StNicholas [serial] . >graph by F. Ralph. Reproduceby permission. PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK,AS A SAILOR LAD. Royal house gravitate naturally toward the Navy:and the Prince of Wales eldest son, little PrinceEdward, some three or four years ago com-manded an imposing battle-ship, in the shapeof a toy brig, about forty feet long, which floatedthe White Ensign on the lovely wooded lakesof Ascot, Virginia Water, and other beautifullocalities round about medieval old WindsorCastle. The chief personages on board this war-shipwere Prince Edward of York—to give its com-mander his full title—and his youn
StNicholas [serial] . >graph by F. Ralph. Reproduceby permission. PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK,AS A SAILOR LAD. Royal house gravitate naturally toward the Navy:and the Prince of Wales eldest son, little PrinceEdward, some three or four years ago com-manded an imposing battle-ship, in the shapeof a toy brig, about forty feet long, which floatedthe White Ensign on the lovely wooded lakesof Ascot, Virginia Water, and other beautifullocalities round about medieval old WindsorCastle. The chief personages on board this war-shipwere Prince Edward of York—to give its com-mander his full title—and his younger brother,Prince Albert; and even the baby, Prince Henry,sometimes manifested a desire for a cruise. But the little Princes training-brig was farfrom being a toy in the strictest sense of the Prince tZdward will undoubtedly enter theNavy, as his father did before him; and the goodtraining-brig, King Edzvard VII, was intended toinitiate the youngster into life on board a real. PRINCE EDWARD S THE TOY WAR-SHIP OF A YOUNG PRINCE 613 war-ship. Several days—usually Wednesdaysand Saturdays—Prince Eddie would go on boardat Virginia Water, accompanied by a youngnaval officer and a couple of picked seamen. The toy brig was manceuvered up and down thelake, and elementary instruction was given thelittle Prince at every new manceuver. The ideaof naval discipline was strictly observed, and histutors insisted upon prompt obedience and realattention to the routine of duty. There are beau-tiful little model guns on board which were spec-ially made for this war-ship in the great factoryfor naval ordnance at Woolwich. It must have been a pretty sight to see the littlePrince scrambling up the tall masts or rope lad-ders to furl sails or fasten strings of flags onNelsons Day. It will be noticed that Prince Ed-dies brig is a sailer; but it was thought well toaccustom the child to every phase of seamanship;and after a year or two this trim little craft,which co
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