LUNCHING WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES.

Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1102, 29 August 1873, Page 3

LUNCHING WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES.

A good story, and one said to be true, is told of a certain TJnited States Treasury clerk, who lunched with the Prince of Wales, when he went abroad on some Government business. One day in the streets of Loudon he met the Marquis of liipon, late Earl de Grey* Chief of the High Joints, and at once rushed into his arms so to speak. "Delighted to meet your lordship," ho exclaimed effusively. " Don't you remember me ? I showed your lordship through the Treasury at Washington." " Ah," said the Marquis, charmed, " I'm sure. Ah, much obliged." " Not at all," the syndicator hastened to reply. " No trouble. So glad to meet you again. Where does your lordship live ?" Here the Prince

of Wales iiltorposed, and thinking to bluff the enthusiastic American, said to the Marquia Of Kipon, " Let's go to lunch.*' Befol-e the Marquis could answer, tiro syndicator hastened to accept the invitation for himself, and followed the two, Prince and Marquis, into a fashiouablo resort, aud actually lunched with the heir to the British throne. Whether the said heir particularly enjoyed the lunch does not appear in the tale • but the recipient or this honor never fails to make delicate allusions to the day he " had that delicious lunch with Wales and Ripou."