The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-06-27
HE KING AND THE LANDLADY.
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  "The Inn of the Golden Carp" at Iechtheim, a country village near Mu- ich, was famed far and wide for two hings. One was the excellence of the cookery, and the other was the candor of be landlady. Her candor was thought y some to amount to positive impu- lence. She was an original. She was as Independent as a wood-sawyer, and poke her mind freely to everybody, egardless of age, sex, present or |revious condition, so to speak. As cook she had no rival. She had pme peculiar way of cooking carp that hade them taste so good that her house ever lacked guests.
 Maximillian, the genial king of Bava. a, had heard so much about the Inn of be Golden Carp" and the wit and origi- hlity of the landlady, that he determined pay her visit, accompanied by sev- Fal of his staff. It was only few hours rive from Munich to Hechtheim, and be fine morning, after having notified le landlady of the anticipated visit, the Ing and his suite halted in front of the |nowned tavern.
 The monarch entered the dining room
 the inn, and was received with all pos ble honor by those present. He looked ound in vain for the landlady, ot whom
 had heard so much. Perhaps she dressing herself in order to impress
 more favorably," thought the king. C accepted some refreshments that gre offered him. Minute after minute ssed away, and yet the lady of the use did not put in her appearance. F' Your majesty has got the first sample
 her impudence," said General Haller, member of the royal suit, whose breast
 s adorned with various orders and corations.
 King Maximillian himself thought that
 Is failure on the part of the landlady
 pay him any attention was rather im-
 dent, and upon his asking where she
 B, the landlord, who as might be sup bed did not have much to say about premises, stammered that she was eparing the fish for the royal banquet d that his majesty would soon see her bng with the fish.
 The adjutant of the king went into the chen to see what was tue reason the Endlady was so impolise. She was at be stove so busily engaged in cooking be carp that she did not show any signs
 being awed by so important a person, ge as the adjutant thought he was.
 "Are you the landlady7" asked the djutant rather abruptly.
 "I guess I'm not the landlord; almost by fool could see that," was the tart eply.
 "His majesty wishes to see you"
 "l guess he'll manage te hold out un- il the fish are cooked"
 "His majesty is the ruler over all his Iubjects. He has to command and you nave to obey"
 "That may do for Aunkey like you" "Flunkeyl am the adjutant of the king."
 "Well, in this house l am king myself, md don't propose to be bossed by any body, much less jackanapes like you. What do you do for a living any, kow?"
 "Do you refuse to obey the king2" Certainly l do, when he asks anything Unreasonable. but don't suppose that he such wretched blockhead as to want be to wait on him and cook fish at the anne time. Tell your boss that would ot lose my reputation as good cook to lease all the kings in the world"
 The adjutant returned to King Max hillian and repeated the conversation he Id had with the landlady. King Max lillian was a good-natured man, and be- Ag anxious to see how far she would carry nt the joke, sent General Haller into (e kitchen to order the landlady to come Ito his presence at once.
 General Haller strode into the kitchen ith martial tread, and in commanding bice said:
 His majesty, the king, orders you to Ppear before him immediately"
 This attack, however, failed dismally, the only reply was a merry peal of nghtef