The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24


them another curtsey, very low. Turn
ing to her g~overnessS she again curt
seyed slightly. The goyerness made a
low curtsey in return.
The princess now took off her
gloves, which she was required to
wear when she entered the dining
room, and handed them to an attend
ant with another curtsey.
Having done this, she curtseyed to
her brothers, and a man anne to her
with a basin of water in which she
washed her hands, dropping the hold
er of the basin a curtsey for his pains.
After grace was said, all standing
meantime, the princess made another
| curtsey and a ninth and final one just
as she took her seat at the table.
Each princess had to go through
this ceremony as she came in to din
ner, and as there were five of them,
it took some time to get the children
all seated at the table.
The little princes, of course, had to
respond gravely with a low bow to
every curtsey that their sisters made
to them, and they stood in a line bob
bling their heads until all the girls
were seated. So it vas half an hour
after the sharp appetites of the chill
dren and the hands of the castle clock
had announced the dinner hour before
the children we're actually eating.
The boys were allowed to have four
hours a day for exercise and play; all
the rest of the time, when they were
not eating or sleeping, they were
Studying law, history, mathematics,
languages and theology.
The girls were allowed to have
scarcely n time for play; but wheD
not at their lessons they were en-
| gagged in their sewing and embroidery.
Their food was plain and limited
in quantity and they knew each day
what they were to have to eat, for
every Monday they had the same
dishes, the same every Tuesday, and
| so on.
They attended morning and evening
prayers, and listened to a short ser
mon every day.
On Sunday after church they had to
| sit down and write out as much as
they could remember of the sermon
| they had heard, and twice a week
learned ministers or college profess
sors lectured to the children while
they were at dinner.
The children did not have a very
gay time of it, on the whole, and fire.
quently used to envy the children of
the peasants around the castle, who
had rag dolls, made mud pies and
were allowed any amount of time for
play.
Being a prince or princess is very
we'll in some ways, but there is little
fun in it.
spond quickly to the high appeal when
it is made through a genuine case.
Two nickels were given to a small
boy as he was going to Sunday school,
and although he knew they wene in
tended for the offertory, he kept one.
His wise mother told him the simple
story of a little-known act of Sir Rich
ard Wallace.
By the will Of Lord Hartford, Sir
Richard inherited a great many valu-
able works of art and a considerable
fortune. Some time after he came
into possession of the bequest he
learned through a common friend that
Lord Hartford had intended to alter
his will so as to give a large sum OF
money to some other relatives.
Can you give me the particulars
and the names?" he inquired.
His informant was able to do So,
and he at once turned over to the per-
sons $500, 000-a large sum, even to a
man of his wealth.
A friend asked Sir Richard, Can
you afford to do that? Have you
enough left?" Quick as thought he re-
piled with the maxim of Publius Sy-
rus:
What is left when honor is lost?"
THE EMPEROR PENGUIN.