The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-11-24

Majesty. "I'll soon send them away"
A moment later, in hush, Alfonso
doubled his fists, placed them to his
mouth in imitation of 1 bugle. and
sounded taps. Everybody stood aghast
and glanced toward the King, who
again sounded taps, stretched his arms
and yawned. The people took the hint
and departed.
In Leon the King was met by bill
liant procession to escort him to the
Town Hall. On the way triumphal
| arch attracted his attention. He called
on the driver to stop, alighted. unslung
his camera, and proceeded to take pic
lures of the arch
In Santander the King received the
city's keys on a street stand. AS tEey
were handed t" him the crowds
cheered.
Long live the King! Long live As
turias! Long live Spain! Long live
Santanderv'
In the stiffness which followed, the
King leaned toward the Duke of Vera
qua, who was on another stand, and
cried:
You didn't get anything this time,
did you? No long life for you"
On the road from Oviedo to Miercs
the King spied small-gauge railway
and asked where it led. He was told
to the mines several miles away. This
reused the Kings curiosity, and he
said:
II want to go. there. Let us turn
i. General Pacheco demonstrated and
said that the people of Mieres had
been waiting since morning to see the
, King, and it was already late.
Am 1 not Kingw he exclaimed. "I'l
, do what want to, and want to SEE
the mines"
His Majesty then compelled the par
, ty to go with him to view the mines
, In consequence the people of Miercs
, after a long wait thought that the
, King was not coming and nobody wal
, in the streets to welcome him when b,
arrived.
, In the past three years more seriou.
: breaches Of palace etiquette hav,
J alarmed some of the ministers, VIII,
, seem to think that even a youthful
= King should recognize the dignity O
, his position and understand that 1t 4
. Impossible for him to indulge in til
q pranks permissible to other youths O
= his age.
Recently Alfonso in passing through
4 an ante-room in the Madrid palace me
G Admiral Chacon, a venerable sailo
who was formerly aide-de-camp to tn
n King. Alfonso approached the admira
and said to him:
what office are you filing now?
}, The admiral replied that he was al
tached to one of the bureaus Of tn
e navy department, whereupon Alfons
= answered In a loud voice:
e "Is that SO? Well, my dear Chacor
e suppose you idle your time ava
v there just as you did when you wer
! at court" The King then raised hi
(. hand and slapped the face Of the oil
D. sailor, after which he walked O.
n laughing boisterously..,.
Chacon, in relating the incider
,. later, said: when i felt his Majesty
k hand hit my face 1t was all could d
!. to restrain myself from disgracing m!
self and my uniform"
n On another occasion, as Alfonso We
n going to his private apartments in II
I palace, he noticed for the first tim
II outside his door, q small bell butte
fixed to the wall and covered with
~ glass case. The King inquired VIII,
Il the button was for, and was told thi
" 1t connected with bell in the guar
: room of the palace and was to be use
only In the event Of grave dang
u threatening the King. Before any OF
~ could interfere Alfonso broke Il
80 glass, pushed the button vigorousl
III and then ran into his apartments.
81 Instantly there was a frightful rae
d ct In the palace. Cries Of Assassin
g were raised. and the palace filled wi
he soldiers. A company of halberdie
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