Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-27
STORIES OF CHRISTIAN.
Kindly Acts Performed by Denmark's
Late King

York Tribune: AT his silver weddin
| all trades and professions. waited o
| King Christian to congratulate hin
| His majesty carefully inquired of eac
one what was his business and il
hourished. one man informed hiI
that he was Il photographer.
Are you doing well?" asked TIL
king.
II can't complain, your majesty
Business has been pretty good lately
And you, my good man, what i
your business?"
II am miller. your majesty"
"A miller, oh? And how are 70,
making out?'
Rather poorly, your majesty. Time:
are bad for my business just now"
is that sol | am very sorry Blu
Ill tell you what to do. Become ,
photographer. I've just been told tina
business is fourishing."
At a court ball at the royal palace
some years ago after supper the fa
Their Of the present queen of England
danced the coullon choosing for his
partner Miss Estrup, the daughter OF
the prime minister. A portion of the
floor near the queens throne had been
SO waXed and polished that it was as
slippery as piece of ice. Five cou-
pies, including the king and Miss Es-
trup, We're waltzing near the slippery
spot when two of the couples lost their
footing, fell and rolled on the floor AL
most at the same instant the king S
foot slipped, and his majesty fell with
q tremendous crash at full length on
his bnck, bringing down with him
Miss Estrup, whose was cut.
In the fall his majesty's head struck
the corner of one of the steps of the
queens throne with report like that
sternation, and the music ceased The
king remained stunned and motionless.
Every one thought he was killed. Some
of the ladies screamed Miss Estrup
tainted, and the Comtesse Reventlow,
one of the ladies Of the court, went in
to Mysteries. The king was the first
to recover his presence of mind. Bleed
ing from a wound on the back of his
head and pale us sheet he tried to
rise, but fell back again. Wet hand
kerchiefs We're applied to his males
tvs forehead ard smelling salts to his
nose, and In few minutes he was as
sisted to his feet He at once made
sign to the orchestra to play again
The cotillon recommended, and the
king, after he had recovered took part
in 1t again.
On walk through the streets of Co
penhagen one afternoon King Christian
found himself in the middle of a group
Of excited workingmen, says the New
York Times. They were discussing as
to whether they should strike or stay
at work
Lets ask the king" one of them
shouted when he caught sight Of the
monarch.
And they asked the king. For half
an hour he stood on the sidewalk and
tried to persuade the men not to strike.
They would not agree with him, but
when he walked away 1t was amid
cheers.
King Christian few years ago per-
formed most heroic act and one which
Is especially notable, since he was
years old at the time He
was very fond Of taking long walks.
during which he was unaccompnriad
by any one, and it was on such al oc
casion that the following incident oc
Cured, says Golden Penny. The king
was standing at the corner Of street
waiting for an electric car to go by
and suddenly saw two little girls, one
four years old and the other five, start
TO run across the track The car was
coming quickly toward them, but they
had no idea that they were in any dan
ger. Several persons shouted to them
20 stop, and others actually screamed
with terror. so certain did it seem that |
he little ones would be crushed be-
heath the wheels, but just as the car
vas within few feet of them an old |
gentleman leaped forward, grasped
hem by the arm and quickly drew
hem back to place Of safety 1t was
King Christian and. after giving a
'ew words Of ad'7ice to the little girls,
lie walked on alone to the palace.
While strolling through the park near
he royal castle of Bernstorf a few
ears ago King Christians attention
vas attracted toward child who was
making desperate efforts to reach the
'ell near the principal gate, his inten
ion evidently being to ring it and then
I'm away and enjoy from safe dis
ance the discontinue of the gatekeep-
r, says London Answers. For few
the king watched him, and
hen, with a smile on his face. went I'D
0 him and said
LET me do it, my boy, and promise
GU We'll scare the old fellow.'
With these words he pulled the bell
alf dozen times and in another min
Ic ldu ~ u oCl Oos tllc SIuSS duO ulCltlell
imself behind tree Hardly had he
oncealed himself before the gatekeep-
r appeared, and rhe expression of sur
rise on the old mans face was so
rong that the king could hardly re-
rain from bursting out into laughter.
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