Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-06
NOT LIKE ORDINARY BEINGS.
Misadv.ntures Of Monarehs Who Trav-
81 Ineos.

NOT LIKE ORDINARY BEINGS.
Misadventures Of Monarehs Who Trav.
el Ineos.
King Alfonso's latest amusing expe-
rience, when he had to produce coin
bearing his own presentment before
he could satisfy group Of wayside
washerwomen at Arqueta that he was
really the King, reminds one of sever
al similar stories in which a monarch
has had like difficulty In proving his
identity to his own subjects.
A story which was widely circula-
ted at the time Of the present Cars
coronation was to this effect: After
the terrible catastrophe which cost so
many lives Of spectators on the Ho-
dinskoye Field his Majesty paid a Wis
1t to the hospital to which the injured
had been carried. Standing by the
bedside of poor old woman, who had
been badly crushed In the melee,
Nicholas asked: why were you in
the crowd?" why, to see the EN-
peror, of course" was the NOT very
gracious answer. Then why don't
you look at him now?" continued his
Majesty. "He is standing by your
side" Don't tell me lies" retorted
the woman Indignantly; 'as II didn't
know Emperors are not made like
that"
When the King of Italy short
time ago called for refreshments at a
wayside inn and rendered coin in
payment, the lady of the hostelry
looked first at the coin and then ut
her guest why" she exclaimed.
you are like the king" $50 some peo-
pie say" smiling answered. his
Majesty. But" the woman went on
after another comparison with the
head on the coin, 'you are not nearly
as good-looking." mo-" said Victor
Emmanuel; "the King is much bet
ter looking man than ] am"
Even more amusing is the story told
Of the King Of the Belgians, which,
although by no means unfamiliar. is
good enough to repeat One day,
Leopold II was walking with Scot
tish friend, he stopped at a farm
house for glass of milk. AS he was
chatting with his companion In Eng
lish the woman tlrned to her husband
and said: "I wonder how much the
long-nosed Eaglishman will pay?"
Permit me-" said the King. as he
handed her coin. to present you
with a portrait Of the Long-nosed
Englishman."
In Paris, where Leopold is known
even to the street urchins. such a
mistake would have been less likely
than in his own kingdom. Not long
ago, it is said a Paris gamin, seeing
the tall figure Of the King approach
ing, walked up to him and without
the slightest fear. greeted him with
"ohe, Leopold!'-a greeting which
so delighted the unconventional mon
arch that he presented the lad with
a five-franc piece.
When the King Of Sweden, few
years since, visited small town near
Gothenburg, he Joined the crowd
which thronged the streets to catch
a glimpse Of himself. When the news
passed around that the King was
coming a shrill female voice at his
back exclaimed, Let me get in front!
Do you think I've walked all this way
and spoiled my best black dress for
nothing! 1 want to see what the King
is like; let me see where the King is"
Turning round with smile Oscar
said to the pushing. perspiring dame.
Here is the King" whereupon, she
remarked, "well, I'm glad to have
seen you at last I've been waiting
here for hours, and just look at the
hole they have made in my best black
dress. / was not going to have that
spoiled and then see nothing at all"
More startling was an adventure of
the German Emperor, when, at late
hour one evening, he decided to pay
surprise visit to his uncle at Kiel.
On ringing the door was opened by a
maid, who, at sight Of the Emperor,
promptly slammed 1t in his august
face, shouting out, "Hemmel! 1t Is the
Kaiser!"
On another occasion when the EN-
peror was returning to Potsdam, dusty
and weary, after long tramp, he
asked a peasant woman, who was driv-
ing a farm cart, to give him lift"
The woman eyed the travel-stained
stranger suspiciously, and not liking
his looks whipped up her horse and
drove away as fast as she could. A
hundred yards farther on she met a
soldier, who stopped her and asked,
What did the Emperor want Of
you?' "I don't understand" she re-
plied and when the man explained
who the wayfarer was to whom she
had refused seat in her wagon she
was so alarmed that she lashed her
horse into gallop and quickly van
ished from sight.
One more story-this time Of the
King of Wurtemberg, who, during a
recent motor tour round his kingdom,
called at a small wayside inn for a
glass of beer. He paid the waitress
for the beer, and added a mark as a
tip. "Weli," exclaimed the young
woman as she looked first at the coin
and then at the generous donor,
lone can see that you are not a Wur-
temberger anyhow"
1FConjurer (pointing to his cabinet):
Ladies and gentlemen, now call your
attention to the great illusion Of the
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