The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-11-04
ANECDOTE OF GEORGE III.

+ ANECDOTE OF GEORGE III.
The expression of King George the Third,
cit is my wish taat every subject in my
kingdom should be able to read the Bible, =
is often referred TO- The following are the
circumstances under which it was uttered
AZ Y. Obs.
/ Mr.. Brisket was great favorite with his
late majesty, George the third; and he de-
lighted to relate a number of traits character
istic of the goodness and familiarity display
ed BY his amiabe monarch. His majesty
loved greatly to talk with him on the subject
Of breeding am! feeding cattle, and he de-
clarcd that the king was an uncommohly
good Judge Of the qualities Of animals and
tiieir value, ami that he was the best prac
tical farmer in the county Of Bcrks. A.
mong other anecdotes which Nr BilskcS
relates, was the following: Some years ago
said Mr.. Briskct, there wasa boy III my cm-
ployment in the capacity OF shepherd.
i He was Il thick set sun-burnt, sturdy fellow,
4 about ten years old, with coarse features,
and blietlv rcd head q hair aud each par
ticular hair did stand end, like quilts upon
the fretful porcupinc." 0nc sultr% summers
day, while lie was seated OH bank near the
road side, watching his Aocs with Il book III
ils llllltI, liiS Htt'l'NhrN " " nn'tNiHtl
that way unattended, which was frequently
the case al that period. Ills majesty narcn-
ed up to the boy and thus accostcd linn:
"What, what, what book is that" The
little rcdheaded unchin gruilly replied, "a
spelling book" Aye Dychc, Dyciic, d good
author Can you spvil." ~ little"
"I4et's hear YOU try said the king, as he
took the book fron the boy. 1t must be
curious to see the monarch u IN empire as
suming the character Of a country Pedago-
que, with spelling book III his hand, hear
ing the ragged chul sa%ins his lesson. Can
YOU spell two srllab!tst" "Scs, can"
"Come, then, letrs see, Ab1otl" ".i6, alb
I, ., bot, Abbot" "Good boy good boy
Crimsonf" &C, ,, N, Grim, 9, q, y, son,
Crimson" Eye, that viii Do, that Will d.,
Can vou read as well IS YOU can spell! 10
sou 20 70 school Can YOU read the Bible I"
My motheris 80 poor 10 send me TO school;
and She has got only q piece Of q B:5lc,
which is So torn, and the leaves 50 dirty and
dog cared, thut We can't make It cGt all. 7
"rhat's pity, pity, pity What 's hernane
Where docs She iyca" Hcr name is Han
nan Potts, and she lives in Dirty foat-line." !"
The king took out pencil and wrote down
the name and address, add departed, 10 the
great disappointment ofthc rude young shep-
herd; who, with the cunning peculiar to-
some in low life, pretended to be ignorcnt
Of the kings person, when, at the same time,
he knew very well to whom he vas talking.
On his malesty's return 70 the castle, he
called for the gentlemen who thea acted Is
his private and confidential secretary, and
said" here = great want ot education
among the poorpcople in onr nciShboriiood
tbs ought not to BE-. This packet. must be !
delivered according to the direction, and the
woman must be expressly told that the book
is Il gilt from ourselves, as 4 reward for her
perseverance il teaching her son to read.
Her circumstances must also be inquired in I
to, and her children sent to school, he
monarch put Il 81. note into common print 1
ed Bible, and wrote with his ossn hand upon
the title page, "rhe gift Of George r. toE
Hannah, POTTS." adding the day Of the
month and the Gate cf -Ee year. inc king
then delivered it to the gentleman, with
these words, "Lct this be sent Immediately
for it is our wish that every subject IN these
realms should be able t. read the Bible"
Ih poor woman has been offered, at pari-
GUS times since his majesty 's dcccasc cniisi-
derahlc sums Of money for this precious vol |
ume, Which She constantly refuses to sell,
and often declares, tAat - sAc VIII never
part with it white ,hc hycs and chat, i! it
plcascs God, She viii die with it unler her
pillow