The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-09
TlisreIlaneons SeI&ttiuns.
AN ECCENTRIC KING.

His Occupations and Amusements.
When King George assembled the
throne of the Hellenes, it was gen.
orally believed that his reign would
be short-hved, and that the young
gentleman from Denmark would
speedily fling away his crown, and
return to his delightful home on the
shores of the sound.
The contrary has been the case;
the Basileus from Denmark is not
only a very happy man, but an ex-
ceediDgly popular ruler. Nothing
can be less pretentious than the man
ner in which he lives. 1 brought
him letter of introduction from his
father, and, it being q fine Septem-
Der day, strolled down between Z anu
8 o'clock in the morning to enquire
of the palace guards what hour
would be most convenient for the
King to receive me. To my asConish-
ment, the Greek soldier at the gaze,
in his picturesque uniform, replied
to me:
"You can see His Majesty now.
He is always up before 6 o'clock"
This was singular but welcome
news to me.
sWhere may I see the Master of
Ceremonies?" 1 asked.
The soldier stared at me.
"Send in your card by one of
those boys" pointing to two or three
pages lettering about the portico,
"and you will probably be admitted
at once"
Such proved to be the case. Two
or three minutes afterwards was in
the presence of the King. Imagine
a slender young man of 2S, with thin,
light-colored hair, very expressive
handsome face, ruddy cheeks, dress
ed in a checkered plaid, with steel
framed eyeglasses, small hands, and
small feet, encased in red morocco
slippers, and you have the Basileus
before your eyes.
He glanced over my letter OF in
PRODUCTION, and then asked me to be
seated.
'rYou have come here all the way
from Copenhagen" he asked.
eyes, sire; seven days ago was
vet at the Tivoli, and took leave OF
your royal father"
"Oh, yes, he likes to go there and
mingle with the people" }" said the
Young King, smiling, "and to laugh
over the farces in the open air thea-
ter"
"Your majesty has no theater
here" 1 remarked, sit must he a
great priYationf"
sCNot at all" he said, II believe ]
would have no time to go, if there
was a good one in Athens. l am so
busy. Look at this, he added, show
ing me 3 pile of manuscript, 81 am
writing"
"Wfiting!" I exclaimed in sur
prise.
The King laughed.
eyes" he said, "writIng book"
1 took the liberty to ask on what
subject.
aOn the Bees of Hymettus.'-
Times must have changed greatly,
or the ancient Hellenes must have
been poor judges of honey. Wait.
He jumped up,and brought tum-
bier filled with honey, and a tea
spoon.
"Taste this
I did so, while he looked at me
expectantly.
Us it good" he asked.
"Not very" I said, "Not near SC
good as Danish honey"
s'That is just what I am going to
prove in my book"
He asked me to accompany hin
to his cabinet. It was small room
IfnIl of chemical crucibles, and glasi
teovered with waxed paper.
AHere," said the King, "are nine
tv different sorts Of honey-eVer
from Australia and New Zealand
II vmettl,s honey ranks far below
most of them"
His Maj0sty made me taste hal
dozen different kinds.
I asked him If he thought that II
olden times, the busy bees OF Hymet
tus had done better.
=" I am inclined to that opinion
he answered, sand 1 am sure L hav'
found out the true reason. In
climate OF Greece is no longer Wha
lit was 1000 years ago. That is m
discovery" he added, almost trlum
phantlV; "and if I can prove the a;
IsertioD. am / not entitled to som
philosophical honorsY'
| ventured to ask for the reason
lof this belief.
"Ahr' he said, laughing, "that
nv secret; but, believe me, | am We
fortified with arguments. have n
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