PRINCE AT WISHING WELL

Evening Star, Issue 18334, 23 July 1923, Page 9

PRINCE AT WISHING WELL

Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright.

LONDON, July 21

The Prince of Wales, after lunching at Hardy, motored to the farms the occupants of which arc his tenants. Ho stopped the car at Maiden Castle, saying ; “ I think I’m twenty minutes ahead of time.” He flung himself on a grassy slope _on the wayside for a rest, but a little girl on a Shetland pony came along. The Prince sat up and) talked, to her, and then drove to the famous Wishing TVell of Upwey, which is approached through a bower of crimson rambler and other rosea. Here in passing a gathering mainly composed of young women the Prince drank water from the well. Then, ns bidden by Mrs Smith, the aged custodian, he threw the remainder of the,water in the glass over his left shoulder.

“ Did yon wish, sir?” asked a girl from tho bevy of rosy faces. “No," I didn’t,” replied the Prince.

“ But you should,” said 1 the girl, adding ; “Wish for a happy princess!” Tho Prince of Wales raised his hat and smiled, ne ho seemed to detect a carefullyprepared plot. Ho said: “Well, I’ll think about it.” The girls raised a cheer as tho Prince drove off to catch the train for London.— A. and N.Z. Cable.