, 1873-12-21
AN ECCENTRIC KING.


raia Occupations t,std An,,isun,onts.
frutn Appleoas' journal.
When King George Of 0reoco a8cendod the
throne Of tho HeItonoH, It wns generally bolioyod
that llH rogn would he ghort-ivod, and that tho
Young gonttcman from Denmark would speedily
Hing away hin ctown and rolttr1t to bis delightful
homo Oh tho shoroB Of tho Houna
Tho contrary laa heen tho caHo; tho Dasileus
from Denmar1t Ia not only a very happy man,
but m oscootlingly popular ruler. Nothing coli
bo less petentious than tho manner III WHICH Aa
liyoB. brought him lotter OF introduction
from hiH fathor, and, It heing ato Beplemhor
day, stroltcl down botwoon = and o'clock In the
morning to inquire Of tho palace guarls What
hour would 10 moRt convenient for tho King to
receive mo. To my astonishmont, tho Greol
soldier at tho gato, In his picturesque uniform,
replied to ma: ..
"you Gun seo His Majesty now. Tie is alway.
up bcrorc, @ o'cloolt."
This WIS singular but wocomo news to mo.
"Whoro may / HOO the MaHtcr Of Core.
monies?" asked
Tho soldier stirred Mt mo.
" Fond In your cnrd by ono Of those boys"
pointing to two Or three pages loiter,Mg. about
the portico, " aud you will probably bo admitted
at once.h
Such proved to be tho case. Two or three
hlng. Imagine elondor young man Of rs, with
shiu. >ight-colorod l1air, very expressive,
hantlsonlee face, r1ddy cloola, dressed in 4
! cheekorod plaid, with stcel-franod eyeglasses,
occo slippers, and you laya tho Dasious bofora
| your eyes.
Ho glanced ovcr my iettor Of Introduction, and
| then asked mc to bo aentei.
! "You lave como hero all tho way from Copen-
aYes sire; soyon days ago was yet at tho
| Tiyoli, and took leavo Of your royal father."
With the people," aaid tho young King, smiling,
..and to laugh over tho farceH in the open III
Syosr 4 ,Iajesty has no theatre ,:s . h@erss" @ re-
mot at MI, lie Haid, II bolioye would hare
no time to go, if there was good ono in Athons.
am worry busy. Look at this, he added. show.
lug mn 0 pilo Of manuscript; II am .writing.'
r, ~r,WrItng! " l Exclaimed, IN surprise.
"Ycs, he said writing book.'
look tho liburty to ask on what subject
"on tho Bees Of 1Iymettus.' Times must
must havo been poor judges Of honey. Waitl"
With honey, md teaspoon. "Tnsto thin,
| did 30, while ho Looked at mo ezpectantly. b
"Not very. r said. "Not near 80 good a.
"trhat 10 Just what am going to prove in my
book.'
1Ie askcd MO to accompany him to his cabinet.
It waH email room full Of chemical crucibles,
aud glasses covered with Waxed paper.
!" Here" said the King, ''aro ninety diHeront
RortH OF hnney-eyon from Australia nnt New
Zoaland.. uyulottus honey ranks far below most
Of thom."
His AIajestymade ME sasto half dozen differ
ent kinds,
tho busy bees OF Hymottas Ind done better.
| am inclined to that opinion" lle answered,
land am a,ra Ihaye fonnd out the true reason,
Tho climate OF Greece III no lougor what It was
1000 yoars ago. That Ia my discovery" he
aadod, almost trumphantly land, If can prova
tho assertion am I not tontitled to aomo philo.
Bpphicnl ionors :"
yonturod to ask for tho reasons Of this bo-
liuf.
"-.h!" he said, laughing, a. that ia ny secros)
hut, bolieve mo, I mn we'll fortified with argu.
mentH: have my classics at my fingers ends,
md have waaea through an enormous auantit,
asked the King whether he devoted ha leis.
uro hours entirely to this branch Of study.
mo, no." hs saia, eagerly; "to my BIRDS WI
, you see my aviary 2
followed Ills Majesty into the courtyard, where
he showed mo tinly superb ayinry.
expressed my surprise, mud ho said, With
. genuine pride cleaning from, his oyos:
, daal of money-almost moro than was ablo to
, | afford"
: And now he showed mo his pots-the famous
: ivo trained magpies. flo took OIL his hat, aud
! placed ago bright brass rings OH his head. The
magpies took them from him, one after another;
/ and then he whist!ed, aud they brought them
: back to whcro thoy had got them. They also
! placed themselves, ut his command, upon Ills
! lead, forming sort Of crown !; and wien hu
= shouted "0ikonl" (go homo), tlicy Rcw back to
j thcir coto. Another curiosity was tame vul-
turo, Of gigantic size, captured near tho site ~
ancient Delphi. At the King'a cen TIE *ernS;e ;e
| nf,.rn win