Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02

mans earnestness, and when he had fin
ished, said:
"Oh. well, come into my carriage and l
will tell you what l am going to say.
And then and there the ruler of Sweden
and Norway dictated to the reporter the
speech that he intended to deliver.
Nearly Knocked Out.
"Europe's most learned king is extreme
ly fond of travelling in the hooks and cor
ners of his realm, and he delights to get In
touch with the people wherever he goes.
AS a result, scarcely a cottage is without
its anecdote of him. Here is a representa-
tive one:
Before the days of railways in the prov
ince of Smaland. the king was travelling
through certain village and the inhab-
tants assembled along the roadside to cheer
him and shower him with bouquets of flow
ers, according to custom But one old
woman. the widow of a veteran, longed to
honor her king in some exceptional man
ner, so she prepared for him a wreath of
leaves. Then, fearing that her offering
would wither before the king appeared, she
placed 1T in bucket of water and proudly
| took her stand with her kinsfolk by the
roadside
In due time the welcome cry, Here comes
the king" arose. A moment or two later
the king was being showered with flowers.
He was bowling right and left in response
to the greeting, when suddenly he was
he had partly recovered from the shock
found a green wreath sopping wet, was
lying at his feet and his face was dripping
water
The diligence was halted.
Who did that?" demanded the king in
some heat, of the amazed and all but
panic-stricken villagers. Who did that,
/ say?"
Tremblngly and with her face covered
! with the bushes of modification and dis
grace, the old woman acknowledged that
she was the cause OF the accident-that
in her excitement to honor her king she
had hastily grabbed the wreath from its
bucket Of water, and, forgetful- Of Its
| wetness, had sent it hurting toward him
with all her strength.
Instantly the king was Modified; his
frown turned to a smile, then to a hearty
laugh. and the kind words he spoke to
the widow and the shake of the hand he
gave her restored her happiness and won
him prolonged volley of cheers that I'M
doubtedly came straight from the heart.
Crown Prince Democratic.
In many respects the Crown Prince Gus
| tave is like his learned father, who since
| Goethe's day is the only man to have con-
ferred upon him the honor Of Doctor
Quadruplex by any university. The son
Is democratic. easy Of approach, in touch
with all classes of the people and a lover
and promoter Of outdoor sports. He Is
especially fond of tennis and is the cham
pion player of the country over which he
will some day rule in all probability.
His mother, the queen, is not SO well
known by the people generally. However.
she is closely in touch with all the vari-
Gus religious bodies in the kingdom and
by them she Is hailed continually. When
she is not attending religious gathering
she spends the greater part of her time in
her home, loving that above all other
places. She is essentially what Americans
would call home body.
Her favorite among her four sons is
Iotf ,ho yhn,, 1,,x rs1I -
his mothers ladies in waiting swore
away all pretensions to the throne He,
too. Is intensely religious, and this trait
undoubtedly accounts for the partiality
which his mother shows him. His wife
is well beloved of the queen and fervent
in religious work, with her husband and
time to the Salvation Army and Y. NJ. c.
A. movements.