Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-10-18
ROYAL "DOUBLES."
a Pardon That Was Granted For On
by the Kaiser.


by the Kaiser.
Many members of the various Euro
pean royal families have doubles" and
very striking doubles" too. All the
world knows that the Duke of Corn
wall and York resembles very palpably
his imperial cousin the car of Russia.
but very few are aware that there lives
In London a certain man so exactly like
his royal highness In every respect
that 1t is almost impossible at first
glance to tell who's who,~ says Tit
Bits.
This royal double" is q cook In a
London restaurant, and the duke has
on more than one occasion paid a visit
to his likeness"
Just before leaving for Australia his
royal highness jocularly remarked to
the king: 81 do not think, sir, that /, as
a whole, am leaving England. Part of
the duke win be cooking away; part
will be cooking at home.''
When the Duke of York first heard
OF his wonderful double" he express
ed wish to see the gentleman who re-
sembled him SO marvelously.
Il hope you do not mind being so
very like me? said his royal highness
amiably 20 his double" the cook, ex-
pecting naturally some polite IL not
fattering reply.
The French chef, however, who, poor
man, had had his life made miserable
on account of his likeness to his royal
highness. exclaimed vehemently, al
most fiercely: mind, MindI All, 1t is
re curse OF re life to me. lave re face
OF prince, but, ali, ave not re fat
teryw
The German emperor has a perfect
"double"-an officer in one OF the crack
Prussian regiments. Many years ago,
when his imperial majesty was not
quite so affable as he now is-when.
In fact, his majesty was very much the
kaiser-it was reported to him that one
OF his soldiers, Captain -, resembled
his majesty so greatly that he had on
several occasions received the imperial
salute.
The kaiser appeared Mt first almost
Mortified at the news and remained for
some minutes in deep thought Then.
Frightening up. he exclGimcd:
"Ah. well. well. will overlook IL; /
will forgive him"
Forgive whom. your majesty?" hum
bly, asked one OF the imperial secrcta-
ries, who had informed the kaiser OF
the presumptuous existence of this
double"
whom Why. my double of course.
Tell Captain -. however. that his
kaiser has pardoned him"
The good natured young car of Rus
STA holds perhaps the most prccarious
position in the world. and therefore any
one resembling his imperial majesty I'm
any way certainly runs great chance
Of suddenly ceasing 70 exist"
Nevertheless certain somewhat
prominent Russian Statesman is such n
perfect double" of the car that the
Duke OF Cornwall and York when stay
ing in st. Petersburg has over and over
again mistaken the double for "the
legitimate article" az his royal high
ness plcasingly put IL.
Count -" said the considerable and
really lovable ruler OF all the Russias
to his double" why don't you alter
your appearance somewhat-shave of
your beard. for instance? You. knock
ing about as you do. aud so resembling
your unfortunate emperor. run terrible
rlsks-frightful risksv'
"WhntT exclaimed the faithful count
what? l, resembling your imperial
majesty rs do, alter my faccf Never.
sir; neverr'
"Ah, we'll, Count -" replied the
car, smiling and Struggling his shout
ders. "as you VIII not alter your face
yourself, some of my nlhillst subjects
will alter It for you, fearv'