Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-22
Jokes ON ROYALTY.
Some Notable Instances When the
Turf Was Aimed at
a King.

Thomas Carlyle observed that "King'
are Ill TO joke wi" but there have never
| tkeless been plenty Of jokers SO nudacious
as to "josh" kings with we'll developed
sense Of hunor, such as Charles III, capable
Of enjoying a sally at their own expense,
declares y writer in The Philadelphia
Public Ledger
IL is related that one day when Charles
was inspecting warship at Chatham he
asked Killgrew, Don't you think that
should have made good shipwright?
Charles WAS proud of his rcputed skill in
naval architecture, and, no doubt, by this
query sought compliment. But killc-
grew, who wns nothing OF courtier, re-
piled instead:
IL have always thought that your
majesty would do better ut any trade than
your own"
A lively example of French rctort to
ROYALTY il afforded by the story OF Mar
shal Bsssompierre and Louis XIII. The
marshal had given his majesty an account
of his embassy TO Spain, setting forth the
manner in which he had entered tho
Spanish capital mounted on mule. An
ass seated on a mulel" exclaimed Louis,
with a laugh. eyes, sire" replied the
marshal, "and the joke of it was ! repre-
sented you'll
Good old Queen Bess it appears. had
pretty Wit, which she was by no means
10th TO exercise upon her subjects In ono
verbal duel, at least, Elizabeth got the
worst of H. Observing in the garden
courticr To whom she had promised pro
motion that had not mstcrislged, her
majeety thrust her head out of the window
and called TO him
What does q man think Of, Sir Ed
ward when he thinks of nothing
''Of woman'r promise your majesty.
was Edwards response
Among the neatest OF retorts 10 royalty
whereof we have record was that alleged
to have been made to the Prince OF Wales,
afterward King William Nv, by the secre-
tsry OF the admiralty.
Now, William had been benterins the
secretary for some time at table: When
] am King" said he, you shall not be
secretary Of the admiralty. What do YOU
say 10 that7"
God save the Kingw rcio,ned the
witty secretary.
Charles II orce asked his ohsplain, DR..
Stillingfeet How is IL that YOU always
read Your sermons before me, when, as |
YOU can preach eloquently
elsewhere without book or notes?
ne good GOcDcf ansNeItd titst it wee
go overwhelmed by his majesty presence
that he could not trust himself otherwise,
And now, sire, may II please
You to tell me why you read your speeches
when YOU have no such excuseY"
When Charlee, meeting Rochester one
day, accosted him thus, Il believe thou
art the uiekedest fellow in my domln-
ions, the witty nobleman Immediately
made answer.
For subject. sir, really think am
Almost as disconcertiug an answer was
once given Frederick tho Great, who,
wishing to hunailiate his physician, asked
How many men, my doctor, have YOU
sent into the other world7'
Not nearly so many as your majesty,
uas the retort, hut with infinitely less
glory"
when Georse III hrst met Sir John
Irwin, Thirsty soul, he remarked face
tiously:
They tell me, Sir John. you're fond Of
= glass Of wine"
Your majesty sravely responded the
,ourtier, your inforTnants do me great
injustice. They should have said =
oottle