Memorabilia 



King possessed unlimited capacity 

 for adapting himself with natural 

 facility to every sort of social condi- 

 tion. I remember, somewhat vaguely, 

 a story, in effect, that he was once 

 a visitor at a certain country-house 

 in England when the Prince of 

 Wales, now King Edward, was a 

 guest there. After dinner, while the 

 men were still smoking, the host com- 

 plained of some indisposition, where- 

 upon the Prince begged him to retire 

 and leave his guests to themselves 

 and their own resources, saying as- 

 suringly, " King and I will get on 

 well enough together." 



King seemed to have a natural 

 likinor for the African race. In ear- 

 liest infancy his nurse was a colored 

 woman, an old family servant, for 

 whom he ever after cherished a life- 

 long regard and affectionate sym- 

 pathy. He had many friends among 

 the negro people and often sought 

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