced to yell. A' flash Of lightning came, and 1 know the people saw us, but wouldn't 6top, I was washed ofl'the raft once, and stayed in tho water for some time. My lips commenced to bleed, and great lumps came out ot my chest. My feet swelled and ached fearfully. At last in pure exhaustion,l fell asleep. Wlieu I awoke it was daybreak. Wo were entirely out of sight of land, but I know where landlay,and I commenced to paddle for the shore. At ten o'clok I landed at Lake Forest." From there tlie boys walked to Highland Park, a distance Jjltyir or five miles, and then took the train to their home, The pooplo of Lakeside say that thomother and brothsisters of tlio boys were all that dreadful night, Mahoney stayed on tho lake bhore during all that fearful storm,

| A Railroad Story.. ■ There is a general interchange of passes among American railroad men, anil the President; and Vice [ Presidont of tho Pennsylvania Rail; ' road have passos all over the country.y President Roberts is a< very strict , man, One stormy day itt winter he got up on tho Now York division, and took a seat in the middlo. car. - The conductor knew him,.-arid when lie t passed him the Inspector-simply nodded. It was a catch, and Roberts was only trying to seo if his manwould break the rules, and-not mako him show his pass.Tho Conductor fell into the trap, ''Whence passed through train again,' 'Roberts arose seat, and, tapping bim on tho shoulder, said:" Seo here, i you have not aeon my pass;"No, sir," faftaged tho conductor,'" but-I-know who you are." ' ' " That makes 110 difference," retorted Roberts With a frown. "Tho rules are mado to bo obeyed, and not to be brolteu. The rules laid down for your guidance say most distinctly that any passongor who has noither a. ticket .nor a. pass must pay bis'fare or olsojou must eject him from tho train." " 1 know it replied the'conductor, but —""No 'buts.','" 'Now you may go." " I haven't seeii your pass yet, i though," demurely roplied-tho ticket puncher, wishing to demonstrate. | " That's right," replied Roberta ap-. provingly, "mal',o. -.no-, difference I'. between tho President of the road and the poorest passenger." He felt in bis inside' coat pocket and then in his, i ; ' vest pockets. His fape grew red and he fumbled around lijsjip pockets, [,' The conductor grinned, 1 Roberts' '' ißallow complexion grew paler, aqd |-'then reddfc, Ho went through his ?■ pookets apn, but there r were iio [; passes. Tho conductor's smile grew' i' moro expansive, " Humph',ok' i; claimed tho President;'", singular,"' j Just stop as you pass tM way again, , The conductor stopped anil tho Presi* dent drily handed,him a five dollar note awltold him to take, the l fare. • Ho had left his book of passes at his Office. > ' ■' ■: