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Mrs. Helen Hunts Experience in Museum,
in Copenhagen.

Mrs. Helen Hunts Experience tn a Museum,
in Copenhagen.
One OF the sights Of Copenhagen is the
Rosenberg castle collection, officially
known as the 'Chronoloeical Collection
of the Kings of Denmark" When Mrs
Helen Hunt went 10 see il she bought a
full ticket" so as 70 insure the entire
attention of the museum inspector. He
was handsome man, fifty years old or
more, and when he began TO speak Eng
lish the visitors delight was unbounded.
I What an afternoon she should have!
Il am so~ry," she said. ''that we have SO
short a time IN which 20 see these beau
tiful and interesting collections Two
hours Is nOthing,' "Oh, shall explain
10 you everything, he said. and he pro
ceeded TO throw open the doors Of mys-
terious wall closets. Says Mrs. Hunt:
The first thing he pointed out TO me
was the famous 0ldenborg horn, said TO
have been given 90 Count Otto of Olden-
B borg by mountain nymph in forest
one day IN the year 900. AS he pointed
10 it opened my catalogue TO find the
place where it was mentioned, that
might make on the margin some notes
of points that l wished TO recollect.
might have been looking at it for per
haps half minute when laundering
from the mouth of my splendid Dane
came:
do you prefer that You read it in the
catalogue than that l tell your"
am not sure, bat my impression is
actually jumped az his tone. l know
was frightened. l explained to him
that was not looking for il in the cata-
logue 10 read then and there, but only
10 associate whats saw with its place
and with the illustrations in the eata-
logue, and to make notes for future use.
He hardly heard "a word said. Putting
out his hand and waving my poor cata-
logue away. he said:
ut Is all there. Nou shall find every
thing there as tell you. Win You lis
ter"
Quite cOwed, tried TO listen. but
found that without my marginal notes
l should remember nothing. opened
my catalogue again. The very sight Of
it seemed 10 act upon him like a scarlet
flag on a bull
Instantly he burst out upon me again.
In vain tried Co stem the tide of his
angry words. and the angrier he got the
less Ineligible became his English.
perhaps you take me for "a servant in
this museum he said. perhaps my
name is as good In my country as yours
is in your own!'
"Oh, do-do listen 20 me one minuter
| said. IF You will only hear me I
think l can make you understand. do
implore You not 10 be- angry"
II am not angry. / have listened 20
You every time-too many times. have
not time 10 listen any more"
This he said 81 anWrily that / felt the
tears coming into nay eyes. I was In de-
spair. | turned 60 Harriet ard said,
Every well, Harriet. we will go"
You shall not goi' he exclaimed
Twenty years | have shown this mn.
scum aud never yet was any one before
dissatisfied with what tell them. /
have myself written this catalogue Won
carry. Now Iwill nothing say, and you
can ask If You wish / should explain any.
thing"
He folded his arms and stepped back.
the very image of "a splendid man In "a
sulk. hesitated what 10 do. but at last
gulped down my wounded feelings and
went ON looking aud making notes.
Presently he began 20 cool down, 10
see his mistake. In less than half an hour
he had ceased 10 be hostile, and before
the end Of the hour he had become friend
ly, and more. He seized both my hands
in his, exclaiming:
"we shall be good friends-goodl You
must come again 10 Rosenberg; yon
must see it all. will myself show you
every room. No matter who sends 10
come in, they shall not be admitted. /
go alone with you"