, 1860-10-15
Qonclunlon OF 'Th1ckera3 ~ Portrait OF
King George liz

A10E NEQsE &c AAAs
King Georges household YVES model Of an
En2lish gentlemaa's househo:d. 1swas early ;
it was kindly it IVES charitable; it as frugal !;
it was orderly it must have been stupid to Z
degree which shudder now to contemplate.
No wonder all the prircrs ran awAy from the
lap Of thkt dresry domestic virtue. Il always
rose, rode, d.ned at stated intervals. Day after
day Was the sane. At the tame hour at
night the King kissed bis daught.r's jolly
hsnd, sad Madame Thielke brought the ROYAL
n:nhtcap. At the same hour tbs eq series and
women in waiting bad their little dirrer. and
cactled over their tea. The hing had mis- back
e.nmon or his evening concert; the tque1ies
1.wned the ..se!ves 70 detth tn tbs ante room !;
or The King and his f&m::!!s ws!ked on Windsor
slopes, the K,ng holding his darling 1!tae
princess Amelia BY the hand and tne EXON
boys thrust their chubby checks ucder tho
crowds e:boxs and the eoneer. over, the kirg
nrver failed to take hi1 eno1m us cooked hat
of, and salute his band and say, "Thank you,
gentlemen"
4 auie.er ho ,sehold, more prosaic life than
this uf Kew OK Windsor, cannot be i'm m7giued-
Rain or shine, the King rods every day for
hours; poked bis red face into hundreds Of cot-
ta3ts rouad about, and showed ,ha, shorel hat
and Wind.or uniform to farmers, to Tiaboys, TO
o,d women making apple dumplnGs; 10 al
sorts Of peep'e, gentle and simple, shout whom
countless 1toriea are told Nothing can be more
undiguitied than these stories- When Hlroun
Atraschid Eisits subject l1cog.. the latter 10
sure to bc very much the beltcr iof1he ca1,ph's
nagn:fieence. Old George showed no such EoJ al
| splendor. he used 10 give guinea sometiuts3 !
sometimes feel in his pockets End iud he had no
| money; often ak man a hundred questions
| about the number Of his family, sbout h1s oats
and beans, sbout the rent he paid for his house
and 1lde on. On one occasion be played the part
| Of kirg Alfred, and turned pieca Of meat with
| : string 1t 4 cottager's house. When tbs old
| woman came home, She fou1d paper with An
inclosare Of nancy, and note written BY thn
| royal pencil: Fire guinets to buy jsek." 1t
wis no, .plendid, but it WAS kind and worthy oi
| Farmer George.
Oao d.v, 1hen ths king and queen were
walking together. they met q Iistls bo5-they
vare always fond Of CHILDREN, the good folks
| and patted the little white head. "Whose
little boz aro Jou5" ahks ths Windsor uni
form. II An The kings beef easer's little boy,'
replied the chlld. On Which the king sasd
bsnd'' But the innocent offspring of the
beeieater declined this trent no" said Re,
II Won't kneel. for il do 20, sh.H spoil ny
| new Lreeches." The thrifty hing ought 70
have hugged him and knighted aim On ahe
spot Georges admirers wrote pages aud
psgea Of such stories about Elm. One morn.
ing before ANYBODY elsa was sp, the king
walked about Gloucester town, pushed over
Molly, tho house.maid, who WAS tcrubbing The
door. steps, With her rA;l; ran up stairs and
woke 4lt the eque1iss in their bed rooms, snd
then trotted dow the bridge, where, by This
tune, a dcztn louts were as.embled. hat
il this G.ouces.er New Bridget" asked
1ur gracious monarch; snd the peop'e answered
him, " Yes, your Majesty" = Wu5, I'm. my
boys, said be, 'slet us have Luzxag' Alter
giving them which intellectual qualification,
| be wsnt homo to breakfast. - Unr fathers
read these simple tales with fond pleasure
! -: sasn Who psfed iis noss Into every cot
t.o.. vno lived on plain, wholesome roast and
boiled who dsspised your French kiekahsws