Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-24

berlain. refuses to sell his roses, which |
your majesty's reception today"
Perhaps you have not offered him
enough for them," said the queen.
81 have offered him thousand
FORMS"
THAT surely should be sufficient.
Why will you not sell me your roses.
my good man."
Because l have brought them for
a birthday gift for your majesty"
"a birthday giftv' exclaimed the
queen. surprised
81 have told him." put in the cham
berlain. that your majesty would not
accept q gift from such as he.''
The queen looked down on the scene
below for a few moments without
speaking. The fellow" she said to
herself, has some boon which he
wishes in return for his gift" Aloud
she said:
81 will accept your roses. Is there
anything l can do for you to show my
appreciation for your offering?"
"None, your majesty
The queen was taken aback at this.
but since she had given her royal &C
ceptance of the gift she could not take
it back. So she thanked Hans, and
the lackeys carried in the roses, and
Hans drove away, the courtiers and
others who had collected laughing In
their sleeves at him.
Hans drove back to the farm, where
his father. seeing the cart empty. ask
ed him how much he had received for
the roses.
Nothing" Hans replied. ~ present
ed them to the queen for a birthday
gift"
Hans told his father what had oe-
CURED. The old man was much pleased
until his son told him that when the
queen asked him what she could do for
him he had said nothing" Then the
father abused him for a fool. But
! Hans replied that If showing ones 10y
atty to ones sovereign were being
fool then he was glad to be one.
Queen Wilhelmina waited a month
before taking any further action in the
matter Of her gift of roses, then made
| Inquiries as to whether Hans had sent
! In any request for a favor Of any kind.
When she was told that he had not she
| thought a great deal about Hans and
what she should do in the matter. She
considered it beneath the dignity of a
| queen to accept gift from a SUBJ
ject. certainly not one Of lowly origin.
| She sent for him. and when he appear
ed she said to him:
Il have need for your services.
am going to try you in the diplomatic
service. There is a boundary dispute
! between me and King Carl, whose do
minions adjOin mine on the east. My
prime minister will instruct you as to
the matter, after which | wish you to
proceed to King Carl and make as
good settlement as you can"
But. your majesty" Hans stammer-
ed, Il am but a cOuntryman, unskill-
ed in
something tells me-" the queen in
terrupted, that what others have
learned by study and experience you
know intuitively. This is not re-
quest, but command. Go and on
your return report to me what you
have done. My chamberlain will pro
vide you with the necessary funds
Hans after acquainting himself with
the case he was to handle. dressed in
proper apparel. went at the head of al
embassy to King Carl. and. being clos
eted with him, the king steeled him
self against the ambassador as he haC
against others. But Hans began al
once to gain his confidence. He Learn
ed from the king on what be had Sc
his heart and relinQuished all claim #
1t. This enabled him to get what The
queen wanted. The result was tina
he made a very satisfactory agree
ment. When he returned and reported
what he had done the queen was very
much pleased. She created him ,
noble and placed him at the head of al
her diplomats.
Hans, after acquainting himself wit!
sent his father thousand forms, tn
amount he had been offered for tn
roses. and the old man. who had heart
OF his sons preferment, about whicl
every one was talking. wondered bow
such fool had been able to achiev,
SUCH honors SO far beyind his station
Hans grew continually in Influence
Those were warlike times. and amhaS
sailors had tried to gain their ends h,
threatening war. and if they did 30
try threats they resorted to chic:,ner,
Hans plan was always the one lie Ille
tried with King Carl He sought Il
discover what was for the best inter
ests of both parties and when he h;,,
done SO to convince the sovereign will
whom he dealt of the fact In this wa,
he achieved reputation for Staiecrnf
which was really nothing but conimol
sense and a liberality which in the en-:
resulted in his sovereign'S profit
One day Queen Wilhelmina aSke,
Hans what she could do for him he
yond what she had done to repay hin
e.