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Title: Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ...
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Fontenoy, marquise de, pseud
Subjects: Courts and courtiers
Publisher: Philadelphia, Hubbard Pub. Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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g of the good old-fashioned word spanking. When serving as midshipman he declined one night to turnout, as he should have done, to go on watch. His fellowmiddy, whom he was designated to relieve, and who wantedto turn in, endeavored to arouse the Prince. The latter, after receiving two or three good shakings, sud-denly opened his eyes, swore a big oath, and let drive his fistat his fellow middys right eye. The young fellow made noresponse, but returned to his post, resumed his watch, andthus did duty for the Prince. But on the following day he stated his case and showed hiseye to his comrades. The midshipmen held a drum-headcourt-martial, found the Prince guilty, and sentenced him tobe spanked by the lad whose eye he had blackened. Accordingly, the Royal culprit was seized by four of the seni-ors and held face downward on a table, while the midshipmanwith the disfigured optic, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows,carried out the sentence of the midshipmens court until hishands smarted.
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._„,iM SiGNOR TOSTI.Queen Victorias Favorite Singer and Musician. 84 WITHIN ROYAL PALACES. When the Prince was released he was furious with rage,and threatened vengeance, but in a day or two he thoughtbetter of it, and went to his messmate who had spanked himand apologized for the blow which he had given him. The midshipman accepted his apology, and tendered hisowa in return for the spanking which he had administered. During the remainder of the cruise, the Prince put on noairs, but he was as agreeable and charming a young fellow ascould be. There is no doubt that he was benefited by thespanking. The death of the Duke of Clarence drew public attentionto the direct and collateral line of succession to the RoyalCrown of Great Britain and the Imperial Crown of India. The Crown of England descends like a barony in fee, tothe nearest heir of the last wearer, be that heir male orfemale—daughters being, of course, postponed to sons. WerePrince Georee of Wales to die unmarried, the Crown

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