Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1879 — THE PRINCE OF WALES. [ARTICLE]

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

Innocent Gossip About England’s Future King. Conway’s London Letter in the Cincinnati C-ommercial. The Prince of Wales has scored several points in the line of popularity this summer, at which one may be the more satisfied because he never aims at popularity. Instead of the rumors of fast flirtation at Trouvllle, or elsewhere, which, in other summers have reached the clubs . and percolated among the people, the gossip this year to all of a healthy, hearty, rustio kind, such as paterfamilias loves to rehearse to his daughter’s as proof that the Prince has sown hto wild oats and that the high character of the throne to safe. The Prince has been picnicking in Devonshire, and yachting and making himself agreeable to humble people. On one occasion while picnicking with artotocratio hosts it is found the cream has been left behind; tea to ready all but that. The Prince espies In a distance another picnicking party, rushes off, and ex. plains to the ladies the melanoholy condition hto party to in. He cries: “We are creamless!” The ladies give him plenty of cream, and knowing to whom they were giving it—for the Prince has a taken way among ladies which would avail him were be only Mr. A Edwards. And now behold the Prince walking o’er moor apd fen, o’er lonely sands by the wild sea waves, bearing a jug full of cream without spilling It! This will remain for some future laureat to plaoe among the Idyls of the— king? or emperor?

The other day the Prince concluded he would like to see the interior of Kent’s Hole, which Is jnst outside Torquay. Popular tradition says tliat the name of the cavern is derived from the circumstance that a dog which went In there once came above the ground in Kent county, about 180 miles away. But the clerioal tradition is that it is a by-way to an unmentionable place where the prince of darkness forges fossil remalus for skepties to fling at Moses. The scientific exploration cavern is under the official superintendence of the geologist Pengeily; and it being necessary that a cave In which human remains are found along with extinct animals, should not be tampered jvith by fanaties, care is taken that parties shall not be admitted to the important part of the cave without Pengelly’s 'permission. Pengeily is nearly always • there, but he happened to be absent when the Prince called. The Prince knew nothing of the regulations; he walked about two miles to the spot; he found there a boy of 16 at the door. As he was entering the boy said, “You can’t go without a candle.’’ “Will you please give me a candle?” asked the Prince. “I am ordered not to give a candle unless Mr. Pengeily tells me, and he is away now.” So spoke the boy, and a fire breathing dragoon could not have been a more effectual guardian ofrthat Hades. The Prinoe asked the boy for a light, lit his cigar, Sve the lad a piece of silver, ana idged back again, no doubt reflecting on Frederick the Great’s definition. “A prinoe is only the first of subjects,” well enough translated in the motto “Ichdien.” Finally, It is pleasant to know tl at the Pnnce of Wales, having sent his sons on a voyage round the world, has gone on his yatch to Copenhagen.

The Indiana State Grange recently held its annual session at Indianapolis.. The reports of the grand officers show the order to be growing and the subordinate granges in a prosperous condition. The Treasurer reported $62,382.62 in the treasury, with all the debts of the order paid. The foliowring' grand officers were elected: Grand Master Aaron Jones, South Bend; Overseer, Nelson Pegg, Randolph county, Leotarer, Harvey D. Scott, Terre Haute; Steward, Senator Moses Poindexter Clarke county.