Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-26

tains is partly due |
10 the fact that high air is considered
thinning Victor Emmanuel In |
time grew inconveniently stout. He
had an odd shooting attendant named
Giuseppe, to whom he appealed on one |
occasion: Giuseppe, they say I've
grown fat Is it true?" Giuseppe and
the king had travelled far from the
rest of the shooting party and Giu-
seppe was supplying the place of the
kings valet at the final halt. You're
as fat as a pig (sierg. in patois)." said
Giuseppe, who was no courtier. The
king told the story with great glee.
Giuseppe's first introduction to his
liege lord was due to his being a
mighty hunter. The king wished to
shoot over mountains rarely visited.
His keepers said no one was so much
at home in those particular peaks as
Giuseppe the poacher" He was ac-
ccrdingly summoned The rough dia-
mond was a splendid shot and racy
character The king liked him from
the first. In an early expedition the
king stumbled on the face of dan
gerons cliff and Giuseppe gripped him
and flung his majesty sprawling on a
rock. CA courtier would probably. out
OF Difference have let the king slip
through his fingers to certain death.)
Being pumped down unceremonious-
~ on a jagged surface. vastly aston
ished Victor Emanuel, but after mo-
ment even the very roughness Of the
proceeding amused him. On one oc-
casion he invited this mountaineer to
come down as keeper to one of the
royal forests. he should be well
maid" should have "a good house"
etc. I'D rather not" said Giuseppe:
I'm attached to these mountains I'd
never feel at home anywhere else.
But he added. bright idea striking
him, ''if you want TO do something for
me. you could give me six Swiss cows
and rebuild my house." And the king
sent Giuseppe the six fine Swiss cows.
In the neighborhood of Queen Mar
gherita there is buzz OF royal stories.
Here is another of that ardent sports
man, her father-in-law and uncle: Vic
tor Emmanuel had, as usual. distanced
his keepers. He was alone. He shot
a bird. ! hieh fell in a very unhandy
spot. He sat down till some one
should pass flor already he was fal
from SLIM Soon a peasant appeared
The king hailed him. I'll give you ;
Ira If you'll bring me that bird" "A
Ira is little enough for risking one
neck" said the peasant; make
two The king agreed When III
man ought the game, taking hi
money. he said You have full
pouch there You might halve You
breakfast with me-" The king IN
rolled his bundle. 1t contained w
onions. big bit of cheese and tn
size OF six bricks Of dry bread H
divided fairly with the peasant, VIII
said: You must be poor fellow lih
myself TO have no better breakfas
Take pack your money. l would TX
have asked for it, but I thought 80
were some rich signor." Victor En-
manuel was very abstemious. In Mia
he dined on a large mess Of risotto-
preparation OF rice, saffron, etc Tt
cook from a restaurant famous f
this Lombard dish went to the Palat
to prepare it daily. At gala Dime
the king only pretended to eat, havir
had his quantum of rice already in pr
yate. At Turin he dined oftenest /
onion soup Another shooting stoi
OF the late king. His majesty and
painter were in a remote district; !;
old peasant shouted. you have gu
Can you shoot? There's fox thai
doing me lot of mischief. I'll Il
you what I'll do. IL you bring him
me dead, mind you'll let you ha
fourpence." 'Done.' cried his majt
ey. Next day, at a ministerial cou
Gil, the king showed eight soldi, So
ing: There is the first money ey
earned in my life" And he told hi
he shot the fox, proceeding viii
makes a fox hunter feel faint, but th
Say it has to be done in the Al
There are some people will just
fratricide. The queen has bought
pugs this year. They say her majei
recommended King Humbert hair
{the king has suddenly turned gu
white). and he dyed or painted
sbon face OF a pug white and sent
canine favorite into the queens pr
-noe. Somehow or other the pl
have since gone quite out Of favor.