The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
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The Italian newspapers state that King Victor En-
manuel had curious adventure this week in auto
mobile tour in the Roman province
- At Confguri his car was stopped, and a summons
for driving his chauffeur, Giuseppe
Faru At the famous falls Terni the king, after
nlnted Silver pieces among the peasants.
The people who had never the new coinage,
angrily gathered around the king, shouting that the
money counterfeit
Well, said the king, IF the coins false 50 is
your king. Do you not recognize your king?
Thereupon an ex-soldier, who had served in Rome,
stepped to the front and after good look at the
sovereign, took off his ragged and called three
cheers for Victor Emmanuel, which were given with
much enthusiasm.
Some papers in telling the story express dspeasure
at the kings imprudence in thus mixing with the peo-
pie AS matter of the police charged with safe
guarding his royal sometimes driven to the
verge of despair by the kings recklessness.
He is continually giving his special police the slip;
for next to books and his wife and child his greatest
delight is to mix unrecognzed in the crowd among his
subjects.
things by halves, played football If his very
existence depended on it, making it point OF honor to
crush thickest and the struggle most
the game threatened to slack off Teddy
it that extra of vim injected BY and
by the presidents seen to make wild dash for
goal, the ball tucked away under his arm. He was
almost within reach of victory when the opposition fell
him in body. For several minutes nothing Wis
sibe except squirmng mass of arms and legs with an
occasional glimpse of dirty face surounted by bushy
hair Gradually the mass resolved itself into the shape
of distinct boys Teddy, of course, at the bottom
all along When it his time to get
up it noticed that his face very white
What's the matter? You aren't hurt are you?'
inquired half dozen anxious voices Teddy said he
wasn't but his tones We're rather shaky and somehow,
he didn't able to rise with his accustomed
Sure you're all rght?' demanded the captain of
the opposing team
quite sure, was the steady answer. Go with
the game.
Just then one of the instructors arrived He
a a glance there something wrong.
You'd better quit till get wind the
urged. and with much reluctance Teddy yielded,
marking incidentally that his shoulder felt wrong An
examination that the collar bone broken.
The boy walked off the field and only few persons
knew that had been seriously hurt AS
the break had Teddy football with
his old-tine fervor.
One day the Duke of Wellington sat writing at
his library table quite alone his door suddenly
opened without knock announcement of any sort,
in stalked gaunt who stood before the
chief with his hat and express
sion of countenance. The duke of course little
annoyed such unceremonious interruption, and,
looking up, who you? Il Dionysius"
the singular answer. We'll, what do you Want?"
your life" my life? Yes, sent to kill YOU
very odd said the duke, sitting back and calmly gaz
ing intruder. mot at all, for I Dionysius'
said the stranger, "and must put to DEATH Are
you obliged perform this duty to-day?" asked the
have a large number letters to write.
very inconvenent to-day The visitor looked hard
during moments pause.s Cali again. continued the
duke, write and make appointment You'll be
ready?' without fail,' hereby. The maniac
doubtless by the stern old soldier backed out of
the without further words and half hour later
safe in bedlan1