Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-11-28
KING AS A BULL FIGHTER.
Carlos of Portugal, on a Wager
PLAYED the Part.

Played the Part
1t is only the winter months that
King Carlos of Portugal maintains any
thing approaching regal state at Las
bon. The summer generally finds him
at the fashionable watering PLACES OF
Cascaes where he may be seen any
morning on the promenade in his IA
vorite dress-an English Norfolk suit
or in a suit of white duck. Twice
a day he bathes, for he is magniff-
cent swimmer, and the afternoon 10
devoted to tennis or motoring
II was while touring through Portu-
gal In his motor last year that an
amusing episode occurred, says. Tit
Bits. A crowd had gathered Mt n
small town to see him pass When he
| arrived, however, he was unrecognized.
and the crowd was amusing itself
watching an old peasant woman
whose basket of eggs had been upset
by the jostling of those about her
The king left his car ana asked her
what was the matter. They say the,
king is coming here today" she re-
see him. One cannot do ones daily
work with this crowd waiting for q.
fat, lazy fellow who does nothing and
spends his time in eating" The king
gave her a coin to remember the FAT
lazy fellow" by, and without waiting
to watch her establishment he van
ished in his, car
King Carlos begins his days work
at o'clock in the morning and all
state affairs are settled by midday.
After light lunch a stroll afvdnd the
stables at the Necessidayes palace
will probably follow. These stables
contain upward of 800 horses. most OK
them purchased in England. Dinner
follows at o'clock and very often will
appear on the table the kings fks1r1te
dish-beef boiled In English fashion
When on his first visit to England hn
was asked by King Edward. while
staying with the late Lord Salisbury,
what had most impressed him about
that country. he replied, smiling. Il
think your English beef is delightful
SO he has since added to his kitcheus
staff an English chef. who receives the
equivalent OF $3.50 year In return
for his skill in roasting and boiling
beef. King Carlos eats his meat with
out vegetables of any kind and washes
down with copiors drafts OF barley
water, for he drinks little wine.
His love OF sport has moe than
once led him into some tight corners.
On one occasion, during a dinner
party, he made a wager that he would
play the part of a bull fighter, and
contrary to The Portuguese custom, the
bull should appear in the ring without
protecting pads affixed to his horns.
Although he decided 10 do so incog-
nito, his identity was soon a public
secret and the theater was crowded
when the king appeared In the ring
and the ball wos ushered In.
The bull at once charged at the sol
itary man who stood waiting for him
with the darts. AS the beast APP
preached King Corlos swerved and in
doing so sir ped and fell The crowd
shouted In horror and an assistant ap-
peared and lured the bull away by
waving his scarlet cap. But only Tor
n moment. Almost before the king
could recover the bull was charging at
him again and there was nothing for
1t but to make for the barrier, which
he leaped Just as the infuriated beast
crashed into the woodwork.
King Carlos is a man OF coura<pe,
and few years ago, while driving sn
the outskirts Of Lisbon, he saw a
ruffian knife in hand maltreating a
young man, whose life was In danger
In moment the. king Jumped out OF
the carriage and with his stic3r
Knocked the rufhan down. Then quite.
coolly he sent his coachman for the
police, while he remained holding the,
bully until thev returned. N two,
occasions also he has gaved drowning.
men and Queen Amelia. his wife, has
saved three, one OF them being a sas-
Tor who had broken his arm.
Unlike the majority OF those in the
upper grit des OF Portuguese society
King Carlos devotes several hours "a
day TO study. The result is that he
can speak seven languages fluently.
while he is also a clever artist i'm
water colors and a sculptor. More
over, practically all Shakespeare plays
have been translated into Portuguese
by him and he has also shown his
love Of literature by writing twoyos-
ume history OF his people--a tass-
which took him FIVE years