The evening times., 1899-10-03
MEETING ROYALTY UNAwAREs
Some Adventures of People With Un-
kaown Kings and Queens.
(From the London Mail.)

lfT0m the London Mali.1
Many amusing stories are told of the ad-
ventures OF royal personages when they
have divested themselves OF what may be
called their official dress and assumed the
guise of ordinary mortals. And no one
loves more TO tell these tales of mlsadVen-
ture than the royalties themselves.
The Czar still recounts the story OF an ex-
parience he had some years ago in Scotland.
1t was in the early days of his cycling en-
fhusiasm, and he was riding In company
with Princess Maud When the royal cy-
clists were walking with their machines up
one of the steep hills near Balmorai they
overlook an old Scotchman, who wished
them good day" and seemed disposed Tor
gossip.
The young pair entered into the spirit of
the adventure, and chatted merrily about
their cycling until they reached the top
of the hill. Before they remounted the
garrulous old man looked wonderingly at
The machines and said: ''Weel, weel,
they're grand things for you toon lasses and
iaddies." When they had got out of hear
ing the royal pair literally laughed until
they cried and the Czar even yet answers
10 the name of ''the toon laddie" among his
cousins.
Not many months ago the German EN-
peror sustained quite shock. Like King
1SeOpDlQ Ol belgium, lut Aohto VIVA
SionallS to take a solitary ramble IN the
country. One day last summer while at
Pctsdam he had wandered farther than
usual and at dusk found himself, dusty
and weary still a dozen miles from the
palace When at this stage country
woman driving cart overlook him, ne
greeted her politely, and asked her 10
allow him TO take a seat in the cart The
woman looked down critically at the dusty
dfSb 1a1 ma and whining her
horse, said, Not me; ] don't like the
looks OF you"
Some distance ahead mounted patrol
stopped the woman, and asked what the
Emperor had said to her. THE KAISER
she queried in amazement. What Kali
ser?" Then. as the truth gradually dawned
on her she turned pale, gave a frightened
look at the dusty figure coming bearer
and drove rapidly away.
Former Queen Emma of the Netherlands
and her daughter the Queen of today had
many amusing experiences in their wan
derings incognito. Last summer, when
they were staying at one of the hotels IN
Tyrol the young Queen won all hearts by
her sweetness of disposition and vivacity.
There was one young Englishman who was
so overcome by her charms that he fol-
lowed her everywhere in spite OF frown-
ing mamma, and, it must be said. with
some mischievous announcement from the
daughter. His attention at last became so
marked that one day the young girl ana
her mother disappeared without warning,
and il was only some days after that the
young Englishman learned, through the
papers. that the young lady he had wooed
so persistently was the girl Queen OF Hol-
land.
Many good stories are told of the curious
adventures of Queen Margaret, of Italy,
on her mountaineering excursions. The
story of how she entertained a party OF
tourist climbers in one of the mountain
huts is well known, but few have heard
of another little adventure which befell
her this summer. The Queen, whose
energy is always the envy and despair OF
her suite, had wandered away from her at
tendants and had not only lost her way,
but was both hungry and fatigued. when
she saw a peasants cottage in the distance.
Making her way TO ii. her knock was an
swered by an old peasant woman, whom
she asked for rest and refreshment. Come
in, my dear, and welcome the kindly old
peasant said. The Queen entered, and in
sisted on helping her hostess to prepare
the simple meal of milk and bread. When
the beIated attendants reached the cottage
they found the Queen and the old woman
gossiping and eating with all the freedom
of old friends. and il was not until some
days later, when a handsome present ar
rived at the cottage, that the woman learn
ed how she had entertained her Queen.