The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-06-12

tains is partly due
to G3e 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 Gu
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-
cordingly 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
gerous cliff, and Giuseppe gripped him
and flung his majesty sprawling on a
rock. "a courtier would probably, out
Of Difference, have let the king slip
through his fingers to certain death.)
Being pumped down unceremonious-
ly 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
paid" 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, eff 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
LIS hCOpCAos L1O was dlOu6s I1G SllOL
bird, which fell in a very unhandy
spot. He sat down till some one
should pass Cor already he was far
from SLIM. Soon peasant appeared.
The king hailed him. "Ill give you a
Ira If you'll bring me that bird" "a
Ira is little enough for risking ones
neck" said the peasant; make it
two" The king agreed. When the
man brought the game, taking his
money, he said: you have full
pouch there. You might halve your
breakfast with me-" The king I'M
rolled his bundle. 1t contained two
onions, a big bit of cheese and the
size of six bricks of dry bread. He
divided fairly with the peasant, who
said: "You must be a poor fellow like
myself to have no better breakfast.
Take back your money. 1 would not
have asked for it, but thought you
were some rich signor" Victor En-
manuel was very abstemious. In Milan
he dined on large mess Of risotto-a
preparation of rice, saffron, etc. The
cook from a restaurant famous for
this Lombard dish went to the Palace
to prepare it daily. At gala dinners
the king only pretended to eat, having
had his quantum of rice already in pri-
vate. At Turin ne dined oftenest on
onion soup. Another shooting story
of the late king. His majesty and a
painter were in a remote district; an
old peasant shouted, you have gun.
Can you shoot? There's fox that's
doing me a lot of mischief. I'll tell
you what I'll do. If you bring hiIAto
me-dead, mind youth let you have
fOurpence." "Donep cried his majes-
ey. Next day, at a ministerial coun-
Gil, 6he king showed eight soldi, say
ing: "There is the first money ever
earned in my life" And ne told how
he shot the fox, proceeding which
makes a fox hunter feel faint, but they
say it has to be done in the Alps.
There are some people will justify
fratricide The queen has bought no
pugs this year. They say her majesty
recommended King Humbert hair dye
(the king has suddenly turned quite
white), and he dyed or painted the
ebon face of pug white and sent the
canine favorite into the queens pres
ence. Somehow or other the pugs
have since gone quite out Of favor.