The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-13
From an Exchange.

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 ~ING OSCAR was such remark
 N ably versatile man that hls ac- N tivties led him into many fields, with the consequence that many stories are told of him under widely different cir cumstances. He was, in the language of the late M. de Blowitz, "the London Times ambassador to Europe" ''the most accomplished sovereign on the continent, being a poet, writer, a painter, an ora tor, a linguist, every inch king and man" To these descriptions might have been added the appelation of life saver, for on at least three occasions he risked his own life to save that of another.
 King Oscars first appearance in the guse of saver of life was when he was Crown Prince, the incident occurring in Paris. He was walking along one of the boulevards when suddenly he saw car riage coming wildly down the street be- hind two plunging horses. The coachman had been thrown off the box. In the car riage were three shrieSing women. The Crown Prince did not hesitate an instant. He dashed into the middle of the street and jumped at the heads of the oncoming horses. His great strength and massive stature--he was the tallest man among the kings and princes of NEurope-served Linn in good stead. sHe managed to main. tain his hold upon the brides and yet to escape injury. Within half a block hs> had stopped the horses, the women es- ~caping with nothing more than a severe fright.
 i, Then the gendarmes arrived.
 What is your name?' asked the ser geant.
 ! %oscar Bernadotte," was the simple reply.
 "Your occupation?"
 Grown Prince
 "Residence?"
 Royal Palace Stockholm"
 Subsequently the authorities sent him the regular French medal for. life say ing, with its .tri-color ribbon. a decora- tion which Oscar frequently wore
 Another of Oscars most highly prized decorations was plain gold medal, con- ferred upon him in 1861 by the French government for saving life near Nice. On this occasion he again stopped two run wayWhorses in something the same man ner a he had done in Paris At the risk of his own life he stopped the animals, which were about to dash over precipice into the Mediterranean with carriage containing three occupants.
 The third time that Oscar saved life it was also in the south of France. He was standing near by one of the beaches one afternoon when child fell into the sea from boat and was in imminent danger of drowning. Oscar plunged into the water and brought the youngster safely to shore in a few minutes.
 His love for singing was one of his characteristics which will furnish his biographers with anecdotes. Two oc- casions in particular are recounted when the King added by his singing to the re- gard in which his subjects held him. At the inauguration ceremonies of the Uni versity of Upsala the students once burst forth into patriotic songs. King Oscar, carried away by the enthusiasm of the moment rose to his full height and joined his splendid, resonant bari tone In the chorus until its volume. sweiled above the choir and led 1t. At the close of the song the people turned to him and saluted him with cheer after cheer. He replied with his usual democratic smile and nod of the head. The other notable occasion on which Oscar sang in public followed as a sequel to his love for letters. To such an extent was Oscar regarded as a literary man by Scandinavian writers that when Bjornson learned that the King had criticised one of his plays he immediately insisted that the sovereign had been prompted by mere jealousy and proceeded to send him a challenge to fight a duel. Oscar, of course. Ignored this. Some time later,