The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-02-06

Royal ShnkedOWn.
As the Prince OF Wales and his tutor were
travelling lately, iaeog, in the West OF Eng
land, the landlord of certain hotel, having
reason to expect q visit from.his Royal High
ness, prepared his best rooms in his best
style, and then waited day after day in fe-
verish anxiety. One afternoon gentleman
and a youth arrived Mt the hotel, and asked
IL rooms could be had for the night. All
the servants were in hustle in q moment,
for he landlord was sure he discerned the
young prince and his tutor in the newly-ar-
rived travellers. So the best rooms were
speedily given to the guests, and every possi-
bic comfort was added TO make them happy,
while the landlord, with q certain knowing
look Of bland satisfaction, behaved to his
royal visitor with the utmost Difference, and
yet without any open acknowledgment OF his
rank, as he knew it was desired to keep this
concealed. Later in the evening, and when
almost every room ln the house had been
filled, there arrived three more travellers, two
gentlemen and boy. When they asked for
rooms the landlord said, s'Verry sorry, gen.
tlcmen, we have only room for two OF your
party, but perhaps We can manage to make
up a bed for the young gentleman on the
sofa" This was done, and in the morning
~ WIS tu6 NOuku WIZ uoA bfSpS vi
/ the s.shak edown' was the heir Of the crown
Of England, while the boy who occupied
the bed meant for the prince was only Mas
/ ter --, travelling with his father Bath
I Chron.
Ok THE MAILS AND rHR GovERSHENr.-The
! vexed question OF What ails the Poet Offices !?
I is so ably discussed by one Of our country
/ correspondents, that we cannot refrain from
giving the honest German hearing before
our readers. Writing to say that the Press
often fails to reach him, he says:
81 got Your tree weekly Of the day Of
Jan 81, no NOR paper after that.
81 don't know, wha. is the matter with
tine mail, wha. ?. NJ. Cook paid with news
paper for drinks, what r. NJ in -
uses they for fuel, or p. NJ. 49, hers, no
sir, his wife, sheself is in oil thing Know
Nothing and begged for p. Office after no
Democrats would have this Office here and
the kegs z. NJ. must deliver, She uses news
papers for cleaning kettle. p. NJ. - can
not write or read and it is for bis wife con-
sinient to put the Post Office in the backest
place Of her kitchen, between the kettles ami
washtubs, Americans boasts good many
times up their institutions and rules. 50
long as the institution stand only on the pa.
pers, we'll Sir, that will do, but comes the
same to execution, it is to be id.
$50 to Europe, you will never 6nd 80 mis-
cradle Governments, than that, what we 60,
now Chic Dem. Press.
UspoEricAL Siebenbas could never
inspire Lene,te with Lyrical enthusiasm oil
love, in which she could forget heaven and
everything else. She could count the stroke.
Of the clock between his kisses and could lis.
In and r.a CO = lie saucepan TIA. wa.
boiling over, with oil the big tears in hel
eyes which he had pressed out Of her melting
heart by u touching story or a sermon. She
accompanied in her devotion tho Sunday
HYMNS which echoed loudly from the neigh
boring apartments, and 10 the midst Of 4
verse she would Intervene the prossais
question, "What shall warm up for sup
per ~ and he could never Danish from hi,
remembrance that once, when she Was quite
touched, and listening to his cabinet dis
| course upon death and eternity, she lookes
al him thoughtfally, but towards his feet
and Mt length said, ''don't put on the left
stocking to morrow, must darn it.o
ng~Erskine gave a very lively illustration
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